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Craig McDean
48 Girls
Jan 10 2007
'48 Girls' is taken from footage captured on the set of Craig McDean's shoot for the September 2006 issue of Paris Vogue, featuring 48 motion portraits...
Nick Knight, Dinos Chapman, Lily Donaldson, Gary Card, Francesca Burns and GARAGE Magazine
Agathe and Seraphine's House
Jun 7 2011
Nick Knight and Dinos Chapman collaborate on 'Agathe and Seraphine's House', a shoot for the first issue of Dasha Zhukova's art-meets-fashion magazine,...
Nick Knight, John Galliano, Ruth Hogben and Simon Foxton
Feb 20 2007
Invited by Arena Homme Plus magazine to photograph the highlights of John Galliano's outlandish Autumn/Winter 2007-2008 collection, Nick Knight and Sim...
Stephanie LaCava, Alexander Fury, Timothy Long, Lou Stoppard, Anders Christian Madsen, Jessica Bumpus, Ana Kinsella and Katharine K. Zarrella
Behind The Seams
Nov 18 2011
Unpicking the intricacies of the contemporary fashion world, 'Behind The Seams' explores the ideas, inspirations and individuals shaping the landscape ...
Alexander McQueen, Nick Knight and Susannah Frankel
Jul 21 2003
To celebrate Alexander McQueen receiving the CBE award in 2003, the visionary designer himself illustrated a selection of showstoppers from his 2003 co...
Alexander McQueen, Kate Moss and Michael Clark
Sep 1 2004
'Black' saw British maverick Alexander McQueen return to the London catwalk after a three-year absence in June 2004, for one night only. A retrospectiv...
Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben and Charlotte Stockdale
Black / White
Feb 26 2009
Incorporating the cream of Spring/Summer 2009's monochromatic fashions, Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben's fashion film was captured on set during Knight's ...
Alexander McQueen, Nick Knight and Michael Clark
Blade of Light
Jul 30 2004
Watch the filmic version of SHOWstudio's MAC III print, an image born out of an explosive creative collaboration between McQueen, Knight and Clark.
Nick Knight, Shaun Cole and Alister Mackie
Sep 27 2007
Invited by AnOther Man magazine to shoot men's underwear for its Autumn/Winter 2007 issue, Nick Knight and Alister Mackie shot new work by a range of d...
Nick Knight, Nicola Formichetti, Val Garland, Sam McKnight, Tal Brener, Sarah Richardson, NOKI, Nancy Rohde, Katy England, Katie Grand, Jamie Surman, Jacob K, Francesca Burns, Ann-Sofie Back, Alister Mackie, Erin O'Connor and Marian Newman
Bring & Buy
Jul 7 2005
Patti Smith, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton and Björk - these were just some of the names that donated clothes to SHOWstudio's 'Bring & Buy' in July 2005. All...
Nick Knight, Simon Foxton, Jonathan Kaye, Gemma Ward and Penny Martin
By Arrangement
Nov 27 2003
Evangelical florist and icon of pre-war femininity, Constance Spry provided inspiration for this three day Nick Knight shoot for W magazine. Stylist Jo...
Nick Knight and John Galliano
Christian Dior J'adore
Nov 19 2004
In November 2004, SHOWstudio offered an exclusive preview of the 45-second cinema cut of Nick Knight's Christian Dior J'Adore campaign starring Charliz...
Ruth Hogben, Katie Grand and Emanuel Ungaro
Cinq à Sept
May 13 2011
A resolutely British re-interpretation of the fine French art of seduction - Ruth Hogben captures Giles Deacon's 'Feral Lace' collection for the house ...
Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben, Panos Yiapanis and Carmen Kass
Oct 22 2009
Transforming Estonian übermodel Carmen Kass into a sinister high-fashion harlequin through photograph and moving image alike, a surreal and dreamlike v...
Stefano Pilati
Collection Homme A/W 2008
Jan 24 2008
To show his Autumn/Winter 2008 menswear collection for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, creative director Stefano Pilati broke the mould of the traditio...
Yohji Yamamoto and Max Vadukul
Coming Soon
Dec 5 2008
Working once again with Max Vadukul, the first photographer to create the now-seminal Yohji Yamamoto womenswear catalogues in the 1980s, these two 'Com...
Nick Knight and Jo-Ann Furniss
Couture: The Luxury Of Not Caring
Jan 24 2003
Witness the splendour of Paris haute couture week from the front row, via images and texts sent by camera phone in 2003
Alexander McQueen
Design Download: Alexander McQueen
Mar 31 2004
From one of the world's foremost fashion designers comes the third in our series of downloadable garments. Alexander McQueen allowed the public at larg...
John Galliano and Jane Audas
Design Download: John Galliano
Jul 11 2003
Our second Design Download pattern, released in June 2003, came from the archives of fashion revolutionary John Galliano - the 'Pirate' jacket that fir...
Junya Watanabe
Design Download: Junya Watanabe
Jun 28 2005
Internationally-acclaimed designer Junya Watanabe was the mastermind behind the fifth pattern offered as part of our Design Download series of online c...
Maison Margiela
Design Download: Martin Margiela
Aug 6 2004
A simple shift dress pattern, without sleeves and with no hemming, was Maison Martin Margiela's 2004 contribution to our Design Download series. Engage...
Yohji Yamamoto
Design Download: Yohji Yamamoto
May 30 2002
To launch Design Download - a series demystifying the fashion process by offering prestigious designer garment patterns for download - internationally ...
Yumiko Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tsuchiya, Takumi Iwata, Paul Hetherington, Kenji Hirasawa, Kai Ohta, Ayako Hayamizu, Andrew Gow and Penny Martin
Designer Purikura
Oct 12 2007
Showcasing a new genre of amateur print photography that has emerged from South East Asia over the past decade - Purikura - SHOWstudio invited a Tokyo-...
Nick Knight, Asia Argento and Emma Forrest
Don't Bother To Knock
Apr 19 2012
Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio over the course of October 2006. The vignet...
Nick Knight, Walter Van Beirendonck, Simon Foxton, Marie Schuller, KrossBow and Matthew Williams
Dream the World Awake
Sep 13 2011
Celebrating the larger-than-life talent of fashion maverick Walter Van Beirendonck and his retrospective at the Antwerp Fashion Museum, in May 2011 Nic...
Nick Knight, Peter Saville, Liberty Ross, Richard Kern, Philippe Garner, Jonathan Kaye, Jonathan De Villiers, Ann-Sofie Back and Andrea Dworkin
Dress Me Up, Dress Me Down
Jun 28 2005
Exploring the idea of control in fashion image-making, 'Dress Me Up, Dress Me Down' offered SHOWstudio viewers the chance to dress Liberty Ross in a li...
Nick Knight, Tell No One, Alister Mackie, Jac, Jess Hallett and Petros Petrohilos
Dynamic Blooms
Sep 30 2011
Colliding contemporary dance, abstract blooms and fashion, Nick Knight and Alister Mackie transformed contemporary fashion into breathtaking modern flo...
Nick Knight, John Galliano, Sam McKnight, William Chang, Vladimir Boboshin, Saulyus Chyamolonskas, Sam Sneade, Rupert Angarita-Dodds, Reza Bahrami, Olivier Alary, Nigel Buck, Mike Figgis, Michael Blackburn, John Gosling, Joanna Swan, Greg Perler, Gemma Ward, Egoli Editing Team, Craig Armstrong, Christopher Seguine, Charles Nartey Mezo, Ben Trill, Apurva Asrani and Anna Span
Editing Fashion
Dec 19 2005
An offshoot from 2005's three-month 'Moving Fashion' project, the fashion film season 'Editing Fashion' shifted the focus of SHOWstudio's exploration o...
Kate Moss, Nick Knight, Sam McKnight, Val Garland, Jamie Harley, Edward Enninful, Younji Ku, Jeppe and Holly Woodlawn
Editing Kate
Jan 19 2011
Kate Moss is undoubtedly one of the world's most photographed women - in this fashion film series, we invite a selection of contemporary video editors ...
Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben and Lily Donaldson
Nov 5 2008
Nick Knight's fashion film, Fantasia, is a free-wheeling exploration of joyous, unbridled movement in model and clothing alike. Harness to this the rio...
Susanne Tide-Frater, John Gosling, Sam Gainsbury, Lulu Kennedy and Maria Chen Pascual
Fashion Week Diaries - Autumn/Winter 2004
Mar 5 2004
Providing worldwide fashion week coverage, four creatives took the SHOWstudio picture phone to fashion's four capital cities for the Autumn/Winter 2004...
Nick Knight, Natasa Vojnovic and Adam Mufti
Dec 18 2003
Natasha V gave the performance of a lifetime in this film short depicting Nick Knight photographing her for British Vogue magazine. In an accompanying ...
Craig Robinson and Tom Zambaz
Flip Flop Flyin' Does Spring/Summer 2003
Apr 1 2003
Craig Robinson, the digital artist behind 'Flip Flop Flyin' ', appropriated his favourites from the Spring/Summer 2003 batch of high-fashion campaigns ...
Maison Margiela
Floating Signs
Apr 1 2004
As the acclaimed fashion house of Maison Martin Margiela prepared to open its doors for the first time in London, photographer Valerie Stahl Von Stromb...
Kate Moss, Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben, Roddy Lumsden and Jonathan Kaye
Flowers For Kate
Nov 15 2007
Say it with flowers: In December 2007 Nick Knight photographed a story for the March/April 2008 issue of V magazine, featuring the one and only Kate Mo...
Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben and Freja Beha Erichsen
Mar 19 2008
If clothes maketh the man and your purpose is to demonstrate the masculinity of the Spring/Summer 2008 Womens' collections, then who better to explore ...
Nick Knight, Ruth Hogben and Lily Donaldson
Feb 4 2009
Featuring highly-strung fashions from Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen springing into vibrant life, 'Fringed' animates t...
Txell Miras, Todd Lynn, Tillmann Lauterbach, Thomas Engel Hart, Telfar Clemens, Steve J & Yoni P, Spijkers en Spijkers, Slow and Steady Wins the Race, 6 7/8 (Six and Seven Eighths), Siv Støldal, Sinha-Stanic, Seung Hwan Jeon, Seïko Taki, Sandra Backlund, Rubecksen Yamanaka, Romy Smits, Romina Karamanea, Roland Maas, Rodarte, Rie Rasmussen, Christopher Raeburn, Rad Hourani, Pulver, PPQ, Postweiler Hauber, Pierre Hardy, Peter Bertsch, Petar Petrov, Osman Yousefzada, Olanic, Njide Ugboma, Natalia Brilli, Nasir Mazhar, Nakkna, Modernist, Mikio Sakabe, Mary Katrantzou, Mary Fellowes, Marcus Werner Hed, Malcolm Pate, Mads Perch, Lutz, Louis de Gama, Louise Amstrup, Leisa Barnett, Laitinen, Kosmetique Label, Kay Barron, Kai Kühne, Jolibe, John Bland, Jessica Trosman, Jean-Pierre Braganza, Jean-Francois Carly, Jan Taminiau, Isaac Lock, Ioannis Dimitrousis, Ian Wooldridge, Husam El Odeh, House of Flora, Henrik Vibskov, Heather Blake, Gregor Hohenberg, Giles Price, Frank Leder, Flora McLean, Finsk, Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Felder Felder, Emilio De La Morena, El Delgado Buil, Deryck Walker, Daryoush Haj-Najafi, Customers Own Property, Chris Liu, Christina Rozakis, Cecilia Sorensen, Cathy Pill, Cassette Playa, Carola Euler, Bo Van Melskens, Borba Margo, Bora Aksu, Ashish Gupta, Antoine Peters, Andreas Emenius, Alice McCall, Basso and Brooke, Peter Jensen, HALTBAR, Hall Ohara and 0044
Future Tense
Aug 6 2008
If the best way to predict the future is to invent it, the next best is to give it a helping hand. With this idea in mind, in 2008 SHOWstudio launched ...
John Galliano
Galliano Hommes
Oct 24 2003
Exclusive preview of Galliano's first own-brand menswear range for A/W 04. The legendary designer took questions from the set of his Arena shoot.
Ruth Hogben and Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh A/W 13
Mar 26 2013
Autumn/Winter 2013 sees Ruth Hogben and Gareth Pugh continue their collaborative creative relationship. The fashion filmmaker and photographer captures...
Ruth Hogben, Gareth Pugh, Simon Costin, Natasa Vojnovic, Matthew Stone and Katie Shillingford
Gareth Pugh A/W 2009
Mar 4 2009
Giving his blockbuster imagination a suitably cinematic showcase, instead of a catwalk show Gareth Pugh chose to present his Autumn/Winter 2009 collect...
Ruth Hogben and Gareth Pugh
Gareth Pugh S/S 12
Sep 26 2011
For Spring/Summer 2012 designer Gareth Pugh collaborated with filmmaker Ruth Hogben to create a fashion film, fusing the piece with live catwalk prese...
Ruth Hogben, Gareth Pugh, Simon Costin, Matthew Stone and Katie Shillingford
Gareth Pugh S/S 2010
Sep 12 2009
In advance of the unveiling of his Spring/Summer 2010 collection in Paris, fashion designer Gareth Pugh collaborated once again with filmmaker Ruth Hog...
Ruth Hogben, Gareth Pugh, Simon Costin, Matthew Stone, Kristen McMenamy and Katie Shillingford
Gareth Pugh S/S 2011
Sep 29 2010
The second time innovative London designer Gareth Pugh eschewed the catwalk in favour of presenting his collection via film in collaboration with fashi...
Nick Knight, Lara Stone, Carine Roitfeld and Jonathan Bullock
Get Back, Stay Back
Mar 1 2012
'Get Back, Stay Back' is a fashion story with a difference, combining self-defence how-to with high fashion starring model Lara Stone. Trained in Krav ...
Simon Foxton and Paul Hunwick
Aug 17 2004
Profiling the early-noughties London club night Matinée, and its conspicuously fashionable attendees - dubbed 'Glitterbugs' - through images, text and...
H Project
H Project
Apr 15 2004
An experimental film collaboration between German fashion collaborative H Project and the film director Zaza Rusadze. Featured menswear by designers in...
Nick Knight, Liberty Ross and Katie Grand
Hart To Heart - When Tony Hart Met John Galliano
Jul 30 2009
Who better to capture and celebrate the innocent, unbridled joy of John Galliano's Autumn/Winter 2000 collection than the late Tony Hart? Recorded on s...
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Product Manifolds
More drafts that didn't go up on time!
Next we want to show that we have (finite) products in the category of manifolds. Specifically, if and are – and -dimensional smooth manifolds, respectively, then we can come up with an atlas that makes the product space into an -dimensional smooth manifold, and that it satisfies the conditions to be a product object in our category.
So, we have our topological space already. What atlas should we put on it? Well, if we have a coordinate patch on and another on , then we surely have as an open subset of the product space. We just define
If and are another pair of coordinate patches we can set up the transition function
Each of these factors is smooth since each is a transition function from one of the two smooth atlases we already know on and . Since smoothness is determined component-by-component, it follows that the product mapping is smooth as well.
So we have an atlas making a smooth manifold. It should also be clear that its dimension is , as asserted. But is it a product object? To see this, we need to consider the projections, which are the same as the ones we get from the underlying topological spaces. The first question is: are these projections smooth maps?
Well, let's consider , projecting on the first factor by . We pick a coordinate patch on and a coordinate patch on . We set up the composite:
which is one of the transition functions from the atlas on . Clearly this is always smooth, and so the projection is a smooth map of manifolds. The same is true of the other projection as well.
Now, is this universal? That is, if we have some other manifold with smooth maps and , do we get a unique smooth map ? Obviously we have a unique continuous map, by just considering everything in sight as a topological space and forgetting the manifold structure. The question is whether this is smooth.
So, pick a coordinate patch in and a patch in . We need to know if the composite
is smooth. But the target of this composite is , and a function to this real space will be smooth if and only if each component is. In particular, the first components and the last components must all be smooth, which means that our function is smooth if and only if both projections
are. But these are both smooth since we assumed that and were smooth maps.
Thus the product manifold really is the product in the category of smooth manifolds, as we asserted.
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Flynn Lives ARG Timeline Edit
The following is a timeline of all the phases of the Flynn Lives ARG.
Phase 1: Flynn Lives! (July 2009) Edit
July 21, 2009 Edit
Several movie-related websites posted they had received via mail a pair of Flynn's Arcade golden coins along with a flash drive. Its content was an animated gif image that showed CSS code lines. Four of them were put together and part of the code was cracked, revealing the url to FlynnLives.com. Clicking on a tiny spider in the lower section of the main page led to a countdown clock that hit zero on July 23, 2009, 9:30pm PDT.
- Homeoftron.com was found after the phrase appeared on the back of the arcade tokens.
July 23, 2009 Edit
Flynn's Arcade was re-opened at a location shown after a scavenger hunt at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, with several Space Paranoids arcade machines and a variety of '80s video games. Entering secret codes found after beating each Space Paranoids game would eventually reveal a desktop background of the new light cycle, as well as the new high quality teaser trailer (Derezzed) for TRON: Legacy. People at the arcade were presently treated to a full-size light cycle from the new movie on display. (This light cycle also went on display tours to numerous entertainment events around the continent)
Phase 2: Operation: TRON! (February–April 2010) Edit
February 15, 2010 Edit
Boxes were sent out to participants through the mail. Each contained one of three Bits (blue/neutral, yellow/yes, or red/no) and had "/zerohour" written on the inside lid. Going to Flynnlive.com/Zerohour revealed a binary countdown to 11:00am EST (4:00pm GMT) on February 24. On February 18, a message began to slowly form beneath the countdown clock, listing 27 of city names around the globe.
February 24, 2010: Zero Hour Edit
The countdown ended, and the website was updated with a grid and a list accompanying the 27 city names. A scavenger hunt began in 27 cities to find Tron wallets filled with arcade tokens, papers and collector's cards. Times and places were revealed 3 at a time for 9 hours, and the first people arriving at each location received a phone from the contact, from which they were given information on where to pick up the aforementioned package. When codes printed on the cards are entered into ZeroHour, the corresponding image appeared in the grid, and clicking on the picture of the card caused it to turn over to reveal a piece of a larger poster. Once all 27 locations had their instructions and all codes were entered, the No bit below the grid became "Yes", and clicking it led to Pitcell.com, with information about exclusive, limited IMAX screenings in five cities. Tickets were distributed on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 4:00pm EST from Pitcell.com.
- Additionally, once the entire poster was revealed, an icon in the lower right next to the Yes Bit began blinking in a repeating pattern. Converting the dots from binary values indicates which cards to flip in a particular order - in doing so, the location of a secret forum was revealed. Posts on the forum mentioned "ENCOM International", and going to ENCOMInternational.com accessed up the fictitious company's website.
- Flynnlives.com received a new look to match ZeroHour's more TRON-like theme. Players could now register for profiles on the site, which allowed for registering for mailings and phone calls and the ability to earn "achievements" for their accomplishments. A video summarizing the SDCC 2009 event was also added.
February 25, 2010 Edit
- Tickets for the screenings were released on Pitcell.com.
February 27, 2010 Edit
Screenings at IMAXs occurred. The theatres showed the new full trailer of TRON: Legacy, running about 2:30 in length. After the screening participants, were given Flynn Lives t-shirts.
March 8, 2010 Edit
Flynnlives.com and the FlynnLives fan page on Facebook posted a video wrap-up of the ZeroHour event (video link), and it was quickly noticed that codes quickly flashed occasionally in the corner. Putting them together led to 5xrp2tk0p10ixnl7ga4e82an3s.net. The puzzle was solved leading to a new website, where the Pitcell trailer was hosted for the public.
March 10, 2010: Infiltrate ENCOM Edit
Flynnlives.com was updated, including three new threads in the Flynnlives.com's message boards. One included a link to a new video game quiz hosted at ArcadeAid.com. Completing the quiz awarded users with up to four ENCOM Badges, including completion of an Encom membership badge to be shipped by mail.
March 17, 2010 Edit
The first ENCOM badges arrived. The badge included a QR Code that refers to the ENCOM Intranet at http://www.encominternational.com/employeeintranet.
- Login consists of the Employee ID number and FlynnLives.com profile password
March 24, 2010 Edit
Following apress release and video interview with IGN (link), Alan Bradley was scheduled to appear in San Francisco at 8pm on April 2 at Justin Herman Plaza to announce a major new product from ENCOM International.
- A new thread on the Flynn Lives message boards lead to Cheatcode, a program that decodes the intranet login information for existing ENCOM employees. Using this, five new logins were discovered, including those of Alan Bradley and ENCOM CEO Kurt Hardington. An email in Hardington's inbox linked to a remote access version of his computer desktop.
March 30, 2010 Edit
New threads are posted on the Flynn Lives message boards, clarifying some details of the ENCOM press event. While there will be a VIP section for ENCOM employees (i.e.: players with badges), the event will be open to the general public. Also, there will be a Flynn Lives meetup that day at the Hyatt Regency grand ballroom from 6:15-7:45 pm, immediately preceding the press conference.
- New emails are added to ENCOM Intranet accounts. Kurt Hardington's inbox contains a link to an uncut version of IGN's interview with Alan Bradley, which features more information about Kevin Flynn.
April 1, 2010 Edit
Operation Tron, a Flynn Lives page promoting the San Francisco events, was found through the Flynnlives.com home page.
April 2, 2010: San Francisco Events Edit
The ENCOM Press Event was a success (for the FLO) - supporters gathered before Alan's announcement to brief on instructions for infiltrating the stage, and after heading to ENCOM's event Alan opened up (with an appearance by Lora) and announced the upcoming release of Space Paranoids Online. The speech was interrupted by the FLO in support of Kevin Flynn and a parachutist who was soon to be discovered as Sam Flynn himself.
- Event recap from IO9.com (link)
April 8, 2010 Edit
The Flynn Lives message boards and Group 7 ENCOM Intranet accounts were updated with information about the fallout from the press conference and Sam Flynn's stunts. After discovering the executive level intranet accounts were compromised, ENCOM has shut them down; their content been mirrored at Flynnlives.com (link).
Phase 3: Space Paranoids (April–May 2009) Edit
April 15, 2010 Edit
The ENCOM front page site was updated with information regarding the upcoming Space Paranoids Online game. A trailer can be viewed online (link)
April 28, 2010: Sam Tracker Edit
Sam Tracker was added to the Flynn Lives site. The site asked for players to find Sam Flynn's current location and enter it into an input box on the page.
- A newspaper article on the Flynn Lives forums discussed Sam's graduation from Wellminster Academy, leading to the school's website. Entering his name into the student search feature accessed his school records.
- One of the records mentions that Sam worked with Amazon Capoeira, a martial arts school in Brazil. Their website says that the group is based in the town of Rio Fiamente and has Sam pictured as one of the fighters.
- Entering "Rio Fiamente" into the Sam Tracker page confirmed that Sam was at the Amazon Capoeira and brings up a link to Unlocksamflynn.com. The goal was to find the combination to Sam's locker and open it.
- In addition to the new sites, the ENCOM Intranet has been updated with more emails and Group 7 updates. One of them talked about the McClaskey Airstrip; its website links to Perfect Parachutes, who made Sam's 89 parachute.
- Calling the phone number on the Perfect Parachutes accessed a voice mail mentioning Dumont Shipping, a subsidiary of ENCOM. Entering their shipping page (by logging in with an Encom badge ID), one order in particular stands out: a shipment to Brazil the day after the press conference, referring the code #273824.
- Use 27-38-24 as the combination to open Sam's locker. Inside the locker are various personal effects: a camcorder featuring a video message from Sam to Flynn Lives, an MP3 player loaded with Daft Punk songs (Daft Punk is composing the TRON: Legacy score), and a copy of Kevin Flynn's book Digital Gaming. Various passages are underlined in the book; they spell out encominternational.com/spaceparanoidsonline, a countdown to the release of the new Encom game.
May 1, 2010 Edit
Players who took part in the Sam Tracker trail by entering Sam's location into the website begin receiving a package from Flynn Lives. It contains a note thanking the player for helping to find Sam, two 89 logo stickers, an 89 logo pin and a Space Paranoids pin. If the player got the Overkill badge by destroying 999 Recognizers on the Space Paranoids countdown page, an additional note is included congratulating them on their achievement.
May 6, 2010: Space Paranoids Online Edit
- The countdown to Space Paranoids Online expired, leading to the online game, and secret files.
- A summary of the search for Sam Flynn is posted to http://www.flynnlives.com/trackingsam_overview
- New communications were posted to the ENCOM Intranet.
May 13, 2010: Laying Low Edit
A news post on the Flynn Lives home page revealed that the group was going underground to plan their next move against ENCOM, and would not be communicating with players for the next few weeks. In addition, Arcade Aid is no longer accepting requests for new ENCOM badges, and the ENCOM Intranet is shut down for all Group 7 users.
Phase 4: ??? Edit
June 30, 2010 Edit
ENCOM postcards depicting classic video games released by ENCOM begin arriving at people's homes. On their backs is a dark box that when viewed under a UV light reveal dots that appear to be unique to the game depicted on the postcard. Four postcards, four video games, were reported initially. More are expected to be received.


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February 3, 2007
The HRVHS wrestlers dropped the final Mount Hood Conference dual meet of the season 45-15 at Barlow Thursday night.
"We wrestled a lot of new people on varsity and are preparing for next week's district tournament," Assistant Coach Trent Kroll said.
The Eagles won five matches, but none of them came on pins, which would have gotten the team more points.
Alex Titus won at 285 pounds, Luke Schwartzel won at 189 pounds, Ben Eddy won at 140 pounds, Sean Baker won at 130 pounds and Gage Morris won at 119 pounds.
The loss dropped the Eagles to 3-3 in conference dual meets and left them in fourth place heading into next weekend's district tournament.
Also taking to the mat for the Eagles on Thursday were Obie Schwartzel, who lost by major decision at 112 pounds, Thomas Eddy, who lost by decision at 125 pounds, Salome Castillo, who lost by fall at 135 pounds, Aaron Mallon, who lost by decision at 145 pounds, Marquel Neal, who lost by fall at 152 pounds, Nic Delgado, who lost by fall at 171 pounds and Cameron Kiyokawa, who lost by major decision at 215 pounds.
Heading into the district meet, the Eagles currently have several wrestlers ranked in the Top 20 in their 6A weight classifications.
Titus is the top-ranked HRV wrestler at No. 8 in the 285-pound level, Julio Avila is ranked ranked No. 12 at 125 pounds, Ben Eddy is ranked No. 11 at 140 pounds, Justin Tolentino is ranked No. 16 at 160 pounds, Joe Johnson is ranked No. 10 at 171 pounds, Lucas Mondragon is ranked No. 18 at 189 pounds, and Cameron Kiyokawa is ranked No. 10 at 215 pounds.
The district championships will be at David Douglas High School Feb. 9-10.
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MAHB Q3 Revenue Increased By 4%
25 November 2009
Sepang, 25 November 2009 - Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) recorded a revenue of RM377.4 million for the third quarter which ended 30 September 2009, slightly higher than the RM364.5 million reported for the same period last year.
The third quarter increase was mainly due to the growth in airport operations arising from a 20% growth in total passenger movements. However, the
passenger growth was mainly from the newly expanded LCCT where the passenger service charges are much lower as compared to the main terminal resulting in a
much lower than expected revenue.
On the other hand, profit before tax in the third quarter this year was recorded at RM111.2 million against RM134.2 million in the same quarter last year, which is 17.1% lower. Last year for the same period there was a significant write back in bad debt provision and MAHB also enjoyed a much higher contribution from the agriculture segment where the total crop harvested and the fresh fruit bunch prices were much higher. In addition, finance costs increased significantly this year due to borrowing arising from a settlement payment pursuant to the signing of new operating agreements early this year.
For the year to date's performance, MAHB achieved a much higher 7.4% growth in revenue, recording RM1.160 billion this year against RM1.080 billion last year. Profit before tax for this year to date was RM322.1 million which is marginally lower by 1.5% as compared to RM326.9 million recorded last year. The lower profit before tax was mainly due to higher finance and depreciation costs as well as a significantly lower contribution from the non-airport operations, particularly the agriculture and hotel segment.
According to MAHB's Managing Director, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, "This is a very challenging year for us. Although overall passenger movements have grown, we continue to depend on increasing revenue from our commercial activities. Therefore, our Retail Optimisation Program (ROP) was crucial to ensure our overall revenue growth is sustained. Our efforts on ROP at the LCCT and KLIA Main terminal have contributed to a double-digit growth increase in our commercial revenue, comprising of rental, advertising, retail, food and beverage activities. The expansion of the LCCT from 10 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 15 mppa was completed in March this year and the ROP at the Satellite building and Contact Pier is now fully completed. Therefore, we will definitely see a much higher contribution from our retail and rental business from here onwards."
Tan Sri Bashir added "We also had to tackle our cost structure which is not easy for an airport operator as a significant portion is already fixed in nature. We really had to challenge convention, relook at old practices and deploy new technology to ensure our charges to the airlines remain as is, which is amongst the lowest in the world. One such example is the introduction of Lean Management whereby non-value added activities are identified to reduce wastage and ultimately enhance our operational and financial performance".
"We remain optimistic that the Group's Headline Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be achieved. In addition, our airline customers are excited with the launch of the Airline Recovery Program which we trust will assist the airlines to deliver further growth in passenger volume in the future. Finally, with our improving financial position, we are able to continue and maybe even enhance our dividend payouts as well.' Tan Sri Bashir concludes.


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Eisenhower's Secret War "Building Weapons, Talking Peace" Eisenhower uses his military experience, knowledge of science and technology, and diplomatic sensitivity to position the U.S. economically and militarily as the strongest country in the world. Part 2 of 2G
10:30 pm
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal "Created Equal" The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" didn't make it into the Constitution in 1787. It took three-quarters of a century, and a bloody civil war, before the Fourteenth Amendment of 1868 made equality a constitutional right and gave the federal government the power to enforce it. The far-reaching changes created by that amendment established new notions of citizenship, equal protection, due process and personal liberty. D
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National Geographic Bee The annual National Geographic Bee returns for the 25th consecutive year with host and moderator Alex Trebek. The 2013 National Geographic Bee will feature fourth- to eighth-graders vying for the Bee crown and the top prize of a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. Second and third prizes are college scholarships of $15,000 and $10,000. D


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You're A Slave To This Exclusive 'The Conspiracy' Poster; Release Dates Announced!
XLrator Media has officially announced the release for the political thriller The Conspiracy, written and directed by Christopher MacBride and produced by Lee Kim.
Bloody Disgusting has scored an exclusive first look at the film's official one-sheet, as well as news that it'll arrive on various VOD platforms August 8 with a limited theatrical run on August 23. The poster reveals the world's biggest secret: that we are slaves.
The found-footage thriller is in the vein of Eyes Wide Shut, with plenty more horror elements. I was a pretty huge fan of our Fantastic Fest 2012.
"When two young filmmakers (played by Aaron Poole and Jim Gilbert) select a crazed conspiracy theorist as the subject of their new movie, they have no idea the terrifying peril they will put themselves in. When the man disappears without a trace, the filmmakers begin an obsessive quest to uncover the truth that will lead them to an ancient and dangerous secret society. A meticulously researched thriller based on real conspiracy theories, THE CONSPIRACY blurs the line between fact and fiction, news and propaganda."
The film was inspired by actual conspiracy theories, notably those surrounding the Bohemian Club and the Bilderberg Group, both secretive organizations closed to the public and made up of a who's who of power players in international politics and business.


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Ok i have researched some info for for you guys with fitment questions that are too lazy to research yourself. ;)
The bolt pattern on s10/sonoma/blazer/jimmy and sytys is
5 X 4.75 and 5 X 120.65 mm
a 5 x 120 wheel will bolt up fine as long as you have the small hubs (newer s series) since most of the 120 wheels are for bmws and are hubcentric.
the best backspacing and offset for 2wds
i wouldnt go more then 4.5 backspacing up front since you will probably have rubbing issues depending on tire sizes with anything bigger.Originally posted by 98layinframe on s10forum
The best backspace is:
4" with a 7" wide rim
4.5" with a 8" wide rim
4.75" with a 8.5" wide rim
best offset for 2wd
7" --- 0 - 4mm
8" --- 5 - 10mm
8.5" --- 10 - 15mm
now these are just approximations, the wheels you chose can vary from these measurements a little and still work.
backspacing refers to the measurement taken from the mounting pad on the wheel to the outside (back) lip in inches
heres a chart to show you how to measure these two things thanks to summit
offset is measured in mm and is the distance the mounting pad is skewed from the wheels centerline.
for example, a +15mm offset wheel would mean that the mounting pad is moved 15mm from the wheels centerline towards the face
heres a pic (right) that describes how offset is measured.
dont be fooled by offsets though. the offset doesnt tell you anything if you dont know the width of the wheel.
backspacing can be different for two wheels even if their offfset is the same. if you have a 15x7 wheel, with a 0 offset you will have 4" of backspacing, yet on a 15X9 wheel with a 0 offset you will have 5" of backspacing
dont get confused thinking that since the wheel is 15x7 that its backspacing would be 3.5" with a zero offset since the mounting point is right in the middle.
ZZ4 describes why there is this discrepancy
this is why you have a 4" backspace on a 7inch wide wheel because backspacing measures to the outside of the lip, which is .5" more.Originally posted by ZZ4Blazer
A wheel width is measured from the inside, like where the tire bead would set. but, If you measure the overall width of the rims, it will measure 1" wider. This is because of the outer lip of the rim.
So, a rim thats 15x8", will measure 9" wide if you measure across it without the tire on.
so an effective method of finding out backspace if you only know the offset and the width would be like this:
18X8 wheel, with a +15mm offset.
the wheel is actually 9" wide (see ZZ4 qoute above)
divide the width by two (9 / 2 = 4.5)
so your mounting center is at 4.5" (from the outside edge of wheel) but it has an offset of +15mm
1" equals 25.4mm and 1mm = .04"
15mm = .59inches so you add that to your 4.5 and you get a total of 5.09 inches of backspace:bigthumb:
on to tire sizes
245 is the width of the tire in mm
40 is the ratio of width to Height
if im not mistaken it is the measurement of
the side wall given in a percentage of width
example, 40 in this case means that the sidewall height is 40% of the width (245mm) making the sidewall 98mm tall
so the tire is 9.6457" wide and the sidewall is 3.8583" tall
the last number is obviously the wheel size
here is a link to a thread on s10forum where the author describes which tire sizes are the best to use on drops and bagged vehicles
tire size info for drops and bags
hopefully this thread helps people to understand measurements and how to find them and gives usufull info on tire sizes and the such
i will try to find all the stuff for the 4x4s to post up soon.
if im mistaken on anything feel free to correct me, also if you want to post more usefull stuff or info for the 4x4s please do so.


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CinemaView 24
Name: CinemaView 24
Price: $500
Rating: Recommend
It's still a bit of a mystery as to why Apple switched out its DisplayPorts for Mini DisplayPorts. Sure the latter has a smaller footprint, but it doesn't support audio and, up until now, there's only been one compatible screen. While buying an adapter that allows your Mac to plug into a DVI or standard DisplayPort monitor is a good alternative, wouldn't it be nice to avoid adapters all while not breaking the bank?
The CinemaView 24 is the first non-Apple display to use a Mini DisplayPort connector. CinemaView was kind enough to let me test out this Apple alternative over the past two months, and while it doesn't feature some of the LED Cinema Display's extras, it's comparable in performance and costs almost half the price.
From the outside the CinemaView and Apple LED Cinema Display look almost identical. On the inside they're also pretty similar -- 16.7 million colors, 330 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio -- but the CinemaView doesn't offer some of the perks the LED Cinema does. Whether or not those extra perks are worth the extra $400 is up to you.
CinemaView 24 vs. LED Cinema Display
- 1920×1080 vs. 1920×1200
- 170° horizontal and 160° vertical viewing angle vs. 178° horizontal and vertical
- 4 CCFL backlights vs. LED backlit screen
- 4 USB ports vs. 3 USB ports
- none vs. built-in iSight camera
- none vs. 2.1 speaker system
- $500 vs. $900
One of the big feats of Apple's LED Cinema Display is its three-way plug featuring a Mini DisplayPort, Magsafe power connector, and a USB 2.0 cable. Unfortunately, the Magsafe connector is Apple proprietary tech, so CinemaView wasn't able to integrate it into its own monitor. It does feature the other two plugs, of which the USB connector gives you access to four more USB ports on the back of the monitor. This was incredibly helpful since my Skype phone, camera cord, and keyboard are all USB powered.
The CinemaView 24 was supposed to have brightness and contrast keyboard control, but it turns out that Apple aggressively protects its keycode protocols and refuses to legally release them to anybody outside of Apple. That means the default brightness and contrast settings, plus the downloadable color calibration profile CinemaView offers on their site, are what you're stuck with. I found the settings perfectly suitable during the day, but I did miss having that dimmer key in the evening. That 24-inch screen can get mighty bright when ambient light goes dark.
The screen itself is sharp and glossy, and much like its competitor, that extra gloss can be distracting if you've got a bright room. If I angle the monitor just so, I can see everything in front of it -- including my sleepy face. Angle it away from the light though and you won't have a problem.
What's shown on the screen itself is bright, detailed and sharp, though my husband, who works on an iMac, felt as if the onscreen text was a wee bit fuzzy in comparison to his iMac's screen. It didn't bother me, though I'll tell you something that did. For weeks after powering on the screen it had a new gadget smell. The smell can only be described as warm plastic. It did go away, but it took weeks.
The CinemaView doesn't have a built-in webcam or speakers. While I didn't miss either (my MacBook has both) I could see how those of you using a Mac Mini may. Also, I know my MacBook's itty bitty speakers don't compare to the 2.1 speakers in the iMac, but for the money you're saving why not buy a pair of decent computer speakers or set up your Airport to do AirTunes?
Solid display with beautiful design aesthetics that match MacBooks and Mac Minis without the terrifying Apple pricing.
Cons: Can't control brightness, prolonged new gadget smells.
Our Ratings:
Strong Recommend
Recommend *
Weak Recommend
Don't Recommend
Apartment Therapy Media/Unplggd makes every effort to test and review products fairly and transparently. The views expressed in this review are the personal views of the reviewer and this particular product review was not sponsored or paid for in any way by the manufacturer or an agent working on their behalf. However, the manufacturer did give us the product for testing and review purposes.


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KOA CEO Jim Rogers Always Looking Forward
October 5, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on KOA CEO Jim Rogers Always Looking Forward
Editor's Note: The following is an article that appears in the October issue of Woodall's Campground Management profiling Kampground of America Inc.'s (KOA) CEO Jim Rogers. To read the entire story click here.
Late in 1999, Oscar Tang, owner of KOA Holdings Inc., reached out to the hotel and casino industry and hired Jim Rogers, who served as vice president and general manager of Harrah's Reno, to succeed Peterson, who retired.
Under Rogers, KOA redirected its focus by curtailing international development, leaving the RV storage business and setting plans in motion to increase the number of its affiliated campgrounds.
The changes, according to Rogers, who was interviewed early in 2000 by RVBusiness magazine, should result in a closer relationship with franchise holders and, ultimately, an increase in the number of nights campers stay in KOA campgrounds.
He began to chart a course that KOA follows to this day.
"We are evolving," Rogers said in that interview. "We are going to retrench on the segment of the business that we want to focus on and grow. We have an opportunity to expand with company-owned campgrounds and franchises. We have some major markets where we would like to establish campgrounds."
As early as 2000, Rogers said KOA completed marketing surveys in Detroit, Houston and Seattle that "tell us we are very trusted, recognized for our family-oriented reputation.
"Our thinking is about going forward, being more aggressive to take advantage of our reputation," he said. "Our research has created some focus that will allow us to be more effective in our marketing."
Under Rogers, KOA has capitalized on its superior understanding of the campground marketplace and adopted cutting-edge technology to stay ahead of its competition.
It ranks among the top 50 franchise operations in the U.S.
A 2011 Harris Poll found that 25% of American adults have stayed at KOA at some point in their lives in the last 50 years.
To read the entire article click here.


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"Great Zebra Exodus"
When thunderclouds begin to gather over Botswana's Kalahari each year, 20 000 zebras begin an ancient journey, as southern Africa's biggest animal migration gets underway. In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds make their epic trek across the vast otherworldly landscape of the Kalahari's Makgadikgadi Pans, through prides of lions, and past families of meerkats, taking on the desert salt pans in their own way. The story of this spectacular annual migration is told through the eyes of zebra stallions, their mares, and their young, revealing the trials and triumphs and the fascinating social bonds that hold zebra families together. D
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – After making the move from Europe to Major League Soccer last season, Serbian strike partners Marko Perovic and Ilija Stolica spent equal parts of 2010 adapting both on and off the field.
In addition to their adjustment to the league's physical style of play and the much-discussed travel requirements of playing in the United States – not to mention an entirely new set of teammates – Perovic and Stolica spent their time away from Gillette Stadium focusing on their personal lives. Both players endured a waiting period before their families could join them Stateside, while they also dealt with everyday issues like finding an apartment and buying a car.
But now with such mundane-yet-time-consuming tasks no longer a concern and preseason training underway, the pair is expecting a more comfortable situation in 2011.
"[Last year] was the first time I'd experienced coming into a team halfway through the season without [going through] preseason with the team," said Stolica, who made 14 appearances in 2010 after signing with the Revs on July 30. "It's difficult because you don't know the guys, you're [learning] mostly during the games and it's hard.
"I think now it's going to be much more comfortable and much better for me and for the team, because I can't wait to spend preseason with the team," he continued. "I already know the group, I know the atmosphere and that makes it easier for me."
Perovic had a similar experience – although to a lesser extent – after spending one week with the Revolution during the 2010 preseason, then joining the club one day before the home opener against Toronto FC. While he had almost the entire year to adjust and ultimately earned the club's MVP award, Perovic noted the difficulty of learning on the fly during the season as opposed to making a smooth transition through preseason, a luxury he's looking forward to this year.
Now that he's settled in New England, Perovic can also spend his time away from the field focusing on an important task he admittedly put on the back burner last year.
"I've [spoken] with Ilija about looking for (English) schools," said Perovic, who is still a little shy about his grasp of the language. "Last season it was [getting my family to the U.S.], adapting – all of those things you must do before learning English.
"But this year I think we'll look for schools and I can go [to classes] two or three times during the week," continued Perovic, who has the benefit of assistance from the multilingual Stolica. "It must [get] better. I understand (English). I understand everything when people talk, but speaking is not easy. For me, it's important to understand."
Perhaps even more important than learning English is the comfort level afforded to both Perovic and Stolica now that their families have begun their new lives in New England. After spending much of 2010 away from their wives and children while the necessary travel documents were acquired, both players can now resume a level of normalcy at home.
As a result, Perovic and Stolica will be able to focus their efforts on the soccer field without the headache of outside distractions.
"My wife and child are here and to be honest, they like it," said Stolica, who has a two-year old son named Konstantin with his wife Jelena. "They like it even more than me if that's possible.
"It's very important to me that my family likes it here in Boston and they are enjoying it," he continued. "When you're happy at home and it's a good atmosphere like it is here, I'm really happy and I'm enjoying my time."


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Cubs 7, Angels 6
David DeJesus is locked in and ready for the regular season.
The Chicago Cubs center fielder extended his hitting streak to
11 games in a 7-6 victory over a Los Angeles Angels split squad on
DeJesus is 17 for 34 (.500) during his hitting string. He had
two hits, including an RBI single in a four-run seventh inning that
erased Chicago's three-run deficit.
"I'm seeing the ball as well as I ever have right now,"
DeJesus said. "I know the regular season is close and you'd like
all these hits to count, but I'm not going to rush it. The more
pitches I see, the better I feel. I'm going to keep building on
this momentum and turn it into a successful start to the
The Cubs could use one from their leadoff hitter. DeJesus hit
.263 with a .350 on-base percentage and 50 RBIs in 2012, his first
season in Chicago.
DeJesus thinks he might have found the key to improved hitting,
and it comes with improved focus.
"I'm paying close attention to the inner half of the ball, and
I'm drawing my keys off of that," he said. "People have mentioned
it to me before, but this spring it just clicked. I'm seeing the
ball well and I'm finding open spots. That's all you can ask
Angels starter Joe Blanton allowed two runs in six-plus innings.
He had five strikeouts and didn't walk a batter in another solid
spring outing, although he clearly tired in the seventh.
Cubs starter Edwin Jackson had his worst pitching performance of
the spring, allowing five runs and eight hits in five innings.
However, he also went 2 for 2 with a pair of singles – his first
hits of the spring – and an RBI. It wasn't enough to make up for
his troubles on the mound.
Jackson started with two perfect innings, but gave up runs in
his final three. Jackson hadn't given up five runs in four previous
starts combined, two of which went five innings or beyond.
Los Angeles catcher Chris Ianetta, the only regular in the
Angels' lineup, went 1 for 3 with a run scored.
NOTES: Chicago RHP Scott Baker was to be examined by a team
doctor on Saturday night after deeming himself pain free following
elbow problems this spring. Baker, attempting to return from elbow
ligament replacement surgery, was shut down after one spring start.
He's expected to begin the season on the disabled list and continue
his rehab in Arizona once the season starts. … OF Brett Jackson
(shoulder) was able to throw and hit off a tee in morning workouts.
… Angels INF Brendan Harris was was hit in the head by Cubs P
Carlos Marmol, but injury was prevented by his helmet's ear flap.
He was removed from the game but was otherwise OK.


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October 29th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Police Officers Jakob Schmidt and Adam Isleb were assigned to District Three's Anti-Prostitution Deployment, known as Operation Red Light.
At about 7:48 a.m., they observed a maroon, four-door vehicle illegally parked in the middle of the roadway, near W. Vine St and N. 28th St. The driver of the vehicle was observed talking through the open passenger window of his vehicle to a female, who was standing on the sidewalk. The female appeared to be young and was carrying a book bag. Based upon their training and experience, Officers Schmidt and Isleb suspected that the driver of the vehicle was attempting to solicit a prostitute. A field interview of the driver and female he was talking to was then conducted.
During the investigation, it was learned that the girl was walking to school a few blocks away when the driver of the vehicle stopped to engage her in conversation and told her to stop. The girl told the driver no, and indicated that she was just a juvenile. The driver continued to engage her in conversation and asked if he could drop her off at school, pick her up or get her phone number. The female indicated to Officers Schmidt and Isleb that the driver's persistence in engaging a conversation with her, even after repeatedly replies of no to his questions, caused her to fear for her safety.
The driver, who was not even remotely from the area, was interviewed and could not give a valid reason for being there. A wanted check revealed that the driver of the vehicle was on parole for 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child and Operating Without Consent. Contact was made with the driver's parole officer, who informed Officers Schmidt and Isleb that the driver's actions were a direct violation of the terms and conditions of his parole. An order to detain was issued. The driver was arrested and a threat to the community was taken off the streets through Officers Schmidt and Isleb's keen observations and great police work.


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Copyediting Ghosts
Copyediting Ghosts
Some people call it neurosis. I call it common sense. They say "worry." I say "prepared." It's all a matter of semantics. But sometimes I'm forced to succumb to peer pressure and allow people to call it what it actually is: irrational fear.
Irrational fear is worrying about embryos in your omelet. It's worrying whether your heart will stop in the middle of the night. It's worrying that as soon as you turn off the light, an ax murderer is going to stealthfully slip in your window.
Perhaps my own biggest irrational fear deals with the realm of the supernatural. Why is it so freaky? Blame it on horror movies, urban legends, second-grade ghost stories told while gathered in a friend's living room in a makeshift tent with smores dripping down your chin. Don't ever think to blame it on your own paranoia.
I, unfortunately, had to face my numero uno irrational fear last week, when I was forced (forced, I tell you) to copyedit the text for our last issue—Haunted Albuquerque. Gave me the willies. There I was, in broad daylight, jumping at the sound of my own pen. Anyone who walked up behind me was subject to a Big Mama-slapping like no other.
It didn't help when I had to read about the Alibi's own ghost. I swear I could feel an unknown presence lurking behind me; but most of the time it just turned out to be another Alibi editor, or a friendly intern.
The problem is that, even when you're smitten with irrational fear, your damn curiosity still shines through. I found myself creeping into coworkers' offices, eyes big, shoulders tense, and asking them what they'd found in their research. I, of course, had been saved the horror of having to do my own research. The publishers didn't want to foot the psychiatric bill.
It was horrible—a week's worth of nightmares about otherworldly beings, copyediting haunted text and waiting for a ghost to morph out of the shower wall. Finally, it's over. Except now I've been forced to edit our creepy Worry Issue. Will the trauma never end?
Christie Chisholm
Alibi News Editor
My Latent Fear of Yellow Chicken Gravy
My Latent Fear of Yellow Chicken Gravy
I am deathly afraid of yellow chicken gravy. You know, the penetratingly neon yellow liquid sludge that smells like old celery and has the consistency of reheated jello. The same stuff that cafeterias, old ladies and prisons make out of chicken bouillon cubes, flour and hot water, and then serve on instant mashed potatoes.
It all began on a cold, dark night in 1992. I was working as a server at an old-fashioned family restaurant that specialized in chicken, mostly the fried kind, but other ways as well if you knew somebody in the kitchen. I was forced to wear a uniform straight out of "Little House on the Prairie;" a long flowered dress, a ruffled white apron, and a big bow on my head--my therapist and I believe that this is where the trauma may have begun.
I was serving a rather large family party on that fateful night, all of whom ordered copious amounts of chicken, right down to the four gizzard baskets. I was never a big fan of gravy before, but as I watched them dip their fried-chicken unmentionable parts into steaming vats of yellow gel, I felt horror, disgust and a strange sense of forboding.
I was asked to keep the gravy vats refilled, and so as I was hauling the third or fourth tureen of gravy to their table I was blindsided by several screaming 5-year-olds. It happened in slow-motion: I saw my legs go out from under me and fly up into the air. My grip on the gravy bowl loosened, then disappeared. The bowl flew from my hands like a football, showering everyone in a 6-foot radius with burning gravy globules. Everyone was screaming! It was chaos! My very life flashed before my eyes as I was hit in the face with a backwash stream of yellow chicken magma. Then everything went dark.
When I finally came to, I was surrounded by flowered skirts and hushed whispers of "how bad is it?" "Is she really burnt?" "Should we call 911?"
I survived the attack—despite my therapist's insistence, I will always believe the gravy attacked me—but my dress, head bow and human dignity died that day. And my P.T.G.D. (Post-Traumatic Gravy Disorder) now manifests itself by causing me to have panic attacks at diners, my mashed potatoes have been naked ever since and I can't look my grandmother in the eye.
But there is hope. I have slowly, over many years, managed to integrate other types of gravy into my diet: brown, white, various sauces. But I will never truly forget the horror of that day. If any of you are out there suffering like me, we should start a support group. We could call ourselves the "Gravy Avengers," and have cool jackets made. Or maybe I could just stick to therapy.
Jennifer Wohletz
Alibi Intern
Attack of the Cherry Tomatoes
Attack of the Cherry Tomatoes
I can't simply pop cherry tomatoes into my mouth and eat them, I must bite them in half to see if there is a worm inside, and inevitably it makes a mess. I don't think it's possible for a worm to be inside without a blemish on the outside showing where the worm would have gone in—but I insist on checking, because what if ... and the texture would be that same juicy squirt and you wouldn't know if it's worm guts or tomato guts.
Molly Lindsay
Alibi Controller
Once, when I was a wee little girl, I yawned and a moth flew into my mouth. I don't actually remember this happening; my mother told me about it a couple years ago, which helps to explain my childhood memories of refusing to open my mouth any time I saw one of the furry beasts. It didn't matter how far away it was—it could be lurking at a distance of 20 feet, on the other side of the room, in a corner, basking in incandescent light—I wasn't unpursing my lips.
Ever since the incident, I've been terrified of moths. They're freakish and fuzzy and blind—which means they don't have a clue where they're going and can crash into you at any unforeseen moment. It's the art of surprise—little guerilla bastards.
Christie Chisholm
Alibi Managing Editor/News Editor
Kiddie Terror
Kiddie Terror
I'm scared of overly confident children. Always have been, for as long as I can remember, even when I was a child myself. As a kid, I was a bashful, stuttery, neurotic mess. I rarely spoke in complete sentences and had trouble making eye contact with members of my own family, let alone complete strangers. Isn't that the way it's supposed to be? There are far too many little 8-year-old smarty pants who jump at the chance to discuss with adults four times their age the influence of radical Egyptian intellectual Sayyid Qutb on the global Islamic terrorist movement—adults, I might add, who've never even heard of Sayyid Qutb. These smug brats don't just annoy me. They make me want to run screaming in terror. Give me a ghoulish, blood-sucking vampire any day of the week.
Steven Robert Allen
Alibi Editor/Arts & Lit Editor
Kiddie Terror
As a frail, not so athletic and relatively short individual, I have developed quite a few unreasonable fears over my 20-year life span. A few of my fave's include: interaction with other human beings, bees, snakes, the dark, driving a car too fast, too slow or really any speed, physical contact, etc. I've been fortunate enough to have a group of friends that have a similar number of strange and often embarrassing fears. Padded toilet seats, rain, taking their shirts off; you name it, my friends are terrified of it. Having pals like mine has not decreased the amount of anxiety I experience on any given day. It has, however, made me feel slightly more normal and, in the end, that's really all we can hope for. That, and the belief that people will one day make a car that isn't so damn scary to drive.
Simon McCormack
Alibi Freelancer
Spiders from Mars
Spiders from Mars
Yeah, so I'm afraid of David Bowie.
I'm onto you, pretty boy! You don't have me fooled like all the rest. Just 'cause you can sing and dance and made it big by wearing pink eye shadow doesn't keep me from the truth. I know what you really are. You are the monster under my bed. Stalking me in my dreams, juggling your little crystal ball, modeling your codpiece. This Bowiephobia poses a huge predicament. He could be anywhere at any time. Watching late-night music videos could at any moment turn me into a wimp, curled into the fetal position, sniveling with terror.
I'd rather get a visit from the Bogeyman than the Goblin King while I slumber. Heck, I'll even take on Freddie if he'll keep Bowie away. I've never been afraid of the dark or of ghosts or of any horror film, really, but if it stars David Bowie in any way, I'm out. Gone. Even his voice haunts me, the damn harpy. You are creepy, Mr. Bowie. I'm scared, you win, take the baby and your goblin minions and be gone."
Amy Dalness
Alibi Calendars Editor
Have you ever been driving at night and, while you were at a stoplight, you looked over at the person in the car next to you? And when you did, was there a creepy guy holding a shotgun ready to shoot you in the face for looking at him funny? That's never happened to me because when I'm at a stoplight I always keep looking straight-ahead. Sometimes I have an urge to look, but then I picture myself getting shot in the face and quickly lose interest.
Tom Nayder
Alibi Art Director


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Westfall Township is considering a one-half-percent transaction tax on the sale of fireworks and possibly the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Westfall Township is considering a one-half-percent transaction tax on the sale of fireworks and possibly the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
The "transaction" distinction is notable: The tax would not be levied on the products — the cigarettes or fireworks, per se. Instead, it would be a tax of the sales transaction whenever cigarettes or fireworks are sold.
Westfall Solicitor Robert Bernathy estimated a fireworks sales transaction tax could generate $100,000 a year for Westfall. Among the large retailers of fireworks in the township are Phantom Fireworks and Keystone Fireworks; Walmart also sells some.
Taxing fireworks is not a new idea.
At a meeting in September, supervisors proposed taxing the sales transactions of local canoe liveries and the sale of all fireworks. At the following meeting, the fireworks tax was tabled with little explanation and a new "fun tax" was proposed and adopted in December.
The fun tax is a broad 1 percent tax on anything considered entertainment where admission is charged. It includes canoe rentals and admission to events like the big gun show held at the Best Western last weekend and the quilting show there this weekend.
Supervisors will place the fireworks tax on the agenda for the Feb. 5 meeting for discussion and then vote to advertise a vote on passing the new ordinance at a future meeting.
"We have yet to sit down with supervisors. We did not realize this was back on the table," said Brian Shaub, owner of Keystone Fireworks.
During a workshop this week, Bernathy said he met with a representative of Phantom Fireworks.
"They came in good faith and in the end, are recognizing the township's authority to enact such a tax. They wanted to explore other options," Bernathy said.
Phantom is interested in having a property where it could detonate fireworks, Bernathy said. And instead of hiring security guards, it would be interested in hiring off-duty police officers when needed at the Westfall store.
Phantom has also asked to change its signage. Supervisors spent some time during the workshop considering changes to the township sign ordinance.
Taxing cigarette sales will be done separately, so the two taxes are not tied together. This way, if there is opposition to one tax, the other can still be set in motion. Supervisors are searching for ways to increase Westfall's revenue because much of their budget is tied up making annual payments in two legal settlements after a former police officer and a developer sued the township in separate cases.


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After the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning all won Monday, the importance of the Bruins getting a road win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday increased.
Bruins Look Dangerous Heading Into Playoffs
With the playoffs fast approaching, the Boston Bruins are looking like a team others will be hoping to avoid when the playoffs start, especially after their impressive wins over two of the best teams in the NHL. The Bruins recent performances have significantly improved their NHL sports betting odds of winning the Stanley Cup.
Boston's Marchand Hoping To Represent Canada At World Cup
The World Cup of Hockey tournament will be played this year in what will be the third time since it was created. The tournament will be played in Canada and is scheduled to begin in September. Since the announcement that the tournament will continue this year was made, rumors have been circulating that Boston Bruins Brad Marchand will represent Canada at the tournament. Online hockey predictions have the Canadian team winning the tournament if Marchand plays.
Decision to keep Chara not as difficult as Chicken Littles are making it out to be
Clearly overreaction knows no boundaries.
The idea that the Bruins should consider trading captain Zdeno Chara started in the Bay State and has now made it 2,000 miles away to Edmonton. The exchange rate obviously hasn't affected lunacy.
Bruins' plan for Pastrnak still a work in progress
The Bruins made the move everyone expected when they summoned forward David Pastrnak from Providence of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
Chara sharing in blame for Bruins' struggles
WILMINGTON — In case you haven't noticed, Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara has been struggling since he returned from a tear in his knee after seven weeks.
Fraser's farewell not a big deal, but still a confusing move by Bruins
And then there were three.
The Bruins on Monday lost one of the four assets they received from the Dallas Stars in the Tyler Seguin trade, as forward Matt Fraser was claimed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers.
Grit's gone, Bruins playing like they're privileged
There are so many "fancy stats" being computed around the NHL, it's hard to keep track.
Surfing the Web after the Bruins' 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, I couldn't find the one stat – fancy or plain – that summed up the defeat. I wanted to know how many times a Bruins player was knocked on his rear end by a Blue Jackets player.
With Kelly-Soderberg-Eriksson set in stone, Smith should join Krejci, Lucic
It's funny that in all the talk about moving Loui Eriksson onto a line with David Krejci and Milan Lucic leading up to the Bruins' game against Buffalo on Sunday, that move turned out to be a mistake.
Bartkowski avoids punishment, Bruins stuck with him
Depending on how you look at it, the Bruins either dodged a bullet or were inadvertently punished Monday.
Loui, Carl, Chris continue together day after important overtime win
I cannot confirm the rumor that Bruins forwards Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson won't even cross the street unless their together.
On lame explanations for Morrow move & Soderberg line's relative hotness
Bruins coach Claude Julien on Sunday morning could barely come up with an answer, let alone a good one, for the recent demotion of defenseman Joe Morrow to Providence of the American Hockey League.
Seidenberg, Julien agree defenseman still trying to find his game for Bruins
The return of Dennis Seidenberg after the defenseman missed all but 34 games last season because of an ACL/MCL injury was supposed to be a boon to the Bruins in 2014-15.
Demotion means less Morrow, more roster shenanigans by Bruins
Defenseman Joe Morrow was assigned to Providence of the American Hockey League on Saturday.
How the '08 draft keeps killing Bruins & thoughts on Claude's personnel moves
Twenty-four-year-old goaltender Michael Hutchinson, a Bruins third-round pick in 2008, continued to make that draft year a nightmare for Boston with another stellar performance against his former organization Friday.


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Former Mizzou Safety Granted Bond Following Arrest
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Falcons safety William Moore is expected to be released from jail Friday following his arrest on a misdemeanor simple battery charge.
Fulton County sheriff's spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan says Moore was granted a $2,500 bond during his first appearance before a Fulton County magistrate judge Friday morning.
Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos says officers were called to a Northwest Atlanta address Thursday and advised that Moore and a woman were involved in an argument. Campos says during the argument Moore "threw the victim's phone and grabbed the victim's shoulder."
The Falcons released a statement Thursday night saying the team was aware of the "situation involving William Moore" and was gathering more information.
Moore was a Pro Bowl alternate in 2012 when he had four interceptions and 105 tackles.


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Whole garlic cloves are caramelized stove-top in an olive oil and butter bath until they turn a gorgeous shade of warm, golden brown all the way through to their very centers. The cloves are briefly simmered in tomato sauce then tossed with spaghetti and fresh basil before being served with Romano cheese.
Sweet yet still pungent, soft and a lot mellower than their raw form, the caramelized garlic truly melts in your mouth. The sweet basil and sharp bite of the Romano cheese try hard to balance out the strong, earthy flavor it brings but the garlic dominates. And rightly so with 3 bulbs of garlic in the mix!
In case you're wondering, I popped these right in my mouth whole. All 40 cloves. Like some kind of crazy, Italian-girl candy.
You see, my family was away. This is how I party. By eating leftover garlic candy with spaghetti wrapped around it for three or four days. In a row.
Thank goodness for them they were away! I'm fairly certain you could smell me from a mile off, like garlic was braided into my hair.
If you're bashful, faint of heart or the thought of eating garlic cloves whole just plain scares you then mash them up and mix them into the sauce.
But before you do that, know this: eating them whole is way more fun. . . it feels naughty. Sinful. Kind of daring. Like you're doing something you shouldn't.
And that's about as close to living on the edge as I get.
Sweet and pungent, caramelized garlic cloves dominate this spaghetti and tomato sauce.
- Add garlic, olive oil, butter and salt to a 9-inch skillet over low heat, bring to a slow simmer (tiny bubbles) and cook for 25-30 minutes turning the garlic every 5-10 minutes so all sides are lightly and slowly browned.
- In a large saucepan heat the sauce, doctoring it up with spices, salt and pepper as needed. Add garlic and most, if not all of the oil/butter. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook spaghetti to al dente in plenty of salted water. Drain, reserving 1/3 cup of the pasta water; add pasta, pasta water and basil to sauce, stir gently and cook over low heat 5 minutes. Serve with fresh grated Romano cheese.
*Depending on how saucy you like it.
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Kicking off Icon Expo will be a Vision 2020 education forum. Notes NCMA Chairman-elect Mark Wilhelms (Kirchner Block & Brick; see report, page 17) regarding the event, Our goal is to work with industry partners from the Mason Contractors Association of America and the Brick Industry Association to recapture lost market share and build on it by the year 2020. While this is easy to say, he emphasizes, the implementation of our plan requires some education and coordination in order to be truly effective. Attendees will become familiar with resources that help make the business case for ÎSustainable Masonry CommunitiesÌ. Also, professional community planners will be on hand to explain how they can support local efforts to draft and implement masonry planning policies.
In addition to the forum, 10 Vision 2020 sessions will help attendees learn how to prioritize opportunities for growing market share; develop action plans to approach decision- and policymakers; and, cultivate strong relationships with local officials.
Further, Concrete Products University (CPU) will offer industry-leading education programs tailored to the specific needs of concrete masonry and hardscape producers and allied professionals. Independently verifying an individual's industry knowledge, CPU certification programs provide documentation highly valued by customers, employers, regulators, and business partners. CPU education sessions presented during this year's show are organized in tracks according to attendees' job functions. They include: Production, Operations, and Safety; Executive Leadership; Sales and Marketing; and, Business Management.


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Okay. Here's the situation (and my apologies to those of you who now have DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince stuck in your head for the duration of Friday, HAH!):
The Marketing Team has been looking for awesome things going on in Fedora that we can produce marketing content for – stories, magazine articles, blog pieces, podcasts, you name it. (If you've got ideas, btw – not to distract from this particular blog post, of course – you can read one of my previous blogs on this topic, or catch up on this mailing list thread, to find out how to contribute to that cause.) Now, as I'm sure you know, we have no shortage of Cool Things going on in Fedora to write about, which is excellent. However, I keep hearing things along this line:
"Can we do something about Cloud?" "How about a marketing campaign about what Fedora is doing in the Cloud?" "Maybe we can do a piece on Fedora on Amazon?" In summary: I get it. We want to see a story on Cloud and what Fedora is doing in that space.
But here's the catch: I don't want to write a bunch of fluff (no pun intended, sorry) about our Cloud story. I want to have a solid, compelling Cloud story to write about. And part of that means this: We need to be more proactive in this space.
I'm just going to be blunt here: This is Fedora. This is a community of talented people who consistently churn out amazing, innovative things. From coding to infrastructure to marketing to design – and docs and translations and awesome packagers and testers and ambassadors and websites folks, and plowers and ponies, and everyone I've unintentionally left out but still love dearly – We, generally, Kick Ass. We are constantly at the leading edge of technology. We do new things – First. And we are completely, without a doubt capable of doing anything we put our minds to. And that includes having a solid plan in place for what we want to do in the Cloud space – and the ability to follow up on that plan by DELIVERING.
Despite being an incredibly nebulous term, I don't think that anyone can disagree with the fact that Cloud is HOT right now. It's buzzwordy and sexy and everywhere. This week's Red Hat Summit has a whole Cloud track; the upcoming O'Reilly Open Source Convention (usually referred to as OSCON) also has a full-day track on Cloud "stuff," not to mention lots of other sessions during other days of the conference. While this may be indicative of someone, somewhere, being really good at marketing, it more likely means that people are interested in doing Cloud stuff in FLOSS-land. People want to participate, contribute, try it out. We should want those people to be doing these things in Fedora. Whether they're developing things that run in or manage the cloud, are system administrators who want to try Cloudy things out at home, or people who want to have an awesome OS image to load up in their cloud – Fedora should be the place they want to go when they want to scratch those Cloud itches. And I know, know, know, in my heart (yes, I have one – don't believe the rumors!), that there are many of you, reading this RIGHT NOW, who fall into those categories I just listed.
And so, I call upon YOU. Many of you know that we've been trying to get things going on Amazon for some time now (you can check out David Nalley's post from yesterday on this subject, as I'm sure his explanation is far better than mine could be about this topic). We need to see that through, and get it done. Beyond that – I think that there is no better time than NOW to start talking about long-term goals. The awesome thing here is this: Cloud SIG long-term planning is really undefined right now. This means there exists a plethora of opportunities for people who are interested in Cloud – both for people who want to contribute but aren't sure how, and for people who have ideas about EXACTLY what they want to do. And those people include YOU, dear reader. Things like:
- Cloud SIG needs a freakin' task list of what needs to happen.
- Participate in discussion about what packages would be advisable to have on an image.
- If those packages aren't packaged – let's get with the packaging. If we need to all get together and have Weekend Cloud Packaging FAD to knock it out, let's do that. Better yet – start engaging with other cloud projects and encourage them to start packing their own stuff, get involved. etc.
- Documentation. WTB. Let's start making a list of what to do.
- cloud.fedoraproject.org – Would be a great thing to have when we arrive at the "F13 is up on Amazon" goal.
- Images for private cloud deployment.
- Coordinating getting images going on other cloud provider's infrastructure.
- Oh, yes, Marketing!
And yes: There is a Cloud SIG. And a mailing list. This week's Cloud SIG meeting on IRC had an awesome uptick in participation – and I expect this to keep growing. The bottom line is this: Cloud SIG is going places – and you can be part of the plan. If you're looking for something exciting and innovative to work on, this is a fabulous project to get involved in. So sign up for that mailing list, come to the weekly IRC meetings, and get involved. Let's step up and show the world what Fedora can do.


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All-day "Sharkathon" movie festival leaps 50 percent
Powered by Igniter-driven social media buzz and unprecedented press coverage, the Shark feeding frenzy continued on Syfy Saturday night when the global sensation "Sharknado" feasted on new ratings records among total viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 - in its third airing.
"Sharknado" consumed 2.1 million total viewers, 863,000 Adults 25-54 and 791,000 Adults 18-49, while averaging a 1.4 household rating from 9-11 p.m. (ET/PT), becoming the most watched original movie encore in Syfy history.
The movie's audience has continued to climb from the July 11 premiere (1.4 million total viewers) and the initial encore on July 18 (1.9 million total viewers).
"Sharknado" ranked as the No. 1 movie of the day on cable among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. Fueled by "Sharknado," Syfy was the No. 3 network in the 9-11 p.m. (ET/PT) time period on television (broadcast and cable) among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54.
Syfy's all-day July 27 "Sharkathon" movie festival from 9 a.m.-5 a.m., which included classics such as "Sharktopus," "Two-Headed Shark Attack" and "Swamp Shark," swallowed 1.1 million total viewers (up 50 percent), 391,000 Adults 25-54 (up 32 percent) and 352,000 Adults 18-49 (up 45 percent), versus the year-to-date time period average.
"Sharknado" will have its final airing of summer 2013 on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), leading into the premiere of the original movie "Ghost Shark" at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). "Ghost Shark" is about a great white shark, tortured and killed by a fisherman, who returns as an unfriendly ghost to exact vengeance on the human race. The movie stars Mackenzie Rosman ("7th Heaven") and Richard Moll ("Night Court").
There will be a special midnight screening of "Sharknado" in more than 200 select theaters nationwide on Friday, Aug. 2.
"Sharknado" 2 will hit New York City in July 2014 on Syfy.


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Wikipedia Explains, In Great Detail, How Even An Updated SOPA Hurts The Web & Wikipedia
from the is-this-what-we-really-want? dept
I've been asked for a legal opinion. And I will tell you, in my view, the new version of SOPA remains a serious threat to freedom of expression on the Internet.As I said, there's much more at the link, but this is pretty thorough and explains why SOPA, even in its changed form, is a huge threat and a bad idea -- especially if you believe in internet freedom.
- The new version continues to undermine the DMCA and federal jurisprudence that have promoted the Internet as well as cooperation between copyright holders and service providers. In doing so, SOPA creates a regime where the first step is federal litigation to block an entire site wholesale: it is a far cry from a less costly legal notice under the DMCA protocol to selectively take down specified infringing material. The crime is the link, not the copyright violation. The cost is litigation, not a simple notice.
- The expenses of such litigation could well force non-profit or low-budget sites, such as those in our free knowledge movement, to simply give up on contesting orders to remove their links. (Secs. 102(c)(3); 103(c)(2)) The international sites under attack may not have the resources to challenge extra-territorial judicial proceedings in the United States, even if the charges are false.
- Although rendering it discretionary (Secs.102(c)(2)(A-E); 103(c)(2)(A-B)), the new bill would still allow for serious security risks to our communications and national infrastructure. The bill no longer mandates DNS blocking but still allows it as an option. As Sherwin Siy, deputy legal director of Public Knowledge, explained: "The amendment continues to encourage DNS blocking and filtering, which should be concerning for Internet security experts . . . ."


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Kate Middleton Reportedly In Labor
The baby waiting game might soon be over according to cryptic tweets from the royal family and reports from the media; Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is reportedly in labor at St. Mary's Hospital in London.
A brief message on Twitter was the first of a series of carefully scripted disclosures set to culminate in the announcement of an event that seems certain to draw unparalleled media coverage, even in the annals of Britain's headline-making royal family. Because of recent changes in the law of succession, the baby will be third in line to the throne whether it is a boy or a girl and will remain so whatever the gender of subsequent children.
"Her royal highness the Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, in the early stages of labour," said a message from Clarence House, the official residence of the duchess and her husband, Prince William, the duke of Cambridge.
The duchess had traveled by car to the hospital from another royal residence, Kensington Palace, a second message said. Reporters outside the building said the couple had slipped into the facility through a side entrance, largely unobserved by the waiting press corps.
A spokesman for the couple, speaking in return for customary anonymity, said that the duke and duchess had traveled without a police escort. "Things are progressing as normal," the spokesman said.
News of the baby's birth and sex will be conveyed in a traditional manner, by car before being written on an easel placed on the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Stay tuned to Instinct for updates on the Royal Baby!