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|November 4, 2012, 06:11 PM
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Waterfowl questions.
So I've got a couple questions,
First, are sunglasses OK in the blind? Will it scare the ducks because its reflective? The sun was killin me Sunday morning, and I didn't wanna bring the sun glasses to scare em away.
And second, the water was glass, no movement. What could I use to make some movements on a budget. All my cash goes to gas and ammo haha.
Oh and bug repellant wasn't cutting it. The Mosquitos were killin me, what could I use to get rid of em?
Counting the days til next duck season.
|November 4, 2012, 06:34 PM
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If the brim of your cap or hat keeps direct sun off the glasses, no reflection from them.
If you're using decoys and the still water doesn't have them bobbing, I guess that about all you could do is run strings from them on which you could pull to give the appearance of natural motion.
I've found that the Deep Woods Off does okay on Georgia river-bottom mosquitos.
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|November 4, 2012, 06:39 PM
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Deep Woods off is some good stuff.
Also, long sleeves are a must, and gloves.
Also, be mindful of the soaps and shampoos you use whilst hunting. If hunting by yourself, or with like minded individuals, forego showering with scented soap and shampoos before a hunt(plain Dial soap is great for rplling ticks) and don't wear any sort of deoderant before going into a blind, it will make you less attractive to bugs.
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|November 4, 2012, 06:44 PM
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|November 4, 2012, 08:52 PM
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Thermacell x3 best $20 ever spent on hunting equipment.
|November 6, 2012, 09:55 PM
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I use an OFF! clip-on fan thing that works pretty good when the tiger skeeters are biting, at first I thought the sound of it might spook the deer but I've had them walk right under me without even a glance. It's a must-have during archery season for me. I can watch and see a little wall of mosquitoes flying around me........... nasty SOB's.
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|November 11, 2012, 09:34 PM
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Sunglasses (can) reflect light and scare birds if the sun is right. I don't worry about it and wear them. Run some decoy line to one or two decoys to your bling so you can jerk on them to create some movement. Thermocell.
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|November 11, 2012, 10:01 PM
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I agree with publius. Plus you should never look at the ducks when they are circling and they can see you. Wait till they are looking away from you. As avid Archery hunter I strongly believe that the only time camo is critical is while bird hunting. Especially water foul. Those little buggers can see though any thing.
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|November 12, 2012, 10:42 AM
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I have hunted Ducks & Geese for 30+ years and do not believe that either see colors. They will react to movement & flashes, but are more likely to be looking at your decoys than your blind or pit. As an example, one of the guides where I hunt wears a blue hoodie & his pit has not been cleaned in years; there are more Green, Red, & Yellow hulls around it than you see at most ranges after a contest. I have hunted with him & he gets the birds in no matter what. There have been times when it took longer to get to the pit than it did for three (3) hunters to limit out!
Actually, sun glasses are probably not the right ones to wear while hunting;they are for comfort, not protection if things go bad. Yellow tinted Safety Glasses are probably the best solution for glare while waterfowling. Plus, they are available in your RX if needed.
|November 17, 2012, 05:36 PM
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Last week, while deer hunting,
I was about 20 feet off the ground sitting in a self-climber, when the skeeters found me.
I took off my camo headnet, sprayed it down with "No More Stinking Bugs", put it back on, and enjoyed the rest of the day - with no more stinking bugs.
NMSB is sold as a hunting accessory in the "scent free" area of stores like Cabela's, Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, Academy, etc.
Works for me.
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|January 1, 2013, 11:02 PM
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Thanks for the replys, and I wear sunglasses and I used a jerk cord on the glass days.
Finally shot my first duck, and his hen!
I shot a widgen/pintail hybrid and a hen wideon circling back around.
Oh and I got a thermacell and of course, no more Mosquitos haha
Counting the days til next duck season.
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Does it make sense to have a vega risk limit for a portfolio of ZC bonds?
If it does make sense then would the following also make sense:
We have 1 ZC bond in the portoflio, to find the vega risk we introduce a swaption into the portfolio, find the weight of this swaption to counter any moves in the yield curve(delta-hedging style), so the portfolio is neutral to the yield curve moves , then compute the vega of this swaption with the calculated weight.
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Minnesota Vikings to Keep Training Camp in Mankato Thru 2015
The Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota State University, Mankato have reached agreement on a three-year contract for the Vikings to continue holding training camp in Mankato.
The agreement means the Vikings will be in Mankato for at least the 2013, 2014 and 2015 training camps, with 2015 marking the Vikings 50th in Mankato.
In a press release, Vikings Owner/President Mark Wilf said:
Being in front of our fans for training camp is a storied team tradition.
We appreciate Minnesota State University, Mankato and the City of Mankato for continuing to welcome the team and Vikings fans, and we look forward to reaching 50 years in Mankato.
The Vikings will report to Mankato Thursday and practice will begin Friday.
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Is there a right time to get your daughter's ears pierced? Do you like the look of a baby sporting earrings? I have an opinion on this that I hope won't offend anyone (wishful thinking).
My friend, Annette, recently had her daughter's ears pierced at 10-months-old, which is why I ask these questions. Her husband wasn't into it but Annette always said that if she had a baby girl, she would have the baby's ears pierced. I admire her conviction and while I would never pierce my own baby's ears (it's not for me) I love that she felt strongly about it and doesn't care what others think. And her daughter, who's adorable to begin with, looks extra cute with her little sparkly studs. To each her own, right?
I think in many cases ear piercing is a cultural thing. My sister's mother-in-law is from Venezuela and was shocked when my sister brought her daughter home from the hospital without pierced ears. She has asked me numerous times when I plan to pierce Nora's and I'm all, "nunca," which she can't believe. Of course I don't really mean never, I just don't have a plan to do it any time soon. I guess when she asks and when I feel that she (and I) are ready? It's just not on my radar and not just because of the aesthetics but because of the work I imagine it involves to keep them clean and not lost and then, of course, to coordinate earrings with headbands and shoes and all that (we've talked about my lack of hairstyling/girlie-girl ability, right?).
My ears were pierced when I was in kindergarten, which was early compared to my friends, but I had a good reason. I had a super short boy haircut (my mom claims I asked for this look; I disagree) and some kid called me a guy and I came home crying so my mom took me to the mall and we pierced it up. I got silver hearts and I loved them. My sister, Melissa, got hers done then too and she was seven at the time (she went with gold balls). Meghan, my younger sister, got hers pierced on her 9th birthday (she got topaz studs in honor of her birthstone). I am definitely leaning toward older for Nora, and making a special occasion out of it like my mom did for Meghan (she just texted me that they went to Friday's beforehand—score!).
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Jose Bautista hits 6th HR of spring to power Blue Jays past Phillies 10-4 in exhibition finale
PHILADELPHIA – Jose Bautista hit his sixth home run this spring and the Toronto Blue Jays rode their high-powered offense to a 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
Playing a lineup of regulars in their exhibition finale, the Blue Jays jumped on Philadelphia starter Kyle Kendrick right away. Bautista took the right-hander deep with two outs in the first inning, and Toronto scored four times in the third — highlighted by doubles from Jose Reyes and Edwin Encarnacion.
Josh Johnson, acquired in a blockbuster trade with Miami during the offseason, allowed four runs and four hits in four innings for the Blue Jays. He struck out two, walked two and finished 5-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 20 innings this spring.


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Highlights: LA Galaxy 2 - 1 Whitecaps FC
CARSON, CA - Playing their first-ever match in the MLS Cup Playoffs, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0W-1L-0D) suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat at defending Major League Soccer champions LA Galaxy (1W-0L-0D) on Thursday evening.
In what was a valiant effort against the odds, Whitecaps FC took a very early lead with an historic first MLS playoff goal by Darren Mattocks. However, the Galaxy's second-half pressure paid dividends, as a fine equalizer by Mike Magee set up Landon Donovan to win this Western Conference First Round Knockout match for LA from the penalty spot.
The result brings Whitecaps FC's second season in MLS to a disappointing end, while the Galaxy continue their MLS Cup title defence with a two-leg clash versus MLS Supporters' Shield winners San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Conference Semifinals.
A sizable contingent of Whitecaps FC supporters at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California were treated to a dream start on three minutes, as Mattocks scored the first goal by a Canadian club in the MLS Cup Playoffs with the game's first shot on target.
Fine work by Matt Watson on the left flank saw the Englishman make a darting run into the Galaxy box and cut the ball back to Mattocks in front of goal. The Jamaican international alertly redirected a first-time shot into the far corner of the net for a 1-0 'Caps lead.
It was a stunning start to the game, and the rest of the opening half saw LA search in vain for an equalizer. Whitecaps FC goalkeeper Brad Knighton denied Juninho and Robbie Keane before stopping David Beckham on one of his trademark free kicks in first-half stoppage time.
Despite more Galaxy pressure after the break, the match did not turn in favour of the MLS Cup holders until after the midway point of the second half. On 68 minutes, Whitecaps FC missed a big opportunity to extend their lead when Watson had his shot saved by Saunders before substitute Kenny Miller and Barry Robson failed to convert on the rebound.
A minute later, LA drew level through a superb volleyed strike by Magee, who was found unmarked in the Whitecaps FC box by Juninho's fine cross after Beckham played a short corner to his Brazilian teammate on the right flank.
In the aftermath of LA's equalizer, Martin Bonjour had to replace an injured Jay DeMerit. On 73 minutes, the Argentine defender was involved in the decisive moment of the match, as match referee Silviu Petrescu adjudged the Vancouver substitute to have taken down Donovan in the 'Caps box for a Galaxy penalty. The United States international stepped up to put home the match winner with his right foot and make it 2-1 to LA.
BLOG: Highlighting the positive vibes from a playoff exit
The visitors tried their best to turn the match around in the final stages, as the Galaxy eased off from pressing forward after claiming the lead. Three minutes of stoppage time were played before the final whistle brought Whitecaps FC's playoff adventure to a brief and sudden end in Southern California.
Whitecaps FC would like to thank our supporters and partners for a memorable 2012 season! We look forward to seeing you all again at BC Place and around MLS in 2013!
Budweiser Man of the Match: Andy O'Brien
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Attendance: 14,703
Scoring summary:
3' - VAN - Darren Mattocks (Matt Watson)
69' - LA - Mike Magee (Juninho, David Beckham)
73' - LA - Landon Donovan (penalty)
43' - LA - Juninho
71' - VAN - Martin Bonjour
72' - VAN - Young-Pyo Lee
87' - LA - Marcelo Sarvas
LA Galaxy
12.Josh Saunders; 2.Todd Dunivant, 4.Omar Gonzalez, 21.Tommy Meyer, 16.Hector Jimenez (8.Marcelo Sarvas 52'); 10.Landon Donovan, 19.Juninho (26.Michael Stephens 83'), 23.David Beckham, 18.Mike Magee; 7.Robbie Keane, 14.Edson Buddle
Substitutes not used: 24.Brian Perk, 29.Andrew Boyens, 32.Jack McBean, 33.Jose Villarreal, 35.Bryan Gaul
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
18.Brad Knighton; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 40.Andy O'Brien, 6.Jay DeMerit (15.Martin Bonjour 70'), 3.Jordan Harvey; 28.Gershon Koffie, 4.Alain Rochat, 11.John Thorrington, 16.Matt Watson (20.Dane Richards 80'); 14.Barry Robson, 22.Darren Mattocks (7.Kenny Miller 59')
Substitutes not used: 1.Joe Cannon, 27.Jun Marques Davidson, 31.Russell Teibert, 37.Camilo Sanvezzo


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I've long been an admirer of the screwdriver sets from London-based Elementary Design because they're a) expertly crafted, b) made with environmentally-friendly techniques, and c) beautiful to look at and hold. The wood handles are finished with pure linseed oil (no toxic stains or sealers) and fitted with solid brass ferrules, while the 6 bits are standard-sized, which means you can keep the handle and just replace the bits when you need to.
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US Is Left Waiting For Godot On Public Domain Day: Once Again, Absolutely Nothing Enters The Public Domain This Year
from the what-public-domain dept
And, boy oh boy, were there a lot of wonderful works that would have and should have entered the public domain this past week, if we followed the laws as they existed when those works were created. Headlining the group, what could be more fitting than the famous play Waiting for Godot, which is all about waiting for someone or something that never comes.
Other works of interest? Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley and Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss. The first two volumes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien would be free to build upon. A bunch of movies would have moved into the public domain as well, including On the Waterfront, Alfred Hitchcock's versions of Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, Kurasawa's amazing Seven Samurai and Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Chances are that many of us will not live to see any of those works actually enter the public domain, despite the promise that was given to us by the US government that they would all enter the public domain by now.
Copyright defenders love to claim that infringement is a form of "theft." Yet, they never seem troubled by the idea that copyright extensions like this have clearly taken away the public's clearly stated rights to make use of these works under the deal that was made with those content creators at the time those works were officially published. It seems to me that taking away such rights from the public is significantly more troubling than someone downloading a song they never would have paid for in the first place.


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'Magic Mile' Power Rankings for Week 26
And then there were five. With 11 of the Chase spots already locked up, Saturday night's race at Richmond International Speedway will serve as the final opportunity to clinch that coveted 12th position in the Sprint Cup playoff. And it's going to take a win to do it. Kyle Busch currently holds the second wild-card spot, but if Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, Ryan Newman or Joey Logano are able to find their way into victory lane then they will leapfrog Rowdy for the final spot. Here's a look at the 10 hottest drivers heading to Richmond:
1. Brad Keselowski (Last week: 4) - Bristol (where he finished 30th) proved to be a mere hiccup for Keselowski, who secured his fourth top-five in his last five races. This could be an interesting weekend for Mr. Twitter, who has just one top-10 in his last five starts at RIR. Fast fact: Keselowski leads all Cup drivers with 1,463 quality passes this season.
2. Martin Truex Jr. (Last week: 6) – He looked well on his way to his second-career Cup win on Saturday night in Atlanta, but a late caution allowed Denny Hamlin to beat him off the restart. That's a tough break for one of the series' most consistent drivers this season. Like Bad Brad, Truex has just one top-10 in his last five races at Richmond, but this hasn't exactly been a typical season for the No. 56. Fast fact: Truex has more top-fives this season (six) than he had in the last three seasons combined (five).
3. Denny Hamlin (Last week: 10) – Tenth to third might be a big leap, but back-to-back victories tends to skew the numbers a bit. While some may argue that Truex or Kevin Harvick deserved to win on Saturday night, you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone that didn't think Hamlin had the car to beat for much of the night. Richmond is one of Hamlin's best tracks, especially of late as he has four top-10s, including three top-fives and a victory in his last five starts. Fast fact: Hamlin currently owns a career-best 11.2 average starting position.
4. Jeff Gordon (Last week: 8) – With so much on the line in Atlanta, I don't think there's a race fan on the planet – whether you like Gordon or not – that would have blamed him for making an aggressive move on Hamlin to take the checkers and all but secure a spot in the Chase. Instead, Gordon is on the outside looking in, and only a victory at Richmond, where he has two-career wins, will guarantee a spot in the postseason. Fast fact: Gordon has finished outside the top 10 in the standings only twice in his 20-year career.
5. Greg Biffle (Last week: 2) – Since taking over the points lead, The Biff has finished 15th and 19th. With two wins already this season there's no denying he will have the ability to contend once the playoff starts, but he's going to need to hit his stride now or it might be too late. Richmond has not been a favorable track for Biffle, though, with no top-10s and an average finishing position of 20. Fast fact: Biffle leads all Cup drivers with an average finishing position of 8.702 this season.
6. Clint Bowyer (Last week: 4) – Atlanta (27th) is likely to be an aberration rather than a recurrence. Bowyer has quietly gone about his business over the last month and a half and will be a very legitimate contender once the Chase begins next weekend in Chicago. Richmond could provide a perfect springboard with three top-10s in his last five starts. Fast fact: Bowyer ranks tied for ninth (0.7) in positions improved in the last 10 percent of each race – tops of any driver currently locked into the Chase.
7. Kyle Busch (Last week: NR) – Truth be told, the fact Rowdy is seventh is a lot less surprising than the fact that this is his first week on the list. And the fact that he's been so quietly good over the last month is probably a big reason why he's gone so largely unnoticed on this register. Busch is in with a win this week at Richmond, a track where he has a ridiculous 13 top-10s and four victories in 15-career starts. Fast fact: Despite this being one of the worst seasons, statistically, in Busch's career, he is averaging a career-best 11.4 starting position through the first 25 races.
8. Jimmie Johnson (Last week: 1) – It might be a bit unfair to drop Mr. Five Time all the way to eighth, but it was his second finish outside the top 25 in the last three weeks. He does, however, have seven top-fives since June 3, and with the Chase less than two weeks away it's likely the No. 48 team will be the odds-on favorite when they roll into Chicagoland. But first, Richmond, where JJ has four top-fives in his last five starts. Fast fact: Johnson leads all Cup drivers with 1,357.81 miles led this season.
9. Marcos Ambrose (Last week: 7) – Still hanging around. It's going to take a win for the Aussie to get into the Chase, but he's proven (of late, anyway) that he can hang with the big boys. He took a small step back last week at Atlanta, finishing 15th, ending a solid streak of four straight top-10s, including three top-fives, one of those a victory. If he gets in he'll certainly have earned it, as he only has two top-10s, one a top-five in his last five starts at thisshort track. Fast fact: Ambrose entered the season with zero poles in his career – he has two this season.
10. Kasey Kahne (Last week: 6) – This was a toss-up between Hendrick teammates. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been running better of late, but Kahne has been a bit more consistent for a longer stretch, so the edge goes to July's New Hampshire Motor Speedway race winner. Richmond has been feast or famine for Kahne, who has two top-fives and three finishes outside the top 20 in his last five starts at the short track. Fast fact: Kahne ranks third in averaging starting position this season (8.7), behind only points leader Greg Biffle and part-timer Mark Martin.
Off the pace: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Last week: 10)
Bump-drafting: Kevin Harvick – Sometimes the best car doesn't win.
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We had an interesting discussion here about Katmai (the next SQL Server version)
Of course it was discussed in the latest MVP summit, but noone can say anything because it's all under NDA.
So i'm wondering why.... WHY is it under NDA? Is there some very special reason for that?
Nigel responded to my question with this:
I think it's more to do with managing expectations.
A lot of things talked about are under development and may be dropped from the product if they look like they might impact the release date.
They want an opinion on the usability of proposed functionality from a closed community before a...
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I have written before about running Windows Forms GUI tests on a compiled application exe here.
And i must say that it works GREAT!
I had a few problems of which the most annoying was the Drag and Drop functionality. If you have it enabled with AllowDrop = true
on your controls or any other 3rd party controls the moment your control gets loaded you will get this error:
System.InvalidOperationException: DragDrop registration did not succeed. --->
System.Threading.ThreadStateException: Current thread must be set to single thread apartment (STA) mode
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I just hate having nulls in my DateTime columns. Having them always mean you also have to handle them in some way in your app.
The most common way is something like this:
public DateTime SomeDate
if (dr["SomeDate"] == DBNull.Value)
return DateTime.MinValue;
return (DateTime)dr["SomeDate"];
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MsSqlSystemResource is a database that complements the master db. It is like the name smartly imples a resource database. All system stored procedures, views and functions are stored here. This databse is by all means hidden from the user. You can't view it in Object Explorer nor with the use of sp_helpDb or selecting from a sys.databases view. So how do we know it's even there? Pretty simple. Go to the Data directory of your SQL installation where the databases are put by default and there you'll see MsSqlSystemResource.mdf and MsSqlSystemResource.ldf. The reason for this db is in my opinion...
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A while ago i explained why do you need a [Flags] attribute on the Enum here. We'll since then i was happy with my flags until i got to the point of having 16 flags. So why is that a problem? Well it's not really but 2^16 is how much? If you had to open the all mighty calculator you see my point. I stop counting powers of 2 after 4096 = 2^12. I see no reason to remember those. That's why I wanted to write my enums a bit simpler. Like saying this is 2 to the power of 1, 2,...
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While searching for something in BOL i've accidently stumbled onto this little cool command line utility
TableDiff.exe is a table comparison tool that comes with the sql server.
It's installed on the server in the:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\COM\TableDiff.exe"
if your SQL Server is installed in the program files on c: drive.
Example use:
This compares 2 tables in the same database on the same server and creates a new table called DiffsTable that holds the differences:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\COM\tablediff.exe" -sourceserver MyServer1
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NUnitForms is a pretty awsome tool for GUI unit testing.
However it lacks one major thing. You can't test a whole exe or dll.
For example if you have a MyTestApp.exe with various win forms etc., you can't just run it and test it's gui.
And i really wanted to do it because our app sets a lot of other stuff and it's pretty complex so you can't just
call Form.Show() and start playing with it.
So with a lot experimenting and reading and going through NUnitForms source code I've come up with a way to do it.
The first thing to know is how NUnitForms...
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Suffolk University has restored a landmark while bringing a new theater to Downtown Crossing through the Modern Theatre residence hall.
The University's fourth student residence hall replaced the deteriorated Modern Theatre building, but the historic facade was painstakingly restored to once again grace lower Washington Street.
The spirit of the old theater lives on in a first-floor gallery and 184-seat performance space.
Revitalization of area
"It is exciting to be part of the rebirth of the Downtown Crossing area," said Suffolk University President David J. Sargent during a November 2008 celebration of the project. "Restoring the handsome facade of the Modern Theatre will help with the continuing revitalization of Washington Street, and the new residence hall will allow more of our students to take advantage of a full residential college experience."
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was on hand for the ceremonies.
"I'm delighted to be here today to begin the process of bringing the Modern Theatre back to life," he said. "Since taking office, I have made historic preservation of theater space a top priority of my administration. I am so proud of how far we have come in reaching this goal. Restoring the Modern is the last piece, and I'm proud that as we complete this restoration we will also be advancing Suffolk's goal of creating more on-campus housing for students."
Performance space
In addition to suite-style housing, the building features a theater with programming focused on Performance, Conversation, and Cinema.


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The Open Group Brasil - Sao Paulo, May 24, 2012
This one-day Conference will cover all aspects of Enterprise Transformation, including:
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Computing
- CyberSecurity / Information Security
- Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Enterprise Transformation is increasingly bringing the IT organization together with the operations and functional parts of the enterprise to make real and sustainable change. At this conference you will hear how organizational change is being addressed by industry experts in aligning business needs with information technology.
Attendees will gain insight into:
- The process of Enterprise Transformation
- The roles played by Enterprise Architecture (EA) and IT in Enterprise Transformation
Explore challenges and opportunities with industry leaders, including:
- What role does EA, as currently practiced, play in enterprise transformation, especially transformations driven by disruptive technologies?
- How do organizations move from an IT-centric to an enterprise-centric position that includes a more complete view of the business and not just IT?
- How can organizations better achieve their business objectives by adopting EA thinking and processes as part of the Enterprise?
- Transformation management principles – making the whole process more a matter of design than chance.
Come together to discuss current trends and identify business solutions and best practices. Learn firsthand what organizations the world over are doing to stay ahead.


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Site selection, rotation, variety choices and fungicides play crucial roles in managing peanut diseases and nematodes, says an Oklahoma State University Extension plant pathologist.
John Damicone discussed problems and management options during the Oklahoma Peanut Expo, held recently at Lone Wolf.
"For nematodes and soil diseases growers need to rotate to a non-legume crop for at least two or three years," Damicone said. "Continuous peanuts mean more and more disease pressure."
He said growers should take soil and root samples if they suspect nematode infestations. "Growers will know if they have peanut root-knot nematode because damage is more obvious than for northern root-root knot nematode," he said. "Roots will have big galls.
He said rotation is the best management option. "Growers can use nematicides but they are expensive."
He said leaf spot management depends on variety selection, rotation and fungicides. "Growers want to keep defoliation to less than 50 percent by digging time," he said.
Over a period of years, fungicide trials have shown significant yield advantages with Bravo applied full-season compared to untreated checks. "We noted better control on runner-type peanuts than with Spanish," he said. "Runners are less susceptible to leaf spot. Virginias are more like Spanish and we typically see more leaf spot on Spanish varieties."
He said rotation is a key and with runner varieties planted in rotated fields the risk for leaf spot damage is reduced. Growers might get by with a reduced spray program if they use the leaf spot advisory program. Preventive programs involve scheduled fungicide applications every 14 days, beginning the first of July and running through September. "The advisory program is based on weather conditions," Damicone said. "Research shows we get more leaf spot with the advisory than with a 14-day schedule, but yields are equal." Another reduced program involves applications in August and early September. "This program is only recommended for rotated fields planted with runner varieties."
Fungicide options for leaf spot include Bravo, Tilt/Bravo and Stratego.
Field history is critical for managing soil borne diseases, Damicone said, and variety selection, rotation and fungicides are important factors.
Pathogens include southern blight, limb rot and pod rot. "Limb rot often causes pod rot along with Pythium," Damicone said.
Growers have few choices for variety tolerance, but he recommends growers with field histories of the pathogens stay away from Virginia-type peanuts and FR 458. Tamspan 90 may have some tolerance to pod rot or limb rot. Fungicide options include Folicur, Provost, Abound, Headline, Evito, and Artisan.
None of those has much effect on pod rot, Damicone said. "Abound may have some effect."
Sclerotinia blight may cause significant crop injury and is difficult and expensive to control, Damicone said. Field history, again, is a key management tool. Variety selection is also important. He said Tamspan 90 might be the best bet followed by Olin, Tamrun OL07 and Tamrun OL02.
He said determining when to spray is difficult "because fungicides are expensive. A grower can spend as much as $120 per acre. I recommend growers wait until they see disease symptoms. But don't let it get out of hand. One hit every 100 feet is too much disease pressure. Using a crop consultant may pay."
Damicone said fungicide application shows significant advantage and preventive treatments do a better job of controlling the disease than waiting for symptoms. "But yield is about the same."
He recommends that growers watch their crops carefully and refrain from applying unnecessary fungicides. "Don't waste money. If farmers wonder if they have disease or not, they probably don't," he said. "Use fungicides to limit losses from disease you know you have."
Damicone said fungicides do not cure diseases but protect non-affected plants.


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The circle of life.
So that's how my socks get holes in 'em! I'm gonna lock the windows from now on...
John, how did you discover your point of view to tell the stories?
did you developed and discovered it in the practice?
I love it how you have this ugly, savage bear (more like a bear as opposed to Yogi) who goes so far as to crawl inside the rangers' cabin and basically just indulges in silly childhood naughtiness.
Mystery solved. Love the dance.
I love this! especially when kaspar crawls through the window and knows exactly where to find the rangers' socks. Its one of those moments in a cartoon that make you smile real big because of how real the situation seems to be. - thanks Maestro for reopening your blog. the stuff we'd be missing out on...
Really glad your blog is back.
The Kaspar stuff might be my favorite of your pitches. Lots of good potential for cartoon mayhem. I imagine these characters having really funny accents too.
Some of these drawings are SO Milt Gross!
Hey, John K. If it's not too much to ask, if you ever PERMANENTLY make this blog private, can you invite me? I hardly ever even post any comments on your blogs, anyway.
If not, I'll just have to go through A LOT of your posts and save them to my computer for lessons, and I probably won't have the time for that any time soon.
Please respond!


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Spartanburg's "well-being" was the 10th lowest in the nation in 2012, according to a recent Gallup poll.
Spartanburg's "well-being" was the 10th lowest in the nation in 2012, according to a recent Gallup poll.
Of the 189 Metropolitan Statistical Areas surveyed for Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Lincoln, Neb. had the highest score of 72.8. Charleston, W.V., was at the bottom of the list with a 60.8.
Spartanburg scored a 63.4 last year. That was a slight improvement from the last time the county appeared on the index in 2010 with a score of 62.2, which was the 7th lowest in the country that year.
"As a community, we have challenges." said Chris Steed, CEO and president of United Way of the Piedmont. "But we are a community of tremendously caring individuals, and while this study may not paint us in the most flattering light, it encourages us to make Spartanburg the best place to live, work and play."
The index scores are based on an average of six sub-indexes that include life evaluation, emotional health, work environment, physical health, healthy behaviors and access to basic necessities. The overall scores are calculated on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being the highest possible score.
According to Gallup and Healthways, there were 334 surveys completed in Spartanburg between January and December last year. That represents about one-tenth of a percent of the county's more than 288,000 citizens.
Gallup said all MSA samples encompass at least 300 completed surveys. It weighs them based on gender, age, race, ethnicity, education and region to make sure they are demographically representative of each area.
Life evaluation focuses questions on a person's present life situation and anticipated life situation in five years. Emotional health looks at indicators, such as smiling or laughter, anger and diagnosis of depression.
Work environment examines factors like job satisfaction and ability to use one's strengths. Physical health measures health problems, obesity and daily energy.
Healthy behavior asks about smoking, exercise and diet. The basic access index includes access to clean water, health care, affordable fruits and vegetables, shelter and a safe place to exercise.
Local leaders were divided about the poll results, but basically agreed that more needs to be done to address the issues raised. They offered their insights into what is being done across the county to fix the problems.
"I don't believe that we are one of the ten most miserable cities in the U.S," said Renee Romberger, Vice President of Community Health Policy and Strategy at Spartanburg Regional Health Care System. "Our city has suffered some economic blows that have significantly impacted our health, but I'd say, if anything, that we are one of the ten most energized communities."
She said that Spartanburg is full of people who care about the community and who are committed and willing to make Spartanburg better.
More than 40 organizations are currently involved in the Road to Better Health Initiative, a collaborative effort focused on childhood obesity, tobacco use, birth outcomes, behavioral health and access to health—factors that were considered in the Gallup poll.
Partners for Active Living has worked with other organizations to increase and improve trail networks and bicycle paths throughout the county over the years. Access Health formed in 2010 to connect lower income individuals to cheaper health care options. And the city-wide smoking ban that was passed in 2011 was a huge step in the right direction, Romberger said.
"In every factor, we have leaders who come together to seek improvements," she said.
Despite the efforts across the board to improve health and access to health care, Dr. Kathleen Brady, director of the Metropolitan Studies Institute at USC Upstate, said Spartanburg's well-being will not improve until social and economic aspects improve.
"How can you expect a community to be thriving when only 20 percent of its adults have a college education?" she said. "How can you expect a community to be high-rate, if we don't have jobs? The quality of life in the community suffers."
She said she agrees with the results of the Gallup poll because it represents the perceptions and emotions of citizens living in Spartanburg.
"This is what we believe about ourselves," she said.
David Cordeau, president and CEO of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, said the poll is not indicative of the state of economic development affairs in the county or what the chamber has heard from businesses in regards to the local workforce.
He said areas of the country that experience generational "displacement" of industry, such as when textile manufacturing left Spartanburg, often endure a period where concern and worry, tied in with other socioeconomic factors, play a huge part in a person's outlook.
"It's hard for us to comment on emotional indicators," said Cordeau. "It's far better for us to look at economic indicators … There are much more quantifiable things that companies look for … I'm not here to poke holes in their methodology, but I don't know that I've ever dealt with a company that looked at this."


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Is Lily Collins' The Brothers Grimm: Snow White For Kids Or Adults?
EW released the newest photos from The Brothers Grimm: Snow White — starring Lily Collins and Armie Hammer — today, and while they're very pretty, we can't tell who the intended audience is. Compared to Kristen Stewart's gritty reimagining Snow White and the Huntsman, this movie has bright colors and over-the-top costumes. So is it just a live-action version of the 1937 Disney movie, or will it have sly jokes for people our age? Let's look through the photos and find out.
Updated with more photos!
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Money-Laundering Suspicion Stalls Europe's Latest Bailout
NICOSIA, Cyprus—Cyprus's newly elected government is bargaining for a €17 billion bailout from its euro-zone peers.
But the little island won't get a cent until it wrestles with a long-standing issue: money laundering. Cyprus's reputation as a transit point for shady cash, and its unusual connections to Russia, are making many of its would-be rescuers nervous.


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Mark your calendars. Chandler MMA will be closed Monday, August 6th thru Saturday, August 11th for Instructor Training.
Classes will resume as scheduled on Monday, August 13th.
Mark your calendars. Chandler MMA will be closed Monday, August 6th thru Saturday, August 11th for Instructor Training.
Classes will resume as scheduled on Monday, August 13th.
Master McGowan continues to evolve as a Martial Artist. He is a 2nd generation Bruce Lee student via the late Richard Bustillo, an authority on Jeet Kune Do Concepts. Master McGowan continues to train annually at The IMB Academy & is currently training in Judo under the tut-tillage of Scott Decker.
He was born & raised in Ireland. He emigrated to NY when he was 18 year old. After 12 years of studying Martial Arts in NY he, his Wife Kara & 2 boys Connor & Declan moved to Arizona to fill his dream to open his own school.
Master McGowan is a Active Ironman & Marathon competitor. He sits on the advisory boards of 2GetherWelive.com & Chandler Tullamore sister cities. He is passionate about bringing awareness to the community about individuals with Intellectual development disabilities (IDD).
Master McGowan who is Originally from Tullamore, bridges a gap between both Chandler Arizona & Tullamore Ireland through cultural, economy & educational exchanges.
My name is Rene "El Chingon" Leon and I am a very passionate martial artist. I started martial arts at the age of six practicing Tae Kwon Do. A year after I started learning Okinawan Kobudo Karate as well. I am currently a 5th Dan in Tae Kwon Do as well as a 1st degree in Okinawan Kobudo Karate.
At the age of 14 I started training in boxing. At 15 I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I am currently a four stripe blue belt.
At 16 I started learning HapKiDo and Muay Thai I am currently a 1st Dan in HapKiDo and the head Muay Thai trainer at Chandler MMA and Muay Thai Trainer at Torotech MMA in Tucson also MT trainer of UFC fighter Anthony Birchak. I also compete in Muay Thai with a record of 9-0, 3 wins by (T)KO.
At 19 I started learning Wing Chun, Kali and JKD under Grandmaster Bustillo from the IMB Academy making me a 2nd generation student of Bruce Lee.
At 23 I started Judo. I believe we need to be open minded and attempt to learn all martial arts to become a better well rounded martial artist. I like to compete because it's a challenge and also to help me with understanding what works in martial arts and what doesn't. I cross train with other top level fighters as much as possible to help me become a better martial artist and teacher.
Carlene stared her martial arts journey in 2006. She received her 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do with her daughter in June 2010 at JBMAA. During her training she competed in 3 sparring tournaments placing 1st in each.
She has been an instructor at CMMA since 2012 and currently holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd Degree Black Belt in Combat Hapkido.
Outside of karate Carlene works for Avis Budget Group as a Territory Performance Manager for over 30 years. She is also a Certified Pound Pro Instructor.
Carlene continues her training in the arts and has a passion for teaching and works with each person as an individual to achieve their martial art/fitness goals.
Though facinated by marSal arts since before he was six years old, it wasn't until his early college years that Michael began to actually practice. Starting out with self-study and learning from friends, Michael began his proper training in late August of 2007. Since then, with the guidance of some great instructors, he has gained 2nd degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Okinwan Kenpo Karate Koaudo and is also continuing his studies in Hap Ki Do and Muay Thai. As an intructor, Michael promotes the traditional tenants of discipline, focus, perseverance and respect. He eagerly looks forward to sharing the unique fun of studying martial arts with all who join the Chandler MMA family.
For close to two decades, Mr. Panhorst wanted to learn practical and tacPcal self-defense techniques. He eventually found the eclecPc form of Hap Ki Do taught by Master McGowan. He began his journey in 2011, was presented his black belt in 2014, and earned his second degree the following year.
Mr. Panhorst likes showing people how effecPve and fun Hap Ki Do can be and teaches it with his own perspecPve. He really enjoys helping students develop skills to escape from threatening situations.
Mr. Panhorst is almost always at boot camp in the mornings and is perpetually learning Muay Thai. Someday, he'll become a frequent parPcipant in Brazilian Ju Jitsu classes.
When not teaching a class, taking a class, bringing his daughters to a class, or driving his daughters' car pool, he's running his business, solving technology problems for his clients. Mr. Panhorst received his computer science degree back when tablets were things made out of stone. He enjoys running the trails at South Mountain and pretending to be proficient with musical instruments.
Robyn Rush-James got her start in martial arts on the week of her twenty-first birthday. She started training in Okinawan Kenpo Karate Kobudo under Shihan Larry Isaac in Jacksonville, North Carolina and received her Shodan rank in Sept 1995. Robyn currently lives in Arizona and in the over 20 years of training & teaching she currently holds a sixth degree black belt in Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo since 2010.
Okinawa Kenpo Karate Kobudo is her primary art, However, in 1997 she additionally achieved her conditional black belt in American Freestyle Tae-kwon-do by Master Francis Pineda & Mike Erickson as a supplemental and complimentary art. Since then, she has been an ambassador to the arts and has for several years taught both okinawa & korea based systems within other schools and incorporated the kobudo weapons system into a program that is taught in several types of schools with the primary arts of Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and/or Jhoon Rhee TKD.
Ms. Rush has had the opportunity to compete in tournaments all over the nation including Battle of Atlanta, The World Championships and The Compete. During her underbelt ranks she also got to compete at the NC State games, NC Nationals, and the I.A.M.A. Championships. In 1996 and 1997 she was rated #1 on the MARRS of AZ competition circuit in the sparring, forms and weapons divisions. She was also rated nationally in NASKA #5 in forms and #5 in sparring and #8 in weapons. Ms. Rush has been inducted into the 2000 World Karate Union Hall of Fame as "Female Competitor of the Year" and the US Martial Arts Hall of Fame also as "Female Competitor of the Year". During her time as a local & national competitor, she also started & trained and performed with a weapons performance demo team on stage at the Desert Classic 1999 Tournament, and at regrouped another demo team to perform at JB Martial Arts Academy's Grand Opening in 2007. Most recently in 2013 Ms. Rush was inducted into the US Martial Arts Hall of fame for "Master Instructor of the year"and into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame – Hall of Hero's as "Okinawa Kenpo Black Belt of the year". Additionally, Ms. Rush currently serves as the AZ state director of the UMAA, and is a lifetime member also. She also is a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association Code of Ethics, and a lifetime member of the Marine Martial Arts Federation.
Connor McGowan started Tae Kwon Do at age 3 under the tutelage of his Dad and ChandlerMMA school owner, Connor graduated the Dragon program and started sparring where he found his true passion. As being a member of the school now for over 10 years, Connor has competed in Muay Thai and wrestling tournaments, loves to take BJJ with his friends and assistant teaches 3 days per week. Connor has built many a great friendship and relationships with our students and loves help others achieve their goals.
Connor has achieved the rank of Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai and continues his education to one day become a Master Instructor. He has now achieved his Junior Master status February 2018.
Started at CMMA in 2007 at age 4 1/2.


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Footprints (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros have big shoes to fill as they review Shameless' Footprints...
'Did you ever see a dream walking?'
…so asks the title of the Bing Crosby song on the end credits of A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2. Well, UK viewers only heard it when we had the direct ports over to DVD, as the prints over has had it substituted for incidental music. In any case, having watched the long-lost Giallo Footprints, we can empathically respond that we now have.
Alice Cespi (Florinda Bolkan) is troubled by dreams in which someone is abandoned on moon during a lunar-landing, with the marooning being no accident. Her psychiatrist is struggling to make sense of it all, and to make matters worse, she has been losing entire days. These gaps are not the product of getting blotto, but blackouts that leave her at a loss to account for. When her absence wrecks her job as a transcriber, her dreams of abandonment seem to have come full circle—or so she thinks.
At a loss with what to do with her life, she chances upon a torn-up postcard and finds the name of a town—Garma—which sounds vaguely familiar. Upon arrival, she is greeted with suspicion and hatred—more than just local rednecks fearing outsiders. Something bad happened in the past, and she is suspect number one, in spite of never stepping foot there before. In a town without pity, she must fight to get answers and save her sanity.
One of the most incredible concepts is that Klaus Kinski plays the head of a lunar mission. Now, what was wrong with that previous sentence? Exactly! Just who the Hell would ever put Klaus Kinski in charge of anything, let alone relating to astrophysics? If put in charge of deforestation relating to global warming, Kinski would probably burn down all the rainforests, thereby eradicating the source of the problem!
This is not a traditional Giallo, but the elements are there, and deployed with a playful confidence which some would lazily describe as arrogance. Chief among these is the way Alice's memories of Garma are awakened from a torn postcard. The pieces are put back together, literally reconstructing the memories of the past—as tangible expression of the genre as David Hemmings breaking through the plaster in Profondo Rosso. There is more to the Giallo than just the identity of the wearer of a set of black gloves.
While this might be one of the most derided to modern clichés, but there are elements which really stand out as 'ahead of their time' when watched today, with an ecological disaster being predicted in 1990 and another in 2000, which will leave the planet uninhabitable through pollution. OK, the timescale is out, but this was undeniably progressive thinking when Footprints went before the cameras.
It's no wonder that both Alice's waking thoughts and her dreams are invaded by images she can't understand, as you only have to take a look at the architecture of Garma to answer a question or two. Everywhere she turns, erotic imagery is embedded in the town. From phallic tombstones to huge buildings which dominate the skyline in pairs to look like tits, it's as though Freud himself designed Garma as an assault on the psyche.
There are very few films which can reproduce the essence of dreams. Some use the easy way of dressing some schmuck up in a clown-suit, armed with a butcher knife in one hand and a soda-siphon in the other, all accompanied by a fish-eye lens and the 'Big-Top' theme. OK, so we hate clowns, but you get our gist. The notion of putting a dream onscreen is mostly doomed to fail, however Bazzoni is able to achieve this rare act without making the viewer aware of their waking state. Vittorio Storaro's cinematography is dreamlike, with a subtle haze and open vistas of sweeping splendour haunted by lurking menace. With all elements in place, Footprints is almost unique in capturing both the structure and language of a dream.
Footprints is a movie you don't actually sit down to watch, you can only experience it. Any attempt to pin the whole thing down is as futile as trying to stamp on a cloud. The whole story washes over the viewer and the waves gently carry you along. You will notice that we aren't going to go into the story all that much, as we wouldn't want to give everything away—not to mention that there isn't all that much aside from the Giallo element, of which Footprints is everything. The most wondrous, nightmarish dreams can haunt you during your waking hours, but though most is gone from your memory, the essence will claw away at the back of your mind without mercy. To experience Footprints is to see a movie like few others.
We've through this for some time, and Footprints only adds more proof for our theory, and it is this: the Italian movie industry must have production-line of weird ginger kids for their films. Pick of the bunch was Silvia Collatina, whose peering eyes and general resemblance to Professor Yaffle put viewers on edge in House by the Cemetery. Here we have the talented Nicholetta Elmi, whom by this point was already a veteran of Who Saw Her Die, Flesh for Frankenstein and Bay of Blood, and once Footprints was in the can, went straight into Profondo Rosso! With a career like that, it's only right she quit the biz as an adult for the medical profession.
One sequence will make anyone who has ever stayed in Rome is when Bolkan settles down for the traditional Italian business breakfast of Espresso and a pack of Dunhills. You certainly won't get that on the 'tourist menu' at the average tratoria. Such decadent, self-destructive cuisine further sets Alice down the path of self-destruction, and her entry into Garma suggests that she is has been guided there by some divine hand in order to cleanse her soul.
There are certain films which have garnered acclaim for inventing their own version of the world and let innocent interlopers become enmeshed in the madness of their creation. Most memorably was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Footprints succeeds with the same feat. The town of Garma is nothing but hostile to Alice, and she can't understand why—yet she has never been there before to trouble its' residents. She is struck by in ingenious sense of reverse deja-vu, where everyone else swears she has been there before.
With her repressed psyche begging to find itself, Alice goes to the extreme of dressing in her alternate self through a wig, makeup, clothes and shoes. While this certainly furthers the gaillo theme, the transgender subtext of it practically shouts to be heard: this sequence is a dream for transvestites, as they find their alternate selves utilizing the same methods. What better way could there be in turning the Giallo on its' head by having the lead character concealing her own identity and taunting herself by her actions?
Another of the films' key assets is the music score, supplied by the eminently capable Nicola Piovana. The music serves the material in every respect, from echoing the desolate nature of Garma's streets, tuning in perfectly with the isolation Alice feels when reality crumbles beneath her feet. In the conventional sense, Piovana spurs on the pace when needed, turning the score into a driving force when Alice arrives at her final destination. That the musical motifs are as superbly realised as they are should come as no surprise, bring an early work from a woman who would eventually win the Academy Award for her efforts with La Vita e Bella in 1997.
Footprints is a movie about finding the dark side within yourself, even though we might not think it exists. When Rolf Harris wrote his autobiography, he was unsettled to find that he was not nearly as nice a person as he thought he was. Here, Alice's personality is split, with the less-pleasant side sheltering deep within. Regardless of how she stumbles blindly through the streets of Garma baffled by the insinuations of the locals, she has no idea that a self-fulfilling prophecy is unfolding around her. The repressed memories are slowly reappearing to release the darker personality within. Hollywood has explored the same themes, with Total Recall and The Long Kiss Goodnight being two examples, and in both, the central character rejects the emerging bastard they truly are. Footprints easily achieves the same thing with neither guns nor explosions, and manages to get under the skin without being subcutaneously injected. There is so much to be said for the combination of exquisite cinematography, subtle direction and haunting atmosphere, with Footprints fusing them beautifully.
We can't possibly review Footprints without mentioning the sterling work of Florinda Bolkan. The Brazilian-born actress is one of the best actresses not only to grace the genre, but it's hard to even think of another who can display depth with almost no effort. Here she not only gives a life to her character, but manages to keep her alternate life just beyond her grasp, with her desperate scrabbling to put the pieces together nothing short of captivating. We have always admired her work, with Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Don't Torture a Duckling being our favourites. Besides, no actress can furrow their brow like Florinda Bolkan—not one of them.
Footprints is something that you can't really put your finger on in terms of opinion—it will polarise people; those who like to soak up cinematic atmosphere will just go ga-ga over the movies, whereas those looking for something a bit more challenging will want to be aware that this film isn't exactly going to tax the ol' logic circuits. The best we can say is that you should take our advice onboard and them make up your own mind, as there is just a movie where much of the time is taken up about someone who might possibly be trying to wax a Brazilian…
It should be pointed out primarily that this copy of Footprints is a 'Shameless Fan Edition', meaning that in order to restore the movie to as close as the director originally intended, scenes that have long been excised from certain prints have been obtained from the best surviving prints possible, regardless of the quality.
Generally, the image is pretty good, a few jitters in the print aside, with Vittorio Storaro's camerawork having a nice pleasing cinematic look to it and the level of detail in the non-reinstated material is nice; Garma has an arid feel that makes you want to reach for a long, cool summer drink.
Should you have the ability to control the 'overscan' setting on your TV, might we suggest you leave it in the 'on' position. This is because the aspect ratio spends some of the time shrinking and expanding back to fill the screen. We have witnessed the same thing when watching The Pink Panther Strikes Again, but this is not nearly as severe as the Sellers movie.
Shameless presents Footprints with not one, but two audio options—a vanilla English language mono dub and an Italian stereo dub. Generally, the English track is stronger, but sounds a little muffled, whereas the Italian one is quieter, but sounds more natural. Both soundtracks feature a degree of hiss, the Italian track has hiss that is quite prominent, but this is nothing to spoil your enjoyment.
There is one moment when a scene is hit by a disorientating gap in dialogue, and we're not sure if this is a fault with the original audio track or some artistic choice, but other than this, we have no complaints about the audio on Footprints. It should be pointed out that the material taken from non-English prints is in Italian with English subtitles, but true European movie fans will be watching in Italian anyway.
Trailers: Both the US theatrical trailer and the US video trailer have been included for your edification. The latter is particularly bizarre, as it is taken from a videotape release and retitled Primal Impulse and as cheesy as it gets.
English Credits: The Anglicised titles sequence has been thrown in for good measure, allowing the viewer to see how the titles would have appeared in English-speaking territories. This has been taken from a fuzzy VHS source, but it's nice to see them all the same.
Image Gallery: Numerous stills and bits of publicity material can be found here; they are presented in a manner similar to photo galleries on Doctor Who DVDs—as a slideshow set to music from the film. It ends on what is presumably the Polish film poster, which is as reassuringly bonkers as most other Polish theatrical posters—did you ever see the one for Escape from the Planet of the Apes? Yeesh!
Shameless Trailer Reel: As Chris Tarrant used to say on TISWAS 'this is what they want!'—all twenty of Shameless' titles are represented here; this is precisely the sort of thing that would liven up a party and give you something to cheer and jeer at during just such a drunken event.
Well, this review is shorter than we usually do, but it's rare that a movie comes along which defies regular critical analysis as Footprints does. The images are gorgeously-filmed and romantically startling, the atmosphere utterly unique and we can say that you'll be hard-pushed to find another film as mind-scrambling as this one. It has been cruelly neglected over the years, but Shameless has released it from its imprisonment in a dank, European vault and into the shining brightness of DVD. We can only urge you to experience Footprints for yourself, and you'll be rewarded with something utterly unique, and the haunting fear that someone who hates you is hiding behind your own eyes. Stunning.
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Hmmm. I'm not finding a US release. I was hoping to give it a rent.
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 31st August 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Italian
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailers, English Opening Titles, Photo Gallery, Trailer Reel
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Luigi Bazzoni
Cast: Florinda Bolkan, Klaus Kinski, Lila Kedrova
Genre: Mystery
Length: 92 minutes
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Women are asking to get raped by wearing short skirts. Really? -___-
i watched this vid by one of my fav youtubers!!! and i totally agree with what she has to say on this,
i really wanna know what you think of this topic, so watch the vid
and tell me what you think
we as woman should be free to wear whatever we want!!! :)
edit: some people have no idea why i'm posting this from reading some of the comments, you should have watched the vid tut tut,
anyway its because Indonesia is thinking of banning mini skirts so that men won't want to rape them.
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no more then a hoodie mean you should be shot
no woman are not asked for being raped no one ask for that... but this is old as hell sweetie it's nothing new at all, hell the greatest comedian of all time George Carlin even jokes on the issue.
Living life one day at a time
I didn't watch the vid but anyone who says that is just sick. Pathetic excuses by people who are digusting human beings who deserve to die slowly and painfully.
It doesn't matter what a women is wearing, predators aren't picky. Sexual assult can happen to anyone. Hell, you could be covered up from head to toe and still be raped. What I also hate is how they blame the women if she happens to be assaulted. It's like they're literally saying that men are too stupid to control their urges, therefore they cannot be taken into account if they happen to attack an innocent women because hey, "they were asking for it."
Let me let you guys in on a secret: just because a women is wearing clothing that shows off her body, does not mean it's an open invitation. Please, just stop that shit right now. I can't tell you how many guys I had to beat off because they considered a short dress "an invitation"
^Don't go saying things like "just stop that shit right now". If a woman wants to show off her body, that's fine with me, but you shouldn't go freak out when a guy approaches you and makes a comment about it being an "invitation", because such a comment is usually meant as a stupid, lame joke anyway.
On the other hand, sexual predators may lose their control by seeing a woman wearing a short skirt, but that has nothing to do with the girl, only with their own sick characteristic.
Guest passes!! <3
Dave Chappelle Explains It The Best.
But guys that sexually assault women are going to do it even if all women wore trash bags and orange socks. They don't care what you got on they just want some sex.
Love it how men blame women for their lack of control over their dicks. You can wear a mini skirt and still make it classy depending on what you put with it. Love it how one article of clothing can be considered something that is wrong for you to wear if one person wears it in a 'slutty' manner. It's just a piece of cloth, put it together tastefully and it's seen as an adorable piece. Put it together with something trailer trashy, and you get slutty.
I use to wear mini skirts when I was a little younger, but now I'm self conscious over it because I have an ass and minis just don't cover it. Therefore I wear mostly jeans; and guess what, I get hit on more in those than in a skirt. But just because I'm wearing jeans that fit my curves doesn't mean I'm being 'asked' to get raped. Just like I'm not being asked to get raped if I wear a low cut top. I have boobs, and they like to breathe every now and then. So shove it or I'll have to go on a Loranna Bobbet spree.
Lol! Short skirts are perfect for any outfit but it depends on the rest of the outfit. It looks over-the-top to have a complete slutty outfit whereas just one revealing item is enough for me. Nobody asks to be raped, and nobody asks to be judged either.
♥♥♫♥Its so good gal turn me on♥♥♫♪
I wear short skirts for just this reason, yet it never happens
You gotta catch a glimpse in the wind with skirts, its easier to perve on boobs.
slice and dice
That's disgusting. No matter what they're wearing, no woman deserves to be raped..
This is such a narrow-minded thing to say. I mean SERIOUSLY?
Ruri Gokou is my waifu.
Too bad they haven't found oil in Indonesia. Right, United States?


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A NEW group of travellers has set up camp at Hilltop playing fields in Little Lever this afternoon.
Five caravans and other vehicles have been spotted on the fields this afternoon, and a council officer has already visited the camp to serve them with a notice to leave.
It is understood the camp is travelling to the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, an annual gathering of travellers, which runs from June 5 to June 11.
Cllr Paul Richardson, Little Lever and Darcy Lever's newly elected UKIP councillor, said: "I have had several calls from local residents about this already.
"The traveller liaison officer from the town hall has been up straight away and I saw him handing out bits of paper to the people in the camp.
"We don't want this in Little Lever - we have got a traveller camp site down in Hall Lane.
"There is no need for them to use the playing fields."
Cllr Richardson said residents are concerned after the playing fields were visited by travellers four or five years ago and left it untidy when the camp moved on.
The Little Lever arrival follows a visit made by a group of travellers to Moss Bank Park on May 20.
Bolton Council issued them with a 24-hour notice to leave the area, prompting them to move to the car park of the former Homebase shop in Manchester Road on May 23.
They then briefly visited Leverhulme Park on May 24 before leaving Bolton.
A Bolton Council spokesman said: "A group of travellers has set up camp in Little Lever.
"We have served a notice to them to leave within 24 hours and if they do not we will be applying to the magistrates court for a summons."


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Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the driving force behind the H.R. 2930 crowdfund investing bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate, discovered crowdfunding the same way many of America's college frat houses sate their thirst: through Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Scrolling through his twitter feed, McHenry stumbled upon a tweet by advertising executive Michael Migliozzi II asking people to invest in Pabst Brewing Company for as little as $5 dollars. By the end of February 2010, roughly five million Americans had pledged over $200 million dollars to own a stake the ailing brewing company. Of course, the five million funders ever-so-slightly surpassed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 35 unaccredited investor limit, so the SEC put a stop to the purchase — but for McHenry, the PBR experiment demonstrated the massive potential of crowdfund investing.
In an economic environment where the dollar faces increasing pressure, where bank lending is scarce and expensive, where 25 million Americans are out of work, we cannot afford to "operate under the same rules and regulations … we used in the era of the rotary telephone," said Representative McHenry Monday at the SoHo Loft Capital Creation and Crowdfunding Conference in Manhattan.
Representative Patrick McHenry, left, chats with event attendees (Photo: Eric Blattberg)
Onerous regulation is holding back businesses seeking to raise capital, argued McHenry, and nowhere is that more apparent than in state regulation. Under current state regulations on securities registrations, for example, "If you raise [capital] from 30 individuals in the state of Connecticut, you're limited to only five in the state of Colorado," scoffed McHenry.
After listening to testimony from the folks at Startup Exemption, McHenry drafted H.R. 2930, "The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act." Based largely on Startup Exemption's proposed crowdfund investing framework, the bill creates crowdfunding exemptions for firms and businesses seeking to raise up to $2 million dollars through online platforms — or "portals," as McHenry calls them. It also includes a threshold of $10,000 or 10% of income as the individual investment cap, removes the ban on general solicitation by preempting the Blue Sky Laws, and overrides state regulatory authority. McHenry feels that "light-touch regulation" from the SEC is sufficient, though he failed to specify precisely what actual mandates the organization plans to enact.
McHenry's original H.R. 2930 proposal changed as it continued its journey to become law — he originally proposed a $5 million investment cap, compared to the modified $1 million limit (or $2 million if a company audits its financials) — but such is the nature of lawmaking. House Republicans and Democrats worked together to amend the bill, originally one and a half pages, to its the current dozen-page format. A result of rare bipartisan cooperation and compromise, the bill sailed through the House with an overwhelming 407–17 majority vote. It even garnered a statement of support from the Obama administration. "To get a bipartisan bill through the House of Representatives — and to get President Obama to sign on — is kind of the equivalent of getting [JPMorgan Chase CEO] Jamie Dimon down to Zuccotti Park to play in the drum circle," joked McHenry.
Some senators weren't satisfied with H.R. 2930, however, opting to introduce their own competing legislation. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) proposed S. 1970, and Scott Brown (R-MA) put forward S. 1971 (more details here). Even if H.R. 2930 flounders and dies in the senate — as McHenry worries it might — he would not support either of the senators' proposals in their current forms. "They don't open the space up enough," said McHenry of the senators' crowdfunding legislation. "They don't preempt Blue Skies, they don't allow enough dollar raising … and the Merkley bill still demands state regulation."
As previously mentioned, H.R. 2930 is currently awaiting review in the Senate. "Most good things go to the Senate to die," declared McHenry. "We have to make sure this legislation does not die so we can free this space up and actually get capital flowing. That's what it's all about."


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Orioles pay a visit to the Bronx
The American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles will pay a visit to Yankee Stadium on Friday to open a three-game series with the New York Yankees.
After losing three in a row, the Orioles won consecutive games against Boston and took the series with Thursday's 3-2 victory. Adam Jones, who has hit safely in all nine games including six multi-hit games, drove in the game- tying run in the fifth inning and later knocked in the go-ahead run in the seventh. Chris Davis belted his major league-leading sixth home run and also leads the majors with 19 RBI.
"I don't think our guys feel like one guy's got to do it, and that's a good mentality to have," skipper Buck Showalter said. "Someone else is going to pick them up. I don't think anyone feels like they're carrying the load."
The victory marked the Orioles' fifth consecutive series win at Fenway Park and as a result, they are now tied with the Red Sox atop the division standings.
Meanwhile, the Yankees were rained out in Cleveland on both Wednesday and Thursday night. Winners of three in a row, they are within a half-game of the division lead. New York will play 19 of its next 32 games at home.
The Yankees on Friday will turn to ace C.C. Sabathia, who looked like the usual Sabathia at Detroit on Sunday when he tossed seven shutout innings and yielded only four hits. No Tigers baserunner reached third base. It was a marked improvement from his first outing, in which he lasted only five innings after giving up four runs on eight hits to go along with four walks.
"He pitched really good," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said after Sunday's game. "He threw other stuff in fastball counts, made good pitches, 3-2 changeups, backdoor breaking balls. He pitched really good."
Despite the recent rainouts, Sabathia is taking his normal turn in the rotation. He has gone 16-4 with a 3.12 ERA in his career against Baltimore.
For Baltimore, right-hander Miguel Gonzalez will look to notch his second win in as many tries to start the season. Gonzalez was sharp in his first outing at Tampa Bay last Thursday, as he allowed two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory.
Last year, the Orioles trailed New York by as many as 10 games before rallying down the stretch to tied it up with three to play. They faced off in a tight division series and, of course, it was Sabathia who pitched to victory in the deciding fifth game.


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Did you miss the Virginia Cavaliers vs. Oregon Ducks Beavers Pac 12 basketball game Sunday? We've got the highlights for you. Mike Scott had 17 points and 13 rebounds and visiting Virginia continued its strong defensive play in a 67-54 win over Oregon. Devoe Joseph tallied 16 points for the Ducks (6-3), who lost at home for the first time in six games this season.
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Twitter Beef of the Day: Kevin Randleman Wants to "Rip a Piece" Off Matt Riddle
(Who said "Huuuge bitch!" behind my back?! Who said it?!)
As anyone who has married friends will tell you, no matter how funny it is to let said friend complain about how terrible/annoying/insufferable their wife is, you are never to make fun of said wife unless given a direct order to do so. Apparently something of this nature went down between Kevin Randleman and Matt Riddle recently, as Randleman recently unleashed nothing short of a deluge of threats aimed at Riddle over Twitter, citing alleged comments Riddle had made to his wife as his reasoning for wanting to "rip a piece off" the TUF 7 alum.
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And What I Think About It...
I came across this in my files the other day. I have two versions of it, and neither have an author listed. They're only slightly different. I think my friend Sammie in Nebraska sent me one of them. Anyway, here it is, and may I remember it as I get older myself!
My Prayer
Lord, you know better than I realize myself that I am growing older and will soon be old.
Keep me from getting too talkative and particularly guard me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.
Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody's affairs.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details and give me wings to get to the point.
I ask for grace enough to listen to the tales of others' pains. Help me to endure them with patience.
But seal my lips on my own aches and pains and curb my pleasure in reciting them -- a practice that is becoming sweeter as the years go by.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet and even if I can't be a saint, keep me from becoming a sour old person whose attitude testifies for the Devil instead of the loving Savior.
Make me thoughtful but not moody, helpful but not bossy -- even though with my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all.
Lord, most of all, You know how much I'm going to need friendship in my golden years. Help me to be a lovable and loving person.
I ask this in Your mercy and by Your grace.


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Bayside, Rego Park and Forest Hills take a bow for receiving the distinction of being listed among the borough's most child-friendly communities in the five boroughs in a new study that weighed school quality, safety, access to healthy food, parkland and jobs.
The Manhattan-based Citizens Committee for Children of New York City, a nonprofit child advocacy organization, released its report last week, tracking the status of children in every community district in the city, and reported that overall conditions for children have improved in recent years. But in some areas, children still experience challenges such as poverty, poor health care and housing conditions, high unemployment and a lack of healthy food.
The study named Bayside, Rego Park and Forest Hills as well as Tottenville in Staten Island tops in the city, with Mott Haven in the Bronx coming in last and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn just ahead of it.
Within Queens, the other top neighborhoods ranked by the study were Flushing and Fresh Meadows/Briarwood, followed in the next tier of child-friendliness by Queens Village, Howard Beach, Ridgewood/Glendale and Woodhaven.
The third tier included Sunnyside/Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst/Corona, the Rockaways and Jamaica/St. Albans. Bringing up the rear in the study, Astoria/Long Island City stood alone as the borough's least child-friendly neighborhood, but was still ranked ahead of Mott Haven and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
"We know that public investments that support child well-being pay off, for example, with across-the-board improvements in prenatal care, access to health insurance and education outcomes," said Jennifer March-Joly, Citizens Committee for Children of New York City's executive director. "But for too many children, the community they grow up in will have a profound impact on their ability to succeed."
Queens is doing well, said the Citizens Committee for Children of New York City. The study findings showed that the median household income rose 9 percent in 2005 to $48,093 from $44,233 in 2002 (numbers are adjusted for inflation).
The number of children under 18 living in poverty declined, with 18.5 percent in this category in 2006 compared to 19.2 percent in 2000, the study said. Queens had 11.9 library books per child in fiscal year 2006, compared with 10.5 in Brooklyn, 3.1 in the Bronx, 6.9 in Manhattan and 8.9 in Staten Island.
In education, the study ranks Queens well: From 2006-07, 58.2 percent of students met state and city reading standards, 74.5 percent met math standards and 54.6 percent of the class of 2006 graduated from high school — the best statistics in the city in all but the graduation rate.
Life is not all perfect in Queens, however, the study said. In 2002, 21.9 percent of renters spent half or more of their income on rent, a figure which climbed to 27.9 percent by 2005, the study showed.
The number of youth felony arrests increased to 4,338 in 2006, up from 3,773 in 2001, the study showed. In 2006, 21,231 children under 6 needed subsidized child care and did not receive it, and 102,879 school-age children needed out-of-school programs in 2007 and did not receive them, the study said.
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Goatboy wrote:I think what we're tying to say is that there are one million and one ways to do this. You seem to be asking a lot in your question, and it sounds like you want the work done for you. "How" to do it is simple: program it.
DiviTee wrote:It would be easy for php programmer, so I have wordlis.txt file on my server there are all possible passwords each in new line, so how to make php script thats takes text from 1. line sets form value to qqq submits, checks for errors, if no then stop, if error, clears form takes text from 2. line and repeats it till got no error.
The password page is simple html form with submit button, when enter invalid pass its just says wrong next to it and i can try again.
tremor77 wrote:That's ultra-bloated and slow as fuck.. there are 17,576 possible password combos using any 3 letters from the the alphabet. You going to click a form submit for each one in the event that it is ZZZ? Oh, and are the passwords CaSe SenSitVe? Not to mentions a 17,576 line long text file to make your server script read from... when a nice clean math loop will work far better... and auto submit to the form.. and CURL to read the result and save the winner. All you should do is click GO, take a piss break, come back and have your result.
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