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Make-Ahead Gluten-Free Muffins
Serve these make-ahead gluten-free muffins warm from the oven with gluten-free honey butter for an excellent breakfast treat. This muffin batter will be good even after three days in the fridge. The muffins will be more dense as the batter sits, but they're still delicious.
Make-Ahead Muffins
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Yield: 18 servings
3/4 cup minus 2 teaspoons (110 grams) sweet rice flour
1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon (46 grams) millet flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups gluten-free cereal flakes
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries
In a large bowl, combine the sweet rice flour, millet flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, and salt.
Mix until the mixture is all one color.
In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla
Beat with a wire whisk until smooth.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Stir in the cereal flakes and raisins or cranberries.
You can bake the muffins immediately at this point or cover and refrigerate the batter for up to three days.
To bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Line muffin cups with paper liners; spray the liners sparingly with nonstick cooking spray.
Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, until the muffins are set and light golden-brown.
Cool the muffins in the muffin tins for 3 minutes and then carefully move them to wire racks to cool completely. Serve warm.
Per serving: Calories 136 (From Fat 34); Fat 4g (Saturated 0g); Cholesterol 13mg; Sodium 174mg; Carbohydrate 25g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Protein 2g.
Instead of the raisins or cranberries, try using chopped dates, chopped dried apricots, dried blueberries, or dried mixed fruit.


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Ghajini (2008) lyrics and translation: Aye Bachchu
One of the best and most popular songs from the soundtrack to Rang De Basanti (2006), brought to us by the same music director, lyricist and actor as Ghajini's, was Masti ki Paathshala (school of mischief -- the song is available at this YouTube link). Heavy on Hinglish, it was representative of emotions and attitudes of its target audience, who made it one of the bigger hits of the decade. The song spawned off another Hinglish hit with innovative lyrics (although with arguably less emotional depth) the following year, Dard-e-Disco in Om Shanti Om (2007). There's even an upcoming film titled 'Paathshala', starring Shahid Kapoor (a big fan of Aamir, the film admittedly inspired (no pun intended; inspiration is good, it's plagiarism we have issues with, not at all a concern here) in some ways by Taare Zameen Par (2007)). Point is, 'Masti Ki Paathshala' was enough of a phenomenal success to be a trend-setter, the term infused in pop culture.
With Aye Bachchu, the team presents 'Masti ki wine' (wine of mischief). I'd like to think it refers specifically to this kind, featured in a film I saw recently :)
Like Paathshaala, Aye Bachchu is heavy on Hinglish. Clearly targeted at the youth, it features a bindaas female character, and its beginning almost reminds one of the radio edit to Oops...I did it again by Britney Spears (don't ask me how I know that -- we've all made our mistakes. :) The vocals by Suzanne D'Mello are very good (really liked her in Jhoom from Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) -- the word is very prominent here too). The lyrics are apt -- for a song that belongs to the all-out entertainer that Ghajini is, it meets expectations. It's peppy, and the closest we get to an ordinary Bollywood track (relatively speaking -- we'd be praising it if it were in most other albums) in a soundtrack full of excellent and extraordinary songs.
Having said that, think it'll serve its purpose well. I really enjoyed the treatment of 'Dum dum dummak dum' in it. Contrast with the treatment of the same words at the very beginning of Chhalka in Saathiya (2002), which also had music by Rahman.
Isn't this picture fitting (except, perhaps, that the lever should be directed at 'on')? Trivia time: There was a song in an Aamir Khan starrer that would fit in well, almost perfectly with 20 fewer volts. Which song is that, and from which film? (Hint: It's from a movie that was discussed here this year).
On to the song, which you can listen to here. Here are the lyrics and my translation. Lyrically, not near the most emotionally involved of the album, although I don't doubt it will be well integrated in the film and with plenty of oomph.
A big thank you to visitor Gulabo for sharing a link to the picture source in this comment. This note added 12/4: She also got the trivia right! The song is Khambe jaisi khadi hai from Dil (1990 - discussed here), the specific line 2:05 into this YouTube video, which includes a translation.
Disclaimer: Copyrights to this song review and translation are owned by the blogger. Any reproduction or reuse without the expressed written consent of theBollywoodFan is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent permissible by law. Please feel free to link to this post.
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This is my fav song, got a catchy beat!
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanks for this translation. It's very good. Is 'Quiston' really called 'parts'. Has it more meanings? I don't speak Urdu so I put this question. I am learning new words from you, keep it up!
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
Oh my goodness!
Thank you so much for the translation.
It really rocks.
The song is my favorite song in the Ghajini soundtrack.
I'm really confused who will gonna picturised the song, but I think this song will go on Jiah (based on the Tamil Ghajini). But Asin's pic seems to match the song. O_o
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi all, and thank you for your comments!
Anonymous: It does have a catchy beat. I really like the use of the guitar here. It's more than good enough to be used in sports stadiums during TV timeouts! The Indian Premier League of cricket -- are you reading this?
Saurabh: Yes, 'qist' means portion or part. It's commonly used for TV show episode too. It also means debt. We can all learn so much from these lyricists. Prasoon Joshi has a long way to go before he is mentioned alongside Javed Akhtar and Gulzar, but he is one of the finest of his generation!
Emily: I haven't seen the Tamil Ghajini, and you might be correct. It'll be interesting, no doubt. Those pictures confuse me too! They've kept the spotlight away from Jiah's look and role.
- Sunday, November 30, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
PS: Emily, thank you for the link!
I debated seeing the Tamil Ghajini and Memento prior to Aamir's Ghajini, but figured I'd be better off waiting until after :)
- Monday, December 01, 2008
- Darshit said...
There, fun is out there in words, in song, in music, in voice of Suzzane.
The way she sings jum jamaak, tam tamaak, chap chapaak. Awesome.
That Saathya reference is interesting.
Have you noted 'Nageena' word? It is also used in 'Behka Behka'. Intersting?!!
- Tuesday, December 02, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Darshit: Suzanne has always been a very good singer for this genre. Good catch with 'nageena'!
- Tuesday, December 02, 2008
- Darshit said...
Talking about that Trivia.
Are you referring to 'Rangeela'?????
'Mangta hai kya??'
- Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Aah, you win! It is Asin's song! I'm surprised to see the promo released so soon:
- Thursday, December 04, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Darshit: It's not Mangta Hai Kya from Rangeela. :( Thanks for trying, though!
Gulabo: Thank you for the link!
- Thursday, December 04, 2008
You're welcome TBF!
I just realized that you had a mini quiz for the Aamirians. I think I know the answer XD Could you be referring to 'Kambe Jaisi Kadi Hai' from Dil? I remember there's a line from the song Aamir teases that the girl has "char chau chaliz voltage" in her? (excuse my Hindi/Urdu as I'm still learning!) I believe he says 440 volts!
- Thursday, December 04, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Gulabo: that's it! Great! The song is indeed 'Khambe jaisi khadi hai' from Dil (1990 - discussed here), the specific line 2:05 into this YouTube video, with translation.
It is 'Char sau chalis', where char = four, sau = hundred, and chalis = 40, hence 440, as you say.
- Thursday, December 04, 2008


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This recipe dresses the squash up a bit, and pairs it with a wonderful lemon-tahini sauce, toasted pine nuts, and caramelized red onions. The flavors in this dish compliment each of the others fantastically... not that you'd expect anything different from the incredible chefs behind Ottolenghi. (I've sung my praises of the London-based Ottolenghi in the past, here.)
Notes: If you don't have butternut squash around, sweet potatoes will substitute well. Also, za'atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend that can be a little hard to come by, so if you can't find it I've included a substitute blend in the recipe below.
Adapted from Jerusalem by Yottam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi also seen here
Roasted Butternut Squash & Red Onion with Tahini Sauce
roasted squash & red onion
1 large butternut squash (about 3 lb.), cut into 3/4 x 2 1/2-inch wedges
2 medium red onions, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
Extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt & black pepper
tahini sauce
3 tablespoons tahini
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2-4 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 small garlic clove, crushed
1/4 cup pine nuts
Sea salt
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon za'atar (To substitute: 1 teaspoon each of sumac & sesame seeds, 1/2 teaspoon each of thyme, marjoram, & oregano, and a pinch of salt. Whiz in a spice grinder for a few seconds.)
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
A few handfuls of arugula to serve over (optional)
roasted squash & red onion
Preheat oven to 475°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
Put the squash in a medium bowl, add about 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and some black pepper. Toss well. Spread squash on one of the baking sheets.
In the now-empty bowl, toss the onion with a tablespoon of the oil, a generous pinch of salt, and a little black pepper. Spread the onions on the other baking sheet.
Place both baking sheets in the oven. Roast the onions for about 15-20 minutes, until they are tender and caramelized. Remove onion sheet from the oven and set aside. Allow the squash to continue roasting for an additional 10-15 minutes (for a total time of 25-35 minutes) until the
vegetables have taken on some color and are cooked through. Remove squash sheet from the oven, add the squash to the sheet with the onions, then set it all aside to cool.
tahini sauce
While the vegetables are roasting, place the tahini in a small bowl along with the lemon juice, water, garlic, and salt. Whisk until the sauce is the consistency of honey, adding more water or tahini if necessary. Set aside.
Toast the pine nuts in a small frying pan over medium-low heat with a drizzle of olive oil and a 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir often, until the nuts are golden brown. Remove from the heat and transfer the nuts to a small bowl to stop cooking.
To serve, spread the vegetables out on a large serving platter over a bed of arugula (if using) and drizzle the tahini sauce over top. Sprinkle the pine nuts on top, followed by the za'atar (or substituted spice blend, if using) and parsley.
Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish, 4 as a side
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Amnesty Slams Nigerian Police Over Secret Killings
Amnesty International, AI, has slammed the Nigeria Police and the Federal Government over extra-judicial killings in the country, reports the AFP. AI said in a report released Tuesday that Nigeria has largely failed to investigate hundreds of killings by police and relatives of the victims are often left without explanations.
The report from the London-based rights group follows up on its 2009 investigation alleging hundreds of police killings every year, many of which may have amounted to extrajudicial killings, it said.
"In the three years since that report appeared, unlawful police killings have continued virtually unchecked and with wholly ineffective investigations, according to Nigerian NGOs such as the Legal Defence and Assistance Project," Amnesty said in its report.
"Although some killings have been investigated and some police have been prosecuted, the vast majority are not the subject of adequate inquiry."
In a statement accompanying the report it said "hundreds of fatal police shootings… are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian justice system."
Nigerian police spokesman Frank Mba declined to comment when contacted by AFP, saying he had not yet seen the report.
The report, focusing on Rivers State in the southern oil-producing Niger Delta region of Africa's most populous nation, cites examples such as the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy who police suspected of stealing a bag.
According to Amnesty, an officer kicked the boy as he lay on the ground and they left him there even after the trader whose bag was stolen said the boy was not the culprit.
It said no officer is known to have been investigated over the death.
The report also describes conditions at a mortuary in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The mortuary at Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, closed to new cases in July 2012, was overcrowded with bodies dumped in various places and lacking in equipment.
Bodies of those killed by police have also not been released to families within a reasonable time for burial, according to the report.
Amnesty said it feared that other mortuaries in the country operated in a similar fashion.
"To have one of your friends or family members killed by the authorities causes terrible anguish, but never to find out the truth of what actually happened to them causes a particular agony for relatives of the victims," Lucy Freeman, Amnesty's deputy director for Africa, said in the statement.
"Many of the victims killed by the police each year may have been unlawfully killed — including in what constitutes extrajudicial executions."
Nigerian security forces have often faced accusations of brutality, including summary executions and arbitrary arrests.


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SEOUL, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Samsung is reportedly planning to release the successor to its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone in early 2014, a South Korean tech website reports.
Manufacturing of the Samsung Galaxy S5 -- possible in two versions, metal and plastic -- will begin in Vietnam in January 2014, ET News reported.
Such a release would constitute an acceleration of the company's normal release cycle, reinforcing rumors slow sales of the S4 have forced Samsung to move up plans for its new handset, the website said.
The Galaxy S5 may be released in two versions -- a premium model with a metal chassis and flexible screen and a lower-priced model with a plastic casing and regular display, ET News said, quoting an unnamed Samsung official.
Internally, the specifications of the two versions are said to be identical, it said, with a reported 5-inch display, 3 gigabytes of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, and Android KitKat 4.4 as its operating system.
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Google Translate for Android will now offer downloadable offline language packs. So now when you're staring at a weird sign in a country where you don't speak the language, your phone will actually be able to help you.
This solves one of the hugely obvious problems with the translation app. When you're traveling abroad, you usually don't have access to the Internet. That also happens to be when translations are most useful.
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Phoenix Glacier relic ice
I'm in South Greenland drilling low tech metal pipes into the ice to calibrate high tech satellite, aircraft, and model data.
Flying over this landscape, it's stunning how much the ice has retreated. Annual (let alone summer) average air temperatures at nearby Narsarsuaq have been above the melting point 39 of the past 51 years [1]. Unequivocal evidence of rapid ice retreat; relic stranded ice [2] was what led Denmark to support scientists at GEUS to install modern ice monitoring measurements in 2001. The observations are now called "Q transect" as part of the PROMICE network around Greenland.
I was stunned to witness (and photograph) more stranded relic ice on the sides of the glacier. Notice how no ice is feeding Phoenix's wings from upstream.
The glacier's current shape resembles a Phoenix, with wings (relic ice) outstretched to the front, and the phoenix has a demise, like this glacier.
We're here surveying the damage with Shane Smith of Vice media for an up coming spot on HBO.
Vice supported the installation of six ablation stakes at elevations between 390 and 1100 m on the Qassimiut lobe of the ice sheet, hence the name Q transect.
The stakes are carefully tied into a coordinate system using the antenna at the upper right recording the site elevation and horizontal position by differential GPS.
This Phoenix should of course rise again, but not until after another ice age. When that happens? It's gonna be a while.
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Work Cited
- [1] Cappelen, John, DMI Monthly Climate Data Collection 1768-2010, Denmark, The Faroe Islands and Greenland. Dansk Meteorol. Inst. Tech. Rap., 11-05, 54 pp, 2011.
- [2] Podlech; Steffen, Christoph Mayer, Carl Egede Bøggild, Glacier Retreat, Mass-Balance and Thinning: Sermilik Glacier, South Greenland, Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, Volume 86, Issue 4, pages 305–317, December 2004, DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2004.00234.x


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The 18,000 job cuts -- the largest in the company's 39-year history -- are mostly at cutting overlap and waste from the recently acquired Nokia handset business, but there are plenty of positions being eliminated from engineering, too. As a result, the company is overhauling its business process and culture, adopting principles known as agile development.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, in a Thursday memo to employees, explained that the company is seeking to streamline company operations, a move that should better help the software giant operate in what Mr. Nadella described earlier as a "mobile-first and cloud-first world."
In the memo Mr. Nadella noted:
First, will simplify the way we work to drive greater accountability, become more agile and move faster. As part of modernizing our engineering processes the expectations we have from each of our disciplines will change. In addition, we plan to have fewer layers of management, both top down and sideways, to accelerate the flow of information and decision making. This includes flattening organizations and increasing the span of control of people managers. In addition, our business processes and support models will be more lean and efficient with greater trust between teams.
Analysts told CIO Journal Tuesday that Microsoft will shift heavily to agile software development. In agile development, programmers rapidly write and deliver functional code in two to four weeks, a departure from the the several months or years of development associated with packaged software. Analysts said the agile approach lends itself well to developing cloud software, which must be frequently updated to remain competitive.
In the Thursday memo, most of Mr. Nadella's strategy changes addressed how he would handle Nokia, whose handset business Microsoft acquired in September. Nokia's market share has plummeted amid stiffer competition from Apple Inc.'s iOS and devices using Google Inc.'s Android platform. Mr. Nadella said the company would look to win in higher-price tiers of the mobile market. As a result, the company plans to shift certain Nokia product designs, which previously included plans to build phones powered by Android, to become Microsoft Lumia products that run Windows.
"Making these decisions to change are difficult, but necessary," said Mr. Nadella. Microsoft said it will complete most of its layoff plan by the end of the year, with full completion by June 30, 2015.


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AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern tennis teams lost their inaugural Peach Belt Conference matches against newcomer Young Harris College on Saturday afternoon at the Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex. The men lost 8-1 and the women fell 7-2. All three of GSW's wins came in doubles play.
Joseph Bjerregaard and Matt Vansant picked up the Hurricanes lone victory on the men's side with a 9-8 decision over Brecht Vangrinsven and Devin Hampton at No. 3 doubles.
Evgeniy Vinogradov pushed Joan Valls to a third set at No. 1 singles for GSW.
Southwestern has lost seven of its last nine contests and falls to 3-10 overall and 0-6 in the PBC. The Mountain Lions improve to 7-2, 3-2 in the PBC.
Tennis Match Results
Young Harris College vs Georgia Southwestern
Mar 16, 2013 at Americus, Ga.
(Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex)
#26 Young Harris College 8, Georgia Southwestern 1
Singles competition
1. Joan Valls (YHC) def. Evgeniy Vinogradov (GSW-M) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
2. Guilherme Frias (YHC) def. Jake Koonce (GSW-M) 6-0, 6-3
3. Gabriel Oliveira (YHC) def. Joseph Bjerregaard (GSW-M) 6-1, 7-6
4. Tom Gibaud (YHC) def. Matt Vansant (GSW-M) 6-3, 6-1
5. Martin Harach (YHC) def. Valentin Demande (GSW-M) 6-3, 6-3
6. Brecht Vangrinsven (YHC) def. Tommy Cangelosi (GSW-M) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Joan Valls/Guilherme Frias (YHC) def. Evgeniy Vinogradov/Tommy Cangelosi (GSW-M) 8-3
2. Gabriel Oliveira/Martin Harach (YHC) def. Jake Koonce/Valentin Demande (GSW-M) 8-4
3. Joseph Bjerregaard/Matt Vansant (GSW-M) def. Brecht Vangrinsven/Devin Hampton (YHC) 9-8
Match Notes:
Young Harris College 7-2, 3-2 PBC; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #7
Georgia Southwestern 3-10, 0-6 PBC
As was the case in the men's match on Saturday, the Lady 'Canes picked up a win at No. 3 doubles against the Mountain Lions. The ladies added a second victory in doubles at No. 2.
Kalie Douberly and Taylor Jones picked up their third PBC doubles victory of the spring with an 8-4 decision over Lina Parra Pava and Diana DiMarco.
Mollie McGowan and Ginny Jones matched their teammates with a third conference victory after defeating YHC's Victoria Herndon and Stormy Dvorak, 8-6.
The Lady Hurricanes drop to 7-12 overall and 0-8 in the conference while YHC improves to 9-3 and 4-2 in the PBC.
Tennis Match Results
Young Harris College vs Georgia Southwestern
Mar 16, 2013 at Americus, Ga.
(Susan K. Smith Tennis Complex)
Young Harris College 7, Georgia Southwestern 2
Singles competition
1. #24 Jane Plevako (YHCW) def. Kalie Douberly (GSW-W) 6-0, 6-1
2. Charlotte Dawson (YHCW) def. Carly Cangelosi (GSW-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. Charlotte Moreau (YHCW) def. Victoria Ondo (GSW-W) 6-2, 6-1
4. Lina Parra Pava (YHCW) def. Taylor Jones (GSW-W) 6-3, 6-3
5. Diana DiMarco (YHCW) def. Mollie McGowan (GSW-W) 6-0, 6-0
6. Carolina Hernandez (YHCW) def. Melinda Vansant (GSW-W) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Charlotte Dawson/Jane Plevako (YHCW) def. Carly Cangelosi/Victoria Ondo (GSW-W) 8-2
2. Kalie Douberly/Taylor Jones (GSW-W) def. Lina Parra Pava/Diana DiMarco (YHCW) 8-4
3. Mollie McGowan/Ginny Jones (GSW-W) def. Victoria Herndon/Stormy Dvorak (YHCW) 8-6
Match Notes:
Young Harris College 9-3, 4-2 PBC
Georgia Southwestern 7-12, 0-8 PBC
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George A. Romero is known popularly as the father of the modern movie zombie because of his 1968 classic, "Night of the Living Dead." But he recently had some less-than-flattering things to say about "The Walking Dead," the zombie TV series that wears its Romero influence on its sleeve.
Speaking to the U.K. newspaper the Big Issue, Romero stated that he's chosen to stay far away from the AMC series, which is pushing zombies to the forefront of the pop culture zeitgeist.
"They asked me to do a couple of episodes of 'The Walking Dead,' but I didn't want to be a part of it," Romero said.
"Basically it's just a soap opera with a zombie occasionally. I always used the zombie as a character for satire or a political criticism, and I find that missing in what's happening now."
The series is based on the comic book created by Robert Kirkman, who has frequently cited Romero's zombie films, including "Night of the Living Dead," "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead," as a huge influence.
While those films were all moderate successes in their day, they've cast a long shadow over all subsequent zombie-related works of art. By contrast, "The Walking Dead" series on AMC is a current phenomenon, with the fourth season premiere grabbing 16.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated drama series episode in basic cable history.
Romero also has been less than impressed with other films that owe a debt to his works, including Zack Snyder's remake of "Dawn of the Dead" and "World War Z." Of the changes to the mythos, including running zombies, Romero told the newspaper, "I guess Zack Snyder started that with the remake of 'Dawn of the Dead' -- fast-moving zombies, but the zombies in 'World War Z,' my God, they're like army ants!"
In 2012, Snyder told the audience at the Hero Complex Film Festival that fans of Romero's films were way more intense than other fan groups he's encountered, including people who loved Alan Moore's "Watchmen."
"Zombie fans [were more strident], for sure. One hundred percent sure," he said. "I feel like the 'Watchmen' fans, you can reason with them, you know. When they have you in an alley, you can talk your way kind of out of there. But zombie fans are certainly much more -- especially before the movie came out, and we were just talking about what the movie would be, and how we would remake 'Dawn of the Dead.' It was pretty intense."


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The makers of Return to Oz say that their rather bleak, nonmusical fantasy is more faithful to Mr. Baum's vision than "The Wizard of Oz" was. What's appropriate, however, isn't always what's right. All Ms. Balk can do is look earnest and young; Ms. Garland opened her mouth and out came Dorothy's soul.
The Nome King looks like a moveable Mt. St. Helens and he alone is magical. In fact, he blows Dorothy and her tacky-looking friends off the screen. So we end up liking the Nome King and hating Dorothy and her crowd, which I doubt was the intention of the L. Frank Baum series. [21 Jun 1985, p.1]
The inventiveness that has gone into this, and into turning Oz into a land of lavish special effects, will be lost on anyone with a fondness for the 1939 musical classic. That film will always enchant adults and children alike. This joyless new Return to Oz isn't likely to appeal to the former, and may give many of the latter a good scare. Children are sure to be startled by the new film's bleakness.
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Everyone who grew up with the full range of the Oz books is deeply in Murch's debt. However, the framework surrounding Return to Oz is dark and, I suspect, terribly frightening for very young children. [21 Jun 1985, p.1]
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Iffy for 8+
1985 sequel to American classic is tin-eared and creepy.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this movie, a sequel to the Judy Garland classic, is nowhere near as whimsical nor fantastical (nor fantastic) as the original. It has a gloomier, spookier look and feel, though it does have heart. (Dorothy, as in the first movie, is as sweet as ever.) Children 8 and younger will likely find it disturbing, especially if they're fans of the original. Some scenes show an Oz that's fallen apart, dominated by a headless princess and a vengeful, stony king. The way they go after Dorothy is a freaky, nerve-wracking sight to behold.
Messages: Courage can power you through the most frightful situations, especially when friends are in trouble.
Role models: The adults in Dorothy's world don't seem to care about what she's thinking and feeling. In fact, Auntie Em doubts her so much she leaves her in a mental ward to be sorted out. But Dorothy proves resilient; she's also loyal and principled and will go to great lengths to help friends in need.
Violence: Adults threaten a child with electroshock therapy so she stops discussing Oz. Kids nearly drown in a river's raging currents. Heads move and yell, walls connive, and a Nome King is after Dorothy. A gang of monsters chases Dorothy; one threatens to tear her to pieces. A bunch of heads terrorize her, too.
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Patch 4.1 brings a few changes for resto druids:
Efflorescence has been redesigned. It creates a healing zone at the feet of a Swiftmend target, but this healing zone now restores health equal to 4/8/12% of the amount healed by Swiftmend to the three most injured targets within 8 yards, every 1 second for 7 seconds. This periodic effect now also benefits from spell haste, but the individual ticks cannot be critical effects.
- Efflorescence has a new spell effect.
This redesign changes the Efflorescence from healing a small amount for everyone in it, to a smart heal that will heal the most injured for more. If there's anyone out there who still believes the change is a nerf, here's some napkin math. Assuming that Swiftmend heals for 15,000:
Old Efflorescence:
Six people stand in the Efflorescence and receive 30% of the Swiftmend's healing over 7 seconds. That's 4500 healing for each person giving a total of 27000 healing done. Not a bad amount, but the ticks will only be healing for 642 per tick. If more than 6 people are standing in the Effloresence, the healing per tick will be even less.
New Efflorescence:
Any number of people stand in the Efflorescence. The three people with the lowest health will receive 12% of the Swiftmend's healing every second for 7 seconds. Each tick will heal for 1800. That's 12600 healing for each person giving a total of 37800 healing done. And that's not all – since Efflorescence is now effected by haste, it will likely be ticking 8 or 9 times rather than 7. Each extra tick adds 5400 healing to the total amount of healing done.
This is a very nice buff.
Living Seed is no longer a prerequisite talent for Efflorescence.
Resto druids have been asking for this change for a while, and Blizzard has listened. At first I was very excited about this change, but after weighing the options it opens up – I don't think it's going to make an ounce of difference in my spec or healing. I'll talk more about this when I give spec options below.
Malfurion's Gift now reduces the cooldown of Tranquility by 2.5/5 minutes.
I've already voiced my concerns about this change. It's disappointing that we aren't getting a new, damage-reducing cooldown but forgetting that for a second, this is a nice change. Being able to use Tranquility 2 or even 3 times a fight will increase our healing output considerably and give us more options during times of heavy raid damage.
- Nature's Swiftness now also increases the healing done by the affected nature spell by 50%.
While this is a buff, it's not very impressive. It's not enough of a boost to convince me to pick up NS in my spec, but it is a nice little bonus for those who already spec into NS and use it regularly.
- Druids now innately have 100% pushback protection from damage while channeling Tranquility.
A small buff, but a useful one. Now we no longer have to save Barkskin for our Tranquility channel and can use it during more damage-heavy times instead.
- Lifebloom's bloom effect has been reduced by 20%.
With all the buffs we're getting, we had to take a hit somewhere. This isn't a terrible change. The biggest impact from this will be casting LBs on multiple people during ToL.
I have two basic spec suggestions – one for output and one for mana conservation and longevity.
Output spec:
This spec has zero points in Moonglow or Furor, so you really need to have the appropriate gear, raid buffs and consumables to use this spec. This spec will put out the most HPS but will be hard to sustain. Why have I put 3 points into Living Seed even though it's been unlinked from Efflorescence? Why not put those points in Blessing of the Grove instead? Based on my Regrowth usage (I use it for almost all OoC procs) and crit chance, LS will provide ~50% more HPS per point than Blessing of the Grove. BotG is a really underwhelming talent.
Mana spec:
This is a much safer spec. You get all three points in Moonglow and 2 in Furor – you'll be able to sustain casting for much longer. In addition, there are two points in Perseverance, which will help keep you alive. If you like the look of the improved Nature's Swiftness you can take a point away from Perseverance or Nature's Bounty to get it.
If you want something in-between, play around with the optional talent points. For example, you could take the two points out of Furor and put them in Genesis.
As always, these changes are reflected in my Restoration Druid Guide.


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Washington talks cybersecurity
Washington is grappling again with the prying eyes of Chinese hackers.
A string of computer breaches at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and other media organizations has drawn a frustrated response from the White House and galvanized lawmakers who have failed for years to improve the country's cyberdefenses.
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There isn't much the Obama administration or Congress could have done in advance to stave off the latest series of attacks. But the incidents illuminate the threats emanating from abroad, not to mention the lagging Washington work to protect tech companies, power plants, big banks and now major newspapers from them.
"This is just another reminder of how relentless and sweeping China's cyberattacks are," said Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. "The attacks on the U.S. banking industry and now major media outlets who dared publish stories critical of the Chinese government prove this is not a theoretical threat.
( Also on POLITICO: N.Y. Times attacked by Chinese hackers)
"Foreign cyberattackers are targeting every aspect of the American economy every day and Congress needs to act with urgency to protect our national security and our economy."
The renewed Beltway interest in cybersecurity follows the Wednesday revelation that the Times had fallen prey to a four-month attack thought to have originated in China. The trouble began shortly after the newspaper published a critical story about the country's prime minister.
In the days to come, though, it became apparent that the Times wasn't alone: The Wall Street Journal also said it battled back Chinese hackers who spied on reporters covering issues related to the country. Sources told the Times that Bloomberg News once experienced similar difficulties. And The Washington Post acknowledged on Saturday its own run-in with digital spies thought to be operating in China. Authorities in Beijing reportedly have rejected any connection to the incidents.
Those high-profile attacks, however, are only the latest in a series of similar cyberattacks that have been pegged to China. In 2010, for instance, Google discovered a breach into its Gmail system believed to be associated with agents in Beijing. Those hackers appeared to seek data on a number of users, including regional human-rights activists. The highly publicized affair eventually prompted Google to seek the help of the National Security Agency.
Both the Times and the Journal signaled this week that they, too, are working with federal authorities to determine the cause and extent of the breaches. Asked about the incident, White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden declined comment on the specific attacks — but she did say the United States "has substantial and growing concerns about the threats to U.S. economic and national security posed by cyberintrusions, including the theft of commercial information."
"We have repeatedly raised our concerns with senior Chinese officials, including in the military, and we will continue to do so," she continued.
"The United States and China are among the world's largest cyberactors and regularly discuss threats to cybersecurity. It is vital that we continue a sustained, meaningful dialogue and work together to develop an understanding of acceptable behavior in cyberspace."
It's widely believed the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an inquiry into the matter, but a spokeswoman told POLITICO on Friday the agency could neither confirm nor deny the speculation. The FBI representative said it is standard policy not to reveal those details.
( Also on POLITICO: Chinese hackers also targeted WSJ)
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman at the State Department emphasized Friday that the agency has "been clear with the government of China that we need to continue to talk about this."
Added Victoria Nuland at a press briefing: "The New York Times's experience mirrors that of individuals and organizations across the U.S. government and private sector, and we are encouraging those who have had these experiences, whether they're in China or anywhere else in the world, to share them and to take this opportunity to review their security protocols because this is unfortunately a substantial and growing concern."


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Africans Rally Around Mugabe
"President Mugabe has a sovereign right to attend and the bigger issues affecting Africa should take precedence over a bilateral quarrel," Chidyausiku said.
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is leading a revolt by African leaders over UK attempts to prevent President Robert Mugabe from attending a key European Union-Africa summit.
Mwanawasa, who currently chairs the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional trade bloc, said he would not attend the summit if Mugabe was barred, a threat which has cast a dark shadow over the December 8-9 summit in Portugal.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, willed on by saturation publicity in the UK media, said this week that he would not attend the summit if Mugabe was invited.
Brown's hard-line stance came in the same week that a SADC initiative to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis appeared to be gaining momentum, with Zimbabwe's major political players uniting behind new constitutional reforms.
A report by the International Crisis Group out this week was also critical of Britain and America's abrasive diplomatic stand-off with Mugabe. Brown's intervention also puzzled Zimbabwean opposition politicians and commentators because of an emerging international consensus that the only viable policy is to fall behind SADC-initiated diplomatic efforts to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis led by Thabo Mbeki, the South African President.
Trevor Ncube, a Zimbabwean publisher and a critic of Mugabe based in South Africa, told the Financial Times that in attempting to isolate Mugabe at this stage, and by urging the EU to extend arms sanctions and travel bans against Zanu PF members, Brown was diverting attention from the real issues behind the crisis.
"It's a position that the rest of the world expects from the British but that is not what those seeking a solution in Zimbabwe are looking for now. We need pragmatic and bold leadership," he said.
"This plays into Mugabe's hands. He wants to paint the situation as a battle between the British and Zimbabweans." A senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), quoted by the Times, said that while he sympathized with
the idea of stopping Mugabe from "strutting on the international stage", Brown's statement was not "clever or intuitive".
"Ratcheting up the pressure from Britain does very little," he said. "We advised Britain some time ago that Mugabe should be allowed to attend on condition that Zimbabwe would be debated in open plenary session," he added, referring to the EU Africa summit in Lisbon.
The EU's Portuguese presidency insists that the summit, which would unite more than 70 heads of state and government, will take place as planned but preparations are going slowly, to say the least.
"The invitations haven't been sent. We're talking," Portugal's European Affairs Minister Manuel Lobo Antunes said recently. In fact, through no fault of its own, Portugal is confronted with the same obstacle that caused what would have been only the second EU-Africa summit to be postponed indefinitely in 2003.
Echoing Mwanawasa's threat to boycott the summit -- thought to be the common position of most African states -- the current chair of the African Union, Ghana, said the summit will take place "with all members of the African Union". Akwasi Asei-Adjei, the Foreign Minister of Ghana said Wednesday: "It's time that Europe tried to understand Africa."
The Europeans are tempted to try for a compromise "Myanmar-style", by proposing that Zimbabwe be represented at a lower level, as happens with Myanmar at EU-Asia summits, because leaders of the junta are banned.
But this has been ruled out by the Africans. Mwanawasa said Thursday: "I will not go to Portugal if Mugabe is not allowed. I don't know how many of us will be prepared to go to Portugal without Mugabe."
In an article published in Britain's Independent newspaper on Thursday, Brown said it would be inappropriate for him to attend if Mugabe was present because the Zimbabwean leader would divert attention from important summit issues.
The British leader also accused Mugabe of leaving his people in an "appalling and tragic situation". Zimbabwe's envoy to the UN, Boniface Chidyausiku, said Brown had "no right to dictate" who should take part in the summit. He accused the Prime Minister of seeking to "multilateralize" an argument between Britain and Zimbabwe.
"President Mugabe has a sovereign right to attend and the bigger issues affecting Africa should take precedence over a bilateral quarrel," Chidyausiku said. Zimbabwe is going through an unprecedented economic crisis, which Mugabe blames on western sanctions and drought. However, his opponents say the crisis is a result of his misrule and rampant corruption.
Mugabe insists the crisis is a product of a bilateral problem between Zimbabwe and Britain, mainly over the seizure of white commercial farms, but Britain refuses to engage the 83-year-old Zimbabwean leader.
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A word to the wise: if you see something on Facebook, there's a good chance it's fake.
Around 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, a Facebook user named Nolan Daniels posted a photo of himself holding up a Powerball ticket--with the winning jackpot numbers.
"Looks like I won't be going to work EVER!!!! Share this photo and I will give a random person 1 million dollars!" the post says, and 24 hours later, more than a million people have fallen for his poorly-executed hoax.
Not only is Daniels clearly not one of the identified winners (a family from Missouri and a someone from Arizona, possibly identified as this man, won), his supposedly winning ticket is easy to debunk.
When a lotto ticket is purchased, "the tickets print the white ball numbers (the first five numbers) in numerical order."
It's right there on the Powerball FAQ page.
Daniels's ticket reads 22, 29, 23, 16, 5, with Powerball number 6: the correct numbers, in the wrong order.
Nice try, though.


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Thodos Dance Chicago Celebrates 21st Birthday at 21 Club Gala Benefit Tonight
Fans, friends and supporters of Thodos Dance Chicago, the contemporary dance company founded by Melissa Thodos, will kick up their heels at Thodos Dance Chicago's 21st Anniversary Gala 21 Club, tonight, February 2, 2013 at 6pm at the Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
Kim Vatis, news anchor at Chicago's NBC5, longtime supporter of Thodos Dance Chicago, and Chair of the 21 Club Host Committee is already planning an evening themed to New York's historic restaurant and prohibition-era speakeasy, the 21 Club. Honorary Co-Chairs for the evening are Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning Broadway star, and frequent Thodos Dance Chicago guest artist, Gary Chryst.
Suggested dress for the evening is Black and White Cocktail. Tickets to 21 Club are $275; tables of 10 are $2,500. Purchase tickets at thodosdancechicago.org or call Thodos Dance Chicago, (312) 266-6255.
Fans of New York's 21 Club will recall that during prohibition, only insiders armed with a secret password could gain entry to the restaurant and its secret underground wine cellar. Guests will enjoy the same private privilege as they enter TDC's modern-day 21 Club, where they will encounter an exciting evening including cocktails, dinner, a silent auction, a wine roulette wheel, plus dancing late into the night to the music of Swing Assembly.
The evening will be capped with a performance by the Thodos Dance Chicago Youth Ensemble, and an exclusive sneak peek of Ann Reinking and Melissa Thodos's newest collaboration, A Light in the Dark: the Story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, an intimate dance/theater piece about the extraordinary woman who was deaf and blind yet went on to become a world-famous writer, political activist and inspiration to all. A Light in the Dark- an equally powerful yet more intimate follow-up to their smash hit The White City: Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893 - will debut to the public on February 16 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and March 2 and 3 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in downtown Chicago.
In addition to a busy performance and touring schedule, each year Thodos Dance Chicago nurtures and supports its ensemble dancers to express their own choreographic vision through the company's nationally unique New Dances program. Over the past 11 years, Thodos's New Dances series has provided the framework and support for nearly 100 Chicago-based choreographers and over 200 Chicago dance artists to develop and showcase their skills and build their reputations. Many works from New Dances have entered the repertory of Thodos Dance Chicago and been showcased at Dance Chicago, while others were embraced and received subsequent productions by noted directors Gerald Arpino of the Joffrey Ballet and Jim Vincent of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Reaching young minds through dance education is vital to Thodos Dance Chicago. As a teaching company, members of this highly trained ensemble hold BAs and MFAs in dance, and teach at the elementary, high school and university levels. TDC is well suited for residency programs where performances, lecture demonstrations, workshops and master classes go hand in hand. TDC also fulfills its education mission by offering dance instruction for ages 3 to adult at Chicago's Menomonee Club for Boys and Girls, where it also trains its own Thodos Youth Ensemble.
Thodos Dance Chicago continues to expand its artistic and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Founder and Artistic Director Melissa Thodos, Executive Director Gail Ford, Grants and Booking Director Rick Johnston, Board President Elaine Rosenfeld Margulis, a dedicated board of directors and administrative staff, and the support of thousands of loyal contemporary dance enthusiasts both in Chicago and nationwide.
Current TDC ensemble members, who each teach, choreograph and perform with innovative flair, include Cara Carper, John Cartwright, Caitlin Cucchiara, Annie Deutz, Ray Dones, Alissa Tollefson, Kyle Hadenfeldt, Brian Hare, Joshua Manculich, Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Diana Robertson and Jon Sloven. Laura Gates is the company's rehearsal director and ballet mistress.
TDC is supported by the Illinois Arts Council - a state agency, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs - City Arts Program II, The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and many individual and corporate sponsors.
For information, visit www.thodosdancechicago.org.


text: A cross-platform experience to showcase just how close the world came to Nuclear War, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, produced by the JFK Presidential Library. You are invited to explore 15 in-depth chapters of the crisis, with over 200 archived images, videos and sound recordings. Each, can be automatically synced to your iCal so that in seemingly real time, you can be invited to the meetings, revealing step by step how the crisis played out through each of the 13 days… Great story telling, it picked up in Cannes this year too!


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I've written this post, in my head, hundreds, if not thousands of times. On October 9th, 2011, I typed up the first words on this blog, and ever since, I've mentally crafted the post where I quit. I've done this monthly, sometimes weekly, even daily. Sometimes I was more serious than others. Sometimes I was honestly fed up. More often I was just tired. And now, now that it's here and real and no longer living in my idle imagination, I feel neither of those things. I don't know what the word is for how I feel. The truth is I've been finished for a while, this is just the first time I've sat down with the intention of making it official. So in a way it's already done. This post is already published. The mourning was weak to begin with, it had been there even when I was in the thick of writing, it crept into my mind whenever I'd let it, and since I've done this before, thought of these words and these feelings and this one final pronouncement, the mourning has been diluted, stretched over time so that it's mark is almost illegible, the grief mostly a suggestion.
I stopped writing at Lookout Landing a while back. I think some part of me always knew I wouldn't last very long there, or graduate to some other caliber of website. It felt like my ceiling before I was even invited onto the floor, and when I was, that reality only became more stark. Over the last year or two, I could feel myself making choices, the types writers make about the types of writers they want to be. I got weirder, more absurd, more abstract. It got more and more difficult to summon real emotion, I felt like I had spent all mine up in the earlier years, those years when no one was reading, like there was a limit to how earnestly and seriously I could take myself writing about a sport or using a sport as a frame to present something altogether not about a sport at all. It felt like an obvious trick. Slight of hand for the sake of an audience who already knew the reveal. It became impossible to get excited about baseball news, or statistics, or analysis. There are so many people on the Internet willing to write those kinds of baseball posts, and they're infinitely more knowledgeable and talented and driven than I am. And those things bore me. More and more every day. It became obvious that there was increasingly less of a place for me within the community I'd made myself a part. We were losing interest in each other.
Some of this is a writer growing tired with his chosen subject, most of this is a writer who has a family and a job and a house and time he'd like to spend not being miserable while writing. Writing is an uniquely mystical and terrible thing, and being pulled between that combination of forces is not a great way to spend a weeknight. My self-imposed writing obligations grew in weight as each month passed. Eventually they became impossible to carry. I think this is how most writing dies. The string just breaks, the writer simply opens his hands and lets go. Then he drives to work.
I've been spending my time not worrying about these things anymore. I've ran errands and done the dishes and watched television without that pull in my head reminding me of my inability to put words together about some such baseball player or happening. I've assembled furniture and read novels without ceaselessly testing my brain to ignite some kind of brilliant way of making jokes about Jesus Montero. It's been nice. I prefer things this way. It's easier. I'm more fun to be around.
I say that I'm quitting and talking about how writing dies and while all that is true it also sounds a bit too much. I will no longer be writing about baseball on the Internet. I tried it for a few years and I made some good progress. I fulfilled some modest dreams and am happy with what I managed to accomplish, all things considered. I even wrote a few decent paragraphs and a few of those paragraphs were even read by people. That is more than nothing and I'm grateful to anyone who wasted their time reading what I created and even more to those who enjoyed themselves while doing so. I met and interacted with some wonderful people, maybe even made a couple of friends, and I had fun. I tortured myself but it was worth it for a long time.


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series has set the bar for immersive, action-packed, cinematic FPS gaming, and no matter what camp you're from there's no denying the franchise's influence on the industry. When Infinity Ward moved from the classic World War II setting and blazed new ground with Modern Warfare we saw the first obvious split within the world of Call of Duty. The series dropped its historic focus, created a new cast of characters, and began treading on new ground by taking the first-person shooter genre to new locales, and pushing the boundaries of what military games are willing to show. With Modern Warfare 2, the sheer amount of hype has been practically inescapable, with preorders alone setting it up as one of the biggest selling games of all time, the addition of even more multiplayer modes and features, and the game's new Special Operations mode has set Infinity Ward's lastest up as the game to beat this year.
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The real question: has it been worth the wait, and can Modern Warfare 2 live up to the precedent set by over half a decade of Call of Duty tradition?
Modern Warfare 2 is by far the least traditional of the series, with the core package broken up into three main pillars of gameplay. Single-player fans have their main campaign, if you're down for more co-op gameplay either locally or via online connection you've got the new Spec Ops mode, and Modern Warfare's groundbreaking multiplayer is back, and truly better than ever. There's an overwhelming amount of content to experience, but with each mode being 100% standalone in nature, you're getting three completely different experiences all in one. That, however, also plays a huge factor into how your final opinion of Modern Warfare 2 as a whole turns out.
First and foremost is the single-player experience. As the anchor of the Call of Duty world, campaign mode is back, and it's intense. You'll instantly get a sense of just how far the improved engine has come when you're thrown into the bustling streets of Rio de Janeiro's favela, the ice-capped mountains of Kazakhstan, the dusty roads of Afghanistan, and other unexpected locales. On the visual side of things, Modern Warfare 2 is an obvious step up over Call of Duty 4 and World at War, with a stronger emphasis on complex terrain in the environments, weather effects, destructible objects, and the overall sense of action and chaos that comes with so many visual improvements. This is only complemented further by the increased attention to sound design, with the effects of many returning weapons being re-recorded,even more in-level chatter amongst your allies, and a truly captivating score by Hans Zimmer which builds based on specific in-game moments. Modern Warfare 2 feels like an action movie through and through, with the production values alone dating Infinity Ward's last game, Call of Duty 4, quite a bit.
At the same time, the single-player campaign has its issues. For starters, it's short. I've been playing Call of Duty 4 steadily since its release, and my first completion of the Modern Warfare 2 campaign came in at just under five hours on regular difficulty. Playing through on hardened will add another hour and a half onto that. Modern Warfare 2 is definitely more chaotic this time around – partially due to the new visual effects and upped production values – and with the improved enemy AI and tough scenario design you'll be fighting for every checkpoint. One of the larger visual changes to the game's heads-up display this time around is the blood splatter system. In previous Call of Duty offerings you'd get damaged, the screen would start to shade red, and you'd be required to seek cover before your vision returned to normal. Modern Warfare 2 employs a new system, actually having a thicker blood layer added to up the realism. There's been some discussion on whether the splatter is too distracting, and in my experience with the game it's far from an issue. You'll be able to take more hits on easier difficulty settings, so while a few well-placed shots will drop players on hardened or veteran modes the added splatter is an acceptable trade-off for more overall health
Thankfully many of the glaring issues from last time around have been fixed. You won't find unlimited enemy spawns in areas, there's always a waypoint icon on-screen showing you where to go or who to follow, and the amount of in-game chatter from your team is simply astounding. It isn't often in games that you'll hear your squad call out specific areas on the map and have it mean anything. When your friend shouts, "Two tangos behind the yellow station wagon!" you'll actually see two enemies behind a yellow station wagon. It's a pretty engaging experience. You'll still have random issues with friendly AI, specifically with blocking your movement or deciding to walk in front of you mid-firefight, but for the most part it's a better experience than the first Modern Warfare.
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First of all, there is nothing in the copyright law that provides a way to give the copyright owner a notice of a copyright violation. There are no copyright police. It is entirely up to the owner of the copyright to enforce any of the rights claimed under the law. Despite the ominous notices we may have all seen when viewing rented movies about criminal penalties and huge fines for making copies, few of us have the resources of the movie industry to enforce their copyright claims through criminal action. Copyright, except in the larger corporate world, is almost entirely a civil, rather than a criminal matter.
In the U.S., original jurisdiction for copyright claims lies with the Federal District Courts. What this means is that you cannot run down to your local small claims court or state court and file an action based on a violation of the Federal Copyright Law. You must file your action in the Federal District Court. In addition, as a prerequisite to filing an action you must register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. Here is the wording of the statute:
§ 411 · Registration and civil infringement actions11I reproduced this statute for a purpose. To illustrate the fact that initiating a copyright claim is not easy or simple. Let's suppose that you inadvertently violate someone's copyright. You get an angry letter threatening legal action. What is your response? Does the claimant have a "registered" copyright? How does the law affect copyright claims for works online? Suppose someone copies your blog post verbatim without attribution? What can you do about the copy?
(a) Except for an action brought for a violation of the rights of the author under
section 106A(a), and subject to the provisions of subsection (b), no civil action
for infringement of the copyright in any United States work shall be instituted
until preregistration or registration of the copyright claim has been made in accordance
with this title. In any case, however, where the deposit, application, and
fee required for registration have been delivered to the Copyright Office in proper
form and registration has been refused, the applicant is entitled to institute a civil
action for infringement if notice thereof, with a copy of the complaint, is served
on the Register of Copyrights. The Register may, at his or her option, become a
party to the action with respect to the issue of registrability of the copyright claim
by entering an appearance within sixty days after such service, but the Register's
failure to become a party shall not deprive the court of jurisdiction to determine
that issue.
(b)(1) A certificate of registration satisfies the requirements of this section and
section 412, regardless of whether the certificate contains any inaccurate information,
(A) the inaccurate information was included on the application for
copyright registration with knowledge that it was inaccurate; and
(B) the inaccuracy of the information, if known, would have caused the
Register of Copyrights to refuse registration.
(2) In any case in which inaccurate information described under paragraph (1)
is alleged, the court shall request the Register of Copyrights to advise the court
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whether the inaccurate information, if known, would have caused the Register
of Copyrights to refuse registration.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect any rights, obligations, or requirements
of a person related to information contained in a registration certificate,
except for the institution of and remedies in infringement actions under this
section and section 412.
(c) In the case of a work consisting of sounds, images, or both, the first fixation
of which is made simultaneously with its transmission, the copyright owner may,
either before or after such fixation takes place, institute an action for infringement
under section 501, fully subject to the remedies provided by sections 502
through 505 and section 510, if, in accordance with requirements that the Register
of Copyrights shall prescribe by regulation, the copyright owner—
(1) serves notice upon the infringer, not less than 48 hours before such fixation,
identifying the work and the specific time and source of its first transmission,
and declaring an intention to secure copyright in the work; and
(2) makes registration for the work, if required by subsection (a), within
three months after its first transmission.
There are several online resources that talk about enforcement of copyright claims. Most of these sources advise a system of letter writing and either polite requests or threats. But what happens if the requests and threats are ignored? Are you ready to dive into the complicated and expensive world of copyright enforcement? What do you think it costs to hire an intellectual property law attorney to file a lawsuit in the District Court? What do you think it costs to register your copyright? If you don't know the answer to these two questions (and I am not going to answer those questions) your threat of legal action will ring very hollow.
For example. John Doe spends years accumulating his family's genealogy. He writes an extensive book about his family and, under the law, his book is automatically protected by the copyright law. He finds that someone has copied his entire book and published it under their own name. Seems like a blatant case and ripe for a copyright infringement action. The basic question is this, does Doe have the resources to register his copyright, find an attorney, file an action in the District Court and pursue the action to completion? If not, what is his copyright claim worth?
My point is copyright claims are easy to make and hard and expensive to enforce. On the other hand, if you are the violator, how do you know that the person making a claim against you does not have the resources to pursue the claim? You don't. If a claim is filed, you will have to come up with the money to hire your own attorney and fight the matter in District Court. A major court case can easily take over your entire life. Do you want to run that risk?
The easiest way all this is resolved is to avoid infringing on others' copyrights. Don't make unauthorized copies. Oh, by the way. Writing letters does work a lot of the time. But if you threaten legal action, you had better be ready to pay the price.