text:
Tom Brady no longer wants to reveal who he voted for in the presidential election.
In a radio interview with Kirk and Callahan on WEEI-FM on Monday morning, the New England Patriots signal caller said he doesn't want to discuss politics anymore and added that there has been too much negativity in the past week.
"I am not talking politics anymore, I have other things to worry about. Just speaking with my family, it's a bad idea," he said. "I know I told you I would, and then after I told you I would I changed my mind."
President-elect Donald Trump said the day before the election that both Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick were voting for him. Appearing in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump opened the rally by telling the crowd he got a phone call from Brady and a letter from Belichick.
Brady did vote - we know that much, as the Brookline Town Clerk's Office shared a photo of the quarterback turning in his absentee ballot.
He never confirmed who he voted for, but had said last week that he would be ready to reveal his decision after the election.
Brady did say that he remains "hopeful and optimistic" that the country will move forward. But he said his focus remains football.


text:
16 August, 2012
On the surface, winning a medal, especially the Gold one may look like a sincere childlike joy, demonstrated with radiance of smile, purity of tears and gullibility of an infant, which is OK,but in post-medal period of actual life of an athlete medals are working with tremendous efficiency on every further development of their lives. A medal (functioning in a clearly hierarchical mode – gold, silver, bronze) has a quality of turning a previously obscure person into an instant star – not for just fifteen minutes of fame but for the rest of the remaining years. The warmth of the Olympic medal limelight fondles the medal winner's body better than any ultra-violate effect for a long time after the lucky event. Medal means to have one's name written in stone for good in big, medium and small letters — depending on metal value — which absolutely means to be part of history. An Olympic medal is an unequivocal glory out there in the world and a cherished position of a darling of the nation at home. A medal might easily mean a good job and of course the inevitable increase of a winner's pecuniary power. It could even generate a better chance for a matrimonial luck. Medals win hearts and minds and friendships. They open doors and pave the ways. Medals serve good services! Medals last, not easily getting rusty if at all. They show the winners off and make them magic story tellers for their grand-kids, definitely worthy of emulation. Medals put the owners right into the public eye, leaving them there nestled comfortably forever. To cut it short, an Olympic medal is one of the biggest human dreams coming true — or not coming at all — every four years and changing the life of hundreds of expectant athletes all over the world, having turned themselves into a bundle of nerves, balanced with physical strength and stamina, enough to endure the strain, suggested by a contest. But wait! An Olympic medal also means tons of inevitable sweat and pain, refusal from the delights of one's personal life, saying No to many secular pleasures and pastime, permanent self-denial and a bitterly earned triumph of will-power over trivial human weaknesses. And mind it, anything short of this forces the medal dreams up into the thick smoke, never to be turned into reality. Medal is not only about God-given talents and gifts. It is more about relentless efforts and unbending perseverance, tireless nonstop work and strong mind, adamant will and readiness to sacrifice, unabated desire of fight to overpower the adversary, getting black-and-blue all over for Motherland's glory. Am I being read correctly? If yes, then here goes the question, put forward not rhetorically, but with piercing deliberation: How many Georgian athletes have come to the London Olympic Games bearing all that in mind?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Jonathan Castner / AFP - Getty Images file
Police cars are seen in in this July 20, 2012 photo in front of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado.
The Aurora, Colo., theater where a gunman opened fire at movie-goers in a midnight premiere of a Batman movie, killing 12 and injuring 58, is open to victims and their families.
The theater was reopened on Tuesday and Wednesday for private visits, and on Thursday a grand opening ceremony and formal reopening is planned, local media reported.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, and Cinemark CEO Tim Warner were expected to speak at the event, billed as a remembrance, the Denver Post reported.
Initially, some victims' families were outraged by the invitation from Cinemark to attend the event, but others have said that visiting the theater is important to healing from the tragedy.
Multiple lawsuits have been filed by saying the theater owner didn't provide enough security the night of July 20, 2012.
Widow sues university over Aurora shooting
James Holmes, who authorities said dressed as the Joker as he sprayed gunfire at people attending "The Dark Knight Rising," is accused in the crimes. He has not entered a plea.
The movie house gets a new name, "Century Aurora," and was expected to be completely remodeled into an XD theater with a wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-floor screen.
Pierce O'Farrill, who survived the shooting but was shot three times, told the CBS station in Denver he plans to attend.
"It's important for me, for my healing to go back to that place. I was very close to death," O'Farrill told CBS4. "For me I think it's therapeutic."
Tom Sullivan's son Alex was killed in the shooting. He will be attending as a tribute to his son, who loved going to the movies, he told local media.
"Sometimes people in the community might look to some of us who have lost a loved one, to see if it's OK to laugh again or go to the movies," Sullivan told the Denver Post. "And for me, it is OK. Going to the movies is what I like to do."
Two fathers of Aurora theater victims describe watching the accused gunman, James Holmes, in court. KUSA's Todd Walker reports.


text:
Report Ad
Expired! This ad has expired. FsZpF9aU
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets [07/21/2015] Tickets on StubHub!- Infield Box 115 - seats: Gen
- Price$0.00
Washington, District of Columbia
District of Columbia, USA
New York Mets at Washington Nationals Tickets
- Posted on: 2015-02-14 11:42:33
- Classified ad views:
Map location: 20003, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Contact Seller


text:
By Laura Mathews
Gardens are much more than just soil and plants. They are a living classroom, a wise guru, and a fitness class, among many other--and possibly more important--things. What we learn and take away from gardens is transformative as adults, but for children, gardening establishes the way they will think about food, life and nature throughout their lives.
While it's beneficial to get kids out into the garden with you, it's not always attractive to them, at first. A child asked to help harvest green beans may balk at putting down their iPad or leaving the television.
Theresa Loe, of Living Homegrown, says there are several ways to entice children away from their video games and out into the garden and nature with their parents.
"Key to getting kids into the garden is to make it whimsical." She said. Cute signs, meandering paths, archways, reveal to kids the magic that happens in the gardens.
"Grow something they love, like a berry," she said. "But also grow something that they've never experienced before, like an unusual vegetable."
"The best thing is a root crop, like a carrot, or a potato. When they are digging vegetables out of the soil, it's like finding buried treasure," she said.
Consider growing certain things to add whimsy. Plant a pizza garden with garlic and basil and tomatoes, then loop-in the kids into the cooking process at harvest. Plant short rows of corn in a square leaving a little room for a door, so as the corn grows it becomes tall playhouse walls.
Another way to draw kids into the garden is to share it with their friends. Have your child and their friends sow seeds together; then follow the process of germination and transplanting and finally harvesting the food from the garden. When the friends visit, follow each step with them. Set up competitions between your child and a friend to see who can pull the most weeds in 5 minutes or who can pick the most berries in a certain time period. Sharing with a friend, your child sees how much they enjoy gardening, as well, and it becomes 'cool'. The added benefit is teaching other children to garden, as well. This also works with siblings.
When gardening along side your children, remember that the lessons of the garden are more important than perfection. Allow your child to choose certain vegetables or fruits to grow, even if you know they aren't the best varieties. If your child dumps too much seed in a certain spot, or their rows are not perfect, hold off on the criticism to keep it fun. It's about the learning. If your child mistakes strawberry plants for weeds, know that the runners will fill in those spots in the spring.
The lessons of the garden go beyond teaching your children to grow food. While important, the connection with nature sets the stage for a lifetime of concern for the earth.
"While it's true, if they plant it, and they grow it, they will eat it," Says Loe, "on top of that, they are outside gardening with you and away from all their electronics. "
"When they learn how to grow something, nurture it, they are learning to be stewards of the earth. They are learning to appreciate nature," she said.
Of the gardening lessons we learn--like the magic found in watching a tiny seed transform to a huge vibrant plant powered by nothing other than sun, water and organic matter or discovering that soil is not dirty-- most important is learning to nurture a living thing, and ultimately, your family, through food. The importance of nurturing is a lesson that goes a long way to growing your child into a grounded happy adult.
Back to Listing
Leave a Comment
2000 characters left
Awesome thoughts! Electronics dull society. Plants beget vibrancy. A healthy nation of farmers begins with teaching our children to love growing tasty food!!
I would love to know if it would be ok to share this article on my blog, giving you credit of course. I think it is an awesome article and would love to share for you.Thanks! Mandy
an awesome article, brings back great memories of gardening with my mother.


text:
Stepmother: Boy shot his neo-Nazi dad
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The wife of a neo-Nazi leader who was fatally shot says she discovered his bloodied body on the family couch.
Krista McCary testified Tuesday that her 10-year-old stepson came downstairs and confessed right after she found the body on May 1, 2011.
The boy, now 12, is charged as a juvenile with killing his father, 32-year-old Jeff Hall.
The unemployed plumber was a regional leader of the National Socialist Movement.
The child told police he was tired of being abused by his dad.
Defense attorney Matthew Hardy says the boy has learning disabilities and had been conditioned by his father's violent beliefs.
Prosecutor Michael Soccio says Hall's neo-Nazi beliefs have nothing to do with the case.
He says the boy was violent and had been expelled from multiple schools.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
The Hampton History Museum will extend its Front Porch Music Series into the fall with performances by M.S.G -- The Acoustic Blues Trio, Jackass Flats and the Myra Smith Experience, among others.
M.S.G. will perform at the Hampton History Museum as part of the series on Wednesday, June 19.
Museum promotions director Seamus McGrann said that shows earlier this year by Phoebus Rio and Charles Darden, in addition to the series opener Jackie Scott and the Housewreckers, helped make the series an early success.
"It's really connected with an audience," said McGrann. "The blues especially seems to be a genre that people are looking to hear more of. I want to show the many different incarnations and interpretations of the blues that are in our area. We have such a wealth of renown blues players here, it seems to be a natural fit."
He noted that bluegrass (with Jackass Flats) and honky-tonk country (with Gina Dalmas and her Cow Tippin' Playboys) and R&B (with Myra Smith) will also be represented as the series continues.
"I feel we have a really strong lineup for the next half of the year," McGrann said.
Watch HrTicket.com for my Ticket section story about M.S.G. It will be posted by Thursday afternoon.
Admission for Front Porch events is $3. Doors open at 5 p.m. The Hampton History Museum is located at 120 Old Hampton Lane.
Here's a news release about the series.
M.S.G. – The Acoustic Blues Trio at the Hampton History Museum on Wednesday, June 19, 6-8 pm
Traditional Piedmont blues are being brought to The Hampton History Museum's Front Porch Music Series by M.S.G. – The Acoustic Blues Trio on Wednesday, June 19, 6-8 pm
M.S.G. - The Acoustic Blues Trio's style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads!
The band is comprised of: Jackie Merritt, harmonica; Miles Spicer, guitar; and Resa Gibbs, lead vocalist and percussionist. They all perform with the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Band. They have performed at numerous regional festivals including: Blues in the 'Burg, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Artscape, and Bayou Boogaloo. They have also had the honor of performing on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
Admission is free to museum members, $3 for non-members, and includes admission to the museum galleries. Doors open at 5 pm. The Hampton History Museum is located at 120 Old Hampton Lane. There is plenty of free parking in the garage across the street. For more information call 757-727-1610, visit www.HamptonHistoryMuseum.org, or follow Facebook/HamptonHistoryMuseum.
Front Porch Music Series July-December 2013
July 17 Bobby "Blackhat" Waters
Bobby BlackHat brings together the finest blues musicians in Hampton Roads to perform classic, modern, as well as original blues tunes that will keep your toes tappin, and your hips shakin' all night long.
August 21 The Jukes
"The Jukes" is a 3-piece acoustic band that serves up original and classic blues in a very unique, powerful setting.
September 18 Jackass Flats
With so many instruments at their disposal, the typical set finds the band everywhere from bluegrass, rockabilly, honky tonk, country, western swing, all with the energy and edge that has made the Jackass Flats show a must see.
October 16 Myra Smith Experience
Being exposed to such a variety of cultures and people has given her a distinct sound. Her voice is a perfect blend of her jazz and gospel roots. Her timbre and her soulful smooth sound is what set her apart from the rest.
November 20 Gina Dalmas and the Cow Tippin' Playboys
Gina Dalmas and her Cow Tippin' Playboys reach deep into the roots of country music, but always end up making magic of their own.
December 18 Danny Fitzgerald the Usual Suspects


text:
Android News & Reviews
Samsung Starts Making First 1TB Flash Storage for Phones
Chris Preimesberger, January 29, 2019 6:41 PM
More Android News
WORLD-RECORD STORAGE: As an example of the capability of the 1TB capacity, smartphone users will now be able to store as many as 260 10-minute videos in 4K UHD (3840x2160) format.
PRODUCT ANALYSIS: Our analyst, Rob Enderle, has seen the laptop future, and it is customized leather. HP's Spectre Folio is very light, the leather has padding, and when carried it feels extremely secure in your hands.
NEW-PRODUCT ANALYSIS: 2019 will be a huge year for technology change, and there are some products that both have been announced and that we expect will be announced that we're looking forward to this year. Here are several of them.
PREDICTIONS 2019: Intelligent automation is the next phase in automation, focused on management, scale and integration of people and machines. Here are some predictions for this sector for 2019.
PRODUCT REVIEWS: Here are three ideas for last-minute gifts in case you find yourself up against the Christmas deadline.
eWEEK is creating a new series of articles which examine all sectors of IT and present up-to-date research and analysis on the leading companies in each space. It's all designed for enterprise buyers of hardware, software, services and cloud products to have more and better information in hand...
New survey also looked at the top holiday gifts and how much Americans will spend on IT gifts this year. The survey showed that the No. 1 electronic gift on American wish lists this year is a computer or laptop (21 percent), followed by a new smartphone (19 percent) or a TV (11 percent).
DEVELOPER CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: Two-day Samsung event introduces what's next in AI and ML development for Bixby, SmartThings and the smartphone category.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Today's big threat, an elaborate Chinese plot to insert malware into a chip onto the motherboards of some servers, is only part of the story.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Once you get used to using it, Samsung's S pen becomes a truly important part of the user experience, or UX, as it's commonly called. A bonus is that the integrated tylus includes Bluetooth Low-Energy connectivity to add a wider range of on-screen presentation and creativity...
"The main thing we want to accomplish is balance," Microsoft Vice President Gaurav Sareen told eWEEK. "We want Outlook to be trusted by IT and loved by users." Sounds simple, but this is not a trivial task to accomplish.
Complete end-to-end 5G solution brings together best-of-breed radio access, IP transport and security portfolios to simplify service providers' next-gen mobile networks.
This eWEEK Data Point article puts forth some highly qualified market research from an expert, eMarketer, in a collection it calls "Six Trends You Need to Understand Now (Q3 2018)."


text:
Click to submit your upcoming B'ham event for B-There consideration!
B-Metro, a publication of Fergus Media LLC, is a proven, award-winning media brand in Birmingham, Ala., that blends style with substance and spreads the word about the need-to-know people, places and things that make Birmingham great. We put together a mix of youthful urban edge, fresh perspectives, and searing images and design to bring you a great magazine cocktail sure to quench your thirst for the great things our city offers.
firstname.lastname@example.com |
1314 Cobb Lane
Birmingham, AL 35205
Click the "Like" button.
Posted on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016.
Name (required)
Mail (will not be published) (required)
Fall Fashion: Pattern Play
Million Dollar Listings
Making a Statement
Personal Space: Michael Swann
Copyright © 2019 Fergus Media
1314 Cobb Lane, Birmingham, AL 35205
Advertise | Reprints | Contact Us | About Us


text: Protesters with a coalition of progressive groups sit in front of the U.S. Capitol steps Monday as part of the Democracy Spring demonstration. Peter Overby/NPR hide caption toggle caption Peter Overby/NPR The Two-Way Hundreds Protesting Political System Arrested On Capitol's Steps April 11, 2016 The Democracy Spring coalition of progressive groups called on legislators to replace caps on campaign donations, fix the Voting Rights Act and end gerrymandering. At least 400 were arrested. Hundreds Protesting Political System Arrested On Capitol's Steps Listen · 2:15 2:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/473874785/473912292" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript


text:
A North Carolina man was arrested Thursday after trying to recruit people to join ISIS and attack the U.S., NBC News reported.
Federal authorities said Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, of Charlotte, was in contact with two men who opened fire at a Texas art exhibit depicting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The gunmen were killed by an off-duty officer during the May 2015 attack.
Prosecutors said Hendricks used social media to contact potential recruits, including a man from Ohio and and undercover FBI agent. Hendricks' alleged goal was to create a sleeper cell that would live and train in a secure compound in the U.S.
One of Hendricks' intended targets was the organizer of the Garland, Texas, cartoon contest, according to NBC News. Hendricks also allegedly sought to attack military members.
Hendricks is charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. He was arrested Thursday morning and was assigned a federal public defender who could not immediately be reached for comment.


text:
GOP Weekly Address: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Says 'President Failed to Act' on Sequestration
(WASHINGTON) -- House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the GOP address this week and called for President Obama and Senate Democrats to negotiate a solution to the devastating spending cuts, known as the sequester.
Rodgers explains, "This debate is about more than just numbers and politics. It's about the kind of future we want for our children and grandchildren. Do we want to hand them a mountain of debt and all the worries that go with it, or do we want them to inherit a vibrant economy and a future full of opportunity? This is the debate we've been having for quite a while, and it's time we resolve it and get something done."
"Yesterday, across-the-board spending cuts known as 'the sequester' took effect because President Obama and Senate Democrats failed to act. These devastating across-the-board cuts, first proposed by the president, will affect the lives of so many hardworking Americans," Rodgers laments.
"The president failed to act" because "he never passed a bill to replace the sequester," even though "the House of Representatives passed two proposals to replace the president's sequester with smarter spending cuts" within the last year.
"This debate hasn't always been easy, but making Washington confront its spending problem after decades of inaction was never going to be simple. We were elected to confront the hard truths, come together and do the right thing. That's the American way, and that's how we'll achieve the kind of future our children and grandchildren deserve. All it will take is for the president and his party to get serious and lead," Rodgers concludes.
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


text:
A running gun battle that broke out late Thursday night between Baltimore police and a suspect after a domestic incident in Canton left one man dead, two women shot and a quiet Southeast Baltimore street rattled.
Police worked Friday to unravel the circumstances surrounding the overnight incident. It was the year's eighth officer-involved shooting and the second in which a suspect died.
Officers responded to call about a disturbance at a house in the 3400 block of Foster Ave. just before midnight. Moments later, other officers heard gunfire in the area and began to chase the man they believed responsible.
A 42-year-old Baltimore resident, who was not immediately identified, was killed in the exchange of gunfire, said Anthony Guglielmi, a police spokesman. Two women who had been engaged in the dispute with the man also were shot: a 28-year-old in the ear and a 22-year-old in the arm, Guglielmi said.
While police are "operating under the belief" that the women were shot by the man before his encounter with officers, detectives are "combing through ballistics" and reconstructing the scene to make sure they weren't hit by officers' bullets, Guglielmi said.
No police officers or other civilians were injured, he said.
Neighbors said they were terrified as the incident unfolded.
"It was really scary," said Elizabeth Lina, who lives a few doors down from where the shooting occurred. "We don't unusually have that kind of problem here."
She recalled hearing a shot, "a lady hollering," and then many more shots. Fearing stray bullets, she ran into the middle room of the home she's lived in for 50 years.
Uniformed police officers initially responded to the Canton home about 11:45 p.m. Thursday for a call about a disorderly man, Guglielmi said. They handled the disturbance between the man and two women, one of them his wife.
Minutes later, officers heard gunshots in the same area. Outside the home, the man confronted the officers with a gun, Guglielmi said.
"They [got] into a running gun battle in the neighborhood, multiple shots were fired and officers struck the suspect," Guglielmi said. The gunfight took place in an area outside a few houses on the block, he said.
Three officers fired their weapons, Guglielmi said. He said it was unclear how many shots they fired.
Police believe the women were shot by the man before his exchange of fire with the officers but "are also exploring whether they were shot in relation to the suspect's confrontation with police," Guglielmi said
Lina said she does not know the neighbors at the house where the incident occurred, but she hadn't noticed any disturbances there until Thursday night.
Norma Hrica, who lives on Highland Avenue, was sipping coffee and doing a crossword puzzle in her kitchen when she heard arguing though her open back door. She said she head a man say, "How could you do that to me?'"
"Not long after that I heard what I thought was fireworks. I looked up the street and saw a guy holding a gun," Hrica said.
She ran from her front door and hid at the top of her basement stairs. After waiting a bit and not hearing more gunfire, she came out and saw a man lying on the sidewalk.
"When I opened the door, he was already down," Hrica said. She pointed to a bloodstain on the sidewalk where she said his head had been.
Lina said she went outside after the gunfire and saw numerous police cars on her block. She and other neighbors said they saw men in handcuffs. Guglielmi said he could not provide information about whether there had been arrests.
The incident started in a rowhouse across from Archbishop Borders School on Foster Avenue. A few drops of blood remained on the sidewalk alongside a few pieces of gauze Friday morning. Around the corner on Highland Avenue, a remnant of yellow police tape was left behind, but few other signs of the shooting were visible.
The officers involved in the incident have not been identified. They have been placed on routine administrative duty pending the results of an internal investigation.
The eight police-involved shootings this year have wounded nine people, two of whom died. Last year there were 15 police-involved shootings the wounded 15, nine of whom died.
Thursday's incident occurred during a violent night in Baltimore in which at least two other men were killed and several people were wounded by gunfire.
In the second overnight killing, police responded to the 2700 block of Jefferson St. in McElderry Park and found an unidentified man with gunshot wounds facedown in the street, Guglielmi said. He was pronounced dead at Johns Hopkins Hospital about 1:25 a.m. Friday.
Three hours later, officers found Jerrel Key, 29, lying on the sidewalk at McCulloh and Presstman streets in the Druid Heights neighborhood. Key, who had suffered several gunshot wounds, was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Police were investigating two other shootings Thursday night — a man in the 400 block of N. Robinson St. in the Ellwood Park/Monument neighborhood and a woman at West Patapsco and Janice avenues in the Lakeland neighborhood. Both were expected to survive.
Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton contributed to this article.
Latest Baltimore City
CORRECTION: An early version of this article gave the incorrect location of Canton. The neighborhood is in southeast Baltimore. The Sun regrets the error.


text:
There has long been talk of a big screen reboot of Todd McFarlane's comic book character from hell, Spawn, and all eyes are on McFarlane himself, who owns the rights to the character and therefore holds the cards when it comes to Spawn's future movie potential. Rumors of a sequel to the 1997 film, which starred Michael Jai White in the lead, were circulating for years and were later succeeded by serious talk of a reboot - and there have been quite a few reasons to get excited about such a movie.
First of all, White has said that he'd like to reprise his role in a reboot, which would definitely be good news for those who enjoyed his performance in the original. McFarlane has also said that he wants to make Spawn as a legitimately creepy horror movie rather than as a superhero movie, which would make an interesting contrast to the more lighthearted, action-based fare on offer.
As the Screen Rant editorial team discussed on the most recent SR Underground podcast, McFarlane recently revealed that he's attempting to finish the script for Spawn by the end of the year in order to get it into production by 2014, which could potentially mean a Spawn movie would be in theaters by 2015. While that rough plan doesn't appear to have changed, what we're hearing about this movie is starting to raise quite a few concerns.
Game Rant recently interviewed McFarlane about his current work with Ubisoft, and the subject of the Spawn movie cropped up. We asked whether, amidst his various endeavors, this was still something that McFarlane was eager to pursue. His response was pretty mixed:
"Fans always ask and the answer is always the same; the movie has been sitting in my head for 10 years. I've begun the screenplay, people have been bugging me about this thing forever... The only reason it's always been slowed up is that I write, produce, direct and so I just need to get the proper amount of time to be able to finish that screenplay and then be able to do the rewrites whether it's me or somebody else [who does them] and then go in and direct it.
"I'm about a third through the screenplay. The whole movie is built on index cards so I just got to convert it onto the paper but I got like two hundred scenes, you can't even have that many in a movie... There's a couple of people that have kind of put a gun to my head and said we want that screenplay no later than December so that we can start shooting next year. So that's right now [where we're at] I've talked to my people and told them, 'you gotta find me the time. I gotta get this thing done by December so that we can start shooting by next year. Maybe shoot it up here in Canada.'"
McFarlane's description of people "bugging" him and being forced to write the screenplay for Spawn with a metaphorical gun to his head doesn't bode well for those hoping to see the reboot begin shooting by 2014. If he truly does intend to write, produce and direct Spawn, then juggling all three roles and pushing the movie through development and production is going to take a lot of drive and determination. If McFarlane's ability to write the script for Spawn is dependent upon other people clearing a space in his schedule for him, it's difficult to see how he might manage the demands associated with the actual production of a film.
The desire to take on writing, producing and directing a film all at the same time is understandable, since this would theoretically mean the maximum amount of creative control over the finished product. There are some writer-producer-directors who have managed to pull off this exhausting triad of roles successfully - but since McFarlane has never directed a feature film before and has only a handful of executive producer credits, his insistence upon making Spawn this way could potentially be disastrous for the movie.
So far, the most positive sign that Spawn fans have had is the interest from Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx, who has said that he's "aggressively pursuing" the role, and whose interest almost certainly encouraged studios to begin seeking out a deal to produce Spawn. Surprisingly, McFarlane didn't seem too enthused about this potential casting choice:
"At the San Diego Con, Jamie Foxx came out and they were doing an interview and [he said] 'I make a good Spawn, right? I met with Todd and I want to do Spawn.' And I was like, 'I thought we were keeping that [quiet].'"
Game Rant then asked whether Foxx is the actor that McFarlane actually wants to play Spawn:
"No, no, no, I'm just saying he said it out loud and then all of a sudden all the studios were phoning me again saying, 'Todd, see if we can even get somebody in there.'"
Foxx would almost certainly guarantee some decent investment in the Spawn reboot, but it seems that McFarlane already has a plan for producing the movie that wouldn't require the big bucks brought in by a big-name actor. Not only does Spawn's creator want to write, produce and direct the movie, he's also strongly considering self-financing it as well:
"My goal to some degree is to self-finance and I know [people] go, 'that's dumb and that's crazy,' but years ago, Mel Gibson did it with 'The Passion of The Christ.' So I sort of call this one, Spawn from hell: my passion of the anti-Christ. In my mind I can do this thing with 10 million bucks and if you keep it small they're just gonna get an unknown director anyway for that kind of a budget, so I go, 'If you're going to get an unknown director, let me be that unknown director.' Again, there's nobody that's argued it - they just go, 'Then where's the screenplay? Get it done.'"
One of the golden rules in Hollywood is to never spend your own money making a movie, because doing so means that you'll be personally stuck with the bill if it flops; although, given McFarlane's success, he can probably afford to take a hit of a few million dollars. His rationale for wanting to direct Spawn himself is a lot shakier, though; an unknown director is not the same thing as an inexperienced director, and even with such a small budget, it would be perfectly possible to find a talented director with a couple of indie horror movies under his or her belt.
McFarlane went on to cite Crash (which Paul Haggis wrote, produced and directed) as a critically successful low-budget movie and The Conjuring as a commercially successful low-budget horror, both of which he believes show a precedent that proved Spawn could do well. It's worth remembering, though, that Gibson, Haggis and James Wan all had previous experience as directors.
Despite our misgivings, McFarlane remains positive about the future of Spawn on the big screen. Even if Foxx ends up not being cast in the role, for whatever reason, McFarlane remains confident that he can draw some big names to the script:
"Do I think I can get some A-list people in the movie? Absolutely! The A-list people have friends that are also A-listers. So if I can hit that deadline in December then we can go into production [and] it'll be a real movie. Even if its quote-unquote low-budget so that I can direct it, it will be a real movie."
It's a shame that there's not more in McFarlane's words to inspire positivity. Hard-bitten cynics that we are, it's hard to swallow his plan to write, produce, direct and self-finance a Spawn reboot when after 10 years he's struggling to even finish the script (he can barely even draw part of a comic book in ninth months these days). It's all the more frustrating knowing that Jamie Foxx is enthusiastically up for the role and that studios are apparently eager to get the gears moving on this movie by next year - perhaps with a significantly higher budget than $10 million.
Do you have faith that Spawn is going to become a "real movie" in the near future? Tell us what you think of McFarlane's plans in the comments.
We'll keep you updated on the Spawn reboot as more information becomes available.


text:
Product Description
Freeform shaped semi precious gemstone black and white Chinese Writing Rock designer cabochon 34 mm long by 14.5 to 23 mm wide at its widest and 5 mm thick.
This unusual semi precious gemstone cabochon material is known as Chinese Writing Rock. Chinese Writing Rock is named for its interesting shapes of Feldspar crystals in a black Basalt. It comes from Auburn, California.
Metaphysical Properties: Feldspar is said to assist one in detaching from the old, encouraging unconventional, exciting methods to attain ones goals. It can also assist in locating misplaced things.
Cabochons are stones cut for jewelry and are measured in mm. One inch is equal to about 25 mm.
Shipping terms: Cabochons are shipped First Class within the U.S. for FREE. You can upgrade to Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box for $5.00.
We offer First Class International shipping for $5.00. First Class usually takes from 2 weeks up to 8 weeks internationally and it is NOT tracked. You can choose to upgrade to Priority Mail for $20.00 to Canada or $22.00 anywhere else.


text:
Sterling silver charm rendition of the Teton Mountains. The charms dimensions are 20 x 30 X 3 mm and weighs just about three and a half grams. The chain is a sterling box chain and your choice of 16 18 or 20 inch length.
Sterling silver large oval cutout Teton pendant.
Pierced oval teton necklace
Sterling silver charm rendition of the Teton Mountains. The charms dimensions are 20 x 30 X 3 mm and weighs just about three and a half grams. The chain is a sterling box chain and your choice of 16 18 or 20 inch length.
Physical Address (Ship to or visit us)
47 West Deloney Ave.
Jackson, WY 83001
US Mail
PO Box 2802
Jackson, WY 83001 (Mail sent to our street address will not be delivered and be returned to you by the post office)
Phone 307-733-6334
Our Store hours are 10 am to 6pm Mountain Time
(occasionally closed Sunday in off season)
You may use Pay Pal or just enter your credit card info into the order blank- For questions call us at 307-733-6334 - If you would rather pay check or money order just go through the order and include in the comment section how you want to pay. We will contact you by phone or email to get your payment information.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We don't collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We may possibly receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the page(s) you visited. We will never sell any of your personally identifiable information to anyone.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
Please be assured that your items will ship out within two days of purchase.
$5.95 flat rate - within the Continental USA - Outside USA will be charged $20 or our actual shipping costs - you will be notified by email prior to shipping if there are any additional charges.
Wyoming orders will be charged 6% sales tax
PLEASE NOTE: Out of state orders will not be charged sales tax.
We guarantee all items to meet your satisfaction and will gladly replace an item or refund your purchase price for any reason. Email us for a return authorization. (exchanges or returns must be made within 30 days of sale) Items must be returned in new condition at the buyers expense. Shipping charges will be deducted from refunds and there is aalso a 10% restocking fee deducted to cover our handling cost.


text:
In honor of the release of Rock Band's 2,000th song, Harmonix has released a handy widget that lets you browse the entire Rock Band library from inside a blog post. For instance, this one.
Jimi Hendrix's "Are you Experienced?" is the 2,000th song to hit Rock Band in the past several years. That's a lot of music, and looking up titles on the Wikipedia page just isn't cutting it anymore. Harmonix's new Rock Band Music Finder widget is here to help. Navigate, search, and sort all 2,000 plus songs in the library from right here.
Isn't that convenient?


text:
Racing against the clock, Janelle describes how she managed to snag three interviews in one day with Olympians Polina Edmunds, Maddie Bowman and Julie Chu. »
After weeks and weeks of work and thousands of miles of travel, Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy (you might have read our love letter to him during the Olympics) has finally been reunited with the stray puppies... »
A California teen is hoping he can win Gold with his spirited prom proposal. »
After two-plus weeks of reporting from Sochi, we asked Janelle to answer a few questions about her trip. »
Now that that the final curtain has closed and the Olympic torch has been put out, San Jose's Polina Edmunds is headed back home, where she'll return to her regular life. »
Check out the top 10 moments that had everyone buzzing from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. »
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev awarded a Mercedes-Benz to each Olympic medalist from the host country. For athletes without licenses, like 17-year-old figure skater Adelina Sotnikova, Medvedev provided a... »
The 15-year-old figure skating phenom that captured the heart of the Bay Area during her Olympic Games debut last week in Sochi returned to her San Jose home Monday. »
In between jumping and twirling and coming home as one of the world's Top 10 skaters during the Sochi Olympics, as promised, Polina Edmunds got her homework done. »
Check out NBC's documentary looking back on the ladies' figure skating competition at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games and featuring sitdowns with Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. »
Get the latest Olympics headlines sent to your inbox!


text:
U.S. Gas Boom Projected to Grow for Decades
U.S. natural-gas production will accelerate over the next three decades, new research indicates, providing the strongest evidence yet that the energy boom remaking America will last for a generation. Jerry Dicolo joins Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... you probably heard about the natural gas boom right everyone's heard about it when talking about Israel it is happening ... how long will it last that was the question is in a flash and that and use it for real ... we can see from the headline gas will hit the grill for decades ... Jerry DiColo is to the de tails and a new study and study Jerry right that they finally have a look at what's really in the ground she read most of the studies that we see in the past have been kind of extrapolations of projections and well people can think is gonna happen with all these new shale gas wells ... you gotta study that it's coming I came out today essentially ... was the first real extensive study that looked to wealth thousands of wells in the ground in one of the biggest ... shale gas fields in the country in the Barnett Shale ... which showed base is a confirm the law of the project is that ... the fire sale price in Texas yes ... so it's ... a concern it basically confirmed all lot of what the studies have shown previously which is that we've got enough gas ... in the ground to provide ... very cheap energy than estates for ... probably decades due until twenty forty is with the study's author ... of crazy with those of four dollars that's right they estimated that the out of four dollars per million BTU is or ran around three forty per million BTU may have to compare that to what everyone else in world Spain which is way over ... ten dollars mainly to that seen in the US ... is currently filming has increased manufacturing and tender tourism industry in terms of ... lower heating prices in your home or a new business or how deep the we have to get her versus the rest the world for now and ... it looks like going through model for him ... the numbers are historically speaking the numbers relatively low isn't it I mean ... I was before there are questions about how to how profitable natural gas to ... around four hundred s right there are questions to what extent people would keep drilling at that level is now actually to forgo a level that something that we expect people to keep showing ... how we attract early last year we jump to like one ninety ... million BT which was way too long people started saying OK northerners to shut off the gas wells what have you pop back up there ... now we feel like it that theory in order for tolerable he will keep producing ... and so all of those industries this big manufacturers this chemical companies ... he then moved away in a from us for the past few decades ... for China comeback that are investing and are doing it because now they see a really low input of new low cost of energy that didn't have very little to ... sell me a single big picture for secondhand mean ... boy does this mean for the man for the American economy for people I mean is is is really a sea change yet mean it's it's it's great in it for anyone who want cheap energy riches ... beyond lot of people on it it means that you know for all those different conditions whether he ... would there be ... people or you know ... building furniture or people enter the No manufacturing chemicals it doesn't really matter ... all that need it huge imports in a lot of them use natural gas and so that's can integrate its content it should bring judges should bring ... kind of economic growth ... I'm in for for you know regular people mean just affecting your gas bills are going to be lower your heating bills Autonomy Lawler for ... an ... extended period time ... aam that's more money to people and we spend our stuff and severe thing in converting ... the usually have the Coalition for the composer piano was that the foreign investment Mr. ... house I care to call a thinker and appreciate it


text: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Jim Lo Scalzo /EPA /Landov hide caption toggle caption Jim Lo Scalzo /EPA /Landov The Two-Way Listen Carefully Or You'll Miss It: We've Got Justice Thomas On Tape January 18, 2013 Known for not speaking from the bench, Justice Clarence Thomas spoke four words this week. For the record, here's what it sounded like. Justice Thomas' voice comes in around the 13-second mark Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/169718071/169720371" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">


text: LeBron James of the Miami Heat and Kevin Durant of the Thunder during Thursday's game in Oklahoma City. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Two-Way In Sports: Tiger Tied For Second, Miami Ties Up NBA Finals June 15, 2012 Woods was in good position after Day 1 of the Open. Meanwhile, LeBron James and the Heat held off Kevin Durant and the Thunder.


text:
We continue our MySQL server setup for CentOS by looking at configuration options to try and ensure the server doesn't just run, but runs smoothly.
Finding the config files
By default you'll find MySQL's configuration file at:
If it's not there, however, you can ask mysqld where it looks for its config. Run the command:Code:/etc/my.cnf
You'll get a flood of text back. The first part describes the options you can send to the server when you launch it. The second part is all the configuration stuff that was set when the server was compiled.Code:/usr/libexec/mysqld --help --verbose
What we're looking for shows up near the start of the output. Find a couple lines that look like:
Default options are read from the following files in the given order:And there we are. The server works down that list until it finds a configuration file.Code:/etc/my.cnf /etc/mysql/my.cnf /usr/etc/my.cnf ~/.my.cnf
With the location in hand, open the my.cnf file and have a look inside.
Any lines starting with "#" are comments, and they mostly document what the different settings are for. They're good to read through. You'll find details like the location of log files and where the database files are kept.Code:/etc/my.cnf
Config groups
There are lines in the config file that just contain a word in square brackets, like "[client]" or "[mysqld]". Those are "config groups" and they tell the programs that read the configuration file which parts they should pay attention to.
See, while we've been focusing on the server part of MySQL, it's technically a collection of tools. That includes the server (mysqld), the client (mysql), and some other tools we'll talk about in a bit. Those programs look in my.cnf to see how they should behave.
There's a bit more to it, but basically: The "client" config section controls the mysql client, and the "mysqld" section controls the server config.
Log files
If something does go wrong the best place to start troubleshooting any program is its logs. By default MySQL stores its log files in the directory:
You may need to use sudo to get a listing of the files in that directory.Code:/var/log
If you don't find the MySQL logs in the default directory you'll need to check MySQL's config. Look in the my.cnf file and look for a "log_error" line, as in:
If you don't see a line like that, create one in the "mysqld" section so MySQL will use its own error log. We recommend using the location in the example, creating the "/var/log/mysql" directory if it doesn't already exist. Then restart MySQL to make the change.Code:log_error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
Make sure the log directory you choose can be written to by the user controlling the MySQL process (usually "mysql"). The user running the process will be defined in the "user" config value for mysqld in my.cnf.
Network settings
There might be a "port" setting under both the client and server config sections. The port under the server section controls what port the server will listen to. By default that's 3306 but you can change it to anything you'd like.
The port in the client section tells the client what port to connect to by default. You'll generally want the two port settings to match up.
If you don't see the port entries in the config file that just means they're using the default. If you want to change the port you would add the lines in the appropriate categories:
The other network setting to look for is the "bind-address" value. That usually gets set to the address for localhost, 127.0.0.1. By binding to localhost the server makes sure no one can connect to it from outside the local machine.Code:[client] port = 3306 [mysqld] port = 3306
If you're running your MySQL server on a different machine from your application you'll want to bind to a remotely-accessible address instead of localhost. Change the bind-address setting to match your public IP address (or, better, a backend IP address on a network that fewer machines can access).
If you don't see a "bind-address" entry you should put one into the "mysqld" category to help control access to the server:
Remember to account for the client's hostname when you set up your database users and to poke a hole in your firewall if you're running iptables.Code:[mysqld] bind-address = 127.0.0.1
mysqld and mysqld_safe
Behind the scenes there are actually two versions of the MySQL server, "mysqld" and "mysqld_safe". Both read the same config sections. The main difference is that mysqld_safe launches with a few more safety features enabled to make it easier to recover from a crash or other problem.
Both mysqld and mysqld_safe will read config entries in the "mysqld" section. If you include a "mysqld_safe" section, then only mysqld_safe will read those values in.
By default the mysql service launches "mysqld_safe". That's a good thing, and you should only look to change that if you really know what you're doing.
The mysqladmin tool lets you perform some administrative functions from the command line. We won't talk much about it here because we're just trying to get you up and running with enough basics to get by. It's worth looking at the tool in more depth later to see what it can do, particularly if you need to build scripts that perform functions like checking the status of the server or creating and dropping databases.
You have a few options when it comes to making backups of your databases apart from the usual "back up the whole machine" approach. The main two are copying the database files and using mysqldump.
File copy
By default MySQL creates a directory for each database in its data directory:
Once you've found the data directory, hold off a moment before making a copy of it. When the database server is active it could be writing new values to tables at any time. That means if it writes to a table halfway through your copy some files will change and lead to a corrupt backup. Not a good thing if you're trying to plan for disaster recovery.Code:/var/lib/mysql
To make sure the database files are copied cleanly you can shut the MySQL server down entirely before the copy. That's safe but isn't always ideal.
Another approach you can take is to lock the database as read-only for the duration of the copy. Then when you're done, release the lock. That way your applications can still read data while you're backing up files.
Lock the databases to read-only by running, from the command line:
To unlock the database when you're done, run:Code:mysql -u root -p -e "FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK;"
We're using a new option with the mysql client, "-e". That tells the client to run the query in quotes as if we'd entered it in the mysql shell proper.Code:mysql -u root -p -e "UNLOCK TABLES;"
Note that if you're setting these commands up in a script you can put the password in quotes right after "-p" with no space between the two, as in:
Just make sure you set the permissions on that file to restrict read access. We don't want just anyone to be able to see that password.Code:mysql -u root -p"password" -e "FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK;" mysql -u root -p"password" -e "UNLOCK TABLES;"
Another approach to backing up your database is to use the "mysqldump" tool. Rather than copying the database files directly, mysqldump generates a text file that represents the database. By default the text file contains a list of SQL statements you would use to recreate the database, but you can also export the database in another format like CSV or XML. You can read the man page for mysqldump to see all its options.
The statements generated by mysqldump go straight to standard output. You'll want to specify a file to redirect the output to when you run it. For example:
That command will tell mysqldump to recreate the "demodb" database in SQL statements and to write them to the file "dbbackup.sql". Note that the username and password options function the same as the mysql client, so you can include the password directly after "-p" in a script.Code:mysqldump -u root -p demodb > dbbackup.sql
Restore from mysqldump
Restoring a mysqldumped database looks similar to what was used to create it, but we use plain old "mysql" instead of "mysqldump":
We also change from a greater-than to a less-than sign. That switches the command from redirecting its output to telling it to read its input from the existing file. That input is sent to the "mysql" command, causing the mysqldumped instructions to recreate the database.Code:mysql -u root -p demodb < dbbackup.sql
Note that by default the SQL statements generated would just add to existing database tables, not overwrite them. If you're restoring a backup over an existing database you should drop the database's tables first, or drop and recreate the database itself. You can change that behavior by using the "--add-drop-table" option with the command that creates the mysqldump. That causes mysqldump to add a command to the backup files it writes that will drop tables before recreating them.
Database engine
The last concept we'll talk about here is that of the "database engine". The engine is the process that's churning away behind the scenes, writing to and reading data from files. You won't usually need to know anything other than that it's there, but sometimes you'll want to run an application that's been optimized for a particular database engine.
The engine type is set when a table is created. Tables are usually created by the application that's going to use them, which is why we aren't going to get into that syntax here.
To see the engine used by your database's tables you can run the following command in the MySQL shell:
Change "demodb" to the name of your database.Code:SHOW TABLE STATUS FROM demodb;
Choosing an engine
Ideally you won't need to choose an engine. If you're not very familiar with MySQL that's certainly the safest way to go - let the application do its thing, and if you're writing the application, use the default engine until you're more comfortable with your options.
If you have a database administrator, do whatever he or she says. They're smart people, they know what they're talking about.
The two database engines used most often with MySQL are "MyISAM" and "InnoDB". The default database engine for MySQL version 5.1 and earlier is MyISAM, while InnoDB is the default database engine starting with MySQL version 5.5.
Because MyISAM has been the default in MySQL for a while it's the most compatible choice of the two main engines. Certain types of searches perform better on MyISAM than InnoDB. Just because it's the older of the two doesn't mean it can't be the best for a given application type.
InnoDB is more fault-tolerant than MyISAM and handles crashes and recovery with a much smaller chance of database corruption. This is a good thing.
The main trouble with InnoDB is that for best performance it requires a lot of tweaking for your environment and access patterns. If you have a DBA that's no problem, but if you're a developer who just wants a database up and running for a test server you probably won't want to deal with tuning InnoDB.
It's possible you may be running an application that requires InnoDB, and if you're using MySQL 5.1 or earlier there might not be any settings already in the my.cnf config file. That can be a problem if you're running on a server that doesn't have an abundance of memory.
Some settings to get you started with InnoDB on a shared server with 256 megs of RAM are:
Add those to the [mysqld] section of the config file. Again, those are only rough guides - enough to get you running, but definitely not optimized. For that you'll probably want a DBA, or at least to experiment with incremental changes over time.Code:innodb_buffer_pool_size = 32M innodb_log_file_size = 8M innodb_thread_concurrency = 8 innodb_file_per_table
Now you should have MySQL configured for your environment, and might even have accounted for the database engine being used by your tables.


text:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State and local governments are spending more on highways, roads and bridges now that they have a long-standing funding commitment from the federal government, according to a recent report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
The group, the oldest transportation construction-related association in the United States, found that from October 1 through February 15, federal, state and local transportation departments have set aside $7 billion in federal funds for capital works projects, a 56 percent increase from the same period last year.
In January alone, the transportation departments obligated $2.3 billion, 13 percent more than in January 2012, the group said in a special report released last Friday.
"The current obligations levels are much more in line with what we expect to see in the marketplace," ARTBA Chief Economist Alison Black said in a statement, adding that they had been "quite low" the previous two years.
Transportation departments obligate, or set aside, money for projects about to be bid and constructed, and are an indicator of states' spending plans.
Legislation authorizing federal funds for transportation, commonly known as the "highway bill," expired in 2009 and states relied on a patchwork of temporary extensions until the middle of 2012 when a new, two-year law was passed. States spent cautiously during extensions, unsure of what amounts they would receive six months out.
Now, many in construction are worried about how federal budget fights will affect road and highway projects.
The main account for surface transportation, the Highway Trust Fund, which is filled with revenue from a gas tax charged at the pump, is not subject to the automatic federal spending cuts set to begin in 10 days.
But even though the account is exempt from "sequestration," it is still under threat in later years, said the Associated General Contractors of America on Monday.
The group estimated the trust fund, along with the Airport Improvement Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, and General Services Administration, which also escaped sequestration, will face $1.5 billion in funding cuts in the next few years because of caps the federal government has placed on its spending under the Budget Control Act.
Reporting By Lisa Lambert; Editing by Maureen Bavdek


text:
roastrunner wrote:Here on Earth we have the diffusing effect of our atmosphere to make those microscopic pinpoints scatter enough to see.
brianv wrote:scud wrote:
Indeed oddfellow, have a look at SC member 'totalrecall's' blog on this very subject, it's quite extensive and ask's as I have asked here, friends and family if anyone can remember seeing stars on a clear night through an aircraft window at cruising altitude. So far for me, it's been 'umm...err...dunno' whereas one would have expected a resounding..."Course I have...whatchya on about?"...yet to independently corroborate as my life has been a dismal failure therefore no air travel for me anytime soon
Did you ask any of those same fliers did they notice an empty black sky while flying at night?
edgewaters » October 12th, 2015, 9:35 am wrote:What I'd like to see, is the stars disappearing as the camera went up. That would look pretty silly, I think, no matter how good the production values were.
Return to Apollo, and more space hoaxes
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


text:
Contact Me
Consultant ID: 56101
Shop Our Inspired Products »
No Events Found.
Conceptualizing the name GIA Wellness and bringing it to the world literally moved us to the core. It encompasses our authentic desire to create a perpetual legacy to start something eternally significant which builds well beyond our lifetime.
Get the latest on sales, business promotions, meetings and more!
© 2019 GIA Wellness
Website Development by Elite Online Marketing
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The products featured are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Any testimonials presented apply to the individuals depicted. Every person is different, hence results may vary from person to person, and therefore cannot be guaranteed.
Shop Our Inspired Products
Connect With Us


text:
Boldly feminine models are a must to bring out that irresistible beauty that caresses your curvy silhouette. Whether short, long, casual, for evenings or special occasions, you will find your perfect skirt in this collection.
This site uses first and third party cookies to enhance the shopping experience and to offer you customised services. By closing this notice, scrolling the page or resuming browsing, you consent to the cookies that are currently enabled. If you want you can change these preferences now, or view our full cookie policy.


text:
Summary Meeting Notes: February 27, 2013 Watershed Health and Environment PEG
Summary Meeting Notes
Watershed Health & Environment Policy Expert Group
Meeting Date: February 27, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: 1900 SW 4th Ave, Portland, Conference Room 7A
Attendees: Claire Carder, Ben Duncan, Mike Houck, Maryhelen Kincaid, Jonna Papaefthimiou, Emily Roth, Bob Sallinger, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, Jennifer Thompson, Jeri Williams, Roberta Jortner, Marie Walkiewicz
Staff: Sallie Edmunds, Shannon Buono, Spencer Williams
Facilitator: Dena Marshall, Solid Ground Consulting, assisted by Kazmiera Taylor
Guests: Davta Khalsa, Mary Vogel
Introductions, Announcements and Updates
See Comp Plan website for upcoming community workshops
Attendance rates at the community workshops have been low. Comp Plan staff will increase outreach efforts to bring in more people.
Staff and some PEG members are exploring a possible April 3 environment-specific focused workshop
Debrief Comprehensive Plan Workshops
Marie Walkiewicz, BES, discussed the Design with Nature breakout sessions at the West Portland workshops.
Approximately 10 participants attended, many expressed support for the process and were eager to participate more directly, such as volunteering to help control invasive plants, but asked for more direction: "We want to work, but we need organizing and technical assistance"
There was also support for establishing requirements to "design with nature" through code as an approach to "level the cost playing field". Coupling requirements with incentives was also recommended.
Roberta Jortner, BPS, discussed the Healthy Economy, Healthy Environment breakout session at the North Portland workshop.
Approximately 15 participants attended, many wanted to see efforts to strengthen infrastructure, employ ecological site design, and improve incentives and communication. Participants expressed less support for blanket regulations and expressed support for brownfield remediation, also expressed concern about the potential costs
Compare and Contrast Industrial Land and Watershed Health Policies
Shannon Buono, BPS, described a Compare and Contrast activity designed to address balancing concerns between IL and WH interests addressed in previous meetings.
Many group members noted a language disparity and asked for (1) "more legally binding language" and accountability and (2) stronger language in WH policies.
Open Discussion
Group members discussed barriers to moving forward, both within the context of the planning process and the implementation of policies in the future. Some raised concerns about conflict resolution, especially within the context of historical precedence and barriers to future collaborative decision-making processes.
Several group members discussed the confluence of IL and WH interests, calling for a framework to achieve 'integration,' 'integrative strategies,' 'shared vision,' and 'collaboration.'
Representing equity community interests, some group members drew attention to the linear design of the Draft Comp Plan Policies document, noting that an overly bureaucratic structure could likely alienate readers from non-dominant cultures.
Comprehensive Plan Growth Scenarios
Spencer Williams, BPS, presented a brief overview of the Comp Plan growth scenarios.
Staff looked at amount, distribution, and relative performance of several growth scenarios focus growth in centers, along corridors, and in the central city.
Staff identified priorities based on measures of success that are also outlined in the Portland Plan, such as growth gaps, transportation variety, a vibrant central city, more jobs in East Portland, affordable housing, and connections to nature.
Performance measures included access to natural areas, tree canopy, and watershed health.
Public comment:
- Community members encouraged Staff to look at design and growth scenarios in other cities around the world, as a way to gain perspective on what works and doesn't work.
- Study the new 8-acre park planned in Brooklyn, an example of how to deal with industrial areas.
- You really need a clear, shared vision for this process, and to test every policy against that.
- "Be more radical, or you won't have the kind of power you actually need to push forward."
- Comp Plan Workshop for Businesses: Mercy Corps, 45 SW Ankeny Street, Thursday March 14, at 7:30-9:30am, (http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/430109).
For more information, please contact Sallie Edmunds, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, at 503-823-6950 or email@example.com, or Dena Marshall, Solid Ground Consulting, at 503-740-7123 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
"Brouwerij Lane," with its Flemish-style moniker, is the new home of Raven Import Co., the European beer import business the much-respected Raven built from scratch more than a decade ago, where he specializes in beers with a loyal following among craft beer cognoscenti - beers like Jever Pilsner, Gaffel Kölsch, Gösser, and Gruut, just to name a few.
For Raven, the opportunity to give his product a proper showcase - and amid such a fitting ambience - is a long-held dream come true. "I actually was running the business out of my home for years," says Raven with a chuckle.
There's a great deal of atmosphere to Raven's well-crafted industrial space - and he did all the work himself, actually. The new venue is simple, but not austere. Step inside, and you're enveloped with an old-world feeling evocative of similar such establishments in Belgium or The Netherlands. For example, the distressed brickwork gives the place a real homey quality, intentionally worn so as not to seem off-putting and new. And that wood-burning stove's definitely got a nostalgic charm all its own.
"I just loved the space the moment I saw it," recalls Raven. "The whole feeling of it. It actually used to be this old auto repair shop."
As scores and scores of Brooklyn beer aficionados rolled in to sample Raven's wares last Saturday (as well as some goulash provided by DoBro's Thomas Beisl!), their attention was most quickly drawn to what's affectionately known as the "Brouwerij Lane Fillin' Station," where beermeisters filled attendees' glasses all afternoon from any number of different taps, 10 in all, featuring a variety of beers like the comparatively rare Jever Dark and Brouwerij Lane mainstay Gaffel Kolsch. The intention, of course, now that the place is up and running, is that patrons will stop by to fill up a jug or two themselves now and again. Jugs that those in the know refer to as "growlers."
The way it works is that a one-time deposit of $5 gets you a glass growler (the equivalent of roughly four American pints), and $10 gets Brouwerij Lane to refill it for you. Clearly, one of the best ideas in the industry since the repeal of Prohibition.
For his part, Raven is rather quick to point out that he didn't invent the idea of the growler. Not by a long shot. You can consider it more of a college town phenomenon, he tells us, but one which is catching on by leaps and bounds everywhere. But give Raven and Brouwerij Lane a little time, and we've no doubt they'll have helped create a bit of a "growler culture" here in Greenpoint - the whole thing's just too darn habit-forming not to take hold.
Of course, in addition to the rotating variety of 10 beers on tap, Raven also offers an impressively large selection of imported bottled beers, inventory which he hopes to have approach 400 different beers in the next few months. Beers which range in price from $2 or $3 a bottle - like a familiar Heineken or Yuengling - to $4 or $5 (the exemplary Samuel Smith's Pale Ale) or even $8 top-of-the-line offerings from Trappist, Coney Island and Arrogant Bastard.
And for a borough that once produced as much as one-fifth of the nation's beer, it's certainly nice to see a new generation of Brooklynites developing a renewed appreciation for it. "There's not a ton of foot traffic here right now, but it's getting there," says Raven. "I definitely think it's starting to come around." With a top-notch destination for consumption and appreciation of same, count on Raven and Brouwerij Lane to be a big part of that.


text:
China Corruption Blotter (May 24, 2013)
Chen Hui, a former Haikou (Hainan Province) tax officer, received 11 years in prison for taking $212,678 in bribes. Prosecutors said Chen solicited $194,904 from developer Hainan Zhuzong Real Estate Co. Ltd., with the excuse that tax calculations for one of the company's projects were difficult and required extra fees. http://www.legaldaily.com.cn


text:
Search ReedSearch
Brought to you by Institutional Research
In higher education, institutional research provides information that supports institutional planning, policy formulation, and decision-making.
Read more about institutional research or email the Office of Institutional Research.
3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard
Portland, Oregon 97202-8199
Phone: 503/771-1112
Fax: 503/777-7769
Getting to Reed
Campus map


text:
"Deja-Vu" is a very clean ( and lightly used ) 38' motor yacht that was built in Taiwan by Lien Hwa. Her hull design is mostly trawler (deep skeg to protect the props and rudders) but this one has a pair of 210 HP Cummins diesels that will cruise her at 11 knots.
Total Power: 420
Hartge Yacht Sales
4881 Church Lane
Galesville, MD 20765
United States


text: Recently I've discovered my love for adult coloring books. (You know, ones that aren't solely made up of farm animals or princesses?) The one I have is from Free Period Press, and it's full of fun, motivational phrases to keep me inspired. And personally, I find that concentrating on the colors […] Read More »


text:
We currently serve over 90 clients across Canada from the Wireless industry.
Clients range from having 1 single store location to over 150 across Canada.
We build sites in English and French.
Wireless dealers using our Corporate Ordering system have placed over 320,000 orders to date. That number is growing at 40% per year.
Online ordering is convenient and saves time. If your clients aren't ordering their wireless devices online today, they will probably be thinking of it tomorrow.
Let us show you how you can get your clients ordering online in a matter of weeks!
We provide Phone & Rate Plan content for all of Canada's cellular providers.
Your Wireless Dealer website is always current because our technology automatically updates phones and rate plans as soon as they are brought to market.


text:
Are you going to pack yourself or hire professionals? If you're doing your own packing, following is a list of materials you'll need. Moving companies and overnight mail businesses can furnish these, as well as specialized items including wardrobe boxes for clothing and heavy-duty boxes for china and other breakables. Liquor and computer stores also are good sources for sturdy boxes.
You should start collecting the following materials:


text:
At TSB we understand that no-one can really predict what the future holds. So we created a loan to help everyone borrow well.
You could:
Subject to status and lending criteria
This calculator gives you an illustration of what the monthly repayments and total repayable might be for the amount you want to borrow over your chosen term. Lending is subject to status and the actual rate offered will depend on your personal circumstances.
Borrowers must be UK residents and aged 18 or over. Lending is subject to status and actual rate offered will depend on our assessment of your personal circumstances.
The maximum APR we might offer is 30.0%, but we will tell you your personalised rate before you apply.
You need to have held a TSB current account for more than 3 months
Log in to apply
Not registered for Internet Banking? Apply here
If you'd like this in another format such as large print, Braille or audio please ask in branch. If you have a hearing or speech impairment you can contact us using Text Relay (previously Typetalk) or Textphone on 0345 835 3843 (lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week).


text:
Privacy statement
Bikes 2U Direct cares about your privacy. All information remains confidential.
We do not disclose buyers' information to any third parties. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully (in accordance with the Data protection Act 1998). We collect information only for the following 2 reasons, firstly, to process your order, and secondly, to provide you with the best possible service.
We will not e-mail you in the future unless you have given us your consent and we will not pass on your e-mail address to other organisations unless you have given your consent. The information we collect about you includes: your name, address, telephone number, email address, account details. We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent.
The information we hold is to the best of our ability accurate and based solely upon information we receive from you and it remains as up to date as it can be. You can check what information we hold about you, by writing to us. We will delete or correct any inaccuracies promptly. This information is held securely. If we intend to transfer your information outside the EEA (European Economic Area) we will always obtain your consent first.
If you do give us personal information, either by filling out an order form or using the contact form, then you can be assured that this information will only ever be used in the way that you specify.
We will not contact you unless it has been requested, nor will you be asked to buy anything and you won't be flooded with e-mail. If your address exists in our mailing list database, and wish us to remove it then please just drop us an e-mail and we will see that it is removed immediately.
If you would like to inspect the data that we might hold on you, then please write to us at the address found here enclosing proof of ID, a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque for £10.00 to cover administrative costs.
However, if you have never filled out any of the forms on this website, then we will not be holding any data about you.
If you have any comments/questions about privacy, please send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Almost 40 years ago, EPA's Documerica project captured thousands of compelling images of environmental problems and the state of American life. Documerica (1971-1977) was an unprecedented, EPA photo-documentary project, with nearly 100 of the country's top photojournalists tasked to document environmental issues and everyday life in areas of their choice.
State of the Environment is collecting current photographs (2011 – 2013) of our way of life and environment worldwide. Following 2013, this will become an annual weeklong event to document environmental progress and change. Today, State of the Environment is a global opportunity for anyone to freely share their view of the changes in our way of life and environment.


text:
sudo dd if=~/home/downloads/linuxmint-12-lxde-cd-32bit-rc.iso of=/dev/sdb =1048576
Here's the response I got:
"dd: unrecognized operand `=1048576'
Try `dd --help' for more information".
So I tried:
Code: Select all
dd --help
Usage: dd [OPERAND]...
or: dd OPTION
Copy a file, converting and formatting according to the operands.
bs=BYTES read and write BYTES bytes at a time (also see ibs=,obs=)
cbs=BYTES convert BYTES bytes at a time
conv=CONVS convert the file as per the comma separated symbol list
count=BLOCKS copy only BLOCKS input blocks
ibs=BYTES read BYTES bytes at a time (default: 512)
if=FILE read from FILE instead of stdin
iflag=FLAGS read as per the comma separated symbol list
obs=BYTES write BYTES bytes at a time (default: 512)
of=FILE write to FILE instead of stdout
oflag=FLAGS write as per the comma separated symbol list
seek=BLOCKS skip BLOCKS obs-sized blocks at start of output
skip=BLOCKS skip BLOCKS ibs-sized blocks at start of input
status=noxfer suppress transfer statistics
BLOCKS and BYTES may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes:
c =1, w =2, b =512, kB =1000, K =1024, MB =1000*1000, M =1024*1024, xM =M
GB =1000*1000*1000, G =1024*1024*1024, and so on for T, P, E, Z, Y.
Each CONV symbol may be:
ascii from EBCDIC to ASCII
ebcdic from ASCII to EBCDIC
ibm from ASCII to alternate EBCDIC
block pad newline-terminated records with spaces to cbs-size
unblock replace trailing spaces in cbs-size records with newline
lcase change upper case to lower case
nocreat do not create the output file
excl fail if the output file already exists
notrunc do not truncate the output file
ucase change lower case to upper case
swab swap every pair of input bytes
noerror continue after read errors
sync pad every input block with NULs to ibs-size; when used
with block or unblock, pad with spaces rather than NULs
fdatasync physically write output file data before finishing
fsync likewise, but also write metadata
Each FLAG symbol may be:
append append mode (makes sense only for output; conv=notrunc suggested)
direct use direct I/O for data
directory fail unless a directory
dsync use synchronized I/O for data
sync likewise, but also for metadata
fullblock accumulate full blocks of input (iflag only)
nonblock use non-blocking I/O
noatime do not update access time
noctty do not assign controlling terminal from file
nofollow do not follow symlinks
Sending a USR1 signal to a running `dd' process makes it
print I/O statistics to standard error and then resume copying.
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null& pid=$!
$ kill -USR1 $pid; sleep 1; kill $pid
18335302+0 records in
18335302+0 records out
9387674624 bytes (9.4 GB) copied, 34.6279 seconds, 271 MB/s
Options are:
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Report dd bugs to firstname.lastname@example.com
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
For complete documentation, run: info coreutils 'dd invocation'
The "tutorial" doesn't appear to be as"simple" as it states... Also, I'm assuming that there are two spaces between the word "direct" and the "1048576" that bash doesn't seem to like. It looks like two spaces on my screen and on the printed copy that I made.
"Simple" appears to be avoiding me somehow. What have I really missed or misinterpreted?


text:
Thousands of fans will turn out to see hip-hop legends Eazy-E and ODB this weekend at the Rock the Bells festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
Both rappers, we should add, have been dead for years.
Virtual performances by deceased artists are nothing new to TV and film, but they are to the live performance world. The shot heard 'round the world was fired in 2012 at the Coachella music festival when a hologram of rapper Tupac Shakur (who died in 1996) joined Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre onstage. That same technology is coming to the Bay Area this weekend at the year's biggest hip-hop festival tour. On Saturday, Eazy-E, the N.W.A. legend who died in 1995, will appear via virtual technology with his old cohorts Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. On Sunday, ODB — aka Ol' Dirty Bastard, who died in 2004 — seemingly will rise from the grave to rejoin his buddies in Wu-Tang Clan.
And soon it may not just be a hip-hop thing, says Chang Weisberg, the founder-president of Guerilla Union, which runs Rock the Bells.
"This form of entertainment will be so much bigger down the road," he says. "This is just the tip of the spear."
Yes, the possibilities seem endless. Interested in a Beatles reunion? Technology can make that happen — at least in a virtual sense. How about Jimi Hendrix burning through a guitar solo? No longer out of the realm of reason. Could fans soon be buying tickets to see Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding?
"I think in the right setting, it can be done," says Chris Martinez, director of marketing at Northern California's Live Nation, the promoter of Rock the Bells. "Like, if you could put Tony Bennett with some old classic jazz person, like Louis Armstrong, that would be dope."
Still, nobody can reliably predict where virtual technology will take the entertainment industry.
Weisberg, of course, has an vested interest in cheerleading virtual performances. Others think it will never become a major factor.
"It's a special effect — just like magic tricks or pyro are special effects," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert industry publication Pollstar. "I don't know that you are going to be looking at a tour of nothing but virtual artists onstage. You might as well be watching a TV show."
What Rock the Bells organizers are promising, however, sounds more like having characters step through the TV screen and carry on in your living room.
Granted, the use of virtual performances is not entirely new to concerts. Fans have grown accustomed to seeing artists — living artists, usually — appear via large video screens, especially at country shows, where the performer will sing a duet with a recording of another artist.
In that sense, "holograms" — at least, what appear to the naked eye to be holograms — are based on an old theater trick. Tupac's "performance," for example, was created by Tempe, Ariz.-based AV Concepts, which projected an animated version of him onto a screen that was invisible to the audience.
Ironically, it's technology that's been around since the mid-1800s, known as "Pepper's ghost" and the same basic technique behind the ghostly imagery at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.
Today, many companies are working furiously to take the Pepper's ghost effect to the next level.
"It's a runaway train I'm happy to be part of," says Chris "Broadway" Romero, the vice president of production at 212 Decibels, the New York company that teamed with AV Concepts for Rock the Bells. "At the core, we are transmitting human presence and creating emotion across miles and from past the grave — straight up 'Star Wars' (expletive). The future is super bright."
The future may be bright, but the setting must be dark for virtual imagery to work. Technically, success depends on many factors including weather, lighting and control of the space. The latter is particularly important since no one wants to see a living Wu-Tang member walk right through the phantom ODB.
It's also important to note that these dearly departed artists never signed off on any of this.
In the case of Rock the Bells, organizers had the blessing of Eazy-E and ODB's families. Krayzie Bone, of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, guesses that Eazy-E "definitely would" have loved to reappear long after his death.
"Anybody would," Bone notes.
Wish Bone, another member of the group, says that this virtual appearance is important to Eazy-E's legacy.
"It's going to be incredible for the old fans and the new fans, who might not know Eazy-E and what he contributed to rap music," he says. "Sometimes he doesn't get his just due for being a true pioneer."
Follow Jim Harrington at Twitter.com/jimthecritic, Facebook.com/jim.bayareanews and http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/concerts.
Featuring: Virtual performances by ODB (with Wu-Tang Clan) and Eazy-E (with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) and more
When: 11 a.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Where: Shoreline
Mountain View
Tickets: $65.50-$125.75 for single-day tickets; $99-$239.50
for two-day passes; www.livenation.com


text:
As sentiment builds that Tom Cable be held accountable for allegations of violence against women, the Raiders head coach wrapped up his team's final practice Thursday during its bye week determined to do his job until the situation comes to a resolution.
In a column by Christine Brennan of USA Today, National Organization for Women president Terry O'Neill called for Cable's suspension by the NFL.
Although there are no legal issues, Cable's current problems are more serious in nature than the alleged assault against assistant coach Randy Hanson which wasn't pursued because evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction.
Cable, when asked about the NOW statement and if he was concerned that outside pressure would influence the ultimate resolution of the situation, said, "I don't think so. I think it will be handled properly. I'm going to leave it at that right now."
There have been no additional discussions with owner Al Davis, Cable said.
"We talk a lot about football, personnel and those kinds of things," Cable said. "We put that, not necessarily behind us, but we've had that discussion and we've moved on to the football team."
Raiders left guard Robert Gallery said Cable has an ability to push aside the outside controversies and focus on football.
"The thing about Cabe is he's a steady guy," Gallery said. "He loves football and he doesn't really get fazed. Obviously he's had his own issues, right or wrong, he's dealt with them the right way. He's here to win games. He's doing everything he can to his power to help us win games.
" He hasn't changed a bit. That's one thing I'll give him credit for. No matter what's been thrown at him, he hasn't changed. That's good as a player to see that because there's been situations in the past where you feel like guys kind of at this point backing off or whatever and he's definitely not like that. That's the type of guy you want."
In the end, Cable is likely to be judged on his record _ which at the present time, is 6-14.
"I think he knows we all support him, especially our group, we're pretty tight in the line room," Gallery said. "We've got to help him out by winning games. That's what it comes down to. That's the name of the game in the NFL so part of that's on us so we kind of carry that on our shoulders as a team but we've just got to go back to work. Not a whole lot to be said about it."
A few news and notes as players quickly vacated the the facility to get on with their weekend:
— No changes in status among injured players. Gallery and wide receiver Chaz Schilens were limited. Cornerback Chris Johnson (groin) sat out. Defensive tackle Gerard Warren (foot) was limited. Wide receiver/return specialist Nick Miller is still not on the practice field and linebacker Ricky Brown remains in a cast.
Defensive end Greg Ellis underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his arthritic knee, and Cable would not rule him out for the Nov. 15 game against the Chiefs. Running back Darren McFadden had arthroscopic knee surgery and missed four games (he is expected back for Kansas City).
Cable said the difference is McFadden needed to have a meniscus repaired, whereas with Ellis "there wasn't any repair, so to speak. So, it was just kind of clean it up, vacuum it out, that kind of deal."
— Defensive end Richard Seymour missed practice to go home a day early to South Carolina, a early departure that was agreed upon when he came to the Raiders just before the opening game of the season.
— Asked about pleasant surprises in the first half, Cable listed the folloiwng things:
1) The consistency of the running game over the past 2 1/2 games.
2) Goal line defense _ Cable said the Raiders have given up just three touchdowns in 11 goal line snaps.
3) Third down defense in recent games.
"Third and long has been kind of a sore issue for us," Cable said. "But anything from three to 10, we've been pretty productive for the last month."
— With regard to personnel, Cable said cited the recent play of center Samson Satele and said "Darrius' (Heyward-Bey) development over the the last two weeks has jumped out."
Defensively, said the play of rookie end Matt Shaughnessy and defensive tackle Desmond Bryant "stood out from the get-go," and said, "Tyvon Branch has been as rock solid as you could ask him to be."


text:
See Carnival Cruise Lines' Ships + Our Great OffersHave the most fun at sea—and get the best deal around—when you book your Carnival cruise with Dream Vacations. Whether you're looking to fill your day to the brim with activities, take it easy at one of the 3-4 pools onboard, or pamper yourself at the spa, the largest and most popular fleet in the world has you covered. Once you get settled in your stateroom, all you have to do is unpack and get ready for the journey of a lifetime, courtesy of Carnival.
With up to 6 restaurants to choose from on each ship—some even offering succulent lobster dishes or an upscale supper club atmosphere—it won't be hard to find an eatery that satisfies your appetite. After dinner, live it up at a Vegas-style revue, or gamble like you're in sin city at the casino. Night owls can dance 'til they drop in any of the fleet's 20+ clubs or lounges, and snag a late-night snack at the gala midnight buffet or 24-hour pizzeria and ice cream bar once they've worked up an appetite. Little ones will have the time of their lives at the supervised kids club, Camp Carnival, and tweens and teens can hang out at Circle C or Club O2. Kids of all ages will have a blast at the spiral waterslide. The Carnival Breeze even combines a two-story spa, 3-D movie theatre, a state-of-the-art water park and more.
The possibilities for adventure on a Carnival cruise are endless, with voyages sailing to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada/New England, and Alaska, and ranging from 2 to 16 nights. You're sure to get the deal of your dreams on an amazing Carnival cruise when you plan your getaway with Dream Vacations.
Featured Carnival Caribbean, Bahamas & more Cruises
Featured Carnival Mexico Cruises
Featured Carnival Alaska Cruise
Search Carnival Cruise Destinations
About Carnival Cruise Lines
Free upgrade!
Book an eligible stateroom on any qualifying sailing and receive a free upgrade! In some cases, you'll be upgraded to a more desirable location aboard your ship. In other instances, you'll be upgraded to a stateroom with extra space and/or a better view. It's also possible that you might receive all of these benefits. Select your sailing date to see which upgrades are available.


text:
The idea of using sound for branding is not new, but particularly in Europe, is considered an important marketing speciality. Using all of the usual marketing techniques of research, trial and retrial, entire agencies target sonic branding. It is the least used branding method and considered the technique with the most growth potential.
At the 2012 Audio Branding Congress at the University of Oxford, virtually every research project and branding development came from Europe. Speaking to other attendees, they were surprised at the lack of American participation when they felt American development was extremely mature. Cases cited included Harley-Davidson's famous exhaust tuning studio, Intel Inside, and the omnipresent McDonald's audio logo. New work presented at Oxford included sound design for the atmosphere in Harrod's famous toy department in London featuring regenerative soundscapes, audio logos for two famous European companies, and an entire suite of sonically different logo-based music for use throughout the Dell Computer organization.
Recent literature that sum up current directions in sonic branding include "Sound Business" by Julian Treasure of The Sound Agency and "Audio Branding", a compilation of articles and studies representing all issues associated with creating effective audio branding.
While considered a niche, sonic branding can be a differentiating part of the portfolio of a sound designer and/or composer. The unique chances to present their work from typical broadcast and the Internet to prestigious and renowned public spaces can be a fulfilling and challenging opportunity. Presented properly, any sound design student can be introduced to opportunities very closely tied to the main thrust of their education track. With awareness of jingle writers and sound designers in studios for traditional advertising media, adding the potential in sonic branding is worth investigating.


text:
cognitivefiles.com is a Rapidshare search engine with the biggest database you ever used - we have indexed over 12 488 551 Rapidshare links from the entire net. And our search engine has the perfect search mechanism which allows to get all the needed Rapidshare links in seconds. Moreover, our spiders add approximately 20,000 new Rapidshare links daily which guarantees that you'll find any Rapidshare link you want.
Recommend CognitiveFiles.com on Google -
View All links
2012 masterslos mejores goles infantilesdescargar personajes de hsdm para mugenamaral pajaros cabeza 205 losmelizitosslideshow adriana grecobarney what in namewrterbuch rechtpeggy lee fever mp3 downloadvstclub fre down loadbrasileira fudendo com cavaloemss feko x64mulheres dando para o cavalowhit leftmastering ideascript rapidsharepferd fickt frau free videopoker office 5 22 keyblack crowes live megauploadcloud9 elbechronos quartet rapidsharelibros de matematicas taringaprova scandal part 7silverfast ai studio 8 patch crackdune novelsbebe lillydownload gold advanced course bookusersmanual panasonic rrus395discografia centinela con torrentmysongbook tabsraitube so mulher com mulherfnm we care lotblacklionmusic salsa
Our online file search service allows users to find the necessary files and links quickly and without great efforts. It is worth noting that in our search engine uses a special technology which allows the user to find the necessary files and references to him just the first few letters of a syllable. It is also worth noting that the search on our site can be as Cyrillic and Latin script, which in turn makes it very versatile search engine and truly international.
Customers who first decided to use our search engine will be pleasantly impressed with the great features and a pleasant innovation. We have the ability to view recent searches, which were made with the help of search engine cognitivefiles.com, as well as the top downloaded files found by your search query.
Moreover, we have a very useful and easy search plugin which can be implemented directly into the user's browser. With this plugin there is no longer need to go to our website - now an innovative search engine will be right in your browser and you'll get the search results in seconds. Next, you can search for files in two ways - searching for all the links or searching for verifies links only.
Use cognitivefiles.com to get access to millions of movies, games, programs and a variety of documents that are stored on Rapidshare, Fileserve, Filesonic, Hotfile, etc. All you need to get access to the most popular and requested files is to go to our website and simply type the needed search quiry into the search form. Our innovative search engine for a few seconds will give all the results and you'll be able to choose the file or link that meets all your requirements. It should be noted that due to our search engine, among all the search results, you can choose the ones with the highest download speed.


text:
So this is how Peter Jackson's going to pad out The Hobbit into three full movies? I'm not sure I approve, but I will certainly admit it's a bold move.
I jest, of course. This is merely a bagpiper - bagpipist? - from the fabled lands of Portland, Oregon, getting prepared for the upcoming Hobbit premiere in the best way he knows how. And my article title is a joke, too, since I'm pretty sure this guy still has plenty of pipeweed waiting for him at home.
[Via FilmDrunk]


text:
Map of Thangool, QLD
Not the 'Thangool' you were after? Try the other Thangool (the regional area) in Queensland.
Create a custom map: Click here to create a custom map including 'Thangool'
Link to this page: Click here to see how
©2019 Digital Atlas Pty Limited | Usage Terms | Data Sources
If you do not agree with the Usage Terms then do not access this website.