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An artist's impression of the Circinus X-1 system showing the binary star system. The small white sphere is the neutron star — an extremely dense and compact remnant of an exploded star. The red sphere is an ordinary star — the companion star. When the two stars are at their closest, the neutron star pulls material from its companion star. An accretion disk (the blue disk) forms around the neutron star, containing the matter that is sucked from the ordinary star. Powerful jets of material (the orange rays) then blast out from the neutron star at close to the speed of light, causing powerful flares in radio frequencies. //
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10 April 2015
Milan 'concept shop' showcases future of in-store retailing
A new concept store in Milan is showing retailers how the creative use of technology can radically transform the in-store shopping experience for their customers.
Designed by BT, and branded 'Alexander Black', the store features more than 40 innovative technologies all designed to create a personalised experience for 'bricks and mortar' shoppers.
Visitors will also discover how the in-store experience can be seamlessly integrated with a brand's online, mobile and customer service channels to create an intelligent and consistent experience.
Supporting the omnichannel
And live, real-time demonstrations of BT retail sector solutions help illustrate how customer engagement can be increased and omnichannel strategies supported.
Other demos show how store security can be boosted thanks to the use of innovative video surveillance and anti-theft systems.
"Bricks and mortar stores are challenged by the very deep changes in customer expectations created by the rise of online shopping," said Hubertus von Roenne, vice president, Global Industry Practices, BT Global Services.
"Successful retailers absolutely need to orchestrate new technology in a creative way and blend the digital and physical worlds so that their customers have the same amazing experience regardless of the place or time of their shopping."
The Alexander Black store shows how technologies such as RFID, NFC (Near Field Communications), BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), beacons and wi-fi can transform the in-store shopping experience.
Delighting customers
Added von Roenne: "From interactive displays to digital screens where the content is personalised by relevant criteria, such as individual shopping history and demographics, there is a huge range of new ways to engage and delight the customers. Being able to integrate these multiple experiences to provide a consistent, joined up brand experience across all channels has become a key priority for retailers."

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The training program is designed to improve the legal English skills of non-native English speaking legal professionals who work in an international environment. There is no requirement to take the ILEC examination. Membership in AmCham is NOT required.
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Catholic World News
Berlin: circumcision illegal under some circumstances
September 06, 2012
Two months after a German court banned infant circumcision, Berlin, one of the nation's 16 states, has declared circumcision legal under certain circumstances.
According to the decision, circumcision is legal if performed by a doctor but illegal if performed by a mohel, who traditionally performs circumcisions on Jewish boys.
Further information:
- Berlin declares circumcision legal, but only if performed by a doctor — not as a ritual (Jewish Telegrapic Agency)
- Mohel (Wikipedia)
- German court bans infant circumcision (CWN, 7/12)
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Give your saltwater or freshwater aquarium the look of a reef without impacting the world's coral reef systems. This natural-looking duplicate of live rock is made from nontoxic poly resin and features the unique purples, grays, greens and browns that form on natural live rock due to growth of coralline algae. Deep inner cavity provides a great hideout for shy fish or invertebrates. Use Caribbean Live Rock #3 in reef aquariums or fish only setups, marine or freshwater. Lightweight rock mimics the structure and texture of real rock to provide visual appeal while providing quick, easy aquascaping. This faux rock also provides housing on which beneficial bacteria can colonize to boost your biological filtration. One piece, 18" x 9" x 7" high.
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Secrecy went well with his striking appearance. The slender body was rigid and without any elasticity or grace. His movements were abrupt and helpless, never impulsive. His lack of grace was so much more remarkable when one noticed the hesitating way his hand would grasp a thing and then suddenly take a hard grip on it. If his movements were hesitant and weak, his grip was strong and hard, so that his hand was no more a regular hand, but a fist. He dressed shabbily. His way of walking was undecided, and he would often walk with his chin resting on his chest. But sometimes he would race along.
Nobody who had once seen his face could ever forget it. The big dome of his forehead marked it. The face was peculiar looking because of the large eyes; the look in them seemed to surround everything. In spite of his youth, his face was not handsome, it was rather ugly. Never did I see him laugh or smile. His face was always dignified and serious. Only when he was outdoors in spring did it seem to relax, and then become cheerful and bright. At many concerts he would shine with happiness. In the most wonderful moments we spent together, particularly when he talked about an idea in which he was interested, his eyes were filled with happiness. Otherwise his face was impenetrable. One could never - except to the last few months - find in his face any hint of what was happening deep within his soul. The taut muscles would often move, and sharp wrinkles would appear on his face, as if they were caused by intolerable pain. I asked for the reason, he controlled himself at once, gave a vague or evasive answer, or talked about other matters, making further questioning impossible.
His manners would occasionally elicit surprise, and often a smile, since he cared little for traditions and prejudices.
The influence of his personality seemed strongest at night. His body seemed to grow; there was something ghostlike in his movements and there would be something demoniac in his manner. And when, as happened at times, his conversation became passionate, when he made a movement in the air with his stick or his umbrella as if he were fighting an invisible ghost, one was always reminded of a person from the imaginary circles of E. Th. A. Hofmann.
I have often thought of one particular evening: we had been wandering around the Votivkirche for a long time. He had kept me company to my home, and then I went back with him part of the way until, finally, after hours of walking late at night, we were outside my home again. We shook hands. Not a sound was heard except our own voices, not a soul in the street except the two of us. He looked at me and whistled: "Have you ever thought of your own double? What if he came now! Your double is the man who knows everything about you, even that which nobody tells!" Then he turned around and disappeared.
In the early afternoon of November 20, 1902, Otto's father came to tell me that the day before Otto had been to his home and had said goodbye to his family in such a heartfelt and serious manner that there was reason to be afraid that something might happen. I knew nothing about it.
At that time of day my friend was in Heiligenstadt, where he was teaching. I hurried out there and waited for him outside in the street. It was a long time before he finally appeared. He came out of the house at a slow, solemn tempo. The concentrated strength in his facial expression had given way to a desperate exhaustion and dejection, something never previously present. His face was ravaged, worn out, sinister, and serious. In the tone of his voice I could hear a grave and silent pain. I had not thought that his condition could be so bad as that. We had been together the evening and afternoon of the eighteenth, and there had been no hint of this fundamental change in him. When I asked him why he felt so obviously ill, he answered in a deprecatory way: "I might at least get rid of my uncomfortable feeling by confiding in someone."
We took the streetcar to his lodgings, which were in Gersthof. It was a gloomy, stormy day. Although he wore his overcoat, he still felt cold. To my anxious question about him he answered by saying: "In me is the chill of the grave." He said this quite slowly and with an emphatic stress so that every word cut into my heart. It was quite clear to me that he could not be left alone while in that condition.
When we reached his room, he said: "There is already a smell of corpse here, isn't there?" The room gave the impression of not having had fresh air for several days. I asked him to come and spend the evening with me. It was under those circumstances that I told him the news that I had seen in the morning paper, which later proved to be false - that Knut Hamsun, to whom he felt much attached, whose books he owned, and whose Pan he had called the greatest book in the world, had shot himself. Otto winced, looked disturbed, and said: "He, too, then?" He was even more silent now, refused to leave his room and go with me, and his conversation consisted only of hints which he perhaps thought I would not understand. But those hints left no doubt as to his condition. It was getting dark. When I asked him to turn on the light, he groaned as if he were being choked by an intolerable pain: "No, no light!" and then he repeated it, stressing each syllable so that it was not hard to guess his thoughts: "No light!"
In that painful hour, when it was a question of saving or losing my most precious friend, it was clear to me that only one thing would be of any help - unflinching energy. Instinctively I asked him: "Do you have a weapon here?" He was silent. I repeated the question. No answer. Then I pleaded with him and begged him to give me his weapon.
We had never spoken an angry word to each other. But now, when I was trembling with sorrow and anxiety, now for the first time in his life he shouted at me as if I were his enemy: "You have no right to take away from me my own will!" He had jumped up and stood directly in front of me. Painful as the moment was for both of us, it was necessary for me to remain uncompromisingly firm in order not to lose everything. I threatened him and said that I would search for the weapon myself if he did not give it to me willingly. Then he answered, a little subdued: "I have no weapon." Shortly afterward he said that he was ready to go with me and to spend the night with me. When we arrived there it was nearly eight o'clock. He complained of the cold and sat down by the stove. When supper was served, he refused to eat a bite. All urging that he eat something was in vain. Although the windows were closed and the stove so hot that the heat in the room was intolerable, he kept his overcoat on, put more coal on the fire constantly, and moved closer to it. Finally, after several hours, I succeeded in making him eat a little. We were now seating facing each other. His expression seemed a bit easier. For a short while it seemed as if everything was as it used to be, as if the future were full of hope for both of us. But when a little time had passed his face once more became painfully serious. The crisis was not yet over. To be able to meet the danger, I had to discover what had brought him into this mood.
He confessed that he wanted to kill himself, but he refused to give any reason.
In the hours that followed there was between us a struggle of wills and energies. From me: "I must know! You must tell me! I cannot lose you this way!" And from him always the same sullen answer: "I cannot tell you! Not even you!" What we suffered through that night, which I can remember only with horror, is something I am incapable of describing.
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Incident that sparked brawl needs to be addressed.
Assault by Mavericks' Garrett Klotz on A.J. Jenks of the Walleye has no place in hockey.
Sadowy scores game-winner with 3:50 left in regulation.
Goalie fight, hat trick part of Saturday night showdown at Huntington Center.
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Romney will win, but for much better reasons than you have stated
The media will have to make a quick switch after Tuesday night... after propping up obama for four years and not reporting anything bad, they will shift gears to bashing Romney, and never reporting anything good.
No worries, they know the drill
Good Luck tuttle22 and Nice Wager !!!!!!
I've seen your doomsayer posts for the last 2 years. What mechanism are you using to obtain such negative information?
America is a Constitutional Republic ..not a democcracy ..
The word "democracy" is found neither in the Constitution nor the Declaration of Independence..
Risky money management results in either brilliant win or dumb loss. Gamblers who risk all are either confident, foolish, desperate or uncaring about losses.
Originally Posted by HutchEmAll: What people need to come to terms with is that they are screwed no matter who gets elected.
That is the truth.....No matter who gets elected..He has one hell of a tough job a head of them. What America needs to do is clean house in the Senate and Congress so things can get done.
The saddest thing is extremists from both sides think the other side is the SOLE problem. Those people ARE the problem.


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Am 18.10.2009 um 16:04 schrieb D'Arcy J.M. Cain:
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:22:11 -0400 Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost> wrote:I have to say, I like Python as a language for many purposes. But as an embedded scripting language, I don't like Python. It is very, very hard to cross build, its runtime is huge, and its maintainers have basicallyno self discipline, changing the API and ABI at the drop of a hat forCan you support that statement? My experience has been the opposite. Within the 2.x series everything has been backwards compatible,sometimes painfully so. The major changes are in the 2.x ==> 3.x changefor which they are giving people years to adopt and including tools to make the migration easier.I don't want to see this become a language war - I think the discussionshould focus on whether we need a scripting language in base, not what it should be - but the above statement seemed very unfair given theamount of wotk that Python developers have done to make upgrades happenas smoothly as possible.
I second that. As a long time python user (I think ten years or so) I did never run into substantial trouble with the language, and I created some fairly big pieces of software with it.
otoh, I would like to point out that the topic of this discussion is actually way more focused than if we want a scripting language in base. The question is "Do we want Lua in base". We don't need a programming language that can cover all aspects for informatics, we have C and C++ for that already. What I need is a reasonably small, fast, embeddable language that can be used to extend software.
There are options. I could pack Lua to my software locally, then only my software would "benefit" from it. Or we could add it to the system so that others can use it, too. So this discussion is about finding out IF and HOW we want to add Lua.
Because the language is so powerful, I think it will be benefitial to users of NetBSD, especially those that are not so technically skilled, but want a solid foundation for their applications. But this is a pure hypothesis, of course.


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After raining for most of the morning/early afternoon the rain move inland so that Jasmine & Daniel could enjoy their ceremony on the beach with their toes in the sand. And the pops of purple looked beautiful against our white sand & blue/green water. After the ceremony they had a FUN reception with each table having some sort of board game at the center piece. They ended the night with a sparkler exit on the beach.
Ceremony and Reception Location – Triple Crown Home, Pearly White Properties 4228 E Co Highway 30A Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Wedding Planner – Tammy D'Agostino with The Eventful Planner
Catering – The Eventful Planner
Rentals – Big Day Rentals
Floral/Decor – Perfect Day Weddings
DJ – Vaughn Vanamburg
Cake – Bake My Day
Hair & Make-Up – Trish w/ Pin Up Girls in Destin
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Shortly after the 2004 tsunami, we began serving a destitute ethnic Moken community living on Koh Lao, an island just off the coast of Ranong. When we first encountered this sea gypsy community, Fr. Joe notes, "They were literally starving to death. There was nothing to eat. One in five women died in childbirth. The children had no energy to run or play. They didn't even recognize basic foods such as bananas. There was no concept of how they should live on dry land.."
We wish to share an article written by Irish journalist Patrick Butler about his recent vist to Koh Lao. The Nov. 26 article, published in the Irish newspaper, The Daily Business Post, appears on this link.


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Saturday, June 16, 2012
"Washington state provides case study on effects of heath-care reform": Sunday's edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, "If the Supreme Court overturns the health-care reform law's individual mandate -- a decision that could come as soon as Monday -- it won't be totally unknown territory. For Washington state, it would be quite familiar."
And Sunday's edition of The Chicago Tribune will contain an article headlined "AMA wants higher Medicare payments; Doctors' group hones lobbying priorities at annual meeting as it awaits ruling on health care law."
"Sam Ervin IV blasts super PAC supporting opponent Paul Newby": The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has a blog post that begins, "Democrat Sam Ervin IV called for Democrats to reject ideologue judges beholden to partisan donors as he blasted a super PAC formed to help his state Supreme Court opponent Paul Newby."
Posted at 08:36 PM by Howard Bashman
"Possible outcomes in pivotal health care law case": The Associated Press has this report.
USA Today has an article headlined "Supreme court ruling won't stop push to control health costs."
CNNMoney reports that "For 20-somethings, health care hangs in the balance."
Today's edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled "GOPCare: The Republican vacuum as the Supreme Court prepares to rule."
And online at The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg has a broccoli-themed blog post titled "Vegged Out."
"Federal appeals court defends plan to host conference in Maui": Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News has this update.
My most recent earlier coverage, from last night, can be accessed here.
"USS Cole case defense lawyers want chief Guantanamo judge removed; The motion was under seal this weekend, but the lawyers argue he has a career motive to keep the case alive, as well as no capital trial experience": Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this report.
Posted at 12:10 PM by Howard Bashman
"Explaining Muppet Theory: Are You An Ernie Or A Bert?" This audio segment featuring Dahlia Lithwick appeared on today's broadcast of NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday."
Posted at 08:44 AM by Howard Bashman
"Supreme Court's perception gap: High court's judges only have eyes for the Constitution." Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has this essay online at The Washington Times.
Posted at 08:42 AM by Howard Bashman
"Justice Ginsburg suggests 'sharp disagreement' over hot-button cases": Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.
Posted at 08:37 AM by Howard Bashman
"Texas Supreme Court agrees to review libel law": In today's edition of The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell has an article that begins, "The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a libel case that could substantially affect the way news media report on controversies."
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In six days, we board a plane headed west to Seattle for our next great adventure. It's a been a wild 14 years, NYC. Thanks for the ride.
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Good luck! That's a big move. A close friend moved from NY to Seattle many years ago and loved it – in fact, he loved the Northwest so much he ended up moving to Anchorage for a place even closer to nature! Safe travels.


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The holidays are upon us and as we look at the winter season ahead, we may be missing the fun colors and activities of fall. You may have picked your own pumpkin, then your own Christmas tree. You probably enjoyed a hayride and some hot chocolate at a nearby farm. Most people seem to be able to find these types of adventures during the fall season. But what if you want to buy local produce all year, or you are interested in activities that may be available at a local farm during the winter and spring months? The Arkansas Agriculture Department has developed a great website and program called Arkansas Grown (ArkansasGrown.org) to connect Arkansas consumers like you with Arkansas producers and their business information.
The Arkansas Grown website allows any producer in the state to list their marketing information at no charge. Consumers are then able to search those producers by location, type of produce or homemade product and point-of-sale options. So if you live in Conway County and want to know what type of pick-your-own operations are nearby, you can apply those filters on the Arkansas Grown website and find the farm nearest you with a description of their operation from the producer. I had a great time searching through the hundreds of farms listed on the website, and I now have several weekends booked with plans to visit the nearby farmers' markets and pick-your-own farms in my area.
In addition to the website, Arkansas Grown has a branding program that promotes Arkansas agricultural products. The "Arkansas Grown" mark is a registered trademark of the Arkansas Agriculture Department, so if you see that logo in stores, you can be assured that you are buying a product that was grown locally. The program also has trademarks for "Arkansas Made" and "Homegrown by Heroes" to help potential buyers locate products produced by Arkansans or produce grown by Arkansas veterans. With the recent push to buy local, this program helps consumers easily spot the produce and products in stores.
So if the cold, rainy weather of winter has you missing the fun of fall, just remember to check the Arkansas Grown website to plan ahead for your next visit to a local farm or farmers' market!


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Way back in high school physics, I learned that a body at rest will remain at rest. Over the past several years as I've tried to return to a regular exercise regimen, I have been reminded of that over and over.
Until my mid to late 20s, I didn't exercise much at all, and certainly not on purpose. But then came several years of rigorous, regular exercise. I would run or work out at the gym nearly every day. When pregnant with my first and second kids, I exercised to within a week of giving birth.
But then, somehow, somewhere, somewhen between my second and third child, I lost my way. I stopped exercising and I started gaining weight.
And, yes, I'm cutting down on my brownie consumption as well.
All of this is to say that I recently started an exercise regimen. I am now on week three of the Couch to 5K program and I've been alternating my running workouts with fun exercise using the Wii.
(Side note: It just took me five tries to correctly spell "exercise." I think that is a bad omen.)
This is the longest I've kept at exercise since I lost my fitness mojo four-plus years ago, and I think it's because I rediscovered an exercise that I love. Strength training is fine, and the elliptical is not so hard on your joints, but my body just really likes to run.
Whereas when I was on the elliptical, I felt like I was suffering through a workout, when I run, I feel like my body is doing what it wants to do. It feels like it is stretching and and feeding on the energy of the run. When I'm running, I feel good not just when I'm done, but while I'm doing it.
I used to run miles and miles every week. I would run laps around Lake Merritt back when I lived in Oakland, California. As there is no similarly scenic, round-trip route near me where I now live, I run on the treadmill.
The treadmill is not quite as awesome, but I can feel the running feeding my body. Which is preferable to feeding my body with M&Ms.
Still, there are days that I don't want to run, days that I am just not motivated. But I've been pushing through and trying to get those workouts in. Because I also learned in high school physics that a body in motion stays in motion.
Jean blogs at Stimeyland and runs an autism-events website serving Montgomery County, Maryland, at AutMont. She runs at home.


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Joe and Jay were traveling this weekend, so Jennifer and I were both home alone with our nuggets. The one-on-one time was nice, but we're dragging today. Can we get a do-over on the weekend?
In case you missed us on Instagram, here's a look at what we've been wearing (apparently we had a blue-and-white theme going). There are some STEALS here, you guys!
Speaking of swimsuits, Target has tonsss of cute ones right now. Click here to see our favorites under $30. Psssst you get free shipping on orders over $25!
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Cute but certainly not cuddly, the TETRAN is a rubber creature that keeps earbud wires under control. Essentially taking the form of a spiked ball, the TETRAN's blunted protrusions allow people to wrap their cords around its body. The TETRAN also boasts a very big mouth, which serves a practical purpose rather than adding to its adorableness. The TETRAN is able to gobble up headphone wires for even less mess.
Available online at the Rakuten Global Market, the TETRAN comes in four colors: green, pink, yellow and orange. Bright and bubbly, they will lift moods through both their form and function. They can even dangle from belt loops and bags as a colorful and fun accessory.
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August 26, 2013
The national "buy local" movement Independent We Stand is currently accepting nominations for the 2013 Independent Small Business of the Year Award Sponsored by Chrysler Group. The award celebrates the characteristics that make locally owned, independent businesses unique, like quality products, superior customer service and active community involvement.
Each year, the Indie Award is given to an outstanding small business to recognize the difference that the nominated business makes in its community. Any independently owned business is eligible to receive the award.
This year, the winning business will receive a prize package valued at more than $15,000. The package includes a $5,000 American Express gift card, a $1,000 STIHL certificate, a three-day/two-night stay at an independent beach resort in Virginia Beach, Va., a "Small Business Web Starter Package" from independent web design firm Launch Interactive, a commemorative plaque and more.
Continued support from Independent We Stand sponsor STIHL and Chrysler Group makes "buy local" celebrations like the annual Indie Award possible. Past Indie winners include All-Points Personal Transportation in Raleigh, N.C., and Georgia-based STIHL dealer, Howard Brothers Hardware.
Do you know of a small business that goes above and beyond in customer service or community involvement? Share your favorite indie story and nominate a business. Nominations will be accepted now through Oct. 27, with semifinalist voting starting on Nov. 4. The winner of the 2013 Indie Award will be announced Dec. 4. For more information visit, click here.
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Zorghotel De KIM Noordwijk aan Zee
Rembrandtweg 2,
Noordwijk aan Zee
1.0 km
(Located near the dunes, beach and North Sea)
Score of 6 reviews: 6.9
Zorghotel De Kim in Noordwijk aan Zee is just 50 meters from the Zuidboulevard. A short walk will take you to a vast beach and a gorgeous nature reserve with sand dunes and woods. It is a lovely area for cycling and walking or simply to catch one's breath, and it can be enjoyed whatever the season. Visit the beach and sea or the attractive shops, theatre and museums of Noordwijk. There are also several swimming pools close by.
Near to Zorghotel De Kim there are attractive restaurants and beach terraces, some of which are open throughout the year. Bikes are available at the hotel for exploring the area. All hotel rooms are adapted to meet the needs of disabled guests. Nurses and a physiotherapist are also on hand should you need some extra care during your holiday.


text: Here we are! Celebrating my first week in Bangkok! It is the first time out of Europe and the flight wasn't as long as I thought. Watching movies, working and sleeping. So the time flew very fast. As I wrote before, I haven't come here just for tourism so I haven't been around in the most common zones. I spent most… Read more →


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In 2000 at CineVegas I saw the worst movie I've ever seen. Its director was also its only star, playing over 40 roles as the screen cut from one camcorder shot to another. Sometimes he conversed with himself and other times he "acted" with a dummy. He also wore a gorilla suit. One by one viewers left the theater. Some swore in disgust. One newcomer came in and got up and left in less than a minute. It became an endurance contest as those of us who remained enjoyed a sort of camaraderie, occasionally looking over at one another with disbelieving looks, grateful to have something else to look at besides that dreadful, dreadful movie. Knight Chills from 2001 may not be as bad, but it is plain awful and ranks among the worst movies I have ever seen. In fact, on IMDB I give it 1 out of 10 stars.
The film centers around a group of roleplayers so unlike one another that my suspension of disbelief snapped within the first five minutes. We have one or two jocks who like to bully a fellow player when not getting drunk, a stoner and his girlfriend, another girl who is overweight and snarky, and the group's GM, a high school teacher whose wife occasionally plays too. Then there is John, who is pretty intense. It takes over 40 minutes of painful exposition on screen before unlikeable nerd John finally gives in and crashes his car into a tree in an emo fit of rage, sorrow, and rejection. Naturally John mutters a spell-curse as any roleplayer would before he kills himself, "To the land of the shadow I will ride, turning from the cold earth, deep my love, my vengeance. Squire and steed, the quest will be fulfilled by the solstice of Yule; I cross the Veil." Then his car explodes and he roars demonically in the flames.
If I seem a little apathetic about the nerd tragedy that is John, let me explain that I'm probably not being harsh enough. At the beginning of Knight Chills, when his mother or aunt mentions that Uncle Sal is dying, John storms out of the house and mutters "Sea hag!" under his breath. It comes out that he has lied to her about attending gaming for the night, since she's religious and against his roleplaying. Maybe she's still bothered too about John allegedly killing his younger brother (a rumor the GM's wife is delighted to share). Besides this matter of murder, John constantly hits on the stoner/slacker Zac's girlfriend, both calling her number 14 times without leaving a message and making overtures to her in person, creeping her out by kneeling and begging, "Please don't leave, Jahandra. Let me warm you with my pledge of undying affection." Her boyfriend, the stoner Zac, is played by DJ Perry. And it's DJ Perry we have to thank for this piece of garbage, since he produced and helped write it. Its production values for normal scenes are actually not that bad (reminiscent of an X-Files episode) but the acting, along with the horrid script, is probably one of the reasons that Knight Chills belongs in the horror section.
That and the whole revenge theme and coming back from the Beyond. John unfortunately doesn't stay dead and instead returns as the semi-mysterious Black Knight. Does he right wrongs in this new form? No, he continues the lame existence he already had and leaves red roses as an ominous foreshadowing before killing his fellow roleplayers who mocked him in life. Maybe they deserve it too; they also mock him at his own funeral, clowning around until they are shushed. Despite his purported knightly ideals in life, the Black Knight also kills off a random, innocent bystander girl. For a fuller plot summary with many more laughs than the actual Knight Chills, read Something Awful's review.
Gaming in Knight Chills: "This is a game."
For all of its many evils, Knight Chills does manage to capture some typical gaming moments in the two gaming sessions at the start of the film, however poorly lit they are. The group plays by candlelight, of course, as all true role-players do, in a basement with cobblestones painted onto the cinderblocks. Wooden shelves loaded with miniatures beckon over the GM's shoulder. The GM even wears a special Renaissance hat in the second session. The players break down as follows:
- John – Sir Jonathan Kallio, a Knight of the Rose, High Executioner, Protector of the Golden Flame of the Ancients, who wields a Sword of Righteousness
- Zac – Morgan who wields a sword (and has the least amount of roleplaying time on screen)
- Brooke – The enchantress Jahandra who uses "Dagger of Fire" and "Angelic Blast" spell abilities
- Nancy – The ranger Shanara who uses enchanted arrows
- Hanee – Teek, who has a Brooch of Illusion which grants invisibility. He also has a Crystal of Penetration.
- Russell – Aristo the bard, who curiously wields a battle axe (unless he is referring to his guitar as his axe)
- Laura – Catherine, a priestess, who stands ready with her herbs and magic, serving her "Ultimate God"
The players encounter goblins in the first session before confronting an ice demon with an "icy scourge" on a mountainside. Jack the GM (or Lord of Lore in the film's fictional RPG) narrates with passion, but the real conflict at the table happens between players John and Hanee, whose characters come to blows after Hanee has Teek attempt to spook Sir Kallio's horse. The action spills over into real life, despite warnings that "This is a game." Hanee fumes outside the GM's house, "I'm going to choke the piss out of that little geek."
In the second session the characters are in a maze and take turns describing their characters' actions. The GM pulls Hanee aside into a different room to describe what Teek sees as he scouts ahead. This is a nice touch and perhaps the first and only cinematic capture of roleplaying on the side of a group. The camera circles around the room as the group fights a demon. Throughout both gaming sessions there are sound effects and music, added to heighten the viewer's tension. I'm on the fence about their inclusion, but since Knight Chills is so bad, it doesn't really matter anyway. More interestingly, while they play with miniatures, there are also random Woodland Scenics trees on the tabletop in both scenes. I have to imagine that director Katherine Hicks or one of the set directors suggested adding them to create a more visually interesting tabletop, but they are odd and out of place.
While it's never shown on camera, John also works as a hobby shop clerk where a popular game called Pandemonium is played. When the GM confides that he can't let his wife know about his spending habits, John is in disbelief, "No way! You can never spend too much on gaming stuff!" John has a point there.
The Redemption Found in Knight Chills
For a brief moment Knight Chills actually gets good. John has died and his funeral's over. Jack the GM calls to his wife to come downstairs, asking if she's touched anything. Miniatures have mysteriously been set up on the basement table on a "dungeon floor plan", which the wife recognizes as the layout of their house! They go to check on their son and his rocking horse is rocking eerily, but he's "fast asleep" in bed. Creepy! Sadly this doesn't continue and rather than the survivors needing to roleplay or analyze miniatures to solve the mystery, the Black Knight slowly stalks and kills off his victims. The miniatures scene also features the best actor in the film, Tim Jeffrey, as the GM. His on-screen partner Laura, played by Laura Alexander, is the pits though. Ultimately roleplaying does play a part in dealing with the Black Knight at the climax of the film with the GM using his Ultimate GM Authority, "I command you to hold, for I, and I alone, am the Lord of the Lore. You have done well on your quest. All your enemies are vanquished and you've won the love of fair Jahandra with your courage and your bravery. I declare this campaign over. You may cross over now, into the Hall of Heroes where you may eat and drink and sing song until ye be summoned to action once again." If only I got to make such speeches at the end of every adventure or campaign!
All Those Other Gaming Movies: Not So Bad
Apart from those few scenes, another redeeming quality that Knight Chills has is that it makes other bad movies about roleplaying look brilliant by comparison. I would gladly watch the bizarre Skullduggery over and over again rather than ever lay eyes on Knight Chills again. Geekin' can be painful to watch, but at least it has some comedic moments. The fairly straight-laced Mazes and Monsters seems better and better every time I've watched Knight Chills. Maybe that guy Tom Hanks should have gotten an Oscar for his part.
And What Knight Chills Reveals About IMDB
Knight Chills also revealed something else. It has a number of accurate reviews on IMDB.com for a movie that is on the level of Transylvania 5000, Ishtar, and Batman & Robin; most reviewers try to warn other viewers about what a horrible movie it is and to avoid it at all costs. Their warnings:
- "the dumbest movie ever made" – angelandthebeast
- "the worst piece of crap I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of horrible B-movies)" – moovie_expert
- "Whatever you do, do not waste your time or money on this one!!!!!" – bluebloodraven
- "I had honestly thought I had seen the worst movies had to offer, until I saw Knight Chills I was wrong." – JFerenczy
So it stands out when users give it 6, 7, 8 and even 10 stars. I'll be the first to admit that my Perception can be quite low, but it has taken me all these years to recognize that IMDB can be a great haven for internet trolls, who can rate a bad movie positively just to enjoy their victims' imagined anguish and grief. Further investigation also reveals that many of the positive reviews were done by reviewers who only have reviewed Knight Chills and no other movies. Knight Shills anyone? In all fairness, most of the negative reviewers from above had also only reviewed Knight Chills and no other movie on IMDB, but I tend to credit that to their humanity and overwhelming desire to save others' time from the horror that is Knight Chills.
Consider, if you care to, the following review and note the reviewer's IMDB username. Either it's a perfect internet trolling or a bit of self-promotion from the film's producer/writer/stoner.
DVD Bonus Features: The Dungeon
If you actually bother to watch Knight Chills despite warnings about how bad it is, at least reward yourself with the Dungeon Tour bonus feature. In it, one of the writers, Jeff Kennedy, takes the viewer on a tour of the basement room or "dungeon" used for the roleplaying sessions. Kennedy also explains that some of the film's bizarre RPG persecution scenes were based on his own life as a teacher. Besides the aforementioned shelves of miniatures, there are also trophies that Kennedy's gaming club collected from years of attending Gen Con and a giant Shivan Dragon M:TG card. Kennedy started the dungeon in 1989, but began gaming as a wargamer in the 1970s, and built his own custom, maplewood gaming table as well as an initiative tracker using wooden discs on a rod. Kennedy ends his tour by saying "Gaming inspired my partner DJ Perry and I to write and produce Knight Chills – and possibly Knight Chills – Part 2, we'll see – and I hope it inspires you to do a bit more gaming. Some of the best times I've ever had have been around this table gaming."


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When consulting firm Accenture dropped Tiger Woods--and Tag Heuer, Gatorade, Gillette and doubtless others to come put him on ice--you could chalk it up to his tarnished reputation. But the unceasing focus on Woods is concealing a more substantial trend in the world of corporate sponsorship spending: Marketers are growing wary of, if not downright antagonistic toward, sports endorsements and sponsorships.
Drug cheating, thuggery and sleaze have taken their toll. But marketers are also wondering whether they are getting their money's worth from their dollars. That logo that you paid $1 million for on race-car driver Ricky Rudd's front bumper? You can hire a firm to tell you how many people saw it in person or on television and what kind of people they were. Then you can compare that sponsorship, in cost per thousand viewers, with an online banner or a Google search ad. The sponsorship may not look so smart.
Video: Sinking Sports Sponsorships
In Pictures: Sports Sponsorships Hit The Skids
In 2009 spending on sports sponsorships shrank by $100 million to $11.3 billion, in line with weakness in marketing outlays generally. But some straws in the wind--like recent disappointments in stadium naming deals and the rapidity with which marketers opted out of Woods' contracts--suggest that sponsorships could be in for more trouble next year, even if the rest of the ad industry rebounds. (For more on sports sponsorships go to www.forbes.com/tiger-woods/)
For years sponsorship spending rose dependably by more than 10% a year, says IEG, a Chicago trade publication that follows the sponsorship industry. That's over. Says IEG Senior Editor William Chipps, "Companies are really stepping back and asking themselves if they're getting a return on their investments."
Even before Woods' dalliances became public, longtime sponsor Buick ended an $8 million annual deal with one year remaining. The immediate reason was the carmaker's financial straits, but it showed that Woods was vulnerable. Perhaps GM was afraid that the public doubted Woods was in love with his Buick. Other companies have recently been having similar epiphanies.
The same month Buick dropped Woods, Pepsi split with soccer icon David Beckham, ending a ten-year relationship thought to be worth $4 million a year. Do you believe Beckham drinks a lot of soda pop? It was explained that the Englishman aimed to work harder on other endorsements, including Armani and Adidas.
In late 2008 Microsoft declined to renew a two-year $1 million deal with basketball's LeBron James. Cleveland utility-tractor maker Cub Cadet let its $2 million deal with James drop the following March. James was neither a hacker nor a farmer, it seems.
That disconnect between athletes and the products they endorse is a central reason endorsement deals are declining, according to Credit Suisse research analyst Omar Saad. Marketers have decided that they haven't fooled consumers into thinking the athletes love or even use the products they endorse.
Scandals have also hurt. "People are starting to recognize that having a star is too risky," says sports attorney Matthew Pace of Herrick Feinstein in New York, a former head of sports sponsorship for GM. "You may hitch your wagon to a person who can hurt you." Witness Roger Clemens, who hauled in around $3 million in endorsements from the likes of AutoNation, Coca-Cola and at&t. He got caught up in the steroid controversy and soon vanished as a pitchman.
Nike is bucking the trend. It had $4.2 billion in total endorsement contract obligations as of May, up 11% from a year earlier. Its athlete endorsements include James and his rival Kobe Bryant, tennis champ Roger Federer and baseball shortstop Derek Jeter. Nike is willing to weather a scandal--up to a point. The company won't drop Woods and stuck with Bryant through his Colorado trial on rape charges, which were dismissed. But Nike has refused to re-sign NFL star Michael Vick, just back from a stint in prison for dogfighting.
Bank of America in June dropped its 16-year-old sponsorship of the U.S. Olympic Team. A BofA marketing chief insisted to a trade publication that the bank's bailout status didn't play a part: "It's about the insufficient business results we were able to generate [from the sponsorship]."
The key metric here, as everywhere in advertising: the cost per thousand views (CPM) of the sponsor's brand. The CPM of a cycling-team sponsorship, thanks to the Tour de France's enormous roadside audience, has always been a tiny fraction of the cost of, say, a Super Bowl ad, which has a CPM of $28, or Internet-portal ads, which have a CPM of a few dollars. But since drug cheats turned the Tour into a farce in 2006 and 2007, cycling's CPM has been cut even more, to less than $1.
Now big cycling teams frequently squeeze by on sponsorship revenue of $12 million or less a year--roughly half the level during the Lance Armstrong era. Jonathan Vaughters, a former Armstrong teammate and now a team owner, says his team had only one title sponsor instead of the usual two in 2009.
The LPGA Tour's television ratings and attendance are weak and shrinking, which caused the CPM of its sponsorships to jump, driving away marketers. LPGA tournaments dwindled from 34 in 2008 to 27 in 2009, and prize money tumbled by $10 million to less than $50 million.
Naming rights generated a combined $187 million for the 122 franchises in Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League and the National Hockey League over the past year. That's only 1% of their revenue, but it's a crucial stream of financing for construction.
Banking giant Barclays, desperate to cut costs, recently managed to halve--from $400 million to $200 million--the amount it will pay the New Jersey Nets for the naming rights to the team's new basketball arena in Brooklyn, due to open in 2011.
The Dallas Cowboys' new $1.2 billion football stadium was supposed to pull in $20 million a year from naming rights for 30 years. Nope. Companies now think owner Jerry Jones' asking price is too high. Jones has remained firm. A new $1.4 billion stadium that pro football's Jets and Giants will share was supposed to garner $25 million to $35 million a year in naming rights. Buyers have been scarce, and the owners are standing firm.
This summer General Motors didn't save its stadium advertising inside Comerica Park, home to the Detroit Tigers. Owner Michael Ilitch offered to let GM keep its name and vehicles on a fountain beyond the ballpark's center field wall--for free.
Yes, they're giving sponsorships away.
In Pictures: Sports Sponsorships Hit The Skids


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When my hubs and I started talking about having babies one of the things we discusses was TOYS. Matt mentioned that he would like if our house didn't look like a toys store and would love if the living room wasn't overtaken by toys. I agreed and thought that was a reasonable request. Thus, the "centers" began.
With just Maggie, our 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house was easy to keep clear of too many toys. Over the past 3 years we've double the size of our house and family. Here are a few key things we've set in place to organize and minimize the TOY craziness of life with kids. These tips are to know what toys to keep, which to share, how to maintain a pick-up home quickly while allowing your child to help in the process as well as instilling in them some independence.
- We purposely keep very few toys. We purge so often that it's often the 'talk' among relatives if their toy will make the cut {sorry guys!}. We want to keep it simple. Here is the criteria for keeping a toy: educational either physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. There are so many kids in this world that have nothing, we don't need to hoard crazy amounts of toys. Why not share!?
- We attempt to be purposeful about toys we have. We generally don't do Happy Meal toys, stuffed things, or small pieces. We enjoy basic things that can be used in a variety of play arenas {example: blocks- used from staking, pretend furniture, to detailed cities layouts; dolls- comfort, pretend friend, to parenting skills}. We generally don't buy toys. Well, let me explain that one. Relatives and friends will more than likely always provide plenty of toys for our children and we do get our children 1 toy for holidays {mainly Christmas/Birthday...usually}.
We have chosen not to have toys in our children's rooms so they know bedrooms are just for sleeping. Providing your child with a restful environment that is peaceful, dark, quiet, and almost boring is the best way to encourage good sleeping. NOTE: we are about to transition into a smaller home and may not have this luxury, like most families. I am not saying this is a MUST.
We have had many ways to organize the toys. We used to have "adult colored" baskets of toys in the living room but they were easily slipped under the coffee table or off to the corner. When we moved into our current home and had the HUGE blessing of a playroom we still stuck with baskets but they are now there are more of them {as are there more children} and they divided more specifically.
We rotate toys so our children stay interested in what they have and so there aren't too many scattered around the house. We never put all new toys out after a holiday. A couple are places among the other toys, a few older toys as well as the rest of the new toys are put into a closet and rotated out later. Some times our children have been know to be "grounded" from a specific toys for being selfish with it, or for mismanagement such as not it cleaning up when ask or playing with it rough or inappropriately.
Hope these are some practical hints to help you manage the Toy Monster that eeks into everyone's house the moment you find out your pregnant ;o) If you have any awesome ideas, we'd LOVE to hear them.
NOTE: We are about to transition to a new {smaller} home so we'll see what kind of organization comes with that and keep ya update! I do know it will be even MORE important to be selective about toys with less storage space!
This is the 1st in a week long series. See you the rest of the week for:
Tuesday 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning TOYS into Centers: Dramatic Play
Wednesday: 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning TOYS into Centers: Manipulitives
Thursday: 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning TOYS into Centers: Reading
and the finale on Friday: 5 Days of Organizing & Cleaning TOYS into Centers: Sanitizing
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Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, an advocate of tighter gun control and the sponsor of legislation requiring microstamping, is calling on members of the state Rifle & Pistol Association to be mindful of the mass-shooting in Arizona as they host their legislative day of action.
In light of the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, it is my hope that discussions at the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association's (NYSRPA) Legislative Awareness Day will focus on advancing sensible legislation that will keep the public safe by preventing guns from getting into the hands of the mentally ill, criminals, and terrorists.
The tragedy of Arizona is a case study of all that is wrong with American gun laws. Citizens must demand more of their federal and state legislators to protect them from rampant, unnecessary gun violence. Unfortunately these shootings and their increasing frequency have cast a cynical pall over the public as they wring their hands that nothing can be done. Each day 34 people are killed by gun violence in the United States. New York, which has more stringent gun regulations than Arizona, is always under attack by the gun lobby to weaken its existing laws and prevent the passage of new gun crime prevention bills. We in the New York State legislature owe it to our citizens and police officers to place their public safety needs first. The Second Amendment should not protect people like Jared Loughner to purchase a gun. This must be the legislative session when enacting sensible gun legislation is an urgent priority.


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We've spoken before about our love of projects that take the Arduino concept and tailor it for a particular task, and during our regular browse of popular crowd-funding sites we came across another great example: the Goldilocks Analogue.
The creation of Phillip Stevens, the Goldilocks Analogue appears at first glance to be another Arduino Uno clone: it's the same form-factor, and features the same full-size headers with that iconic 'Arduino gap.' A closer look, though, reveals some extra parts not normally featured on an Arduino Uno or compatible: there's a four-pole 3.4mm jack at the top-left of the board and a micro-SD card slot at the bottom-right, along with a useful- if compact - prototyping area. Peering even more closely at component srevals a stereo digital-to-analogue converter (DAC), op amps, and a headphone amplifier.
The aim of the project, Phillip explains, is to create an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board which offers easy access to the world of audio processing. Straight out of the box, the board can be connected to a microphone and speaker to record and play back up to a minute of telephone-quality audio, stored in on-board static RAM, or an optional micro-SD card can be installed to record hours of high-quality sound. Example projects built with prototype units include pairing two up as digital walkie-talkies, using one as an internet-connected baby monitor, or building a triple-oscillator digital synthesiser.
It's far from a pie-in-the-sky project, too: back in 2013 Philip produced the first Goldilocks board, which duplicated the Arduino Uno layout but replaced the ATmega328 microcontroller with the more powerful ATmega1284. The Goldilocks Analogue is an extension of that project, the outcome of 18 months of iteration, and it has already gathered considerable interest: with seven days left to run, Phillip has already broken his original goal of $8,000 AUD.
His isn't the only Arduino-compatible audio project currently crowd-funding, though: the Obscura, from Arcano Systems, has smashed its $2,000 goal with 23 days still left on the clock thanks to its promise of an easy way to replicate the iconic sound of classic systems like the Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64, and Commodore Amiga from any MIDI device.
The Goldilocks Analogue has all the analogue input and output options covered, together with sufficient data storage options available, to delve into the world of musical direct digital synthesis, human auditory augmentation (super power hearing), sound activated systems, signal processing, and analogue process control.


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Harmonix has announced that tracks from Heart, Mr. Big, Poison, and Rick Astley will be available on February 14th on the Rock Band Music Store.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii™and PlayStation®3 system (February 14th, 2012):
- Heart – "Alone" O
- Mr. Big – "To Be With You" X
- Poison – "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" O X
- Rick Astley – "Never Gonna Give You Up" O
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system February 15th)
Tracks marked with "O" feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with "X" will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
$6.99, £3.49 UK, €5.29 EU (560 Microsoft Points, 700 Wii Points™) for "Gold Star My Heart Pack"
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
*Available on-disc, via download and disc export. Internet connection and export key purchase required. Wii™ Shop Channel has more than 1,500 song tracks available for purchase on the Rock Band platform on-disc, via song import, and download. Not applicable to Nintendo DS™.


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Interview with Stolen filmmakers Anders Anderson and Andy Steinman
Newbie filmmaking duo Anders Anderson and Andy Steinman's debut feature film with their production company A2 Entertainment follows the concurrent stories of two fathers and their quest for redemption with the loss of their sons. The filmmakers sat down to discuss their experience with filmmonthly.com.
FilmMonthly: You read the script for Stolen in July and the Writer's Guild strike was about to happen in August. What was that experience like?
Anders Anderson: (laugh) Well, you get right to it. Absolutely crazy was the experience. We knew that we had set a deadline and we had to get this movie off the ground and we felt strongly about the script but we had to rush through to get as much work creatively done to get the project off the ground. And once we got Josh on board and the actors started coming in, we just ran with it and we didn't really looked back and think about it much, we just pushed it forward and tried to do the best as possible.
Andy Steinman: We tried to use it to our advantage as best as we could because I mean, yeah, with the strike there wasn't a lot of production going in and it helped that we were a small movie and a lot of the things we were trying to get done with the deadline. but at the same time what really helped out was that you know there was such a state of what's really working at sort of like a high level sort of like a high alert that we were able to feed off that energy and get a lot of people involved on the project that really, really helped out because people were really looking for work and so I think it really helped us in making the movie and ended up putting a lot of positive energy in the film.
FM: To get actors, you created a 2 minute film montage. How critical was that in securing the funding for the film?
AA: It was pretty big for us because what happened was, you know, we're first time filmmakers obviously and so, when you go into making a movie and you're looking at a big cast like Josh Lucas and stuff like that where these guys have made hundreds of films and there kind of going 'well, what's the next project I'm going to pick' and they have you know a big choice of different things you have to kind of rise above the level and kind of go 'well, this is what we're looking to do, this is what we have'. so we put together that montage that had you know music and images that really– that we thought would resonate well with Josh as well as help us know exactly what we're going to do you know in terms of making the film so by having a visual reference like that made it a lot simpler when we talked with Josh and started talking to him about what we want to do we can send him this, he can look at it, I think he got a really good feel and really enjoyed it. What happened was he knew where you guys are going and so by having that it was just that extra thing that makes us, that not only helps us by helping us make this film but also helps people to see 'oh these people are going to do something, I think it's going to be really special and interesting.'
FM: What films did you include in the montage?
AA: Sure we started um, we used lots of different pieces of The Natural, Road to Perdition, Shawshank Redemption, Narc, uh, we used a lot of that music from that soundtrack as well and we also used paintings, you know, Edward Hopper paintings and interspersed them throughout and anything that had kind of the look and the feel of the music and style that we wanted to approach the film with.
AS: Time Life images, all that sort of stuff, you know, because all that was helpful also when it came to, you know, what that sort of life was like and so basically it was part of our research anyway and then we don't actually use that but it's something to read and kind of get our minds going in the creative direction we see.
FM: A friend had helped you in acquiring Josh Lucas for the project. What role did that play?
AS: We say that a lot of this movie was luck and that was something we very much were lucky about getting our cast and getting Josh. Reading the script and us believing the script and then having a colleague of ours feel the same way that had done a movie that, was going to do a movie with Josh — I don't think it happened — and he said alright I have access to Josh, if he likes it, then it's up to you guys to sell Josh on it but all I can do is get you, you know, I can get a call in to Josh and just by chance, I love Josh. He read it and he saw the piece that we did and that started our dialogue our conversation and then just depending within a week/week and a half later we were on the phone with Josh talking about the film.
FM: You had the same kind of luck with Jon Hamm meeting at Starbucks?
AA: Yea, it wasn't that we actually had like, you know, that we met him randomly at Starbucks. It was one of those things where we were casting the movie literally in three weeks while we were doing our pre-production – pre-production in movies is usually 6 or 8 weeks or so. We were doing the casting, we're also working on the script, trying to actually put the production team together – everything like that, you know, a crazy time, and during that time our casting director Stephanie Corsalini basically came to us and said that, you know, we've been getting a lot of things together, we've got to get a guy in the lead and I think I have the perfect guy – Jon Hamm. He just finished his first season of Mad Men and, you know, so we're in between our casting session and she told us, she's like 'I can get him to meet you downstairs in Starbucks its right below where we're holding the casting meeting' and we go in and the first second Andy and I met Jon, we basically knew who to cast. This guy's fantastic and so what was so great about it was that there was no hesitation about thinking is Jon right for the part. It was like that instant connection where you can go 'that's definitely our guy. Hire him. Let's do this thing'. That's sort of how I remember that one.
AS: That was exactly it. It was a combination of a weight off our shoulders. We're like 'oh this is absolutely the guy. How can we be involved with anyone else.' He is totally in physically and emotionally, he does it, plus we had a great time jiving with him at Starbucks, I think he's just a really, really cool guy so then we wanted to work with him then as well, so for that we're lucky.
FM: Anders, as a first time feature film director what was it like directing Hamm in his first theatrical leading role?
AA: It was really exciting. I mean, cause the cool thing about it is that, you know, every, you know, working with all the actors, every actor is different with what they've got. So when you work with Josh, you know, Josh Lucas is very, uh, you know, personally involved in the role and gets into the role and kind of gets into the space of the character and kind of holds onto it so much that it's really cool to see and just, you know, be that character. And Jon has such a different approach in a sense that he just is in a sense. You say, 'hey John, let's do this, let's do that' and he goes 'okay, cool' and you're thinking 'I wonder if he listened to me at all' and then he does it and you're like 'oh my god, this guy is amazing'. He's just very relaxed and chill about it and they both approach acting very professionally and they're phenomenal at what they do and at the same time bring such a different process to it, you know, that it really makes it easy and it makes it really fun because you know that every time the camera rolls you're going to be impressed. And you kind of have to sit there and go 'I like what's happening, I like what's going on'. They understand exactly what's going on with the characters and it's just a lot of fun and so for me it's very, very exciting and I actually am mostly excited about going back and to watch Mad Men and going 'hey that's Jon Hamm, hey, that's kind of cool, he kind of did that in our film' so it's a very cool and exciting experience to have, I think, for both of us as filmmakers, for both Andy and I, so it's a good time and we definitely enjoyed working with both of those guys.
FM: What was it like to direct a young actor, James Van Der Beek, to be an old man? What advice do you have for other filmmakers to get that kind of performance?
AA: I think the big thing for movies is you have to go to we basically were working, you know he and I worked side by side with the characters and tried to figure out what were going to do and as producers we're the first to [directorial] role in figuring out is James going to do the old man role as well as the young role or is he just going to be doing the young role and we find another actor to play the old man role. And it wasn't because we didn't think James could pull it off as an actor, it was because we weren't sure we were going to be able to get the makeup done right and really make it believable enough. When we figured out that we were able to do that I think that everything about it was totally exciting because when you're working with James, the guy just, he becomes so involved in the character, what he's doing, that he just likes to talk about it and so the more that we spoke to James about the different characters, who Roggiani was and who he was as Diploma, you can just see that he got it and then we basically begin. When you hire extremely good actors it makes your job a lot easier to direct because you just have to tell them what you're looking for and they then have to take that, internalize it and then turn it back around and surprise you in a really good way to do a really successful job and I think that's the great thing about James, why he's such a successful actor. And Josh, many of the tones of the character were in tune with Jon which is absolutely fantastic to watch. You know Andy and I were happily surprised how it came out.
AS: He is fantastic, He is impressive and we were just doing the makeup test days before either of us had a chance to talk to him about the movie or his character or his approach to it when we turned the camera on and just did a makeup test, curious to see if that's what we were going to do. He had his approach and he nailed it and looking at that makeup test we're like 'oh, wow.' You know, here again it was a no brainer because without even having too much preparation to his approach it was exactly what we wanted and he is fantastic at it.
FM: What would you say was your favorite scene to shoot?
AA: it's funny, it's like your favorite scene to shoot and then your favorite scene when the movie is done are like two different things. I would say my favorite scene to shoot was the bar scene of James, Morena and josh. I liked it one, because you actually had time to shoot the scene and two, the great thing about it, is that there's so many different elements, you know like James and josh go off to have their own conversation and they come back and then back and forth sort of talk and I know that when it actually came to crafting it and creating how that was going to expose of the energy of the scene it was kind of what we did was just kind of go wow I wish we could do that because we were so limited with actors so that was definitely the most fun to work with those three and with Jimmy Bennett in there too. Awesome actors to have in that scene.
AS: Without a doubt, to be able to do a scene like that with all the actors working together, because working with them, that is the highlight.
FM: What is the one thing you want viewers to take away from the film?
AS: Our impression basically is that you know we talked about redemption a lot and moving on and what it's like, the relationship after the son and the relationship possibly being the father in the future and what we want to take away from that is that there is a possibility for redemption for really anyone, any father, any family dealing with such a tragic loss and how that approach can be with two different fathers living in two different ways that there are different ways to handle it and ways that you can lose your family and still keep your family together and one of the things that run across that is the possibility of keeping your family together even after the tragedy and at the same time there's no reason that we can't have wanting to be in a sense they can go through with just this and go straight in the movie and still feel the dramatic thing in the film in knowing that in the end there is a possibility for redemption.
AA: And I think the thing is that we couldn't really answer how we want you to feel about it we basically tried to answer, look that there's things that happen that we can't get you answers about how you're supposed to deal with it, but hopefully you'll get it through seeing basically how we [portrayed it]. There's different ways to get redemption and it really just for us it felt like it needed fruition with the acting involved and the inevitable conclusion of what would happen to Matthew Wakefield so that's sort of the approach that we have on it, that's what we're hoping that people take away that, you know, there is no right answer there's no right way to handle this but if you handle it with that, you can, but it's not definitely what the answers going to be.
FM: What was it like getting the distribution for this film without agents or managers?
AA: What happened is that the climate of everything has changed so much that with like, you know, the economic downfall and everything not to be to grim. but you know it just made it a lot more difficult for a lot of movies to get out there, to get seen, to get distribution, to get a deal, to get the movie theaters or just be shown whatsoever. We were extremely fortunate because I think what happened – Andy and I put together our resources as much as we could and we had such a phenomenal cast that you know before people even saw the movie they could look at it and go wow this is something that we need to take notice of. and it did take a while to find the sales rep for the movie but it's pretty difficult for the film and the biggest thing for us was having such awesome casting and then from there we're able to get our sales rep for the film, get them onboard and then after that it was really Andy and I basically saying, look, we have what we got, we knew that we were good with what we had and we knew how special the movie was and we kept pushing that and pushing that until you get to a point where you see that the movie has its own momentum and you just try and carry that as much as you can. And at that point, then you try to get any connections you might have to really get people to come and work on that movie, you need to keep believing that it's going to sell cause you know that what you've got is something that's really good and eventually we found that that can be true even though the road was really, really long and tough, but we found it to be true and got the festivals to show us which helped out and got more exposure and that's how you do it, keep going as much as you can.
AS: Yea, when you believe in your project and basically you have no other options but to keep pushing and pushing and pushing, I think people respond to that. And then they respond to that and see that not only do you believe in it, but you have a product that they think they can market and they have a product to take it on and with IFC picking up the film we're again, extremely fortunate, and they're a great group and IFC, they have a fantastic division set up right now and we're really happy with what they're doing with the movie and where they think they can take it.
FM: What advice do you have for independent filmmakers wanting to make a feature film?
AA: Just do it. The truth is you just got to figure out what kind of resources you have and how you're going to make it happen. It doesn't matter where the movie ends up happening, that doesn't matter as much as you having to believe in yourself, that you're going to want to spend all your time, put everything into it and you know it takes a movie, for us it was two and a half years or so and it was every single day and as long as you're committed to the film the only person that's going to believe in your movie is going to be you. And so as you go through with the movie it's always going to be falling apart. What you got to do is you got to pursue through all of that and always, never take no for an answer. You have to continue, continue, continue and keep getting the resources that you have and you'll find ways to get that movie done. You just got to get it done you know and with whatever you got and that's the cool thing about it because then you learn basically what it takes to make a feature film and then when you go to do the next one you'll take those lessons and take it from there. So that's my philosophy on it.
AS: 100 percent. You find a product, find a story that you're going to want to deal with day in day out 24 hours in a day for, you know, two years of your life because you're going to be with that story and if you believe in it enough then you will be able to make a movie.
Stolen, starring Jon Hamm, Josh Lucas and James Van Der Beek was released by IFC films in New York at the Clearview Chelsea on March 12th and will be released in Los Angeles on March 19th at the Sunset 5. Viewers may also view the film on demand.


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Sara participated in the 2011 American Ninja Warrior try-outs. She failed to pass even the first obstacle.
Sara is afriad of spiders.
Sara woorked for the Hooters restaurant chain in Beaverton, Oregon.
Sara had some small roles in films such as Miss March, The House Bunny and Epic Movie.
Sara graduated from Scappoose High School, Scappoose, OR in 2002.
Sara discovered model Ida Ljungqvist, who wasat the timeworking at a Bebe clothing boutique. Ida went on to become the Playmate of the Year in 2008, the year after Sara was the Playmate of the Year.
In 2007, students at Oregan State University put up a banner to celebrate the acheivement of alumni Sara Underwood being the 2007 Playmate of the Year. It was done in part to show how the university will showcase morally acceptable success of alumni but not those that might offend some. The banner was taken down shortly after being put up.
On her first modeling spread with Playboy, Sara wanted to have her highschool friend's, Derek Anderson, jersey number painted on her. His number was 14 which the photographer said would be too big for Sara's body and they went with the number 7.
Sara was featured on a Victory Poker advertising campaign, later she was offered a spot on their poker team.
Sara graduated from Oregon State University in 2002.
Sara was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year for 2007.
Sara: (on whether she will be seeking out a film/tv career after college) No, I really only have done parts that have come to me because of my title. I never really planned on that being my full time career. I have had parts in House Bunny and Miss March that were fun and appeared on Girls Next Door a couple times. I am going to go back to school now to finish up my degree in Business Marketing. After I graduate I am not sure what I will do.
Sara: (on Hugh Hefner) He is an amazing person. He is super smart and hard working. He still gets up and works 5 days a week, despite him being in his 80s.
Sara: (on how she got started with Playboy) They were having the girls of PAC-10 try outs and I went over on a whim. I was just in school studying and never really thought I had what it takes to be in Playboy, much less Playmate of the ear. I ended up getting picked to be on the cover. Then I got chosen as playmate of the month in July 2006. About a year later I was picked as playmate of the year.
Sara: (on highschool friend and NFL player Derek Anderson) I don't think that I'm famous, so I have to say Derek. It's a lot of work trying to look good, but Derek, to me, is the real star.


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Intel launches two CPU in board products
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Roadmap: Ultra affordable rides on SIS
Intel is quietly planning to introduce two Celeron processors on a board this week that will sell for US$60 and US$58 respectively. The products are already listed here.
The board is called D201GLY2A, and features the SiS662 Northbridge and SiS964 Southbridge. It has one memory slot, one PCI, Integrated SiS Mirage 1 graphics, ADI audio, DDR2 667 support, two SATA, six USB and a Celeron CPU at 1.2GHz.
The Celeron 220 CPU works at 1.2GHz, has FSB 533 support and features 512KB of cache. The package, which will sell for $60, is retail box packaged and if you want a bulk package you will pay some $2 less, or $58 in total.
This is the base of a surprisingly low-priced but good office PC, and we can see a nice market for it. It should be available as of this week.


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I know I jumped the gun a little by doing my half marathon post :) But I wanted to share! So now we can back up a few days and talk about our fun day at Disneyland!
Disneyland is one of those places that I love – The second I get there I am overwhelmed with joy and excitement! Perhaps this stems from never getting to visit in my childhood years, but I have have developed a fond love for the place. As a teenager I made lots of trips there, and lance and I have made too many together to count.
Our plan of action is always the same: wake up early and get to the park right when they open, hurry over to all the good rides and get on them before there are lines :) Most of the time this starts with Indiana Jones and we work our way around hitting Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, and Space Mountain. But this time we did it a little different – we hit up space mountain first, then went around to the others.
I would say we probably waited for about 15 minutes by the time we got over to Indiana Jones, which was the last on our popular ride list. Not too shabby if you ask me! It was 10 am and we hit all of the big ones or had a fast pass to enjoy them a little later.
Lance and I with some churros in front of Rivers of America
We enjoyed various Disney snacks throughout the day including churros (Disney's are always the best!), a mickey shaped pretzel, popcorn, and one of my fav's the pineapple Dole whip.
We spent most of the afternoon checking out the less busy rides and even went across to Tom Sawyer's Island and explored some of the caves/tunnels and tried to steal some pirate gold ;) That was my first time checking it out since it's always been super hot when we've gone, but it was pretty fun – I can see why the kids love it!
There was a pretty neat little Lunar New Year set up too, which was cool to see. I was oddly excited about it…
We also spent a little time in Toon Town, which I haven't done in years. We got all kinds of goofy pictures and even waited in front of Mini's house to get a photo with her.
Mini is a girl after my own heart – look at her fridge stocked full of cheese!
Rancho Del Zocalo in Frontierland
And lunch was some delicious Mexican food from Rancho Del Zocalo – it was such a gorgeous day that we had to eat outside. We usually eat at Café Orleans or somewhere in New Orleans Square, but I am always impressed by all of the Disneyland food. The restaurants do a good job for it being fast food, the quality and taste are always there.
It wouldn't be Disneyland without hitting up some of the kid rides too :) I rode the teacup ride for the first time ever!
I like this photo cuz my crazy hair makes it look like we were spinning really fast!
and kicked some major Emperor Zurg booty on the Astro Blaster ride – and for some reason I look bored with my 81,200 score haha
We did a little shopping too – I've been enchanted by this Mimi Mouse apron the last few times we have visited Disney theme parks and Lance ended up getting it for me after the race :)
Awkward photo, but look Ari! We think alike!
It was a long fun day – and I was exhausted by the end of it :) I love Disneyland and can't wait for our next visit!


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A idiot that can draw in a reasonable manner goes into the underground and becomes inspired by mundane things like stairwells. A semi-psycho geographical reportage project for the school of art and design, university of Bedfordshire BA Hons Illustration 2nd year.
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