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Two dancers, one star: Lucinda Dunn and Amber Scott.
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Opening act or understudy are well-worn paths to greater success. Charles Purcell asks rising stars how it feels to play second fiddle.
It is a truth universally acknowledged in show business that no one starts at the top. Which is fortunate, because the world of entertainment couldn't function without its support acts. The proof of this can be seen in every field of artistic endeavour. Large, lavish productions, such as The Producers, depend on the safety net of understudies. Hollywood needs its legions of stuntmen and women, body doubles and supporting actors. Comics and musicians need someone to warm up the crowd while they get their gags right and their guitars tuned. When the lead dancer breaks a leg, cancelling the show isn't an option and someone has to perform.
Playing second fiddle isn't a bad move, either, even for people who are already stars. You can meet and tour with the best performers in your field. There's always the chance you'll get your big break and outshine the main act, too. Here, five Australians who support their professional colleagues explain why.
Amber Scott, coryphee with the Australian Ballet
"A coryphee is in between the corps de ballet and the soloist rank. You alternate between soloist work and principal work, although we do branch out from our rank.
"You do have to be very physically fit. The hours are long and it can be a stressful job because we're performing theatrically as well as physically. There is a lot of emotional involvement as well. Doing Odette in Swan Lake, in 2004, has been the most physically exhausting role to date.
"To get to be an understudy is an honour in itself when you're young. Even if you don't end up going on for the role, you have the chance to go to the rehearsals with the principal dancers. Just by watching them rehearse and doing their roles, you learn so much.
"You'd never want anyone to break their leg so you could go on. There are a lot of times when you do get thrown on at short notice with little rehearsal because injuries take a split second to happen. When I went on as Odette, I was an understudy, but I did get some warning.
"The most frightening thing was doing Southern Lights last year as an understudy at very short notice. I hadn't watched it at all. I had one day to learn a ballet. That was the most I've ever had to call upon my brain in a hurry.
"While I was onstage in Southern Lights my dress became attached to my partner and he ended up ripping the back of the dress in half. We just stood up and went offstage for the wardrobe mistress to fix it. The audience couldn't see it. I had my face to the audience and I just kept smiling.
Christa Hughes.
"For our next show, White, I'm doing a range of roles including understudying the role of Nikiya in a piece from La Bayadere. It's very challenging ballet. There's nowhere to hide."
White is at the Sydney Opera House Opera Theatre until Monday.
View from the top: Lucinda Dunn, principal artist, Australian Ballet
"The Australian Ballet performs nearly 200 performances a year. Each city we visit we develop a different program. To become a member of the company is very difficult. There are a lot of budding ballerinas out there.
"I've been with the company for 14 years. Some of your finest opportunities come from understudying a principal role. It's a thrill to learn a ballet in the hope that you one day will perform it.
"In White, I play the role of Nikiya in Kingdom of the Shades, which is an excerpt from La Bayadere. Traditionally, white tutu ballets are the epitome of classical ballet. They involve technique, artistry and vulnerability.
"Nikiya is a challenging role. It's difficult for the company as a whole to perform Shades. There's only one male in this act and there are 24 girls onstage, then three soloists and one principal.
"[Nikiya understudy] Amber is a beautiful dancer and very talented. She will go a long way. She's very receptive to advice and corrections. She has the physique, the technique and the mental strength to take many more steps."
Tony Taylor, understudy for The Producers
"I understudy for both Reg Livermore and Bert Newton. It's a bit like painting a portrait that's never going to hang, because you never know if and when they're going to go off. Bert has never gone off. He's like a Sherman tank, so there's a tendency to get a bit blase, like 'Bert will never go off', but you mustn't get into that.
"During the understudy rehearsals you have to pull out a Broadway performance, or you'll frighten yourself and the rest of the cast to death. You really have to go for it.
"I did Reg [who plays producer Max Bialystock] for about 14 shows last year in Melbourne. It was great. The uncanny thing was that after four performances with Tom Burlinson as Leopold Bloom, he went off, and Reg went off, which meant the two lead roles were being performed by the understudies.
"The other understudy, Phillip Lowe, and I once said: 'There's no way in hell that we'll ever get to do the show together.' But you don't tempt fate like that because we did for about eight shows. The first time is like a blinding light hitting you in the face. It's not until you've done it a few times that you can claim the role as your own rather than do a carbon copy of the star.
"I don't look much like Bert [who plays nutty neo-Nazi Franz Liebkind]. They told me yesterday when I did an understudy call that I look like a little mad terrier. But, I mean, Hitler wasn't a big man and I'm basing my version of Franz on a version of a wild, lunatic fascist. I think the wonderful thing about The Producers is that Mel Brooks will not allow that horror to die, even if he has to use comedy.
"I don't have a problem with the subject matter. Everybody cops a serve. We go: 'Hang on, this is just Mel Brooks being irreverent.' I shook Mel Brooks's hand in the wings and nearly fainted.
"It's a great experience for me because I've suffered from stage fright in the past and the possibility of being thrown on stage at a moment's notice has proved to me that I've defeated that."
The Producers is playing at Star City's Lyric Theatre until June 26.
Gary Eck, comedian and Tropfest winner
"Usually, getting support gigs for international comedians [such as the American funnyman Steven Wright] comes from recommendations. As long as they know that the comedian is funny, they're not concerned. The gig is not about the support. The support is usually there by law - an international act must employ an Australian act. It is never a high-paying gig.
"Generally speaking, now I just headline; I don't support. But everyone would want to support Steven Wright. I consider him to be one of the best. The way he thinks offstage is the way he thinks onstage. I was talking to him and and saying, 'Everyone's doing the Melbourne Comedy Festival', and he said 'Everybody?' You could just picture him literally picturing everybody onstage.
"He was great at the [Enmore Theatre last month], very funny. I love the part where he says, 'My mother tells me never to talk to strangers ...' and then he just walks offstage. You hear the lines and think: 'Why didn't I think of that?'
"Supporting Steve was actually easy. With the big international acts, your role is just to get on and get off. The audience has paid $60 a ticket and they're there to laugh - you don't have to win them over. They're not going to heckle you. The only difficulty was because I was the support I started at 8pm, when audiences were drifting in. This guy walks in, sits down and I say 'Good night'.
"I supported [the comedy magician] the Amazing Jonathan several years ago. He's quite mad, I think. Apparently he carries around a video recorder and goes up to famous people and scares them and captures their expressions on camera. He has caught hundreds of them, apparently.
"Someone told me in his Vegas act he uses tiny hand puppets to re-enact the tiger attack on Roy [of Siegfried and Roy]. He does mock magic, takes the piss ... it's quite dark."
Gary Eck plays the Sydney Comedy Store from May 31 to June 4.
Christa Hughes, singer, Machine Gun Fellatio
"Machine Gun Fellatio supported Robbie Williams and Duran Duran last year. In Melbourne, the bulk of the audience were Robbie Williams fans. I was pretty sure a lot of those kids hadn't heard of Duran Duran or Machine Gun Fellatio. Our sound was bouncing and slapping across the stadium and people were just standing there in shock: 'Who the hell are these people? What the hell is going on?' Our shows went better in Sydney.
"Robbie Williams avoided us like the plague because he's AA [Alcohol-ics Anonymous] and NA [Narcot-ics Anonymous] now and our tent is always full of booze and people falling down. He was nice, though. I did a TV show where I had a big, fake, revolting ring and I said: 'Yes, Robbie's proposed.' I told him about it and he got down on one knee and proposed. We haven't gotten married, though.
"The Duran Duran boys were pretty OK but Simon Le Bon was pretty up himself. Nick Rhodes was a good old trashbag. I had an inflatable doll called Mr Stud and he loved it. I ended up giving it to him. I liked their show. Robbie's show was good but I didn't really know any of his songs. It was great fun to do. It was definitely the biggest audience MGF have ever played to.
"[In reality], you've got Buckley's of upstaging the main act because you're not allowed to touch their lighting rig and you're only given a small amount of the sound desk.
"Touring with Kiss last year was quite extraordinary. I was appalled by how many bad songs they'd written. The first night we did Kiss was in Perth. We were excited to do it. It was the ultimate Spinal Tap gig to do - they are the living, breathing Spinal Tap. Their first show was appalling. It was a really long set and all their gags went really wrong. At one point, Gene Simmons is supposed to miraculously fly, but after the strobe light hit him he was still standing there with a big hook swinging behind him and it was like, 'Wah, wah, wah wah'.
"Then we got to Adelaide, which is the home of the Kiss meathead bogan. That night it was meatheads in flannies and make-up. Mum and Dad would dress as Paul [Stanley] and Gene and make their kids be the other members of the band. In Adelaide, the crowd hated us. The audience just wanted Kiss. By the time we did the east coast, the audience was getting more into our shows, but I just couldn't stand Gene Simmons.
"For someone who was doing an act like that, I thought he had his tongue firmly in his cheek because it's so ludicrous. He's not. He's so serious about what he does. They even got members of the Melbourne Symphony wearing the Kiss make-up."
Christa Hughes performs at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival from June 21.
Bernie Ledger, stuntman, co-ordinator and actor
"I've been a stuntman for 30 years. It's all about learning the methods and applying them properly. If a stuntman has to do a gag, get up and do it again, he can't hurt himself the first time because he might have to do it eight times.
"I was the stunt co-ordinator for the Australian horror movie Wolf Creek. It's about three young people - two English and one Aussie - going across from Perth to Cairns. Thousands of people go on safari in the outback each year and a small percentage are never found. The film is about this one guy who preys on these travellers. I did a lot of fast driving and set up a car roll, all the rope work, the cliff work, co-ordinated all the fighting.
"I'm classed as an all-rounder. I've worked on Babe 2, Mad Max 3, Hercules the miniseries. I do everything from high falls to fire work and underwater work. I did one of the first John West commercials where all the actors were in a tank in a restaurant. They swim into the tables and the waiter swims down and takes their order. It was a week in a tank in Balmain. I had to train the actors how to last 30 seconds without a breath.
"I've doubled for women, too. I doubled for Su Cruickshank in the movie Playing Beattie Bow. They padded out my stomach and gave me a $2000 costume. I fell down some stairs into some guys and landed into a whole heap of live snakes. There were about 160 snakes, but they didn't try to bite me. There was one who came to me every time. I think he liked me.
"I was the first cop killed by Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix [by that famous kick where Moss is suspended in mid-air]. On finishing that scene they got the money to make the rest of the movie. It was actually a double hit. I shot backwards, hit the man behind me and we went down together. We did it about eight times, but the first time was the funniest one. On the first shot, Brian Ellison got the timing slightly wrong. He went back first before me, hit the wall and I went into him. It took 20 minutes to revive him."
Wolf Creek is showing at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes.
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Addressing Chronic Pain with Thai Yoga supported by Scientific Review
Anthony B James DNM(C), ND(T), MD(AM), DOM(C), DPHC(h.c.), PhD, RAC, SMOKH
You can treat chronic pain with Thai Yoga. Thai Traditional Medicine and it's derivative practices such as Thai Traditional Massage. Specifically styles such as SomaVeda® Thai Yoga have long been held to be effective solutions and remedies for chronic pain. They often are noted to provide relief when literally all else (conventional western medicine) have failed and or not worked well.
Researchers at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kean University, Thailand and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA demonstrated in a systematic review of TTM research that not only did the therapy reduce key pain indexes up to 80% but that pain reduction appeared to be maintained for up to 15 weeks post therapy!
Read the Abstract here: The efficacy of traditional Thai massage for the treatment of chronic pain: A systematic review.
Thai traditional medicine: Thai Traditional Massage (SomaVeda® Thai Yoga) address many pain related issues simultaneously. These issues include but are not limited to the following:
1) Spiritual/ Psychological/ Emotional issues: Traditionally, all chronic pain issues develop originally from past life. Literally they are reflective of old unresolved issues, called spiritual but also relating to psychological and emotional trauma. It is also understood that there is an emotional correlation with all chronic pain issues no matter what the current physiological manifestation of it is in the moment. These factors are first addressed in performance of Puja or ritual prayer and blessing ceremony before and after treatment. The contents and practice of Puja vary widely from region to region and from school tradition to school tradition. Some practitioners recite sacred Pali Mantra for Paying respect to Buddha, Shivago (Jivaka) such as the "OmNamo Shivago" mantra popularized in the Lanna Thai Nuad Boran schools ( See Styles of Thai Massage and Thai Yoga). and in some it is internal and a silent observance. such as is more common in the south.
2) Ayurvedic Dosha: The Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society or UTTS acknowledges and teaches Ayurveda principles of Dosha or Elemental Imbalance according to Body Type (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) as being a traditional strategy in performing effective treatments. It is taught that to first determine body type and then deviation from nominal allows the practitioner to balance the Dosha by altering or emphasizing certain aspects of treatment over other for the particular patient vs. another. Depending on the Dosha assessment the actual treatment methodology of the Thai Traditional Massage (Thai Yoga) can vary considerably from one patient to another.
3) Sen Lines: Thai Traditional Medicine: Thai Traditional Massage treatment regimen and the traditional Vinyasa or Therapeutic Sequences emphasize bringing "energy, attention, consciousness, breath (prana) and pressure to energy lines called "Sen". Sen are synonymous with the Yoga Nadi's (pathways of Pranic Force) as described in Ayurveda text and many of the Thai Sen have the same names in Thai/ Pali speech as in Indian Sanskrit. Consider the first three Thai Traditional Sen Lines are Summana (Sushumna Nadi), Itha (Idda Nadi) and Pingala (Pinkhala Nadi) etc.
4) Lom and Large Joint Mobilization: The Thai Traditional Massage is classically structured in such a way as to take the patient through a regular sequencing of traditional Yoga Therapy postures called "Asana". For example typically first posture is "Savasana" or supine facing corpse pose. While in this posture attention by way of pressure is brought to bear on both Sen Lines and Lom (Wind Gates- Secondary Chakra). Additionally a sequence of mobilization follow which articulate and expose the Sen and Lom from various angles. The mobilizations are also Yoga Therapy Postures which typically involve the full range of motion possible for every major joint in every possible or accessible degree of range of motion. While the large joints are mobilized and the Sen Lines, Soft tissue (connective tissue, muscle, viscera) the points on the lines (Marma/ Lom) are treated. The mobilizations also create what we call a "Traction and Decompression" effect in all affected or emphasized joints.
All the above in a nurturing, emotionally supportive environment emphasizing sharing outcomes of Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity provide a consistent result for the patient less pain and less pain over time.
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KungMartin90 wrote:I'm not sure what the point of this thread is. Do you want our oppinions on the game?
Because the answer to your question is pretty obvious. This isn't an action game, it's strictly an atmospheric horor game. It might have some tension-filled sequences, but i don't think they're to be confused with action.
DampRevil wrote:I don't think The Evil Within is going to be a pure Survival Horror experience. I think Mikami is aiming to create another game like Resident Evil 4 which isn't good if he's striving to make a horror game. Sure Resident Evil 4 was great, but it's certainly not a horror game.
I remember reading a hands on review one time and the reviewer said that the portion of the game he was playing was nothing but action. He said that he had loads of ammo and the goal was to kill as much enemies as he could. The Evil Within was also nominated as "Best Action Game" of E3.
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Originally from Ocean City, New Jersey, Thom began playing guitar at
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(previous interviews in this series can be found here.)
Welcome to another installment of 5 Questions with a 5-Year-Old. Today, Zoey chats with Jeannie Carder, a dolphin trainer at SeaWorld Orlando.
Let's not beat around the bush. SeaWorld (and places like it) arouse a lot of passion in people…to both extremes.
Personally, I'm conflicted about how I feel. I recognize the criticism against keeping animals in captivity, particularly the dolphins and killer whales, but SeaWorld also does a lot of great work. They champion a host of conservation issues and do an incredible amount of education well beyond the confines of their parks.


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- adj. with mullions.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having mullions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of stone
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From the mullioned window of her bedchamber at Windsor Castle, she could see those famous playing fields of Eton just across the Thames.
Early in the morning, the shutters are closed behind the mullioned windows and no amount of knocking will bring anyone to the door.
The rooms are small—except for the disproportionately huge rectangular dining room—and need work, but possess charm: uneven floorboards, crumbly thick moulding, lumpy mullioned windows, and a creaky stairway.
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Past sand-colored mosques and beneath the mullioned windows I comb the streets looking for any evidence of a crocodile, but come up with nothing, save a popular extract of crocodile, a philter ointment whose label says, "For you and your happiness."
It was a slender mullioned window of colored glass depicting scenes from Doman society.
Fearne watched through the mullioned kitchen window that gave out on to the rear garden.
Ellen had never liked driving, and now she didn't have to do any; everything she wanted was within walking distance — even the abbey, a solid amassing of sandstone and mullioned glass set behind tall trees on a meandering side-street.
It's a beautiful place – there's a huge fireplace, a wall of mullioned windows facing south towards the sea, and loads of armchairs and sofas and slices of toast.
The morning light from the mullioned window streamed across the stone floor and turned the dust motes to glittering fairy dust.


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Jethro Tull the inventor should not be confused for Jethro Tull the rock star. Not many young people today would know Jethro Tull the inventor. Most young people today remember the rock star, but have no clue the Jethro Tull the inventor is the reason they have so much to eat.
Here are some basic life facts of Jethro Tull the Agricultural inventor:
· Born: was born in 1664 in Basildon, Berkshire, England
· Died: February 21, 1741 at the age of 67. Died in Shalbourne, Berkshire, England
· Burial Place: St. Bartholomew's Church, Berkshire, England
· English: Lived most of his life in Berkshire, England.
Jethro Tull was educated at St. John's College and Oxford and at Gray's Inn. He would become ill with pulmonary disorder and begin a search for a cure. During this search for a cure he travelled across Europe. During his travels he was always learning about agriculture.
Jethro Tull is considered by many to be one of the very first to propose a scientific approach to agriculture. This scientific mind and great inventions would eventually help feed the world. Jethro Tull created several scientific inventions for agricultural uses:
· Seed Drill, 1701: before Jethro Tull invented his seed drill seeds were sewn by simply throwing them about. Some would germinate and some would fail. It was a very inefficient way of seeding that did not always produce good crops. Jethro Tull's seed drill illuminated this problem. He created a machine that would plant seeds in three rows at a time. A hole for the seed would be made at a proper depth. The seed would be dropped in. The hole would be covered up. The machine, horse or cow drawn would then move to the next position and seed again. It is said that some inferior seed drill's had been invented prior to Tull's seed drill. But, Jethro Tull is given the distinction of creating the modern seed drill and changing the course of agriculture for all time. Planting with Jethro Tull's seed drill invention improved germination fivefold. It would go on to greatly increase food production and help to eliminate fammon.
· Hoe: Jethro Tull designed several horse drawn hoes to clear between the rows. His designs are the father to the modern day hoe and many other tractor and agriculture equipment.
· Plough: Jethro Tull's inventive influence in the plough can still be seen today. His genius design allowed for grass and weeds to be pulled from the ground and left on the surface to die.
Jethro Tull's inventions in agriculture had a major historical impact in crop yield that would be utilized throughout the world. He is seen as one of the first scientific agriculturist and a father to this field.
Like many other scientist and visionaries, many of the Mr. Tull's inventions were ridiculed and not adopted until much later. Ironically, Jethro Tull's own farm became incredibly profitable and farmers quickly changed their minds and wanted to know what they needed to do.
Jethro Tull wrote a book "Horse hoeing husbandry" for farmers but it would take almost a hundred years before farmers widely adopted his proposals and technologies. He wrote the book in 1731. Jethro advocated the use of horses instead of heavy oxen for much of the farm work. He also had a great interest in fertilization. He believed that the plant could get all the nutrients it needed from the soil if it could be broken up and released. He advocated stopping using horse manure as fertilizer. He knew grass would grow from the horse manure. Tull was only part right about breaking up the soil around the plants. It did release nutrients and oxygen into the soil but not in the levels he believed. Plants did need fertilization. He was right about horse manure though.
Jethro Tull would die before he would see many of his inventions widely adopted or his book become popular. His contribution to modern farming has been astounding. It is said in scientific circles today that Jethro Tull was the father of mechanized farming and changed agriculture forever.
Jethro Tull was not only an inventor, he was a visionary. He would form a group of scientific and revolutionary agriculturists known as the "Norfolk System". They incorporated the mechanized farming invented by Jethro Tull. Maybe, even more importantly they introduced new crops to England. They would bring in turnips and potatoes. The Tull group would also bring science to the art of stock-breeding. The advances in breeding stock became the base of our knowledge today. Their advances greatly improved breeding stock of all kinds. It led to much more viable stock that produced more and lived longer.
The introduction of new crops to England is believed by many to have saved England. New crops offered the people the ability to feed themselves when times were hard, and during the time of War.
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Catalogs – What Are They?
Catalogs are what most businesses use these days to complete their marketing plan. They are also known as booklets, manuals or booklets. They are commonly printed in full color to elicit high level of reader response. Most of the time, they are used in direct mail marketing to heighten your return on investment.
There are many benefits of using catalogs in business advertising. They are primary the tools usually used in securing orders from customers. No doubt there are an increasing number of companies who lean on catalog marketing to amplify their product sales. Well we could not blame these companies because catalogs offer great benefits that are achieved at a bargain price.
Advantages of Catalogs
Among the upsides of catalogs is the low operating costs. Imagine you can drive your marketing sales into sky-high while enjoying little expense in the catalog print production. This means making more money at a very economical cost.
Another positive aspect of catalogs is that they're not only designed for librarians as what most people know. They're being used nowadays as product manuals or pamphlets informing the customers about the latest services and products that a company is offering. The catalog is characterized as a smaller version of a publication that indicates a product for sale, a detailed description of the product, along with the price and the product.
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Printing the catalogs has come along way. Printing has been improved into a high-speed production process where any type of job can be produced in that instant. So many technologies were integrated in the production as the modern era comes close. Enormous changes can be seen like in the prepress systems, inks and paper. Truly we can say that printing has shifted from being an art to science.
To get the picture about the whole process of catalog printing, here are the printing methods that contributed much in the development of catalog marketing.
1. Letterpress Printing. Considered to be the oldest printing method, the letterpress printing is known for producing several copies of an image that are derived from frequent direct impression of inked and raised surface on rolls of paper. It is commonly utilized in printing labels as well as periodicals.
2. Gravure Printing. Referred to as a high quality technique in printing, gravure can create images that possess permanent tone impression akin to a photograph. This method makes use of a metal cylinder where the image is engraved. The process is used for printing catalogs, magazines as well as pressure-sensitive labels.
3. Offset Lithography. An offset printing process, the offset lithography is the method that is suitable for producing large quantities of printing jobs. Usually the products that are manufactured using this process are the catalogs, business forms, legal documents and newspaper.
4. Flexography. The printing process that is said to be the fastest of them all is the flexographic printing. It is better known as flexography. This printing process utilized rubber plates which contains a somewhat raised image. The plates revolve around a cylinder to move the image to a substrate. This process is used to print magazines, newspaper, business forms, catalogs, and many more.Charmaine Joy Caro developed her passion for writing when she joined essay writing contests during her elementary years.
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Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy Brings Four Player Split-Screen To iOS Gaming Via AirPlay
Some iOS games have done some pretty cool stuff with AirPlay, including Real Racing HD 2, but it's always seemed like there's so much more possible from the technology, especially when it comes to gaming. A new update for Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy from Namco Bandai adds split-screen gaming via AirPlay and the Apple TV. Up to four players can dogfight at once now, each playing… Read More
Wherein we talk about Tekken 6
It's unusual playing Tekken on anything but a Sony system. (I'm not counting Tekken Advance for the GameBoy Advance, and neither should you.) And yet here I am with Tekken 6 on the Xbox 360, using the same combos, with the same characters (that would be Bryan Fury and Law, if you'll allow me to consider Forrest Law and Marshall Law the same character because, really, they… Read More
These Pac-Man 30th anniversary Zippos are very cool
Namco's Pac Man was first released in Japan May 22, 1980, which means the 30th anniversary of the cult game is a good year away. But if it's Pac-Man, you can never celebrate too early: Starting in November, Namco Bandai, as the company is now called, plans to sell Pac-Man branded Zippos on the Japanese market. Read More
Namco releases Museum Essentials for the PlayStation Network
Namco, creators of such classics like Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug, have announced Museum Essentials for the PlayStation Network. Now you can play the aforementioned games along with Dragon Spirit and Xevious on your PlayStation 3. There's even Xevious Resurrection with co-op gameplay. This can be all yours for only $10. I know what I'm doing this weekend. Read More
Review: Klonoa for the Wii
To say that Namco's Klonoa is a throwback would be an understatement. Sure, we first saw Klonoa in 1997 for the PlayStation, but the remake for the Wii is more than just a reboot. It's a throwback to the golden age of gaming circa 1985. It reminds me of classic side scrolling action that's since been supplanted by 3D shooters and other abominations that I find myself… Read More
Wireless Tekken 6 joysticks on the way for $150
Tekken 6 is still several months away—October 27 is circled on most fighting game fans' calendars, I suspect—,but Namco just took the wraps off the joystick for the 360 and PS3 versions. It'll run $150, about $50 less than the Fancy Pants version of the Street Fighter IV joystick from MadCatz. The joystick is wireless, yes. Read More
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny teaser trailer
It's certainly short, but the gameplay footage from Namco's upcoming Soul Calibur title for the PSP gives us just enough to keep us intrigued. Anyone excited for Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny? Read More
Contest Reminder: Free Tekken 6 swag
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Namco Bandai Gamers Day 2009
On Tuesday Namco held their annual Gamers Day where a bunch of jerkwad editors rain down on San Francisco to diddle with all of the upcoming games for 2009. A handful of games were announced and/or showcased and you may have heard about them, but if you didn't then you're in for a real surprise! Tekken 6, Katamari Forever, Soul Calibur and Dead to Rights were among the games… Read More
Soul Calibur hides the boobies
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Fushimi just wasn't up to do anything productive today. He spent all morning in his little office inside Scepter 4 headquarters reading his books and thinking about the past. Munakata had entered his office several times shouting at Fushimi to get working, or to stop the erotic noises coming from the computer in front of him. With a click of his tongue he stood up, grabbed his sword and walked out of his office, leisurely walking past the secretary in the man office, and out the door.
A light breeze ruffled his hair has Fushimi walked about the city looking for something to do, someone to mess with on this fine February day, only to be disappointed when there was no one to be seen. Walking past the park he stopped suddenly, he heard a soft noise. It almost sounded like a quack from a duck though it was too soft to be a mature duck. Fushimi looked around his hearing suddenly hyper sensitive, looking for the source of this noise. Turning his head slightly to left he saw it, a baby duckling sitting underneath a tree quacking it's little head off. Slowly Fushimi made his way towards the duck, careful not to startle it and stress it out more than it already was. Upon reaching the duck Fushimi realized why it was sitting under the tree instead of swimming about with all the other ducks, it's wing was bent at an odd shape, twisted about and broken. With an exasperated sigh Fushimi knew he was bound to regret what he was doing as he took his coat off, setting the baby duck inside of it and wrapping him up, leaving room for its little head to poke through for air. Calmly, as if he hadn't just abducted a duck from a park, Fushimi made his way to his own apartment, stopping once or twice to pick up Gauze and other medical supplies.
Later that night Fushimi sat crossed legged on his floor watching the little duck. It's feathers were a beautiful black with hints or green and purple lacing through them, and atop it's little head was a single tuff of feathers sticking straight up. Fushimi smiled to himself as he looked at his little duck.
'What would be a good name for this little thing?' he thought to himself.
The duck sat about 5 feet away from Fushimi, very cautious of the man. He wasn't a duck, he didn't have feathers, what could he possibly be? The little duck stood up, it's broken wing now bandaged, and made his way slowly waddling towards Fushimi. Fushimi's eyes widened in surprise as the petite duck made it's way towards him. He knew! He knew what he should name this little guy! Waddles. The name suited him, the duck was simply waddling towards him. It was almost absurd the way the duck was moving. Fushimi stuck his hand out, pressed it against the floor so Waddles could sit on his hand.
Just then a knock sounded on Fushimi's door.
"Who could possibly be bothering me?" He thought angrily.
He stood up, the duck still sitting in his palm and made is way to the door. The person on the other end started to bang, loud and impatiently. Fushimi swung open the door, holding Waddles against his chest as he stared daggers at the person bothering him. Yata stood on the other side, surprised to see Fushimi with a duck clutched against his chest. It really was a sight to behold, such a crazy psychotic man holding this duck in his hands, clutching it to his chest even. Yata couldn't suppress a giggle that came out of his mouth while he stood on the threshold of Fushimi's door.
"Now you shut up, I found him at the park and his wing was broken I wasn't going to just leave him there."
Yata nodded, completely understanding that despite how messed up Fushimi was, he still had a soft spot for some things. Like, little ducks apparently.
"I was just coming over to see if we could finish that fight we started a while ago, but I see you're a little busy Mommy~"
Fushimi swung the door closed, practically throwing it off it's hinges, in an attempt to make Yata shut up. The door tactic failed as the red head had stuck his foot out to avoid getting the door slammed in his face.
"Come on Saru, You have to admit that things never going to leave you alone now that you've taken it under your wing."
Fushimi sighed, he knew this Waddles probably wouldn't leave him alone from now on, but he didn't need Yata to stand there with that smug smile on his face, quietly laughing to himself about it.
"His name is Waddles, by the way."
Yata exploded with laughter.
He practically fell to the floor as hysterical laughter rushed over him.
Saruhiko clicked his tongue in disgust and sat back on the floor, cross legged, allowing Waddles to move about freely to his hearts content.
Yata rolled over onto his stomach, having actually fallen to the floor laughing at the ducks ridiculous name. He stared up Saru, and started a slow crawl towards him and 'Waddles'. The duck started slowly making it's way towards Yata. Now realizing why Saru named him Waddles, Yata realized it wasn't such a terrible name after all, It did make sense. Waddles hopped onto Yata's hand and slowly started waddling up his arm, attempting to reach his back. Fushimi, noticing His slight struggle to get passed Yata's shoulders, scooted towards the two and gave the duck a little extra help climbing up Yata. Waddles walked around on Yata's back for a few minutes before finding a nice spot to lay down, right in the small of his back. With a sigh Waddles fell asleep on Misaki. Fushimi stared for a while at Waddles sleeping on Yata and decided Waddles could be their little duck. He looked down at Yata, realizing now that he too had fallen asleep. Fushimi stood up, grabbing a pillow and a blanket and lifted Yata's head onto part of it, and lightly covered his lower backside with the blanket. Then, he too laid down on the opposite side of the pillow and shut his eyes.


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Innocence Unwanted by George Lea
Do you recall being scared as a child? The ostensibly innocuous collusions of image and experience that would, for whatever reason, terrify or distress you in ways that your adult self cannot possibly understand? What scares a child, what distresses a child, can so often be entirely blameless to adult […]Read More


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Legislation to Eradicate R.O.U.S. in Senate
Rodents Of Unusual Size? No, this is no fairy tale. I'm referring to Rodents Of Unusual Snacking. The South American coypu, introduced throughout the southern coastal United States in the 20th Century as a source of fur or a weed-controller, is now known here as the nutria. That name makes it sound like some kind of benign sugar substitute you'd put in your coffee, but the nutria hasn't been sweet at all to the marshland habitat it occupies. The nutria reach sexual maturity in just six months and produce multiple broods in a year, outpacing alligator predation. They also chew huge holes in the coastal wetlands that protect the watersheds of Louisiana and Maryland, weakening these vital habitats and leaving the inland more vulnerable to storm surges.
Ravaged habitat and coastal vulnerability convert to high dollar costs. Seeking to prevent further high-dollar costs to the nutria-infested states of Louisiana and Maryland, senators Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski, David Vitter and Mary Landrieu — of, you guessed it, Louisiana and Maryland — have introduced S. 1519, a bill before the Senate that would appropriate federal money to the cause of nutria eradication. Senators Cardin and Vitter haven't found much to agree on outside the cause of nutria, but they're willing to be aligned here, showing the potential for regional concerns to outweigh partisan ones.


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Nevada 3.0: Education
As the Legislature considers several proposals for education, the Sun asked for a variety of opinions on the state of education in Nevada. It's part of the Sun's Nevada 3.0 project, which is looking at issues confronting the state and ways to move forward. You'll find:
• The Sun's editorial, "Invest in schools"
• A conversation with Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction James Guthrie
• A conversation with Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones
• State Sen. Scott Hammond, a public school teacher and charter school board member, writes about choices facing the state.
• Dr. Sonya Douglass Horsford, the senior resident scholar on education at The Lincy Institute at UNLV, writes about a missed opportunity in Nevada.
• Ruben R. Murillo, president of the Clark County Education Association, writes about what the schools need.
• Victor Wakefield, executive director of Teach For America in the Las Vegas Valley, writes about grassroots ways to improve schools.
Another view?
Have your own opinion? Write a letter to the editor.
Many of the issues confronting our state and nation are complicated and do not lend themselves to simple solutions. Education is certainly one of these areas. To address the complex economic, social and systemic challenges facing public education, we need leaders who are willing to rethink and reshape our schools.
The highest-performing organizations recruit and retain top talent. To bring about real change in public education, we need leaders with vision, knowledge, imagination, skill and the courage to stimulate solutions and produce results.
The Public Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is bringing together business and community leaders and educators to promote innovative and bold strategies to improve public schools.
The foundation understands that improving public education requires being receptive to smart, new ideas. We have been at the forefront of forging public-private partnerships, demonstrating the independence, flexibility and patience to pursue long-term changes that educators often cannot accomplish alone.
I believe the most important action the state can take to improve public education is to develop policies and support initiatives that attract, grow and retain the best minds to teach our children and lead our schools.
While much attention rightly falls upon the decisions being made by state officials, there also is much work that nonprofits and other groups can do to strengthen our public schools. In the words of Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America, "Leadership is the single most important variable to turning schools around and influencing students."
With this in mind, the foundation established the Leadership Institute of Nevada. The institute is building a network of leaders from Nevada's public schools and businesses to drive school improvement. The institute includes forums, public engagement and intensive executive leadership experiences.
The institute consists of two distinct programs.
The first program is the Education Leadership Summit. Two times per year, principals, business leaders, elected officials and stakeholders from across the state are invited to attend each event featuring the world's best practitioners, scholars and business experts. Participants from Northern and Southern Nevada are exposed to new ideas, entrepreneurial thinkers and best practices intended to motivate, inspire and foster awareness of innovative problem-solving.
The Executive Leadership Academy is designed to provide an intensive executive leadership experience to a select group of education and business leaders. The Executive Leadership Academy enables participants to apply strategic, adaptive and entrepreneurial approaches to the effective use of talent, tools, time and money.
One extended weekend per month, participants are exposed to world-class professionals in the fields of education, business and public policy. The multidisciplinary curriculum consists of lecture and discussion, an examination of case studies and opportunities for analysis and application of practical skills in a real-world context.
The program also provides executive mentoring from leaders in education and the private sector, both local and national, to support each participant throughout the academy experience and beyond.
At the conclusion of each academy, the state's most promising leaders are equipped to solve problems in better, smarter ways for students. This group of educational and entrepreneurial leaders has an impact on hundreds of thousands of children in Nevada. They ultimately set the standard and raise the bar for educators, creating a talent pipeline to transform the system.
National trends in educational research confirm that the time is now for a new approach to leadership preparation. The Executive Leadership Academy design complements and expands upon current best practices in school leadership programs throughout the nation.
If we all work together to advance innovation and talent development as levers for accelerating student achievement, we can solve problems in better and smarter ways to transform public education in Nevada, ensuring our students are prepared to succeed in an ever-changing global community.
Judi Steele is president of The Public Education Foundation.


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Ads from the Past: Shakti ShoesHennepin-Lake, History — By Thatcher Imboden on January 2, 2013 7:07 am
The year was 1981 and Calhoun Square was not open yet. Shakti Shoes was located in 1981 at 3041 Hennepin Avenue. The store had been located at 2909 Hennepin Avenue the year prior and would continue to move around a bit in the years to come. The store closed sometime in the early 2000s.
In 1992, the store was owned by Rich Vissell for 18 years, meaning the store had been open from at least 1974. The Star Tribune quoted Vissell discussing the 1992 Birkenstock sandal boomm: "People who would never wear them five years ago are buying them now." Apparently, the biggest customer base increase was in youth, which was good for Vissell because he also owned (or owns?) Shoe Zoo at 32nd and Hennepin.
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- adv. As individuals, separately, independently
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adv. In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself.
- adv. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In an individual or distinctive manner; as individuals; separately: as, apple-trees differ individually, but not specifically; all were individually summoned.
- Indivisibly; incommunicably.
- Personally; in an individual capacity, as distinguished from official or corporate capacity. See individual, a., 3.
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- adv. apart from others
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The term individually characterized is the same term as the one translated above as "objective entities."
Here, Panchen is using the term individually characterized in a more general sense, not merely for objective entities (deepest true phenomena), but also for metaphysical entities (superficial true phenomena, generally characterized entities).
But each girl signed her name individually at the bottom of the stationery.
The ability to adjust programs individually from the Volume Control window is a huge addition for me.
The participants in the study stand to gain little individually from the study.
Anyone who believes that we can afford collectively what we cannot afford individually is delusional ...
Health Care Madness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Socializing individually is more intimate, but socializing in a group also carries benefits.
Gretchen Rubin: The Value of Connecting With Others for True Happiness
Those value judgments reflect that we have individual interests but we developed those interests within the context of having been cared for and have cared for those other than ourselves; and, of course, our connection to a broad social and economic web of people whose concern for us individually is at best somewhat abstract, and ours for them in return is also somewhat abstract.
The coaster, sold individually, is made of silicone rubber and looks like a little orange guy has been partially flattened by your cup (silicone extends under the cup to protect the desk while Stan mostly sticks out to one side).
"Did they all call in individually or have they all talked to each other?"
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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford makes one stop in Dallas
Last year, some of us (OK, one of us) were excited about Rob Halford's eponymous-named band releasing a holiday album. Metal and Christmas? And with the lead singer from Judas Priest? It was gonna be awesome. But since then, Halford has released the album, Made for Metal, and the tour makes one stop in the whole state of Texas — and it's here. The band stops at House of Blues tonight with Philm supporting. We're hoping since it is December, the gay metal icon will whip out some Christmas carols as only he can. At the very least, we know he should be rocking the leather daddy look. We're hoping anyway.
DEETS: House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. 8 p.m. $20–$35. HouseOfBlues.com.


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Released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the first ever ascent of Mount Everest.
On the 29th May 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history as they took their first triumphant steps on the top of the world. On 16 May 1998, Bear Grylls followed those same footsteps, achieving a childhood dream and entering the Guinness Book of Records, as the youngest Briton, at 23, to summit Mount Everest.
Taken from his best-selling autobiography, Mud, Sweat and Tears, Climbing Everest tells the gripping story of Bear's gruelling expedition, one which tested him to his very limits and nearly cost him his life.
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The first Whittlesey Triathlon took place at the Manor Leisure Centre with about 130 competitors taking part.
The event was run at the leisure centre with children aged eight to 16 and adults tackling the swim, cycle and run.
The event, run by Triathlon England, saw one young girl raise £1,700 for charity and a grandfather and grandson compete.
"It was a real success, it went beyond our expectations," said Whittlesey Triathlon Club secretary Jon Chamberlain.
"We will definitely run another event next year."
The winner in the main category was Jodie Elliott, with Ryan Howe registering the fastest time for a male.
In the youths' section, James and George Bowen took the top two places.
Between 300 and 400 spectators watched the event.
The triathlon aimed to give those who had never taken part in one before an introduction to the sport.
The club is seeking new members to join and their Facebook page is called Wi-Tri.


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Granado Espada Patch Note - May 08, 2013 The long wait is Over! for those who are fan of Cherlyn, you can now get her from Lyndon Box. I really want to get her also, and I hope I'll be lucky today. Here's the newest released character! THE SORCERESS CHERLYN Quest: The Sorceress CherlynLevel: 30Place: Port of CoimbraNpc: Grace BernelliReward: Exp Card, Grace Bernelli Character CardTask:1. After the Suspicion of the Tetra Ruins quest, return to Tetra Golden Road. 2. Fight the Treasure Golem, this time with Bernelli.3. Sorceress Cherlyn will appear and you have to defeat her.4. Return to Bernelli to get your reward. Other updates includes:New Pet : Artic Wolf, you can get from Playtime EventPet StatsMonster Attack Damage +15%, Penetration +5Critical +10Accuracy +10Move Speed +10%Decrease Monster Damage 5%For more details about the patch, you can visit this link: [url=http://ge.t3fun.com/News/Announcements/View.aspx?page=1&search_type=0&ost_key=275]
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If you've been following along this week, you will hopefully have noticed that we have a theme. That theme is influence.
On Monday we talked about how the things that we choose to put into our bodies have an influence on us, either for good or for evil. We discussed how even things that are normally good can influence us for evil, if we use them in the wrong way or in the wrong attitude.
On Tuesday we went a little bit deeper with the idea of influence and painted a mental picture of Jesus and all of the other things that we let influence us sitting around the table of our mind and heart. As we drew the mental picture we came to the conclusion that Jesus must be first at the table of our mind and heart and that our other influences should support that arrangement.
If, over the last two days, the Holy Spirit has nudged you about certain influences in your life that are pulling you away from your relationship with God, then it might be time to take a look at a Spiritual Diet Plan.
The Spiritual Diet Plan encompasses all areas of our life. It may indeed involve cutting out certain foods or drinks that are having a negative influence on our walk with God, but I suspect that for most of us, it's in the realm of entertainment and social activities that the real work is to be done.
I shared a story on Monday about how my love of reading fiction novels was leading to an overindulgence of fantasy. As the Holy Spirit revealed this to me, I made the decision to remove fiction books entirely from my life for a period of time so that I might focus more fully on the Lord. As a result, my reading time now is focused on the Bible and on books that encourage and nourish me spiritually. This was how I put the Spiritual Diet Plan into practice in my own life.
It has made a massive and wonderful difference.
As I began to spend more time in the Bible and in books that pointed me towards a fuller and deeper relationship with God, I found that I naturally became more focused on Him and His kingdom. The influence exerted on me by my new choice in reading material was overwhelmingly positive and helpful whereas the influence exerted on me by my previous reading material mostly left me mentally muddled and distracted.
If you need a Spiritual Diet Plan, exactly how you implement it will be up to you and the Holy Spirit. I have an overactive imagination and a love of fantasy so I am very careful to minimize my intake of those types of influences. For you, it will likely be something completely different.
Certainly Facebook and other types of social media are easy to identify as a possible distraction for many people, but really it can be anything that you are allowing to influence you negatively. Ask yourself this: Is there anything that you consistently look forward to more than your relationship with the Lord and getting to know Him better? If something just popped into your mind, that's a sign that you might need to decrease something so that He might increase in your life.
The Spiritual Diet Plan then is the process by which we narrow and eliminate those distracting influences which get in the way of the type of relationship that the Lord wants to have with us. In their place we must add and build up those things which will influence us for the good and support Christ as the center of our existence. It's past time that we as believers take a hard look at our own lives and proclaim loudly by our actions that absolutely nothing is more important to us than our Savior.
Is there anything that you have identified in your life this week that might need to be narrowed or eliminated so that you might have a stronger relationship to God? And, what are you observing about other Believers around you? What common distractions and negative influences might you help them overcome through your prayers and encouragement?


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A wonderful article by Pico Iyer in the New York Times—"The Joy of Quiet"—speaks to the importance and enjoyment of 'quiet time', a time apart from the frenetic world, including the Internet. Taking time out for rest or recreation is nothing new. Yet, recently more and more of us… Read more
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A Sunday feature story in The Independent, one of Ireland's leading newspapers ran with the title, "The answer to happiness lies within us." Irish newspaper suggests it might. Columnist Barry Egan writes that as times gets tougher, "many people are searching for a more meaningful existence Read more
Oprah Winfrey talks TM with Dr. Mehmet Oz
On December 7, 2011, Oprah Winfrey was featured in a candid, one-on-one interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz as part of his nationally televised "The Dr. Oz Show." During the interview, she discussed her life after the "Oprah Show," and her aspirations for the future—including the very positive impact of her practice… Read more
"Transcendental Meditation is back in a big way" – The Independent (UK)
TM, as its followers call it, is rapidly moving from kooky to respectable mainstream thanks largely to a burgeoning body of scientific research which indicates that regular meditators can… Read more
Can meditation ease 'back-to-school blues'?
Fall can be a stressful time for students, according to clinical psychologist and author Robert Puff, Ph.D., who writes for Psychology Today. He points out that with young people returning to school, parents need to be mindful of their children's mental and physical health—and for that, a growing body of scientific… Read more
"MEDITATION NATION: How Transcendental Meditation returned as the new status symbol" –Details magazine
"Movers and shakers are again embracing that seventies mainstay Transcendental Meditation," according to national magazine DETAILS in its September…Read more
"Meditation Helps Homeless Kids" –NBC News
NBC News recently reported on the benefits homeless teens are finding as a result of the Transcendental Meditation program. According to an article in Psychology Today, in the United States alone, approximately 3.5 million people are homeless and… Read more
Watch David Lynch on National Television in France!
Filmmaker David Lynch, founder of the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, was featured this week on FRANCE 24, a government-funded international news and current affairs television channel in France. The interview came in response to David's offer to support the French government's effort to reduce Read more


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In searching for some handy video apps that were reasonably priced, I stumbled upon this FREE(!!) app that not only includes full camera manuals in PDF form for the Sony PMW-EX1R, PMW-EX3, HVR-Z7U, Canon 7D and 5D, Phantom, RED, and Arri Alexa, but it also includes Media Record Times for SxS, AVCHD, P2, etc, a Color Temp chart, 2/3 and PL lens Tables, and Worldwide Wall Plug and Voltage Standards. It's called LVRUSA made by the folks at Liman Video Rental Co. Inc, and it's definitely a must for digital cinematographers in the field! Here are a few screenshots from the iTunes website as well as my phone:
The only unfortunate thing is that there are no Sony PMW-F3 manuals on there just yet, but I'm willing to bet that update is not too far away.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Camera Manual iPhone App
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Thinking Outside the Box: DIY Lego Follow Focus
Some people are just so doggone clever. Ok, so it's pretty clunky and possibly impractical, but COME ON! A follow focus made out of LEGOS!! I personally love anything involving Legos, so this really warms my heart!
And an amazing 3D tutorial of how to build one:
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A longtime Youngstown employee is off the job and in the Mahoning County Jail, accused of trying to hinder a local murder investigation.
Megan Miller appeared in court Friday afternoon on charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence after being arrested Thursday at City Hall. Her bond was set at $50,000 and she is due back in court next week.
Police said the case is tied to the Sept. 28 shooting death of Frank Brown, 33, whose body was found lying in a pile of shattered glass near the corner of Shehy Street and Truesdale Avenue on the city's East side. He was shot in the head.
Detectives were eventually able to trace a car seen leaving the area back to Miller, who told police her husband, Randall, was driving it at the time.
She also claimed the car had never been damaged and detectives then searched the car themselves. Youngstown Police Capt. Mark Milstead said the car was tampered with, including attempts to clean up blood evidence and replace a broken window.
A search warrant was executed Friday at Miller's home on South Hazelwood Avenue, across from Chaney High School. And warrants were issued Friday for her husband, Randall Miller, on murder charges.
Detectives won't yet discuss any possible motives, saying the case is still in its early stages.
"We have another search warrant we have to secure for another item of evidence, and we have phone records that we need to secure and analyze, Milstead said.
Police said this isn't the first time Megan Miller has been in trouble with the law for trying to help her husband at the time. Authorities said two years ago, when Miller was married to another man, she was reportedly convicted on a charge of failing to report a crime.
Miller has been working for the city since 1995, and has been in the payroll office at the Finance Department since 2002.


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NEW ORLEANS - Part of the reason Dirk Nowitzki will be sidelined for a minimum of four games is because of a lack of conditioning.
The Dallas Mavericks forward recently admitted his conditioning is not where he wants it to be. Not long after that, he started wearing a protective sleeve on his right knee, the same knee that caused him to miss nine games last season.
Before Saturday's game against the New Orleans Hornets, coach Rick Carlisle explained some of the reasons Nowitzki will be out a minimum of four games. "It covers the knee, it covers conditioning and it covers whatever else,'' Carlisle said.
After the Mavs won the NBA championship last June, Nowitzki played for his home country, Germany, in the Olympic qualifying tournament. He said he eventually got sick of basketball and proceeded to take too much time off from the game.
Then, after the lockout ended, a two-week training camp ensued, which was two weeks shorter than a normal training camp. And apparently it wasn't enough time for Nowitzki to get his legs under him.
The Mavs, not wanting to put any more physical stress on their franchise player, decided it was time to sit Nowitzki, who officially is listed with a sore right knee.
Lamar Odom started tonight's game against the Hornets in place of Nowitzki. But Yi Jianlian and Shawn Marion also saw time at Nowitzki's position in the first half, which ended tied at 41-41.
"Again, it doesn't fall on just one guy,'' Carlisle said. "Everybody is going to have to do their job and do it well.''
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Vampire Henri Charbonneau has spent many lifetimes searching for the genetic key to the rare women whose blood is addictive to vampires. But when he "rescues" one of these women, and begins his genetic experiments on her, he has no idea that he will be changed forever, and that this frail mortal will be the one to salvage his immortal soul from centuries of darkness....
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