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This week on True Blood, we got our favorite vampire back, FINALLY. But have Sookie's underbits damaged his brain for good? Possibly, only time will tell! Until then, cue the vampire slo-mo, it's time for the Pro/Con list.
Let's be honest. This episode existed for one reason and one reason only — as a set up for next week's vampire versus witch showdown. Everything else (including one character's death, some werewolf stuff and an important V-juice intervention) was just getting in the way of the death match. Poor Tommy.
Pro: We're still at the Vampire Tolerance Fair. And much like the many sit-ins and marches that came before this fair, the all-important mylar Tolerance balloons are still intact.
Con: The long-haired, less attractive version of magical Terry is still screaming about how cool everything is next to Marnie. How is he not dead yet? You know what's great about the many lap animals of villains across the television world (see: Inspector Gadget's Dr. Claw's cat, Gargamel's cat)? They don't speak. Take a lesson from the great evil feline sidekicks, Roy. Shut the hell up.
Pro: More stands at the Tolerance Fair are revealed. A Mystic Tanning salon, a Dentist and a True Blood station.
Pro: King Cool Vampire Bill pulls out a gun to fight off Mind Controlled Vampire Eric, looks ridiculous doing so.
Pro: Nan loses her shit, pushes over all of the cameras (which doesn't actually turn them off) and kills one of her Marnie Possessed Vampire Sheriffs with a pencil. DEATH BY PENCIL. Anyone else noticing that the vampire deaths are getting a lot less spluttery than the first time we witnessed Sookie stake that long haired vamp at Fangtasia?
Pro: Sookie screams and pulls at her sweatshirt in a desperate attempt to calm the vampires. The blonde baboon paws at her colorful hoodie, pointing and exclaiming, "Hearts, Hearts, Heeeaaaarrrrtsssss!" Or something like that.
Con: Screaming proving to be ineffective, Sookie uses the "True Blood fix-it" button and Light Finger Blasts all over Eric's face.
Pro: Everyone makes this face. As you do while being Light Finger Blasted. (No, you're gross).
Pro: Eric is back. PANTS OFF.
Pro: I'm pretty sure in the collection of important Eric memories I caught the Talbot death scene and a Russell Edgington meet-and-greet. Since True Blood is usually so light handed at the foreshadowing I think we can all assume that the greatest vampire of all times is about to head back to Bon Temps. Oh, I'm also pretty sure I saw this scene tucked in there somewhere as well.
Pro: Bill has Eric in a chokehold and is doing some sort of Karate Kid-meets-the-claw maneuver with his hands. He then turns around and hisses like a cat at ANTONIA GAVILAN OF LOGRONO! Intimidating, you're doing it wrong. See: every moment Eric was around before he was
{ruined} mind-wiped.
Pro: Eric and Sookie trade knowing glances. And then some non-knowing glances, and then a few other glances. Ahem. Eric get back to the sassy talk hair flips and chain fucking please. Meanwhile Bill makes this face and pouts off.
Con: Jessica is pretty callous about screwing her ex-boyfriend's best friend. Then again, she's been kicked out of her own house and doesn't seem to have any friends besides Bill. Hell, last week she was confiding in Nan. I wonder if they're setting this little vamp up for an exceptionally dramatic cliff-hanger finale?
Pro: Jason asks Jessica to glamour him to rid him of his sex guilt. I love this stuff. Supernatural cures for common day problems are infinitely more interesting than a trip to fairy land. It's great world building and much more accessible for the audience. For instance, when Jessica glamoured Hoyt after she told him she was drinking another guy at Fangtasia, that was brilliant. So is this Jason and Jessica exchange. It's almost a violation to Jessica. Jason makes Jessica feel wanted, sexy and human. But when he asks for her magic, he takes that all away, she's a monster again. But then again, she is being a little bit of a monster. Sleeping with her ex's best friend, that's a pretty dick move. Either way, I wish more of the True Blood characters would use these wild supernatural powers in more mundane manners, it's much more interesting.
Con: The world's dumbest flock of witches are complaining that their cell phones don't work in their magical prison. Sigh.
Con: Meanwhile, back at King Cool Vampire Bill's house. Nan and Bill are fighting again. About more vampire politics. The Authority, The Authority, Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.
Pro: Nan reveals that she has unleashed Glamour Squad all across Shreveport.
Pro: Eric and Sookie are talking (not having chain gang sex). BUT, and maybe this is wishful thinking, there seems to be more "weight" to Eric. He's talking an awful lot about feelings (which isn't good) but he seems a lot less, "Baby thirsty baby need bah-bah," than he was before. Which may turn Sookie off entirely! So, win-win for all of us!
Con: Sookie tells Eric that she is still in love with Bill, Eric begins to pout like a pissed-off child. Hmmm. How does someone who has been on this Earth for years and years and years not understand that love is complicated. I'm not buying this. Has mind-wiped Eric made regular Eric slightly stupid?
Pro: Eric just said "I love you." WEIRD.
Pro: Pam is weepy around Eric but bucks up when Sookie sees her getting emotional.
Pro: Old Eric makes his first real comeback. Bill explains his plan of attack on the witches (blow them up) Eric leans against the side of the wall and starts getting exceptionally sassy. Yes, thank you, yes. Sookie is annoyed (of course she is).
Con: Switch plots. Alcide has brought the badly beaten Tommy to Sam. Tommy is dying and Alcide says "He's got a right to choose his time." Excuse me, but does Alcide even know who these people are? Sam then allows Tommy to die…because he's lived a full life now that he's what, 21? This is fucked on every level.
Con: ALICIDE IS STILL THERE ON TOMMY'S DEATHBED TELLING HIM ABOUT HEAVEN. At what point is Sam going to turn to Alcide and say, "I'M SORRY WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU AGAIN?" Hey Alcide, stop bogarting Tommy's death. OK?
Con: Tommy dies. Look, the actor who played Tommy was pretty damn good. But no one utilized this character. I'm not sad to see him go, but I'm sad that the writers had to cycle around his dog-fighting story from last season to get to this skinwalker nonsense, and then immediately kill him. This show could definitely use a few less characters, but why not kill off all the new witches, the cowgirl from Toy Story witch, Marcus, Luna, all of Jesus' relatives before we start killing off decent actors. Ah well, BYE BYE baby puppy shifter. Thanks for giving us that one speech about not knowing how to read and waving your pubes around and such. You will be missed (you won't).
Con: I guess this means we get bad-ass Sam again. I kind of liked Barbie-playing Sam the best, to be honest.
Pro: Hoyt shows up and does the very sad cry/hate speech that we all give deliver at one point or another during a break-up. This usually hits around the time that your shit probably should be pulled together, but it just hasn't yet. Hence the need for a change in scenery. Hoyt's mourning period if going to be a long one. And I'm right there with you buddy, especially with the whole "smelling the ex" factor. Acqua Di Gio will forever transport me back to the vomit-caked halls of my misspent freshman year and the grind house dance session shared between one girl, one boy, and the stirring sounds of soulDecision's "Faded."
Pro: Jason has a cooler of beer in the middle of his living room.
Pro: Terry wakes up Andy with the classic Mom, "Open your eyes Mister." He then informs Andy that he's not OK with the drugs that he has brought into his home filled with his children (neither are we). It's time for a Terry intervention. Terry tells Andy they need to go to the Fort Bellefleur.
Pro: Fort Bellefleur is a real fort. I did not see this coming.
Con/Pro: So let's go ahead and address this whole "Andy Intervention" side story. Needless to say, it's a frustrating departure from the actual action in the TV series. It seems to slow down the whole show. In fact, the next scene is Sookie and Jason talking about how Bill is going to blow up their friend, WHILE HAVING BREAKFAST. Anyways. Terry and Andy are the best. They are the best actors on this entire series, they're given the best lines, and they can pull off ridiculous (and awesome) quotes such as, "On behalf of Renard Parish, the State of Louisiana, and Jesus Christ his fucking self."
So it pains me to see these two amazing character just wasted on this V-juice intervention plot. We've dealt with V addiction before, it's not that interesting when there aren't wacky blood trips and feats of strength accompanying the high. Andy has simply been acting like he's on coke for the last few episodes. And like people on cocaine, it's annoying. These two are wonderful, but this whole, "let's shoot straight until you're a straight shooter" bull crap is a waste of everyone's time. Give these two something better to do.
Pro: Sookie, Jason, Lafayette, and Jesus hatch a plan to save Tara. Clearly this won't end in tears because every time this brain trusts sits down and dreams up a plan it always works. Or someone gets a snake thrown at their face.
Pro: ANTONIA GAVILAN OF LOGRONO! doesn't want to kill vampires anymore — it's Marnie who's pulling the strings. TWIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSST!
Con: JK! ANTONIA GAVILAN OF LOGRONO! and Marnie both want to kill vampires again. LOL.
Con: The vampires take a break to sit around and bicker about vampire politics. Meanwhile, Bill is on his bluetooth selling vampire stocks or checking in on his vampire beamer or something. Bottom line, it's terrible.
Con: The human gang arrives at the Moon WITCHES ARE HERE Emporium. Make note to say that there's obviously some sort of repellent spell going on — that's why there aren't any people around and we can do this magic in the middle of the street without a crowd. Good job explaining that, I was really curious (I wasn't).
Con: Jesus sneaks into the Moon Goddess Emporium by walking though the protection force field with his demon face on. Good job, Jesus.
Pro: This does give Lafayette a great line. When Jason asks what's wrong with Jesus' demon head, Lafayette notes "It's a Latin thing."
Con: Just when you feel like there's enough story for everyone, there's MORE STORY. Marcus comes to visit Debbie (because remember Alcide was all "whoa maybe let's not kill this kid" which is anti-pack or whatever). Now he and Debbie are getting high and talking about how they both are (or would make) great parents. As you do when you're doing drugs.
Con: Sam and Alcide go back to the cool guy werewolf motorcycle shop where Tommy was beaten to death. Alcide holds the werewolf down so Sam can hit him in the face with the gun. So this is OK but the Tommy beating isn't? Also, WHY ARE YOU STILL THERE ALCIDE?
Pro: Terry and Andy have a wonderful spat about babies and booties and who wins. Still wish they were being used for something else. Something more important.
Con: Jesus fails at his mission. Everyone but Jason is sucked back inside the Moon Warehouse Rack with magic. Including Sookie, of course.
Pro: The vampire SWAT team shows up to blow up the witches' shoppe. They walk in slow motion. Because they mean Serious Vampire Business. VAMPIRE SWAT.
So there you have it. Lots and lots and lots of preparing for battle. Or maybe just a few people while others talked about interventions and retribution, but you get what I'm saying. OK, fine so maybe it's just like True Blood "One Day More" in the vampire basement at Bill's house. OK? OK. Good. Also this makes Jessica Eponine. Until next week!
Many of these screengrabs were taken from Lady Manson galleries, a great place for True Blood screencaps!


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Americans may be heeding warnings to avoid sugary drinks, but many are still consuming way too much "added sugar" in their food, a new government report shows.
And most of those sugary foods are being consumed at home rather than at restaurants, said study co-author Bethene Ervin, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Current government guidelines suggest that Americans limit total discretionary calories, including added sugars and solid fats, to 5 to 15 percent of food consumed per day. Ervin and her co-author Cynthia Ogden found that added sugars make up approximately 13 percent of the average American adult's total intake.
Ervin and Ogden found that adult consumption of added sugars declined with increasing income. So, while women in the lowest income category were consuming 15.7 percent of their calories as added sugars, those in the highest income category were consuming 11.6 percent of their calories as added sugars. The researchers found a similar trend for men.
What surprised Ervin and Ogden was the lack of an income effect on kids. No matter what income bracket the kid came from, the consumption of added sugars was the same.
"Income is often considered a proxy for education," Ervin said. "So adults with more income and education may be making healthier lifestyle choices. But that may not be translating over for their children.
"One culprit is sugary sodas. Although other research has shown that soda consumption has been declining, if you look at individual foods and beverages, these drinks still lead the pack, Ervin said.
Many Americans may not know how much total sugar they're consuming because the sweeteners are often hidden in prepared foods, like ketchup, experts say.
"I think people are interested in making changes and they're heeding the warnings about sugary beverages," said Sara Bleich, an associate professor of health policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. "But when it comes to food it's much more complicated. Cereal, for example, has a tremendous amount of added sugar. And not everyone understands that breakfast foods like muffins and pastry, things that people don't consider to be a desert or an indulgence, pack a lot of sugar."
Beyond that, there's the issue of the tricky labeling found on food packages. "It takes 4 to 5 servings to fill a normal sized bowl," Bleich said. "And that's an enormous amount of sugar."
Sometimes it just comes down to convenience over health, Bleich said. "I don't think that moms want to be buying a KFC meal every night, but there's also no time for them to cook a three course meal," she added.
And then there's the issue of dealing with kids who have absorbed all the marketing of sugary products. "It's a two-way street," Bleich said. "When it comes to kids, the whine factor does play a role."
If you're wondering why all there's all this fuss about sugar, Dr. David Heber is happy to explain.
Too much added sugar, especially fructose, can lead to a multitude of chronic illnesses, said Heber, a professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.
We're genetically engineered to consume fats and sweets because we evolved on the savannah where food was scarce, so you ate as much as you could when you could, Heber explained. But in times of plenty, we can wreak havoc on our bodies, he added.
Fructose can convert to fat, which can not only make us heavier, but can also lead to a fatty liver – which is one of the leading causes of liver transplants, Heber said. Too much sugar can also lead to inflammation, which can raise the risk of heart disease.
Part of the problem is the ubiquity of added sugars. "Breads, for example, have a lot of sugar," Heber said. "It's in all kinds of places you're not expecting to find it, even foods like ketchup."
Heber suggests steering clear of processed foods. "You want a diet that his high in protein and low in fat with two thirds of your plate taken up by fruits and vegetables," he said.
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James Dyson–the British king of suck, inventor of the cyclonic vacuum–has been awarded a patent for an enitrely new product line: A modular, space-saving kit for kitchen appliances.
Usually, your blender, toaster, tea kettle, and food processor are all bulbous, separate pieces, which monopolize entire swathes of counter space. Instead, Dyson proposes an appliance system composed of rectangular units that can be easily stacked together, eliminating wasted space. The appliances could plug into a common power supply, to further trim the total size. The control panels would all be on the front, providing easy access; the flat surfaces would be easily wiped down. One configuration even includes a water tank/filtration system that could replace both tea kettles and water coolers.
Dyson, for it's part, isn't committing on a release date for such a product. As a spokesman told the New Scientist, the company is working on a number of new technologies, but won't be commenting further, for the time being. But it's clearly a massive market opportunity and a potentially industry-shifting innovation, just like the cyclonic vacuum cleaner. And it cannily has an up-sell built in: If someone's going to buy a Dyson toaster, wouldn't they consider upgrading their blender as well, to get the look of the system and save space? Those with new kitchen might buy the system in toto. That doesn't happen on the market today.
For Dyson, the timing couldn't be better. The company has become a textbook example of how innovation can yield market-share dominance with breathtaking speed (and has made James Dyson a billionaire), but its growth in the U.K. and U.S. has slowed lately. Could kitchen appliances be the company's new source of growth?
[Via New Scientist]
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Age old monuments on the slopes of the Sierra de Baza Nature Reserve
This historic city is next to the Baza Mountains Nature Reserve. The old Moorish part of the town, made up of the "Medina", "Alcazaba" and Arab neighbourhoods, with their narrow streets, is all but intact. The "Alcazaba" (citadel) is in the historic centre. Some parts of its defensive walls and the remains of various towers can be seen to this day. Also worthy of note are the Mudejar style Santiago Church, and the Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Encarnación ex-collegiate church, built on the remains of a former mosque. Baza also has important archaeological and historical sites, such as the remains of the Iberian-Roman city of Basti, the town's two necropolis and its Moorish baths.


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The Mess at MSG: Caps beat Rangers 5-3
Brooks Laich with the book-end goals. (Photo credit: Frank Franklin II)
Well, that was an ugly one. The Washington Capitals' first appointment with the New York Rangers, hosted in the majestically gloomy Madison Square Garden, had all of the poetry of an alleyway brawl. 28 penalty minutes were distributed in the first period alone. Mike Green dropped gloves for crying out loud!
The Rangers got up to an early lead when Brian Boyle beat Jeff Schultz at the circle. All night the Capitals defense was spotty, and it seemed the Superfriends could not make up for it. Every time the Caps tied the score, the Rangers pulled ahead again. But the Caps found strength where we faithful knew it would be: depth. Brooks Laich recorded a pair, Mike Knuble finished the funk, Matt Hendricks provided the GWG, and even lovable John Erskine got on the board. Henrik Lundqvist lay defeated. Caps beat Rangers 5-3.
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March Baseball in Memphis
As we wait for the professional ball players to return to Memphis, we fill the baseball void with what we have in the city through our STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In the Public Education System) program. The following are photos from last Thursday's clinic at Vance Middle School. For more information on STRIPES, check here.
Any stories out there from the readers? Please comment. Perhaps remembering baseball will help speed up the three weeks remaining before the Cardinals exhibition game Friday April 3.
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The boys in the photos are definitely TCB, whouldn't ya say Ben?
I think you went a little beyond the scope of "little league stories" rustybedsprings, or maybe your little league experience was special.


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L'EPIPHANIE, Que. - Four days after a landslide at a Quebec quarry, rescue crews recovered the body of a man and a woman from the rubble.
Quebec provincial police said the body of 54-year-old Daniel Brisebois was located at around 12:20 p.m. on Saturday and the woman's body was found at about 6:20 p.m., and taken out of the quarry about three hours later.
Police spokesman Benoit Richard said the woman likely won't be identified until Sunday, but they think it's the second victim.
Crews had been searching for two workers — a man and a woman — who went missing after their vehicles were swept into a gravel pit dozens of metres deep on Tuesday.
The vehicles were trapped in huge mounds of loose gravel at the bottom of the crater in L'Epiphanie, Que., just outside Montreal.
A third worker whose vehicle also fell into the quarry was rescued by a provincial police helicopter on Tuesday within hours of the collapse.
Rescue efforts were thwarted throughout the week by bad weather and concerns of another landslide.
Roughly 50 people have been working on the recovery effort, including geologists, firefighters and specially trained police officers.
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5 red flags of used-car scams
As posted on May 21, 2012 on money.msn.com
The big advantage to buying a used car from a private party, rather than a dealer, is you'll most likely save money on your purchase. The disadvantage is you could lose $1,000 or more in a car-buying scam.
While most used-car sales conducted by individuals are perfectly legitimate, there are used car-buying scams out there, and they are on the rise -- even for so-called local sales. This is because so much of the business has an online component. In fact, consumer complaints for car sales scams increased 25% last year, according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a U.S. government agency.
Here are five tips to avoid a used car-buying scam if you are shopping for a used car locally and considering a private-party sale:
1. Prices that seem too good to be true
Research a car on one of the many vehicle-pricing sites, such as Edmunds.com, Kelley Blue Book or NADAGuides.com, to determine the private-party price for that car. If you are seeing an ad for substantially less than the typical private-party value, it's probably a scam, no matter what sob story you are told.
2. Sales in which the seller and the car are not in the same place
A common story is that of a member of the military stationed elsewhere or someone who recently relocated who needs to sell his or her car. While this can be legitimate, most people who relocate make decisions about selling their vehicles beforehand. After all, there is plenty of hassle involved. A car is expensive, so you want to be able to inspect the used car in person and meet the seller before any money changes hands, or you want purchase through a reputable third party, such as eBay Motors, that has a buyer-protection plan in place.
3. Sellers who offer you third-party protection plans
One way scammers bilk unsuspecting buyers is by offering them a protection plan through a well-known third party. Many of the companies cited don't even offer buyer-protection plans, and those that do offer them only for cars sold through their websites. Companies that offer them do so only for cars sold through their websites. Some scammers are so savvy they've set up online chat functions to reassure the buyers the protection plan is secure, but this is simply an elaborate ruse. If a seller offers you a protection plan and the used car is not being sold through the company mentioned, then it is a used car-buying scam.
4. Sellers who switch gears in the middle of negotiations
If you face a changing story, a sudden shift in the terms of the sale or a request to move the transaction from one website to another, beware. These are common scammer tactics, but they're rare among legitimate sellers.
5. Sellers who ask for money upfront or want to use a wire-transfer service
Buying a used car locally is just like buying any other product. The money should change hands when the buyer can leave with the product. The only instance in which a buyer should make any payments in advance of purchase is when the transaction started and ended via a well-known third-party service that uses an escrow system for transactions. Sellers who request money in advance or those who want to use a wire-transfer service are likely running a scam.
Car buyers who believe they've witnessed a scam, whether or not they've fallen victim, should report it to their local authorities. If the scam involved anything Internet-based, the Internet Crime Complaint Center should also be contacted.


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A2DP – Bluetooth for the iPod touch explained
Not everything about 3.0 makes immediate sense. However, the great additions of spotlight, landscape mode and cut/copy/paste do. The addition of Bluetooth to the iPod touch in 3.0 is one of those interesting Apple decisions that makes sense, but not immediate sense. I became interested in the topic of A2DP support in OS 3.0 because of this thread at Apple's Discussion forum. As the 'baby iPhone', the touch is really beginning to get its legs. Since 2007, it has been an excellent mid-fielder, but lately, I am inclined to put it forward a bit more. Bluetooth is a protocol that allows for wireless data transfer through specialised radio waves and now, with OS 3.0, even the touch gets that functionality. However, if you have tried to connect your OSX, *NIX or Windows computer to the iPod, you have probably been met with a 'searching' message that either never stops or error-exits to the springboard.
Unfortunately, owners of the iPhone 2G and first-generation touch are out of luck: this Bluetooth update affects only the 3G iPhone, 3GS iPhone and iPod touch 2G.
There is a good reason for that which is both frustrating and eye-opening. A2DP Bluetooth spec is for audio-pairing only. You cannot sync information other than the 1's and 0's that congeal in Matrix-like patterns to send audio signals to your Bluetooth headsets. Even with that said, your headset's mic capabilities are nullified as A2DP in the Touch will support only the audio output, not input. A2DP, or Advanced Audio Distribution Profile spits signal to a receiving Bluetooth device like headphones or speakers. It is very handy as it allows acceptable audio quality without the tangle of cables. I have been using it on and off with my Sony 828 which I bought from Japan over a year ago.
While you get to go cables-free, there are really very few options high-quality A2DP headphones on the market. One of them is the Etymotic Ety8 which is on the pricey side and looks a bit 'dangly' to say the least. However, it offers isolation and typical Etymotic Research quality which is second to none. If you don't have the 200-300$ to spend on a pair of earphones, there are many other A2DP receiving phones on the market that are of varying levels of quality. If you are an adventurous seeker of wireless music, take a look at the Cy-Fi Wireless sports speaker which is great for bicycling and camping (and which I use every ride).
However Bluetooth is still not the best way to enjoy your wireless music. Integrated Bluetooth transmitters are convenient as they don't require extra dongles or transmission units, but their overall bandwidth and transmission method isn't quite ideal. If any of you have heard of Kleer Wireless, you are probably more versed with a true quality wireless audio signal.
If you are interested in iPhone OS 3.0, check below:
- Does OS 3.0 Improve Sound Quality of the iDevice?
- OS 3.0 100 Plus Hidden Features
- Why We should not have to pay for iPhone Software Updates
- What do you think of OS 3.0?
- WWDC Keynote and OS 3.0 'Rundown'


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Three years ago last week, Georgia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that substantially altered Georgia's public policy on restrictive covenants.
Prior to enactment of the amendment, Georgia's public policy was actively hostile to restrictive covenants in employment agreements — so much so that a provision of the


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tremor77 wrote:Mars7411 wrote:Honestly, I would rather have no government system at all than the system we have today.
But you are missing the point. It is not possible to have no governing system. You either get established law, OR the law of the streets...
And believe me when I say this. The latter would be very, very bad for most of the likes of those who frequent this website. You are not equipped physically, psychologically, emotionally nor likely well armed enough, to live in such an environment.
It's such a sweet and happy thing to say, government and religion are bad, down with them to anarchy we rise! Tell me how lovely anarchy is when the armed gang of thugs roll into your neighborhood, cuts of your dad's balls, rapes your mother in front of you, steals your dog and leaves you tied upside down, naked and covered in spooge on a lamp post in the street with a sign hanging off you reading 'You can't kill an idea, but you sure can fuck it up 9 ways from Sunday.'
Well I don't really live in a city. Kind of in a desert. So I wouldn't have to much to worry about. It would be better if the people controlled the governments.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Among the resources new Cal football coach Sonny Dykes has tried to cultivate in his first eight months on the job is a relationship with his predecessor.
Dykes said during Monday's Bay Area college football media day that he phoned ex-Cal coach Jeff Tedford about a week after he took the job in December, and intends to talk with him again during the upcoming season.
The purpose of the conversation, Dykes said, was "more just to let him know, `I know you recruited these guys and I'm going to do everything I can to put them in a situation to be successful,' " Dykes said. "Because he cares deeply about his players and wants them to do well.
"I wanted him to know I appreciated the job he did at Cal and appreciate the kind of players he recruited. We had a great conversation. Jeff was super, Jeff was awesome.
"He wants to see the players do well. He loves Cal and loves the players and wants to see everyone do well."
Tedford, the winningest coach in Cal history, was fired after the Bears went 3-9 last season.
He joked during the well-attended local media day at a San Francisco hotel that he never got this level of attention while coaching at Louisiana Tech in rural Ruston, La.
"I was the only guy who covered my team," Dykes said. "We had a beat writer who never came to practice. Literally never. He was a great guy, but he never came to practice the whole time I was there.
"I suppose this is a little different."
A starter in five games last season, Tyndall is running and will practice on a limited basis at first when training camp begins next Monday, Dykes said.


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It's FRY-DAY! Get ready to go nuts like it's 1965 and the Beatles just walked on stage, because the newest Edible Idol has arrived... FRENCH FRIES!
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TORONTO - Some of Ontario's biggest malls are going to be open even longer than usual on Black Friday in hopes of keeping Canadian shoppers close to home rather than crossing the U.S. border in search of bargains.
Mall operator Cadillac Fairview Corp. said Monday that it will extend the hours at nine of its properties on Nov. 23, which will be one of the busiest shopping days of the year in the United States.
The day, dubbed Black Friday, takes its name from the assumption that it marks the day when retailers turn a profit for the year or go "into the black."
Retailers in Canada — where Thanksgiving is in early October — have been increasingly under competitive pressure from Black Friday deep discounts promoted in the United States.
This year's shopping season could prove particularly competitive for Canadian businesses after the federal government relaxed cross-border shopping rules in June.
Cross-border shoppers who stay overnight in the United States are now allowed to bring back up to $200 worth of merchandise duty-free, rather than just $50 before the new rules were put in place.
For people on a jaunt of between two and seven days, the limit has doubled to $800 from $400 while the limit for visits of more than a week increases to $800 from $750.
Travel for less than 24 hours still has no personal exemptions.
"Our retail sector has to work hard to remain competitive and keep shoppers north of the border," said Martin Wray, vice president of the Ontario operations portfolio in a release.
"Through initiatives like Black Friday, Cadillac Fairview is providing better access for consumers, and generally creating retail environments to keep people shopping locally."
The Ontario malls participating in the longer hours are Fairview Mall, Sherway Gardens and Shops at Don Mills in Toronto. Also, Fairview Park in Kitchener, Limeridge in Hamilton, Markville in Markham, Masonville in London, and Promenade in Thornhill.
Most locations will open their doors at 7 a.m., while the Toronto Eaton Centre will stay open even longer, starting at 6 a.m.
Cadillac Fairview also owns malls in several other provinces, though none of those properties are taking part in the extended hours for Black Friday.
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I quote Ron Livingston, in his iconic role as office cog-cum-construction-worker Peter Gibbons: "We don't have a lot of time on this earth! We weren't meant to spend it this way! Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about mission statements." You know you're in trouble when "Office Space" stops making you laugh and starts pissing you off. And, in his prestigious think tank job and despite the PhD in philosophy under his belt, Matthew Crawford, the author of a new book called "Shop Class as Soulcraft" was most definitely in trouble. So, after several months of doing suprisingly little thinking at said think tank, he left, and opened up a motorcycle repair shop. His book is about the satisfaction of an honest day's work–and how our society places too little value on such work (witness the extinction of shop class). In a recent NPR interview, he said:
Anyone with halfway decent test scores is getting hustled into a certain track, where you work in an office.
He argues that we've created an "educational monoculture," with "only one respectable course" (those words made me think of the creepy meat-grinder scene in Pink Floyd's The Wall–check the video at the end of this post), and goes on to say:
It takes a real contrarian streak to live more deliberately and make these calls for yourself…
That reminded me of this comment from Tamara, in response to my post about The Uniform Project, and whether less choice leads to more creativity: "I think it really comes down to an individual's ingenuity and courage to be themselves." And it does take courage–and a bit of a contrarian streak–to be yourself. Assuming we can find that courage and tap it, Crawford describes the point of work, as he sees it:
The point is to find some work where you can make yourself useful to people in a straightforward way that engages your own judgment and thinking so that your actions feel like they're genuinely your own.
Seems like a lot to ask for from a job–and yet it also seems so profoundly simple, there's no way it can't be true. Leave it to a philosopher. But really. Do you feel like you were steered away from your passions, your soulcraft, in pursuit of…. a job? And, again back to the choices thing, I wonder if, as overwhelmingly inclusive as the whole "you can be whatever you want!" mantra is, it's all too easy to just get on the conveyer belt, and hope to make some decent… hamburger? Don't get me wrong: there's a lot to be said for hamburger. Security. Benefits (dare to dream). But what about fulfillment? What about passion? Is it possible to have any pudding, if we don't eat our meat?


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The Los Angeles Lakers' management baffled their own fans when they decided to look past former coach Phil Jackson and instead hire Mike D'Antoni as the new team coach.
After all, Jackson has won a record eleven titles as coach (five with the Lakers) while D'Antoni has reached the playoffs just five times in his 10 seasons as a head coach.
The argument should be over here. Jackson wins over D'Antoni 11-0. Period.
But for argument's sake, let's see what possibly would have led Jerry and son Jim Buss to go with the latter.
D'Antoni is very familiar with Lakers' Steve Nash, who he coached in Phoenix for four years – with the point guard twice winning the league's Most Valuable Player award in that time.
The new coach also has ties with superstar Kobe Bryant, who grew up in Italy when his father played alongside D'Antoni in the country's professional league.
Bryant said he admired D'Antoni's play when he was young and both were also part of Team USA in recent years.
But what was probably most important to the Lakers' management is D'Antoni being known as a fast-paced, high octane offense coach.
His teams run up and down the court, play unselfish basketball and put up a ton of points.
That should be music to the ears of the team's fans considering the "Showtime" Lakers of the 1980's won five titles playing exactly that style.
However, there is still plenty of reason to worry.
The Lakers feature plenty of superstars like Bryant, Nash and Dwight Howard who will be expected to execute D'Antoni's offense.
But Bryant, 34, and Nash, 38, are a few years removed from their prime.
Howard, who turns 27 in December, is a rebounding machine, but isn't a day-in day-out explosive scorer.
It's hard to see this Lakers team scoring at the rate D'Antoni would like them to.
Even if they do, they won't defend at the level needed to win in the playoffs.
D'Antoni's previous teams in Phoenix and New York were often at or near the top of the league in offensive statistics, but in each of those seasons they were one of the worst defensive teams.
The old saying is that defense wins championships. Maybe that's why D'Antoni's best teams never reached the NBA Finals. Maybe that's why his teams lost more games than they won in the playoffs.
A new era is about to begin in Los Angeles. While it is possible that the Lakers will be a more entertaining, high-scoring team under D'Antoni, they won't be winning any titles any time soon.
That's because before D'Antoni was hired, the Lakers' management decided to pass up on a man who knows a thing or two about winning championships.


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The solution will enable Ashghal to rapidly evaluate and respond to defects or incidents reported by citizens and anticipate and prevent problems. Enabled through the use of mobile devices, Ashghal will be able to quickly plan work requirements, determine resource availability and ensure the right crew responds with the right materials and tools. The system will also gather and analyse millions of discrete pieces of information about the country's road and drainage assets through a Geographic Information System (GIS) to allow the location of assets or work to be determined and tracked in real time.
During the project kick-off meeting Ashghal's President, H.E. Eng. Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi said that the implementation of EAMS is a pivotal step towards enhancing and streamlining the services of Ashghal's roads and drainage operations and maintenance departments.
"Designed with a focus on customer centricity, the solution will help Ashghal to advance its asset management services with the organisation's overall business goals through a system that will guarantee lower asset failure frequency and ensure timely maintenance. With this advanced software, Ashghal will gain real time visibility into the country's asset usage and, better govern and manage the lifecycle of road and drainage networks to achieve higher returns on national investment," he added.
The ability to draw from multiple sources across Qatar will also provide better insight into the condition of pipes buried deep underground in specific locations and the road network. This will help reduce the frequency of maintenance interventions, which in turn will help reduce traffic congestion and increase public safety. It will ensure the road and drainage systems are safer and environmentally sustainable.
With a total land area of approximately 11,500 square kilometers and a population of 2.2 million, the State of Qatar has experienced rapid economic growth over the last several years. This economic growth has resulted in increased demand for government entities in Qatar to provide a world-class infrastructure. IBM opened an office in Qatar in April 2012 as part of the company's expansion in the Middle East to meet the growing needs of customers in the region.
"Building a smarter infrastructure is the foundation to establishing a smarter economy. Citizens are also placing increasing demands on their leaders to innovate and progress. The roll out of the Enterprise Asset Management Solution is a key demonstration of how Ashghal is already executing on Qatar's journey to a smarter economy leveraging Smart City concepts and enhancing citizen services." says Amr Refaat, General Manager, IBM Middle East and Pakistan.
Based on IBM's Maximo Asset Management Software, the solution will transform the way road and drainage asset data, maintenance work, and ultimately customer services are managed within the Authority's Asset Affairs operations.
For road operations and maintenance, the system will provide Ashghal the ability to manage a network of assets according to their features, attributes and relationship. It will help optimise the lifecycle of these assets by promoting a proactive approach to maintenance based on actual conditions determined by surveys or integrated control systems associated with each asset. In addition, the system will provide a central source for all asset and maintenance records, to help Ashghal make better decisions on when to refurbish, renew, retire or replace assets.
Designed to integrate with Ashghal's existing enterprise information systems such as Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), the aim of the new solution is to improve the organisation's operational effectiveness by consolidating Ashghal's asset operations and maintenance into a single integrated system.
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Established in 2004, the Public Works Authority 'Ashghal' governs the design, procurement, construction, delivery and assets management of all infrastructure projects and public buildings of national importance in Qatar.
With a mission to deliver and manage world-class sustainable infrastructure that fulfil the Qatar National Vision 2030, Ashghal is implementing nationwide programmes within the next five to seven years including the Expressway Programme, Local Roads and Drainage Programme, and the Inner Doha Re-sewerage Implementation Strategy (IDRIS) to create a sustainable infrastructure for the benefit of the nation, its citizens, and residents.
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Everyone has a story they love to tell again and again, and Brave's King Fergus has a doozy. In this new clip, he tells the story about the demon bear who took his leg, although one of his children delights in spoiling his storytelling fun.
This clip was actually in the 30 minutes Pixar showed to the press a few weeks ago, and this little snippet doesn't do the scene justice. The family meal that follows contains so much texture and reveals so much about Merida's family beyond the tension of the strict mother and freewheeling daughter. But it does offer some clues about the bear, who appears to be a significant figure in the film. Plus, we get a look at Merida's triplet brothers, who are great troublemaking fun.
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The current COO of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg is going to join the Board of Directors at Facebook. After serving as COO for four years, Sandberg is the first woman to join the exclusive elite at the social networking giant. Sandberg has been in charge of hectic business operations and has dealt with a variety of areas ranging from HR, marketing, business development all the way to policy making.
In bringing Sandberg to this elite group, Mark Zuckerberg has been a strong advocate of Sandberg's move to the top-tier as she has stood along with him through thick and thin. Moreover, Sandberg's role has been elemental in transporting Facebook to the feat where it stands today, concluded Zuckerberg.
The decision was also backed by the fact that by bringing Sandberg into the exclusive elite would bring diversity to the group. As of now, the Board of Director comprises of the following:
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive
- Marc L. Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz
- Erskine B. Bowles, President Emeritus,University of North Carolina system
- James W. Breyer, Accel Partners
- Donald E. Graham, chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
- Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO, Netflix
- Peter A. Thiel, Founders Fund.
Sandberg is going to be number eight in this list. More news will follow soon.
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Kurdistan has at least 1,307 known archaeological sites.
Among the most famous is the Erbil citadel, the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world, which has been settled since 6,000 BC.
Another is the Shanidar cave, where nine Neanderthal skeletons were found dating between 60-80,000 years. The cave is in Bradost mountain, in Erbil province.
Some key moments in Kurdistan's history since the early 20th century.
Kurdish, the most widely spoken language in the Kurdistan Region, is in the Indo-European family of languages.
Fresh local ingredients
Fresh herbs are the essence of Kurdish cuisine. People also love to cook with an abundance of vegetables. Lamb and chicken are the primary meats.
The Kurdistan Region is an ideal destination for those seeking unspoiled mountain scenery and ancient archeological sites off the beaten track.
Hillside resorts and lakes
During the Kurdistan Region's long hot summers, visitors and locals can enjoy the cooler weather of Kurdistan's hillside resorts.
There are seven universities in the Kurdistan Region. The four largest are Salahaddin University in Erbil, the University of Suleimani, the University of Dohuk and Soran University. They offer studies in various subjects leading to specialised diplomas, bachelors and masters degrees, and doctorates. Two recently established universities teach exclusively in English. There are also a growing number of licensed private universities in Kurdistan.
The majority of people in Kurdistan are Sunni Muslims, living alongside Christians and Yazidis. Religious freedom is protected by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
Some of the key events in the Kurdistan Region's history up to the 19th century.
60-80,000 years ago: Evidence of Neanderthal man living in caves. From 1957-1961 nine Neanderthal skeletons were found in Shanidar cave, close to the Big Zab River in Erbil province just above the Kahlon-Rezan road.
The mountains of the Kurdistan Region have an average height of about 2,400 metres, rising to 3,000–3,300 metres in places. The highest peak, Halgurd, is near the border with Iran and measures 3,660 metres. The highest mountain ridges contain the only forestland in the Region.
On the craggy slopes of the Kurdistan Region, you will find low-growing trees, birds and wild goats. On the mountain ridges grow small oaks, juniper trees and mountain herbs, and in the stream valleys are poplars. Eucalyptus can be found in watered areas on the plains.
Key dates in the Kurdistan Region's history
Oh enemy, the Kurdish nation is alive with its language
It cannot be defeated by the weapons of any time
Let no one say the Kurds are dead
The Kurds are alive
The Kurds are alive and their flag will never fall
The Kurdistan Region is an emerging market offering excellent opportunities
The Kurdistan Region Investment Law was passed in July 2006 and an Investment Board was created to manage and promote investment. The investment law is one of the most friendly to foreign investors in the entire Middle East.
The investment law for the Kurdistan Region was adopted in July 2006. The law was debated and approved by the Kurdistan National Assembly, the Region's parliament, and ratified by President Masoud Barzani.


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Abigail (Abby) Alger is the Director of Digital Training for the Leadership Institute.
Previously she was the Digital Director for Freedom Partners and for the House Republican Conference for Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers. She managed the redesign of GOP.gov and FreedomPartners.org as well as the launch of ConnectGOP, the first House Republican intranet. At the Conference, she led GOP Labs, a training program of more than 300 events that taught digital communications best practices to House GOP staff.
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Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver; October 8, 1949) is an American actress best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series, a role for which she has received worldwide recognition. She is also known for her roles in the Ghostbusters films, Gorillas in the Mist, The Ice Storm, Working Girl, Holes, and Avatar.
Weaver is also a three-time Academy Award nominee for her performances in Aliens (1986), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), and Working Girl (1988) winning Golden Globe Awards in the latter two films. She has been called 'The Sci-Fi Queen' by many on account of her many science fiction and fantasy films.
Weaver was born in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Inglis (née Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins; 1913–2007), an English actress, and the NBC television executive and television pioneer Sylvester "Pat" Laflin Weaver (1908–2002). Her uncle, Doodles Weaver, was a comedian and actor. She began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963 after a minor character (Sigourney Howard) in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.


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S.A. rapper's death sentence stands
A San Antonio rapper convicted of slitting the throat of a local studio owner during a robbery has lost a bid to have his death sentence overturned.
The U.S. Supreme Court without comment Monday denied an appeal by Ray Jasper III, whose Texas death sentence was affirmed in April by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Before that, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had affirmed his capital murder conviction and sentence.
No execution date has been set. It was not immediately clear what his next step might be. A message was left for his lawyer.
During his trial in 1999 in Bexar County, it was established that Jasper booked a bogus music recording session so he and two friends could rob and kill the studio owner, David Alejandro, in 1998.
Alejandro, 33, was a local musician who sang lead in local Christian pop band The Max, in addition to running the studio.
Jasper's rap group had recorded music there before, prosecutors said.
During trial, the state fed the jury a steady diet of physical evidence, testimony and even Jasper's confession about his participation.
Among the evidence: stolen recording equipment in two getaway vans left at the scene when an off-duty officer arrived, DNA taken from a puddle of spit near one of the vans that matched Jasper's and fingerprints in the studio.
Also, Jasper's girlfriend testified that he told her what he had done.
Apparently unrepentant, Jasper took the stand during the punishment phase and addressed Alejandro's family.
"I just want you to know from me personally that I did not kill David Alejandro. I knew David," Jasper testified, according to a prior San Antonio Express-News story. "I knew him for some time. ... But that man was brutally murdered. He was stabbed 25 times. I'm not a killer, and I didn't do it."
Jasper went on to explain that although he "cut" Alejandro's throat, an accomplice delivered the mortal wounds, the story said.
A jury took about 15 minutes to convict Jasper and fewer than two hours to decide on his punishment.
Two other men charged in the crime received life sentences.
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Power to the Pixel's Liz Rosenthal interviewed by The Workbook Project
This year marks the fourth edition of Power to the Pixel which has grown over the last few years to become the leading voice in transmedia in Europe. This year promises to be bigger and better with an exciting lineup of projects, speakers and industry attending the three day event.
WorkBook Project: What's new at this year's Power to the Pixel and for people who don't know can you explain briefly the types of programs you offer?
Liz Rosenthal: The key expansion of this year's Cross-Media Forum is The Pixel Market – our new finance summit for international cross-media projects running over 13 & 14 October. We've selected 18 international cross-media projects whose stories span across film, TV, gaming mobile, publishing and real life events . We've set up one-to-one business meetings for the project teams with potential commissioners, financiers and partners. Nine of these projects have been selected to compete for the ARTE Pixel Pitch Prize £6k/ $10k (approx).
The event runs 12-15 October. There are two open days.
12 October is The Conference Day at The National Film Theatre, BFI Southbank. A day of keynotes, candid case studies and presentations from an array of world-class experts who are working at the vanguard of cross-media content creation, production and finance including Michel Reihac (ARTE), Mick Monello (Campfire), Mauren McHugh (No Mimes), Tommy Pallotta (Director & Producer) & Lance Weiler (Seize the Media),
Raafi Rivero and Michael Hastings-Black winners of the Pixel Pitch Award 2009
13 October is The Pixel Pitch Day at The National Film Theatre, BFI Southbank The Pixel Pitch is the public day of The Pixel Market and presents an ideal opportunity to discover first hand what types of projects are getting financed and by whom.
Nine international producer-led teams have been chosen to present their projects to a select jury made up from international decision-makers, commissioners and executives from across film, advertising, broadcast, the arts, online and games. They will compete for the £6,000 ARTE Pixel Pitch cash prize.
The Pixel Meetings take place on 14 October and this year's Power to the Pixel Think Tank on 15 October is dedicated to finding the practical steps that will allow the film and media industries to grasp the opportunities of cross-media change. The results will be freely available in a Think Tank report to be produced by Power to the Pixel.
WBP: What are some interesting projects that have caught your attention over the last year or so that you feel are good examples of transmedia projects?
LR:There are a number of projects that we are showcasing at this year's event.
Three documentary projects illustrate how interactive platforms can enhance and transform the possibilities for documentary storytelling to interpret and synthesize many sources of information to explain a situation or express a POV.
Collapsus is a brand-new transmedia project from SubmarineChannel, directed by Tommy Pallotta, producer of Scanner Darkly and Waking Life, and director of American Prince. It combines interactivity, animation, fiction and documentary and looks into the near future to show you how the imminent energy crisis affects a group of ten people, who appear to be caught up in an energy conspiracy. Collapsus is the transmedia project associated with the documentary, Energy Risk.
Prison Valley is the latest interactive documentary produced by Upian and ARTE by by David Dufresne & Philippe Brault It investigates the prison industry in Fremont County, a remote part of Colorado, USA, in the French documentary. The two reporters explore an area that has 36,000 inhabitants, over 7,000 inmates and 13 jails. Prison Valley is made up of a linear 59-minute film, which was aired on television channel Arte (who co-produced the documentary) on 12 June, 2010. But besides this, web users can view extra footage, interviews and statistics online.The documentary uses many of the possibilities provided by the Internet, including photography, text, audio, video and infographics. Viewers can explore the content using a navigation system similar to a video game.
Waterlife is a stunning ode to the last great supply of fresh water on earth, the Great Lakes, as well as the award-winning full-length documentary feature directed by Kevin McMahon and produced by NFB Canada, the online interactive experience immerses us in their extraordinary beauty, ecological complexity, and extreme state of distress.
Another project that hit the headlines this was Conspiracy For Good an augmented reality drama that took place on the Internet, on mobile devices and offline in four live action events in London. It was developed by Heroes creator Tim Kring and sponsored by Nokia. The audience played the part of activists and supporters of the eponymous organisation, Conspiracy For Good, and joined in to help direct the action by solving various puzzles spread across different media.
WBP: In terms of emerging trends what do you think is most interesting for those who are telling stories?
LR: Evolving devices, software and applications are enabling a whole new Renaissance in storytelling possibilities. Film and TV storytelling until recently has been essentially confined to distribution formats and release windows. Now the possibilities of extending stories in a multitude of new ways across different media platforms and devices is huge. As well as the creative aspect there are powerful ways of engaging new audiences and increasing the discoverability of projects and also attracting a whole new pool of finance and media partners. The personalisation of media is also one of the biggest trends that is effecting storytelling. Audiences are frequently no longer passive consumers of story but active collaborators and stakeholders in terms of co-creation, marketing, distribution and sometimes even in terms of financing.
WBP: What do you hope people will take away from this year's event?
LR: The projects above and new ones that we are showcasing at The Pixel Market demonstrate that filmmakers and storytellers of diverse formats and genres are embracing these new trends. Many of the stories that we have heard about in terms of cross-media or transmedia storytelling have been huge studio franchises and often been seen soley in terms of marketing not storytelling or in any form of increasing the value of the property itself. In a world where the value of traditional media formats is steeply declining and where audience behaviour is rapidly evolving, we are keen to demonstrate at Power to the Pixel that cross-media storytelling is an essential way for creators and media businesses to reach new audiences, extend the values of the properties they are developing and to find sustainable business models in a rapidly evolving media world.


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As I thought I understood it, the forName() method instantiates a class listed inside the parenthesis of the method.
ex. Ben = Class.forName("nameBen");
I'm confused when I see an example where the argument passed to the method is an arguments[] array with 0 slots.
ben = Class.forName(arguments[0]);
So far in the code the only array would be in the run method at main(String[] arguments) {
I don't really understand what is happening when "arguments[0]" is being given to the forName method.
*I was thinking it might be referring to the first argument in the class which maybe would be the Class variable: Class ben;
but then why would not just the name of that class variable be used?
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import java.lang.reflect.*;
public class AppFinder {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
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National Instruments recently announced a new platform for its software-designed cRIO 9068 controller. This new product still uses LabVIEW programming but offers a 4x performance boost by using a 667 MHz ARM dual core processor and new FPGAs. It also provides an ability to reuse existing code, or users can re-compile most existing applications and add support for the Eclipse Development Environment.
One target for the new platform is digital energy production, including, for example, an application developed by LocalGrid Technologies. The development of microgrid and smart distributed power generation solutions is a prime expansion area for automation and control vendors offering off-the-shelf controller options to help utilities move from electromechanical, one-way communication control to more potent digital solutions that incorporate networking and measurement technology.
The key with LocalGrid's eGridOS software is that it allows grid operators unfamiliar with measurement control software tools to develop software and write application-specific algorithms that can be deployed to in-field devices. Even though each Microgrid system uses a different topology and each installation is unique, a combination local grid cells, remote HMIs, and cell asset nodes can be monitored and controlled using a substation controller.
LocalGrid started using the NI cRIO-9076 controller based on a VxWorks real-time OS, and then ported its software to the cRIO-9068. The software is a scalable distributed monitoring and control system including high-speed acquisition, logging, and control with data reduction from distributed nodes up to the operations network. It uses a decentralized control approach that pushes decision making to the remote devices to improve system fault tolerance and reduce the need for a high-bandwidth communication backbone. Custom calculations and analytics within the software can be designed from a centralized location and deployed remotely to the devices.
With continuing advances in microprocessor technology, advanced measurement is one of the application areas that stands to benefit from additional available processing power along with vision systems. Both of these types of systems can be processing and/or communications-intensive, so added horsepower is a significant advantage.
Through the NI platform, LocalGrid engineers are taking advantage of the toolkits for power measurement, communication, and industry certifications available with the platform. The DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol) is being used along with the NI Electrical Power Suite to perform online analysis and calculation of power signals. These protocols are required for these installations, and help LocalGrid reduce both costs and effort.
Chart 1 compares how technology is being used to change the network architectures and communication approaches used for smart grid applications. For anyone familiar with the level of sophistication in industrial control systems, it's easy to see the opportunities to achieve more flexible control and use monitoring technology more effectively to dramatically affect overall grid performance.
It will be interesting to see how quickly these types of controls make an impact on grid performance. And on a related note, GE and ComEd announced recently that they have signed a $200M smart meter deal with the goal of modernizing the grid in the city of Chicago. GE has been selected to deliver approximately 4 million smart meters from 2013


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Happy 2014 to all you folks reading this! One of the things that has me excited about the year ahead is, of course, tiny houses and all related phenomena. So much good stuff going on in the midst of planning for my summer 2015 build — from helping organize the Greater Boston Tiny House Enthusiasts meetups (you can find us on Facebook, too) to connecting with other tiny housers like the amazing Vera Struck. I've hit a $5,000 milestone in my tiny house savings, and my parents just bought a house with some land upon which I can locate my build site!
One of my favorite new things related to tiny houses is TinyHomes.com, a totally awesome new website started by Lina Menard and Kenny Bavoso. It's a treasure trove of tiny house community — you can connect with other folks in the tiny house movement, peruse tiny house musings, and feast your eyes on some tiny house inspiration. I may be biased in my excitement, since I'm going to be a monthly blog post contributor, but it's already shaping up to be an awesome virtual community and resource.
If you're interested in what I have to say about tiny houses over at TinyHomes.com, check it out on the 14th day of each month! (And be sure to check it out on all the other days, too, for tidbits from folks much wiser in the ways of tiny houses than me!) My first post was a playful list of how to build a tiny house, and I just finished a post for January entitled "Can't Have It All."
What would you be interested in reading about over at TinyHomes.com? (And here, for that matter, where I'd like to post more regularly in the coming year.)
Over the past couple months, I've developed a new mantra. When I'm stressed out, when I get daydreamy, when I feel antsy, this is what comes to me:
Tiny house. Tiny house. Tiny house.
I think the first time I learned about tiny houses—the kind that are less than 200 square feet, that are built on wheels—was this video:
I was enamored with this tiny house. Over the years, I've quietly explored tiny houses online in admiration, but it's only this year that I've started doing so with a more serious purpose: I'm going to build one myself.
Why tiny?
Well, for one thing: why not tiny?
There are so many reasons that a tiny house appeals to me. I've always been drawn to cozy spaces. As a kid, I loved reading in my closet with a flashlight and building tiny forts. More than that, I loved the feeling of home. I moved a lot as a kid (not to mention as an adult), so that feeling was sometimes elusive, many times interrupted. At the same time, it's hard to imagine being tied to one place permanently. A tiny house is an elegant solution: I may move, but my home comes with me.
And my home will contain just exactly what I need. Part of the process of planning and building a tiny house is figuring out just what that is. I know I have too much—and unnecessary—stuff. And it's weighing me down. I want to have a lighter footprint. I want to get down to the essentials. Make room for other things in my physical and mental and emotional life.
Like community. The tiny house community (so many amazing, enthusiastic people!) and the community I will build around my tiny house. This was a big topic of conversation that Dee Williams brought to the table at a workshop I attended (more on that below). I'm not going to have every single thing I need in my tiny house. Which is actually a beautiful thing. It means reaching out to other people, developing practical and meaningful two-way relationships. I also don't want to live in the middle of nowhere all by myself. As I think about where to build and where to park my tiny house, I'm thinking about people and connection.
I used to dream of a big house with a big library—a big desk surrounded by shelves upon shelves of books, a ladder to reach them all. Now I dream of a tiny reading nook with a small bookshelf and many fruitful trips to the library—and a ladder to reach my bed.
"Growth can mean simpler lives and more livable communities. It takes work and doesn't just come by itself. It takes labor and development of a different kind. Part of what functioning, free communities like the Occupy communities can be working for and spreading to others is just a different way of living, which is not based on maximizing consumer goods, but on maximizing values that are important to life. That's growth, too, just growth in a different direction."
—Noam Chomsky
But how?
I started with an amazing workshop in Portland, Oregon, with Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD). They're a tiny house company (check them out on Facebook, too)—owned and run by totally awesome women—that offers design and build workshops. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in tiny houses. Dee Williams, PAD founder and a leader of the tiny house movement, is one of my sheroes and a total inspiration. I learned so much at the PAD workshop, about building principles, tiny house ethos, zoning and code questions, and more. And it was really during that workshop—learning about all the details that go into building and living in a tiny house—that my thoughts went from "It would be so cool to live in a tiny house" to "It's going to be so cool living in a tiny house."
Next came:
- Started spreadsheets! I named my Google doc spreadsheet "Tiny House Scheming," and it currently has nine worksheets, from "Heart-Swelling Inspiration" to "Budget"
- Began following all sorts of inspiring tiny house folks, like Lina Menard, who you can find over at thisisthelittlelife.com, and Chris and Malissa Tack of the Tiny Tack House, over at chrisandmalissa.com. They all presented at the PAD workshop I attended, and I can tell you that they (1) totally know their tiny house stuff, (2) are super friendly, and (3) are awesome people.
- Paid off my credit card debt, started a tiny house savings account (with no debit card to access it), and began direct depositing a bit from each paycheck into it.
- Registered and am currently taking a tiny house e-course with Tiny r[E]volution to explore even more of the details of building a tiny house, to keep the inspiration flowing, and connect with other folks who are into tiny houses.
It's going to take me a few years to save up enough money to build my tiny house, but that really works out perfectly because it gives me ample time to design and plan.
In the meantime, here's some of that heart-swelling inspiration I mentioned before:


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The attackers who killed nearly 180 people last week in Mumbai, India, had help from a Bangladeshi national, Indian security sources told CNN sister network CNN-IBN, according to CNN.
The Bangladeshi national bought cell phone SIM cards for the attackers at several locations inside India, the sources said Thursday.
SIM cards -- subscriber identity modules -- are portable memory-chips that make it easy to switch cell phones. Intelligence experts say they`re used by terrorists to throw their pursuers off the trail.
Indian authorities believe all the attackers were Pakistanis, specifically blaming Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), an Islamic militant group based in Pakistan. LeT has denied any responsibility for the attacks, but the sole surviving gunmen told interrogators he was trained by LeT, Indian authorities have said.
Pakistani authorities denied the attackers were from their country, instead blaming what they call "non-state" actors.
But one analyst who studies India-Pakistan tensions believes this operation was planned and carried out by militants from Bangladesh, Pakistan -- and India.
"They needed people on the ground who could guide them and provided the inside dope," said Shuja Nawaz, author of "Crossed Swords," which analyzes the role of Pakistan`s military in the country`s politics. "Otherwise, the Lashkar doesn`t have the capacity to have cased the joints, to have made all these plans and get these people into the target area so effectively."
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who traveled to the region this week to meet with Indian and Pakistani officials, hit hard on the need for Pakistan to root out Islamic extremists inside its borders.
The Pakistani leadership must understand "the importance of doing that, particularly in rooting out terrorists and rounding up whoever perpetrated this attack from wherever it was perpetrated, whatever its sources, wherever the leads go," Rice said.
Meanwhile, Indian police swiftly handled a "security scare" at New Delhi`s major airport early Friday amid heightened security at the nations airports.
Intelligence reports indicated terrorists may be planning an airborne attack.
"This is based on a little warning which has been received," Indian Air Force chief Maj. Fali Homi said. "That`s all, nothing else. We are prepared as usual."
Indian officials are also weighing how to tighten security along their coasts, where the Mumbai attackers entered the country.


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