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Anyone else notice that Amazon has changed their free shipping to $35?
Haven't looked at everything, but checked a few items and they no longer say "Free Super Saver Shipping" on eligible items of $25 or more.
Now seems to be just..."FREE shipping on orders over $35."
Odd thing: When you click on Details, it talks about the $25 free super shipping deal.
Sad about this. I'm one who places 'eligible' items on my Wish List. Guess it'll take a little while longer to place an order.
And, no, I still can't justify the yearly fee for Prime. Though, it sure might get others to join.
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I still see "FREE Shipping on orders over $25". I checked books and dresses. What items said $35?
I'm seeing it too, looks like they implemented it early: Amazon free shipping changed on October 22, 2013. Read more about it. To place an order online, do the following: Add at least $35 of eligible products to your Shopping Cart. Note: Eligible items will display "FREE Shipping" next to their price. Product Bundles and items sold separately qualify independently for the $35 minimum purchase.
I randomly searched for "frying pan," and there was the $35 figure. I clicked for the "details" box and got more info (note the date of change is tomorrow):
This is their internal link for the details box: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=mk_sss_dp_1?ie=UTF8&nodeId=527692&pop-up=1
NOTE: If you're a Prime member, you may need to log out first.
@gmwhit: Thanks for your keen eye. Since I do use Prime, I'd probably have been giving people bad info for months.
@magic cave: I read today that Wal Mart has instilled a $50 minimum for free shipping to home, and I believe it was $0 limit Site-To-Store. I still believe Prime is the best value out there, especially if you can stream video.
Thinking about the $10 increase for free shipping...You know, I've used this excellent perk for many years. Guess it's about time for it to go up. Everything else has. Still think it's good; a value, you might say.
Walgreen's still has the $25 free shipping. But, they've changed so many of their items to "in store only." Makes it more difficult to buy items online.
Staples has a lot of specials w/free shipping. Ohcheri still has free shipping. There are companies that continue to offer good bargains.
Can't neglect saying that woot.com's $5 per cart shipping is also a good deal.
@jsimsace: It took us a while to decide to try Prime, and now I don't know how we managed without it. We buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, and I'm convinced Prime actually saves us money. The refrain, "Do you need anything from Amazon? I need another $8 to get free shipping..." was common in our house, and I'm pretty sure that some of the "filler" items wouldn't have been bought without the temptation of free shipping. Now, we get what we need, pretty much when we need it.
I haven't tried the streaming video yet, but I'm about to. I'm sort techno-dumb on such things.
@lmensor: Now the link reads change on Oct. 21.
Yes, just changed like few hours ago. I'm disappointed.
Many of the Prime videos that used to stream for free are now rentals as well.
Amazon's pricing model is always being tweaked. However, raising the dollar amount to get free shipping is going to get me to look more seriously at the "outside" vendors on Amazon who ALWAYS sell the item for less money. The value in buying direct from Amazon was the free shipping. Hopefully, this new change will not be a reason for the outside vendors to now increase their prices.
Increase cost to unlock free shipping, movies that were free now cost money...... I REALLY hope we're not about to see an increase in Prime cost.
Wow, I squeaked in just under the wire with my order yesterday. Got that dog water fountain someone kindly pointed out a few days ago, and a few extra items to make up the minimum for free shipping. The whole order was just under $50, but the Amazon items were only $27 of it. The other items were from Amazon merchants with free shipping.
Join Amazon Prime and you can order any Prime item no matter the cost by itself and you have free access to gobs and gobs of Amazon Prime movies to watch on your digital device or Rolu ( one of the worlds greatest inventions). I don't remember the cost but it is really worth it. I order a lot of stuff from Amazon and Amazon Subscribe and Save. I can but Pedigree canned dog food cheaper from Amazon and have it delivered than buying it at, God forbid, Walmart, and I buy 96 cans a month from Amazon, along with paper towels, toilet tissues, garbage bags, and lots more. I don't work for Amazon and I compare prices but Amazon can beat or meet most prices and I can get it while relaxing in bed.
@xdavex: crud...i didn't know that. i'll have to keep an eye out when i look at prime streaming the next time. thanks for the heads up
@wimmergr: "After your free trial, Amazon Prime is just $79/year". I only order from them maybe a half dozen times a year, and I always get free shipping. So paying $79 a year for shipping doesn't sound like a bargain to me. I wish I could buy dog food from them, but as long as Diamond is using that dog food plant in South Carolina that's had all the recalls I have to buy my food from distributors that don''t get it from there. Every bag I have had from there (non-recalled ones) has made my dog sick. Getting a refund on a 30lb bag of dog food from an online vendor is a lot of work.
$25 was just about right for me. A new movie was only a few dollars off.
Now they're just competing poorly. At Target you can get free shipping with no minimum if you have a REDcard debit card. At Staples all you have to do is join the free rewards program to get free shipping with no minimum. And then there's free site-to-store shipping for Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
They're not the worst deal around, but they're hardly competitive. Compare not paying sales tax with buying filler items to hit $25 and it's about the same. But bump it up to $35 and that's a little harder to bother with.
Just another reason to use a free shipping filler item website, like http://www.shippingfiller.com to reach your minimum spending requirement.
Crapola! Well, that will change my holiday shopping strategy. Must plan in advance and bundle the goodies.
I noticed Drugstore.com did the same thing recently, now $35 instead of $25.
@moondrake: I've always held out on Prime too. People say it's worth it for what you'll save in shipping costs, but fail to realize that a lot of people don't pay shipping by going the Super Saver route. Prime to me is paying money to get something I don't need sooner, sooner.
That being said, Amazon gave me 1 free month of Prime and I forgot to cancel and of course they didn't send out a reminder notice so I got charged $86.11 a week ago. Add up all purchases I've made on Amazon over the past 5 years or so, and shipping probably comes out to $10.
I don't think I'm going to get a refund now, so I'm going to see if I can get my money's worth with the Kindle lending library and the streaming video, and I guess I do kinda enjoy the convenience of making quick small purchases on Prime eligible items without worrying about shipping. It's just going to make me spend more dagnammit. Well played, Amazon, well played.
Thanks for the heads up. I hate when they makes changes and don't tell us.
I have not bit the bullet for Prime since I would only use it for ordering stuff. Now that I need $35 I may have to change my mind. And of course when I do they will increase Prime.
One thing you can do is order something that has free returns (clothes) to meet the $35, then just return it. Sounds good to me!
@thewronggrape: My husband had the same thing happen and we didn't notice the charge for a week or two. He called Amazon customer service and they refunded us the charge. We hadn't used it since our free trial was up so that may have had something to do with them allowing the refund. Even if you have used Prime since your trial ended it might be worth a call. They may refund it on a prorated basis or something.
I think they're pushing Prime by making the Super Saver free shipping much more inconvenient. I placed an order on Oct. 15. Checked again today, 8 days later, and they have not shipped yet. Here's what they say about my order: Delivery Estimate Friday, November 8, 2013 - Monday, November 18, 2013 by 8:00pm. The three items are in stock and being shipped by Amazon. Taking 3-4 weeks to get my stuff will not make me a happy camper. If I had known it would take this long I would have bought them on eBay and had them now for less.
@rh48: Wow! What was in the order? Things that are sold and fulfilled by Amazon, or some things they just fulfill and may have run out of stock on from the independent merchants? I've used Amazon for years and have never had a delay like that.
What a nuisance for you!
The more I thought about it, the more disgusted I got. I found the same things on eBay (common camera accessories), canceled the Amazon order and did a "buy it now". Cheaper price, free shipping and I will have them before the earliest Amazon projected date.


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There's no in-game support for remapping keys in this game. There is an "AZERTY" feature, but it's really designed for alternate keyboard layouts.
However, you can use something like AutoHotKey to achieve the same effect.
A script such as:
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Copy this into a file, and save it with an .ahk extension. You can then double click the script to run it if you have AutoHotKey installed. When you're finished playing, you can right click on the green "H" tray icon to quit it.
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Namasté! PhD studies from LJR lab at Roskilde University, Denmark, I founded Bioclues.org in 2005, a virtual organization, that masks research projects in Bioinformatics online and builds mentor-mentee relationship. Now, Bioclues.org is a regional affiliate of Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network(APBioNet) and International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). I also serve as an Associate Director of Bioinformatics.org.
I was born in coal capital of India - Kothagudem where I had my schooling at St. Joseph's High School and under graduate studies at Vivekavardhini college. I did my Masters from GGU- School of Biotechnology followed by project fellowship at CCMB, Hyderabad, India. I moved to Denmark in 2004 to start my PhD before I worked at Biosolutions and Cenitech, Hyderabad, India. Computational Biology fascinated me even before my under graduate schooling just because I was very poor in practising wet lab ;) research.
I'm a dry biologist curious to know how of a biology of a system. My interests are to study protein-protein interactions and top-down systems biology of hypothetical proteins in human, focusing on Mitochondrial proteins. Besides this iota of research, I mentor students online through MentorNet. You may find my favorite articles that I compile through Connotea from time to time.
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STEUBENVILLE - Many area residents turned out to help spruce up their neighborhoods for a fall cleanup held Saturday by the Steubenville Hilltop Community Development Corp.
Gloves, trash bags and advertising for the cleanup and the pickup of trash collected was supported by grants from the JB Green Team and United Way of Jefferson County, said Ame Taggart, interim director of the local United Way.
The cleanups have been held periodically by the Steubenville Hilltop CDC under the direction of Teresa DiCarlantonio, its president.
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CLEANUP CREW — Steubenville resident Mike Sirilla and his children were among many who collected litter during a fall cleanup held Saturday in the LaBelle and Pleasant Heights neighborhoods by the Steubenville Hilltop Community Development Corp.
Erol Hosdil, who was among Labelle residents who took part, said participants have included residents of various ages as well as visitors from the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Gregory Andrews was among members of the university's student government who turned out to help Saturday.
"It's kind of a tradition now for us to round up as many folks as we can and try to help the community," said Andrews, who is vice president of the Franciscan student government.
Lunch for the volunteers was provided by Councilmen Gerald DiLoreto and Rick Perkins, Rikki Kamarados, a CDC board member and owner of the Downtown Bakery; the Hilltop Store and Tony and Teresa DiCarlantonio.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Health officials say the number of people with Type 2 diabetes is growing so quickly, it's an epidemic.
Certified Diabetes Educator Elizabeth Davis of the Cotton-O'Neil Diabetes Center says increased obesity rates plus sedentary lifestyles combine to provide a ripe environment for diabetes.
Of the nearly 26 million children and adults in the U.S. living with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association says a quarter of them might not even know it.
Davis says not knowing you have the disease is a problem because diabetes can impact every organ in the body. Over time, blood sugars left uncontrolled damage nerve endings and vessels, leading to such problems as kidney damage, eye damage and cardiovascular disease.
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While you can't change that last one, the others you can. Seeing the risk spelled out could be enough to spark action. Davis says the hope is people will use the results to start looking at ways to improve their diet and activity level. She says small changes often can make a big difference.
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The Warren County Fiscal Court voted 6-0 to declare a 1/4 mile disputed stretch of Beech Bend Road as county property. The decision was applauded by Beech Bend Park owner Dallas Jones, who has been locked in a dispute with ex-appellate court judge Matt Baker over who owns the road.
Jones contends the road is, and always has been a public and county road. Baker, who owns a house bordering the road, contends the pavement is a private drive. At stake is the potential for millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue due to several race promoters who are or have threatened to take their events away from Beech Bend Raceway because they need to use the disputed stretch of road for tractor-trailer access.
Beech Bend owners used testimony, maps, and historical ordinances to back their contention that the county has owned and maintained the road for more than 50 years. Baker's attorneys dispute that claim, and say any declaration that the road is public would be taking away Baker's private property.
The fiscal court's decision to declare the road is public property means that Beech Bend can continue to use it for traffic to and from the racetrack, and opens the possibility for expansion of the road. Jones has repeatedly asked the court to pave an additional 3 feet on either side of the road.
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My child has started to use swear words. This is shocking because he is using words that we don't use. I'm not sure how to react! How do I get this to stop?
Definitely don't let it slide, but also don't overreact. We used a consistent timeout policy (warning, ultimatum, timeout) with our teenager when he was younger, and despite the fact that he cusses like there is no tomorrow with his friends now, he will almost never cuss in front of us. With our four younger kids, all under 6yo, we also use a consistent timeout policy. They have just discovered that "poop" and "stupid" get quite a rise out of many people, but we just model when appropriate use of those words are and discipline when they try to use those and other words inappropriately.
Listening to a child use curse words is difficult, but if you emphasize it too much, it becomes more of a mysterious thing that they want to explore further (and will when you least want them to). Model good language, but also try to find the source of the bad language and eliminate it.
Just to mention my philosophy on teenagers cursing amongst their friends, I think that many people fear that cursing teens will grow up to be criminals or thugs, but really cursing for teenagers is just another way of exploring vocabulary that they've (hopefully) been exposed to very little previously. I'm living proof that a teenager can go crazy with cursing in his younger years and still grow up to be successful. :)
For me, the answer depends on the age of the child.
Younger Children
For a child who is, say, 3 years old or under, just ignoring it is a best practice. At that point, if they don't get a reaction, they probably won't use those words again.
Another technique at that age is to morph what they've said into a different word. If they say "fuck" for example, you can ask them... "what was that you said about a frog?" A lot of times this kind of redirection can work.
Eventually they'll get to an age, though, where they know swear words, and they know they can get a reaction. Although I would recommend a tamer consequence at first, what finally worked for us was the very unpleasant "washing out your mouth with soap" punishment for swearing (which meant having to lick a clean bar of soap to "wash away the bad words"). Our son went through a phase when he was about 4, where he was severely testing the limits with swear words, especially the "f" word. When that consistently earned him soap in the mouth, the behavior stopped in a very short time.
But you may not agree on that particular punishment, and that is fine. It worked for me, but as other users have said, just be consistent and calmly apply discipline as you always would. The worst thing you can do is to freak out because the kids will enjoy getting a reaction from you.
Also, as another poster mentioned, it is important to explain to your child about swear words, and why they can't use them. Just explain that they are bad words, and that sometimes grown-ups will say them, but that children should never say them.
Unfortunately, I don't have experience in this area, abut I imagine the techniques will have to be completely different.
But if you do a sufficient job teaching your toddler not to swear, you probably won't have much of a problem as they grow older.
First, you need to understand why your child is using these words.
They are part of the language; your child has heard adults use these words; children learn language by emulating adult speech. So, it is entirely normal, natural, and healthy for children to use swear words as part of learning about them.
I know a 4-year-old who likes to call everyone "fucker". If it gets a strong reaction, he will do it over and over. He has moved beyond learning about the language at this point. I see him at pickup time at my kids' preschool, which is his favorite time to do this. He also punches people, and is pretty good at it - it hurts!
Before I had children, I was generally a calm, mellow person, able to take things in stride. I rarely raised my voice and never resorted to force. That changed when I had children. I realized that they are experts at pushing my buttons. They know just what to say and do to get a rise out of me. Why?
We deny children a great deal of power that human children had over most of the history of the species. This is difficult for them to accept (as it should be!). Feeling deprived of power, they seek out any substitute power they can find. When they discover that cursing gets a reaction, they are likely to use it whenever they feel powerless.
Similarly, they may be wishing for attention, especially from a parent who is busy (and who isn't?). They may see that these words get attention. If they're feeling desperate for that attention, they will accept scolding over nothing at all.
Recognize that these are substitutes for their real needs. They aren't able to recognize that; they are not mature enough to. (Most adults have the same problem; I often eat chocolate when I'm tired.) Feel compassion for how difficult it is to be a child in the world we have created, and how powerless they feel.
When a child around me acts out, they sometimes succeed at pushing my buttons, but when I can remember what's going on, I pause, take a deep breath, and try to find out what they are really needing. I think this sets a good example for them to follow in their own self-care, so that they can learn to connect with their true needs.
When I see that 4-year-old at the preschool, and he starts to act out, I immediately pick him up, look him right in the eye, and ask him how he's doing. I give him a couple minutes of my attention. It seems to work really well, and defuses the situation.
The same way you get any behavior which you do not approve of to stop; follow your disciplinary routine, whatever that may be.
I've spoken with Alice about how words have power and meaning behind them, but if we use them too much or in the wrong context they lose that power and meaning and it makes the user of the word look as though they are less intelligent than the are. Basically, she has been told, if she drops a hammer on her toe, or other some such thing and a bad word slips out of her mouth, I'll probably over look it because that is actually what those words are for. But if she is using those words in ways for which they were not meant, she is calmly reminded what the word is actually for similarly to how I remind her to use are instead of is when it is coupled with a plural. If she starts using a word too often, I remind her that it is beginning to lose its meaning (I even did this recently with the word "frick" which is actually not a curse word but a replacement to one and she was using it a lot. It has been a week and I haven't heard it once again since) The intent is for it to come across as simply being a part of her language education.
Some curse words can be used to hurt others (in terms of their meanings) but there is a problem if she is trying to hurt others in the first place and that would be the more important problem to address if she was using those kinds of words anyway.
This reasoning worked well with a high school student I had in Freshman Bio that swore a lot too. I told him I respected his intellect and wanted his language usage to reflect the high level of intelligence I knew he had (his IQ was in the 120-140 range which is in fact pretty high - in other words it wasn't just flattery and he believed it wasn't just flattery). I told him that as his teacher, it was my job to teach him as much as I could to prepare him for the acquisition of a career and that using language incorrectly would not reflect the intellect an employer would surely find useful in him. Although I'm sure he still used his bad language at times, he respected my very respectful approach enough that his parents noticed a change at home and remarked about it to him. He told them what I had explained and they were all over me with amazement and gratitude.
How old is he?
There's a big chance that he just doesn't know the exact meaning of them, but feels that there's something special about f-words since grown-ups react funny when he says them.
Key points to emphasize in such a situation:
The main reason is teenagers act himself to show or express or prove be a strongest, Hardest, Brave Leader. and consciously or unconsciously they searching to how to prove I'm the leader of strongest, hardest, bravest, fretful, cheerful, leader. therefor they acting with their most sincere places.
where this limitations facing child's and teenagers on their life. and how to overcome their immature confidences.
first we support teenagers and give lot of loving confidences and consider their attitudes, behaviors, talents.
and first thing is you don't teach your child they naturally learned your behaviors. therefor be sure you walking in the right ways. so we just help to choosing the correct ways on their life's.
because if you not consider their talents and their grasping powers. they will try to express their talents and grasping powers more strongly on out side of the home or in the home. may be that time they using ways are not corrected but unfortunately we can't to lead their ways because they don't want others couching class they feel short and insulting himself.
so simply understand their talents and attitudes and consider with loving values. they will comes to care first you :)
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In the show Heros, a character named Hiro has the ability to manipulate time (even time travel). However, in the first season his control over time travel is very sporadic, and it stays like this for a long while. Other characters that develop their powers go through this sporadic span, but quickly master their new powers. Is there a canon reason as to why Hiro's powers are so much more difficult for him to control?
The show Heroes was originally written as a one season series so a lot of the stories and characters were were not thought out in a way that would lead to more development. The second season of Heroes was affected by the writers strike. Story lines were dropped in the middle of development and writers were changed. It caused a lot of inconsistent plots and resolutions. It was shown that in season one that his own confidence in his abilities seemed to affect them. When he was in Vegas he seemed to lose his powers because he had lost confidence in his ability due to the killing of Charlie the waitress and his inability to stop or change the outcome. He later seems to master or at least have control over his powers as well as the ability to use a katana by the end of Season one.
It's also shown in Season One that in the future he masters the English language and also has gone years without letting anyone know he could time-travel as well as teleport. In later seasons Hiro seems to lose his powers for reasons that aren't always given. When thrown back in time to Japan he can't get back to his own time. Later on he is reduced to the mental state of a child and given a brain tumor which is killing him.
The real reason this happens is inconsistent writing. Also Hiro and Peter both had extremely strong powers. They both could of potentially solved any conflict with their powers. So the writers had to start writing weaknesses that they didn't have before. Peter was only able to keep one power at a time. Hiro's ability to use his powers become more sporadic.
The cannon reason as far as Season one goes is that Hiro's power is one of the greater ones and much harder to control properly. The easiest for him to do is teleport and stop time. Using time travel effectively seems to be the hardest. Future Hiro has an extensive 3-D time chart that he has used to figure out exactly how to change the future for the better. So even with mastery of his powers he is struggling to try to change time. The only way he can do it is to time stop Peter on the subway and give him a vague message "Save the Cheerleader, save the world". Also it seems that the further back in time Hiro goes the longer it takes him to use his powers again almost like they need to recharge.
The argument can be made is that some people who have powers just have better control over them than others.
Looking at Michah, he seemed to have his power under control at a very young age whereas his mother could only tap into her power while her split personality is active.
Peter couldn't control his power until Claude forced him into controlling it by tossing him off a building. While his brother, Nathan, seemed like he was flying forever once he learned how to control it in a short time.
Heroes tries a very human approach to the powers used and I believe this helps portray that by showing people that just have better control over their abilities than others just like some people are just smarter than others and other skills of the sort.
It's the writing.
But, if you were to put in the context of the show, it just breaks down to the extent of the control of your powers.
I couldn't comment otherwise on this entry. That is the only reason I entered it as an answer. Am I missing where I can comment or is there some other reason that I have not discovered yet.
Also, before Peter could control his powers, he would randomly grab/copy the power of another 'special.' Once he ran into Claude, he figured out how to 'access' each of the powers he had 'filed away'/absorbed.


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Scripting/timeline commands
It should be possible to add (simple) timeline commands like "stop", "play", "resumeAfter", or add functionality to call javascript functions.
20 Jan 2011 9:31 AM #2
One of the drawbacks of CSS animation is that it's impossible to stop mid-animation, once it's fired, it keeps going until it finishes the keyframe. Playback controls are an obvious enhancement that would be great to have.
21 Jan 2011 1:59 AM #3
When you would add something like a stop or pause command you could so to say split the animation so the tweens stop on a certain position. Currently one has to create two animations to have one position where to stop. This could be done automatically by the animator. So when adding such a command to the timeline the animator automatically renders a second animation in the html/css. This would be a great option.
24 Jun 2011 2:25 PM #4
This would be great, but don't hold your breath for it. We have a lot to do before we can focus on this, but we will keep the suggestion in mind (and maybe the browser gods will take care of the problem in the meantime...).
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Any progress?
It there any progress in this issue? Look here it looks like what we are searching for!
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From what I have seen in the browsers the playState does still have some glitches with it. We are still looking into this area.
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I read in the book that etwas means some.
- Ich brauche etwas frisches Fleisch.
- Er hat etwas Geld.
There is also another determiner that is einige. It also means some.
- Vor einiger Zeit schon.
- Mit einigem Glück.
Are they interchangeable?
I read in the book that etwas means some.
There is also another determiner that is einige. It also means some.
Are they interchangeable?
I'm a native German speaker and I noticed that this is quite a hard question, but let my try to figure out a "rule" here (although I don't think there is a real "static" rule):
Sometimes you can use both "einige" and "etwas", i.e. you can say "Mit einigem Glück" (which means you need quite some luck) and "Mit etwas Glück" (-> a little luck...) but in those cases, "etwas" is less than "einige".
But the main thing is that, for abstract quantities (i.e. things you cannot count) you use "etwas" and for specific quantities you use "einige". For Example you would say
(since you cannot "count" meat) but you would say
(because you can count pieces of meat)...
As I said there certainly will be exceptions to those rules!
EDIT: I just thought about the following: It's a little bit like "which" and "what" in English.
This seems to me to be much like the distinction between "less" and "fewer" in English: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/less-or-fewer


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To get familiar with the tools watch this video where Sumit Chawla, Technical PM/Architect, Microsoft Interoperability Strategy Team presents the new features and demo how to deploy a PHP application (using WordPress with SQL Server Build) to Windows Azure.
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Orange and Watercress Salad
Categories: Halloween, Low-calorie, Low-fat, Quick to fix
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Oranges and pumpkin seeds make this refreshing salad special.
Serves: serves 4
- 1 large bunch watercress
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 2 large ripe oranges
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
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- Wash and dry the watercress thoroughly.
- Trim off the thicker pieces of stalk, and line a white china dish with the leaves.
- Make a dressing with the oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
- Scrub one of the oranges, grate the rind, and stir it into the dressing.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds lightly in a dry frying pan over moderate heat.
- Peel both oranges, remove most of the pith, separate into segments, and slice each segment in half.
- Add oranges the bowl and sprinkle with the parsley and pumpkin seeds.
- Add the dressing and toss just before serving.
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Fox // 1998 // 119 Minutes // Rated R
Reviewed by Judge Sean Fitzgibbons (Retired) // August 9th, 1999
Warning: The guys who did Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin bring you a love story.
Fox finally releases their "special edition" of There's Something About Mary on DVD. While there still is something about Mary, there's nothing special about this DVD.
Over a year has passed since There's Something About Mary hit movie screens last summer and became the surprise hit of the season. Personally, I wasn't too surprised. Dumb & Dumber proved that the Farrelly brothers' films had an audience and, despite the limited success of Kingpin, it would be only a matter of time before the brothers unleashed their next comedy hit on the nation.
There's Something About Mary starts out in good old 1980s Rhode Island. Teenage Ted Stroehman (Ben Stiller) is a high school loser but when he comes to the aid of a mentally handicapped kid, Warren (W. Earl Brown), the prettiest girl in high school takes notice of him. Mary Jensen (Cameron Diaz), who just happens to be Warren's sister, thanks Ted for standing up for her brother and asks him to be her date to the senior prom; after having dumped her former boyfriend Woogie. Unfortunately, when Ted shows up to pick up Mary for the prom, things start to go awry. After a few mishaps with Mary's parents and Warren, Ted accidentally gets his "frank and beans" caught in the zipper of his pants. The incident causes Ted to be rushed off to the hospital and away from Mary forever, who shortly moves away from Rhode Island.
Years later, Ted finds himself still thinking about Mary and, upon the advice of his friend Dom (Chris Elliot), decides to hire a private investigator, Pat Healy (Matt Dillon), to locate Mary for him. Once Healy tracks down Mary he too becomes obsessed with the beautiful woman and decides to forget about helping Ted by resolving to try his hand at falling in love with Mary himself. Soon things begin to erupt as Ted travels to Miami to see Mary and must compete with numerous other suitors all out to win Mary's heart; determined to do this by all means necessary.
There's no doubt about it, There's Something About Mary is one of the funniest comedies in years, with both quick wit and extremely hilarious physical gags. For a comedy, this film runs a bit long at two hours. However, the film is humorous enough to keep the audience entertained and engaged well past the point audiences would get fed up with other comedies. Even the ending of There's Something About Mary proves to be surprising as well as warm and heartfelt.
The long awaited release of There's Something About Mary on DVD has finally arrived. As far as the transfer of the film to disc, most fans of the movie will not be disappointed. While not anamorphic, the 1.85:1 widescreen image on this disc is almost flawless. Spread over two layers, the video transfer has no visible artifacts or picture noise. Flesh tones are re-created warm and realistically. There is a slight qualm I have about the transfer, but I will go into that later. Although the film hardly demands it, There's Something About Mary's audio track is presented in 5.1 Dolby Digital. There are very little (if any) surround effects used in the film but the 5.1 track helps to bring to life the great sounding (and amusing) soundtrack for the movie. From what I heard, the audio track on this disc is almost exactly true to the audio the movie had in theaters.
As a "special edition" you'd expect Fox to release a wealth of extras comparable to the Alien films, right? Well, you might be disappointed. While more than the regular Fox release, this disc does not contain as much extra content as one would expect to find in a special edition. For you money you do receive a short outtakes featurette (which is not that funny), a commentary track from the Farrelly brothers, a music video for the Foundations' song "Build Me Up Buttercup," a Karaoke music video for the Foundations' song "Build Me Up Buttercup," a theatrical trailer, and cast and crew information screens.
Lets return to the video transfer, which is a great effort from Fox. However the image appears a bit too bright in certain instances, especially during the "hair gel" scene. Cameron Diaz's face almost seems to blend into the orange wall background during the scene.
The extra content department is where I have the most problems with this disc. The outtakes were short and not funny at all. Seeing how the outtakes are listed on the front of the box for this disc, you'd expect more than two or three minutes of outtakes, since they are a major part of making this disc a "special edition" in the eyes of Fox. The music video is the same one you see at the end of the film (with some added scenes) only this time presented in 2 channel surround (which really doesn't sound as good as the 5.1 version on the film) and in a full frame, poor quality, video transfer. But wait, if you didn't like the music video the first two times you saw it, you can see it again with the words printed on the screen and a bouncing Puffy the dog to show you how to sing. Yes, recycled material is used by Fox again to create the Karaoke music video.
Finally, there is the Farrelly Brothers commentary. As they do shed a little light on the film, most of their time is spent stating which actors played whom in the film, and how the Farrelly brothers know them in real life. So if you're in the mood to know exactly how all of the extras in this film are related to the Farrelly brothers, you'll find the commentary provides an entertaining two hours. This really isn't the fault of Fox though, because they used what they are given by the two filmmakers.
What really bugs me about this disc, however, is the fact that the Farrelly Brothers mention in their commentary that the film originally ran upwards of three and a half hours, before being edited and cut down. I'm sure the extra hour and a half of footage would not have been entirely entertaining, however, if Fox spent the time and picked out even 1/3, or 1/4, of those deleted scenes and placed on them on this disc it would definitely justify the disc as a special edition.
For an MSRP of $35, There's Something About Mary "special edition" isn't all that special. $35 is the normal MSRP for Fox on DVD releases of more current films (such as The Siege) and at least this time around they included some extra content for the higher price consumers must pay. Nevertheless, consumers still can get more content and anamorphic transfers from other studios for $10-15 less than the price of this disc.
Just a quick final note about There's Something About Mary and DIVX. When this film was released on DIVX, and not DVD, earlier this year, there was a huge uproar. However, There's Something About Mary could only be watched in DIVX's 48 hour time periods and could not be upgraded to unlimited play. This was merely Fox's effort to release the film in a DVD rental market; unfortunately, they chose DIVX instead of offering the disc at higher prices to rental stores. Since Fox released the DVD day and date with the VHS release (sell through) I find their DIVX effort forgivable.
There's Something About Mary has a huge following of fans that won't hesitate to shell out $30 to Fox for a pseudo-special edition DVD. The transfer is good enough to hold up on widescreen TVs, despite not being anamorphic, and the film is funny enough to own for repeat viewings.
Film acquitted, Fox sentenced to five years of community service for their fraudulent attempts to pass a standard disc off as a special edition.
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Scales of Justice
Video: 90
Audio: 94
Extras: 65
Acting: 90
Story: 89
Average: 86
Perp Profile
Studio: Fox
Video Formats:
* 1.85:1 Non-Anamorphic
Audio Formats:
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French)
* Spanish
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Release Year: 1998
MPAA Rating: Rated R
Distinguishing Marks
* Original Theatrical Trailer
* Outtakes
* Audio Commentary with the Farrelly Brothers
* Music Video
* Karaoke Music Video
* IMDb


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U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley wants to be a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs during the upcoming 113th Congress.
McKinley, R-Wheeling, already sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Members of major committees in the House typically are assigned to subcommittees within that committee, and not to other committees in the House.
On the Energy and Commerce Committee, McKinley serves on the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, as well as the Energy and Power Subcommittee.
"I want to stay on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and maybe pick up another subcommittee assignment," McKinley said. "I have also asked to serve on the Veterans Committee. I'm hearing about a lot of issues from veterans, and I'm not confident they are working on all of those on that committee. I know members of major committees typically don't work on other committees, but I want to address these issues."
Most of the issues are health care related, McKinley continued. He has been told the Veterans Administration isn't processing claims as quickly as needed.
"People are waiting for a year or longer to get claims cleared up," he said. "That isn't right."
In February, McKinley introduced House Resolution 4079, the "Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act." The measure prohibits any federal grants or funds from going to any homeless veterans shelter unless it has been certified as compliant with all local codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, as well as any other local requirements regarding the condition of the structure and the operation of the supportive housing or service center.
HR 4079 was initially assigned to the Veterans Affairs Committee and is now before its Subcommittee on Health.
McKinley said he plans to reintroduce the bill during the next Congress - as well as one dealing with concerns about soldiers exposed to dangerous chemicals in Afghanistan, and another giving returning soldiers some advantage in the job market.
"We want it so if they are already trained, they won't have to start again in an apprenticeship program," McKinley said. "This gives them a chance. If there's a federal license, we're looking to see if some requirements can be waived if they already did the job in the military for three years. We have to speed up the process so they can get a job."


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I want to implement a control to change the relative size of two sections within a single entity. This would use an east-west resize cursor, and as the user dragged it would make one block smaller and the other larger. The parent entity needs to remain the same size.
If possible I would like to search around and see if anybody else has already implemented a javascript control that does this. However, I can't work out what to actually search for.
I have had a look at JQueryUI Resizables, Draggables and Sliders. None of them are quite a perfect fit.
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This is probably not the right forum for this question, but hopeful someone can suggest the best place to get an answer as I am now completely flummoxed.
My SWF files all work in Windows Explorer (both 8 and 9) and Safari, but only some work in Firefox.
The ones that do not work in Firefox are mainly generated in Pano2VR, although there are one or two others, but I have not found anything about this in the
Garden Gnome Forum so suspect that the problem is probably in my html code although after many hours of trying to get them to work I cannot see what is wrong!
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Let A, B be two C*-Algebras and $A\otimes B$ denote their minimal tensor product(I don't know whether C*-norm matters or not, but for simplicity we can assume that one of them is nuclear so all C*-norm coincide). Let x be a non-zero positive element in $A\otimes B$, can we always find a single tensor $0\neq x_1\otimes x_2$, where $x_1$ and $x_2$ are positive elements in A and B respectively, such that $x_1\otimes x_2\leq x$?
It's fairly easy to see that if both C*-algebras are communicative or one of them is a finite dimensional C*-Algebra(Sorry this is false), then the above assertion is true. So it's tempting to think that more general case should hold.
I asked a similar question before, where the stronger assertion that any positive element in tensor algebra is a sum of tensors of positive elements, is false. See the following link:


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I'm still pretty new to home brewing, so I'm sure I made about a hundred mistakes with this beer. I brewed a 1.079 OG imperial porter, and used Safale 05 (only one pack, unfortunately). First of all, I think I under-pitched the yeast, and then I only kept it in primary for seven days. I tasted it during racking, and there were definitely some pretty distinct fruity flavors there that I did not expect or want. The gravity read 1.032, so I assumed I did not have enough yeast for that big of a beer, and the yeast got really stressed out, hence the fruit. I added 1.70 cups of bourbon, an ounce of oak chips, and three cut-up vanilla beans at secondary, as per the recipe that I found. Since the gravity was still so high, I repitched into secondary with a new pack of 05, hoping that would kick-start more fermentation and get the gravity down to 1.017 where it's supposed to be. After four days, there is barely any activity in the airlock, so I don't think it's fermenting. Is there any hope for this beer turning out, or for those fruity flavors to disappear? I'm also concerned about leaving it in secondary with the oak chips and vanilla beans for too long. Could someone please point me in the right direction?
The fruitiness will reduce over time, espeically in big beer like that which can take a year or more to reach maturity, by which time the esters will definitely have lessened, so don't give up on this one just yet.
Pitching dry yeast directly into secondary with a high alcohol content will lead to a poor fermentation. It will probably pick up eventually, but may need 3-5 days to get going. Next time, rehydrate the yeast first, and ideally make a small starter and pitch when at high krausen. This gives the yeast the necessary kickstart to get fermentation of the bigger beer going.
Unfortunately, little or lack of air-bubbles doesn't always mean no fermentation - best to take a gravity reading every couple of weeks to know for sure. US05 is hardy and works down to fairly low temps, but even so, raise the temperature to 65-68F if it's below that to give the yeast some extra help.
You may also want to try a forced ferement, to find out what the actual FG for this brew is. Then you know exactly what you're aiming for.
As a new brewer, you're bound to be anxious about the brew and curious to find out how things are doing. One of the best tools available is time, which can fix many problems, especially with the big beers! Take a gravity reading in a couple of weeks and I'm fairly confident you'll see the gravity falling.
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Module 8 discusses the administration of various types of resources such as system resources (such as memory, processes, storage, and so on) as well as low-level database resources (such as lock, latches, queues, and so on). As these resources are consumed by transactions, it is pertinent to be able to relate user sessions to the transactions they are running and to the resources they are consuming or requesting. Given the significant difference in how resources are managed and utilized in SQL Server compared to Oracle, it is important for the Oracle DBA to get a firm understanding of what is under the SQL Server hood in order to appreciate and best leverage the technology.
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The following question is probably classic in Morse theory, so a reference to an existing result should be sufficient. I don't know much about Morse theory and I am dealing with the following situation. I have a compact manifold $X$ and I have a Morse function $f$ on it with a saddle point at $x_0$. I don't like the properties of $f$(for some "mysterious" reason) so I take a parametrization around $x_0$, taking $x_0$ to the origin and containing no additional critical points, and add to $f$ a function of the type $\epsilon \rho Q$, where $Q$ is a quadratic polynomial, $\epsilon$ is a small number and $\rho$ is a bump function living in the coordinate patch that is identically equal to 1 in a neighborhood of the origin.
Clearly this new function still has a critical point at $x_0$. My question is: for small enough $\epsilon$ is this new function still Morse, with the same critical points as the original function $f$?


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On my MacBook, with 10.7.3, if I go to
~/Pictures/iPhotoLibrary, no images show in the Finder, though it does say "size 4.01GB". If I double click on iPhotoLibrary, iPhoto opens up — is this the only way to view images and drag files, etc? Can't I view them in Finder?
The iPhoto (and Aperture) library is now a package — it's still a folder on disk, but in order to view its contents, you must explicitly choose File > Show Package Contents in Finder (or you can right-click on it).
I found this answer helpful http://superuser.com/questions/186385/how-to-open-iphoto-library-folder-on-a-mac. Specifically "When you have an "open file" dialog (to choose files to upload, etc.) on the left there is also a media section which makes it convenient to access iPhoto photos. Pretty easy actually, no need to navigate through a package."
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I have Skyrim for the computer and really love playing it, but recently I've been wanting to play it while reclining in my lazyboy and playing the game on a 51in high def. My computer is right next to my amp so making the HDMI connect wouldn't be hard.
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I have some basil pesto but I'm not sure how long its fridge life is. It is in a sealed container. How long does it last before it is not safe to eat anymore?
I believe that the best indicator of freshness is the colour of the leaves. Once they turn from green to brown, it is all over for the pesto.
To boost the 'shelf-life' of the pesto in the fridge, make sure that it is completely covered with olive oil before sealing the container.
In regards to the part of the question asking about storage lifetime, and with respect to the other answers on this question: pesto is a low acid food at risk for botulism:
Therefore, pesto should not be stored for very long (whether home made or after a commercially canned product is opened) unless frozen.
Per the University of Georgia's National Center for Home Food Preservation which is admittedly focused on canning, but note the instructions on using fresh product as well (emphasis added):
Commercial pesto (at least some brands) is said to keep about a year unopened, and 5-7 days in the fridge after opening.
as in most cases, the answer is "it depends". If this is a commercial product, it has probably been pasteurized. It will also feature a "best before" date. It also depends on whether this was designed to be stored at room temperature or in the fridge. What can go wrong? The olive oil can go rancid, the basil can spoil (particularly if parts of it are exposed to air).
On the other hand, if it is random pesto made by a friend of yours, ditch it. The fact that you are asking the question indicates that it has already been there for too long. In the Italian tradition, pesto is not a "keeping" sauce. It is made right before use - and of course if it is good there are no leftovers...
Commercial pesto certainly doesn't keep that long in the fridge after it's been opened. My current bottle says 2 weeks. My last bottle started growing mould after about 6 weeks!
It should keep substantially longer before it's opened, but most commercial bottles should have advice about storage length on the label.
I have used pesto a month or more after making with no problems. Just refrigerate and I would say it is okay. This pesto contained only basil, parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper, pine nuts and garlic.
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Basil is one of the fastest herbs to decay. I recommend freezing leftover pesto in an air tight package. It's easy to thaw and if the container is airtight, flavor won't be compromised.


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TransCanada still expects to receive White House approval for
its 830,000-bpd Keystone XL pipeline project after President
Barack Obama's re-election, the company said Friday.
TransCanada's current Keystone pipeline runs from Western
Canada to Cushing, Okla. The proposed Keystone XL would extend
that pipeline to the US Gulf Coast, which has the largest
concentration of oil refining and shipping operations in
the world.
If Keystone XL is approved, vast amounts of heavy crude oil
flowing from the Canadian oil sands can reach the refineries
for processing and distribution around the US and the
Supporters of the project say it will create jobs, lower
gasoline prices and spur US energy independence by greatly
increasing the amount of crude and petroleum products available
to the US for domestic use and exports.
However, the project has drawn the ire of the
Sierra Club and other environmental groups, which are
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Canada's crude.
The project remains a political powder keg, awaiting an
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The pipeline became an election issue after the State
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would review a revised application.
TransCanada has submitted its plan, and believes the project will be approved by the
second quarter of next year, company spokesman Michael Barnes
"We have been working with the current administration to
advance the Keystone XL Pipeline to a decision on our [permit]
application, and we will continue to do so," Mr. Barnes said.
TransCanada expects pipeline construction to take two years after
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didn't simplify the thorny politics surrounding Keystone.
The energy industry wants the expansion approved and the environmental community wants it
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independence or a victory for climate-change activists who say
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decision might ultimately hinge on the person who replaces
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candidate for her position is Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.), one
of the more vocal lawmakers on climate change.
However, some oil industry analysts believe the most likely
outcome will be that the White House will approve Keystone XL,
but add stringent environmental safeguards that have
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Those analysts also worry that the unprecedented hurdles
encountered by TransCanada in what used to be a routine
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to build pipelines aimed at bringing Canada's rapidly surging
oil production south.
"The bigger question is whether every southbound pipeline
will take six years to be built," Kevin Book, managing director
of energy consultancy ClearView Energy Partners.
Canadian production is expected to double to 6.2 million bpd
by 2030.
Environmental groups, however, remain confident that the
White House will ultimately reject TransCanada's application.
Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune added that the
effect of Hurricane Sandy on the US east coast may bring
climate change politics to the fore.
Calgary-based TransCanada originally applied for the permit
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other Gulf Coast refiners who want access to the heavy crude,
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Canadian oil producers hope to send their increasing oil
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The first recorded rugby game in South Africa took place on Green Point Common in 1862, and on Saturday, 40 000 supporters witnessed the inaugural rugby match at the newly built Cape Town Stadium on Green Point Common.
The Vodacom Stormers beat a Boland invitational team 47-13.
Spectators took a short shuttle ride from the parking areas near Hertzog Boulevard on the Foreshore. Friendly officials handed out programmes and leaflets, while shepherding the crowd in the right direction.
Giant Malian puppets in bold African dress handing out Cape Town flags met visitors on the stairs upon entrance. The Cape Town Tourism team was there in force, wearing their Live it! Love it! LOUDER! T-shirts.
The music of local band Hot Water created a festive atmosphere. Wamkelekile, a crowd favourite, flowed into reggae. Hot Water then switched to playing Maskanda, a type of Zulu folk music that had the crowd stomping their feet and the final track was possibly the funkiest 'sakkie-sakkie' music you have ever heard.
Inside the stadium the curtain-raiser between South African Legends 10s and International Legends was won by the hosts, who scored in the first minute. The final score was 27-5.
Tim Horan and Tana Umaga were among the stars to turn out for the international team, while Robbie Fleck and Bobby Skinstad made appearances for the South African team.
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Umaga added: "The sun is shining, the beach is just around the corner, and the people are friendly. It's always great to come here."
SAMA-Award winning band, Flat Stanley, reminded everybody why home-brewed is just so much better, finishing with their popular track As I am.
Alderman Dan Plato, mayor of Cape Town, and the premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, walked in to the sound of an orchestra and inspired the crowd with their words. Plato's message was: "We are ready to welcome the world to the beautiful Mother City!"
Zille took the opportunity to thank the 2010 management teams and emphasised the saying "Ke Nako – the time is now."
The atmosphere in the stadium was electric. A Mexican wave went around the stadium five times, and when the Stormers scored a try within minutes, the crowd erupted. Chants of "Here we go Stormers, here we go," drowned out any other sound from the stadium. The fans sported a mix of Stormers, Boland, Western Province, Springbok and even soccer jerseys, and they seemed to thoroughly enjoyed the event.
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Capetonian Fatima Croeser said: "We have applied for tickets for the England and Algeria game and hope to be back to watch some soccer at the stadium."
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5 Kick-Ass Action Movies That Are Pure Propaganda
These days, we don't go for propaganda via posters or showy military parades. No, if you want the populace subdued, you'd better dress up your message with some high-wire kung fu and guys running in slow motion from fireballs.
Some fine examples of thought control via the kick-ass action movie:
On Deadly Ground
The Plot
Steven Seagal IS Forrest Taft, an ex-CIA badass who puts out oil-well fires for a living. How does he put them out? He blows them the fuck up, that's how! But, when his Big Oil employer (Michael Caine) kills Forrest's best friend so that the company can keep letting faulty equipment start deadly oil fires and so they can rip off the local Eskimos in some complicated way, Forrest becomes slightly curious. So, his boss tries to blow him up too.
One Eskimo spirit journey later (he fights a fucking bear) ...
... Forrest is finally ready to kill some fuckers and blow up some shit for the environment.
The Message
Big Oil is Bad. Let's Kill the Fuckers.
Think of it as An Inconvenient Truth II: This Time It's Personal. Of course, Seagal is so ahead of his time that he had the idea more than a decade before Al Gore decided that a slideshow about global warming would be a cool thing to put in a movie. Seriously, the movie ends with our hero giving a 3.5-minute speech (we timed it) about the need for alternative-energy sources.
Significant Quote
"How many of you out there have heard of alternative engines? Engines that can run on anything from alcohol to garbage or water. Or carburetors that can get hundreds of miles to the gallon. Or electric or magnetic engines, that can practically run forever. You don't know about them because if they were to come into use, they'd put the oil companies out of business... Big Business is primarily responsible for destroying the water we drink, the air we breathe and the food we eat. They have no care for the world they destroy, only for the money they make in the process." -Forrest Taft
Bonus Message
Eskimos rock, even if we can't tell them apart from the Chinese.
Motherfucker, they blow shit up in the first scene. And, the explosions just keep getting bigger from there. For somebody who cares so much about the environment, this Taft guy sure burns a lot of fossil fuels. Add in some solid fight scenes, excellent shoot-outs and enough blood to fill the dolphin tank at Sea World and kill all the fucking dolphins, and you've got one hell of a crazy, dumb action flick.