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Is it terrible to turn the heat back on, now that the temps have dipped down into the 40s/50s?
I live in New England, and it was quite warm there for a while, but it's been and will be, for at least another week, in the 40s at night and 50s during the day (Fahrenheit). I work from home, and so this is where I am all the time. Would I be a total wimp (and a terrible person, right after Earth Day) to turn my big old oil burner back on for another week or so? If you live in the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, is your heat on now?
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Absolutely not! Our temps dropped Sunday and I turned back on the heat and I'm down in PA. It was disappointing to have to do it, but I wasn't going to be cold!
I have no right to answer : we just had a 90 degree weekend in my hometown.
but that's what happens when you live in some places... 80-90 in the day, 50-60 at night this time of year.
refused to turn on my big steam heat, but have space heaters going. my house is big enough that the cold hadn't left yet when it dropped back to 30 last night. besides, i can heat the room i'm in much cheaper than the entire house.
I'm not going to judge. Forever toasty!
Here in Wisconsin we've been fluctuating wildly.. was 80 then 40.. then 70 then 40.. I'm just setting the heat at 66 and I turn it off if it hits 60 outside.
@theant: I live in that type of climate also. There are early mornings when it is chilly and I turn the heat on for a half hour and then off. By late afternoon, it is stifiling, so the air goes on for a bit until bedtime. Then, the fans are great for keeping everything in balance for most of the night.
@theant: The crazy thing is that we've had a few days in the high 80s here too. And then it plunges into the 40s. And then back again. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if we had a hurricane, followed by a blizzard, followed by a week in the 90s.
I'm also in WI. We've had one crazy spring! I didn't have the heat on for most of March. But now that is getting down into the 30s and even 20s at night I do kick it on in the morning just to get the chill out. Looks like another unseasonably cold weekend coming up again! I suppose my situation is different as I have an efficient natural gas furnace that costs very little on my pocket and environment to run. Turn it on, don't feel guilty!
We HAVE to keep the heat on during weird weather like this. Beyond the peculiarity of a spouse who can't seem to stay warm, certain exotic pet of mine likes it warm. The last couple of nights could have gotten him into the 60s, which is far lower than he can stand.
Turned the heater on down here on the Gulf Coast this morning; first time in at least 7 weeks
Have the heat on right now in New Jersey, a couple of days ago I was close to putting on the air! Crazy weather this year for sure!!!
you live in a developed, first world nation. If you've got the money to pay for it, do whatever you want. Quit being a wimp who is scared the green police will publicly denounce you.
I have an electric throw for the sofa and an electric blanket for the bed that I used for our last minute drop in temperature. I didn't turn my heater back on for the simple reason that it is a lot of work to do that and it had just been put to bed for the summer. So me and the dog and the cat snuggled on the sofa with the electric throw during the day and at night he slept on his doubled bed with a doubled blanket over him and the cat and I slept with the electric blanket.
Weird whether here in NJ too- It was in the 80s for awhile then it went to the 40's, now 50's.
I haven't turned on my AC or heat yet. Of course, if I had more money I probably would.
I live in VA and was visiting Boston this weekend. When we got back, temps had dropped from 70s to the 40s. It was 58 in the house and you better believe we put the heat back on.
In New York City, the "law" basically requires landlords to provide heat from October 1 until May 31 "under the following conditions:
- Between the hours of 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, if the outside temperature falls below 55 degrees, the inside temperature is required to be at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit; and,
- Between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, if the temperature outside falls below 40 degrees, the inside temperature is required to be at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit."
See http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/tenants/heat-and-hot-water.shtml for more info.
My condo's heat will be on until May 31 (when I'll flip it off, unless the Super does it before I get to it). In my unit, I keep most of the radiators off all the time anyway.
I wish I was having that problem in OK. We have had just the opposite, a few weeks ago it was nice and cool and now it's pretty hot. I'm holding out as long as I can before I have to turn on the air conditioner.
In AR I have switched to central A/C, back to heat, A/C, heat and now it's looking like A/C again....but to answer your question, it's terrible to not stay comfy if you can afford it. If you can't, then you should suck it up and make do for a couple of days. It will change again soon.
The results were tragic for one family in the DC suburbs, I'm afraid. It got cold here last night, and five people were found dead in their home in Oxon Hill, MD, today; the suspected cause is carbon monoxide poisoning (the exhaust pipes from the home's heating system were damaged).
My heat is still on, northern New England. Tomorrow night forecast is 28F with a chance of snow. 37 tonight, going to have a whopping 46 for a high on Friday. Yeah the heat is still on, propane here.
Since this weekend it got up to 55 on Saturday, and today it almost (if not did) hit 90 I've just been letting the windows stay open, and turning the fans on and off to circulate the cooler air around. I like it cold though and am trying to not crank on the AC until May 1 at the earliest.
Celebrate "Comfy People Day" and turn on the heat.
I had to turn on ours, but forgot the humidifier -- big mistake. I was shocking everyone I touched in the house -- poor kids, they think I'm stinging them. Dog thinks she did something wrong when I go to pet her. Cat just looks at me like he's saying, "What!?!?"
So, turn on that heat...just remember the humidifier :)


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6 Insane Game Shows You Won't Believe Were Allowed on TV
In general, we have zero expectations about the quality of television programming. This goes double for game shows/competitive reality shows, which occasionally celebrate human ingenuity but are mostly about watching terrible people endure some kind of pain or humiliation.
Yet, as low as those expectations are, there have been multiple shows over the decades that have managed to go even lower. Here are the ones that deserve to occupy that special place in television history. (Spoiler alert: This special place is a dumpster fire.)
#6. The Singing Competition Where You Win a Kidney Transplant
American television is currently inundated with amateur talent competitions, so clearly it's time to up the stakes, Running Man-style. You know, like they do in Central and South America, where American Idol-type shows aren't just about a contestant's talent (or lack thereof), but about real, soul-crushing human tragedy. If a particular contestant on one of these shows doesn't win, people could die.
"I could use a lot more wine for this."
Cantando por un Sueno ("Singing for a Dream") and its sister show Bailando por un Sueno ("Dancing for a Dream") are hugely popular programs in Mexico and South America. Their setup should be familiar to American audiences -- some random nobody performs and is judged by celebrities on whether or not they suck. And like Dancing With the Stars, the contestants on Cantando and Bailando are paired up with even more celebrities. But here's the catch -- the shows' winners don't receive a record deal or a Vegas booking. No, any cash payout serves as an "intervention" designed to save the contestants from some heart-wrenching personal calamity, such as losing their business or missing out on an organ transplant. That last bit isn't hyperbole -- here's a woman singing in order to get kidney transplants for her kids. (The judges buzz the shit out of her, by the way.)
Wait, there's more! The routines on Bailando supplement boring old modern dance and tango with stripping and pole dancing, as audiences apparently relish the surprise boner interspersed between crushed contestants' crying fits.
"Tonight on Bailando, tears of sorrow will pour out of your left eye, while tears of joy will stream from the right!"
Sure, one lucky winner per season has his or her dream fulfilled. Meanwhile, the finale episodes of Bailando feature elimination ceremonies during which the losing dancers snuff out candles that presumably represent their hopes for a better life. Sorry, kids, but Mom should have danced harder.
"This shit would never happen to Jennifer Beals' kids."
#5. The Quiz Show About Watching Couples from a Windowless Van
The 1970s were heady times for the game show genre. Boundaries were being tested, and shows were playing it loose. Booze made guest appearances on Match Game, William Shatner was throwing chairs on The $20,000 Pyramid and a serial killer took first place on The Dating Game. So if that's the shit that was going on in the top-tier network shows, what would it take to make a network hurriedly pull the plug on one?
To answer that question, let's look at CBS's The Amateur's Guide to Love, which debuted on March 27, 1972, and lasted all of three months. Almost all of the episodes are believed to have been destroyed, possibly after a 12-step program and moment of clarity on the part of the producers.
When asked about the surviving episodes, producers said, "We have top men working on it now ... Top. Men."
In each episode, an olive-green cargo van with "LOVE" posters taped on the sides cruised around Southern California, secretly filming young couples making out. The unwitting participants were then messed with, Candid Camera-style, after which they were approached by the film crew.
The crew would then ask the couple tawdry questions regarding love, marriage and sex, and their responses were judged by a celebrity panel. The couple that chose the best answer, according to the judges, was awarded a prize. If there were a Daytime Emmy for "Unintentional Creepiness in an Opening Credit Sequence," this intro would sweep the category for the next 83 years:
With the advantage of hindsight, we might wonder why these couples didn't immediately start running when presented with what is clearly a rape van. Yes, this was several years before cargo vans became synonymous with serial killers in the state of California, but never since the invention of the camera has secretly filming people necking not raised red flags. On the plus side, The Amateur's Guide to Love did boast numerous guest appearances by renowned sexpert Vincent Price.
"Some people say that it's impossible to rape an egg. They are fools."
#4. The Vomiting Competition
Hurl! was most likely a concept born of Bartles & Jaymes-induced mania late one night in a college dorm room, where a future television producer -- tasked with holding back her drunk friend's hair -- genuflected before the porcelain god and thought "Why can't I delight in this scene every night?"
This hypothetical vomit-obsessed whiz kid was probably hired by the illustrious G4 network in 2008 to create Hurl! This one-season show paired pounds of food with intense obstacles and exercise to make contestants throw up as fast as humanly possible. Featured edibles included cream of spinach, macaroni and cheese, clam chowder and creamed corn. In other words, foods that already resemble vomit.
We honestly don't know if this is before or after.
The rules of the game were simple: Take five contestants with no shame and subject them to merciless binging and purging. In the first round, the three contestants who hork down the most food by weight are selected to move forward. Next, it's on to the regurgitation round, with obstacles like spinning carnival rides and 15 laps in a swimming pool. Then, it's back to speed-eating, and the rounds keep coming! Whoever vomits last wins $1,000 and the Iron Stomach Award. And luckily for the show's contestants, a "hurl" was only counted if the upchuck actually breached your mouth, so you were still in if you swallowed.
Incredibly enough, Hurl! failed to deliver on its promise of puke geysers. Yes, a show dedicated to the singular goal of making people throw up on camera censored out the barf with computer-generated columns of buckets. (Don't worry, G4 posted some uncensored clips here for posterity.)
Because future generations need to see this.


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- Make toy sailboats with clean Styrofoam meat trays.
- Insert a straw into the tray for the mast.
- Cut triangular sails from white construction paper and tape to the straw.
- Your child can sail her boat in a bathtub, a swimming pool, or a tub of water.
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I think one way to make CAPTCHA be more acceptable is to make it funny, but for some reason most CAPTCHA do not do this. Would this be seen as unprofessional or could this be a good way to make a necessary annoyance more engaging and amusing?
The CAPTCHA used on the UX.SE(and most likely other SE sites) is brilliant. It is light hearted and gives a chuckle instead of annoying you. This might not appease everyone, but it sure attempts to make light of an annoying situation. Also while being funny, it gives context to why you are being asked to enter the CAPTCHA text, to prove "I'm a Human Being".
It also goes on to explain on the right side:
I think Captchas should be simple. The user has no interest to decode cryptic pictures. But I don't know how secure are some simpler captchas...
Examples for simpler Captchas: http://serie3.info/s3capcha/demonstration.php


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I have a templated class that I want to avoid copying (because of the potential cost to do so). I can implement a move constructor, but I would also like to allow moving "accross template parameter". Here is what I'm trying to compile:
template <class T>
class Foo
Foo() {}
template <class U> Foo(Foo<U>&&) {}
Foo(const Foo&);
Foo<int> f() { Foo<float> y; return move(y); }
Foo<int> g() { Foo<int> x; return x; }
Foo<int> h() { Foo<float> z; return z; }
I understand why technically f compiles: the type of move(y) is Foo(float)&& and there happens to be a handy constructor that takes a Foo(U)&&, so the compiler manages to find that U=float works.
h doesn't compile. z is of type Foo(float) and I guess that's too far from Foo(U)&& to figure out that the move constructor can be invoked if U=float is chosen...
I'm not sure why g compiles, but it does. The type of x is Foo(int). How does the compiler manage to use the move operator (it can't just implicit cast from Foo(int) to Foo(int)&&, can it?)
So my questions are: what are the rules? why does h compiles but g doesnt? is there something I can change in Foo to make h compile?
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Often when doing in knife fighting sparring, people tend to ignore that they've got cut. I've seen shock knives on the net, and they seem kind of interesting as they at least give feedback that you've been 'cut'. Does anyone have any experience with them? Do they make for a more realistic knife fighting situation?
I had the displeasure of training with a set a few years back when they were still restricted to LE and Military. Based on the ones I used, there are two things that you should be aware of:
The training quality can take one of two paths:
I've seen both, for me it was the former, but I have no desire to repeat the experiment.
A much less expensive solution that Kevin Secours taught was the scratch stick. He describes in a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaHVDSwk6Vs
I prefer this idea since it gives quality feedback, and is cheap enough to be replaced after each use. Pens are a distant second, since they tend to not feel like anything, and the slightest touch can leave a mark (making it difficult to tell what connected with flesh and what just connected with clothing).
Edit: The discussion in the comments for the original post left me thinking about the extremes to which some people want to go for realistic training. As someone who has trained with edged blades in the past, I can say without any hesitation that any form of training is a simulation; if you put two knives in two training partners hands, they will still lack the key component that takes training to reality: intent.
I've trained with guys who hated me; I have a grating personality that can test the patience of Buddha himself. Even with that, there was never the worry that my training partner was going to say, "You know, $%#^ it, I think I'll just kill him." Without that intent to actually cause harm and desire to kill you, there is still an ancient ocean between your training and reality; anyone attempting to sell you on the idea otherwise is out to make money off of your fear.
Shock Knives are a safer and easily as effective method of training as training with a real knife without the unnecessary danger of being involved in an accidental stabbing. I see no reason as an instructor, a husband, and a human being to endanger my students with a bladed knife in the attempt to show them the fear of being stabbed.
Again, I feel the scratch stick is still superior for the reasons expressed above, as well as one I neglected to mention; a shock knife carries all the same dangers as a violet wand or TENS unit. These should never be used on or brought into contact with a person with a pacemaker or other medical implant.
The best way to develop awareness of ANYTHING is to do it slowly. Take a training knife (can't be rubber, has to be solid) and slowly put the point on someone's chest and slowly press in. They'll be aware of it, I bet you, way before it touches them. Slowly get to their arm and slowly slice across it. Again, they'll be aware.
Do slow-motion sparring. Half-speed -- or slower. Because knives are inherently dangerous, people have a hard time staying slow. Have someone act as a referee and stop when someone speeds up. No need to say who - just stop, realign, start again. For the slow-motion sparring, you don't need a solid knife.
I once used an elastic pipe. It's extremely cheap, can be cut to the proper length and you can't accidentally hurt yourself with it, even without protective gear.
Another good option is a rubber or maybe wooden knife on which you put chalk along the edge. This way you will definitely notice a cut.


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havanu wrote:The only question now remaining is this: is it actually okay to feed my subwoofer two signals at once? Can the internal electronics cope with running both speaker wire (Mains) and a RCA cable (LFE+ Bass out)?
havanu wrote:Ludi,
I'd love to have a third GLE 490 for the center channel, but I'd then have to lay it down on it's side to make it fit my setup, something that will surely be frowned upon by the majority of my audio-geeky friends. Using a different brand of speaker seems odd to me. Surely the sound would be quite different and not really matching the mains in timbre, would it?
UltimateImperative wrote:Actually, looking at the manual for the sub, it's very doubtful that the sub includes a low-cut filter on its high-level speaker outputs (in all likelihood the terminals are just paralleled) . So the OP would be running his mains without a low-cut filter, which may not be the end of the world.
havanu wrote:I always assumed a high cut filter was some sort of crossover, with a -albeit- rather steep slope and all.
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Did you get a jumbo coupon?
am i jinxing the hope? i need a couple of jumbo coupons to make it thru the next two days. how can i survive a wootoff without coupons?
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All I can picture is Moose saying, "Help me Jumbowoot, you're my only hope."
Now who is going to play r2d2?
@xarous: Beep beep boop whistles
I haven't, but then I've been focused on work recently and haven't been paying as much attention to woot.
Given the theme for the next 2 days, maybe you should re-ask your question like a pirate?
I've been left out of coupons for the last couple months. I suspect Jumbo no longer loves me. /cry
@purplefeather: Maybe that's a good thing?
The first rule of jumbowoot coupons is you don't talk about jumbowoot coupons.
Nah, I didn't even get a small one, never mind a jumbo one.
I got one but it was last month.
Don't be greedy
@barkwoot: Did someone say speak like a pirate? How about look like a pirate? Take a look at my avatar. I'm a pirate wearing a blouse. Arrrr!
Last one I got was last month.
@barkwoot: Why am I not getting the memos....arrghhh? Someone turning a blind eye to me?
@barnabee: yes, it brings out your eyes.
@thunderthighs: A motto I try to practice everyday of my life.
@moosezilla: Shame on you. I honestly thought I had missed another round of coupons. I'm sure it will be something extra special like everyone that has a letter K in their name, or everyone that voted on EVERY sponsored deal for the month of August
People who expired their own deals without tattles.
@sgtgreeneusmc: Part of the Pirate theme is explained in this question: http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/9fd026b6-adde-4561-aae1-30f06c323470/did-you-see-wootbots-email-about-bocs-and-the-woot-off-next-week#45
9/19 is also "Talk Like A Pirate Day".
@barnabee: I think you're setup nicely for some extra special Crapbeard's Treasure... Good Luck!
@barkwoot: For the love of the FSM! Don't do a google image search for Crapbeard!
I have not received one yet, but I can't figure out the algorithm that @Jumbowoot uses to send them out. Some months I'm not very active and I get one and others I am active and I don't get one.
So, whatever. I will get one or I won't.
It kinda goes along with the Cat In The Box shirt I got last week.
EDIT: @capguncowboy: I just got the FSM reference.
I got one yesterday.
I received one but there was no code in it, an I missing something?
@mbphipps: that was the july coupon and the code was discussed in the forums it is dwjuly12.
we are discussing if there will be one from august
@moosezilla: For shame! I think you should be put on dodecatuple secret probation for begging for a coupon.
@moosezilla: thank you, sorry for going off topic.
I wrenched my back today and have been swearing like a sailor... is that close enough? Arr - Argh, same difference.


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2-in-1 Utility Cart- Gorilla-Lawn & Garden-Save $25 for $59.99
Suitable for all kinds of outside work, this 2-in-1 utility cart from Gorilla Carts features removable folding side walls, turning the cart into a flatbed in seconds. It features a durable 20 x 38 in. steel mesh deck, as well as all-terrain 10 in. pneumatic tires. The patented one-step pin removal quickly converts the pull handle to a trailer hitch for maximum on-site convenience. Maximum Load Capacity: 800 lbs.
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While I voted on this, please read the one star reviews. Quality was hit or miss and cart doesn't seem to hold up to its weight rating. Still looks pretty good for hauling plants & dirt around the yard.
i ordered one of these exact ones about 6 months ago. it is mediocre quality IMO. the wagon can definitely haul some weight, but i doubt it will what they say. the clips the included to attach the wheels didnt even fit so i had to get new ones at the Depot. the parts all feel cheap and kind of flimsy. im thinking about buying much bigger tires to use on the beach.
I have one (bought from a different store though). I seriously doubt it will hold 800 lbs but will definitely help with yard work! I've had it almost 8 years now.
I actually threw old newspapers in it in the garage and eventually the tires deflated. So, no, it won't hold 800 lbs!
I ordered this last Christmas for my aging mother-in-law and am very satisfied with it. I cant vouch for the weight limit they claim but it works great for hauling around normal gardening stuff. About the only negative is that the tires have an extreme new tire smell with them, seems like a no brainer thing but its worth considering if you don't have a shed or garage to store it in.
Going to have to add one of these to my list of "garden/yard supplies"...as soon as I get a garden or yard :/


text: This new lesson that I am about to submit and it is a character generated from Gaia Online. It is something like a donation item that they give to different members. I am not really familiar with Gaia too much, but I have heard of the community before. This tutorial will show you "how to draw Gwee the Dragon step by step". All I can tell you about this dragon character is that he can also be bought as a plushy from various websites. Gwee is a newly hatched baby dragon and you have to care for it because it thinks that you are his mommy. When I say you I mean "you the Gaia online player". I'm sure that many of you DragoArt members are familiar with Gaia and some of you are probably members there as well. If you happen to know anymore information on this cute little green baby dragon, let me know with a comment. That is all I really have to say about this baby dragon, all I can do now is show you "how to draw Gwee" the Dragon step by step. I will be back again as you know with more drawing fun. Peace out and happy drawing everyone. Oh yeah, don't forget to vote!


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I recently bought an acoustic guitar, and it had this beautiful action on it. I've restrung it recently (same gauge strings) and now there's a very noticeable difference in playability. Is this normal, am I going to have to get the action adjusted already?
Usually when you restring an acoustic guitar, it will feel, and play, slightly different for a while. New strings that are fresh on the guitar tend to feel a little firmer and heavier to the fingers, but as time goes by they will start to feel a little less tense as they begin to stretch.
Are you absolutely sure that they are the same gauge strings? The reason I ask is because if they were heavier than the strings the guitar came with, the increase in tension (heavier strings cause more tension on the neck) could cause the neck to bend slightly inwards, causing an 'up bow,' and therefore increasing the gap between the fretboard and the strings, giving a higher action. It would be a very small change, but still noticeable to you as you play it.
If the guitar however sounds different after a restring, that is, sounds out of tune (even when tuned according to a tuner) you probably have intonation problems. See this previous question about acoustic guitar intonation adjustments.
I recommend to most people that after they purchase a guitar they ask the seller to set it up for them. Many guitar shops offer a free set-up for each guitar purchase, but sadly if you are unlucky then yours may not. The question and answer I linked to outlines roughly what the technician will do. A professional set up will ensure that the instrument is in the best condition possible for playing.
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Mayhew Cabin in Nebraska City is credited for its role in broadening the experience of filmmakers for the three-part PBS documentary "The Abolitionists."
The film premiered on PBS Jan. 15 with a look at five major characters in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
The film offers a look inside some of the circumstances and life-changing events that drove many Americans to oppose the institution of slavery.
Frederick Douglass, William Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown are among the characters featured.
Project-Black, an online news magazine, credits the Mayhew Cabin for broadening the story of John Brown and the abolitionists western movement.
"What this site has frozen in time ties directly to the PBS docudrama and plays directly into the events the series records as our nation fights to define its soul," the Project-Black website says.
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COLUMBUS - Urban Meyer doesn't know what to make of his current crop of Buckeyes yet.
He believes he'll have a better handle on them when practices get harder. A lot harder.
"It's the first day in pads. So right now this is all candy," he said, flashing a wicked grin. "Come back in about a week and there's going to be people asleep on the mattresses (by noon). It's hard. Camp is terrible. But we're not in camp yet. This is just practice."
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'CANDY' TIME — Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer speaks at a news conference during Big Ten media day meetings July 24 in Chicago.
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That phrase - "just" practice - must sound ominous to the players already sweating through early workouts at Ohio State.
Asked if he preferred the weather be a little hotter instead of so temperate, Meyer added, "Just see what goes on next week at Ackerman Field. It's awful."
The Buckeyes went through only their third practice on Tuesday. There's a lot that's unknown about the 2013 team. But Meyer said he already has a pretty good feel when it comes to several major items.
- Concerning star players Bradley Roby and running back Carlos Hyde, both in the doghouse after recent legal problems, both are practicing with the team. Roby is awaiting the next step in the process after being charged with misdemeanor battery after an incident at a Bloomington, Ind., bar this summer.
"We're just still waiting to find out all the information," Meyer said.
Police called Hyde a person of interest in an alleged assault against a woman. The alleged victim declined to pursue charges, with police ending the investigation. But Hyde was suspended for the first three games by Meyer.
- Meyer said he likes the players he has. He just wishes he had more of them in spots.
Of major concern is a lack of depth at both the linebacker and offensive line positions.
"They just don't look Ohio Stateish," he said of the backups. "Other positions, you can see three guys that are all good-looking players. The O-line and linebackers are not where we need to be."
Moreover, Meyer said the problem probably cannot be fixed with the people on hand.
"(Maybe) with another recruiting class," he said. "Yeah, we're going to have to hang in there for this fall and not get guys hurt. Because we have depth issues there."
- He is not concerned about the quarterback spot, where Braxton Miller is coming back for his third year as the starter.
Miller has grown into the position. He was thrown into a bad spot, learning on the job as a freshman during the tumultuous 2011 season when NCAA investigators were on campus, Luke Fickell was filling in for the deposed Jim Tressel as head coach and there was confusion everywhere. The Buckeyes went 6-7.
As a sophomore, Miller carried the team with his running ability for much of the first half of the season, then reverted more to passing in the second half as the Buckeyes pulled a 12-0 record out of the hat. Still, he had his highs and his lows. There was and is room for improvement, even for a quarterback who ran for 1,271 yards and 13 scores and passed for 2,039 yards and 15 touchdowns with only six interceptions.
Ed Warinner, Ohio State's co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, said there are several things that jump out when you look at Miller now.
"In terms of his technique, it's his footwork and all his techniques, his mannerisms, running the offense but setting his feet, throwing, making his reads, keeping the ball in the right position, his footwork on runs and meshing with the running backs," Warinner said. "Technically, he's a better player and he's much more confident and he's much more of a leader and really has a much better understanding the big picture of what's going on."
- Meyer expressed satisfaction with the early returns on Australian punter Cameron Johnston, a freshman running back and a huge fill-in on the offensive front wall.
Johnston is a former Australian Rules Football player who is being asked to step in for the graduated Ben Buchanan.
"He's got a live leg," the second-year coach said. "He's a tremendous kid, 21 years old, so he's not that 17-year-old, wide-eyed guy that looks at you like, 'What planet am I on?' He's a fast athlete, so we might be able to do some things with him, moving the pocket and so forth."
Meyer called Johnston his "No. 1 guy" at punter.
Dontre Wilson, recruited as a generic athlete in February, has made an impression so far at a running back.
"He's got something that we didn't have last year and that's just 'jets,'" Meyer said, referring to the DeSoto, Texas, native's speed.
Up front, Taylor Decker has looked solid in his attempt to fill the spot at right tackle. At 6-foot-7 and more than 300 pounds, he made some headway as a backup last year during his first year on campus and has continued to improve.
"I feel like I'm getting there now," Decker said.
"I feel really comfortable with the playbook, like I'm definitely able to play full speed all the time."
The Buckeyes opened camp Sunday and will slowly change the focus from drills and learning the playbook to concentrating on the opener Aug. 31 against Buffalo.


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| Stephany Romanow, Hydrocarbon Processing, ; Adrienne Blume, Hydrocarbon Processing,
[US LNG exports]
By Adrienne Blume and Stephany Romanow
Process Editor and
Editor, Hydrocarbon Processing
HOUSTON -- Deloitte executives and advisors held a press
briefing Tuesday for the release of a new report on
liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the US. The report,
Exporting the American Renaissance: Global impacts of LNG
exports from the United States, presents possible
scenarios on the impact of US LNG exports on the global gas
market and pricing.
Impact scenarios for US
LNG exports. According to the report, there will be
"winners" and "losers" in the global natural gas market.
Deloitte conducted a two-case evaluation using its World Gas
Model, in which the US would export 6 billion cubic feet per
day (Bcfd) of LNG from 2016 (see Fig. 1). The
majority of these exports would be fueled by US shale gas
production, which has grown rapidly over the last several
One scenario examines the
changes that could arise from exports to Europe (3 Bcfd each to the UK and
Spain), and another scenario looks at the potential market
movements associated with exports to Asia (2 Bcfd each to
Japan, South Korea and India).
The report presents a number of findings:
exports could facilitate the transition away from oil-priced
indexation of gas supply contracts
-- Prices
are forecast to decrease significantly in regions and countries
that import LNG from the US; however, prices will only
marginally increase in the US
exports would narrow price differentials between US and export
markets; thus, the volume of economically viable LNG exports
would be limited by the market
exports would provide economic benefits for gas-importing
-- Gas-exporting countries would suffer a
decline in trade revenues
exports could displace a portion of oil consumption through
increased gas-fired power generation.
An expensive entry-level business. Presently, LNG
comprises 9% (around 40 Bcfd) of the global gas market. Over
the next 20 years, LNG exports are estimated to increase by 20
Bcfd to 60 Bcfd; likewise, the global gas market will nearly
double over the same period. Those nations with excess natural
gas reserves, such as the US, Australia and Russia, will have
revenue-generating opportunities.
There will be many changes in
the global gas market, even in a scenario where LNG exports
from the US do not materialize (see Fig. 2).
Global LNG production is forecast to double over the next 20
years, regardless of the US' involvement in the LNG market. As
global LNG supplies grow, the countries with the highest demand
will set prices for the market. According to the report, the
landed price of LNG in Japan for much of 2012 was around
$15/MMBtu, or five times higher than Henry Hub gas prices in
the US.
US LNG exports could also offset
some trade revenues and gas export volumes from gas-exporting
countries. However, even with exports of 6 Bcfd, the US will
only displace around 1 Bcfd of Australia's LNG exports. The
Pacific country, which is set to overtake Qatar as the world's
largest LNG exporter over the near term, could be producing as
much as 25 Bcfd of gas by 2030, according to Deloitte. Qatar
presently produces around 10 Bcfd of LNG.
US LNG exports and gas pricing. According to Deloitte
MarketPoint Natural Gas Market Leader Tom Choi, the impact on
US gas prices from domestic LNG exports will be minimal, with a
projected maximum increase of
$0.15/million Btu (MMBtu), since the US has a large resource
base. However, prices in LNG-importing regions with smaller
resource bases, such as Western Europe and Asia, will decrease
significantly. The margin between the US and other markets will
shrink over time as gas prices increase and become more
The report also discusses
possible evolution in pricing mechanisms. Some exporters will
continue to price gas supplies based on the oil price index.
High crude oil prices support high LNG prices. However, this
could cause exporters to lose market share as new supplies come
online and as gas price competition increases.
Oil-based pricing contracts will
come under pressure as producers seek to maintain oil price
indexation and importers seek competitively priced supplies. US
LNG is inexpensive, which may eventually help to erode oil
price indexation. Mr. Choi asserted that the market is
generally transitioning toward a more competitive price regime,
especially since US LNG sold to buyers in the Asia-Pacific
region is not indexed to oil prices. New US LNG supplies are
widely expected to be indexed to Henry Hub gas prices rather
than to crude oil benchmarks.
Positive outlook for US LNG. Deloitte forecasts a
positive overall outlook for the impacts of US LNG exports on
the global gas market and pricing. These exports will
strengthen trading relationships between the US and
LNG-importing nations with which the country has positive
relationships, especially in the OECD.
Deloitte has been invited to
present its reportthe third in a series of studies on the
impacts of US LNG exportsto the US Energy Information
Administration (EIA). For more information, please visit www.deloitte.com.
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Ferne L. Hay, 92, of Aledo, died Sunday Sept. 2, 2012 at the Mercer County Nursing Home in Aledo. Services were 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012 at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Pastor Seth Bowker officiated. Burial was in the Aledo cemetery. Visitation was from noon until time of services Wednesday at Fippingers where memorials may be left to the Mercer County Food Pantry. On-line condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com.
She was born Dec. 7, 1919 in Seaton, to Willard and Lela Allbee McNeal. She graduated from the former Seaton High School in 1937 and married Clifford Hay Jan. 29, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa. He died June 20, 1997.
Ferne was employed at Servus Rubber in Rock Island for 15 years and assisted her husband in the operation of their farm in the old Gilchrist area retiring in 1972.
She was a member of the Viola United Presbyterian Church and enjoyed quilting, crocheting, making dolls and being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include a son Marion (Patricia) Hay of Aledo, a daughter-in-law, Sandra Hay of Aledo, 5 grandchildren, Melissa Bruning of Sherrard, Jeffrey Hay of Aledo, Justin Hay of Davenport, Iowa, Denise Bowker of Joy, Mindy Rushford of Wheaton, seven great-grandchildren, William, Jacqueline, James, Josh, Elliot, Natalie and Jadon.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter Nancy, two sons, Jim and Richard, two sisters; Gwendolyn Muhlenburg and Kathryn Mosley and four brothers; Wayne "Bud", Ray, Paul and Gene McNeal.
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Robert J. Brown, 31, rural Carmi, was arrested around 2:23 a.m. Friday (today) on a preliminary charge of DUI following a traffic stop on Oak Street in Carmi.
A Carmi Police Department incident report said an officer on patrol on Burrell Street noticed a Dodge pickup veer into the wrong lane of travel. The officer tried to stop the pickup but it continued to Oak Street where it proceeded westbound before pulling over on the U-Store U-Lock lot.
Brown, the alleged driver of the pickup, displayed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. He was taken to the City-County Jail in Carmi where his blood alcohol content was measured at .161 on the state's certified breath analysis instrument.
He was booked pending $100 cash and his driver's license as bail.
A passenger in the pickup, identified in the report as Larry Myers, was cited for illegal transportation of alcohol.
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How to check what bootloader my System is using?
Such as Lilo or Grub or Grub2. How can I check it?
How to check what bootloader my System is using?
Such as Lilo or Grub or Grub2. How can I check it?
Assuming your boot disk is
This shows some information about what's at the beginning of
showing that I have Grub 2 (which is the default bootloader on Ubuntu these days).
Another place to look is what scripts run when you install the kernel. One or more of these scripts should register the newly installed kernel with the bootloader. These scripts live in
Usually, the two methods will give the same result. They won't if you have multiple operating systems and Ubuntu's bootloader is not the one that loads first, but rather is invoked by some other operating system's bootloader.
Download bootscript and install http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/
This boot_info_script is a bash script which searches all hard drives attached to the computer for information related to booting. Its primary use is for troubleshooting booting problems. For instructions see http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net
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14 Aug 2012 5:23 PM #1
Bar Series is covered by Area Series
For some reason no matter what, bar series is behind area series.
Bar should be over area, but it's not. Only happens to the bar series. I tried scatter and line, they are just fine.
Also if I do
everything works fine I have bar on top of line and line on top of area.
but when it's just area and bar series, area always ends up on top for some reason
Any ideas?
20 Aug 2012 9:50 AM #2
Thanks for the report. Until this is fixed you can use this workaround:
barSeries.setRenderer(new SeriesRenderer<Data>() { @Override public void spriteRenderer(Sprite sprite, int index, ListStore<Data> store) { sprite.setOpacity(0.93); sprite.redraw(); } });
29 Aug 2012 1:51 PM #3
Giving this a second look it would appear the trouble line (assuming you are using the area example almost exactly) is: highlightLine.setZIndex(1000);
Since SVG does not support z-index the sprites are actually sorted using a binary search causing the sprites to not maintain their original ordering from when they were added.
So the current solution is to either not use setZIndex at all in your chart or to specify the z index of all sprites in which you care about the order.


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Street Stock Frame Repair - The Fix Is InWritten by on February 1, 2008 Sometimes The Easiest Way To Repair A Street Stock Is In A Traditional Body Shop
There are a relative few who can race an entire season without banging up their racecar. Those people are either so good they are sailing clear at the front against outmatched competition, or so bad they can't catch up to the action. For the rest of us, wrinkled sheet metal and occasionally twisted frames are just part of the game. After all, if you took the rubbing and bumping out of stock car racing, you would have to start calling it Indycar.
So the question becomes, "When the inevitable happens, what's the easiest and best way to get my car fixed so I can get back out on the track and be competitive once again?" If you race a tube-frame car such as a Late Model, the answer usually is to cut out the damaged section and splice in new tubing. But if you are in a class where part of the chassis is required to remain stock, frame damage can create a much trickier situation. With a stock frame, whether it is the front clip or the center section, cutting away a section of damaged frame and replacing it can be very difficult to do correctly. This is especially true in unibody cars, where the chassis and sheet metal are a single unit.
One answer is to take your damaged racecar to a traditional body shop just like you would a wrecked street car. Most body shops are equipped with a frame table (also referred to as a frame bender, a chassis stretcher or many other similar versions), which is essentially an extremely sturdy jig on which a chassis can be pulled back into shape. A good body shop will have several different tools available that work with the frame table to pull a damaged frame back into shape. The results aren't perfect (for example, you can flatten out a balled-up piece of notebook paper, but you can never get all the wrinkles out), but in many instances a competent body man can get it close enough to get your wheels back in alignment so you can go racing again.
You may, however, have to do a little calling around. Some shops-mostly large chains-are not willing to work with racecars. Also, because of the rollcage, racecars behave differently on a frame table than a standard over-the-road car. If you are really lucky, you will be able to find a racer who also works in a body shop. This is the case with Dirt Late Model driver Chris Hargett who works at Eddie's Paint and Body (Eddie is Chris's dad). Hargett is one of those racers everybody knows who seems to spend as much time helping others with their racecars as he does working on his own.
"There is a lot you can do with these machines if you are patient and pay attention to what you are doing," Hargett says. "A lot of times, though, the only way to know if you can stretch a frame back into shape is to put it up on the table and start pulling. But there is really nothing to lose since the worst-case scenario is that you will have to cut the damaged sections off-which is what you would have to do otherwise.
"If you are racing a body-on-frame car, then there is a lot you can do to pull it back into shape. But the unibody cars are really common in the stock classes now, and they can be tougher to work with. That is because they really do not have framerails. There is usually something that looks a little bit like a framerail, but much of the structure is provided by the floor, the firewalls and even the roof. Because it is all connected, a hard hit can push and twist the metal in a lot of different directions."
Hargett says with a unibody car, the damage that can most dependably be fixed is a hit from the side that bends the metal in one direction. What is really difficult to fix, though, is a head-on collision that causes the sheet-metal to crumple like an accordion. "When it is bent in all different directions, I can try to pull it back out," he says, "but they are usually trash."
According to Hargett, the best way to avoid the dreaded "accordion" is by installing an intelligently designed rollcage. The first step is to attach the 'cage to the car in several areas. Four is the absolute minimum. A better idea is to attach the 'cage to at least six points on the car, tying the inside of the driver's compartment together, and include kickers that connect to the front and rear clips in at least two points each. Any bars that connect to the car should never be welded directly to the sheet metal. The sheet metal is too weak and will only tear away from the rollcage in a hard hit. Instead, weld a plate to the sheet metal that's at least four inches square, then weld the tubing to that. Additionally, an excellent addition for unibody cars is to run lateral 'cage bars just above the floor along each side of the car that attach to the 'cage's front and rear down tubes. This provides significant additional strength to the car's frame in the event of a big hit from the front.
Often, if your car has damage to the front or rear clip, you may be forced into a fair amount of disassembly so that you can identify the extent of the damage. One area of concern should be the fuel cell as well as the fuel-cell cage at the rear of the car. If you take a hit to the rear of the car strong enough to tweak the metal casing of the fuel cell, Hargett recommends removing the fuel cell before trying to pull the rear clip back into shape. This is because the hit was hard enough to bend something in the fuel-cell cage and tweak the metal casing of the fuel cell. If you tried to straighten it out, it could damage the cell even more. If, however, the fuel cell is undamaged, it is usually okay to try to straighten the frame with the fuel cell installed.
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Taking careful measurements is the only way to know exactly what has moved. And the only way that is helpful is if you have already taken and recorded careful measurements before the chassis was damaged. There are often holes on the chassis that the manufacturer put there to help with alignment (such as these where the front clip bolts to the center section of the car, and they are great locations to work from when measuring.This is an important tool in frame repair. It grabs onto the pinch welds that are so common on unibody cars and allows the body man a place to pull from without the risk of tearing the metal.With the tool locked in place on the damaged portion of the chassis, the car can be locked into place on the frame table. Then, by using a bottle jack to lift the car from a solid point on the frame, the damaged portion can be slowly pulled back into place.After repairing the framerail as good as possible, Hargett and Mullis turn their attention to determining exactly what caused the change in the wheelbase. One critical measurement here is to measure from the center of the leaf spring shackle bolt to a point on the axle tube on both sides to make sure the suspension isn't damaged.Hargett found that the forward leaf spring mount had been damaged. Pushing up on the mount with a bottle jack helped push the mount back into place, but the wreck had weakened it to the point that it must be replaced. Once that was found and the frame repaired, Mullis was able to take the Nova back to his shop to replace the leaf spring mount and was back on the track.


text: Since this Latino maid is becoming increasingly popular, I thought it was time that I filled a request and make a tutorial on "how to draw Consuela", step by step. This happy looking gal is a housekeeper or maid for the Griffin's as well as for James Woods, Superman, and some other well known celebrities. She has a hard time pronouncing words because her English is horrible. Instead of saying 'mister' she says 'misser'. No matter if you are a man, woman or child, she will call you misser. Drawing Consuela is going to be good fun because she is such an awesome character from the Family Guy. I hope you enjoy, remember to leave some feedback, peace people.


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How can I draw a rounded cube using Asymptote, Metapost or anything that produces high quality graphics? A rounded cube is for example the boundary of the minkovski sum C+S where C=[-1,1]^3 and S is the unit sphere. It is possible using Asymptote, but I have to parametrize and plot about 26 surfaces to do that (which I will if I have to). I was wondering if there is a simpler way.
And I will like to be able to say where the center of this rounded cube is and if possible to be able to plot things like aC+rS where a,c are positive reals, i.e. to modify the radius of the sphere and of the cube. Maybe that's too much to ask... This is really the downfall of the first approach, i.e. plotting all the needed parametrized surfaces in Asymptote: that I have to do the same thing twice if I want to plot two such cubes with different parameters a,r.


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Is there's any specific benefit to nursing instead of just pumping and feeding from the bottle? Is there anything intrinsic in the act of nursing that improves baby's health or increases the nutrition? Does the mechanical act of sucking at the breast perhaps get at more /different/better parts of the breast than a pump and therefore get more diverse milk? Or does that not really make much of a difference? Can baby get the same benefits from pumped milk?
Nutritionally, there is no difference in the amount of calories or in the breast milk itself.
However, the act of nursing requires a baby to use more muscles than are used in sucking a bottle. This means that babies will only drink as much breast milk as needed; whereas bottle fed babies will develop a habit of overeating.
Additionally, you touched on foremilk/ hindmilk. The first milk during the let down is more liquid and is designed to "quench thirst." The later milk is creamier in texture because of the higher fat content. However, if you give your baby the appropriate amount of milk (2-8 oz depending on age) it doesn't matter that the fore and hind milk is essentially mixed in the bottle.
On a peripheral note: feeding breast milk through a bottle means that the mother must pump regularly to keep up supply. Generally you must pump at the same time as the baby would nurse. You may need to pump longer or more often at the beginning to get used to the pump. Although this doesn't directly affect the question regarding nutritional level, it's important to note that using a bottle to feed breast milk may cause the mother's supply to dry more quickly. Pumping doesn't empty the breast as quickly or as efficiently as a baby (especially once the baby has learned how to nurse). Newborn babies are slow, but once they are a few weeks old, they can nurse in 5-10 minutes what may take 30 minutes to pump.
Personally I nursed my oldest 15 months, and am still nursing my 12 month old. I could not have pumped and given breast milk so long.
The milk is the same whether fed directly from the breast or from a bottle. As long as you don't store it more than a few hours, there is no difference.
Then it's just a matter of preference for you and the baby. If you feel giving the breast is a more affectionate way of feeding baby and your newborn likes it, it's fine. My daughter couldn't eat from the breast because of the speed and quantity. From the first few days she was fed pumped milk and she refused to take the breast.
The advantage of bottle feeding is that the father can help from the very beginning and, during the following months, baby will not need a period of adaptation from breast to bottle and mother to father.
Other than maybe a physical bond, touching, there should be no difference as repecmps mentioned. The milk is still the same, and I have seen plenty of mothers, including my wife, store the milk and feed it later. The sucking motion, as long as you use one of those nipple tops that simulate a breast, should be the same - and even with an older style nipple top there should not be much difference.
No there is a difference between bottle fed and direct nursing.Recently i read an article about it.Accordingly it says,Antibodies are produced in breast milk as per baby's environment,like saliva,germs.when u pump,only that environmentz antibodies r present.when u nurse u wd get antibodies of the present exposure.And the act of nursing in baby requires different jaw movements which gives proper structure in facial development further leading to better speech n development.whereas bottle feeding means they r overfed which may lead to obesity... But in cases if u r working or due to any health conditions,u cant nurse...bottle breast milk is always better than formula milk... Something is better than nothing. When there is chance,go for it.. What u give now,will give immunity for ur sweetheart


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Juergen Nogai: Julius Shulman's Impressive Protégé
Most of us are familiar with the iconic image of architect Pierre Koenig's "Case Study House #22" taken by renown architectural photographer Julius Shulman in 1960. Shulman enjoyed an especially charmed career as an architectural photographer. With the resurgence of interest in mid-century modernism, Shulman emerged from retirement and began collaborating with German photographer Juergen Nogai in 2000.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Philip Johnson Glass House, National Trust Historic Site, New Canaan, CT (Phillip Joohnson, architect), 2007.
If you saw the 2008 film Visual Acoustics, Nogai is the man working with Shulman on new photographs. More than an assistant, Nogai is often referred to as Shulman's protégé. During their decade-long collaboration, Shulman and Nogai were published together in many books, magazines, and newspapers while working on an array of public and private projects.
Juergen continues to work as a photographer in Los Angeles, establishing his own legacy while keeping the spirit of Shulman's genius alive. Nogai is represented by Craig Krull Gallery.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Case Study House #21, LA, CA, 2006.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Private residence in Pasadena (Frank Dimster, Architect), 2003.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Griffith Park Observatory, LA, CA, 2007.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Killingsworth House, #15, 2008.
Julius Shulman & Juergen Nogai. Furman House, 2008.


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Haines City Pharmacy Employee Accused of Participating in Robbery
Police say employee conspired with Lakeland man
Published: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:52 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:52 a.m.
HAINES CITY | A Lakeland man and woman have been arrested and charged with robbing the Haines City pharmacy where the woman worked as a pharmacy tech, Haines City police said.
About 10:38 p.m. Sunday, a man wearing a mask and carrying a handgun entered the First Choice Pharmacy at 460 U.S. 17-92 N., Lori Cuella-Castillo, 29, of 1043 Suwanne Ave. S., Lakeland, told police.
Castillo, who was the only person on duty, told police the man stole about $31,000 in prescription medication and about $1,200 in cash.
An investigation lead police to arrest Castillo and Rueben Eugene Wright, 21, of 706 Ponderosa Drive W, Lakeland. Police accused the two of conspiring to commit the robbery and that Castillo was to act as if she was a victim.
Castillo is charged with grand theft greater than $20,000 and filing a false police report. Further charges are pending, police said.
Wright is charged with grand theft greater than $20,000, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with evidence. Further charges are pending against Wright also, police said.
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In addition, Stacy has been a project manager and SEO content writer for a small Drupal shop in the south of France, as well as contributing documentation for the Drupal for Facebook Project.
Stacy works in the Portland office. In her spare time, she loves to cook spicy food, sing, take long road trips, and write language poetry. She might have to re-learn how to ride a bike to fit in with all the cool kids. :)


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2010-11 Course Descriptions
College of Special Studies
Abilene Christian University partners with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) to offer ACU students the opportunity to participate in expanded offerings of study abroad experiences. ACU also participates with CCCU in selected discipline specific programs in the United States.
Courses numbers and descriptions are listed under the CCCU program in which they are offered.
CPOL 4A0 Topics in Vocational Leadership (3). The course introduces concepts for Christian responsibility and involvement in public issues. By focusing on a public topic relevant to the internship, basic techniques for issue analysis and the narrative pattern of the Bible as an analytical framework will be taught.
CPOL 4A1 Topics in National Affairs (3). The course exposes students to the Washington leadership networks that are engaged in the complex dynamic of national public policy formation and decision-making. Coursework includes policy analysis, political studies, sociology, ethics, theology, and biblical studies.
CPOL 4A2 Topics in Leadership Management (3). The course studies the strategic responsibilities of business in shaping the compliance environment of policy regulation and enforcement. Coursework involves concepts important for business, leadership development, business administration, management economics ethics, theology, and biblical studies.
CPOL 4A3 Topics in International Affairs & Globalization (3). Through field research and face-to-face meetings with experts in Washington's international community, you are challenged to develop a biblical perspective, either on foreign affairs or on globalization.
CPOL 4A4 Internship (6). The internship links public-sector employment with classroom work. Students are placed in agencies and offices through the greater Washington metropolitan area.
CPOL 4A5 Mentorship Course (optional) (1). Students have the opportunity to meet with a professional mentor in their field four times during the semester.
CINT 4S0 View From Australia: Issues in Religion, Politics (3). The emphasis of this course is on historical and current local and world issues which affect Australia. Students should develop a basic understanding of the Australian culture and worldview. They will critique their own cultural value structures through Biblical reflection and begin to distinguish these cultural virtues from Christian truth relating to several themes presented in the course.
CHIS 4S0 Indigenous History, Cultures and Identity (3). The course will look at the concept of Country, spiritual belief systems, kinship and family relationships, totemic systems, foods and medicines, education systems, and spiritual beliefs including the Creation stories. Students will identify and challenge assumptions that underlie the beliefs, ideas, values and actions that are taken for granted by themselves (as learners).
CTHE 4S0 Faith and the Contemporary Artist I (Spring), II (Fall) (3). Course content invites investigation of the breadth of human experience through the lens of cultural studies. It explores the contribution of the arts to contemporary culture and enables students to reach for an integration of their faith and their art form in the context of cultural communication.
CXXX 4SX Discipline courses in dance, drama, music, drawing/graphic design, theology/ministry(5-7). Discipline selection and courses are subject to availability. Check with the Registrar's Office.
CHIS 3C0 Chinese History (3). This course covers the history of China from its earliest beginnings to the present. Students become familiar with the major dynasties of China, their character and contributions, and their major figures.
CPOL 4C0 Contemporary Society: Public Policy and Economic Development (3). This course examines two key and inter-related aspects of modern China: government policy and economic reforms. Policy covers the structure of the Chinese government, social rights and the legal system, as well as issues such as ethnic minorities, family planning, and education. Economic Development covers the government policies from 1949 to the present, from the commune system to the current market-oriented reforms.
CINT 4C0 Intercultural Communication (3). This course covers issues intended to help students understand and adjust to Chinese culture. The focus will be on how students demonstrate their beliefs in their daily lives within the context of China. Topics include culture and basic values, culture shock, introductory linguistics, contextualization, and factors involved in successful cross-cultural interaction.
CFOR 1C0 Chinese I (2-3). This course focuses on acquiring survival fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, the national language of China. Chinese I classes will include explanations on aspects of learning the language such as Pinyin (the spelling system used on mainland China) and tones.
CFOR 1C1 Chinese II (3). Chinese II focuses on acquiring low-intermediate fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese so that a student can handle situations such as travel planning, illness, making appointments, etc. This course will include how Chinese as a language differs from European languages (including English), Chinese dialects, etc. Chinese II students must translate a Chinese pop song.
CPHI 4C0 Eastern Philosophy and Religions (3). The course focuses on the teachings, history, and development of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and folk religion. It also introduces concepts embedded in Chinese culture such as Yin & Yang, "the Five Phases," etc.
CHUM 4C1 Dimensions of East Asian Culture (3). This course introduces students to visual, physical, medical and culinary arts. The majority of the course involves "hands-on" practice. Lectures will be presented about the history & symbolism of Chinese art, explanations and guidelines about Chinese cooking & cuisines, and unifying Chinese philosophy that underlies dimensions of Chinese culture.
CART 4C0 Chinese Painting (1). Students will learn to paint from a Chinese artist. They will practice the basics of Chinese water-based brushwork, painting traditional pictures of bamboo, flowers, etc.
CEXS 2C0 Tai Chi (1). The course emphasizes traditional Chinese forms of stylized self-defense, which tones the body and concentrates the mind. Exercises may focus either on the gentler form of tai chi, or on the more vigorous wu shu, depending on the instructor.
CBUS 4C0 International Business in China (3). Lectures are presented by Christians who have done business in China for years. They cover issues such as fair and ethical business practices and factors involved in out-sourcing jobs to China. Students prepare a paper in which they describe and analyze the differences in the way that an American or international company markets its products or its franchise in China.
CBUS 4C1 Business Internship (3). Students are placed in jobs that provide meaningful work experience. Students engage in three-week internships, working full-time(40+ hrs/week) for either Western or Chinese companies. In the first part of the semester, all students in the China program will complete the history study tour around China.
CMUS 4M0 Faith, Music and Culture (3). This course will help students rethink what it means to be a Christian, a musician and a Christian musician. Six films are shown, each revealing an important but often neglected area of struggle within the life of an artist. Students are then challenged to re-examine their belief systems in God and themselves and reconcile their career ambitions with God's purpose for their lives.
CMUS 4M1 Inside the Music Industry (3). This course provides an overview of the music industry, focusing on the six more important contracts negotiated by artists and executives; artist management, recording label, publishing, concert rider, licensing, and copyright. Emphasis is given to career possibilities and the gifts and skills required to succeed in each of the major areas.
CMUS 4M2 Supervised Practicum (1). Each student will participate in a road trip practicum. Briefings, tours, meetings and internships will be arranged with leading record companies, artist management firms, booking agencies, recording studios, concert promoters, writers, producers and artists.
CMUS 4M3 Essentials of Song Writing (3). Students are required to write a minimum of ten original songs during the semester. The first eight songs have carefully defined parameters which, while allowing students to write within their favorite genre, force them to write outside of their comfort zone. Emphasis is placed on the song as the vehicle for creativity and public communication.
CMUS 4M4 Studio Recording (3). This course introduces students to the concept of non-linear, non-destructive editing within the digital domain. Pro Tools TDM, 001 & Mbox are used by students to assemble and record a minimum of three finished master-quality recordings. All students will acquire enough experience to record, mix and master their own tracks for demo purposes.
CMUS 4M5 Performance (3). During the first three nights of the first full week, each student is required to perform two songs, solo. Pre-recorded tracks or other student players are allowed to assist those students who do not play an instrument. As each student defines their musical style and public persona, additional concert appearances are required.
CMUS 4M6 Artist Management (3). Through lecture, text and online investigations, Executive Track students will gain a thorough-going understanding of the economic, creative and spiritual elements critical to a career in contemporary music. Students will learn to help Artist Track students develop a career plan and prepare the materials necessary to pitch an artist to a record company and negotiate a recording contract.
CMUS 4M7 Artists and Repertoire (3). Students will learn from executives how to spot talent; create a label business plan; analyze and forecast trends in popular music; assemble a successful artist roster; and, in tandem with artists, they will plan, budget and produce recording sessions.
CMUS 4M8 Music, Marketing and Sales (3). Through classroom instruction and presentations by visiting industry experts, Executive track students will become familiar with the role of packaging, retail point-of-purchase materials, publicity, advertising, as well as other areas of the industry. Students will develop comprehensive marketing plans for students in the Artist track.
CMUS 4M9 Advanced Recording Techniques (3). Pro Tools is widely accepted as the most popular digital recording environment in the world combining the most advanced software and hardware solutions for music production. Students who successfully complete this course will have the skill sets necessary to record, mix and produce master quality recordings using this and other software/hardware platforms.
CMUS 4M10 Live Sound Reinforcement (3). This course is designed to train students for entry-level positions as a live sound engineer/front-of-house or monitor engineer. Each engineer must be able to complete line and sound checks quickly and reliably, trouble shoot problems and understand console and system signal flow.
CMUS 4M11 Lighting (3). Students will train and be prepared for entry-level positions in live concert lighting. They will manage power distribution, DMX control of lighting fixtures and ultimately the properties of light and dispersion that artfully blend to create alternate forms of reality.
CFOR 2L0/3L0 Spanish Language Study (6). Students attend the Spanish Language Institute for an intensive period of four weeks, Monday through Friday, four hours per day. The language is taught as a second language. The course materials are utilized within a native language immersion context, and practiced through exercises in the classroom via workbook assignments, and after class assignments in the city of San José. Pre and post tests will be given to ensure proper placement.
CFOR 4L0 Perspective on Latin American History and Contemporary Issues (3). This seminar introduces social, historical, political, economic, and religious currents that constitute Latin American society. Students are introduced to historical development of Latin America; a variety of analytical perspectives; the character, past and present, of U.S. policy, as well as the economic reality in the region.
CINT 4L0 Responses to Third World Reality Seminar (3). Students are challenged in a seminar that includes diverse perspectives, broad readings and hands-on experience in a practicum setting. Participants will re-examine their worldviews and articulate faith-informed positions on several issues concerning relationships of North Americans serving in Latin America.
CFOR 4L0 Practicum/Internship/Case Study (3). The internship/practicum/case study is integrated with the non-core course associated with each concentration.
CFOR 4L1 Travel Practicum (1-3). Travel opportunities are available (some required) through other Central American nations to discover the rich diversity of cultures and peoples in the region.
CFOR 4L2 Language and Literature Seminar (3). Students will examine how Latin Americans view their neighbors to the north and around the world through conversations, conferences and related literature. Latin American society and culture will be studied through its literature, interaction with prominent literary figures, and through local theatrical and film productions. The seminar is taught exclusively in Spanish, including written assignments.
CBUS 4L0 Business Seminar (3). Within the historical, political, social, religious and economic context and realities of Latin America, the course addresses the role of the Christian business person. In this role students examine how to make effective and ethical business decisions as they relate to issues of social justice.
CBIO 4L0 Environmental Science Seminar (4). Students explore the natural sciences in a tropical setting and study their influence on the process of sustainability. Students will participate in research projects, examine sustainable development and management of Costa Rica's protected natural areas, investigate the ecology of tropical biomes, including highland cloud forest, mangrove forest, coral reefs, lowland rain forests and dry forests.
CBIO 4L1 Field Research (2). Research coincides with the participants' interest and focus in the Seminar.
CTHE 4F0 Hollywood Production Workshop (4). Students make a motion picture using Hollywood locations, resources, and protocol. Students participate in a competitive vetting process of scripts, pitches, and meetings. Small group tutorials are offered for each student's production position. Note: $250 lab fee required.
CJMC 4F0 Theology in Hollywood (3). This course provides students with basic theological underpinnings for their lives as entertainment artists or consumers. Discussions, screenings and readings will seek to place the student's work in the context of the Christian's call to serve and spread the Gospel.
CUNI 4F0 Internship: Inside Hollywood (5-6) CJMC 4F1 (1). The internship is a nonpaying position primarily in an office setting such as development companies, agencies, producer's offices, etc. Students work 20-24 hours a week throughout the length of the semester.
CTHE 4F1 Motion Picture Production (3). An intense, hands-on course in short film production. The course is designed to enable both students to develop their integration of story with technical skill.
CTHE 4F2 Professional Screenwriting (3). A course in contemporary screenwriting, including an understanding of dramatic structure, character and dialogue development, and the writing process. Students complete a full-length screenplay for a feature film.
CTHE 4F3 Independent Study (3). Course may be set up by special request. Students must submit a portfolio and project proposal. Note: This option is not guaranteed and is limited to students with experience who may need to complete a senior project for graduation.
CFOR 1E0 Introduction to Arabic Language (4). Taught by Egyptian instructors affiliated with the American University in Cairo, this course aims to help students acquire basic skills in Egyptian Arabic, a dialect widely understood in the Arab world. The course should bring students to the intermediate level of Egyptian colloquial Arabic.
CHIS 3E0 Islamic Thought and Practice (4). This course examines many dimensions of Islamic faith from early times to the present. While emphasis is on the early period and its influence on latter events and people, it also attempts to relate these early developments to contemporary issues in the Middle East. Students are encouraged to examine both commonalities with and differences between themselves and their Muslim counterparts.
CHIS 4E0 Conflict and Change in the Middle East (4). The course examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or what many scholars now call "the 100 years war." Beginning with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the course traces the origin of the conflict from early encounters between Arab and Jew in Palestine to the contemporary struggle to achieve a final status agreement between Israelis and Palestinians today.
CANT 4E0 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (4). This course examines the variety of peoples and cultures in societies such as Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, and Turkey. The course seeks to introduce students to patterns of thought and behavior that characterize the region generally without losing sight of important differences across countries.
CENG 4O1 Tutorials (9). The tutorial is the heart of undergraduate teaching at Oxford. It is an hour long conversation between a tutor who is engaged in research and one student who has spent the week reading and writing an essay in answer to an assigned, searching question. The tutorial gives students the chance to read in depth, to formulate their views on a subject, and to consider those views in the light of the detailed, analytical conversation in the tutorial. Students may choose tutorials within the disciplines of classics, English language and literature, history, philosophy, and theology.
CENG 4O2 Integrative Seminar (4). Students must attend two University of Oxford lecture courses (normally eight weeks). These are in addition to lecture courses attended in conjunction with tutorials. Students should choose a methodological lecture in preference to a purely empirical one, depending on availability.
CENG 4O3 British Landscape (4). Students study how the British landscape was formed and reformed by societies which successively conquered and settled in it, looking at the dialectic relationship between culture (the economic, social, intellectual, religious, and artistic aspects of each group) and landscape (the natural landscape and the human imprint on that landscape.
CENG 4O4 The Christian Tradition in the British Isles (3). The course explores key moments in the development of Christianity in the British Isles, from the Celtic peoples of Britain under the Roman Empire, to the Anglo-Saxons, the medieval Church, and the emergence of a variety of traditions in the reformation and beyond.
CENG 4O5 Topical Seminars and Tutorials (3). Students participate in two different seminars which take place during the first two weeks of the program and in a set number of individual tutorials during the second two weeks of the program.
CBIB 4U0 Faith and Action in the Ugandan Context (4). This course combines a traditional classroom component with experiential learning. It explores how exposure to Ugandan Christianity challenges our own faith. Interspersed throughout is a survey of contemporary political, social, economic and religious issues confronting African peoples and countries.
CBIB 4U1 Cross Cultural Immersion/Missions Practicum (3). Issues and questions explored through readings and experience will include: defining missions, biblical foundations of missions, theology of missions, missions in Uganda, the role of the church, and contextual missions today. The course will ground students in basic aspects of missions' theory and practice and expose them to related issues and questions.
CENG 4U0 African Literature (3). The course offers a survey of the literature of sub-Saharan Africa. Students will be introduced to the distinctive features of East, West, and Southern Africa as well as to the genres of oral literature, fiction, poetry, and drama. Works will be examined on their own merit in regard to theme and style, insights into African society, and the concepts of negritude and black aesthetics.
CHIS 4U0 East African History From 1800 to Independence (3). This course will familiarize students with the history of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda from 1800 to independence. From the pre-colonial era, the course will focus on colonialism and its effects on East African culture and indigenous social institutions. The course provides a review of East African reaction to colonial policies and a survey of cultural and social changes experienced in East Africa during the colonial period up to the time of decolonialisation.
CBIB 4U2 African Traditional Religions, Christianity and Islam in Contemporary Uganda (3). Religion dominates the social, political and economic lives of Africans. Three religions have had a strong influence in Uganda; ATR, Christianity and Islam. This course, will survey religions in Uganda, emphasizing ATR and Islam. The study of ATR will be phenomenological in its view, looking at the scheme of ideas that help us appreciate the nature of African religions. The study of Islam will emphasize a basic understanding and appreciation of the life of Prophet Muhammad, its formative influence on Islam as a religion, and its attendant cultural influence in Uganda. In this course, we will also examine the influence of Christianity in Uganda. A very important aspect of our study will be the historical interaction between the three religions—ATR, Islam and Christianity.
CBIB 4U3 Uganda Studies Emphasis Practicum (3). Students will have opportunities to practice and integrate theory and practice in a cross-cultural setting as they complete a minimum of 150 hours of practice at an approved service location in Uganda. Each student will be on-site 2 days per week under the supervision of their field instructor and the Uganda Studies Program (USP) staff supervisor. In addition students will participate in a Seminar class one hour per week for reflection, with feedback from staff and peers.
CSOW 4U0 Social Work Practicum (3). Same as Uganda Studies Practicum.
CXXX 4UX Additional elective courses are scheduled, but not guaranteed (3). Discipline selection and courses are subject to availability. Check with the Registrar's Office.
CJMC 4W0 Foundations for Media Involvement (4). This class will utilize lectures, discussion, readings and service learning to raise questions about the role Christians should play in media and culture generally. Topics covered range from contemporary challenges in journalism to historical tensions between the Church and popular culture to the arguments for and against working in the news media. Suggested prerequisite: A mass-media survey class.
CJMC 4W1 Reporting in Washington (3). The course will emphasize story development, research, and interviewing skills, using one of the most intense news environments in the world as its classroom. The emphasis will be on short-form, hard-news reporting and writing--the kind used in wire services, newspapers, the World Wide Web and broadcasting. Guest lecturers from the industry will discuss feature writing, computer research, ethics and other selected topics. Students will submit story ideas, background research folders and rough drafts of stories.
CJMC 4W2 Washington, News and Public Discourse (3). Students will study how the history of American newspapers is interwoven with the history of Washington and how the future of American newsrooms and American politics will be affected by what happens in the news bureaus, networks and magazines based inside the Beltway. The course also addresses contemporary patterns of news consumption, such as entertainment, the Internet and other unconventional sources for news and information.
CJMC 4W3 Internship (6). Students will have practical work experience in mainstream newsroom positions that provide hands-on work in reporting and writing. Internships will occupy 25 hours a week for 12 weeks of the semester. Grading will be based on input from the internship supervisor, as well as a portfolio of final versions of stories written and published during the internship.
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7 Baffling Moments from The Worst Video Game Movie Ever
The Legend of Chun-Li isn't just a movie, it's proof of the Second Law of Thermodynamics: everything can always get worse, even the Street Fighter movie franchise.
The Good Old Days, and The First Time This Has Ever Been Described Positively
Street Fighter was written off as the worst thing to happen to video games since the thumb-eating venereal spiders; but The Legend of Chun-Li was made to make sure we ended up like everyone else who insults Van Damme: in pain and regretting it. Legend is measurably worse than Van Damme's effort in every way, and I know because I measured the game, the movie and Legend in various categories. Also: I can no longer smile, and now think "action" is a noise people make when they sneeze.
Game: A Chinese expert martial artist Interpol agent
Movie: A Chinese television reporter
Legend: A Canadian pianist
In Street Fighter, Chun-Li pranced around like a seven-year-old pretending to hit people, giving her seven years more martial arts experience than Legend's Kirstin Kreuk, whose entire acting history of violent encounters is "wanting to sleep with Superman." While that does demonstrate incredible physical bravery it falls a bit short of being an Asian martial artist in important categories like being Asian and knowing martial arts.
She spends the first half-hour undergoing advanced Michael Jacksonification, morphing from an incredibly Chinese child to a skin tone that has only been achieved by Asians who are dead and under a flood light.
One of these kids is not like the others.
The script doesn't help, taking her to Hong Kong, Bangkok street markets and an Asian cyber-cafe where she's the only non-Asian person in sight, and a clear foot taller than everyone else.
Also: If you're casting Chun-Li and have to choose between acting and kung fu abilities, play the game. Compare the number of monologues and kicks to the face. In the game, Chun-Li can levitate while doing the rotating splits and kick you exactly one thousand times in two seconds. In the movie, she's a classical pianist, and there's exactly as much action as that implies. She throws punches like she's showing off a manicure and kicks like she's trying to shake tissue paper from her high-heels.
They'd have been better off if they hired a gigantic Russian man in a speedo--at least he'd look like someone in the game and be able to fight.
Game: Psychically powered crime lord travels the world collecting mortal enemies like Pokemon
Movie: Campy comedic actor with hoverboots demands Dr-Evil-scale ransom
Legend: The Lucky Charms leprechaun deals in real estate
Raul Julia acted like his whole movie was a pantomime and displayed so little knowledge of the game that he probably thought a joystick was something you rented from a Thai ladyboy. But at least he was obviously enjoying himself. Raising the total number of people enjoying the movie to "One," or "One more than Legend of Chun-Li."
If Legend's piano-playing Chun-Li was hit by a pussification ray, Bison seems to have been built out of spare parts from a vaginoplasty clinic. Neil McDonough is so unbelievably wimpy-looking; he played Bruce Banner in the 1996 Hulk series remake and a red-shirt in Star Trek, two characters who were specifically meant to convey the idea of "easily defeated wimp." The same insane casting director who hired a Canadian to play Chun-Li also hired a midget to play the final boss and told him to act Irish. There's such random nationality reassignment in this movie, you're half expecting Zangief to crop up chanting "U-S-A U-S-A!"
That little munchkin looks like he could be beaten up by his own wineglass.
McDonough's Bison is such an unbelievable pussy you couldn't even use him in a porno without adding two fire trucks and an explosion to balance him out. He's meant to be the ultimate unarmed combatant and the only people he punches in the entire movie are a chained-up secretary and an unborn fetus. This is actually smart since he appears to have mistakenly received all his martial arts training from a sign-language instructor. They use every trick they can to make him look threatening, from perspective shots to (I wish I was kidding) playing an actual tiger sound effect every time he does anything, but it's still about as threatening as a cuddle party.
Game: Authentic original language (in Super Street Fighter IV)
Movie: Jean-Claude Van Damme!
Legend: EVEN WORSE!
Van Damme's motivating speech is rightly famous, just as the Hindenburg is a well-known aircraft.
If accents were computer equipment Van Damme would be the world's most powerful electromagnet. But McDonough somehow manages to top him in every scene, remembering a different Oirish stereotype with each line, and mauling it with the fury of a thousand Hadoukens. He's about as Irish as the Queen setting fire to a the Guinness brewery and far less fun to watch.
What's truly tragic is that someone went to all the effort of teaching Kristin Chinese. She switches between location-specific (if appalling) Cantonese and Mandarin, meaning there were clearly expert Chinesologists on set but every time they said, "You know she's white, right?" they were sued for racial discrimination. Her tongue does more violence to the language in one sentence than the rest of her body does to anything else in the movie.
Game: Random collection of master martial artists
Movie: Random assholes with the same names
Legend: Random assholes
If your Street Fighter scriptwriter delivers a single character who isn't in the games, punch him in the face. I guarantee he won't know enough about violence to block it.
It's not like they don't have enough to choose from.
Street Fighter: Van Damme might have turned World Warriors into a collection of scientists and sound-men, but it at least remembered
A) to actually put them in the movie
B) to put Kylie Minogue in pigtails and a tight top, which to this day remains the only reason I let the casting director survive.
Legend introduces two new characters designed solely to piss the viewers off: one's an Interpol agent, another's a police officer--both things Chun-Li's character was supposed to be instead of a pianist. "Nash" looks like Danny DeVito's character in Twins, but if Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves were the parents. But detective Sunee manages to be the most distracting thing in the film. She's played by Moon Bloodgood, which adds inventing a Street Fighter character less violent than the actor's real name to the film's list of impressive accomplishments. Together they are the worst cops ever.
If she works the vice squad it's entrapment.
Legend also features Michael Clark Duncan as Balrog. You might remember him from the game as the giant boxer, a sport that if you'd recognize as relying on the ability to punch. Or you'd know that if you didn't make this movie, in which Balrog uses a combination of wrestling moves, shoulder-charges, pistols, the steel pipe from Commando and, at one point, a rocket launcher in a desperate quest to avoid ever actually touching someone with his fists.
While the filmmakers get every character wrong, Duncan's Balrog suggests that they were actually trying to get it wrong, possibly as a part of some large scale conspiracy to make the Mortal Kombat franchise seem not horrible.