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Trojans Prepare for SAC Tournament on WednesdayApril 15, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – Despite suffering three setbacks in its last four contests, Anderson University women's tennis shifts its focus to the postseason, as it begins play in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament on Wednesday against fourth-seeded Newberry. First serve from the Rock Hill Tennis Center is slated for 10 a.m.
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After a 5-1 loss to SAC newcomer Queens on Sunday, AU enters the postseason with an even 8-8 overall record with a 7-4 mark in conference play, handing the Trojans the fifth seed in the annual tournament. Anderson looks to continue a consecutive streak of double figure wins since joining the conference in 2011, as the Trojans will need to advance to the tournament final to extend the streak.
Leading the team in victories for the season is freshman Rebecca Bruning, who closed the regular season with a 12-2 record and a perfect 10-0 mark in conference play. For her efforts during her first collegiate season, Bruning joined teammates Avery Owens and Karen Ching on the All-SAC Second Team Singles list. Owens and Ching, which were named to the All-SAC Second Team Doubles squad, combined for 16 victories between No. 1 and No. 2 singles, while totaling nine doubles wins at No. 1 position.
Sophomore Alexandra Ebner closed the regular season with eight victories while playing the majority of the year at No. 4, while junior Lindsay Gregory totaled the second-most wins on the team with nine with seven coming at No. 5. Sophomore Nikkola Wichenko went 7-5 at No. 6 this season, including going 6-4 in her last 10 matches.
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Wrapping up its season on Sunday with a 9-0 blanking of Conference Carolinas member King, Newberry closed the year with a 15-7 record, including an 8-3 mark in the SAC. The Wolves' lone setbacks came against the top-three teams in the conference (Wingate, Tusculum, Queens), while headlining their season with a 4-3 win over Division I's Presbyterian College.
Newberry's Romina Adum was placed on the All-SAC Second Team Singles squad, joining Owens, Bruning and Ching. Adum joined teammate Susana Aguirre on the All-SAC Second Team Doubles list, as the tandem closed the regular season with a 15-7 record, playing at the No. 1 position. Adum tied for second on the team in singles wins with 13, playing the majority of the year at No. 2.
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Cloud Cover Episode 42 - The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything (also DataMarket)
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In this episode, Christian "Littleguru" Liensberger joins Steve and Wade as they discuss the Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket. Christian explains the purpose of DataMarket, shows an ASP.NET MVC 3 demo, and shares some tips and tricks.
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Great idea with promoting Codename Dallas at last.
Since Microsoft seems to have a lot more data than the Google Public Data website, it would be great if you built some showcase apps that would just display some of these datasets on maps or in some charts, like Google does.
I know people who use Google Public Data not necessarily because it provides more valuable data than Dallas but because they can just go in a central location, click a couple of times and get visual feedback.
Hi Lucian. Thanks for your feedback. Did you see the application that ComponentArt built: http://azure.componentart.com
You gave a great talk about consuming DataMarket services, but there was one thing that was missing: what is involved in publishing a DataMarket service, and what fees does Microsoft charge to those who are publishing?
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5 Famous Online Copyright Crusaders Who Are Total Hypocrites
Intellectual property is a touchy subject. The Internet loves to steal it, and watchdog groups love to send threatening letters and file lawsuits in response. The problem is that it's really hard not to be a hypocrite when it comes to copyright issues. If you want to have a zero-tolerance policy with others, you'd better damn well exercise one in your own life.
But almost no one does, so we frequently get hilarious examples where the very people in charge of policing the Internet for potential copyright violations fall astray of the laws themselves.
#5. The Man Who Sponsored SOPA Stole Pictures for His Website
Don J Schulte and Lamar Smith, via Vice
Remember when SOPA was going to destroy the Internet, and dammit, we weren't going to take it anymore? If you don't, SOPA was a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) that would give law enforcement officials greatly expanded powers to fight copyright violations online.
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"We're using a broad interpretation of the term 'online'."
Proponents claimed that it was needed to fight overseas sites that use lax copyright laws in their respective countries as a means to provide American users with an unlimited supply of ill-gotten MP3s and pirated Hollywood hits. Sites like Megaupload and the Pirate Bay, for example.
Opponents claimed that the measure was written so broadly that it meant entire domains could be shut down for even the slightest copyright violation. For example, if you forgot to give the proper credit for one image posted on one page of your site, your whole site could be wiped out forever (in the industry, we call what just happened here foreshadowing).
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"You've Photoshopped penises onto Prince's face for the last time, kid."
Complaints about the bill from several major sites only prompted angry responses from Smith, who seemed to be under the impression that the only entity that opposed his plan was Google. As stated earlier, though, he was wrong: The entire Internet wanted SOPA stopped, and they weren't above using humiliation to make it happen.
To those ends, a curious little troll at Vice.com scoured Lamar Smith's website in search of copyright violations and found that the credit-happy congressman was using an image taken by photographer DJ Schulte as the background on an archived version of his homepage. After contacting the photographer, it was discovered that, sure enough, the image was being used without permission. That's bad news for a man in the process of building his reputation by policing the Internet for copyright violations like the Prince Rogers Nelson of Congress.
If it weren't for Mitch McConnell, Lamar here would be the Republican politician who most resembles a turtle.
Shortly after the Vice.com story broke, the congressman's team had his website taken down, just like a dirty, copyright-infringing criminal would deserve, according to Smith's own proposed legislation.
Speaking of that, this fiasco happened over a year ago, and, you may have noticed, the Internet has not since been destroyed. After a massive online protest brought widespread attention to the finer and more harrowing points of SOPA, Smith called off his copyright hounds and the bill was effectively killed.
Don J Schulte and Lamar Smith, via Vice
"Take my own picture? Of trees? You're mad, sir."
#4. Lily Allen Campaigns Against Stealing by Stealing
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There's a strong chance that a lot of our readers in the U.S. don't even remember U.K. pop sensation Lily Allen. To give you an idea of how long she's been out of the spotlight, her last album featured an anti-George W. Bush song.
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Allen, pictured here being totally original.
We told you back during her heyday that she had a batshit insane blog, but who could ever have just one of those things when Blogger gave them away for free? Certainly not Lily Allen. She started a second, also crazy blog called "It's Not Alright" for the sole purpose of taking a Metallica-like stance on Internet piracy. And you know what? She had every right to do that. As a musician, her livelihood in part depends on the willingness of others to pay money for her work.
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Always an uphill battle.
Unfortunately, Allen seemed to believe that copyright infringement only extended as far as the music we illicitly download from the Internet. That can be the only explanation for why, on a blog about why you shouldn't steal from others, Lily Allen posted an entire article from the website Techdirt without so much as a link back to the original source or even a mention of the fact that the words her fans were reading were written by someone else.
A post about the thievery on TorrentFreak called Allen out on her weak grasp of the rules of fair use. Before long, even Perez Hilton, a man who essentially built his career on stealing images from other sites and scrawling inane messages over them, was calling Lily Allen a hypocrite.
The sheer weight of all the irony collapsed in on itself, spawned a black hole, and killed everyone on Earth.
Things got even more embarrassing for Allen when it was discovered that, prior to becoming a huge star herself, she uploaded several digital mix tapes to a site called LilyAllenMusic.com. These downloadable mixes featured her songs interspersed with hits from other artists. One mix tape included a whopping 19 tracks that Allen did not have permission to use. According to the same RIAA laws she was stealing people's shit to uphold, she could have been sued for millions.
In the wake of that added wrinkle to her copyright fight, Allen promptly deleted her blog and retired from music, much to the dismay of pretty much no one.
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"No. Please. Don't stop."
#3. Nicolas Sarkozy Is the Pirate His Laws Are Meant to Eliminate
Xavier Laine / Getty Images Sport
The policies of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy were effectively legislated out of existence after he failed to win re-election last year. That is, with one gigantic exception. Sarkozy introduced a massive anti-piracy effort in France during his reign that gives copyright violators two warnings before cutting off their access to the Web altogether.
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"Ideally, we'd have some way to make their routers kick them in the nuts."
And according to those very loose rules of his own legislation, Sarkozy should have been banned from using the Internet a long time ago.
His first misstep in relation to France's rude and smelly copyright laws was at his own campaign stops. In 2009, he made several public appearances where the song "Kids" by MGMT, which admittedly sounds exactly what you think a French presidential campaign song should sound like ...
... was used without the band's permission. Lawyers intervened, and the Sarkozy campaign had to fork over 30,000 euros to settle things without the situation devolving into the most dance-friendly legal squabble in French history. It was an embarrassing slip-up, especially in light of the fact that a vote on whether to implement the anti-piracy laws we're discussing now was just a few short weeks away.
Hey, that's just one strike, though, and by French law, Sarkozy was still in the clear. But he would fall out of step with approved fair use practices again just a few months later when it was discovered that his "audiovisual service" was making illegal copies of Sarkozy's own propaganda videos.
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Pobody's nerfect.
Why would they do that? Well, when a firm called Galaxie Press produced a documentary about the president, they only shipped 50 copies, because who is honestly going to want to watch that boring shit, you know? Apparently, the answer to that question is "450," because Sarkozy had his campaign whip up an additional 400 discs to meet the overwhelming demand. They even went so far as to change the name of the producer on the forged discs, because the producer name is obviously where you look first if you're wondering if a DVD is legitimate. Somehow, that brilliant bit of deception wasn't enough to throw anyone off the scent. Strike two! Or Strike 401, depending on how you're counting.


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This will be colour formatted once i get home, and please contact me if you need any of the listed items in your want/trade list removed.
To avoid having to pay alot for shipping,try to trade with people as close to your location as possible,but it doesn't mean that all people further away than your continent will cost you a fortune in postage
To avoid Scammage,you must have atleast 2 Regulars vouch for you or 1000 posts.
Please make sure to get documentation or any proof from the post office of you sending the item,incase it gets accidentaly lost in the mail.
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Steam Account, will trade for WoW account, WoW game, WoW Battlechest, or other offer
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L33tfella_H - [Tallinn,Estonia]
Risgaard - [Denmark]
Spiderman 2 (PSP) (PAL)
Barbie Snowboarding(PS1) (PAL)
Gillz - [Ontario,Canada]
C&C Generals(PC) (Trade)
Battlefield 2 (PC) (Trade)
Brain Age(DS)
Polarium (Very fun puzzle game) (DS)
Mario Kart (DS)
Mario and Luigi: Partners in time (Very fun RPG game) (DS)
Sean - [Scotland]
Space Invaders Anniversary(PC)
Guild Wars(PC)
Simpsons H&R(PC)
Mortal Kombat 1(PC)
Pirates of the Carribean(PC)
Warcraft 2(PC)
Ultimate Spiderman(DS)
The Urbz(DS)
Animal Crossing(DS)
Prince of Persia Battles(DS)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest(DS)
Sean's Inventory (Sean's Inventory)
Menchions - [Newfoundland,Canada]
F-1 Race(GB) (NTSC)
Pokemon Red(GB) (NTSC)
Pokemon Yellow(GB) (NTSC)
LoZ: Links Awakening(GB) (NTSC)
Marvel Encyclopedia: Spider-man(Book)
Marvel Encyclopedia: X-Men(Book)
Creative ZEN Nano 512mb (MP3 player)
Ozzfest 10th Anniversary DVD & CD (NTSC)
Ya_ba - [Israel]
Windows 95 Games Compilation CD
DeFlanko - [San Pedro,California,USA]
Tubby - [New South Wales,Australia]
2 Guild wars accounts (PC)
Nullox - [Toronto,Canada]
Sims 2(DS)
Starcraft Battle Chest (Trade)
4GB Memory stick duo pro (Trade)
Audy - [Modesto,California,USA]
Monster Rancher 3(PS2) (NTSC) (Trade)
TES:Morrowind (Xbox) (NTSC) (Trade)
Tekken 4 (PS2) (NTSC) (Trade)
Urbs:Sims in the City (PS2) (NTSC)
The Sims:Bustin' Out(PS2) (NTSC)
Burnout Revenge (PS2) (NTSC)
Audy's Inventory (Audy's Inventory)
Joby - [California,USA]
Steam account(DOD:S,CS:S,Hl2:DM) (Trade)
C&C Generals CD-Key (Trade)
Firefly [Melbourne,Australia]
Enter the Matrix(PC)
Matrix:Path of Neo(PC)
Jedi Knight:Jedi academy(PC)
Soldier Of Fortune 2(PC)
Silverslug [Visalia,California,USA]
Children Of Mana(DS)
Resident Evil REmake(GC) (NTSC)
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Virtual Springfield (PC/Bigbox)
Medieval Total War Gold Edition, inc. Viking invasion expansion (PC)
Battlefield 2142
No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking (PS1) (PAL)
World's Scariest Police Chases (PS1) (PAL)
Tai Fu Wrath of the Tiger (PS1) (PAL)
Alien Trilogy (PS1) (PAL)
Playstation 1 inc. cables + 2 controllers
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Yellow GBC (PAL)
Lime Green GBC (PAL)
Pokemon Red (GBC) (PAL)
Rampage World Tour (GBC) (PAL)
Origional series Pokemon TCG Charaizard in shit condition [BIG maybe, need to look for it]
Anything I needed to find (Except the card) I have
A SNES with a crap load of games (Will see what I have soon)
Playstation1 console
Razer Mantis Control mousepad (Will trade for a QCK+, 5L or Q-Pad)
Nab [Montreal,Canada]
Street Hoops (Xbox) (NTSC)
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Xbox) (NTSC)
Splinter Cell 1 (Xbox) (NTSC)
WWE Raw 2 (Xbox) (NTSC)
Bruce Lee (Xbox) (NTSC)
Mopey [Germany]
Halo 2 Special Edition (Xbox) (PAL)
Pokemon Yellow (GBC) (PAL)
WH40K:Dawn of War (In German) (GIVEAWAY)
Pokemon Cards(Some in German,most in english)
By-tor2112 [Vancouver Isle,BC,Canada]
Steam account(DOD:S,C:SS,HL2:DM)
tmzaied_22 [Centerville,VA,USA]
Age of Empires 1 Gold Edition (PC)
City Building Pack(Caesar III, Pharaoh w/ Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile Expansion) (PC)
Survivor:The interactive game (PC)
Jane's F-15 Flight Combat sim (PC)
Who want's to be a millionaire (PC)
Army Men,Toy's in Space (PC)
Dragonlance Novels: Chronicles 1-3, Legends 1-3, Tales 1-3 (books)
Pokemon Trading Cards (Ask user)
BlightedArt [New Zealand]
Syntra's Inventory (Details his inventory)
Hero_Swe [Sweden]
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Evander Holyfields Boxing, Chase HQ, Rocket Knight Adventures, Fantasia)
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Star Wars : Force Commander (PC)
Peter Jackson's King Kong Game (PC)
Tomb Raider : Legend (PC)
Frost Fang
Guild Wars Account for Team Fortress 2
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Panasonic SL-SX320 Portable CD Player
256MB DDR Ram
Blue Heat Sink Fan
2 10/100 MB network cards
230V Power Supply
Geforce MX4 AGP8X 64MB Graphics card
Black Nintendo DS Slim
Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
Project Gotham Racing (Xbox 360)
Starcraft with or Broodwar
Age Of Empires 1
Age Of Empires 1 Expansion
Age Of Empires 2
Age Of Empires 2 Expansion
Age Of Empires 3
James Bond 007 (GB)
Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle (GB)
Wario Blast (Featuring Bomberman) (GB)
Game Boy Gallery 2 (GB)
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB)
Pokemon Red (GB)
Pokemon Yellow (GB)
Trax (GB)
Donkey Kong Land (GB)
Game Boy Gallery 3 (GB/C)
Pokemon Trading Card Game (GB/C)
Star Wars: Yoda Stories (GB/C)
Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny in Operation Carrot Patch (GB/C)
Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone (GBC)
Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets (GBC)
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Tomb Raider (GBC)
Pokemon Gold (GBC)
Pokemon Silver (GBC)
Pokemon Crystal (GBC)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (with completed profile, I think) (GBA)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
Pokemon FireRed (GBA)
Rayman 3 (GBA)
WarioWare, Inc. - Minigame Mania (GBA)
Pac-Man Collection (somewhat hard to find) (GBA)
The Simpsons: Road Rage (GBA)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004 (GBA)
Gamenation pouch for GBA
2-way Un-official link cable GBC/A
2x GBA wireless adaptor
Halo 2(Xbox) (NTSC)
Battlefield 2(Xbox) (NTSC)
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind(Xbox) (NTSC)
Greg Hastings Tournaments Paintball.(Xbox) (NTSC)
Heroes of Might and Magic V(PC)
Ultimate Spider-Man(Gamecube) (NTSC)
NTSC Xbox
Call of Duty 3(Xbox) (NTSC)
Star Wars Republic Commando(Xbox) (NTSC)
Lego Racer(N64) (NTSC)
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3(N64) (NTSC)
Tony Hawks American Wasteland(Gamecube) (NTSC)
Starcraft (PC)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas(PS2) (NTSC)
Fenix's Inventory
Bioshock 360 for Two Worlds 360 (NTSC)
Requests from various people:
- DS (Lite or Phat) (Treewombat)
- DS Lite (Nullox)
- Pokemon Trading Cards(Nab) (PM him to ask which ones he needs)
- Guild Wars accounts (Various people)
- RAM Memory(Hrugnir,tmzaied_22 and Menchions)
- MGS2 (PS2) (NTSC) (Audy)
- Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney(DS) (Audy)
- .hack//Outbreak Part 3 (PS2) (NTSC) (Audy)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2) (NTSC) (Audy)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon:Blue Ranger Team (DS) (Audy)
- Battlefield 2 (tmzaied_22)
- Starcraft with or w/o Brood war (tmzaied_22)
- Steam account (CS:S,HL,HL2,Peggle) (tmzaied_22)
- Action Figures / Models in general. (For artistic reference) (BlightedArt)
- DS Games (Snubs,and maybe some others aswell icon_razz.gif)
- Starcraft with BW (Menchions)
- NSMB (DS) (Menchions)
- AGP Graphics card (Hero_Swe)
- Sega Dreamcast (NTSC) (Audy)
- Laptop(Specs dont matter,just needs to work and function normally) (Mopey)
- UT2004(Treewombat)
- Menchions Console Wish list
- Tin 72 Pin Connector(Not gold plated) (Menchions)
- CSS Account,SNES,N64,PS1,any old console (PAL consoles) (Elite-Tek)
- PAL NES (Tubby)
- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64) (NTSC) (Audy)
- Super Smash Bros. (N64) (NTSC) (Audy)
- Fire Emblem (GBA) (L33tfella_H)
- Metroid Prime 2 (Gamecube) (NTSC) (Nab)
- MGS: Twin Snakes (Gamecube) (NTSC) (Nab)
- Pikmin (Gamecube) (NTSC) (Nab)
- Ikaruga (Gamecube) (NTSC) (Nab)
- A memory card (Gamecube) (Nab)
- Pokemon Emerald (GBA) (Hrugnir)
- Pokemon LeafGreen (GBA) (Hrugnir)
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) (Sean)
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA) (L33tfella_H)
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Timothy D. Sands
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Tim Sands received his Ph.D. in Materials Science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. He joined the Purdue faculty in the fall of 2002 after nine years as a faculty member of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, he served as the Chair of the Applied Science & Technology (AS&T) graduate group (97-99). From 1984 to 1993, Sands was a Member of Technical Staff, a District Manager, and a research group Director at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) in Red Bank, NJ.
He has published over 200 papers and has been granted 11 patents in the areas of metal/semiconductor contacts, heteroepitaxy, thermoelectric materials, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials and devices, semiconductor nanostructures, laser processing and heterogeneous integration.
Among the most significant of his scientific and technical contributions are i) the understanding of the interface reactions leading to low-resistance, shallow and thermally stable ohmic contacts to compound semiconductors; ii) demonstration of the first stable and epitaxial metal/III-V heterostructures; iii) transfer of the Laser Lift-off process for GaN LED packaging, for which he was a co-inventor, to industry; and iv) leadership of the team that fabricated the first monolithic fluorescence detection microsystems.
His present research efforts are directed toward the development of novel nanocomposite materials for applications in solid-state lighting, direct conversion of heat to electrical power, and thermoelectric refrigeration (see https://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/Turner for more information).
Dr. Sands is a recipient of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Von Hippel Award for Graduate Student Research and the Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society). He has served as a Councilor for MRS ('97-'99), as Co-chair for the 1994 Fall MRS Meeting, and as the Chair of the Electronic Materials Committee ('95-'97). Professor Sands is presently the Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering and a member of the Birck Nanotechnology Center, with joint appointments in the Schools of Materials Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering at Purdue.
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The 6 Saddest Attempts to Follow Up Pop Culture Classics
#3. After Frankenstein: The Last Man
Mary Shelley was just 19-years old when she published Frankenstein, which came out in 1818 to great popular success and, of course, today the book is recognized as a landmark work of gothic romanticism, horror and science fiction. But in 1826, Shelley returned to the genre with an even more ambitious project. She wrote a new novel more than twice the length of her first work. It told an epic tale set in the apocalyptic future of 2075, and was titled...
The Failure:
Let's see what the reviewer had to say:
"A sickening repetition of horrors..."
"The offspring of a diseased imagination..."
"Mrs. Shell[e]y's abortion..."
Holy shit, guys.
The book quickly went out of print and stayed that way for more than 130 years - a fact a recent reprinting proudly advertised on its dust jacket:
"The Last Man: So good, it'll make you wanna drop it in a cave in the past."
Scholars have theorized that the novel may have flopped because it was too gruesome for contemporary readers, or simply because of bad timing. Whatever the case, Mary Shelley was directly affected by the situation: She would never write another science fiction novel. Since being reprinted in the 1960s, the novel has gained some accolades. But where, for instance, Shelley's first creation has inspired hundreds of other works, including several faithful film adaptations, The Last Man gets this:
That appears to have been shot by five dudes on their cell phone. You can watch the rest of this low budget 2008 film when it gets to Netflix on October, 2143.
#2. After Grease: Can't Stop The Music
Say what you will about the film Grease: It still made more money than you'll see in your entire miserable life. It also has an 83 percent tomatometer rating, which means that it's objectively better than Fight Club.
The man behind the film's success was Allan Carr, who bought the rights to the original Broadway musical, wrote the adapted screenplay (adding new and ultimately more popular songs), cast Olivia Newton-John and produced the film for only six million dollars. Carr had also been involved in other successful musical films, like The Who's Tommy and Saturday Night Fever featuring the Bee Gees.
Also, this.
The Failure:
Only one year after Grease made 25 times its budget on the box office, Carr recruited another popular band of the 70s for a $20,000,000 disco musical called ...
As we said, the Village People were highly popular in the 70s, as was disco music in general. Too bad this film was released in 1980, when the worms that feasted on disco's corpse were already being devoured by other, smaller worms.
And those worms were wearing unsettlingly tight pants.
Can't Stop The Music's total domestic gross was two million dollars, meaning it made exactly 10 percent of its budget. Maybe it's because we put too much stock in the human race, but we want to believe that even if the timing hadn't been wrong, the film still would have bombed. We need to believe this, because otherwise what would be the point of living?
Do we exist only to suffer?
Besides the members the Village People, the film starred Olympic medalist Bruce Jenner, model Valerie Perrine (Ms. Teschmacher from the Superman films) and as the closest thing to a real actor, a young Steve Guttenberg. Yes, the sardonic and philandering Officer Mahoney not only appeared in a gay musical, he was its lead character:
Although to be fair, the film wasn't technically gay. It was merely in the closet. The movie was loosely based on the history of the Village People, but its script intentionally avoided making any references to homosexuality. That's like writing a biography of Hitler and neglecting to mention that he had a little thing against Jews.
The Village People themselves were presented as non-sexual or heterosexual--the construction worker even had a not very convincing musical number about how much he loves pussy. Another number was set in the YMCA, and it included various shots of muscular men working out, doing synchronized swimming and also showering together. This last part gave Can't Stop The Music the dubious distinction of being one of the few PG films ever to display full frontal male nudity. The scene was later removed from the VHS, which you can still find in the Gay and Lesbian section of your nearest video store.
Hey, remember video stores?
One of the tie-in products for the film was a special ice cream flavor by Baskin-Robins called, and we're not shitting you here, " Can't Stop The Nuts." Nope, no innuendo there.
You can't stop the nuts, no matter how much you may want to.
And it's not like the dairy products connection came out of nowhere. After all, the film's climatic song was about milkshakes.
The career of the Village People went into decline after their half-assed musical biography bombed, and its director never made another film. Neither would Bruce Jenner, although he is still popular within the gay community for having a prominent role in Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Allan Carr would go on to produce Grease 2 which flopped, too. The most enduring legacy of this film is the fact that it unwittingly inspired the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards, which incidentally was the only place where it won anything (though Wikipedia informs us that it did pretty well in the 2008 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival).
#1. After Superman: Funnyman
For more than 70 years, Superman has been generating piles of money in about every form of mass media invented. So it's understandable that his creators felt they deserved more than what they got--especially since what they got was a check for $130. After quitting DC Comics over a dispute for Superman's ownership, creators Siegel and Shuster figured they could simply start over and create another hit character. After all, if they did it once they could do it again, right? Well...
The Failure:
Yeah, take a good look at it.
Funnyman was a fake television personality who allegedly fought crime with hilarity. Although he's usually referred to as a superhero, his only superpower was ... being funny. That was how he was sold, anyway. In reality, the Lex Luthor Funnyman was out to take down your ability to ever smile again.
We, here at Cracked appreciate a good pun, but sweet Jesus.
In the comic, Funnyman was the secret identity of TV comedian Larry Davis, who looked like the unholy offspring of Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno.
By the way, if you thought Clark Kent's glasses were the flimsiest disguise in comics, you don't know shit:
That's right, even though the guy's face was on TV all the time, the only thing protecting his identity was a fake penis-like nose. What's even more appalling is that it worked.
But then again, Funnyman's villains weren't a particularly competent bunch. Even his most menacing enemies could be defeated through the use of third grade playground tactics.
That's a surprising demonstration of dignity coming from a man wearing a cape.
So, basically, Funnyman's modus operandi consisted of annoying his enemies until they laid down on the floor and died. It could almost work, if the goal was to skewer superhero tropes a la The Tick. The problem was that he annoyed the shit out of his readers, too. A big part of it was that he talked like Jerry Lewis after four cans of Red Bull.
"Mine's I'm gonna beat the shit out of you if you don't stop talking like that."
Funnyman's closest allies were his girlfriend/manager and the grumpy Sergeant Harrington, but even they couldn't stand him. Shockingly, the series was cancelled after only six issues.
"The Intrepid Imbecile" hardly has the same ring as "The Man of Steel" or "The Dark Knight."
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6 Dumbass Publicity Stunts (That Fooled Everyone)
Wow! Sacha Baron Cohen totally made Eminem look like a fool on the MTV Movie Awards by landing with his ass in his face! Daaaaamn!!
Ah, the art of the staged publicity stunt. Even after it came out that the whole thing was planned with Eminem's cooperation, you could still find comment threads full of people defending it as real.
And as publicity stunts go, that was minor league stuff. Especially when compared to...
#6. Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ "Controversy"
Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ, was a Bible movie with no stars and not a word of English directed by a guy who was on the verge of wearing a special helmet that would keep the Jews from reading his thoughts. Needless to say, it was a tough sell.
But through a careful campaign that involved screening the film to Christian and conservative audiences in advance, Passion was hugely successful, grossing $370 million in the U.S. Then a month after it opened in February of 2004, it was set to open internationally, where they wouldn't have the same network of evangelical churches telling members it was their godly duty to buy a ticket.
So how do you build buzz in that situation? Well, nothing sells like controversy...
The Publicity Stunt:
Around the first of March, stories came out that no distributors in France would carry the film because it was too controversial. According to these reports, French film distributors were concerned that a Mel Gibson movie, that had already grossed enough to build a yacht-shitting Death Star, was too much for the sensitive tastes of the French public.
Some major French newspapers devoted two full pages to the controversy surrounding the movie. And as always happens with censorship, it only served to make people want to see it more. Once a French distributor purchased the rights to the film, they called a press conference to celebrate that they alone were the brave souls who would bring this banned work to light.
Why it Was Bullshit:
It turns out the "this film is TOO HOT for France!!" rumors were invented by Icon, Mel Gibson's production company. In reality, the French were more than happy to be bored while watching Jesus get whipped for six hours.
The head of the company that wound up distributing it said, "We have been tracking this film since its inception and were hoping to be in business with Mel..."
Still, this controversy and the free publicity helped the film gross another $240 million internationally. We're not sure what Mel's master plan was behind his breakdown and drunk driving arrest afterward, but we're sure he had one.
#5. Paris Hilton's Sex Tape
Quick: What was the first time you ever heard the name "Paris Hilton"?
Unless you were into tabloids and/or the wealthy New York party scene in the early 2000s, then odds are it was the whole sex tape "controversy." In 2004, the people who knew Paris Hilton broke down like this:
Before that she was a local New York socialite, far from a national star. She did turn up in the odd magazine (often with a famous boyfriend) and so Fox cast Paris in a reality show called The Simple Life.
This could be her breakthrough, she thought, the chance at worldwide fame she thought she so badly deserved. But why the hell would anybody care about yet another Fox reality show, particularly one starring two mildly retarded women middle America had never heard of?
The Publicity Stunt:
One week before the show was to debut, a publicity bombshell dropped. A video of Paris fucking a guy.
It's green because of the night vision. Her eyes really do look like that, though. No camera tricks there.
The famous home video of Paris and Rick Soloman "leaked" onto the Internet and within days the entire world went from barely knowing who Paris Hilton was to obsessively talking about her fornicating skills and camera work.
And since fame can create its own momentum, that's all it took. All of the news outlets in New York, who were more than familiar with Paris, went apeshit over the video. "Tonight there is a firestorm of controversy as clips emerged of Paris Hilton in a sex video! Wow!"
America heard this, and across the country the same conversation took place over and over:
"Wow! Paris Hilton! Naked, and in a sex video! Holy shit!"
"Wow! Wait, who's Paris Hilton?"
"I just told you! She's that lady in the sex video!"
Why it Was Bullshit:
Follow the timeline here. First, rumors came out in the tabloids that the video existed. Paris took to the airwaves and declared that there was no such tape, anywhere. But how does that reaction make sense, when she knew the tape was out there (it was not a hidden camera, and in fact Paris is actually doing the filming in some scenes). Why acknowledge the rumors at all?
Then, sure enough, clips emerge onto the Internet (it turned out it was Soloman, the dude in the video, who released it). Paris's response was to file lawsuits, which:
1) Verified authenticity
2) Drew more attention to the video and to her and kept the story in the headlines.
Then the Hilton family hilariously told the press that no one should watch the video, because Paris was "under age" at the time. Yeah, that'll scare the Internet off. "Please, we beg you, our daughter was merely a nubile, young, wild teen at the time she performed her extensive fellatio on this video that you can download for free, right now, but shouldn't."
A skinny teenager? And she's naked? No thank you."
Then Paris went on Saturday Night Live and did a sketch, parodying the whole thing.
So was Paris in on the initial "leak" of the video, or was it a happy accident that she parlayed it into tens of millions of dollars of free publicity? There's no official legal answer, since the lawsuits were settled out of court.
But if Paris was really an innocent victim, would she have demanded that the settlement include a cut of the profits from sales of the DVD? Making it even harder to buy that there was anything accidental about her very public run-in with Rick Salomon's boner, is the fact what most people tend to learn from accidents, rather than repeating them enthusiastically over and over again.
Now go search for "Paris Hilton + bathtub" or "Paris Hilton + third sex tape" or "Paris Hilton + donkey" and you'll find out exactly what she learned from her first sex scandal.
#4. Geraldo Rivera and Al Capone's Vault
Geraldo Rivera was always a lunatic. This is just a scientific fact. The thing that set Geraldo apart from most lunatics (besides the glorious mustache) is that he wanted to be famous for being a lunatic.
In 1986, Geraldo had just been fired from ABC after publicly criticizing them for not running his story about the JFK/Marilyn Monroe affair. But Geraldo noticed something about this firing: it generated more publicity for him, and his mustache, than the story itself ever would have.
Geraldo liked this publicity and developed a new career motto: "Fuck being a journalist, from now on, the story is me, baby."
Mustache mustache mustache.
The Publicity Stunt:
Shortly after the firing, an opportunity presented itself. A vault was found in the basement of the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, which was scheduled for demolition. Al Capone had run his business out of this hotel from 1928-1931, so it was assumed that the vault belonged to Capone.
If the vault were to contain money, bodies or other things that gangsters love to leave lying around, then this could make for a pretty decent news story. Or, you know, a lavish two-hour live TV special covering the entrance to the vault.
When it aired, viewers were treated to an hour and 50 minutes of backstory, expert opinions, technical details and this:
That is Geraldo firing a Tommy Gun into a wall. This is a vital part of the archeological process. Trust Geraldo on this.
We can laugh all we want, but the broadcast drew 30 million viewers. To put it in perspective, the series finale of the Sopranos brought in 11 million viewers, and the ER finale brought in 16 million. The tantalizing prospect of a really, really gruesome discovery on live TV was too much to resist. Nobody had seen the contents ahead of time, no censors were between us and whatever horrors lay behind those walls. It could be a wall of the mummified dicks of Capone's enemies for all we knew.
Fuck the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and their 23 million viewers. We want to see a mustache shoot a gun.
Oh, and by the way, once the special reached its climax and Geraldo finally opened the vault... it was empty. The broadcast ended and all the viewers were left to contemplate that they were two hours closer to death.
Even though the outcome was a failure the broadcast was a huge success for Geraldo. He became a coveted commodity in the entertainment business, started his own show, and became a ratings machine.
Why it Was Bullshit:
To quote Geraldo's autobiography: "My career was not over, I knew, but had just begun. And all because of a silly, high-concept stunt that failed to deliver on its titillating promise."
Geraldo figured out that the vault didn't matter. It was the hype and the theatrics that got the viewers. If the vault was the big deal he would have opened it off the air and if there was cool shit in there he would have done a piece about it. It wasn't about that. It was about the spectacle.
We're assuming Geraldo's only regret was that he didn't secretly tunnel into the vault ahead of time and plant some shit in there. Some aliens or something.


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Visit this working studio to shop for hand-crafted works of art - lamps, window panes, ornaments, sun catchers, glass beads and more. From decorative items to window panes, make a purchase from the floor or have Lynne custom design a piece for you and your home. Classes are also available. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. or by appointment.
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Amish Country Heirlooms, LLC
Area's largest of hand-crafted Amish and oak furniture, collectible prints, and accessories, along with Country Dreams furniture exhibit.
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Quilts, crafts, florals, pottery, jams, jellies, popcorn, seasonal items and more. Christmas walk 1st weekend Nov.
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Annies Little Pots is a "must-see" shop in Princeton, Illinois. Discover many local artists along with Ann Dittmer's beautiful hand-made pottery, created in her on-site studio. Besides Princeton's own handmade pottery, you'll find Metal Sculpture, Home & Garden decor, soaps, candles, jewelry, and original paintings. Want to try your hand at the Pottery Wheel? Schedule a Pottery Class. The Pottery Cellar located in the basement of Annies Little Pots features a fun Paint Your Own Pottery Studio.
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Anthill productions is home to the photography of rare images' Bob Hageman and the stained-glass work of Firelight Studio's Linda Austin. For well over 20 years, Linda and Bob have been making and displaying their unique artworks throughout the Midwest, and they are now for the first time making them available to a broader audience.
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Located in the Oak Park Arts District, we feature contemporary folk art, found object art and fine crafts created primarily with vintage, re-used, reworked, recycled and reclaimed materials. You will find truly unique, eco-friendly, "green" art and artful objects for yourself or for gift giving created by Lisa Nordstrom and other intriguing artists. Visit our website for current exhibits and special events.
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Pottery demonstrations Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m.-noon. Watch the magic of throwing.
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Enjoy watching the potter in an open air studio creating artwork on the potter's wheel. The center also features rug, broom, weaving and spinning artisans.
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Get creative at this crafter's paradise! Beads from around the world, unique rubber stamps & papers, Ranger inks, paints, and stamp pads. Sit at our "crystal bar" and work on your projects. Our friendly staff will be happy to assist you. Classes for all skill levels. Parties are our specialty! Birthdays, bridesmaids, "girls night out" -- we do them all. Come take a look!
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There is nothing run of the mill about Greg Brummett's hand-crafted jewelry. Each piece is unique and is crafted from the finest quality metals and semi-precious gemstones, that include turquoise, bolder opals, agates, quartz, hematite, onyx, coral, tiger eye, and others. Many stones are cut, shaped and polished by Greg personally. He also creates "steampunk" jewelry which blends Victorian styles with modern science fiction. Think steam engine versus combustion engine when viewing his designs. All pendants are created using the art of wire-wrapping. Wire-wrapping has been around since the time of the Phoenician Empire, about 1000 years B.C. Today, wire wrapping has become popular because of the uniqueness and the individuality of each piece - no two are ever exactly alike! Open: Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Country gift shop, collectibles, pictures, Pipka Lizzi High dolls, Santa's Pat Richter pictures, year-round holiday room, and Yankee candles.
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Calico Moon features primitives, dry goods, rug hooking, primitive stitch, supplies, and classes.
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Carolyn's Cottage has a large collection of bird houses, Native American art, home and garden decor, and much more.
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One of a kind and handmade items fill the gallery. Find yourself strolling among pottery, jewelry and beautiful photography. You can find your favorite goodies with a selection of chocolates, jellies and butters and more. 85% of items sold are from artisans in the county.
Chicago ShopWalk
Your personal stylist will bring you to the most unique boutiques that you won't find in any other city. Tours include a personal shopping stylist and perks like local treats and drinks, and discounts and gift certificates from the hottest boutiques.
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Chicago's own Chinatown features beautiful Chinese-style buildings, as well as exotic dining and shopping experiences that have made the neighborhood a popular destination for visitors and locals alike.
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Decorate your own china -- classes.
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This 11th annual craft show over 25 crafters offering primatives, jewelery, basket weaving, loom weaving, quilted items, florals, wreaths, painting and more.
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Clark St. Studio & Village Pottery
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Located on the Lincoln Highway in the old Unionville School, 1,200 bolts of 100% cotton quilting fabric, notions, books, patterns and antiques.
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Country Village Studio
Portrait studio and gallery conveniently located in downtown Utica. Providing photographic services to the area, including a gallery of local artists. Open Monday-Saturday.
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Crocker & Springer
Early American folk pottery is the specialty of nationally known potters Jan & Jonathan Wright. They create pie birds, butter crocks, Pennsylvania wide mouth jars and whimsical chicken banks among other items using a salt glaze to impart a distinctive orange peel-texture finish on these early-American style pieces. Visit the studio to watch the duo fashion clay into brilliant pieces of art. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Crooked Creek Gallery
Crooked Creek Gallery is located in the old Sheriff's home and jail built in 1865. The past Home of cattle rustlers and horse thieves now houses fine art, jewelry, paintings and photography. Jail tours are also available.
Crossroads Global Handcrafts
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Dandelion Dreams Avon Beauty Center
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Déjà vu
Enter and enjoy a 3,500 sq ft. building full of unique gifts, florals, and home décor.
Designer Consigner
Offers clothing, antiques, crafts, toys, books and much more!
Designers Choice
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Visit our award-winning Premier Main Street which is full of charming shops, delightful restaurants, quality entertainments and life-enhancing opportunities and events.
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Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District
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Located on the banks of the Fox River, historic St. Charles is known for its great antique shops housed in turn-of-the-century buildings. Visit Century Corners Historic Shopping District and Old St. Charles, where you'll find landmark buildings, unique boutiques and nearly 30 restaurants.
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Dream Catcher
Unique, one-of-a-kind handmade crafts & gifts by Galena artists. Handmade jewelry, home & garden décor, Galena treasures and more.
Dreidels & More
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Dress It Up
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Effingham County Antique Mall
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ELLE Day Spa
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Emerson Creek Pottery
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From My House To Yours
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Fry's Country Gifts
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Galena Artisan Center
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Tucked away in the quaint historic district of downtown Geneva, in an historic Victorian home is where you'll discover Gallery 28, an art gallery for both fine and functional art. Featuring a fresh mix of breath-taking paintings, exquisite jewelry, sculpture, photography, pottery and unique works in wood and metal along with music by premier musicians. The variety of art will interest serious fine art collectors as well as fine craft enthusiasts.
George Bookless Studio
Your wedding marks a turning point in your lives. Make pictures of the event so you can remember and cherish the moment. Phone for details.
Fun, unique and stylish children's clothing is featured at Grapevine located in Alton's historic downtown district. From christening gowns for infants to adorable seasonal outfits for girls up to size 8 and boys up to 4T, the store's experienced sales staff is committed to finding that perfect outfit for that special occasion. Open Monday- Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Green Box Boutique
Green Box Boutique is the store with unique and earth-friendly gifts for friends, family, or for yourself! Browse our products and learn more about what we have to offer. We are located on the Square in the heart of Woodstock, IL.
Haeger Potteries
This fourth generation, family-owned pottery company features an on-site museum and a factory store that holds an annual summer sale.
Hazel2blue, inc
Hazel2blue, inc. is a women's fashion boutique that targets the late teen young women to the fashion savvy 40 something. H2B as slightly edgy, with a splash of vintage, sprinkled with a lot of class. Current brands: Tulle, Lucca Couture, Willow & Clay, Nation, Amour Vert, Sanctuary, DL1961 Denim, Sold Design Lab, and Threads 4 Thought basics, to name a few. They have a little bit of everything for the modern woman, including you! Hours: Tuesday & Thursday noon - 6 p.m., Wednesday noon - 5 p.m., Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday noon - 4 p.m.
Hearts Desire
2,400 square ft of crafts, gifts and antiques.
Henpeck Mercantile
Located one block off Main in Oblong, Henpeck features Painted Cabinets, birdhouses, curtains, candles and all weather baskets.
Homescapes of Springfield
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Illinois Artisan Shop
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#3. Bill Berry a.k.a. the Drummer for R.E.M.
Berry, a founding member of the band, drummed with R.E.M. for 17 years. He famously penned "Man on the Moon" and "Everybody Hurts," better known as the most depressing break-up song in the history of recorded music.
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In 1995, Berry suffered a brain aneurysm mid-concert. Although he recovered, the drummer left R.E.M., claiming, "I feel like I'm ready for a life change. I'm still young enough that I can do something else."
And what inspired Berry to give up rock superstardom? Farming hay, natch.
Yup, Berry gave up lounging around in a bed made of money for back-breaking labor at the crack of dawn. Of course, this is no weirder than Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin's post-rock career. After 10 years of shredding it onstage with Mike Patton, Martin retired to farm pumpkin, and not just any pumpkins: giant, record-breaking pumpkins.
Martin's farming career doesn't mean he's given up heavy metal hedonism. In 2004, he opined, "Surprisingly, though, in the bizarre, dark underbelly of competitive pumpkin growing, there are groupies." So what do you call these groupies? Gourd girls?
"We actually prefer 'squash sluts.'"
#2. Terry Chimes a.k.a. the Drummer from The Clash
If you're a fan of today's punk bands, you should thank The Clash. If you love "Paper Planes" by M.I.A., you should thank The Clash (she sampled their song "Straight To Hell"). In fact, just thank The Clash that you're alive because fuck you, they're the fucking Clash.
Chimes was The Clash's original drummer and toured with the band throughout the 1980s. As if being a founding member of The Clash wasn't awesome enough, Chimes toured with Black Sabbath. Sure, Ozzy Osbourne had been kicked out of Sabbath in 1979, but who on this planet can say they've played with both the most influential punk and heavy metal bands of all time?
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So what do you do after pounding the skins for both The Clash and Sabbath?
Fuck, yeah.
You become a chiropractor.
Fuck- WUH?
In 1985, Chimes's arms were aching after bowling with Black Sabbath (it's like normal bowling, but with Quaaludes). Sabbath's personal chiropractor fixed Chimes up, which impressed the drummer so much that he decided to become one himself. In 1994, Chimes hung up the spurs and opened his own firm, Chimes Chiropractic.
Chimes's story illustrates the problems with rock and roll godhood. Once you fully ascend the Mount Olympus of eight balls and strippers and tinnitus, you look down at us mere mortals and miss being boring.
#1. Jason Hervey a.k.a. Wayne from The Wonder Years
No 1980s sitcom portrayed the big brother-little brother dynamic as vividly as The Wonder Years, and Jason Hervey played loser older brother Wayne opposite Fred Savage's plucky Kevin. Although Hervey appeared in Back to the Future and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, he will be remembered until death as the older brother all of America loved to hate.
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A corporate PR shill.
Like the other child actors from The Wonder Years, Hervey pursued a different career later in life. But whereas Paul Pfeiffer grew up to be an attorney and Winnie Cooper became the hottest math teacher outside of a shoddily written adult movie script, Wayne Arnold's fictional failures seemingly translated into real life.
Above: Not a failure.
In 2003, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused Richard Scrushy, the CEO of healthcare service giant HealthSouth, of falsifying earnings to the tune of $1.4 billion, an accounting error you can't blame on a stray coffee stain. Unfortunately for Scrushy--who had blown company dinero on such insane projects as a HealthSouth-sponsored girl pop trio--he had left his public image in the hands of HealthSouth's head of PR... Wayne Arnold.
With the SEC leveling 86 counts of fraud at Scrushy, it's unsurprising that Hervey sucked at his job. What is very, very surprising is that the CEO apparently hired Hervey just so he could say he hung out with the guy who once played Wayne Arnold from The Wonder Years.
HealthSouth eventually fired Hervey, who in turn sued the company for $400,000. We assume Hervey's case was settled after an intense meeting involving wedgies, charley horses and swirlies.
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I have a concern and suggestion regarding the RS-1 camera/lens mount. If the upper rotator knob is not tightened properly or backs off, the camera and lens will slip out, fall off the rotator head and go BANG onto the ground. (I have not had this happen.)
For most of the month of February I had the opportunity to use my Nikon D800 / Nikkor 16mm f2.8 D / Nodal Ninja RS-2 RD5 / Gitzo GT2941LVL tripod assembly in Australia and New Zealand. The robustness of the RD5 rotator is superb. This gear is light for a DSLR panoramic rig, but still heavy for hiking, plus quite top-heavy for carriage over the shoulder.
Field conditions for panoramas suggest the whole assembly be kept together, in my case in the back of a vehicle. Since much of my use was on the trail, I brought along an Op/Tech generic tripod strap. Given my concern, I improvised a safety mechanism using nylon strap connectors on the camera such that, if the rotator knob backed off, the camera and lens could depart the rotator but would still be loosely attached... known in the trade as a desert island fix.
On my return home I drilled and tapped a 4-40 hole through the fixed part of the clamp as well as the sliding rail attached to the lens, opposite the side of the factory knob. A 3/4 inch long 4-40 thumbscrew provides a safety backup in case the main clamp knob is not properly torqued. I do not suggest this as the manufacturer's fix as it is inelegant.
But I suggest security for a few thousand dollars worth of camera and lens should not be subject to a single-point failure. In a possibly related matter, there is a machined recess with a stud insert opposite the knob. What is its purpose? It could potentially act as a stop to losing the camera and lens.
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For financial reasons, I dropped out my senior year of college as a piano performance major. I will be returning to college to dual major in mathematics and computer science. I've taught myself to program out of SICP and would like to develop my mathematical chops. I got a 5 on the Calc BC test my junior year of high school and have always considered myself decent at math.
I have a preference for learning from rigorous material, so based on what I read, Spivak's Calculus seemed to be a logical choice. I made it through the reading in the first chapter, easily enough. Subsequently, I was blindsided by the difficulty of the problem set accompanying the first chapter.
So, after solving a few problems, I put Spivak aside and picked up "How to Prove it" to brush up on my proof writing skills. I'm a ways away from finishing that, but was wondering if anyone else recommends any prerequisite material for Spivak?
I remember feeling similarly overwhelmed when starting "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" however, there's a lot of supplementary information available for that book and I now feel I have a mastery of that material. "Helper" material for Spivak seems sparse (excepting the solutions manual.) If anyone knows of any video lectures that cover Spivak, that would be especially helpful...
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Hey Zappos customers! As you may have heard already, a serious flaw called
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and emails about this issue and we want to help clarify a few things.
What is it?
You know that lock you normally look for or "https:" on websites to check
if your information is protected through encryption? Well a lot of
websites use OpenSSL to enable that functionality. The flaw allows an
attacker (bad guys) a way to circumvent the encryption. If that happened
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Some of our wonderful customers have been struggling to understand how to
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as being reported as 'likely' vulnerable on some sites. This is due to the
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Despite some good inflows, the lake remains approximately three feet below conservation pool. A refuge area with deeper water continues to be an important factor for increasing fall
Canada Goose use. While the water portion of the refuge designated on the west end in 1996 has been effective for Sandhill cranes and other early migrants, the shallow water freezes earlier which is bad for late season migrants like Canada Geese and mallards. The deeper waterfowl refuge, added last year, is being continued with some modifications added in 2007. In order to better take advantage of existing conditions the refuge is being increased to the west and reduced on the south. The refuge area will be closed to all activities from October 1, 2007 to March 1, 2008. Waterfowl hunting should improve this year with some flooded shoreline vegetation around the reservoir.
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Here's an overview of foods that contain gluten and gluten-free foods that are safe to eat.
Avoid food and drinks containing:
Packaged foods should be avoided unless they're labeled as gluten-free or have no gluten-containing ingredients. In addition to cereals, pastas and baked goods — such as breads, cakes, pies and cookies — other packaged foods that may contain gluten include:
Certain grains, such as oats, can be contaminated with wheat during growing and processing. It's not clear whether oats are harmful for most people with celiac disease, but doctors generally recommend avoiding oats unless they are specifically labeled gluten-free. Occasionally, even pure oats can be a problem for people with celiac disease.
Many basic foods are allowed in a gluten-free diet, including:
Grains and starches allowed in a gluten-free diet include:
Fortunately for bread and pasta lovers with celiac disease, an increasing number of gluten-free products are available. If you can't find any at your local bakery or grocery store, check online. There are gluten-free substitutes for many gluten-containing foods.
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