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Mon. 9/14/09 9:07am
v k:
good mownin'...and thanks once again for providing something to look fwd to on a monday a.m. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:07am
good morning RADIO | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:09am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
If you could sum up your theory of everything in a single word, what would that word be? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:09am
Poor Don. If only he'd had a little sister ... | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:10am
Speak easy and wear a big fedora. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:13am
one word DUM? one word ONLY? well at this moment the word would be KONA | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:16am
all the bosses are still at ATP - chaos reigns here at the station | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:28am
good morning everyone.. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:34am
any one out there actually go to ATP? got recs for the live sets this afternoon? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:35am
i had some homies representin' but i wasn't there | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:37am
Dan B:
Hope Sandoval is a sexy, sexy lady. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:37am
Robert Wyatt is sexier | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:43am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
Excellent. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 9:56am
stingy d:
i'm reading moomin cartoons! i love moomin! comics time! | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:01am
annie, you are down with the street. :D mornin' all. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:03am
does anyone else out there have a HATE list? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:07am
No. I don't have energy to spare for not liking things anymore. I just avoid as much as I can that I hate | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:11am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
I hate hate, as well as all haters. It's true. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:12am
the woman on the train with the hate list was in her 40s btw | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:15am
email comment I'm listening to your radio show now and I have to ask you: what the fuck is this music? I mean, what kind of music is it, even? What section of a record store would it appear in? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:16am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
In a twist of irony, I am finding this Stooges song to be a whole gigantic ball o' fun. Seriously. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:19am
I'm in my late 40s. I don't have time to hate. I sound like a f'ing hippie. I guess I hate myself for saying that. :D | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:20am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
A self-hating non-hater. Tragic and splendid all wrapped up into one. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:22am
LMAO! Yes, and add pathetic to that list. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:23am
dc pat:
I'm with Cecile, I spent too much of my life trying to find reasons to be pissed off at other people. Now I"M a freakin hippie, dammit. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:24am
ambient fairchild:
great track. thx. listening out of berlin, not on drugs but certainly on lust;) | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:26am
we suck, dc pat Now I have to go to a meeting. Wait! I still hate meetings! Whew! | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:34am
one of the best things about a monday morning show is missing the monday morning meeting | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:41am
Meeting hell. I just had to go to an all-department "get together" with the (relatively) new boss. Frozen smile time! | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:47am
"what section of a record store would this music appear in?" - i would tell um to go to best buy or target - they usually have tons of weird and experimental music. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:49am
doug in DC:
Now you're cooking with Gas. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:51am
Dum Dum Guy at the Gates of Dawn:
"Just coffee?" So that is what the kids are calling it these days. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:51am
BW, yours is the only playlist where I need a "pause auto-update" button for the music-list field of the page. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 10:59am
Is that Amanda weighing in on hot stuff? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:00am
Krime Ghost:
Im in ur comix givin you bad ideas. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:00am
still here, really.. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:00am
Rahul Dev Burman:
great song! | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:02am
PMD...LOL I thought the same thing...some kind of Amanda mashup or maybe this was her inspiration..anyway it IS a great song. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:02am
Krime Ghost is funny... | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:06am
Mmmm...roaster-hot dough. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:07am
Eight Ball:
Mon. 9/14/09 11:09am
8th grade humour society:
Most enigmatic line in the story so far: "It's a dick, BUD! UGHH..." | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:10am
i wonder if crime ghost covers all crime. is there a seperate drug ghost or identity theft ghost? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:12am
I bet there's a white-collar-crime ghost who wears much nicer suits and smokes a cuban. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:13am
stingy d:
my hate list includes custard, a pigly girl named tina, democracy, and myself. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:15am
I hate it when people cut their nails in the kitchen. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:16am
i bet it was the high crimes and misdemeanors ghost that got us into the iraq war. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:17am
Oh, and btw, where WOULD you find some of this music in a regular store? That would be a good exercise/fun waste of time. You have to fit it into their categories. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:22am
she's in trouble now...she assaulted the laundry guy. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:26am
man oh man:
what is this we're listening to? | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:31am
ok good:
back on track | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:38am
What kind of voice do you think Krime Ghost has? I'm thinking something along the lines of Snagglepuss. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:41am
or Snidely Whiplash. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:41am
GP, I'm thinkin' more along the lines of the bad guy from "Whacky Races", the one with the dog that had a wheezy chuckle. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:43am
Yeah, those are all good. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:44am
Bad Ronald:
Muttley | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:47am
crime ghost kind of looks like the penguin | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:51am
dc pat:
you gotta hand it to J. Spencer... | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:52am
Thoughts on the new Polvo. I find it cockrock and slick | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:55am
still b/p:
Maybe KG sounds like The Professor, nemesis of Felix the Cat. From the Can't Get Past It Dept. -- I spent a few years in Sioux City. "Sioux City Rialto" could work as a movie theater name, but otherwise is among the most unexpected terms ever conceived by the mind of man, or conjured by an Irony Ghost. | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:55am
v k:
great show BW - well done - have a great week - amazing time of year for us NorthEasterners | |
Mon. 9/14/09 11:56am
Great show! | |
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A Connecticut seafaring town has held off all challenges to its essential character for three centuries
October 1993 | Volume 44, Issue 6
Signs of battle show up all over town, from the marker that simply states, "This Is to Remember," down at the farthest edge of the Point, to the wall of the 1860s factory (now abandoned) on Water Street where the earthwork stood. There, a plaque recalls, "the defenders of Stonington, Connecticut, bravely battled and drove the British Squadron from our Shores." A huge old flag that was nailed to the battery mast, restored from its near-shredded state, now hangs in the fine little Greek Revival bank building on Water Street. British cannonballs, retrieved from the woods and excavated from local walls, sit in an almost sprightly fashion atop hitching posts and other stone columns. The two 18-pounders are, of course, the central feature of Cannon Square.
In the 1800s Stonington went on from war to its busiest time, as the harbor filled with fishing vessels and coastal traders. Steamboats carried passengers between Stonington and Boston, while the railroad, its terminus located in the heart of the village, brought them to and from New York.
In those years Stonington was an industrial center, attracting a more heterogeneous population than it has now, as the author Anthony Bailey notes in his book In the Village . The brick factory buildings that occupy prime territory on lower Water Street closed down a few years ago, and no one is certain what their future will be.
One survivor that continues to thrive is the American Velvet Company, which celebrated its hundredth year in Stonington in 1992. When the Wimpfheimer family, who still owns it, first relocated here from Long Island to escape a malaria epidemic, they took advantage of President McKinley's new tariff laws to switch from importing to manufacturing.
The factory is housed north of the railroad tracks in its original 1892 building, which was raised by energetic town fathers in hopes of attracting business. The company has grown since then and added buildings, but undisturbed directly across the road in a tiny cemetery, edged by a low stone wall, lie the descendants of William Chesebrough, the first white man to settle in the area. Every one of the dozen or so worn old gravestones marks the burial place of a Chesebrough.
Stonington is also home to Connecticut's only active fishing fleet and, by contrast, to a harpsichord factory whose owner is busy filling orders from orchestras and concert halls in response to the music world's recent interest in period instruments. Another international company based in Stonington, the Quimper Faïence shop, on Water Street, is owned by Paul and Sarah Janssens, who were inspired to buy the French manufactory of this ancient form of pottery in 1984 when it threatened to shut down. Last fall the Janssenses invited their French workers to Stonington on an expense-paid week-long visit. Of the hundred and fifty who made the trip, half were housed in a Mystic hotel and the others lodged with Stonington families.
One can only imagine the quiet back streets and silent old houses brought to vibrant Gallic life that week, as golden October cast its mild light on the hidden-away village whose defenders have kept it going these nearly three hundred and fifty years.

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PENNSYLVANIA v. BD., DIR., CITY TRUSTS, PHILADELPHIA
Annotate this Case
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- Case
U.S. Supreme Court
PENNSYLVANIA v. BD., DIR., CITY TRUSTS, PHILADELPHIA, 357 U.S. 570 (1958)
357 U.S. 570 PENNSYLVANIA ET AL. v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CITY TRUSTS OF PHILADELPHIA
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, EASTERN DISTRICT. No. 947.
Decided June 30, 1958.
Appeal dismissed and certiorari denied.
Reported below: 391 Pa. 434, 138 A. 2d 844.
Thomas D. McBride, Attorney General, and Lois G. Forer, Deputy Attorney General, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Abraham L. Freedman and David Berger for the City of Philadelphia et al., and William T. Coleman, Jr., Raymond Pace Alexander and Louis H. Pollak for Foust et al., appellants.
Arthur Littleton for the Substituted Trustees, appellees.
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied.


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JSP 2.0: The New Deal, Part 1by Hans Bergsten, author of JavaServer Pages, 3rd Edition11/05/2003 |
The wait is almost over: the latest version of the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specification, JSP 2.0, is about to be released, along with all of the other J2EE 1.4 specifications. The jump to a new major revision for this JSP version signifies that all of the pieces are now in place for using JSP in a new way: there's no need for Java in the pages, thanks to the new Expression Language (EL) and the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), and reusing code is much easier, thanks to two new ways to develop custom actions. More specifically, JSP 2.0 brings you all of these goodies:
- The Expression Language first introduced by the JSTL 1.0 specification is now incorporated in the JSP specification, making it available for use with all standard and custom components, as well as in template text.
- The EL has been extended with a function call mechanism that JSTL 1.1 takes advantage of to make a set of commonly needed functions readily available.
- JSP error pages now have access to more information about the error, through new variables that are better aligned with the error-handling mechanism defined by the servlet specification.
- The requirements for how containers report JSP syntax errors have been made stricter to make it easier to find out what's wrong.
- All J2EE 1.4 specifications, including JSP 2.0 and Servlet 2.4, use XML schema for declaration of the deployment descriptor rules. One benefit of this is that you can now list the declarations in the web.xml file in any order. JSP 2.0 also adds a number of new configuration options to the deployment descriptor, to allow for global configuration instead of per-page configuration.
- Writing JSP pages as XML documents is now much easier, thanks to more flexible rules and new standard action elements.
- Custom tag libraries can now be developed as a set of tag files (text files with JSP elements), and tag handlers implemented as Java classes can use a new, simplified tag handler API. At the same time, a number of new features, such as support for a dynamic attribute list and executable fragment attributes, have been added.
Related Reading JavaServer Pages |
This article is the first in a series of articles describing all of these new JSP 2.0 features. In this part, we'll look at the EL-related news, saving the other features for future installments. I have assumed that you're familiar with JSP 1.2 and have at least heard about the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL).
You may also be interested in the third edition of my JavaServer Pages book, where I describe all of this in much more detail and don't assume that you know anything about JSP or JSTL. The book is scheduled for release in December 2003, but you can pre-order it now at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and other online and brick-and-mortar bookstores.
The Expression Language
If you've used JSTL, you're already familiar with the JSP Expression Language. The EL was introduced in the JSTL 1.0 specification to provide an alternative to Java expressions for assigning values to action element attributes at runtime. While the JSTL EL has quickly become very popular, there's a problem: JSTL EL expressions only works with JSTL actions and with custom actions specifically crafted to know how to evaluate EL expressions using non-standard APIs.
Starting with JSP 2.0, the JSP container itself understands EL expressions, making it possible to use them in all places where you previously could only use Java expressions: as the value of attributes for standard and custom actions, and directly in template text.
Before we look at concrete examples, let's take a closer look at what
the EL is. The EL is a language inspired by JavaScript, and to
some extent, XPath (a language used to access pieces of an XML document),
but the EL is much more forgiving about variables without a value
) and performs more data-type conversions
automatically. These features are important for a web application, where
the input is mostly in the form of request parameters. The parameters
may be present in some requests but not in others, and the browser
always sends request parameters as text values, while the application
often needs to use them as numbers or Boolean values (true
or false
). The way the EL is designed, you rarely need to
worry about absent values or type conversion at all.
An EL expression contains variables and operators. Any bean stored in one of the JSP scopes (page, request, session, or application) can be used as an EL variable. In addition, the EL supports the following implicit (predefined) variables:
Variable name | Description |
pageScope |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all page scope
variables. |
requestScope |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request scope
variables. |
sessionScope |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all session scope
variables. |
applicationScope |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all application
scope variables. |
param |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request
parameter values as a single String value per
parameter. |
paramValues |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request
parameter values as a String array per parameter. |
header |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request header
values as a single String value per header. |
headerValues |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request header
values as a String array per header. |
cookie |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all request cookie
values as a single javax.servlet.http.Cookie value
per cookie. |
initParam |
A collection (a java.util.Map ) of all application
initialization parameter values as a single String
value per parameter. |
pageContext |
An instance of the javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext
class, providing access to various request data. |
Operators describe what you want to do with the variables. The operators you can use in an EL expression probably look familiar to you if you've used any programming language before, because they are the same as those supported by most languages:
Operator | Description |
. |
Access a bean property or Map entry. |
[] |
Access an array or List element. |
() |
Group a subexpression to change the evaluation order. |
? : |
Conditional test: condition ? ifTrue : ifFalse . |
+ |
Addition. |
- |
Subtraction or negation of a value. |
* |
Multiplication. |
/ or div |
Division. |
% or mod |
Modulo (remainder). |
== or eq |
Test for equality. |
!= or ne |
Test for inequality. |
< or lt |
Test for less than. |
> or gt |
Test for greater than. |
<= or le |
Test for less than or equal. |
>= or ge |
Test for greater than or equal. |
&& or and |
Test for logical AND. |
|| or or |
Test for logical OR. |
! or not |
Unary Boolean complement. |
empty |
Test for an empty variable value: null , an empty
String , or an array, Map , or
Collection without entries). |
func(args) |
A function call, where func is the
function name and args is zero, one or more
comma-separated function arguments. |
An EL expression can also include literals: numbers,
text (within single or double quotes), Boolean values and
Because an EL expression can appear in many places where
static text can also appear, you must tell the JSP container that it
should treat an EL expression as such. You do this using delimiters. An
EL expression always starts with the ${
delimiter (a
dollar sign and a left curly brace) and ends with }
(a right curly brace). Here's an EL expression that adds 5 to a variable
named amount
${amount + 5}
If you want to add 5 to the value of a bean property, you use the property access operator:
${order.amount + 5}
The property accessor operator (the dot) tells the EL to look for
the named property (amount
, in this case) in the specified
bean or collection (order
, in this case, which can be
either a bean or a java.util.Map
As an alternative, you can use the array element access operator:
${order['amount'] + 5}
The value within the brackets must be either a string literal for the name of the property (as in this example) or a variable (or even a complete EL subexpression) that holds the name of the property.
EL expressions can be used to assign values to any standard or custom JSP action attributes marked as accepting a dynamic value (or request-time attribute value, as it's formally called):
<c:out value="${order.amount + 5}"/>
Prior to JSP 2.0, you had to use a Java expression to assign a dynamic value to an attribute, which has been a common source of confusing syntax errors over the years.
Finally, EL expressions can be mixed with template text directly in the page. This comes in very handy when you're generating HTML elements and need to set an attribute to a dynamic value:
<input name="firstName" value="${customer.firstName}">
With JSP 1.2, you had to use JSTL's <c:out>
action to accomplish the same thing, ending up with a mix of elements of
different types that was hard to understand:
<input name="firstName"
value="<c:out value="${customer.firstName}"/>" >
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Are you concerned about future approval for human subjects research? Twenty to thirty years in the future? Will human subject regulations apply to cyborgs? Zombies? Will teleportation require FDA approval? If you have these burning questions, you are in luck! HSD is pleased to announce the formation of a new IRB, Committee Omega (Ω).
Staffed entirely by precogs, Committee Ω will be reviewing all future research. HSD will have your approval ready before you even know what research question you are trying to answer. The best part: we will be able to anticipate any adverse events, ensuring your experience with our Regulatory Affairs team is seamless.
The precogs will of course be adhering to a strict set of regulations that will be developed some time in the year 2029. (These regulations include regulations on precogs.) Unfortunately, this means that they cannot give you future research results, the result of any particular grant application, or the winner of any Superbowl, MLS Cup, World Series or (get this) NBA Championship, but they can tell us that 2057 is a particularly good year for sports fans in Seattle.
HSD is happy to welcome this new committee. They tell us there is no need for you to submit an application. They will be calling you.


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Students clashed with police in London last week (and a rather more famous person) during demonstrations at proposed measures to raise tuition fees. Now, it turns out that one of those students was the son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, who was arrested following the protests.
Charlie Gilmour was arrested after the crowds dispersed, due to him being pictured waving a flag from the Cenotaph memorial (see here), which was subsequently picked up by many tabloid newspapers. "He was arrested by officers on suspicion of violent disorder, and attempted criminal damage of the Union Flag, on the Cenotaph on De. 9," said a statement from police.
Gilmour issued an apology for his behavior, saying he felt "nothing but shame" for his actions. Sadly, his dad has yet to issue a statement on the events, and it seems unlikely we'll get to hear what he thinks of his errant son's behavior.
[via Yahoo]
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand Make Live Comeback At ATP | Babyshambles, Pete Doherty, The Libertines Bad Ideas Dept: Pete Doherty Is About To Become An Actor |


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Devin McCourty: 'Bonding Begins Now' For Patriots Secondary – Erik Frenz – Frenz has comments from McCourty, who said that everybody in the secondary is "all in" as they start getting back to work.
Words With Frenz Mailbag: How Can the Patriots Address Interior OL? – Frenz also files this week's mailbag and has some good insight in this entry.
Patriots schedule: Week by week breakdown – Sean Leahy – Leahy has a week-by-week breakdown with his thoughts on each game for the upcoming season.
NFL: Pats complied with procedures – Mike Reiss – Reiss has a statement by the league regarding the accusations by Aqib Talib and Brandon Spikes regarding the methods the team used to report injuries.
Devin McCourty ready to turn up the heat – Mike Reiss – Riess has comments from McCourty about the team's opening game down in Miami, and joked that the team may have to consider practicing in a sauna to get ready.
Beyond the 1st round: Guard – Mike Reiss – Reiss looks at potential later round additions at the guard spot in this entry.
McCourty pulls for Rutgers WR Coleman – Mike Reiss – Reiss has comments from McCourty, who had good things to say about Rutgers receiver Brandon Coleman.
Source: Pats sign LB Josh Hull – Field Yates – Yates reports that the team has agreed to a one-year deal for former Rams and Redskins linebacker Josh Hull.
Weekly Patriots chat recap – Mike Reiss – Reiss conducted his chat yesterday, and as usual there were some good bits of insight.
Offensive line by contract length – Mike Reiss – Reiss looks at the offensive line and the length of the contracts.
New England Patriots 2014 NFL Draft Prospects: Notre Dame OL Zack Martin is Round 1's most boring perfect scenario – Nick O'Malley – O'Malley spotlights Martin, who he feels would be a great selection.
Gresh & Tanguay break down Patriots schedule – In this video Andy Gresh joins Trenni Kusnierek and Gary Tanguay on Arbella Early Edition to talk about the Patriots schedule.
Devin McCourty a veteran presence in Patriots' secondary – Jennifer Toland – Toland looks at the Patriots new look secondary, which will now be lead by veteran Devin McCourty.
Should the New England Patriots Consider a Position Change for Logan Ryan? – James Christensen – Christensen has a good piece on Bleacher Report on Ryan, who could be in the mix at safety this season.
Patriots cleared of filing tampered injury reports for Talib, Spikes – Curtis Crabtree – Crabtree follows up on the report regarding Spikes and Talib, and writes that in this instance the Patriots are cleared of any wrongdoing.


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2011-08-12, 04:23 | Link #23 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Edinburgh
Age: 34
Kojima has been tweeting a lot about MGS HD and 3DS today. Read more on andriasang.com
One surprise to me is that Japan and Overseas will get a slightly different MSG HD pack, a wee excerpt from anoop's translation/interpretation Quote:
2011-08-12, 05:23 | Link #25 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Edinburgh
Age: 34
But we are getting Peace Walker HD included. I don't think you can get MSG on xbox live, and it is not a (HD) remake anyway like some people were claiming, due to misinterpretation of an interview. Considering it is coming in the west for the 360 and PS3, i think it is a better deal.
2012-09-14, 12:13 | Link #26 |
Paper-Fan of DOOM!!
Join Date: Jul 2010
Six years later, and I STILL couldn't pull the fucking trigger to murder The Boss.
Thank you, Kojima, for tearing my heart out and showing it to me so I remember that I still had one. On that, notice the resounding cheer in the following video Between 23:17 23:41 and at the mere mention of Kojima's decision to make "Metal Gear Boss" after Metal Gear Rising and Metal Gear Solid Ground Zero.... If any Warrior in the Metal Gear Universe deserves a new franchise of her own, it's not Raiden, but the Greatest Warrior of Them All, The Boss. Another reason to keep on living.....
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"Late Show with David Letterman," "The Young and the Restless," and CBS Sports Programming Also Included in the HDTV Line-Up
For the eighth consecutive year, CBS will present primetime entertainment programming in HDTV, the network announced today. In addition, the majority of that line-up will be presented in 5.1 surround sound, the most advanced sound system available on digital television. CBS, the leader among the broadcast networks in HDTV, will present all 18 hours of its scripted primetime entertainment programming in high definition, as well as the LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and daytime television�s Number One dramatic serial, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
CBS Sports will also present its industry leading lineup in HDTV, including the PGA Championship, U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, three leading NFL games each week of the 2006 season leading to CBS�s presentation of Super Bowl XL, along with SEC College Football, and NCAA basketball, including March Madness.
New and returning series this fall on CBS that are being presented in HDTV are:
CBS PRIMETME HDTV SERIES DAY AND TIME PERIOD (all times ET/PT)
� COLD CASE Sunday (9:00-10:00 PM)
� WITHOUT A TRACE Sunday (10:00-11:00 PM)
� HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Monday (8:00-8:30 PM)
� THE CLASS Monday (8:30-9:00 PM)
� TWO AND A HALF MEN Monday (9:00-9:30 PM)
� THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE Monday (9:30-10:00 PM)
� CSI: MIAMI Monday (10:00-11:00 PM)
� NCIS Tuesday (8:00-9:00 PM)
� THE UNIT Tuesday (9:00-10:00 PM)
� SMITH Tuesday (10:00-11:00PM)
� JERICHO Wednesday (8:00-9:00 PM)
� CRIMINAL MINDS Wednesday (9:00-10:00 PM)
� CSI: NY Wednesday (10:00-11:00 PM)
� CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Thursday (9:00-10:00 PM)
� SHARK Thursday (10:00-11:00 PM)
� GHOST WHISPERER Friday (8:00-9:00 PM)
� CLOSE TO HOME Friday (9:00-10:00 PM)
� NUMB3RS Friday (10:00-11:00 PM)
� CRIMETIME SATURDAY Saturday (8:00-10:00 PM)


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The Patriots released today's inactives, and as expected Patrick Chung is obvioulsy out, as are Fred Taylor, and Jarrad Page – who have both missed the last several games.
The other inactives are OL Rich Ohrnberger, OL Mark LeVoir, WR Taylor Price, OL Ryan Wendell and NT Kyle Love. Wendell had been the backup behind Dan Connolly and had seen some action periodically, but with Logan Mankins back he's been bumped down the depth chart.
It's interesting to note that wide receiver Deion Branch is active for this week. Branch has been battling a hamstring injury this week and some had thought that he may not be able to go, but it appears he'll be part of today's game.
SOME OTHER NOTES: Looking at some of the reports on Twitter this morning, Mike Reiss reports that Brandon Spikes, who was added to the injury report Friday (knee) as probable, was seen loosening up on the field with New England's assistant strength coach….Reiss also points out that when Stephen Gostkowski finished his pre-game warmups, it appears that the kickers will have a cross-wind to deal with today – with the longest kick being about 45 yards on one end….Reiss notes that the Patriots are in their road white uniforms today, with the blue pants, while the Browns are in their brown tops, with white pants…..he also has a great shot of the field….Mike Riley of WEEI pointed out that former Patriot Brian Cox is a coach for Cleveland. Add that to the list of things I was unaware of, and I'm guessing a few other fans may not have known either….Mike Giardi points out that Former Patriots guard Billy Yates will start for the Browns at right guard today….Tom Curran reports that Tom Brady was seen chatting it up with former Patriots coach Brad Seeley, who is now coaching with Eric Mangini in Cleveland….and finally Jeff Howe of NESN reports that footing may be an issue, as the Patriots were told to bring an extra set of sturdier, screwed-in cleats for today's game, which is on a grass field in Cleveland.
Kickoff is just over 30-minutes away, and we'll have more throughout the afternoon.


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Kourtney Kardashian Angry at Photoshopped Magazine Cover
The new mom says OK!'s "body after baby" cover was news to her.
-Kathryn H. Cusimano
Were you surprised to see Kourtney Kardashian looking super-slim on the cover of OK! magazine just weeks after giving birth? So was Kourtney!
Read Mean Betty's Parenting Tips for Kourtney Kardashian
"One of those weeklies got it wrong again … they didn't have an exclusive with me," Kourtney said on her Twitter account. Though the story quotes Kourtney discussing her post-baby body and even quotes her stepfather Bruce Jenner, Kourtney says she never spoke to the magazine about the story or posed for the cover.
"They doctored and Photoshopped my body to make it look like I have already lost all the weight, which I have not," Kourtney told Women's Wear Daily. She added on her Twitter, "I gained 40 pounds while pregs, not 26…But thanks!"
Thanks for clearing that up, Kourtney – we knew those results had to be too good to be true! (Us Magazine)
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Engineering event focuses on girls
3/14/2014, 6 a.m.
Middle school girls and their parents can attend WOW! That's Engineering on March 29 at Lockheed Martin in Marietta.
The 8:30 a.m.-to-1 p.m. event is the biannual outreach program of the nonprofit Society of Women Engineers Atlanta Section and local engineers.
Student attendees will "design shoes," "ship a chip," and explore "why does salt dissolve?"
Parents can attend a program to learn about the opportunities and challenges in STEM fields.
Registration ends March 24 and there is a $5 fee.
The Society of Women Engineers was founded in 1950. Visit sweatlanta.org for more information and to register.


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The tantalizing combination of full-throttled Skype on the iPhone moved a giant leap forward Thursday with Apple's announcement that the handset's next operating-system upgrade will support multitasking for third-party apps.
Multitasking is good for all sorts of apps that you'd like to keep "awake" but not to the exclusion of all others, like mail — a core app that already runs in the background. But there are plenty of others that needn't be immersive and yet must be, like instant messaging, and social media apps like Twitter.
One ramification of OS 4 leapt out at us immediately: Skype's app could now run in the background, waiting for incoming calls while you do other things.
And it should be possible to continue to use the iPhone app to leverage whatever Skype options you have, like online numbers (real phone numbers, not just your account name) that can be called from any telephone and the ability to call any phone using Skype, not just other Skype users.
Without being able to run in the background Skype's is largely limited to outgoing calls, unless you make an appointment on some other medium to arrange a Skype call (or just run it all the time). At present Skype is a convenient extra on the iPhone, and a significant tool for making calls — especially during those hours when you'd otherwise be using the minutes on your calling plan — but not something one could ever rely on for day-to-day communication.
That could change dramatically this summer, when OS 4 is available to the public. Maybe even better: The same OS powers the iPod Touch, which has no phone but could become a Skype phone by default. It will also be available for the phoneless iPad in the autumn. (Brian X. Chen has more about the announcement on Gadget Lab.)
It was really simple to implement — "just a dozen lines of code," said Skype's David Ponsford, head of product development, during the iPhone OS 4 press conference in Cupertino, California.
Ultimately though, without being able to use AT&T's 3G connection, which AT&T told the FCC and Apple was fine six months ago, Skype calls are still limited to Wi-Fi. And that's a big limitation. On Tuesday, Skype released a new version of its iPhone app that many suspected would add 3G calling (because AT&T approved the idea six months ago and Skype said in February that 3G calling would be added "real soon now").
The delay is mysterious, and could speak to something deeper at work here. Adding to the intrigue is a post on Skype's forum by Dragev, who claimed on March 22 that he'd run into "Peter" (likely Parkes, Skype's blogger and Twitterer in chief) who said Skype has scrapped 3G on the iPhone because it signed an exclusive deal to offer 3G service on Verizon or because AT&T's network can't handle it.
"He told me that the deal with Verizon included exclusivity, so Skype is not going to issue an update for the iPhone that will allow it to work over 3G," claims Dragev, a regular poster on the Skype forum. "Apparently, they had some questions whether the AT&T network would even be able to provide a decent experience, as well, so [Skype iPhone team leader] David Ponsford decided to scrap it. There will be an update supporting push in the fall, however."
Even without 3G, multitasking makes Skype a powerhouse on Wi-Fi, and while you're away from that, you can route calls to voicemail or another phone, using the free Google Voice service. The Skype app will accept calls even if you're using your phone for something else, which makes it a somewhat viable alternative to paying for voice service — 911 calls excepted.
If you only need phone service when you're around Wi-Fi (or, even better, if you carry your own 4G Wi-Fi with you), an iPod Touch running the Skype app means you don't have to pay AT&T $100/month or so for wireless service, and you can still make and take calls to and from normal phones.
If you pay for iPhone service, you could downgrade to the cheapest voice plan ($40 for 450 minutes per month), conserving your minutes by switching to Skype when you're around Wi-Fi, once it accepts incoming calls. Heck, you could even route all your numbers — cellphone, incoming Skype number, home phone, office phone, batphone, etc. — through Google Voice and answer your calls on phone-Skype, computer-Skype, AT&T, your home phone or your office phone, depending on where you are, and whether you have Wi-Fi.
The only missing piece of the puzzle is Skype-over-3G, so if you want to make wireless 3G calls over Skype, you'll still need to jailbreak your iPhone.
This is heady stuff, but you won't be able to try Skype's incoming-calls feature until the summer, when Apple rolls out the iPhone 4 OS to iPhones and iPod Touches. The iPad version is set for a fall release, and the new version of Skype will work with that, too. Now, all the iPad needs is a camera for video Skype calls and that ever-elusive 3G support.
See Also:
- Apple Unveils Next-Gen, Multitasking iPhone OS
- IPhone Skype over 3G: 'Real Soon Now'
- AT&T Relents, Opens iPhone to Skype, VoIP
- Ears-On With Skype for iPhone
- Verizon + Skype Not Mobile VoIP Nirvana, But Closer


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Our work is centered on advancing systems genetics approaches to study the genetic and environmental factors shaping dynamic, genome-wide processes of epigenetic modification, recombination, gene expression, and metabolism in a mammalian model system. Our approach is based on our previous work providing a detailed molecular understanding of the evolutionary origins of the laboratory mouse, which in turn led to the adoption of two novel populations of mice with extensive genomic diversity. The Collaborative Cross recombinant inbred strains provide a fixed number of reproducible genomes optimal for multiple testing, while Diversity Outbred mice provide high genetic mapping resolution and an endless supply of unique genomes. These populations share the same allelic compositions and are derived from the same set of eight progenitor strains. Together these mouse populations provide an integrating framework for connecting the multiple domains of genomic function we study, as well as complementary approaches for developing and validating predictive models of genetic and environmental effects. By pioneering the application of these resources, our Center aims to establish high community standards and new approaches for systems genetics studies. The Center for Genome Dynamics will engage a group of scientists with diverse specialties in computational, statistical, and biological domains in a common collaborative work environment. The Center will provide mentorship for career development of new faculty and postdoctoral associates. Our unique education program will engage high school and undergraduate students in challenging computational biology research. Our projects are designed to enhance our capabilities for discovering genetic and environmental causes of phenotypic diversity and for elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying human health and disease. Using the premier mammalian model organism combined with high throughput molecular phenotyping technologies, physiological profiling, and computational modeling, we will develop predictive modeling and validation strategies that test the premises of personalized medicine. Our goal, using a variety of disease phenotypes, is to improve prediction and intervention strategies for complex diseases, with broad implication for multiple areas of human disease.
Differences in disease susceptibility and outcome are linked with variation in an individual's genetic makeup and environment. The Center for Genome Dynamics will use novel mouse populations, animal measurements and computational methods to identify genetic and environmental factors, and probe their role in diseases. Our innovative outreach programs will immerse students in this interdisciplinary approach to research. Center resources and training will be available to the scientific community, accelerating efforts to improve prediction, prevention and intervention strategies for multiple human diseases.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – AMC-TV says that "Breaking Bad" spinoff, "Better Call Saul," will debut in February.
The network recently released a clip of sleazy attorney Saul Goodman, played by Bob Odenkirk, arguing about the importance of always having a lawyer. After the clip the word "February" is shown.
Previously, AMC said "Better Call Saul" would premiere in November 2014.
The series will follow Goodman as he defends drug lords, petty criminals and those allegedly injured in minor traffic accidents.
In "Breaking Bad," Odenkirk played the lawyer of meth lord Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston.
The New Mexico Film Office said in May that "Better Call Saul" would be filmed in Albuquerque.


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Peter Pan's New and Ever Growing 'Out and About' Page. Last Updated 10/4/06 |
I know this seems hugely silly (so what else is new Peter!), but I just had to start this page! You see, it's gotten to where anytime I go anywhere, even in very ordinary clothes (Ahhhem!!!), people recognize me from the web site, and often ask to take a picture with me. When they do, I always ask them to please send a copy for the web site. Well of course everyone says "Ok... we will," and human nature being what it is, most usually forget about it. But over time, people have indeed sent pictures, and so now it's time for me to keep up my end of the deal, and start a page for that stuff. SOOOOO... I've started this page of pictures taken with me and others, or just out and about at my favorite places. Some with friends, and some with complete strangers. So if you have a picture you promised to send me and haven't, please do, and I'll put it here!
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The mysterious world opened up to readers by Arthur Golden's international best-seller has been moved to the bigscreen with beauty and tact in "Memoirs of a Geisha." The combo of the subject's exoticism, the knockout trio of lead actresses and book-built interest should be enough to lure substantial audiences internationally.
The mysterious world opened up to readers by Arthur Golden's international best-seller has been moved to the bigscreen with beauty and tact in "Memoirs of a Geisha." Long-gestating project may seem like a risky one for an expensive studio venture, given the virtually all-Asian cast, but the combo of the subject's exoticism, the knockout trio of lead actresses and book-built interest should be enough to lure substantial audiences internationally to what is, underneath it all, a conventional Cinderella story.
On a picture exec producer Steven Spielberg long intended to direct himself, Rob Marshall follows his smash "Chicago" debut with a consummate piece of traditional studio craftsmanship that bespeaks fastidious planning and execution in all departments. From a filmmaking point of view, this is a work that the old Hollywood moguls themselves would have been proud to present. Despite its refined nature, "Geisha" is mainstream rather than highbrow fare, and reception among the intelligentsia may be negatively affected by the casting of famous Chinese thesps Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li as the three celebrated pre-WWII Japanese geisha, no matter how good they are in the picture. Issue also leaves open the question of audience response in Japan, where the film opens Dec. 10, the day after its domestic release, and where Gong and Zhang are exceptionally popular. There are arguments to be made on both sides, but this is more a fable than a realistic picture, and Asian audiences for decades have accommodated generalized "oriental" casting in Hollywood pics. Outside of Asia, most viewers could care less, and there's no denying that you don't want to take your eyes off these actresses for a second. Hewing faithfully to the general lines, if not all the specifics, of the 1997 novel, script by Robin Swicord boasts a well-carpentered three-act structure framed by sensitive narration in which the mature geisha Sayuri looks back on her life and a world quickly disappearing. In fact, this narration (by Shizuko Hoshi) helps the picture make it over the tricky language hurdle by serving as a graceful English-lingo bridge between a childhood prologue, which is performed in Japanese, and subsequent action in which two sisters from a remote fishing village, their mother dying, are sent by an elderly father to live in bustling Gion district of Kyoto. Evaluated for suitability at an okiya — or geisha household — by an imperious woman known as Mother (a fabulously crusty Kaori Momoi), the older sister is turned away. Nine-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo), who has unusual deep gray eyes, is retained to join another girl, Pumpkin, doing menial tasks with the prospect of one day being trained to be a geisha. Ruling the roost at the cramped compound is Hatsumomo (Gong Li). Exceptionally beautiful, she is also arrogant and tempestuous — a diva among geisha, who gives Chiyo a hard time from the outset. Her one weakness is men, with whom she lustily consorts in ways inappropriate to her highly defined role in life. After Chiyo spots her in a passionate clinch with a man, Mother berates Hatsumomo with, "Do you think a geisha is free to love? Never!" Perhaps the greatest fascination of Golden's heavily researched novel is its illumination of classical geisha mores, beginning with the clarification (for Westerns, at least) of whether or not they are prostitutes. While necessarily not as detailed as the novel, the film follows in this line, explaining that geisha are elegant companions and practitioners of traditional arts expert at maintaining agreeable decorum and emotional restraint. Act one closes with Chiyo's chance street encounter with a debonair businessman simply called the Chairman (Ken Watanabe), who inspires her to become a geisha. At the 40-minute mark, action jumps ahead to the mid-1930s. Chiyo (now played by Ziyi Zhang) is 15 and still the house slave when the sophisticated Mameha (Michelle Yeoh), Hatsumomo's only rival as the most celebrated geisha in Kyoto, makes a financial deal with Mother to school the budding beauty to become a geisha. This alliance officially pits Chiyo against Hatsumomo, who takes Pumpkin as her protege and demands she never speak to her best friend again. Tension in the okiya rise to impossible levels, as Hatsumomo plots to subvert the gorgeous girl she fears will threaten her own popularity. But Mameha lays a careful plan for her student's ascent, one that includes Chiyo's — now renamed Sayuri — debut as a dancer (a triumph) and the auctioning of her virginity (it brings a record bid). All of this brings Sayuri into influential circles that include the Chairman and his business associate Nobu (Koji Yakusho), a facially scarred man who would like to become Sayuri's danna, or patron. When Sayuri emerges, like a butterfly from a cocoon, as a full-fledged geisha, a showdown with Hatsumomo becomes inevitable. This middle section is the most absorbing, as it presents the classical geisha world in what turned out to be its final full blossom. The viewer is pulled willingly through Sayuri's learning process and is provided with a rooting interest in response to Hatsumomo's treachery. Set pieces, including the dance performance and a visit to a sumo wrestling contest, are arresting, and there is a bracing jolt whenever the action leaves the dark, cloistered interiors to move into the maze-like streets of the hanamachi, or geisha district, superbly recreated in John Myhre's infinitely detailed production design. Third act telescopes the impact of World War II down to the disruptions it causes in the central characters' lives, as the women are dispersed into the countryside for safety. After Japan's defeat, Sayuri returns from the rice paddies to reunite with Mameha in a Kyoto teeming with American soldiers. Nobu and the Chairman emerge from the rubble to enlist the women's help in securing a big business deal with the Yanks, which sets the stage for Sayuri's highly dramatic final reckonings with the two men. As conventionally pleasing as the ending may be, however, pic's too-pat version of it leaves unanswered many questions that are dealt with in the novel with a bittersweet embrace of reality. While scarcely a meditative work such as a Japanese director might have made on the subject, "Geisha" is, fortunately, a much calmer movie than "Chicago," one with steady dramatic focus and a confident narrative rhythm. The rules and formality of the world under scrutiny may have been contagious to the filmmakers, as there is a welcome sense of composure and orderliness to the enterprise that avoids gimmickry and trendiness. Craft contributions are of a very high order. Right down to the exterior light, the film is convincing in its physical details despite the fact it was mostly shot in California, on Sony soundstages in Culver City and on locations throughout the state (a few Japanese locales were used as well). Colleen Atwood's dazzling costumes, particularly the ornate kimono, play an unusually central visual role, as do the makeup and hairstyles. John Williams' excellent score is dominated by Japanese instrumentations, abetted by Western-style thematic work soulfully played by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman. As for the actresses, coached to speak English with Japanese accents, the fact is there are no Japanese female stars at the moment with anything approaching the charisma, stature and international celebrity of Zhang, Gong and Yeoh. In the leading role, Zhang is convincing and mesmerizingly beautiful, even if there is an intangible missing from her dialogue delivery in English that gives her somewhat less impact here than she had in her virtuoso performance in Wong Kar-wai's recent "2046." Gong rightly pulls out all the stops as the flamboyant geisha queen desperate to stay on her throne, giving her perf a delicious melodramatic spin that puts one in mind of Bette Davis or Joan Crawford in their primes. Comparatively benefiting from her complete fluency in English, Yeoh excels, endowing Mameha with a cool intelligence that masks the protracted uncertainty of her all-or-nothing bet on Sayuri's future. Japanese thesp Kudoh makes for a wonderful Pumpkin, coming into her own in the third act. The Japanese actors, including Watanabe as the reserved Chairman who looms distantly but decisively over Sayuri's life, Yakusho as her restrained admirer and Japanese-American Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as an opportunistic industrialist, are solid in roles that are strictly one-dimensional compared to those of the women. A thoughtful, old-fashioned touch in the end credits matches the performers' names with their images.
Memoirs of a Geisha
A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment presentation of an Amblin Entertainment/Red Wagon Entertainment production. Produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Steven Spielberg. Executive producers, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Patricia Whitcher, Bobby Cohen. Co-producer, John DeLuca. Directed by Rob Marshall. Screenplay, Robin Swicord, based on the novel by Arthur Golden.
Camera (Deluxe color, Panavision widescreen), Dion Beebe; editor, Pietro Scalia; music, John Williams; production designer, John Myhre; supervising art director, Tomas Voth; art director, Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.; set designers, Luis Hoyos, Maya Shimoguchi, Rich Romig, Jann Engel, Robert Fechtman; set decorator, Gretchen Rau; costume designer, Colleen Atwood; sound (Dolby Digital/SDDS/DTS), John Pritchett; supervising sound editor, Wylie Stateman; supervising sound mixers, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline; visual effects supervisor, Robert Stromberg; visual effects, Digital Backlot; makeup designer, Noriko Watanabe; hair designer, Lyndell Quiyou; geisha consultant, Liza Dalby; assistant director, Eric N. Neffron; second unit director-choreographer, John DeLuca; second unit camera, Sion Michel; casting, Francine Maisler. Reviewed at Sony Studios, Culver City, Nov. 14, 2005. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 144 MIN.
Sayuri - Ziyi Zhang
The Chairman - Ken Watanabe
Mameha - Michelle Yeoh
Nobu - Koji Yakusho
Pumpkin - Youki Kudoh
Mother - Kaori Momoi
Auntie - Tsai Chin
The Baron - Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Chiyo - Suzuka Ohgo
Hatsumomo - Gong Li
Dr. Crab - Randall Duk Kim
Sakamoto - Mako
The General - Kenneth Tsang
Mr. Bekku - Thomas Ikeda
Young Pumpkin - Zoe Weizenbaum
Sayuri Narrator - Shizuko Hoshi


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"...as human beings we are capable of making sense of situations based on the thinnest slice of experience."
Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point.
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: Does it ever seem like professional sports exists in some kind of weird alternate universe? It sure seems so. Here are a couple of examples. Number 1: Stephon Marbury is a 31-year-old point guard for the New York Knicks who gets paid $21 million to do -- NOTHING. What a great gig. Number 2: Braylon Edwards is a wide receiver from the University of Michigan now dropping passes for the Cleveland Browns. He's dropped at least 16 passes he should catch, but you know why he thinks fans don't like him? Because he went to Michigan. Right, Braylon, that's it. (RL)
PAYING THE DIGITAL FIDDLER: New York Gov. David Paterson has come up with a unique way to try and raise money for the state's beleagured budget: a so-called iPod tax. It would tax people on downloaded music and entertainment, thereby balancing the budget on the backs of 14-year-old iTune users. (RL)
HO, HO, HO: And with that, the Thin Slices staff is on Christmas break for the week or so. Look for fresh new slices December 29.
WHAT A NOVEL IDEA!: Get this, the folks at American Idol say this year they're actually going to focus on talented singers instead of presenting hour after hour of clods who can't sing. About time. Meanwhile, Paula Abdul gets a vote of confidence from her boss. (RL)
NAZIS ON CHRISTMAS: Never accuse of Tom Cruise of playing it safe. Whether it's hopping around on couches professing his love of Katie Holmes or dressing up like a fat ugly fuy for Tropic Thunder, he's wiling to go out on a limb or two. Next up, releasing Valkyrie, his World War II thriller about a plot to kill Hitler that comes out on Chrismas day.. (RL)
MICKEY MOUSE PARTY: Camp Rock actress and Toledo native
Alyson Stoner will be among those rocking in the new year on the Disney Channel's New Year's Eve celebration. (RS)
LOOKING AHEAD ALREADY? Oscar nominations for this year haven't even come out yet and already some people are trying to predict what will be the biggest movies of 2009. Here are a 10 to watch for. (RS)
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That it sometimes takes one death to accept another is the message of "Kauwboy," an unpretentious kidpic that balances sweet and sour in just the right doses.
That it sometimes takes one death to accept another is the message of "Kauwboy," an unpretentious kidpic that balances sweet and sour in just the right doses. Helmer Boudewijn Koole's previous experience with child-focused docus stands him in good stead with his first feature, about a 10-year-old with an absent mom, a volatile dad and a baby bird as a new friend. Don't expect any narrative revelations, just good storytelling and a fine central perf from tot Rick Lens. A Berlin win for first feature and the Kplus award guarantee Euro play, and re-confirm the Dutch strength with children's pics.
Jojo (Lens) is a latchkey kid roaming the fields of his neighborhood with the careening energy of a reluctant loner. When he finds a baby jackdaw on the ground, he takes the bird home knowing he'll have to hide it from dad Ronald (Loek Peters), who's against keeping pets. Though Jojo seems to be speaking on the phone to his mom, a country singer, adult auds will clue in early on that she's not really touring in the States. Dad, a car-tinkering, beer-swilling security guard with little filial interest, is nursing a major depression and barely communicates except to scold. The jackdaw ("kauw" is Dutch for jackdaw) becomes Jojo's one friend apart from Yenthe (Susan Radder), a cool girl on his water polo team, but it's increasingly difficult to keep the bird a secret from his father, and Jojo's attempts to celebrate his absent mom's birthday meet with fierce resistance. Koole keeps things in focus — the script withholds any hint of relatives or family friends — and the best scenes are unquestionably those of Jojo alone with the bird. The creativity of a child's imagination is on full show, and the collaboration between helmer and young star brings to the fore the troubled child's unstable balancing act between what's truly real and what he wants to be real. Toward the end, there's an unexpected moment of cruelty that's jolting precisely because Koole has done such a fine job instilling a sense of uplift in the preceding scene; some may question its necessity, though its inclusion leads to Jojo's acceptance of fate. D.p. Daniel Bouquet ("Nothing Personal," "Hemel") is making a name for himself as one of Holland's leading lensers, and here his slightly bleached summer colors and judicious use of handheld shots help establish the sense of time and place in which a 10-year-old engages with nature, both existentially and internally. Songs are catchy and nicely mixed in to assist with the story.Kauwboy
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A Benelux Film Distribution release of a Waterland Film, NTR Television production. (International sales: Delphis Films, Montreal.) Produced by Wilant Boekelman, Jan van der Zanden. Executive producer, Floor Onrust. Co-producers, Marina Blok, Sandra Beerends. Directed by Boudewijn Koole. Screenplay, Koole, Jolein Laarman.
Camera (color), Daniel Bouquet; editor, Gys Zevenbergen; music, Helge Slikker; production designer, Jorien Sont; costume designer, Heleen Heintjes; sound (Dolby Digital), Joost Roskam; sound designer, Mark Glynne; assistant director, Anne van Dongen; casting, Rebecca van Unen, Annette Maas, Elke Falkena, Anna van Keimpena. Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Generation Kplus), Feb, 13, 2012. Running time: 80 MIN.
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Concerto No. 4 for Violin and Orchestra
Alfred Schnittke was born on November 24, 1934, in Engels, in the German Volga Republic of the Soviet Union, and died on August 3, 1998, in Hamburg, Germany. He completed his Violin Concerto No. 4 in 1984, on commission from the 34th Berlin Festival. It was premiered on September 11, 1984, in West Berlin, with Gidon Kremer (its dedicatee) as soloist and Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Alexander Barantschik was soloist, with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting, in the only previous San Francisco Symphony performances, in January 2003. In addition to the solo violin, the score calls for three flutes (third doubling alto flute), two oboes and English horn, two clarinets and bass clarinet, alto saxophone, three bassoons (third doubling contrabassoon), four horns, four trumpets, four trombones, bass tuba, timpani, xylophone, bells, marimba, vibraphone, tubular bells, four bongos, flexatone, tam-tam, harp, celesta, harpsichord, prepared piano, and strings. Duration: about thirty-three minutes.
Paradox and unusual turns of fate stalked the life and music of Alfred Schnittke. He was born into a German family in a German community in a city named after a German social theorist (the co-author, with Karl Marx, of The Communist Manifesto), but he was not born in Germany. Engels was the capital and second largest city in the German Volga Republic of the Soviet Union, separated from the largest city, Saratov, only by the Volga River itself. The German settlers had moved there from their own country in 1763, in the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, at the invitation of the Tsarina Christina II. Nearly two million ethnic Germans were living in Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, but their overwhelmingly Lutheran microculture began to unravel shortly thereafter, done in especially by the political strains of the First World War and the Russian Revolution.
When Schnittke was born, in 1934, his family had settled into a workable solution of biculturalism. His father was employed in Engels as a journalist and a German-Russian translator, his mother as a teacher of German and a member of the staff of the German-language newspaper Neues Leben (New Life). In 1946 the family moved to Vienna so his father could accept a position with a Russian-language newspaper. That's where Schnittke began studying piano, and it agreed with him so well that two years later he returned to the Soviet Union to enroll in the Moscow October Music School, majoring in choral music. He began experimenting with composition, and in 1953 he entered the Moscow Conservatory to study with Yevgeny Golubev. Given Schnittke's own first-hand acquaintance with Vienna, it seemed natural that he should also become friendly with Filipp Gershkovich—who, as a former student of Berg and Webern, was at that time the only direct link in the Soviet Union to the harmonic frontiers of the Second Viennese School.
Schnittke graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1958, stayed on as a graduate student through 1961 (when he joined the Composers' Union), and then remained at the school through 1972 to teach orchestration, composition, and counterpoint. A 1962 visit by Luigi Nono to the Soviet Union further flamed Schnittke's interest in the European avant-garde, and his ensuing espousal of serialism—an affinity he maintained for several years—put him on the outs with Soviet officialdom. Denied performances as a result, he scraped by as a film composer, writing non-serial scores for more than sixty films between 1962 and the mid-'80s. This involvement with film has been cited as critical to the development of Schnittke's style, which can indeed be considered "cinematic" in its rapid crosscutting of references and suggested images. But that's only one of many sources of influence we can spot in his prolific output. If any composer deserves to be called polystylistic, it is Schnittke. He absorbed lessons from Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Berg, Bartók, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich, transforming everything he consumed into something distinctly his own. A persona non grata in the Soviet Union, not until the advent of the Gorbachev regime in the mid-1980s did Schnittke begin to enjoy any measure of popular prestige in his own land.
Ironically, it was just then that Schnittke's health failed. In the summer of 1985 he suffered a serious stroke, which prevented him from enjoying the freedom of travel created by the cultural thaw. He must have been cheered in some measure by the recognition he began to receive in the 1980s. By 1990 he was able to move to Hamburg and assume a teaching position at the Music and Theater Conservatory. But a second stroke hit in 1991, and another in 1994. He died in 1998.
The composition of the Violin Concerto No. 4 may have been started as early as 1982, but the work was completed and published in 1984, about a year before Schnittke's first medical crisis. Schnittke's biographer Alexander Ivashkin finds that the composer's works of that time (say, from the late 1970s through the '80s) tend to reflect a world-view the composer had developed through deep acquaintance with a certain questing strain of Russian and German literature, including various transformations of the Faust legend (including Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus) and the novels of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in which (says Ivashkin) "he found the kind of contradictions and irrationalism which seem modern and unusual, even for a twentieth-century mode of thought."
He continues: "A struggle between polarities, or irregular pulse, a Faustian multiplicity of meaning: that is the quintessence of his music in this period. . . . Schnittke has said: 'I need to start from the assumption that the world of spirit is ordered, structured by its very nature, that everything which causes disharmony in the world, all that is monstrous, inexplicable and dreadful . . . is also part of this order.' "
This idea may help us understand the perplexing processes of the Violin Concerto No. 4, which does indeed implode on itself repeatedly in a sort of negation. The notes of the opening six measures are derived as a sort of musical monogram based on letters in the name of Gidon Kremer, the violinist for whom the work was composed. The first group of four notes is G-C-D-E; the second group is G-D-E-E (an octave lower). It is the second of these that traces the monogram, using only the letters that correspond to the names of musical notes: G(i)D(onkr)E(m)E(r), and Schnittke then extrapolated from that to devise a musical theme he could use. The theme returns to play an important role in the movement as it evolves. Following this, the orchestra--essentially the wind choir, with pizzicato punctuations from the strings—offers a stately, triple-meter, sarabande-like theme of classical consonance. But after nine measures, this music is interrupted at the soloist's entrance by a shocking dissonance (sforzando, with strings now bowing, for greater force). Now the measures alternate between 2/4 and 3/4 time. This proves a brief section, too, for after thirteen measures the consonant "monogram" music returns, enriched via brass crescendos, into a seemingly Wagnerian texture. After a cadenza-like flurry from the soloist, the "Wagnerian" material becomes Kurt Weill, thanks to a snazzy riff from the alto saxophone. At the movement's end ominous timpani rolls emerge as the dominant sound. This all occurs over the span of perhaps five minutes, during which Schnittke repeatedly confounds the listener's expectations through reversals of style, a process that can indeed be understood in light of the composer's comment "that everything which causes disharmony . . . is also part of this order."
The violin traces pattering sixteenth notes to open the second movement. The violin is accompanied at first only by chords of the prepared piano; but the pattern soon reverses, and the soloist plays chords while the orchestra murmurs in sixteenth notes. A basic structural pattern repeats throughout the movement, in the style of an ancient chaconne or passacaglia, turning the piece into a series of variations, bristling with energy but each sporting a distinctive character. The percussion section is kept busy here: Schnittke calls for a team of six players on a rich variety of instruments. The solo violin's music turns positively maniacal towards the end of the movement, when the orchestra takes up its violent contours. At just that point, the score leaves off identifying specific notes for the soloist to play. For a while it still suggests the basic contours of the figuration, but after some measures of such ad-libitum violinistry the composer marks his score, "Improvised in the same manner, gradually without sound but very passionate (Visual cadenza!)." The music has obviously taken a curious turn, a turn one might be tempted to say inherently denies music; but then we should recall that music involves not only sound, but also silence, and that, in the concert hall, gesture is itself an important factor of performance. The violin has been effectively silenced by the orchestra, but its presence remains palpable. Now think for a moment about Schnittke's biography, and particularly of the fact that in the early 1980s he, too, was virtually silenced in his own land. Gradually the violin regains its voice.
We find Schnittke in a neoclassical mode as the third movement opens, with a harpsichord adding its gentle pulsations to an orchestra mostly of solo cellos. The ghost of Stravinsky hovers nearby, but the violin's extended melody, at first haunting, grows increasingly Romantic. The piece briefly threatens to turn into chamber music as solo cello and violin emerge from the orchestral strings (the latter as an echo from deep in the second violin section). Brass instruments, muted but nonetheless biting, announce a change in the proceedings; in retrospect we learn that they are announcing a return of the concerto's opening material, the "sarabande" tune of the first movement. This passes quickly, leading to a recapitulation of the third movement's principal theme. But this is quickly swept away in music of perverted jollity.
The Gidon Kremer "monogram" is again summoned to launch the final movement. The concerto's four movements all seem to grow progressively out of each other, even if they are not actually marked attacca. The result is that the fourth movement feels rather like an extended coda, especially following as it does the intensely lyrical emotionalism of the Adagio. Yet it is in no way an afterthought, and it offers splendid ideas all its own. One can scarcely resist focusing on Schnittke's beautiful orchestration in a passage where the violin's melody (each note trilled) is accompanied by celesta, harp, bells, harpsichords, and vibraphone. As we build to a climax with the sarabande theme, the soloist is again overwhelmed by the orchestra for what turns out to be another vigorously demonstrative "visual cadenza", after which the violinist returns quietly to the world of sound.
One often senses that an essential subtext lurks beneath the surface in Schnittke's music. Our interpretation is likely to change with repeated hearings and deeper acquaintance. Schnittke was not in the habit of providing definitive answers, but his hints can provide fruitful points of departure for contemplation. This is what he had to say about his Violin Concerto. No. 4:
My Fourth Violin Concerto was commissioned by the Berlin Festival and is dedicated to my dear friend Gidon Kremer as a token of my immense admiration and extreme gratitude . . . . The musical material of this four-movement work is derived from the monograms of Gidon Kremer and myself—and, in the final movement, from those of three other kindred spirits, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina and Arvo Pärt. The result is no artificial Babel (apart from the perpetuum mobile passacaglia in the second movement), but an attempt to produce a sense of melodic tension from note to note and from note to rest, freely using "new" and "old" techniques. Two beautiful plush melodies (one recurring throughout the piece, . . . the other appearing in the third movement as a false resolution) are no more than what I might call two painted corpses. On a few occasions—notably in the Cadenza visuale in the second movement—we risk a glance behind the veil that normally shields us from the hypnotizing silent world beyond music, the world of the toneless sound (otherwise known as the rest). But these are mere moments, brief attempts to escape—the sense of failure as we sink back into sound is unavoidable. Or is it?
—James M. Keller
More About the Music
Recordings: Gidon Kremer, the work's dedicatee, is soloist with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra (Teldec) | Oleh Krysa, with Eri Klas conducting the Malmö Symphony Orchestra (BIS)
Reading: Alfred Schnittke, by Alexander Ivashkin (Phaidon) | A Schnittke Reader, edited by Ivashkin (Indiana University Press).


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ATA data points to increased driving turnover and hiring numbers
The ATA reported that during the fourth quarter of 2010, truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers bumped up their payrolls, with small truckload carriers boosting employment by 0.8 percent within their driver pool and large TL carriers adding 0.3 percent to payroll by adding linehaul drivers and reducing local driver pools.
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State of Logistics 2016: Pursue mutual benefit NWPCA's pallet design software produces certified sustainable USDA BioPreferred wood pallets ATA reports sharp decrease in Q4 truckload driver turnover rate Challenges remain in store for shippers, says FTR SCI report Florida East Coast Railway to be acquired by Grupo Mexico More NewsRecent data released by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) suggests that data pointing to increasing driver hiring and turnover translates into signs of an economic recovery.
The ATA reported that during the fourth quarter of 2010, truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers bumped up their payrolls, with small truckload carriers boosting employment by 0.8 percent within their driver pool and large TL carriers adding 0.3 percent to payroll by adding linehaul drivers and reducing local driver pools.
On the LTL side, the ATA reported that fourth quarter employment was up 0.4 percent, with all categories up except for linehaul drivers, which were down 0.2 percent.
Looking at turnover rates, the ATA said that turnover among linehaul drivers at large TL fleets hit 69 percent—on an annualized rate—during the fourth quarter—marking the second highest level since the second quarter of 2008. Small TL fleet fourth quarter turnover was 49 percent, and LTL turnover was significantly less at 6 percent.
"Fleets are clearly hiring more drivers as demand for freight hauling increases," said ATA Chief Economist BobCostello in a statement. "In addition, while part of the turnover can be attributed to regulatory changes, we believe the bulk of this churn is due to increased demand for drivers. As the recovery strengthens, we're likely to see demand for drivers and trucking services continue to increase, with that demand manifesting itself in rising turnover rates and ultimately, once again, a shortage of truck drivers."
Among the regulatory changes that are crimping driver availability and capacity to a certain extent are CSA 2010, a federal government mandate focusing on increasing safety, which took effect in December, and the possible changes to driver Hours-of-Service, which could reduce daily driving time from 11 hours per day to ten.
While the ATA suggests these figures are due in large to an improving economic outlook, FTR Associates Senior Consultant Noel Perry had a somewhat different outlook.
"The trucking data is not an indication of economic recovery," Perry told LM. "It is an indication of a trucking recovery. Turnover goes up early in recoveries as drivers who want to change fleets do so. Truckers have not hired earlier because productivity allowed them to move more freight without hiring. Now they have to hire to expand."
While the ATA data focuses on the fourth quarter, Bert Johnson senior director of human resources and driver recruitment, Con-way Truckload, said that Con-way did not see a significant change in hiring needs through the end of the first quarter of this year, explaining that Con-way had drivers waiting on trucks all the way through March.
While Con-way was not experiencing the same trend for the fourth quarter that the ATA reported, Johnson said over the last month "the switch has been turned off," when it comes to hiring and turnover on the rise.
"We were on a downward trend in regards to turnover, but this last month we have seen an uptick in turnover," said Johnson. "And because of that we have seen a decrease in recruiting."
And with demand slowly increasing, coupled with still-tight capacity in the trucking market, gradual economic improvement is resulting in increased turnover and hiring numbers.
Looking ahead, Johnson said driver numbers are likely to increase in the next few months, considering the fact that capacity remains extremely tight right now, which will lead to an increase in the number of drivers.
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JPMorgan Claws Back $100 Million, Pays Zames More Than Dimon
Dawn KopeckiJPMorgan Chase & Co. clawed back more than $100 million in pay from managers responsible for its record trading loss last year and awarded Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon less than three of his top lieutenants.
Mary Erdoes, Daniel Pinto and Matthew Zames each received more in total compensation than Dimon for 2012 after the board of directors halved the CEO's pay for failing to supervise the unit that generated the so-called London Whale trading loss.
At the same time, the board again backed Dimon, 57, in his dual roles as chairman and CEO. Calls for Dimon to give up the chairmanship have been building since the bank disclosed more than $6.2 billion in losses on derivatives trades and failures in risk controls last year.
"The board has determined that the most effective leadership model for the firm currently is that Mr. Dimon serves as both," the panel said yesterday in a proxy filing, advising shareholders to reject a proposal to split the roles.
A Senate investigation found last week that JPMorgan and its CEO dodged regulators and misled investors as losses escalated on the "monstrous" bet in London. The bank "mischaracterized high-risk trading as hedging," and withheld key information from its primary regulator, sometimes at Dimon's behest, investigators found.
The bank's shares rose 0.9 percent to $48.78 yesterday in New York and have advanced 11 percent this year.
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The board cited the debacle while cutting Dimon's 2012 compensation to $11.5 million from $23 million the previous year. It also credited his "leadership and management abilities" for the lender's performance. The bank, the largest in the U.S., with $2.4 trillion in assets, posted its third straight year of record profits in 2012 with $21.3 billion in net income.
Zames, 42, and Pinto, 50, who helped clean up the trading mess, were the bank's highest-paid executives, with each getting $17 million, the proxy shows.
Zames, elevated to co-chief operating officer after overhauling the chief investment office last year, "demonstrated leadership and risk-management discipline," the board said. His pay included a cash bonus of $6.1 million and $9.2 million of restricted stock.
Pinto, also promoted after helping unwind the faulty trades, got a $8.1 million cash bonus and $7.1 million in restricted stock. He is co-CEO of the corporate & investment bank with Mike Cavanagh.
Erdoes, CEO of asset management, received $15 million in total compensation, including a $4.9 million cash bonus and $7.4 million of restricted stock.
'Comprehensive Clawbacks'
Ted Dimon, the CEO's 82-year-old father and a broker at the firm, more than tripled his compensation in 2012 to $1.6 million from $447,000 in 2011, the company's proxy filings show.
Total compensation for former Chief Financial Officer Doug Braunstein, 52, who is now a vice chairman at the firm, fell by about half from $9.5 million in 2011 to $5 million last year.
JPMorgan said it "invoked comprehensive clawbacks of previously granted outstanding awards and/or repayment of previously vested awards" from the people responsible for the trading loss.
A group of retirement plans, including the AFSCME Employees pension fund, is pressing to separate Dimon's dual roles. The fund said last month its views reflect "mounting investor concerns with the board's oversight in the wake of the London Whale losses, recent regulatory sanctions and its failure to fully demonstrate that it can manage the size and complexity of its balance sheet."
The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency censured JPMorgan in January over failures in risk controls for the London derivatives trades as well as for lapses in its anti-money laundering practices.
A shareholder proposal to appoint an independent chairman failed with 40 percent of the vote last year. Glass Lewis & Co., a corporate governance advisory firm that backed the plan, said an independent chairman is "better able to oversee the executives of a company and set a pro-shareholder agenda without the management conflicts that a CEO or other executive insiders often face."


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Blooming as early as February some years, the delicate-looking, but tough evergreen vine Clematis armandii has become one of our early spring favorites here in the gardens at Fearrington. Fat buds open over a succession of days in even the coldest weather, turning from palest pink to ivory white. Once open, the flowers release their heavenly vanilla scent to surprise and delight passers-by. While still a lovely dark green and well behaved vine when not in bloom, they are in full flower right now throughout the Village, so be sure not to miss the show! Evergreen clematis locations include the chimney in front of Dovecote, draped above the windows of the bar on Fearrington House, and gracing the fence in front of the Spa.


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When I heard Kate Gosselin was going to be on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars", the first thought that came to mind was, "overexposed much?" Kate rocketed from frumpy housewife and mother of eight to reality TV darling in a few short years. Her very public marital problems and subsequent divorce were splashed across tabloids all over the country. In late 2009, after publishing two books, appearing in a weekly reality show and a very public relationship, America spoke: they had had enough. Kate and her husband Jon were voted the most overexposed couple of 2009 by numerous publications, blogs and television media.
Apparently, Kate didn't get the memo. She continued constantly appearing in the tabloids, on talk shows and even shooting a talk show pilot with Paula Deen (which allegedly wasn't picked up because Kate was too controversial). She lobbied hard for the spot on "Dancing with the Stars," and I think every publicist's heart sank a bit when she appeared on the show's line up. It was like the moment was calling out for a SNL Weekend Update "Really" segment…I mean really?…really?!!
Despite what your personal opinions might be about Ms. Gosselin, it's undeniable that her long-term career prospects will be irreparably impacted as a result of her current overexposure. And she still doesn't seem to be letting up. Gracing the covers of US Weekly and People Magazine again this past week, with another book due out in April, Gosselin is holding on for dear life to her celebrity. No one can blame her, really; she does have eight kids to support. The onus falls to her publicity and management team to tell her when enough is enough.
This is an example of when managing your client is crucial. As publicists, we are sometimes in the unfortunate position of having to be the only person to tell a client like it is. We are charged with not just promoting them to the public, but protecting them from the media as well. Those of us in the PR profession often share similar personality traits: we want to please our client and will jump through hoops at their request. But the sign of a good publicist is the one that will push back when necessary, and say, "even though this isn't what you want to hear, it's my job to tell it to you." When a client is at risk for overexposure, it falls to you to tell them. Explain to them the long term ramifications and find a better strategy. You have to know when to say when.


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Happy Thanksgiving! We here at The Switch are taking a bit of break today, but not everyone is so lucky. A survey from Career Builder reports that 23 percent of workers in the IT industry are spending Thanksgiving with co-workers, whether on the job or not.
Overall, nine out of ten workers told Career Builder that they would rather spend Thanksgiving with family, while just 2 percent said they'd prefer to spend it with their co-workers. (The remainder said "neither.") Unfortunately, Career Builder wasn't able to let us know if the IT industry answers differed from the general population. But we wouldn't be surprised if a few more of them would rather hang out with their peers than field requests for computer help from less technically inclined members of their extended family.


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Universal will not follow the lead of Warner Bros. by restricting sales of DVDs to rental services for 56 days. Instead, the studio worked out an extension of its current deal with Redbox that will continue to keep Universal's discs out of renters' hands for 28 days.
Engadget reports the deal lasts through 2014, and that so far Warner Bros. is standing alone in its efforts to make renters wait eight weeks to taste their wares. Netflix accepted the Warner Bros. delay, while Redbox vowed to buy its own DVDs.
Expect more deals, ultimatums and saber-rattling between between rental services and studios as disc sales continue to dwindle.
Redbox deal with Universal keeps DVDs, Blu-rays on 28-day delay through 2014 [Endadget]


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Filmmaker, Jeremiah McDonald has seemingly broken the barrier of time with the help of a VHS tape recorded for posterity and speaks to his 12-year-old self.
While this conversation runs into its own roadblocks of clashing quirks, it probably went better than a conversation that I would potentially have with my own 12-year-old self.
It would just be too heartbreaking to let myself know about how selling my collection of Mego superhero figures for a quarter each was a horrible, horrible mistake and how all my baseball cards won't be worth JACK SQUAT.


text: ALLEN -- Spencer Dale Allen, a boy, was born at 5:09 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, at Mercy Health Center, to Rickie and Erica Allen, Fort Scott. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth. He joins siblings Damon Allen, Jordyn Allen and Austin Collins. Maternal grandparents are Debbie and Jeff McCoy, Fort Scott. Paternal grandparents are Alva and Vicki Thornhill, Butler, Mo.