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2015 will mark the sixteenth installment of the Mugs O' Suds Invitation tournament. It is an elite early-season tournament hosted by Brew City FA, and you must be invited to participate. Teams are invited and seeded based on their achievements over the previous three MFLS seasons. The more honors a team has, the bigger they are, and the more recent they are, the higher a team will be seeded. For more information about the Mugs O Suds, including the seeding formula, go to this page:
Higher seeded teams get higher priority for invitations, if more teams accept than there are slots. A maximum number of eighty teams will be invited. A list of invited teams is provided by this link:
If your name appears on the invitation list and you wish to participate, please contact me at email@example.com, or post your request in this thread. If your name does not appear on the invitation list you may not participate (sorry). The tournament is only open to the strongest teams, demonstrating recent success. There are several other tournaments open to all managers and I encourage everyone to participate in those.
The reigning champion is Real New Britski.
The tournament traditionally starts on or around week three. I will finalize that soon, once we have more certainty about the start of the MLS season. I will need a week to prepare the site, so let's set a deadline for declaring your intent to participate of midnight on Saturday, March 15th.
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on Sun 2/15 18:55 ET
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Accepting my invite.
41 Mug points! Moving up.
from Carnival FC
on Sun 2/15 19:32 ET
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Accepting my invite as well. from Mohawks
on Sun 2/15 19:58 ET
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Count me in. Thanks! from Hounds FC
on Sun 2/15 20:53 ET
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Hounds FC will give it another go. Sign me up. from The Laws of Lalas
on Sun 2/15 21:12 ET
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i'm in, thanks Arrows! from Port City Navigators
on Sun 2/15 22:25 ET
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WooHoo! I accept! from Warwick United
on Mon 2/16 8:56 ET
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Count me in please from C�nicas AC
on Mon 2/16 12:20 ET
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Damn, my MOS points are dwindling fast (thanks Obama, financial
crisis and global climate change). I am happy to accept the invite if I
make the cut. Thanks for organizing it one more season, Dan!
from Dynamo Kyiv YCK
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Dynamo Kyiv YCK would like to be in if I make the cut. Thanks from Glorydaze
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We appreciate and accept the invitation. from Arrows SC
on Mon 2/16 16:25 ET
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Thanks for participating. Eleven teams so far.
from Top Shelf
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in please from Plattsburgh United
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In if possible please. from Castle Hill Comets
on Mon 2/16 17:42 ET
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الهلال --
pronounced "Team Formerly Known as Alewive FC" --
accept their invitation to the Mug'O'Suds. *burp*
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10 Weird TV Show Ideas That The Networks Keep Trying Over And Over
Just like with movies, you sometimes see a few television shows about the same idea come down the pike. Recently, we had two "supernatural child" shows (Touch and Believe), and a handful of supernatural medical shows. But here are 10 TV show ideas that keep coming back again and again.

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Pistons move on with Loyer at helm
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Chauncey Billups is nearing the end of a distinguished career and he has seen enough to realize that change can come at any time in the NBA.
Still, when the Detroit Pistons fired Maurice Cheeks after only 50 games as coach, he was surprised.
"I think, first of all, everybody was a little caught off guard," Billups said. "It's the NBA. You never know what's going to happen."
That's especially true when it comes to Detroit coaches, who have been coming and going with alarming frequency. It's been a decade since Billups led the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title. They haven't made the playoffs since 2009 and are now changing coaches for the fourth time since then.
Cheeks was fired Sunday, a move that was unexpected despite Detroit's continuing struggles. The Pistons were 21-29 entering Monday night's home game against San Antonio. They were only a half-game out of a playoff spot — thanks to the glut of mediocre teams in the Eastern Conference — when Cheeks was let go.
"It was definitely a surprise to me," forward Greg Monroe said. "You never want to see anybody lose their job."
Monroe has seen plenty of that since the Pistons drafted him in 2010. His rookie season was the second and final year of John Kuester's tumultuous coaching tenure, then Detroit gave Lawrence Frank two years as well before firing him.
Pistons owner Gores ran out of patience
Cheeks didn't even get half that — a sign that ownership and the front office may feel it's time for this team to make the transition from rebuilding to winning.
"Ownership's message was really — they want to give us the best opportunity to be successful, which is respectable from our perspective," said the 37-year-old Billups, who has played in only 19 games for Detroit this season. "They want us to know that they believe in us, and they expect a certain degree of commitment."
Cheeks was brought in as Detroit's ninth coach since the 1999-2000 season. Now assistant John Loyer is taking over the coaching duties on an interim basis.
"I told our guys it's got to be a gradual process. Playing hard supersedes anything we could possibly change, so we've got to start there," Loyer said. "But there's things we have to tweak on both sides of the ball, and we'll gradually do that."
Loyer inherits a lineup that was overhauled before the season, with mixed results so far. The Pistons traded for point guard Brandon Jennings and signed forward Josh Smith, moves they hoped would help the team increase its win total significantly.
Instead, Detroit is barely ahead of last season's pace — although a playoff berth would probably be viewed as progress no matter how low the bar has been set in the East.
The Pistons have won four of their last six, including one of their better performances of the season Saturday. Detroit beat Denver 126-109 that night. Jennings had 35 points and 12 assists, while Smith had 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
"It seemed like guys were getting into a good groove," Monroe said. "We just have to focus on what's ahead of us. We all know that we could be better."
Guard Rodney Stuckey sounded Monday like he was ready to block out all the extraneous talk about the coaching change and the franchise's direction.
"We play San Antonio tonight, so that's our focus," he said. "John Loyer is our head coach now, and that's what it is."
The Pistons have certainly shown recently that they're willing to switch coaches — but little else has changed at The Palace. Now, patience may be wearing thin.
"We kind of played ourselves into a hole a little bit," Billups said. "No one or two or three people involved in the whole thing is to blame. I think it was everybody."


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Celebrating Our Nation of Builders
Hello, I'm Mike Fitzpatrick,
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It's an honor to speak with
you this weekend as we celebrate the spirit and ingenuity of
We are a nation that builds things. From skyscrapers to smartphone apps, we live in a land where anyone can create, innovate, and pursue their American Dream.
But as I've traveled throughout my district this summer – visiting 100 local businesses in 100 days to speak with workers and business owners – it's easy to sense that Americans are frustrated.
Nearly five years into the
Obama presidency, the workers who drive our economy see nothing but roadblocks
coming out of
President Obama's health care law comes to mind.
It's driving up premiums, and forcing workers and their spouses out of plans that they like. Small companies say the taxes and government mandates make it more difficult for them to hire. Even doctors are warning that the law doesn't come close to addressing the real problems in our health care system.
It simply isn't working as promised – and the president knows it. He's already signed seven bills repealing or defunding parts of it. And he's been busy handing out waivers and delays.
Republicans want to protect everyone from this health care law so we can focus on step-by-step, patient-centered reforms that actually lower costs. We think it's only fair to give all Americans the same delay the president is giving to big businesses. But the president threatened to veto a bipartisan bill that would do so – why?
President Obama's energy policies are another concern.
Republicans have an all-of-the-above energy strategy that will help lower prices, boost manufacturing, and improve our national security. But the president is blocking efforts to create jobs and make energy more affordable. Case in point: the Keystone energy pipeline.
This month marks five years since the Keystone application was first filed. Since then, it's passed every environmental review. Labor unions want it. It's privately funded – no taxpayer dollars involved. And again, it has bipartisan support in Congress.
So why is the Obama administration still standing in the way of this 'shovel-ready' project?
Lastly, people in my district are also worried about the size and scope of the federal government. They're worried that the threat of higher taxes and the almost-endless stream of red tape are choking the engines of our economy.
Republicans want to get spending under control and simplify the tax code – making it flatter and fairer for everyone. And we've passed several jobs bills to eliminate excessive regulations and bring common-sense oversight to the regulatory process.
But the president is still pushing more of the same tax hikes and 'stimulus'-style policies that have left us with weak job growth, high prices, and stagnant paychecks. Again we have to ask: why?
If there's one thing I've heard a lot of these last few weeks, it's that people want Congress to focus on expanding opportunity instead of expanding the government.
That's the goal of the Republican jobs plan – and you can see it at gop.gov/jobs. It's focused on breaking down the government roadblocks that are hurting our economy, and putting Americans back in the driver's seat.
Because we want to make sure that the workers we're celebrating this weekend can keep doing what they do best: building. Creating. And preserving the American Dream for future generations.
Thank you for listening.
Source: http://www.speaker.gov/video/weekly-republican-address-celebrating-our-nation-builders#sthash.tnor4WZ6.dpuf


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"New York, I love you, but you're bringing me down."
It was very important to me that I go to college in a city. The people! The opportunities! The public transportation! Surely you must develop certain skills navigating through streets full of academics and artists and doctors, all with very cool places to go and things to think, right?
Perhaps not.
Some research suggests that city life is less exciting and stimulating and more… draining us of mental resources. Walking down that busy street dodging people on cell phones, hopping over that crumbling bit of sidewalk, staying aware of the honking, aggressive city drivers, all while trying to spot a restaurant without an hour and a half wait on a Friday night. Your mind is forced to allocate an extreme amount of processing power to execute such controlled navigation. We are simply asking too much of ourselves to maintain awareness of such noxious, disagreeable stimuli and to still function at a normal level.
Marc Berman, psychologist at the University of Michigan, recently published a study measuring cognitive deficits after a short urban walk. Berman sent University of Michigan undergraduates on walks either through an arboretum or downtown Ann Arbor. After the excursion and several psychological tests, those students who walked through the urban environment scored significantly lower on test of attention and working memory. The study goes on to claim that even looking at a photograph of a city leads to significant impairments when compared to the effects of looking at a photograph of nature.
Researchers give a long list of symptoms exacerbated by city life: Reduced attention, reduced ability to handle major life stresses, reduced self-control, reduced memory, reduced emotional control, and increased aggression. At the same time, the research supporting nature's calming, restorative qualities are numerous: hospital patients recover more quickly when there are trees visible from through their windows, women focus better when their apartment overlooks greenery, children with attention deficit disorder show fewer symptoms in nature.
And yet, research from the Santa Fe Institute used a set of complicated algorithms only to find that "the very same urban features that trigger lapses in attention and memory– the crowded streets, the crushing density of people– also correlate with measures of innovation as strangers interact with one another in unpredictable ways. It is the 'concentration of social" interactions that is largely responsible for urban creativity, according to the scientists."
Minimize concentration of disagreeable stimuli. Maximize concentration of social interaction. But how?
"It's not an accident that Central Park is in the middle of Manhattan," says Berman. "They needed to put a park there.'" Urban landscape architects look for ways to integrate nature into your urban playgrounds. In fact, the more biodiversity, the better. Richard Fuller at the University of Queensland found that subjects scored higher on psychological well-being tests when parks had a larger variety of trees.
A walk through the park may be more effective than your third Red Bull.
How the city hurts your brain – The Boston Globe
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Division 2 Underdog Plays On For Sioux Falls Skyforce
UPDATE: Johnson scored 4 points in an exhibition game against the Iowa Energy, but was released by the team on the day rosters to begin the season were finalized.
To take a path as a professional in any field, there is a role for every piece of the puzzle. Thus, there really is no mold for a NBA Development League player.
There are those who are on the cusp of making it. Some are still learning and growing in the craft. Others are trying to capture glory of the past. All love the game of basketball and want to play it as long as they can.
One category is the local tryout who shows up at a team's gathering to make an impression. Much like an actor who auditions for a role in a play, the player does his edition of a casting call and waits for a call back.
The Sioux Falls Skyforce selected five of those who attended a tryout session and invited them to training camp. There is only one left. Meet Grant Johnson, a rookie who recently completed his collegiate playing for Winona State University of the Northern Sun Conference.
The Warriors are a familiar bunch to those who follow the college game in Sioux Falls as Augustana and the University of Sioux Falls hail from the same conference. Winona State also has a winning history as a program advancing to the Elite 8 last season and winning a Division 2 National Championships in 2006 and 2008 plus a winning streak of 57 games.
Johnson feels rock solid in his ability to play professional basketball. "I do think that I belong here. I've put in a lot of hard work and I'm planning to stay." It's standard fare for the Wisconsin native as throughout his basketball career he has constantly had to prove himself to get court time.
An article from the Winona Daily News chronicles Johnson's path during high school as he went from a bit player at Tremper High School in Kenosha to all-state caliber after transferring to Kenosha Christian Life. A year at community college gave way to a stint at University of Wisconsin-Parkside then finishing his college career at Winona State. You may read the article here.
It was in the transfer to Winona State where an "administrative oversight" led to Johnson being barred from playing a good portion of his Junior season. Player and coaches were not at fault. Nonetheless, Johnson was back on the bench and his team nullified 13 Northern Sun Conference games as a result.
Johnson states that those events, "…mends you into the person who you actually are. You become stronger especially mentally. You get to this (professional) level and you have to be mentally strong. Things I've been though in my life I think have helped me."
Considering his role in the professional ranks, Johnson says it was never a goal to play in Sioux Falls even though he has tangential relationship with the college game. "When my senior season was up, I didn't imagine myself being here. There's a lot of things I thought were going to happen and then I tried out for Sioux Falls when I was down in Miami. It happened to be that I was invited to training camp."
As long as the door to the gym is open, he's planning to stay.


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Lovie Smith has to say he likes his group of offensive linemen. Just like we have to slam our palms to our foreheads.
Lovie Smith also has to say he's "comfortable'' with a left tackle who gave up the most sacks and committed the most false starts. Just like Jay Cutler is "comfortable'' getting slammed to turf.
The Lovie Smith decoder ring: When he says, "We like our (insert inferior position group),'' he knows he has a dead-bang loser but has to sound like a player's coach.
Where's John Groce's credibility for wanting to work for people who created an environment so amateurish and laughable that it seems impossible to overcome?
I'll hang up and listen for Mike Thomas' hummena-hummena-hummena.
Winning the Big Ten and reaching the Final Four would overcome the clown college wonks who are running things in Champaign, or at least buy Groce the years it bought Bruce Weber.
Of course, you can't win without players, so what are the odds that the school's sixth choice can bring top-10 talent to a second-rate program?
There are very few things you can take from these Bulls that will apply to that Bulls-Heat Eastern Conference finals, but Taj Gibson is one of them.
If only Carlos Boozer could play his version of fake defense half as well as Gibson plays his brand of hustling, relentless, fearless defense.
I didn't know John Lucas III could pass the ball.
Richard Hamilton is coming back from injury. Again. He's looking at Friday against his former Pistons teammates. Again. How'd that work out for everybody last time?
Maybe it's me, but it would've been more appropriate if the Blachawks' night honoring Ed Belfour would've included Belfour throwing out the ceremonial first punch.
Sean Payton said he was surprised "to some degree'' by the massive media coverage of the Saints' bounty scandal that resulted in the coach's year suspension. Does Payton know a coach has never been handed a year suspension?
Or maybe Payton of the Naperville Paytons was lying about that the way he lied about everything else.
Opening Day at Wrigley -- don't the Cubs have to introduce Theo Epstein? No, it's not conventional, but then, neither is the Cubs' having an actual building plan.
Of all the injuries suffered by Jake Peavy, how has he avoided going on the DL because of his mouth? Nobody delivers so little compared to his torrent of laughably over-the-top and remarkably empty tough guy talk. I believe doctors call it blatherrhea.
Sports Illustrated's prediction that the White Sox will lose 96 games -- wait, this is an even-numbered year, which means Alex Rios steals only half his ridiculous salary.
Truth is, if Rios or anybody in addition to Paul Konerko hits like an adult, the Sox have a shot at .500 because they have starting pitching.
What's more, if two guys beside Konerko hit -- Adam Dunn, say -- the Sox can fake a division race.
Problem is, to actually win the AL Central, the Sox need Prince Fielder to swallow Justin Verlander.
That $2.15 billion that Magic Johnson's group agreed to pay for the Dodgers? All cash. That's a lot of lumpy mattresses.
One thing about Major League Baseball scheduling secret season openers in Japan: My Twitter timeline the middle of the night is all yours.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (UK - BD)
Chris checks out the Disney BD release of the film based on the popular games
While defending a friend from a group of guards a young orphan named Dastan impresses the King of Persia and is adopted into his family. Many years later Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his brothers, Tus (Richard Coyle) and Garsiv (Toby Kebbell), are tasked with conquering the holy city of Alamut by their uncle Nizam (Ben Kingsley) after receiving information that the city has been manufacturing weapons for their enemies. Although he knows the attack is wrong Dastan leads a successful assault and captures the princess, Tamina (Gemma Arterton). In doing so he discovers a mysterious, ornate dagger that he takes as a trophy.
When King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) arrives he is initially angered by the attack, which he had not sanctioned, but in time his temper cools and he holds a banquet during which Tamina is to be married to Dastan. However, when Dastan unknowingly presents his father with a poisoned prayer robe given to him by his brother Tus he is suspected of the King's murder and is forced to escaping the palace with Tamina in tow. At their first camp Tamina attempts to kill Dastan and take the dagger, but the young prince unwittingly activates the magical blade and discovers that it possesses the power to manipulate time. Hoping to clear his name, Dastan and Tamina head to the King's funeral to meet with Nizam, but upon his arrival the young prince learns that there is a traitor in the court—one who wants the dagger for themself.
To tell you the truth, I was never a huge fan of the Prince of Persia games. Sure I played the original—I think it would have been impossible to have been a gamer in the early nineties and not played it—but after that I left the series until the (quite frankly awesome) Playstation 3 game. Obviously the original game was more of a platformer with emphasis on avoiding traps, but this film has more in common with the later games that allowed for more free-flowing gameplay incorporating elements of parkour, or 'free-running' if you will. In this respect the film stays true to the spirit of the games, or certainly closer than many videogame adaptations do ( Super Mario Bros. or virtually any movie made by Uwe Boll anyone?). There are plenty of acrobatics, with Dastan flipping off of walls and leaping huge distances, along with some nifty swordplay and great action set pieces that really help to set the tone. What's more, most of the action is pretty grounded in reality, so you get the feeling that Dastan could actually perform a lot of the stunts depicted on screen.
So the action is good, but what about the rest? Well the story isn't particularly inspired, but then we are talking about a videogame adaptation. Even so it flows nicely enough and has a few twists and turns, although I can't imagine there will be many people surprised by the reveal of the true villain. Acting-wise, well Gyllenhaal does a pretty good job and he certainly looks the part, and even his English accent is passable (although why everyone in Persia has an English accent is beyond me). I can't say I was similarly impressed with Arterton's performance, but then I've yet to see anything to convince me that she's anything more than a pretty face. Kingsley hams it up big time in his moustache-twirling role, but it's all in keeping with the spirit of the piece. The supporting cast also put in decent performances, particularly Alfred Molina as a tax-dodging desert entrepreneur. I could have done without the heavy-handed parallels to current world events (weapons of mass destruction that don't exist etc.), and I think a little should have been shaved off of the run time, but all things considered I had quite a lot of fun with the picture. It's certainly not going to trouble Indiana Jones at the top end of the adventure film scale, but I found it more entertaining than both of the Mummy sequels with which it has a fair bit in common stylistically.
Disney has long been delivering superior high-definition transfers, and I'm pleased to say that Prince of Persia is no exception. It's an incredibly striking 2.40:1 widescreen (1080/24p AVC) transfer, with a fine layer of grain and plenty of detail throughout. Colours are also impressive, and mainly comprise of strong, earthen tones and warm golden hues. Blacks are extremely deep, sometimes to the point of obscuring detail, but the entire film is actually quite dark so it seems to be an intentional creative decision rather than a problem with the transfer. As you'd expect from such a new release the image is pristine, with nary a film artefact to be seen. Digital artefacts are also conspicuous by their absence; I didn't notice any edge enhancement, posterisation, or aliasing. One only has to compare this transfer to the mushy image of the included standard-definition DVD to see the very obvious benefits afforded by Blu-ray, and it should please fans and videophiles alike.
Prince of Persia arrives on Blu-ray with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit) soundtrack that equals the impressive visuals. The first thing that struck me was the ferocity of the LFE channel, which adds very positive reinforcement to every blow, explosion and swirling sandstorm. Directionality is also very impressive, with early examples including stampeding horses and flying arrows, and a particularly nice steering effect when Dastan activates the Sands of Time. There are also plenty of ambient effects, be it crowd noise of the whistling of the desert winds, all of which help to immerse the viewer in the film's manufactured reality. Dialogue is well prioritised, never once being overrun by the other elements of the track, and the score—which is reminiscent of the Prince of Persia PS3 game—fills the soundstage and provides a solid foundation for the rest of the mix. Like the video before it, there isn't much to complain about here.
There are two versions of the film available, a 'Double Play' edition including both the Blu-ray and a DVD copy, and a 'Triple Play' edition, which adds a Digital Copy. Disney sent us the Double Play version to review, but I'm not a huge fan of Digital Copies anyway and they don't really require any reviewing as such. Anyway, let's get on with the extras.
CineExplore: The Sands of Time: When activated this interactive experience runs for the entirety of the film, periodically displaying a dagger on the screen. When it appears you can press enter on your remote to access short featurettes (and sub-featurettes), accompanied by voice-over and some nice animated transitions. If you miss anything there's also an index that allows you to watch the featurettes in any order. While I appreciate that Disney was trying to do something new here, it's really nothing that we haven't seen before on DVD. Sure the execution is better thanks to a slick interface, but the biggest problem with extras of this nature is that they pull you out of the film. I actually got bored of pressing enter after the first series of featurettes and just used the index to watch the rest. The content itself is reasonably good, but it feels very disjointed when you have to keep popping in and out of the movie to view it. Each featurette averages around two minutes in length and there are forty two of them, which makes for a reasonable combined running time.
Deleted Scene: The Banquet - Garsiv Presents Heads (01:26 HD): This is a very short deleted (really extended) scene in which one of Dastan's brothers presents the heads of his enemies to his father as an offering. It doesn't really add much and I can see why it was removed from the film.
Trailers: There are a handful of 'further attractions' type trailers on the disc, most of which I can't remember, but I was pretty stoked to see the TRON Legacy trailer in full HD glory. I've no idea if the film will recapture the magic of the original, but you just know that Disney will be releasing said film on BD to tie in with the sequel, so I'm a happy bunny.
An Unseen World: Making Price of Persia (15:13 SD): This making of in included on the standard-definition DVD and covers very similar territory to the picture-in-picture track, albeit in much less detail. Unfortunately this makes it fairly redundant.
Dylan & Cole Sprouse: Blu-ray is Suite! (04:45 SD): The twin spawn of Satan are on hand to tell us about the benefits of Blu-ray in a 'wacky', 'zany' manner. I'm not really sure who this is aimed at. Surely adults will find it just as nauseating as I did, and the sort of kids who like these moronic over-actors are probably far too young to give a toss about 1080p and 7.1 surround sound...
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an inoffensive, dare I say enjoyable action romp in the vein of The Mummy. Gyllenhaal makes for a convincing action hero and Gemma Arterton atones for her lack of acting prowess by looking bloody gorgeous. It's not going to tax your brain, so it's perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of the TV after a roast (which, incidentally, is how I watched it). As usual Disney delivers an extremely pleasing audio-visual experience that should satisfy even the most difficult of viewers, although obviously pretty pictures and lovely sound aren't going to sway you if you really hate this sort of thing. However, for everyone else Prince of Persia is at least worthy of a rental.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
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Joe N Member Join Date: January 2009 Location: Lebanon Posts: 55
so the 'An Unseen World: Making Price of Persia' bonus is only included on the SD DVD? it's not on the BD?
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Nope, but you can't buy the BD without it.
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Release Date: 13th September 2010
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
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Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 Italian, DTS 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 Hindi, Dolby Digital 2.0 Audio Description
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Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell, Richard Coyle
Genre: Action, Adventure and Fantasy
Length: 116 minutes
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One in a million
Michael E. Engh, S.J., 26 Sep 2013
A note of thanks to the SCU alumni. You came through in record numbers to secure a $1 million challenge grant for the University.
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Good light
Charles Barry, 26 Sep 2013
For a quarter century Charles Barry has told Santa Clara's stories in photographs. Here are a few.
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Yes, but is it the right thing to do?
Sam Scott '96, 26 Sep 2013
From business to government to college campuses, it's not always a question that gets asked. But here's how the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics set out to change that.
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Irina Raicu J.D. '09, 26 Sep 2013
Internet Ethics Program Manager Irina Raicu J.D. '09 interrogates the ethics of NSA surveillance.
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Potions and poisons
Elizabeth Fernandez '79, 26 Sep 2013
Medical sleuth B. Joseph Guglielmo '73, dean of the nation's top school of pharmacy, on the challenges of treating patients. And a health care system.
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Patrick Dutcher, 26 Sep 2013
Palm Drive becomes a grand pedestrian promenade.
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Graduation day highlights
Deborah Loshe, 26 Sep 2013
Commencement celebrations, plus addresses from former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 and the chief legal officer of Google, David Drummond '85.
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She runs the game
Sam Scott '96, 26 Sep 2013
Julie Johnston '14 makes Glamour magazine's list of top 10 college women.
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Willie Mays and the Giants at Buck Shaw Stadium, a commencement address by Alfred Hitchcock, and the fastest Bronco to complete a 50-mile hike.
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Three new members and one ex-officio member were elected to SCU's Board of Trustees this spring.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop, police said.
The 26-year-old actress was arrested at 2:25 a.m. as she left a nightclub at the Dream Hotel on 16th Street in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, police said. They said no alcohol was involved.
Lohan was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and causing injury. She was given a ticket and will have to appear in court at a later date.
Her attorneys did not immediately respond to voicemails and emails from The Associated Press seeking comment. A phone call to her publicist rang unanswered.
Police said Lohan was driving a black Porsche slowly through an alley between the Dream Hotel and the Maritime Hotel when the accident occurred. The victim called 911. He was treated at a hospital for a knee injury and released.
It was the latest car accident involving Lohan.
On June 8, Lohan was involved in a crash in California that sent her and her assistant to a hospital. They were on their way to a shoot for the film "Liz and Dick" when Lohan's Porsche collided with a dump truck on the Pacific Coast Highway. Neither was seriously injured and Lohan resumed shooting later in the day.
The accident remains under investigation and police have said they are trying to determine who was driving.
Lohan remains on informal probation for taking a necklace last year from a jewelry store without permission. She is not required to check in with a judge or probation officer, but she could face a jail term if she is re-arrested.
Lohan charged with leaving scene of NYC accident
NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop, police said.


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It's called Grub Crawl Bon Appetit.
On Nov. 2, ticket holders get to tour some of the Miami's most popular restaurants. There's a day time crawl and an evening crawl, each featuring five restaurants. Tickets are $149 per person and include samples of each restaurant's signature dishes.
Tickets can be purchased at BonAppetitGrubCrawl.com.
The daytime crawl focuses on Design District restaurants MC Kitchen, Oak Tavern, Harry's Pizzeria, The Cypress Room and Sugarcane, which is actually in Midtown.
The evening event is in Miami Beach starting at the rooftop Juvia. It moves to Rec Room at the Gale Hotel, Bianca at The Delano, Pubbelly and Lorenzo at the Redbury.
Just 200 tickets are sold for each crawl. The group is then divided into four. Each group of 50 travels from restaurant to restaurant, spending about an hour at each. The restaurants are closed to the public.
Each restaurant will serve a dishes representative of the menu. Drinks are also included in the ticket price.
Bon Appetit magazine has partnered with Grub Crawl for similar events in New York, Chicago and Charleston.


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Had the last CCA Lego Robotics class last night. It went pretty well, we had one team that navigated a maze using just the optical sensor on the prebuilt robot, and the other team got pretty close. I've had a lot of fun with the class and I think the kids have too, and I think they've learned a lot.
The other thing I got to see last night was Brandon Heller's four legged walking robot Q actually walking. I used to bug him about how much time it was taking him to make it, but it's working now and it looks nice. He's planning to enter it in the CJRC this fall.


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Reviewed by Hannah T. (age 10)
I like The Amber Spyglass because even though it does not have illustrations, Phillip Pullman uses such description that it paints a picture in your head. This book is so good that I could not put it down. The characters are adventurous, brave, kind, and no matter how much it hurts they never give up. This book is bursting with adventure and you will wish the book would never end.
I would recommend The Amber Spyglass to people who like adventure and a lot of great detail. This book jumps around a bit, so if you read it you need to be able to follow pretty well. It is a good book for an advanced reader. I would recommend it to people in grades 5-11.


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-Some people lie about who they are.
-Some people lie about where they are living.
-Some people lie about whether or not they are married.
-Some people lie about their background.
-Some people mislead in order to try and establish trust.
-Some people mislead in order to establish false intimacy.
-Some people lie to gather personal info. so they can blackmail people.
-Some people lie to establish a relationship for financial gain.
-Some people specifically target the elderly, the disabled, the lonely.
–Sex offenders use the Internet to look for victims.
(Find sex offenders in your area for free by clicking the link above)
-Do not give out ANY personal information online, specifically your last name, address, email or phone number. (See Search Engines section below)
-Try sending an email to yourself, and when it arrives, look at the name in the 'From' field. Some people set up their email with their real name as the 'Sender', and then forget that that information is being sent with every email message.
-If you decide to give out your phone number, do not give out a listed number (because it may be used to help identify your location). If possible, only use a cell phone when interacting with people you meet online.
-If you decide to call someone you have met online, do not call from your home phone, unless you can block someone with caller ID from seeing your number. If possible, only use a cell phone when interacting with people you meet online.
-Do not agree to meet someone alone in a non-public place.
-Do not send money to someone you meet online (for any reason).
-Do not send money to a friend of someone you meet online (for any reason).
-Do not send money to anyone after they send you a check to cover it. (See SCAMS section below)
-If someone asks you to help them move their money, they are attempting to scam you. Report them to us.
-If someone you are interacting with does something that makes you suspicious, stop! Listen to your instincts.
-Be wary of someone who expresses their love for you, based on your profile.
-Be wary of someone who expresses interest in moving to your location, before they know you.
-Be wary of someone who works their financial difficulties into the conversation.
-Be wary of someone who gives you contradictory information about themselves.
-Be wary of someone who sends you an internal message in our system, with practically nothing in it but their email address, or maybe just their email address and a brief message to contact them. They could be trying to get you to send them an actual email message, instead of you continuing to use our internal email system. Many 'scammers/spammers' do this to obtain real email addresses which they can then resell to people running scams.
–Do not provide your last name to someone you do not know.
If someone has your last name and the city where you live, they may be able to search for you on Google, or Yahoo, or MSN (or others) and see a map of the location of your home.
–Do not provide your last name to someone you do not know.
If someone has your last name and the city where you live, they may be able to search for you, and find your phone number (if it is listed).
–Do not provide your website information to someone you do not know.
If you have a personal website, and you provide the URL to someone, they may be able to look up your personal information within the Internet's WHOIS directory. In many cases, your registration information is publically available, including your name, address & phone number.
–Do not send money to anyone you meet online…or to their 'friends'.
A popular scam is to offer to send you a check for a certain amount. You would then be asked to pay someone else an amount less than the first check, and told that you can keep the difference for your trouble. The idea is that you deposit the 'scammers' check, and send your own check to the 'scammers' friend. Since the check sent to you by the 'scammer' is a check drawn on a foreign bank, it will seem to take longer to clear. What happens in this scam is that the 'scammers' friend will cash your check immediately, and then your bank will inform you that the 'scammers' check did not clear.
–Do not send money to someone claiming to be in the military.
A relatively new scam is for someone to claim to be in the military and based overseas. They come up with some reason for why they need money wired to them. DO NOT fall for this. The scammers are attempting to play on the trust and integrity that most people associate with military personel. A video related to this scam can be seen below.
–Do not agree to cash money orders for someone.
Another popular scam is to try and get people to cash money orders, that turn out to either be counterfeit, or 'already cashed'. There is NO REASON to be involved in ANY financial activity with or for someone you do not know!
–Do not post personal information online, or give it to anyone you do not know.
(Also, do not join a website that you are not comfortable being associated with.)
A relatively new scam involves gathering someone's personal contact information, and then using it to try and blackmail them. This scam is especially effective if someone is doing something online that they might be ashamed of, or if they are a member of a site they wouldn't want people to know about. If you give out your personal contact information (email, cellphone, etc.), you are asking for trouble.
Do you know of another online dating scam? Let us know.


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For former New Orleans Saint Chris Reis and his dad, Mike, Father's Day was just one more day to change lives.
For former New Orleans Saint Chris Reis and his dad, Mike, Father's Day was just one more day to change lives.
They have spent the past year traveling the country as motivational speakers, encouraging church congregations, men's groups and others to follow Christian lifestyles.
They visited the Victory of Houma Church as a guest speaker at Father's Day services Sunday.
Chris is best known for his game-changing recovery of an onside kick that helped the Saints win Super Bowl XLIV.
Despite Chris' NFL success, his father, Mike, was struggling with multiple addictions, including alcoholism.
Chris Reis grew up with his brother in a split home after his mother and father divorced. As a child, Chris witnessed his father lead a destructive lifestyle.
"To say I was a bad father is an understatement," Mike told church members.
Motivated to cause less stress to his family, Chris strived to excel academically and athletically. While attending the Georgia Institute of Technology, Chris renewed his faith and joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. After more than four years of praying for his father to stabilize his life, Chris persuaded his father to attend a fellowship event.
"He came up to me after the sermon," Chris said, "and he told me, 'I'd love to know more about this Jesus thing.' "
While the pastor preached the Bible, Mike had a life-altering experience.
"I felt the arms of God around me," he said. "It felt like he wrapped his arms around me, and he said, 'Mike, it's time to come home.' "
After years of a painfully destructive life, Mike said he realized he was trying to fill an insatiable spiritual hole. But his acceptance of Christ did not cure his addiction overnight.
Chris was signed to the Saints in 2007, while reconciling with his father and helping him overcome his alcoholism. On Feb. 7, 2010, the Saints were competing against the Indianapolis Colts for the National Football League championship, a game in which he didn't expect to take the field. By halftime, the Saints were trailing by four points. A last-minute lineup switch changed the Reises' lives forever. Now considered an unsung hero of the Super Bowl, Chris took the field and helped turn the game around with his role in a play widely considered one of the most extraordinary in Super Bowl history. The Saints opened the second half with an onside kick, which he recovered, giving the Saints — instead of the Colts — the ball.
"I believe God brought me to the Super Bowl," Chris said. "If I never played, we wouldn't be doing any of this. My dad would still be drinking."
After the Super Bowl, Mike realized that it was now or never. Chris had proven to an audience of about 111 million how accepting God can help you strive to accomplish unimaginable feats, and Mike felt it was time to lead a Christian life.
Since Chris was cut from the Saints in 2011, he decided to retire from football to focus on his family. Since the beginning of Mike's recovery, the father and son decided to write a book on their journey last year, "Recovery of a Lifetime: The Inspirational Journey of a Super Bowl Hero Son and His Father's Battle Against Multiple Addictions." Mike is now a certified addiction, recovery and life coach.
The newly reconciled duo decided to take to the road to spread their message as full-time inspirational speakers. Especially on Father's Day, Chris and Mike feel the powerful familiar bond between them, as well as their shared bond with the Christian faith.
After going through such a trying experience in their relationship, they say their father-son bond has become stronger.
"It's difficult to live without a father," Chris said. "Regardless of what kids think, they all want a relationship with their father. For some reason, it's hard for a father to connect sometimes. I think a father has to be intentional in what he does."
Looking back at his choices, Mike said he sees the error of his ways.
"I was a part-time dad," he said. "It was all about me. Because my dad wasn't around, I thought I was doing well because I was around more than he was. Looking back, I realized I wasn't a good father. I was a terrible father."
Chris said he has forgiven his father's past and has helped him start a new life as a Christian.
"I'm more proud of my son for what he does off the field than anything he will ever do on the field," Mike said.


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Members of the Go Overseas community have expressed interest in volunteering to support hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean. To help, we have put together a resource on where and how you can volunteer in hurricane relief.
Members of the Go Overseas community have expressed interest in volunteering to support hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean. To help, we have put together a resource on where and how you can volunteer in hurricane relief.
The Caribbean is often thought of as a single entity—one big area filled with sunshiny days, seashells, and tropical mimosas. However, this image does not do the Caribbean justice. It is composed of many small countries, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, and Grenada, all of which suffer from poor economic growth and community stagnation. Volunteering in Haiti is similar to volunteering in Barbados for those reasons. Although you can undergo similar types of volunteering tasks all over, each country is different.
Environmental Conservation
The Caribbean is home to rich biodiversity both on land and at sea. Volunteers can track and observe whales and dolphins, conduct coral reef research, or undergo other means of marine life preservation. Doing this will preserve the Caribbean's innate beauty and source of livelihood for native occupants.
Community Development
Volunteers can engage in various community building projects, including renovation of degraded buildings, and agricultural support such as helping farmers to harvest fruits, grains, and vegetables.
Youth Support and Development
Working in youth development homes as therapists, English teachers, and communication caregivers is crucial to help young Caribbean's manage their poor conditions. Money has gone towards building schools but there is a lack of qualified people to teach in them.
Volunteering Tips
NGOs/Non-Profit/Volunteer History: NGOs are very active in the Caribbean. From assisting the disabled in Barbados to scientific research in Trinidad and Tobago to promoting greater recycling in Puerto Rico, there are numerous opportunities for volunteering with established NGOs.
Questions to Ask: What areas are best to avoid at night? Should I volunteer where I can best communicate with the people are volunteer where there's the greatest need?
How To Save Money While Volunteering: Stay in an accommodation that has a kitchen and shop locally; take public transportation in more developed islands; and pay close attention to how you're spending your money.
Health and Safety of Volunteers in the Caribbean
The Caribbean sun and friendly people can often put volunteers at ease. However, it's crucial to remember that you're in a new place, meaning keeping valuables close is important. Petty thefts and small episodes of street crime are the primary concerns volunteers should keep in mind.
As any tropical region, the risk of certain diseases is higher. Volunteers should take the following vaccinations before working in the Caribbean: malaria, yellow fever, typhoid, Hepatitis A and B, and Diphtheria.
Visas for Volunteering in the Caribbean
With Cuba as the exception, traveling to and from popular Caribbean countries is relatively simple. A valid passport is generally required. Check out VISA HQ for more detailed information about each country.


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Urs Fischer
Imaginative Swiss artist Urs Fischer combines styles in the best of way: His melding of Pop, Surrealism and Dada influences along with decidedly contemporary techniques make the dreamlike landscape his work presents paradoxically attractive and repulsive at the same time—an instant recipe for being memorable. In his diverse repertoire of sculptures and paintings, he juxtaposes the banal with a fairytale world that would make anyone start to question reality. Enter his world of bread houses, giant teddy bears and literally melting sculptures at this exhibit of his new and iconic works—the first-ever comprehensive retrospective of his work to appear in the US—spread across MOCA Grand Avenue (250 S Grand Ave) and the Geffen Contemporary.
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Ragan Positions Self for Shot at No. 22 Car
David Ragan spent Sunday flying home from the Snowball Derby, a prestigious late model race held annually in Pensacola, Fla., and his focus during the trip was a right-rear hub assembly that had broken down and knocked his car out of the event. Then he landed in Charlotte, flipped on his mobile telephone -- and suddenly realized he had much more pressing concerns.
"We land in Charlotte, and Twitter is blowing up, and we see reports that something is going to happen with the 22 program the following day," Ragan said. "At that point, certainly I think, man, I need to reach out to those guys, see if the reports are true, and see if I can get my name thrown in the hat."
Reports indeed proved true, and the following day former series champion Kurt Busch split with Penske Racing, vacating a seat in a No. 22 car that has proven capable of winning races and contending for the title on the Sprint Cup circuit. For a driver like Ragan, whose own No. 6 program at Roush Fenway had effectively been shut down due to the departure of former car sponsor UPS, it was an out-of-nowhere gift of an opportunity, and he's wasted no time putting himself in play for the ride.
Ragan, who had a few years left on his contract at Roush, asked for and received his release in order to pursue the No. 22 vacancy, and has alerted Penske officials of his interest.
"I've reached out to them and explained my situation to those guys -- hey, I'm a free agent. I don't have any obligations left. Let's sit down and talk," he said. "They've got a lot going on, not with just the 22 program, but they've got Nationwide programs and IndyCar programs. I'm kind of waiting for them to give me a timetable and say, hey -- here's our plan. They know where I stand, and time will tell what happens next."
Although personality conflicts and off-track issues proved his undoing with Penske, Busch did set a very high bar in the car, winning 10 times and making the Chase in four of his six years behind the wheel of the No. 22 car. Ragan earned his first career Sprint Cup victory at Daytona in July of this past season, and although he's twice come close to making the Chase, he's never qualified for the playoff. Still, he believes his combination of on-track potential and off-track demeanor fits with what Penske is looking for.
"I feel like I'm a capable driver to win races at a lot of different race tracks," said Ragan, 25. "Given the right situation, I can come into a program and we can contend for a Chase spot. And I think certainly that's a solid program that has a lot of respect around the garage. I feel like they're going to be fair working with a driver next year, and I hope that's me. I think my off-track record speaks for itself, and I look to the next challenge and hope to improve my on-track record."
It's been a roller-coaster last few weeks for Ragan, who had his engine fail in his final ride in the No. 6 car last month, had his team dismantled a few days afterward, and since then has been trying to put something together for next year. He returned from the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway hopeful that something could be done to salvage his No. 6 team at Roush, but it quickly became obvious that there wasn't.
"When we got back home and knew there was just nothing in the pipeline, I knew that things were going to be difficult," Ragan said. "A lot of guys on our team left to go to other places, some got let go, some got moved around. At that point, I realized that I really needed to pursue some other opportunities. It didn't look like there was going to be anything at Roush for me to drive."
So, he began to look around. There wasn't much available, given that a tight sponsorship market has led to contraction within the NASCAR garages, forcing some teams to scale back. Ragan isn't alone -- other race-winning drivers like Brian Vickers and David Reutimann are in the same situation, because of similar events within their own former teams. Because of all that, Ragan said he was willing to take a step down into a lower series, realizing he was young enough to make the climb back up and still be in the prime of his career.
"My mindset has always been [to find] something competitive to go out and be competitive to win races," he said. "There weren't many competitive rides available in the Sprint Cup Series. ... I was looking at a Nationwide program, possibly some Truck races, anything to be competitive. The mindset I had was, just being 25 years old, having won in the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup Series, I felt like I was young enough that I could take a step back, work hard, stay in the sport, and I could rebound to a bigger, stronger team all by the age of 30 if I did what I needed to do. I was willing to fight the fight that was in front of me."
Now, the fight in front of him involves the No. 22 car. "Sometimes things happen for a reason," Ragan said. "... I'm just thankful for an opportunity to talk to these guys, and we'll see what happens."


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Predator (UK - BD RB)
Chris Gould checks out another of Fox's bare-bones old school Blu-ray releases
Predator stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major 'Dutch' Schaefer, leader of an elite mercenary unit hired by the CIA to rescue a cabinet minister who is being held somewhere in Central America by a group of guerillas. The team are accompanied on the mission by Dutch's old friend Dillon (Carl Weathers), but things get off to a bad start with the discovery of the mutilated bodies of a group of Green Berets. Upon further investigation Dutch realises that he knew the dead men and quizzes Dillon about their presence. Dillon denies all knowledge of the Green Berets' mission, blaming the guerrillas for the atrocities.
The team tracks the guerillas down and a bloody battle ensues, but when the fighting has subsided it becomes apparent that there was no cabinet minister and that Dillon and the CIA used the team to stop a potential security threat to the United States. Angered by his friend's deception, Dutch orders his team to retreat to the evacuation point, taking the only surviving guerilla along with them for the intelligence she can provide. Shortly afterwards the prisoner tries to escape and is pursued by one of Dutch's team. Just as he catches up to the woman, a mysterious, almost invisible shape emerges from the jungle, cuts him down and carries the corpse off into the trees.
It soon becomes apparent that the guerrillas were not responsible for what happened to the Green Berets and that someone, or something, else is stalking the commandos through the jungle. They are being tracked by an implacable alien creature, capable of blending into the surrounding environment and possessed of superior technology. This unseen assassin picks the commandos off one by one until only the girl and Dutch remain. He alone must face the hunter with whatever primitive weaponry he can muster in the ultimate battle for survival.
As with RoboCop before it, Predator arrives with an MPEG-2 encoded 1.85:1 transfer (1080p). My first thought as the opening Fox logo appeared on-screen was 'oh my God'—the word grainy doesn't do it justice. As the film progressed my initial suspicion that the this Blu-ray release came from the same master as the older DVD releases was pretty much confirmed. Thankfully it seems to be the master used for the most recent 'Definitive Editions', as most of the nicks and scratches that plagued the earlier releases have been eliminated. Excessive grain is also less of an issue this time around, but there is still a disturbing amount of telecine wobble early on. The quality of the image is probably best described as variable, switching from sharp and clean to a grain-filled blur-fest, then back again. Thankfully we get the sharp and clean version for most of the running time.
While this isn't the full-blown restoration I'd hoped for, there are a number of obvious positives. The enhanced resolution makes for the sharpest looking version of the film yet seen on a home format, making it possible to pick out individual beads of sweat on the actors' faces (for example). Colour rendition is also improved over the various DVD releases, with the lush greens of the jungle looking especially impressive. As an aside, I was also impressed by how well the special effects stood up to scrutiny under the high-definition microscope. Not bad for a film fast approaching its twenty-first birthday.
Fox provides us with another DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, but once again I was unable to hear anything beyond the DTS Core track thanks to hardware limitations. To be honest with you I don't think I was really missing much, because the track hasn't undergone any significant remastering. In fact, it doesn't sound significantly different from the DVD release to my ears. The rears still sound like Mono rather than discrete channels, which is most disappointing. Fidelity is also lacking throughout, dialogue levels are inconsistent and the whole thing sounds a bit flat. Blaine firing off his minigun is an event that should shake the room, but the track never really provides the necessary 'oomph' in the bass department. It does pack a little more punch than the equivalent DTS track on DVD, but it's not night and day by any means. I don't want to be unnecessarily harsh, but on reflection I felt that the lack of discrete surround action warranted the deduction of a point from my original score.
This is yet another bare-bones Fox release. The only bonus material on offer comes in the form of a series of trailers, for Predator itself, Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake and Eragon. It's hardly much to excited about. There are plenty of extras that could have been ported over from the standard definition releases of the film, so the lack of any worthy material really is shocking.
Predator is one of the ultimate 'pizza night' films; full of guts, guns and pithy one-liners. I really enjoy the film for what it is, although it's not on the same level as Ridley Scott's Alien or Jim Cameron's Aliens. Still, now that the xenomorphs from both franchises have been reduced to appearing in Paul W.S. Anderson movies, Predator serves as a welcome reminder of the good old days before bullet-time face-huggers.
Unfortunately Fox again fails to treat an iconic film with the respect it deserves. This is one of the biggest action films of the 80s starring one of the biggest names in Hollywood—a bare-bones disc really isn't good enough. While this is currently the best looking and sounding version of Predator available—purely by virtue of the fact that it is a high-definition release—it still falls considerably short of my expectations for the format. Predator should have been completely remastered and given a full compliment of bonus material to really show off the capabilities of the Blu-ray format. Die hard fans might want to pick this one up to tide them over, but it's over-priced, under-specced, and I can't see it shifting many Blu-ray players.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Chris Gould
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 12th May 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS 5.1 Italian, DTS 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English HoH, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Extras: Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R.G. Armstrong, Shane Black, Kevin Peter Hall
Genre: Action and Sci-Fi
Length: 107 minutes
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The compensator valve is operated by a bi-metal strip
that senses temperature. At a certain predetermined tem
perature, when extra air is needed to off-set the enriching
effects of fuel vapors, the bi-metal strips bends and unseats
a valve which uncovers the air channel leading from the
carburetor venturi to below the throttle valves. At this
time, just enough air is added to the engine to offset the
richer mixtures and maintain a smooth engine idle. When
the engine cools and the extra air is not needed, the bi-metal strip closes the valve and operation returns to
normal mixtures. Hot idle compensators are pre-set at the
factory and require no adjustment. However, to insure
proper idle adjustment, the valve must be closed when
setting engine idle speed and mixtures. This can be done by
using a screwdriver to press down lightly on the valve for
those models with the valve located in the main venturi area
(left picture). On those models with the valve located at the
rear of the float bowl (right picture), hold spring-loaded button "in" when making the idle settings. If no button is available, remove idle compensator cover and using a
screwdriver, press in lightly on the valve when making idle
settings. Replace cover after completing idle adjustments.
With the increased throttle opening, there is an increased
air velocity in the venturi system. This causes a drop in
pressure in the main venturi which is increased many times
in the boost venturi. Since the low pressure (high vacuum)
is now in the boost venturi, fuel will flow in the following
The low pressure in the boost venturi is transmitted to
the tip of the main well tube or main discharge nozzle.
Atmospheric pressure, which is greater, forces fuel from the
float bowl through the main metering jets and into the
main well. As the fuel passes through the main well tubes, it is mixed with air from the calibrated main well bleeds. The
fuel mixture then passes from the tip of the discharge
nozzle, through the mixture passage, to the boost venturi
and on into the intake manifold.
As the throttle valve opening is increased and more fuel
is drawn through the main well tubes, the fuel in the main
well drops. The calibrated holes in the main well tubes are
proportionately exposed to the air in the upper well area.
When this occurs, they become air bleeds mixing progres
sively more air with the fuel passing through the main well
tubes. Therefore, although the nozzle suction is increased at
higher engine speeds, the air/fuel mixture to the engine
remains constant throughout the part throttle range.
(See Figure 10)
Some exhaust emission control carburetors use the
adjustable part throttle
feature. The A.P.T. con
sists of a tapered metering screw located in a channel on the
bottom of the float bowl. This channel supplements and
controls fuel to the main metering system to maintain a
very close tolerance of fuel mixtures during part throttle
operation. The A.P.T. screw is set at the factory and sealed.
No attempt should be made to adjust the metering screw in
the field.
(Fig. 11)
The main metering system supplies fuel to the engine
from off-idle to wide open throttle. Such factors as rear
axle ratio, vehicle weight, engine and transmission design
vary the speed at which main metering mixtures are
required. The main metering system provides efficient fuel
metering during the cruising range of the vehicle. Its
operation is dependent upon air flow through the car
buretor venturi which, in turn, creates a low pressure in the venturi area causing fuel to flow.
As the throttle valves are opened beyond the off-idle
discharge holes or slot, allowing more air to enter the intake
manifold and engine speed to increase, the vacuum de
creases below the throttle valves so the air/fuel mixture below the throttle valves from the off-idle gradually
In some 2-bore carburetor applications, main well inserts
are used. They are larger than the main well tubes and set in
a recess beneath the venturi cluster. The main well inserts surround the main well tubes and have calibrated holes
which are similar to those in the main well tubes. The


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Did you face foreclosure in either 2009 or 2010? If that's the case, then you could stand to benefit from revisiting an unpleasant past.
More than 4 million people in the U.S. may be eligible for free independent reviews of their foreclosure experiences and could be owed money if mistakes and problems are found, federal officials say.
The bad news, first: Only about 4 percent of those folks have actually asked for the free reviews, according to reports from The Washington Post and other media.
The good news: You have until July 31 to request one, as long as you meet three basic guidelines. In fact, the U.S. government has urged folks to take advantage of the deal, most recently with an easy-to-follow YouTube video from the Federal Reserve.
Foreclosure reviews
YouTube video
Why are the reviews being done? Because the U.S. government said so. Fourteen loan servicers, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, have been mandated to identify borrowers who may have suffered "financial injury" as a result of the foreclosure process between Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2010, the height of the robo-signing crisis. Servicers also were required to set up a process to have independent consultants carry out the reviews.
Errors and problems that may be found during the reviews may mean compensation for borrowers though it's unclear how much borrowers could expect or how long the reviews could take.
Here are the requirements, as quoted from independentforeclosurereview.com, the effort's official website:
Your mortgage loan was serviced by one of the participating mortgage servicers...
Your mortgage loan was active in the foreclosure process between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010.
The property was your primary residence.
Here are the participating servicers and their affiliates: America's Servicing Company, Aurora Loan Services, BAC Home Loans Servicing, Bank of America, Beneficial, Chase, Citibank, CitiFinancial, CitiMortgage, Countrywide, EMC, Everbank/Everhome Mortgage Company, Financial Freedom, GMAC Mortgage, HFC, HSBC, IndyMac Mortgage Services, MetLife Bank, National City Mortgage, PNC Mortgage, Sovereign Bank, U.S. Bank, Wachovia Mortgage; Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo; and Wilshire Credit Corporation.
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Yeah, I'm sure t can be done but it's a lot easier to increase your strength when your weight increases. I used to run approx 30 miles a week, average and dropped down to 158, as trim as I could get, and my bench press and squat went down a lot. I was in great physical shape, just not as strong.
I actually would love to start running again. Super easy way to take off weight. Just don't think my body could handle it physically
i work in the film business and my job includes lots of walking and carrying of cable and heavy lights and walking for 12-14 hours a day. i also run a fair bit. i turn 35 at the end of july. i have my grandfather's looks and build; i am a skinny man. will be starting training for my first triathlon on monday.i drink many beers a week but am also not too worried about how strong i am.
read born to run. you can do it.


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From coreboot
Some of the coreboot developers and users hang out in the channel on #coreboot and #flashrom at chat.freenode.net.
Here you have the chance to talk to people being involved or interested in this project. Most of the discussion is tech talk. Questions on coreboot, OpenBIOS, firmware and related topics are welcome in #coreboot. Questions on flashrom are welcome in #flashrom.
Most people are in CET timezone, so don't give up when the channels seem very quiet for some time.


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Coal is the dirtiest way to supply the nation with energy, and one of the lead contributors to climate change. Coal is a threat to the health of the planet and the communities in which it is mined and burned. Coal-fired power plants release many dangerous pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, mercury and lead. Emissions from coal plants complicate diseases such as asthma, cardiac pulmonary disease and many other circulatory and respiratory conditions, and studies have shown a statistically significant link between mercury and increased autism rates.
Dr. James Hansen, the first scientist to warn the US Congress of the dangers of climate change and director of Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies has said,
"It remains possible, and not entirely painful" to address global warming. "The most important step... would be to prohibit the construction of coal-fired power plants..." (Houston Chronicle, Oct 25, 2007).
Out of concern for human health, environmental quality, and the dangers of climate change, Public Citizen opposes the use of coal as an energy source.
Stopping the Texas Coal Rush
Texas already has more operating coal-fired facilities than any other state. In 2007, an additional 18 coal plants were pending as companies rushed to escape stronger environmental regulations. In part as a result of the hard work of groups like Public Citizen Texas, 11 of those plants were stopped in their tracks.
But the threat from coal is far from over. Texas still has 12 proposed coal and pet coke fired power plants.
If all these 12 proposed plants were built, Texas would emit an additional:
Public Citizen Texas works to organize community members opposed to new coal plants in their area, and has helped establish a non-profit advocacy group in almost every community in Texas with a pending plant. Public Citizen Texas also works with the Legislature to create new state-wide policies relating to coal plants and their permitting processes, and advises cities owning or purchasing power from coal plants on alternative ways of meeting their energy needs.
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Authorities say someone stole nearly $19,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies from a warehouse in Spartanburg.
Investigators said more than 5,000 boxes of Thin Mints and Shortbread cookies were taken sometime this week from Carey Moving and Storage where they were being kept before they were to be sold at cookie booths in 22 counties across the state.
Storage company owner Brian Carey says the theft breaks his heart. He has helped store cookies for the Girl Scouts for more than 40 years.
Carey says he will help any Girl Scout troop affected by the loss by ordering more cookies if needed.
Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies don't have any suspects.


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Stanford1. administration doesn't really care about grad students (undergrads are the coddled babies of the university)
1. Looks like the buildings were donated by Taco Bell.
Yale:1. The worst city in the top five.2. All classmates are disabled URMS who overcame poverty, descrimination and sex-slavery to win a pulitzer/nobel prize (hard to be a 'big fish').3. All other law students from different schools hate you.Harvard:1. You have to constantly hear people say "Hahhhhvard."2. All the undergrads are sexually experimental and coked out of their minds. (Could be 'best' thing.)3. Your nothing if aren't at least an associate Supreme Court justice upon graduating.Stanford:1. Come on, it was started by a rich kook (which is why I'd never go to Soros State Law).2. IP law is so pre-Afghanistan.3. Too much distracting sunshine (see 'Best reasons to go to Chicago').Columbia:1. The only people who rejected a better school to come here are the three people making recruitment calls.2. You are socially obligated to go into biglaw or no one will talk to you.3. Too egotiscal from only having to compete with NYU.NYU:1. The Law School was opened in 1986 (I haven't researched this - could be off by a few years).2. One step above a correspondance college.3. Everyone I hate from H.S. goes to law school there.Meant in good fun.
who in their right mind would pick the east coast over the west coast? i just don't get it. new haven v. palo alto would be easy for me.


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When Marilyn Levine, then-professor of library and information science at the University of Wisconsin and owner of Information Express, an information brokerage, brought 26 people together in 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they wrote a new chapter in the history of the information industry. The group came from all over the United States; most did not know each other before the meeting. All of them were owners of fairly small information companies who recognized a need to define their emerging profession and to form ties with colleagues. And, as a result of that two-day meeting, all of them were participants in the formation of a new association - the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) - giving a developing sector of the information industry a new identity.
Today, AIIP has more than 600 members who own businesses delivering a wide variety of services, including online and manual research, document delivery, database design, library support, consulting, writing and publishing. The association publishes a quarterly newsletter and an annual membership directory, sponsors a private electronic bulletin board for networking and AIIP business, hosts exhibit booths at trade shows, acts on behalf of members in negotiating special discount programs with vendors of print and online products and services, and holds an annual conference every spring.
The growth of AIIP mirrors the growth of the information industry in general and, in particular, the growth of independent information entrepreneurship. Independent information professionals represent a hybrid of sorts; we combine traits of both the academic/intellectual and the entrepreneurial worlds. Thus, AIIP serves its members in many ways, functioning both as a trade organization and as a professional organization.
In this special section of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, several AIIP members define and demystify the world of the independent information professional and point to bridges, or connections, that we believe have always existed between independent information intermediaries and information professionals in academic institutions and special and public libraries.
The articles represent a sampling of current thinking about information brokers and information brokering and some of the issues and opportunities facing us and the information industry.
Our view begins with a brief history of information brokering by Marilyn Levine, followed by Alice Sizer Warner's comparison of the field as it was described in a 1976 issue of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and as it might be practiced in the future.
To help readers understand how information brokers operate, Susanne Bjorner tackles the eternally renewing question, "Who is an information broker?" and, then, Susan Detwiler offers some guidance on selecting an information broker.
Deborah Sawyer discusses the need for professional accountability and other issues that surround questions of certification. Stephanie Ardito looks at complexities of information retrieval and dissemination and the protection of intellectual property. Finally Paula Eiblum writes about the impact of technology on document delivery.
We hope that you find these discussions illuminating, informative and provocative and that future ASIS and AIIP forums will be created so that we may continue to share our unique points of view as well as our many points of common interest.


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People are always asking me for advice on what to do with their money. But if you really want to get ahead financially, the smarter question is what you shouldn't do with your money.
Click ahead to see my Seven Deadly Financial Sins and how you can avoid them.
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Welcome to JagTV, the University of South Alabama's on-campus, student-run TV station.
JagTV is a volunteer TV station run entirely by students of the University of South
Alabama. It broadcasts on channel 61.1 on the USA cable system available throughout
the dorms and common places on campus.
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JagTV is a great way to begin an exciting career in the fields of television, cinema, and broadcast journalism, all while having a lot of fun along the way. Gain hands-on experience in alternating roles as you help create weekly shows of various genres. Meet other students passionate about your field and forge friendships and networks that extend far beyond college.
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Hi-bounce ball kit: Make them then bounce them!
A simple science toy you can make in under five minutes.
Use the non-toxic crystals to mould a super ball with a bit of water. You can make three different shapes - explore how each differs in their bouncing as well as the chemistry of polymers.
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Salad box has become integral part of my lunch bag these days. The salad picture posted here is taken from my handphone before I happily relished chickpeas salad in office :) . Sometimes salad replaces my main meal. It all depends on the type of ingredients which go into salad. Here is a simple chickpeas salad. Fresh chickpeas are now in season in Karnataka. I am sure many homes make it.
You need:
Fresh chickpeas : 1 big cup
Cucumber: 1/2
Chilli paste: little
Salt: to taste
Coriander leaves finely chopped: 1tbsp
Shredded fresh coconut: 1tsp (optional)
Lemon Juice: as required
Take all ingredients in a bowl and toss. Add oggarane. and serve immediately.
Sending this to Pratibhas ONLY SALADS event started by Pari Vasisht of Foodelicious.


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SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A factor that may have had a hand in Austria losing to Slovenia in hockey during the qualifying rounds is that the Austrian hockey team partied the night before.
Usually when a men's hockey team is fifteenth in the world, no one would bat an eye at them losing in the qualifying rounds of the Olympics. That is, no one would bat an eye if there weren't allegations that the members of the team were out partying the night before, some until 6 a.m.
Given that it's a remarkable feat for some people to put on pants after a night like that, the loss to Slovenia -- who played beyond expectations -- makes it hard to judge whether the loss was due to the Austrians' night on the Village. Nonetheless, Austrian head coach Manny Viveiros stated his disappointment in his team, with special attention to the NHLers Thomas Vanek, Michael Grabner, and Michael Raffl: "there will be consequences," and "we will publish their names in the next days."
"I had no idea about it. I was shocked," said Viveiros, "We knew the players went there (Austria House) to eat something. But it was planned that they return to their rooms right afterwards." Viveiros is especially disappointed in Vanek, whom he picked as team captain. Vanek, Grabner, and Raffl all apologized in a letter for their behavior.
Next time they might want to keep the party animals on a leash, or "It's going down, I'm yelling timber."


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Among the cleverest last-minute election messages to make it on to my Facebook feed came from Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the nonpartisan advocacy and political arm of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It's a mock front page of the New York Times dated June 20, 2014, that is font-perfect in its mimicry of the paper's design and typography. The Second Coming-size headline is "High Court Overturns Roe v. Wade 5-4."
Underneath, aping the Times' treatment of past Supreme Court decisions, are headshots of the justices in the majority and minority and pull-quotes from the opinions. (The majority opinion is pretty sophomoric, upsetting the verisimilitude of the parody.) One unfamiliar face in the anti-Roe cohort is that of "Justice" Brett Kavanaugh, appointed by President Mitt Romney to replace the retired or departed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
I'm not sure Kavanaugh, a somewhat unpredictable young conservative who was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by President George W. Bush, would be a sure bet to overturn Roe. Though he probably would be more likely to do so than a President Obama replacement for Ginsburg.
But what most struck me about the Planned Parenthood parody was how out of sync it was with Obama's own campaign.