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2014 Ford Fiesta MPG Rated Highest Among Gasoline-Only Cars
- 45-mpg highway fuel economy rating
- Turbocharged 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine
- 4-door sedan and 5-door hatchback versions
Ford announced official fuel economy ratings for its latest Fiesta subcompact sedan and hatchback, and the figures are impressive. The 2014 Ford Fiesta, when equipped with the newly available 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine and a manual transmission, offers the best fuel economy of any non-hybrid gasoline vehicle in the U.S.
Ratings for the Fiesta EcoBoost top out at 45 miles per gallon on the highway -- better than some fuel-efficient hybrid and diesel models. In city driving, the Fiesta is rated at an Environmental Protection Agency estimate of 32 mpg. Buyers can choose either the 4-door sedan version or 5-door hatchback Fiesta, as fuel economy ratings are equal among the two. Those who choose an automatic transmission, though, will suffer a slight fuel economy penalty.
Still, even the automatic equipped Fiesta EcoBoost should provide an advantage over the base Fiesta, which uses a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine. Fuel economy ratings for that model top out at 39 mpg on the highway with an automatic transmission.
Ford achieves the Fiesta EcoBoost's excellent fuel economy ratings with a smaller, turbocharged engine that has already proven popular in Europe, where gasoline is more expensive. While the engine is small, it's certainly powerful for its size. The 3-cylinder motor makes 123 horsepower and 125 lb-ft torque. It also offers an overboost function that briefly increases torque to 145 lb-ft. By comparison, the Fiesta's base 1.6-liter 4-cylinder makes 120 hp and 112 lb-ft torque.
Fuel economy is important to most new-car shoppers, but it's especially important for the 2014 Ford Fiesta. Shoppers in the subcompact segment typically examine efficiency ratings closely, as many aim to find vehicles that are easy on gas and, as a result, easy on the pocketbook. Two key questions about the EcoBoost-powered 2014 Fiesta remain unanswered and may be significant factors in the car's success. First, what's the price premium compared to the Fiesta with the base 4-cylinder? Second, does the EcoBoost model require premium fuel?
Either -- or both -- of these factors could offset some of the savings from better fuel economy. We'll watch closely as more details on the 2014 Ford Fiesta with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost become available.
What it means to you: No conventional gasoline-powered car offers a higher fuel economy rating than the 2014 Ford Fiesta equipped with an EcoBoost motor and a manual transmission, though some hybrids can top its efficiency.


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Lee v. USA et al
Plaintiff: Deon Tremell Lee
Defendant: USA, U S Supreme Court, U S Congress and State of Louisiana
Case Number: 2:2018cv00182
Filed: February 8, 2018
Court: Louisiana Western District Court
Office: Lake Charles Office
County: Vernon
Presiding Judge: Unassigned District Judge
Referring Judge: Kathleen Kay
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983
Jury Demanded By: None
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|JUDGMENT adopting 7 Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Dismissing 1 Complaint filed by Deon Tremell Lee With Prejudice as frivolous. It Is Further Ordered that 10 Motion for Immediate Judgment is Denied as Moot. Signed by Judge Robert G James on 4/13/2018. (crt,Crawford, A)
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There are big opportunities in television at the moment. Lately my stories have been flash pieces designed to be opening scenes in pilot. I've written plenty of prose, but this is my first crack at a script. Does this script make sense? I'm sure the dialog is easy to understand. But can you follow the action?
[ Subtitle: Coast of West Africa. Year 2077. ]
[ A hand is seen reaching out and pulling down a master breaker. The lights in the house go out. Two male voices are heard talking about the breaker. A few seconds later, 2 gunshots are heard, then the sound of 2 bodies slumping to the floor. A stern voice calls out. ]
FEMALE COMMANDO: "This building will explode in 5 minutes!"
[ 6 women run downstairs in their nightgowns and house slippers. In the lobby, they discover dead guards and a heavily equipped female commando with a fierce look on her face. ]
FEMALE COMMANDO: "Follow me to safety." [ Spins around and marches out the front door at a brisk pace, ignoring questions from the women behind her. ]
WOMAN #3: "Who are you?"
WOMAN #2: "What do you want?"
WOMAN #1: [ To the commando, who does not stop and does not respond. ] "Wait!" [ Charges through the lobby chasing after the commando, with the others following. ] [ On the steps. ] "We'll die if we leave here."
[ The others stop on the porch to see what response #1 will get from the commando.]
COMMANDO: [ On the edge of the jungle. ] [ Without breaking her stride and without missing a beat. ] "You'll die if you stay."
#2: [ Running down the steps. About to pass #1. ] [ To the commando. ] "Hey, stop!"
#1: [ Turning her head toward #2. Putting her hand on #2's shoulder to stop her. ] [ To #2. ] "No, let me handle this." [ Turning back toward the commando. Going to the bottom of the steps. ]
WOMAN #6: [ Appearing at the door. ] "I've got to go back for something."
[ The other women don't pay attention to #6, instead remaining focused on #1. ]
#1: [ Stopping briefly and turning back toward the house. ] [ To #6. ] "No! Come back!" [ Turns back toward the jungle and charges across the grass. ]
COMMANDO: [ Into the edge of the jungle. Again, not turning around and not breaking her stride. ] "You don't have time to go back. You've got to get past the blast radius."
[ #6 disappears back into the house. ]
#1: [ Turning around again. ] [ To the other women. ] "Come on!"
[ The other women follow. ]
#2: [ Calling out to the commando. ] "Hey! Are you crazy? Who do you think you are destroying our house?"
COMMANDO: [ In the jungle. ] "It's not your house."
#2: "I've been living in that house for 20 years."
#1: "I SAID, let me handle this."
COMMANDO: [ Mumbling to herself. ] "20 years. Seriously."
#2: "Stop her."
#1: [ Struggling to keep up because she's wearing house slippers and the commando is wearing boots. ] "You've got to deactivate that bomb."
COMMANDO: "It's going to blow. Keep moving."
#1: "If you'll just stop and listen to me."
COMMANDO: "If you're worried about the explosion chip in your brain, all clones have them and I've disabled yours."
#1: "We don't need chips. We're not sex slaves. We're concubines. And we don't want to leave."
COMMANDO: "You've got something called Stockholm Syndrome."
#1: "I have a college education. I know what Stockholm Syndrome is."
COMMANDO: [ Finally stops and turns around. ] [ Pulls a remote control out of a pocket and hits a button, then puts the remote back in the pocket. ] [ Speaks into her walkie talkie. ] "Black Two, this is Black One."
COMMANDO TWO: [ Male voice on the walkie talkie. ] "This is Black Two. Go ahead."
COMMANDO ONE: "Double check the coordinates. We might have the wrong building."
#1: [ Turning back to the other women. ] "It's OK everybody. She's deactivated the bomb."
#2: [ Catching up with Commando One and #1. ] "Are you here to steal us for another brothel or do you think we want to be rescued?"
COMMANDO ONE: [ To #1. ] "Brothel? Not harem?"
#1: [ To #2. ] "Really poor chose of vocabulary in this particular situation."
[ The other 3 women catch up. #4 and #5 are still panic stricken. #3 is calm. ]
#3. [ Tiptoeing and speaking over #1 and #2's shoulders. ] [ To Commando One. ] "Listen to #1. She'll explain everything. Don't pay attention to #2. She gets a little hotheaded sometimes."
#1: [ To #2. ] "I'm still the lead concubine, so let me handle this."
#2: "Then tell her about the formula. And tell her before she pushes that button again."
COMMANDO ONE: [ To #1. ] "Formula?"
#1: "Our husband gives us a youth formula. The money from high paying clients pays for the formula."
COMMANDO ONE: "He's not your husband and there's no youth formula."
COMMANDO TWO: "Black One, affirmative on those coordinates."
COMMANDO ONE: "Never mind, Black Two."
#1: "I'm 45 years old. Do I look 45 years old?"
COMMANDO ONE: "You're a 25 year victim of a very clever con."
#1: "I can remember every detail of those 45 years."
COMMANDO ONE: "You've got implanted memories."
#2: [ Angrily. ] "You've got an answer for everything!"
COMMANDO ONE: [ Taking the remote out of her pocket. ] I've heard enough. And we're beyond the blast radius. [ Getting ready to push the button. ]
#2: [ Trying to grab the remote. ] "Give me that."
[ In the blink of an eye, Commando One punches #2's nose. ]
#2: [ Staggering back. ] "My nose, she broke my nose."
[ Commando One pushes the button. The house explodes. All the concubines turn toward the explosion. #4 and #5 scream. ]
#2: [ Turning back to Commando One. ] "You psychotic bitch! I'll kill you!"
[ #2 charges at Commando One and raise a fist. In a split second, Commando One has #2 on the ground, face first, arm pulled back. ]
#1: [ Kneeling in front of #2. ] "I told you to let me handle this. If you had let me handle this, that house would still be standing." [ To #3, #4, and #5. ] "Gather round." [ To #2. ] "Get up."
[ Commando One lets go of #2. #2 gets up. #3, #4, and #5 watch the house burn for a few moments, then join #1. ]
#1: [ To all the concubines. ] "Now everybody just calm down and listen to me. Richard will send a rescue team soon."
COMMANDO ONE: "I've got a hideout nearby with food, water, bedding, and medical supplies. You can get some rest tonight."
[ All the concubines follow Commando One to the hideout. ]
[ Turning for one last look at the house. ] [ Under her breath. ] "I wonder what happened to #6." ] [ Commando Bitch and the concubines don't hear the question. ]
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Re: prose story converted to script format
If you're aiming to write for TV or film, it's important to understand screenplay format. https://www.writersstore.com/how-to-wri ... ptwriting/ That link does a pretty decent job of summarizing the basics.
As far as the sample text goes, I think it might be easier to read with proper character names. Just operating by numbers and titles, it's difficult for me to keep track of who is speaking.
As far as the sample text goes, I think it might be easier to read with proper character names. Just operating by numbers and titles, it's difficult for me to keep track of who is speaking.
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|Honolulu, Hawaii
|High School:
|Punahou School
|Mechanical Engineering
2011-12: Competed in every meet as a senior in smallbore and air rifle … Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference All-Academic team … led the team with his 552.1 smallbore average … also topped the squad in air rifle with a 567.0 average … fired at least a 560 in smallbore four times … reached the 570 mark in air rifle five times … led all shooters with a 560 in smallbore vs. John Jay/Wentworth (10/15) …tied for first with a 572 in air rifle in that match … season-high score of 564 came against Navy/Wentworth (10/29) and led the team … season best in air rifle of 576 came against Navy/Wentworth (10/29) … led all shooters with a 551 smallbore and 566 air rifle scores at Massachusetts Maritime (11/5) … won the air rifle competition against Massachusetts Maritime/Wentworth (12/3) with a 573 … matched his season-high in air rifle at Coast Guard (2/18) to win that competition … finished eighth in smallbore at the MAC Championships (2/25) with a 560 … 10th in air rifle at the MAC meet with a 570.
2010-11: Saw action in every competition but one for MIT in smallbore and air rifle … Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference All-Academic team … led the squad with his 557.0 smallbore average … also paced the squad with his 564.3 air rifle average … led the team in smallbore scoring six times … top air rifle score in three matches … started the season by leading all shooters in both smallbore and air rifle with scores of 550 and 563 against Wentworth (10/2) … led all air rifle competitors with a season-high score of 568 against John Jay/Wentworth (10/16) … season best smallbore score came against Navy/Wentworth (10/23) with a 564 … recorded the best smallbore score vs. Massachusetts Maritime/Wentworth (12/4) with a 559 … led all teams with a 563 smallbore score in the Bean Pot (1/29).
Off The Range at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering.
High School: A 2008 graduate of the Punahou School … twice named the most inspirational player for the rifle team … Interscholastic League of Honolulu champion in 2007 … Bowers Calculus BC Award.


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South Dakota – North Dakota Resume Football Rivalry
They were both members of the old North Central Conference and the Great West Conference until 2011, but since then, South Dakota and North Dakota have gone their separate ways on the football field.
All of that is going to chance in 2016 when the Coyotes, members of the Missouri Valley Conference and UND, from the Big Sky Conference, renew the rivalry as non-conference opponents.
USD will play in Grand Forks Sept. 17, 2016, with the two teams coming to Vermillion Sept. 16, 2017.
UND leads the all-time series 59-29-5.
South Dakota plays in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.


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Best Kids Parties: "Good Day Sunshine"
Name: Cooper (1)
Location: Chicago, IL
Starting before he was born, Cooper's first year had kind of a yellow and blue "color scheme" from his nursery to his birth announcement to his monthly growth photos, so it only seemed natural to incorporate those colors into his first birthday party. We decided to make the party a "Good Day, Sunshine" theme to incorporate the yellow and blue color scheme and bring happy sunshine to our cool, grey October weather.
I wanted to keep it simple - only family and a few close friends at our home - but still mix in some sweet details. I transformed the nook in our dining room into a party display with white and blue wrapping paper (from Michaels), and my mom and I DIY'd the sunshine circles to hang from the ceiling. The cake was another DIY, as well as the lemon-base flower arrangement. Some lemonade-based punch topped it all off and was a big hit with grown ups and kids alike!
The photo display included favorite snapshots from Cooper's first year. The 4x6s came from Shutterfly (who applied and printed the border for me) and the Instagram prints came from Kanvess.com (highly recommended! The turn around time was so FAST!) The hardest part of this project was narrowing down my favorite shots.
Cooper had a great first birthday, and as you can see, really enjoyed his cake!
Wonderful - thanks Katie! Readers, visit Katie on her website Kathryn Shores Photography.
(Images: Kathryn Shores Photography)


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Notable for bringing sex to the Western genre, Howard Hughes' The Outlaw was shelved for years before finally receiving approval by the Hollywood Production Code Administration. The whole controversial production seems to have gone forward for one reason: To showcase actress Jane Russell's magnificent breasts. The film's slogan was "What are the two biggest reasons for Jane Russell's success?" During filming, Hughes once commented, "We're not getting enough production from Jane's breasts." In her memorable screen debut, Russell portrayed "Rio McDonald." Oh yeah, The Outlaw also starrred Walter Huston (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), Thomas Mitchell (It's a Wonderful Life) and Jack Buetel as "Billy the Kid." [READ THE FULL REVIEW]
Directed by Lewis Milestone, All Quiet on the Western Front was based on the critically acclaimed Erich Maria Remarque novel, Im Westen nichts Neues, and starred Lew Ayres as the disillusioned soldier, Paul Baumer. The film, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture, was eventually banned in Germany due to its anti-war theme: "You still think it's beautiful to die for your country. The first bombardment taught us better. When it comes to dying for country, it's better not to die at all." However, during the film's brief run in Germany, the Nazis released rats into the theaters to scare off movie patrons. All Quiet on the Western Front was also banned in Italy until 1956.
Banned in Massachusetts for being pornographic, this notorious Swedish film (Jag är nyfiken - gul) faced a landmark court battle in the United States and was eventually found to be not obscene by the United States Court of Appeals. Directed by Vilgot Sjöman, the film starred Lena Nyman and is a companion film to I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). The films were named after the colors of the Swedish flag. I Am Curious (Yellow) contains documentary elements, including an interview with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Based on Thomas Dixon's novel, The Clansman, D. W. Griffith's controversial and extremely influential silent film classic caused riots in Boston, Philadelphia and other major cities. The NAACP organized protests at the various premieres of the film around the country. In addition, The Birth of a Nation was outright banned in several cities such as Chicago, Pittsburgh and Kansas City due to its racist themes. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson commented that the movie, which starred Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh, was "like writing history with lightning." Griffith's next silent film masterpiece, Intolerance, was made in reaction to the negative response he received from The Birth of a Nation.
"A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos." Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel (Die Blechtrommel) by Günter Grass, The Tin Drum won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. However, the film was banned in several countries, including parts of Canada, as well as in Oklahoma City for a short time, due to a controversial scene that appears to show minors engaging in oral sex.
In Hail Mary (Je vous salue, Marie), the Virgin Mary is a gas station attendant whose boyfriend, Joseph, drives a taxi. Even Pope John Paul II jumped into the battle over this controversial, modern retelling of the virgin birth story from Jean-Luc Godard, claiming that the film "deeply wounds the religious sentiments of believers."
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi) details the bizarre relationship of an American widower (Marlon Brando) and a young Parisian woman (Maria Schneider). The film caused much controversy for the so-called "butter scene," which is extremely tame by today's standards. Schneider, who claims she is still haunted by the scene, was quoted in the New York Post (July 23, 2007), claiming that the scene wasn't part of the original script: "The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea . . . I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script . . . I was crying real tears. I felt humiliated and, to be honest, I felt a little raped . . . Thankfully, there was just one take . . . I never use butter to cook anymore - only olive oil." According to a court in Bologna that banned the film: "Obscene content offensive to public decency . . . presented with obsessive self-indulgence, catering to the lowest instincts of the libido, dominated by the idea of stirring unchecked appetites for sexual pleasure, permeated by scurrilous language . . . accompanied off screen by sounds, sighs and shrieks of climax pleasure."
"I am here to set fire to the world!" Martin Scorsese directed this adaption of Nikos Kazantzakis' controversial 1953 novel that is notable for the scandal it caused as well as for its bizarre casting that included Willem Dafoe as Jesus, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot, David Bowie as Pontius Pilate and Harry Dean Stanton as Paul. Numerous religious leaders throughout the United States organized protests against The Last Temptation of Christ (many of whom didn't bother to make an effort to watch the film!) and several Southern cities such as Savannah, Georgia, banned the film. In addition, Blockbuster Video initially refused to carry the title in its stores. Scorsese was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his efforts (Barry Levinson ended up winning the award for Rain Man).
"Don't turn your back on this film . . . if you value your mind or your life." A fascinating (and extremely disturbing!) black and white documentary dealing with the mistreatment of patients at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, a prison hospital for the criminally insane, Titicut Follies was banned in the United States after a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that the film violated the patients' right to privacy. However, many critics believed that the film was removed from circulation by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protect its own reputation. Finally, in 1992, the film aired on PBS and is now widely available.
"Oh, good Lord! It's unbelievable. It's horrible. I can't understand the reason for such cruelty!" Directed by Italian filmmaker Ruggero Deodato and filmed in the Amazon Rainforest, Cannibal Holocaust was banned in many countries upon its initial release due to its graphic gore and sexual violence, as well as for several gruesome (and genuine!) animal slayings that appear in the film. Rumors also circulated that it was a snuff film (which at least proved to be untrue!). Countries that banned the movie at one time or another include Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Burma, Norway, South Africa, Finland, Turkey, Singapore, Germany, Iran and Morocco. Believe it or not, Cannibal Holocaust remains banned in several countries to this day . . . "Man is omnipotent; nothing is impossible for him. What seemed like unthinkable undertakings yesterday are history today. The conquest of the moon for example: who really talks about it anymore? Today we are already on the threshold of conquering our galaxy, and in a not too distant tomorrow, we'll be considering the conquest of the universe, and yet man seems to ignore the fact that on this very planet there are still people living in the stone age and practicing cannibalism."
Can someone tell me what the hell is wrong with Sweden? They give Salo (uncut) and Caligula a 15 but they ban Tenebre, what the hell is their reasoning? Are they more demented than the films themselves?
Come on people its year 2008, get over it show the movies.
the last one is crazy i dont know how some one could make a film on this shit
what about the 1975 french movie la bête (the beast) i saw a mere snippet of this movie online and it was enough to make me sick, frankly i think this movie could do with being still banned or at least given a porno rating so you can't easily buy in anywhere. look up the movie guys, unnatural, realistic, sexual content
What about "Salo, or 120 days of Sodoma"??
hate to say it but this world needs more films like cannibal holocaust, the sheer lack of care for what people would think of the movie just grabs you. If you aint seen it make sure you do. real artisc real kill shoots in it apparently. UK
Salo or 120 days of Sodom is the grossest movie I have ever seen,however it was the worth the watch as it has a interesting take on bringing children through puberty, and the film is based on a book from the 1800s, the director creates the movie to be excatly like the book, very well done for how disturing it is, the torture scene at the end is the worst and the poo! oh the humanity of the poo! Have only seen advertisements for the nekromantiks movies and those look like they are disgusting movies with none or unnecessary artistic merit. Cannibal Holocaust is a good movie defenitely has a legitimate message in it, makes you wonder who the real monsters are, the cannibals or modern man, Alec Balwin agrees with me on that one. And Titicut Follies, i dont know about the rest of you guys but I didnt think the prisoners were that mistreated in that movie, other than they could have had a better facility. Possibly the guards smartened up when the camera was in there. top 3 scenes: when they enter the insane murderer ward, when they are all partying and singing together, and when the badass psychologist tries to study inmates to see if they are fit to re-enter society, one of my favorite documentaries of all time
Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange was never banned. In the UK after the films release groups of criminals took some queues from the movie, such as a group of teens sexually assaulting a woman while they sang ?Singin' in the Rain? anyway Kubrick began recieving death threats so HE pulled the movie from (and only) the UK... where he lived. btw criminals will comit a crime whether they wear a jason mask or act/dress like someone or sing a certain song movies don't make people commit a crime they're just a ?for dummies? guide for uncreative morons. I actually just watched A Clockwork Orange the other night after not seeing it for years... just wow u really forget what a masterpiece it is. I'm not a Kubrick nut but he did have a few gems no denying his genius and role on movies we see today.
can you get cannibal holocaust on dvd in ireland? email@example.com
Get all these BANNED Movies here at http://freecontroversy.wordpress.com/top-10-banned-films-of-the-20th-century/ and other Controversial and non-controversial movies at http://freecontroversy.wordpress.com/ Thanks!
An absolutely degenerated movie. The writers should got to prison or an asylum. These films should be banned. Disgusting actors and actresses. I feel sorry for the little girl to have a role a film like this, sure she has no parents who have to save her from this abnormality. Americans are such idiots,they can make horror movies with incredible cruelty. You have real problems in the mind if you like to watch this brutality.
I was always under the impression that Curious Yellow was banned more for the "US out of Vietnam" protests that were seen a few scenes than the sex. Sex is easier to condemn, I suppose....
Wasn't Disneys Song of the South banned?
It makes me sick that you Blame Americans for these movies "the Collector" Malot of the most disgusting movies are filmed and Directed by Ameri Why isn't Japan, Italy, and Germany a target of your midless rant?
The Collector: I Liked it and i'm British. there will always be films people don't like. The good thing is that you have the choice whether to watch it or not, if you don't like it watch something else.
SALO-120 Days of Sodem,,I just was watching this cause i heard alot of people talking about it and thought it sounded like worth a watch..Well I have got to SHIT EATING part of the movie and i dont think i can watch anymore,,and I like alot of Sick stuff,,Snuff Films,,Hostel 1&2,,etc. But unless u enjoy 30 people with bowls of "full human terds being sliced by spoons and gobbled up then kissing each other with LITERALY shit mouth,,Yes this should be banned and i think it still is,,Unless u like to eat shit and get a blowjob from a shit mouth,,screw this disgusting movie..
If Alec Baldwin agreed with me on any subject - except on a curfew for my teenage daughter - I would immediately re-think my position.
I read the section of the banned movies.. I only saw "Cannibal Holocaust" as my friends were betting that it is a documentry and i will not be able to see it. I saw it and came to the conclusion that the movie was actualy offensive. Along the movie, all the cast and crew involved in it shud hv been banned. Its totally stupid and insane...
Life is about the experience and learning lessons frm the experiences, so unless you experience everything then how can you learn anything for yourself, we need to always push the boundaries as far as we know how to evolve and move on, same with everything. More is needed to be done.
i have cannible holocaust and its easy to c y the director and producer were arrested upon its release. Other than the dispicable animal cruelty and rape scene i liked it
Actually, I lived in France at the time. There was at least one documented attack on a cinema showing this film in France - which also happened with je vous salue, Marie.
Why is not SleepAway Camp not Banned yet,that Movie should have been banned a long Time ago,that movie was perverted and so sick that who ever watchs it will Be a Pervert for the rest of there lives, Felisa rose is hot or not,SleepAway Camp is a real bad Movie and should be banned for life,No Sorry and No regrets,this movie should be banned.
Cannibal Holocaust was so lame and boring that I fell asleep watching it.
why in the blue fuck is phantasmagoria banned? the only movie Marilyn Manson made and i cant even watch it fuck it! fuck it! fuck it!!!!!!
Pure Shit, a film about scoring heroin in Melbourne, Australia was banned for years. However wouldn't make this list to do its relative obscurity in other countries. Another few for Australia would be Salo, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, Last House on the Left and, possibly Day of the Dead was also 'refused classification' as they say for a short period.
These movies should be entirely banned. and that's very good since they demoralize our generation above all the faith of religion.
wooooooooooooooow very gooooooooooooooooooooooood
I think Salo (120 days of sodom) should also be on this list. Director Pablo Pasolini was beaten to death in the streets of Italy a month after the film was released. Probably beacuse this film is so offensive. It's a must see for those who enjoy contravercial film, if you can stomach it... I was also suprised not to see any John waters on this list... Cheers!
"Fight For Your Life" has never been released in the UK. It contained Racism, Rape and Child Killing. As far as I know its still not available in Europe from legit sources. Same with "Men Behind The Sun" about the Japanese Experiments on the Chinese in WW2. Where real dead bodies were allegedly used. Contained Racism, Gore, Autopsies, and Animal Cruelty with a cat being eaten to death by rats. These two are more controversial than some on the list.
Someone mentioned the name "Henry" among the list here. They are referring to the movie "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer." A movie I watched twice only. (I couldn't believe what I saw the first time.) This movie is absolutely outrageous and extremely disturbing mostly because the events depicted in it are true. It is the first time I ever saw children killed on-screen (in a scene depicting the torture and murder of a family). I can never watch it again. It is not particularly gory but the idea that such sick people exist and did the things they did is what disturbs me the most.
Even though Deep throats was not a mainstream film,it caused controversy.For a while it was banned in many part of this country.It influenced Hollywood and the prudes ,with the aid of apathetic fans,to influence the supreme court to rule on community standards to prevent deep throats from being shown in a conservative community.It was banned in New York for a time too .Because of the controversy the film continues it's popularity on home video d.v.d and even Blu- ray,I think
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Caligula was banned here in the States upon its release in 1980 (it was released on home video a couple of years later), but if a certain aspiring actress and Penthouse model had not been fired from the project for being underage you would still see it banned to this day. Back in 1979, a young actress and model named Terri Nunn (yes, THAT Terri Nunn from the group Berlin) auditioned for a photo layout in Penthouse magazine, and they thought so much of her that they wanted her to appear in the movie. However, someone checked her background and found out that she was under 17 years of age and, despite her having posed for a photo spread in the magazine, they would not allow her to appear in the movie. Her photos were subsequently kept under wraps for years until someone set up a fan appreciation site for the movie and posted stills from it, and also posted the magazine photos of the Penthouse models who appeared in the movie. The site also posted Nunn's photos for the first time ever, and that may be a major reason why the site is not still up today.
I want see this film..........how is download ......?? I here about this film this film is very horrible .....
Wonder why Hostel sequels weren't added here!!!
its too haunted.. its director are dead..
another interesting tidbit about cannibal holocaust was that the director actually had to recreate the impalement scene in court as the prosecutor said that such a scene could not be tricked (it could). If you look at the movie now, it is hardly scary. Gross yes but not realistic. There are some japanese movies too: the 'autopsy' series, that I stopped watching after 10 seconds. regarding "Fitna" that wasnt really a movie in that sense of the word. It was a short collection of images that was mainly distributed through internet and I do not think it was ever banned with regard to 120 days of sodom. I understand that Markies de Sade was incarcerated for writing that book. Honestly.... I can imagine
I do not think any film should be banned in our FREE nation. we the people shall watch as we know a movie from reality..I will say no more..
A bit of Trivia for you, Life of Brian was banned and never shown in the cinemas in Aberystwyth - A small university town in mid wales. Until fairly recently when Sue Jones-Davies who played Judith Iscariot in the the movie, became mayor of the town and lifted the ban!
I do not think that any of these films should be banned. The 1st Amendment is the only thing between a democratic government and an autocracy.
the movies are a real fact i think re release they movies ...


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Mississippi is a prosperous state today and is not a debatable fact. However, this has not always been the case; things have not always been smooth. Like every state in the world, Mississippi has its own spell-binding history, a very eventful one.
The history dates back to the crude life of the Prehistoric Age down to the hyper-sophisticated and technology-driven world of the 21st century. Mississippi continues to dazzle every student of history with its particularly enchanting history. The state has seen the blood-curdling horrors of battle and enjoyed the cool breeze of prosperity, but the good thing is that the Magnolia State has stood the test of time. Although it has made and is still making history, it is has not become history itself.
The history of Mississippi dates back to the time of the American Indians such as the Choctaws, Chickasaw, Natchez, Yazoo, Pascagoula and the Biloxi. Much of the state was not beamed to the world until the expedition of Hernando De Soto (the first major expedition by any European) in 1540. Over different periods of time, the state was ruled by the French, Spanish and the British. In fact, the popular city of Natchez (Mississippi's first capital) was founded as a French outpost in 1716. It was not until 1783 that the United States gained control of the state under the treaty of Paris. The capital was later moved to Jackson (named in honour of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the US) in 1822.
A prominent part of the history of Mississippi is that of land disputes which were really rampant around the time of the Land Purchase. The most notorious land issue was the Yazoo Land Scandal of 1795. Huge tracts of land were purchased from the Chickasaw and Choctaw Native Americans in the 1800s under various treaties such as the Pontotoc Treaty of 1832.
The history of Mississippi is not complete without the mention of an important agricultural crop, cotton. In the 1800s, cotton was a major driver of the state economy peaking with a cotton boom in the 1850s. The crop was the engine of prosperity at that time although there were serious issues of slavery. Another interesting aspect of the state's history was during the American Civil War in which Mississippi was the stronghold of the Confederate States of America. As a matter of fact, Mississippi seceded from the Union in January 1861 and its senator, Jefferson Davis was to later emerge as the president of the Confederacy. Mississippi was eventually admitted into the Union in 1817.
During the Civil War, the state fought and lost heavily. The Mississippi people fought gallantly especially in the historical Vicksburg Campaign, but later fell to the overwhelming arsenal of Ulysses Grant, former US President. Although terrible losses were recorded in the Civil War, the Second World War sparked an industrial boom in the state. Today the Magnolia State has been growing in leaps and bounds, recording even more spectacular historical milestones. In 1987, Ray Mabus was elected as governor at the age of 39, the youngest in the nation. Today, in the 21st century, the state is now seen as a center of rapid industrialization and economic growth. What the future has in stock for Mississippi, only time can tell.


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"A Good Day to Die Hard"
Rating: R
When: Now playing
Where: Wide release
Running time: 1 hour, 50 minutes
John McClane (Bruce Willis) has every right to be worn out after what he's endured since he kicked off a new era in American action movies with 1988's "Die Hard." Indeed, Willis does give us a faded, downtrodden version of every terrorist's favorite New York cop in the franchise's fifth installment, "A Good Day to Die Hard." Although he can still kick it into gear when the situation demands it, it's not entirely clear if it's McClane, Willis, or maybe the franchise itself that's barely mustering up the strength to carry on.
Perhaps it's jet lag causing this lethargy, as this is the first "Die Hard" film to take place on foreign soil. After tracking down his estranged son and namesake (Jai Courtney) to a Moscow jail where he's awaiting a murder trial, McClane travels to Russia with a vague notion of reconciliation. Instead, he walks right into — and inadvertently disrupts — a CIA mission his spy son had been planning for three years. Instead of smuggling out a Russian prisoner (Sebastian Koch) in possession of a file somehow connected to the devastated Chernobyl nuclear site, John Jr. finds himself stranded in Moscow with two middle-aged men to keep alive as a group of Russian militants tries to hunt them down.
If you're sensing some fuzziness in the story, you'd be right. Although it does have several truly unexpected twists, Skip Wood's ("The A-Team") script lays out a laughably vague plot: Chernobyl, enriched uranium, a corrupt Russian defense minister (Sergei Kolesniov), betrayal, blah, blah. The details are irrelevant as it's all really just an excuse to force dad and son together to work out their problems, while wreaking a spectacular amount of havoc throughout the city.
This in and of itself would've been a forgivable flaw. After all, "Die Hard" has never been about intricate storytelling. But, in addition to showcasing Willis' smirking action skills and spectacular cinematic stunts, the series has been about villains who drip with delicious evil. From Eurotrash Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) in the original to his suave brother Simon (Jeremy Irons) in the third film, "Die Hard: With a Vengeance," McClane's foes have been fantastically worthy of all the trouble. Not so with these stock Russian bad guys.
"Die Hard" was born of pure 1980s American bravado, with McClane as the yippee-ki-yay-ing cowboy who plays by his own rules, never backs down, and comes with plenty of firepower. The Cold War may have cooled off, but the franchise always seemed to retain its Us vs. Them tenor by posing an immediate and obvious threat to America itself, something that could've easily been translated into a foreign setting, what with global terrorism being what it is these days. Some sort of threat to U.S. national security is briefly mentioned in "A Good Day to Die Hard," but the primary danger — besides father and son discord — is all about Them vs. Them. Sure, Russians want to kill the McClane men for getting in the way, but we already know how that's going to turn out.
With so much of the film riding on this father/son relationship, it's a mystery why so little effort seemed to be put into it. As Junior, Jai Courtney looks the part, outmuscling his dad even in his prime. But he most certainly didn't get Dad's charisma. Initially, John Jr.'s straight-arrow spy boy fits the character, who clearly loathes everything about his absentee father's guns a-blazing gonzo style. There's even some suggestion that McClane's depressed detachment is the consequence of his parental failings, referenced to but never really explained. Instead they somehow process their issues with macho verbal one-upsmanship. I'll let you guess how long Junior's by-the-book CIA tactics last.
So what does "A Good Day to Die Hard" get right? Action! Indeed, director John Moore's ("Max Payne") set pieces are massive, exciting, visceral and loud. If there's a place to put a camera, he found it, especially during a breathtakingly fast and destructive car chase scene. Perhaps because there's so little going on with the characters, the action sequences are also quite lengthy. Each one packs a punch, but it keeps kicking you after you're worn down and tired. I suppose John McClane can say the same thing. But he sure does seem to enjoy it, as I'm sure die-hard "Die Hard" fans will, too.Copyright © 2018, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley attend the premiere of their film On the Road on Thursday (December 13) at the SVA Theater in New York City.
The guys were joined on the red carpet by their co-stars Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst.
Garrett recently confirmed that he will be involved in a sequel to his hit film Tron: Legacy!
"Disney's very excited," Garrett told Next Movie. "That's about that. You know, yeah, I'm very excited, Disney's very excited."
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Car Review
2012 Volvo XC90: New Car Review
Pros: Three-row versatility; comfortable front seats; lots of cargo space
Cons: Underpowered and thirsty engine; yesteryear's navigation system
If the 2012 Volvo XC90 could act, it would be a natural for the role of Rip Van Winkle. The XC90 made its debut as a 2003 model, which means it is now entering its 10th-10th!-year of production, with few changes over the intervening years. When the XC90 came out, George W. Bush was still in his first term, Saddam Hussein was still running the show in Iraq, and Facebook didn't even exist yet. So this venerable Volvo could be forgiven for rubbing its eyes and wondering where the time has gone.
The good news is that the XC90 has solid fundamentals, even by current standards. Its carlike underpinnings, which seemed daring a decade ago, are now more or less expected in a luxury utility vehicle. The seats are timelessly comfortable; the interior design is timelessly stylish. And there's always a market for three seating rows and big-time cargo capacity. In other words, this old guy can still play.
You'll have to look past the subpar engine and navigation system, but otherwise, the XC90 merits consideration. The world hasn't passed this Volvo by as much as you might expect.
Comfort & Utility
The 2012 Volvo XC90 is offered in base, Premier Plus or Platinum trim. It can also be outfitted with the R-Design package, which includes 19-inch wheels, rear skidplates, xenon headlamps, a sport-tuned suspension with more aggressive steering and a variety of sport-themed appearance tweaks. The base XC90 comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, front skidplates, a sunroof, interior walnut inlays, leather upholstery, power front seats, a third-row seat and an eight-speaker audio system with iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity. The Premier Plus adds xenon headlamps for non-R-Design models, while the Platinum tacks on a 650-watt Dolby Pro Logic II audio system and a navigation system.
True to Volvo form, the XC90 is outfitted with some of the finest front seats in the business. If you think the phrase "drive-all-day comfort" is overused, blame Volvo, because its seats are probably what inspired that statement. The dashboard is less memorable because it lacks the "floating" center panel of newer Volvos. Nevertheless, we have to give credit to Volvo's designers of the past decade: this cabin still looks pretty sharp all around, and the materials are nice. Ergonomics are satisfactory, including the XC90's early version of Volvo's distinctive airflow controls, which take the form of a reclining human figure.
The XC90's second-row seat provides plenty of room for adults in its outboard positions, and the center position features an integrated child booster seat. The standard third-row seat will probably be used by kids only, but it does make the XC90 a legitimate minivan alternative. Cargo space is minimal behind the third row at 8.8 cubic feet, but there's a healthy 43.3 cubic feet if you fold the third row down and a full 85.1 cubic feet with both second and third rows folded. That's not class-leading maximum capacity by any means, but 85.1 cubic feet is still a whole lot of space.
We expected to ding the XC90 for not offering the latest technological niceties, but Volvo beat us to the punch, because very XC90 comes with iPod/USB and Bluetooth connectivity. Bravo! Less impressive is the optional flip-up navigation system atop the dash, which looks like a glorified Garmin portable unit. What's more, the controls are hidden behind the steering wheel where you can't see them, so you have to fumble around with your fingers and program by feel. We see no reason to spring for the pricey Platinum trim just to get this outdated nav, since your smartphone will do a better job anyway. The Platinum's other selling point, the 650-watt surround-sound stereo, is much more tempting.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The XC90's sole engine is a 3.2-liter inline-6 rated at 240 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque. It's really not enough for a three-row luxury crossover by current standards. The 3.2 struggles to get the XC90 up to speed, especially with passengers and/or cargo aboard, and it sounds strained. At least the six-speed automatic transmission is generally well behaved. Fuel economy isn't a strong suit, either, checking in at 16 mpg city/23 mpg highway with either front- or all-wheel drive.
The 2012 XC90 features standard stability control and six airbags, including full-length side-curtain airbags. Only six? Don't worry; the independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the XC90 its top rating of Good in every crash test category. As for the government, it hasn't tested the XC90's crashworthiness using its new methodology.
Driving Impressions
The XC90 has the smooth, quiet ride that luxury crossover buyers demand these days. All the more impressive, then, that Volvo already had this figured out over a decade ago. Handling is indifferent, even with the R-Design's sport-tuned suspension, but the XC90 feels stable and secure in sudden directional changes.
Other Cars to Consider
Acura MDX - Another three-row luxury crossover based on a front-wheel-drive platform, the MDX has a more satisfying engine than the Volvo, but perhaps a less premium feel.
Ford Flex - We have a soft spot for Ford's funky yet surprisingly upscale three-row crossover, especially with the optional EcoBoost turbocharged V6 under the hood.
Infiniti JX - The three-row JX is Nissan/Infiniti's new entry in the luxury crossover wars, promising strong V6 power and distinctive style.
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Like most Volvos, the XC90 comes well equipped right out of the box. We'd stick with the base model at about $40,000; it's a decent value for a vehicle of this type.


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The too many days of Christmas by Angel Perkins
There may be only 12 days of Christmas referred to in the age-old song (Dec. 25 to Jan. 5) but unlike the earlier intentions of the holiday season, in our time, the holiday begins much sooner than that. Barely are the spiderwebs and ghoulish masks of Halloween packed away before glistening balls and colorful stockings beam at shoppers from their shelves.
I loved that Nordstrom, a high-end department store, decided not to decorate for the December holiday until the November feast had had it's day. I won't bore or stir you with my opinions of the Thanksgiving holiday and how in the world that first dinner transpired into the warm-fuzzy festival of gluttony it's become today (and I doubt that ever children will be taught to skip the pilgrim hats and feather headpieces for the hatchets and musket exchange or the smallpox-ridden blankets given as gifts to the Indians shortly after that friendly meal in their holiday programs).
I do like my turkey, loved ones and pumpkin pie but (as I do every year) the decor doesn't adorn my home until the day after Thanksgiving.
Nordstrom set a classy bar and displayed a much lesser greed than other retailers by not skipping over a national holiday, regardless of my opinions of it (and don't even let me get started about Columbus Day) and I commend those in charge. Other retailers started busting out the tinsel and Christmas music mid-November before they even had their pre-Black Friday sales.
I don't approve obviously and while I enjoy the feeling of anticipation of more time spent visiting with loved ones, decking the halls, reaching out to the less fortunate, and putting even more weight on as a result of direct food-abusing — no music or angels or holiday singing programs or nativity scenes or ceremonies or television shows will get me in the mood for the holiday until I see some snow.
I think as a very small child I must've looked out a window and saw a blanket of sparkling snow on Christmas morning and felt some magic, because every one for as long as I can remember I do the same, and am hauntingly disappointed to not find icicles dangling from here and there, or to hear the swish of cars driving through the slush, or to watch the brave feathered wildlife tramping their tiny birdie footprints in the snow.
I realize that Mother Nature is a little twisted, with some vendetta against Hoosiers, but she and Jack Frost need to get on it and quit playing with us. Maybe Al Gore has them locked up somewhere so people will take his research about global warming seriously?
Here we are with temperatures in the 60s and already we've torn into the advent calendar. To me, unless there's sand between my toes and I can hear the gentle rushing of the waves there is no good reason to experience shorts-weather in December.
I say give the holiday season it's due attention — in it's due time — but actually spend more time remembering the reason for the season … and let it snow!


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PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZLTQ), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing products utilizing its proprietary controlled-cooling technology platform, today announced that it has further strengthened its management team with the appointment of Patrick F. Williams as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Williams brings to ZELTIQ a strong background in strategic planning, operational management, financial reporting and investor relations in the high growth medical technology industry.
Mark Foley, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Patrick as ZELTIQ's Chief Financial Officer. His specific experience managing finance, strategic planning, and investor relations at a rapidly growing medical technology company provides him with the valuable background that we believe will enable him to make immediate and meaningful contributions at ZELTIQ. Patrick has longstanding relationships with several members of the medical technology investment community with which we frequently interact and has proven experience in investor relations best practices. With the addition of Patrick, we have taken another significant step toward fully staffing our senior management team with high quality executives who we believe will help ZELTIQ maintain and expand its leadership position in the non-surgical fat reduction market."
Patrick Williams, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, said, "Joining the ZELTIQ senior management team represents a significant opportunity. CoolSculpting is clearly an impressive technology, poised to further expand an already growing non-surgical fat reduction market. I look forward to working with Mark, the extended management team, and the Board to drive revenue growth and take advantage of the exciting opportunity ahead of us."
Mr. Williams joins ZELTIQ with nearly 20 years of financial management experience. He has spent more than 5 years at NuVasive, Inc. (Nasdaq:NUVA), most recently as Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations and previously as Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. In his most recent position, he worked directly with the company's CEO and senior management team to develop the company's long term growth and operational strategy while ensuring alignment across the organization. In his prior role, Mr. Williams was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the finance department including developing the worldwide budget and forecast, identifying profitability improvements, and predicting necessary infrastructure changes to support top-line growth and operating margins. He has had responsibility for managing all aspects of NuVasive's investor relations efforts as well as significant government affairs duties. Prior to NuVasive, he was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Callaway Golf, where he managed the day-to-day operations of the finance department including budgeting and forecasting, companywide operational analysis and financial reporting. Prior to Callaway, Mr. Williams held senior finance positions at Kyocera Wireless. He holds an MBA in Finance and Management from San Diego State University and a BA in Economics from University of California at San Diego.
About ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZELTIQ® Aesthetics is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing products utilizing its proprietary controlled-cooling technology platform. ZELTIQ's first commercial product, the CoolSculpting® System, is designed to selectively reduce stubborn fat bulges that may not respond to diet or exercise. CoolSculpting is based on the scientific principle that fat cells are more sensitive to cold than the overlying skin and surrounding tissues. CoolSculpting utilizes patented technology of precisely controlled cooling to reduce the temperature of fat cells in the treated area, which is intended to cause fat cell elimination through a natural biological process known as apoptosis, without causing scar tissue or damage to the skin, nerves, or surrounding tissues. ZELTIQ developed CoolSculpting to safely, noticeably, and measurably reduce the fat layer within a treated fat bulge without requiring the patient to diet or exercise.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release regarding the benefits that ZELTIQ expects from Mr. Williams joining ZELTIQ are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond ZELTIQ's control. Factors that could cause these statements not to come true include, but are not limited to: less than anticipated growth in the number of physicians electing to purchase CoolSculpting Systems, insufficient patient demand for CoolSculpting procedures, product or procedure announcements by competitors, ZELTIQ's failure to correctly estimate and control future expenditures, and the failure of ZELTIQ's sales and marketing plans to increase sales, each of which could cause Mr. William's contributions to ZELTIQ to not have the benefits that ZELTIQ expects, as well as those other risks and uncertainties set forth in ZELTIQ's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2012. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. ZELTIQ expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
CONTACT: INVESTOR RELATIONS: Patrick Williams ZELTIQ, Senior Vice President and CFO 925-474-2500 Nick Laudico / Amy Glynn The Ruth Group for ZELTIQ 646-536-7030 / 7023 MEDIA CONTACT: Shari Gold GOLD PR for ZELTIQ 714-251-0375Source:ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.


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Gluten-Free A Growing Market
According to research data, even though fewer than 1 percent of the U.S. population have been medically restricted from ingesting gluten, the category has taken off enormously.
Thousands of gluten-free products have been released in the past few years with sales climbing by double-digits, toward $750 million yearly. Celiac disease and gluten intolerance/sensitivity is one of the fastest growing dietary concerns in America today, and bakers for health are doing their part to build the category.
Although most other grains contain elastic storage proteins, "true" gluten comes from wheat and persons with a sensitivity react the strongest to wheat, the primary source of gluten in the diet.
"A gluten-free diet is not the same as a grain-free diet," says Cynthia Harriman, Director of Food and Nutrition Strategies for the Whole Grains Council (www.wholegrainscouncil.org), a Boston-based consortium committed to increasing consumption of whole grains for better health. "Many delicious and healthy whole grains – including amaranth, buckwheat, corn, millet, quinoa, rice, sorghum, teff and wild rice – are gluten-free and contribute important phytonutrients to people who can't eat grains like wheat, oats, barley, and rye."
Processors apparently are keeping up with the crush to meet demand for this former niche category with help from milling companies such as Milwaukie, Ore.-based Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods (www.bobsredmill.com). Bob's has a dedicated testing facility also to test all products labeled 'gluten-free' in adherence to a strict standard of less than 20 parts per million. Bob's was a pioneer processor of less-mainstream grains, such as quinoa, buckwheat, barley, sorghum, amaranth, spelt, kamut and flax. Its 30 year-history positioned it for the rush for alternatives to wheat.
Another miller, Sunnyland Mills (www.sunnylandmills.com),Fresno, Calif., also specializes in such "comeback" grains. The company provides organic kamut bulgur as a whole-grain product in a number of grinds or as a whole kernel. The company's products are AIB certified Superior, QAI certified organic as well as kosher.
Incorporating flours and starches from gluten-free grains can have an added benefit of increasing the health profile of the end product. Availability of new functional flours and starches has been one of the biggest boons to healthy bakers.
Hi-maize whole-grain corn flour, produced by National Starch Food Innovation (www.foodinnovation.com), Bridgewater, N.J., is one example. National Starch, pioneers in the development of resistant starch (so called because it is resistant to digestion without affecting taste or texture, while balancing blood sugar, benefiting digestive function and reducing risks of disease), makes Hi-maize whole-grain from a specialty hybrid high-amylose corn which provides nearly triple the dietary fiber content delivered by whole-grain wheat flour or oats. It also contains antioxidants at levels comparable to blueberries, and nearly three times the vitamin A and one-and-a-half times the folic acid in traditional whole grain sources - all while delivering fewer calories.
For processors, going gluten-free in a formulation can be tricky. "The challenges faced in re-formulating current products to a healthier product profile were to still maintain the product's flavor, texture and appearance while reformulating to a healthier target," remarks Kevin Migdal, president, Double B Foods Inc. (www.doubleb.com), Meridian, Texas. "In the development of new products it's important not sacrifice taste. In much of the consumer testing I have participated in over the years, the consumer will always say he or she is willing to sacrifice some taste attributes in favor of a healthier product profile. Unfortunately, that's not always the case in the market place. In the mass market taste still wins over healthy."
Some sweeteners also can pose a challenge to formulators of gluten-free products. Briess Malt and Ingredients Inc. (www.briess.com),Chilton, Wis., produces a spectrum of all-natural, value-added grain- and starch-based ingredients for solving unique flavor, color, texture, processing and label claim challenges in food and beverage products. Whether you are developing a new formula, or reformulating to enhance the "healthy" and "wholesome goodness" appeal of your finished food or beverage, Briess ingredients can be part of the solution. All-natural, kosher certified and non-GMO for a clean label. Many gluten-free, whole grain and barley ingredients to achieve label claims.
Laval, Quebec-based Glutino Food Group (www.glutino.com) offers more than 100 gluten-free products under its Gluten-Free Pantry brand, including frozen breads and bagels, baking mixes, cereals, crackers, breakfast bars, skillet meals, flavoring blends, pastas, cookies, frozen entrées and pizzas. Glutino is one of the world's largest gluten-free food processors.
Arico Natural Foods (www.aricofoods.com) has grown steadily since launching its first line of gluten- and dairy-free cookies in the spring of 2005. The Beaverton, Ore.-based company recently attained national distribution and is also ranked as one of the fastest growing gluten-free product companies in the U.S.
Gluten-free products are nearly always packaged with other health-oriented aspects. Nutritious Creations (www.snacksforlife.com), Bay Shore, N.Y., introduced a complete line of gluten-free cookies. Free of trans fats and cholesterol, and containing no dairy, refined sugars, wheat or egg products, the new cookies were developed to appeal to people with a wide variety of dietary restrictions. The entire line has no hydrogenated oils, either, which are found in the vast majority of all crackers and cookies on the market today.
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Is there any way to account for a rest part way through a decoction step? Say I want to raise the decoction temp up to 152 and hold it there for 15 min before I bring it up to a boil, then let it boil for 20 min?
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I think the only way to do this is to type these details into the Notes window in the decoction editor. You can account for the time this rest takes by changing the Boil Duration value by changing the Heat to Boil Output value down from 100%.
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Car Review
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan: New Car Review
Pros: Peppy turbocharged engine; good fuel economy with automatic transmission; uptown interior; roomy back seat; smooth and quiet ride.
Cons: Limited cargo capacity; disappointing fuel economy; potentially pricey.
What's New: Standard features now include an electronic parking brake and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob. Additionally, the SE passenger seat receives a power-recline function, and the SEL gets a rearview camera and a full power passenger seat with memory. Unfortunately, the hard-drive-based navigation system and Dynaudio stereo are no longer available.
The 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact crossover that does more with less. Its modest size suggests cramped accommodations, but in fact there's adult-sized room all around. Its turbocharged 4-cylinder engine is rated at just 200 horsepower, yet the Tiguan feels quick. And although the badge on the grille says VW, the driving experience says Audi, as the Tiguan is impressively quiet and composed at speed.
But the Tiguan does tend to cost more money than its rivals, and not just when you first get the keys. The Tiguan's fuel economy is behind the times, topping out at just 26 mpg on the highway, so you'll be paying more at the pump. For reference, the 260-hp Kia Sportage SX gets up to 29 mpg highway. You also need to think about lifetime maintenance costs, which are generally higher on European vehicles like this VW.
But we think the Tiguan is worth paying extra for. Every time you fire it up, you'll be reminded that you didn't settle for a run-of-the-mill crossover; you made the stretch and got one of the best. The Tiguan's unassuming Golf-on-stilts styling might set a humble tone, but there's a lot more to this crossover than meets the eye.
Comfort & Utility
The 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan is offered in a number of different trim levels. Note that all-wheel drive is optional on every model that has an automatic transmission.
The Tiguan S starts with 16-inch steel wheels; an electronic parking brake; heated exterior mirrors; 8-way manual front seats with height and lumbar adjustments; cloth upholstery; a leather-trimmed steering wheel and shift knob; reclining rear seats; a trip computer; Bluetooth connectivity; cruise control; and an 8-speaker audio system with an auxiliary input.
Adding the automatic transmission to the S replaces the steel wheels with 16-in alloys. Optional on the S with automatic transmission is a sliding panoramic sunroof.
The SE model adds 18-in alloy wheels; fog lights; silver roof rails; chrome trim; heated front washer nozzles; leatherette upholstery; a leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel; partial power front seats with heating; and the Premium VIII audio system with a 5-in touch-screen display, satellite radio, a 6-CD changer, an SD-card reader and iPod connectivity. Optional on SE is a package that adds the panoramic sunroof and an SD-based navigation system that uses the same 5-in display.
The Tiguan SEL comes standard with the sunroof and nav and it tacks on 19-in alloy wheels; a sport-tuned suspension; Xenon headlights with LED accents; rain-sensing wipers; power-folding mirrors; the panoramic sunroof; keyless entry with push-button ignition; silver interior trim; power front seats with memory; leather upholstery; a rearview camera; dual-zone automatic climate control; and power-folding heated exterior mirrors.
Regrettably, the SEL can no longer be optioned with last year's hard-drive-based navigation system and stellar Dynaudio stereo.
The Tiguan's interior won't blow you away with its beautiful design; the prevailing theme here is German austerity. But it's a top-quality environment, with premium materials almost everywhere you touch. Indeed, although the Tiguan starts in the mid $20,000s, its cabin wouldn't be out of place in a luxury crossover costing $35,000 or more.
The Tiguan's front seats lack lateral support, which makes perfect sense, as this crossover has zero sporting pretensions. Its forte is comfortable highway cruising, and the standard adjustable lumbar support for both driver and passenger ensure that the cruise will be a comfortable one. The standard seat-height adjustment and tilt-telescopic steering wheel help tall and small alike find an agreeable driving position. It's worth noting that the panoramic sunroof really brightens up the interior, and unlike many supersized sunroofs, it actually slides back for open-air motoring.
The back seat is perhaps even more impressive. On the outside, the Tiguan looks like a pretty compact vehicle, but the rear quarters are full size. Thanks to a high bottom cushion, ample headroom and standard reclining seatbacks, six-footers can ride all day without complaint. That's definitely not always the case in a compact crossover.
Cargo capacity is below average, however, checking in at 23.8 cu-ft behind the second row and 56.1 cu-ft with the rear seatbacks folded. That's barely more than some compact hatchbacks can manage.
Even the entry-level Tiguan S has Bluetooth and a solid 8-speaker stereo with an auxiliary input, so the Tiguan means business on the technology front. It's a bit more challenging to get iPod connectivity, but the first model to feature it, the SE, is still fairly attainable. Our main objection is that a USB port isn't offered on any Tiguan, though higher trims do get a touchscreen audio interface with an SD-card reader that lets you bring your mp3s along for the ride.
In previous years, the Tiguan offered a choice of two navigation systems, but this year the hard-drive-based unit with the larger screen has been discontinued. So if you want navigation for 2013, you're stuck with a relatively small 5-in screen and SD-based technology that precludes onboard digital music storage. That's a little disappointing, even though the nicer nav was only available at a steep price.
Performance & Fuel Economy
Available with either front- or all-wheel drive, the Tiguan is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 rated at 200 hp and 207 pound-feet of torque. A six-speed manual transmission is standard on the front-wheel-drive S, but the Tiguan otherwise gets a conventional six-speed automatic (not to be confused with VW's dual-clutch DSG automatic, which isn't offered here).
The 2.0T engine is a real gem, delivering sprightly acceleration almost from idle to redline. We appreciate that VW still offers a manual shifter, and it's a pleasant one that helps make the S model a real bargain, but most Tiguans will have the exceptionally smooth automatic.
Fuel economy is just 18 mpg city/26 mpg hwy with the manual transmission, while the FWD automatic isn't much better at 21/26 mpg. Adding AWD yields 20/26 mpg. We expect more from a small turbocharged engine in this day and age.
The Tiguan comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel antilock disc brakes and six airbags (front, front side, and and full-length side curtain).
The government hasn't crash-tested the Tiguan using its latest methodology, but the independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the Tiguan its highest rating of Good in every testing category.
Driving Impressions
It's been said that the Tiguan drives like a jacked-up GTI, but let's be honest: This crossover is all about comfort. Yes, the Tiguan shares the GTI's engine, but the suspension has been tuned primarily to isolate occupants from the elements. And you know what? We wouldn't change a thing. The Tiguan is a lovely car on the highway, suppressing road and wind noise so thoroughly that it might as well have an Audi badge on the steering wheel. It's equally at home on patchy urban streets, thanks to its combination of decent ground clearance and generous ride compliance. We can't think of a more pleasant compact crossover to drive at this price point.
Other Cars to Consider
Kia Sportage SX: The SX model has that excellent 260-hp engine we mentioned earlier, and it's also more of an athlete than the Tiguan.
Mazda CX-5: Similar in spirit to the Tiguan, the CX-5 is a compact crossover with a premium feel, and it's got genuinely nimble handling. The Tiguan's considerably more powerful, however.
Toyota RAV4: The RAV4 is an oldie but goodie. Its optional V6 is still the best engine in this class, and it also features an available third-row seat and Toyota's reputation for reliability.
AutoTrader Recommends
We think the Tiguan is at its best toward the low end of its price range. Our choice would be either the S with the panoramic sunroof, or the undeniably better-equipped SE. Either way, you're getting a lot of crossover for $25,000 to 30,000. Pricier Tiguans compete surprisingly well with entry-level luxury crossovers, but remember, the S and SE have the same drivetrain and interior.


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At Infochimps, we believe that making efficient decisions driven by big data will change the world for the better. As such, we create data and analytics solutions that are fast, flexible, and enterprise-ready while focusing on reducing risk and complexity. In short, we make big data easy for enterprises that value data-driven decisions.
Hiring the best and the brightest employees to create leading solutions for our customers is a top goal of ours. However, we wouldn't be able to be where we are or do what we do without our chimpy culture. A typical day in the office involves solving some of the data world's toughest questions, enjoying delicious food from local restaurants, and chatting with coworkers in our open office. While we definitely work hard, we also enjoy our days, laughing hard, having occasional Nerf battles, board game nights, and other shenanigans.
We are some of the top committers to GitHub. We've been regularly featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, GigaOm, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, and ReadWriteWeb. We recycle, we host Big Data Love happy hours, and dress up for Fancy Friday (completely optional!). We are a team of extremely nice geniuses with helpfulness, curiosity, and expertise at the heart of all we do.
The Big Data market is predicted to grow 428%, and has been named a "Game Changer" by the National Intelligence Agency for Global Growth by 2030. In August 2013, we were strategically acquired by CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) as the foundation of their Big Data line of business. This gives us the unique position of having the resources of a Fortune 500 company, while operating independently and preserving our nimble, rich, and strong start-up culture.
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- Office Joy – regular exciting team building activities and purchases (chosen by the team!) to increase joy. Some of the things we've done include: karaoke, bowling, minigolf, purchasing an espresso machine, getting beltbuckles, filling our office with plants, and bringing in Franklin's BBQ.
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- All the bananas you can eat, as well as a fully stocked kitchen with everything from beer and Diet Mountain Dew to organic yogurt, fruits, and veggies.
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It is sometimes convenient to have the score in more than one file. This use is supported by the #include facility which is part of the macro system. A line containing the text
#include "filename"
where the character " can be replaced by any suitable character. For most uses the double quote symbol will probably be the most convenient. The file name can include a full path.
This takes input from the named file until it ends, when input reverts to the previous input. There is currently a limit of 20 on the depth of included files and macros.
A suggested use of #include would be to define a set of macros which are part of the composer's style. It could also be used to provide repeated sections.
s #include :section1: ;; Repeat that s #include :section1:
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The first day of Olympic competition was marked with conflict as more than 200 masked Olympic protesters took to the streets of downtown Vancouver on Saturday.
The protesters were dressed entirely in black with scarves covering their faces as they vandalized cars and stores in the upscale neighborhood.
A video released by the Vancouver Media Coop shows a protestor dressed kicking in a shop window. Another shot shows the Hudson's Bay Company display window shattered by a metal newspaper box.
A group of protesters chanted "Homes not games," and "No Olympics on stolen native land," while beating drums, according to CTV.
Police Chief Jim Chu said seven protesters were arrested on a variety of charges, after police in riot gear quickly moved in and quashed the protest. One of the protestors faces weapons possession charges. Chu said the protestor had a bicycle chain wrapped around his fist and was threatening passers-by.
The protest was organized by the Olympic Resistance Network, an umbrella group for many causes surrounding the games, ranging from environmental concerns to economic issues.
As heard in the protesters' chants, the ORN focuses on native Indians who wish to reclaim their land and anger over the amount of money spent on the Olympics versus public housing.
Alissa Westergard-Thorpe of ORN told CTV that the protest was planned as "a day of autonomous actions, independent groups, with a diversity of tactics around the Olympics."
Westergard-Thorpe also told CTV that she does not consider the action of the protesters "violent" because no-one was hurt.
The ORN staged a mostly peaceful anti-Olympics event on Friday evening called "Take Back Our Streets," with protesters marching to the stadium where the opening ceremony was held.


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Notes: Versatile player who has seen action at both defense and forward.
2009-10 (Junior): Limited to three games by injury ... Scored two goals vs. Sacred Heart in first round of Nutmeg Classic at Ingalls Rink.
2008-09 (Sophomore): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Appeared in 20 games before her season was cut short by injury.
2007-08 (Freshman): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Appeared in 30 games ... Scored first career goal in 5-0 win over Cornell.
Before Yale: Captain of the Chicago Chill AAA hockey team for two years ... MWEHL gold academic honors for two years ... Named to MWEHL 19U Honorable Mention Team ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... Graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep ... Lived in Switzerland and attended the International School of Berne in 2004-05... Was on the varsity snowboarding team and placed third in a regional slalom race ... Played one season in the Schweizerische Eishockey Amateurliga (Swiss Amateur Ice Hockey League) in the National A Division ... Youngest member of Damen Hockey Club Lyss by three years ... Several teammates played for the Swiss Olympic team.
Off the Ice: Member of Morse College ... Brother, Gint, played club hockey at Vanderbilt ... Has worked with Lithuanian Scouts.
Nickname: Lili-ha-ha
Favorite food: Kugelis/Cepelinai/anything potato-based
Favorite athlete: Adam Banks
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Beverages No Longer Equal Empty Calories
Shoring up the perceived beverage weak spot in the modern diet has been the objective of many processors and ingredient providers. As a result, much of what we see on the shelves has taken on a new look, feel and taste.
Modern beverages have shared much of the blame for the obesity epidemic. Often labeled the ultimate source of "empty calories," made up of sugar solutions with no nutrients, that image — earned or not — is about to change.
"The trend I'm watching closely is the increasing demand for a 'meal in a bottle,' " says J.D. Sethi, founder of DAHLicious Lassi, Tewksbury, Mass. "That is, beverages that can replace meals."
Lassi is a traditional Indian beverage, a smoothie in the form of a slow-cultured blend of Indian-style yogurt and pure fruit. "According to a recent PepsiCo press release, the traditional definitions of snacks/foods as dry and beverages as liquid will change," adds Sethi. "With this trend, I believe more manufacturers will be adding real fruits, and even veggies, to their beverages."
It's already happening, of course. Campbell Soup has enjoyed much success with its V8 V-Fusion, which squeezes a full serving of vegetables and a full serving of fruit into each serving.
Meals in a bottle are happening, too. Abbott Laboratories is a broad-based health care company, but its Abbott Nutrition division, which originated as Ross Laboratories, looks very much like a dairy, filling single-serve bottles of Ensure, PediaSure and Glucerna – as well as EAS Myoplex nutrition shakes for athletes.
Consumers now demand beverages that perform, with ingredients that support health including probiotics, antioxidants and superfruits. A clean label also is integral to this trend, driving consumers toward beverages that contain natural flavors and colors. To meet these demands, ingredient providers are supplying beverage developers a host of viable options.
Non-dairy probiotic beverages are becoming popular. Good Belly, a line of juice and cultured oat flour-based, kefir-like beverages from NextFoods Inc., Boulder, Colo., has been a force in teaching consumers delicious, functional probiotic drinks need not be dairy based.
"GoodBelly products are designed to appeal to vegans and people with allergies to soy- and milk-based beverages," says Alan Murray, CEO of GoodBelly. "The specific probiotic bacteria in GoodBelly thrive in the acidic environment of juices." GoodBelly Splash, a new launch, is a reduced-calorie probiotic juice.
Bigelow Tea uses the probiotic BC30 from Ganeden Biotech in the Lemon Ginger variety of its Herb Plus line of teas. The probiotic strain is protected by a spore, which allows the probiotic to survive the heat and pressure of manufacturing processes – and of tea making.
An explosion of non-dairy beverage forms in recent years has seen milk replacers made from everything from soy to nuts, even hemp. But until recently, not from coconuts. Eugene, Ore.-based Turtle Mountain Inc.'s, So Delicious Dairy Free coconut milk and cultured coconut milk products fixed that.
"Our coconut milk beverage is completely different than coconut water," says Chris Turek, marketing services manager. "Coconut water is the liquid found exclusively in green, immature coconuts. Our base ingredient is essentially the pure coconut milk derived from pressing the white fleshy meat of mature coconuts. Then we add stabilizers and fortify with calcium and essential vitamins.
On March 7 Kraft launches Mio "liquid water enhancer." Flip open the cap and drip a few drops into a glass or bottle of water to flavor it to your liking. Mio has no artificial flavors, caffeine or calories and comes in six flavors.
"The result is a product that can be used as a dairy milk replacement, even in cooking and baking," he continues. "Since our cultured coconut milk contains numerous live, active cultures, it possesses similar qualities to dairy cultured products. However, coconut milk is unique in medium-chain fatty acids, which support the body's immune system and get processed by the body as energy."
Since the beginning of the decade, coconut water-based drinks have been flourishing. Companies such as O.N.E., Zico and Vita Coco have released these primarily in single-serve TetraPak containers, but a recent launch of Vita Coco's larger, 32-oz. size points to the mainstreaming of coconut water drinks. An excellent source of electrolytes and phytochemicals in a naturally slightly sweet base, consumers find the product refreshing and invigorating.
Fruits, tea, whey
Nothing shouts modern beverages like the so-called superfruits, the ones rich in antioxidants. While the term originally was applied to exotic berries from the Amazon, blueberries, blackberries and other antioxidant-rich domestic fruits have joined those ranks.
"We're seeing an increasing amount of requests for natural fruit flavors, specifically those fruits rich in antioxidants," says Brandon Olson, director of R&D for Premium Ingredients International, Carol Stream, Ill. Some of the challenges include retaining the flavor, nutrients, aroma and color of the original fruit/juice in a shelf-stable format.
"We overcome these obstacles by using fruits in various forms, including freeze-dried fruit powders and spray-dried juice powders, which maintain high concentrations of the original fruit and can be matched to other flavors through research and development."
Exotic reds, blue and purple fruits are still trendy—açai remains a growing market. But one superfruit suddenly garnering attention is as American as cherry pie. Tart cherries, also called "pie cherries," are gaining ground as a superfruit. According to the Cherry Marketing Institute, Lansing, Mich., compounds in tart cherries could help athletes recover faster from tough workouts. A study recently reported in the American College of Sports Medicine's journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests cherry juice may decrease oxidative damage in the muscles of hard-training athletes. This is the latest in a growing body of evidence linking cherries to muscle recovery.
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Useful building workflows
This is intended as a short summary of how to do common tasks. See also Building/Using, although that may not be fully up to date.
Build or clean everything
Do these things in the
$(TOP) directory.
- Initialisation:
sh boot; ./configure, create
build.mk. See the details.
make. This should make everything: the support utilities, stage1 compiler, libraries, and stage2 compiler.
The build system does not track cross-package dependencies, so it's possible that you could recompile one library, but another dependent library isn't recompiled, and you get link errors.
make clean,
make distclean: various levels of cleanery.
Build just the compiler
Do these things in the
$(TOP)/compiler directory.
make rebuild,
make rebuild stage=2. This just builds the stage1 or stage2 compiler respectively.
How to clean selectively?
Build libraries
Do these things in
$(TOP)/libraries directory.
- Build all libraries
- Build just one library
- Clean all libraries
- Clean just one library
Do you do the selective work in
libraries/ or in
libraries/haskell98/ (say)?
Disabling a library you don't want to build.


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This will be the 64th annual Backgate Auction, which is held at the Stuttgart Municipal Airport each year. The auction brings in farm machinery and buyers from across the nation.
The Stuttgart City Council approved the 2013 Blackmon Auction Lease to hold the annual Backgate Auction at Stuttgart Municipal Airport during Tuesday night's Stuttgart City Council meeting.
This will be the 64th annual Backgate Auction, which is held at the Stuttgart Municipal Airport each year. The auction brings in farm machinery and buyers from across the nation.
The lease will be from Feb. 4 through March 8. Blackmon will pay the City of Stuttgart $12,100 for the lease with $1,000 being paid upfront.
"It is the same as it was last year," Stuttgart Mayor Marianne Maynard said.
Blackmon agrees not to interfere with the Stuttgart Municipal Airport or any private enterprise operating out the facility. They will also maintain public liability insurance along with providing security personnel.
The Council also passed Resolution 2012-11 for the support of statutory amendments. The resolution reads that the City of Stuttgart supports amendments to Arkansas laws to authorize and require information to be provided to designated representatives regarding local tax collections.
Maynard explained to the Council that the City has been after this information for several years.
"This is the second time we have asked," Council member Ruth Ann Trice said.
Maynard said the new request for the sales tax information came after a company was looking to relocate to Stuttgart. Maynard said the company requested the information, but they were not able to provide due to the state not making it available to cities.
The information would not be company specific, but would break the tax information down. At this time when the City receives a substantially large check they don't know the reason behind it.
The Arkansas Municipal League is asking all 500 cities to pass this resolution, Maynard explained.


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Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper who was responsible for 160 kills during his career as U.S. Navy SEAL sniper, was shot and killed with another man at a gun range on Saturday, the co-author of Kyle's book said.
A suspect, identified as Eddie Ray Routh, was arrested, according to reports.
Kyle, who wrote "American Sniper" about his military service from 1999 to 2009, and another man were found dead at the Rough Creek Lodge's shooting range Saturday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, quoting Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant. The second victim was not identified.
"It just comes as a shock and it's staggering to think that after all Chris has been through, that this is how he meets his end, because there are so many ways he could have been killed" in Iraq, said Scott McEwen, who wrote the book with Kyle.
Rough Creek Lodge is located in Glen Rose, Texas, which is about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Rough Creek Lodge referred calls to the Erath County Sheriff's Office but Bryant was not immediately available for comment.
Kyle served four combat tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom and elsewhere, and won two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars for bravery, according to his book.
After leaving the Navy, Kyle founded Craft International, a firm that provided combat and weapons training to military, police, corporate and civilian clients.
In a 2012 interview with Time magazine he was asked what went through his mind when he aimed at a target.
"The first time, you're not even sure you can do it," he said. "But I'm not over there looking at these people as people. I'm not wondering if he has a family. I'm just trying to keep my guys safe. Every time I kill someone, he can't plant an IED. You don't think twice about it."
Kyle is the co-author of another book coming out in May under the title "American Gun – A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms." For the book he fired 10 weapons – such as the Spencer repeating rifle from the Civil War, the Colt .45 used in the Old West and the Thompson sub-machine gun popular with law enforcement and gangsters in the 1920s – and discussed their parts in U.S. history.
In the wake of the slayings of 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in December, Kyle was interviewed in January about rising calls for curbing gun violence in the United States. He told the website guns.com that he favored arming teachers who have been screened and trained and spoke against restrictions on gun owners.
Source: Chicago Tribune