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We all know that SMS is becoming a thing of the past for many smartphone owners worldwide. Sure, people still use it, but there's a whole plethora of apps that go way beyond it, offering fast and easy multimedia functions, group chats, video calls, gaming, and a whole lot more besides. Beyond simply just being SMS alternatives, these apps are essentially 'SMS+'. But with a lot of apps to choose from, it can be difficult to know exactly which one is best for you.
To help you make that choice, we've separated the wheat from the chaff and rounded up some of the best chat and messaging apps for you to use.
WeChat is a free messaging and calling app that lets you easily get in touch with family and friends across the world. It's an all-in-one communications apps for free text (SMS/MMS), voice and video calls, moments, photo sharing, and games.
Facebook Messenger
This Facebook app allows you to instantly reach the people in your life – completely free of charge! It's just like texting, except that you no longer have to pay for every message you send. What's more, it's not just for Facebook friends, as you can also message people in your phonebook. Simply enter a phone number to add a new contact, and you're all set!
Vlingo is an Android app that combines fast and accurate voice to text technology, with the intelligence to listen to what you say, and quickly connect you with people, businesses, and activities so you can easily get things done on the go.
With this communication app, there are no limits! You can call and send messages as much as you want. It allows you to make free voice calls and send free messages whenever and wherever, 24/7!
Say hello to your friends, family, and colleagues with an instant message, voice or video on Skype for free! Join millions of other users today and stay in touch with the people who matter the most. There's so much you can do, right from the palm of your hand!
TweetCaster for Twitter
TweetCaster for Twitter has great-looking and intuitive interface that makes it easy to use, all the while packing in loads of amazing features. It's optimized for both smartphone and tablets.
This popular communications app from Google allows you to send and receive messages, photos, and more. You can even start free video and voice calls, one-on-one or with a group!
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WhatsApp is an Android messaging app that uses your 3G WiFi to keep in touch with your friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, photos, audio notes, and video messages. You can use WhatsApp for free for the first year, although you need to pay $0.99 the year after.
This free and simple app is an easy way to stay connected with your friends and family, and be in-the-know with the latest groups, events, vacations, and other activities.
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April 19, 2006
Berkeley, Calif. - Kim Daniel and Casey Knutson only formed a partnership a few weeks ago, but the pairing has apparently paid off. In Santa Clara's 7-0 loss to No. 6 California this afternoon, the duo provided the lone victory of the dual match, as they defeated Claire Ilcinkas and Marion Ravelojaona 8-6 at the No. 3 spot in doubles play.
Santa Clara drops its overall record to 6-11 on the year and will return to action this Friday at the West Coast Conference Championships, held at the Degheri Tennis Center. As the sixth seed, Santa Clara will face No. 3 Loyola Marymount at 3 p.m.
"Playing against California, and one other Top-25 team recently, we adopted an attitude of fighting. It is something has made us come together and the team has set some goals on how we want to finish out the year," said head coach Damon Coupe. "Outside of the wins and losses, the team has established some goals and they are definitely living up to them. We are excited about the WCC's coming up this weekend and the team is ready to pull off an upset or two."
In doubles, California took control after getting two victories at the top two spots to secure an early 1-0 lead. However, Daniel and Knutson prevented the sweep with their victory, providing an inspirational win for their teammates.
In singles, California proved that it had too much depth after taking all six contests in straight sets. Santa Clara did as well as it could against a team that boasts five players ranked within the Top 125 in the country. Kelly Leathers played Suzi Babos, ranked No. 27 in the country, tough in both sets, falling 6-4, 6-3, while Stephanie Galainena pushed No. 118 in the first set before losing 7-5. She later dropped the second set by a score of 6-1.
No. 6 California 7, Santa Clara 0
Doubles (California wins the doubles point)
1. Suzi Babos/Zsuzsanna Fodor (CAL) def. Erika Barnes/Stephanie Galainena (SCU), 8-1
2. Bojana Bobusic/Stephanie Kusano (CAL) def. Myra Davoudi/Kelly Leathers (SCU), 8-3
3. Kim Daniel/Casey Knutson (SCU) def. Claire Ilcinkas/Marion Ravelojoana (CAL)
1. Suzi Babos (CAL) def. Kelly Leathers (SCU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Stephanie Kusano (CAL) def. Casey Knutson (SCU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Marion Ravelojoana (CAL) def. Stephanie Galainena (SCU), 7-5, 6-1
4. Bojana Bobusic (CAL) def. Kim Daniel (SCU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Claire Ilcinkas (CAL) def. Erika Barnes (SCU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Jessica Shu (CAL) def. Myra Davoudi (SCU), 6-3, 6-0

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After a couple days in Cairns we headed even further north to the tropical Cape Tribulation. It was hard to leave but we knew we would be back in Cairns after a couple days so we were excited to see what we could find in the Daintree Rain Forest. This region is famous in Australia for its Daintree Tea… tastes no different than regular tea according to Jess.
Our tour started with a river cruise looking for salt water crocodiles. We came across three but only close enough to get decent pictures of two. The first was a two meter croc that was known to the guide. The second was a juvenile that was on the shore and surprised us by charging towards the boat and jumping in the water. Crocs are pretty cool creatures but they are not very exciting as they lay on the shore basking in the sun. I wish we had some food to get it jumping like at the Australia Zoo.
We stayed right in the heart of the rainforest in a quiet little cabin. It was surrounded by giant spiders and was only a short walk to the beach.
On our last day we went to Mossman Gorge and had an "Aboriginal Experience" to learn about some of the culture and weapons used by the native people. Although didgeridoos were not an instrument used by rainforest aboriginals our host had one and demonstrated its sound.
We would have preferred a day trip overall, but it was a great little overnight trip through the lush and humid far north.


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Gore and U.N. Panel Share Peace Prize
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Former vice president Al Gore, who wrapped up a remarkable year of honors yesterday by sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with a U.N. scientific panel, said he will use the award to heighten awareness of "a true planetary emergency" from global warming and press the world's nations to combat its threats.
For Gore, the award was a measure of vindication for his passionate commitment to the issue of climate change in the face of occasional ridicule and pointed political criticism dating back two decades. Coming seven years after a bitter defeat in his bid to win the White House, it also rekindled speculation about a possible 2008 presidential run, which his aides quickly sought to squelch.
In a statement issued shortly after the award was announced in Norway, Gore said he was deeply honored to be cited for his work and to share the prize with the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a Geneva-based committee of scientists established in 1988.
"The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity," Gore said. "It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level."
Later, in a brief appearance in Palo Alto, Calif., with his wife, Tipper, at his side, he told reporters, "We have to quickly find a way to change the world's consciousness about exactly what we're facing." He declined to answer questions.
The decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee drew widespread praise among Democrats and environmentalists, a more measured response from the White House, and outright scorn from some conservatives.
The awarding of the prize to Gore and the IPCC highlights the extent to which climate change now occupies a central place in the public debate over the world's economic and environmental future.
John Ashton, Britain's special representative for climate change, said the award signals that the international community has "crossed a threshold" when it comes to global warming. "The international community now understands this is not only an environmental challenge like other environmental challenges, it is a fundamental challenge to international peace and security," he said in an interview.
Reaction in Europe, where the Bush administration has been seen as resistant to addressing the warming issue, was strongly positive among politicians across the ideological spectrum.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Gore "inspirational." French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was happy that "a great American used his position to set an example." European Commission President Jos¿ Manuel Barroso said he hoped Gore's honor would encourage world leaders to "approach this challenge even more swiftly and decisively."
In winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Gore completed an unusual trifecta of awards for the year. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth," which highlighted his crusade, won Oscars for best documentary and best original song. Gore also won an Emmy for the interactive work of Current TV, a cable channel he helped found.
The Nobel committee described Gore as "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted."


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Though Rockstar said earlier it had taken down several money glitches in GTA 5 wih its 1.10 update, it looks like the developer has missed out several other glitches, including the 'Instant 250K Money Glitch' which was discovered recently.
The glitch has been featured in a video by YouTube user L3WG, whose method allows players to make 150K GTA$ every five minutes.
The players will have to find themselves a car. It can be picked up from the streets or they can use a car from their garage that they don't want to duplicate.
Once in the car, the players will have to drive away from their garage or apartment to call Pegasus. At this point, they will have to order a large vehicle.
The players will now have to take this new vehicle and park it extremely close to the garage door, so that it won't open. Then they must head into the garage.
They need to pick an expensive car and ensure that it has loads of upgrades on it, so that they can make more money from it.
Enter the car and try driving out of the garage. If this has been done correctly, players should get nothing but a black screen.
Up next, players must park their car on the street outside and call Mars Mutual Insurance. They must buy the car back right away.
Users will now have to go into the net browser and buy the Karin Rebel. They might have to swap the car with one in their garage. It can be replaced once the players have made their money back.
Up next, players will have to call their mechanic for their Rebel. Once they can see the indicator for the Rebel, the players can go and sell their souped up car at Los Santos Customs for a good amount of money.
Watch the Video Below for detailed instructions.


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Ultra Music Festival pours millions into economy, study says
Electronic music extravaganza Ultra Music Festival and its fans pour $40 million directly into the economy every year for everything from equipment rentals to glow sticks, according to a new study.
With indirect and induced spending included, that number totals $79 million, according to the report from the Washington Economics Group, which also said the three-day event supports 915 jobs. The report says the event's organizers spend about $11.5 million on operational costs.
The festival's producers commissioned the report to show how the event benefits the area.
"It really benefits all the businesses locally the most and that's what I think really makes it significant," said Adam Russakoff, Ultra's director of business affairs.
Ultra lands in Miami every March, already high season for Miami, bringing an estimated 55,000 people a day to enjoy internationally renowned DJs and performers for hours-long dance parties. Last year's lineup included DJ Tiesto, David Guetta and an appearance by Madonna.
Next year, the 15th for the event, Ultra will be held from March 22-24 in Bayfront Park.
About 60 percent of attendees hail from outside Miami-Dade, the study says, and they and other late-March visitors appear to have been busy booking hotel stays already.
"We're trying to book rooms right now for next year, and every hotel we're reaching out to is sold out," said Russell Faibisch, the festival's executive director and one of its creators.
Already busy because of cooler weather and other events, hotels in Miami are able to take advantage of the increased demands to command top prices in March.
"All the hotel rooms get occupied, so that allows us to get a higher rate," said Laurence Richardson, director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Miami Downtown.
He said the hotel doesn't fill up with Ultra visitors, but there is a noticeable difference in the average guest age.
The general crowd for Ultra is between 18-30, organizers said, and they typically come into town early to participate in other events including parties affiliated with Winter Music Conference, which runs next year from March 15-24. They also tend to stay out long after Ultra wraps up, at midnight on Friday and Saturday and 11 p.m. Sunday.
"They leave our event and they go out to all the nightclubs in town," said festival producer Ray Steinman.


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The internet is like a giant self-help handbook, and generally I read sections on "Why life sucks for a young scientists and what you can do about it", "How to manage terrible PIs" and "How not to fail in a system that has failed you". Last month, however, I came across a couple of really interesting posts from a new chapter, probably titled "This is how things look like from the other side". First, I stumbled across a post from the Raj lab (Is My PI out to get me?), arguing that PIs actually do care, and try to make decisions that are – at least in the long run – in the interest of their students (even if we might not appreciate it now). Next, Dr Isis complained (Trainee-Level Fuckery of the Worst Kind…) about students who apply double standards regarding the supervision they expect from their PIs, and the supervision they supply to their own students. And finally, this entry on Scientific B-Sides (Managing Upwards Works! Until it Doesn't) described the expectations of a PI towards his students/postdocs in a functional supervisor-student relationship: primarily that they should show initiative and be pro-active.
Then, last week, I attended a big reunion at my alma mater, talked to a bunch of people – and encountered a similar discrepancy between students/postdocs and PIs in real life. Students told me, how their supervisors did not give them with proper guidance ("She says she's giving me academic freedom to develop my ideas – I think she just doesn't care") – young PIs complained how the standard had dropped ("When I started my PhD I spent 6 months in the library, trying to find an interesting problem to persue. If I told my students to do this today, there'd be a riot."). Students complained that they did not receive any training, two PIs told me they had fired PhD students, because "he was really smart – but didn't know how to hold a pipet/work at the bench".
So, all this got me thinking: there is clearly a discrepancy between how PIs and students/postdocs perceive the current system. But why? Sure, students might lack the experience to understand that the hard way ("forced" upon them by their mentors) is the better way in the long run. Also, everybody is keen to blame "the other side" when things go bad. But could there be more to it? What if it's a bit of the Romeo and Juliet plot: we have the superficial storyline, the conflict between the families (the PI and the student) – but in reality it's a conflict between generations. Continue reading


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Photos: "Wonder Woman" Costume Changed After Negative Fan Reaction
Posted: March 30th, 2011 by
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About a month ago, we got a look at Adrianne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights") in her Wonder Woman costume from NBC's upcoming "Wonder Woman" TV series. Apparently fan reaction wasn't very positive, because the first set photos show that the costume has been altered. Check out the original promo shot and set photos below.
The show's villain is Veronica Gale (Elizabeth Hurley), the beautiful, highly-educated head of one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country who is afflicted with the serious deep-seated Wonder Woman envy.
The cast also includes Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride) who will play the CEO of Themyscira Industries, which is the company of Diana Prince (Palicki). He manages the day-to-day operations while Prince goes out and fights crime as Wonder Woman and could eventually serve as the heroine's romantic interest.
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on March 30th, 2011 at 9:26:52 PM
1. Did they do away with the Tammy Faye makeup?
2. Costume still looks not only silly but so uncomfortable no one could save tree-stranded cats much less battle world-ending villains.
3. Is that the Blue Man Group sans facepaint standing there next to Blunder Bitch?
on March 30th, 2011 at 9:58:40 PM
this looks like a big tank of a movie...hope im wrong.
on March 30th, 2011 at 9:58:59 PM
this is going to be a short lived series
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:13:08 PM
im just glad they picked a chick with a nice rack.
and if you say youre going to watch it because youre a fan of Wonder Woman....total lie
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:29:15 PM
i agree with Mink the costume looks f*cking stupid. at least Smallville didn't start off in the superman suit, it's been building up to that for ten years. why? because it looks like the pictures above which are corny as hell.
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:35:16 PM
This 'series' will get cut before the first commercial break.
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:39:11 PM
2 in row, Ranger you beat me to this one as well.
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:43:42 PM
Does this show have any chance of actually being successful?
on March 30th, 2011 at 10:59:43 PM
Just wait for the headline in a year:
'Ex-Re-Habber depressed Adrianne Palicki sucks c*cks dressed as Wonder Woman in public parks to pay her rent.'
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:00:06 PM
@BadChad - lol.
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:13:08 PM
Ranger-lol Tell me the corner she's on and i'm there.
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:15:16 PM
It's still stupid. Just go with the current WW costume.
Also stop making the all the accessories out of plastic. It looks ridiculous.
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:18:54 PM
Too bad they couldn't find a sey actress for the role. I'd call her a butterface, but then that would leave out those weird lookin tits.
Yikes. Hope she can act.
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:19:46 PM
*seXy, i mean
my "x" key sticks.
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:21:40 PM
Don't tell us why it sticks rabid!
Man in Black
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:50:24 PM
Big f*cking woop , and can we get some pics of her titty slip out next time is that to much to ask ?
on March 30th, 2011 at 11:56:20 PM
I can picture it now.
HIPPOLYTA: "Princess Diana, I bequeath to you these ancient magical treasures. The indestructable Lasso of Truth forged by Hephaestus. These golden bracelets forged from the destroyed goat-hide shield of Athena. The brass girdle of the earth goddess Gaiea. And the golden Tiara of Telepathic Command from the moon goddess Diana."
WONDER WOMAN: "Why does this sticker say Made in Taiwan?"
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:00:16 AM
my X and E keys and spacebar are f*cked because of this stupid video game that requires you to rapidly mash the hell out of them.
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:42:44 AM
wow so terrible. stay in the 80's wonder woman..please stay.
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:35:13 AM
Suit looks even f*cking worse..man this series is going to go down quicker than Lohan does for milk money.
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:38:27 AM
@rabid - lol... whatev...
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:56:18 AM
Isn't wonder woman suppose to be hot?
on March 31st, 2011 at 3:51:56 AM
If they want some advice, maybe fix the bust area.
Push the boobs up, and together. IMO, the tits are gross when separated. It's like they're two best friends, after some gossip, are now trying to distance themselves far apart.
Why do you think guys blow a load in 10 seconds after seeing pictures of Christiana Hendricks? Because he gloriously large tits are handled with care.
And that red hair is also pretty hot.
on March 31st, 2011 at 4:51:53 AM
I did like the practicality of the 1st non stick suit
on March 31st, 2011 at 5:08:21 AM
She is very hot. I'm looking forward to this.
on March 31st, 2011 at 6:35:28 AM
What the actual f*ck is this, I love her Tom Cruise action face looks like she's squeezing out a runny sh*t.
on March 31st, 2011 at 6:59:58 AM
The needed to keep the spandex and get a hotter chick. This is going to fail hard.
on March 31st, 2011 at 11:14:33 AM
@snoop - can I have some of what you're smokin?
on March 31st, 2011 at 11:23:55 AM
The ONLY way this show would receive 'positive fan reaction' were if they ran it after midnight and went the full XXXX porn route.
Bunny X
on March 31st, 2011 at 11:32:34 AM
This has to be the most God awful thing I've seen. Makes me almost forget how bad The Cape is....was....haven't they canceled that?
Wow NBC, you really know how to screw up a superhero show. First Heroes, the Cape and now WW.
But yet ABC pops out No Ordinary Family and it's not half bad. Not half good either but at least it's better than anything NBC cooked up.
Mr. Blonde
on March 31st, 2011 at 11:58:17 AM
Unfortunately there are some comic book characters whose costumes are just too hard to do right. I would say Wonder Woman's outfit falls into this category of the laughable and absurd. She will always look like a slut because her costume is designed with maximum skin exposure and to show off her heaving Amazon titties. Still I appreciate the effort and will probably watch the first show just to confirm how bad it is.
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:30:43 PM
The first picture looked like the XXX porn version, at least they got rid of the heavy make up.
She looks unbalance, uncordinated and uneasy doing those stunts.
Mr. Blonde
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:44:48 PM
Superman is going to enjoy tearing that excuse of a costume off of her in the JLA film. I hope they include that scene. An outfit like that is just begging for sex.
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:47:34 PM
Alright; got the red boots back at least. Still need that skirt. The cloth one with the stars or the leather amazon warrior one. Hell just copy the Xena Warrior Princess outfit.
Bring back the mack-up and tell her stop making the "Oh sh*t I'm going to break my ankle" faces and this might make it to 2 seasons.
3 seasons? HELL no!
on March 31st, 2011 at 12:59:14 PM
They never should have let Joss Whedon go. They should have offered him 100% control and given him all the money he wanted. This is going to suck compared to what he would have offered us.
Mr. Blonde
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:05:15 PM
@Filmfan912901 - arguably Whedon needed to clear his decks for helming The Avengers which is far more important than a movie or TV series about an Amazonian Princess. What could Whedon have offerred? Again, my previous comment about the Wonder Woman's costume having limitations on being credible before becoming laughable apply.
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:13:40 PM
What Whedon could have offered is a much larger respect for the comic book history. Unlike David Kelley, he has experience writing action and doesn't find such ideas so absurd as to need to be reconceptualized.
Mr. Blonde
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:22:44 PM
I know Whedon had earlier signed on to write and direct Wonder Woman back in 2007. But that project never took. I agree Whedon could have delivered a much better written story including his self-declared strong feminist approach which would have done Wonder Woman justice. But a credible Wonder Woman costume is pretty hard to pull off. Although with this actress, I'd love to try...literally.
on March 31st, 2011 at 1:29:45 PM
@Rabid. She actually has a great rack. Those pics don't do her justice. I met her a few times when I was an extra on Friday Night Lights. Statuesque....
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Whedon will be great for The Avengers. He has proven he has a great ability for handling multiple character storylines aside from the main's. If he can make a side story with the secondary characters from Buffy interesting enough to watch, then I have faith in him helming the Avengers.
I am so glad he is as far away from WW as possible. The Buffy comparisons would have been through the roof and like has been said, that outfit is just not translateable to the screen.
Hell, they revamped WW's outfit in the comic books to jeans and a jacket, why not do the same for this? Give her a modern look. Sure, they would try to draw comparisons to Supes gear on Smallville but I'm sure they would have been able to handle that criticism a lot better than what's to come over this crap.
on March 31st, 2011 at 3:25:33 PM
That 7th image...is that a grandmother stunt double?
on March 31st, 2011 at 3:46:03 PM
You'll excuse me if I skip this pile of crap. I might be wrong but I doubt it.
on March 31st, 2011 at 4:04:54 PM
i love the article headline...studios just DON'T GET IT!...as some of the wisest people say, 'some things are better left unmade'...in this case, the studios just don't understand the simple fact that maybe nobody really cares for wonder woman despite the efforts they're putting into it...but at least this is more watchable than that stupid teen wolf tv series...if there's any justice left in this world somewhere, the teen wolf tv series won't last
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on March 31st, 2011 at 4:16:35 PM
Based on these photos, I wonder if her boobs ever accidentally flopped out jumping up and down over all those cars. The Director must have order a ton of retakes just waiting and hoping. Damn those are some lucky golden eagle wings...
on March 31st, 2011 at 4:31:52 PM
they did flop out. there's a couple of pics on other sites where her nip pasties are gettin some air.
on March 31st, 2011 at 8:00:16 PM
It's like they took one of those sh*tty 70's comic book tv shows and transported it to the future. It's Ally McBeal bullsh*t with cartoonish bullsh*t added in. This may the largest train wreck in tv history.
on March 31st, 2011 at 9:16:41 PM
Joss Whedon is out of his league with the Avengers movie. The Buffy television series was exactly that, a relatively mediocre television series with halfway interesting storyline that luckily meshed with a very particular crowd.
Not many people praise the old Xena television show anywhere near what they praise Buffy, and there really wasn't that much difference.
Honestly the only two television shows that he has ever done that I could somewhat stomach was the Buffy spinoff Angel and Firefly, but besides that just a bunch of quickly canceled mediocrity at best.
And television is what he is best at.
As far as movies even as a writer the only time a project was a clear example of good writing was when he was involved in the writing as part of a relatively large group of writers.
And as far as directing a feature length movie
he's got what Serenity? Which if you didn't know was based on he one bona fide critically acclaimed across the board fan favorite television series Firefly.
Even he admits to being concerned about his ability to helm a major motion picture production linking multiple other major motion picture movies together.
The main thing he brings is appealing to that particular niche fan base. But besides that there's little more there in regards to predicting whether Avengers will be a smash hit than what Marc Webb the director of the Spiderman reboot is capable of bringing to the table.
And this isn't even going into the fact that Whedon has consistently proven that he is much more comfortable working with things that were primarily his own creations as compared to someone else's.
Okay television writer, halfway decent television director, not so much feature length movie writer, and an almost laughable reputation as a film director.
But like Kevin Smith, he's got a solid fan base. And that more than his ability is what got him the job helming Avengers.
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In the meme, Trump wrestles a CNN person, created by a 15 year old. Now, there is much talk about CNN blackmailing this teenager to apologize, allegedly threatening him with doxing him in the public forum – revealing his identity, if he doesn't apologize to the failing network for his mem. Sorry, CNN, but there is a problem with blackmailing as its a crime to coerce anyone – even an adult. However, minors are protected from public scrutiny – unless they are official charged of crimes as adults.
Therefore, the question here is: Is CNN actually committing a crime?
First, defamation is a hard row to hoe legally. The burden of proof is extraneously difficult – and the 'injured party' must prove beyond any doubt damages have occurred. Hence, CNN would have to prove their ratings have dropped solely because of this 15 year old's meme, which, given their fake news past and illegal complicity with the DNC during the last election cycle, would be highly unlikely. Their ratings have dropped because people don't trust them anymore. It's really that simple. And no amount of memes is going to further the damage the network has already done to itself with their obsessive negative coverage of Donald Trump before and during his presidency.
Second, the fact they are blackmailing a minor (which is a double whammy criminal offense) the put themselves in more peril. You can't threaten kids. Its really that simple, too. You cannot even print their names unless as stated above, they are charged as adults. Therefore, the whole blackmail issue could be pursued by the law (FBI and FCC) due to the criminality involved. Words come to mind beside coercion – like extortion, bullying, cyber stalking – to name a few.
This is not a good track for CNN to take as thousands of Twitter people have launched their #CNNBlackmail campaign. Most adults find the failing network's actions appalling and only amplifies the upset over its decline since it was discovered last summer they were conspiring (another crime) with the DNC to help Hillary Clinton cheat to get the Democrat nomination. Thus, they aided and abetted the DNC's horrific scam to oust Bernie Sanders during the primary cycle.
CNN, as said above, has been it's worst enemy when it comes to ratings as their railing against Trump morning, noon and night with fake news has literally buried them into obscurity.
Jim Acosta's performances at White House press briefings has also put several nails in their proverbial coffin, as his truculence is not lost on people watching (or listening) to his rants and irreverence towards WH spokespersons and the President. His rudeness and condescension has furthered people's negative opinions that have grown over the last couple years. In the following clip, Acosta accosts WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer about the cameras being turned off during briefings.
Then, who can forget Van Jones and his "White Lash" comment on Election Night in 2016? Along with the Russian dressing nothingburger, CNN's penchant for fakery has landed them in very skeptical waters and severely damaged, if not, ruined their brand. Therefore, threatening 15 year old kids is just another step towards their oblivion, which demonstrates their true character as schoolyard bullies.
Last week, James O'Keefe from Project Veritas revealed the CNN's Russian dressing thing to be a farce by their own anchors' words, as well as one of their producers calling American voters 'Stupid.' This doesn't go over very well with Joe-Blow-America and has further revealed the network for the purveyor of fake news even further.
What is truly amazing about this whole bit is the fact CNN's legal team has allowed them to take this course. Are they really looking out for their client (or employer)? Most lawyers would strongly dissuade any client from this type of bullish activity, but it seems their legal team (department) has gone MIA. There is so many things wrong with this picture ethically, morally, legally and civilly, it's hard to believe their bank of lawyers would not be warning them or outright refusing to defend should some actions on behalf of the child in question or other entities occur.
Since when has it become acceptable in any circle to treat kids like this? Who knows but apparently CNN is leading the charge. Not a particularly strong stance to take given everything emanated above.
Will CNN survive this latest attack? At this point, we honestly don't know – but it does put them leaps and bounds down the road to bankruptcy as detractors have no circulated a partial sponsor list of their biggest advertisers. No doubt, the reasoning is for people to begin complaining to them in an attempt to damage the network's financial flow. And it has worked many times before during the last year – so, CNN should brace itself to also lose said advertisers when push comes to shove.
Additionally, Twitter people have now created a multitude of CNN memes which have now flooded the time lines all over the world. They've done this due to the failing network's threat they reveal anyone who does negative memes about them – and this provides a type of Mexican standoff of sorts
As for the White House situation, it is a wonder why the press corp hasn't removed the network from the briefing room given their overt animosity towards the WH press staff and anyone in the administration. In reality, it's not like CNN is actually reporting news – in fact, to a large extent, they're just making things up from thin air, so why should they be allowed to cover the daily briefings when there's no point to it? The WH would be better off giving their seat(s) to journalists who really want to report on the WH news instead of those wishing to disrupt the briefings with a circus of pontification and divisiveness?
The world would not come to an end should CNN be outed from the WH Press Corp, that's a given.
Incidentally, the real news with CNN is their absolute lack of coverage with regards to North Korea. Their top stories are their supposed upset over a 15 year old and Trump hate/bashing articles. Their NK story is a sidebar. Let's just forget the fact this puts the entire world in peril, CNN has a children and presidents to go after over silly memes.
It's a safe bet, with everything above in play, CNN has lost it's ability to hide behind 1A and moved into a propaganda bully pulpit for which they will pay dearly — and most likely legally!


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One day, Frog Bul-Foast suddently speaks French. No one knows how such a thing can happen. Frog explains:
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Since that day, Frog has been able to read (aloud) in French. It does so much that everyone gets tired at listening to its voice. Though, it keeps reading for all, so happy to be so skillful.
One night, the moon is full. Frog Bul-Foast finds a French fable about another frog.
- Oh ! So inspiring, Frog concludes, after finishing reading it.
The fable is about a frog who wanted to become as big as an ox.
- Er ! How can I become as big as an ox? Our small red-suit Frog Bul-Foast loudly wishes.
The truth is that Frog Bul-Foast does not understand French at all. It simply deciphers words, and does not comprehend the figurative meanings. The writer, Jean de La Fontaine, wrote this parody to warn people about the danger of greediness and vanity. Our frog believes that the story is real: it can increase its size.
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- How do oxes behave? His mind is turning while smiling cutely like a spider.
Now Frog Bul-Foast is wondering, when suddenly another piece of idea pops up. No one knows if the idea is good or bad. As Frog Bul-Foast is mistrustful, hypocritical and narcissist -- even if its appareance makes people believe that it may be an innocent and harmless little red-suit frog. It does not want to share its idea with others lest people would steal it. (This is a fatal mistake of judgment.)
From that day, Frog Bul-Foast behaves with much more arrogance. It believes that it is far superior to others. With this overconfidence of course, it tells whomever wants to listen that it knows everything: it can teach mathematics, history, French, and even Hmong language. It is a scholar! Its behavior is so outrageous and boastful that its own kins don't recognize it anymore. The small frog who has a thin shape has become quite plump and greasy with a big stomach. Even if it keeps repeating that it has hypertension and diabetes, it still attends all celebrations, parties, funerals or weddings, and eats all what it can at any good meals while drinking at will. All murmure:
- This frog is too pretentious.
Time is passing. Frog Bul-Foast is fully aware of its failure. It did not gain an inch. It's obvious. No one really likes it or applauds its supposed feats or prowess. It goes deliver speeches, but no one listens. Sometimes, people who don't know the frog's vanity yet still invite it. Some invite it just to avoid its rumor spreading. And most attendees behave just like some vain hypocrites. Nevertheless, the frog doesn't care because it only wants to be the first biggest frog in the Lake Hurt. However, the frog feels like something is wrong. It didn't get the secret to become big as an ox. It needs to rectify the shot.
- Maybe, ... I misunderstood, the frog starts to whisper to itself.
A few days later, another idea pops up. "In fact, to become like an ox, it is not about behaving and being overconfident". This time, Bull-Foast, very excited, calls her group of followers. All, even skeptical, dare not advising much. "Yes, maybe, try ...", all say to Bull-Foast, scared to be terrorized by the red-suit frog.
Frog Bul-Foast thought that in order to become like an ox, it needed to be arrogant, contemptuous, and condescending, and to attack the successful frogs by spreading bad rumors about them. Full of vanity, it has accused them of excluding it from any projects that, however, have nothing to do with Bull-Foast by an inch. In fact, Frog Bul-Foast is simply unprofessional and unethical. It knows no boundaries between its egoistic ambitions and the responsibilities that one should have toward one's community for its welfare and peace. It takes its dreams for realities, and tries to destroy whomever it doesn't like, especially the migrant frogs who came to live in Lake Hurt and who are far better educated than the little read-suit frog. But it keeps creating hideous rumors to its heart content without thinking about the consequence of the well-being of the community of Lake Hurt.
- What goes around, comes around, keep warning his relatives.
For the majority, exhausted and discouraged by so much extravangance, non-sense, and vanity, no one wants to pay attention to its twisted mind and restlessness anymore. However, some naive and conceited frogs still follow Frog Bul-Foast's lead. What a delusional group!
Cutely sitting on a bamboo branch, always wearing its red suit, Frog Bul-Foast is thinking hard. Again a solution comes out:
- How come I did not think of this first! Of course, the oxes live near water. They are huge because they drink water! That's it!
The short Frog Bul-Foast runs as fast as it can to the lake Hurt. Arrived, it puts its head into the stream, and starts to drink with all its heart. Its stomach is becoming as big as a watermelon.
- But still, too small, it thinks.
So it keeps drinking until it hears a cracking sound then a bursting. It looks left to right, then realizes that its intestines are slipping out. Frog Bul-Foast finally knows that Death is nearby.
Sad is the tale! However, rather than a morality, it's more of a satire.
Frog Bul-Foast does not have the same luck as the frog in the Hmong folktale "
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
" where it was possible to sew again the stomach. The poor Frog Bul-Foast of the Lake Hurt died miserably because of its greediness, vanity, bragging and rumor-spreading. There is nothing else one can do to prevent it.
Jean de La Fontaine already gave the morals of the fable. However, it doesn't cost to remind it again. Do not envy others because you can lose your life because of greediness. Just accept the way you are. Even if you have the knowledge, but not the skills, strength or mean to carry on projects, you may not be able to succeed. Do not hope too much or too little, just hope for what you need and you can. When you see people with talents, learn from them. Do not be jealous. Do not hate people because of their wealth or poverty. You may be small or big in size, there will be always something awaiting you. Do not take example from Frog Bul-Foast who reveals to be simply too Boast-Ful, and for a stupidity, lost its life tragically.
March 2006.
Edited in July 2018.
Copyrights © 2006 Kao-Ly Yang
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La grenouille qui veut se faire aussi grosse qu'un boeuf
Une Grenouille vit un Boeuf
Qui lui sembla de belle taille.
Elle, qui n'était pas grosse en tout comme un oeuf,
Envieuse, s'étend, et s'enfle, et se travaille,
Pour égaler l'animal en grosseur,
Disant : "Regardez bien, ma soeur ;
- Est-ce assez ? - Dites-moi. - N'y suis-je point encore ?
- Nenni. - M'y voici donc ? - Point du tout. - M'y voilà ?
- Vous n'en approchez point". La chétive pécore
S'enfla si bien qu'elle creva.
Le monde est plein de gens qui ne sont pas plus sages :
Tout bourgeois veut bâtir comme les grands seigneurs,
Tout petit prince a des ambassadeurs,
Tout marquis veut avoir des pages.
Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)
Courtoisie de Jean de la Fontaine, Site réalisé par la famille Vidaud
(In English)
The Frog Who Aspired to Become as Big as the Ox
A Frog espied an Ox
that seemed to her of a noble size.
She, no bigger than an egg,
Envious, stretches, puffs up and labors
To match the animal in size,
Saying: "Hey watch me sister;
Is this enough? Tell me; am I there yet?
-No way! -How about now? -Not at all. - IIs that it ?
You aren't even close." The puny, pretentious creature
Swelled up so much that she croaked.
The world is full of people who aren't too wise:
People with some money wish to build like royalty,
Every minor prince has ambassadors,
Every marquis wants servants.
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It's hard not to be biased about your hometown, but St. Joseph really is a great town – and it's getting better.
The St. Joseph River channel is well marked and dredged to a depth of approximately 20 ft. Visitors arriving by boat can find transient slips at either West Basin Municipal Marina or Harbor Isle, a private marina located upriver. West Basin, located on the north side of the channel, has several well-maintained transient slips, is easily accessed, and provides foot access to Tiscornia Beach. The marina is located next to the St. Joseph River Yacht Club, a beautiful, historic brick building on the water's edge, and a railroad swing bridge. The entrance is clearly marked and the marina has good depth for moderate-draft vessels. Major renovations in fall 2009 and early spring 2010 resulted in updated docks and a new marina office. Harbormaster Jimmy Carolla is very friendly and accommodating. Visitors should contact the harbormaster on VHF ch 9 for slip assignment. As always, specify your vessel type, length, and draft.
Harbor Isle was also undergoing renovation in 2010 to make way for a condo and marina complex. Since most of the area likely will be rebuilt, little maintenance has been performed on the existing docks. Visitors will need to pass through three bridges to reach Harbor Isle – one railroad swing bridge and two bascule bridges. Water depth in the area of Harbor Isle gets very shallow and is not well marked. It would be wise to stay near the slips on the south side of the river.
Access to the downtown on foot from West Basin Municipal and Harbor Isle requires crossing the river, but West Basin has a courtesy van available. Additionally, slip renters may use four bicycles provided by West Basin Municipal marina. A shuttle also operates between West Basin and downtown during certain hours. If you do walk into town, plan on a 10-15 minute walk from either location.
If you don't mind a potentially bumpy ride and boat traffic, boats may tie up along the seawall on the south side of the channel just past the railroad swing bridge. From there it is a short walk up the bluff to the downtown – and it's free. Even better, you just might have a front row seat to a concert in the nearby bandshell. Skippers tying up along the seawall should use fender boards or several over-sized fenders to keep the boat off of the corrugated steel. The seawall will be especially uncomfortable during periods of sustained winds from the W to NW, as waves tend to roll down the St. Joseph channel.
Anchoring in the inner basin just upriver from the first bascule bridge is possible, but St. Joseph is a working harbor and large ships deposit loads of gravel nearby. Bottom conditions in the area are unknown to me, but I would expect them to be muddy and potentially foul.
Boaters arriving in St. Joseph would do well to check out Wolf's Marine, Southwest Michigan's largest marine store. Wolf's stocks an extensive inventory and has an on-site rigging shop.
Downtown St. Joseph is a great mix of natural beauty and quaint city streets lined by shops of all kinds. There are several great places to eat – Silver Beach Pizza, Pump House Grill, Port 412, Tim's Too, Kilwin's ice cream – and several fun shops. The newest attraction opened in 2010, the St. Joseph Carousel. Located in a brand new pavilion, the carousel comes close to recreating an old-time St. Joseph carousel that closed sometime in the 70s, I believe. And nearby Silver Beach is one of the most attractive beaches on Lake Michigan.
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On Wednesday, automotive supplier NNG LLC announced that it will be opening its new North American Automotive offices in Birmingham, this is according to AutomotiveNews. This is the latest move from NNG LLC which is looking at expanding in other parts of the country so as to increase its presence.
Known to be a Hungary-Based company, NNG LLC usually specializes in software which is specifically targeted for automotive navigation system and infotainment.
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A spokesman for the company was quoted saying that the company is working on growing its occupancy from 5 to 12 so as to effectively support all its operations.
While speaking about their new planned offices in Birmingham, the company's vice president of business development, Jim Robnett, in a statement, said that, "The North American market remains a significant opportunity for NNG and will be a critical proving ground for our new technologies."
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