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November 19, 2008
Google Contacts Sync for BlackBerry
You can find third-party tools that offer a better experience, but synchronization should be a built-in feature of Gmail and Google Calendar. Creating APIs is a good way to make sure that developers can create applications for more obscure platforms or less common needs, it's not an excuse for being lazy.
The good news is that Google's applications are constantly improving. The sync tool for BlackBerry added support for contacts synchronization. "This new functionality will enable you to sync your handheld's built-in address book with your Gmail contacts. This all happens in the background and over the air, so your information is always up to date, no matter where you are or what you're doing," explains Google Mobile blog. To install the application, visit m.google.com/sync from a BlackBerry.
If there's one thing that T-Mobile G1, the first Android-powered phone, did it right is the seamless synchronization with Google's services: contacts are automatically synced with Gmail, while the events are synchronized with Google Calendar.
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Does this mean that contacts sync will come to Outlook soon as well?ReplyDelete
There's an API for Google Contacts and iCal4OL is one of the few apps that sync Google Contacts with Outlook. I don't see any reason why Google wouldn't add this feature to the Outlook tool.ReplyDelete
Another app that has recently added support for Google Contacts sync is OggSync (Outlook and Windows Mobile).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2008 at 5:20 PM
I'm really hoping sync for the iPhone isn't too far off, since Nuevasync and Soocial are both offering sync services for Google Contacts already.ReplyDelete
iphone can already sync via Mac Address Book (just turn it on in the preferences). Be careful though. You should definitely back up your Gmail addresses first. When I did it, it systematically removed the email address of everyone I actually contacted on a semi regular basis. I now have to manually check over 2000 email addresses.ReplyDelete
The problem seems to be with putting people into categories on Address book, and putting people into "favorites" on the iphone. Avoid those, and it seems to be fine.
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2008 at 10:48 PM
As a Blackberry user, this is absolutely fantastic. The contact synchronisation is the last piece of the jigsaw to make my mobile setup near perfect. Thanks Google.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Can anyone post the direct link to the app?ReplyDelete
Direct link for BlackBerry 8700 [BlackBerry OS 4.1]:ReplyDelete
Direct link for BlackBerry 8800, Curve [BlackBerry OS 4.2]:
Direct link for BlackBerry Pearl [BlackBerry OS 4.3]:
- AnonymousNovember 20, 2008 at 3:45 AM
Alex, ¿any direct link for Curve 8300 OS 4.5?ReplyDelete
This is one of the best things Google has ever done. Thanks!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Bugs have been reported with this including the creation of multiple entries (every time you sync (!)). Might want to wait for the bugs to be worked out. Be sure to check out http://groups.google.com/group/google-mobile-help-blackberry/topics?pli=1 and http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=13585 first.ReplyDelete
i wish i had not updated to the new sync that works with contacts... it seems that if you've got an email address only (no name, no phone number, no nothin'...)in your gmail contact for a person, but you've got an email and more in the Blackberry contact for the same person, you lose all info but the email address...ReplyDelete
really frustrating!
i've got (well, i _had_) full contact contact information for old high school friends in my Blackberry (parents' addresses, kids names, etc) and then just an email for them in gmail. now i've only got their email addresses in both...
i'm using a blackberry pearl. any suggestions?
Yes, I have to also say I haven't be overly impressed - I'd been waiting for a good contact sync facility for my BB Curve 8310 (not being/wanting to be a BES user) & the syncml/syncje route was not pleasant. This being the case I was waiting eagerly for the upgrade to Google Sync which does such a grand job with the calendar.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately on my first sync I can see contacts that were in Gmail seem to have trampled on contacts in BB to an extent that mobile phone numbers have been lost.
I would sadly assume then that this has not been tested properly - I know full well that syncing is a nightmare technically but this could have and should have been done better.
Losing data aint cool
I also have had some problems. Syncing from my Curve to Google went fine, but when the contact syncs back to my Curve, the address fields are not mapped properly. I have also tried syncing with GooSync and had the same issues.ReplyDelete
I've started a new thread on the Google Mobile Help Discussions for Blackberry devices regarding my particular Sync issues (stripping info from the BB contacts and replacing with Gmail contact info). If you are having similar issues, please respond to that thread to draw Google Mobile's attention to it. I looked around the discussions there and didn't see anyone else with this problem (or, at least, a problem described this way), so they may not have been alerted to it yet.ReplyDelete
here's the link to my post there:
It's been a nightmare ever since I installed the updated sync. Screwed up not only my google contacts but my BB contacts as well. I have contacts with the same address a 5, 10, 15 times over, deletes numbers and gives me tons of duplicates in my BB. I delete a contact in my BB, it comes back, I try to delete the contact in gmail--it comes back. Lastly, and the most annoying is that I've been getting "Uncaught exception: java.lang.NullPointerException" error message contstantly--even a battery pull doesn't fix it. What gives?ReplyDelete
Google really needs to fix this -- there are all kinds of issues with this application.. I love Google Calendar and the ability to sync contacts is awesome -- I would immediately jump over to the "G"-side but I need reliability.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2009 at 2:38 PM
To disconnect from sync without losing your contacts, back up your contacts first. Then log out of google sync and let the application delete all of your synced contacts. After you log out, use your back up file to restore the contacts on your blackberry.ReplyDelete
Can somebody send me a directlink of googlesync for my blackberry storm. I have no OTA-suppoerting browser on my stormReplyDelete
Thanks !
Sync issues still not addressed - use at your own risk. Look forward to getting multiple incomplete copies of many of your contacts. When it finally locks up your device with the "Google Sync is disabled while Blackberry updates settings" message, pull the battery from your device for 1-2 minutes, then restart.ReplyDelete
google sync with blackberry does not work well at all, the duplicate contacts issue is a huge problem, when you start w/ 2000 contacts and then go to 2300 with 3 days (all duplicates) u have a problem. I don't have time to sit there and manually inspect which contacts are correct and I can't afford to lose my contact data...ReplyDelete
Very poor support I must say. Persisting issues and only very limited fields are supported.ReplyDelete
Google dropped the ball on this one and I advise you DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE. The problem is Google has developed a very good reputation based on what they label "beta services", but some beta services are excellent and some are not to be trusted with your valuable data. The Calendar sync actually works quite well . . .ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 8:26 PM
It would be great if there was a way to leave Google Contacts as the master, and then make the sync a ONE-WAY process so that all contacts on the Blackberry (Bold) would be completely overlaid with Google's contacts. Seems "duh simple", doesn't it? Eliminates the sync issue of updates, and instead acts like a restore operation. Simple.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 25, 2009 at 12:25 PM
My Google Contacts on the BBerry 8330 works intermittently; it'll sync automatically and work fine for a while, but then it'll stop working and keep posting up error messages. I'll log out, log back in, and it'll work fine for a while....etc. Just wish it was more reliable. It also doesn't seem to recognize that when I delete a contact from my BBerry, I also want it deleted from my Google Contacts; I'll frequently have multiple contacts or recurring contacts I've deleted until I go in online and delete them manually from Google Contacts. I'm about 75% happy with it thus far.ReplyDelete
I have 40 of the same contacts for each person in my brand new blackberry how do i fix this problem?ReplyDelete
And i cannot delete the contacts what should i do?ReplyDelete
great, I use google sync 0.7.3 for my 8700 backup my contact and input to my new motorola defy (mb525). thanks.ReplyDelete
DO NOT USE GOOGLE SYNC WITH BLACKBERRY 9650. Started with 300 contacts, now I have 8300., THAT's EIGHT THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED, MOSTLY DUPLICATED DOZENS OF TIMES, GOOGLE FLOPPED AND I'M SUNK!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Why hasn't Google fixed this yet? I see that Blackberry contact categories and Google groups will not sync wireless, yet, they seem to sync just fine to Outlook. If Outlook can sync categories to BB, and Outlook can sync categories to Google, why can't Google sync categories to BB?ReplyDelete


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Quilotoa, Ecuador: 13,000 feet above sea level. Apart from the bitter cold (who knew it could be cold on the equator?), the town consisted of 100 residents, a couple of hostels, and one of the most spectacular views on the planet. When I first climbed the crest and peered down into the crater, all I saw was a dense cover of clouds. Within minutes, the clouds evaporated to expose a 2-mile wide crater lake, as if it appeared out of the sky. I felt so isolated and at one with the world, in the Andes mountains 4,000 miles from home.
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For the fourth consecutive time, the company is among the top three companies ranked by Top Employers 2016
In a ceremony held Tuesday evening, March 8, at the Hotel Unique, SAS, the market leader in Analytics, was again recognized as one of the best employers in Brazil. For the fourth consecutive year, the company is among the top three in the ranking of the Top Employers Institute, a global certification that recognizes the most efficient human resources initiatives. In all, 26 organizations were certified after passing through rigorous analysis of the practices and HR policies.
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1913: Edward Hopwood, clumsy suicide
2 comments January 29th, 2013 Headsman
On this date in 1913, Edward Hopwood was hanged for the murder of his girlfriend, Florence Silles.
Silles was an actress and music hall songstress who had broken off her relationship with the 45-year-old manager when she found out that, contrary to his representations, Hopwood was (a) still married; and (b) not wealthy.
Hopwood contrived to track his ex down in a hotel bar, and after an evening's drinking and talking, the two got into a cab together. There, Hopwood shot her point-blank through the head.
It sounds — and was — pretty open-and-shut, but Hopwood's bootless defense took the case through a brief detour of an odd cul-de-sac of English jurisprudence. Hopwood claimed that he'd been trying to commit suicide, and that Silles caught her bullet accidentally as she attempted to stop him killing himself.
While it's clear that nobody else in the court believed this, it's also the case that suicide is a felony by law. And up until 1957, it was legal doctrine that anyone who, in the course of commission of this felony, managed to kill another person, could be held liable for homicide. (Source)
Accordingly, as the London Times reported on Dec. 10, 1912, that with respect to the attempted-suicide claim, "even if the prisoner's story were true, the prosecution submitted that in law his crime would be at least manslaughter, and in all probability murder." Hopwood attempted to appeal his conviction on the basis of botched suicide, and an appellate ruling wrote this very doctrine into precedent.
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Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of Dec. 17, 2012
In the winters of earlier centuries, rooms could become very cold. Heat came only from a fireplace, and a glass of water just 6 feet from the flames could freeze. So blankets, coverlets and quilts were necessities. Only the very rich could import fabrics, most had to use homemade or at least locally made bed covers.
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the housewife furnished the wool for a coverlet. White wool sheared from the family sheep was dyed with indigo for blue, red from madder root and yellow from goldenrod or sumac. Black wool came from black sheep. Then the wool was spun on a wheel and woven on a loom. Strips 3 yards long and 42 inches wide were stitched together to make a coverlet. In about 1800, traveling weavers started working in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Women were delighted to be able to buy the finished coverlets. In 1801 the Jacquard loom was invented, and by 1820 it was in use in the United States. It used a series of punch cards to move the threads and create complicated three-color patterns. Large looms could make a full-size coverlet in one piece.
Most of the weaving was done in factories by the 1870s.
Many woven coverlets were marked in a corner with the name of the weaver and sometimes the name of the owner, the county or city and the date. Very elaborate jacquard coverlets were made and sold at major events like world's fairs. These often pictured buildings and patriotic sayings. Several different 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition coverlets auction for $600 to $800. Some designs have seven colors. If the fringe is in good condition, the colors bright and the coverlet free of moth holes, the price is higher. They can be hung on a wall or used as a bedspread.
Q: My parents left me a walnut Windsor chair that was the first piece of furniture they bought after they were married in 1920. The paper label on the bottom of the seat reads "Phoenix Chair Co., Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.A." Somewhere I read that 18th-century Windsor chairs were always painted very dark green. I would like to know if it's OK for me to paint it dark green.
A: Phoenix Chair Co. was in business from about 1875 into the 1950s. If your parents' chair was made around 1920 and is in decent shape, it would sell for about $50. Walnut is a nice unpainted wood, but if you prefer dark green go ahead and paint the chair. However, it is not true that all 18th-century Windsor chairs were painted dark green. Many were painted black or even left unpainted.
Q: Before my parents were married (I'm 87), my father gave my mother a bisque Kewpie figurine that's 8 inches tall. Kewpie is sitting in a blue chair with a high back and is holding a single rose. The only mark I can find on it is "1912" on the bottom.
A: Kewpies, little naked angelic babies with small wings, were the creation of American illustrator Rose O'Neill. They first appeared in 1909 as drawings in Ladies' Home Journal, but within a few years dolls and figurines were being produced. The earliest figurines were bisque, like yours, and were made in Germany. Production rights were controlled by Geo. Borgfelt & Co., a New York City importer. Kewpies as old as yours sell for high prices if they're in excellent condition. One that matches the description of yours sold for more than $900 at a recent doll auction.
Q: My old tabletop slot machine is called a "Twin Jack Pot." It's 19 1/2 inches high, 15 inches wide and 14 inches deep. The front and top are cast iron, the sides and platform wood and the back heavy-gauge steel. It must weigh close to 75 pounds. All the parts appear to be original and everything works. There's a "W" cast into the top face of the machine. Please tell me more about the machine and its value.
A: Your Twin Jack Pot slot machine is a classic model introduced in 1931 by the Watling Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. Slots and other coin-operated gaming machines were very popular in the United States from the 1890s until 1951, when a federal law went into effect that prohibited the interstate shipment of gambling devices except to states where the devices were legal. Watling, which had been founded in 1901, stayed in business another 15 years, but it primarily made scales. Twin Jack Pots sell today for more than $1,500.
Q: I found an old glass bottle about the size of a regular Coke bottle but with straight sides. The bottom of the bottle is embossed "Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Terre Haute, Ind." The side of the bottle is embossed "Coffey and Souders, Terre Haute, Ind." How old is the bottle and is it worth anything?
A: Your Coke bottle is about 100 years old. Edgar Coffey and Elmer Souders of Terre Haute purchased franchise rights to bottle Coke in 1904 and incorporated the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Terre Haute in 1908. The company, still in business, bottled Coke for local consumers until the late 1980s. Straight-sided glass bottles were used by Coke bottlers from about 1903 to 1916-17, when the now-standard Coca-Cola bottle was introduced. That bottle design was the brainchild of another Terre Haute man, Chapman J. Root. Your bottle would probably sell for about $30.
Tip: Missing an earring? An antique drop earring can be converted to a necklace pendant. Very fashionable today.
Terry Kovel answers as many questions as possible through the column. By sending a letter with a question, you give full permission for use in the column or any other Kovel forum. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We cannot guarantee the return of any photograph, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. The volume of mail makes personal answers or appraisals impossible. Write to Kovels, Auction Central News, King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
- Souvenir plate, GAR, white ironstone, purple rim band, transfer pattern, members medal, Post 71, 1884, 8 inches, $12.
- Celluloid button, Saint Anne and Virgin Mary, Diedrich Schaefer Co., 3 inches, $12.
- Girl Scout uniform, junior, hat, belt, purse, sash, tie, green and yellow, 1960, size 10, $69.
- "Dun Workin" sign, wood panel, applied molding, black and white paint, c. 1900, 9 1/4 x 27 inches, $770.
- Barber's mug rack, carved oak, 40 compartments, 44 1/2 x 41 1/2 inches, $880.
- Bronze candlestick, Gothic, ormolu, reeded shaft, 8-sided base, border, France, c. 1850, 11 1/2 inches, pair, $956.
- Oil lamp, metal, porcelain, frosted globe, putti, lilac and green, E. Drouet, Sevres, France, 1897, 19 x 32 inches, $2,000.
- Newcomb pottery vase, narcissus, high relief, blue, green, yellow, Anna Frances Simpson, 1929, 6 3/4 inches, $2,151.
- Clock, Gothic style, cathedral, gilt bronze, rose window dial, fluted columns, c. 1890, 16 x 7 inches, $2,390.
- Gothic Revival chair, mahogany, carved, lancet back, silk slip seat, c. 1840, 35 1/2 inches, $2,988.
Available now. The best book to own if you want to buy, sell or collect – and if you order now, you'll receive a copy with the author's autograph. The new Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, 2013, 45th edition, is your most accurate source for current prices. This large-size paperback has more than 2,500 color photographs and 40,000 up-to-date prices for more than 775 categories of antiques and collectibles. You'll also find hundreds of factory histories and marks, a report on the record prices of the year, plus helpful sidebars and tips about buying, selling, collecting and preserving your treasures. Available online at Kovelsonlinestore.com; by phone at 800-303-1996; at your bookstore; or send $27.95 plus $4.95 postage to Price Book, Box 22900, Beachwood, OH 44122.
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The University is also an immensely diverse institution with 38 colleges and 6 permanent private halls. It boasts a remarkable range of centres of knowledge and expertise, with the Bodleian Library and the Ashmolean Museum among its many architectural and cultural treasures.
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Book review: A strange circus, an exciting school and a superhuman boy
From adventures in the big top and drama in a girls' boarding school to a thrilling supernatural adventure and a charming picture book celebration of life itself, there is something here for every child to enjoy.
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The circus is coming to town...
Welcome to the Circus Mirandus, a weird and wonderful place that might be real… or just might be the figment of a troubled boy's fertile imagination.
Cassie Beasley's stunning debut novel – its TV and film rights have already been sold for a six-figure sum – is so much more than a standard adventure story.
This timeless tale, which features the heart-warming relationship between a boy and his sick grandfather, is a powerfully moving novel brimming with magical possibilities and tackling head-on some of life's biggest challenges like grief, loss, hope and belief.
Micah's grandfather Ephraim is gravely ill and Micah's mean Great-Aunt Gertrudis has arrived to take care of him. The boy is very close to his grandfather and has listened to many stories about a mysterious magic circus which his grandfather visited as a boy. It was there that his grandfather was promised a miracle by the Lightbender, the circus's greatest magician.
With his friend Jenny in tow, Micah is determined to find out the truth of the Circus Mirandus before it's too late, but he will have to wrestle with giant white tigers, and his wicked aunt, along the way. Will this bizarre stranger keep his promise and save his grandfather? And does the magical Circus Mirandus really exist?
This is a gorgeous, gregarious and unforgettable story with a charismatic backdrop and a cast of exciting characters, all leavened by a powerful, heart-warming message.
And the good news is that Beasley is hard at work on a sequel!
(Chicken House, paperback, £6.99)
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Mischief at Midnight by Esme Kerr
For years, Enid Blyton's Malory Towers books were the must-read for girls, but a new boarding school series is moving to the top of the class for the 21st century generation.
Welcome to the bustling classrooms and gossipy dormitories of Knight's Haddon School where orphan girl Edie and her friend Anastasia are back to solve another mystery.
Mischief at Midnight is the second exciting novel in Esme Kerr's nostalgic and yet very contemporary boarding school series which is perfectly pitched at young readers who like a gripping mix of school stories and suspense.
There's a new girl in the class at Knight's Haddon and she isn't like anyone the other girls have ever met before. Janet is cool and confident so Edie is thrilled when they become friends, and when her friendship with Anastasia becomes rocky, Janet is there for her. But then some rather unpleasant mischief begins to unfold and Edie realises that Janet may not be all she seems. And when events suddenly take a dangerous turn, Edie has to take some terrible risks…
Kerr, a clever and sensitive writer, ratchets up the tension in this brilliant school saga as emotions run high and the drama rapidly mounts.
Roll on the next adventure…
(Chicken House, paperback, £6.99)
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The Unicorne Files: Alexander's Army by Chris d'Lacey
Also winging its way onto the shelves this summer is the second book in Chris d'Lacey's high-octane Unicorne paranormal adventure series featuring a secretive organisation and a boy with an innate superhuman ability.
Billed as the X-Files for a new generation, this highly original series is spooky supernatural at its best. Full of suspense and intrigue, Alexander's Army, the sequel to A Dark Inheritance, features a fantastic cast of characters and plenty edge-of-your-seat action.
Fourteen-year-old Michael Malone investigates supernatural occurrences for the mysterious Unicorne agency. After strange reports emerge from a local comic book shop, Michael is sent to solve another unexplained mystery – but facing an invisible enemy is something has not been trained for...
Chris d'Lacey delivers plenty of thrill-a-minute action and startling surprises in this gripping adventure which will leave his band of addicted readers longing for the next chapter.
(Chicken House, paperback, £6.99)
Age 3-8:
The Paradise Bird
Written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister
Publisher Minedition, which produces beautifully crafted picture books that open the door to the world, serves up a 'treeful' of fun with this funny, charming celebration of life.
Pages of big, bold and enchanting illustrations and a story that invites youngsters to participate in the action create an unmissable picture book treat.
'We're so bored!'croak the ravens. 'Nothing ever happens.' But then something does happen, something bright and colourful and very, very noisy. Paradise Bird has arrived and life for the big, ebony birds will never be the same!
Pfister's opulent and seductive Paradise Bird is as charismatic as his name suggests, turning the black, colourless world of the ravens into a riot of colour and raucous laughs.
Irresistible for young and old alike…
(Minedition, hardback, £13.99)
Age one plus:
Help! The Wolf is Coming!
Written by Cédric Ramadier and illustrated by Vincent Bourgeau
There's a scary wolf on the prowl… and kids are going to have to do their bit to keep him at bay.
This imaginative, interactive board book is guaranteed to get your toddlers shaking, rattling and rolling as they follow the instructions to make sure the wolf doesn't get them!
Get ready for the shrieks and giggles that will accompany this brilliant book which teaches that reading is fun and following instructions is a delightful game.
As the big, black wolf gets closer and closer, youngsters turn the page, tilt the book, shake it, and then slam it shut. And if we hold the book on a lean, maybe the wolf will slip and fall. Bye bye wolf!
Help! The Wolf is Coming! is already a hot seller around the world and now looks set to become a classic with English-speaking children.
(Gecko Press, board book, £6.99)
From birth:
Baby Touch: Busy Baby
Ladybird's super new Baby Touch book is music to the ears of both little ones and their mums.
There are hours of entertainment to be enjoyed as your own busy baby explores the bright touch-and-feel pages in this interactive book which comes complete with an audio CD of specially composed baby music.
Follow the baby in the red car as he journeys across the big, colourful pages from the jungle, the town and the farm all the way back home again. With different patches of touch-and-feel on every double page and bright high-contrast pictures, there is plenty to look at and explore together.
And then sit back and listen to the ten tracks of specially-composed instrumental music, the perfect soundtrack to a baby's busy day of exploration.
Baby Touch: Busy Baby is a real package of delights. It provides a sensory feast of fun for even the youngest of babies, helps to encourage a lifelong love of books and is the perfect travelling companion on long car journeys.
(Ladybird, board book, £7.99)


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Super7's Alien ReAction line debuts at SDCC
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 by Pixel Dan
By now you've probably heard about the awesome Alien ReAction line from Super7. If not, then you'll definitely want to check these out! I think this is one of the SDCC items I am most excited for!
From Super7Store.com:
In 1979, prototypes for 3 ¾" action figures for the ALIEN film were developed but never manufactured. Through our network of industry and collector contacts, Super7 has unearthed reference material and original 34-year-old prototypes and will now make these "lost toys" a reality. Under authorization from 20th Century Fox, Super7 will produce the full series of ALIEN toys as part of our ReAction Figure Series (Retro-Action). Each is stylized exactly as items from the "golden age" of action figures with approximately five points of articulation, accessories, and period-authentic blister card packaging.
Preorders for the ALIEN ReAction Figures will begin at San Diego Comic Con….and fans who preorder a set of the five ReAction Figures at our Super7's booth will get more than they ever expected – a full Early Bird Package containing:
An ALIEN figures display stage (including original artwork created in the style of 1970s packages), Space Club Membership Card, ALIEN photos, and a sheet of ALIEN stickers!
But the best part is this Package is FREE when you preorder your set of five figures at SDCC! The five ReAction Figures will be complete with accessories and on Blister Card packages – * THE ALIEN ("BIG CHAP") – with removable transparent dome, extendable jaws and glow-in-the-dark head! * RIPLEY – with Flame Thrower * ASH – with Motion Detector * DALLAS – with Flame Thrower * KANE in NOSTROMO SPACESUIT – with removable helmet and transparent visor
The Early Bird preorder for the five figures is only $100.00 in the Continental US, Rest of the world $125 (+tax) and the cost includes shipping fees! No additional postage necessary! The figures will ship between October 1~December 31, 2013, and the Early Bird Package will be handed to you on the spot at SDCC.
Super7 tracked down a retired toy sales representative who had a storage unit filled with old catalogs and toys from the 1970s, including a most amazing find: cases of "ALIEN SALES SAMPLES" designated for 1979's Toy Fair! Each package contains two figures – the ALIEN (Big Chap) and KANE (in Nostromo Space Suit) – in unpainted "test shot" blue plastic. These samples were intended for distribution to wholesale buyers looking for the "next big space movie" product in the 3 ¾" scale. Ultimately, the line was cancelled –as shown by the large red stamp on the box and enclosed letter to the sales staff – and these samples never were taken to the trade show.
Okay, full disclaimer: These two-packs are brand new and we are joking about "discovering" them. As far as we have been able to ascertain, ALIEN figures were never displayed at any toy show or event, which made us wonder what really happened behind the scenes. Taking that curiosity further, we decided to create "the sales samples that never existed" and turn it into fun collectible…and a great way to kick off the ReAction Figure series!
Super7 will bring a limited quantity of the "Discovered Sales Samples" to San Diego Comic Con! This will be the first opportunity for collectors to own the ALIEN and KANE in ReAction Figure format – five points of articulation, extendable inner jaws, removable clear dome, removable clear space helmet. Each two-pack in "cancelled" packaging (including the sales staff letter) retails for only $40.00.
Classic 3 ¾" figures are known to have holes in the heel of the toy, and ReAction Figures will keep that tradition alive! And if there is a hole in the foot, there needs to be a peg somewhere to connect…
Super7 has created an Exclusive Base in the shape of the ALIEN ReAction Figure logo complete with said peg. These bases will fit the upcoming ALIEN ReAction Figures as well as most vintage 3 ¾" scale toys. Visit the Super7 booth, sign up for our mailing list, and you will receive a Figure Base for FREE!
Thirty-four years in the making! Get the lowdown on Super7′s plans for the ALIEN ReAction Figure line in our "vintage style" catalog! A limited quantity of this popular catalog have been printed for San Diego Comic Con – and these will be available for FREE! Formatted exactly like the 3 3/4" space-figure booklets of yesteryear, this 12-page catalog features brand new information and photos on all five of the ALIEN ReAction Figures. Much of the catalog text and imagery is adapted from original toy packages and sales materials from the 1979 ALIEN product line, continuing the fun, retro vibe of the ReAction Figures themselves.


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Altai Republic or Altay Republic (ăltī´, ăl´tī, ältī´), constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 190,000), 35,800 sq mi (92,722 sq km), SE Siberian Russia. Bordering on Mongolia in the south, it contains most of the Altai Mts. and is drained by the Biya, Katun, and Chuya rivers. The region is mountainous, and gold, manganese, and mercury are mined. Livestock raising and dairy farming are important, and grain is cultivated. The republic capital is Gorno-Altaisk (1989 pop. 46,000), a processing center for the agricultural products of the region. The majority of the population are Russians; the rest are Altaians (Oirots, Temuts, Shors, Tilengets, and Kumands). Altaians, numbering about 45,000, are Turkic-speaking peoples with Mongolian ancestry. Some are nomadic or seminomadic herders and hunters, but most are now settled on farms. A communal society existed in the area from the 3d millennium BC, and there is evidence of a Mongolian civilization in the 5th cent. BC The Turkish khanate ruled the region from the 6th to the 10th cent. AD, and the Altaians were under the control of the Mongolian khans from the beginning of the 13th to the 18th cent. In 1756 the Altaians came under Russian hegemony. From 1918 to 1922 there was civil war as the mountain groups fought the Bolshevik forces. Between 1922 and 1948 the republic was called the Oirat or Oirot Autonomous Region. It was renamed Gorno-Altai in 1948, a name it maintained until the mid-1990s. Gorno-Altai was given republic status in 1991 and was a signatory, under the name Republic of Gorniy-Altay, to the Mar. 31, 1992, treaty that created the Russian Federation (see Russia). The republic was formerly sometimes known as Mountain-Altai.
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November is IAAPA Expo time around here.
Several of us head to Orlando as speakers, committee chairs, or buyers.
It's an incredible trade show.
Here's a series of HoliBlog posts from November 2007's trip to the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions Expo:
Destination: Orlando.
The night before I left, I told my youngest son, eight-year-old James:
Me: James, honey, I will be gone the next several days on a business trip.
James: Where are you going?
Me: My trip is to Florida. I'll be at a convention in Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday.
James (suddenly very concerned): Mom… be very, very careful. O.J. lives there. (Note: he wasn't expressing an aversion to the freshly squeezed breakfast beverage.)
Later on, James wanted to know more.
James: What's a convention?
Me: It's a big meeting. People from all over the world who work at theme parks and water parks and zoos and aquariums get together to talk and learn.
James: Is there cake?
The subhead for this post should perhaps be: Lesson learned: Don't travel on the same day as the President
Although a number of us attended the IAAPA Convention this week, we all seemed to have different schedules. By Tuesday, Will, Mrs. Koch, and Eric had already gotten a start on their week. Matt flew out earlier that morning; Marketing Director John and I had a very reasonable flight time out of Louisville: 10:30 am EST.
So we're flying out of Louisville Tuesday morning … remember who else was flying in that same day? (Cue: Hail to the Chief music.) That's right, Mr. Bush had a speech to give in nearby New Albany. The gate crew was all a-twitter. They told us they hoped we could get out ahead of Air Force One's approach, but if we didn't make it, the entire airport–including our flight–would shut down for about 15 minutes. (I later heard her say 30 minutes. It was 45.)
John was all excited to see Air Force One land. I think he'd already had too much coffee, as he couldn't sit still. "Is that it? Is it landing over there? I can't wait to see it again!"
It suddenly hit me I hadn't put on mascara yet, so I dug it out of my purse. The nice gate lady came by to put a pink tag on my carry-on luggage.
"You got that by Security?"
"Security let you through with that?"
I looked around and realized she really was addressing me with her question.
This? Mascara?
"Yes, it's a liquid."
A liquid? It's goop!
"Well, maybe it's a gel then."
No…it's more like tar. What kind of threat is mascara? I foolishly pointed the wand in her direction and joked, Am I going to poke someone in the eye?
That really wasn't smart of me; since she wasn't a Security Agent I didn't get in trouble. The nice lady left me in peace and moved on to tag someone else's bag.
John was quaking with laughter. My dangerous mascara became the theme of the trip.
We settled back, waiting to hear if we'd get to board our plane before the president arrived. It was not meant to be. I was checking emails on my cell (we don't have Blackberries; I call mine a Hollyberry, given the location of our park).
Suddenly, the screen went blank.
Then, in place of the email, up popped two words in unusually large type: ACCESS DENIED.
Access denied? What the…? How did John get me fired over the mascara incident so quickly?
We later figured out that when Air Force One is approaching, all wireless communication is halted.
Makes sense. Good idea.
Once onboard, we had another delay. Ten minutes later, though, the pilot got on the horn: "Ladies and gentlemen, Dub-ya has left the premises."
So we got to taxi past Air Force One. "Nice paint job!" John commented, admiringly. "Can you see it? Look! You don't want to miss it! Isn't it something?!"
Yes, yes, I see it. Very nice. Ugh. You are such a guy.
"At least I don't smuggle make-up past the security guards. I don't think I want to travel with you again. You're a loose cannon."
I started digging in my purse; maybe I could do some damage with that stick of L'Oreal goop after all…
Okay, so this is even more embarrassing than the mascara incident. John and I sat behind the cutest pair of grandparents and grandchildren. A ducky little boy and girl who behaved perfectly on the long plane ride. As we stood in the aisle ready to get off the plane, I couldn't resist.
Are you going to see Mickey?
"Oh yes!" the darling children chirped in unison.
That's wonderful! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun! …and maybe next summer, Grandma and Grandpa will take you to visit us at Holiday World.
Be honest. Was that tacky of me?
(It's okay; I know the answer.)
Mrs. Koch told us today she was recognized in the Orlando airport, "Hey, Mrs. Koch! Is it really you?" And Matt stayed behind in Florida a few extra days with his lovely wife. In the Mission: Space queue, a family sported Colts Football shirts, so he started up a conversation with them. "Sure, we love Holiday World! In fact, the kids just said yesterday they would rather have spent four days at Holiday World instead of here in Orlando."
The love-fest, sadly, did not extend to my feeble outreach program. Grandpa turned with a pleasant, yet quizzical, look on his face. "Holiday World? Never heard of it!" I quickly surmised they must have stopped in Louisville en route from some foreign land. Yes, of course, that must be it.
Oh, sorry. So you're not from Louisville?
"Sure, we used to live there. Now we live in Florence." Judging by his accent, I really don't think he meant Italy.
"Now, where is that park?"
Okay, by now it was getting embarrassing. And John was right behind me, snickering.
Oh, we're in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana — isn't that fun?
Grandpa smiled kindly and nodded, then turned to follow the rest of his family off the plane. After all, Mickey was waiting.
For this last story, we have to get back on the plane and up in the air again.
We're high in the sky and I have to pull the shade since it's so sunny as we head south.
John is suddenly more animated than usual. "Oh, boy! Here comes the cart!"
The cart?
Yes, the beverage wagon the poor flight attendants have to ram down the aisle inch by inch.
John was craning his neck, hanging over in the narrow aisleway. Looking, looking. "I think we get … yes! Cookies!"
Ah, the childlike wonderment of a grown man getting excited over cookies.
Prepackaged airline cookies.
John, you can have mine.
"No! I wouldn't think of it! These cookies are great!"
No, really … they obviously mean something special to you. You're welcome to mine.
"But just think about it for a minute. If you don't want them, bring them home to James as a gift. I've done that for years — my girls just love it." At this point, he was trying to shove some in my purse. "Trust me. They make great gifts!"
I can only imagine what it looks like under John's tree on Christmas morn. "Oh, Daddy. thanks! I love my shower cap! Oh, and Mommy got a shoe-shine-kit-in-a-bottle! You're the best!"
To make matters worse, John then struck up a conversation with the flight attendant. He wanted to know about additional inventory. She admitted to stashing some cheese crackers and promised to bring some back later. Once off the plane, we and our crumble of snacks headed over to the convention center. First stop was to search for my presentation room, since IAAPA had asked me to speak about communications.
Up on the third floor, a bit more lost than we'd have ever admitted to each other, I let out a tiny scream. Coming toward us was a lady on stilts.
Really, really high stilts.
We were on this kind of balcony thing and she was way far away from the edge, but it still made me woozy. The stilted lady was in a Mardi Gras outfit. And we were the only other people around. Although she was fairly far away from us, it only took a few steps for her to be, well, in our faces.
Her knees, anyway.
She asked us if we were going to an awards event that evening. I was about to thank her for the invitation and explain we already had plans, but John jumped in, "Well, why don't you tell me more about the event?"
That's the big difference between the two of us. I say "no thanks" and move on; he likes to talk for half an hour and make sure an exchange of business cards takes place.
I guess they call that networking.
I wandered away, calling behind me, "John I'm going to look over here for the room…"
Wait! They have beads! What color do you want? He was suddenly ecstatic again. Free beads. All sorts of pretty colors.
Stocking stuffers.
"No thanks," I said, forcing a weak smile. When John caught up with me, I detected a slight hint of admiration in his voice.
Wow. It's sort of impressive that you can be this grouchy a thousand miles from home.
Later on, I caught up with Matt in the vast convention hall. He was shopping for scooters, on behalf of Vanessa. I tried to stay out of range, but a second sales guy approached me, pitching a new style of strollers. When he found out I wasn't there to buy, he quipped: "Well, maybe Matt can buy some and then you can write a news release about it."
Okay then.
Happily, soon after we ran into Will and Mrs. Koch. He'd done it again. Stopped by looking for Mr. Bigfoot, but to no avail. "They told me to come back tomorrow. They say he works all night and sleeps all day, so he doesn't show up until late afternoon."
Will was stoked.
When I asked him this week if he'd ever found Sasquatch's creator, Will's face fell. "No, and I stopped by their booth three times."
Ah well, there's always next year.


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Tuesday 3 May 2011 by Bradley M. Kuhn
Both RMS and I have been critical of Mono, which is an implementation of Microsoft's C# language infrastructure for GNU/Linux systems. (Until recently, at Novell, Miguel De Icaza has led a team of developers working on Mono.)
Most have probably heard that the Attachmate acquisition of Novell completed last week, and that reports of who will be fired because of the acquisition have begun to trickle. This evening, it's been reported that the developers working on Mono will be among those losing their jobs.
In the last few hours, I've seen some folks indicating that this is a good outcome. I worry that this sort of response is somehow inspired by the criticisms and concerns about Mono that software freedom advocates like myself raised. I thus seek to clarify the concerns regarding Mono, and point out why it's unfortunate that these developers won't work on Mono anymore.
First of all, note that the concerns about Mono are that many Microsoft software patents likely read on any C# implementation, and Microsoft's so-called "patent promise" is not adequate to defend the software freedom community. Anyone who uses Mono faces software patent danger from Microsoft. This is precisely why using Mono to write new applications, targeted for GNU/Linux and other software freedom systems, should be avoided.
Nevertheless, Mono should exist, for at least one important reason: some developers write lots and lots of new code on Microsoft systems in C#. If those developers decide they want to abandon Microsoft platforms tomorrow and switch to GNU/Linux, we don't want them to change their minds and decide to stay with Microsoft merely because GNU/Linux lacks a C# implementation. Obviously, I'd support convincing those developers to learn another language system so they won't write more code in C#, but initially, the lack of Free Software C# implementation might impede their switch to Free Software.
This is a really subtle point that has been lost in the anti-Mono rhetoric. I am not aware of any software freedom advocate who wants Mono to cease to exist. The problem that I and others point out is this: it's dangerous to write new code that relies on technology that's likely patented by Microsoft — a company that's known to shake down or even sue Free-Software-using companies over patents. But the value of Mono (while much more limited than its strongest proponents claim) is still apparent and real: it has a good chance to entice developers living in a purely Microsoft environment to switch to a software freedom environment. It was therefore valuable that Novell was funding developers to work on Mono; it's a bad outcome for software freedom that those developers will lose their jobs. Finally, while perhaps some of those developers might get jobs working on more urgent Free Software tasks, many will likely end up in jobs doing proprietary software development. And developers switching from Free Software work to proprietary software work is surely always a loss for software freedom.
Update (2011-05-04): ciarang pointed out to me that Mono for Android is proprietary software. As such, it's certainly better if no one is working on that proprietary project anymore. However, I would make an educated guess that most of the employed Mono developers at Novell were working on the Free Software components, so the above analysis in the main blog post still likely applies in most cases.
Posted on Tuesday 3 May 2011 at 20:30 by Bradley M. Kuhn.
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It was with great pleasure that, at the end of last month, I became a Daring Baker (note the capital letters). I had been reading about their baking exploits on various blogs for a while, and I finally got my act together and figured out how to join them. The recipe set for my inaugural exploit was buns - your choice as to whether to make them of the cinnamon or the sticky variety, as chosen by Marce at Pip in the City. Cinnamon buns have always been a weakness of mine (I confess, especially the Pilsbury ones), and since I'm not a person to resist my temptations, cinnamon buns it would be.
I followed the instructions very much to their letter; I didn't want my first Daring Baking experience to be a wash-out, and the rising of the dough had me vaguely nervous since yeast doesn't always comply with my wishes. Following the initial mixing of ingredients, the instructions called for either a mixer to knead the dough, or 15 minutes of strenuous hand-kneading. As I sadly don't have a mixer, I had a quarter of an hour of hard graft. And I learned that although 15 minutes of kneading by hand *sounds* like a long time, 15 minutes of kneading by hand is, in fact, a horribly, strenuously, wrist-numbingly long time. I did my best to practice my Alexander Technique breathing and posture along the way, but I was watching those seconds on the timer tick down like a desperate woman waiting to be released from prison.
I took the promising-looking rising of the dough as a sign that a) I was doing well with the recipe and b) I could take a break while the dough did some work. To off-set some of the calories to come, I used the 2 hour rising period as a time for Mr A&N and me to take a Sunday stroll. However, when he began getting ideas about stopping in the local pub and having a nice pint of bitter (and inevitably whiling away the rest of the day there) the cinnamon buns suddenly mysteriously began urgently calling us home to tend to them. Curious.
The rest of the bun making went very well, and the buns did come out looking like proper, store-bought creatures. I do think I erred at one point, however, and I would minorly adjust the recipe in one place if I were to do it again. First for the error: when rolling out the dough, I labored a bit to make the rectangle nice and perfect and evenly rectangular. After creating my rectangle I read on further, and saw a warning not to overwork the dough during rolling otherwise the buns might turn out tough rather than soft. Well, that was my punishment, because the buns were slightly on the tough side. The adjustment I would make to the recipe would be to increase again by half the amount of cinnamon sugar called for. I do have quite a taste for cinnamon so that may be influencing my thoughts, but I also found that the lemon flavoring in the dough battled with the cinnamon for pride-of-place - and these are called 'cinnamon buns', after all.
My first daring baker challenge is done, and I really enjoyed doing it, as well as eating (and sharing...grudgingly) the results. Roll on more daring baking.
Cinnamon Buns, from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice
Makes about 1 dozen large buns
- 6 1/2 Tbs / 3.25 oz caster or granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 1/2 Tbs / 2.75 oz shotening, unsalted butter, or margerine
- 1 L egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp lemon extract or 1 tsp grates lemon zest
- 3 1/2 C / 16 oz white flour
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1 1/8 - 1/1/4 C whole milk or buttermilk, room temperature
- 1/2 C cinnamon sugar (6 1/2 Tbs sugar mixed with 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon)
- White fondant glaze:
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp lemon, orange, or vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 Tbs - 1/8 C warm milk
- Cream together sugar, salt, and shortening/butter, either using a blender with paddle attachment on medium-high, or by hand.
- Whip in egg and lemon until smooth.
- Add flour, yeast, and milk, and mix on low/stir by hand until mixture forms a ball.
- If using a blender, switch to the dough hook and mix on medium for 10 minutes, or knead by hand for 12-15 minutes. Dough should be 'silky and supple, tacky but not sticky'. Even texture out with flour or water, as needed.
- Lightly coat a large bowl with oil, and place dough ball in the bowl, rolling around so it's lightly coated.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rise at room temperature for about 2 hours or until double in size.
- Clean and prepare a counter top for rolling out the buns. Lightly mist with oil so the dough will not stick.
- With a rolling pin, roll out the dough so it forms a large rectangle, about 12 in x 14 in, and is about 2/3 inch thick. Don't over-roll or make the dough too thin, or the buns will be slightly tough.
- Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the rectangle.
- Roll up the dough moderately tightly, forming a cinnamon-sugar spiral.
- Cut the dough into about 1 3/4 in thick slices for large buns.
- Turn the buns on their side, so the cinnamon spiral is facing upward, and spread out on a baking tray that is already covered in cooking paper. Buns should have about 1/2 in inbetween each other.
- Allow to proof at roof temperature for about 1 1-1/2 hours, until they have nearly doubled and are almost touching.
- Pre-heat oven to 175 C / 350 F, with the wire rack in the middle of the oven.
- Bake for about 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool the buns for about 10 minutes, and then streak with the fondant glaze. (For fondant glaze: mix the sugar, extract, and minimum amount of milk together, adding more milk to make the glaze thick but able to drizzle easily).
- Place buns on a cooling rack, and allow to cool another 20 minutes before serving (if you can resist).