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Léon - The Professional Saturday 26th May 2001 15:39 Léon lives a fairly simple life in an apartment in New York City, for just $5000 a head, he can be hired as an assassin. But what happens when he has to look after a twelve-year-old intent on revenge for the killing of her entire family? DVD Add a Comment
Leon: The Professional - Deluxe Edition Wednesday 16th February 2005 19:33 Following on from the recent Fifth Element 2 Disc Deluxe Edition release, we get Léon Deluxe Edition. Arguably Luc Besson's best work, has Léon finally been given the treatment it deserves? And is the international cut really all that different from the t DVD Comments (14)
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Friday 21st December 2001 13:36 In the past, films based on video game characters have tended to be complete disasters, with the abysmal Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle 'Street Fighter' standing head and shoulders above the rest as probably the worst film ever. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is UK - DVD R2 Add a Comment
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Last Broadcast, The Thursday 5th July 2001 23:00 Made a few months before "The Blair Witch", "The Last Broadcast" is the film which should have received more hype. Costing only $900 to make and being distributed digitally this film is worth taking a look at. UK - DVD R2 Add a Comment
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TRAFFIC in a York street which is one of the city's historic entrance routes is set to be disrupted over the coming weeks by major gas main replacement work.
The project in Micklegate, which is due to start on January 7 and is expected to last for two months, involves the replacement of a 15-inch cast-iron gas main underneath the street and associated supply pipes.
A spokesman for the Micklegate Quarter, the area's traders' association, said contractors carrying out the work had planned to notify association members in the New Year.
"But we thought it best everyone heard as soon as possible as it has the potential to be very disruptive," he said.
He was aware of some specific access issues already for several businesses, and was going to arrange a meeting on January 3 or January 4 to discuss some solutions with the contractors.
He said a series of trenches 150 feet long would be dug and filled in, one at a time, over a period of seven weeks, starting at George Hudson Street and working up to finish at Micklegate Bar.
A one-way traffic system would allow cars to flow eastbound from Micklegate Bar towards George Hudson Street, but westbound traffic would be diverted at George Hudson Street and prevented from heading up the hill towards Micklegate Bar.
He said the contractors had said the work would be predominantly in the road, but pavements would also be affected, although pedestrian movement and access to premises would be maintained.
The contractors had said every effort would be made to minimise disruption, but as much of the carriageway as possible would remain accessible during the works.
No work was scheduled during the project in side streets such as Trinity Lane, Barker Lane and Priory Street, but the trenches, traffic diversions and parking restrictions would have a knock-on effect.
A Northern Gas Networks spokesman was unavailable for comment.

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World's End, The (US - BD RA)
Gabe returns to the golden mile and says goodbye to the Cronetto Trilogy in style...
Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the 'five musketeers' reunite in their hometown to complete the ultimate challenge – one night, five friends, twelve bars – a boozy quest on which only the strongest will survive. But after a bizarre series of encounters with the out-of-this-world locals, they soon realize that reaching their final pub, The World's End, may be the least of their troubles. They're having the time of their lives, ready to take on the world… but, tonight, they may have to save it. (From Focus Features' official synopsis)
Starting with their outrageously great television sitcom, Spaced, and continuing through their feature films, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost have created a truly unique brand of comedy motion picture. Previously, I avoided discussing these movies by interviewing DVDActive's very own Kevin and Nick Wilson, aka: The Wilson Bros., about their experiences on the films (read that here and here. The Wilsons are, along with Pegg, Frost, and Cornetto ice cream treats, the unifying components of a loose 'trilogy' of funny movies with warm hearts. Following Hot Fuzz, Wright made the quirky Canadian comic book adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Pegg & Frost wrote/starred in an American sci-fi comedy called Paul for director Greg Mottola. Now, one year shy of a decade since their first film, these three friends have reunited (along with producer Nira Park) for a final hurrah under the fitting title The World's End.
The World's End doesn't only mark the end of the 'Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy;' it is presumably the last movie of its kind we'll see from Wright, Pegg & Frost. I assume they will continue to work together for the remainder of their careers, but their genre-centric analyses of modern manhood are over and done with (for the time being, at least – I fully expect there will be some kind of Grumpy Old Men-like reunion another couple decades down the line). That puts added pressure on The World's End to deliver a fitting finale for one of the most unique cinematic team-ups of the last 20 years. What's interesting about encapsulating the entire series of films is that Hot Fuzz ends up feeling like the odd one out. This has nothing to do with the film's standalone quality, but with its satirical tone. It parodies conventions more directly than its bookends. Shaun of the Dead and The World's End are movies where mundane people find themselves trapped in a genre film, while Hot Fuzz is a movie where a genre character is trapped in the mundanity of the real world. All three movies have messages about growing up and finding happiness in difficult situations, but the apocalyptic finalities of Shaun of the Dead and The World's End press the issue with a bit more hyperbole.
However, the process of directly comparing Shaun of the Dead and The World's End is convoluted by the thematic complexity of The World's End's climax. In some ways, it directly contradicts the 'moral' of the zombie apocalypse (take responsibility!) by creating a different kind of apocalypse that appears to support Gary King's (Simon Pegg's) childish and destructive lifestyle. It's a difficult ending to parse, because it feels so irresponsible. It's also an uncharacteristically fatalistic attitude for Wright & Pegg to take, following the sunshine-and-roses endings of the other two Cornetto Trilogy films. Perhaps they're simply jaded by age and the lingering naiveté of their Generation X-centric output has worn off. Are these characters realizing they've wasted their time growing up and that there's no substantial reward for good behavior? Is selfishness an inherent part of the aging process? The deeper message might even be something more despondent and ironic. I'm pretty sure everyone over the age of 25 has had a Gary King in their lives – a guy or girl that peaked socially in high school or college and never managed to move beyond that period of their life. I definitely knew a Gary King and, when I left the theater after seeing The World's End, I suddenly found myself worrying about him. As the film draws to an end, Gary's way of life starts to make sense to the other characters and, eventually, leads to the world itself being restructured to fit his arrested development. But, even as the final images assure us that Gary is finally and truly happy, there is an air of melancholy in the truth of this conclusion. His way of life/happiness can only be achieved if the civilized world is crumbled into a Mad Max-like hellscape. Our Gary Kings are doomed to fail in the real world.
The World's End is more of a genre grab-bag than the zombie-centric Shaun of the Dead or the cops 'n robbers-centric Hot Fuzz. It was sold as the Cornetto version of Armageddon, but only becomes an apocalypse movie during its post-climax coda. The more obvious influences are the allegorical science fiction movies made during the Cold War era – movies like Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, where an alien race attempts to replace humanity with emotionless 'pod people,' or Robert Wise's The Day the Earth Stood Still, where a different alien race attempts to correct humanity's destructive tendencies. The World's End succeeds where so many other satires fail not only because it resonates with the material on a thematic level, but because it subverts the precedent. In this version of the story, humanity tells Klaatu that they don't need intergalactic assistance – that freedom of expression is more important than order. Again, it's an entirely irresponsible 'moral,' but it's a generally unique one, at least in terms of science fiction films. (Edit: in this release's extra features, Wright mentions taking inspiration from a number of specifically British analogous sci-fi flicks, including Day of the Triffids and The Quatermas Experiment)
Wright & Pegg also break with analogous expectations by correlating genre conventions with emotional arcs, rather than politics or social domga. Movies like Neill Blomkamp's District 9, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield, and, of course, Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, appropriated the '50s/'60s sci-fi films' Cold War fears and replaced them with post-9/11 nightmares, but, even as they told stories on personal levels amongst world-changing chaos, their themes were universal. The World's End simmers everything down to the personal relationships of a handful of characters. It is among the most intimate portrayals of its kind on this level and possibly the most intimate since Philip Kaufman's 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake. A typically cyclical and clever screenplay can only carry them so far – the poignancy that the film achieves is dependent on sympathetic characters and moving performances. Shaun of the Dead had some profoundly touching moments, but there's almost no comparing the accomplishments that the core actors make here on a dramatic level. I'm especially amazed by Frost, who takes unlikely place of straight man in the Pegg/Frost dynamic.
Dramatic successes aside, The World's End is a step up for Wright as a technical director, as seen specifically in the film's fight and special effects sequences. Hot Fuzz had more than its share of explosive action, including all the gunplay and physical brutality of the more serious films it was referencing. But that violence was confined (charmingly) by the movie's small town scale. While apart from Pegg and Frost, Wright made a more elegant, effects-heavy brand of action movie in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. For that film, he got a lot of mileage out of placing average-looking young actors into unlikely and dynamic martial arts sequences. Clearly, Wright didn't get this imagery out of his system, because The World's End has three fantastically absurd fight scenes that feature surprisingly adept, middle-aged schlubs taking on blue-blooded (literally), action-figure inspired robots. These extremely ambitious Jackie Chan/Yuen Woo-Ping-inspired brawls seek to re-create the digitally-augmented, long-take action seen in Scott Pilgrim, though in a (largely) analogue format. The effect is impressive from a choreography and stunt execution standpoint, but the clarity is sometimes sabotaged by overly frenetic camera work. The problem is normalized a bit during the second and third fight and, fortunately, is much less distracting on a smaller screen.
The World's End was shot mostly on 35mm film with a few flashback moments shot in grainy, oversaturated 16mm for that 'aged' look. The 35mm footage is appropriately gritty with extremely fine grain patterns that intensify slightly during some of the higher contrast shots. Other artefacts, like minor edge haloes, are minimalized, but not obliterated by post-production tinkering. Wright and cinematographer Bill Pope (a Sam Raimi and Wachowski favourite that Wright picked up on Scott Pilgrim) don't shoot digital, but they certainly use digital grading tricks to create an eclectic and thematically appropriate palette. The early scenes are contrasty, cool, and desaturated, as if the mundanity of adulthood has sucked the colour out of life. As they enter New Haven, the world warms up. Whites turn yellow, skin tones turn auburn, and shadows/blacks turn a bit teal (I know, I know, another O&T movie…). The daylight scenes are still relatively lush in terms of natural greens, but these also cool as darkness falls. Homogenized, powdered blues become a common highlight – at first, seemingly without purpose, then to signify the presence of 'blanks,' who bleed blue and emit blue light. The only hues that have any notable macro-blocking issues are the harshest reds, but there are no signs of bleeding, cross-colouration, or banding (the blends are very smooth during the disco scene). Details are needle-sharp, faltering only on occasions when the lighting is at its absolute darkest. Wright and Pope don't use a lot of deep focus, aside from location establishing shots, so the tightest textures are usually in close-up. The depth of field is nicely established via intricate focus differentiations and dynamic contrasts. The deep blacks, which are important to the crisp differentiations, are actually more consistent than the occasionally brown ones that appeared when I saw the film digitally projected in theaters.
Edgar Wright productions always have wily and aggressive soundtracks. Even Spaced with its minimal budget managed to fill the channels with stylized noise. As the most expensive film in the Cornetto series (a paltry $20 million), The World's End is no exception and is presented here in uncompressed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. The sound design follows the film's structure, becoming more dynamic as the sci-fi action escalates. The early scenes in the mundane world are aurally dry environment in terms of basic ambience. As in the case of the other Cornetto movies, transitional sequences give the stereo and surround channels their biggest work-outs before things finally get wacky. The action scenes are generally louder than the rest of the film, but not at the risk of the little details that make a good sci-fi sound mix work. The whir of robot servos and the soft clunk of fleshy firsts against plastic skin punches through the directional assault of screaming schlubs and robotic alarms. Composer/music supervisor Steven Price's work is also expectedly busy, brimming with directional movement, warmth, and aural depth. The score springs to life the most aggressively during Gary and Andy's final foot race to The World's End pub. This reminds me of the symphonic-techno stuff Don Davis/Juno Reactor did for the Matrix sequels. Though never as complex as the action sequences, the '90s-loaded pop music additions greatly benefit from the lossless qualities, pumping loudly without distorting at higher volumes.
This discs substantial extras include:
- Commentary with Wright & Pegg – This is the writer's commentary, so the focus is presumably placed on the screenplay and its cyclical storytelling style, though plenty of time is spent discussing the behind-the-scenes process as well. I've found myself 'unprepared' to listen to the commentaries on films I really enjoy lately, because I'm usually not finished mulling them over. I'm always sure to finish the feature part of my review first to avoid 'spoiling' myself. There is a whole lot of information and subtext unveiled here and much of it never occurred to me (admittedly, I skipped between the tracks while reviewing them, so I missed plenty), but Wright & Pegg are also careful not to specifically tell us what to think about their movie, which is appreciated.
- A 'technical commentary' with Wright and cinematographer Bill Pope – This commentary (obviously) covers the technical processes of making the film, but also delves deeper into the locations (Wright more or less gives point-by-point directions to each of them) and Wright's filmic inspirations than the first track. There's surprisingly little overlap, zero down-time, and the technical discussions aren't nearly as dry as one might expect.
- Commentary with stars Pegg, Frost, and Paddy Considine – This final commentary is, like most cast tracks, a bit sillier and more unfocused than the other two, but I suppose fans on their third commentary track will welcome the uptake in goofiness.
- Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End (49:00, HD) – A two-chapter behind-the-scenes documentary that covers the film's themes, the script's biographical elements, inspirations, acting/casting, characters, and Wright's direction. It includes interviews with Wright, Pegg, producers Edward Felner and Nira Park, and actors Pierce Brosnan, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, and Rosamund Pike.
- Four brief advertising featurettes:
- Director at Work (2:30, HD)
- Pegg + Frost = Fried Gold (3:30, HD)
- Friends Reunited (3:50, HD)
- Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (5:10, HD)
- Filling in the Blanks: The Stunts and FX of The World's End (27:40) – A deeper look at the film's stunts/training, cinematography, choreography, and physical/digital effects.
- Hair and Make-Up Tests (4:10)
- Two animatics (11:20, HD)
- FX, acting, and training rehearsal footage (6:20, HD)
- Stunt tapes:
- The Bathroom Fight (3:20, HD)
- Twinbot Fight (1:50, HD)
- Beehive Fight (3:30, HD)
- VFX Breakdown (8:50, HD)
- Bits & Pieces (outtakes/alternate takes, 3:20, HD)
- There's Only One Gary King: Osymyso's Inibri-8 Megamix (4:40, HD) – A mash-up of Gary King's best moments set to music.
- Signs & Omens (7:50, HD) – A montage that highlights some of the films visual clues and dialogue callbacks.
- Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart (13:10, SD) – Wright & Pegg show & tell their script chart (they've done this on all of their DVD/Blu-ray releases so far)
- Deleted scene (1:00, HD)
- Outtakes (another word for bloopers in this case, 10:40, HD)
- Alternate edits/more outtakes (4:30, HD)
- Picture-in-picture storyboard U-Control option.
- Trailers
- TV spots
- TV safe edits (3:40, HD)
- Image galleries
- Trivia track
I'm not quite ready to call The World's End my favourite film in the Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy – there's just so much to love about all three films that I can't imagine forcing myself to chose one over the others. It is certainly the most complex and challenging film in the series and a fitting finale on a thematic level. It's also a blast and a film I'm going to enjoy revisiting alongside Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. This Blu-ray release meets the expectations set by Universal's other Cornetto Trilogy releases, including a crisp 1080p transfer, a brash and complex DTS-HD MA soundtrack, and a pile of special features that will take fans hours to cull.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking the individual images, but due to .jpg compression, they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Tweety_LTWG Member Join Date: October 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 12
Loved this movie in the theater, sure gonna buy it on the Blue disc
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
I was actually pretty disappointed with this one. It didn't resonate with me in the same way the previous films did.
What I love most about The World's End is the utterly confounding final few minutes. It's the perfect example of Barthes' concept of the punctum. The final scene pierces the viewer, and stays with them (not least because it's the final scene). The viewer struggles to incorporate the punctum into the studium of the film. It resists the casual interpretation, the basic off-hand explanation. It demands more of the viewer.
I am a huge advocate for this; I'm tired of being told how to feel by movies. The World's End is refreshing in that sense.
I'll always prefer Hot Fuzz over the other two, but I was genuinely impressed by The World's End, and its ability to weave an emotionally intelligent story with a clever syuzhet. Expectations were high, and for me The World's End delivered.
I am a huge advocate for this; I'm tired of being told how to feel by movies. The World's End is refreshing in that sense.
I'll always prefer Hot Fuzz over the other two, but I was genuinely impressed by The World's End, and its ability to weave an emotionally intelligent story with a clever syuzhet. Expectations were high, and for me The World's End delivered.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
It isn't that confounding...
I didn't mean confounding as in it's unintelligible or that it's incoherent. I meant it's confounding because it resists the logic of this type of narrative. It does not fulfill the traditional character arc which can frustrate viewers' unconscious expectations. Devin Faraci over at Badass Digest does a fairly good reading of the final scene. Which isn't to say that this reading of the ending isn't bad.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
I loved this movie. I bought it today on blu-ray
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
mlcm wrote: Which isn't to say that this reading of the ending isn't bad.
...so it *is* bad?
...so it *is* bad?
Gabe Powers wrote: mlcm wrote: Which isn't to say that this reading of the ending isn't bad.
...so it *is* bad?
Haha, whoops. That was a typo!
...so it *is* bad?
Haha, whoops. That was a typo!
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
Person Member Join Date: October 2012 Location: United States Posts: 206
Love this movie! Bought it yesterday, and it makes me happy as balls to see it next to Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim. Now I just need Spaced.
Also, great review!
Also, great review!
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Disc Details
Release Date: 19th November 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DVS 2.0 English and DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH and Spanish
Extras: Directer/Co-Writer Commentary, Director/Cinematographer Commentary, Actor Commentary, Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End, Filling in the Blanks: The Stunts and FX of The World's End, Hair and Make-Up Tests, Rehearsal Footage, Stunt Tapes, VFX Breakdown, There's Only One Gary King, Signs & Omens, Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart, Deleted Scene, Outtakes, Alternate Edits, Trailers, Image Galleries, DVD Copy, UltraViolet Copy
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Hola AdryCastellanos: Te enviamos el Repost del Proyecto como acordamos por nuestra conversación para la ONG.
Repost 3 - Traducir textos que están en castellano al idioma portugués orientado a Brasil
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresSchematics with arduino (modified versions of Arduino Lilypad) - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresCustomizing Quotation report OpenErp 7 - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresBubble shooter game development - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresmejorar trafico y posicionamiento en buscadores - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresConvert my theme of Joomla 2.5 in Responsive fully - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresThesis Summary - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresVideo Opt-in Form for my blog - repost'
Tengo trabajo en curso relacionado con proyectos anterioresIcon photoshop - repost'
Hi Sanaya I. Could you repost the two other entries you withdrew earlier as I'd like to show them to my partner later tonight.
Hi Kornienko V., had to repost same as before
My Website has several comment sections. -Profile Comments -Timeline -blog -album -songs -videos -groups -events -classifieds -music With this said, I want to edit the comment section from all the above to be the following. 1. Mobile Friendly and neat. 2. Post comment link moved to the right or staying in place if moving the comment counter to the
...solution for our existing website. The website uses the Yii Framework. Its a food portal with multiple merchants selling their food. We want a solution to build a pos system where a merchant can use the same menu updated on the main site to create an order for a client. The app should be as an add-on for the existing website, where we will be able to
Hi Latiful Khabir T., I noticed that you sent your proposal for this: https://www.freelancer.com/contest/Url-shortener-logo-doma...but I remember that it was preety good. Anyway, you withdrawed it (I hope not because of that 1 star - that's a my mistake - didn't know how to change it :) ) Feel free to repost your proposals if you want, I'm still open
Process incoming json content and repost it to another service.
This is the repost project. I have a lot of scanned images written in German and I need the document file from the images. So I am looking for a native German who can do for this. Again: Native German Required. The documents have the descriptions of the machines. Looking forward to finding the right person.
...looking for someone to post a local craigslist ad in Chicago. I will pay you $7 for the cost of the post itself plus $5 extra (for your effort each time)...I'd want you to repost it 1-2 times a week and pay you the same each time. I would set up most of the post for you so it would only take you about 2 minutes to finalize the post. Let me know if
...looking for someone to post a local craigslist ad in Chicago. I will pay you $7 for the cost of the post itself plus $5 extra (for your effort each time)...I'd want you to repost it 1-2 times a week and pay you the same each time. I would set up most of the post for you so it would only take you about 2 minutes to finalize the post. Let me know if
...looking for someone to post a local craigslist ad in Chicago. I will pay you $7 for the cost of the post itself plus $5 extra (for your effort each time)...I'd want you to repost it 1-2 times a week and pay you the same each time. I would set up most of the post for you so it would only take you about 2 minutes to finalize the post. Let me know if
...weekly basis Source photos and videos from our content team and content library Source additional content from other brands and online contributors Reply to all comments and DMs on our social accounts Route inbound messages to proper colleagues Keep an eye out for brand tags and mentions and then respond or repost Create designs that appeal to a target demographic
...fixed and added in the website. I have made a video that explains every feature in detail that you must watch to understand the tasks. [iniciar sesión para ver URL] 1. COMPRESS UPLOADS 2. MOVE LIKE,COMMENT, REPOST & REPORT BELOW IMAGE 3. SOME WORK ON THE LOGIN PAGE 4. INVITE FRIENDS ON EXPLORER PAGE 5. ADD WEBSITE BACKGROUND 6. ICON HEADER
- Looking for expert to post 2000 comments on at least 2000 YouTube videos in the shortest time ...related to paranormal and supernatural. - All the comments you post must be visible to the public for 6 months. - If the comments is not visible to the public, you have to repost the comment on other videos link. - You will be given the comments to post
Hello everyone, Due to a high interest for this job, I'm gonna repost this with more details. For the moment, I have an ecommerce shop greatly performing and now I want to expand what I'm doing. Therefore, I'm really looking for solid business partners to work with and build a good long term business relationship. So please, if you don't think you're
Hello, I am looking for a program or script that can automatically post advertisements of second hand selling website. For Mac. The website is [iniciar sesión para ver URL] there I want to automate advertisements, so they will be deleted and repost again in intervals of 30 minutes for example. Thanks! Jan Renders
- Looking for expert to post 2000 comments on at least 2000 YouTube videos in the shortest time possible. - You should be very familia...find the video links to post the comment. - All the comments you post must be visible to the public for 6 months. - If the comments is not visible to the public, you have to repost the comment on other videos link.
...[iniciar sesión para ver URL] 6 - If a subscribe done, the ads will be removed ADS: - Admob and Appodeal - Appears Interstitial when press 2 times: Repost Button - Native Ads appear between Repost. NOTE: do not appear ads on the first day, and begin to appear after 24 hours of application install: NOTE: In the first admob ads appear, when not ready
REPOST: Need this project done ASAP. Last freelancer took money and ran. Project is simple but several days behind, now. I have an app. It does a data check on computers, creates a JSON report, then send it to a share drive. WORK TO BE DONE: I am needing help getting it to send a small JSON file to OneDrive via API, instead. This script will be run
Repost for Instagram The app will work like all other instagram repost apps. Basically the point is to reproduce the core features of this app : [iniciar sesión para ver URL] You can use native or Cordova, I don't care as long as it works well. I will pick the best price/quality/skill combination. More
(This is a repost of a prior contest that was deleted by freelancer.com due to system issues) What I am looking for is simple: 1. A video bumper (or an intro if that's what you know it as) 2. A lower third BOTH of these components are required for this project and should be done in the same entry. For the bumper, I am looking for something
...large json deposit and I am submitting the data to my WordPress website, I need someone to make it so that my code is cleaner + submits the data in intrivals so my website does not crash (all you need to do is limit inputs, and store the posted results into a readable json, so we know not to repost that publication the script is working perfectly otherwise)
...have experience in Instagram Marketing and must know how to repost pictures and post good content with good caption and hashtags. The goal is to reach 5'000 to 10'000 active followers mainly in switzerland / germany / austria but also world wide. Tasks: - Take over the account - Post / Repost 3-5 pictures (landscape, travel) per day with a capture in
Sorry this is a repost as i needed to change the details. This is very much a job for someone who is an Excel expert with experience in complex data validatiin drop down list construction. I know that this might also be a job for Microsoft Access which will be fine as long as I can get excel outputs with specific colouring and layout which can be interrogated
Hi Byron, apologies for the change in contact - I had to repost our job after accidentally closing it too early. I am pleased to share that you have been selected to do the voiceover for our 2800 word project for the videos! Please let me know what your pricing schedule is. Best, Audra
Por favor, regístrate o inicia sesión para ver los detalles.
Hello, my name is joe. ...consumer products on eBay, offerup, let it go, mercari and others. I need someone to repost ads in our account daily. The price would be 12 usd for 3 hours of work. I will give access to photo files and a original ad, it will be your job to duplicate the ads and repost them in all of these verticals daily. Are you interested?
...suddenly stumbled upon this website that has all the elements I'd like to have on my website: [iniciar sesión para ver URL] I know a little bit of HTML5 - CSS and JavaScript and I were able to understand how some of the features on this website work, but I don't know enough CSS and JavaScript to implement all the features. I know this website uses:...
I am looking for a reliable and professional Magento developer to help me maintain my website (fixing bugs, installing patches, future upgrade). I want to hire someone who works as an individual, and is able to work in short notice. Have to be careful with your work. Right now, I just have two small problems to fix (see attached file). The top menu
Social media content should be engaging, relatable, funny, inspirational, and informative. We are looking for someone who can design social media content (images, graphics, short videos) for our clients. Your responsibility includes understanding each brand, then designing engaging content. You can also find similar content to repost. We are not looking
REPOST! Bc there is confusion Please read description before bidding Can you upload this HTML template into Shopify? [iniciar sesión para ver URL] This IS NOT A SHOPIFY THEME IT IS AN HTML FILE I need the files converted into a template then uploaded to my website
Are you self-motivated and driven to succeed? Do you have access to many free sites for reposting articles? We seek a freelancer who has access to many free sites to repost our articles. Reposted articles must index in Google. Budget to start -ff would be $10.
The company name is Freightlancer. Think uber for freight. Needs to appeal to both customers th...appeal to both customers that would book trucking (semi-trailer deliveries inter-state) to local pickup/delivery in a car, van or bike. This is a repost of the contest because we didn't find a winning entry we liked and the last contest autodistributed.
In short 4 things for 95$: graphql files (instead of gql`${Login}${UserProfiledFragment}...culprits. In trying to fix the polyfill related errors I just added all proposal plugins, which now cause errors of their own. Auth fixed commit was the last working one. repost last sentence as first sentence of your reply, and I correction 90$ bucks not 100.
...1200 unique, and around 1800 categories (with repeats): [iniciar sesión para ver URL] I need the categories downloaded in xl format with all URLS for all three levels. This is a repost - I had this job done last month but neglected to check that the 3rd level URL is missing. The freelancer who did the job isn't currently available. I will need you to share
Sorry for the repost, it seems once again everyone is using bots to post their proposals. I am looking for someone to either make or send me a web crawler that is capable of crawling specific job posting websites HTML and taking its content and converting it to XML or similar so I can submit it on my website. I am happy for you to simply give me the
This is a repost of a project that we have posted before, but we decided to post it as a fixed budget project. If you need more information, feel free to contact me before submitting your proposal. We are looking for a JavaScript user interface developer to help us develop new user interfaces for industrial quality control systems. In this first
Hi Yosef, This is Kimberli Hansen. I was in contact with you about the design for the body diagram. We're about to repost the contest and I wanted to reach out before we did to let you know the situation. You did such excellent work so I wanted to make sure you understand why we, unfortunately, cannot work with you further on this project. You see
Hello Freelancers, this is a repost of an older project. I'm looking for an experienced translator for dubbing. The key here, is matching the word count while staying close to the source. The translation needed is for an animated series: "La Brujita Tatty" [iniciar sesión para ver URL] I have a script that's been already
I need a C# library that will allow me to create/post/delete/view added ads on kijiji website. A similar project written on Python you can find on GitHub (Kijiji-Repost-Headless). So you could convert this code to C# or write a new one that needs to work.
Hi Dharmesh K., Let me know if you are still interested in the project. If not, I will repost for public again.


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> The clique around it as been trying to backstab kde and
> it's users and backers in any form possible ever since.
> Read up, and you'll find out that they are little more
> than bullshitters and backstabbers with a project
> that's a total mess.
You are fully correct here. In the past six years of my contributions towards GNOME I made the same experience with that stuff. As sad as it sounds not only KDE is affected here but also competitors (competition projects) amongst GNOME who get this to feel. Even if you as developer want to contribute to GNOME you are under permanent attack, you receive nothing else than huge diffamation, attacks, namecalling, slandering and so on. This drives people away from contributing to GNOME.
Most developers around GNOME are some sort of having found themselves in "groups" they usually block every contribution from outside and usually declare valid and good stuff as stupid, silly or as troll attempt. This is quite frustrating for people who want to contribute. The attempt to contribute something towards GNOME is a very stone way and usually leads to frustrations at the end.
The best thing for contributors is to do the dirt work. The leftovers which the GNOME developers don't want to work on. Like writing documentations, doing the translations and so on. But as soon as it goes to normal bugfixes for bugs that are known for years these bugreports stay in bgo without attention. If you happen to have some time please head over to bgo and have a look on your own and you see how many bugs have been left there without attention. No comments, not even a feedback why the bug has been rejected or what was wrong with it.
Totally impossible is it as soon as you want to contribute some sort of features (because you reject working on the dirty leftovers or the simple patches that no one gives a f--k for). Working on features is usually the fun part of contributing. You are then directed to put your patches on bgo with comments like "we will have a look at that later" and then it stays there without any feedback for years. They are not interested to get new people helping that project.


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President Barack Obama set new social media records on Election Night.
Shortly after NBC News projected that Obama had been re-elected as President of the United States, Barack Obama's Twitter account sent out a tweet with the text "4 more years," along with a photo of the President hugging First Lady Michele Obama. After 54 minutes, the post generated more than 318,000 retweets (shares of the original post) – the most retweets in Twitter's history.


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Ron Guth: Two major varieties comprise 1814 Large Cents: Plain 4 and Crosslet 4 (referring to the absence or presence of a crossbar on the end of the horizontal bar of the 4). Though both varieties are plentiful, the Plain 4 is definitely the less common of the two. No Red-Brown or Red examples are known of either variety.
The 1814 Plain 4 Large Cent is scarce in Mint State and is most likely to be found in MS-63. Gems are very rare and the finest example certified by PCGS (as of October 2011) is a single MS-66 Brown.
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Susan Powell's father says private investigator will review case file on her disappearance
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SEATTLE – Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more — might turn up something the investigators missed.
Chuck Cox told reporters Tuesday at a news conference in Seattle that a private eye has offered to help comb through the records, perhaps yielding new or overlooked clues about the sensational case.
"That's one of the reasons we wanted it: to find out what (the police) really had, because that would point us in a different direction and give us a place to search for my daughter," Cox said.
Susan Powell disappeared in December 2009, and her husband, Josh Powell, was long a suspect in the case. But last year, he killed himself and the couple's two young sons in an explosive house fire in Washington state, and investigators turned their attention to Powell's brother, Michael, who, they now believe, helped Josh Powell dispose of Susan's body.
Michael committed suicide by jumping off a parking garage in Minneapolis three months ago. That left authorities with no direct suspects, and this week they announced they were closing the active part of the investigation and opening their books on the case. They insisted they never had enough evidence to charge either brother.
"We didn't have a body. We don't have a crime scene," West Valley City Deputy Chief Mike Powell said.
The documents show that police had always doubted Josh Powell's bizarre alibi. Powell claimed he wasn't home when his wife vanished because he had just left the house — in the middle of the night — to take their 2- and 4-year-old boys camping in the Utah desert in the middle of a snowstorm.
They describe how Powell gave muddled answers when asked where authorities should look for her, and how detectives painstakingly followed up on tips called in by hunters, campers, prisoners, other law enforcement agencies and even psychics. They checked mine shafts and shallow pet graves, tracked down a potential witness in Michigan, used wiretaps and put a tracking device on Josh Powell's van.
Detective reports also reveal that Josh Powell apparently had an affair with a woman he met through a dating service months before his wife vanished. The woman, whose full name is redacted, told them they had sex five to six times during daytime meetings, and he paid her about $800.
The revelations about the affair and about Michael Powell's potential involvement were surprising, Cox said, and he was eager to see what else was in the files.
Cox and Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney for the family, said they continue to believe that prosecutors did, in fact, have enough evidence to arrest Josh Powell and convict him for murder. Not having a body can make it tougher to prove a murder charge, but prosecutors across the country have won convictions in such circumstances.
In this case, Bremner said, the circumstantial evidence was remarkably strong: Powell's alibi was nonsensical. He hemmed and hawed when questioned by police. He couldn't explain why he had her cellphone with the digital SIM card removed, and he couldn't explain why, in the days after she disappeared, he rented a car and drove it 800 miles.
There was also a potential motive: Josh Powell cleaned out Susan Powell's retirement accounts 10 days after her disappearance, and he had taken out $1.5 million in life insurance policies on her.
"In some ways, circumstantial evidence is the best evidence," said Bremner, a former prosecutor. "With direct evidence, you can have a witness lie. With forensic evidence, you can have problems with collection. But circumstantial evidence never lies and you can't change it.
"They could have arrested him, and they should have, based on that evidence."
Bremner told the news conference that even as Utah police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case — a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.
Bremner said she and Cox were apprised earlier Tuesday of the federal investigation by an agent who has been directly involved in the case. She said she requested permission to announce the development at the news conference, and the agent granted it. Bremner said the scope involved looking into what Josh Powell's father, Steve, knew about his daughter-in-law's disappearance.
In response, Melodie Rydalch, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah, issued a statement saying that federal agencies in Utah had assisted in the investigation and would be happy to do so again should circumstances warrant.
"However, we do not have plans to conduct any further investigation," she said.
West Valley City Deputy Police Chief Mike Powell said he wasn't immediately aware of any ongoing federal investigation.
Steve Powell had a sexual obsession with Susan Powell and thoroughly documented it in journals seized by police. He is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted of voyeurism charges for secretly recording young neighbor girls.
Utah police said Monday that they do not believe he was directly involved with Susan Powell's disappearance but may know more about it than he has let on.
Police said both Steve and Michael Powell were uncooperative in the investigation.
They interviewed Michael numerous times about why he left his car at an Oregon junk yard weeks after Susan's disappearance — a fact police didn't learn until nearly two years later. Officials said he offered evasive answers about why he got rid of the car and how he had used it in late 2009.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Feb 2007 18:53 UTC, submitted by WillM
"At the time, most of us thought Oracle undercutting Red Hat's Linux business with its Unbreakable Linux was a big deal. Would customers flock to Oracle's cut-rate version of RHEL? Would Red Hat be pounded by Larry Ellison's minions? After a few months, the answers appear to be: No, it wasn't a big deal; and no; and no."


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Topic: Could Fett Take On All the Trekkies?
now being a huge SW fan since i was wee little i've grown up hating Star Trek. Don't know why, its in SW fans blood i think, but deep inside ourselves we as SW fans know, SW rules and trekkies suck, so my question or questions are; Could Boba take out all the Star Trek characters in a fight ( not all at once but it is Fett so maybe 6 on 1 at most) and/or could someone beat him then who?
Note; i know nothing of Star Trek and i don't know if everyone else does so if you know someone hwo could take on Fett leave maybe a description or a link to the characters bio, thanks
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The Monroe 6 Cinemas goes on the auction block at 11 a.m. Friday.
The Monroe 6 Cinemas goes on the auction block at 11 a.m. Friday.
It opened in 2008 amid expectations that the six-screen theater at 34 Mill Pond Parkway would boost other businesses in downtown Monroe.
The theater closed in September 2011 after village officials determined the elevator no longer worked.
The owner, Norman Adie, pleaded guilty three months later in federal court in Manhattan to wire and securities fraud. He was charged with misusing $530,000 of investor funds.
Outstanding taxes on the property total $99,483, and Citizens Bank has a $6 million judgment after suing over missed mortgage payments.
The theater has about 1,100 seats, and dual-level lobbies.
The auction will be held at the county court building, 285 Main St. in Goshen.
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Simply Sally
Added Oct 6, 2012
Perth, Australia
This is StyleArc's Simply Sally top, they are an Australian pattern company which draws patterns to your sizing. I loved the look of this top so thought I would give it a go. It came together pretty well, but the process was made a headache because I had tension issues with my overlocker :(
Still, on the whole, I'm pretty happy :)
I have included a pic of the back, as it wasn't what I expected, but I still like it.
Material Notes
I used a beautiful Japanese knit which is not what is suggested by the pattern maker, it is quite thick and thus the knot is quite bulky. The suggested fabric is a lightweight woven!
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Oct 7, 2012, 12.11 PMby skeeler
This looks really nice on you!
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Oct 8, 2012, 06.04 AMby jennyrecorder
Thanks Susan, it looks even better now that I have finished the seams better, I wore it yesterday to dinner, but untied with the front panels pinned, it looked unusual :)
Oct 6, 2012, 10.54 AMby jennyrecorder
…actually, I might follow my own advice and cut it to a gentle curve before I wear it out :)
Oct 6, 2012, 10.52 AMby jennyrecorder
Hi Marjorie, I haven't made them yet, but I bought the Wendy pants and the Lexley blouse/dress. I was amazed that the patterns are hand drawn and so beautifully too :) As far as the back of the Sally top goes, I think if this is the view you want to wear (as opposed to the knot being at the front), then you could just cut off the apex of the triangle and redesign the fall, then a simple seam would do it.
Oct 6, 2012, 07.39 AMby schnui
Hi Jenny, This StyleArc Simply Sally top looks great on you. I bought this pattern and was going to make it up too but didn't realize it looked like that at the back either. The front is perfect and as the pattern shows but I am not sure about the back. Can you get someone to tuck it in or fold it under. I will do a trial run as I don't want to use the stretch velvet I bought and not be happy with the top.I wanted my top for the Christmas party season as it is so cocktail party looking!!! I really like StyleArc patterns and the ones I have made have been such a good fit. Have you bought any others?
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This paper is elegant and beautiful all in one. But your debating wether to buy it yes? One of the factors may be do I like whoever enough to use This paper on their wedding page? Well here's a crafty thought maybe you don't and that is exactly why you are going to use this page. What! You heard me. If you can't be honest with fellow crafters who can you be honest with. Besides we can't give you away without telling on ourselves. Use this page mat a few photos that you have changed to black and white (because you care-and hear the the heart touching music playing in the background) tie a bow a few pearl brads and thats 5 minutes of your life you don't mind that you can't get back. Still feeling like its wrong somehow. Okay invite them over for dinner and if after an 30 minutes your not certain that your would walk down your driveway over burning coals then listen to them for one more minute don't get the paper. But if you are, and lets save time and 2 really nice steaks and go with you are, Buy the paper and be done with it and more importantly them. And move on to projects about people that you love.
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Reflective Selig embraces 'new phase' on 80th birthday
On the eve of his 80th birthday, Commissioner Bud Selig sounded like a man content to turn a page on his remarkable life.
"You know, I've started to think a lot about that," he said Tuesday afternoon. "I suppose I'll think more about it in November and December as it gets closer. I just know I look forward to it. It's a new phase."
On the eve of his 80th birthday, Commissioner Bud Selig sounded like a man content to turn a page on his remarkable life.
"You know, I've started to think a lot about that," he said Tuesday afternoon. "I suppose I'll think more about it in November and December as it gets closer. I just know I look forward to it. It's a new phase."
He'll retire in January after 45 years in baseball, including the last 22 as the greatest Commissioner the sport has ever had.
At times, memories come in waves.
"What a journey it has been," he said. "It's a long way from 1970. Who would have thought all this would happen?"
One of the saddest days of his life was when his beloved Braves packed up and left Milwaukee for Atlanta after the 1965 season. He immediately began to work to bring the sport back to the city, and he did it the old-fashioned way.
He worked the phones, knocked on doors, cajoled, counseled, pleaded for help with the project. One of his first important meetings came after he drove from Milwaukee to nearby Madison to sit across from Oscar Mayer.
Yes, that Oscar Mayer.
"I didn't know him and was so nervous," Selig said. "I was 29 or 30 at the time. He turned out to be a lovely human being and loved baseball. When we were done, he came around his desk, shook my hand and said, 'I'm in. I look forward to being your partner.'"
The Brewers played their first game on April 7, 1970. They lost to the Angels, 12-0.
"Andy Messersmith pitched a great game," Selig said. "That was the only time I didn't care whether we won or lost."
Well ...
"I can't tell you how happy I was to have baseball back in Milwaukee," he said. "I'm feeling so good about it. But after the game, I ran into this guy who said, 'Well, you said you wanted baseball in the worst way. Looks like that's what you've got.'"
Forty-four years later, Selig laughs again as he remembers the moment.
OK, let's push the pause button to understand why Selig cared so much. This is the heart of the matter.
As Commissioner, he has led a breathtaking transformation of the sport. Make no mistake about this part of the deal. All the good things that have happened to Major League Baseball these last 20 years have happened largely because of Selig's leadership and vision.
He took over the sport at a time when it was in trouble on an assortment of levels. Now, look at it. There's financial prosperity for both players and owners. There's 19 years of labor peace, competitive balance, record-setting attendance, a new generation of ballparks, Interleague Play, Wild Card playoff berths and a host of other changes.
He also was the guiding light for a little endeavor called Major League Baseball Advanced Media, which has transformed the way fans consume games, highlights, news and analysis.
"One of the great success stories in the history of American business," Selig said proudly.
Selig had a hand in all of it, and he did it by walking a fine line between respecting the rich history of the game while embracing innovation and change.
Strip all of that stuff away, though, and there's something simpler at work here.
"I regard myself as a baseball man at heart," he said.
Indeed, he is that.
He still watches games, still loves the sport. He second-guesses managers and umpires, still admires the great players. He appreciates Derek Jeter's dignity, marvels at Mike Trout's skills and is impressed by Joe Maddon's genius.
Almost each night, he settles into his favorite chair at home, turns on his screens of choice and flips from game to game.
He fell in love with the sport growing up in Milwaukee. His parents, especially his mother, a great fan, regularly took him to Wrigley Field. From her, he learned to appreciate the nuances of the game, the stars, ballparks, all of it. She also took him to New York, for a tour of the ballparks in the 1950s.
"Well, she wanted to see the museums," Selig said, "but it was a baseball trip, too. That's when I first saw Joe DiMaggio. Can you imagine the impression that made?"
As owner of the Brewers, he loved the competition. OK, he loved the competition some of the time.
"Remember how that door would swing open?" he asked.
When he was angry, doors would slam at County Stadium. Sometimes in the press box. Sometimes in the box where his general managers, Harry Dalton and Sal Bando, sat.
"I can still remember the look on their faces when I'd walk in there," he said. "Look, I could be horrendous when we were playing poorly."
When Dalton brought George Bamberger to Milwaukee to interview for the Brewers' managerial job, Selig began the conversation by saying, "I understand you want to manage our club."
"Your club?" Bamberger snapped. "Bunch of losers."
Selig hired him on the spot.
Selig loved his players, too. They were his guys, especially two of them -- Paul Molitor and Robin Yount -- he saw last weekend in Cooperstown.
"It's the people," he said. "It's a people business. If you're lucky enough to be around people like that, you feel awfully blessed."
And there was the final weekend of the 1982 season. The Brewers blew a four-game lead in the final week of the season.
On the last day of the season, in Baltimore, they were tied with the Orioles. The Brewers won that day to clinch the American League East, and when it ended, Orioles owner Edward Bennett Williams, a notoriously competitive man himself, threw his arms around Selig.
"You know I hate losing," he whispered. "But if I had to lose to someone, I'm glad it's to you, Buddy."
After the game, someone examined the seat where Selig had sat and found a couple dozen half-smoked tiny cigars beneath his seat.
He gave up smoking years ago, and when he turns 80 today, he'll begin the day with his 2,210th consecutive day on an exercise bike.
"It relaxes me," he said. "Sometimes, I don't want to get up, but I feel great when I'm done."
He keeps a grueling schedule, arriving in his office by 10 most mornings and sometimes staying until dark. He's on the phone almost constantly with owners, executives and a kitchen cabinet of sorts from which he solicits advice. This group includes trainers, doctors, general managers and an assortment of current and former players.
One of the things that made this year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony so special was that it included Joe Torre, a longtime friend.
"I've known Joe since he was 15 years old," Selig said. "His brother, Frank, and I are very good friends. He's just a wonderful man."
Selig will be in his office as usual on his 80th and then have dinner after work with his wife, Sue. He'll attend a birthday party in his honor over the weekend. But his 80th will be a work day. It's still the thing that drives him and excites him, the thing that has helped keep him going hard.
But he speaks enthusiastically about what's ahead, the teaching and writing and all the rest.
"I think writing the book is going to be like a full-time job for at least awhile," he said.
He has had a front-row seat to the evolution of both a sport and a country. He'll write of the places he has been and the things he has seen. He'll write about old friends like Hank Aaron, whom he met in 1958 and has remained close to ever since.
Selig knows there'll be other opportunities apart from the book and the teaching. He's excited about those, too. He won't retire, at least not in the way a lot of people think of retirement. He simply isn't geared that way.
He sees this next chapter of his life as a time to think and reflect, a time to share some of what he has learned and to attempt to tell his wonderful story.
There are people inside the sport who simply can't comprehend that he's actually retiring. For 44 years, he has been a source of wisdom and voice of reason in virtually every important decision.
To them, the idea that he won't be around as a sounding board, counselor, friend and guiding light is an idea they're still attempting to get their mind around. He will leave the sport incomprehensibly better than he found it, and baseball's growth and innovation will be his enduring legacy.
For that, there is no real way to express the gratitude of all he has done. Plenty of people will try just the same. This he understands and appreciates.
Happy Birthday, Commissioner.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Disgraced barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of lying to police investigating the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal.
Briscoe was convicted of three counts of trying to pervert the course of justice in connection with the investigation into how disgraced cabinet minister Huhne passed speeding points to his then-wife Vicky Pryce a decade ago.
Briscoe, 56, of Clapham, south London, had been suspended since her arrest in October 2012 and could now be barred from sitting as a judge.
Jailing her, judge Mr Justice Baker told Briscoe that if she and Pryce shared anything in common it was "arrogance by educated individuals who considered respect for the law was for others".
The judge said: "Constance Briscoe you are the third individual to be convicted of criminal offences arising out of a saga whose origin arises from 2003 when both Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce lied about who had been driving a speeding motor vehicle."
He said Briscoe hid her true motives for her involvement and then compounded the position in 2011 by "deliberately fabricating evidence when you thought you would be exposed".
He said the conviction was a "personal tragedy" for a woman who had been "something of a role model for others".
"Although blessed with intelligence you did not have every advantage in life. However, you worked hard at school and were the first person in your family to go to university."
He said the defendant went on to be given the privilege of being a part-time judge while "raising your two much-loved children".
But said he: "You were motivated, as was Vicky Pryce, by a joint desire to ensure the downfall of Chris Huhne.
"I'm sure that you realise only too well that this conduct strikes at the heart of our much-cherished criminal justice system."
He sentenced Briscoe to four, five and seven months for the three counts, totalling 16 months in jail.
Briscoe replied: "I'm grateful my lord."


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Release Date: January 24, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A prestigious legal honor society, whose philosophical roots stretch back to medieval English jurisprudence, has chosen the University at Buffalo Law School as its newest member.
The Order of the Coif — often called the law school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa — extended the invitation following a lengthy and thorough application process. UB Law is the only new chapter granted this year by the organization. UB joins a select list of law schools that have received this honor, a group that includes Yale, Stanford, Cornell, Michigan, University of California-Berkeley, Chicago, Georgetown and Northwestern.
The organization's criteria for admittance include commitment to superior legal education, a stimulating intellectual environment, dedicated teaching faculty who also produce quality research, instruction in both basic and new areas of the law, and rich and varied co-curricular activities, such as law journals, moot trial and appellate courts. In addition, the school's student body must have varied educational backgrounds and excellent academic credentials, and the staff of the law library must provide a high level of assistance to the school's teaching and scholarship.
"We are delighted to take our place in the Order of the Coif alongside other highly regarded law schools," said UB Law Dean Makau W. Mutua. "This recognition is an affirmation of the star quality of our faculty, the hard work of our staff and the high standards of our students. We are dedicated to educating new lawyers who are both deeply grounded in legal theory and conversant in the professional skills they will need in practice. We are gratified that our commitment to the best educational experience for our students is being acknowledged in such a public way."
Through its chapter of the honor society, UB Law will honor the top 10 percent of each year's graduating class with membership in the Order of the Coif. In addition to honoring the best law students, the Order of the Coif confers a triennial book award, arguably the most prestigious award given for legal scholarship, and sponsors a national lecture series through which member schools bring outstanding scholars to their campuses.
In medieval England, the Order of the Coif comprised the sergeants-at-law from whom the ranks of judges were drawn. The coif, pronounced "koyf," was a round white cloth that these barristers wore atop their wig. The contemporary American version began in the early 1900s at Northwestern University Law School as a way to encourage excellence in legal education nationwide.
Since its founding in 1887, UB Law School — the State University of New York system's only law school — has established an excellent reputation and is widely regarded as a leader in legal education. Its cutting-edge curriculum provides both a strong theoretical foundation and the practical tools graduates need to succeed in a competitive international marketplace, wherever they choose to practice. A special emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, public service and opportunities for hands-on clinical education makes UB Law unique among the nation's premier public law schools.
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Joyce McCartney Ward, an activist in historic preservation causes who helped establish the Irish Shrine in Southwest Baltimore, died of cancer Aug. 4 at her Bolton Hill home. She was 81.
Born Joyce McCartney in Baltimore, she attended Garrison Junior High School with her future husband, Thomas Ward, who would later serve on the City Council and later as a city Circuit Court judge. She and Mr. Ward had been neighbors as children.
She was a 1947 graduate of Forest Park High School and worked for many years for Dr. Raymond Robinson, a dermatologist. She later because an executive assistant to Howard Busick, who was an owner of the Lord Baltimore Hotel. Family members said that in his absence, Mrs. Ward had the responsibility of running the hotel in downtown Baltimore. She attended the Johns Hopkins University but left classes when she became a mother.
In 1958, she married Judge Ward and soon became active in his political activities and neighborhood activism.
"She and Tom had a great marriage. They worked hand-in-glove," said a longtime friend and political ally, former state Sen. Julian L. "Jack" Lapides. "Joyce was the nicest person I have ever known and anybody in Bolton Hill has ever known. In a heated political realm, she could calm the waters. Her beliefs in preservation were just as strong as her husband's. They were co-equal partners. Tom had the dominant personality. Joyce had the perfect personality."
Both were living in Bolton Hill in the 1950s when the city announced plans to demolish nearly 600 homes on Linden, Mount Royal and North avenues and other streets. She and her husband fought the urban renewal plan. As members of the Linden Avenue-Eutaw Place Improvement Association, she and her husband sued the city unsuccessfully. At one time, theirs was the only house left standing on Linden Avenue.
"Joyce was not one to ever sit still," her husband said. "Her life was one of extreme activity."
Family members said Mrs. Ward enjoyed local politics. She started following campaigns in the 5th District of Northwest Baltimore and was a board member and active campaigner for the Mount Royal Democratic Club. She campaigned for her husband when he ran successfully for City Council in 1963 and was treasurer for his bid for a city judgeship.
She was also a vocal critic of plans for an East-West Expressway through Baltimore. She worked alongside her husband as he successfully sued the federal government to block construction of an interstate highway in Fells Point and Federal Hill.
More recently, Mrs. Ward was a founding board member and treasurer of the Irish Railroad Workers Museum — and its 19th-century house on Lemmon Street — and was a supporter of historic and preservation movements in Baltimore and West Virginia.
"Joyce's positive energy was contagious," said Kimberly Forsyth, a friend and former board member of the Mount Royal Democratic Club. "She never felt the need to waste time being negative."
She was also a volunteer and later an employee of the Maryland Historical Society.
Mrs. Ward was an avid reader of true crime and love stories. She never owned a television set.
"She was a great traditional cook. At night, when we were in our pajamas, she emerged with a coffee cake as a late-night snack," said her daughter, Tracy Ward of Baltimore. "She was a strong, silent type of person. She was a quiet and wise person."
Mrs. Ward enjoyed visiting her farm on the Cheat River in West Virginia. She enjoyed going on history tours to Revolutionary and Civil War sites and to the battlefields of the Southwest Pacific of Guadalcanal, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands led by Edward Bearss, former chief of history of the Department of the Interior.
A memorial service will be held at noon Saturday at the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, 110 W. Lafayette Ave.
In addition to her husband of 53 years and her daughter, survivors include a son, Patrick Ward of Baltimore; two other daughters, Kathleen Dragovich of Columbia and Megan Carlson of Boring in Baltimore County; a sister, Jean Reehling of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; and four grandchildren.


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NFL conference championships coming up
So, it'll be San Francisco versus the New York Giants and New England versus Baltimore. All for the right to go to the biggest game of the year. No more upstart Broncos, no more defending-champ Packers. No more surprise Texans, and no more record-breaking Saints.
Obviously, the majority of the public wants to see a rematch of Super Bowl XLII with the Patriots facing the Giants. It's not that simple, though.
In order to get past the 49ers, the Giants will have to overcome the underdog story of the year. With Alex Smith (he of the No. 1 pick who has disappointed in almost every one of his six previous seasons in the NFL) gunning, the 49ers have impressed upon nearly everyone by now the fact that they are a serious team. By beating the New Orleans Saints in dramatic—if not overwhelming—
The Giants, on the other hand, rolled over the Green Bay Packers in such demonstrative fashion that their offense, which was well-heralded previously, may become secondary to a defensive unit that sacked opposing quarterback Aaron Rodgers four times. The Giants also had their way on offense, with Eli Manning picking apart the Packers' defense in way that was rather embarrassing.
In the AFC, the New England Patriots put an end to the miracle story of Tim Tebow's Broncos. The team-that-could just ran into a buzz saw and was clearly outmatched. Tebow outlived expectations this year and should be proud of the wins he (and the Broncos defense) managed this season, as well as making it to the playoffs, but the Patriots offense hung 45 points on the vaunted Broncos defense.
New England looks to continue its performance next weekend against the Baltimore Ravens, whose defense is miles ahead of the Broncos. The only hitch in the Ravens' game plan could be found in their regular season record: Of the four games they lost, all were away from home. Next week they'll play at Gillette Stadium, where New England is a tidy 7-1. That sole loss, by the way? It came to the New York Giants.
Both games will be televised on Sunday, with Baltimore and New England at 1 PM on CBS, and New York playing in San Francisco at 4:30 p.m. on Fox.


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¡Bienvenido 2013! Latinos in U.S. Prepare to Welcome the New Year in a Myriad of Ways
In the United States, our diverse population translates into a wide variety of ways people ring in the New Year. Latinos across South and Central America celebrate with a multitude of traditions. My Salvadoran husband, for example, tosses a bucket of water out the door to symbolize doing away with the old to make room for the new. Here is what other Latinos in the U.S. told me when I asked, "How will you be celebrating when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve?"
"We first watch 'It's a Wonderful Life,' then my three sons, my husband and I all sleep in our sleeping bags around the Christmas tree..." – Alexandra Rojas
"… New Year's Eve is another celebration we spend en familia with my suegro and all of my in-laws. At midnight, the entire family exchanges hugs, starting with our spouses and kiddies. Then we toast with sparkling cider … and share what our hopes and wishes are for the New Year." – Leslie Limón
"[I'll be] eating grapes with my family; toasting to a healthy and happy 2013!" – Jeannette Kaplun
"We always make steak and ceviche-style shrimp cocktails for New Year's in martini glasses. We create a really luxurious meal for dinner... it's a tradition passed down from my suegra. We also buy little noise makers, party hats and sparkling champagne for our countdown party. We'll be watching the ball drop via video call with family on Google+ and then going outside to light up sparklers and start a kazoo riot." – Chantilly Patiño
"We usually go to or host a house party so that our kids can ring in the New Year with us. This year one of my cousins will be hosting. We just have a huge potluck with familia - Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, Pozole Rojo and plenty of cocktails and desserts are on the menu. The kids play with their cousins and adults mingle, play poker, dominoes, and just have fun. Then at midnight we all toast, hug and kiss. The party ends around 3 or 4 AM." – Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack
"I will make sure to be wearing my yellow undies under my outfit… It's for "good luck." – Mercedes Sanchez
"I do the 12 grapes and 12 wishes at midnight. I write down my wishes and read them as I eat the grapes… My grandmother used to have us all crack an egg in a tall glass of water and she used to 'read' the shapes it formed to tell us what the New Year would bring… I miss that." – Ana Flores
"[I'll be] eating 12 grapes at midnight with my family, hoping for good health and good news. My dad will be coming out of surgery earlier in the day so we will be praying for a healthy start to 2013." – Nadia P. Jones
"Cubans mop the house and throw the dirty water out the door at midnight – it's to wash up all the old and for good luck. We also put suitcases by the front door to bring about travel." – Carrie F. Weir
"We enjoy vast pots of posole with crunchy tostadas, Corona with lime, and a warm kiss at midnight to last through 2013." – Melissa Herrera


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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes walk the red carpet at the premiere of their new film The Place Beyond the Pines on Thursday (March 28) at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York City.
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TOPEKA - An accountant from Manhattan admits that he embezzled more than $500,000 from the construction company where he worked.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release Friday that 63-year-old Larry D. Lord pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of filing a false tax return. He admitted he embezzled the money from 1995 to 2012 while working for Cheney Construction Inc. in Manhattan.
Prosecutors say he used some of the money to pay personal expenses. He falsified the company's check register log to make it appear the checks were for a customer. He wrote checks totaling more than $535,000. He also didn't report the money on his income tax forms, avoiding nearly $104,000 in taxes for 2006 through 2011.
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I have always liked the idea of carrying games around. I owned several handheld gaming devices and wished for console quality. Tablets approach this, but I have always been disappointed. I don't think tablet gaming can or will take off until we get physical controls baked into the tablets. The XPeria play did this with a phone, and I think something similar might be done for tablets.
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Day Three or Am I Still Alive
But, there was not time for that. I had things to do. First there was a hunt to go on to locate a missing roller for the stove drawer. I remember those days when there just weren't enough hours in the day to do everything I wanted to do, so it was only the really important things, like eating and clean socks that got done until life settled down. I ran into a really neat little store in Brigham City where they could order the parts and that was done. Next it was dishes, brush my teeth and comb my hair and head out to pay the nice people in the nice little store. You will never guess what was on the same block - a wonderful little quilt/fabric store that was begging to be checked out. What a great place to get rejuvenated. I bought a pattern, enjoyed adult conversation with the pleasant women who were working in the store and came home ready to tackle the remainder of the day.
Kids home from school, guinea pigs fed (gross and stinky), pizza ordered (yes, that was on the list of instructions), date night for the high schooler, movie night at home for the youngest, birthday party at a friends house, dishes done, homework done, cats fed, and that was all before 7:00. TV is tricky to watch - I can't figure out their ROKU system so am going cold turkey on that one. Now I know why our kids, when they were little, went to bed by 7:30-8:00.
Now came the bigger challenge - waiting up for the birthday party boy to get home and the date young man to check in. I did get some fabric cut out, patterns traced for a wedding dress, and a few games of solitaire played while waiting. Just as I am about to crash, the door opens and the reports of how their night went are given. Sleep was such a relief. I am gaining an incredible respect for grandparents who find themselves raising grandchildren.
At least on Saturday there was no school, so we could just get up at our leisure. Time for some shopping, running to a birthday breakfast and then to football check out, some house cleaning - seriously is that even necessary? Who is going to notice?
Can't wait for the Sabbath. A day of rest sounds ever so good.
5 comments:
- Judy said...
Keep going...I'm scared if you stop, you won't be able to restart. At least Kristen has good kids!
- October 12, 2013 at 8:34 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Sunday a day of rest! Really? I seem to remember trying to get everyone ready, having a drill for final details, (drink and drain), finding the lost shoe, ironing the last minute shirt that was somewhere else than on the hanger, etc. You are still in the "groove" - are you marking off the calendar? I think you are not only a brave, but a successful grandmother. Have wonderful dreams!
- October 13, 2013 at 2:47 AM
- Dwight said...
Great! Now we need pictures so we can get acquainted with your grandkids. Then do a booklet when the week is over for a keepsake. I made 3 containers of mother's relish, two more containers of applesauce, and used up all but 7 apples. So you won't have to make me more relish after all. Keep going! Like Pres. Uchdorf said, "You can do it!"
- October 13, 2013 at 1:53 PM
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- October 14, 2013 at 4:24 PM
- Dwight said...
Day 4?
- October 15, 2013 at 10:14 AM


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CBS' recently renewed How I Met Your Mother positively sparkled this Monday night, hitting a season high in several key demos including the all-important 18-49 (where it rose three tenths to a 4.0).
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Rules of Engagement's Season 7 opener led out of that with 9.33 mil and a 3.1. 2 Broke Girls followed with 11.2 mil/3.6 (down 3 percent and a tenth), while Mike & Molly did 10.7 mil/3.1 (ticking down two tenths).
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Over on NBC, The Biggest Loser, with 5.76 mil and a 2.0 demo rating, shed 7 and 17 percent week-to-week, while Deception (3.12 mil/1.2) lost some viewers but held steady in the demo.
The CW's The Carrie Diaries drew its best numbers to date in its target demos as well as 18-49 (where it rose two tenths to a 0.7). In total audience, it was up 12 percent to 1.55 mil.
Fox's Bones (9.02 mil2.3) and The Following (8.9 mil/2.9) both slipped 12 percent in the demo, with the latter also down 12 percent in audience.
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ABC's The Bachelor (7.8 mil/2.4) ticked down a tenth in the demo, while Castle (8.8 mil/1.8) dipped 10 percent.
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Tough, but not impossible.
Good writing is spare, vivid and precise. I admire the Wall Street Journal. It's hard to edit their articles because the writing is already so clean. There is nothing superfluous.
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