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Did the manga ever finish? The last chapter I saw updated was when they were at the festival doing *things*
It's still ongoing. Recently, the translations have picked up to chapter 43 but the raws are still ongoing.
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I believe it is still ongoing. I also believe it's more appropriate to call it The Flowers of Evil instead of just Flowers of Evil because there is a manwha with the same name, which focuses on incest. Well then again they both reference the same poem so I guess it can't really be helped.
I kinda agree with this although that other manwha is a title that I'm pretty sure not too many people are aware of. There's also not an anime adaptation of the series.
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The raws and english translations are both up to date. Prozess has been translating them as of late.
Just look at the artwork! Generic or not this is how it should have been done.
I think that the animation was done this way for a reason. I mean even though the characters thenselves are very poorly drawn, the detail fo the backdrops are amazing, which makes me think there is significance to the way the characters look
Thanks for the fix.
I tend to believe anime is balanced in two ways. The first being story and plot. The second graphics and animation. A synonymous relationship exist between such that allows the audience to appreciate anime. Story and plot has deep meaning quote-on-quote as something the audience is forced to engage in order to understand the basic concepts of what is being portrayed. We can say that graphics and animation is a superficial aspect of anime some might argue it is not; however, in a broad sense it is what the audience looks at and does not give a second thought to why it looks that way, usually.
Now Aku no Hana aka The Flowers of Evil is supposed to have a great story mostly due to people's experience with the manga (I personally have not read it). The graphics has put SO many people off those with and without experience to the story that it is hard to appreciate anything. The balance has been so heavily shifted towards the graphics no one can appreciate the story because most everyone is repulsed by the graphics. Myself included.
So in this case graphics is so superficial the "normal" audience is just not used to it. I encourage those of you that can see past this superficiality that is the graphics to have an wonderful experience with this anime and to further your services and try to convince others to give this anime another try including me.
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They should have just made it a drama if they wanted the characters to look real (Edit: Or at least went for a higher budget so they could do rotoscoping that doesn't look as terrible as this). This show is so hard to watch when everyone looks like giant blobs that resemble real humans. There's uncanny valley, and then there is this.
I guess shooting to make your audience uncomfortable is one thing, but I'm not going to watch episode 2 because the animation just makes this show unwatchable to me. So they shot a little too high.
I feel like the only person who likes the art and animation. It is different, but different does not mean bad. It will take a bit of getting used to, but then again so did Gankutsuo, and I loved that one.
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I feel like the only person who likes the art and animation. It is different, but different does not mean bad. It will take a bit of getting used to, but then again so did Gankutsuo, and I loved that one.
Yeah, but Gankutsuo was uncomfortable in a really pretty kind of way. This is just... ugh.
I have 2 questions on my mind about how they are going to work the anime:
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1. The scene from chapter 12.
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Ok for those of you who are ragging on this show for the characters being "drawn poorly" this was done in rotoscope fashion. This is where the animators draw over live action stills, frame by frame. It fits the anime, because the characters in the manga look similar.
If anime didn't evolve and get better and have been art styles, it would be stagnant, and would still look like anime from the 60s.
If you cant look past the artistic style they went for, for a creepy manga, then you will miss out on a great story.
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Ok, I find it hard that people don't seem to understand that the character designs and animation were made to look that way on purpose. It wasn't that they *thought* the animation looked good; they knew that it looked ugly, and that was the point. To those who have not read the manga, it IS an ugly story.
As for why they didn't make this live action? Well, there are just certain things and certain emotions that can not be expressed through the medium of live action. As fans of the manga know, there are parts of this story which just would not work in the live action medium.
Lastly, here is a link to a translated interview with both the anime director and the mangaka. It is interesting and highly informative, especially if you are wondering about the decisions they made in the anime.
So...... 1. You can not like the animation style. Yes, that is fine with me because everyone has opinions. But to say that the director "screwed up" is inaccurate and irresponsible. Use your heads.
2. Live action just wouldn't work. I haven't seen too many Japanese Live Action dramas, but I HIGHLY doubt that if it was made using live action it could evoke the same creepy atmosphere. Unless they made Nakamura look like Sadako or something, but that would be a betrayal of the manga.
Awesome! Thanks for listening!
Meh, the first episode also lacked in the storyline department as well. I've read the manga and they only animated about 18 pages I think. It lacked that sense of psychological way of presenting itself. Oh well, there's still new episodes this week so I'm somewhat curious on what direction this will go.
So far though, it's not a good start imo.
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Meh, the first episode also lacked in the storyline department as well. I've read the manga and they only animated about 18 pages I think. It lacked that sense of psychological way of presenting itself. Oh well, there's still new episodes this week so I'm somewhat curious on what direction this will go.
So far though, it's not a good start imo.
I have to agree with that. While the atmosphere was presented nicely, the plot didn't really go anywhere -_-. A little disappointing in that respect.
Even though I think Stark is a bit harsh with that assessment I agree that, if I hadnt read the original, I would probly be lost as to whats going on as well... no where near as lost as Amnesia though (lol). But more like... "hes in love with this girl, and this thing keeps shaking and... umm... so whats the point?"
It's more like an artsy-indie film than an big-budget anime like were used to.
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lol rotoscope actual R scene that'll be the day also someone want to give me a compelling argument to why i should watch this
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Authorities looking for suspects in NC kidnapping
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal prosecutor said agents were still looking for more suspects in the abduction of a North Carolina prosecutor's father as a judge denied bond Tuesday for five people arrested last week.
Frank Arthur Janssen was taken from his home in Wake Forest, N.C., on April 5 and rescued five days later when FBI agents raided an Atlanta apartment.
Prosecutor Ryan Buchanan said the five suspects were accused of participating in an elaborate and dangerous scheme that spanned at least two states and specifically targeted the justice system. None of them should get bond because they were a flight risk and a danger to the community, he said.
Authorities said the kidnapping was related to Janssen's daughter's prosecution of Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for ordering the shooting of a man in 2011. Melton, 49, was convicted of being a habitual felon, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Melton had a phone in his prison cell and was in constant contact with the alleged kidnappers, according to a court filing. He also faces a federal kidnapping charge in the abduction. Authorities have said he is a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang from New York City.
Messages from the kidnappers threatened to torture and dismember Janssen if their demands weren't met, but those specific demands still have not been released by authorities.
Denied bond were: Jenna Paulin Martin, 21; Tiana Maynard, 30; Jevante "Flame" Price, 20; Michael "Hot" Montreal Gooden, 21; and Clifton James Roberts, 29.
All five were arrested following a late-night raid April 9.
Buchanan, the prosecutor, did not specify how the five suspects know each other or what their connection is to Melton. He also did not provide any more information about the people authorities were still looking for.
An attorney for Maynard, Elizabeth Rogan, said her client was involved against her will, and that unnamed suspects were threatening to harm her four children. But the prosecutor said a phone in Maynard's possession when she was arrested had nearly 100 text messages and phone calls with Melton during the time when Janssen was being held. She was also among the people who went to North Carolina to abduct Janssen, Buchanan said.
Rogan said her client wanted the judge to know that two other defendants, Price and Gooden, were not involved in the abduction and were arrested because they were watching her children when authorities showed up at a home in suburban Atlanta during the investigation.
Gooden's attorney said there was hardly any mention of his client in the criminal complaint charging him, and argued that's because he was just babysitting and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. He also said Gooden has never been to North Carolina and has never been to the apartment where Janssen was held.
Price's attorney said even though his client admitted to being associated with some people involved, he cooperated by telling FBI investigators where they could find Janssen.
Buchanan dismissed claims by the lawyers for Price and Gooden, noting that an FBI agent said in a sworn statement that Price told him he and Gooden had planned to be the "night watch" over Janssen the night he was caught.
Vionette Johnson, an attorney for Roberts, submitted records from her client's employer that showed he was at work when Janssen was abducted and for much of the rest of the time Janssen was held.
Buchanan said authorities found Roberts in his SUV with Martin and Maynard and that a pistol, a pick and a shovel were also found in the SUV. Court documents cited a phone call between Melton and someone associated with the kidnappers suggesting how to kill Janssen and dispose of his body.
Witness testimony also placed Roberts at the apartment when Janssen was there "bound and moaning in a closet," Buchanan said.
Roberts had the gun for protection because he works at a wrecking company and gets off around midnight, Johnson said. The pick and shovel were in his car because he had recently been doing work in his family's yard, she said.
Martin waived her right to a bond hearing.
All five defendants were charged in North Carolina. Martin and Maynard waived their rights to a probable cause hearing and will be transferred to North Carolina.
The other three have a probable cause hearing April 23 unless a federal grand jury in North Carolina indicts them before then.
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So we Canadians have finally had our first national convention, Brickfete. As I've never been to a LEGO convention I must say I was quite impressed. We even managed to pull together a nice little Castle display. There were some really nice MOcs there and the participants were all fantastic. I can honestly say I'm truly looking forward to Brickfete 2012!
I've thrown up a few pictures on Flickr (I finally got around to registering an account) and on Brickshelf.
Brickfete was a great first show and a great experience.
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NG Dev Team have just announced their next Neo Geo release: a horizontal shoot 'em up called Razion which seems to be inspired by games like R-Type and Pulstar. Razion features six stages, novice and normal gameplay modes and the scoring system involves 'growing gold cubes' and using the beam.
The MVS version is due to be released in Autumn 2014 with an AES release to follow later. Pre-ordering for the MVS version has already opened.
Always exciting to hear about a new game being released for the Neo Geo!
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gregkavarnos wrote:In the Kagyu tradition Nagarjuna is one of the Mahasiddha, thus quite clearly a philosopher AND a great practitioner.Anders Honore wrote:I think it's a vajrayana thing to reduce Madhyamika to a mere dialiectic tool. It certainly isn't so in its east-asian incarnation and I think neither was it so in its Indian incarnation.
I don't think we can seriously consider the Nāgārjuna who lived in the 2nd century CE and authored the Madhyamaka corpus to be the same person who was a disciple of Saraha in the eighth century and authored the Pañcakrama and other Vajrayāna texts. You are free to disagree of course, but I don't beleive in the existence of 600 year old human beings.


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister appealed to his people for support for the government's fight against insurgents as bombings in central and northern Iraq killed at least six and wounded scores on Wednesday.
The bombings came a day after a series of attacks targeted commercial streets, killing at least 31 people in the latest chapter in the country's months-long, spiraling violence. More than 4,000 people have been killed in Iraq since April, including 804 just in August, according to U.N. figures.
Despite a counter-insurgency operation recently launched by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government, there has been no significant dent in the pace of attacks. The operation, dubbed "Revenge for the Martyrs" has so far focused mainly on Sunni-dominated areas, particularly former Sunni militant strongholds.
In a televised weekly speech, al-Maliki appealed to Iraqis to support the operation.
"The operation must continue and accelerate to chase down the criminal and terrorist gangs," he said. "I call upon all citizens, politicians and journalists to support the security forces in their effort to continue pressuring and chasing down the terrorists."
Wednesday's attacks started with a suicide bomber who blew up his explosives-laden vehicle in the ethnically mixed town of Tuz Khormato, killing a civilian and a five-year old child, said police chief Col. Hussein Ali Rasheed. Twenty-six people were wounded in the attack, he added.
The town, about 200 kilometers (130 miles) north of Baghdad, sits in a band of territory contested by Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen and is a frequent flashpoint for violence.
In Baghdad, a parked car bomb exploded in a commercial area in the central Bataween area, killing one person and wounding five people, a police officer said. That explosion was followed by another car bombing in the same area that left three dead and 10 wounded, he added.
A medical official confirmed the causality figures in Baghdad. Both officials spoke anonymously as they were not authorized to release information.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks but car bombs and suicide bombings bear the hallmarks of al-Qaida's local branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, which is trying to undermine confidence in al-Maliki's government.
Violence in Iraq surged in April after government troops moved against a camp of Sunni demonstrators in the town of Hawija north of Baghdad, triggering deadly clashes nationwide. Although overall death tolls are still lower than at the height of the conflict in 2004-2008, the cycle of violence is reminiscent to the one that brought the country to the brink of civil war in 2006-2007.


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Crane Cam at Rowe Sanctuary
Carolyn Hall of Bassett, Nebraska, sent the following link for this year's Sandhill Crane Webcam at the Rowe Sanctuary.
I'm writing this at about 9:30 p.m with the webcam running in another window of my browser. It is dark on the river, but I can see the moon and hear an occasional bird sound over the gurgle of the water.
Sanctuary volunteers run the camera in the morning and evening during the hours the cranes are active on the river. The rest of the time, the camera is stationary. The Crane Cam will be running through April 10, 2010.
The Rowe Sanctuary is located on the Platte River at Gibbon, Nebraska (southeast of Kearney, Nebraska). The Platte River is an important staging ground for Sandhill cranes on their migration north. The birds spend their days in the fields and marshes near the river. At night, they return to the sandbars of the Platte River, where they are safe from coyotes and other predators.
According to the Rowe Sanctuary website,
► The Rowe Sanctuary has a Facebook page where you can post questions and comments and read the responses of volunteers.
► YouTube has several videos of Sandhill Cranes at Rowe Sanctuary. This one shows hundreds of cranes arriving at the river at sunset.
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It's so hard to know when he's hungry though. He has the hand in his mouth nearly all of the time. I just lift him and see will he turn towards my breast with mouth open. That's how I know these days.
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OK, I am new here and have no particular background in "Atheist Studies" if there is such a thing . . . but . . . a possible proof that there is no personal God came to me as I was driving to hockey practice.
It's 1:00 in the morning now, but I'll write this down before I forget. If I'm wrong, It's because it's 1:00 in the morning. DEAL?
So, to my way of thinking, there is likely a moral dimension to the universe. This moral dimension is analogous to mathematics. Somewhere written into the fabric of the universe is a set of rules that takes us toward moral progress. For instance, groups that cooperate are more successful. Something like that. Anyway . . . . The Buddhists have "Karma." I don't believe in Karma, but I want to clarify first that disproving the possibility of a personal god, would not rule out Karma or an impersonal mechanism that drives intelligent beings toward moral improvement.
So . . . The type of god that I don't think can exist is the type who is conscious and has evolving feelings of hate or love or sadness. If he is all knowing, he knows everything that has, is, and will happen--simultaneously. So he creates the world and watches it like a big TV program, feeling simultaneously happy and sad and sympathetic and disappointed about things happening simultaneously across the world, but also about things happening simultaneously in different time periods.There is no changing time or place or evolution for him. He sees it all at once. He is perfect, all-knowing, and omnipresent, so his feelings are constant. He doesn't learn or change his opinions over time or feel surprise. So how is he anything like a person? Isn't change an essential part of being a person? The conscious entity reacts to things in it's environment and "thinks" about them. How can this thinking happen for a never-changing entity outside of time. There can be no "thought process" because there is no change. And thought requires change? Otherwise, he is more like a mathematical equation.
Go ahead shoot me down. I'm not to tied to his idea.
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Whoops. This morning I see a flaw in my logic. This theoretical God has given people free will, which allows for surprise. Alternatively the probabilistic nature of the universe that he creates allows for surprise. Thus the God could chose to view the world in a unidirectional timelike fashion (like becoming Jesus and living on earth) or give himself any other type of limited powers so he can relate to humans. Of course this doesn't fit very well with being all knowing, but that's a separate problem. I suppose he could be conscious.
Well that's what I get for posting a 1:00 in the morning. :?
"This theoretical God has given people free will"
Actually, the theoretical god imposed free will on people - he didn't give them the choice about whether they wanted free will or not, hence, in this regard, no free will. Paradox. ;)
At least all the GAWD's I know apparently gave me the free will to tell them they are asswipes and I do so as often as possible. Not a single one I've ever heard of is worth me bending my knees and bowing my head in adoration or groveling for. There - I said it again and no lightening strikes. Good - tomorrow is another day!
LOL. Thanks, for that convincing demonstration. Seriously. It is helpful.
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No shooting down! Before I proceed further, let me introduce myself as a strong atheist from India.
There is neither a personal god nor a creator god, There is no kind of god at all! You say that you do not believe in 'karma' either, so you are new here but not new to atheism. Don't feel shy because you have no background in 'atheism studies'. Neither do I have! So be confident and bold.
" So, to my way of thinking, there is likely a moral dimension to the universe."
The universe is too big for us to think about it's moral code. However, we are discussing here to see if we can evelve a mutually acceptable code. If you have some more ideas, join our discussions.
When an astroid or comet comes crashing into a larger body - it really doesn't care what human's 'moral' code is. Besides, each human society chooses it's own moral code. What I think is proper and moral - the person across the 'way' thinks opposite. Example would be how awful females have been treated in nearly every society for at least the past 6,000 years. There are many of us that think is is adhorant behavior...along with the bigoted treatment of homosexuals and non-believers.
Why - even among religious sect of the same 'brand' they fight like dogs and cats. This also is immoral thinking - such as Sunni's and Shite's killing each other over ideological ideas. The universe certainly doesn't care about any of this - it's totally and completely neutral. It'll take you 'out' and also me in a heartbeat without moral considerations.
We do not know about thr 6000 year old historical times, but I have read an Indian epic, The Mahabharata, which is said to be about 3500 years old. Women , in male dominated societies, frequently have had bad times. With the exception of a few such incidents, women in 3500 year old India must have been much better treated than in old Christian europe. There never have been mass atrocities on women, for any reason.
Although women were criticised as tempting objects of sex in religious philosophy, in reality approach to sex was not very different from modern day India.
3500 years ago put the time at around 1500 BCE - 1500 + years after ancient Sumerian and even Egyptian societies. I know of little 'atrocities' committed within those really old societies.
The real problems seem to be recorded by Moses - those Hebrew's - seemed to constrict a completely different standard for men/women. This seems to be the root of all this EVIL that has been perpertuated now for at least 3,000 years - Christians picked up where Judaism left off - making females even more vile and shameful. Saul/Paul added his contempt for females in the New Testament - even going so far as to threatening a woman's children with death if she dared speak or teach the gospel again. How very awful for women. Yet, this man Saul/Paul is held in high esteem by Christians. Saul/Paul is an admitted multiple mass murderer - yet Christians hold him up as a Christian 'saint'.. Go figure.
Morality is a man-made construct, like beauty. There is no objective universal morality, no objective beauty.
Like Dawkins et al I think that morality is part of the survival instinct, an altruistic aspect of evolutionary processes that helps a group to survive.
Exactly, an altrusitic aspect of the evolutionary process that helps a group survive. Altruism may evolve naturally in social groups.
'"Atheist Studies" if there is such a thing'
That's called atheology.
"there is likely a moral dimension to the universe."
Morality is a part of human culture, a set of shared concepts within groups. Like language, it evolves along with us. It does not exist outside of the human mind, and there is no moral aspect to the external universe. The universe is basically an utterly indifferent, giant (possibly endless) machine.
Morality is something that inevitably comes up once we have society. Life naturally arises in the universe, groups of animals naturally arise in the universe, so society naturally arises in the universe, so morality naturally arises. Yes, the external universe is an utterly indifferent, giant (possibly endless) machine, that sometimes gives rise to groups of intelligent beings who have to decide how to get along (i.e morality) and some rules will seem fairer than others to a group trying to get along.
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Themed kids' show DVDs aren't always a great idea, but they're often designed to be convenient...and if Nickelodeon's Into the Snow We Go has one thing in the "pro" column, it's good timing. After all, the network's vast library of popular shows (some of which are aimed squarely at preschoolers) should undoubtedly yield plenty of great snowy-themed episodes to ring in the cold weather, right? Some, like Dora the Explorer or Spongebob Squarepants, have been going strong for well over a decade, yielding multiple holiday specials...or at the very least, a few loosely related to winter.
So this collection sounds like an easy layup, right? A cheap and entertaining stocking stuffer for that starry-eyed tyke in your life? Nope, it's actually a weak attempt at dumping three meager cartoons onto a DVD for $15 and hoping parents don't notice. What's even worse is that the packaging vaguely implies that the main attraction (the Bubble Guppies' "Happy Holidays, Mr. Grumpfish") runs for a full hour and the two bonus episodes (Team Umizoomi's "A Sledding Snow Day" and "City of Lost Penguins") are just gravy; after all, most Nick themed collections run for at least an hour and a half. Nope, they're each 23 minutes and they'll probably be over before you can finish a single batch of cookies.
Actually, scratch that: what's even worse is that only two of these three episodes are actually snow-themed. The best of the lot, "Happy Holidays, Mr. Grumpfish", is a fun little adventure that follows the gang as they cheer up Mr. Grumpfish by building him a full-sized gingerbread house. "A Sledding Snow Day" is at least a fun and snowy outdoor episode where the pint-sized team offers their unique blend of math education in a colorful, mildly irritating manner. The last of the bunch, "City of Lost Penguins" has...uh, penguins at a zoo, and they get lost and need to be rescued. Aside from their cold habitat (which they're at for all of three minutes), there's nothing snow-related about this episode. Umizoomi isn't all that great of a series to begin with, but "City of Lost Penguins" really feels out of place here.
As for the DVD itself, it follows Nickelodeon's typically lazy formula of a cropped, watered-down A/V presentation and no bonus features. The total package feels like something we'd had gotten over a decade ago: painfully light on material and formatted for 4:3 televisions. Even most grandparents have at least one widescreen TV or display in their condo.
Those with a library of newer kid's DVDs have undoubtedly gotten used to crisp, colorful animation, bold line quality and an aspect ratio that fits the newer 16x9 standard. Well, here's some bad news: not only are most Nickeodeon DVDs cropped to 1.33:1, but they don't look all that great to begin with. Perhaps it's a source material issue, but the overall image quality is definitely on the soft side...and while colors are generally vivid, they're lost in a haze of inconsistent black levels and occasional digital eyesores like banding, compression artifacts and interlacing. Sure, some will argue that kids won't care about any of these problems, but the cropping is pretty confusing in this day and age.
The audio is also watered down, as the source 5.1 mix has been compressed into a plain-wrap Dolby Digital 2.0 track. This odd compromise is more forgivable, since the spoken-word elements of the series are the most important thing. Dialogue is clean and crisp, while the music sounds a little flat in direct comparison. Channel separation is fine, although the surround effects are obviously missed on occasion. Optional Closed Captions are included, but no subtitles.
$15 for 60 minutes worth of cartoons? What is this, 1999? Into the Snow We Go is a weak attempt at a vaguely winter-themed collection, serving up one holiday special, one generic snowy adventure and...well, one with penguins at a zoo. The inferior Team Umizoomi takes up 2/3 of the running time as well, and the lack of other cartoons doesn't exactly make this a disc you'll return to very often. Nickelodeon's DVD is nothing special either, serving up a compromised A/V presentation, no bonus features...and did I mention only 60 minutes of cartoons for $15? Rent It at the very most.
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Mildred Irene Borck, age 87, of Clayton died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Lynwood Manor.
Mildred Irene Borck, age 87, of Clayton died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Lynwood Manor.
She was born Sept. 18, 1926, in Dover Township to Delbert William and Johanna Augusta (Barnowski) Bailey. She was married to Warren Allen Poe in 1945 and he preceded her in death in 1967. On June 4, 1971, she married Albert Borck in Hudson. He preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2002. Mildred has been employed by JC Penney for 10 years and the Morenci Rubber Plant for 12 years. She was a member of the Clayton Bible Church.
Mildred is survived by one son, David (Virginia) Poe of Pioneer, Ohio; two daughters, Donna (Bruce) Hassenzahl of Canandaigua and Louise (Eric) Nelson of Clayton; five grandchildren, Heather Martinez, Erica Rowley, Sara Nguyen and Adam and Cody Nelson; and 17 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Edwin Bailey; a sister, Berniece Toman; and a brother-in-law, Edward "Curly" Toman.
Funeral services for Mildred will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian, with the Rev. Mark Sawinski officiating. Burial will be in Dover Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian.
You may send condolences to the family at www.andersonfuneral services.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the family of Mildred Borck. Envelopes are available at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian.


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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. --The Genesee Intermediate School District launched a personnel investigation after a woman that has a similar name to one of their employees made a racist comment on social media towards an anchor named Sharon Reed in Atlanta.
The woman called the Reed the "N-word" in an email.
GISD said that their employee, Kathy Rae Szuch, who shares a name with the woman who sent the email thoroughly cooperated with the investigation and that based on information obtained through the investigation, she did not send the message.
The school says the result of the misidentification has been difficult for their employee, who has been bombarded with hurtful messages via social media following the incident.
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Changes to the coaching staff were just what the Wofford football program didn't seem to need so close to National Signing Day.
It was just what the Wofford football program didn't seem to need so close to National Signing Day.
Only about a month before recruits are to put their autographs on the dotted lines Wednesday, the Terriers officially announced that defensive coordinator Nate Woody was leaving for Appalachian State. Longtime assistant Jack Teachey, also recruiting coordinator, was to take over Woody's role and hand other responsibilities to running backs coach Aaron Johnson.
With rumors and speculation swirling on the outside, Wofford recruits on the inside were told the straight-up facts.
"We were just honest with them," Teachey said. "We told them that, no matter what, we're not changing anything. I tried not to make more of it than it was. You don't want to appear panicked. Kids see that.
"As coaches, we just kept doing what we do. It was fairly smooth. Obviously, we had already zeroed in on our guys and we let them know exactly what was happening. The guys on the staff just kept going. I can't say enough about the job they did in taking up the slack with us being a man down."
Wofford was also adding a member to the defensive staff. Former Terriers player Kevin Adleman, defensive coordinator at Brevard, was going through the process of becoming the linebackers coach. Head coach Mike Ayers was informative on players' official visits.
"He told kids and their parents that changes were happening," Johnson said. "He introduced Coach Teachey as the defensive coordinator. We told recruits that the new coordinator was somebody who has been here for 20 years. It wasn't some outside coach coming in here. At the time, we weren't allowed to officially announce Coach Adleman. But Coach Ayers said that the new coach played here and was part of the Wofford family. We assured the kids that the direction of the program and our values were not changing. Those things outweighed the negatives of Coach Woody leaving."
Wofford is expected to sign about 25. Those names will be released throughout the day. Coaches will discuss the new players during a Signing Day party from 5:30-7 p.m., although tickets for that event have already sold out at $10 each.
"We're very excited," Teachey said. "It's going to be a huge class, probably the biggest we've ever had. … Coaching changes didn't affect our class whatsoever."
"It's a great class," Johnson said. "We feel that we've consistently gotten better classes in general to fit out goals. Guys who have in the past chosen other schools are choosing us. We're winning on kids who have chances to go to bigger schools."
Teachey said Woody did not try to take with him to Appalachian State players who had committed to the Terriers. One player, however, Dorman defensive back and Shrine Bowl selection Brandon Pinkney, whose parents went to Wofford, did commit to ASU after Woody left.
"There was some overlap, but we're not recruiting all the same guys," Teachey said. "Coach Woody handled that very professionally, as we expected. He still loves Wofford and we all still love him."
There shouldn't be any last-minute drama, Teachey said.
"We don't get guys who bring five hats to a stage," he said. "And I hope we never get in those situations. We're just waiting without fingers crossed that nothing happens in the final hours. But for us, we feel like the hay is in the barn."


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RE: [registrars] ICANN IDN Registry Implementation Committee
Ross, I agree. Mike, I'd like to nominate Jody Kolker. He is our Sr. Software Engineer for Registrar Services. Tim Ruiz Go Daddy Software, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com]On Behalf Of Ross Wm. Rader Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:19 AM To: email@example.com Subject: RE: [registrars] ICANN IDN Registry Implementation Committee I would request that anyone considering nominating themselves please consider whether or not they have an appropriate level of technical clue to ensure that the technical elements of the exercise are not lost to the policy elements. If you do not, please consider requesting that someone else from within your organization that does have the requisite clue volunteer their time. -rwr "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." - Steven Wright Got Blog? http://www.byte.org/blog > -----Original Message----- > From: email@example.com > [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Michael D. Palage > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:06 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: [registrars] ICANN IDN Registry Implementation Committee > > > Hello All: > > Listed below please find a request from Stuart Lynn asking > for two registrar representatives to serve on the ICANN IDN > Registry Implementation Committee. Those interested in > serving in this role please make your interests known via the > Registrar Mailing list so that the Executive Committee can > get these people in place as soon as possible. > > Best regards, > > Michael D. Palage > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Stuart Lynn [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:30 PM > To: Michael Palage > Cc: Masanobu Katoh > Subject: ICANN IDN Registry Implementation Committee > > > Dear Mike: > > On behalf of Masanobu Katoh, Chair of the ICANN IDN > Committee, and myself, I am writing to invite the ICANN > Registrars Constituency to appoint two representatives to > ICANN's new IDN Registry Implementation Committee. Given the > speed with which IDNA implementation is expected to occur in > the major gTLD registries, the participation of registrar > representatives in this Committee will be of great > importance. As explained below, the Committee membership is > intended for registry- and registrar-level project managers > who are currently working on implementation of IDNA. > > o Purpose of IDN Registry Implementation > Committee > > In October, the IESG approved the publication of > "Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications" (IDNA) as a > standards-track protocol.[1] The focus of domain name > internationalization efforts will now shift from > standard-setting by the IETF to implementation by the > existing TLD registries that will implement the IDNA protocol > at the second-level and below. > > While IDNA is an exciting development for the DNS, it brings > with it significant risks. The DNS functions well in part to > due its simplicity of design and clarity of documentation; > IDNA represents a new set of complications that must be well > understood and accounted for by implementing registries. For > example, the IDNA protocol enables the translation of all > Unicode code points into unique ASCII strings. It has become > clear over the past year that collisions, confusion, and > other potentially damaging side-effects will arise if > registration of all arbitrary characters available in the > Unicode encoding system is permitted. These and other > potential problems cannot be solved at the protocol level; > they must instead be addressed by registries in their > technical implementations and registration policies. > > Because these problems are common to all DNS registries that > choose to implement IDNA, it is essential to have a global > forum for registry-level dialogue, consultation, and exchange > of information, open to the registries, registrars, and > technical experts closest to the issue. Accordingly, in > December the ICANN Board directed me, in consultation with > Katoh-san, to convene a President's IDN Registry > Implementation Committee "to consider and exchange > information on ways to resolve the issues associated with > implementation of IDN capabilities in existing top level domains." > > The relevant ICANN Board resolutions can be found at: > > > <http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-15dec02.htm#IDNCommittee> > > <http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-31oct02.htm#intern > ationalizeddom > ainnames> > > For the benefit of Internet users everywhere, it is extremely > important that the registries pioneering the implementation > of IDNA share information and experiences with each other, > particularly on issues of common concern, such as the use of > character equivalence tables. See, for example, the proposed > "Internationalized Domain Names Registration and > Administration Guideline for Chinese, Japanese and Korean" > <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-jseng-idn-admin-02.txt>. > > o Membership > > Membership in the IDN Registry Implementation Committee is > intended for those who are directly involved in the > implementation of IDNA (such as registry-level IDN project > managers), and several independent IDN technical experts. > > There is a tension between keeping the committee as open as > possible, and keeping it small enough to get its work done. > Accordingly, I am advising registries of the following > guidelines. For gTLD and ccTLD registries, I invite any > registry that is currently working to implement IDNA within > the next six months to nominate someone at the level of a > project or technical manager -- in other words, an individual > with actual responsibility for IDNA implementation. For the > gTLD registrars, I have invited the Registrars Constituency > to name two such individuals from among its member > registrars. And for technical expertise, I have invited > several of the IETF architects of IDNA to join as well. > > To provide contiunity and to ensure optimal communications, I > have invited Katoh-san to chair the new IDN Registry > Implermentation Committee while he continues to chair the IDN > Committee, and he has graciously agreed to accept this dual > role. He has also requested that I serve on the IDN Registry > Implementation Committee, and I am pleased to do so. > > o Schedule & Methods > > The IDN Registry Implementation Committee will begin > immediately. Work will proceed via mailing list and, if > needed, the occasional teleconference. > > o Agenda > > I anticipate that the Committee members will begin by sharing > information and plans for registry-level IDN registration and > administration policies, including the use of character > equivalence tables (such as the CJK guidlines cited above) > and the exclusion of certain non-language code point ranges. > It is important to emphasize that the committee is not > intended to set hard rules for registries, but rather to > facilitate dialogue and information sharing so that IDNA > project managers can educate and learn from each other and > develop common solutions to common problems. > > Both Katoh-San and I hope that you can accept this > invitation. We would very much look forward to working with > you on these important problems. > > Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. > > Best regards, > > Stuart > > > [1] The three standards-track IETF documents comprising IDNA are: > - P. Fältström, P. Hoffman and A. Costello, > "Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)" (24 > October 2002), draft-ietf-idn-idna-14.txt > - P. Hoffman and M. Blanchet, "Nameprep: A Stringprep > Profile for Internationalized Domain Names" (24 October > 2002), draft-ietf-idn-nameprep-11.txt > - A. Costello, "Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of > Unicode for IDNA" (24 October 2002), draft-ietf-idn-punycode-03.txt > > -- > > __________________ > Stuart Lynn > President and CEO > ICANN > 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 > Marina del Rey, CA 90292 > Tel: 310-823-9358 > Fax: 310-823-8649 > Email: email@example.com >


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All my websites and databases are working fine, totally accessible on my system. But when I am trying to access it with other systems through LAN, its not working. The Browser returns the error "Firefox was not able to find ip.address.some.thing:8080 to this server". It was working fine with earlier version and fairly accessible to all others. I didn't find any forum/tutorials/help related with this issue. I have already tried it with disabling firewall.
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Ravens @ Steelers
Put the kids to bed before this one (although, they might argue with you seeing as it would be actually fairly early, particularly in the States, in Ireland you might get away with it, but, as Homer says, and I don't mean the Greek philosopher, I digest!) it might get ugly in a hurry. Two hard hitting, penalty prone teams going head to head. A tough talking and tough playing rivalry for the ages. The Steelers have really put an emphasis on 'D' this season, and their 'O' has, for long stretches, struggled to score points. The Ravens made a tricky trip to Arrowhead look easy last week. The Steelers are understandably the home favourite, however the Ravens have a comparable (note, comparable, not equal) defence, and a superior offence with more weapons. Sneaky feeling they waltz into Heinz Field and come out smiling the other end
The Pick: The Ravens 27-24
Packers @ Falcons
Now that's what you call Saturday night entertainment. What a potentially fantastic game. Here's the thing, doesn't it seem every season the Packers play great, entertaining football, beat a few people up and then lose an absolutely fantastic shoot-out against someone? You hate to 'hex' a game, but we should expect fireworks here. Matty 'Ice', given a minute to work with, drives the Falcons into game winning field goal range, after a barn-stormer of a showdown.
The Pick: The Falcons 38-36
Seahawks @ Bears
Last weekends shocking upset by the Seahawks over the former champion Saints was an incredibly generous gift, beautifully wrapped, for the Chicago Bears. Instead of facing Green Bay they now get to face one of the worst road teams in the NFL. The Seahawks played with great passion and pride in front of their home fans and truly deserved that win last weekend, but this Sunday evening reality will hit home. Reality in the form of that swarming Bears 'D' will hit home hard. It is hard to see how the 'Hawks will move the ball with any regularity against the creative and aggressive Bears blitz packages, and they will certainly not be taking Lovie Smith and his crew by surprise, after unseating the champion Saints. Meanwhile, the last couple of months Jay Cutler, Matt Forte and the rest of the Bears offence look like they have really bought into offensive coordinator Mike Martz's schemes. The Bears are scoring freely and Cutler looks really comfortable. Hard to see anything but a big Bears win.
The Pick: The Bears 35-17
Jets @ Patriots
Couple of things came to mind this week, as the Jets, and everyone associated with them, ran their mouths all week long. Remember the Steelers had a verbal 'pop' at the Patriots in '07, and Brady and Moss pulled off that humiliating trick play, where Brady threw a backwards pass to the sideline to Moss, who threw a backwards pass back, after which Brady uncorked a 60 yard beauty for a completely demoralizing touchdown? Remember that? Should be interesting to see what Belichick and Co come up with against Cromartie. Bear in mind Cromartie was absolutely torched by Manning and the Colts. All credit to the lad for his nice kick return close to the end, but before that we should all remember he was absolutely abused by Manning and his gang.
I also remembered the 2004 ALCS, where Brady, completely flattened by the flu, walked into Pittsburgh and pulled out a performance for the ages, managing New England past the Steelers. My thought there was, in terms of this week, if Rex Ryan really thinks he is going to distract Brady with some pathetic, asinine media garbage, he has another thing coming. The Jets are all talk. They keep telling us they are going to win the Superbowl, they have been doing that for two years now. However, we're not stupid, right? We can all see they snuck past an injury depleted Colts team, and we all noted they gave up 80+ points in two games to the Patriots and Bears. We're not falling for this pathetic bluster coming out of New York, right?
The Pick: The Patriots 30-17
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Seattle have already beaten Chicago in Chicago this season, exotic Lovie Smith blitz packages and all. Too many people wrote Seattle off last week. I ain't saying they're going to win, but who'd bet against them after last week?
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West, Russia signal line drawn in Ukraine crisis
Russia and the West drew a tentative line under the Ukraine crisis on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama and his allies agreed to hold off on more damaging economic sanctions unless Moscow goes beyond the seizure of Crimea.
Describing Russia as a "regional power" and not the biggest national security threat to the United States, Obama said Russian forces would not be removed militarily from Crimea, but the annexation of the Black Sea region was not a "done deal" because the international community would not recognize it.
"It is up to Russia to act responsibly and show itself once again to be willing to abide by international norms and … if it fails to do so, there will be some costs," he told a news conference at the end of a nuclear security summit in The Hague.
After scoffing at a decision by Obama and his Western allies to boycott a planned Group of Eight summit in Sochi in June and hold a G7 summit without Russia instead, the Kremlin said it was keen to maintain contact with G8 partners.
"The Russian side continues to be ready to have such contacts at all levels, including the top level. We are interested in such contacts," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told Interfax news agency.
Obama said he was concerned at the possibility of further Russian "encroachment" into Ukraine and believed Putin was still "making a series of calculations". He insisted Russian speakers face no threat in the country, contrary to Moscow's assertions.
He urged Putin to let Ukrainians choose their own destiny free from intimidation, saying he was sure they would opt for good relations with both the European Union and Moscow rather than making a zero-sum choice for one against the other.
"Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors, not out of strength but out of weakness," Obama said. "We (the United States) have considerable influence on our neighbors. We generally don't need to invade them in order to have a strong cooperative relationship with them."
Asked what was to stop a further Russian "land grab", the U.S. president drew a distinction between an attack on members of NATO, covered by its Article V mutual defense clause, and on non-members where the West could apply international pressure, shine a spotlight on those states and provide economic support.
The rouble firmed and Russian assets climbed on Tuesday after Obama and fellow G7 leaders held back from new sanctions and investors took the view that the crisis had been contained for now.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the United States and European Union allies were aligned in their response, contrary to media reports that Washington was pushing reluctant Europeans fearful for their economic interests to get tougher.
Moscow made two conciliatory gestures on Monday after its deputy economy minister said up to $70 billion in capital may have fled his country in the first quarter of the year.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsia for the first time, even though Russia does not recognize the Kiev government.
Moscow also allowed monitors from the pan-European security watchdog OSCE to begin work in Ukraine after prolonged wrangling over their mandate, which Russia says excludes Crimea.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Deshchytsia protested at the annexation of Crimea. Lavrov said Russia did not intend to use force in eastern and southern regions of Ukraine, and "the two sides agreed not to fuel further escalation in the Crimea problem that could cause casualties", it said.
Ukraine ordered its remaining forces in Crimea to withdraw for their own safety on Monday after Russian forces fired warning shots and used stun grenades when they stormed a marine base and a landing ship. There were no casualties.
That order came too late to save the job of interim Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh, sacked by parliament on Tuesday over his handling of the crisis, after it emerged that fewer than a quarter of soldiers in Crimea plan to stay in the military.
Lawmakers elected Mykhailo Koval, head of the Ukrainian border guard, to replace Tenyukh.
In the Perevalnoye base, 25 km (15 miles) southeast of the capital Simferopol, sombre-looking Ukrainian troops loaded a freight truck with furniture, clothes and kitchen appliances.
"We are not fleeing, but leaving to the mainland where we will continue to serve," said a soldier who identified himself only as Svyatoslav. "One cannot be a soldier without a country and we have to relocate," he said.
But in the Belbek air base stormed four days ago, officers and soldiers refused to leave until the Russian military releases their commander, Colonel Yuliy Mamchur, who became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance in Crimea.
According to his aides, Mamchur is being held in the Russian Black Sea Fleet's home port of Sevastopol.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksander Shlapak said he was negotiating with the International Monetary Fund for a loan package of $15-20 billion because the economy had been severely weakened by months of political turmoil and mismanagement. He forecast a 3 percent contraction in the economy this year.
Obama also urged the IMF to reach agreement swiftly on a financial support package for Kiev, which would unlock additional aid from the European Union and Washington.
Both the West and Russia sought to woo other key nations present in The Hague.
Obama, who discussed the Ukraine crisis with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, met President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, which is part of a customs union with Russia but is also seeking to join the World Trade Organisation.
Nazarbayev, a ruling politburo member before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, expressed understanding for Russia's position in a telephone call with Putin on March 10.
Lavrov meanwhile sought support from foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping of emerging economic powers – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
In a joint statement that did not mention Ukraine or take a position on the annexation of Crimea, they said: "The escalation of hostile language, sanctions and counter-sanctions, and force does not contribute to a sustainable and peaceful solution…"
European diplomats said tentative signs that Putin may have decided to go no further than Crimea in his campaign to protect ethnic Russians in former Soviet republics may reflect concern about the mounting economic consequences.
The crisis is also taking a toll in Western Europe. German business morale dropped for the first time in five months in March as firms in Europe's largest economy began to worry that a standoff with Russia and further sanctions over Ukraine would hurt them in a key market, the Munich-based Ifo institute said.


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GREENWOOD, S.C. – Sophomore guard Ryan Blumenthal (Kennesaw, Ga.) buzzed the nets for 25 points, leading a come-from-behind win Saturday night for Georgia College men's basketball (4-4) over Lenoir-Rhyne University (5-3) at the Finis Horne Holiday Classic, hosted by Lander University.
Blumenthal netted the career-high effort, his third 20-plus point performance of the season, thanks in large part to an amazing 12-for-12 effort from the free-throw line. The free-throw performance matches the school's best, done four other times. Graham Martin was the most recent to hit a perfect dozen in the 2009-10 season.
Junior Larrentis Thomas (McDonough, Ga.) came a single rebound shy of another double-double with a career-best 17 points and nine rebounds, adding a team-best three assists. Sophomore guard Terrell Harris (Indiantown, Fla.) had 13 points and six boards, while senior Royal Thomas (LaGrange, Ga.) rounded out the double-digit scorers at 10 points and nine rebounds as well.
Georgia College shot 88 percent (28-32) from the free-throw line, compared to just 69 percent (18-26) for the Bears. The squads were nearly even in shooting overall, with Georgia College's 40 percent edging LR's 39, and rebounding was knotted up at 38 apiece.
LR was led by 24 points from Will Perry and got great bench play, as K.T. Carter and Allan Jones put in 12 and 10 points, respectively. Jarvis Perry added 11 points from his starting spot. R.J. McClure came into the contest at 21.1 points per game and was held to just three points on four shots by a stingy Bobcat defense.
The Bobcats trailed for nearly the entire first half, picking up their first advantage at 36-35 with 32 seconds left before halftime on a pair of free-throws by Harris. Two Bear tosses from the stripe gave Lenoir-Rhyne a one-point 37-36 lead at the break.
Georgia College started the second frame on a 19-3 run, capped by a pair of free throws at the 13:13 mark by Larrentis Thomas. The Bobcats would hold the advantage for the remainder of the contest.
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, Dec. 22 at 1:30 p.m., playing the College of Coastal Georgia for the first time in program history to wrap up the two-game holiday classic.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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LOWER MANHATTAN — The 89th lighting of the New York Stock Exchange was more subdued than usual Tuesday as lower Manhattan continued to deal with Hurricane Sandy's aftermath.
Hundreds still gathered on the cobblestoned street outside the NYSE, though the crowds weren't as large as years past, residents said.
"I don't think they really advertised the lighting this year," said Annie Joachim, an event planner who lives nearby on Broad Street.
But others said they expected that this year would feel less inviting. Many residents and local businesses remain without power and have, at least temporarily, been displaced by flood damage.
Various musicians played throughout the day by the tree which, though festive, added more noise to streets already filled with the loud blare of generators, some locals said.
The lighting ceremony, which took place around 6 p.m., was relatively brief. A singer sang a couple of holiday tunes — followed by a quick speech by the NYSE chairman, who emphazised the need for more help for Lower Manhattan.
"The work is far from done here," said Carter, before his wife hit the switch to light the tree. "We must stay focused and find ways to continue to contribute."
Soon after the tree's hundreds of colored lights were illuminated, the crowd — much of which was made up of tourists — quickly thinned out.
"It's a beautiful tree," said one resident who declined to give her name. "Maybe they'll figure out how to get power to the rest of the area too for Christmas."
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story included a quote blaming the Downtown Alliance for failing to publish the event. The Downtown Alliance is not responsible for the NYSE tree lighting, the New York Stock Exchange is.


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StellaMare wrote:Most of my close friends like the Smiths to some extent aswell, though not as much as I do.
Other people either don't know who they are or couldn't care less.
I've never had anyone critizise me for liking them..
You're very lucky... I have spent my life defending my love of The Smiths. :unsure:
All through my teenage years I was subjected to my older brother's incessant piss-taking Morrissey "impressions"... eventaully a couple of years ago he confessed that he actually quite respects Moz now (to the extent that he actually bought "First of the Gang to Die") although the mockery hasn't subsided.
Recently I seem to have found myself with a Moz-detesting boyfriend, so the misery continues... he introduced me to his mates thusly: "This is Aziza. She likes MORRISSEY." To which I faced interrogation from all of his mates about how I could possibly like 'that twat'.
I must confess though that sometimes I enjoy arguing with the boyf about it -- and it's quite funny to wind him up about how much I love Moz (I always wear my Smiths badges with pride when I go out with him)


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You Think You Don't Need a Will? Here Are Six Reasons Why You Do—Including CharityPosted August 2017
Here is a common estate-planning question that we get asked rather frequently:
Is it truly necessary for us to have wills? My spouse and I own our home, cars, and bank and investment accounts in joint tenancy with right of survivorship, and we have named each other as beneficiaries of our respective life insurance policies and retirement funds.
The answer is: Yes, you still need a will!
The couple asking this question is correct that all of the things mentioned would not be governed by a will. Property owned in joint tenancy with right of survivorship automatically passes to the surviving spouse, and insurance proceeds and retirement funds are paid directly to the named beneficiary. Nevertheless, everyone should have a will for the following six reasons:
- There likely are items of personal property—jewelry, collections, household items, etc.—that you and your spouse own individually and that are not governed by joint tenancy or beneficiary designation.
- Even supposing that everything passes to your surviving spouse by right of survivorship or beneficiary designation, the surviving spouse would need a will to direct the disposition of assets upon his or her death. There are two problems with waiting until your spouse has died to execute a will: by then you might not have the capacity to make a will, and you would no longer be able to discuss the matter with your spouse in order to come to a common understanding about inheritances.
- If you and your spouse should die in a common disaster without wills, your property would be distributed per the intestacy laws of the state in which you reside—and these laws might not conform to your wishes. Also, the person selected by the court to administer your estate might not be the person you would have chosen.
- If you have minor children and are not survived by a spouse, you can designate a guardian for your children in a will.
- In a will you can provide for the particular needs of your children and other loved ones. For example, you might establish trusts for children or grandchildren when a stream of income is more advisable than a lump-sum gift.
- In a will you can leave some portion of your estate to charity. You can also do this by naming a charity as beneficiary of an insurance policy, a retirement fund, or a bank or investment account—and there can be advantages to making a legacy gift in that manner. But when you have a will, you can choose which gifts to make in your will and which to make by beneficiary designation.
Signing beneficiary forms and owning property jointly with right of survivorship are great ways to transfer property with minimal cost and without delays of probate proceedings, but they are not a substitute for a will. Please contact us for information about the various considerations when drafting your will.
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One Direction's Niall Horan: More Proof He Loves Demi Lovato
Did Niall confirm that he's dating Demi on stage? The One Directioner did the CUTEST thing on stage! Read on for more details!
Niall Horan is quite the romantic.
The One Directioner named a stuffed-animal cat on stage after his rumored girlfriend, Demi Lovato.
"If this were Niall's cat, he'd call it 'Demi Lovato,'" Liam said.
So cute!
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Do YOU think Niall and Demi are dating?
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TORONTO — Greg Bird hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Tuesday night to move closer in the AL East race.
Bird connected off reliever Mark Lowe (1-3) for the rookie's 10th home run in 34 games and third in the past three nights.
Brian McCann led off the 10th with a bunt single and was replaced by pinch-runner Rico Noel. Slade Heathcott reached on catcher's interference before Bird drove a 2-2 pitch into the right-field bullpen. Six of his 10 homers have given the Yankees a lead.
Andrew Miller (3-2) pitched two innings for the win and New York closed within 2 1/2 games of first-place Toronto. The teams meet for the final time this season Wednesday night.


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Jonathan Huang, a freshman at Suffolk University, has received the Waterman-Waring-Langone Scholarship, an award that encourages students to become well-versed in their heritage and to contribute to the growth of the Chinese American community. Huang was one of two recipients in the state awarded in the incoming freshman category.
Huang plans to major in economics and political science, and said that "the scholarship means new opportunities that will connect me with the Chinatown community."
Huang is a martial arts instructor at Nam Pai Kung Fu Academy in Boston's Chinatown, and has launched a martial arts program in Randolph's recreational department.
The Chinese Historical Society of New England/Waterman-Waring-Langone Scholarship was established in 1994 and is supported by the Boston Harborside Home of J.S. Waterman & Sons-Waring-Langone Funeral Home.


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I first heard guitarist George Benson's White Rabbit album in the early 1970s with friends gathered in a shabby Toronto apartment for an evening of Shesh Besh and cheap Chianti.
A folkie in the sixties, my musical taste had slowly graduated from Gordon Lightfoot, Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan to Hendrix, Clapton, Morrison (Jim and Van), Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jefferson Airplane.
Jazz was not yet part of my regular musical repertoire. But Benson covered Grace Slick's heroin hippie hymn as well as the Mamas and the Papas' California Dreamin' so it seemed familiar rather than foreign. I was mesmerized by Benson's virtuosity and flights of fancy. I wanted to hear more from him and his sidemen; Ron Carter on bass, Billy Cobham on drums, Herbie Hancock on keyboards and Hubert Laws on flute.
The journey led to Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, which included Carter and Hancock, Tony Williams on drums and Wayne Shorter on saxophone. Shorter replaced the sax player from Davis's First Great Quintet, John Coltrane who, in turn, had replaced Sonny Rollins.
There was no turning back. One jazz great led to another. Shorter led to Joe Zawinul and the jazz fusion group Weather Report, with Miroslav Vitous and then Jaco Pastorius on bass. The Miles Davis alumni list also included Chick Corea, who formed Return to Forever, with bass player Stanley Clarke, drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors, followed by Al di Meola; as well as guitarist John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. And wouldn't you know Corea and McLaughlin played on the Joe Farrell Quartet album featuring McLaughlin's dreamy composition Follow Your Heart with Jack DeJonette on drums and the incomparable Dave Holland on bass. The connections continued through pianists Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and McCoy Tyner, guitarists Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri and Ornette Coleman, the latter shaking up the hard-bop jazz scene at the dawn of the 1960s with the joyful chaos of his breakout album, The Shape of Jazz to Come.
Digging deeper unearthed the works of Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, and many more.
As exciting as this voyage of discovery has been, the real thrill is hearing music as it's being made and that's what happens at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. After all, a recording marks a moment in time, while jazz is all about innovation, improvisation and imagination. The festival gives you a front-row seat to artistic creation.
No need to fear the label "jazz" festival. This is not an exclusive club. Jazz artists move easily from one musical genre to another. Weather Report drummer Omar Hakim, for example, had played with Carly Simon and David Bowie before joining the group and went on later to work with Sting. Joe Farrell played with Hall & Oates. Sonny Rollins played with the Rolling Stones. Wayne Shorter played with Steely Dan, Don Henley and Joni Mitchell and toured with Carlos Santana. Santana has played with McLaughlin, Shorter and Hancock, as well as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Kirk Hammett from Metallica. And speaking of Santana, his wife Cindy Blackman Santana, perhaps best known for her work with Lenny Kravitz, will be performing at the festival with Spectrum Road, a group that includes Jack Bruce from Cream.
And so it is with the festival itself. It spans every musical style. Many of the acts defy conventional categorization. Consider the blurb in the festival program on the Avett Brothers' latest album: "a propulsive, foot-stomping, 'punk-grass' folk masterpiece that filters CSNY countrified boogie through the brothers' early neo-punk roots." (They're at the Orpheum June 26).
There's everything from Mongolian throat singing to R&B, rock n' roll, soul, swing and world music, bringing together international artists and our local and national talent in a celebration of sound everyone can enjoy.
Not into free-form discordant jazz? Check out Janelle Monae, who channels Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder and James Brown. Looking for a gentle introduction to jazz? See Eliane Elias, a Grammy-nominated singer and pianist, described as sultry and smouldering, whose quartet mixes it up with cool jazz, pop and bossa nova.
In order to see and hear as much as possible, I buy a hopper pass, which this year costs $150 until June 1, after which the price goes up to $175. The pass gives you admission to 60 concerts at six different venues, encouraging you to sample from the smorgasbord of music presented with abandon.
No money? No problem. There are 150 free concerts around town, enough to deliver a full festival experience without spending a dime. And we're not talking amateur buskers. Some of B.C.'s top musicians will be on the main stage on Georgia Street on the June 23-24 weekend, including Phil Dwyer, appearing with Laila Biali, performing his Canadian songbook featuring fresh arrangements of the works of Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Ron Sexsmith and others. Latin-flavoured Locarno, salsa-soaked Mazacote, R&B band Serpentine Funk, and the acclaimed Barry Elmes Quintet are other must-sees on the freebie lineup.
Listening to my old albums is a pleasure but participating in a festival is an adventure. There's anticipation that you'll hear something unique, discover a rare talent, expand your musical tastes and even find a new community — because a festival becomes a community, and the jazz community is among the most welcoming.
So do not fear jazz. As Duke Ellington reassured us, "It's all music."


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What happens to the homes of heads of states when governors move on from their governor's mansions?
More than one ex-governor's house (including one featured in the following slides) has enjoyed a second career as a wedding and events venue. A handful of them have been converted to bed and breakfast guest houses (including one featured in the following slides). And a whole lot of them simply continue to serve as residences for future, less gubernatorial families.
Among the aforementioned governor's homes for sale, provided by Trulia.com and LuxuryRealEstate.com, discover one governor's summer getaway by the beach, and another mansion that that was built as a WPA project and housed some 17 governors. Click ahead to see them all.
By Colleen Kane
Posted June 27, 2011


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