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- Name:
- Rachel
- Location:
- Columbus, OH
- Square Feet:
- 120
- Division:
- Own
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- French country home meets sleek modern accessibility. Artist-designed custom finishes, local materials and artisans make this 90% American made.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- Being recently wheelchair bound, I challenged the standard solutions to 'accessible design' and created my own aesthetically pleasing and fully accessible modern solution. The biggest challenge was convincing others that it could be accomplished (and creating a wall that could support floating shelves made of repurposed Ohio barn beams and 4" thick Boos Block countertops)!
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- I approach cooking as a creative process, first picking out fresh organic items and building upon them. I don't use recipes, but always including garlic and olive oil. Keeping a mostly vegetarian diet I do have times where seafood becomes the centerpiece of the meal. Using a tuna steak, Alaskan salmon, or some large scallops I sear them in olive oil, garlic, and S&P and pair with kale sesame soy-ginger noodles.


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Non-Profit Recovery Program needs a new and updated website.
Recovery 4 the City
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The City is a faith-based organization that exists to promote and develop
programs for addiction recovery. They are in need of a new web site with
completely new colors and layout. The logo itself is also open to a color
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TCU women upset No. 23 Oklahoma State 64-63
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Delisa Gross hit the game-winning shot with 1:04 remaining and TCU closed the game on an 11-0 run, defeating No. 23 Oklahoma State 64-63 Wednesday night for its first Big 12 victory of the season.
The Horned Frogs (8-17, 1-13 Big 12) trailed 63-53 after Oklahoma State's Tiffany Bias nailed a 3-pointer with 5:01 remaining. But TCU got two 3-pointers from Zahna Medley, a basket by Natalie Ventress and a free throw from Donielle Breaux before Gross hit the game-winner.
The Cowgirls (18-7, 7-7) had two turnovers and were 0 for 5 from the field in the final five minutes, including a pair of 3-point attempts by Kendra Suttles in the final minute.
Gross finished with 13 points for TCU, Breaux had 12, Medley 11 and Ventress 10.
Liz Donohoe led Oklahoma State with 22 points. Toni Young added 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Suttles had 11 points.


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It's all written in Java
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Java powers the Escenic CMS used in the stack.
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현 상황에서 java 는 생산성이 높은 언어라고 볼 수 없습니다. 또한 아직 우리에겐 java 를 사용해야 할 만큼 미션 크리티컬한 이슈는 존재하지 않습니다. java 를 사용하는 단 하나의 이유는 안드로이드 개발을 위해서입니다.
philipbarrar uses Java
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Java 1.6 - Oracle/OpenJDK
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Most of the internal pipeline (machine learning processes, search, db interactions). Most of this functionality consists of in-mem Gearman workers handling very specific tasks.
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Main backend and client side language
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Our web application server and SDK are all Java-based to give us access to a broad range of languages for web app development (e.g. Python via Jython, Ruby via JRuby, etc.)
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Java 8 on Java EE 7
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Java 8
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bytelore.com makes extensive use of Java in its applications. We use Java due to its performance, community and the number of other projects built in the language. We have many projects and libraries built in Java.
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Back-end application logic.
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The engine that reads and processes an ODF file is in Java. Still need to release the code for it.
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A framework to aid ensure most IDE run smoothly
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SelectPdf Web/HTML To PDF REST API for Java Samples: http://selectpdf.com/web-html-to-pdf-rest-api-for-java-samples/
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Fast and Robust
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Business logic microservices implementation. Integration against external systems via RESTful/SOAP.
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Programming language
SAP Hybris uses Java
Java --> Tomcat --> Spring (among others) --> hybris
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Do I really need to explain? Well to me, the most appealing factor in Java besides the unbelievable community and vast array of available libraries, is just the amount of effort that has been put in the modern JVM. Decades of optimization and improvements have lead to a terrific piece of technology. I admire the people contributed to that.
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Dependency of Google j2objc.
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제가 최초로 배운 언어입니다. 저의 첫 프로젝트는 자바와 스프링을 이용해 진행했습니다. 당시엔 sql 쿼리도 직접 만들어야 했기 때문에 이 부분에 대한 학습도 함께 진행되었습니다.
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Well, you know.
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Used Java SE/EE in algorithm practices. Mainly used Spring.
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Android Development
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mainly for roster plus app in Android side
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Management Layer
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Principal linguagem utilizada no desenvolvimento da back-end.
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play framework java
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Shouldn't surprise anyone, as minecraft is also java-based. Java is used for much more than just the plugins though. JCVortex (our API) is also served with vert.x (Java) and many of our team-internal tools also originated from java or are still java-applications.
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main part
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끊임 없이 작성해야 되는 행사 코드로 지치게 만들지만, 그래도 좋고 견고한 라이브러리 들이 많아 좋다. 어떻게 하면 행사코드를 줄이고, 간결하게 할 수 있을 지 그건 아직 내게 남겨진 숙제 인것 같다.
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heavy-lifting CV. Re-written C++ libraries for lambda - MSER, text transform, etc.
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Primary code for Android
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Mostly academic projects
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Pretty much everything - Java is reasonably fast, reasonably safe, and reasonably expressive. I wouldn't call it the best at any of those things. The real advantage to me is that the virtual machine is ubiquitous and many people can understand it. Since I have the most experience in this language, it's my tool of choice for most projects.
I've also been learning JavaFx so that I can build user interfaces without the web. I've started several single-page-application projects that worked, but felt like workarounds or hacks and would be better-served as self-contained applications.
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Core for the SaaS stacks
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Android apps.
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Java is the language used for development
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Programming Language
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Actually using the CFML language in conjunction with ColdFusion JVM servers. Coldbox MVC java framework also spins up on demand, Adobe Coldfusion or Lucee open source servers.
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The primary programming language
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Most of our backend services are based on JAX-RS REST APIs and services written in Java. Our information extraction and document analysis framework is also written in Java.
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Used for Talend, custom routines and external libs
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Used with the processing language.
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Batch processing with Apache Storm.
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In process of Learning Technics Platform: OSX 10.8 or later, Windows Studing to know more
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Server-Side logic - creating REST-Service (Microservices)
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kingsley-einstein uses Java
This is my main language in the stack. I mostly use it's JavaFX library to build GUIs... Though verbose, it gives me that programmer's feeling and confidence that what I am doing is gonna be a success.
JINJA Ltd. uses Java
Our Android app is built on Java
IVS uses Java
No need for this. We don't use Java (and legacy java code tend to be destroyed)
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Almost all my programming is done in Java
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Java is the language behind the open source Ant Media Server platform used by PrometheanTV for Live and VOD transcoding.
Kelamari uses Java
android development
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Used for Flink and Kafka development. Also used for the development of Selenium tests.
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Core linear algebra and optimization functionality for deep analytics and machine learning
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The most latency sensitive parts are written in C++. Due to our interconnected services architecture, we use either Python or C++ for each service, with the performance critical parts being C++14.
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Our online judge, 'Evaluator', is written in it.
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legacy part
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The Game Pencil Engine Editor is coded in C/C++.
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Used in backend and clients for performance heavy tasks.
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Performance, zero-overhead abstractions and memory safety of the modern C++ language make this the perfect language for the project.
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High performance
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The main programming language of ApertusVR. C++11 & CMake provides multi-platform targeting. The architecture is modular.
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Used to write PHP extensions - AZTEC Decoder - License Driver scan - Axis2/C to PHP wrapper and Job-scheduler - Barbershop
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std::cout << "Hello World!" << std::endl;
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C++ is used in Shiro (https://github.com/Marc3842h/shiro).
C++ is a high performance, low level programming language. Game servers need to run with fast performance to be able to reliably serve players across the globe.
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We use perl with rex to control our distributed systems.
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I use perl on some legacy applications.
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I use Perl to rip through log files and compare them to some signature files I have created. When I get a match, it adds the bad guy to the list of shame in MySQL.
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The whole backend part (deployment and other scripts, business logic, web interface) is written in Perl.
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Aspen trees (deciduous forest) comprise more than 90% of the sampled SMAPVEX12 forest sites, with an understory layer of shrubs and grass. The dense shrubs make it difficult to access the sites, therefore the soil moisture and vegetation sampling schemes adopted for these sites are different from the cropland sites. A representative circular area of 200 meter diameter is selected for each forest site and within this area intensive ground measurements of soil moisture and vegetation are made.
Even though my research is not directly associated with forested areas it was great to visit these sites along with other team members and get experience of actual conditions, from which to derive the scientific basis for emission and scattering mechanisms responsible for active and passive signals captured by the PALS airborne instrument (and later SMAP).
To read more, visit the SMAP Blogs from the Field site.
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dougal_s wrote:So, in short, consider if you are brave enough to order from a company that ignores 4 requests to cancel an order, and then only pays attention when the request is posted on Facebook, lies about what they said and did, and makes no apology of any sort of the hassles encountered. I know I am not brave enough to deal with a company like that.
I ordered from Bike24 - Friday 14th Dec
Email received to send photo to confirm CC details - Tuesday 18th Dec
Package sent and in transit (DHL) - Wednesday 19th Dec
So far all good.
I can see they are only doing this because there is probably a lot of credit card fraud going on.
i suppose there is no excuse not to reply to 4 emails or do something as simple as cancel an order..


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Aug 2007 17:21 UTC, submitted by Lucas Holt
MidnightBSD 0.1 is now available. It includes several software packages such as ksh, sudo, OpenNTPD, gcc 3.4.4, BIND 9.3.4 (plus patch), and others in the base system. "MidnightBSD is a desktop operating system for x86 compatible, and soon amd64 compatible architectures. It was originally based on FreeBSD 6.1 Beta. The goal of the project is to create a BSD with ease of use and simplicity in mind."


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The origins of the Peak's most famous pud have been explored in a new book which explores the British Isles by cake.
Writer Caroline Taggart features the Bakewell Pudding in her new book A Slice of Britain.
The book, which went on sale this month, states that food historian Ivan Day had found a recipe for the pud dating back to 1835.
Caroline also uncovered a story about Will Hudson, landlord of the Castle giving a copy of the original recipe to his baker friend George Bloomer. The business of Bloomers is still thriving in town and selling an Original Bakewell Pudding.
Business is still booming for a Derbyshire town's famous export which has remained a dominant force in a world of food fads.
Julie Hurst, manager of The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop in the town centre, said: "I would say Bakewell Pudding has grown in popularity over the past three years.
"The turnover has gone up and up and we have employed extra people in the bakery.
"At this time of year, we make 2,000 to 3,000 puddings a week.
"In August, when Bakewell Show is on, we make up to 11,000."
"Whatever your diet, when you come into the shop, it is that time to let go and have a handmade, homemade, treat.
"We tried muesli bars but they didn't work!
"People are coming to us for a naughty but nice treat, for lashings of chocolate and cream."
Owner Nick Beagrie decided to expand the wholesale side of the business three years ago and moved the bakery from the back of the shop to the Riverside Industrial Park in Bakewell.
The shop and restaurant is a lure for celebrities. Joan Rivers called in for lunch and star customers have included The Hairy Bikers, Ade Edmondson and David Dickinson.
How the pudding was first created more than 250 years ago is steeped in controversy and is as much a mystery as its secret ingredient.
The story which The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop is sticking to is that the pudding was born by accident in the Rutland Arms around 1860 when visiting noblemen had ordered strawberry tart.
Instead of spreading the mixture onto the pastry, the cook spread it on top of the jam.
The pudding was so successful that a Mrs Wilson bought the recipe for £5 and started a business of her own in her cottage.
That cottage later became The Old Original Bakewell Pudding Shop.
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Loch Linnhe Self Catering Waterfront Lodges
Loch Linnhe Waterfront Lodges offers eight individually architecturally designed detached self catering villas located right on the edge of beautiful Loch Linnhe near Glencoe. Each with its own panoramic decking these luxury self catering lodges offer two bedrooms with open plan living area offering a great self catering holiday in Glencoe. Also located on this waterfront site at Kentallen Pier in the Highlands of Scotland is our luxury Hotel the Hollytree Hotel and Swimming Pool and self catering guests in all of our properties are welcome to use our indoor heated swimming pool and sauna free of charge. All day food and drink is served in the Captains Bar, with our Seafood and Grill restaurant offering great dining in the evening. Great facilities on your doorstep of your self catering property near Glencoe.
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Emily Blake, Ph.D.
In H9R 0A5 - Nearby to Strathmore.
At Blake Psychology we have specialized therapists who provide psychotherapy to clients of all ages, for nearly every type of concern, such as anxiety, depression, anger management, ADHD, eating disorders, addictions, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, coping with life events such as parenting concerns, martial problems, grief and loss, or gender or sexual orientation concerns. We love helping people!
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Our professional team of Montreal psychologists is equipped with a wide range of tools that enable us to tackle various services to adults, teenagers and children in different modalities of individual, family, group and couples therapy. The services provided at our Montreal integrative clinic include: the treatment of depression, anxiety, sexual problems, and other mental health disorders life coaching skills training such as stress management workshops Who is a psychologist? A psychologist is a mental health professional who holds a master's and/or a doctoral degree and has been trained to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health problems. Psychologists in Montrea
Arash Kameli, MA, CCC
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There are many areas of our lives that may be affected by a hurt heart or a mind that is searching for answers that seem to have none. The quality of our lives is important to all of us and as we care for our physical bodies, so it is crucial that we take care of our hearts and minds. Sometimes it may be simply a matter of mending your broken heart. Sometimes our minds are not able to process our day-to-day activities because we have "unfinished business" from our childhood or even current relationships. Psychotherapy addresses these for YOUR benefit and empowerment to make changes in your life. Feel free to call to ask questions or book your session. I look forward to working with you.
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At M&J Trimming we encourage do it yourself projects and crafted arts by supplying all the essential tools needed to finish any project. Tools for garments include measuring tapes, measuring gauges, zipper attachments, and different pins for certain materials. Our silk pins are specially designed not to compromise the delicate weaving of silk. For more crafting purposes we have glue gun kits, glue sticks, and different sized scissors for precision like our mundial pinking shears used in making decorative edges. Your DIY is sure to come out perfect with the combination of our trims and crafting supplies!
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It's a ritual. Every winter my husband and I spend two weeks at the same spot on the central Oregon coast. We go to breathe.
Breathing is different here — cleaner, deeper, more resolute — just different.
We nest in an oceanfront condo near Nye Beach. Always the same unit, reserved a year in advance. Our frontyard is a wide expanse of sandy beach that stretches a mile or so north to Yaquina Head — and maybe six miles south to the rock jetty at the entrance to Newport Harbor. The view from recliners in our condo is among the indelible images we take home — souvenirs of the mind to see us through less tranquil times.
Our days are deliciously simple. At low tide, we walk the beach, drinking in great gulps of salty sea air, allowing the raw rumble of resurgent waves to sponge the stress from our souls. We collect perfect seashells and tiny amber agates. When we turn around, we relish that ours are usually the only imprints in the sand.
At high tide, we scavenge art galleries and used-book stores for treasures. We visit the Newport Embarcadero, a working fishing harbor with a split personality: Seafood processing plants operate beside trendy restaurants and shops. It's where we go to share fresh Dungeness crab, steamed on the spot, ready to crack open on yesterday's newspaper spread over a picnic table — or cedar-planked wild salmon served with a glass of Oregon Pinot on a starched white tablecloth.
Grumpy weather is an excuse to stay in and snuggle by the fireplace, enjoying each other — or one of the books we've stockpiled for vacation reading. But sometimes we just savor nature's show: rain so hard it flattens the ocean surface, so furious its clatter drowns the sound of the surf. In the glow of our deck light, we watch rain dance with the wind, moving sideways, in circles, even straight up sometimes.
It's another souvenir to take home.
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The Meadowlands area remained a top performer for industrial leasing activity in the first half of 2013, according to research from the brokerage firm Cassidy Turley.
The 78 million-square-foot submarket recorded the strongest activity in northern New Jersey during the first two quarters, totaling 1.2 million square feet of absorption, the Chatham-based firm found. That brought vacancy to 6.8 percent, the third lowest in the region and 0.6 percent below the North Jersey's overall industrial vacancy.
Andrew Houston, a broker with Cassidy Turley, said the new activity was especially encouraging because the Meadowlands had less ground to make up after the recession. The submarket relies on regional distribution business from Manhattan, he said, so it's somewhat insulated from the ebbs and flows of submarkets that service larger areas, such as those farther south on the New Jersey Turnpike.
"During the downturn, the vacancy rates didn't go as high, so we really didn't have as far to recover," said Houston, a vice president and principal with the firm. "And that's why that million square feet that was absorbed during the first two quarters really moved the needle a ton."
The top second-quarter leases in the Meadowlands include a 123,000-square-foot deal at 78 John Miller Way, in Kearny, and an 85,300-square-foot transaction at 60 Enterprise Ave. in Secaucus, according to a Cassidy Turley market report. Neither tenant was disclosed.
A separate market report by NAI James E. Hanson, a Hackensack-based brokerage, found leasing activity in the Meadowlands accounted for 20 percent of all leases in North Jersey during the first half of 2013. However, the Meadowlands submarket tracked by Cassidy Turley includes an additional 2.5 million square feet and 200 buildings.
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Yesterday's Mirfield Show was a rip-roaring success as around 8,000 people turned up for North Kirklees' event of the year.
Chairwoman of the Mirfield Show committee Karen Bullivant said: "We had a fantastic day. The weather was not as bad as forecasted.
"We had short, sharp showers, but plenty of sunshine, and plenty of visitors.
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We asked Sun Sentinel readers to recall where they were that fateful Sunday, 70 years ago. These are some of the responses:
On a sunny Sunday, six young men, including myself, all of us 19 to 21 years old, had chipped in 5 cents each to buy gas for a beat up 1934 Ford owned by one of the boys.
We were driving by the Polo Grounds in New York where a football game was in progress when we heard an announcement on the loud speaker: "President Roosevelt has just announced that the Japanese have bombed
In the hushed silence that followed his announcement, one of the boys in the car said, "Our lives will never be the same again." And it never was.
— Jerome Hayflich, Boca Raton
I went to my 84 year-old dad to ask him if he had any recollections of Pearl Harbor. His reply startled me, since he had never spoken of it, but he said: "Like it was yesterday."
With tears in his old blue eyes, he told me he was 14 years old and riding in the back seat of a car headed from Quinebaug, CT to the State Theater in Hartford, CT with his older sister and her new husband. Their habit was to take a drive on Sunday afternoons to go see such performers as Fay Kaiser or
Uncle Gabe made it back and they lived happily for many more years. He and his wife, Eileen, are gone now. Maybe that's why daddy remembers that day so fondly and clearly. Gabe and Eileen took him everywhere, since his mom died when he was very little. After all these years, daddy still gets tears in his big, blue eyes when he remembers. Who knew? Daddy went into the
Thank you for asking people about that day. If you hadn't, I would never have heard his story. What a blessing.
— Priscilla Dunican Waller for her father, Thomas Dunican, of Coconut Creek
On Dec. 6, 1941, my husband Bill and I, together with another young married couple, spent the day, along with thousands of other holiday shoppers taking in the sparkling sights and joyous sounds so unique to Christmas in New York City. We slept late on Sunday and were joined by our friends for lunch at a small family restaurant in the basement of an old brownstone house close to our apartment. After lunch, our husbands returned to our apartment to listen to the radio broadcast from the Polo Grounds of the football game between their favorite New York Giants and the Brooklyn Football Dodgers.
My friend and I walked up Broadway to see "Gone with the Wind" for the second time since it opened in 1939. That afternoon, the movie was interrupted by a news flash announcing the early morning bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Following the announcement, the lights went on. I remember feeling like I'd been hit over the head with a blunt object. For a moment people were too stunned to move or talk. Then, all around us there arose sounds of disbelief, anger, grief and panic. My friend and I were among those who only moments ago had wept for the young soldiers in the movie who lay dying on the battlefields of the South. We now wept for young soldiers and sailors perishing on the decks of burning battleships and drowning in the bloody waters of the Pacific. We stumbled out of our seats and up the aisle, eager to return to our apartment and share our emotions with our young husbands.
The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the sudden loss of hundreds of service men, as well as many planes and warships, shocked and angered the American people.
They could no longer look the other way. Overnight, the United States was plunged into a global war which would eventually deploy our land, sea, and air forces in the Pacific, the Atlantic, North Africa and Europe.
— Lorna Trauth, Delray Beach
I am an 84-year-old snowbird and a veteran of the
One in particular that I remember was Col. William Donnavan, later head of the OSS/CIA, also known as "Wild Bill" Donnavan. There were no transistor radios in those day, but somehow the news circulated around the stadium during the second half, and someone said the Japanese had bombed Dutch Harbor. I had no idea where that was, and remember asking Dad. Later we heard it was Pearl Harbor, but I still did not know where that was.
After the game in the car ride back to
— Arnold Wolfe, Delray Beach
On Dec. 7, I was in basic training at Camp Lee, VA. when news of the attack came. I was cleaning windows in the barracks to earn a three-day pass. The next announcement was that all passes and leaves were cancelled. Al the events that followed are still very vivid in my 91-year-old mind.
— Felix Jacobs, Sunrise
On Dec. 7 at 8 a.m., I was standing on a hill about three miles from Pearl Harbor. It was called Red Hill and from that vantage point, we saw the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese planes.
— Paul S. Heaton, Hollywood
Yes, I know exactly where I was on Pearl Harbor Day. You see, I was born a month later, so I was in a "safe place" in my mother's womb. Had I known what was going on in the "outside world", I would have opted to stay where I was.
Despite being born into a world at war, I look back at my 70 (almost) years, as having been born into a "golden life". I have been soooo very fortunate to have been born at that time.
— Robert Luka, Coral Springs
I was a high school freshman on Dec. 7, 1941. On that day, my parents sent my brother and I to the Sylvan Theater in Sylvania, Ohio. When we left the theater, there was a deadly hush in the air and people kept saying, "Have you boys heard the awful news? We are at war."
I never dreamed my brother would enlist. He was underage and my mother had to sign him into the Navy. Later, he joined
I am ashamed that I had hatred Big Time, in regards to our German and Japanese enemies. About 10 years ago, I partied in Hawaii with a Japanese honeymoon couple. We have remained close friends and gift exchangers ever since. There simply is no room for hatred when life is so short and peace is so precious. I thank God and our President for ending two of our three wars, and look forward to going to see a movie and not coming out to see people in pain over yet another insane war.
— Harold Flagg, Fort Lauderdale
For me, Pearl Harbor Day fell on Monday, Dec. 8, 1941. On that day, I was a sixth-grader, a couple of weeks short of my eleventh birthday, living in Manila, Philippines. I arose on that Monday -- Sunday in the U.S.-- to get ready to attend school, and as usual I turned on the radio to hear the latest news. Obviously, I was astounded to learn about the Japanese attack, and rushed to tell my father, who was shaving in the bathroom.
He found the news hard to believe and had to hear it on the radio for himself, as did my mother, who came out of her bedroom to listen. They drove me to school that day, on their way to work, but that turned out to be the final day of school. That night Japanese planes bombed the city, and less than a month later, my parents and I were imprisoned in Santo Tomas Internment Camp, from which we were liberated over three years later, in February 1945.
— Martin Meadows, Boca Raton
On Dec. 7, I was 12 years old. That morning, my parents and I were planning our automobile trip from New Jersey to visit California for the winter. The trip was to begin on Dec. 8. We had originally planned to leave in November, but my brother's wife was expecting. She delivered my nephew on Dec. 2.
We heard the news on the radio in our living room, and at first, we did not know where Pearl Harbor was located. When we learned later that day that California was threatened, my mother insisted we delay the trip.
On Monday, we continued to listen to the news, and my father and I convinced my mother that California was not in danger, so we planned to leave on Tuesday. We started traveling west, but each day the news became more grim about possible attacks on California. By the third day out, when we reached St. Louis, my mother was so worried that we headed south to New Orleans, and then on the Florida for the winter, rather than California. For years, I teased my nephew about his delayed arrival. If we started out in November, as planned, we would have been in California on Dec. 7. I did not get a chance to visit California until 1962.
— Robert Koltnow, Plantation
My father, who passed away several years ago, was serving on the battleship Oklahoma during the attack. That's the one that rolled over after being hit by numerous torpedoes in the first moments of the attack. He was showering. He wiggled out of a porthole and was wounded while he swam to the ship next door. He ended up making a career of the Navy for 31 years, retiring as a captain in 1970.
— Keith Brender,
I had my eighth birthday the previous October. That Sunday, Dec. 7., my mother took me to the movies at the Broadway theater in Astoria, Queens, NY. It was a third-run theater, far down from the beautiful first-run houses in midtown Manhattan.
The movie we saw was "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," starring
— Joan Weinstock, Sunrise
Remembrances of Pearl Harbor
I'll never forget that day in '41,
While listening to the football game,
They announced the attack by the Rising Sun ,
Our ships and planes, were destroyed and in flame.
Hickam and our Navy were not ready,
For this surprise from the Far Eastern skies.
Their diplomats were meeting in Washington, D.C.,
While their Zeros gunned down our G.I.s.
The "Day of Infamy" speech by F.D.R.,
Inspired and united us to reverse the tide,
Against the enemy from afar,
With determination and good old American Pride.
"Unconditional surrender" was the term that we set,
When we signed the treaty, our goal had been met.
Pearl Harbor would become a lifetime memory,
And an unforgettable W.W.ll victory.
— Bernie Glickstern, Boynton Beach
I was six years old and remember that my uncle Harold Brown was in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Yorktown at Pearl Harbor. He said he had to jump in the water and swim in burning oil. He had to swim through it and got scars all over his body. He survived but died a few years ago.
I remember the day after the bomb was dropped and it was over. The boys came home and every one was celebrating in the streets in East Flatbush, Brooklyn where I lived.
— Stanley Brown, Delray Beach
I was five years old on Pearl Harbor day. I lived in a very small town in Pennsylvania and my family and I were at my grandparents house for Sunday dinner. Suddenly someone said that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor and we were at war. My mother cried.
I didn't know what any of that meant but I sensed that something bad had happened. Because my mother was crying, I started crying also and I felt terrible. I think this shows how even a very young child who not really understanding what had happened, was affected by the news.
— Anita Sturm, Boynton Beach
I was 15 years old on Dec. 7, 1941. I remember that the family came home from church and someone turned on the radio. The newscasters were in an uproar, reporting the attack on Pearl Harbor. I could see that my parents were worried - three of my four brothers were draft age. But I didn't know where Pearl Harbor was, and I didn't understand the significance of the news.
At my high school the next day, they called an assembly to hear FDR's "day that will live in infamy" speech. Since all the students couldn't fit into the auditorium at one time, we, the underclassmen, had to walk to a nearby church to listen to the speech. It seemed so ironic to be sitting in church to hear the President asking Congress to declare war.
During the war, my four brothers were all on different continents. My younger brother was only 13, so he was at home in America. My oldest brother was in North Africa, the next oldest in the Pacific and Asia, and the next oldest in Italy, a gunner on a plane that was bombing Austria. My mother wrote to each one of them every day. When the war was over she said she was never going to write another letter as long as she lived.
— Jan Washburn, Fort Lauderdale
I was born and raised in Washington, D.C. On Dec. 7, some friends and I were playing sand lot football. Our three girlfriends were in our car, which was parked on a hill overlooking the football field. Of course, they were listening to the car radio. Later in the afternoon the girls came running down the hill shouting, "Where's Pearl Harbor? The Japanese have just bombed Pearl Harbor."
I was 19 at the time and had never known or heard of Pearl Harbor, nor had my friends. Naturally it was not long until the newspapers and radio filled us in with all of the terrible details. Yes, it was a most memorable day.
I went on in the ensuing year to being accepted by the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board, completed the training, and became a single engine carrier pilot. Our Air Group 14 was on Maui when the war ended. My birthday is Aug. 16, the war ended Aug. 15; there were tears in our martinis!
— Bob Westmoreland, Pompano Beach


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Ken Dixon: Not the pharmacy they're looking for
It was pretty easy to figure out what folks are up for re-election when the issue of medical marijuana hit suburban Fairfield as if Taras Bulba the Cossack was now running amok in a Humvee with a .50-caliber machine gun.
Yep, the ones talking the loudest and arguably playing up to the crowd of about 50 electors the other night coincidentally have terms ending this November.
The Fairfield Plan and Zoning Commission was in session and David Lipton was trying to get approval for his Connecticut Wellness Center. I felt that Seth Baratz, the vice chairman -- also up for re-election -- who was running the meeting, needed a whistle, whip and chair.
Lipton had already cleared the obstacles in West Haven for a planned marijuana growing facility in an empty factory. Now he needed a dispensary location.
Three and a half hours later, it seemed that the Fairfield P&Z was angling for some reason -- any reason -- to tell Lipton that the 1,600-square-foot storefront in a strip mall across the Post Road from a school bus stop does not fit the "retail-pharmacy" profile.
The NIMBYs had been out in force and with the election so close, the cards seem stacked against Lipton's proposal. He and entrepreneurs around the state are looking at a mid-November deadline to submit proposals for growing operations and dispensaries with the state Department of Consumer Protection.
The opposition was an example of the brave new world that medical-grade marijuana is bringing to Connecticut. Folks in the crowd were angry, under-informed and misinformed. Even members of the P&Z seemed to have only a vague idea of the rules and regulations.
One planner thought it was better to have hospitals hand out prescription marijuana.
Fine, but the actual law was written and signed by the governor in 2012, requiring stand-alone dispensaries run by licensed pharmacists to consult with patients and sell them up to two-and-a-half ounces of marijuana per month.
It's all an argument for reading the newspapers, which have been extensively covering this issue for years. The local paper had a couple stories about Lipton's proposal in particular, but neighbor after neighbor claimed they knew nothing about the wellness center until someone came around a few days earlier with petitions.
Hello folks! Get your head out of your cul de sac and find out what's going on around you.
Sure, the P&Z is a voluntary group. Who else would spend a half hour discussing the relative merits between keeping a large, existing tree, or taking it down for a sidewalk?
A dozen people spoke against the dispensary proposal, mostly nearby neighbors. No one said it should be sited a few blocks away in Bridgeport, where so many of the region's headaches and controversies have been conveniently dumped. Maybe it was understood.
Those muttering aloud about the dangers of marijuana represented a somewhat older demographic, let's put it that way. "That's not an answer," a heckler piped up when Lipton declined to detail his banking arrangements.
To me, the best argument against any retail proposal in Fairfield is the 2005 murders of Tim and Kim Donnelly in their jewelry store, downtown, within a block of police headquarters. But you can't halt all future commercial development because of a violent thug who robbed and murdered.
Lipton and his land-use attorney, Diane W. Whitney, did their best to explain that security measures would be rigorous, with perimeter security, panic alarms, 24-hour video. Vans with armed guards and locked containers of marijuana would make deliveries to the dispensary.
"No one can even enter this building that is not registered," Whitney said. "Your job is simply to determine whether an application meets your zoning regulations."
At this point, the Department of Consumer Protection envisions three to five dispensaries around the state to get marijuana to people who have been certified as eligible. Of the more than 900 registered, 240 are in Fairfield County. They're going to have to get their marijuana from somewhere.
Lipton plans for about 140 patient visits per week. "We are trying to do our best to help patients," Lipton said. "This is a very seriously regulated industry. These are the strictest and safest regulations in the nation."
Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara said that even after sitting down with Lipton, he still has questions and concerns. "The area is pretty much unknown territory," he said, noting that federal laws against marijuana could supercede the state law.
"There are a lot of unknowns, so I can't talk about this type of operation," MacNamara said. "It's not a pharmacy."
"You might be asked to go arrest someone who's at the Wellness Center," said Jim Kennelly, a commissioner member who's up for re-election, who alleged that marijuana is readily procurable at the town's high schools.
A commission member named Gerald Alessi, whose term is up in November, grabbed for an issue.
"I'm concerned we're going to have this establishment here and we're going to have some kind of influx," he said, painting a picture of illegal dealers in the parking lot selling marijuana at lower prices than the dispensary.
He warned that Fairfield could become the medical marijuana hub between Greenwich and New Haven.
He noticed that a map of nearby playgrounds submitted by Whitney and Lipton did not include the one at the McDonald's.
"Is that the one in the circle, across from the liquor store?" Kennelly asked.
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I peek in on this thread out of morbid curiosity, and want to thank Taylor for taking the time to patiently point out the basic facts for the sake of people who might be new to this and vulnerable to being distracted by all this noise and confusion.Taylor Larimore wrote:Bogleheads:
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Farmer's Market Report: Sunnyvale, California
This picture right here just about sums up everything I love about farmer's markets in general and my little market here in Northern California specifically. It's a small smile, a quiet pride, and an absolute insistence that I try these plums, these ones right here, right now, before they're all gone.
My local farmer's market takes place on Saturdays on Murphy Street in Sunnyvale, a Silicon Valley 'burb about an hour south of San Francisco along the Bay. I love it.
I love how much people use the market here. Whole families with laden market bags looped over the handles of baby strollers. Bicyclists in clomping shoes and racing attire picking out the juiciest peaches for their mid-ride snack. Elderly couples frowning by the tomatoes, communicating silently as they fill their bag.
I don't have any favorite vendors, preferring instead to buy a few things from many stands—and as much as I can justify with the coming week's dinner plans. I am a sample fiend, and have started letting these little tastes guide my shopping in a way that is new to me.
Right now, the market is flush with peaches, nectarines, and strawberries. The plums and pluots are starting to come in, just as the cherries are on their way out. In the vegetable department, we have corn and tomatoes galore, along with the usual tables spilling over with leafy greens of every type. I have become addicted to dino kale.
As a transplant from more northern climes, I can't get over the abundance and variety of these California markets. I hope it's ok with you, but I think I'll stay.
What's happening at your market right now?
Related: Farmer's Market Report: Portland, Oregon
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Carrying the name Adam's family comes with a big responsibility. We HAVE to love Halloween, right?! Well thank Uncle Fester, we do! We put pumpkin into every single thing we possibly can until the last day of November: pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin pasta sauce, pumpkin spice cake, pumpkin syrup for our pumpkin pancakes... And when we dress up for Halloween, we don't mess around!
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Our tradition of enjoying autumn always starts with a visit to See Canyon by Avila Beach where there are several quaint apple farms. We enjoy sampling the different varieties of apples, drink some fresh pressed apple cider, and inevitably end the visit with some flavored honey sticks. Next on our Autumn Enjoyment To Do list is visiting La Familia Ranch. It is our favorite pumpkin patch because it is family owned and operated, there's a 5 acre corn maze, it is gorgeous, but most of all due to the fact that it is always brisk because it's on the coast.
We went yesterday and even though we left home sweating in our jackets in the 86* heat, we knew just a short 30 minute drive would bring us to Los Osos where we could pretend it really is autumn because it's 25 degrees cooler and foggy.
|My little lovlies working the farm picking garbanzo beans.
Then we get lost in the ginormous corn maze for a bit...
and the kids look serious in one shot because I like to see if they can do it.
Mr. John found a nice pair of butternut squash... squashes... squashi? Whatever the correct term is, they are going to make a delicious soup!
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Gabe looks back in Angora at Tim Burton's quirky bio-pic, now in HD...
You are interested in the unknown. The mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are giving you all the evidence, based only on a secret testimony, of the miserable souls who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, the places. My friend, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Can your heart stand the shocking facts about 'Edward D. Wood Jr.'?
The films of Tim Burton usually bring flashy, hyper-stylized images to mind. I have to admit I've lost much of my interest in Burton over the years, thanks to increasingly expensive and empty 'quirky' visuals, but I can't forget the joy of the director's earlier, 'signature' work. When thinking of Burton's best, I usually recall his most beautiful and visually original work, specifically Beetlejuice, Batman Returns, and Edward Scissorhands. But aside from Edward Scissorhands (arguably), none of these films feature much in the way of an emotional center and mechanical screenplays often dull their beauty. In recent years his films have become more personal, almost insufferably so, leading me to assume he doesn't have any real connection to other human beings; only his own repetitive, boring fears of commitment and paternal rejection. Then I remember that there's an exception to all of Burton's rules of style over substance; a film that is genuinely moving and genuinely quirky, because it's based on a true story – Ed Wood.
Ed Wood is a singular film in Burton's canon for many reasons. Outside its general lack of ostentatious visuals and literal lack of colour, the film carries a bizarre tone that's often difficult to wrap your head around. Burton's films are always weird, but they're predictably and aggressively weird, not vaguely unpredictable or sullen. I assume that Burton intends on mimicking the uncanny, amateurish feel of Wood's movies, but he has to be careful not to overstate incompetence, lest his film turns genuinely bad, instead of faux-bad. This balancing act extends to the film's sense of humour, which rarely attempts to make the audience laugh out loud, rather, we're meant to be charmed on a relatively low-energy level. Energy levels aside, I don't think it's inaccurate to refer to Ed Wood as Burton's Raging Bull. I mean, aside from the obvious comparisons (both are bio-pics and both are shot black and white), there's a similarly natural and stark quality to the two films, one that is spiked by delightful hints of gothic lighting. If I didn't know better, I'd claim that Burton seems to be playfully mocking Scorsese's masterpiece at times. The problem with Ed Wood isn't so much the prevalence of its weirder qualities, it's the deliberate pacing, which is actually a crucial ingredient in the unique brew. The entire narrative could do with a bit of trimming, but I have no idea what could be cut, especially considering the fact that Burton and screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (who apparently specialize in '90s bio-pics, because they also wrote The People vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon) are basically telling two stories here – the funny, feel-good tale of Ed Wood's 'rise' and the melancholy tale of Lugosi's twilight years.
It feels like the more visually elaborate Burton's films get the easier it is to forget that he's actually quite good with actors and that even his worst movies ( Planet of the Apes, Alice in Wonderland) feature at least one or two solid performances. Depp's characterized performance is a good mix of flamboyant and centered, yet I find even I forget about it in favour of his more recent Tim Burton movie roles, probably due to utter saturation at this point. Martin Landau predictably won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi. Not that Landau isn't great (he's heartbreaking), it's just that his performance unfortunately covers two of the Academy's favourite bases – Landau had been around long enough for the award to be an homage to an entire career and it was a portrayal of an existing person, Lugosi. The Academy even got extra points because the award was kinda/sorta an homage to Lugosi himself, who was, as the movie so plainly states, basically forgotten by Hollywood and left to die in the gutter. The role here to really remember is Bill Murray as Bunny Breckinridge, a deadpan gay man hoping to save enough money for a male to female sex change. Burton is clever to not overuse Murray, who is his usual understated self. Revisiting the film for the first time in a long time, I'm also willing to call this Sarah Jessica Parker's and Lisa Marie's best performances too, for whatever that's worth.
I know what you're thinking, Ed Wood was shot black and white and made to look cheap and old, why would I need to update my DVD copy? Well, it's still a very good-looking movie and the texture of the film is important to Burton and cinematographer Stefan Czapsky's look. And we all know how I feel about how much better film grain looks in HD. Or at least how good it can look in HD. This new 1080p, 1.85:1 Blu-ray transfer is much, much sharper than the DVD release, sometimes to a bit of detriment in terms of high contrast. The SD transfer is dull and flat, but it does feature softer gradations that reveal some more detail. In HD fine textures and complex patterns are more well-defined, but the heavier black crush and white bloom do tend to delete a few of the subtler contrasting details (for example, Ed's black jacket can disappear into black background elements on Blu-ray, but do not on DVD). However, the purity of these occasionally too intense blacks and whites blow those of the generally washed-out, overly grey DVD right out of the water. And, honestly, there are just as many fine details present on the Blu-ray that go missing on the obviously mushier DVD. I'm sure that Burton prefers one look to the other, so, for the sake of the Blu-ray's majority advantages, let's just assume it's the higher contrast look. I'm pretty sure he prefers this Blu-ray's lack of slight blue tinting at the very least. Aside from the intended grain and shutter effects, this transfer is generally free of artefacts, specifically the haloes and occasional interlacing effects that appear on the DVD.
Alright, I suppose I'm with the doubting Thomases in the house in terms of the need for a full 5.1 presentation here, considering the lo-fi qualities of Ed Wood's sound design. Honestly, I'm not even sure if the film was presented in digital 5.1 when it was originally released (the end credits state 'Dolby stereo'), but it sounds natural enough here on this uncompressed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. There are some minor directional effects (cars driving through the shot, the noise of a camera shutter, characters speaking from off-screen) and basic immersive ambience (rain, crowd noise), but the name of this game is centered, natural, captured on-set dialogue with minimal effects enhancement. In this regard this track does its job well. The major source of stereo and surround enhancement is Howard Shore's musical score. Even here the separation of elements generally ape the sound available to budget filmmakers in the 1950s, sticking instruments on the left and right. There's some rear channel enhancement and centered solo instruments, but the bigger plus is the warmth and clarity of the music (which I entirely forgot featured bits of 'Swan Lake').
There are no new extras featured on this disc, but everything featured on the old special edition DVD is present starting with an audio commentary featuring Burton, Landau, co-writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, cinematographer Stefan Czapsky, and costume designer Colleen Atwood. Next up is Let's Shoot This F#*%@r! (14:00, SD), a strange making-of featurette/EPK featuring an intro from Johnny Depp and a bunch of raw, behind the scenes footage. The Theremin (7:20, SD) is a brief interview with composer Howard Shore and expert Mark Seagal, who discuss the history of the electronic instrument known as the Theremin. Making Bela (8:10, SD) is an interview with Landau and make-up artist Rick Baker, who discusses the process of creating Bela Logosi for the film. Pie Plates Over Hollywood (13:50, SD) covers features an interview with production designer Tim Duffield, who discusses the look of the film, complete with pages from his sketch book. The extras also include five deleted scenes, including a brilliantly surreal sequence of Murray walking through a meat freezer with a mariachi band, singing 'Que Sera Sera' (7:40, SD), a Howard Shore music video (3:30, SD), and a trailer.
Is Ed Wood Tim Burton's best movie? It's hard to say because it's still such a singular movie in his canon. I'm tempted to say Batman Returns or Edward Scissorhands are the best Tim Burton films (assuming he's a brand), but that Ed Wood is the best film Tim Burton has ever made. This new Blu-ray release is visually a surprising upgrade over the old DVD (aside from some contrast issues that might cause quibbles among fans) and feature all the extras already made available on the special edition DVD.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and DVD Special Edition resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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This is my favourite Tim Burton film. Big Fish second. His recent output is all very samey. Saw a trailer for Frankenweenie the other day and it was like, 'Oh please give it a rest with the un-dead schtick and do something new'. It may be a new film but it already feels old hat.
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Intergalactic Ponce wrote: This is my favourite Tim Burton film. Big Fish second. His recent output is all very samey. Saw a trailer for Frankenweenie the other day and it was like, 'Oh please give it a rest with the un-dead schtick and do something new'. It may be a new film but it already feels old hat.Frankenweenie is great as it is in it's 30 min format, so I have a hard time believing that it'll work without a problem as an 87 minute feature film. It's probably the only animated film in B&W you'll get to see in 3D for quite some time though, if there's ever another opportunity to see one. Doubtful. I agree regarding Ed Wood, it's my favourite Burton film as well, or...at least ONE of my favourites. Mars Attacks!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sweeny Todd being the others. Quite liked Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows as well. Oh, who am I kidding, I wouldn't be able to pick a favourite if my life depended on it as I truly love all of his films. (with the possible exception of Planet of the Apes)
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I'm more than willing to give Dark Shadows a shot when it hits homevideo, but Alice in Wonderland Charlie and the Chocolate Factory make me want to rip my eyes out.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 18th September 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby 2.0 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director/Actor/Writer/Costume Designer Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Making Bela, Pie Plates Over Hollywood, Let's Shoot This F#*%@r!, The Theremin, Music Video, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones, Lisa Marie, Bill Murray
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 127 minutes
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It was hardly unusual for conservative Christians a generation ago to worry themselves silly that they'd lost the battle over free speech. Especially on America's campuses in the 1960s and '70s, outrageous public expressions that struck many as unpatriotic, blasphemous, or obscene regularly gained the protection of the courts. People shook their heads in wonderment.
The irony of all that history is that the free-speech issue is being contested all over again these days on America's campuses, although in a very different way. Now conservative Christians are the ones whose right to speak is being challenged—and way too often, they seem to be getting the short end of the stick.
I say "seem to be" because when these cases actually get tested in the nation's courts, the good guys typically win. But up until that point, too many of them have been roughed up by college and university know-it-alls who seem never to have heard of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A current example of the hostility toward a diversity of beliefs involves Bill Felkner, a master's degree student in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College in Providence. Last fall, Mr. Felkner took exception to an assignment in one of his classes. In the assignment, students were asked to participate in lobbying the Rhode Island legislature for any of several welfare programs—and, if they couldn't find a program they wanted to lobby for, to lobby instead for a gay marriage measure in that state.
When Mr. Felkner realized he couldn't in conscience lobby for any of the suggested programs, he asked his professor if he might be permitted to gain the same kind of experience by lobbying against one of the programs. But the professor refused, arguing that part of the assignment was for the students to work in small groups, and that Mr. Felkner would obviously be working alone. Faced with that response, Mr. Felkner joined one of the small groups, but wrote an individual paper arguing against his group's position on the issue. The professor, James Ryczek, gave Mr. Felkner a failing grade.
To be sure, Mr. Felkner had perhaps set himself up for such failure. Earlier in the semester, he had written his professor an e-mail to challenge what he saw as a liberal bias at the college. The professor had answered bluntly, in writing: "I revel in my biases. I think anyone who consistently holds antithetical views to those that are espoused by the profession might ask themselves whether social work is the profession for them."
By last week, the standoff continued. Mr. Felkner had turned for help to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a Philadelphia-based nonprofit group dedicated to defending students and professors whose free-speech rights are being challenged in academic settings.
And precisely because the scenario at Rhode Island College has become so typical across the country, FIRE is a very busy group. At any given time, FIRE is arguing the cases of at least a dozen beleaguered people. FIRE does not operate from a Christian perspective, and sometimes ends up defending the rights of folks whose expressions are decidedly offensive to Christians. In such cases, FIRE stresses the application of the Golden Rule: "Under this concept," FIRE argues, "we should fight for the rights of others if we wish to exercise those rights ourselves."
Especially on America's campuses, where free speech seemed a generation ago to enjoy a totally secure position, evangelical Christians, political conservatives, and others who are willing to challenge politically correct orthodoxies are the new minorities. And even though, with the help of smart and able staffers at FIRE, they are ultimately winning most of their court cases, such defenses are costly and demeaning.
We'll try to keep you posted on the case of Bill Felkner. The fact that his case is being argued in the city of Providence is, of course, a special irony. That, you will remember, is where Roger Williams went almost four centuries ago—to defend the freedoms even of those with whom he disagreed. Roger Williams had started out as a Puritan in England, joining those who seemed at first to be his soul mates as they sought their freedom in Massachusetts. But when his disagreements even with them proved too much, he moved on to start over again in Providence, where his views on freedom of speech and freedom of religion set new standards for all who would follow.
Except, maybe, for academia.Download file "Providence speech patrol"
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Michael Phelps did not grow up a dreamer of small dreams. His reach, even from a very young age, always managed to exceed his grasp, as poet Robert Browning once wrote.
Phelps yearned to become a professional athlete like his idol Pablo Morales, and, in time, even though he made it so, it was not enough.
He longed to win just one gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, ended up with six in Athens, and when it was over, he wanted more.
He vowed to change the sport of swimming, and 25 world records later, there is so much more he still wants to achieve.
At age 23, however, the Rodgers Forge native finds himself on the cusp of what will likely be his defining moment. And his fellow Maryland swimmer, Katie Hoff, is about to step onto the same stage next month at the Beijing Games.
Phelps' performance last week at the U.S. Olympic trials was superb, though nothing out of the ordinary for him. He set two world records and qualified in five individual events. But, in all likelihood, it was just the prologue for what is about to come.
He does not talk of winning eight gold medals in Beijing and surpassing Mark Spitz' performance at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. He speaks only of winning every single race he enters, of feeding his intense thirst for competition. When that quest is complete, he will find fulfillment, at least for a while.
"You guys in the media are always talking about seven gold medals," Phelps said yesterday. "I don't ever talk about that. I'm just a very competitive person in everything I do, and I'm doing what I love."
Hoff's desires were less grand, at first. At age 5, it was first-place ribbons of all different colors and it was tiny plastic trophies that brought her to the pool and kept her coming back each day. It was those small rewards that inspired her to pull herself through the water faster and faster.
But as she grew older, the competitive bug that bit Phelps bit her, too.
"It's the same thing now, but on a bigger scale," said Hoff, 19, of Towson.
It was the thrill of the race, the dream of the Olympics, the desire to win every lap and go faster than any other woman had gone before. Those things made her drag herself to the pool each morning, just as the sun was rising, or log onto her computer at night, looking to find out her rivals' times.
"I'm well aware when someone breaks my record," Hoff said.
She too had a superb week at the U.S. trials, winning five individual events and, like Phelps, she put herself in position to accomplish grand feats a month from now on the other side of the globe.
The week, though, was just the opening act for both. They learned they could handle the stress of swimming thousands of meters.
"I think I've learned I can handle a challenging schedule mentally and physically," Hoff said. "Having done it once has given me a lot of confidence to do it again. I think it was kind of a rehearsal for Beijing."
It's possible Phelps and Hoff could combine to win nearly a third of the overallgold medals the U.S. Olympic team hopes to collect in Beijing.
Phelps' biggest roadblock, other than the unpredictable relays, might be his teammate Ryan Lochte. Phelps needed to break a world record in both the 200- and the 400-meter individual medleys this week to walk away a winner. There will be increased pressure as well.
"At the Olympic Games, it's a bigger venue with more hype and more publicity, but it's just a meet," Phelps said. "I'm just going to go in as relaxed as I can. I think Bob [Bowman, his coach] and I have some work to do, but I'm looking forward to it. It'll be a fun month."
Hoff's competitors in Beijing will probably be stronger, comparatively, than the ones Phelps faces. Australia's Stephanie Rice will pose a serious challenge in both individual medleys, as will France's Laure Manaudou in the 400 and 800 freestyles. Hoff will also have to battle nerves, the same ones that weighed her down in 2004 when she made her first Olympic team at age 15.
"Four years ago, I was just a completely different person," Hoff said.
Both swimmers will spend the next month at the U.S. Olympic training camp in Palo Alto, Calif., getting up early to fine-tune their strokes and erase minor flaws.
They'll spend their nights dreaming of fulfillment, and whatever else the second week of August will likely bring.
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Hey there guys. im just getting into kiteboarding and i love it so far. I have a 9m, 11m, 13m, and a 15m of 2005 Slingshot Fuels. I also have three Slingshot bars, 2 4-line bars and 1 5-line bar.
I went out yesterday with a couple buddies and we have decided we are NOT going to take lessons. We were out on an big sandy island on the St. Croix with the 15m in some good winds practicing control of the kite. I have done very very extensive research and i have to say i have learned a lot about the sport. I got the kite up in the air the first time and had her up at 12'oclock in no time. i also got some good figure 8's down which i could feel there was some good power generated out of these things as it was pulling me across the island. I can move the kite to both sides of the window and control it really well without getting it in the front of the window and getting dragged across the sand. I also went into the water with the kite and tried to do a water launch with the 4-line bar, and i got the kite up after about 5 mins of trying. I dont have a legit board yet but i have mad some good straps that i put on my wakeskate and im going to use that for now until i buy a new board.
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Among the dozens of backpacks given away to children last week, only one was purple, and almost everyone wanted it.
Among the dozens of backpacks given away to children last week, only one was purple, and almost everyone wanted it.
So they drew names and Jordan Skinner, a sixth-grader at Havelock Middle School, was fortunate enough to get it.
"It�s stylish," Skinner said as he picked through the various back-to-school supplies inside. "This is great. Better than chicken nuggets."
Skinner�s bag was among more than 150 backpacks given away during the last couple of weeks at Cherry Point United Methodist Church.
"It is honestly the most rewarding thing I�ve ever done," said organizer Kim Rice Smith, a church member and member of the Craven County Board of Education. "I look forward to it every Wednesday. I think people forget how much need there is in our community."
The give-a-ways took place as the church, with help from First United Methodist Church, fed children free lunches. The summer program is designed to give children who would normally eat school lunches a free, nutritious option while off school for the summer.
About 120 of the backpacks were donated by Dr. Russell Davis, a Havelock chiropractor.
"The book bags are great. They even have them for teachers," said Dan Ruffner, a seventh-grade math teacher at Havelock Middle School.
The bags were filled with school supplies such as markers, pencils, pens, paper, notebooks and other things students need for the start of the school year on Aug. 26.
Mark Woods, pastor of Cherry Point Methodist, said money from the Bate Foundation and church donations paid for the backpacks and school supplies.
"We try to do what we can to support the community. We�ll do anything to help out," he said.
The church is located next to Havelock Middle School.
"They have been the most supportive of the school across the street," Havelock Middle Principal Tabari Wallace said. "This is huge. They are our true pillars of the community and it�s hard to give in times like they are. That Wednesday lunch thing is a Godsend this year."
The church parishioners donated hundreds of books for children to take home and read. Children surrounded the book table, stuffing their backpacks full of the books.
"This is the area that works together. There are no personalities. Everyone helps," Wallace said. "We just come together to do it as a family. I think that�s what separates us from other communities."


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Three friends conceived the idea of the Blue Man Group in the late eighties. Matt Goldman, software producer with an MBA, Phil Stanton, drummer and aspiring actor and Chris Wink, drummer and waiter for a catering company, found backing for their off-Broadway show which they performed six days a week for three years without a break, starting in 1991.
I have to say I found it to be a very enjoyable show. The humour is satirical but simple and it can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The day I attended there were some large family groups, with ages ranging from preteens to grandparents. It is a bit disconcerting when a Blue Man climbs into the balcony and stares intently into your face before moving on without uttering a word. Luckily this did not happen to me, although he did lean on my head, as he climbed by.
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15wilsonwu wrote:Baldy wrote:In what way? If they are just heavy they will make good training wheels. Train heavy,race light as they say.
Every component of the wheel is too heavy and the hubs are rubbish. Rubbing sandpaper across rocks are easier than trying to spin the wheels.
I'm assuming they're loose bearing, they may just need greasing and adjusting? I say just but i remember the first time i tried to do it, horrible experience. Easy as pie with practice. That said, with the frame looking good and running 105 shifting they would need to cut costs somewhere. What are you getting to replace them?