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Family Events in November 2012
Free Family Day: Form a Line!
- Saturday, November 3, 2012
- Museum of Art
See drawings from the past and present and try your hand at forming your own lines using a variety of creative methods: drawing tools, textured papers, and your body! Projects designed for kids ages 4+ (with adult).
No registration required; drop-in anytime during Family Day hours (project areas close at 3pm, galleries will remain open until 4pm).
Free snacks, Spanish-speaking greeters, and Smith student volunteers will be present.
Wire Monkey Dancewill be performing in the atrium as part of Family Day from 11 AM to 1 PM.
Family Day is free and open to all.
November 9 Second Friday
- Friday, November 9, 2012
- Museum of Art
4–6 PM Hands on! art-making for ages 4+ w/adult (while supplies last)
6–6:30 PM Open Eyes: informal guided gallery conversation
Museum Shop open 10–8 PM
Image credit: John Martin. Haydon Bridge, Northumberland 1789–1854 Douglas, Isle of Man. Figures Entering an Extensive Valley, c. 1820. Brush and sepia ink with scratching-out and some gum.Private Collection.Photograph by Ricardo Blanc.


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In the style of many, many closing moments of "Entourage" episodes, let us raise a glass/bottle/any container containing an alcoholic beverage: The initially great, then good, then progressively disappointing HBO series has received the official green light for a movie.
This isn't a huge surprise--producer Mark Wahlberg told me recently he expected the film to shoot in April or May and late last year series creator Doug Ellin said he was almost done with the script. (Though it's hard to imagine it being better than this.) So now we fans of the show can rejoice at bringing back Vinnie, Drama, E, Turtle, Ari and more ... or can we?
The last few seasons of the show were clearly running on fumes, straying from what made the series such escapist/Hollywood insider fun in the first place. (That may be why Wahlberg says he wants to "get back to what it was.") Big-screen adaptations of TV shows fail more often than they succeed--talking quality, not $$$--and it's debatable if the guys in "Entourage" exactly need their stories to continue.
Of course, "Sex and the City" got not one but two movies, one of which was tolerable, and the guys from HBO are no less deserving of time on a larger stage. I'll cautiously look forward to the "Entourage" movie. Although, considering I never believed Vinnie Chase had any talent as an actor in the first place, showcasing his so-called abilities on the big screen may not be good for anybody.
Watch Matt on "You & Me This Morning," Friday at 6:55 a.m. on WCIU, the U
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Olympics Threaten ICANN, Saying Its Trademark Concerns Outweigh Any Benefits From New TLDs
from the sense-of-entitlement-much? dept
That article highlights that the IOC already has special deals with a number of big domain registrars blocking any registration that includes an IOC trademark -- which is highly questionable, since registrations including trademarks are very much allowed to non-trademark holders, so long as the sites aren't confusing to the public (for example, with "sucks sites" which are allowed). Hopefully ICANN stands up to bullying from the IOC which has no real case here, unless gov'ts keep passing special "for the Olympics only" abusive trademark laws.


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Configuration: Configuration and Recording meta data is not synchronized between Primary and Secondary Servers
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Configuration and Recording meta data is not synchronized between Primary and Secondary Servers
|Problem Summary
|When the secondary server joins the primary server in the same cluster, there may be a small time window during which the configuration and recording data written to the primary server is not replicated to the secondary server. This time window typically happens during the secondary server installation and configuration.
|Error Message
|Possible Cause
|This happens when secondary server joins the cluster. At that time, the secondary server takes a data snapshot from the primary server and then sets up data replication. There is a small window between the two steps, during which time the data written to the primary server is not copied to secondary server and the data becomes out-of-sync between the two servers.
|Recommended Action
Run the following CLI command on secondary server after all services are activated, to sync up meta data with primary server:
That command will launch Informix data repair jobs. Run the following CLI command on secondary server to monitor the status of the jobs:
When all status is "C" (completed), jobs have completed successfully and meta data is in sync between the two nodes.
Please refer to Installation and Administration Guide for Cisco Media Capture Platform, Chapter 8, for more information on CLI commands.
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Encouraging Student Involvement in Environmental Science Through a $25,000 EPA Environmental Education Grant
Release Date: 05/09/2012
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or firstname.lastname@example.com
(DALLAS – May 9, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $25,000 to the Asombro Institute for Science Education. This program in Las Cruces, New Mexico, promotes increased awareness and understanding of the Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem through an innovative schoolyard program.
This year-long program will test student's critical thinking skills and teach them environmental stewardship as they study the ecosystem right outside their classrooms. Partnering with New Mexico State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this program supports 15 teachers and 1,200 students in the Las Cruces Public School District.
More information on the EPA's environmental education grant program is available at https://www.epa.gov/education/grants.html
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Young Alumni Pack unveils '100 Days of Giving'
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Loyola press release - April 16, 2012
The Loyola University New Orleans Young Alumni Pack, along with the Office of Annual Giving unveiled "100 Days of Giving," a social media campaign designed to encourage overall giving participation among all alumni. The campaign, which runs from April 15 - July 25, also aims to increase the percentage of alumni giving participation as Loyola kicks off its centennial celebration.
"Giving back to the university allows future generations to have an incredible Loyola experience, as we all did. The centennial is an opportunity for the university to celebrate the past and future and build upon its great foundation," said Young Alumni Pack President Michelle Clarke.
During each day of the "100 Days of Giving" campaign, Loyola will post a compelling reason for donating to the university through its social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter. A special link has been created so that all alumni can make a gift to the college, library or program of their choice. The Young Alumni Pack board is also working to recruit 100 new alumni donors to support the university by July 25th.
Alumni participation is regarded as a key indicator for measuring alumni satisfaction with their alma mater. It is, therefore, one of the critical factors used to determine national rankings such as U.S. News and World Report. While national rankings and international recognition increase the value of Loyola degree holders, private support from alumni also help keep tuition costs down.
At the other 26 Jesuit colleges and universities, alumni giving percentages average about 16 percent. With the help of each alumnus and alumna, Loyola's alumni participation can help increase giving percentage from seven percent to 16 percent or better by July 31. Gifts, no matter the size, can help Loyola get there in this centennial year.
For more information or to make a donation, please visit giving.loyno.edu/100days or call 504-861-5840 today.
For the latest updates about Loyola University New Orleans, follow us on Twitter @LoyolaNOLANews or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/loyno.
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|Version 9 (modified by 6 years ago) (diff),
TablePlugin Documentation
TablePlugin uses a similar style to the FlatTablePlugin that was originally developed. The inspiration for the TablePlugin originated from the FlatTablePlugin. A number of issues where present with the FlatTablePlugin, such as no wiki formatting support amongst other things.
TablePlugin provides improved readability and syntax for building up complex tables within a wiki. The headings and rows are now defined in the same way, this helps with the readability aspect, even for very complex tables that can be defined using the TablePlugin.
The TablePlugin supports the following items within the cells:
- Lists
- Wiki Markup
- Web links
- Nesting (including nesting of the TablePlugin itself)
- Full CSS support (fully customisable heading and row cells)
- Flexible heading/column definition styles, multi-line or comma-separated
- etc...
There are a number of keywords that are used within the TablePlugin macro that define various elements of the table. The keywords are preceded with the @ character to distinguish them.
The keywords:
- @table - used when you want to define a table style or apply a custom table style to a new table.
- @css - used to define a new style
- @column - used to introduce a column.
- @row - used to introduce a row
- @<cell_name> - named as part of the @column definition.
The last keyword
@<cell_name> is variable. It is based on the names you give the cells in your @column definition. This is covered in more detail below in the Table Definition section.
Table Definition
The following example will not focus on any types of styles. The TablePlugin provides a default style (which can be edited if required) that will always be used if no specific style is applied to the table. We will focus on the bare minimum markup required to setup a new table. Comments are included as part of the codeblock to further explain the markup and how to use it.
{{{ #!table #!This is a comment line, the above is the macro used by trac to determine that the TablePlugin should be used to render the following text. #!All comment lines begin with #! #!-- First, we need to tell the table that it should be styled using the default style. @table (@default) #!-- Next, we need to setup our column names, using the @column keyword, so that we can add data to them. #!-- Define the three columns to use: task, details, status @column task @column details @column status #!-- Using the column names above (task, details, status), we can add the data. #!-- As mentioned in the keywords list above, these names can be anything you want. #!-- This first row will be the headers for the table. @task: Task @details: Details @status: Status #!-- The next row will be the rest of the data that relates to Task, Details of the Task and the Status. @task: Task 1 @details: Details of Task 1. @status: Complete #!-- Remaining rows below... @task: Task 2 @details: Details of Task 2. @status: Complete @task: Task 3 @details: Details of Task 3. @status: Not Complete #!-- More rows added below if required... No limit on the amount of data. }}}
From this example, you can see that the layout is very simple to setup and easy to read. Readability was a big factor when designing this markup.
Basically, after the columns are defined, you add your data and save the table. The default styles will be used
Table Styles
The table styles are stored as part of a trac page. This trac page should be setup by the TablePlugin the first time it runs. It creates a page
wiki/TablePluginStyles that contains a default table style along with a CSS header style for the tables heading.
There are two different types of styles:
- Table Styles
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Both styles use the following naming conventions:
Table Styles define a full set of styles that can be applied to a table. They are written in CSS.
Table Styles are written as follows:
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Installing A Magellan Integrated Ford F150 Navigation System
Author: Ken Payne
This is
part one in a series of articles detailing the installation and use
of a Magellan Integrated Ford F-150 navigation system in our Roush
F-150 project truck. We'll leave the details of this system's
features and use for a later article and concentrate on the
installation procedure first.
1: The stock dash
2: The Magellan Integrated Ford F150 Navigation System
We were
informed that the installation was easy, and we can confirm that.
Practically anyone with 15-30 minutes to spare and the ability to
turn a wrench can install it.
3: Pull back the top of the dash panel. It will take a little bit
of pressure but once the first snap-fitting comes loose the rest is
4: Pull down along the edges until all 6 snap-fittings are undone.
5: Disconnect the wires at the top/right of the dash panel (note
that the panel is being held upside-down in this photo). You can
now move this panel back and out of the way.
6: Remove the two bolts holting the dash tray in place.
7: Lift up and remove the dash tray.
8: Put the Magellan unit in place and feed the wiring behind the
radio. There is plenty of space for this. The Magellan has a USB
connector on it like the universal units do. Just in case we ever
need to update the unit, we secured a USB cable to it and fed it
behind the radio along with the Magellan wiring. Currently Magellan
does not document use of this port on the F-150 unit, but for $5.00
and 30 seconds extra time its good insurance in case they make
updates available.
9: Here's the Magellan wiring behind the sound system. The wire
highlighted in yellow is the USB cable. You easily drop this down
to the right so it's accessible behind the passenger side center
console kick panel.
10: Disconnect the sound system wiring harness. Connect the
Magellan to the vehicle harness, then connect the sound system
harness into the other end of the Magellan harness.
11: Using the two bolts you removed in step 4, secure the Magellan
in place.
12: Reconnect the wires you disconnected in step 3. Turn the
ignition to the "on" position before securing the dash
panel. Make sure it powers up correctly before securing the panel!
13: Push the dash panel back in place, making sure all 6 connectors
snap in place. Then enter your street address into the unit and
leave the power on for 15 minutes. This will allow the unit to sync
up with as many satellites as possible.
We found the installation extremely easy and unlike many universal GPS units the unit looks
like it belongs on our F-150. Our initial impression of the use and features of the unit are positive
and we'll be following up this article with a detailed review of the unit. Overall, we're very impressed with its features, functions,
ease of installation and OEM look.
Roush F-150 Project Truck Sources:
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Kirsten Dunst & Kristen Stewart: 'On the Road' Cannes Premiere!
Tom Sturridge, Kristen Stewart, Danny Morgan, and Kirsten Dunst arrive at the On the Road premiere during the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 23) at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
Kirsten, 30, paired a Dior dress with Louis Vuitton jewelry, while Kristen, 22, wore head to toe Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière.
Co-stars Garrett Hedlund, Viggo Mortensen, and the film's director, Walter Salles, also walked the red carpet after attending a photo call earlier in the day.
The film is "a beautiful and respectful adaptation of Jack Kerouac's landmark novel that intermittently leaves the ground to take flight," notes THR's review.
15+ pictures inside of the On the Road cast at the film's Cannes premiere…


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Author Notes: I've recently started making gnocchi at home. In Nigeria, we eat a lot of plantains - boiled, baked and fried and last weekend, I made gnocchi of them with chilli and chocolate centres, as a dessert (recipe on my blog). Today, I decided to try it with the feta cheese and mint...for a savoury version. The secret to light and flavoursome gnocchi is the careful addition of flour. Add too much too soon and overknead, you'll have doughy, rock-hard gnocchi because of the gluten development. This is more likely to happen with all purpose flour. I have used Italian Tipo 00 flour instead, which has less gluten than regular flour. I also ensure that I add the flour slowly..... —Kitchen Butterfly
Serves: 4
ripe plantains, soft with yellow-back skin
egg, lightly beaten
1- 1 1/2
cups Tipo 00 (or all-purpose) flour
Salt, to taste
tablespoons Feta cheese
tablespoon zest or chunks of skin of a blood orange
tablespoon chopped mint
Extra flour, to dust
- Wash the plantains, and leave them in their skins. Gently run a knife down one side, from top to bottom, splitting the skin but not taking it off.
- Cut each plantain into 3-4 pieces and put in a pan with water and salt to boil.
- Boil for 10 minutes or until tender. Remove from the pan, draining off water. Discard the skins and mash the flesh with a potato masher in a medium bowl. (I have made them passing the plantains through a ricer...and while I made an amazing plantain noodle discovery....it did nothing for the finished texture of the gnocchi!)
- Let the mixture cool down for a few minutes. Lightly flour a clean surface and place the plantain mixture on it. Make a well in the centre and pour in the egg. Gently combine egg and plantains with a fork
- Spread dough out and begin to sprinkle flour slowly, gently kneading till the mixture if soft but not sticky. Whatever you do, DO NOT add all the flour at once.
- Now add the feta cheese, blood orange zest and chopped mint to the dough and combine well
- Tear off a portion, roll it out into a long sausage, about an inch or less in diameter. Then using a knife, cut of small portions about an inch long.
- When you're done, mark with a fork or make a small depression in the centre.
- If you don't want to cook all straight away, place some in a single layer in a pan, cover with clingfilm or foil paper and deep freeze. When frozen remove to a ziploc and use from frozen.
- If cooking immediately, place a pan of water to boil. Salt it and when the water is boiling, give it a good stir and then add the gnocchi. Try not to overcrowd the pan. The gnocchi will sink to the bottom but after a few minutes, they should rise. They are ready when they float - 4 - 5 minutes.
- Remove them from the water using a slotted spoon and serve with a tomato sauce/passata, garnished with mint. Enjoy
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dish with Blood Oranges, Feta and Mint
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Understanding Productivity Growth: Entry, Survival, and the Competitive Process
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February 1999
One issue of considerable interest to managers is the relative importance of new and old plants in determining productivity growth. An analysis of the productivity performance of new entrants and long-term survivors over the last 30 years indicates that recent entrants have higher productivity than earlier entrants, surviving plants become more productive with age, and competitive forces lead to similar productivity of plants from different cohorts. (This report is part of a continuing series of occasional research reports that analyze historical patterns of productivity and growth in order to improve our understanding of the dynamics of the competitive process.)


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The city of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau is alerting all businesses, motorists and residents that several main roads and intersections will be affected by the Neon Vibe 5K race on Saturday. The road race starts at 8 p.m. near the Pavilion inside A.K. Bissell Park.
The city of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau is alerting all businesses, motorists and residents that several main roads and intersections will be affected by the Neon Vibe 5K race on Saturday. The road race starts at 8 p.m. near the Pavilion inside A.K. Bissell Park.
Runners and walkers will light up the night in Oak Ridge this Saturday. Race organizers are expecting large crowds with more than 1,200 participants already registered and more expected to sign up later this week and on race day, according to information from the Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau. This is the first Neon Vibe 5K in the state.
Participants and spectators should plan to arrive early, at least an hour before the race, and allow ample time to find parking prior to road closures occurring around the race site.
Parking for participants and spectators is available at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, the Oak Ridge Municipal Building, Oak Ridge High School, the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau at the Midtown
Community Center and the back parking lot of Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
• Runners will travel through the park and make a right on ORAU Way, then cross Oak Ridge Turnpike onto Robertsville Road. From there, the course travels along Robertsville and makes a right on Providence Road. From Providence, the route turns right onto North Tulane Avenue, traveling across the Turnpike onto South Tulane Avenue. The route will travel down South Tulane Avenue until it makes a right onto Tulane Place. The route travels a short distance and turns right onto Badger Avenue. Runners will then travel Badger Avenue behind the campus of Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Runners will turn right onto ORAU Way, which will lead them back into Bissell Park to complete the race at the finish line near the Pavilion.
The Oak Ridge Police Department will start closing major intersections and side roads at 7 p.m. The entire race course will be closed to all traffic by 7:30 p.m. The following intersections will be blocked and will not open again until after the race has finished at 9 p.m. or 9:30 p.m.
• Oak Ridge Turnpike from South Illinois Avenue to Rutgers Avenue
• Oak Ridge Turnpike and Robertsville Road
• Robertsville Road and Providence Road
• Providence Road and North Tulane Avenue at Pennsylvania Avenue
• Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Avenue
• South Tulane Avenue and South Illinois Avenue
• Oak Ridge Turnpike and Rutgers Avenue
Traffic will be diverted around these intersections. Motorists should be aware of runners and walkers in the race areas and try to avoid these roads and find alternate routes if possible.
The Neon Vibe 5K is an after-dark, fluorescent fun run/walk that will have participants glowing with neon color and dancing all night long. Starting with the 5K, participants will run a traditional, non-competitive 3.1 mile course with four UV black light "glow zone" color stations and upbeat dance music set up throughout the route. Volunteers will be on hand to cover the crowd with neon powder that glows under UV black lights. The evening ends with a fun "Aftervibe Party" with a DJ at the Pavilion inside Bissell Park.
Race proceeds benefit the East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
For more information about the event and to register, visit www.theneonvibe.webconnex.com/oakridge, www.oakridgetn.gov or contact the Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau at (865) 482-7821.


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The dreaded four-skater goal celebration
After a shorthanded goal against sent the Jets into their 8th shootout of the season and sunk their Divisional record 3-9-2, patience for the league's 27th ranked powerplay is running thin.
Just how bad are the Jets' with the man-advantage? Do shorthanded goals against really matter? And what are the Jets doing about it?
It's Only Getting Worse
Assistant Coach Pascal Vincent was hired July 22, 2011 before the Jets 2.0 had even revealed their logo, and Claude Noel announced then that he would run the powerplay. It was this season, however, that Vincent was taken off his other duties on the team to 'focus' on his powerplay responsibilities.
In sum, his unit has managed to convert on 15.8% of their 468 opportunities – good for 26th overall in the NHL since 2011. But it hasn't been a consistent group.
In raw percentages, the decline has been obvious. A 12th ranked 17.9% in year one fell to a last place 13.8% in year two, and somehow found a sub-basement to crawl into at 12.8% a third of the way into this season. Twenty goals on 145 attempts in a small sample season of 48 games post-lockout was among the reasons for major turnover among the team's forwards, and the coaching adjustment as well.
The Impact of a Shorthanded Goal Against
Claude Noel's reaction to the shorthanded goal by Minnesota was unproductive and a little surprising. When asked what he would do to avoid such a disaster occuring again, he didn't bite.
"I don't think you can change your powerplay for how you're going to potentially give up shorthanded goals. You can't design it that way. You've gotta be looking forward. I don't think because we gave a shorthanded goal, I don't think you change how you're doing your – you're on the man advantage. You just gotta be aware that there's 5 minutes to go in the game and there could be some things that happen…. You're not going to change how you set up just because you've had shorthanded goals against."
It's a short-sighted answer, particularly from the coach of a team with a league-leading 4 shorthanded goals against to compare to their paltry 11 powerplay goals for. Worse, it's not just bad luck through 25 games.
The Jets under Noel are the 4th worst team at giving up shorthanded goals over the last three years. The team has allowed 15 'shorties' in their 155 games, at a rate of 3.1% of their powerplays. It's a small number, all things considered, and the 11 goal difference between the Jets and the Kings and Bruins who have given up just 4 in three years seems minor. The general rule of thumb of 5 goals to a win tells us the difference is worth a measly 4 points in the standings over three seasons.
With that focus, Claude Noel makes a fair argument. The Jets should be more focused on what they generate than what they give up, with some awareness for game circumstances.
Still, another way to look at it is through goal differential. If we take what the Jets generate and subtract what they give up, we see the Jets 26th overall powerplay sink further into the cellar relative to other clubs.
In fact, the Jets have a league worst powerplay goal differential over the last three years of just +61. If we use their goal differential number to determine a rate of success, the team's percentage of successful powerplays is just 12.7%. That ranks 29th since 2011, and a just tenth of a percentage higher than Dallas for last place. For context, Pittsburgh leads the way since 2011 with a success rate of 19.1%.
It's a false statement that a team can't design a powerplay to limit shorthanded opportunities. The number can't be reduced to zero – mistakes in execution happen to everyone – but it can be reduced. It starts with puck support and puck possession, which are both keys to generating offence as well. When we look at the team's goal differential number with the man advantage, we can see the value of playing with the puck.
What is the Team Doing About It?
Judging by Claude Noel's statement above, and the fact that the unit is only getting worse over 2-1/2 years, I think there's a fair claim that the answer is a resounding 'nothing.' We can even say by eye that the Jets' single look of a centre-post umbrella hasn't generated a lot of chances, relative to expectations.
It seems Vincent agrees, as recent games have started to include a low-to-high attack as well. That low cycle is exactly the play that caused the Minnesota goal against, as a blue-line re-cycle pass was executed poorly and all the Jets forwards were caught deep. It may be this exact evolution Noel was defending in his post-game quote above.
If that's the case, then perhaps renewed patience is in order while we wait to see the effectiveness of the newly introduced structure.
Sum It Up
With a much weaker schedule coming up in December, the team needs to improve its powerplay success rate. That starts by taking possesion of the puck and generating offence when they get the man advantage, but it also means limiting chances against through effective puck support and multiple structural options that force teams to stay passive in their own end.
An improved powerplay goal differential could be the difference between an extension for this coaching staff and a house cleaning in 2014.


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Dragonfly on Water Lily Bud
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), administers Medicare, Medicaid, related quality assurance programs, and other programs. It also makes certain that its beneficiaries are aware of the services for which they are eligible, that services are accessible, and that they are provided in an effective manner. CMS ensures that its policies and actions promote efficiency and quality within the total health care delivery system. Questions concerning Medicare or Medicaid can be made to the above number or sent by mail or electronic mail to the agency.
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The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed to educating and assisting the 140 million Americans covered by more than 707,000 private retirement plans, 2.5 million health plans, and similar numbers of other welfare benefit plans holding over $6 trillion in assets; as well as plan sponsors and members of the employee benefits community. EBSA balances proactive enforcement with compliance assistance and works diligently to provide quality assistance to plan participants and beneficiaries.
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Review Date: Wednesday, March 09, 2011
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Review Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2015
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Review Date: Thursday, February 05, 2009
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Review Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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Air Force Given Thumbs Up To March In San Diego Pride Parade
Members of the Air Force will join the Navy and U.S. Marines to march in the San Diego Pride Parade after receiving approval today.
From a release:
Lt Gen Jackson has approved Air Force Reservists to wear their service dress uniform if they choose to participate in a special military contingent leading the 39th Annual San Diego Pride Parade this Saturday, June 13th. The following provisions shall be observed: 1. Members may only participate in personal, off-duty capacity; and, members adhere to proper appearance and uniform wear standards, as well as proper conduct standards while in military uniform, before/during/after participation in the parade while in uniform; and, 2. No "political activity" while in uniform or conduct/speech that others may view as "officially endorsed" by DoD/USAF/AFRC.
We're waiting to see if the Army and National Guard can join in the Pride ranks to make this SD Pride Parade another for the history books.
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Ex-firefighter, girlfriend charged in many of 70 Va. arsons
Ex-firefighter, girlfriend charged in many of 70 Va. arsons
ACCOMAC, Va. —
A former volunteer firefighter and his girlfriend were arrested Tuesday and are suspected of setting a majority of the 70 arsons on Virginia's Eastern Shore over the past five months.
Virginia State Police say 40-year-old Tonya S. Bundick and 38-year-old Charles R. Smith III were arrested early Tuesday after another vacant residence was set ablaze. Smith also goes by the alias Charles Applegate. He is a former captain of the Tasley Volunteer Fire Department.
Spokeswoman Corinne Geller says some of the fires do not appear to have been set by the pair.
Bundick and Smith live in Parksley, a small community where the first of 77 deliberately set fires was lit. It is not clear whether they have attorneys. Both are set to appear in court Wednesday.


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Los Angeles Presentation Archive
From OWASP
This page contains slides from OWASP Los Angeles Chapter Meetings:
- January - Robert Zigweid: Security in the Cloud
- June - Brian Chess: Gray, the new Black: Gray-Box Web Vulnerability Testing pptx
- May - Justin Collins: Automated Detection of Security Flaws in Ruby on Rails Code
- April - Bryan Sullivan: NoSQL Security
- March - Liam O Murchu: STUXNET
- February - Scott Sutherland: Database Security in the Real World
- January - Samy Kamkar: Evercookie: the Persistent Cookie
- December - Brian Robison and Sven Schrecker: Deep Dive into Web Application Scanning
- November - Al Huizenga and Kyle Adams: Baking It In: Abuse-Resistant Web Applications
- October - Todd Calvert: Identity Management: federation and authorization
- October - Manoranjan (Mano) Paul: Sharks and Security
- September - Mike O. Villegas: Secure Coding Practices and Procedures, and Threat Modeling
- September - Edward Bonver: Threat Modeling at Symantec
- August - Dr. Jelena Mirkovic: DETER Project: Scientific, Safe and Simple CyberSecurity Research
- July - Samy Kamkar: How I Met Your Girlfriend: Entirely New Classes of Web Attacks
- June - Brendan Bellina: Shibboleth implementation at USC
- May - Neil Matatall: OWASP Top 10 and Enterprise Security API (ESAPI)
- April - Mike Bailey and Mike Murray: The intersection of social and technical attacks in Web 2.0 applications
- March - Michael Schrenk: BOOK PREVIEW: Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers SECOND EDITION
- February - Alex Stamos: Cloud Computing Security: Raining on the Trendy New Parade
- January - David M. N. Bryan: Do VLANs allow for good application security?
- December - Michael Sutton: Pulling the Plug: Security Risks in the Next Generation of Offline Web Applications PDF
- November - Brian Chess: Watching Software Run pptx
- October - Shankar Subramaniyan: Enabling Compliance Requirements using Information Security Management System (ISMS) Framework (ISO27001) PDF
- September - Marco Morana and Tony UcedaVelez: The Rise of Threat Analysis and the Fall of Compliance, Policies, and Standards in mitigating Web Application Security Risks
- August - Matt Tesauro: OWASP Live CD Demo and Q&A
- August - Pravir Chandra: The Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM)
- July - David Bryan: Lock picks, BumpKeys, and Hackers oh my! How secure is your application?
- June - Mikhael Felker: Information Warfare: Past, Present and Future
- May - Jeremiah Grossman: Top Ten Web Hacking Techniques of 2008
- April - David Campbell: XSS, Exploits and Defenses PDF
- March - NETWORK SECURITY DINNER WITH ISSA - CISO'S Security Dashboard Panel
- February - Alex Stamos: Cloud Computing and Security PDF
- January - Ben Walther: Building Security into the Test Organization
- December - Samy Kamkar: The MySpace Worm ppt
- November - Stephan Chenette: A new web attack vector: Script Fragmentation
- October - Jonathan Gershater: Entitlements Management: Security and policies for SOA using XML appliances
- September - Ryan C. Barnett: The Web Hacking Incident Database (WHID) 2007 Report
- August - Jeff Williams: Don't Write Your Own Security Code


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Archives 2013
09 July 2013
Sepang, 9 July 2013 - Ever wonder what it would be like to shop in six of the world's top shopping cities? Wonder no more with Malaysia Airports' latest Indulge Till You Fly Campaign, a special campaign created to...
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Sepang, 5 July 2013 - The Minister of Transport during his visit to klia2 site today was assured by Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad's (MAHB) contractors UEMC-BinaPuri JV that the works at the terminal building will be...
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Kuching, 4 July 2013 - Malaysia Airports is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yayasan Sarawak on the provision of Facilities Management and its related services. ...
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Sepang, 1 July 2013 - KL International Airport (KLIA) celebrated its 15th anniversary this year and the airport will continue to play a major role towards the development of the nation. Since its opening in 1998, KLIA...
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Malaysia Airports announces rebranding of KLIA Airside Transit Hotel, now known as Sama-Sama Express Klia01 July 2013Sepang, 1 July 2013 - Malaysia Airports takes its Airport Hotel brand 'Sama-Sama' a step further with the rebranding of its Airside Transit Hotel in KL International Airport which will be called Sama-Sama Express KLIA,...
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Sepang, 21 June 2013 - Malaysia Airports is looking forward to extend the success of the Beyond Borders programme to its nine new schools in the third series of the educational corporate responsibility programme. ...
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Sepang, 20 June 2013 - As Malaysia Airports transforms its international airports into lifestyle destinations, the organisation is ever mindful that the key moment of truth also lies in the manner in which retailers, food &...
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Sepang, 18 June 2013 - Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad's (MAHB) had previously announced that the contractors had requested for time to revert with a revised date for the completion of klia2. UEMC-Bina...
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Sepang, 6 June 2013 - Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) announced today that Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad bin Abdul Majid's services as Managing Director have been extended for another year by the Ministry of...
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VENTURA, CALIF. (June 10, 2009) – The Good Sam Club, the world's largest RV owners' organization with nearly one million member families, today unveiled first-ever model motorhome "lemon law" legislation, developed in conjunction with RV industry officials and the International Association of Lemon Law Administrators (IALLA).
If enacted by a state, the legislation will provide specific rights and remedies for motorhome buyers against product defects if the motorhome does not conform to material provisions of the manufacturer's warranty. If the motorhome purchaser can demonstrate that a purchased unit does not conform to the statutory standards prescribed in the model law, the remedy available can include replacement or repurchase of the unit by the manufacturer.
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Mr. Vampire Comparison Review
Chris Gould compares the UK R2 edition of this Hong Kong classic to IVL's all-new remastered R3 release. Will the Hong Kong L...
|Mr. Vampire – HK Region 3 (IVL) vs UK Region 2 (Hong Kong Legends)
6th August 2005
Rating/Certificate: HK Category II
Region: 3
DVD Release Date: 23rd June 2005
Run Time: 97 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Video Format: NTSC
Disc Type: SSDL
Genre: Horror
Soundtrack: Dolby Digital 2.0 Cantonese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese, Dolby Digital 5.1 Mandarin, DTS 5.1 Cantonese
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Extra Features: Interview with Ricky Lau, Photo Gallery and Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Director: Ricky Lau
Starring: Chin Siu-ho, Moon Lee, Lam Ching-ying, Ricky Hui, Billy Lau, Pauline Wong
Related Movies: A Chinese Ghost Story, Moon Warriors, Wing Chun
Rating/Certificate: UK 15
Region: 2
DVD Release Date: 22nd April 2002
Run Time: 93 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Video Format: PAL
Disc Type: SSDL
Genre: Horror
Soundtrack: Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese, Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extra Features: Feature Length Commentary from Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan, Interviews, Biographies, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Director: Ricky Lau
Starring: Chin Siu-ho, Moon Lee, Lam Ching-ying, Ricky Hui, Billy Lau, Pauline Wong
Related Movies: A Chinese Ghost Story, Moon Warriors, Wing Chun
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Mr. Vampire holds the distinction of being the first Asian title I reviewed for the site, way back in 2002 (when we were going under the somewhat dubious name of DVDBlokes). The film has remained a firm favourite of mine, so when I was offered the chance to check out this all-new, digitally re-mastered release from Intercontinental Video, how could I resist? In this review I will be comparing the IVL release with the current offering from UK label Hong Kong Legends, which is widely considered to be the best version of the film available on DVD.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
Mr. Vampire (or Geung si sin sang, the literal translation of which is 'Mr. Stiff Corpse') is a tricky film to review, primarily because it's an extremely bizarre movie (at least to this Western viewer). The basic premise is simple enough—Taoist master Kau (Lam Ching-ying) runs a mortuary with the aide of two incompetent apprentices, Man Choi (Ricky Hui) and Sheng (Chin Siu-ho). As part of his duties Kau is responsible for giving burial advice to his customers, and it is this service that brings him into contact with the millionaire, Mr. Yam. Yam wants to exhume his late father's corpse so that it might be re-buried in a more suitable plot, which in turn will bring Yam good fortune.
The body is taken to Kau's for storage until a suitable site for re-burial can be found, but once there it becomes apparent that Yam senior is slowly but surely turning into a vampire! Kau instructs his apprentices to imprison the vampire in his coffin—using the time-honoured combination of ink and chicken blood—but as is the case with most incompetent apprentices, they make a complete pig's ear of it. The vampire escapes the confines of the mortuary and decides to pay a visit to his son's house, with predictably messy, not to mention fatal, consequences.
When the bumbling Chief of Police can find no logical explanation for Yam junior's death, he arrests Kau and takes him to jail. This leads to one of the best set pieces in the film, as Yam junior (now a fully fledged vampire himself) wakes up and goes on a rampage of his own. Quick thinking from Sheng saves the day, but unfortunately the original vampire is still at large and attempts to kill both Mr. Yam's beautiful daughter Ting-ting (Moon Lee) and Man Choi. Kau and Sheng arrive in time to dive the vampire away, but not before Man Choi is himself infected with vampirism!
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
To make matters worse Sheng is being stalked by an unusually horny ghost, who apparently wants to hump him into the afterlife! Kau must try and save his apprentices from their respective fates, protect Yam's daughter and track down and kill the vampire that caused all of the trouble in the first place! A Taoist master's work is never done!
Mr. Vampire combines elements of horror, comedy and martial arts to produce an entertaining movie with something for everyone. Now I'm not a huge fan of the humour found in many Chinese action movies, primarily because it tends to be a little over the top, but thankfully Mr. Vampire doesn't stray too far into slapstick territory. Some of the verbal humour doesn't really translate that well though, which is unfortunate, if expected. On the other hand the physical comedy is well done, with the hopping, rigour mortis afflicted vampires stealing the show—especially when around a dozen of them are hopping in unison!
While the violence is fairly tame in comparison to most Hong Kong action flicks, there is at least one scene that might offend. The scene in question involves the on-screen killing of a live snake, so if you're sensitive about such things it's worth bearing in mind. The martial arts action isn't as thick and fast as many Hong Kong action flicks, but what is on display is superbly done. For example, the opening fight sequence, aforementioned jailhouse scene and the climactic battle are all fantastic!
I really enjoyed revisiting Mr. Vampire. The acting is great from the principal cast members, with Lam Ching-ying and Chin Siu-ho both putting in fine performances. Ricky Hui provides the comic relief for most of the runtime, and he goes to great lengths to keep the audience laughing (a bit of cross dressing never hurt anyone). A special mention must also go to Moon Lee, who looks stunning in this film and puts in a nice performance as Yam's daughter.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
The 'special' effects may be considerably less than that by today's standards, but it doesn't hurt the film. After all, it was made in 1985, and the poorly made up, hopping vampires simply add to the camp value of the film. Things can get a little bit absurd at times, such as the obvious use of dummies in certain scenes, but that all adds to the charm and is in keeping with the rest of the movie.
The IVL disc boasts a 'digitally remastered' 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, which is almost certainly the best the film has ever looked on DVD. The first thing that struck me about the transfer was the accuracy of the colours, which are extremely vibrant without becoming oversaturated. Contrast is also excellent, while black levels remain solid throughout the many night-time scenes. Happily grain is also kept to a minimum, but sadly it's not all positive. I found the image a little soft compared to newer releases, and there is still the occasional bit of print damage to be found (although to be fair, it's fairly infrequent and has more to do with the age and origins of the film than anything else). All-in-all this is a very nice effort.
The region two Hong Kong Legends release of Mr. Vampire features an anamorphic 1.78:1 transfer. When I originally reviewed this disc I was impressed with natural flesh tones and vibrant colours. However, three years later the transfer is somewhat less impressive than the label's newer releases. Colours simply aren't as accurate as the IVL disc, and while black levels are fine, of primary concern is the contrast, which is a little high in some scenes. There's also a fair amount of grain in evidence, especially when compared to the IVL disc. There are a few instances of print damage, but these are actually masked by the grain and the fact that the image isn't as sharp as even the IVL disc.
There are subtle differences between the framing of both release, but nothing to get too worked up about. The IVL release displays a little more picture information on either side of the transfer, but loses a little on the bottom compared to the HKL disc. As I said, this really is very minimal, and certainly nothing that should spoil your enjoyment of the film.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
The IVL release of the film boats a wide selection of audio tracks. Along with Cantonese Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 efforts, the disc features the original Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Cantonese track for posterity. Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 is also available. However, such a wealth of audio options doesn't necessarily equate to superior audio quality, but this is not the case here. Both the Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 tracks are very lively, with a surprising amount of surround action for such an old Hong Kong flick. It's fairly obvious that a lot of new effects have been added into the mix in order to create a more stimulating track, and while this might offend the purists I have to say that I was impressed with the results. Some of the discrete effects add genuine atmosphere to scenes that were previously lacking—just listen to the heartbeats during the prison scene for proof of that. This version of Mr. Vampire also features punchier bass than before, adding menace to the vampires' ominous hopping. Dialogue also sounds more natural than most Hong Kong flicks of this era, although it's still very obviously looped. The only truly negative thing I have to say about the tracks is that they feature a somewhat annoying level of background hiss, but I even that became less apparent when I got into the movie.
Thankfully purists are also catered for with the inclusion of the original Mono track, which is very much what one would expect. Virtually all of the dialogue sounds as if it has been looped through gauze, which of course it has (been looped that it, I'm not sure about the gauze), and there's a lot of distortion in the track. While it's nice that this track found its way onto the disc, it really is starting to show its age now.
The Hong Kong Legends release of Mr. Vampire features both Cantonese and English Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. The original language track features clear dialogue throughout, but as with most of the Asian films from this era the dialogue doesn't sound very natural (the whole film sounds as if it's been badly looped). Surround usage is infrequent and uninspiring, with most of the rear action coming courtesy of the spooky background music (which is admittedly very effective). The sub doesn't get much of a look in, but it does come to life very briefly during some of the action scenes. However, these moments lack the necessary impact to compete with the IVL effort. All in all this a reasonable track, but it's not going to test your system and is markedly inferior to the remixed efforts found on the IVL release.
The English dub is worth listening to at least once for comedy value. It may dumb down the original dialogue, but it creates some comedic moments of its own (quite intentionally it would seem). On a couple of occasions the characters break the fourth wall with lines such as 'That will never happen, this is a low budget film' and the like. It's actually quite astounding to hear some of the dialogue substitutions, especially those that relate to the character's names. For example, Man Choi becomes Malcolm and Sheng becomes Simon! To be honest, the most amusing feature of the English dub is the appalling quality of the voice acting—it really is quite shocking.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
When it comes to the subtitles, both releases have their pros and cons. On the whole the IVL disc seems to offer the more faithful translation, but for some inexplicable reason many of the characters' names are Westernised. For example, Man Choi is known as 'Dan', Sheng is called 'Harry' and Shiu Yu is 'Jade'. Ting-ting is also referred to simply as 'Ting' and Kau is 'Ko'. Conversely, the HKL disc provides accurate translations for the names, but some unforgivably loose translations during key dialogue sequences. There are a few instances where 'dubtitles' are used—most notably one in which a character refers to wanting a Coke instead of a coffee—and this is something that I found very distracting. They also completely neglect to translate the lyrics to a song around twenty-five minutes into the film (the translation is present on the IVL disc). Although neither set of subs is perfect, if pushed I'd probably have to choose the IVL subs over the HKL, but those annoying Westernised names made it a tough one to call.
Unfortunately, IVL's region three release is a bit of a damp squib when it comes to bonus material. The only feature of any worth is an interview with director Ricky Lau, which is broken into three distinct sections dealing with the film, directing and the actors. Unfortunately this isn't the most exciting interview I've ever seen, and matters are not helped by broken English of the truly dreadful subtitles. There's a slightly odd moment when Ricky appears to shed a (literal) tear over the prospect of this, his first feature film, being a failure, but then he seems to remember that it was a box-office success and perks up again… Other than the interview, the IVL disc really has nothing substantial to offer. We are presented with both the original, lengthy theatrical trailer and a new, more effective re-edited trailer, plus a couple of still galleries—hardly anything to write home about. There are a few more trailers for films such as King of Beggars, A Chinese Ghost Story II and Security Unlimited, but these don't relate to the main feature and lack subtitles of any description.
This is where the Hong Kong Legends release gets a chance to claw some points back. The jewel in the crown of the region two supplemental material is undoubtedly the feature length commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan. For once the term 'feature length' is no exaggeration, as Logan talks incessantly throughout the proceedings. Seriously, the guy must have shares in Strepsils. The track is jam-packed with extremely interesting and entertaining details on every facet of the production, and it really enhanced my viewing experience. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that this is one of Bey Logan's finest commentaries for Hong Kong Legends.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
Next up we have a ten minute tribute to the late, great Lam Ching-ying, featuring interviews with Sammo Hung and Chin Siu-ho, as well as clips from some of Lam Ching-ying's movies. The featurette gives a little insight into Lam Ching-ying's character and his performance in Mr. Vampire, but nothing too in-depth. Also mentioned is an encounter between Lam and Bruce Lee, in which Lee demonstrated his power to the then stuntman. Also in this section is a biography, which details Lam Ching-ying's life from the early years up until his untimely death.
Now we come to the trailers, of which there are two: the UK promotional trailer and the original theatrical trailer (these are actually the same as the trailers found on the IVL release). The UK trailer is fairly short, but manages to make the film look far more action packed than it actually is. The original trailer is around four minutes in length, but seems much longer. You almost feel like you've seen half the film after watching this one (as is the case with a lot of Hong Kong movie trailers)!
Next we have an interview gallery, which features both Chin Siu-ho and Moon Lee. Both interviews are conducted in Chinese with compulsory English subtitles. The interviews give a fair bit of insight into both actors' careers and their experiences working on Mr. Vampire, but I honestly can't say I'd watch them more than once or twice (except to catch a glimpse of Moon Lee, who's still pretty foxy).
Finally we have a 'Coming Attractions' section, featuring disc information and trailers for two of Hong Kong Legend's forthcoming releases: Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain and The Scorpion King'. Obviously both of these titles have been out for quite some time now, as this Hong Kong Legends disc was originally released in 2002.
When originally released, Mr. Vampire advertised a featurette entitled 'The Vampire's Lair'. Unfortunately the featurette never materialised, which is a real pity when you consider the relatively bland selection of extras on offer. That said, the commentary is outstanding and definitely bumps up the score a notch or two.
HK (Intercontinental Video) Region 3
UK (Hong Kong Legends) Region 2
Well this is a tough one to call. On one hand the Intercontinental Video release clearly has the edge in terms of audio-visual quality, but on the other Hong Kong Legends' region two disc offers superior supplemental material. I guess it all comes down to individual preference, so I'm going to take the coward's way out and declare a draw. I'm usually the sort of person to go for audio-visual quality over extras every time, but Bey Logan's commentaries add so much to the experience of watching Hong Kong cinema that it's hard to discount the Hong Kong Legends effort. Hopefully there is enough information in the comparison to enable the casual viewer to make an informed choice, but big-time Mr. Vampire fans should definitely own both!
Finally, it's probably worth me pointing out that the IVL disc is actually coded for all regions, rather than region three only. This might sway some of you, it might not…
Hong Kong Region 3
UK Region 2
For more information about the various DVD release of Mr. Vampire, why not head on over to our friends at DVDCompare.net?
Editorial by Chris Gould
steve buckbeak Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: Ghana Posts: 46
sweet thanks mr. gould for another great comparison thread. now if you'll only do one for superbit releases and non superbit movies then my life would be complete
have to say i'm a little disappointed that even with the DTS track the audio only got a 7 from you. must be the worst DTS track since X2 then
have to say i'm a little disappointed that even with the DTS track the audio only got a 7 from you. must be the worst DTS track since X2 then
Dave Brock Banned Join Date: November 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,237
Great work. A long time fave film.
I have to agree on the Logan commentary, it's a great listen and as always Bey's enthusiasm is infectious!
I have to agree on the Logan commentary, it's a great listen and as always Bey's enthusiasm is infectious!
floyd dylan Banned Join Date: April 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 913
Slight colour and audio changes doesn't really bother me TBH.
The only time that I'll be bothered if they changed their skin colour to blue, have them speaking in Mars Attack alien speak, and subtitles that would have your granny blush.
But other than that I can live with the rest.
The only time that I'll be bothered if they changed their skin colour to blue, have them speaking in Mars Attack alien speak, and subtitles that would have your granny blush.
But other than that I can live with the rest.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Chris, both things you said in your post are right fucking on.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I spose it is how technical you want to get - i.e. should I be calibrating my monitor to produce the screen grabs correctly? To what scale?
For me, these comparisons are a great guide - thanks again Chris!
For me, these comparisons are a great guide - thanks again Chris!
Dave Pennington Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1
Thanks! I for one want to thank you for this comparison review.
I'm a big fan of the Mr Vampire movie(s)
and would have, at one time jumped at the chance of buying a better(?) version of Mr Vampire in the form of this new region 3 version, but after seeing & reading your comparison I think I'll keep with my HKL version.
Yes the quality and colours look that little more visually stunning on the R3 version but the visuals on the HKL R2 version are quite pollished for a film from the 1980's this cuppled with the great extra's makes the R2 version a must have if you are a fan of this film. (I will however keep my eyes open for the R3 version on Ebay in the future on the off chance of picking it up.)
Thanks for a great review!
I'm a big fan of the Mr Vampire movie(s)
and would have, at one time jumped at the chance of buying a better(?) version of Mr Vampire in the form of this new region 3 version, but after seeing & reading your comparison I think I'll keep with my HKL version.
Yes the quality and colours look that little more visually stunning on the R3 version but the visuals on the HKL R2 version are quite pollished for a film from the 1980's this cuppled with the great extra's makes the R2 version a must have if you are a fan of this film. (I will however keep my eyes open for the R3 version on Ebay in the future on the off chance of picking it up.)
Thanks for a great review!
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Hough: Zombies Will Push Shares Higher at AMC
"Breaking Bad" may be over but AMC has a stable of other programs to take its place, including one monster hit that returns in two weeks. Jack Hough explains why AMC's hit "The Walking Dead" could bring new life to shares. Photo: AMC.
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Recently, I was involved in a project to create a 3D application. At that time I noticed the tabbed toolbar of 3D Studio Max 4 (as shown below).
Because my application required the use of a lot of tools (just like 3DS Max), I decided to implement this control. Here I shall share with you the most important details of creating the tabbed toolbar.
The implementation of the control is quite simple, actually. The control is primarily a Dialog Bar that manages a tab control and a Tool Bar. Thus, the class is derived from CDialogBar and it creates the CTabCtrl and CToolBar objects. The actual creation of the Tab control and toolbar occurs in the Create function of the Dialog Bar.
BOOL CTabToolBar::Create(CWnd* pParentWnd) { if(CDialogBar::Create(pParentWnd,IDD_TBTLBAR_DLG, CBRS_TOP|CBRS_TOOLTIPS|CBRS_FLYBY, AFX_IDW_TBTLBAR)) { // create the tab control. if(m_wndTabCtrl.Create(TCS_TABS | TCS_FIXEDWIDTH |WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, CRect(0,0,0,0), this, IDC_TBTL_TAB)) { // create tool bar. if(!m_wndToolBar.CreateEx(&m_wndTabCtrl)) return FALSE; ... return TRUE; } return FALSE; } return FALSE; }
Note that the toolbar object is a child object of the Tab control object. There are two issues that need to be noted at this point: The Tab control has to fill the entire area of the Dialog Bar and the Toolbar should be positioned comfortably within the Tab control. This is taken care of by the OnSize function of the Dialog Bar.
void CTabToolBar::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy) { ... if((m_wndTabCtrl.GetSafeHwnd() != NULL) && (m_wndToolBar.GetSafeHwnd() != NULL)) { // Get dialog bar's current dimensions. CRect rcWnd; GetWindowRect(&rcWnd); // Redraw Tab Control m_wndTabCtrl.SetWindowPos(NULL, 0, 0,rcWnd.right, rcWnd.bottom, SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_SHOWWINDOW); // get the new toolbar position. CRect rcClient; m_wndTabCtrl.RepositionBars(AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_FIRST, AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_LAST, 0,reposQuery,rcClient); rcClient.OffsetRect(2,2); // Redraw the toolbar. m_wndTabCtrl.RepositionBars(AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_FIRST, AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_LAST,0, CWnd::reposDefault,NULL,rcClient); } }
In the code above, I would like to point out the function RepositionBars. This is a function that positions the toolbar within the Tab control. It can also be used to retrieve the client space within the Tab Control as shown in the code above.
Now what we need is to add functionality at the Change Tab events. Because in MFC there isn't any such event notification (please correct me if I am wrong), we would have to create that event ourselves. To do this, I have subclassed the CTabCtrl and defined the following variable.
// in the CFlatTabCtrl
#define USR_TABCHANGED (WM_USER+10)
As you might have noticed, I have named the class CFlatTabCtrl. Well, I thought that while I am at it, I might as well throw in a few gimmicks and made a Flat Tab Control. (Please refer to other articles for the explanation. Implementing an owner drawn Tab Control is a particularly good article for this gimmick.) Anyway, back to the problem at hand. Next, I had to check for mouse clicks on the Tab control and pump the message to the parent window (the Dialog Bar). The Dialog Bar then has to change the tab event notification that is handled by the OnChangeTab function.
Now, I would to jump to another important part of the implementation first: adding the tabs and toolbars. To facilate this, I have created the function AddItem, which primarily accepts in the tab name, toolbar resource id, and the resource id for the toolbar bitmap. An example of this can be found in the virtual function OnTabToolBarCreated. (The OnTabToolBarCreated function is called in the Create function of the CFlatTabCtrl class.)
void CTabToolBar::OnTabToolBarCreated() { AddItem("Tab 1", IDR_TABTOOLBAR_1, IDB_TOOLBAR_HOT_1, IDB_TOOLBAR_COLD_1); AddItem("Tab 2", IDR_TABTOOLBAR_2, IDB_TOOLBAR_HOT_2, IDB_TOOLBAR_COLD_2); }
This would have created a list of toolbar attributes to choose from when the tabs are selected. Back in the OnChangeTab function, all we have to do is to load the appropriate toolbar attributes and we are done.
void CTabToolBar::OnChangeTab(UINT nTabIndex) { if((int)nTabIndex >= m_nItems) return; // Load the tool bar buttons. TTBITEM* pTabToolBarItem = m_pTabToolBarItems[nTabIndex]; if(!m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(pTabToolBarItem->uToolBarResID)) return; // Set the tool bar bitmaps. m_wndToolBar.SendMessage(TB_SETIMAGELIST, 0, (LPARAM)pTabToolBarItem->hColdBitmap); m_wndToolBar.SendMessage(TB_SETHOTIMAGELIST, 0, (LPARAM)pTabToolBarItem->hHotBitmap); // Set the new button sizes. m_wndToolBar.SetSizes(CSize(31,30),CSize(24,24)); }
Oh, there is actually one more thing to do. Because the Toolbar is a child of the Tab control, all command messages (such as the toolbar button clicks) are pumped to this control's class only. If you want the view class of the application to handle the messages, just route them to the CMainFrame class. I have implemented this by overriding the OnCmdMsg in both the Tab control and the Dialog Bar. This way, the messages will get pumped to the CMainFrame class. After this, MFC will take care of routing the messages to the respective CView classes.
BOOL CFlatTabCtrl::OnCmdMsg(UINT nID, int nCode, void* pExtra, AFX_CMDHANDLERINFO* pHandlerInfo) { if(GetParent()->GetSafeHwnd()) return GetParent()->OnCmdMsg(nID, nCode, pExtra, pHandlerInfo); return CTabCtrl::OnCmdMsg(nID, nCode, pExtra, pHandlerInfo); }
I guess that's it for this article but please note that this control is still far from the 3D Studio Max's Tabbed Toolbar. For example, toolbar customization and dockable toolbar (tabs can be torn off the tabbed toolbar and they would be presented as dockable) are some of the features that are not implemented in this control. I hope somebody would do that and post it up in Codeguru.
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Style # 203898
The always-chic LBD just got a dark glam update. This bebe dress features leatherette panels at sides, body-contouring cut and slightly padded shoulder detail. Fully lined. Try it with a glossy heeled boot and a studded clutch for an edgy evening look.
- 60% nylon, 35% rayon, 5% spandex.
- Center back to hem: 33" (84 cm).
- Dry clean.
- Imported.
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S.
Mixed Fabric V-Neck Dress is rated out of 5 by 7.
Rated 5 out of 5 by bebehotchick from Totally HOT dress! Love this dress! The fit and length are perfect and the leatherette panels definitely gives it some edge! I love how this is not your typical LBD, but can be worn for any occasion.
Date published: 2013-02-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Vitabug from Luv! Just bought this dress last week for tonight, my hubby's birthday, and this dress fits perfectly. I'm a shapely girl and this little frock shows every curve nicely. Luv it!
Date published: 2013-02-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by BebeObsession from This dress is the best, very versatile First of all let me say I love, love, love Bebe. Now I'm very skeptical about purchasing clothes online since I have large breast so I prefer to shop in store so I can Try on the outfit. However since none of the retail stores close to me had my size and I really wanted this outfit, I went out on a limb with the help of previous reviews and I made the purchase online. First thing is I received my order in 3 days ( way to go Bebe). When I tried the outfit on I saw a halo over my head, it was heavenly. Im 5ft 7" and 167 lbs so i bought a large and it fit me like a glove, its not a bodycon so it wasnt too tight and not too loose but just right to accentuate my curves in all the right places. It's a simple but yet sexy dress that can be dressed up with heels and nice accessories to look chic and sophisticated and it can also be dressed down with flat sandals or a boots to look casual or edgy. Overall I am 100% pleased with my purchase and as usual Bebe did not disappoint. I would definitely recommend this dress to anyone looking for a versatile outfit and I hope Bebe brings it it other colors cuz I want them all lol
Date published: 2012-12-15
Rated 4 out of 5 by MrsThickNSexy from NICE DRESS This is a beautiful dress. Love the mixed material I do agree with the other review'Nista on the side boob coverage it could be better & also the weird shoulder pads It could get irritating after a few wears. Great material, perfect length & very sexy but classy at the same time. Nice dress to wear to a wedding, cocktail party or date night.
Date published: 2012-11-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sam007 from Love it!!! This dress hugs all my curves. I'm a petite curvy woman. The material is stretchy. But the leather accents give the dress that extra umph. This dress is a definite must buy ladies. A nice addition to my lbd's
Date published: 2012-10-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by bebebaby27 from Great Fit even for a shorter woman I recently bought this from the store as one of my outfits for an upcoming trip to las vegas. Although its not super flashy, it is sexy with the drop neckline (fits larger breasts, Im 34 F) and the little leather sides. It has very structured shoulders which gives this dress an edgy appeal. It does zip all the up the back. My only issue is that having larger chest the dress doesnt cover the sides of my chest very well, but hey it adds some more sexy! Im 5'2, weigh 124 and bought a medium. fits like a glove!
Date published: 2012-10-07
Rated 5 out of 5 by babygerlj from this product is amazing. This dress is absolutely amazing! Its a great fit, not too short and not too long. The material is not isn't thin and flimsy. It really hugs your body. I absolutely love it and received so many compliments on it.
Date published: 2012-09-30


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