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After years of rumors, it's official: Aaliyah is getting a biopic. Lifetime Original Movies announced on Monday that it will adapt Aaliyah: More Than a Woman by former Time music editor Christopher Farley. The film, tentatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, is due this fall.
Despite her tragic death in 2001 at age 22, the "Are You That Somebody" and "Try Again" singer ranks No. 10 on Billboard's most successful R&B artists of the past 25 years. The movie will start at the beginning of her brief life, including her debut on Star Search at the age of ten, chronicle her meteoric rise to fame, and the plane crash that cut her life short during the apex of her career. The movie will include original music by Aaliyah as well.
But what was an eagerly anticipated film has become something of a cause celebre among the R&B community due to controversies in casting, questions of familial consent, and the reputation of the network itself. The Lifetime network, which beat VH-1 to the project, is notorious for its genre of hollow and hammy movies. Can Aaliyah get the complex and inspirational retelling that she deserves? Her family, for one, doesn't think so — Barry Hankerson, her uncle and former manager, reportedly plans to sue Lifetime, saying they neglected to get consent from the family. Furthermore, they say, Aaliyah's story belongs on the big screen. Why isn't she getting the Selena treatment?
The other controversy lies with the casting: The star of the film will be 17-year-old Disney actress and singer Zendaya Coleman, who was just four when Aaliyah died. It is surprising that Zendaya emerged as the top choice, given that Keshia Chante, the 26-year-old Canadian singer and 106 & Park co-host who has been labeled Aaliyah's doppelganger and who has paid homage to the R&B icon through her music, also auditioned for the role. (Solange Knowles was rumored to be interested in the role, too). As of 2012, at least, it was rumored that Chante would play Aaliyah if a biopic materialized, then thought to be coming from VH-1. (For what it's worth, in a recent interview on BET, Chante and Zendaya have an excellent, friendly rapport).
But Zendaya shows promise: As a dancer, singer and actress, she earned second place as the youngest contestant on Dancing with the Stars, has released an album that hit No. 51 on the Billboard 200 last year with a platinum single, and starred in the Disney series Shake It Up, among other Disney Channel movies. As writer and New York radio producer Kim Kane wrote, "The role of Aaliyah will be Zendaya's biggest yet, and if she pulls it off effectively, it could launch her acting career into the stratosphere."
The larger controversy around Zendaya's casting is that she is half-black, and thus lighter-skinned than Aaliyah. The New York Post criticized the casting decision, saying, "Aesthetically, it seems, her bone-straight hair is all that is required to override her prominent Irish heritage. It's not about race, but maybe Lifetime should have taken a clue from the successful TLC biopic that aired on VH1. The popularity of the film had a lot to do with how closely [sic] the actresses — Keke Palmer, Lil Mama and Drew Sidora — resembled Chili, Left Eye, and T-Boz."
In a petition brought forth against Zendaya's casting, Egyptian-Sudanese American writer Kola Boof writes:
"There is nothing about Zendaya that reminds me of the Social Image or the Sociological folkways and Valuation that Aaliyah embodied and represented. The fact that filmmakers will have to put Zendaya in 'black face' to complete principal photography is just abominable and unforgivable. It's a slap in the face to every African-American woman and it dishonors Aaliyah."
In the petition, Boof recalled the recent controversy surrounding the Nina Simone biopic, Nina, in which Zoe Saldana reportedly appeared with darker skin and wore prosthetics around her nose to match Nina Simone's features.
It's no secret that Hollywood and the media have a history of whitewashing women of color. After all, there's a reason why Lupita Nyong'o's ranking in People's Most Beautiful list was so celebrated. And Boof is right that blackface is offensive — always (Lifetime, please don't do it!).
On the flipside, however, take the example of Maya Rudolph, who is counted among one of the few black female cast members to ever grace SNL. She portrayed every black female icon the show represented during her tenure. There are a host of light-skinned, biracial women in Hollywood who identify as black and whom society sees as black, including Alicia Keys, Halle Berry and Thandie Newton. And, unlike the few actresses of mixed race who are cast as such, like Rashida Jones, Zendaya too is seen by her audience as black, as the daughter of Phil Morris and Carla Renata on her Disney television series.
Is it fair to say, then, that she is only eligible to play, as Boof argues, singer Cassie or actress Jessica Alba? If Zendaya sees herself as a black woman (though likely her identity is more complicated than that), is it fair for society to tell her that she's not? By discounting Zendaya, Boof and her supporters are telling her, as Kane also noted, that Zendaya isn't "black enough."
Kane, cutting through racial ambiguity, declared, "Zendaya Coleman is a Black woman just as President Obama is a Black man," adding, "Maybe it's time to expand the dialogue about how we perceive inaccuracies in mainstream media and how society distinguishes cultural traits from racial ones."
And the aforementioned Keke Palmer, who has discussed her own struggles with colorism before, responded to the controversy by urging fans to accept Zendaya. She said on Twitter:
"Ppl kill me attacking folks! Zendaya is perfect for Aaliyah. Quit playin'."
"I know from experience that it is not fun being attacked for doing what you love. Watch the movie first!"
The casting decision and subsequent backlash opens up a complex dialogue about what creates our perceptions of race — and how whiteness is not a static concept — that's worth having. It's understandable that some are upset with the casting decision — light-skinned, biracial black women enjoy a privilege in our society that darker-skinned black women don't have. But Zendaya, who identifies as black, has cited Aaliyah as an inspiration, and auditioned among a set of similarly talented and qualified black women, has proven that she's qualified. So let's deal with the real controversy here, which is that the first organization to retell this beloved icon's story is, unfortunately, Lifetime.
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Walk of Fame committee announced today that Adam West was selected as one of 2012's Walk of Fame Honorees! Thanks to all the family, friends and fans who supported his nomination! No dates have been scheduled yet, but we will keep you posted. Click here for the official press release. Examiner coverage here.
'Starring Adam West' Documentary ProjectPosted by Adam West in: Fun // News on: Feb 25, 2011
Who thinks Adam West deserves a star? We do! 'Starring Adam West' is an ongoing fan-funded documentary project and fan community experiment with the goal of "finally getting Adam West a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame." The idea is to kick-start a fan-supported campaign to convince the Hollywood chamber of commerce to give Adam a star, and document the journey on film. It's a story that we all hope will have a happy ending…but it needs your help! The film is being funded through contributions of any size raised on the website Kickstarter. The larger the donation, the bigger the reward – all the way up to an Associate Producer credit and on-screen cameo in the credits. The movement has already begun, but its future remains to be written…by you! Hollywood justice for the Caped Crusader! Watch the film trailer and help support the cause by clicking here or on the banner at the top!
Adam West Palm Springs StarPosted by Adam West in: Appearances // Events // News on: Apr 14, 2010
Adam became star #329 on the Palm Springs Walk Of Stars last weekend at a ceremony held in downtown Palm Springs. The sidewalk was overflowing with fans, onlookers, press and a very proud family as PSWOS board members and local and state government officials gave speeches honoring Adam's career. Adam gave a speech and then the event culminated with the unveiling of his sparkling new star outside the Starbuck's on the corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive. Here is some of the press from the event: KESQ KPSP


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Stonehenge man's missing falcon found on Isle of Wight
A bird of prey that was "days from death" after going missing in Wiltshire is to be reunited with its owner having been rescued on the Isle of Wight.
Zazu, a male gyr-peregrine cross, went missing from Stonehenge on 22 March when it chased a crow.
After ten days its owner, Mike Gale, received a call to say his falcon was 60 miles away in Ventnor.
It had been rescued by Steve Hain of White Falconry, who nursed it back to health.
Mr Hain said: "A member of the public called, saying she could hear bells.
"One of our friends went out there, he's a falconer, so he used a lure to bring the bird in."
'Weak and hungry'
After spending an hour contacting other falconers on the island, Mr Hain tried the Independent Bird Register, which helped him trace Mr Gale.
He said: "It's lucky for Mike that he registered the bird - a lot of people don't because it costs money."
The bird, which had removed its transmitter, was very weak and hungry when it was found.
Mr Hain said: "He had quite a mucky beak, which tells us he had been eating bugs. He had a cut on his leg so he was must have been attacked by another bird.
"We spent the last week giving him fluids and wet food. He's had a bath and we've been keeping him warm.
"I reckon he would have been dead in a day and a half had we not found him."
Mr Gale, who adopted three-year-old Zazu eight months ago, said: "I'm rather attached to him.
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This week, Chef Bill Fuller of the big Burrito Group is making use of the grill to prepare a delicious Grilled Flank Steak Chopped Salad!
Grilled Flank Steak Chopped Salad with Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette
2 # Piece of flank steak
¼ C. Dijon mustard
¼ C. Olive oil
1 T Ground black pepper
1 T Salt
4 ea. Ears corn, shucked and de-silked
1-2 ea. Large cloves garlic
Extra virgin olive oil
2 T Chopped fresh thyme
Salt and Pepper
2 C. Romanie lettuce, chopped
4-5 ea. Radishes, sliced
1 ea. Cucumbers, peeled and diced
1 ea. Avocados, diced
2 ea. Tomatoes, diced
Lots of Mint
Lots of Basil
Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette
¼ C. Crumbled blue cheese
1. At least 2 hours before, trim excess fat and sinew from flank steak. Do not over-trim as some of the fat is delicious! Score surface in ½" cross hatches.
2. Whisk together mustard, oil, salt, and pepper. Coat both sides of the flank steak and allow to marinate.
3. While steak marinates, make Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette.
4. Smash garlic cloves. Rub all over each cob. VERY lightly oil with extra virgin olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Cook corn over open grill, turning just as the kernels pop. When done, remove and allow to cool until able to handle.
6. Cut corn off cob.
7. Grill steak to medium rare. Remove from grill and allow to rest.
8. While steak rests, make salad. Combine in a large bowl the corn, romaine, radishes, cucumbers, avocado, and tomato. Chuck in a good handful of basil and mint.
9. Lightly dress with Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Adjust, add more dressings or seasonings if necessary.
10. Arrange on a platter. Slice steak thinly and straight across the grain.
11. Arrange slices across salad. Sprinkle with blue cheese.
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1 ea. Jalapenos, stem and seeds removed
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1 C. Blended oil
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Prayer at Trump rally brings crowd to its feet
Carl Gallups gives opening invocation at packed rally for GOP frontrunner
Carl Gallups hasn't endorsed anyone for president – yet. But the popular pastor and author recently found himself giving the opening invocation at a massive Donald Trump rally in Pensacola, Florida.
And Gallups is warning doubters the Donald is the real thing when it comes to fighting for Christians, conservatives and America.
"He loves this nation and its heritage," Gallups told WND. "He's the anti-Obama, he's the opposite of Obama. And he's commander in chief material, he has that kind of presence, and he'd be tough on our enemies."
After an unexpected invitation by the event organizers, Gallups addressed a standing room only crowd of more than 10,000 at the Pensacola Bay Center. In what has become a typical phenomenon at Trump rallies, thousands had to be turned away because they simply could not fit into the arena.
Gallups called the atmosphere "powerful and electric" and said Trump opponents should not underestimate Trump's "rock star status."
See all of Carl Gallups' work, from "Be Thou Prepared" and "Final Warning," to "The Rabbi who Found Messiah" and "The Magic Man in the Sky."
But at the beginning of the rally, it was Gallups who was the center of attention, as thousands of Trump supporters listened in total silence as the pastor of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church issued a call for national repentance.
The crowd stood at Gallups' invitation "to honor the Lord God, the Creator of the heavens and the Earth, who has blessed this nation like no other nation has ever been blessed in the history of this planet."
And Gallups, the author of several books including "Final Warning: Understanding the Trumpet Days of Revelation," called for God to show his mercy on a nation which has turned its back on Him.
"We humbly ask as Abraham asked," Gallups prayed. "Lord, if there is a percentage who still revere your name and your word, would you heal this land, would you bless this land? We ask for this healing Lord, not for our comfort or our prosperity, but for the glory of your name. Because we agree with your word – blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
Gallups also spoke to his belief that the United States is at a turning point when it comes to the nation choosing to obey or defy God.
"We know we are at a pivotal point in the future of this nation," Gallups said. "How well we know, oh Lord, that presidential elections matter. How well we know that righteousness exalts a nation but rebellion is a disgrace."
Gallups told WND "you could hear a pin drop" while he was speaking. But thousands roared in approval when Gallups concluded: "Lord, by your hand we ask that you would bring real hope to this nation, real blessing to our land. Let it begin tonight. Let it begin in this place. Let it begin now. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, the name above all names. Amen."
What followed was a rally which shocked many political observers with its size and enthusiasm.
"Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, who once represented the Pensacola region as a Republican congressman, said the size of the rally was beyond anything he had ever seen with Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush. "I don't get it as far as the size of these crowds go."
Gallups argued Trump is appealing because the country is in the grips of a moral crisis.
"Our country desperately needs a house cleaning," he told WND. "We need a spiritual house cleaning. But we also need a house cleaning in the halls of Congress and in the judicial chambers. We've wandered far from our heritage and far from the word of God."
Gallups said he doesn't look to Donald Trump or any other person to single-handedly create such a revolution. And Gallups, who has not yet endorsed Trump or anyone else, admitted he prefers a "top notch man of God to serve as president."
But Gallups told WND Christians should remember Jimmy Carter was regarded by many as a godly man and "look how that worked out."
"I've resigned myself to the fact we're not electing a priest, we're not electing a pastor, we're electing a president," Gallups said. "Yes, I'm voting for the lesser of two evils, at least until you have some breathing room. And we will always, always be voting for the lesser of the two evils until Jesus Christ returns and takes his throne."
Gallups called Trump a "salty New Yorker," but nonetheless rejected Sen. Ted Cruz's recent allegation Trump's supposed "New York values" were a liability.
Trump is, Gallups said, at the least, unashamed to publicly declare himself a Christian and could reverse the anti-Christian measures the pastor sees coming from the Obama administration.
"What we need is something that gives Christians the opportunity to practice our faith, share our faith and call our nation to repentance without being attacked and mocked for doing so," he said.
Many evangelicals evidently believe Trump can provide just that.
The New York businessman has a surprising amount of support from evangelicals, which Trump is moving to consolidate with upcoming appearances at Liberty University and Regent University. And some observers believe evangelicals are rallying to Trump because previous politicians supported by the Christian Right have failed to deliver on key policy issues.
But when it comes to Trump, even opponents seemingly take for granted the Republican frontrunner's willingness to follow through with his intentions. Gallups believes it is Trump's image as a man of action that is winning over so many conservatives.
"Trump commands the presence of a room when he walks in," said Gallups. "I call it the 'Trump Factor.' I think most Americans think if he's in charge, they'll respect us and our enemies will even fear us if they need to. And he's the kind of guy who can get things done."
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Bethesda Roadrunners: Welcome
Bethesda Roadrunners - the 2004 and 2006 Region 1 Champion - MD State Champions 2004, 2006, and 2007.
Thursday, May 15
So Where are the self proclaimed "Favela boys" now?
Shaquille Philips - U17 US National Team
Samir Badr. - VA High School State champ U17 US National Team player pool
Julio Arjona - U17 US National Team verbally committed to West Virginia
Desean Ragland - Baltimore Bays Academy team
Haakon Sand - Freestate Elite (MD State finalist)
Jeff Juarez - Freestate Elite (MD State finalist)
Eli Dennis - Freestate Elite (MD State finalist) ODP Regional pool
Chris Woodruff - Freestate Elite (MD state finalist) ODP State
Jamal Umar - GFC (VA State Champion)
Trey Bright - SYA
Fabio Correa - Fresstate Elite(MD state finals) ODP State Committed to MT. ST Mary's.
Sam Bradley - DC United Academy (U17 US National team player pool)
Peabo Doue - DC United Academy committed to West Virginia University
Paul Torres - DC United Academy (U18 US National team Player pool) committed to University of Maryland
Toby Iquade - DC United Academy
Philip Nwosu - DC United Academy
Ole Sand - RETIRED last seen at a Capital playoff game looking for a fast pace attacking sport.
Julio Arjona Sr. - Coaching in Bethesda and Olney Soccer Club
Joseph Gyau - U17 US National team
Lester Dewee - Marsialle Youth Team ( France)
Chris Hegngi - DC United U18 committed to Ohio State
Martin Sanchez - Freestate Elite (MD State finalist) ODP Regional team ( captian) Committed to NAVY
Philip Gyau - Coaching ST John's High School and BSC.
Jeff Zifrony - Favorite player "JAY Z" married Beyonce and somewhere plotting to rule the world.
William Seymore- Playing in England
As one of the players said "I miss Joga in my life" . Best of Luck to all the birds.
Check out a few Early Training videos and the foundation of any good soccer player. http://www.nldsoccer.com/videos.htm
Tuesday, July 3
The RRs had another great Regional experience, winning the three pool games, but also learning a hard lesson in the semi-final.
After 9 months of training, developing, and working on many of the technical aspects of the game, it was FIFA Law #12 which ultimately would help end the Roadrunners USYSA season. As the players were huddling on the field before the 2nd half was about to start, a RR player was red carded for foul language. While perhaps harsh, the call was right in line with one of USYSA focal points for referees for this Tournament. It is important to note that in the hundreds of games the roadrunners have competed in since U9 No Roadrunners or opposing team has ever been red carded for abusive or foul language. It is also an important lesson to learn for our squad.
This left the Roadrunners a man short and with a field player in goal. The team put forth a valiant effort and continued to press the attack, providing many good opportunities to win the game. Unfortunately at the top Regional level playing a man down is a tough hill to climb. The Roadrunners would eventually concede a goal on a well executed play with 7 minutes remaining. Congratulations to Hota Academy who played a great game. The superb efforts by both teams made this one of the most entertaining games of the Region 1 tournament.
Finally, congratulations to PDA winning the U15B Final and getting the ticket to represent Region 1 in the National Championship in Frisco, Texas. Good luck!
As for the Roadrunners, we will focus our attention on the US Club Soccer Nationals in Greensborough, NC later this month and preparations for the U16 campaign.
The RRs continues its dominance in state cup, beating Potomac Internationals in the U15 final at the SoccerPlex Statium field on June 2nd to win its third MD State Cup title in four years.
The hot weathers and cup final athmosphere did not make for a great championship game. However, both teams fought a very clean and fair battle in the mid-day heat. Potomac led the game 1-0 at half-time, but the continued pressure from the RRs finally payed off with two nice goals early in the 2nd half to secure a well deserved win. Credit should go to Potomac Internationals for having made the State Cup Final three years in a row and consistently proving they are very hard to beat.
Other than a loss on PKs in the MD state cup semifinal at U13, the Roadrunners has never lost a game in state cup (or playing on age in NCSL). The next challenge is to defend the Region 1 Championship in Maine in late June-early July.
This Memorial Day weekend, the RRs broke with the tradition of playing locally to compete in the US Club Soccer Region A Championship. In line with the growing popularity of US Club Soccer as an alternative to USYSA and Super-Y, most top teams and clubs now compete in on of the eight Regional Championships to try to gain a spot playing for the National Championship in Greensborough in July.
The RRs played in the Super Group against a good mix of top Region 1 and Region 3 teams, including Blau Weiss Gottschee, Goldstar 91 Select NC, Pasco Stallion NJ, Syracuse FC, Rochester FC, and Massapequa Aces.
The tournament was also a warm-up for MD State Cup final. Playing its best soccer all year, the RRs won the tournament, beating Syracuse (3-0), Masapeaque (3-1), Pasco Stallions (4-0) and Goldstar (3-0) in the final.
The scoring was well distributed, with seven different players finding the net.
Thursday, January 25
Bethesda Soccer Club Boys ranked #13 by Soccer America Magazine
Friday, January 5
TopDrawerSoccer recap of the Disney Showcase U15 Final.
Roadrunners is looking for 2-4 exceptional field players to broaden and complement the roster for the fall 2005 U14 season. If you're interested, please call/email Ole at 301.229.9313 or email@example.com.


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Traditional commentary can sometimes be uptight, clichéd and – let's just be honest here – downright boring. Luckily, there's an alternative. ANT SIMS spent a few weeks gallivanting with the people from Test Match Sofa to see just what it takes to run a service that one day hopes to compete with the big boys.
Tucked away in central London, there's a little studio where magic happens every time England plays cricket. It's the home of Test Match Sofa, an alternative commentary service which provides ball-by-ball cricket commentary with a twist. Instead of the banalities of television and radio commentary, The Sofa commentators sometimes swear, have flippant and funny jingles for every player, and encourage their listeners to be interactive and Tweet their comments the show. There is crying, there is pining, there is drinking and there is insight which you won't find anywhere else.
Test Match Sofa is the brainchild of Daniel Nocrross who, when he became redundant in 2009, decided to follow his dream and become a broadcaster. The door into "official" commentary is mostly shut for the man on the street. Commentary teams these days mostly consist of ex-players or coaches, and Norcross knew the only way he would manage to do what he had always wanted to was to do it himself.
"I've spent my whole life eating, sleeping, breathing and playing cricket. I wanted to share this love and this passion with other people, and I knew enough entertaining and colourful people who felt the same. I always knew that sport lent itself to entertainment. Not so much for the players, of course, but for those watching and listening it's entertainment," Norcross told The Daily Maverick.
"I've listened to commentary for years and I knew nobody was going to give me a job doing it. Commentary these days relies very much on ex-players, which I find a bit oxymoronic. Players play and broadcasters should broadcast and while there are some ex-players who go on to become fantastic broadcasters, the door for the rest is pretty much shut. Once the internet allowed the opportunity, it reached a point where I was thinking: why wouldn't I do this?"
So Norcross set up a makeshift broadcast studio in his apartment in Tooting, and Test Match Sofa was born – bang on time for the start of the Ashes in 2009. On the opening day in Cardiff, the Sofa arrived with a bang, drawing 5,000 listeners on day one after Stephen fry Tweeted about it. Back then, the Sofa relied on a £1 paywall, and many of those listeners ducked as soon as they were asked to cough up. To add to the Sofa's woes at the start, they weren't prepared for the rush of site traffic – and, despite the hype, the first day ended up going down as a disaster. But as time went on, the Sofa ironed out the technical creases, and when England toured South Africa in 2009, it had established itself as a well-oiled alternative commentary machine. They'd discovered the power of social media and the kind of impact this could have on their broadcast – and they harnessed it.
The format, by then, had evolved and matured to more or less what we see today. There are four people on the mic at any given time: somebody dedicated to the ball-by-ball commentary, a summariser or a guest, somebody reading Tweets and somebody in the jingle chair. This can result in a lot of fumbling over each other, but when the team does click and things come together, the broadcast is superb and it's a viable alternative for those who are trying to keep up to date with cricket whilst on the move. The Sofa has gone ahead in leaps and bounds since it first started in Tooting, and earlier this year, it was bought by The Cricketer magazine – something which hammered home just how serious the team was about being a viable alternative.
Norcross doesn't believe the Sofa has to be the be-all and end-all for all listeners, though. Instead he hopes to simply provide entertainment for days when listeners feel like something a little different.
"I don't think it's a case of listeners must listen to this or that. It's just like chocolate: you might like something with nuts in it on one day and something without nuts in it the other day. Sports broadcasting is a funny thing; it's almost the only part of the entertainment industry which is a complete monopoly," Norcross says.
"You get the radio and the TV commentary and that's it – but those are both mediums and there needs to be alternatives in the different mediums, in my opinion. People who are listening to audio commentary are usually on the move, so why shouldn't they be given a choice?"
Another important issue for Norcross is that often those who buy the broadcasting rights from different cricket boards don't highlight the issues pertaining the those in charge of the game.
"I think what attracts people to us is that we're very clear about who pays our salaries. Listeners pay us by being 'Friends of the Sofa' and our sponsors pay us to market their products, and we are open and honest about that," he says.
"Traditional broadcasters sometimes come across a bit monochrome in the sense that they seem to feel the need to say nice things about the people they bought the rights to broadcast from. It's less of an issue in football and rugby, but in cricket it sometimes seems that a certain independence in lost in terms of what is said on air. I think it's a bit of confusion; broadcasters don't know whether they are broadcasting for the board or for the listeners."
Internet commentary overcomes this obstacle by not being at the ground. The Sofa relies on the TV to do their commentary, but they themselves say what they see and feel – however flippant.
"Because we don't have to worry about the possibility of losing the right to broadcast, it does mean our commentary is sometimes a bit more passionate and less careful. It also means that we'll sometimes make mistakes because we react in the moment. As long as we're honest about making mistakes, I don't see a problem with making them," Norcross says.
The programme can also serve as a vehicle for young broadcasters and producers to cut their teeth in a live environment, and gain experience they'd be hard pressed to pick up elsewhere.
"We have so much to offer for so many different people. We've even had stand-up comics come in and try out jokes on the programme. We can also help young cricketers who know they might not ever make it to the very top level to come and gain broadcasting experience.
"The BBC's regional commentaries also helps with this, but in the current time of austerity, we're not sure if they'll be able to keep it going. We've had a few people come on to The Sofa and who go back and listen to the recordings so that they can improve, which I think is great," Norcross says.
"I hope that as this grows, we can start providing viable employment for people who are genuinely good broadcasters, especially with the shelf life of commentators being so long. We want people who are obsessed and highly informed about cricket, but we also want people who will make our listeners laugh, because that's one of the things we pride ourselves on."
The list of guests who have previously featured on The Sofa is a rather illustrious one, ranging from people like comedian Mark Steele to former England international Graeme Fowler. Others include Colin Croft, Iain O'Brien, Henry Olonga, Rosalie Birch – the list goes on.
The team is unashamedly biased and takes particular delight in making fun of Australians. It can sometimes be unstructured when a wicket falls as yelps of delight or dismay echo over the microphones, but it's something which adds to the charm, too – and Norcross believes that it's something cricket fans from all over the world could enjoy.
"We don't want to be seen as an English-manned operation. We're not that entirely, we can give other people from other counties pleasure by crying when we lose – which is what we're doing during this series against South Africa. But we also have a wide variety of voices; we try and bring on commentators from the nationality of whichever team England is playing against to add flair and flavour to the programme," says Norcross.
Their community is one that's incredibly sticky and which can be really valuable to commercial partners. On days where it rained in the past year, the Sofa often boasted as many as 2,000 listeners, while numbers on days where there was play ranged from 5,000 – 13,000.
There is a possibility that the Sofa may have to revert back to a pay model. They are, after all, producing unique content. Whatever happens, though, Nocross reckons the more alternative services on offer, the better.
"I think there will be more commentary like ours in future and I want that. I want competition in the market in all across the world. It's a good thing," he says.
The great thing about The Sofa is that they simply love cricket – no matter what format or what league it comes from. The team lived one of its dreams on Sunday when they were allowed to commentate live from Lord's on the Village Cup final. Every single player from each village team had a jingle, and the team commentated with as much passion and reverence for what some would consider a 'nothing' match as they would for a World Cup final or a crunch Ashes Test.
They might not rival the traditional commentary in the near future, but for now they are the best alternative when the umpteenth commentary cliché leaves you dying for something a little bit different. DM
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In an unknown game that resembles an MMORPG where real people are mysteriously taken into, this game adds more of a realistic feature of horror, making it known as MMRPHG. Bringing fear and anxiety
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That all took place back in January. Now here we are nine months later and CLIQ owners are still patiently waiting for Android 2.1.
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Although Chelsea sides under Jose Mourinho are renowned for the solid if unspectacular 2-0 victories, there is something even more workmanlike about his current side. On Saturday they struggled to open up a chipper Everton side who has been impressively tweaked by Roberto Martinez. Everton now have more mobility and speed of passing than they did under David Moyes and this caused Chelsea problems.
Sure, Chelsea dominated the chances but Everton could easily have snuck a draw, if not a win. The problem for Chelsea remains a lack of cutting edge up front. Eto'o is still a decent player but he is a long way shy of the man who frightened the life out of defenders in his days with Barcelona and Inter. Meanwhile, Fernando Torres still shows a good touch but even Mourinho seems to have resigned himself to the fact that Chelsea can offer no cure for the Spaniard's malaise.
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The Daily Mail this morning suggests Chelsea and Tottenham will slug it out for Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, if they can't snare their top target.
Chelsea are confident of fending off Tottenham's attempt to steal Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa in the summer, regardless of whether Tim Sherwood stays on as Spurs boss at the end of the season.
…he has been on Chelsea's radar for some time and Jose Mourinho will offer cash plus Romelu Lukaku, currently on loan to Everton, to secure him if the Blues can't prise Radamel Falcao from Monaco.
But if Chelsea do secure prime target Falcao, then Costa could sign for Spurs.
Several bits of interesting info here. Firstly, the idea if Lukaku leaving seems strange. He's been on fire at Everton and you would fancy him to do a job at Chelsea – at least as a squad player.
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New currency is circulating in Afghanistan as the process of changing money is carried out by the interim government.
Afghanistan has money to burn. In a dusty Kabul lot, workers from the central bank are tossing thick stacks of banknotes into huge ovens. On this day, 40 billion Afghanis, the national currency, are going up in smoke. That's about $800,000.
The interim government of President Hamid Karzai has decided to phase out all the old currencies, for there were several different ones in circulation, and replace them with a new Afghani.
Lennart Bergstedt, an advisor to the Afghan government from the International Monetary Fund, says it is a mammoth undertaking.
"You can say that the introduction of the euro in Europe last year was something similar, but not as big event in practical means as this one," he explained. "The euro was planned to be introduced in five to seven years. And the planning horizon we have had here has been three or four months. So we're running very hard to keep the train on the track, and I think that we're doing that."
Taj Mohammad Akbar, president of one of Afghanistan's three major banks, pointed out there were too many different kinds of banknotes floating around. He explained political factions, as well as different governments, were each printing their own money.
"In this country, after the coup d'etat of 1978, different governments came into being, and each was printing money, not according to their requirements, but according to their military needs," he said. "Especially after 1992, a lot of Afghani was printed, and there were different kinds of Afghanis."
Totally redesigned banknotes with special anti-counterfeiting marks are replacing the old ones. Most are printed in Germany, except for the smallest denomination, a five Afghani note that is printed in Britain.
The new banknotes are attractive, smaller, and in smaller denominations. For example, the old $50,000 Afghani note is replaced by a $50 Afghani note. As Mr. Bergstedt pointed out, the days when changing $100 (US) into Afghanis required you to bring a suitcase to carry huge stacks of money will soon be a thing of the past.
"Up until now, when you should buy any capital goods, like a refrigerator or anything, you need a couple of guys carrying the money to pay for it," he said. "In future, you can do it in your pocket."
Destroying huge amounts of currency is a logistical nightmare. Some is being shredded. Bank employees take the shreds home to stuff their pillows, no doubt causing dreams of riches. But the shredders or pulverizers, which have also been used, simply cannot not handle the huge load of currency being turned in.
Noorullah Delawari, the central bank task force manager for the currency replacement program, came up with the idea of burning the old currency in brick kilns.
"We used the same concept and we improved upon that and we came up with these clay-type ovens, which takes a lot of money," he said. "We put up to four thousand bundles of banknotes in each. So it's an effective way of doing it."
The exchange program began October 7, and people have until December 5 to change their old money into new.


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The recent Fresh Ideas Poster Contest at the WCW Conference and Exhibition in Calgary was a success! Young professionals and students gathered to show off creative posters that displayed their innovative research ideas and gave them a chance to meet water industry leaders from throughout western Canada.
"WCW was my first experience presenting a poster and once I began to find my groove answering questions I kind of started to like it", said David Shoults who is this year's Western Canada Section winner of the Fresh Ideas Poster Contest. David is studying Public Health at the University of Alberta and says that he enjoyed the contest because people had a genuine interest in his research.
David will now be going to Philadelphia for the national AWWA Poster Contest held the AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibition (ACE). The poster contest, which started over a decade ago, was designed to attract young professionals to the water industry, which at the time faced labour shortages. The contest also introduces them to the benefits of being an AWWA member.
Nancy Sullivan, AWWA's interim section relationship manager says that the poster contest is a great way to engage young professionals as it helps them "realize that the Association can help them find jobs, and meet peers and future work cohorts."
The national contest will feature contestants who won their respective section poster contests. The posters are water industry related and past contestants have been in the fields of engineering, science, maintenance, finance, communications, and more. The posters are judged by water industry experts who score on technical content, benefit to the drinking water industry, oral presentation, and poster organization.
The poster topics featured at this year's Western Canada Section poster contest covered a broad range of topics. First place winner David Shoults presented a poster titled "Total staphylococci as a potential pathogen surrogate for greywater treatment performance testing and risk management" and second place winner Jarvis Singer had a poster titled "The Influence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Dissolved Oxygen in the Bow River".
David and other section winners will present their posters at the ACE 2017 in Philadelphia where they have a chance to win $500 and an opportunity to publish an article in a future issue of Journal AWWA, the Association's flagship publication. Nancy Sullivan says that the journal article provides good exposure and that the winner usually gets a lot of feedback.
Details about the next Fresh Ideas Poster Contest to be held at the WCW Annual Conference and Exhibition in Saskatoon (September 19-22, 2017) will be released soon. "Know your material well and enjoy the challenge of presenting your results" is the advice that David has for future contestants. David is excited to present his results at ACE 2017, where he thinks can contribute to the development of water reuse systems. Plus, he has always wanted to run up the stairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art like Rocky did. Good luck David!
Nisa Jayathilake
City Of Calgary
WCS Communications Chair/2016 YP Committee Chair


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Originally posted by Grand Puba
If that makes you uncomfortable then you should work on your inner bigotry!
Originally posted by Iblis Smiley
Wow, really? Already whining? Nothing has changed yet and you people are already crying like a bunch of school girls that did not get picked for the school play. If you are a white American and all you have to worry about is whether or not you are "allowed" to say what you think because of some BS preconcieved notion of nonexsistant racism, then things are pretty damn good at your house buddy. Come back when you have a real problem and try to be a man about it and not whine and cry like a spoiled child that just got her binky taken.
edit to add: I am a white American.
[edit on 7-11-2008 by Iblis Smiley]
Originally posted by TruthParadox
Originally posted by Grand Puba
If that makes you uncomfortable then you should work on your inner bigotry!
I'm pointing out that when someone says racism in regards to Obama, everyone assumes they mean his black side.
It's very possible that a black man could be racist towards Obama because he's half white.
If by uncomfortable you mean I'm uncomfortable about a black man being President, then no, I'm not.
I am slightly uncomfortable, however, having a man who we know very little about being President.
There are all these dots and seemingly no way to connect them.
That being said, if he does a good job, then great.
I'm not criticizing him, just saying that at this moment, I have my eyes on him as everyone should.
By the way, you proved my first point when you used the word 'bigotry'.
Apparently I'm not allowed to talk about the origins of our messiah...
Originally posted by mattguy404
He hasn't even been inaugurated yet - in other words, his presidency hasn't begun, and so there's little room to criticize him for anything.
As soon as something huge, like a SHTF scenario happens, like invading Pakistan or something, he'll be wide open to criticism just as Bush has been.
Originally posted by Grand Puba
Let's get off this "Obama is half white" thing! In america being so-called "half white" has always meant that you're black!
Overall, 53 percent of the national electorate this year was female, according to exit poll data. Women overall voted 56 to 43 percent for Obama; men voted 49 to 48 percent for him.
Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
Originally posted by Grand Puba
Let's get off this "Obama is half white" thing! In america being so-called "half white" has always meant that you're black!
I will agree that in the past, being half or even "part" black made you black. Period. Historically, this was so.
However, this is not the past. It is the present. America has changed.
One thing I took away from the endless analysis of the polls and who voted for Obama is that white America did not use race as its standard. If you look at the crowds for Obama, you see in many cities a sea of white faces.
Women voters, disappointed at not having their female candidate, Hillary, given the Democratic nomination, did NOT as was hoped for by the Republican party, vote with their genitalia and support Sarah Palin.
Overall, 53 percent of the national electorate this year was female, according to exit poll data. Women overall voted 56 to 43 percent for Obama; men voted 49 to 48 percent for him.
Some of these women were like my neighbor. 82 years old, she has seen the worst of sexism in this country. She has been forced out of jobs for being married, she has campaigned tirelessly for women rights. She was born just a few short years after women gained the right to vote in this country, (which black men had won many years before I might add.) She overlooked her disappointment at women having to wait, yet again, to be served last at the table and not only voted for Obama, but knocked on doors, and served as a ballot judge, and worked a 12 hour day at 82 on election day to make sure the election was fair to Obama and Democrats as a whole.
She knows the odds of her ever seeing a woman President virtually disappeared with his nomination. She did not let this stop her from doing what she felt was best for her country, working for the best man in the race.
America has changed. Many of us born AFTER the social revolution of the 60's are not racist now, and in fact, we have never been racist. Same with many men born after the 60's, they are not now, nor have they ever been sexist. I realize that there are many born before the 60's still alive, and for them the pain of the past is still palpable. However, just like with technology, you need to keep up. It is your responsibility to move out of the past into the future with us, not ours to continually revisit the past with you.
I think racism and even sexism are not completely dead. There are now and always will be those who refuse to let it go. Both black and white and everything in between. However the majority of Americans are past it. It is being kept alive not only by the older generation who were invested in those beliefs, but in the younger generation who have NOT suffered the indignity of being sent to the back of buses and being refused accommodation in hotel rooms, or being fired for getting married, by those who cannot let go of their historical victimization and move forward.
America has spoken. This is NOT the America of the past, whether people want to accept that or not, and it has been building in this direction for a long time, all of my natural life, it is not a sudden change. It is time to let go of the "blanket" of victimization, as comforting as it is to have that role, and that excuse for failure, and take responsibility for your own destiny. It is also time for some to let go of their own racism towards whites that seems to make them feel entitled to judge all white people on the actions of some whites in the past. My experience of this election has been that most of the racist talk has not been coming from whites, but blacks. They are the ones who insist on labeling the American president elect the "black" President, when for most of us, he is just Mr. President. He is the leader not of black America, but ALL Americans.
Come join us in 2008. It is a lot nicer here than the past, not only for blacks, but for everyone.
Originally posted by Grand Puba
America set the standard that one drop of black blood makes you black! It's called the one drop rule! Google it and learn!
Originally posted by Grand Puba
2nd) You have zero evidence that blacks voted for obama in such high %'s because he was black! Your assumption is racist!
Originally posted by Grand Puba
3rd) White racism is on the rise! KKK and other white racist group membership is climbing in 2008! Go check the governments own statistics! Google it!
Come join us in 2008, where even with a black president, white supremacy grows stronger!
Levin estimates fewer than 50,000 people are members of white supremacist groups, but he says their influence is growing with a more sophisticated approach.
From 2006 to 2007, the number of such groups rose by 5% to 888, says the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks them through news reports and other sources. The number is up 48% since 2000.
Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
Originally posted by Grand Puba
America set the standard that one drop of black blood makes you black! It's called the one drop rule! Google it and learn!
I am willing to bet that I know more about the history of oppression in this country than you do. Why? Because I did not stop at the oppression of my OWN kind, I looked at the oppression of ALL types of people.
Originally posted by Grand Puba
2nd) You have zero evidence that blacks voted for obama in such high %'s because he was black! Your assumption is racist!
Since I did not say that blacks voted in such high numbers for Obama because of his race, your assumption displays an unwillingness to read without bias.
Black voters traditionally vote overwhelmingly Democratic. Regardless of the candidate. My point was that there is no evidence in the polls that show that women used sex as an excuse to not to Vote for Obama, nor is there evidence that white males used race as an excuse not to vote for Obama. White males voted in higher percentage for Obama than for Kerry in 2004.
Originally posted by Grand Puba
3rd) White racism is on the rise! KKK and other white racist group membership is climbing in 2008! Go check the governments own statistics! Google it!
Come join us in 2008, where even with a black president, white supremacy grows stronger!
The interesting thing about numbers is that you have to put them in context, if you dont you can draw some erroneous conclusions.
Levin estimates fewer than 50,000 people are members of white supremacist groups, but he says their influence is growing with a more sophisticated approach.
From 2006 to 2007, the number of such groups rose by 5% to 888, says the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks them through news reports and other sources. The number is up 48% since 2000.
50,000 people in a country of 305603000 is a very small percentage. Do the math.
What is the increase in membership in groups that support discrimination or racist attitudes towards whites?
Being black does not give you a monopoly on being discriminated against.
When I applied for my first job in construction I was told to my face, "We have never had a woman and we never will."
However in America we have laws. I used those laws to open that door and walk through. I was isolated, insulted, given the crappiest jobs, teased, ignored, passed over for promotion, and they did everything in their power to break my will and run me off. I didnt run. I worked harder, ate my lunch alone if need be, and performed better than any of my co-workers at my level consistently until they could not justify treating me that way any more. I also fought them on it every step of the way. When I was passed over I went in and fought. When I was harassed, I fought back. Not always by complaining up the chain, I didnt want to be seen as calling the big dogs in to fight my battles, I fought them myself. It was a rough couple years till I won. But I did win. One of my harshest critics eventually told me he hoped his daughter grew up to be just like me. Some of those guys today are my oldest friends. I didnt succumb to their sexism nor did I let it change me for the worst. When they were against me I fought them, and when they had a change of heart, I accepted it.
And racism? I grew up in Hawaii. There is racism in Hawaii too, but against whites more than any other group. I had someone or several someones (as jumping in groups was a big thing where I am from,) perpetrate physical violence against me on nearly a weekly basis. The last day of school in Hawaii is called "Kill Haole Day" and in my little town there werent many of us. I had things thrown at me, people spit at me, hit me, threatened to kill me, called me names that for me carry the same emotional charge as the n-word, so I know about racial violence and discrimination.
I also was raised in foster care. And the people who loved me, and took care of me were the same ethnicity as the people who hated me. I learned that you cannot yourself discriminate based on race just because some discriminate against you for that reason. My foster parents just told me to fight back. I did. I understand racism. I understand sexism. What I also understand is that there is a real danger that if you allow hate to make you a hater, you become the very thing you despise.
I also understand that despite my experiences, personal ones, not historical events that happened to someone else, this is a great country. And people, most people, are not evil. Even when they act in ways that are or seem evil, they usually do so for reasons that are very human, and if you get to know most people you will find them to be more like you than not. Even in Hawaii, even in my little rural town, it has gotten better.
This doesnt mean you shouldnt fight those who ARE discriminating towards you, what it means is that you should not judge ALL people of one type based on your past, or a historical past. You need to fight the people who are forcing you to fight, and you need to look with a clear eye at who those individual people are. I would not have the family I have, the friends I have, and the life I have if I had let anything that happened to me make me paint people with a broad brush.
People do change. Countries do change. Attitudes and prejudices do change. You have to make sure you are not the one keeping the old evils alive.
[edit on 8-11-2008 by Illusionsaregrander]
Originally posted by Grand Puba
The numbers may not be majority numbers, but hate group members are the MOST extreme of racists!
Originally posted by Grand Puba
What about the more mainstream racists? (i.e. Your racist assumption that blacks voted for obama because he's black!)
***You went into how women didn't vote for their genetils for a reason, right? You were infering that blacks voted on their organs! (Skin is human beings biggest organ!) That was racist!***
Originally posted by Grand Puba
As a woman who has been discriminated do you still fight for women or did/do you only fight when it's in your own personal intrest?
Originally posted by Grand Puba
With Obama as president black people only have something like 1.7% of elected officials!
Can you agree that blacks have basically ZERO political power?
Originally posted by Grand Puba
There is a fight for freedom and justice going on and we can't fall for the america has changed nonsense!
Originally posted by TruthParadox
It's very possible that a black man could be racist towards Obama because he's half white.
Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
I even stood up for a group of young white men in an environmental philosophy class that were being attacked by ethnic minorities and feminists for the acts of the "evil white man" whom they apparently represented.
Originally posted by ColoradoJens
reply to post by knows_but_doesnt
I had posted once previously but I had to add - you do see the irony of posting this opinion thread about not being able to voice your opinion, yes? Again, I simply ask, who/what/ is stopping you?
Originally posted by TKainZero
reply to post by knows_but_doesnt
I feel for you.
You mean, the nice citizens of San Fransico, and now mad at your, because you no longer agree with them???
This has nothing to do with Obama, but only with the Goose-stepers that follow him.
We are going to see more of this then ever.
Intimidation of free speech.
Alination if you do not conform
If your not a voting ObamaCrat, then you might be in trouble...
Did you see the Gay Facists going crazy the last couple days in California.
The only ones bringing up Race are the Obama supports.
Race, was one of the MAIN pillars of the Obama platform. This is not an argueable point.
Intimidation is going to become a BIG political entity in America. Its been happening this election cycle, and its only increasing.
Places like San Fransicko are the center of this, and where we will see the biggest, and first signs of this new evil.


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Better Life, an Australian-born daughter of Smarty Jones stole the show in Singapore on October 7 with an emphatic victory in the G1 Kranji Mile against a high class field.
Better Life was sold as an Easter yearling in Sydney in 2010 for $150,000. She was bred by Jananth Pty Ltd and offered in the Torryburn Stud draft.
She was conceived in the northern hemisphere before her dam Quiet Life was transported to Australia carrying the future G1 winner in-utero.
Quiet Life has since produced a filly and colt by Bernardini and has a yearling filly on the ground by High Chaparral.
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One free and very easy to use is missing : FileMerge. Mac application, part of Apple xCode utilities. This one fits a lot of simple files/folders compare needs.
Notepad++ has file compares built in as well – under plugins in the menu
Pretty good tool, I cant believe its not mentioned in this article …
Deltawalker (deltopia). Check it out. After months of searching, this is the best one. It compares files as well as folders. My current workflow is compare 2 folders, then compare files that changed. It works great. It's available for Mac and Windows.
I do not understand the value of apps like Kaleidoscope where you can't merge your changes. It shows you the differences, now what? I would buy Kaleidoscope if it had merge functionality.
I just added this site to my feed reader, excellent stuff. Can not get enough! I also share that site at Oneview :-)
As free comparison tool for text files I'm using PsPad, a very basic tool but interesting…
I use Beyond Compare almost religiously! I would go nuts not having that tool around. But it's great to see other variations, especially tools that do a better job at comparing binary files, like PDFs. Thanks for putting this list together!
kdiff3 and netbeans (select two files -> right click -> tools -> diff) are my apps of choice
Thanks for sharing. I did not know about some of these comparison tools.
Meld is definitely my favorite on Linux. It's speedy and simple to use with a minimal UI.
Diffmerge is a basically perfect file comparison and merging application. Not sure why it's not mentioned here. It's completely free, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, it's fast, has a simple interface, and isn't lacking in features. I've used Diffmerge for years and I can't think of one reason to use a different file comparison tool.
Having used examdiff for many years, we have recently switched to winmerge as it is so simple and quick to use. Being able to merge section by section saves a lot of time.
Please do suggest is there a possibility to compare image file (with text in it) with doc or pdf files from above mentioned softwares or from any other
Im in very need of it
Thanks in advance
I would like to know is there a comparison software which compares jpeg scanned image file with converted excel sheet file…
Thanks in advance
If anyone is aware, please help me with this.
Is there any tool to compare text in jpeg file with text written in a notepad file.
are there any tools that can compare a pdf side-by-side with a .tiff image? no editing needed..
I have used Beyond Compare 3 for file comparison and found it very useful for me. It is very useful for me and i am using.
Is there any tool to compare the two website, whether it is in synch or not. Please suggest some ideas.
CodeCompare is a great tool!
Compare++ is great. I like the "function view" feature and also it's syntax-aware for many languages as C#. It's very helpful when I compare a moved method.
Does anyone know of a good compare tool that will compare the same file in multiple languages against each other? Something that could watch for the structure of a document?
Hello Ashley,
I'm the developer of Compare++.
Does you want to get a compare tool which can ignore the string change in different languages?
For example, you define a variable in file 1:
str = "example"; // English
and in file 2:
str = "Beispiel"; // German.
Do you want to ignore the change in "" and then only compare the document structure and the rest text? Right?
If my understanding is correct, we can support the feature in Compare++ future version.
Does anyone know which one of these programs would best do a keyword search on 2 files and generate a report comparing those 2 documents based on the keyword search? Thanks
The information that you gave was very helpful. I would like ask you want pogram would be the best for checking and compearing letters of the the hebrew script I need it to compear them by their form of the letter.
thank you
Isser Blum
Does anyone know of a good compare tool that will compare the same file with spaces also?
In Diffuse you can configure the handling of spaces+linebreak-coding+empty lines, e.g. :-)
Please try Compare++, in which you can ignore all formatting changes which includes tab, space, newline and even can ignore brace {} which don't have any impact on compiler.
We've just launched a new web-based text and document comparison tool – QCanywhere, based on the technology from Docu-Proof discussed in this post. This tool also compare spaces in your documents and generates a detailed report highlighting the changes.
Sometimes you want to compare a whole folder of word documents or you want the comparison to happen on a server where the user can not start a program interactively.
docdiff.com is useful for something like that
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