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I have an Android pad on which I have installed most of the Loeb Classics. I wonder if there is a searchable offline ancient Greek dictionary I can download. I already have access to the online LSJ Greek dictionary when I read Greek off the desktop, but it would be handy to have one available for my tablet when the Internet connection is not available. It seems a very difficult endeavior to find one. Any suggestions?
By the way, I have a multilingual keyboard on my Android tablet, but it must be for modern Greek, because all the special diacritic characters of ancient Greek are missing. I guess this could be a problem , if I want to use a searchable ancient Greek dictionary, unless I can search with UNICODE.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- On the same day the Eagles traded away their backup quarterback they apparently found his replacement.
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Reports surfaced a little before the Eagles dealt Kevin Kolb to the Cardinals that the Titans were going to release Young. He is expected to report to training camp at Lehigh at some point tomorrow, according to Breer.
Young flamed out in Tennessee after a rocky five seasons. The former Heisman Trophy runner-up will now be backing up Michael Vick.


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O'Donoghue's Guesthouse
O'Donoghue's is a well known traditional Irish pub which offers guesthouse accommodation in the heart of Dublin.
Here you can enjoy the authentic experience of Dublin and benefit from the convenience of our central location in the heart of Dublin just off St. Stephen's Green. Our guests have Dublin's museums, art galleries and Dublin's main shopping districts just a short walk away.
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Wenger brushes off Balotelli rumours, Gerrard claims
Arsene Wenger has refuted transfer talk over Mario Balotelli, as well as Steven Gerrard's claim that Luis Suarez was "too good" for Arsenal.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of his side's Emirates Cup opener against Benfica this weekend, the Frenchman used the opportunity to set the record straight following a week of newspaper headlines surrounding the club.
Balotelli has dominated many of them, with speculation continuing to link the Italy striker with a move to the Emirates Stadium.
When questioned on the 23-year-old, however, Wenger insisted that reports of a deal were way off the mark.
"For weeks we were buying Balotelli from one minute to the other and it was all wrong," he said. "We were never in for him.
"We do not master the noises that come out."
That was not the only issue addressed by the Frenchman on Friday, as he also used the opportunity to respond to comments made by Gerrard over the failed bid for Suarez 12 months ago.
Arsenal conducted a public pursuit of the Uruguayan ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, reportedly offering a pound over £40million in a bid to activate the player's release clause at Liverpool.
That move was ultimately unsuccessful, and Gerrard claimed in an interview this week that he had advised the now Barcelona forward: "Don't go to Arsenal", adding "With all due respect to them, I said to him that he was too good for Arsenal."
But Wenger said that no player should consider themselves above playing for the Londoners, although he was not surprised by Gerrard's advice.
"You're never too good for Arsenal and Steven Gerrard knows that," he added.
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Comparing class alias proposals
From HaskellWiki
John Meacham's proposal for type class aliases has been around for a few years now. It has not been implemented yet; instead, several variations to his original proposal have come up. In this document we collect those ideas and their motivations in a hopefully clear overview. Many ideas look very attractive and promising but prove troublesome when made formal. We believe this is the main reason they haven't been implemented yet.
For each idea we give a motivation from the point of view of a stakeholder. We identify three stakeholders:
- the designer of a class or class hierarchy;
- the author of class instances;
- the programmer using the classes and instances.
We also point out potential pitfalls or things that need more pondering.
1 List of proposals
We've found that the following documents propose extensions or variations of the original proposal:
- John Meacham's original proposal
- Context alias
- Superclass defaults
- Class system extension proposal
- GHC ticket 788: Class aliases
2 Context synonyms
The most basic idea is that of a context synonym (CS):
context BoundedEnum a = (Bounded a, Enum a) context SatisfyA f s = (Satisfy f, Alternative f, Input f ~ s)
A context synonym may appear anywhere a context is allowed:
- in the type signature of a function;
- in a data type or constructor;
- in a superclass constraint.
The arguments to a CS have to be kind-checked. In the examples above:
Bounded, Enum, BoundedEnum :: * -> Context Satisfy, Alternative :: (* -> *) -> Context Input :: (* -> *) -> * SatisfyA :: (* -> *) -> * -> Context
Context synonyms are synonymous and interchangable with their right-hand sides, much like type synonyms. Ideally, they can be exported and documented, just like type synonyms.
Motivation: CS's are useful when a particularly long context keeps popping up, something that often happens when type-level programming is applied, for example with generic programming. They are interesting for programmers using already existing classes.
3 Higher-order context synonyms
Possible additions to the context synonyms include:
May a CS's RHS refer to other CS's? For example:
context Foo a = (BoundedEnum a, Eq a, Ord a)
This introduces the possibility of loops. Should loops be forbidden? It could be argued that in some cases of loops, the CS's transitive closure should be used, but this is only acceptable if the closure is finite. It seems more elegant to just forbid all loops.
Apart from type constructors, may a CS's variables be class constructors (things of kind ... -> Context) as well? For example:
context Bar a = a Int
Here Bar :: (* -> Context) -> Context
May CS's be passed as arguments to other CS's? For example:
context Biz = Bar BoundedEnum
May CS's be partially applied? Consider these alternate definitions of BoundedEnum:
context BoundedEnum a = (Bounded, Enum) a context BoundedEnum = (Bounded, Enum)
This would overload the
, separator to accept not just things of kind * as operands, but things of any kind, as long as the kinds of both operands are equal.
Motivation: these ideas are direct extensions of context synonyms and are useful for clients.


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Study after study has found that vitamin and mineral supplements improve the immune function of elderly Americans. The specific nutrients with the most profound effects on immune function are EFAs, protein, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B6, folic acid and iron. Among the healthy elderly, immune boosting benefits have been demonstrated for anti-oxidants like zinc, selenium, vitamin E and beta-carotene.
Detoxifying Foods
Protection against the effects of environmental pollution, free-radical induced cell damage and cancer is provided by dietary anti-oxidants. Foods that are richest in these anti-oxidants are red, yellow and green vegetables, uncooked nuts and seeds (like almonds and sunflower seeds), and fish.
The appetizing colors of fresh fruits and vegetables derive from the presence of special groups of anti-oxidants. Carotenoids are fat-soluble compounds which range in hue from light yellow to deep orange. The flagship carotenoid is beta-carotene, the orange pigment evident in carrots and cantaloupe. In the body, beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A, but the importance of carotenoids for human health extends far beyond beta-carotene's role as a precursor of vitamin A. Dietary supplements of beta-carotene are ineffective in preventing cancer or heart disease, whereas food that is high in beta-carotene and other carotenoids does confer protection. Scientists have previously paid insufficient attention to these other carotenoids, like alpha-carotene, lutein, lycopene and the xanthins. They do not serve as pre-cursors of vitamin A, yet their consumption may be as effective as consumption of beta-carotene in decreasing the risk of cancer, probably because they exert significant anti-oxidant effects of their own. I do not recommend nutritional supplements containing beta-carotene to my patients. Instead, I recommend a diet high in mixed carotenoids, which includes many different varieties of fruits and vegetables: carrots, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, winter squash and papaya. Sea vegetables like kelp, wakame, dulse, hiziki and nori are especially rich in mixed carotenoids. They can be quite tasty cooked or raw, along with rice or beans or in salad.
The darker colors of fruits and vegetables are supplied by a group of compounds called bioflavonoids, which typically range from bright yellow to deep purple in hue. There are over four hundred bioflavonoids in the human diet. They are widely distributed in fruits, vegetables, beverages and spices. A typical North American consumes about one gram of bioflavonoids per day; Asians may consume over five grams per day, much of it coming from herbs and spices. Bioflavonoids are potent anti-oxidants that not only contribute to the health benefits of fruits and vegetables but also to the therapeutic effects of many traditional Chinese and Indian herbal remedies. The bioflavonoids which give grapes their purple color are believed responsible for the protection against heart disease which is offered by red wine. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the bioflavonoid which is the main constituent of green tea, is credited with the protection against cancer that results from drinking green tea.
A number of foods stimulate the body to produce more of the enzymes used for detoxicating the body from cancer-causing chemicals. These foods have been shown to improve liver detoxification and to decrease the risk of developing cancer. They include members of the cabbage family (crucifers), which includes not only cabbage but broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy and brussel sprouts, and also green onions and kale. These vegetables contain compounds called aryl isothiocyanates which directly stimulate the activity of an enzyme, glutathione S-transferase, an important component of the Phase Two system. Activation of liver detoxification probably explains the highly publicized effects of broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage in preventing cancer in humans and experimental animals.


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Many quilters requested a second video, this time showing the whole quilt from a different angle to better understand how the quilt moves on the machine and how I deal with the bulk of it at any given time.
So that's what I've done! I quilted another UFO quilt this week, this time a quilt that's been fully basted and ready to go for more than a year. This quilt is around the same size as Crazy Pepper, so it's a good example of how to move, reposition, and rotate your quilt on your home machine.
There are several things to note with this video and the first is it was sped up 8 times the normal speed so I could show you the entire process of the quilt being broken down into quadrants, then a single quadrant being quilted (the other 3 were quilted the same way with rows of quilting).
The second major note is my neck angle through most of this video. All I have to say is it explains a lot about why I've struggled with both intense headaches and neck issues for the last year.
As for a solution - if my chair had been lower, I might not have had to angle my neck in that way. However, if the chair is too low then your shoulders will come up to get over the quilt and you'll end up with a back ache, not a neck ache.
I'm still working out a better solution. Of course, not all machines are going to be so difficult to see around. One of the few annoying things about the Janome Horizon is how big and clunky the top area above the needle is. The front comes out quite far, so most of the time I'm bending my neck down just to see around the machine body to see where I've stitched the previous row.
So really it's a toss up between lowering your chair considerably, which will bring your arms and shoulders up, and may hurt your back, or you can leave your chair up higher and just deal with constant headaches and neck aches. Personally, I'm ready for my back to hurt!
Now let's move on to actually moving the quilt on the machine and table. For this, I was using a Queen Supreme Slider, which is double the size of the regular Supreme Slider.
These sliders are slick Teflon sheets designed to make your quilt move easier over the surface of your machine. If you can fit one, a Queen Supreme is most beneficial because it takes up more room, helping the quilt move easier over a larger area.
Even if your arm isn't quite big enough, you can cut both sliders down with scissors to make them fit to your machine.
One thing to note is that these tools are very, very, very, VERY delicate. Yes, you can trim them down with scissors, so yes, you can also sew through them!
The best advice for using a slider for the first time is to TAPE IT DOWN.
Until you're used to the feeling of having a slider under your quilt, you won't know the telltale signs that you're stitching through it until it's too late. Tape the slider down on the corners so there's no chance it will move or shift while you're quilting.
The slider attaches to your machine with a pink slightly grippy side. It's not like a sticker, so it won't leave a residue or gummy place on your machine, however the grippiness of this tool is reduced every time you take it off because lint clings to it.
It's a good idea that every time you put the slider back on your machine to free motion, take a second to rinse it off at the sink before you get started. Pat it dry with paper towels and you'll find the grippiness is much better, but still - it's always a good idea to TAPE IT DOWN.
A lot of quilters ask about using a slider with the feed dogs UP as I advise. Yes, I'll be honest, the slider does get chewed a bit right around the feed dogs.
So far I've never found this detrimental to either the slider, my quilts, or my machine. The area does get worn with use, but that doesn't mean you have to stop using it.
You can always cut out the center of the slider if the area gets really worn.
Instead of using this slider for free motion quilting, I use it for times I need to use the feed dogs, like binding, where I have the whole quilt on the machine and a lot of weight and bulk to deal with. Having the slider under the quilt makes it move and slide around much easier, so I can continue using this tool effectively, even if the center gets worn out.
So the Queen Supreme Slider definitely helps the quilt move and glide more easily over the table and machine. Another aid for this job are Machingers Quilting Gloves which increase your grip and control over the quilt.
Finally the last thing that's really helped recently has been the new Ikea tables I just installed. These white tables around my machine have a slick coated surface that make them much easier to move the quilt over.
Now that we've covered ways to make moving the quilt easier, now let's talk about what we're actually stitching while this is going on. Remember back to Quilt Along #2: Quilting in rows - I showed an example of Quadrant Quilting. This is my preferred method for covering a quilt with one single design.
When quilting a large quilt with 1 design, I go a step further and break the entire quilt down into 4 quadrants with rows of a design first:
Depending on how big the design and the quilt is, this process can take around 1-2 hours. Once this part is knocked out, all you have to do is fill each quadrant which takes around 30 minutes each:
It's a good idea to play with this idea and experiment with different angles and directions before you settle on the one that works best for you. The biggest key with this is:
Work from the Center to the borders!
I received a comment from Daryl last week that perfectly illustrates why we need to work from the center to the borders of a quilt in a logical way:
My mother hand pieced a twin size Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt that was intended for my younger sister (when she was a teenager....Several years ago Mom gave that quilt to me to finish....So I too did a meandering quilt stitch like you showed on your video only my meandering was closer together. All was going well at first, but then I ended up in a spot where it puckered and I mean really puckered so bad that the fabric had to fold over on itself. Well 1/3 of the quilt was quilted and I was NOT going to rip out everything. So I had to quilt the puckers in. How could I have avoided the puckers? I started from the middle of the quilt and quilted out, but then the puckers occurred when I was quilting where 2 areas of quilting came together and that's where the major puckers where that I couldn't flatten it out.
However, if you're quilting from the middle to the borders, there shouldn't be an area where two massive sections of quilting meet up to create puckers like you've described.
I don't think you did anything wrong in this case, because the quilt is quilted and can now be used, which is much better than being a UFO. My one suggestion would be to try knocking out the quilt in a more logical way next time and use a thinner batting. Chances are some things were shifting thanks to the puffy batting you mentioned using. Also a dense stippling / meandering is far less forgiving than a bigger scale design. Next time try stitching the design bigger as well.
Has this ever happened to you?
The best way to avoid pleats and puckers is to use Quadrant Quilting. At any given time, you can smooth out excess fabric and potential puckers because all the open edges remain open so the fabric has somewhere to GO at any given time. When you lock the edges of a quilt, you essentially slam the door on your ability to smooth out fabric and potential pleats.
So now that you have seen how a real quilt is moved, repositioned, and rotated while it's quilted, it's time you get on your sewing machine and try it!
Now just in case you're blind with boredom over stitching Stippling on a large scale, don't worry! Next week we're going to stitch it up a notch and start working on our first wholecloth quilt!
Now let's link up all your progress from last week:
Instructions for Linking Up Your Blog:
1. Write your blog post. Publish it on your blog.
2. Copy the link of the specific blog post. This is not just the link to your blog itself (www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com), but the link to the specific post: http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2012/01/quilt-along-2-quilting-in-rows.html
3. Click the blue link up button above and paste your link into the box.
Keep in mind that you're posting your progress from LAST week on THIS week's post. This way you have time to watch the lesson, play with the ideas, then post your progress to the next quilt along. I hope that makes sense!
As always, any questions you have, please post them in the comments below or on your blog and I'll answer 5 tomorrow on Question Thursday.
Time to shut up and go quilt!


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New Manchester school district standards to give teachers more leewayBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 26. 2014 10:26PM
MANCHESTER — Teachers considered ineffective would have more time to improve under a revised evaluation system the school district is moving forward with.
The new plan for teachers and administrators, outlined on Tuesday before the school board's Curriculum and Instruction Committee, is in several ways less rigorous than the previous plan.
The revised standards have the support of the principals union and the teachers union, the Manchester Education Association.
Among the differences between the current system and the new one:
• Teachers found to be ineffective will now be given two to three years to improve before a recommendation not to renew their contract is made. The current system gives such teachers six to 10 months to improve.
• Teachers will be evaluated through multiple "mini observations," rather than one or two "formal observations" over two to three years. Only novice teachers would get a formal observation, once in five years.
• Teachers will also be evaluated based on "student learning objectives," progress measures devised by teachers and administrators.
No evaluations will be linked to student performance assessment tests, although this is a feature of the "State Model System" proposed by the state Department of Education's Task Force on Effective Teaching in 2013.
"The Task Force strongly recommends that all districts include the use of student learning results, including statewide standardized achievement results (NECAP and eventually Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) in applicable subjects and grades," the 2013 report states.
The report also notes that all Title I schools are required "to implement an educator evaluation system aligned with the State Model System."
Both the current system and the revised one primarily affect schools targeted for special federal funding because of poor test scores and disparities between the performance of minority and white students.
The evaluation system was first developed a few years ago for "schools in need of improvement" (SIG). Last year, a broader group of 10 schools was designated part of the "Innovation Zone," making the schools eligible for federal Title I funding.
Polly Golden, the district's director of federal projects, said the new system will be rolled out over the next couple of school years.
"SIG schools already have this in place," she said. "Our Title I schools need to think about piloting. They need to be in place a year from now. Our non-Title I schools need more time and training."
Pat Snow, the executive director of the Innovation Zone, said, "The whole goal is for teachers to improve on their practice. The more frequent feedback from principals will enhance their performance."


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Shaved door handles can be a great addition to a car when it comes to looks, but in terms of function, they can be a nightmare. It is common for most enthusiasts to install a pop door kit for their car in the event of accessing the door, but that doesn't always work properly. Certain types of door locks still won't allow the doors to open, even using a pop kit. If you have ever owned a car with shaved handles, chances are that you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
In this issue, I will walk you through the solution I found for my own car which allows me to roll the windows down to be able to access the car. In the future, I will also be adding pop doors, and my new Dakota Digital control system is perfect for my needs.
The CMD-10K series remote controller offers 10-function operation. The set up controls the driver's side and passenger's side windows so that they may be able to be raised or lowered, and also remotely opens both doors. The CMD-10K also raises and lowers the trunk/rear hatch and it can even raise the auxiliary motor or release the auxiliary latch.
Take a look at the Dakota Digital website and you will see that they do more than supply digital gauges. Let us show you how Mario prepares us for our shaved door handles and Dakota kit on our project Caprice.
21,22,23. With the push of a button, this power window rolls down.
24,25,26. Pushing the same button once the window is down will raise the glass. Remember that your electrical draw of your windows will determine how many windows can operate at one time. In our case it is one window at a time.


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Chocolate (UK - BD)
Marcus enjoyed the Chocolate Blu-ray variety even more than Chocolate DVD.
I reviewed Chocolate on DVD a few weeks back and I ended that review by saying that ' Chocolate is insanely more-ish.' Well, lucky me, I now get to check out this high kicking thrill ride again but this time on high-definition Blu-ray.
Zen (JeeJa Yanina) is a young autistic girl whose life is on the verge of collapse when her mother, Zin (Ammara Siripong) is diagnosed with cancer. Family friend and childhood buddy Moom (Taphon Phopwandee) is doing everything he can to help by raising money for Zen's mum's treatment, which up until this point has been taking advantage of Zen's special skills.
You see, Zen may suffer from a mental disability, but growing up next to a Muay Thai kickboxing school and watching Tony Jaa movies religiously has given Zen the knack for movement and quick reactions. Taking advantage of this, she and Moom have been making money by charging the public to throw balls at her and we see her skills come into play as she catches them, no matter where they come from.
Moom then discovers an old book that belongs to Zen's mum, Zin. The book lists people who owe her money and Moom, in desperate need to pay for Zin's treatments, approaches these people to reclaim past debts. However, little do Zen and Moom know that Zin used to be a Yakuza Wife and her ex-hubby is still in control of the companies they are trying to get Zin's cash back from, and it's not helping that Zen is kicking the crap out of anyone that refuses.
Generally, I love martial arts movies, though it has to be said that post- Matrix, they have taken the form down the 'too cool for school' route and frankly it's all gone a little style over content for my liking. Too many big name stars flipping about on wires or spending months prepping for a few glossy fight scenes that are badly edited just doesn't do it for me. Watching Chocolate is like a beautiful antidote to all of that.
From the same guys that brought us Ong Bak a few years ago, which was another movie that had much the same jaw dropping effect on me, comes Chocolate, starring JeeJa Yanin as Zen, in her super talented debut role. Taking much the same route as the Ong Bak did, Chocolate is essentially the simplest, yet most effective form of action movie that's out there. Take a character—put them in a room with some bad guys who don't give up—fight. Layer some plot around that and make sure every time we go back to fighting it's even more impressive than the last time we saw it. See, it's as simple and frankly, as effective, as that.
It's personal preference, but I for one adore this type of martial arts affair. This is the type of martial arts movie I grew up with. My brother and I loved getting as many Jackie Chan movies on rental as we could find and just mentally devouring them over the coming weeks. Stuff like Armour of God or Wheels on Meals or any of the more mad-cap Chan movies. I don't care if these movies are essentially just a showcase for the star and their skills, I don't care how farfetched it all gets or how thin the plot holding it all up is. I don't care that the villains are goofy or stereotypes (and they really are here, the majority being lady boys). I just take great delight in seeing some of the most finely orchestrated fight scenes by stars that are actually doing it all and what's even more of a delight is seeing it in this low budget form.
Chocolate is just crammed full of moments that left me shell shocked with joy—be it crazy fly kicks or mid-air splits, JeeJa Yanin is somehow able to take down two foes with a single swing of an elbow. Whether it's stupidly loyal factory employees landing awkwardly (or indeed painfully) after being caught by what seems an impossible blow this stuff is almost magical to watch in places with fantastic choreography. I love that this essentially falls into Zen going to a slight variation on the last location and getting into the same predicament. Whether it be an ice warehouse, a butchers warehouse or a box factory, these are all just classic martial arts locations with an unlimited amount of scope and plenty of things to interact with. I also adore how, even though this is super violent, no one really gets that hurt. Yes the bad guys are in pain, they may even have a butcher's cleaver lodged in the shoulder blade, but it's all done with that almost slapstick sense of humour that just keeps the mood fairly light and doesn't draw you away from the show of kicking ass in lots of wonderful ways. That is until we reach the climax.
The last half hour just doesn't stop. It's literally throws everything it can muster at Zen for the closing of this movie, whether it be the armies of faceless foes with black suits, swordsmen, chequered bandana-wearing men or even, and I'm still sort of reeling from this one, another disabled character who moves unpredictably but has some mad skills much like Zen. Seriously the fighting just doesn't stop and the speed at which it's coming at you is relentless. One minute you are staggered by how fast Zen can climb up the side of a building, the next you are taking great joy in a bad guy bouncing off of all of the balconies on his way down but before you can take it all in, you're amazed at the use of a flying knee to the face that Zen manages to unleash on the smallest of ledges. It's quite simply amazing to watch and whether or not the story is good or not, and thankfully it just about is here, this is a proper martial arts movie and frankly it's some of the most fun I've had all year.
Watching this for a second time, Chocolate was just as much fun, except this time I was waiting for the next big moment to come along knowing just how much fun it was going to be to see it again. In my opinion JeeJa Yanin is every bit as thrilling to watch as Tony Jaa was in Ong Bak and if the same team decide to throw these two in a film together to fight side by side or even better, against each other, we are all in for a real treat.
The DVD's video quality really didn't do much to leave an impression and whilst the Blu-ray isn't exactly a show off disc, it still manages to be a hell of a lot more impressive than the DVD.
The HD image is still quite soft in places, but the image is a lot brighter and viewer friendly. Some of the exterior locations are noticeably higher in detail and a lot more of the movie looks more naturally lit than it did on DVD. Some highlights were the wooden beam Zen kicks as a child, which was flaky and layered and very high on the detail front, the fight scene in the butchers warehouse was a lot better to look at as well. Whilst they were still a tad grainy and even suffered from very slight colour bleeding, the whole scene felt far more layered, with multiple tones of red and the higher level of detail really showing off the set and the tables of slaughtered animals.
Basically the Blu-ray improves the video of Chocolate as you'd expect it to. Some moments feel so much better it's almost like watching a different movie and other parts merely up the quality to a degree where you don't notice the low budget constraints the film has. It does exactly what an upgrade is supposed to do and comparing the two transfers really made the DVD look much worse.
Actually presented in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, even though the disc only says Thai 5.1, there is a slight feeling of improvement overall. This is mainly noticeable in the 'ooph' of the kicks and punches. They really hammer here and have more of a weight to them that they seemed to on DVD. Same can be said for the sound effects in general. Ice sliding across the floor, fabrics catching the air as a leg flies out to kick, all much more apparent than they were on the DVD track.
Once again the music in the action scenes feels as if it's struggling to be heard. It's muted, it's soft and weirdly it just feels placed there with very little thought as it was on the DVD. The incidentally music still works a little better but there's really not that much of a drastic improvement here overall, just a little more clout in the impacts.
The Blu-ray has the same features as the DVD, minus the trailers for other movies.
It doesn't take too long to realize that most of these features are EPK style and get a little repetitive. 'Breaking the Mold' (13:47) is essentially a making of with little bit of history from director, Prachya Pinkaew and the stars, mixed with some raw footage from the sets. 'Step by Step' (10:47) is the same deal but explains how the film took four years to make and shows you the small segments they film to put a movie like this together. It's pretty damn impressive how focused each and every move is without it ever feeling too staged on film.
'A Star is Born' (05:27) focuses on Jeeja Yanin and her skills, explaining all the styles she's trained under and comparisons to Tony Jaa. 'Fighting Talent' (07:02) looks at the stunt work involved, whilst 'Real Fighters' (04:07) looks at the four real Thai kickboxing champions used in the fight scenes. By this stage all of the features really begin to blur into one another, showing many of the same clips and fight practice. The last of the featurettes is 'The Stars of Chocolate' (07:02) which shows some of the actors' past projects and their status in their home grown cinema. It's actually really interesting to find out about a lot of the experiences some of these guys have had over the years.
Finishing up there are six deleted scenes, and a collection of five 'Outtakes & Highlights' segments as well as a trailer gallery of two trailers and four TV spots and a Training Workshop (04:35) which really shows just how much goes into the timing and attention to detail of this fantastic work.
Compared to the DVD, this is a great example of an HD upgrade. It's by no means impressive when compared to other Blu-ray's and it certainly has very few moments that genuinely impress but as I said on my DVD review, it really doesn't matter for me that much, considering its martial arts heritage.
Chocolate proved to be as enjoyable the second time out as it was the first and has many moments that are some of the most impressive fight scenes I've seen in quite a while. It's wildly entertaining, despite its plot that falls secondary to the action and once again I recommend you get hold of this one for a fun time to be had by all.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 3rd November 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Thai, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Thai
Subtitles: English
Extras: Featurettes, Trailers, Deleted Scnes, Outakes & Highlights
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Cast: JeeJa Yanin
Genre: Action
Length: 88 minutes
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Even though he doesn't have an official title at the Presidents Cup, Jack Nicklaus remains a presence.
Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective.
"We know who's in charge," he said. "Jack Nicklaus."
The winner of a record 18 major championships is an unofficial host for this week's biennial match-play competition between the U.S. and an International side.
On Tuesday he discussed his pride over the course he designed, Muirfield Village, becoming the first to host a Ryder Cup (1987), a Solheim Cup (1998) and a Presidents Cup (in addition to the annual Memorial Tournament).
"Obviously, that's pretty special," said the 73-year-old Columbus native. "We are the only ones who can say that."
Nicklaus was a four-time captain of the Presidents Cup, which has been dominated by the Americans. A similar thing was happening in the older Ryder Cup until the Europeans upset the U.S. side at ... Muirfield Village.
Nicklaus, as a veteran of elite match play competitions and as an ambassador of the game, addressed the course, the art of pairing players in matches, pressure on the International team to be competitive and, of all things, attending a hockey game.
— Nicklaus said he knew he had to lengthen the 18th hole at Muirfield Village when one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour, Robert Garrigus, approached him at the 2012 Memorial.
"Garrigus came in here last year and he says, 'Jack, remember I drove it up to 76 yards from the hole last year?'" Nicklaus said. "I said I remembered. He says, 'I drove it to 64 yards today.' I wanted to wring his neck."
Now the par-4 hole stretches another 45 yards to almost 500 yards. Long hitters can no longer just drive over the nine bunkers along the right side of the fairway. Instead, they'll have to deal with a black walnut tree 305 yards off the tee then hit a long, uphill approach to a hard, fast, tilted green.
"You have to play a very significant shot in," he said.
— Asked how he decided pairings when he was a captain in both the Ryder and Presidents Cups, Nicklaus said he left it up to the team.
"I'd ask all the guys at the beginning of the week, 'Who would you like to play with?' Or, 'Who wouldn't you like to play with?'" he said. Then he would try to pair players with friends and not with enemies, if at all possible.
At the same time, if a player wanted to play against someone, he would try to accommodate them.
"Couples asked me to give him Vijay (Singh) one match. I remember I had (Phil) Mickelson) ask for (Angel) Cabrera," Nicklaus said.
At Royal Melbourne in 1998, Tiger Woods requested playing Greg Norman in singles.
"So my goal was to get Norman for him," Nicklaus said.
He traded picks with International captain Peter Thomson until he was able to secure Woods vs. Norman.
"I walked out and got the pairings and Norman said, 'Why did you do that to me?' And I said, 'Hey, you're not on my team!'" Nicklaus said. "We all got a big laugh out of that."
Woods had the last laugh with a 1-up victory on Sunday.
— The U.S. is 7-1-1 in the Presidents Cup and has won the last four matches easily.
The Internationals could turn the tide at Muirfield Village, much like the Europeans did there in the Ryder Cup.
The U.S. team includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson, Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley — all major-championship winners.
Woods, who has won the Memorial five times, would like nothing better than to win the Presidents Cup, which gets under way on Thursday, on Nicklaus' course.
"It would be fun," he said. "It would be fun to win it in front of the home fans."
Captain Nick Price's International side has Angel Cabrera, Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Charl Schwarzel, Louis Ooosthuizen — and several relatively obscure players yet to make their mark on the world stage.
"The teams this year are probably skewed a little stronger toward the American side," Nicklaus said. "We hear about the American players because they are here every week. They have stepped up and done a good job.
"But I think that goes in cycles. You know, four years from now, the Americans might be begging for mercy."
— Nicklaus has been chosen to drop the ceremonial first puck for the NHL opener of the Columbus Blue Jackets when they play the Calgary Flames on Friday night.
"First of all, I've never seen a puck dropped. I've never heard the phrase until about two weeks ago," he said, laughing. "I don't know how far you drop it from. I don't know what you're supposed to hit and who you're not supposed to hurt with it. So I'll find out on Friday night.
"I need to learn something; I need to broaden my horizons."
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Our conversation turned to the 30th Anniversary episode which is included on the "Oakdale Through The Years" disc. Lisa was romantically involved with Earl Mitchell (Farley Granger) at the time. It was Don MacLaughlin's final appearance as Chris Hughes after 30 years and he died not long after.
"Don [Hastings, who played Bob from 1960-2010] made a lovely speech to him," Eileen recalled. "He actually choked up and I thought that was so moving. I don't think MacLaughlin really knew where he was."
It was a beautiful episode with fan favorites returning, and concluded with guests at Chris and Nancy's (Helen Wagner) 50th wedding anniversary party singing "Always" to the happy couple.
"I was very moved by Don by his lovely speech to him. When they wrote in the script, 'Bob tears up,' he would say, 'I will not tear up.' In this script they didn't say that but he did."
A lot had changed on AS THE WORLD TURNS in the following 10 years with the passing of head writer Douglas Marland and new executive producers in place. When we first mentioned the 40th anniversary episode included on the same disc Fulton had a funny reply.
"Is that the one with the hot, steamy love scene?" she asked. "We were appalled when we read the script. Not the kids, but us old-timers. You don't do our anniversary with clips and things like that and then show this hot scene!"
"We were all shooed off the set so I went in the control room to watch," she said, "and it was all steamed up."
Stephen Black and Henry Stern were the head writers of AS THE WORLD TURNS during this time. Their tenure is widely regarded by fans as subpar at best.
"I called them Black and Decker," Fulton laughed. "Or Frick and Frack."
Allyson Rice-Taylor, who played Connor, was one half of that steamy 40th anniversary love scene (with Alexander Walters' Mark Kasnoff). Her character was recast less than a year later with ONE LIFE TO LIVE favorite Susan Batten, one of the least popular casting decisions in ATWT history.
"I couldn't believe they would recast an actress in the middle of a kiss in the tree house. We went to Friday or something, and came back on Monday and he was still kissing her but it was a new actress. They said, 'Oh, the audience will go with it.' And I said, 'No they won't.' And they didn't!"
Eileen said the 50th Anniversary episode, "Seven Divas on a Bus," on that same disc "was fun."
"We got awfully tired and worked a long time," she said. "I was amazed at how they made the woods look so real at our Brooklyn studio. The set designers were wonderful. They used that set for a lot of other murders and stuff later on because it was too good to waste."
"But when they brought the bear on," she laughed, "we were all told to stay out of the studio. The bear was to come on when Barbara was eating a piece of candy she didn't want to share with anybody. She heard something over her should and it was a huge black bear."
"How did they get the bear into the studio?" we jokingly asked. Did it walk in the front door? Come in a freight entrance?
"Honey, that bear came with its manager, with its assistant, with its special little treats, and in its own trailer!" she recalled. "Don Hastings said he wanted his own trailer."
"That was the funniest story," Eileen continued. "And the bear had bad breath. They had a shot of the bear munching the carrots its manager brought it. Then it went over to the fender of the bus and took a fancy to that and started eating the fender. It was huge! But she was sweet. Colleen went up and said, 'I have to pet the bear.' And they said, 'Oh, you cant do that.' But she said, 'I have to." And she did. And she and the bear got along just fine.
Eileen makes another appearance on the "Great Weddings" disc during the Lily and Holden wedding of January 1998. Lisa was trying to keep Molly from getting to the church so Holden could marry his true love Lily instead of Molly, who was all ready dressed in her wedding gown.
"We had a fight in Lisa's shop," Eileen remembered. "And the grabbing. Lesli and I laughed hysterically over that. I had a hard time holding her back. She was a big person, and strong and muscular. It was so silly, but I loved that a lot. I still have a picture of that."
Coming up we'll share more of our chat with Eileen, who was awarded the Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. You can watch clips featuring Ms. Fulton from the new DVD collection, and purchase your copy, at SoapClassics.com.
- AS THE WORLD TURNS ON DVD: Eileen Fulton Reminisces About Meeting Doug Marland, Gardenias, Tight Dresses & More
- BREAKING NEWS: 20 Classic Episodes of AS THE WORLD TURNS to be Released on DVDs
- EXCLUSIVE: We Reveal the 20 Episodes Chosen for the First AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD Collection
- EXCLUSIVE: SoapClassics.com President Mark Yates Reveals New Details of ATWT DVD Release, What's Next, And Online Streaming!
- SoapClassics.Com: AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD Is Region Free, Will Play Anywhere In The World
- SURVEY RESULTS: Fans Weigh In On The AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD Episodes
- AS THE WORLD TURNS ON DVD: Sara Ramirez Reminisces About Playing Hannah


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming off a bye week and despite a two-game losing streak, the New York Giants have a chance to open a two-game lead in the NFC East with a win over the streaking Green Bay Packers.
Thank you, Robert Griffin III.
Washington's phenomenal rookie quarterback opened the door for the defending Super Bowl champions to take command in the division by leading the Redskins to a 38-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.
The outcome left both Washington and Dallas with 5-6 records, and gave the Giants (6-4) the chance to make things a little easier if they can beat the Packers (7-3) and snap their five-game winning streak.
That's a big if.
The Giants have a history in recent years of not taking the easiest path, and a loss on Sunday would turn the division into a three-team race with the young Redskins seemingly having the momentum with New York heading down to FedEx Field a week from Monday.
"Huge game, a lot at stake," veteran defensive end Osi Umenyiora said Friday of the Packers game. "I'm anxious to see how we come out and play because I feel like we need to respond to the two games we lost, and we also need to still prove we are world champions and play like it at some point. Hopefully, this will be the game."
Tom Coughlin's team limped into the bye week, blowing a fourth-quarter lead in a 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh at the start of the month and then finished their pre-bye schedule with a dismal performance in a 31-13 setback at Cincinnati.
Add in a late win over the Redskins and a skin-of-the-finger win over Dallas, and New York just as easily could have a four-game losing streak.
The positive for the Giants is that they are rested and they have refocused for a tough six-game stretch run that also includes games with New Orleans, Atlanta, Baltimore and Philadelphia. They are also healthier.
Veteran safety Kenny Phillips (knee) seemingly is ready to play for the first time since the end of September and wide receiver Hakeem Nicks (foot-knee) and halfback Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) are feeling better after a week off.
Most of the Giants watched the Cowboys lose Thursday after their Thanksgiving dinner, so they understood what was in front of them.
"Washington is playing pretty well right now," Phillips said. "I think the biggest thing for us is to get this win and go back up two games. We definitely don't want it to be a close race."
Linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka was more concerned with the Giants. He wants to see some good team defense, and not the mental errors and blown assignments that have led to way too many big plays. He was encouraged how the team prepared for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, who the Giants beat 37-20 in the NFL semifinal in January.
"In terms of where we are, we still can accomplish all of our goals," Kiwanuka said. "So for us, yeah, we'll pay attention to all that, but it's about us getting the wins we need and making sure that stuff (results) doesn't come into play."
The Giants, however, have shown a flare for the dramatic.
For those who have forgotten, just remember last year. The Giants opened 6-2, like this year, lost four straight and then split with the Cowboys and Redskins to enter the next-to-last week of the season with a 7-7 record.
The rest is memorable. New York routed the Jets with Victor Cruz scoring on a 99-yard touchdown pass play, and won the division on the final week of the regular season with an impressive win over Dallas. The Giants then steamrolled through the playoffs to win their second title since 2007.
It certainly wasn't the easy road.
"We can't continue to shoot ourselves in the foot," defensive tackle Rocky Bernard said. "We have to take advantage of our opportunity. Things like this don't come along all the time. Hopefully we can get this thing going."
Safety Antrel Rolle said the Giants controlled their own destiny going into this week and that's not going to change, at least for now.
"We're just trying to win out, taking it one game at a time," he said. "Right now we are just focused on Green Bay and what they present. We're looking forward to Sunday."
Rolle couldn't help but smile when reminded that this team never takes the easy way.
"That's the way we have done it while I've been here," Rolle said. "I'm not saying we're too fond of that way, but sometimes you have to pick up the slack when needed and push forward and that's what we have done as an organization. Right now it's six games to go and that's what we are looking forward, too."
Coughlin said Dallas' loss doesn't change anything.
"Take care of your own business, that's what I learned a long, long time ago," he said. "Take care of your own business."
If the Giants do, they will be a lot closer to getting back to the playoffs.
NOTES: WR Domenik Hixon (ankle) and LB Jacquian Williams (knee) were listed as out for Sunday's game. Phillips and LB Keith Rivers (calf-knee) are questionable. DT Linval Joseph (knee) was listed as probable despite being limited at practice on Friday.
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Skate for Cancer (S4C) was started by Rob Dyer after he lost a number of important people including his mother to Cancer. Anyone who has ever met Rob will tell you that he is a truly inspirational individual who turned something very tragic into a source of inspiration, dedicating himself to raising awareness of cancer amongst young people.
In 2004, S4C was formed as a project that would see him and his crew skate across North America, building awareness and raising money to fight cancer. Since then he has now skateboarded across North America, New Zealand and Australia. Next up he will be tacking France
S4C is about "inspiring youth and building a community of informed people who were hyped on getting involved and making healthy choices that prevented contracting the disease in the first place. Rob always understood the importance of medical research, but felt that his purpose was to focus more on the preventative lifestyle decisions that are often ignored by many charities. Instead of concentrating on collecting money for research, Rob preferred to inspire people…"
Rob is an amazing individual who proves on a daily basis just how much one can achieve with a little bit of passion. To follow his journey as he prepares to for his Skate across France you can check out his blog here.


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I checked an hour or so ago and it appears that the temperature, in the south east at least, is heading for double figures tomorrow. Spring might not be here, but it is certainly on its way. And that means it is time to ditch that heavy wool coat that kept you warm all winter for something a little flexible …
Peter Jensen x Fred Perry
For a third season Danish designer Peter Jensen and British label Fred Perry are working together on an old staple; the Harrington jacket. Coming in red, black and a very current gingham Jensen is up to standard in his attention to detail with the classic jacket receiving a super-sizing to the pockets and laurel.
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By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Heavy floods which caused eight landslides in Teresópolis on Friday have left five people dead, fifteen injured and hundreds homeless. The State Environmental Institute (INEA) had issued alert warnings to residents though it has been acknowledged by the National Secretary for Civil Defense, Colonel Humberto Viana, that the alarm which was sounded on Friday night, came too late.
The fifth victim, a woman, was recovered on Saturday, April 7th from beneath a collapsed house in the neighborhood of Santa Cecilia. Her five year-old son however, was found alive.
Other victims of the fatal storm included a fourteen year-old girl from Quinta Lebrão, two women from Bom Retiro and a 26 year-old man who was killed in a landslide in Pimentel.
Many more were forced to flee their homes after it became apparent that the floods showed no sign of stopping. Aid in the form of health care kits have been sent by the Government of Rio de Janeiro and on Saturday, The National Civil Defense Secretariat sent 600 food baskets as relief for the homeless.
The State Civil Defense joined in by sending 600 mattresses plus sheets and blankets along with a fire truck containing 30,000 liters of water to help clean the streets. The Ministry of Integration are calling for volunteers and donations to help those affected by the floods.
O Globo reported that, in the opinion of Humberto Viana, the flood alarm system, which is evidently in need of improvement, relies heavily on public investment and that the Federal Government are said to be allocating extra funding for the prevention methods of further natural disasters.
The floods have been the worst seen in Teresópolis since those of January 2011, which devastated the region and left over 900 people dead and missing.
Read more (in Portuguese).
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Bellator 65 Recap: Improvements Abound
Before I even begin to analyze this card, let's get a few things out of the way: No, there were not as many decisions on this card as last week's smothering performances; the main event ended by submission. No, the card overall was not comparable to a ProElite event, although there was a light sparring session thrown in with the fights that we could have done without. Simply put, the main card of Bellator 65 brought a lot of decisions, but was overall an entertaining event.
The evening kicked off with the opening bouts of the season six bantamweight tournament. The first bout saw Marcos Galvao outwork Ed West on his way to a unanimous decision victory. West attempted to keep Galvao outside with kicks throughout the fight, but Galvao was able to consistently take West down and avoid submission attempts. When the fight would find its way back to the feet, Marcos Galvao threw flying knees and hard rights to win over the judges, 30-27 on all scorecards.
As for the other opening bout of the bantamweight tournament- it happened. That's about all there is to say about Luis Nogueira vs. Alexis Vila. In a fight that saw very little action, Nogueira managed to avoid Vila's wild strikes throughout the first round and take Vila's back. And that's about it; neither fighter landed anything of significance for the rest of the bout, although Vila was more active than Nogueira for the rest of the fight. Controversial decision? If there was more action, maybe. But since Vila's offensive output was equally non-existent, it's hard to say that either fighter deserved a victory.Read More DIGG THIS


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Lawyer Laird Lucas on how and why he fights for the West
Laird Lucas, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for the West, entered an Idaho courtroom last spring to examine a witness. As he prepared to take over from a junior colleague, the judge adjourned for the day. "You mean I had to put on a suit for nothing?" Lucas griped. In his Boise office, he favors shorts and sandals. But his legal opponents -- big industries and government agencies -- have learned not to confuse Lucas' unorthodox style with incompetence. Over the last eight years, with the help of a handful of staff, he and four other lawyers have taken on some of the West's most controversial environmental cases, many of them for the Idaho-based Western Watersheds Project. They win or reach favorable settlements roughly 85 percent of the time. In late September, for instance, they convinced a federal judge to overturn resource management plans for more than 2.5 million acres of federal land in Idaho and Wyoming because the Bureau of Land Management didn't adequately consider the impacts of oil and gas development and grazing on the greater sage grouse. They're awaiting rulings on challenges to similar plans affecting some 25 million acres in the region. Lucas began his legal career with a high-powered San Francisco firm working civil and criminal cases, but passed up a partnership offer to practice environmental law. He started the Idaho chapter of the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies in 1993. When the organization de-emphasized litigation to cooperate with public utilities on green energy issues, Lucas started Advocates for the West. "I am a litigator at heart," he explains.
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS How would you describe your team's work and self-image?
LAIRD LUCAS We routinely go up against the biggest law firms in the country that throw lots and lots of lawyers at an issue. But you don't need lots and lots of lawyers. What you need are a couple of smart lawyers to identify and execute a strategy. We spend a lot of time with each other, with our clients, and with our experts talking about strategy. What's reasonable? What's feasible? Where are we pushing the envelope and when are we not? I would say we view ourselves as a kind of legal SWAT team.
HCN You've led more than 30 cases for this group, the vast majority of them wins. What legal outcome has been most satisfying to you, and which was the most disappointing?
LUCAS In 2005, the Bush administration said sage grouse do not warrant Endangered Species Act listing, and we successfully challenged that decision in federal court and had it reversed. We proved that political considerations had overwhelmed the scientific recommendations. That violates the Endangered Species Act. I think the agencies and industries thought the sage grouse issue was being closed. By winning a reversal, we reopened the whole debate, which I think is really important for the future of public lands in the sagebrush country of the Interior West, which is over 100 million acres.
But it's been harder than I expected to persuade the courts that livestock grazing is really bad for sage grouse. Livestock remove the grasses and wildflowers that are necessary for sage grouse, particularly the young, to survive. We've certainly succeeded in the courts at raising the problem, but we haven't succeeded in getting broad directives that the Bureau of Land Management needs to change how it's managing grazing across the sage grouse range. That's a fight we're still fighting. We hoped to have made more progress by now.
HCN What do you think of the trend within the environmental movement to cut controversial deals with developers?
LUCAS I'm pragmatic. Most lawsuits settle. You have to go from being the gladiator, with all your arms on, to somebody who can reach a hand out to your enemy and shake on an agreement. That's a really hard thing to do. But the fact is, lawsuits never protect land or change things. Lawsuits are a fulcrum for change. They point out that there's a problem.
So the other question becomes: What is the deal and how good is it? A year ago, we negotiated a deal with El Paso Pipeline to pay about $22 million into innovative funds to retire livestock grazing and protect sage grouse habitat along the Ruby Pipeline. We evaluated our chances of stopping this pipeline or forcing it into a different route, like along the interstate. And the general counsel of El Paso Pipeline met with me and said, "We can't change the route. But we're willing to do something good for the environment. What would you like to see done?"
Putting money into funds to retire grazing, you have a new market mechanism to mitigate for habitat. Maybe old ranchers whose kids don't want to take over can keep their private property but get paid to retire their federal grazing permits. That can really do a lot, not just for the sage grouse, but for the biological health of the land. We got a lot of criticism for that from some of our allies, and others praised us. That's the example of where you don't just bring a lawsuit, but look for a way to come out with something innovative. It's not always possible. Sometimes you've got to get those court rulings that say, "Agency violated the law," in order to open up new paths.


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You Don't Want To Do This
How Anthony Pellicano talked Dominick Dunne out of getting revenge.
Old Wounds: Veteran crime reporter Dominick Dunne has the misfortune to know about murder firsthand: His daughter, Dominique, was strangled by her former boyfriend in 1982. Her killer, John Thomas Sweeney, was released from prison after serving only two and a half years. It goes without saying that her father was enraged when Sweeney got off so lightly. Dunne has disclosed previously that, at the time, he hired now-imprisoned private investigator Anthony Pellicano to keep track of Sweeney, who changed his name to John Maura and resumed his career as a chef. But now Dunne has shared something new with your Hollywoodland correspondent: He didn't initially intend simply to keep tabs on Sweeney. He reached out to Pellicano—who was then not at all the famous character that he became—to help him put a contract out on Sweeney's life."I was nuts at that time with rage and hate that the guy who strangled my daughter for five minutes until she was dead got out in two and a half years," Dunne says. "I truly went through a period of wanting to hire somebody. I know, it seems absurd now. … But I worshipped my daughter. I just became obsessed with this guy getting out of prison. I wanted harm to come to him."Dunne, now covering the Phil Spector trial, didn't expect Pellicano to do the deed but to arrange it. But whatever Pellicano may have done in later years with respect to alleged wiretapping, racketeering, and so on, in this instance he did a good deed. Dunne—who says visiting Pellicano's office was like being in a B movie—found the private eye to have a sympathetic ear. He had followed his daughter's case. "He understood my feelings," Dunne says. "He said something to the effect of, 'Dominick, you don't want to do this.' He was so kind to me. … I was willing to be talked out of it."In retrospect, Dunne thinks he simply had a fantasy common to parents who have lost a child to violent crime. He feels sure he would not have pulled the trigger, so to speak, had Pellicano agreed to help him. And at this point, of course, he's well-satisfied that he turned to chronicling crime instead of perpetrating it. For a time, Pellicano kept track of Sweeney at Dunne's behest. Dunne says his intent was to warn Sweeney's girlfriends about his violent past. But Dunne was having career problems then and Pellicano finally said, "Dominick, you can't afford me. But I'll keep my eye on him for you."Dunne has had a few encounters with Pellicano over the years since: during the murder trial of the Menendez brothers and at a candlelight vigil for apparent O.J. Simpson victim Ron Goldman. On the night before Pellicano went to prison, Dunne got an unexpected but not unwelcome call from him to say goodbye. (Pellicano's lawyer didn't repond to a query about his dealings with Dunne.) As for Sweeney, Dunne lost track of him some time back. "I don't know where he is," he says. "I don't want to know where he is. … It's much healthier. I just hope something terrible happens to him before he dies."
Aug. 16, 2007
Muggles: For journalists condemned to write about Hollywood, August may be the cruelest month. Sure, there have been news explosions in Augusts past—Sumner Redstone fired Tom Cruise in August, God bless him. Years back, Michael Eisner fired Jeffrey Katzenberg in August. Elvis died in August. But so far, this August hasn't moved us.
What do we have to work with here? It may be a sign of trouble ahead that Goldman Sachs has withdrawn its commitment to raise $1 billion for a batch of MGM movies, so we'll keep an eye on that. But we can't get excited about the drama of Ed Limato leaving ICM. There's a molecule of entertainment value in agents doing each other dirty, but why do we care which agency made Ed's deal? (William Morris, if you do care.) OK, Limato's got Denzel Washington, which has to be a decent business. But is Mel Gibson paying some kind of big commission these days? He hires himself to make his movies and supposedly coughs up 5 percent if and when he's hired to act. It's been a long time since What Women Want, friends, and we're not so sure that many women want him any more. As for Limato's other clients, is Richard Gere paying big dividends? And we're interested in what happens to ICM and William Morris because ... ?
So we turn for amusement to amusement parks. The details that follow here are not entirely news if you follow Disney obsessively, as does blogger Jim Hill. But it slipped past us at the time and most everyone else as well.
In June it was finally made official that Universal will create a Harry Potter attraction in Florida. The Los Angeles Times reported that this will enable Universal at last to challenge Disney's dominance there. It was mentioned that Disney had tried to make the deal. But Hill had the real dish. His under-the-radar report gave some details on Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling's ideas on how this attraction would work. And it said that Disney concluded the project would be an expensive nightmare.
Rowling's vision supposedly was that each person would enter through the Leaky Cauldron, tap on a brick, gain access to Diagon Alley, then proceed to a platform in a version of King's Cross station and take a train to Hogwarts. Disney figured it would have had to build multiple Leaky Cauldron entrances to cycle in small groups every two minutes. Admission to the attraction envisioned by Rowling would have run north of $800 per person. Disney's thought it might be able to drive the cost down a bit to make it comparable to Anheuser-Busch's Discovery Cove, where folks pay a few hundred bucks to swim with dolphins. But in the end, Disney and Rowling could not come to terms.
The fact that Disney was also shelling out big bucks for Pixar at the time might well have colored the company's thinking. As we look back, the situation reminds us of Disney's attempt to lure another persnickety British writer of children's books into a deal. Some time in the '80s, the company negotiated with Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers into approving a sequel. At the time, an internal memo leaked (to us, we're glad to say) in which Marty Kaplan—then a Disney executive and now at the USC Annenberg School for Communication—described Travers as an impossible tippler who couldn't stand Dick Van Dyke as Bert. No Mary Poppins 2 materialized.
It's unclear whether Universal's Harry Potter plan includes the elements that scared Disney off the deal. But Universal seems to have worked things out with Rowling in part through the fabulous diplomacy of Ron Meyer and in part by hiring Stuart Craig, the Oscar-winning production designer who worked on the Potter films and has Rowling's confidence. (Disney was said to be reluctant to link itself too closely with the movies, which are made by Warner Bros.)
Universal is mum on how much its attraction will cost. The last book is out, and by the time Universal gets ready to open, the last movie will be in sight. But the movies are still going great guns. Is there any doubt that the passion of Potter fans will suffice to repay Universal's investment, whatever it may be?


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Aug 2012 22:17 UTC
You wouldn't believe it, but something actually, truly interesting came out of the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit yesterday. Apple had conducted a survey to find out why, exactly, consumers opted to go with Android instead of the iPhone. The results are fascinating - not only do they seem to invalidate Apple's claims, they provide an unusual insight into consumer behaviour. The gist? People choose Android not because it's an iPhone copy - they choose it because of Android's unique characteristics.


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Grace Advances with Second-Fastest Time of the Day
DES MOINES, Iowa – Senior Kate Grace advanced to the final of the 800-meter run during the first day of competition at the NCAA Division I Championship. Grace placed second in her heat in 2:03.48, which was also second-fastest of all 24 competitors in the national semi-final. She has competed in the national semi-final in each of her four seasons at Yale, and this marks her second time advancing to the final; she placed seventh last year in 2:05.92 to earn All-America honors.
Those who placed in the top two of their heats, along with the next two fastest overall, advanced to the final. To do so, Grace tucked right behind Chanelle Price of Tennessee at the beginning of the second heat and did not relinquish her place. Price ran the only sub-2:03 split of the day, finishing in 2:02.84. The second heat was the fastest of the three, with both of the athletes advancing on time instead of place coming from the second. Each of the eight athletes who advanced ran below 2:05, meaning that Friday's final should be extremely competitive.
Grace's first appearance at the outdoor national championship as a freshman occurred at the same Drake Stadium in Des Moines that is currently hosting the 2011 championship.
She reflected on the journey she's taken since then to reach that stage again: "It's so funny, going through the same motions again. Each meet is different but I vaguely remember the process on this track freshman year, and it was very clear to me how much I've grown since then. I was so much more calm and prepared [today]. I feel ready."
This time, she holds much higher expectations: a national title.
"Last year, the finals were the objective, so once you're there it's all just frosting on the cake," Grace said, speaking about her seventh-place finish. "Now, [reaching the final] is a goal but it's not the end goal. Don't get this far and dream about second! I want to win."
One constant through her four seasons has been Coach Mark Young '68. Young will retire after Grace's final NCAA appearance, marking the end of his 31 years with the program.
"There are certain things that I go to for inspiration, reasons that I run, reasons that I win, and he's definitely one of them," Grace said of her coach. "It's been a very special coaching relationship to have him these four years and I'm really happy that I can give this to him as his final appearance at Nationals as a coach."
Her race will start at 7:10 p.m. central time on June 10. Live video and results are available.
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Best Way To Spend a Day
Grady O'Bryant likes bringing people together. And he does just that with his Meetup, SACRAMENTO DAY TRIPPERS. The group, which boasts 2,000 members, has been tripping all around Northern California since 2008: wine tasting in Amador, seeing plays in San Francisco, cheering at football games in Oakland, taking in the sights at Monterey Bay Aquarium. O'Bryant organizes some 50-plus outings a year. The group also holds a big New Year's Eve bash and gets together to listen to jazz at MIX Downtown during the warm-weather months. (916) 443-8741; escapesac.com
Best Way To Expand Your Mind
Where do you go when you're craving intellectual sustenance? California State Library's FOOD FOR THOUGHT CULTURAL PROGRAM scratches that itch. Held the third Wednesday of every month, the free events have a format that varies: It could be a movie screening, author lecture or music performance. But it's always something California-related. This month, pop-up-book author and illustrator David A. Carter talks about his books. "The series is meant to introduce people to what we offer here at the library," says Rebecca Fontaine, special events coordinator at the library, which is like the California version of the U.S. Library of Congress. "Most people don't know what we are really about or that we are even here." 900 N St., Sacramento; (916) 654-0266; library.ca.gov
Best Way To See the Real Old Sac
In the late 1800s, the city raised Old Sac's buildings 8 to 12 feet to help combat the effects of flooding. Now you can tour the hidden underground city that was left behind. Hourlong OLD SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND TOURS ake you below several historic buildings, including the B.F. Hastings and Hall & Luhrs Co. buildings. You'll learn about interesting residents of the era and view bona-fide artifacts from back in the day. Sturdy shoes are recommended and a new appreciation for Sacramento history is guaranteed. Tours run through November, then resume in April. historicoldsac.org/programs/programs-underground.asp
Best Place To Spot a Celebrity
Sacramento isn't exactly teeming with famous people. But once a year, a slew of celebs come to town for induction into the CALIFORNIA HALL OF FAME. Founded in 2006 by then-first lady Maria Shriver, the Hall of Fame celebrates remarkable Californians who've had a major impact on the world. Past honorees include Tiger Woods, Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, Serena Williams, Jack Nicholson, Mark Zuckerberg and Clint Eastwood. In previous years, induction was held in The California Museum's tiny downtown auditorium. This year's ceremony will be on Dec. 8 at the much larger Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are available at $125 a pop. For fans looking to gawk for free, there will be a red carpet arrival out front for this year's inductees, which include Buzz Aldrin, Magic Johnson, Carlos Santana and The Beach Boys. Bring your binoculars. californiamuseum.org
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Best Gourmet Doughnuts
You can find all sorts of artisanal products these days: bread, cheese, beer, even popsicles. The latest foodstuff to get the artisan treatment? Doughnuts. This summer, Sacramento's first gourmet doughnut shop, DOUGHBOT, opened in Southside Park, serving made-from-scratch doughnuts in such cutting-edge flavors as dulce de leche, chai tea, and peanut butter and jelly. Owners Bryan Widener and Dannah O'Donnell got the idea for the shop after trying a bacon maple bar at Portland's famous Voodoo Doughnut. Doughbot serves its own version of that inspired confection, along with a rotating menu of flavors. Our favorite? The Dude: a White Russian-flavored doughnut filled with Kahlúa-vodka custard. 2226 10th St., Sacramento; (916) 444-5157; doughbotdonuts.com
Best New Bakery
Divine smells waft out of SUGAR AND SPICE, a bakery that opened in early 2011 on a slightly dodgy stretch of 12th Street. Owner Carissa Jones concocts imaginative pastries such as spicy chili chocolate cupcakes, s'mores Pop-Tarts and an upscale version of the Hostess Snowball. She likes to mix things up, creating bread pudding squares in interesting flavor combos such as blueberry/white chocolate and hazelnut/dark chocolate. "It changes on my whim," says pastry chef Jones, who worked in the kitchens of Slocum House and Mason's. 1201 F St., Sacramento; (916) 952-5253; sugarandspice.me
Best Use of Social Media
Local chef Jason Azevedo loves two things: pork and people. He recently figured out how to combine the two through his popular Meatups. Held once a month at a local cafe or restaurant, the MEATUPS are a chance for local foodies to mix and mingle while picking up orders of artisanal sausage, bacon, hot dogs and other porky products. Using hogs sourced from local ranchers, Azevedo makes everything himself, including Louisiana-style hot links, Italian sausage, kielbasa and a fiendishly rich condiment called bacon marmalade (caramelized onions, bacon bits, rendered bacon fat and thyme). Azevedo uses Facebook and e-mail to take orders and announce Meatups. To get on his invite list, e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com or look for Jason Azevedo on Facebook.
Best Food Movement
History will record 2011 as the year GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS finally arrived in Sacramento. Long a mainstay of the food scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, food trucks got their toehold here in February when Mini Burger Truck hit the streets, tweeting its location as it moved around town. Soon, other trucks started appearing: Drewski's Hot Rod Kitchen, Mama Kim on the Go, Wicked 'Wich. In April, 9,000 people jammed into Fremont Park for SactoMoFo, the city's first mobile food fest. Now, as the City Council is rethinking its anti-truck ordinances, a gathering of food trucks is held every Thursday evening at different spots around the region. Local food blogger Catherine Enfield, one of SactoMoFo's organizers, says it's only a matter of time before Sacramento is as food-truck-friendly as L.A.: "We've shown that if you tweet it, they will come."
Best New Bottle Shop
Newsflash: Beer is the new wine. Looking to capitalize on beer's newfound status as an artisanal product, Rob Archie recently opened PANGAEA BOTTLE SHOP next door to his Pangaea Two Brews Cafe in Curtis Park. He scours the world for interesting craft beers and rare and unusual brews, posting on Facebook when he gets in a shipment. Depending on the day, you might find Fantôme Saison (a Belgian-style farmhouse ale), Pliny the Elder (a cult favorite) or Samuel Adams Utopias, which retails for—gulp—$200 a bottle. Knowledgeable staffers can steer you to an interesting bottle you've never tried—Champagne-style beer, perhaps. While you're there, why not pick up some cheese, crackers and charcuterie and have yourself a beer bash? 2743 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento; (916) 454-4942; pangaeatwobrews.com
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