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Real Estate Foresight Updates, Media Coverage, Conferences
Takeaways from the Shanghai conference, chaired by Robert Ciemniak
On June 28 in Shanghai, Robert Ciemniak, the Founder-CEO of Real Estate Foresight, chaired the annual 'PERE Investor Forum: Shanghai', a gathering of 100 or so players in the private equity real estate sector focused on China. Quite a different market landscape from a year ago. Less outbound and more inbound interest, with much tighter[…]
In Pursuit of Patterns: The Most Idiosyncratic Cities In China
China housing is not one market, but it is not 600 different markets either. There are some clear patterns in how some cities behave similarly in their direction of the house price growth, and some exhibit very unique behaviour. A finer understanding of these patterns can help investors better assess the risk in city selection strategies[…]
Chairing PERE Investor Forum: Shanghai on June 28th
Robert Ciemniak, the Founder-CEO of Real Estate Foresight, will chair again the PERE Investor Forum: Shanghai, this year on June 28th. One of the hot topics in 2018: opportunities in co-working and co-living sectors – against the backdrop of the richly priced traditional commercial sectors, policy cooling measures and push for the development of the[…]
Booming Housing Markets in China on the Boarder with North Korea?
There have been a number of reports about the hot property market in Dandong, a Chinese city on the border with North Korea. Here's Real Estate Foresight's dynamic view of the house price growth momentum in the city over time, monthly from January 2015 to April 2018, showing the city's improving performance. We calculate the[…]
Expanding the City Reports on Chinese Cities
We are expanding the depth of data analysis in our monthly City Reports on major Chinese cities, largely thanks to the automation of research and production that is proving to save huge amounts of time, the benefit we can pass on to clients.
Visualising China House Prices
This heatmap from Real Estate Foresight illustrates the patterns of the year-on-year house price growth in China for each of the major 70 cities (each little row) and overall across these cities, between January 2011 and February 2018, using the monthly price index data from the National Bureau of Statistics, including the latest for February,[…]
Chairing PERE Asia Summit 2018
On March 7, Robert Ciemniak, the Founder-CEO of Real Estate Foresight, chaired the first day of the 11th PERE Asia Summit in Hong Kong. 500 attendees from around 30 countries over two days. How interesting that the technology impact on real estate gets more and more prominent in the discussions at such key industry events[…]
"Are safe havens always preferable to higher risk places?" PERE Asia Panel
"Are safe havens always preferable to higher risk places?". This was the panel discussion moderated the other week by Robert Ciemniak, the Founder-CEO of Real Estate Foresight, at the 11th PERE Asia Summit in Hong Kong. As the rich pricing in the gateway cities continues to direct investors' interest (though not necessarily action, as the[…]
For the (Chinese) love of AI…
An interesting piece in NYT on China and the AI race. Another major development was the 3-year Action Plan released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China in mid-December, to develop the AI industries in China over the period 2018-2020 ài (愛): "to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to[…]
2018 Forecast
Real Estate Foresight has published the 2018 Forecast for China housing markets, now the 5th year of our annual forecasts. Our main scenario is a gradual slowdown in the y/y price growth, with sales volumes slowing further but proving more resilient. Watch the land supply as the key factor for 2018, and the 'city rotation'[…]
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Bad Blood is the first album by Bastille. It was released in the UK and Europe in March, 2013, in Canada in April, Japan in July, and America in September through Virgin Records.[1][2][3] It was re issued in November 2013 as All This Bad Blood, with a second CD of B-sides and new songs.
A main theme on the album is fear of growing up and responsibilities.[4]
Background and production
On the 4th July 2011 they released their debut single "Flaws"/"Icarus" through London based independent record label Young & Lost Club, released on 7" vinyl limited to 300 copies. The single now can sell for over £300. In late 2011 they self released their debut EP Laura Palmer as a digital download and on CD.
They signed to Virgin Records and released their second single "Overjoyed", but bc of little promotion for the single, it failed to chart. In early 2012, they also released the mixtape Other People's Heartache as a free download, which featured covers of various different songs. They released a third single, "Bad Blood", in August 2012, which managed to chart a number 90 in the UK ayyy. In late 2012 they released Other People's Heartache Pt. II. They re released "Flaws" in October 2012 on vinyl and digital download, which charted at number 21 in the UK. In support of the singles release, they went on their short Flaws Tour.
Bastille began proper work on Bad Blood June 2012 with Mark Crew in his studio in South London.[5] Dan said "we basically made the album in a studio the size of a cupboard, so it was one extreme to the other. Producing the record, I wanted to off-set epic sounding instrumentation with lyrics that combine intimate stories or conversation. The contrast was something that appealed to me."[6] By late 2012, they finished recording their first album but were deciding on the track listing.
Lyrics and Themes
All the songs on the album were written by Dan. Some songs on the album were written as far back as 2009, probably earlier. "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Daniel in the Den", as well as "Haunt", were recorded as demos in around about 2009 when Dan was going solo. Dan said he wrote all the songs after work and in his free time.[5] Fear, responsibilites and growing up are a main theme on the album, obvious on songs such as "Weight of Living". Dan said "I think a lot of the album that we've just made — I didn't realise this at the time — has a real sense of fear. Fear of becoming an adult and not realising that you have. You know, those years around your late teens or early 20′s, where maybe you haven't really been taking things that seriously and then suddenly you are sort of faced with responsibilities."[7]
The opening song on the album is "Pompeii" which was written about, well, Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It is supposed to be two corpses who died during the eruption and they are "slightly bored because they're stuck next to each other forever. But put across in a slightly more ambiguous way." as Dan said. He said the song "ultimately it is quite tongue in cheek".[8] He said that the two corpses are just having a conversation,[9] and that "it's a moment of reflection and introspection, but they're trapped in time so it's a moment that'll go on for an eternity."[10]
The eighth song on the album is "Oblivion". Dan said at a this Q&A for Soundrop that ""Oblivion" is about trying to follow someone to the place they go when they lose their mind".[11] In a different interview thing that "[Oblivion] tells of an intimate moment in which someone is telling their passed out friend that 'however hard they try, they can never manage to follow them to whatever level of inebriated escape they manage to get to.'"[12] The eleventh song on the album, "Laura Palmer", was originally featured on their first EP in 2011 also called Laura Palmer, along with three other songs on Bad Blood. The song was based on the character in Twin Peaks.
On All This Bad Blood, the first part of the album is called All This Bad Blood and consists of just b sides. "Poet" comes from the "Pompeii" single[13], "Haunt" comes from the "Bad Blood" single[14], "Sleepsong" comes from the "Overjoyed" single[15] and "Durban Skies" comes from the "Flaws" single.[16] "Weight of Living Pt. I" is a hidden track on the original version of Bad Blood. "The Silence" and "Laughter Lines" are bonus tracks from The Extended Cut version of Bad Blood.[17]
The second part of the album is called Other People's Heartache which mainly consist of songs from Other People's Heartache part 1 and 2. It also has two newer songs on it which are "The Draw" and "Skulls".
"Durban Skies" is written about Dan and his sister being taken to Africa by their parents, who are from Africa. Dan said that ""The Draw is about the fears of being away and feeling the pull of being drawn home".[18] "Of the Night" is a mash up of "The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona and "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!.[19] "What Would You Do" is a City High cover. They are both from Other People's Heartache Pt. I.
Release and Promotion
Bad Blood was announced in January 2013, along with the track listing, as well as the next single "Pompeii". "Pompeii" was released on the 24th February 2013 on vinyl and as an EP on iTunes, and it charted at number 2 in the UK, and the top 20 in various other countries ayyy. The single has been certified platinum in the UK, and platinum and gold in, again, various other countries ayyy. Following this single, Bad Blood was released on the 4th March, 2013, and managed to go at number 1 in the UK. The next single to be released was "Laura Palmer", on the 3rd June 2013. The video for it was released through the band's official VEVO channel on 12 April 2013.
In May, 2013, they released the US only EP Haunt. Bastille toured with Muse as a supporting act on their The 2nd Law Tour and did so again in June 2013. The next single, "Things We Lost in the Fire", was released in August 2013, and managed to chart at number 28 in the UK. Bad Blood was released in the US on the 3rd September, and charted at number 11 on the Billboard 200.[20][21]In late 2013, they made this short film called The Beefeater Alchemy Project which was them like touring and going to places and stuff. On the 11th October, they released a swaggy new single "Of the Night", and it was released on 10" vinyl on the 18th November. Bad Blood was re issued on the 25th November 2013 as a double album called All This Bad Blood which included "Of the Night". The first disc is a reissue of Bad Blood, and the second disc is split into two parts, titled All This Bad Blood and Other People's Heartache. All This Bad Blood contains four songs which were previously released as b sides from the singles of Bad Blood.
The band performed on Saturday Night Live on 25 January 2014. In February 2014, Bastille won the BRIT Award for Best Breakthrough Act, as well as being nominated for Best British Group, Single of the Year for "Pompeii" and Album of the Year. They performed a remixed version of "Pompeii" with Rudimental and their song "Waiting All Night" at the ceremony, which was released digitally and charted at number 21 in the UK. Two hours after their appearance, sales of Bad Blood were up by 132% and "Pompeii" had climbed 29 places in the singles chart.[22] Bad Blood then went at number 1 again for two weeks, and has since gone double platinum.[23]
Six single were released from the album which were "Overjoyed", "Bad Blood", "Flaws", "Pompeii", "Laura Palmer" and "Things We Lost in the Fire". They also released the promo single "Laughter Lines" as iTunes single of the week on the 5th March 2013 wooo. They also re released both "Flaws" in Marchand "Bad Blood" in June 2014 as radio singles. "Oblivion" is going to be the albums seventh and last single.
Dan said about the amount of single they released that "from this whole album , we released way more singles than we expected to. But we're not really seeing it as a release, it's just an excuse to give the song a bit of a push because not many people got to hear it the first time around. We are basically waiting for the label to say, 'Stop it guys, give it a rest'. When that happens, we'll get out of everyone's way."[24]
Main article: Bad Blood Tour
The Bad Blood Tour began in February 2013 in the UK, not long before the release of Bad Blood, starting at the Liverpool O2 Academy with support from MS MR, To Kill A King, The Ramona Flowers and Ella Eyre.[25] They played at various festivals, including Liverpool SoundCity in May and T in the Park in July.[26][27] They announced the Winter Tour in April 2013. In April 2013, they went on the Bad Blood European Tour from the 4th to the 25th. In August, they played 3 dates in Australia with Tigertown as support.
They began the Bad Blood North American Tour on the 16th September, ending on the 30th with support from Little Daylight and Nightmare and the Cat. The UK Winter Tour began in October in Bristol. The supports were To Kill A King, Bipolar Sunshine, Clean Bandit, Rag 'N' Bone Man, Swiss Lips and Dan Croll on various different dates. It ended on the 4th November. They began the European Winter Tour on the 11th November and ended on the 27th. They began The Good, The Bad Blood and The Ugly Tour on the 1st December, ending on the 22nd January 2014.
They began the Bad Blood Part III tour on the 27th February 2014, to the 23rd March. They had support from Angel Haze. The went on the All This Bad Blood Tour on the 31st March, and it ended on the 29th April. Then The Good,The Bad and The Ugly Tour Part II began on the 13th May, and ended on the 2nd June, with support from Wolf Gang. They played four dates in Australia from the 13th to the 18th June, and played three dates in Italy in late July with George Ezra. In October 2014, they started the Bad Blood: The Last Stand tour.
Track listing
|"Things We Lost in the Fire"
|"Bad Blood"
|"These Streets"
|"Weight Of Living, Pt. II"
|"Daniel in the Den"
|"Laura Palmer"
|"Get Home"
|"Weight Of Living, Pt. I"(hidden track)
Charts and Certifications
|Chart (2013−14)
| Peak
|Australia Albums Chart[28]
|Austrian Albums Chart[29]
|Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[30]
|Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[31]
|Canadian Albums Chart[32]
|Dutch Albums Chart[33]
|German Albums Chart[34]
|Greek Albums Chart[35]
|Irish Albums Chart[36]
|Italian Albums Chart[37]
|New Zealand Albums Chart[38]
|Portuguese Albums Chart[39]
|Swedish Albums Chart[40]
|Swiss Albums Chart[41]
|UK Albums Chart[42]
|US Billboard 200[43]
Year End Charts
|Chart (2013)
| Peak
|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)
|UK Albums Chart
Release History
- Bad Blood
- All This Bad Blood
|United Kingdom
|25 November 2013[44]
|Virgin Records
|European Union
|26 November 2013[45]
|Universal Music Group
|4 December 2013[46]
|Capitol, Virgin
|10 December 2013[47]
|Universal Music Group, Virgin
|United States
|14 January 2014[48]
|18 February 2014[49]
|12 March 2014[50]
|Universal Music Group
|28 March 2014[51]
|United States
|22 April 2014[52]
|25 November - 22 April 2014
|Virgin EMI, Universal Music Group, Virgin, EMI, Capitol
Main article:Bad Blood Gallery
Bad Blood
All This Bad Blood
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bad-blood/id714673811
- ↑ http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/697970.aspx
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-blood/id672945248
- ↑ http://bastille-fever.tumblr.com/post/86312400863/i-think-a-lot-of-the-album-that-weve-just-made
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://nativemonster.com/music/interview-dan-smith-bastille
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/mystery-jets/68534
- ↑ http://bastille-fever.tumblr.com/post/86312400863/i-think-a-lot-of-the-album-that-weve-just-made
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-bastille-idUSBREA1B24C20140212
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpRIPTKsC8w
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/mystery-jets/68534
- ↑ http://bastille-fever.tumblr.com/post/89042104223/dans-answeres-soundrop-q-a
- ↑ http://daaaaaanxsmith.tumblr.com/post/92091446380/oblivion-tells-of-an-intimate-moment-in-which
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pompeii-ep/id715531101
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bad-blood-remixes-ep/id716314301
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/overjoyed-remixes-ep/id715964327
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/flaws-ep/id716779475
- ↑ http://www.bastillebastille.com/bad-blood-album/
- ↑ http://bastille-fever.tumblr.com/post/89042104223/dans-answeres-soundrop-q-a
- ↑ http://diymag.com/archive/bastille-confirm-extended-new-album-all-the-bad-blood/
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1554163/Bastille/chart?f=305
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-blood/id672945248
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/brits-2014-stars-see-hefty-sales-uplift-overnight-2303/
- ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
- ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/bastille-singer-dan-smith-tells-3151279
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/bastilleuk/photos/a.216958128339221.47215.137997479568620/474158855952479/?type=1&theater
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/bastilleuk/photos/a.216958128339221.47215.137997479568620/480795645288800/?type=1&theater
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/bastilleuk/photos/a.216958128339221.47215.137997479568620/491867364181628/?type=1&theater
- ↑ http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/32c2a/Bastille-Bad-Blood
- ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/32c2a/Bastille-Bad-Blood
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1554163/Bastille/chart?f=309
- ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Bastille&title=Bad+Blood&cat=a&country=de
- ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/6PLeEqvhF
- ↑ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=10
- ↑ http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1483
- ↑ http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bastille&titel=Bad+Blood&cat=a
- ↑ http://www.swisscharts.com/album/Bastille/Bad-Blood-207914
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/3/2013-03-16
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1554163/Bastille/chart?f=305
- ↑ http://shop.virginemi.com/bastille/*/*/All-This-Bad-Blood/2QWD0000000?back=bastille%2F
- ↑ http://www.empik.com/all-this-bad-blood-bastille,p1085151850,muzyka-p
- ↑ http://www.amazon.in/All-This-Bad-Blood-Bastille/dp/B00FQ5F5MC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395518287&sr=8-1&keywords=bastille
- ↑ http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/726031.aspx
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-this-bad-blood/id753458189
- ↑ http://www.mixup.com.mx/mixup/Product.aspx?sku=602537608140
- ↑ https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Bastille_All_This_Bad_Blood?id=By4drtqryhq2pznsb7mh7ttvai4
- ↑ http://www.livrariasaraiva.com.br/produto/7238517
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/All-This-Bad-Blood-Bastille/dp/B00FQ5F5MC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395515780&sr=8-1&keywords=bastille+all+this+bad+blood


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Hawaii Cultural Club
Our purpose is to perpetuate and share the "Hawaii experience," including traditions, history and the unique island culture with the RPI community. We also hope to establish a network for those that come from Hawaii and help them establish connect with their fellow islanders.
Student Activities Resource Person (SARP):


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With the storm over John Humphrys' afterdinner remarks about
politicians, you'd be forgiven for assuming that he was the first
journalist to ever suggest that Her Majesty's Government were anything
other than bastions of truth and integrity. Not so.
Take these quotes from a broadcast news political editor, in a
session at the Edinburgh Festival: "Tony Blair lied to me… John Reid
lied over the NHS… They [politicians] all lie absolutely consistently."
was the author of these remarks, Sky's Adam Boulton, treated to
hysterical calls for high-level inquiries and covered with heaps of
ordure? Er, no. His remarks weren't reported anywhere, even though they
were made in front of an audience of journalists.
And nobody saw
fit to 'leak' the transcript to The Times, either, as a certain Tim
Allan did with the Humphrys speech. Allan then used the Times story as
a hook for a piece highly critical of confrontational political
broadcast journalism.
Which makes it all the more strange that
the Boulton remarks didn't get any play. For to whom was he speaking on
the Edinburgh stage? Step forward, Tim Allan – Sky's former PR, who
remains on some kind of contract with the broadcaster.
lost the Edinburgh debate – probably because people think that creepy
little ex-spin doctors like him are the real problem," says an
Edinburgh audience member.
"Good to see he then decided to turn on Humphrys in the kind of scummy, underhand way he affects to despise."
journalist enjoys seeing their work 'lifted' by the opposition, and
Neil Barker of the Manchester Evening News is no exception.
Barker, the newspaper's sports specialist on all things Wigan,
ghosts the MEN column that appears under the byline of Dave Whelan –
Wigan Athletic's chairman. Last week's offering from Whelan, enjoying
his club's first foray into the Premiership, explained how he'd made an
audacious bid to sign Michael Owen from Real Madrid.
All good
stuff, and duly picked up by the following day's Wigan Evening Post –
without, of course, any attribution to the MEN – and splashed over the
town's billboards.
So incensed was Barker on seeing his work
being trumpeted for the opposition outside his local newsagents that he
stormed in and demanded the removal of the board.
"He's a die-hard Wigan pie-eating type, and you wouldn't mess with him," says Dog's source.
The newsagent duly complied.
sympathetic to the sensibilities of its reporters, the MEN sports desk
obtained a billboard of its own, and it hangs in pride of place on the
office wall as a constant reminder.
Dog is desperate and dim
"My nomination for the summer's silliest story is a huge piece that
appeared on the back page of Press Gazette (2 September issue)
headlined 'Desperate and dim – it's summer's silliest stories'," writes
Robin Livingstone of the Anderstown News. "As summer padding goes, it
is pretty impressive.
"Given that you say that marks are awarded for the banal nature of
the story and the page prominence they were given, I think my
nomination can be the only winner given that it was a silly story
about, well, silly stories, and given that it was the back page lead –
a lofty perch that its rivals can only dream of.
inspired by your, ahem, lead, and by the fact that it seems like
everyone's still on holiday, our chief feature writer is presently
doing a silly story on why silly stories about silly stories are silly
Dog writes: It's a fair cop, Robin.
Rory Knight Bruce also puts pen to paper: "I was sorry that your
shortlisting of my Daily Mail feature of my horse and I for special
attention, should include the line 'Rory Knight Bruce (who?)'.
three weeks earlier, Press Gazette carried an interview with Sam Leith
in which I was mentioned at length as his first editor and inspiration
when I ran the Londoner's Diary on the Evening Standard. I now report
for the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Financial Times, Horse & Hound and
Country Life.
"No doubt your readers will be delighted to know
that, when my horse's new owners read the feature about her bucking,
etc, they sent her back. I am unable, as yet, to charge this to
Editor's note to kennel staff: why not read your own magazine from time to time? You might learn something.
world's first liver donation from a living patient seems to have been
downplayed somewhat by the East Anglian Daily Times on its front page.
Sadly, the full story on page 5 reveals it was in fact a kidney transplant.
Clevedon Newspapers' news editor and chief sub Kevin Lee was
surprised to get an e-mail from Caterer & Hotelkeeper last week
alerting him to a story in his patch. A Somerset hotel that specialises
in wedding ceremonies was using sheep with words such as Love, Darling,
etc, to help shy folk to convey their emotions into speech. Not a bad
silly season tale, and quite a good PR stunt from the hotel. The e-mail
message asked that he credit Caterer & Hotelkeeper as the source of
the story.
"Er… don't think so," says Lee. "Even if a PR agency wasn't the
source, then it might have been our Weston & Worle News edition of
two weeks before, or our Burnham & Highbridge Times, which both
carried the story and pictures of said painted sheep (hotly followed by
a letter of complaint about misuse of animals). Of course, we operate
outside the M25, so we obviously don't register on the C&H radar."


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Advertising returns to earth
This post in inspired by a question I answered on Quora about how VR will change advertising.
In short, VR is going to enable the design of more efficient and engaging physical advertisements. It is also a new medium and a new platform in which innovative brands can create valuable sponsored content.
Physical Ad Installations
VR is destined to change real-world physical advertising by enabling more effective placement of branded content. Shop configurations, store layouts and billboard placement, could all be done with data-driven sight-line and sentiment analysis. With a virtual reality headset and the right design and tracking software, you could A/B test physical ad installations before printing or constructing them.
To delve into some specific examples from my Quora answer: A lot of agencies that design print media, store layouts, and billboard advertising (like the kind you see in sports arenas, on the sides of buildings, or on signs in stores and above store shelves and store fronts) use 3D models to lay out the placement of colors, logos, and messaging before they print out the material and post it. 3D models (made with software like SketchUp) can be really helpful for both an agency and their clients to get a sense of how people will see their content when they approach it in the wild.
Evaluating many layouts and designs of print material in VR is far more efficient and cost effective. Imagine you are a representative for Coke and you want to compare how it looks to see your new ad behind home plate at the baseball stadium from front-row seats, or from the nosebleed section. Your advertising agency probably already made a 3D model to mock it up. Here is where VR comes in; you can either build or load the 3D model into VR and virtually sit in every seat in the stadium. As the manager of the project at Coke, you can sign off on the add placement and approve the product without your agency trying to communicate the effectiveness of the ad placement verbally; you'll just see it for yourself! You can get back to work and your advertising firm can return to doing what they do best, designing the actual advertisement and making sure your brand is well-received. You can imagine the same kind of process applied to a new store layout. Want to know if the signs announcing the new product line can be seen through the shop windows from the street? Just stick the model in VR and check it out before you put the effort into creating the signs and re-configuring your store.
In-VR Ads
Digital advertising in-VR will need to take on a new form, unlike what we see now on the web and on our connected devices. Undoubtedly, the prospect of banner advertising in VR is revolting. Someone made a spoof of a Google Glass add a while back that really hits home:
It's pretty painful - developers know that, and Google knows that. Lots of my colleagues in the industry fear that the above video foretells a bleak future and negative, frustrating ad experience in VR. Advertising agencies, brands, and marketing creatives deserve more credit; I think they are more innovative than this...
As applications have become more immersive (even though they're on 2D screens), advertising has become more integrated into the user experience. The banner ad is on its way out - just listen to Chris Dixon talk about it on the a16z podcast (Advertising vs. Micropayments in the Age of Ad Blockers) or look at Buzzfeed's novel (and very successful) advertising model of sponsor-driven content. Following this trend, I think that companies and brands will rather sponsor content integrated into virtual experiences than show frustrating banner ads. To support this claim: I was just talking with another company that is creating an experience for the GearVR where the user remains seated in a virtual room. The room needs props to make it look realistic - maybe a can of soda next to you, or a bucket of popcorn, or a flat-panel TV on the wall. They could make these objects completely brand-less or devoid of logos, but have chosen to monetize their software by product-placement of small items in the scene. When I tried the experience, this product placement wasn't over-the-top annoying, but instead provided an enhanced sense of realism. I felt more comfortable surrounded by recognizable branded objects than sitting in a a room unadorned with the trinkets and products I encounter in everyday real life. Rather than muddying up the experience with advertising, it totally made the experience better.
Although the above is just one example of how advertising could work in VR, there are lots of ways brands can promote VR content or make ads. The newest advertising in VR could be just a VR experience itself. What better way to promote your brand than sponsor the creation of amazing and interesting content? Patron produced an amazing VR experience which promoted their brand while telling a fun, engaging, interesting story of how Tequila has been made for centuries on their Jalisco hacienda. Either way, I am cautiously optimistic about the quality of advertisements in virtual reality because the model of traditional banner-advertising on websites has been proven ineffective (a topic for another question or post, but I could go into detail). Necessity is the mother of invention; there is a trend towards reinvention of the model to push sponsored content that is actually meaningful, relevant, and valuable to the consumer. Virtual Reality is an entirely new platform and provides an awesome opportunity for this innovation.


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June 20, 2017
Twenty-five years ago the artist David Walker moved into an old falling down general store and made it his home. One night he took his son Toby and his date Lindsey onto the roof, so they could watch the chaos of a lightening storm, which in retrospect, may not have been a great idea.
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June 13, 2017
Pony is an artist, a writer, a sister, a daughter, a recovering drug addict, and an ex-felon. This is one of the letters she wrote to her best friend Sue, in a recording made after her release.
To listen to the full episode go here.
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November 7, 2016
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Losing Yourself
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February 10, 2016
It happens. A happy, healthy young person suddenly gets a grave diagnosis. What does not usually happen: The patient rolls tape. This story was eight years in the making.
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October 2, 2015
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W10 Pro desktop, W10 laptop, W10 laptop, W10 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
The product key should work for either 32 or 64 bit. Since the machine only has 3GB of RAM, it's mostly pointless to install 64-bit unless the owner plans to upgrade the RAM to more than 4GB of RAM.
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Windows 7 Pro-x64
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If you're reinstalling then do a Clean Reinstall Windows 7 using 32 bit unless you plan to upgrade the RAM.
What is the make/model of the PC or mobo? If it is factory OEM then check the drivers on the PC"s SUpport Downloads webpage. But even if it only has 64 bit drivers, I've never found a PC that won't run and find all drivers for the other bit version. Most drivers are in the installer or quickly delivered via Windows Updates after install.
Put the network driver in the backup so you can get online quickly to run all Important and Optional Updates. Stick closely to the steps in tutorial above and you'll have a perfect install and keep it that way.
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
What would keep the 64-bit from loading on an empty or new PC? I'm still confused
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If the CPU is 64 bit capable, install 64 Bit, you can always add ram.
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64 bit
It's clear. Insert the x64 DVD and see what happens. If it gives an error with a description "Attempting to boot from a 64-bit application,however not compatible in 32-bit mode.",it is x86. If it is x64,after installing,check in C: to see if there are two Program Files folders,Program Files and Program Files x86. If there are both,you have x64.If you only have the former,it is x86.
Of course,if you don't have 4 GB RAM or more,there's no point in installing 64-bit.
carwiz,the first CPU to support AMD64 was AMD Opteron,released in April 2003.
Not until Windows Server 2003 was released,was there an OS that supported x64.
Intel Itanium was really different.It supported the IA-64 architecture,which was not compatible with x86. Itanium dies,as Windows Server 2008 R2 is the last OS to support it. However,it was the first architecture to support EFI.
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Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
Too many "ifs and unknowns" for my limited knowledge/ability ... so i ask questions ...
Why was the HD replaced ?
What are the specs for the PC being worked on ?
What is the budget for the PC owner, can they afford $ (adding RAM, etc.) to the PC ?
What does the owner use the PC for ?
If it's just the "normal" browsing the web, email, etc., adding RAM or any $ cost may not be worth it.
If they do Video Conversions, CAD, Photoshop, etc., maybe hardware upgrades are the best recommendation.
If it's an OLD PC, upgrading hardware on an old PC may not be the best solution, at some point it's not worth the cost to continue using an OLD PC.
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Windows 7 Home Premium
Thanks everyone for your replies. I learned a lot from them. The original issue was he could not log in using his admin password. Someone told him to use command prompt and reformat the hard drive.. Then his problems began. He could not reload 7. That is when he called me. I attached the drive to my PC and it would not even show up. I put in in another PC and tried to load 7 and it would not. I put a used drive that I keep around for troubleshooting in his laptop and 7 loaded fine. I plan on picking up a drive today and loading 7 for him. The laptop has 3G of RAM so I will let him make the decision on 32 or 64. He said it had 64 on it, but I wonder if he really knows. Anyway, I will let him decide and of course educate him on the difference and the need for more RAM should he choose 64. I will post back after the install to let everyone know the outcome.
Not sure why the drive died. In the words of the church lady on Saturday Night Live said "Maybe its SATAN!!!" Thought that might bring a chuckle.
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Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
One thing I might of missed here is this a laptop or desktop ?
If it's a laptop with 3 gb ram I'd bet it's 32 bit I have one myself they do it for power saving limiting processes and resources
Desktop you can flip a coin :)
then it's 32 bit
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Take a break from the past and your past mistakes and wrongs done to you by yourself and others. Use the break as an opportunity to evaluate your circumstances in a different light.
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Our Visit to Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells
We like going to Wisconsin Dells for little 'get aways' because we have such a large family. Wisconsin Dells is much easier to afford when you are bringing a ton of kids haha.
Our first time we stayed in a cheap hotel/motel-type place but after that we stayed in the hotel connected to Mt. Olympus, which is Hotel Rome. Hotel Rome is nice and the stay includes the tickets to Mt. Olympus which is an indoor and outdoor waterpark and theme park.
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Andrew Garfield & Stephen Colbert Share Hot Kiss After Ryan Reynolds Globes Smooch
We never thought we'd see a sexier kiss than the one Ryan Reynolds laid on Andrew Garfield at the 2017 Golden Globes on Jan. 8. But, it turns out we were wrong! Andrew totally steamed up the 'Late Show' when he gave an epic smooch to Stephen Colbert on Jan. 10!
Everyone who saw the broadcast of the 2017 Golden Globes on Jan. 8 knows that the highlight of the night was the super hot kiss that Ryan Reynolds, 40, and Andrew Garfield, 33, shared as Ryan Gosling, 36, went on stage to accept his award for best actor. So, of course, when Andrew came on to the Late Show on Jan. 10, we just knew host Stephen Colbert, 52, was going to get the story of that intimate moment. We just didn't know that the pair would end up outdoing it!
"You were just nominated for a Golden Globe, you didn't win. Sorry about that," Stephen said to Andrew as they began their interview. "Thanks for bringing that up, though," Andrew joked. "You also had one of the most memorable moments. You kind of stole focus, because you were sitting there with Ryan Reynolds and he was up against Ryan Gosling for the Golden Globe and this is what happened when Ryan Gosling won, this is what happened between you and Ryan Reynolds," Stephen said, before cutting to a clip of the hilarious moment when Ryan and Andrew kissed!
While Ryan Gosling was winning, Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield were kissing. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/6yUIYoa8g4
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"What happened? What was the story there? What was going on there?" Stephen asked. "I just wanted Ryan to know that I loved him no matter whether he won or lost. I just, you know, it doesn't matter, it's how you play the game. He showed up he gave his all. It doesn't change anything in my heart," Andrew said. OMG, how adorable!
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"And you're very comfortable with kissing another man?" Stephen asked Andrew. "I mean I don't even understand the question," Andrew said laughing. "Me neither. Not everybody is. But I'm totally comfortable with it too. Just want you to know that at any point during this –" Stephen said, before being cut off by Andrew who leaned in and planted a big kiss right on his lips!
After that kiss, the two parted, trying to maintain their composure before going in for a second kiss! "What were we talking about," Stephen said after they finally finished. Andrew then burst out laughing. "You're a very gentle lover. I'll start with that!" Stephen said, before going back into their interview. OMG, that moment may have been even better than the adorable reaction Andrew's ex Emma Stone, 28, had when she saw the Golden Globes kiss. Everything about this running joke is just perfect!
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January 13, 2015
Gettleman talks Newton, Hardy and more
Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman prefaced his post-season press briefing Tuesday by saying he wasn't going to talk about contract matters or specific players.
But Gettleman had some interesting insights during the 30-minute presser, and did, in fact, address a few key players who might not be back next season.
A few quick takeaways:
--The Panthers are no longer cap-strapped, but that doesn't mean they're going to target a high-priced free agent such as San Diego offensive tackle King Dunlap.
"Last year we were shopping in the dollar store. I think this year we might be able to move up in class a little bit," Gettleman said.
But then he followed with this: "I said we're going to move up in class, I didn't say we're going to go out and spend big money on a player."
--He did not sound enamored with the play of left tackle Byron Bell this season. And in answering a question about Bell, Gettleman dove-tailed into a brief discussion about improving a team through free agency.
"Byron showed flashes. It's about consistency. I give him a little bit of the benefit of the doubt, it was his first year playing there," Gettleman said. "But I think we've shown if a player shows up that we think is going to make us better, we're going to go get him."
--Gettleman wants to sit down with DeAngelo Williams, before saying anything publicly about the status of the franchise's all-time rushing leader.
This is a departure from last offseason, when Gettleman was widely criticized for discussing the future of Steve Smith before talking to the Panthers' popular, all-time receiving leader.
"I need to talk to DeAngelo, I really do. He's a pro's pro, and he had a tough season," Gettleman said. "The obvious loss of his mom was very, very difficult. He only played six games this year, and it was tough for him. Before I say anything, just know he's a pro's pro. And the way he finished the season, he finished it like a man."
--Gettleman still believes Newton is the franchise quarterback and wants to lock him up with a long-term deal. But Gettleman refused to be pulled into a discussion on this one.
"I believe he's a franchise quarterback," he said. "I just told you that."
--Gettleman wouldn't tip his hand on Greg Hardy's situation, saying until the domestic violence trial is adjudicated there's nothing to discuss.
But when he was asked whether a player's history of violence against women would keep the Panthers from signing him, Gettleman said: "It would be something that you'd have to really think about. How's that?"
--Joseph Person
Posted by Observer Sports on January 13, 2015 at 12:56 PM | Permalink
What great players are you going to let go this year????
Posted by: BUCKGUY | Jan 13, 2015 1:16:10 PM
Almost out from under all the terrible contracts that Hurney left us with. Here's to hoping for a strong offseason!
Posted by: Teddy P. | Jan 13, 2015 1:22:24 PM
Coming from a Panther fan. I would say sign Cam Newton a long term deal and get him a good left tackle along with another good WR's or two you are set on offense.
The defense side of the ball, Panther need a shoutdown corner along with Josh Norman, and if you can bring Greg Hardy back at a good price, the panther are in the Super Bowl.
Posted by: Panther Fan | Jan 13, 2015 1:30:39 PM
- Do the Newton contract
- Address O-Line
- Look for a fast Wide-out with good hands to put opposite Benjamin
- Fix Special Teams with a new return man & a new ST coach
Posted by: John | Jan 13, 2015 1:35:57 PM
He's the Marshawn Lynch of GMs. Only talks to media 2x a year. What a joke.
Posted by: Robert | Jan 13, 2015 1:40:47 PM
Here's an idea, make Cam the new left tackle and go get a QB that can hit a wide open receiver. Oh, we already have one in Derek Anderson. Boom!
Posted by: LR | Jan 13, 2015 1:41:50 PM
bring hardy back!! a team full of nice guys does not win the BIG games!!
Posted by: tre'4boi | Jan 13, 2015 1:49:25 PM
Get a QB?! LR how many starters in the league better then Cam? he has shown growth every yr & if anderson was a starter do trust he would have left 3 yrs ago. why you really mad LR? bc he dress better than you?
Posted by: tre'4boi | Jan 13, 2015 1:53:18 PM
Bring back Hardy, sign Cam, go get some free agents (Chris Harris, Randall Cobb, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas and J. Pierre-Paul are all options), fire Berstin as return man, and we'll be playing on Feb. 7, 2016 in Levi Stadium!
Posted by: Ced | Jan 13, 2015 1:53:36 PM
What a rude Yankee Gettleman is. Hey Gettleman you may talk to people like that up there, but you don't talk to people like that down here. I'm sure all the players he acquired last year like to be talked about in terms of "dollar store" acquisitions. He should have treated Steve Smith with as much dignity as he says he will treat DeAngelo Williams. He treated Steve Smith like dirt. The only dirt here is Gettleman.
Posted by: GoPanthers | Jan 13, 2015 2:08:04 PM
I did not know DeAngelo's mom died so sorry for him and losing her.
So Gettleman is holding the cards close and we get no info.
I think Steve Smith's leaving was best for him because he is playing better now -- almost like he used too. Plus he does not have that fighting and talking and anger now with Baltimore and I always hated to see that with him on the field and with players. Sometimes people need change to change.
As for Hardy --they should bring him back and if it happens again and nothing is learned or gained then he should go. But players should not be doomed for a first time problem.
Posted by: mac | Jan 13, 2015 2:26:08 PM
Dave Gettleman is doing a great in his short two years here in Carolina.We need to lock in Cam Newton,our franchise QB as soon as possible and add the neeeded parts to make this team complete.I have complete faith that Dave will draft wisely and be frugal in the free agent market. Fans need to realize that even though he improves the Carolina Panthers team this year,there still may be certain areas that need improved or tweeked later on.
Posted by: PantherFanOne | Jan 13, 2015 2:33:35 PM
The Panthers need a consistent quarterback, Newton is not that quarterback, the only reason we got as far as we did was because we played a lot of sorry teams the last six weeks of the season.Look at all of the teams in the last two rounds of the playoffs, there was one common denominator,the other teams had great quarterbacks except for us and the Cardinals,until Jerry Richardson wakes up and realizes this, we can expect the same going forward.
Posted by: Sid | Jan 13, 2015 2:44:41 PM
If Gettleman can draft another group of players like years past, FA may not be as critical. Benjamin, Turner, Ealy, Benwikere, and Boston all played well as rooks. Good young base to build on
Posted by: FirstDown | Jan 13, 2015 2:46:44 PM
Dave, you messed up on Smith, your right on Bell,. You need another fast receiver, and corner back, Williams has lost it??? need a safety, strong linebacker,and QB that can throw the long ball correctly. Thanks and Regards Armanto
Posted by: Armanto Yaniero | Jan 13, 2015 3:02:50 PM
Cam is not the problem. He needs one maybe 2 WR's and a few solid people on the line to free up Olsen more for passes. The big question is if you let Cam go, who are you going to get????? No one as good as Cam. All of the good ones are locked up on long term deals unless you want to trade for Jay Cutler and that's a downgrade. Cam fills the stadium and does a lot of work in the community.
Posted by: Steve | Jan 13, 2015 3:21:37 PM
@ Sid ummmm i hate to tell you this but Luck is not great. & if you compare stats between him & Cam i bet you cam stats will be equal if not better.
Posted by: tre'4boi | Jan 13, 2015 3:29:45 PM
I am for signing Cam cause he has steady improvement and the teammates like him and they all seem to get along and you really need that unity to get anywhere with everyone playing their position the best they can play it.
Seems like we may have a GM that is going to stack the team till the team is stacked right and working right.
Posted by: mac | Jan 13, 2015 3:38:48 PM
Hard to say Cam's not at a minimum a good portion of the problem when his accuracy has been suspect (pre accident and post accident). Were it not for his ability to run he would really be a less than desirable QB.
Of all the QB's to make the post season this year Cam rated as far and away the worst pocket passer per PFF.
That's very telling of someone that you are willing to hang your hat on for the next 4-6yrs.
Still like the guy, but I am getting tired of the Superman antics when he is far from super.
Posted by: Chuck | Jan 13, 2015 3:41:24 PM
don't overpay for cam. but i have a feeling g-man won't do that.
he'll go for some more bigs in the draft i think
Posted by: tony clifton | Jan 13, 2015 3:46:33 PM
Sorry guys, I have been gone for awhile but I am back now. Tough season but we made alot of strides. I have some BOGO coupons for Cammy Cam juice for everyone. For the first 100 fans, we are giving out samples of Dannon yogurt also. Macy's will also be having a sale on my clothing line soon. Keep pounding!
Posted by: Cameron Newton | Jan 13, 2015 3:50:19 PM
Obviously the Panthers are going to draft an Offensive Tackle in the 1st Round of the NFL Draft.
Next, they need to shore up the secondary by replacing old man Roman Harper.
Finally, another slot receiver should be acquired in the offseason
Gettleman can shore up these issues with the money he has AND pay Cam, too
Posted by: where's Armanti? BWHAHAHA!!! | Jan 13, 2015 4:19:06 PM
Release the Kraken?!
Posted by: The Kraken | Jan 13, 2015 4:32:09 PM
Kraken is innocent. Once he is acquitted from this completely fabricated nonsense, the Panthers should re-sign him. Ealy and Addison are good, but they are not Hardy.
Posted by: J | Jan 13, 2015 4:43:12 PM
Maybe Gettleman can spend a draft pick this year on some class, something he is severely lacking.
Posted by: Ghoul | Jan 13, 2015 4:57:43 PM
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Biggest garage sale in history of Far North Coast next month
WHEN Andrew Burnet heard about Second Hand Saturday sales he jumped at the opportunity to clean out the shed so others can make use of his "treasures".
Within minutes, the Dalwood resident was online and registered to participate in the biggest garage sale in Far North Coast history, on November 16.
"We just renovated our house and I have building materials left over and other bits and pieces we have collected over the years," he said.
"I thought we may as well have a clean up and get rid of it ... someone else may be able to get some use out of it because some of the stuff is in pretty good condition."
Second Hand Saturday will be held across the council areas of Lismore City, Ballina and Byron Shire, Richmond Valley, Kyogle and Clarence Valley.
More than 700 people signed up for Second Hand Saturday when it was held in 2011, and this year Tip Free Day will be held at Lismore the following day.
"This initiative is excellent at helping to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill," Mr Trustum said.
"Lismore is an absolute leader in waste management and I want to challenge our local residents to sign up, get involved and make this the biggest Second Hand Saturday ever."
To register, visit mysecondhandsaturday.com.au.
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The moon had risen above the rim of the canyon near the headwaters of the Little Colorado. It bathed in soft light the willows that line the bank of the little mountain torrent and the cottonwood trees beneath which stood the tiny cabin where I had been camping for a few weeks in the White Mountains of Arizona.
I stood upon the little porch of the cabin enjoying the soft beauties of this Arizona night; and as I contemplated the peace and serenity of the scene, it did not seem possible that but a few years before the fierce and terrible Geronimo had stood in this same spot before this self-same cabin, or that generations before that this seemingly deserted canyon had been peopled by a race now extinct.
I had been seeking in their ruined cities for the secret of their genesis and the even stranger secret of their extinction. How I wished that those crumbling lava cliffs might speak and tell me of all that they had witnessed since they poured out in a molten stream from the cold and silent cones that dot the mesa land beyond the canyon.
My thoughts returned again to Geronimo and his fierce Apache warriors; and these vagrant musings engendered memories of Captain John Carter of Virginia, whose dead body had lain for ten long years in some forgotten cave in the mountains not far south of this very spot—the cave in which he had sought shelter from pursuing Apaches.
My eyes, following the pathway of my thoughts, searched the heavens until they rested upon the red eye of Mars shining there in the blue-black void; and so it was that Mars was uppermost in my mind as I turned into my cabin and prepared for a good night's rest beneath the rustling leaves of the cottonwoods, with whose soft and soothing lullaby was mingled the rippling and the gurgling of the waters of the little Colorado.
I was not sleepy; and so, after I had undressed, I arranged a kerosene lamp near the head of my bunk and settled myself for the enjoyment of a gangster story of assassination and kidnaping.
My cabin consists of two rooms. The smaller back room is my bedroom. The larger room in front of it serves all other purposes, being dining room, kitchen, and living room combined. From my bunk, I cannot see directly into the front room. A flimsy partition separates the bedroom from the living room. It consists of rough-hewn boards that in the process of shrinking have left wide cracks in the wall, and in addition to this the door between the two rooms is seldom closed; so that while I could not see into the adjoining room, I could hear anything that might go on within it.
I do not know that I am more susceptible to suggestion than the average man; but the fact remains that murder, mystery, and gangster stories always seem more vivid when I read them alone in the stilly watches of the night.
I had just reached the point in the story where an assassin was creeping upon the victim of kidnappers when I heard the front door of my cabin open and close and, distinctly, the clank of metal upon metal.
Now, insofar as I knew, there was no one other than myself camped upon the headwaters of the Little Colorado; and certainly no one who had the right to enter my cabin without knocking.
I sat up in my bunk and reached under my pillow for the .45 Colt automatic that I keep there.
The oil lamp faintly illuminated my bedroom, but its main strength was concentrated upon me. The outer room was in darkness, as I could see by leaning from my bunk and peering through the doorway.
"Who's there?" I demanded, releasing the safety catch on my automatic and sliding my feet out of bed to the floor. Then, without waiting for a reply, I blew out the lamp.
A low laugh came from the adjoining room. "It is a good thing your wall is full of cracks," said a deep voice, "or otherwise I might have stumbled into trouble. That is a mean-looking gun I saw before you blew out your lamp."
The voice was familiar, but I could not definitely place it. "Who are you?" I demanded.
"Light your lamp and I'll come in," replied my nocturnal visitor. "If you're nervous, you can keep your gun on the doorway, but please don't squeeze the trigger until you have had a chance to recognize me."
"Damn!" I exclaimed under my breath, as I started to relight the lamp.
"Chimney still hot?" inquired the deep voice from the outer room.
"Plenty hot," I replied, as I succeeded at last in igniting the wick and replacing the hot chimney. "Come in."
I remained seated on the edge of the bunk, but I kept the doorway covered with my gun. I heard again the clanking of metal upon metal, and then a man stepped into the light of my feeble lamp and halted in the doorway. He was a tall man apparently between twenty-five and thirty with grey eyes and black hair. He was naked but for leather trappings that supported weapons of unearthly design—a short sword, a long sword, a dagger, and a pistol; but my eyes did not need to inventory all these details before I recognized him. The instant that I saw him, I tossed my gun aside and sprang to my feet.
"John Carter!" I exclaimed.
"None other," he replied, with one of his rare smiles.
We grasped hands. "You haven't changed much," he said.
"Nor you at all," I replied.
He sighed and then smiled again. "God alone knows how old I am. I can recall no childhood, nor have I ever looked other than I look tonight; but come," he added, "you mustn't stand here in your bare feet. Hop back into bed again. These Arizona nights are none too warm."
He drew up a chair and sat down. "What were you reading?" he asked, as he picked up the magazine that had fallen to the floor and glanced at the illustration.
"It looks like a lurid tale."
"A pretty little bedtime story of assassination and kidnaping," I explained.
"Haven't you enough of that on earth without reading about it for entertainment?" he inquired. "We have on Mars."
"It is an expression of the normal morbid interest in the horrifying," I said.
"There is really no justification, but the fact remains that I enjoy such tales. However, I have lost my interest now. I want to hear about you and Dejah Thoris and Carthoris, and what brought you here. It has been years since you have been back. I had given up all hope of ever seeing you again."
He shook his head, a little sadly I thought. "It is a long story, a story of love and loyalty, of hate and crime, a story of dripping swords, of strange places and strange people upon a stranger world. The living of it might have driven a weaker man to madness. To have one you love taken from you and not to know her fate!"
I did not have to ask whom he meant. It could be none other than the incomparable Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and consort of John Carter, Warlord of Mars—the woman for whose deathless beauty a million swords had been kept red with blood on the dying planet for many a long year.
For a long time John Carter sat in silence staring at the floor. I knew that his thoughts were forty-three million miles away, and I was loath to interrupt them.
At last he spoke. "Human nature is alike everywhere," he mid. He flicked the edge of the magazine lying on my bunk. "We think that we want to forget the tragedies of life, but we do not. If they momentarily pass us by and leave us in peace, we must conjure them again, either in our thoughts or through some such medium as you have adopted. As you find a grim pleasure in reading about them, so I find a grim pleasure in thinking about them.
"But my memories of that great tragedy are not all sad. There was high adventure, there was noble fighting; and in the end there was—but perhaps you would like to hear about it."
I told him that I would, so he told me the story that I have set down here in his own words, as nearly as I can recall them.
Over nineteen hundred miles east of The Twin Cities of Helium, at about Lat. 30 degrees S., Lon. 172 degrees E., lies Zodanga. It has ever been a hotbed of sedition since the day that I led the fierce green hordes of Thark against it and, reducing it, added it to the Empire of Helium.
Within its frowning walls lives many a Zodangan who feels no loyalty for Helium; and here, too, have gathered numbers of the malcontents of the great empire ruled over by Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium. To Zodanga have migrated not a few of the personal and political enemies of the house of Tardos Mors and of his son-in-law, John Carter, Prince of Helium.
I visited the city as seldom as possible, as I had little love either for it or its people; but my duties called me there occasionally, principally because it was the headquarters of one of the most powerful guilds of assassins on Mars.
The land of my birth is cursed with its gangsters, its killers, and its kidnappers but these constitute but a slight menace as compared with the highly efficient organizations that flourish upon Mars. Here assassination is a profession; kidnaping, a fine art. Each has its guild, its laws, its customs, and its code of ethics; and so widespread are their ramifications that they seem inextricably interwoven into the entire social and political life of the planet.
For years I have been seeking to extirpate this noxious system, but the job has seemed a thankless and hopeless one. Entrenched behind age-old ramparts of habit and tradition, they occupy a position in the public consciousness that has cast a certain glamour of romance and honor upon them.
The kidnappers are not in such good odor, but among the more notorious assassins are men who hold much the same position in the esteem of the masses as do your great heroes of the prize ring and the baseball diamond.
Furthermore, in the war that I was waging upon them, I was also handicapped by the fact that I must fight almost alone, as even those of the red men of Mars who felt as I did upon the subject also believed that to take sides with me against the assassins would prove but another means for committing suicide. Yet I know that even this would not have deterred them, had they felt that there was any hope of eventual success.
That I had for so long escaped the keen blade of the assassin seemed little less than a miracle to them, and I presume that only my extreme self-confidence in my ability to take care of myself prevented me from holding the same view.
Dejah Thoris and my son, Carthoris, often counseled me to abandon the fight; but all my life I have been loath to admit defeat, nor ever have I willingly abandoned the chance for a good fight.
Certain types of killings upon Mars are punishable by death, and most of the killings of the assassins fell in such categories. So far, this was the only weapon that I had been able to use against them, and then not always successfully, for it was usually difficult to prove their crime, since even eyewitnesses feared to testify against them.
But I had gradually evolved and organized another means of combating them. This consisted of a secret organization of super-assassins. In other words, I had elected to fight the devil with fire.
When an assassination was reported, my organization acted in the role of detective to ferret out the murderer. Then it acted as judge and jury and eventually as executioner. Its every move was made in secret, but over the heart of each of its victims an "X" was cut with the sharp point of a dagger.
We usually struck quickly, if we could strike at all; and soon the public and the assassins learned to connect that "X" over the heart as the mark of the hand of justice falling upon the guilty; and I know that in a number of the larger cities of Helium we greatly reduced the death rate by assassination. Otherwise, however, we seemed as far from our goal as when we first started.
Our poorest results had been gained in Zodanga; and the assassins of that city openly boasted that they were too smart for me, for although they did not know positively, they guessed that the X's upon the breasts of their dead comrades were made by an organization headed by me.
I hope that I have not bored you with this exposition of these dry facts, but it seemed necessary to me that I do so as an introduction to the adventures that befell me, taking me to a strange world in an effort to thwart the malign forces that had brought tragedy into my life.
In my fight against the assassins of Barsoom, I had never been able to enlist many agents to serve in Zodanga; and those stationed there worked only in a half-hearted manner, so that our enemies had good reason to taunt us with our failure.
To say that such a condition annoyed me would be putting it mildly; and so I decided to go in person to Zodanga, not only for the purpose of making a thorough investigation, but to give the Zodangan assassins a lesson that would cause them to laugh out of the other side of their mouths.
I decided to go secretly and in disguise, for I knew that if I were to go there as John Carter, Warlord of Mars, I could learn nothing more than I already knew.
Disguise for me is a relatively simple matter. My white skin and black hair have made me a marked man upon Mars, where only the auburn-haired Lotharians and the totally bald Therns have skin as light colored as mine.
Although I had every confidence in the loyalty of my retainers, one never knows when a spy may insinuate himself into the most carefully selected organization.
For this reason, I kept my plans and preparations secret from even the most trusted members of my entourage.
In the hangars on the roof of my palace are fliers of various models, and I selected from among them a one-arm scout flier from which I surreptitiously removed the insignia of my house. Finding a pretext to send the hangar guard away for a short time early one evening, I smuggled aboard the flier those articles that I needed to insure a satisfactory disguise. In addition to a red pigment for my own skin and paints for the body of the flier, I included a complete set of Zodangan harness, metal, and weapons.


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Size: Avocado {4.6″ long}
Gender: We don't know yet, but we will find out on January 20th!
Baby Names?: We've narrowed it down to 1 name for each gender. So as soon as we find out whether Peanut is a boy or a girl we will have a name picked out {but that doesn't mean the name is set in stone- still subject to change}
Cravings: Chick-fil-A & white chocolate hot cocoa
Aversions: Guacamole, Salsa, and leftovers
Symptoms: My back aches have gotten almost unbearable, but I'm still getting through it. I've been working a lot lately so that's been taxing on my body along with the toll pregnancy has taken. I had some heartburn on and off but it has gone away.
Maternity Clothes: Still stretching my wardrobe {literally} & it's been working out so far. I've come to the conclusion that I need maternity jeans. My jeans are no longer comfortable.
Wedding Ring On or Off?: On. I finally have my wedding band back! My fingers get really swollen in the morning so I have to remember not to fall asleep with my ring on.
Best Moment of the Week: At the beginning of the week we went to the doctor and heard Peanut's heartbeat again. This time I recorded so I can listen to it whenever I want. It's a very comforting sound.
Worst Moment of the Week: No specific moment, but the moments when my leg tingles and falls asleep because Peanut is sitting on the nerve that connects to my leg. It's just really uncomfortable.
Looking Forward To: Christmas! I can't wait until Christmas!
Nausea/Sickness: No nausea lately unless I'm walking around for a really long time or don't eat ever couple of hours.
Sleep: Sleep is getting better! It's still not easy for me to sleep at night but I only wake up once at night now and that's been nice. I still need around 10 hours of sleep.
I'll be honest…I've been really self conscious lately about how "big" I am. You can definitely tell I'm pregnant, but I haven't left that stage between looking "chubby" and looking pregnant yet so I just feel…bleh. Instead of just having a baby bump, my entire stomach has just expanded like crazy. I keep getting reassured that everyone is different and all that but I'm only human {and a woman} so I have my moments where I compare myself to others and can't believe that I look so…different. {And it doesn't help when someone who is further along says, "Wow…you're only a couple weeks behind me and you are way bigger than I am." Um…not helpful!} Anyways, sometimes I just need to vent and Kurt does his absolute best to reassure me that I look normal and just fine. But I shouldn't complain- I'm growing my family and expecting the cutest baby of 2015. No matter what, I just would like a healthy baby and I have just that.
Things are exciting {and overwhelming} and we can't wait to learn and grow more together. It'll be our last Christmas without any children! I can't believe it!
Thanks for everyone who has been there for Kurt and me during these last couple of weeks.
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David Gbenda is Cincos Next Star
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David Gbenda isn't your average high school linebacker, before the season even started David is winning awards. At the start of school David was recognized for being on the UIL Preseason High School Team. David was honored with this award on August 16th by his coaches and Mr.Cross...
Tigers Prevail in Wild Cat Tussle
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September 26, 2017
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Last Friday night Cinco and Katy High School had the school annual Friday Night Lights showdown. Cinco was never able to produce any points through out the first half but the defense stayed strong and stopped the Tigers to 14 points. In the second half it was all Katy with a final score of 30-0 Katy. &nbs...
Football squad leaves lasting legacy on Cougar spirit
Jenny Jiang, staff writer
December 12, 2016
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Three interceptions and two fumbles were too much to overcome for a Cougar squad in the 6A Division II Semi-finals Saturday night in San Antonio's Alamodome. Cibolo Steele capitalized with three TDs in three minutes just before half to take control 28-0 heading into the locker room and cruised...
Cougars claim Region III title, advance to State Final Four
December 5, 2016
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The CRHS defense forced three turnovers while special teams blocked a punt and returned a kick-off 73 yards helping the Cougars claim a Region III title with a 34-17 win over Cy-Ridge Saturday at TDECU Stadium. While the defense stymied a talented Ram offense holding them to 199 yards for the game,...
Varsity football plays at round four of state playoffs
Joanne Chavali, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 3, 2016
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Varsity plays round four of playoffs today at one o'clock at the University of Houston stadium against Cy-Ridge.
Cougar Victory at Homecoming Game
Brynne Herzfeld, Voice Editor
October 26, 2016
Homecoming weekend started strong with a 28-17 Cougar victory against Seven Lakes on Friday, Oct. 21, giving Cinco a 5-3 season record. Junior quarterback Brant Kuithe secured two Cougar touchdowns in the first quarter, putting Cinco in the lead 14-0 with the extra points kicked by senior Brandon Contre...
Cinco drops district opener
Brynne Herzfeld, Voice Editor
September 22, 2016
Despite the Cougars' effort, district rival Katy defeated Cinco 45-7 on Friday, Sept.16; however, Cinco's state rank rose by seven places and the team sits at second place in the district standings. Back on the field, neither team scored until the second quarter, when Katy racked up three TDs t...
Cinco Defeats Memorial 51-0
Brynne Herzfeld, Voice Editor
September 14, 2016
Wide receiver Greg Williams ran 56 yards to score the first touchdown for the Cougars in a decisive 51-0 victory against Memorial on Thursday, September 8. As Cinco pushed against the Memorial defense, running back Ethan Cook scored a1-yard touchdown. Kicker Brandon Contreras scored a 25-yard field goal, en...
Varsity FB Starts New Season 1-1
Brynne Herzfeld, Voice Editor
September 3, 2016
Cinco began the 2016 season with a 42-35 loss against Cy Ranch on Friday, August 26. Safety and captain Ben Mathiasmeier scored the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter for Cinco, but Cy-Ranch quickly followed suit and ended the first quarter with a 7-7 tie. Cy-Ranch opened the second qua...
Bellaire Cardinals upset Cinco Ranch 35-31
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November 15, 2015
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Loss to Katy finishes regular season
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November 7, 2015
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Regular season district play ended on a slightly solemn note Saturday when Cinco's undefeated streak came to an end following a 24-0 loss to Katy. The loss broke the district tie for first place, leaving the Tigers with the district title and the Cougars as runner-up. Cinco held Katy from scoring until near the ...
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November 3, 2015
After battling a soggy field, turnovers and slow start, the Cougar football squad cruised away from a scrappy Strake Jesuit team en route to a 37-13 win Saturday at Rhodes Stadium. The win keeps Cinco's regular season record perfect at 9-0 and sets up the perennial match-up with the Katy Tigers for...


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For a long time, I've known my something borrowed was going to be my maternal grandmother's pearls. My mum's mum died when Mum was a teenager, so I never got to meet her. Mum suggested I could borrow her pearls (which Mum inherited) to wear with the dress. She was adamant they shouldn't be my something old because I'll be giving them back.
So I was thinking about other jewellery to wear with my dress; specifically I've been looking at earrings. I suddenly had a thought and sent my aunt a text to see whether she had any of my granny (my Dad's mum)'s jewellery. Granny died when I was 5 and I wanted to have something of both of my grandmothers with me on the day.
My aunt came for lunch yesterday and brought 3 sets of pearl earrings with her – I've got to choose which I'd like. Then she told me that whichever ones I decide to wear she wants me to keep because Granny would have wanted me to.
I have to admit, there were some tears!
All of my somethings are:
Old – Granny's pearl earrings
New – Hair combs
Borrowed – Mum's mum's pearls
Blue – a charm on my bracelet, given to me by Mr CL about 9 or 10 years ago
Plus a silver sixpence in my shoe, given to me by my dad
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An NYPD detective nicknamed "Superman" by his fellow cops was one of six US troops killed Monday in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, where he was serving in the Air National Guard.
Detective Joseph Lemm, 45, of the Bronx Warrant Squad was killed when a bomb-laden Taliban assassin on a motorcycle targeted a joint American-Afghan patrol near a major US air base.
"Earlier today, we lost one of our Finest in a suicide bombing in Bagram, Afghanistan," Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Monday night. "Detective Joseph Lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive for: putting his country and city first."
Lemm, a staff sergeant in the Guard, was nominated for a Post Liberty Medal in 2006 after he chased down a teen who had stabbed another youth.
He started out at the 48th Precinct and then moved to the Bronx Warrant Squad about five years ago.
Lemm, who lived in West Harrison in Westchester, County leaves behind a wife, Christine, and two children: a 17-year-old daughter, Brook, and 4-year-old son, Ryan.
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The New York Theater Ballet's Signatures series juxtaposes old and new. Usually the vintage stuff — forgotten or rarely performed works by master choreographers — is best, but sometimes, as in the program performed on Friday at Gould Hall, the balance is more even.
First came the old. The early Merce Cunningham dance "Septet" (1953) is a smart choice for a chamber ballet troupe. The independence of dance from music in most Cunningham works can confuse the uninitiated, but this choreography corresponds closely to the Erik Satie score.
And the work's simultaneous adoption and tweaking of ballet conventions provide these dancers with a bridge to Cunningham style. If Amanda Garrett's pleasing mystique in the Carolyn Brown role wasn't what you would expect from a Cunningham dancer, it didn't mar an otherwise lucid rendering of an important Cunningham dance.
By contrast, Elena Zahlmann's clean performance of James Waring's piece "An Eccentric Beauty Revisited" (1972) failed to justify the work's revival. This solo, also set to Satie, uses coquettish inflection to conjure a music-hall dancer. But the attitude behind the costume (alluding to a Nijinsky role), the purposeful mistakes and the handyman walk-on were unclear. Was this parody? Camp nostalgia?
Mr. Waring, an eccentric artist nearly forgotten, was an influential figure. It was disappointing that New York Theater Ballet — led by Diana Byer, a former member of Mr. Waring's company — didn't reveal why.
José Limón's "Moor's Pavane" (1949) requires no special pleading. Though it isn't performed nearly as often as it used to be, Limón's compression of the Othello story into a Baroque dance still looks like a masterpiece. And this cast approximated the weight and tension of Limón style enough for the drama to come through in the steps.Continue reading the main story
Of the three new works, Richard Alston's "Rugged Flourish" (2011), scheduled last, was the most accomplished and absorbing. The suggestion of faun and nymphs in its setup of one man (the wonderfully expansive Steven Melendez) among six women is only one of several connections between this dance and "Septet." Mr. Alston studied with Cunningham, and bookending the show with those two choreographers was indicative of the generally thoughtful programming.
Before that, Gemma Bond's premiere, "Run Loose," was a quick trifle in which two young lovers did pretty much what the title says. But "City Scenes," which Antonia Franceschi made for the British troupe Ballet Black in 2009, was a surprise.
Ms. Franceschi danced with New York City Ballet in the 1980s and has been living in England since 1995. Choreographed to Allen Shawn's "Childhood Scenes," her "City Scenes" is more childlike than urban and too cutesy in spots. There are echoes of Balanchine all through it, but if the dance is imitative, it also demonstrates lessons well learned, particularly concerning musically responsive structuring. We should see more of Ms. Franceschi's work.
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Chick-fil-A Bowl Lets Fans "Rivalize" each other with new Web Tool
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ATLANTA (Dec. 21, 2012) – If you're a Clemson or LSU fan – or a fan of any other ACC or SEC team – and have a friend on the other side of a rivalry, look out. You might just get "Rivalized" in social media.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl today rolled out its new Rivalizer web tool at www.Chick-fil-ABowl.com/Rivalizer.
Fans can upload a photo of a "friend" and then "enhance" that photo with all manner of team gear – from the opposing school, of course – and then share the new and improved photo through Facebook, Twitter and e-mail.
The fun and addictive Rivalizer can be used on any computer, tablet or mobile device. Rivals from any ACC or SEC school can Rivalize their friends – dressing their photos up with the opposing team's helmet, hat, t-shirt, logo, pennant or even the foam finger of their rival school. The combinations are endless and fans can Rivalize as many friends as they like, as many times as they like.
Well-known LSU fan Shaquille O'Neal and Clemson alum Nancy O'Dell, after being Rivalized.
Chick-fil-A Bowl Releases App 2.0
For fans looking for a mobile Bowl Week companion, version 2.0 of the Chick-fil-A Bowl App is a free and comprehensive guide to all things Chick-fil-A Bowl. The enhanced app serves as a one-stop shop for fans, featuring information on all of the Chick-fil-A Bowl events, local attractions, hotels, restaurants and bowl history. Additional features include updated Bowl Week photos and video content, access to the Bowl's social media platforms and live in-game statistics.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl App is a free download and is available now on iTunes and in Google Play.
Ongoing activities in the Bowl's digital platforms include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Backstage video series, a mobile website and a newly launched YouTube channel.
For more information on the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl, visit www.chick-fil-ABowl.com.


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