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Discussion in 'Xbox Lobby' started by mildeweydog, Sep 10, 2013.
I need to follow you. I enjoy your posts!
Why pollute this forum or any forum with that trash.
Go post over there, but then again, we know you are one of his moronic sheep.
but but but, i'm open minded. Your open mindedness makes you look like a sheep and a moron.
I actually like the topic of discussion over there and would like to take part but it seems as if you arent agreeing with them your posts dont get allowed by MisterX I am still waiting approval on multiple posts. I wouldnt have a problem with anything on there if he allowed more open discussion and didnt just block everything that wasnt fitting in with their point of view...How can you have a good discussion about putting the pieces of the puzzle together if no one from an opposing view is allowed to post.
Edit: That would be like saying violent video games make people do violent things and then not allowing someone from an opposing view to express their thoughts on the subject...All you get is a biased one sided piece of the information.
Anything xbox related can be discussed here. Don't be so pissy.
they are hypocrites. They get butt ass hurt that they are criticized in every tech/gaming forum, but then they are assholes that block anybody that doesn't 100% agree with them and don't allow anybody to post if it's not 100% in line with their beliefs.
It makes sheep like operation that much funnier because he gets butt hurt that people criticize the morons over there, but then they all hide over there from anybody that brings a counter argument. Not very much confident in their "beliefs" if they can't handle the heat.
Sign up for a free Live Journal account and post with that, because they get auto-approved.
And again, to everyone else. How can you get so upset with a guy who posts on his own personal blog? He never brings his posts elsewhere. He doesn't invite you to come read his blog. He doesn't force you to read or believe anything on his blog. I can't believe so many people are attacking the guy for having his own blog where he posts whatever he wants. It's like going into someone's house and getting upset about the way they decorate.
99.9% of the stuff posted from those guys isn't related to the xbox.
most of the time it's them sticking their arm as far up their asses as they can, chucking it at a wall, and seeing what sticks.
I used my Google + account...Didnt know it was auto approved to post if you have a live journal account I might just do that in a little bit.
And yet, you are so extremely interested in it that you keep reading the blog and posting about it.
I'm not concerned with what you think of me, as I place little value on your intellect or opinions. (You have written nothing compelling to get my attention.) Moreover based on your insults, you appear to be a jerk.
Once again I urge you to spare your sensitive feelings and to read the thread title before entering.
There is a difference between open mindedness and just being naive. There are no "puzzles" there is no " secret sauce", just like there wasn't a dgpu. The specs that have already been discussed are largely in line with what the developers have been saying. So how could there be some super secret component to this console? The only thing that could happen at this point is Ms announcing the X1 has one of Amd's new gpus in it, and that's not likely. The xbox is 500$, the new gpus alone would probably cost close to that much. So yea, if the X1 was 800-1000$ I would say maybe, but its not. This console comes out in a little more than 2 months, so I say we quit tech talking and fantasizing about what the xbox could be, and just enjoy the console for what it is now. If people can't do that then maybe they don't need one at all.
Nobody gives a $#!+ if you think we are naive or crazy or whatever. It's just intelligent speculation and discussion, based on facts. It might be wrong, it might be right - we'll find out. But people with open and curious minds like to talk about things sometimes. It's impossible in the more well known forums because of an endless stream of insecure trolls.
Ok so I converted G+ into live journal acct posted my same comment and got the same message as always
I didn't once call you or anyone else naive, and I didn't even say the word crazy I just said there is a difference between open-mindedness and naivety, but yea I'm insecure and a troll... okay. You know, I'm starting to believe that you are just tossing this word "open mind" around without even the slightest clue as to what it means. You say you have an open mind...yet you get all huffy and defensive whenever someone presents an opinion, or makes a statement you don't like. Does that sound open minded to you? I don't think so, but go ahead in your typical fashion and take my words out of context and say I called you stupid or ignorant, or whatever other insult you can make up.
I dont know if I would call whats going on over there intelligent speculation...Speculation sure but intelligent not so much....Now the people over there some anyways seem to be very smart and know what they are talking about in terms of how tech works but the fact that they think Xbox One is going to be a 4+ TFLOP monster for $500 puts them out of the intelligent speculation realm.
Edit: If MS was charging $999.99 for the console I might be able to get on board with some of their thoughts but even then MS would be losing money....The GPU capabilities they are talking about the thing having are similar to $700-$1000 Cards I mean come on.
You clear implied naivety for followers of misterxmedia's blog. So yeah.
It's a cool blog populated by smart people that like to speculate and stretch their brains. If it's wrong, it's wrong. But it's compelling because it's not based on BS logic. It's trying to make sense of the various teases about X1 real power we've had from MS. (And there have been several such teases.)
If it turns out MS was lying and spreading FUD to confuse gamers, well, that will be a huge mistake for them. But I find it highly unlikely that a smart company like MS would act so desperately stupid.
But I can give you good news - if there is no secret sauce, and if the X1 really is significantly underperforming compared to PS4, I will voluntarily permanently ban myself from all video-gaming related internet forums.
Why is it so important to you that the xbox is more powerful? If it is, it is, that doesn't change the great games MS has shown. If you are really so concerned about power, then maybe pc is the best way for you. You can get a pc for a little more than both consoles, and blows them to high hell and back in terms of raw power. You can play pc games on your tv with an xbox controller, so there is no difference between them other than games. Why all this fuss over some numbers? The console is innovative and has tons of amazing features that I can't wait to experience, and I could care less about the flops the ps4 can put out. Sony can keep their slightly more powerful console, if it means I get the better overall experience. Not only that, but I will have both consoles eventually, I just prefer xbox, so this whole power argument is pointless to me. I just post on these threads, to try and make others understand that power isn't everything. Thats something I would love to tell the people over on the misterx blog, but they would probably just tell me I'm a troll and to gtfo.
Well, like any gamer I want the most power possible from my console. Of course I'll take what I can, but why not hope for something great? To which you can say that I just engaging in wishful thinking.
Fine, but I give myself more credit. The clues MS dropped can't be ignored, unless (like on neo***) you are just satisfied to dismiss everything MS says as lies. That's not a credible explanation to me, as it is not realistic.
So I give MS the benefit of the doubt. They hinted that their console is stronger and said that raw numbers for components are misleading. The implication is that they've done some really cool things design-wise that will create incredible results. Okay, I'm intrigued.
And since MS isn't saying anything concrete yet, misterx's blog is the place to go for creative speculation. And it's fascinating to read, because it's speculation based in logic. If it was just BS ranting, it wouldn't have gained so much sustained traction and attention.
If it ends up as nothing, I'll admit it. If not, I'll enjoy the hell out of watching neo*** burn.
Didn't they pay 3 billion for R&D for the AMD chip? Isn't possible then to assume MS would get the chips cheaper than usual. And since they customized it so deeply, they could let AMD use what they designed in their chips as well. Seems possible.
See, that's the problem. It's not intelligent speculation. It's ridiculous speculation that defies physics, economics, and actual statements and information released by Microsoft. Go have fun there, but don't try to pretend it's rational, intelligent discussion, and that by engaging in nonsense-speak you are somehow encouraging open debate. I could get a bunch of people together to talk about how chimpanzees founded the Roman Empire. And people would rightfully laugh at me, because it flies in the face of all evidence. These discussions about "secret hardware" have the same level of intelligence and factual backing. "Open debate" does not mean one has a free pass to talk complete and utter nonsense without risking ridicule.
It's not 3 billion just for r&d. It's $3 billion for the entire contract. Meaning r&d and purchase of each individual chip.
I guess I don't live in fear of provoking ridicule, so I am open to intriguing ideas. I disagree that the blog is nonsensical. It might end up being wrong, but it's in no way nonsense. The logic is smart and sound there. I am smart enough to recognize bullshit. MS certainly has surprises in store.
Why not go and compile all these "clues" MS left and post them here?
stacking 8 PowerPC cores, a second gpu and gddr5 ontop of 8 modified jaguar cores, a gpu and esram is not smart nor sound logic. It's quite fcking stupid logic.
There being 3 different socs with each soc having it's own cpu and gpu is not smart nor sound logic.
26tflop console, not smart or sound logic.
Lot's of smart and sound logic there....
Not a bad idea. Give me a little time.
oh it's on!
all that secret sauce 26 tflop 3 gpus bla bla bla, and ryse can't even run natively at 1080p lmao.
Um, he and mistercteam were banned half a year ago from Semiaccurate forums for good reason.
Let me get their offending posts.
You mean the game that used to be a kinect game? The one that many many many people are calling the best looking game of next gen? That game?
Go home troll you failed.
Here enjoy some misterxmedia and mistercteam lies and stupidity from semiaccurates before they were banned
edit: Mistercteams ban has recently been lifted. Unfortunately mistercteam's posts were all deleted. You'll have to find archived versions of mistercteams posts floating around.
This is a stalker-like obsession, dude.
Wow his new blog post is amazing. His "insider" is back tracking left and right.
Looks like you check it every day. They've been telling us wait until the end of the month. Not much longer to go. Death or glory awaits the x.
Aren't you supposed to be collecting the "clues" MS left about their system?
I already have them. Are you nervous about something?
wait, you think the xbox1 is going to be 26tlfops or 5 tflops or whatever number, that must be higher then the ps4, those morons believe?
What the hell are you talking about? O wait your a troll carry on and be an idiot.
Show them off then.
Like I said before it would be great if true but so far it is not looking that way.
This. I want to believe that there is something more to the Xbox One's architecture, and likely there is. But all the backtracking and OH WAIT, MAYBE IT'S THIS pontificating that the guys on MisterX's blog are doing isn't helping anything. I know they mean well, but at this point, they're setting themselves up for disaster.
Why? It's been said for some time now to wait until the end of this month for reveals. If it doesn't happen, it's MS who is set up for disaster, not misterx. Let's just wait and see.
So you have not done shit. And your full of shit.
Moving on.
Mr.X has now more or less back tracked or changed what his insider has said every time. Wonder what his next little flip flop will be.
Yes, I am a troll because I do not believe the bs misterxmedia/mistercteam try to pass too people....
Why not look around? I am one of the biggest people calling him on bullshit.
then why the fuck are you calling me a troll then lmao.
Because your trying to start shit thats not needed. To many threads have been closed because people like you trying to compare the systems or blow stuff like Ryse out of per portion.
If the shit he spewed was true, there would be no reason for Ryse not being able to have the graphics, resolution and the framerate. It's not blowing anything out of proportion other then showing how much bullshit comes from that blog.
Wow, you really are a hostile ass. Insider has been consistently clear - wait until September 30. Don't see what's so hard for you to understand about it.
See, this is exactly why this kind of nonsense is worse than useless, it's harmful. MS isn't set up for any disaster. They have a fine system based on everything we know. There are no mystery clues, there is no big reveal, Sep 30 will hold no new information. And THAT SHOULD BE FINE, AND ENOUGH! People trying to pretend there is some glorious revelation waiting for them will be disappointed, and they shouldn't be, because they shouldn't have had ridiculously unrealistic and moronic expectations like that in the first place. Expectations fueled by people like you spouting nonsense and acting like saying the sky is orange means you have an open mind.
Actually you're wrong. There are mystery clues such as to what the 16 co processors do. They never revealed at HotChips. And it's Sept 26th, during Phil Harrisons conference at Eurogamer most likely. They day after AMD reveals their new chip. Just sayin'


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Must go faster, MUST GO FASTER!
Any commuter will tell you that mornings suck. Usually you drag yourself out of bed, get dressed, and go to work for yet another lovely day. But some mornings don't go exactly as planned - especially when the alarm clock fails to go off. So you jump into your car and jam on the gas, only to get trapped behind some old lady in a Gremlin doing 50 in the fast lane. You stare at the back end of her smoking tailpipe and realize that, contrary to her license plate frame, happiness is not being retired. Happiness is an empty lane with a car that can do 190 mph. You'd definitely rather be driving an F1.
If you're tired of racing toy cars and the thought of an oval just makes you queasy, then make sure to check out Electronic Arts' F1 2001. Officially licensed by the FIA Formula One Championship, F1 2001 features all the tracks, teams, and drivers of real F1 racing. As F1 games go, it's not half bad and still leaves plenty of room for casual racing fans to get in on the action.
Single player gameplay modes are straightforward enough. To start with, you can choose between Quick Race or Challenge mode. Quick Race lets you take a spin around the track and Challenge functions like Gran Turismo's license test. The downside is that you won't be able to compete in any of the five Grand Prix modes until a certain number of the Challenges are completed. It's definitely a bummer if you want to get started on the season right away, but at least the Challenges won't take very long to complete.
In a surprising turn of events, some of the extra single player modes are pretty cool. One of them, called Teammate Challenge, is vaguely reminiscent of Super Monaco GP (my favorite F1 game) for the Genesis, where you get to compete with rivals for a spot on better teams. It's not as deep as Monaco, but it's still a nice addition. There's also a Custom Championship mode that will let you set up your own Championship season.
F1 2001's multiplayer modes offer more than just a head to head matchup. Racers are also treated to a Tag Team and Last Man Standing mode. Each of these extra modes is pretty simple and none of them will knock you socks off, but it's nice that EA decided to do a little more than just 1 on 1.
Controlling the F1 cars is a pretty interesting prospect for anyone unfamiliar with F1 games. Both arcade and simulation styles are offered, and frankly, both are pretty squirrelly. Arcade control will give you much better handling and leeway with the track, but driving the car still feels much more clunky than it should. Sim handling is for those hardcore fans that want a more realistic experience. With this style, you'll need to watch your cornering and acceleration more closely, but again, the control doesn't feel as smooth as it should.
One of the great things about F1 2001 is its choice of options. Play with traction control, ABS, weather conditions, damage and more in the handy options screen. You'll even be able to turn on the FIA rules or try your hand at interactive pit stops. I love choices.
Another thing I love about the game is the amount of detail. Hop into the cockpit view and you'll see your 'hands' actually changing gears. Race in the rain and watch the water effects screw with your vision. Check out the pit crew as they go through the motions to get you back in the race. They'll even talk to you over the pit to driver radio, keeping you up to date on what's going on in the race.
The graphics in F1 2001 aren't as good as I'd hoped. The overall color palette is washed out and the cars look really plain. The textures are boring and unconvincing. On the other hand, you've got nice helmet/car reflections and smooth replays, but the overall style and look isn't very impressive. At least the framerate is solid.
Most of the sound effects are fine, but the main engine noise sounds too high pitched. It sounds more like you're driving a high-end Hoover than a sleek F1.
Another slight problem the game suffers from is the camera. Even though there are four choices (nose, cockpit, helmet and rear), none feel completely comfortable. The nose cam has always been a bad idea, the cockpit and helmet cams are limiting, and the rear cam sits too close to the car's back end. A definite bummer, but at least you can work with it.
While F1 2001 doesn't have quite the sim feel that some hardcore F1 fans are after, it does cover enough bases to provide decent entertainment for all racing fans. Lots of options, some cool details and plenty of modes make up one solid racing game.

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John Thompson's short life began in misfortune and ended in tragedy.
The 2-year-old, who was pulled from a burning house in Harrisburg Feb. 10, was pronounced dead Saturday after physicians determined the child had no brain activity, family members said.
He was pronounced dead at 2:51 p.m. at Children's Hospital of Georgia, according to Richmond County Deputy Coroner Johnny McDonald.
The boy's 21-year-old mother, Lateia Thompson, said she had decided to let her son be an organ donor. Funeral plans were on hold until after that process had been completed. She said the decision was difficult, but she wanted some good to come from her son's death.
"I wanted to be able to save a baby or two if I could," said Thompson, who was waiting with a group of family members at the hospital Saturday afternoon. "I know if it was the reverse situation, I would want someone to help my baby."
Her son was born on a chilly day in January 2011. By then his father, John E. Howard Jr., had been dead almost six months, she said.
She had met Howard in August 2009. She was 17 and he was 19. A year later, Thompson was facing pregnancy alone. Howard was shot Aug. 20, 2010, by Superior Court Judge Carlisle Overstreet during an early morning burglary at the judge's home on Cumming Road.
Thompson said she knows Howard had a criminal record, but he was also working two jobs and taking college courses at the time of his death. She had hoped he could get his life in order.
"He did everything for me," she said. "I wondered, how am I going to do it without him?"
She also wondered what she would say to her son when he was old enough to understand. She wishes that was still her greatest worry.
Even without his father in the picture, Thompson said, Howard's family was still connected to his life. He was even learning to speak some Spanish from his paternal grandmother, who is Panamanian, she said.
Thompson said she struggled as a single mother living in public housing for a while until she was taken into the Harrisburg home of Sandra Cato last year. She has been dating Cato's grandson, Michael Rowell, and was working part time, doing customer service and taking courses at the University of Phoenix, she said.
Thompson said most days she would work and go to school while her son stayed with a baby sitter across the street.
Evenings were a regular ritual of eating, "watching SpongeBob a million times" and a bath.
"I would sing him his bedtime songs," she said, which included the Sura Al-Fatiha, the opening verse of the Quran. "Then he would put his teddy bear to sleep and he would go to sleep."
Thompson said Feb. 10 had been a day of relaxation and play for the family. They spent some time at the park and with neighbors in the Harrisburg neighborhood before eating and watching a Batman movie at home. They had to go out at 7:45 p.m. to take her boyfriend to his mother's place of work, she said. They would have ordinarily taken John along, but she said the boy was already asleep.
"That was the first time he fell asleep that early," she said.
Rather than waking a sleeping baby, they left the boy in the front bedroom and asked a Cato relative, Bill Herrin, to keep an eye on him.
"He said, 'Leave my door open and I'll listen for him,' " Thompson said.
The group, which included Thompson, Rowell and Sandra Cato, was gone a little more than 30 minutes and was on the way back when Cato got a call that the house was on fire.
Thompson said they turned the corner onto Carr Street and saw the blaze. She jumped out to look for her son.
"John wasn't outside. He was in the house," she said. "I tried to go in but somebody stopped me."
Thompson said she watched as firefighters broke their way into the bedroom through a window and pulled her little boy out of the billowing black smoke. He was handed to another firefighter and rushed to an ambulance.
"I saw John's lifeless body," she said. "That is something I never, ever wanted to see."
The official cause of death was lack of oxygen to the brain and smoke inhalation. He also suffered second-degree burns to his face, arms and legs, McDonald said.
He said Richmond County fire investigators are still working to complete their investigation into the fatal blaze. Family and fire officials agree, however, the fire appeared to have started on the kitchen stove where someone had been cooking with hot oil.
C.A. Reid Sr. Memorial Funeral Home will be handling arrangements, according to family friend James Cato. A funeral date had not been set Sunday evening.
"A family member has donated a plot because the mother doesn't have any money," Cato said.
Family members said anyone who would like to help with the costs of the funeral can contact the funeral home.
Thompson said the past week has been a blur of hospital visits, talking with authorities and trying to come to grips with what has happened to her son.
"All of this doesn't seem real," she said, in a calm, almost cheerful, tone. She has been trying not to cry because of something her mother, Lateia Hyman, told her when she was younger.
"She always said that when someone dies, if you cry over them it tortures their soul," she said. "John didn't like to see me hurting. I don't want to cause him any more pain."


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S.I. predicts Giants to capture NL pennant
So, I guess I need to restart my subscription to Sports Illustrated
The venerated sports magazine predicts the San Francisco Giants to return to the World Series in 2012.
SI says the Giants will win the NL West with a 90-72 record, two games ahead of the Diamondbacks and seven games ahead of the Dodgers.
Then it's off to the playoffs, where the Diamondbacks beat the Marlins in the one-game wild-card playoff.
The Giants beat the Reds in the division series, then advanced to beat the Phillies in the NLCS.
The Giants, SI says, will face the Angels in the World Series on the 10-year anniversary of the teams' last meeting in the Fall Classic.
SI then predicts another Angels victory.
The prediction of the Angels to win the AL pennant is a sensible one. The Angels spent millions in the offseason adding players like Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson.
The Giants, meanwhile, spent millions in the offseason … to make sure Aaron Rowand is NOT on the team. Addition by subtraction.
Well, whatever the logic, we like SI's prediction, except we'll take exception to the opponent.
The Giants have faced a different AL West team in each of the past three trips to the World Series — the A's, the Angels and the Rangers.
So according for form, the Giants' next World Series foe should be the Mariners.
And if it is Seattle, the Mariners don't stand a chance against the Giants' potent offense — at least potent when compared the Mariners' offense.
But, hey, pitching wins championships, right?


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XBee/Uart/Robot Test
This is a demo of the XBee connected to the atmega8 micro sending data back to the Laptop. The code is being flashed/programmed by the USB connected AVRISP MKII ISP Programmer, connected to the micro board.
All the code does is continuously send a counter value back from the micro to the Laptop. This is an example of how I would be monitoring data back from the robot, such as Odometry, various Status messages, etc.
Another capability of the Xbee/Zigbee devices is that they have their own I/O pins which may toggled to add more I/O functionality to the robot.
There's more exciting things to come…so please stay tuned for more…
BTW: This is Pakistani music in the background…Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – yeh jo halka halka saroor ha. Please Enjoy!


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|Heroes and Heartbreakers June 2014 Shopping List!
|Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/SfR


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contest winners...
Lyndsay Seeny and R.K. Mosser
Lyndsay Seeny is the teen winner of the Oakwood Centennial Short Story Contest co-sponsored by The Oakwood Register and Wright Memorial Public Library. Her story "Paws for a Moment to Ponder" is featured today. She is a junior at Oakwood High School who enjoys reading, traveling, and music. Centennial activities at Wright Library are sponsored by generous contributions from Sinclair Community College and the University of Dayton. Following is Seeny's winning entry…
Paws for a Moment to Ponder
by Lyndsay Seeny
It was a beautiful summer day in the city of Oakwood and I decided to take a walk through the community. The emerald trees radiated against the gorgeous blue sky as I strolled the shaded streets. My whiskers flowed in the breeze which whispered sounds of children laughing and playing. I leapt through the twinkling waters of Houk Stream. As I walked towards the Wright Memorial Library, my wet paws left footprints on the cobblestone streets. I passed the library where assiduous students were studying for the coming school year. The children were playing at the playground of Smith School, joyfully and carefree, accepting of anyone who wished to join in their games. I pranced down Shafor Boulevard and saw exhausted runners, their blue and gold uniforms radiated the spirit and determination they felt to represent their community well. I arrived at the high school, and watched teachers coming and going from meetings in preparation for the school year. The passion they felt for teaching such exquisite students was evident; it was clear that they would only settle for the best. I pounced on squirrels as I continued down the street towards the splashing and laughter of children and teenagers spending a sizzling summer day at the rejuvenating pool. I walked by extravagant houses, old and full of memories from countless generations. I meandered through the town and marveled at the paramount concern for a close-knit community in which everyone felt they belonged. I walked by Ashley's Bakery, the sweet smell of pastries tickled my wet nose and I couldn't help but purr. I approached the most enormous house I have ever seen. The white house stood at the top of a monstrous hill, a proud reminder of the two brothers who changed the world. I made my way back to my home and returned to my favorite chair. I peered out the window and reflected on my day in the greatest community a cat could ever ask for.
R. K. Mosser, an Oakwood resident who teaches at the University of Dayton, is the winner of the adult division of the Centennial Short Story Contest co-sponsored by The Oakwood Register and Wright Memorial Public Library. His story "Wisteria" is featured below. Contest judges were Dr. David Lee Garrison and Lucy Perez.
By R.K. Mosser
Grace firmly gripped the rail, and with a steady focus headed down the stairs. At 89, she moved less quickly but with no less resolve than in the past. After a long and dreary Winter, Spring had finally arrived, bringing with it warm days and dazzling azure skies. The brilliance of the day, with its promise of Flowering Plum, Pink Dogwood, and Sweetbay Magnolia in full glory persuaded Grace to leave the house, something she had become less and less willing to do. But what had really convinced her was the large black and white moving van next door. By the time Grace had gotten to the bottom of the stairs, she realized that standing in front of her was a small girl, dressed neatly in a green and plaid skirt, white blouse, and pigtails, neatly tied up with ribbons of green to match the skirt. She caught Grace by surprise.
"Hello. Did I scare you?," the little girl asked.
Grace smiled and said "No, no, no; I'm fine. Are you moving in next door?
The little girl nodded. "I'm Phoebe." She then curtsied, a gesture Grace hadn't seen for years. Grace introduced herself, and discovered that Phoebe was five years old, had just moved here from Georgia, and had no brothers or sisters. Phoebe also admitted, a bit ruefully, that she had been a bit scared to move so far to a new town, where she had no friends.
Grace told her that she thought she could be Phoebe's friend, and asked her if she would like a glass of lemonade, after checking with her parents. Phoebe skipped off to ask permission, and Grace headed back inside, to mix up a batch of lemonade and see if she might be able to find some cookies.
Soon there was a knock on the door; Phoebe had brought her parents with her, and introduced them to Grace. After small talk about Oakwood, the weather, the schools, and the neighborhood, Phoebe's parents both left, evidently having given Grace their seal of approval. Phoebe sat on the porch, and Grace was laughing as she brought out the tray of lemonade and cookies she had managed to locate.
"Miss Grace, is something funny?"
"I was just laughing at your parents; I don't think they were nearly as interested in my views on the weather as they were in seeing if I could be trusted. I guess they decided I could be. Just between you and me, Phoebe, I don't find adults very interesting." Phoebe nodded her head vigorously. "Me neither. I usually don't understand what they're talking about, and if I do, it's really boring."
Grace found Phoebe to be utterly charming, with her north Georgia accent, her very polite but matter of fact way of talking, and her engaging self-confidence. The two spent the rest of the morning talking about things they found considerably more fascinating than what adults discussed: kittens, knock-knock jokes, ice cream, swimming. They discovered that they shared a love of books, and it wasn't until Phoebe's mother called her home for lunch that Grace realized how quickly the time had passed. At Grace's request, Phoebe promised to return the next day.
As good as her word, Phoebe knocked the next morning, and Grace realized she had looked forward to seeing her. After receiving her parents' permission, the two set off for the Wright Library. While Grace didn't move as quickly as she once had, she kept up a steady pace, and the two were soon engrossed in the library's array of adventures, poring over book after book. Phoebe proved to be a good reader, and the hours sped by for them, accompanied by wizards, unicorns, princesses, and the occasional evil Stepmother.
Soon Phoebe and Grace were fast friends, sneaking off to Graeter's for ice cream, Phoebe demonstrating her clumsy but earnest ballet technique, or simply chatting. Grace taught Phoebe how to play two-handed pinochle, and many an afternoon was spent on the porch, sipping a cold drink and playing cards. As the Summer progressed, Phoebe began to make a few new friends in the neighborhood, but she and Grace regarded as inviolable their schedule of lunch every Tuesday and Friday, always followed by an afternoon of reading at the Library. Grace discovered that Phoebe made her feel not just renewed, but gave her a rekindled optimism she feared she had lost. She no longer sat around her empty house, waiting for her prosperous but busy son to find time for her; rather, she could always count on Phoebe to drop by, for an hour or for the day, to liven things up. It had been a glorious Summer, a Summer of friendship, a Summer of Phoebe, when Grace learned again how to be young.
But as Summer turned to Fall, the sky that came with it brought gray clouds and a damp coolness Grace found disagreeable, and Kindergarten for Phoebe. Grace had made the long walk one morning to see Phoebe climb onto the bus that took her to Lange School, but it so exhausted her that she wasn't able to come to the door when Phoebe stopped by afterwards. With Phoebe busy with school and the new friends she made there, Grace saw her less frequently, and as the Autumn chill asserted itself, Grace found herself missing her friend. But one special Friday night, Phoebe was allowed to stay up late, and she and Grace, snuggled under an old quilt, popped corn and watched Shirley Temple movies until they both fell asleep.
Not long after, Grace started to grow weaker, and rarely left the house. Her eyesight began to fail, she felt tired most of the day yet couldn't sleep well at night, and she became much more easily confused than in the past. Her son now visited much more frequently, and had hired an efficient but taciturn live-in nurse to help. But nothing brightened up the day as much as a visit from Phoebe, who came by almost daily to sit with Grace. Phoebe was aware that something had changed, but resolutely continued to read to Grace, to tell her stories from Kindergarten, and to sing her some of the new songs she had been learning there. They rarely talked about the future, but occasionally discussed Phoebe's new friends. It was during one of those visits that Phoebe admitted "Miss Grace, I have some new friends, but I don't know if I'll ever have a best friend like you." Although she frequently had tears in her eyes when returning home, she found the strength to remain upbeat and cheerful when sitting with Grace.
One early November Saturday, the sky was remarkably clear and bright, the brilliant hues of the Fall foliage dazzling in the sunlight. Earlier the nurse had checked on her, and Grace heard her walk quickly to make a phone call. Grace managed with some effort to rise from her bed, and walked slowly over to the window. Looking out across the sun-dappled sugar maples and sweet gums, she saw Phoebe standing in her yard, dressed as she had been when they first met, the green ribbons in her hair reflecting the sunlight. Grace smiled, and raised her hand in a simple wave; Phoebe flashed her own smile and gave a much more vigorous wave. Grace then saw a large black and white vehicle come to a rapid stop in front of the house. She wasn't sure, but thought it might be another moving van, just like the one that had brought her Phoebe. With a contented, quiet smile, Grace moved back to the bed. As she closed her eyes and took a last, silent breath, unaware of the ambulance attendants entering her room, she happily imagined a new best friend for Phoebe having arrived.
Centennial Film Committee seeks memorabilia
The city of Oakwood's Centennial Film Committee is finishing up work on the film, Oakwood: Our Home on the Hill. The committee is still looking for a few key images. We are hoping citizens might have photographs or home videos that would fill some of our gaps.
Below is a list of Oakwood memorabilia we are hoping to find:
• Early images of Harman School known as Oakwood School until 1924. Images of the exterior/interior of the building, images of kids attending this school when it housed grades K-8.
• Images of the Playhouse. Attending kindergarten there or one of the several community events.
• Depression Foreclosure papers for Oakwood homes.
• Images of attending dances/events at East Oakwood Club or YMCA, now OCC.
• Images of Oakwood men/women in WWII uniform or children dressing up and playing WWII games.
• Ration Cards
• Film footage or images of early Oakwood football or field hockey.
• Early images of the football stadium.
• 1920s-1950s film footage of school in Oakwood, playground, graduation, sporting events, etc.
• Images outside the Far Hills Theater and/or Cinema South
• Images/video of Playhouse demolition.
• Images of Far Hills Business District prior to realignment
We would appreciate your help. Please call Harrison Gowdy at 643-4075 or email at email@example.com.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – Real Salt Lake dropped the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup Final on Saturday night, conceding a second-half goal to fall to Seattle Sounders FC 0-1 at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Saturday's game was RSL's final preseason contest. The Claret-and-Cobalt will return to Utah on Sunday to begin preparations for its March 3 MLS regular season opener at defending Supporters' Shield winners San Jose Earthquakes.
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis ran out his first-choice lineup against a reserve-laden Sounders FC side, which played its starters on Friday in a friendly against Mexican side Veracruz.
RSL GK Nick Rimando got the Claret-and-Cobalt out of an early jam with a pair of big stops in the second minute. Seattle MF Lamar Neagle had the first chance, picking up a loose ball just outside the box and rifling a deflected shot toward the bottom-right corner that Rimando parried away with a diving save. Sounders FC FW Sammy Ochoa nearly put away the rebound, slamming a close-range shot toward goal that Rimando deflected off the right post.
Real Salt Lake settled down after Rimando's stellar saves, controlling the play through the midfield and registering a few chances. RSL's first good look came in the 12th minute, when MF Sebastian Velasquez ripped a 20-yard shot off a Seattle player and just over the bar for a corner kick.
RSL FW Alvaro Saborio came inches away from putting RSL ahead in the 17th minute. MF Ned Grabavoy started the move, playing a gorgeous through ball to FW Robbie Findley on the right sideline. Saborio got on the end of Findley's cross at the top of the six-yard-box, but had his powerful header denied by a fingertip save from Seattle GK Marcus Hahnemann.
RSL controlled the rest of the first half, registering half chances in the 20th and 34th minutes before nearly going ahead in the 42nd and 45th. Velasquez created the first chance, running onto a through ball in the left side of the area and hitting a shot to the far post that Hahnemann parried into the center of the box. Saborio looked poised to bury the rebound, but Hahnemann had other ideas, miraculously stopping the Costa Rican international's close-range shot. Findley picked up a second rebound, but couldn't get a shot off.
Saborio nearly scored in the 45th minute. Grabavoy played him in at the top of the box for a 1-v-1 chance with Hahnemann only for Saborio to chip the ball over the bar.
Real Salt Lake made two pre-planned changes at halftime, bringing on MF John Stertzer for Velasquez and FW Joao Plata for Findley. Plata had a chance almost immediately after his introduction, running onto a through ball from DF Kenny Mansally in the left side of the box and chipping a shot inches wide of the far post in the 48th minute.
Seattle made RSL pay for its missed opportunities in the 50th minute, when MF Alex Caskey scored a fine goal to put the Claret-and-Cobalt down 0-1. Caskey collected FW Sammy Ochoa's pass in the right side of the area, pulling a nifty cutback before firing a shot past Rimando from close-range.
Seattle continued attacking after its goal, registering half chances in the 60th, 61st and 72nd minutes. RSL didn't have another good look at goal until the 82nd minute, when Grabavoy got to the endline in the left side of the area and hit a ball that deflected off of a Sounders FC defender and hit the left post.
RSL will return to Salt Lake City on Sunday. The Claret-and-Cobalt will begin preparing early next week for its March 3 2013 MLS regular season opener at the San Jose Earthquakes. RSL will play its second MLS match at D.C. United on March 9 before opening its home schedule at Rio Tinto Stadium against rival Colorado Rapids on March 16.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders FC 0 1 1
Scoring Summary:
SEA – Alex Caskey (Sammy Ochoa) – 50'
Misconduct Summary:
SEA – Ashani Fairclough (Foul) – 66'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Nick Rimando; Kenny Mansally, Chris Schuler, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Tony Beltran; Kyle Beckerman (c); Ned Grabavoy, Khari Stephenson (David Viana, 68'); Sebastian Velasquez (John Stertzer, 46'); Robbie Findley (Joao Plata, 46'), Alvaro Saborio
Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2) – Marcus Hahnemann; Dylan Remick, Eriq Zavaleta, Ashani Fairclough**, Marc Burch; Alex Caskey (Jennings Rex*, 86'), Andy Rose, Servando Carrasco, Lamar Neagle (Kevin Durr, 90+); Sammy Ochoa (Phillip Lund**, 66'), David Estrada (Travis Bowen**, 66')
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Well, why not lets make another thread. This one has some draft insight though.
Next year we have coming back
Gallo, Wilson Chan, Tony Douglas, Eddy Mcflurry, Bill "Sky" walker, JR Giddens and I doubt we pick up sergios option(lets say we dont).
Before our big FA summer we have two second round picks in the 2010 draft.
These are two realistic players who I would love to get, I think they could be great steals.
1. Jarvis Varnado-C-Miss st: A big defensive center, I think that is what we need most, a shot blocker/rebounder. Can finish when asked but he knows it wont be his job to score. WIll be a project because he is very slim, but definitly potential is there.
2. This is where we can have fun. I do believe Tony D is our Pg, two players who can be like him, or can play off ball great (ASSUMING WE GET KING JAMES) is SCOTTIE REYNOLDS-NOVA OR JEROME DYSON-UCONN. Reynolds has a little bit of a pg feel to him and is a great off ball player, dyson is a better defender and more athletic. Both are great shooters. They could be great backup PG's and esp play off lebron. Scottie Reynolds has dominated the Big east all 4 years he has been at nova. Lets say we draft Scottie Reynolds.
Free Agents:
1. Lebron James-Say what you want if hes coming here, if he stays in Cleveland than be my guest, if thats how he wants to go down in history okkk buddy.
I think Donnie goes for 2 players vs another max.
D lee at 9 mill a yr and MARCUS CAMBY!!-yes the return of the big man for 7 mill a year. we have now 4-5 mill leftover you save that + Eddys 13 mill and we target one other stud next summer.
PG: Tony Douglas, Scottie Reyonolds
SG:Wilson Chandler, Bill Walker
SF: LEBRON JAMES, JR Giddens
PF: David Lee, Eddy Curry
C: Marcus Camby, Jarvis Varnado
2011-Use the extra 18 mill to make a run at any of the FA's from 2010 who pick up their player option for this next yr, or make a run at someone liek greg oden the revivial? but not bad I'd say.


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But this year's marathon included several unexpected emotions — including confusion, shock and sorrow — after two bombs exploded towards the finish line Monday afternoon, killing three and injuring more than 170.
The bombings occurred 1,500 miles away from Russellville, but the tragedy struck close to home for friends and family of Will Berry, a Russellville resident who ran in the marathon and was staying in a hotel with his brother roughly two blocks away from where the bombs were detonated.
Berry had finished the race about an hour before the bombs went off, and was getting ready to eat at a restaurant less than a block away from the finish line when he and his brother heard a loud blast.
"I told my brother, 'That sounded like an explosion,'" he said. "Then we heard another right after that, and I thought, 'That doesn't sound right.'"
They heard the wail of sirens as they headed downstairs, but Berry was still optimistic, hoping maybe it had just been a scaffolding that fell or something of an equally small scale. Then they saw two girls staying in their hotel returning from the street crying, and were told there had been two explosions.
"They were bawling, saying how there's people hurt and there was a lot of blood," he said. "We knew something happened, but we didn't expect that. The worst thing was, when it first happened, no one really knew what was going on. It was really chaotic."
Berry didn't personally see any injuries, but he did see the reaction of the first responders, who responded to the scene quickly and effectively. A handful of armed soldiers stood outside their hotel as a precautionary measure afterwards.
"I can't say enough about the police and the military and the first responders," he said. "I was really impressed with them."
Not being able to reply to the massive amount of phone calls and text messages from concerned friends and family, he took to Facebook shortly after the explosions to assure everyone of his safety.
"I had been gone from the scene for about an hour. I would have gone back down there, but I was hurting pretty bad today," he said. "I feel fortunate that I was now. I feel thankful to be safe, but I just feel for those families. I'm praying for them and hoping that they find peace."
Berry ran the full spectrum of emotions Monday in a day that began with an adrenaline rush. At 6 in the morning, he boarded a school bus and rode 26 miles to Athlete's Village in Hopkinton, Mass., a small community where the 27,000 marathon participants milled about before the beginning of the race. It was an opportunity to make friends rather than size up competition.
"Everyone is so positive," Berry said. "People compete against the clock, they're not trying to beat other people. It's like a fraternity."
Berry began running at 10 in the morning, and crossed the finish line around 1:05 in the afternoon, an experience that makes even a casual runner feel like a pro.
"It's so exciting. You take off, and the atmosphere is just so exhilarating. The whole sidewalks are full [towards the finish line], with people 10-deep," he said. "For someone who's an amateur athlete and does it for fun, you feel like you're big-time. You've got people that cheer for you."
Berry, whose adrenaline had begun to wear off upon finishing the race, felt it kick into high gear again once the bomb went off, and he, like thousands of other exhausted runners, found that they wouldn't be able to rest just yet.
"You're exhausted but you're running on adrenaline, because you're nervous and you don't know what's happening," he said. "I wasn't even thinking about the race afterwards, I was thinking, 'Thank you Lord for protecting me.' And I've just been praying for the families of those who have been injured and those who passed away."
A UPS truck driver, the Russellville native picked running up as a hobby three and a half years ago, and he viewed running in the Boston Marathon as a pinnacle accomplishment.
Shortly after the explosions, Berry swore that he would never run in the marathon again. But after sleeping on it, he decided it was an opportunity he had been blessed to take advantage of.
"As soon as it happened, I thought no way," he said. "Then I thought about it, and I woke up this morning and thought, the people who did this, they want us to live in fear, and hole up in our houses and be scared. If I'm fortunate enough to be able to run the marathon again, I'm going to do it.
"I already texted my fianceé and told her I was coming back next year."


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Earl Lawrence, a board member of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA), tells AVweb that the LSA industry continues to hang tough in difficult economic conditions. To prove it, the fifth annual Sport Aircraft Expo opens this week in Sebring, Florida. Our coverage begins with this podcast.


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I just received an email from Disney Dining Experience. This is the last paragraph:
We would also like to inform you that the Walt Disney World Resort will be implementing an across property policy change regarding gratuity at all food and beverage locations. Effective January 1, 2008, 18% gratuity will be added to all transactions, regardless of party size. Thank you for your continued support.
It sounds as though this is every restaurant regardless of DDE. I can figure out why they are doing it but for a number of reasons it doesn't sit well with me. I suspect the firestorm will start pretty quick.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Klaus, Sep 27, 2011.
I was like... WHAT?!
Good one.
By the way, I really wish they'd come out with that app already.
Wait, the Running Man will be on Friday? What time?
Edit: Aw nuts, now I get what you mean. XD
I finally finished working my way through Nosferatu, which I've been watching in stages because I didn't find it engaging enough to watch straight through. Granted, I'm watching it through modern eyes, but it felt very awkward and broad to me, playing more like a comedy than a horror movie with the over-the-top hamming and mugging, the exaggerated makeup, the crude stop-motion animation that might've seemed scary at the time but felt more like something out of Sesame Street to my eyes, and so on. It didn't help that the actor playing the ineffectual hero reminded me of a cross between Harpo Marx and Bob Denver. (Although the leading lady was kind of striking.)
And the story structure was very awkward, with many important plot points just described in text narration rather than shown, and a seemingly arbitrary set of choices about what parts of the story to actually depict. Not to mention that most of what the two lead characters did in the course of the film was to read a book about vampires and react to what they read. I've never before seen a movie that was mainly told in prose.
It particularly bothered me that Orlok (or is it Nosferatu?) was able to have some kind of mystical influence on Hutter's wife and boss before he even came to Wisborg. The "Knock" character, who was the Renfield equivalent, never even met Nosferatu/Orlok at any point in the story. He just had this random parallel plot going on that had no direct bearing on the main story, such as it was. Plus the film made this big deal of playing up Professor Bulwer the Paracelsian and establishing his expertise in predatory plants and microbes, and then never really had that play a role in the story. Bulwer was summoned for the climax and was there in the closing scene, but didn't actually do anything.
Granted, this was an "Expressionist" film and was thus meant to be stylized, symbolic, and surreal, but some trace of plot coherence doesn't seem incompatible with that. I mean, Metropolis is Expressionist too, and it's a masterpiece. This is a mess.
Well, that's why we have Salems Lot. Nice nod to his character there.
All true. Also true is that the vampire's incarnation is an essential part of the movie. People always react differently but I think the vampire is one of the most original and effective presentations, in the same ball park as Chaney's Phantom of the Opera or Whale et al.'s Frankenstein monster. Like Dreyer's Vampyr, with it's scene of a man drowning in flour, a single image can be striking enough to compensate for many flaws.
Many of the flaws enumerated above also seem to stem from adapting Dracula without being able to actually use the book. I suppose that problem makes me look on the absurdities with a kindlier eye.
Here's the November schedule (not counting early morning on 11/1 which I listed last month as part of the Halloween marathon). Rather slimmer pickings this month, so I'm tossing in a few things that aren't quite SF/fantasy but might be of interest nonetheless.
11:15 AM: The Most Dangerous Game (1932): From the producers of King Kong and featuring that film's stars Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong.
6:45 AM: The Valley of Gwangi ('69): Cowboys and Harryhausen dinosaurs!
8:30 AM: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao ('64)
6:00 PM: Knights of the Round Table ('53): Arthurian movie with Ava Gardner and Mel Ferrer. No word on whether they eat ham and jam and spam a lot.
8:00 PM: Jaws ('75): Might be about a boat accident. Or maybe not.
12:45 AM: Enter the Dragon ('75): Bruce Lee classic.
9:45 PM: Dr. Strangelove ('64)
Noon: She ('65): H. Rider Haggard adaptation with Ursula Andress and Peter Cushing.
4:00 PM: Land of the Pharaohs ('55): Joan Collins in her Hollywood debut, playing the wife of the Pharaoh Khufu.
4:30 PM: Man in the Attic ('53): Jack the Ripper film with Jack Palance.
Midnight: Soylent Green ('73)
2:00 PM: The Thief of Bagdad ('40): Arabian Nights classic.
6:00 PM: The Adventures of Robin Hood ('38): The Errol Flynn original.
4:15 PM: The Phantom Tollbooth ('69): Chuck Jones's adaptation of Norton Juster's classic children's book.
6:00 PM: The Muppets Take Manhattan ('84)
8:00 PM: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ('68)
10:30 PM: Doctor Dolittle ('67)
1:15 AM: The Incredible Mr. Limpet ('64): Don Knotts turns into a cartoon fish.
9:00 AM: Jason and the Argonauts ('63): Harryhausen!
2:30 AM: Topper ('37)
4:15 AM: Turnabout ('40): The body-swap comedy that was a loose inspiration for Star Trek's "Turnabout Intruder."
12:15 PM: 20 Million Miles to Earth ('57): More Harryhausen!
2:00 PM: The Time Machine ('60)
4:00 PM: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad ('73): Even more Harryhausen!
6:00 PM: The Jungle Book ('42): Live-action version with Sabu.
Looks like I'll have another chance to catch Horror Castle today.
And filmed at the same time, on many of the same sets. And, interestingly, it was available on home video years before King Kong was. It's a fantastic movie, despite the differences from the short story (Fay Wray is a difference that I won't complain about).
I don't think I've ever seen The Man In The Attic. I'll have to watch for that.
Great line in Horror Express.
man asks Cushing and Lee, "what if one of you two are the monster?"
Cushing deadpans back, "Monster? but we're British you know"
^^ My favorite is Cushing in At the Earth's Core: "You cannot mesmerize me, I'm British!"
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And almost without thinking about it, I riffed back, "Ah, the worst kind of monster!"
A few interesting things about that film... the Rasputin inspired monk looked amazingly like Anthony Ainley who played the Master in Doctor Who from 1981 to '89. The credits listed a very different actor. When Cushing and Lee decided to examine the eyes of every passenger to find the entity, I was reminded of the blood test in Campbell's "Who Goes There" which was finally and very creepily depicted in John Carpenter's "The Thing from Another World".
It was Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby's film that had that name. Carpenter's film was titled simply The Thing, or John Carpenter's The Thing.
Was anyone else thinking that Vin Diesel would have fit perfectly in Telly Savala's part?
Saw a movie today that fits in this thread. The Whisperer in Darkness, made in 2011. That's right, only 2 years ago. But it's a masterful job of recreating the style of science fiction/horror movies of the 30's. Not just the fact that it's filmed in black and white, but the lighting, camera shots and even the actors all look true to the period. Only a couple of video effects towards the end give it away (along with one anachronistic prop)
Based on the H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name. I came upon the movie about 1/3 of the way through and had to double check the listing a couple times to make sure I was actually watching the right movie. A really excellent job.
If you enjoyed that movie, you should check out "Call of Cthulhu," also based on a H. P. Lovecraft story, that was made by the same group of people -- the HPL Historical Society.
The whole idea of the film was to make a Lovecraft adaptation as if it were being made while Lovecraft was still alive; namely, the early thirties or so and a time when the special effects work in King Kong was cutting edge.
The movie is a silent film that feels very authentic and the somewhat crude effects lend it a very vintage atmosphere. It is, without exception, the finest Lovecraft adaptation I have ever seen. Without prior knowledge of the production, an audience member could easily mistake this film for an actual movie from the silent film era.
Highest recommendation.
Watching the trailer, The Call of Cthulhu looks like fun, but there's no way anyone with a discerning eye would mistake it for a film made during the silent era.
^^ Well, they're not trying to fool anyone. It's an homage to the era, like the films of Christopher Mihm.
I enthusiastically second that. I own both of those movies and love them. The HPLHS also makes "old-time radio" adaptations of Lovecraft's work, which are just as great. Check out their website.
sojourner, I'm psyched that this movie was shown on TV. What channel was it on?
I caught it on Chiller, one of NBC's family of channels, this past saturday during the afternoon.
Funny story, I had ordered "Whisperer" a week and a half before Halloween, hoping to get it by and watch it on that day. Well wouldn't you know it, my order got misplaced and I didn't get it by Halloween. Rather I contented myself to watching a marathon of Vincent Price movies on TCM, one of which was, ironically, a loose adaptation of Lovecraft's "The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward". A very loose adaptation, but still very enjoyable if you like the Poe movies with foggy graveyards and dungeons.
At any rate, I get the DVD the Monday after Halloween and while watching it, my buddy was like "I think this was on t.v. on Halloween" and I'm thinking he's just got this mixed up with any number of BW b-movies from the 30's-50's and I say "I'm sure they would've announced something like that on their website". The more we watch, the more he keeps saying "I'm pretty sure this is what I saw" and I keep saying that it surely would've been on the site.
So we get to the part where Wilmarth and the cult leader guy (can't remember his name right now) meet the other guy who says "I'm the last thing he should be afraid of" and my buddy's like "Yep, this is what I saw!" and I'm thinking "could it have been? Noooo...." So after the movie we do a search of his satellite channels and sure enough it shows up! I was like "Holy...shit! We could've watched this on Halloween, why didn't you get me?!"
Since the DVD was to be a surprise, he didn't know I ordered it, and he hadn't seen the trailer in some time so he had dismissed it when he saw it. Oh well, the movie was still fucking awesome and I think it was all around better than "Call Of C'thulu". No mean feat that, as that movie was indeed awesome itself!
As a silent film buff, I'd have to disagree, mainly due to the fact that "Call Of C'thulu" looks like it was shot on video more than film. Often times it has that "live" look, and Matt Foyer looks too modern in that film. But these are minor things and the movie is a DYI marvel of creativity.
Their audio's are top rate, and I just completed my collection by getting the most recent three, which are "Call Of C'thulu", "The Colour Out Of Space" and "The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward", all of which are simply amazing.
It was fun to see some of the faces from the audio's in "Whisperer", Matt Foyer, Barry Lynch and Mark Colson.
Matt Foyer was Olmstead in "Shadow Over Innsmouth", Barry Lynch was Zadok Allen in the same show, as well as Ami Pierce in "The Colour Out Of Space" and Pabodie in "At The Mountains Of Madness". Meanwhile Mark Colson was Wilbur Whately in "The Dunwich Horror" as well as Nahum Gardener in "The Colour Out Of Space".
The HPLHS are simply the last word when it comes to adapting Lovecraft. They just know how to capture the vibe perfectly, so much so that when they have to make the occasional modification, it fits in perfectly. I have to say that Miskatonic University as it appeared in "Whisperer" is pretty much exactly how I imagined it.
I keep getting tempted to write a star trek fan fic based on At The Mountains of Madness, call it At the Moons of Madness.
Ah, we don't get Chiller. I don't know why Comcast refuses to carry it. I asked, I get no answer.
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With the rush of the Toronto, Venice and Telluride film festivals dying down, and the New York Film Festival just gearing up, it's easy to start thinking we've seen most of this year's big awards contenders already. But putting together this year's charts for the first time, I've been kind of amazed by how many question marks remain. It's not just the big movies we've yet to see, like Steven Spielberg's Lincoln and Tom Hooper's Les Miserables, but some oddball possible contenders as well. Sam Mendes's Bond film Skyfall could easily work its way into awards discussion if it turns out well. Same for Ang Lee's ambitious 3D Life of Pi (which screens for critics at the New York Film Festival this Friday). And while it seems unlikely for lightning to strike twice for a giant fantasy trilogy, we can't yet count out Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey-- at least not while so many other films remain under wraps.
And even while we look to fall, the recent box office has started clearing up a lot of other potentials as well. David Ayer's cop drama End of Watch squeaked out a box office victory over the weekend, making acting nominations for stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena suddenly a possibility. Trouble With the Curve debuted to mixed reviews and low box office, which probably means we can count Clint out. And The Master continues an incredibly strong run in limited release, which makes it all the more likely Paul Thomas Anderson's chilly new masterpiece can make an impact in a crowded awards field.
The coming week will bring a look at Won't Back Down, which I'm not really counting on for any awards play right now, as well as Looper, a sci-fi film with incredibly strong buzz, but probably limited awards potential. The real mystery is this Friday's screening of Life of Pi, which I'll be able to report back on-- provided I make it through the notorious crowds, that is.
In the meantime, on to this year's first installment of the charts, where I think I've included everything that seems like a realistic possibility in six different categories-- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor (click through to see them all!) Chime in if you think I missed anything, and let me know your thoughts or questions in the comments!
Once again we're dealing with a Best Picture category on a sliding scale-- there could be 5 nominees, there could be 10, and no one will know how many until nominations morning in January. But while there are some strong festival season contenders to deal with right now, there are also some biggies yet to come, most notably Lincoln and Les Miserables, either of which could instantly become a frontrunner. For now I'm more interested in some of the dark horses that might make a run for it, like Skyfall-- it's got a Best Director winner behind it, after all!-- or even Judd Apatow's This is 40. I can also continue rooting for Cloud Atlas to overcome mixed festival buzz and leap up as a contender, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part.
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SALISBURY — Peninsula Home Care and Apple Discount Drugs are teaming up to offer specialized diabetes services to help home care patients, often isolated due to medical issues, manage the disease and take steps to prevent other health complications prompted by the disease.
"Early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment and delaying or preventing some of its complications such as heart disease, blindness, kidney disease, stroke, amputation and death," said Nancy Bagwell, Peninsula Home Care branch director. "Our nurses and therapists are the eyes and ears in the homes of the patients we serve. We often identify diabetes-based issues in patients in the course of treating other challenges, and partnering with Apple will give us access to extensive diabetes counseling and resources that we can offer our patients in the comfort of their home as they recover from an illness, injury or surgery."
The partnership involves Apple Certified Diabetes Educator John Motsko making visits to homebound patients to counsel them on how they can change their lifestyle to better manage the disease. Training will focus on healthy eating, glucose testing and medication management therapy.
"Being in the healthcare profession, we care about the health and well-being of the people in our community," said Motsko, who also serves as coordinator of the Apple Drugs Diabetes Center. "With the rate of people living with diabetes on the Shore almost doubling the national rate, we know there is a need for specialized diabetes services and counseling. By teaming up with Peninsula Home Care, we can bring our diabetes expertise, services and counseling to homebound patients so they can become more independent in managing the disease."
Through the month of March, Peninsula Home Care is also promoting Diabetes Alert Day, which be held on March 26. The day is geared to be a "wake-up call" and encourages people to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. You can find the test at: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/prevention/diabetes-risk-test/
Credential Earned
OCEAN CITY — Connor Braniff of Ocean Point, Ltd, of Ocean City, recently joined the elite group of community association managers who have earned the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®) credential from Community Associations Institute (CAI).
Braniff is one of more than 2,200 managers worldwide who have earned the highest level of professional recognition in the community association field. More than 60 million Americans live in an estimated 315,000 association-governed communities.
Braniff is a property manager with Ocean Point, Ltd. an Accredited Association Management Company (AAMC) based in Ocean City. Ocean Point, Ltd manages properties on the Delmarva Peninsula including Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. He is a 2004 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Delaware. Braniff has worked as a property manager at Ocean Point, Ltd for five years.
To earn the PCAM credential, managers must have five years of community association management experience and complete more than 100 hours of course work. In addition, credentialed PCAMs must fulfill continuing education and service requirements, as well as adhere to a code of ethics. After completing these requirements, PCAM candidates must complete the PCAM case study which demonstrates adequate knowledge of relevant subject matter. PCAM case studies have to be completed in a 30-day time frame, and their length can encompass a hundred pages.
"Professionals who earn CAI credentials maximize the value they can provide to their community association clients," said CAI Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Skiba, CAE. "Not only have these professionals demonstrated a personal commitment to self-improvement, but they have also elevated their practical knowledge and expertise. That's what all community associations need, and what board members and residents deserve."
Top Agents Recognized
OCEAN CITY — The Mark Fritschle Group of Condominium Realty, LTD recently announced the company's sales, settlement and listing leaders for February 2013.
Top listing agents by unit were Sheri Smith, Clint Bickford, Nick Bobenko, Kevin Decker and Rusty Molnar.
Top listing agent by volume were Kevin Decker, Sheri Smith and Nick Bobenko.
Top pending sales by units went to Sheri Smith, Rusty Molnar and Grant Fritschle.
Top selling agent by units were Sheri Smith, Bud Cumberland, Bob Hammond, Kevin Decker and Rusty Molnar.
Top settled agents by volume were Sheri Smith, Bob Hammond and Nick Bobenko.
Oncology Program Honored
SALISBURY — Becker's Hospital Review recently named Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury and its Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute among "100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs."
The 100 hospitals were chosen for being on the cutting edge of cancer treatment, prevention and research, and the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected them based on clinical accolades, quality of care and contributions to the field of oncology. Peninsula Regional was one of just five hospitals recognized in Maryland, and joins Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del. as the only two hospitals to earn the designation on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Becker's concluded that each hospital selected has demonstrated a focus on patient-centered cancer care and emphasis on continual innovation in treatments and services. Many also hold a place in the history of cancer prevention and research, as they've driven groundbreaking discoveries and achieved clinical milestones.
The Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute at Peninsula Regional Medical Center is nationally accredited and recognized for its performance and outcomes, and is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
The program, Delmarva's largest and featuring the region's most experienced team, offers complete cancer treatment with an emphasis on advanced medicine and technology, comprehensive services and compassionate care.
Leading Producers Named
BERLIN — RE/MAX Premier Properties and Broker Dr. Carl E. Ortman, has announced the top producers for the month of February.
Top listing agent from the Ocean Pines office was Marlene Ott, while the top producer for sales, also from the Ocean Pines office, was Jerry Richards.
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SALISBURY — Irene Schultz, a Peninsula Regional Medical Center registered nurse, has been honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national program to recognize the outstanding efforts of nurses in their daily work.
Schultz works in PRMC's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where she cares for premature newborns and other infants with serious health challenges. She was nominated for the award by the mother of a patient, who wrote, "Along with her kindness, she was swift to respond whenever a monitor showed signs of trouble. Her insight into his health was always clear and focused during grand rounds, where she helped shape his care plan with the rest of the health care team. And it wasn't just my family — she showed true affection for all of her patients. Not even the most inconsolable preemie seemed to daunt her positive humor and patience."
The DAISY Award honors nurses like Schultz, who demonstrate extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care. At a presentation given in front of the nurse's colleagues, physicians, patients and visitors, the honoree receives a certificate commending her or him for being an extraordinary nurse, a bouquet of daisies, cinnamon rolls and a sculpture called "A Healer's Touch," hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.
"We are proud to be among the hospitals participating in the DAISY Award program. Nurses are heroes every day," said PRMC Chief Nursing Officer Mary Beth D'Amico. "It's important that our nurses know their work is highly valued."


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Lebanon is home to deep-rooted political, cultural and religious complexities that frequently result in complicated conflicts. Since the start of the Syria crisis, Lebanon has become home to the largest number of Syrian refugees per capita in the world — 25 percent of the population is now made up of refugees.
Most of them have settled in the poorest areas of Lebanon. This has put additional strain on the country's already-fragile infrastructure and social makeup, and tensions are soaring as Syrian refugees and Lebanese families compete for the same overstretched resources like jobs, shelter and public services.
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- Agriculture & Food: Ensuring that the most vulnerable refugees have access to food in partnership with the World Food Program (WFP). Conducting cash-for-work activities to improve long-term agriculture infrastructure.
- Children & Youth: Protecting at-risk youth from violence and neglect by providing emotional support, recreational activities, community engagement and life skills education. Raising awareness on child rights and training community leaders on how to prevent violence against children.
- Conflict & Governance: Training key municipality staff and Lebanese and Syrian community leaders in local resource management and conflict prevention to help mitigate resource-based tensions and defuse local conflicts.
- Economic opportunity: Increasing sustainable livelihood opportunities by supporting small and medium enterprises, including farmers and small agro-businesses, to adopt improved operational, production and marketing practices. Helping people build livelihoods through market-based skills development and work placement.
- Water: Rehabilitating water and sanitation infrastructure in schools and rural villages. Improving basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities for refugees living in informal tent settlements, collective shelters and unfinished rented apartments.
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Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Syrian humanitarian crisis demands new perspective on emergency response
Mercy Corps CEO Neal Keny-Guyer outlines key steps we should take to help Syrians caught in the civil war.
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Neal Keny-Guyer on Syria humanitarian crisis at the National Press Club
Watch the video and read the remarks from Mercy Corps' CEO.
Lebanon, Syria: Doulama's story: A video by Syrian youth
Doulama was 18 when she was forced to flee her home in Syria. Two years later, she talks about the escape and how she dreams of going back home.
Lebanon, Syria: Meet our field staff: Ghassan
As part of the Mercy Corps team responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, Ghassan's gentle poise and easy smile make him the ideal mentor for the children he helps.
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: In the news: Two million Syrian refugees
A UN announcement today marks another tragic milestone in the ongoing Syria crisis. On CNN, we discuss the burden on host countries and what the international community must do to help.
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: In the news: One million Syrian refugee children
The UN announced today that one million Syrian children have now been registered as refugees. And of those, some 740,000 are under the age of 11.
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Q+A: How we're protecting Syrian refugee kids
Our child protection expert in Jordan and Lebanon explains what their life is like and what Mercy Corps is doing to keep them safe.
Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Addressing growing needs as refugee crisis reaches 'historic proportions'
While we work in the countries neighboring Syria, we're also actively engaged in advocacy efforts to ensure international leaders support the needs of Syrian refugees and their hosts.
Lebanon, Syria: Regaining the hope of childhood
Ghadan, 9, shares one of her drawings in the Comfort for Kids workbook. The signature Mercy Corps program helps children process their trauma through creative expression and activities.
Lebanon, Syria: Warm coats are a simple source of hope
Jacket distributions in Lebanon are bringing smiles back to the faces of refugee children.


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FORT MYERS, FL – Freshman and transfer students new to Florida Gulf Coast University will get an official welcome during the FGCU New Student Convocation at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 in the Whitaker Hall Sprint Room.
President William C. Merwin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Brad Bartel, and distinguished faculty will offer words of encouragement and wisdom to the new class. New students will have the opportunity to personally greet the President and Provost, and to sign the inaugural FGCU convocation register.
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Enjoy some good one-liners and bits from your favorite late-night comedians.
Jay Leno: "President Obama spoke to students this week and told them to stay focused and stay in school. You know why? Because there are no jobs out there."
Jay Leno: "Nancy Pelosi's Republican opponent, John Dennis, has an ad where he depicts Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of the West. Pelosi is very angry and the Wicked Witch is even angrier."
Jimmy Kimmel: "Experts say the decrease in crime could be due to the aging of the population, increased incarceration, and many criminals finding jobs in the banking industry and on Wall Street."
Jimmy Kimmel: "You know things are bad when even criminals can't find work in this country."
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50 layoffs at the 'Times'; newsroom spared, but long-time assistant general counsel George Freeman isn't
The Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day.
The New York Times has laid off 50 employees from its human resources, finance and legal departments, including long-time assistant general counsel George Freeman. No pink slips were handed out in the newsroom, this time around.
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The news was first reported by Jim Romenesko. The Times followed with an item on its Media Decoder blog.
This is the second time in about five months that the Times has trimmed its ranks. It implemented a round of voluntary buyouts at the end of last year, but there were no layoffs attached to that deal, as had been the case during the bloodbath of 2009.
Staffers who belong to the union that represents more than 1,000 Times employees, meanwhile, remain deadlocked with management in a very public contract battle that has been raging on and off for more than a year now. The Times continues to see advertising revenues decline, although its parent company got a boost in the last fiscal quarter thanks to the sale of its regional newspapers and improved circulation revenues flowing from its year-old paid digital model.
As for Freeman, who led the Times and a dozen other news organizations in calling out the NYPD for abuses of the press during the Occupy Wall Street protests last fall, he told Romenesko of being let go after 31 years: "I am both saddened and shocked."
In other news...
More on last night's National Magazine Awards. [Gawker / W.W.D. / New York Post / Huffington Post]
More on Arianna Huffington's recently narrowed role within AOL. [The Wall Street Journal]
A dispatch from the Vice upfront: Are they working on a news channel in partnership with Bloomberg? [Ad Age]
Ted Turner wanted CNN to be like The New York Times, not the Daily News. [Dylan Byers/Politico]
The New York Post is in hot water for publishing a racist column. [Gothamist]
The Fox News Mole has inked a low-six-figure book deal. [Gawker]
The creator of new buzzy media Tumblr "Editor Real Talk" revealed. [The New York Observer]


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Wayne Launches Handbags Alongside Layer-Friendly Spring 2010 Collection
>> Fashion Week has just barely begun, but so far, designers are still going hard for a couple of looks — cut-outs are still sticking, and leggings are being reborn with patches and mesh pieces. Both were in the mix at Wayne, as was a skort, which Style.com has already deemed a Spring "fascination."
Wayne Lee channeled minimalist sculpture for Spring 2010 — but the draped jersey dresses, aforementioned cut-outs, and bright yellow against a shades of gray palette vaguely call to mind Alexander Wang's work. A number of designers are adding accessories this season, and Wayne is among them: a new leather handbag collection spans five silhouettes, a duffle and slouchy hobo among them; and a few pieces of jewelry — sculpted rings and cuffs — will also be produced.


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Bank robbery suspect killed in shootout with deputies
Updated 12:31 am, Friday, September 6, 2013
One bank robbery suspect was killed and another injured Thursday after a chase that ended in a shootout in northeast Harris County, authorities said.
No law enforcement officials were injured in the gunfight at Ribbonwood and Mesa. The wounded suspect was taken to LBJ Hospital in critical condition. Three other men were taken into custody.
"There are no outstanding suspects," said Deputy Thomas Gilliland, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. "Everyone is accounted for."
The chain of events began about 2:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo Bank branch in the 9500 block of the North Sam Houston Parkway in Humble, according to the sheriff's office. No one was reported injured in the robbery.
The holdup men left in a late-model white van. Deputies spotted the vehicle and pursued, Gilliland said.
At some point during the chase, a person in the passenger seat of the van began firing at authorities, said Kese Smith, a spokesman with the Houston Police Department. HPD and Harris County Precinct 3 deputy constables joined the pursuit.
The chase ended when the van crashed into a gully in the 9800 block of Ribbonwood.
At that point, five people jumped from the van, and two shot at deputies, Gilliland said. Deputies returned fire, striking the gunmen. Authorities captured the other three men a short distance away, he said.
During the chase, the van's occupants were throwing money from the windows, Gilliland said. Authorities found money in the vehicle, on one of the captured men, and in the water of the gully, the spokesman said.
How much money was taken during the bank robbery was undetermined.
A nearby resident, Javona Colbert, said she was at home with her grandchild when she heard gunshots.
"I walked out the front door with the baby, and I'm looking at helicopters everywhere," Colbert said. "They were so close I was scared to move."
An HPD patrol car en route to the scene collided with a truck, sending the truck's driver to the hospital, Smith said.
The driver told authorities she was OK, Smith said, but she was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had no further details on the collision, which was under investigation.


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Senator Warren: Sequester cuts bad for state, country
NATICK, Mass.-- Automatic federal spending cuts could slow development of life-saving technology for American soldiers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Friday after touring a U.S. Army research facility.
The Massachusetts Democrat blamed a "minority of the minority" -- meaning a small group of Senate Republicans -- for standing in the way of at least a temporary budget fix that would avert a government shutdown on March 27. She said that would allow Congress and President Barack Obama to continue negotiating toward a possible end to the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts, known as the "sequester," that took effect at the start of the month.
During her tour of the Soldiers Systems Center in Natick, Warren was shown body armor that has been developed for female soldiers and a thermal test facility for flame-retardant military uniforms.
"This is a place that saves lives," Warren said following the visit.
"I can't say this forcefully enough. The sequester is bad," she said. "It is bad for Massachusetts, it is bad for the country and as we know here in Natick it is bad for our military. It's got to stop ... and it's got to stop now."
Warren, who also visited with advocates for the disabled on Friday, said she was encouraged by Thursday's meeting between Senate Republicans and the president, but concerned that Republicans remained unwilling to raise new revenue through the closing of tax loopholes.
Republicans counter that Democrats have been unwilling to tackle deficit reduction by curtailing federal spending and addressing serious reforms in Medicaid and other government benefit programs.
John Harlow, a spokesman for the Soldier Systems Center, said the facility employs 1,644 people, about 1,500 of whom are civilians. While the base has yet to feel any direct cuts caused by the sequester, it has been unable to fill 55 open positions because of a hiring freeze that was put in place in anticipation of the sequester and potential civilian furloughs could result in nearly $10 million in lost wages.
Warren, a former Harvard Law professor, took office in January after defeating former Republican Sen. Scott Brown. Warren became the state's senior senator a few weeks later when John Kerry resigned from the Senate to become Secretary of State.
Warren said she was watching the campaign to succeed Kerry with interest, but had no plan to take sides in the Democratic race between U.S. Reps. Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch. She said both were "excellent candidates."
The primary is scheduled for April 30 and the special election for June 25. Gov. Deval Patrick named a former aide, William "Mo" Cowan, to fill the seat on a temporary basis until the election.
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