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Pre-Production encompasses everything you do before you start recording audio or video. This phase of your project is extremely important. Everything you do in pre-production will save time and aggravation during production and post-production. Pre-production work is made up of various steps, but those steps are often overlapping or enmeshed. The following diagram provides an overview of pre-production tasks.
This document is designed to help you get the most out of pre-production work. It is divided into the following sections:
Note: The discussion in this document often refers to video. You may be working on a media project that does not include any video (a sound collage for example). The steps and processes described usually apply, with minimal alteration, to other forms of media.
Before you can start working on your project, you have to figure out what it's going to be. That sounds obvious, but it's very common for students to start recording video and audio without really knowing what the finished project is even about. This section will help you to think about the big picture of your project and to plan out the rest of the pre-production work you need to do.
Out in the artistic world, projects often begin with an idea or inspiration. That might also happen for you while you are in school, but you may find that your projects are more likely to be imposed on you by an assignment. There is no magical procedure to take you from an instructor's prompt to a project idea. Instead, you need to find a method that works best for you. You can use many of the same methods you might use to conceive of research papers or other academic work: brainstorming, concept mapping, free writing, etc.
You may find that doing some research helps you generate ideas as well. Just as a research paper starts with a topic that you refine into a strong research question that leads to a thesis, the idea for a media project can be revealed through the process of research.
At some point during your thought about your project, you should address your themes or thesis. Not every project has a thesis, which is a claim or argument just like the thesis in an essay, but almost all multimedia projects explores or exposes one or more themes.
Themes and Theses
"Theme" is the subject that the work is about. Usually, the themes of a media project are separate from the characters and subjects, with the specific subjects providing a lens with which to view themes. For example, you might make a video about the Occupy Seattle movement that follows several characters who have corporate jobs but are involved in the movement. While the specifics of your work are about the Occupy Seattle movement, the work is really about the discontent of corporate workers.
When used in a literary sense, themes do not make moral judgments. Your hypothetical video about Occupy Seattle has a theme of corporate discontent—it explores that issue. If the video makes conclusions about its subject matter that can be thought of as taking a stance, like if it shows how much happier the characters are after they all quit their corporate jobs, then it has a thesis.
You may not think that you have themes and theses when you start working on your project, but you should be aware of how others might project them onto your work. If you go beyond simply stating facts (which almost all works do) you are probably making thematic statements and forming theses even if you aren't consciously aware of it.
No matter what kind of project you are working on, it will be improved by some sort of writing before you start production.The most straightforward project to write for is a narrative piece. Narrative projects usually have a script that contains all of the dialogue along with directions for staging and filming. Sometimes documentary projects have a script, for narration for example, but even if yours doesn't, there is probably writing to be done.
Whether or not your project required a script, every video project (as well as other multimedia projects with visual elements) can be made more easily if you spend some time doing pre-visualization. Pre-visualization is usually thought of in terms of storyboards, but there are lots of ways that you can do it. The goal of pre-visualization is to think through what your finished project will look like, so that when you are doing your production work (filming or animating) you will know what you need to do. Adopting a pre-visualization process for your project will help you cut down on inefficiency while filming by reducing the number of setups you'll need and by reducing how much footage you shoot. Time spent pre-visualizing your work will save you time in production and post-production.
One of the most difficult things to decide when thinking about pre-visualization is how much to do. One the face of it, this is a personal preference. Some videos are made with almost no pre-visualization. Complicated videos (especially those with a lot of action or digital post-production requirements) are often visualized completely before filming begins. For example, the prequel Star Wars movies were storyboarded in their entirety before production began.
So you've put some time into thinking about what your project will be, you've written a script or plan, and you've pre-visualized the finished work. The last bit of pre-production work to do is production planning. This is the step in the process when you make plans based on all of your hard work to ensure that shooting video goes smoothly. Planning your production is not exciting or creative work, but it can mean the difference between getting the project done and going over budget on time or resources.
The best place to start is with the kind of project that you are working on. For our purposes, there are three broad categories of projects: narrative projects, documentary projects, and non-narrative or art projects. There are some things that all of these types have in common, but each has its own spin on techniques and issues.
There is room for almost infinite variety in multimedia projects, but most of them that you encounter in school can be classified as narrative, documentary, or non-narrative. While many of the processes and techniques are shared between these project types, each has its own idiosyncrasies.
In the rest of this document, the pre-production steps will be discussed relative to these three types of projects.
A narrative project is one that tells a story. It has characters that interact in scenes, and the scenes come together to form a cohesive storyline. Some narrative works are fictional, while others are non-fiction. When you create a narrative project, you know the story before you start. You should have a script that contains all of the words that your actors will say, and that describes the places and situations of the story.
Most popular movies are narrative, as are almost all scripted television programs.
In some ways, a narrative project is the easiest media project type to approach. You can follow a fairly straightforward process to get at least passable results predictably. In others ways, narrative projects are particularly challenging. You have to have a pretty firm script ahead of time in order to schedule shooting and you have to work with actors, adding logistical and artistic complexity to your production.
A narrative project contains:
Characters - Stories are about characters, the agents of action in the events the story describes. When you start thinking about your narrative project, you should spend some time thinking about characters. The characters you choose should be compelling and meaningful to your audience. They should also have the right attributes to convey the themes of your story effectively.
Situation - Stories are about characters in situations. You need to know what situations your characters are going to be dealing with. One of the most common problems for students is creating situations that are too broad to convey. You may be making a film about "The Occupy Movement" but that is too broad to be your situation. You could tell a thousand different stories about that subject. The challenge of a multimedia project is to make statements about big issues by showing specific stories that are revealing.
Setting - Your story has to happen somewhere. Some subjects have settings built in. If you were making a piece about people in Occupy Seattle, you know that downtown Seattle is probably your primary setting. When creating your story, remember that complicated settings can be hard to realize during production, and that every separate location that you put in your story means more work changing shooting locations later on.
A documentary project is one in which reporting facts about the world is a primary goal. As the name implies, documentary works document something. Most documentaries are put together using narrative forms, just like a narrative project, but they often have unpredictable elements such as interviews or on-the-scene footage.
Documentary projects can seem straightforward, but they are far from easy. Much of the work on a documentary comes in post-production, as you edit your footage to get the story you want. The process means that you, the editor, have a lot of control over the final product (even more so than you do in a narrative piece) but it also means a lot more editing is required. Figuring out your pre-production tasks and getting organized can help you minimize the post-production work.
Just like a narrative project, a documentary has characters, situation, and setting. However, they may take slightly different forms in a documentary:
Characters in a documentary are usually real people. Instead of getting actors to portray your characters, you will interview people or talk about people. Sometimes you will use actors, to read a letter for a voice-over, for example.
Some projects are non-narrative, that is, they don't tell a representative story at all. Video art and sound collage are often non-narrative. You might think that you don't need to, or can't, go through a structured process of pre-production for an art project, but you can and should. Just as with other types of projects, investing in the pre-production process will make the rest of your work easier.
Non-narrative projects might seem freeing, because they tend to be limited only by your imagination. That can be exhilarating, but it can also make your project hard to conceptualize and manage. Without a narrative structure on which to hang your themes and meaning, you must carefully think about every aspect of the work. Don't be fooled into complacency by a freeform artistic project—it may require more thought and planning than any other project.
Pre-production is the vital first stage of filmmaking where you structure your ideas into a script that will express those ideas with strength, coherence and intention. This is also the stage where you transform your completed script into a production plan that will allow you to maintain control over your project during the high-pressure production/shooting phase.
Every project begins with an idea. Your first challenge is to develop that idea. Dream, brainstorm, and decide what you want to say and how you want to say it. The goal here is to generate a guiding light for your project that will help you make creative decisions later on. You want to be able to say, "This project is about X," and then use that core concept to determine what details belong in your story.
Before you launch into writing a script, consider your ideas and ask yourself: What is your thesis, your theme? What is your attack or angle on the subject matter? What is your personal connection to the material? Why do you care about this story? Why do you need to tell it?
This is also the time to research your topic using both external and internal sources. External research involves gathering detail from the world around you. Internal research is about mining details from your own experience. You can use memories, dreams, and the details of your past to hone your attack and forge that personal connection that will carry you through the rigors of media production.
Once you have gathered and developed your ideas, it is time to begin writing your script.
Cinema is a temporal medium. Your ideas will play out in linear fashion along a timeline. As such, screenwriting is about transforming ideas into visible detail, and then sequencing those details into a story. When you write a script, you basically decide when to show what you want to show.
How do you make those decisions when you're faced with limitless choice? This is where structure comes to the rescue.
Every story has a beginning, middle and end.
In the beginning, or act one, you introduce your audience to your story's settings, characters, and problems. This is where you say "here are my characters, here is their world, and here are their desires."
In the middle, or act two, you show your characters struggling against forces that prevent them from getting what they want or need. This is the heart of your story where problems and conflicts intensify, allies and enemies appear, and main characters make decisions that advance the story. All of this builds to a climax where challenges are overcome and goals are accomplished.
In the ending, or act three, you show how your characters have changed and how their change has altered the world around them.
Conflict is the engine that drives stories. Your main character, or protagonist, wants or needs something, but problems, or antagonists, stand in the way. The clash between these opposed forces results in conflict. As protagonists solve problems, they make decisions, take action, and advance the plot of your story.
In this way, plot is character. We learn about and judge characters based on their decisions. It is important to write your story in such a way that your main character is making decisions because, again, decisions, action, propels story from one scene to the next.
It is also important that protagonists experience change. When they make choices and overcome obstacles, they learn, and the audience learns with them. Story is in part an illustration of how a character changes and grows. In the beginning, you introduce your characters and what they want or need. By the end of the story, they are changed by the journey they've taken to achieve their goals. This change does not have to be drastic. It can be subtle. It can be a lesson learned, or a peace established.
After you have established who your protagonist is and what he or she needs and what antagonists stand in the way, you can begin to arrange the key conflicts along a spine or arc. These key instances of conflict are known as plot points.
You can map your story on a diagram called a story paradigm. Here is an example:
The inciting incident is also known as a call to adventure. It is an event that sets the story in motion. The act one plot point is where protagonists decide to go after what they need. During act two, they encounter increasingly difficult obstacles. At the midpoint, protagonists reach the darkest place, the innermost cave, where victory seems at its most remote. After they overcome this most difficult act two challenge, they proceed to the act three plot point, also known as the climax, where tension is at its highest. It is here that protagonists face and overcome their greatest challenge. Finally, a denouement shows the outcomes of the story and draws the action to its to a conclusion.
Once your script is written, it is time to begin translating text into image.
Your script answers the questions of what needs to be shot and why. Pre-visualization helps you answer the question of how you intend to shoot what you wrote.
Cinema is a complex visual language made up of shots. Each shot is an image defined by lighting, framing, performance, and movement. How do you want to use those elements to depict visually the concrete images in your script? This is the challenge of pre-viz. The more detailed your work here, the easier production and post-production will be later. Your pre-viz is your visual plan that will guide the rest of your production.
Pre-visualization can take many forms. You can storyboard using software or paper and pencil. You can use a still photography camera to generate the key frames in each sequence. You can use a video camera to shoot a rough draft of your script, working out your framing and blocking in a fast and loose manner at your actual locations. The idea is to begin to translate word to image, to rough out your content, to get it on its feet.
Multimedia projects are complex ecosystems, decision jungles that threaten to swallow the unprepared mind whole. In order to survive the production process and produce your best work, it is essential to structure your ideas into actionable plans. The screenplay is that actionable plan, even if it doesn't appear to be at first blush.
What turns a screenplay into a production plan is the script breakdown. The core concept of the breakdown is to identify the physical elements in your script that you will need to obtain before you start shooting.
Here's how it works:
Go through your script and circle the physical elements that you will need to shoot each scene. This includes everything that is concrete and visible: locations, actors, wardrobe, props, etc.
Next, organize those elements according to kind. Once you have a list of elements in hand, you can schedule your shooting days according to what is needed when.
For example, if you have ten scenes in your script that take place in a warehouse, you can shoot those scenes together and save yourself the time and expense of moving between different locations. This is one reason why many films are shot out of script sequence: It saves time and money.
You can use the script breakdown to pull the scenes for one character from the script and lump them together into on continuous set of shooting days. This is particularly helpful if you cast an actor who has limited availability.
The script breakdown also helps you to identify which scenes could be simplified. It is often wise to look at every physical requirement for a scene and ask, "Is this critical to the story?" Every time you eliminate a physical detail from your script, you save yourself the time and expense of acquiring that thing for your shoot.
After you boil your script's physical demands down to the essentials, you can budget your project. As the cost of your production rises, you may feel the need to rewrite scenes and eliminate more physical requirements.
Once your project is budgeted, cast and scheduled, you can finally move into production knowing that your hard work during pre-production will save you time, heartache and expense on set. When you shoot with a plan, you give yourself the best chance at producing a strong film.
We hope this helps you understand pre-production a little bit more in-depth. If you have questions or comments please contact Salem Levesque at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Anatomy of a rear ender:
I'm on my way home from work, exiting the BRP; it's set up like a freeway ramp, but with a stop before you merge into traffic. I'm behind a group of about six tourists on Harleys. Behind me is a Toyota driven by a lady I'm about to make an acquaintance with.
The last Harley in the group is near the left of the lane, so I fall in on the far right. The lead bike in the group sees a break in the traffic and heads out. By the time the guy on the tail end of the group takes off he's pretty much pulling out in front of a car. I'm thinking, "dumb group think...I'll wait for the next break in the traffic". Uh-huh.
Meanwhile, the lady in the Toyota saw the pack pull out and now she is looking over her left shoulder getting ready to make her move. She lets her Toyota move forward, still looking over her shoulder.
Her right front bumper contacts my left hard case and the bike flops to the pavement. I land on my feet flabbergasted that she just rolled into me.
I said to her, when she rolls her window down, "How could you do that ?!? How could you hit me when I was right in front of you ?!?"
She said, "I thought you'd gone".
Now I'm thinking, Never Compromise Your Lane Position. But the truth is, I probably could have been in a Hummer and she still would have made contact.
Damage: broken mounts on the left hard case. Shattered left side panel from the case being driven forward into it. Cracked right mirror with a nice scuff on the mirror housing. Scuff on the right side hard case. Scratch on the engine crash bar (!).
Cop did not ticket her, but noted in the report that she was "following to close". I'll call her insurance agent on Monday.
I share this both to tantalize those of you with a morbid curiosity and also to solicit any thoughts on avoidance of such incidents.


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Update: I got a bit stuck in a rut banner-wise recently, so here are a few banners I made in a desperate attempt to get me out of it. :/
1. Adele Potter's banner
Avaliable for requests!
Update: I got a bit stuck in a rut banner-wise recently, so here are a few banners I made in a desperate attempt to get me out of it. :/
1. Adele Potter's banner
Avaliable for requests!
Hooray! You are back! I would love to have a gorgeous Psi!Banner in my signature.
I don't have a super formal request, but I would love an author's page banner. I just want my username (mahogany_wand) on it but the rest is up to you.
Thank you so much, and welcome back!
Adele: Much delayed banner for you. I am so sorry this took sooooo long, I am a terrible person. Hope you like it. =)
Sydney! Weird banners for you - let me know if you would like something completely different. =D
Plus, some text banners, cause I have played WAY too much Portal lately.
Title of your Story: Magic Tricks
Author: indigo_mouse
Catch phrase: What more could go wrong?
Fonts: Scripts
Characters: Verity, George, Molly and Charley Weasley, and an unnamed female protagonist
Story Summary:
She has managed to wreak more chaos in one day than the Weasley twins could in a typical week. What more could go wrong? How about a matchmaking witch, an unplanned pregnancy and an unexpected meeting?
Have You Requested This Banner Before?: No.
Anything else?: In the one shot story (link), my unnamed protagonist manages to create absolute chaos in Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. During this process, she grabs hold of one of the trick wands and it waves around a pair of boxer shorts. Additionally there are multicolored pygmy puffs, Muggle magic tricks and, oh yah, the protagonist is a Muggle pretending to be a witch who has fallen pregnant and had her memory obliviated by the putative father, Draco Malfoy. Make of that what you will, but I'd love to see the boxers in the banner :-)
I love your banners!
Hi! I just found your page and I love your banners!
I don't know if anyone really has banners for poetry they've written, but I would really like a banner for my most recent poem if you're willing.
Title of your Story: Loony
Author Name: keara96
Overall look of the banner: I was going to say that I want the banner to be brightly colored, but I don't wasnt it to be like rainbow fireworks or something, not overwhelming. Also kind of dreamy? There's objects and specific things in the poem that there might be pictures of that you could incorporate. I also like the idea, though of the banner maybe just being really simple in color and pictures. I don't know!!! The beginning of the poem seems kind of sad, but I do want this to be a happy banner, at least not depressing, unless of course you can incorporate both…emotions? feelings? Which would be awesome!
Fonts: ummm… just whatever you think works with what you do, I guess.
Characters: just Luna
Story Summary: I don't really know how to summarize this poem, but I put a link so you can just read it. It's not that long and I think reading it might spark ideas. http://fanfiction.mugglenet.com/viewstory.php?sid=90274
Banner size: Normal sixe. Are the banners on your page/that you make bigger/ "taller" than others? Or am I crazy. I really like the size of the other banners that you've made, though.
Have You Requested This Banner Before?: Nope!
Anything else?: I know this isn't much information to work with and my stuff is kinda confusing. I'm not a professional banner maker like you, though.I trust your creative mind to think up something with my minimal ideas. Feel free to do whatever you want.
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indigo_mouse: I shall see what I can do!
Elizabeth: I'm made banners for poems before and had a banner for my poem on the archives, so don't worrry. My banners should be either 500x250 or 500x200 (now you've made me paranoid. :/ :P
Everyone else: feel free to request, but there maybe a bit of a wait.
Hooray! Thank you so much! I will run off and put one in my signature now.
They're gorgeous!
Ali!!! I just wanted to say I'm so glad to see more of your graphics. I have missed them very much! You have such a unique style.
I'm especially in love with this and this and this at the moment. You need to be back in the BA, gurl, so I can squee them proper like. The colouring on that shrieking shack one is just delicious. Guh.
Anyway, that's my squee done for the day haha. I feel like requesting something but you seem busy at the moment so it can wait.
Julia xD
Eeeee JULIA. Thank you so much! I am am excited to be back.
However, announcement: Disaster has stuck the world of Psi. My graphics card has died a horrible, colourful death and my computer is not happy at all. It is a terrible awful tragedy and until I have the financial means to deal with it, bannering is not really going to happen.
Elizabeth, indigo_mouse, I have absolutely no idea when I will be able to complete your banners, so if you want to go elsewhere I completely understand. If you'd like to wait I will get them done as soon as I am able.
Everyone else: I am regretfully unavailable for the time being.
Oh dear! Well, i could go and look around, but honestly, I am in the middle of NaNoWriMo and not going to take the time to look. So if you don't hear back from me, rest assured that I am in no hurry what so ever. I'll probably come out of hiding Dec first and see what the status is.
For some reason, even though I subscribed to this thread its not emailing me when its updated. So if your graphics card gets replaced, please PM me!


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For some reason people always choose to hate on celebrities at the most random and unnecessary times. Kim Kardashian's uploaded Intagram picture with Nicki Minaj on the set of the "Today" show, is a perfect example of this random hatred.
Kim and Nicki are clearly minding their own business, going about their day, doing productive things with their time, and took an innocent picture to share the moment with the world. The negative and very racist backfire that this photograph received is just ridiculous in every way.
Check out the picture and ignorant comments it received here.


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Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
Rex on Austin Howard facing Mario Williams: "Probably only thing worse would be the Ware kid. Thatd probably be only bigger challenge"
Some unexpected news:
Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_LI Took this a few mns ago...all WRs accounted for, including Chaz Schilens, who is expected to play Sun #nyj http://pic.twitter.com/hhKXl32r
Chris Nimbley @Cnimbley
Rare footage of Chaz Schilens practicing #Jets http://pic.twitter.com/BsnM4Ca4
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Bart Scott's PT over last 3 yrs: 1,001 snaps, 903 and 677, per ESPN Stats. He expects to reverse trend in '12.
Jets RapidReports @CBSSportsNFLNYJ
David Harris had rejoined LBs doing position drills (he had been with trainers) as media was leaving practice.
possible he is just a lazy practice guy?
i am sure hoping thats the case...
Dennis Waszak Jr. @DWAZ73
RT @ShakeNbakes45 Finally taking care of this surgery business tomorrow. Then beginning the rather eventful journey of rehab & getting back
Brian Costello @BrianCoz
Sanchez on Woody Johnson "never get enough Tebow" quote. "Selling seats, man. Selling seats" said he did not feel slighted. #nyj
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Sanchez asked about Woody Johnson's "Can't-have-too-much-Tebow" quote: "Selling seats, man." #Jets
LOL...at least the players recognized what that stunt was all about.
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Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
Weird...I thought Sanchez doesn't work hard?Spoke to a few guys in Jets lockerroom. Apparently, Mark Sanchez was at team facility working until 7pm yesterday... on players off day #nyj
Brian Costello @BrianCoz
Injury report: Eric Smith and Dustin Keller did not practice #nyj


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Hopefully the Knicks compete for one of the top 3 seeds. As long as Billups, Amare and Carmelo can all stay healthy, Im confident they can. Health is key for this Knicks team.
The playing time and playoff experience that both Fields as a rookie, and Douglas as a second year player gained last season, could end up becoming pivotal for New York moving forward.
Shumpert is also a promising young rookie. Can guard the 1 through 3 position(s), is considered the best overall defender coming out of the draft, and Shump is also, by far, the most athletically gifted rookie out of this years draft class. Kid has star talent written all over his game.
With the drafting of PF Harrellson out of Kentucky, and the recent re-signing of JJ, I believe its time the Knicks call up rookie Jerome Jordan, a true 7 footer. The more big men we have, the better our chances become.
Our role players have to step up big this season, because we all know Carmelo and Amare can lead New York to future greatness.


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My last two camping trips this year have been cold. My bag which clames is good to -10 is a joke. and is very bulky to back. What are you using. I am looking for warmth and small when rolled up. does one exit? Thanks in advance.
My last two camping trips this year have been cold. My bag which clames is good to -10 is a joke. and is very bulky to back. What are you using. I am looking for warmth and small when rolled up. does one exit? Thanks in advance.
The thing about traveling is, you never want it to end and you can't wait to get home.
I answer to Roy, Chief, or Sarg.
04 R-1150-RT current bike. 94 R-1100-RS74,383, Sold, 78 R-80/7, K.I.A by a D.U.I
When you say bulky, I take it you're not using a down bag which packs into a small bag.
Past BMW Bikes: 2011 K1300S, 2003 K1200RS, 1991 K75S, 1987 K75T, 1984 R100RT
you are either not using the right insulation underneath you, the bag is so old that the insulation properties have given up the ghost, or BOTH!.
Enjoying the ride, but always on the alert for a rally.......
I have a custom-made down bag from "Feathered Friends" here in Seattle. The base model is called a "Raven", and it's rated to +10 degrees F.
It is an honest rating, because I've used it at the 12,500' level on Mt. Rainier with temps in the teens and I was cozy as could be.
Because I live in the Pacific NorthWET, I had my bag constructed with a Gore-Tex-like outer shell, as down doesn't work at all when it's wet. Because I am a big guy, I had my bag built larger than usual to accommodate my broad shoulders. I'm all about efficient heating and keeping weight to a minimum with a mummy bag, but I'm not into claustrophobia from a bag that's too tight and constricting.
It also cost $400 when I bought mine, and I see the bag with the water-resistant cover now goes for $549. If you insist on Wal-Mart bags and/or Wal-Mart prices, you'll get what you pay for. I know my sleeping bag will last me for the rest of my adventuring days. When the $400 is amortized over all the nights I spend in it, I'm down to pennies per night.
+1 for feather. Mine is OLD but packs into a tiny roll compared to my wife's new polyfill bag. While I don't do a lot of camping, when it comes to warm, can't beat down.
I have a Western Mountaineering bag that I have been using for years, it's the
best. They aren't cheap, but they are the best quality and pack up very small with a waterproof compression sack. Here is their website:
Good luck with your search.
I forgot to mention that transporting bags in compression stuff sacks shrinks them down to the smallest possible size.
I buy my "Granite Gear" compression stuff sacks through REI, but you can find them at Aerostich, Touratech, and other m/c gear retailers as well.
I can crank my +10 degree down bag, including my "Therm-a-rest" camp pillow, into a bag that ends up being about the size of a football when all the straps are tightened. Nothing - NOTHING - is more compressible than down - and nothing - NOTHING - provides more warmth per ounce than down.
Thanks for all of the replies. I do use an Ultralite cot, so maybe I
need a pad on top of that. The bag was from walmart, strike two. I will check out westernmountaineering and REI. The down sounds interesting. Thanks again.
The thing about traveling is, you never want it to end and you can't wait to get home.
I answer to Roy, Chief, or Sarg.
04 R-1150-RT current bike. 94 R-1100-RS74,383, Sold, 78 R-80/7, K.I.A by a D.U.I
Hah - I had a Feathered Friends bag from way back when I was seriously into backpacking. It was a great bag, just don't get it wet!
I now use a Big Agnes bag - they eliminate the bottom insulation and just have a full-length pocket for a sleeping pad. I was after compact and very comfortable, and boy I got it. I was skeptical at first but after 10+ nights in frosty cold to steaming hot weather I am a huge fan now. With the Big Agnes Air Core sleeping pad (2.5" of awesome, warm comfort) I am quite comfortable to 45 or so, any colder than that and I put on a fleece and go back to sleep. This is a WIDE bag, plenty of room to turn over inside, and it packs down so small it will easily fit into a 16oz bottle. The pad packs down to about the same relative size (a little shorter, a little fatter.) It also has a neat pillow pocket for my tiny inflatable pillow. I was seriously considering the Big Agnes Silver Creek bag on sale at REI for $80 but I have no plans on camping when it is that cold out:
They also have the Iron Mountain pad on sale for $50 - check it out, 9 separate baffle tubes!
If you need a really cold-weather bag consider the Silver Creek and the insulated Air Core mattress, that should keep you toasty warm well into the fall.
"A good stick is a good reason"
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Eric, I'd guess the cot has a lot to do with it, as your body weight compresses whatever material your bag is filled with, it reduces the insulating value to next to nothing, and on a cot, you have ambient air temp. under you. Try the sleeping mat first (any brand) and then decide on a new bag. Even down, when compressed, has little value against cold. What makes it so effective is the air it traps, allowing your body to warm the air closest to you.
Kind of hard to test now though, unless you turn the A/C way down in your house..........
A cheap and easy solution is to place a "space blanket" under your sleeping bag. I use an air mattress and in cold weather this keeps me warm. In really cold weather a micro-fleece blanket provides additional warmth. A queen size will wrap around your sleeping bag. Space blankets are small, light, cheap, and highly effective.
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I carry a bag that is rated to 30 above; very light and compresses to a very small size. I also carry an Army poncho liner; a very light quilted nylon blanket. And I use a Big Agnes 2.5 inch thick air mattress. I've been camping many nights on our current ride to Alaska and have hit temperatures as low as the low 30s. Been warm every night, but I have slept with my Patagonia quilted jacket on a few nights.
Kevin Huddy
Tm Pterodactyl MT Outpost
+1 on Fat Agnes down bags. I was using mine with their inflatable insulated pad, but went to the Thermarest NeoAir instead, which packs to half the size -- think smaller than a 28oz. can of tomatoes. The two pads are equally comfortable in cold temps.
The Park series of Big Agnes bags is for the fat guys and my 15 degree version has kept me toasty warm many nights when temps got into the low 20's. Colder than that and I'm motelling it.
Salty Fog Rally 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 And DRAT! Missed the last one in 2015!
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Rpbump USN RET CPO
I use my Western Mountaineering bag on a Luxury Lite Cot and I'm using a Thermarest Neo Air mattress on top of the cot and the combination works great. I also have an inflatable pillow that packs down very small as well. You have to blow up the Neo Air mattress, but it packs down to the size of a nalgene bottle and weighs about a pound. I put a rug pad on the cot under the mattress to keep it from sliding around as well. Good system, works well for me, I sleep really well.
I haven't read the replies above, but you have two choices:
1. Go to your local outfitter and get a quality -10C bag that packs down light;
2. Get a Gore-Tex bag cover for use on cold nights. The cover will give you 5 or 10 degrees more thermal resistance.
I have a -10 bag, and have used a rain poncho over it to good effect, on some cold Canadian nights.
"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."


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The 2012 MLS season wasn't easy for the LA Galaxy, but much of the reason that the year ended with another MLS Cup title was due to the play of the club's goalkeepers and defense.
Here at LAGalaxy.com, we're asking for your help as we determine which save or defensive stop stands head and shoulders above all others.
The competition for the 2012 LAGalaxy.com Save of the Year will feature 12 saves in a round-robin style tournament that will feature four group stages to shrink the field from 12 to the finest save of the year.
How it works:
- 12 saves are nominated by LAGalaxy.com
- The First Round consists of 12 saves in four groups. Voting for each of the groups will take place through a week-long online voting process.
- Final Round consists of the winning saves from each group. A week-long online voting process will yield one winner which will be crowned LAGalaxy.com Save of the Year.
Voting Schedule:
- Group 1 - WINNER: Josh Saunders' stoppage time PK save @ Colorado
- Group 2 - WINNER: Josh Saunders' save on Chris Wondolowski and Rafa Baca
- Group 3 - WINNER: Josh Saunders' save on Seattle's Freddy Montero in the 59'
- Group 4 - WINNER: Marcelo Sarvas' save on Colorado's Conor Casey in the 79'
- Winning save from each group will make it to the Final Round. Voting for the Final Round will take place Wednesday, January 9 - Tuesday, January 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
The winner of LAGalaxy.com Save of the Year will be announced on January 16.
Below are the winners of the First Round and nominees in the Final Round for LAGalaxy.com Save of the Year…
Final Round
|Group Winners
Saunders @ COL
First Round
|Group 1 Winner
|Group 2 Winner
|Group 3 Winner
|Group 4 Winner
Saunders @ COL
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Chenango Forks gets the win by a whisker tonight 31-30.
Congratulations to tonight's award winners:
NBT Bank Outstanding Offense: Isaiah Zimmer – Chenango Forks
Catalog Outlet Dynamic Defense: Jerrid Cubby – Sidney
Smith Insurance All Purpose Player: Cody DeOrdio – Chenango Forks
If you weren't able to catch the game on the air, this one is soooooo worth checking out in the archives. Stream the game online now with WCDO Sports on Demand!
Join WCDO Sports on Saturday as Walton invades Harpursville! Harry Graves and Billy Blake call the action live on WCDO. Chambers and O'Hara pregame show begins around 1:15pm and kickoff at 1:30!


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Winter ball star Mendoza ready for spring debut
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Luis Mendoza, coming off his Most Valuable Player prominence in the Caribbean Series, will make his first spring start for the Royals on Sunday against the Rangers.
He's well prepared, making eight starts this winter, including his starring turn for the Obregon Yaquis, who claimed the Carib Series title for Mexico. He made 107 pitches and carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning in his last start.
"When I came here, they decided to push me back a little bit," Mendoza said.
Mendoza didn't want to overdo it in winter ball, resting for three months before joining Obregon in the stretch drive for a third consecutive Mexican Pacific League championship.
"That's why I just decided to play in January. I wanted to be ready for the World Baseball Classic," he said.
Mendoza will report to Mexico's team next Saturday in nearby Glendale, joining such starters as the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo, the Red Sox's Alfredo Aceves, the Mariners' Oliver Perez and the D-backs' David Hernandez.
Mirroring his status with the Royals, Mendoza isn't certain if Team Mexico will use him as a starter or as a reliever.
After a couple of exhibition games, Mexico will play Italy on March 7, the USA on March 8 and Canada on March 9.
"We're in a tough group. The USA is going to be a tough team to beat," Mendoza said.
Because of Mendoza's winter work, Royals manager Ned Yost plans to use him for an extended outing against the Rangers.
"We'll probably go 50, 60, upwards of 70 pitches," Yost said. "We'll see how he's going, making sure he's not getting in any spots where he's starting to labor out there. But just keeping him maintained."
Wood's roster bid gets off to strong start
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Brandon Wood once hit 43 home runs in a Minor League season and was considered a hot prospect in the Angels organization. That promise was never quite fulfilled.
Wood, though, is still pursuing the dream 10 years after the Angels made him a first-round Draft choice out of Horizon High School in nearby Scottsdale.
He showed his power on Saturday, belting a two-run homer that gave the Royals a 4-2 walk-off victory over the Rangers in the second Cactus League game at Surprise Stadium. With a runner at first base, Wood teased the crowd with a long drive that landed just foul down the left-field line. Then, on a 2-2 pitch from right-hander Jake Brigham, he put a drive into the left-field bullpen.
Wood had gone hitless in three previous at-bats in the first two games. He struck out in his first chance on Saturday.
"The swing feels good. Batting practice feels good. It's just a matter of getting timing in the game," he said.
When Wood rounded first base, he noticed the ball on the outfield grass -- causing a moment of uncertainty -- but it had ricocheted off the back bullpen wall and found its way back to the playing field.
"I thought I hit it good, but I saw it on the field so I didn't want to be the guy to be jogging around the bases when it was a double. So I took a stutter-step, but it was a homer," Wood said.
Either way, the game was over because Anthony Seratelli already had scored from second base.
Wood's 43 home runs came as a shortstop with Class A Rancho Cucamonga in 2005, the same season he had 51 doubles, 115 RBIs and a .321 average. He kept piling up homers, doubles and RBIs through Double-A and Triple-A but never could catch fire in the Majors.
In parts of five seasons with Los Angeles, he hit .168 with 11 homers, 33 RBIs in 173 games. Finally, Pittsburgh claimed him off waivers in 2011, but he had little success in 99 games with the Pirates. He was in Triple-A with Colorado last year and signed with the Royals in November.
"He's come in here, he's worked hard and we'll see where he fits," manager Ned Yost said. "We brought him in for depth, because he's versatile, we think that he can play third and first and the outfield if needed. And we think he can swing the bat a little bit and today was proof of that. It was a great at-bat to win the ballgame for us.
"He was a highly rated prospect at one time, a kid that had like 47, 48 homers one year, and that type of production never really transitioned to the big leagues. But we still feel like there's something there and we wanted to give him the opportunity to come in and compete."
Wood, who'll turn 28 next Saturday, is a right-handed batter who stands 6-foot-3 at 205 pounds.
"I have a uniform on, and that's it," he said. "The good Lord gives me a chance to play the game, and it's a matter of just going out and trusting my abilities. It's no different from the first camp I went to when I was 20 and, obviously, if the goal's the same as it is for anybody -- to make the team."
In his memorable year with Rancho Cucamonga, plus four games with Triple-A Salt Lake, Wood became the first Minor Leaguer in history with 100 extra-base hits in a season. He had 101.
"The ability's still there but it just hasn't come together for me yet. But I believe in my heart that I can still play and produce in the big leagues," he said. "I'm with a great organization and the talent's there. It's just a matter of me putting it together and allowing it to happen."
Bueno OK after taking liner off wrist
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals left-handed pitcher Francisley Bueno sustained a bruised left wrist when he was struck by a batted ball in the fourth inning of Saturday's 4-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
A sharp grounder by the Rangers' Jeff Baker deflected off Bueno, but he recovered and threw for the third out. That ended his two-inning outing in which he gave up two runs and two hits. The injury is not believed to be serious.
Center fielder Lorenzo Cain, who's been out with a strained right hand, took about 50 swings in the batting cage on Saturday with no problems. He's expected back in action shortly.
Saberhagen's Cy Young, Series ring up for auction
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals Hall of Famer Bret Saberhagen is among several athletes offering personal awards and memorabilia for sale in an upcoming auction, according to an announcement by SCP Auctions in California.
The Saberhagen items will include:
• 1985 American League Cy Young Award
• 1985 Royals World Series championship ring
• 1985 World Series MVP Trophy
• 1989 Cy Young Award
• 1989 Signed American League Gold Glove Award
• August 1991 no-hitter game-worn Royals home jersey
• 1985 and 1989 Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year Awards
• 1989 signed Royals game-worn home jersey (Cy Young year)
"As much fun as it was playing the game I love, it's great to know that my memorabilia will go to someone who loves it as much as I did earning it," Saberhagen said in statement. "It's also great that a portion of the proceeds will go to make a difference in the lives of youth through the The Bret Saberhagen Make a Difference Foundation."
Other auction items are from baseball's Steve Garvey and Rollie Fingers and basketball's John Havlicek.
Bidding will be open online to registered bidders from April 10 through April 27. More information is available via www.scpauctions.com or 949-831-3700.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Former Russellville Lady Cyclone track standout Whitney Cothren will soon be looking to reach new heights -- pole vaulting that is.
Cothren signed a national letter of intent Monday to pole vault at the University of Mississippi during a ceremony at the Russellville High School Commons. Cothren becomes the 11th RHS athlete to sign a letter of intent this year.
Becoming a college athlete is a valued experience that may seem like a dream.
"It means a lot," Cothren said of reaching this level. "I'm excited. It doesn't seem like this could ever happen."
With the success the RHS girls track team had this past year, it's no surprise the seniors are getting recognition. Cothren is the second member of the Lady Cyclone track team to sign with a Division I school, as Emily Miles signed with Central Arkansas in May.
Cothren competed in the pole vault for just two years but quickly made a splash. She holds the RHS records in both outdoor (12-0) and indoor (10-6) pole vaulting and was a two-time qualifier for the Meet of Champs.
She was also the AAAAA West champion this season, clearing 10-6, and has a personal best of 12-1. Needless to say, the potential is there, making her what RHS track coach Don Carnahan sees as a valued addition to the Lady Rebels.
Cothren finished second at the Class AAAAA state meet her junior season and earned All-state honors both years. As a senior, Cothren only lost one regular-season meet and finished third at the state meet.
"I feel like it was Ole Miss' good fortune for Whitney to decide to become a Lady Rebel," Carnahan said. "I think she'll fit in well. She really didn't perform up to her expectations this spring, but I really think she's the best in the state at this point."
The experience gained from that is something both Cothren and Carnahan hope will be helpful as Cothren prepares to compete in the tough Southeastern Conference.
"I didn't realize until I visited (Ole Miss) that the SEC is the toughest conference to pole vault in," Cothren said. "It's going to be a tough challenge."
But with the way things have gone for Cothren, Carnahan is optimistic overcoming those challenges won't be impossible.
"I think she has the potential to get where she can compete in the SEC," Carnahan said. "I really think Ole Miss is getting one with a lot of potential. It will be a good challenge for her, and we hope she can be the first girl from Arkansas to clear 15 feet."
Cothren's upside made her appealing to several schools. However, a visit to Oxford, Miss., made things a little easier in Cothren's decision-making process.
"I went up there and really liked the school," Cothren said. "They have good coaches, good facilities, and it's a really good environment."
Now comes the challenge of competing at a high level. Such a task gives Cothren mixed feelings.
"I'm really nervous, but I'm excited and ready to give it a try," Cothren said.
With Ole Miss in the same conference as Arkansas, Cothren will get chances in her home state.


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Lindsay Lohan is trying to get her life back on track these days.
Hopefully helping her do just that? Avi Snow, a New York City based musician and club promoter. A source exclusively tells E! News that the 26-year-old actress is dating Snow, who plays guitar for indie band, City of the Sun.
That said, the twosome has only been together for a few weeks and their relationship is said to be in "the early stages." Still, Avi was aboard the Mr. Pink private jet that flew Lindsay to L.A. early morning.
Courtesy: Facebook
A source adds that after Lindsay's latest mug shot was taken Tuesday, she went to City of the Sun's show at 41 Ocean, a private club in Santa Monica, Calif.
Despite this late-night hangout session, another source is denying that Lindsay and Avi are romantically involved.
As long as Mr. Snow is a positive influence on our girl, we wish these two nothing but the best.


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Pierre Cossette at the 47th GRAMMY Awards nominee press conference in 2004
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Pierre Cossette, 1923–2009
Pierre Cossette, the longtime executive producer of the GRAMMY Awards, has died. He was 85.
Cossette first began producing the GRAMMY Awards in 1971, which was the first nationally televised live GRAMMY ceremony, and continued to executive produce the show for another 35 years. He also was instrumental in establishing the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast and served as executive producer of that show for several years.
"It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our dear friend and father of the GRAMMY Awards, Pierre Cossette," said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. "Pierre was a creative visionary and one of the most accomplished, versatile and respected producers. It was because of his passion and dedication that the GRAMMY Awards came to network television close to 40 years ago. But for those of us lucky enough to know him personally, we will surely miss his warmth, wit, easy laugh, and the sparkle in his eye every time he recounted one of his many great showbiz stories. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and friends."
Cossette retired as active producer of the GRAMMYs in 2005, leaving his son John Cossette along with Ken Ehrlich at the helm. Since then, he held the position of Executive Producer Emeritus of the GRAMMY Awards and continued his successful career as a Broadway producer. He produced the six-time Tony winner "The Will Rogers Follies," "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and "Tommy Tune Tonite," and developed a musical inspired by the life of Woody Guthrie. Cossette's past television series include "The Andy Williams Show," "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show," "The Glen Campbell Music Show" and "Sha Na Na." Prior to producing, Cossette was an agent, manager, and Las Vegas legend for booking the world's biggest acts including the Rat Pack, Mae West, and many others.
His autobiographical book, Another Day In Showbiz, tells the story of an unassuming young man from rural Quebec, Canada, who worked his way to the top of the world of glitz and glamour, galvanizing the music industry in the process. He offers his vision of the industry, detailing stars, directors, producers, movies, TV companies, record companies, and the art, creation, and exhibition of breathtaking stage productions.
Cossette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.He received The Recording Academy's Trustees Award in 1995, and also is a 2005 Latin Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient. Over his long association with the GRAMMY Awards, he generously supported The Recording Academy's charities, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation. The GRAMMY Museum at the Pierre Cossette Center at L.A. LIVE — named after the "Father of the GRAMMY Awards" — includes The GRAMMY Telecast exhibit that houses footage and photos from Cossette's many years producing the show.
For historical footage of Pierre Cossette's extraordinary GRAMMY legacy, please visit The Recording Academy's official YouTube channel.


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Re: zebra finch is sick and there r no vets that work with b
Posted by Shannon on 6/28/05
On 6/28/05, Kitty.J wrote:
> On 6/27/05, Shannon wrote:
>> My bird is very sick and the next vet that works with
>> birds is in the next state what can I do to help save it's
>> life? I have only had her sence January 2005. she was just
>> fine untill tonight when she was just sitting on the
>> bottom of the cage i have already sepreated her for the
>> other birds. and have provided her a soft bed to lay on
>> and heat from a heating pad but i can't get her to eat
>> anything. Is there anything i can make at home that would
>> raise her apite to eat?
> Sounds like she is egg bound. This may help her pass the
> egg, get some olive oil and inject it into her cloaca, and
> but only a little bit, and keep her warm. Birds will lose
> lots of warmth when they are sick especially egg bound
> females. I would suggest cracking the egg, but the crack
> sharp parts of the egg may scratch her, and may cause
> bacteria to settle. I would try calling a vet and see if
> they know nay near by vets. She may not even be egg bound,
> but sounds like she is. Hope she gets better
> ~Kitty
Sorry she didn't make it through the night. I did everything I
could but nothing i did helped her any except to comfert her.
I thought she was egg bound at first but she wouldn't open her
eyes and she would fall over on her sides but thanks for tring
to help me i really appreate it. I just hope her mate wont get
sick on me too or get too lost with out her.


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Our opinion: Radicalism doesn't fly
Washington's Republican Party establishment was confident that the tea party would cost Demo crats dearly in 2012 but tea partiers sabotaged the GOP instead. They did so primarily by reigniting culture wars that Americans have no interest in fighting again, but the greater long-term damage they have done is to chase moderates out of the party or make it all but impossible for them to get elected in a primary. Even if Republicans end their suicidal wars over abortion, gay rights and the "legitimacy" of rape, it may take years for them to regain the moderates capable of winning Democratic, and more importantly, independent voters.
Pittsfield's Silvio O. Conte was one of those moderate Republicans for 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he surely never expected the day would come when there would not be one New England Republican in the House. This month's election did not change that reality, however, and in January 19 Democrats will be sworn in for the 19 New England House positions. (Massachusetts lost one seat, reducing the total from 20.) The only two New England Republicans left in Washington are Senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Susan Collins of Maine, who were not up for re-election.
Maine had two popular Republican women in the Senate, but the moderate Olympia Snowe was fed up with Washington's ugliness and didn't run for re-election this year. She is succeeded by independent former Maine governor Angus King, who to the surprise of no one announced Wednesday that he will caucus with the majority Democrats. A moderate Republican felt unwelcome and the GOP parted with a Senate seat in Maine.
Primary elections tend to be dominated by extremists, and in Indiana voters dispatched Senator Richard Lugar, a veteran moderate and foreign policy expert, in favor of Richard Mourdock, a goofball who asserted pregnancy as a result of rape constituted God's will. In Missouri, Republican voters chose Todd Akin, another tea party radical with unique theories about rape, to run for Senate. Both Indiana and Missouri backed Mitt Rom ney, but voters split their tickets to re-elect Democrat Claire Mc Caskill in Missouri and elect Democrat Joe Donnelly in Indiana. Moderate Republi cans could have kept one seat and potentially won another.
Massachusetts voters didn't buy Senator Scott Brown's claim to be a moderate Republican, but had he been he still would have had difficulty being re-elected because of Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren's ability to play the leadership card. With control of the Senate at stake, a vote for any Republican no matter how reasonable could have made the rigidly partisan Mitch McConnell the majority leader and put a variety of climate-change deniers, culture warriors and minority bashers in charge of key committees. It is for this reason that Silvio Conte would have trouble winning election today to the Republican House of Michelle Bachman and Paul Ryan.
For these reasons it will be difficult for Republican reform to percolate up from the bottom. Change must come from the leadership, which must cut its ties to the know-nothings who mock science and education and make a virtue of ignorance. Republican leaders can no longer wink at "birthers" and other unhinged conspiracy theorists as their mean-spirited nonsense hurts Republicans by uniting Democrats and offending independents.
When Republican "elder statesmen" like Newt Gingrich and John Sununu Sr. play the race card in demeaning Mr. Obama and by extension his supporters, the GOP leadership has to call them on their bigotry. The same goes for the hate-mongers of the right-wing talk media like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, as well as all of the white men of the Republican Party and media who arrogantly think they know what is best for women.
The United States is a basically moderate nation that distrusts radicals of the left and right. The Democratic Party learned this and the Republican Party must as well. But is the Republican leadership capable of being educated?
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text: Lopez was up a break in first set against Kubot, then gets his second time violation of the match, then complains to the umpire and director for a few minutes, then goes on to lose his serve, the momentum, the set, and the match. I think Lopez had no reason to complain. In the time allotted between points, there really is only adequate time for 2 habits, not 3. For example, if you want time to 1) towel off and 2) fix your hair, then there is probably not enough time to also 3) pick underwear from your butt. =-) Even after being warned once earlier, Lopez chose to 1) walk in slow motion, 2) examine all 6 balls, and 3) bounce a ball several times. I think that players should stop thinking that they are entitled to all the habits they want. I also think they should stop thinking that bouncing a ball is part of the service motion. In fact, I think they should impose some kind of limit on errant tosses. Maybe allow only one per set, then subject any subsequent errant tosses to the given time constraint?


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Right now is a terrible time for primo pasta commercials. LOL
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
primo pasta commercials in the middle of the games taking the momentum away from the game!! sighh!!
we are looking really good
Jack & Matt are terrible. Raps up by 9 with the ball and on a run, and they are talking about total nonsense. Jack's wife's xmas present. Who cares?
why did he yank davis? Casey hates this guy or something.
I'm lovin' me some Ross.
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
probably will put them in after this timeout
Have all of hardens made baskets been and 1's
Pedobear and Trollface together O.O
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
Basketballcrush, any more pics of that cute girl behind lowry?
"Stay steamy"
- Kobe
Come on Anderson, we don't need those stupid 3s.
ross should of got this call
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iPlayer premiere for some BBC shows
The BBC is to premiere a string of shows on its online iPlayer service before they are shown on television.
The corporation has approved plans to show up to 40 hours of new programmes on the popular catch-up service over 12 months, with some of them later being shown on regular channels.
A BBC spokesman said: "During 2012, the BBC brought selected online-only programmes to audiences. These included BBC Three comedy pilots, a Doctor Who web series called Pond Life, and curated archive programmes for BBC Four.
"We will build on this in 2013, and make a small number of additional programmes exclusively available to our audiences via BBC iPlayer."
Millions of people regularly use the iPlayer, which has received a huge boost with the rise in popularity of smartphones and tablet computers.
There were around 3.3 million requests for Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony last year - making it the most popular show on the iPlayer in 2011.
Other popular shows included episodes of Sherlock and Doctor Who which were requested more than two million times.


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Form 8949
Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
Please note that, as of tax year 2012, the IRS has made significant changes to the method in which capital gains and losses are reported. In previous years, capital gains and losses were to be reported directly on Schedule D, Form 1040 (Capital Gains and Losses). As of 2012, however, information reported to you on Form 1099-B is provided for reporting first on Form 8949 (Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets). Capital gain distributions that are paid by your mutual funds, which are reported on Form 1099-DIV (see page 2), should continue to be reported directly on Schedule D.
Form 8949 is used to report capital gains and losses that may have resulted from the sale or exchange of your mutual fund shares in 2013. You will receive Form 1099-B if you sold or exchanged shares in your non-money market or non-retirement mutual fund account, including shares in the Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini Impact International Equity Fund, and Domini Impact Bond Fund.
The IRS considers an exchange of shares to be the same as a sale of shares. The information from your Form 1099-B is provided for reporting in the appropriate areas of Form 8949. Part I of the form is for short-term gains or losses and Part II is for long-term gains or losses. Each sale must be reported separately.
Once Form 8949 has been prepared for your mutual fund investments, then the total short-term capital gains and losses and the total long-term capital gains and losses generally must be entered in the appropriate boxes on Schedule D, Form 1040. For additional information about completing Form 8949 or Schedule D, please review the instructions issued by the IRS or consult your tax advisor.


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Arum Scarum
Above, from left: dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris) growing in Bonnefont garden; detail of the spathe and spadix common to arums; detail of the reptilian markings on the stems.
Arums and other members of the botanical family Araceae are fly pollinated, and their flowers imitate both the color and the smell of rotting meat in order to attract pollinators. The little cuckoo-pint featured in last week???s post is by no means the most fetid member of the family. Cuckoo-pint???s enormous tropical cousin, Amorphophallus titanum, notorious for its overpowering stench, is native to Sumatra.?? The titan arum??is also cultivated in conservatories and gains worldwide attention when it blooms in botanical gardens like Kew. Read more »


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FALL COLORS ... Arborist Jeff Newborn will lead a free tree walk on Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, through the Downtown North neighborhood, focusing on fall colors. Meet at the corner of Hawthorne Avenue and Kipling Street, Palo Alto. Information: www.canopy.org or 650-964-6110
GRAY INTO GREEN ... Sherri Osaka, owner of Sustainable Landscape Designs and co-founder of the Sustainable Landscape Roundtable, will teach a class on "Graywater for a Green Garden" on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Common Ground Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. The class will cover new codes that allow more flexibility in watering a garden with graywater, as well as assembling and maintaining an inexpensive system. Cost is $31. Information: 650-493-6072 or www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
CANDY MAKING ... Just in time to make holiday gifts, Yannette Fichou Edwards will teach "Candy Making for the Holidays" on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Palo Alto High School, Room 103, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. She'll teach — through demonstration, participation and sampling — how to create Chocolate Bourbon Balls, White Chocolate Peppermint Bark, Classic English Toffee and Peanut Brittle. Students are asked to bring containers for leftovers. Cost is $50. Information: 650-329-3752 or www.paadultschool.org
FALL CENTERPIECES ... Master Gardener Roberta Barnes will show how to make "Fall Centerpieces" on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Avenidas senior center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Barnes will be using natural materials, including dried greens, autumn leaves and flowers; participants are asked to bring a bowl or basket (not tall vases). Cost is $10 for nonmembers, $8 for members. Information: www.avenidas.org or 650-289-5400
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American Samoa Gov't v. Salvage Pacific, Ltd.,
AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT, Plaintiff,
SALVAGE PACIFIC, LIMITED, Defendant.
High Court of American Samoa
Trial Division
CA No. 61-83
May 31, 1983
Single ship refloating transaction does not constitute doing business within meaning of statute requiring permit.
GARDNER, Chief Justice.
Defendant moves for an order dismissing this action brought by the Government of American Samoa against a Fijian Corporation. The Government alleges the Defendant was transacting business in the Territory in violation of ASCA section 30.0305 , which provides:
No foreign Corporation may transact any business in American Samoa
without first procuring a permit from the Governor to do so.
Defendant seems to contend, first, that it performed a single salvage operation at the behest of a Korean customer (ie: re-floating a partially sunken fishing boat in Pago Pago harbor). That its work was completed within 8 weeks, and it never intended nor did it in fact undertake any other business in the Territory. That it, in fact only had minimal contact. Defendant argues that ASCA section 30.0305 is intended to regulate businesses which are transacted on a more permanent or regular basis. Furthermore, Defendant contends ASCA section 30.0314 is a penal statute, which therefore should be strictly construed, and it provides only for a violation of the terms of the permit, not for operation without any permit [1ASR2d99] at all.
First then, we must determine whether Defendant was "transacting business" within the meaning of the statute. The term "transacting business" is not susceptible of precise definition automatically resolving every case; each case must be dealt with on its own circumstances to determine if a foreign corporation has engaged in local activity or only in interstate commence. Materials Research Corp. v. Mertron, Inc., 64 N.J. 74, 312 A.2d 147. The concept of minimal contacts for jurisdictional purposes was explored in International Shoe Co. v. State of Washington, 326 U.S. 310. Certainly in the case before us, the Defendant has submitted itself to the jurisdiction of the Courts of this Territory, but was it "doing business?" It would seem not to us and we so hold. In order to require a foreign corporation to qualify under our statute it must do more than perform a single act for a customer within the territory. For additional support the definition of "business" contained in ASCA section 27.0202 specifically exempts casual sales or personal service contracts. Engaging in or carrying on a business" in that same statute is defined as follows: "...on a continuing basis although one act may be sufficient if circumstances show a purpose to continue..." (emphasis added).
This is not to say that while the Defendant is not required to have obtained a permit under ASCA section 30.0305 it may not have incurred liability as to taxation. The standards there are likely to be quite different. Therefore, the Court will not dismiss the Government's complaint, but will strike those portions alleging a penalty for violation of Title 30 Chapter 03 ASCA and allow the Government 10 days to amend its complaint to state a claim for taxes due on income earned in the Territory.


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