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Fact Sheet Eastern Ontario Development Program The Eastern Ontario Development Program is an economic development initiative focused on addressing economic challenges in eastern Ontario and taking advantage of innovative opportunities in the region. Since its inception in 2004, this successful program has been renewed several times. The five-year renewal of the program, effective April 1, 2014, is expected to result in more strategic, long-term economic development investments and collaborative projects that will benefit eastern Ontario businesses and communities. The Government of Canada's renewed commitment to the program is based on its success. This success is due to the strong delivery model which utilizes the eastern Ontario's 15 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) and for larger regional projects through Northumberland CFDC. Applications will be solicited by each CFDC and Regional projects by Northumberland CFDC and assessed on their potential to stimulate local and regional economic development and create jobs. The renewed Eastern Ontario Development Program focuses on outcomes that align with the federal government's priority to promote the development of a strong and diversified economy. CFDCs and the Northumberland CFDC will consider project proposals in the following three areas:
CFDCs and Northumberland CFDC for regional projects will deliver funding to eligible recipients to undertake projects that address local and regional issues, challenges, and opportunities in rural eastern Ontario. Eligible project recipients include:
Since the program was launched in 2004, CFDC's have achieved the following results by working with community stakeholders from across the region to develop and implement projects that benefit the local economy: More than $80 million has been invested in more than 7,636 business and community development projects; More than 63,356 people have received work-related training; and an additional $345.6 million has been leveraged from partners such as local businesses, municipalities and the Government of Ontario, at a ratio of $1: $4.41. Eligible activities for the Recipient Activities include: (all funding requires a minimum of 50% match of cash funding from applicant, applicant must pay all costs up front and provide invoices and proof of payment, HST not eligible, all applicants must have a valid CRA Business Number)
Expansion of Economic Assets (capacity building)
Business Development and Growth
New Business Development
Existing Businesses
Business Infrastructure
Business Development: Key economic sectors in the Trenval CFDC's service area include advanced manufacturing, food processing, logistics and distribution. The Trenval CFDC will promote the growth of new and existing businesses in these sectors by supporting projects such as training and mentorship opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); productivity enhancements; market diversification; innovation/product development; succession planning; and expansion opportunities.
Community Innovation:
Ineligible Costs (by way of example)
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
EODP Contact Person: Harry Todd, email: email@example.com
Reports for Current EODP Recipients:
2018 Eastern Ontario Development Program Recipients, and amounts approved up to:
Beclawat Manufacturing Inc. $20,000
Purchase CNC machine
Location: Belleville
Canada Blast Freezers Inc. $50,000
High speed detection equipment
Location: Trenton
Canada Cordage Inc. $30,000
New product line expansion
Location: Deseronto
Cascades Containerboard Pkg. $15,000
Machine controls update, efficiency gains
Location: Belleville
Impacto Protective Products Inc. $10,000
Implementing digital product design system
Location: Belleville
Kings Mill Cider Inc. $20,000
Purchase of processing equipment
Location: Stirling
Launch Lab, $15,000
Business Development, new and existing
Location: Trenval catchment area
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, $17,500
Feasibility study for long term care
Location: Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Mumtaz Flour Mills, $50,000
Flour mill equipment
Location: Trenton
Prometic Bio Production, $30,000
Engineering plan for expansion
Location: Belleville
Quinte Economic Development Com, $69,750
Manufactures Resource Centre and investment attraction support
Location: Trenval catchment area
Quinte Region Natural History Museum, $17,500
Executive Director and start-up support
Location: Trenton
Small Business Centre, $20,000
Support for Starter Plus Program
Location: SBC Catchment area
2017/18 Eastern Ontario Development Program Recipients, and amounts approved up to:
Barn Owl Malt Inc. $1,432
Process testing equipment
Location: Thurlow
BCS Automation Ltd. , $15,000
ISO certification
Location; Belleville
Beclawat, $20,000
Business expansion, computerized scheduling system
Location: Belleville
Bridle Path Tack Shop Inc. ; $9,400
Online inventory system
Location; Corbyville
Burger Revolution. $8,526
Business expansion
Location: Belleville
Canada Cordages, $30,000
New product line expansion
Location: Deseronto
Country Butcher, $10,000
Business expansion, new product offerings
Location: Foxboro
Farquhar Cabinets, $6,145
Equipment upgrades
Location: Stirling
HAI Precision Waterjets Inc. , $45,000
5 axis milling machine purchase
Location; Trenton
Kool Koatings; $15,000
Business expansion, new product line processing equipment
Location: Belleville
Launch Lab: $20,000
Business Development, new and existing
Location: Trenval catchment area
Mirmil Products, $20,000
Business expansion, new equipment
Location; Trenton
Nestle Canada Inc., $20,000
New product line expansion
Location: Trenton
Pasta Tavola , $15,000
Business expansion, new product line equipment
Location; Belleville
Polish Day Spa Inc. , $15,000
Business expansion
Location; Belleville
Quinte Economic Development Com, $84,500
Manufactures Resource Centre and investment attraction support
Location: Trenval catchment area
Sprague Foods Inc., $24,973
Product line expansion, equipment
Location: Belleville
Small Business Centre, $20,000
Support for Starter Plus Program
Location: SBC Catchment area
The Fitness Guild, $5,000
Business expansion, downtown, equipment
Location: Belleville
Tipper Financial, $6,202
Customer management and communications systems upgrades
Location: Belleville
Truck-Right Data Management Inc. , $18,822
Development of new software for the market
Location; Belleville
Wild Card Brewing Company, $12,500
Business volume expansion, equipment
Location: Quinte West
2016/17 Eastern Ontario Development Program Recipients and amounts approved up to:
3D DesignWorx $3,859
Location: Trenton
Alliance Custom Fabrication $15,000
Location Belleville
Athena Freight Services Inc. $3,302
Location: Trenton
Beclawat Manufacturing Inc. $20,000
Location: Belleville
Canada Cordage Inc. $5,656
Location Deseronto: Funding received for business expansion into the slick tape market
County Of Hastings, Elevate Program, $30,000
Location: Hastings County
Glenn Kozak of Trenval presents a cheque to Erin Rivers of Hastings County for funding towards the Elevate program which provide jobs and transferable training for up to 12 people.
CrossFit Trent, $485
Location: Trenton
Dolphin Fiberglass Pools, $30,790
Funding for business expansion
Location: Trenton
Home Décor and Moore, $4,622
Location: Belleville
Kennametal Stellite Inc., $10,000
Location: Belleville
Kool Koatings Inc. $10,000
Location: Belleville
La Cultura Salumi, $11,038
Funding for new food processing equipment
Location: Quinte West
Launch Lab, $20,000
New Business Development
Location: Trenval catchment area
Miltex Solutions Canada, $10,000
Location : Belleville
Miltex's new web cutter that will increase efficiency and reduce costs.
MKR Cabinets Inc. $25,000
Location: Trenton
Glenn Kozak of Trenval presents a cheque to Dale Sokolowski of MKR Cabinets for funding towards the purchase of a cold press and case clamp.
Pasta Tavola Inc. $11,750
Location: Belleville
Quinte Economic Development Commission, $83,500
Manufacturing Resource Centre and Investment attraction
Location: Trenval catchment area
Quinte West Farmers Market, $9,190
Location: Trenton
Redpath Sugar, $20,000
Location: Belleville
Harry Todd of Trenval presents a cheque to Phil Parlatore for funding towards a high speed Video Jet continuous inkjet engineered for extended runs and have on board Code Assurance.
Sprague Foods: $16,250
Funding for new food processing equipment
Location: Belleville
The Brake Room, $10,000
Location: Belleville
Funding provided for new business equipment
Trenton Business Improvement Area $3,500
Location: Trenton
Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. $20,000
Location: Belleville
United Independent Energy Group $10,000
Location: Belleville
Urban Herb Restaurant Inc. Nice Ice Baby Ice cream, $20,000
Location: Belleville
Funding provided for cost on starting up the new food product line "Nice Ice Baby Ice Cream"
Urban Liquidation Inc. $10,000
Location: Trenton
Glenn Kozak of Trenval presents a cheque to Shawn Ellis of Urban Liquidation for recent business expansion.
Wild Card Brewing Company $13,093
Location: Trenton
Glenn Kozak of Trenval presents to Nate Card of Wild Card Brewing a cheque for the recent expansion.
Wish Etc., $2,975
Location: Trenton
Business expansion
Woodbeck Auto Parts, $20,000
Location: Stirling Rawdon
Glenn Kozak of Trenval presents a cheque to Greg Woodbeck of Woodbeck Auto for funding to assist the purchase of equipment that will allow purchase of vehicles by weight to extrapolate metals and other recyclables while operating under the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR)


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Bae Doo Na and her British boyfriend Jim Sturgess split
Bae Doo Na is single. The Gloria actress and actor Jim Sturgess called it quits after a possible three years of dating. After meeting on the set of Hollywood movie Cloud Atlas in 2012, the pair began their international romance and confirmed it last year. Today, her agency announced that the pair had indeed gone their separate ways.
The statement from her agency was very concise: "Bae Doo Na and significant other Jim Sturgess recently broke up."
They have chosen not to disclose the reason why they broke up, but Bae is keeping busy after the heartbreak. Following her Jupiter Ascending movie premiere last month, she recently traveled to France to participate in Louis Vuitton's F/W line for 2015-2016.
Over the years, I became a fan of many of Bae's projects. I loved her in the 2006 OCN TV drama Someday and the 2003 movie Spring Bears Love. Her performances in dramas Country Princess, How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor,God of Study, and Gloria were equally impressive. I really wanted her to find true love in real life. I thought she and Sturgess could have eventually tied the knot.
Do you think the pair have any hope of getting back together?
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Hand carved in a woodworking shop located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, this magnificent cherry wooden spoon is very elegant. Its black walnut wood inlay gives it a nice originality. Each kitchen utensil is unique, and its designer does not use any dye, only waxes and natural oils that protect the wood and brings out the beauty of its grain. A beautiful gift for all lovers of beautiful objects and foodies!
Each object is unique. The images give a good idea of what you'll receive.
Quebec Region : Handmade in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, Quebec, Canada.
Material & Colour : Chery wood, wood inlay in black walnut
Dimensions : Approx. 30 cm x 12''
Parallèle soixante
The man behind Parallèle soixante, is Quebec actor Christian Michaud, who has a passion for cooking, The company produces handmade wooden accessories for the kitchen. Its production is done on a small scale, in a studio located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. Its high quality creations include spoons, service and cutting boards, and salt cellars, manufactured in four different hardwood species.
All Parallèle soixante wooden objects receive two layers of 100% safe-for-food-use mineral oil, before being waxed with beeswax and polished by hand.
Hand wash with mild soap and dry immediately. Do not soak in water. Do not place in the dishwasher. Can be waxed and oiled again as necessary to give a brighter finish.
Shipping: We ship to Quebec, Canada, the United States, Europe and in most countries around the world.
Return Policy : We can refund or exchange your purchase within 30 days from the date of purchase. See our FAQs for more details.


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New techniques and technology allows Prop & Lens to produce crisper and clearer aerial photos than ever before.
Follow the progress of your favorite construction site. We'll fly monthly to capture the progress and send you the results.
Real Estate marketing can be enhanced with the right aerial.
Texas Motor Speedway Summer of 2015
For Residential Real Estate agents looking to market larger properties and luxury homes, we can help showcase your listings or highlight a feature like a new pool with photography that helps you define the location and tell the whole story.
The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
Commercial Real Estate agents, highlight the location of your listings with a Prop & Lens Aerial Photo-Graphic.
Keep track of the area progress by visiting our galleries regularly...and tell your friends.
The Road to Dallas.
As seen on FOX 4 News and local newspapers: "Aerial photography company Prop & Lens worked with artist Justine Wollaston to capture this image of her acre-sized American flag field sculpture near Pilot Point. With some help, Wollaston mowed the 220 by 117 foot design into a fallow hayfield on Mustang Road. The flag first appeared in the field last summer." That's Justine running on the flag with her dogs, waiving a cowboy hat.
Whether you fly like a Falcon or run like a Jackrabbit, in Texas, football is king.
If you need a photograph of a large campus, series of buildings, or office complex, we can help.
Denton Municipal Airport.
Prop & Lens Aerial Photo-Graphics - builds visual sales and marketing tools that help your business stand out from the competition.
When there is a need to show all of the business locations surrounding your subject property, placing dozens of logos on your photo will not work well visually. So we came up with this unique solution (see the photo).
When you need to show the surrounding area, an oblique aerial photo-graphic can give so much more detail than a satellite shot or generic map.
The aerial photo-graphic is perfect for highlighting multiple properties in one photo. Add a complimentary ground view and your branding (photo, logo, tag line, color scheme) and you have a Prop & Lens Aerial Photo-Graphic.
For details on real estate agent branding and marketing tools visit the 'Brand' page.
Sometimes when you need to give the big picture view of a real estate property, the aerial is the solution.
For real estate marketing applications, Prop & Lens will add graphics highlighting landmarks to clearly define the property.
Residential Real Estate agents can help viewers find their listed property more easily with an oblique (45 degree angle) aerial view of the vicinity or a higher angle / close up to show the entire property.
The world 'makes sense' when you can view it from a high angle. New roads, new bridges, and new subdivisions are positioned with care. A Prop & Lens view helps make development decisions more understandable.
Prop & Lens aerials make excellent gifts providing cherished memories for those who lived, worked or played at the location in the photograph.
When you need to delineate the parameters of a site, a Prop & Lens Aerial Photo-Graphic can add definition to an important point during a presentation. We also provide custom PowerPoint slides and graphic design elements that will enhance your sales and marketing efforts.
To keep track of the progress on a construction project, Prop & Lens will work with you on determining a schedule to document the entire construction process.
Old and new architectural accomplishments play such an important part in the historical context of our society. They add landmarks, build memories, and influence how and where we live, work, and play. We can help you document your projects and contributions to our community.
Clearly define a subject in a sea of properties with a Prop & Lens Aerial Photo-Graphic.
Visuals can help you tell a story. A Prop & Lens visual can help you add the drama it deserves.
Capture a photo of your stomping grounds - whether your hometown is a metropolis or a tiny cowtown. The photo above is the cityscape of Fort Worth, Texas.
Ever wonder where that rock that bounced off a rock-hauler and caused a little hole in your windshield that slowly became a crack that eventually creeped across the entire span of your field of vision came from? West of Denton there is a rock quarry...and yes, the water in those pools is actually that color. The world makes sense from up here.
Palacial estates need an elegant view. If you are a residential real estate agent, call to find out more about our multi-agent mulit-property group discount.
Add excitement to your posters with a Prop & Lens birds eye view.
We also offer Air-to-Air Photography. - We'll capture you in your favorite flying machine over your favorite location. These images can make cherrished memorabilia and a wonderful statement for a den, office, or game room.
Air to Air photo sample over Lake Lewisville Air.
Book covers, quarterly reports, presentation documents, magazine covers, and any number of marketing and advertising tools can give the viewer a hint of what to expect inside and set a positive anticipatory mood with a custom Prop & Lens visual.
For Residential Real Estate agents, a Prop & Lens product can help show your golf enthusiast/buyer prospects the exact location of your listing in relation to fairways, tee boxes, highways, churches, schools, and lakes.
The bridge on 2499 is coming along quite nicely. Stay up to date with a Prop & Lens Monthly Photo-Set. We'll keep you abreast of some of the wonderful landscape developements taking place in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Sign up today (see top of this page). There is an entire gallery on this very topic (click the 'More Galleries' tab above).
The emperors new clothes.
There's a little ball park in Frisco...have you seen it? It's a rough ride but that's where the future Rangers learn to stretch singles into doubles. If you have a corporate facility, ranch, home base, farm, farm team or large tract of land that can't be seen in its entirety from the ground, let us know and we'll capture it digitally.
Weather conditions (including large water filled clouds) determine when we fly and how the photos turn out. Sometimes, however, they do add an unexpected ambiance to a scene.
A couple of weeks before the new bridge over Lewisville Lake opened up, we flew over and got a bird's eye view of the progress. There's an entire gallery devoted to this topic as well under "More Galleries.'
Sometimes our day to day activities and visual perspective keep us from realizing our proximity to lakes and large bodies of water. A view from this angle reminds us of why we give street names descriptives like "Shoreline," "Laguna Drive," or "Rivercrest." The world makes sense from up here.
Sometimes the photo tells the whole story. Sometimes the emotions of all involved can only be imagined.
We caught a glimpse of Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville one morning, before the shoppers descended upon it. If you or a client has a large facility you need to document, give us a call.
The Denton Holiday Lighting Festival on the square in downtown Denton, Texas is a sight to behold and a local tradition. If you need to document a large gathering, festival, or sporting event give us a call.
A photo of your alma mater would look nice in your home office. The photo above shows exactly how the Texas Woman's University campus is nestled into the Denton community.
Now here's something you don't see every day: A sail boat chased by a motor boat chased by an ultralight chased by a Prop & Lens Aerial Photo crew.
Are you pumped about starting a new project? We'll help you keep track of the progress with periodic photographic documentation.


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During a speech to the National Rifle Association last week, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a story about the "Obama EPA" to illustrate a point about government interfering with personal freedom.
Robert Farley checked the merits of Romney's claim for FactCheck.org. While the former Massachusetts governor got most of the facts right, he misstated one very important detail.
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Common Name: Indian Paintbrush
Other Common Names: Desert Paintbrush, Spring Paintbrush
Scientific Name: Castilleja chromosa
Family: Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Distribution: common and widely distributed in the Intermountain West
Habitat: creosote bush, blackbrush, salt desert shrub, sagebrush, and pinyon- juniper communities
Habit: perennial herb
Height: 0.5-1'
Spread: 0.5-1'
Foliage Color: dark green, covered with stiff, whitish hairs
Leaves: lance-shaped, the upper ones three-lobed
Flower Color: bracts and calyx brilliant crimson, corollas yellowish green
Flower Form: flowers borne in dense terminal spikes; corollas slender, inconspicuous, with elongate beak (galea).
Flowering Season: early spring to early summer
Cultural Requirements: Prefers full sun and rich to well-drained soils, but tolerates partial shade. Fully cold-hardy. Drought hardy (i.e., needs no supplemental water after establishment on the Wasatch Front). Like many of its relatives, it is a water parasite that survives drought by attaching to the roots of other plants--it is not fussy about which plants, utilizing many species of flowers, shrubs, and grasses. This makes paintbrushes a little tricky to propagate.
Culture: We have had success propagating several paintbrush species using the following protocol. The seeds, which are tiny and encased in delicate net bags that are beautiful to behold under a microscope, are dormant and require moist chilling to germinate. When the radicles emerge (after 8-12 weeks in chilling), we plant the seeds in tubes or book planter cells and grow them out under strong light for 12-16 weeks. When we have sturdy plants 3-4" tall, we pot them up with a "buddy" of another species in a gallon container and grow them together for 8-12 weeks of pot-cohabitation. Survival after outplanting is high, and paintbrush plants often flower the first year. Direct seeding in autumn around already-established "buddy" plants can also be successful.
Uses and Notes of Interest: The bright crimson of this paintbrush is one of the most welcome sights of spring in sagebrush country. The plant provides early nectar for hummingbirds and has a long bloom time. The seeds can be dumped out of upright capsules a few weeks after flowering.


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COPH is piloting the use of intelligent business process management (IBPM) at USF through the use of Appian's cloud-based software platform. Developed using an approach that focuses on quickly releasing products so that they can be used and get feedback for enhancement. The goal is to release good products quickly, not perfect projects developed over long periods of time.
Our first release is focusing on four applications: the student record, your student's program of study check sheet, the change of advisor process, and an Archivum intake form for new applications & features. We are hoping that through this effort, we will make it a little easier on you to complete the various administrative tasks required to support our students and navigate the various business processes through the College infrastructure.
Archivum is the home of a suite of applications and programs that will support our College community. Working closely with USF Health IS, we are embracing a strategy that focuses on quickly developing products that we can put into live use. The advantage of this approach is that we can develop and launch products much faster than in the past.
How to access Appian & System Requirements
Archivum is running on the intelligent business process management system platform developed by Appian. Appian is a worldwide company headquartered in the US, with customers such as Amazon, Bank of America and Ryder Truck.
Yes. Mobile apps are available on Android and iOS.
- iOS - Go to the App Store and search for "Archivum".
- Android - Go to the Google Play Store and search "Archivum".


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Cat Builds Igloo After Snow Storm [VIDEO]
See what this cat does after a snowstorm in Colorado.
Keeping Your Cats Safe During Winter Storms
When a winter storm is looming, the best thing you can do is bring your cats inside and snuggle with them against the chill. Keep plenty of supplies on hand in case you're snowed in and can't get to a grocery store for refills.


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College of Education, University of Canterbury was established in 1877. The Christchurch College of Education had a distinguished history of excellence in teacher education. Throughout its 131 years, the college was well known for the quality delivery of teacher education - from early childhood, primary and secondary pre-service teacher education, through to professional development and support services for teachers. More recent was the addition of a coach education program and a variety of community courses such as studies in children's literature.
Campus of College of Education, University of Canterbury –
The College of Education is located on Dovedale Avenue. The campus in Ilam, Christchurch offers a full range of programs, services and amenities for all students.
Facilities at College of Education, University of Canterbury –
- Libraries
- IT Services
- Accommodation
- Recreation Facilities
- Health Centre
- Childcare Facilities
Schools and Centers at College of Education, University of Canterbury –
- School of Educational Studies and Human Development
- School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education
- School of Literacy's and Arts in Education
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Some 60 people may die prematurely in the USA as a result of Volkswagen's diesel cars emitting more harmful nitrogen oxides than officially claimed, according to researchers.
MIT researchers in cooperation with a Harvard University team assessed the impact of 'VWGate' on public health in the US by multiplying the excess pollution by the number of affected vehicles and comparing the data with existing health risk factors and population data.
They concluded that up to 60 people will have their lives shortened by 10 to 20 years as a result of the emission rigging. The scandal will cost the US healthcare and social system up to $450m, in case that the carmaker recalls and fixes all affected vehicles by the end of 2016.
If Volkswagen fails to remove the defeat device in that timeframe, a further 140 people would die as a result of the accumulated emissions in the future, the scientists estimate. In this case further $840m would be added to the total health and social care bill.
In September, the US Environmental Protection Agency revealed Volkswagen was using software, known as the defeat device, to detect when its diesel cars were being tested and initiate measures to reduce the amount of emissions produced. However, as the technology was known to have a negative effect on performance and fuel consumption, Volkswagen decided to keep it off during normal operations. As a result, real nitrogen oxide emissions of the affected cars were up to 40 times above the legal limits.
"It seemed to be an important issue in which we could bring to bear impartial information to help quantify the human implications of the Volkswagen emissions issue," said MIT researcher Steven Barrett, the lead author of the paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
"The main motivation is to inform the public and inform the developing regulatory situation."
High concentrations of nitrogen oxides can harm the human respiratory tract and trigger the development of asthma, bronchitis and other conditions.
The researchers estimate that Volkswagen's excess emissions will contribute directly to 31 cases of chronic bronchitis and 34 hospital admissions involving respiratory and cardiac conditions. They calculate that individuals will experience about 120,000 minor restricted activity days, including work absences, and about 210,000 lower-respiratory symptom days.
"We all have risk factors in our lives, and [excess emissions] is another small risk factor," Barrett explained. "If you take into account the additional risk due to the excess Volkswagen emissions, then roughly 60 people have died or will die early, and on average, a decade or more early."


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Appcelerator and DENSO Create Development Solution for Integrated In-Car Applications
Appcelerator and DENSO Create Development Solution for Integrated In-Car Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 22, 2012) - Appcelerator®, the leading mobile platform company, today announced a partnership with DENSO Corporation, a leading automotive supplier, to create a development solution for in-car applications that are fully integrated with vehicle information systems. Integrating the capabilities of a leading automotive telematics provider and a proven mobile application development platform, this partnership enables the automotive industry to create compelling user experiences in an in-car environment.
Appcelerator's Titanium technology will be closely integrated into DENSO's NaviBridge Module, enabling any Titanium app to transmit points of interest, such as restaurant or museum locations, to in-dash navigational systems that support NaviBridge. The first comprehensive development and delivery solution involving software, hardware and services, this partnership indicates both parties leading roles in bringing mobile applications into non-traditional environments.
"This is a significant opportunity for us to merge our capabilities. We understand the needs of the automotive industry and the safety considerations that must be built into every automotive feature, and Appcelerator has the tools to support us through its mobile development expertise and platform," said Doug Patton, senior vice president of Engineering at DENSO International America, Inc. "As mobile technologies become increasingly critical components of automotive telematics solutions, DENSO greatly benefits from having access to Appcelerator's industry-leading development technology and its large ecosystem of mobile application developers. Because of our work together, we will empower the automotive industry to deliver the richest in-car applications while maintaining the highest safety precautions for our customers."
Because DENSO is a trusted supplier to automotive manufacturers, this partnership grants Appcelerator's developer community unique access to an environment that is typically unavailable. By opening a new vertical market for existing and future applications, developers have new, incremental revenue opportunities.
"As one of the world's top suppliers of automotive telematics solutions, DENSO provides outstanding validation for the applicability and extensibility of the Titanium platform for opportunities outside traditional mobile devices," said Sandeep Johri, chief operating officer for Appcelerator. "Working with Denso is inspiring us to think well beyond the mobile device for developing rich applications -- TVs, refrigerators, and appliances are just a few of the other intriguing form factors for Appcelerator to lead the way in multi-platform application development."
About Appcelerator
Appcelerator's Titanium is the leading open source mobile platform of choice for thousands of companies seizing the mobile opportunity. With more than 50,000 applications deployed on 80 million devices, Appcelerator's award-winning Titanium platform leverages over 5,000 mobile device and operating system APIs to create native iOS and Android apps, and HTML5 mobile web apps. Customers who standardize on the Titanium Platform get to market 70 percent faster and can quickly optimize business results with analytics-driven insights into user behavior and app performance. Open and fully extensible, Titanium makes it easy to integrate data, content and services from a variety of sources into mobile applications to leverage best-of-breed capabilities. Appcelerator Cloud Services (ACS) provides instant social, location, communication and content features for user-centric mobility. Appcelerator's worldwide ecosystem includes 350,000 mobile developers and hundreds of ISVs and integration partners. Please visit http://www.appcelerator.com.
About DENSO Corporation
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electric, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 35 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs over 120,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, totaled US$38.4 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.5 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
In North America, DENSO's consolidated sales totaled US$6.2 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. The North American DENSO Group employs more than 14,000 people at 28 consolidated companies and affiliates. Of these, 26 are manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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Originally posted by WarriorOfLight96
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That sounds very likely to happen and imagine if an earthquake devastated the U.S and would need some support but instead use the support bit to slide in and over throw the government or the Government is in on it and would just let it happen.
Originally posted by Amanda5
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What a great idea for a thread.I notice everyone went straight for religion. My first thought was how I have noted a drip feed of news articles in the mainstream media about Intergalactic Visitors and Craft ( I do not use the terms UFOs and Aliens because mainstream media deride people who use those terms) and also sink holes and other occurrances.
It would not surprise me in the least that there is some weight to the prophecy about the Intergalactic Visitors and Craft coming to invade Earth. I can see how the highly manipulative mainstream media is pushing a proliferation of television shows about murder, death of all kinds, sex and sexuality and also shows about other dimensions and magic etcetera.
This all adds up to me - the influence of all the death, sex and magic and the subtle drip feed of science and Intergalactic Visitors and Craft - people will believe and trust the 'talking' box/widescreen television and when there is an invasion from 'outerspace' the sleepers will believe it.
The sleepers will not know the difference between reality and television. The awakened - who are learning to be conscious and conscientious human beings with a spiritual soul will know the difference. As for religion - I see the end of the Catholic Church in terms of being a dominant role in society.
That's my take on what's to come - well at least my freshest most recent realisations. I will be watching this thread to see what people have to share.
Much Peace...I would like to make the prophecy of a time of Peace - but - I think we have a lot of work to do first and then the Peace will come...edit on 13-3-2013 by Amanda5 because: Spelling
On January 11th 2017 there will be an event that takes place that will change... something.
This may change the world as well.
I don't know what it is but I have an idea which is too long to get into here.
originally posted by: Agathor
a reply to: WarriorOfLight96
This is completely unrelated to religion but still. This has been stuck in my mind for years now.
On January 11th 2017 there will be an event that takes place that will change... something. I don't know what it is but I have an idea which is too long to get into here. But it's something pertaining to me personally. This date is coming up pretty fast. This may change the world as well. Everyone could be lying to me about the world and this is the day where I find out. Please don't judge. Just be careful on this day


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Ministers thwart MEPs, OK EU-US airline data deal
CAPPS II, here we come...
In a salutary reminder of how democratic the European Union really is, EU foreign ministers have rubber-stamped the European Commission's deal with the US to hand over airline passenger data (passenger name records, PNR). The Commission had deliberately constructed the deal in a way that allowed it to be implemented without the approval of the European Parliament (which went to court over the issue), so by signing it off the foreign ministers have effectively made it live.
Parliament voted last month to refer the deal, which quite clearly breaches EU privacy legislation, to the European Court of Justice. The court was expected to rule shortly, but the intervention of the ministers effectively spikes the case.
The Commission's argument in favour of the deal is that it had won major concessions during the negotiations with the US (it had not), and that refusing to agree to US demands would result in chaos in transatlantic flights, with airlines forced to decide whether they preferred being fined by the US or the EU, or simply grounding themselves. And of course there's 'vital in the war on terror' argument. The airline industry meanwhile simply howled about the irresponsibility of the Parliament, whose challenge threatened to unleash that chaos and impact their revenues. This friends, is incidentally a clue as to why it might not be a smart idea to leave privacy to private industry, as happens in the US.
And while we're on incidentals, it might be worth pointing out that stand-offs cut both ways, and that in this case Europe was not powerless, it merely (in the shape of the Commission) chose to be so. If our anti-democratic lords and masters would care to take a turn over to the site of the US State Department they will find a recent speech by one Colin Powell covering the subject of tourism, and stressing how important it is to the US Government not to kill the goose that's laying the golden eggs. So go figure. ®
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Our daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 2. She is now 4 and a half. She is a brittle diabetic, with swings between 3 and 18 mmol/l most days. Our biggest concern at present is that during injecting her 18 units of insulin in the morning we have consistently drawn blood. We are concerned that insulin may also be leaking from the site following the injection. We use a Inject-Ease device which regulates the depth of injection. We have rotated the sites from thigh to buttocks to stomach but we still experience the same problem. Could you please give us any advice as to what we can do to minimise the problem of drawing blood?
Speak to your daughter's diabetes care team to get a sense on how she is doing overall. Sometimes it is hard to see the big picture when the daily blood sugars go up and down (as they do for all pre-schoolers with diabetes).
Concerning your question about the Inject-Ease: Make sure you are using the device properly. Review your technique with a knowledgeable provider. If insulin is leaking, make sure you are not using short needles, and sometimes the 3/10 cc needles don't work well with the Inject-Ease. Also, make sure you have the correct plastic ring on the device (the one that corresponds to the size syringe).
Bleeding or bruising is okay if it happens occasionally, but not if it is happening all the time. Any clear fluid coming out would be insulin, which could contribute to problems in blood sugar variability.
Perhaps you might try injections without the device, to see if it is the device causing the problem. As always, any changes should be made in conjunction with your daughter's medical team.
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HAC's Personal Obamacare Saga
So far, I have tried to get onto the Washington state Obamacare website (not healthcare.gov) eight times. Four times it would not allow me to open an account, saying my proposed passwords didn't match, although they most certainly did. Once the screen froze, and once I logged off after seven minutes of the little circle whirling beside the word "connecting". Twice the site was "down for maintenance."
I mention this because one of the Democrat lies is that it's just the healthcare.gov site that's screwed up and the state sites are working fine. They aren't. The state of Washington refuses to reveal how many people have signed on through their site. Wonder why?
My understanding from the media is that once I do set up an account I will not be allowed to view any premium prices at all until I fax some bureaucrat in Olympia my tax return and he or more likely she gets back to me, "to determine if I am eligible for subsidies."
I gather that what they're doing in Washington is basically just slapping everybody on Medicaid because they couldn't get enough private insurers to participate except at insane costs due to the demand that they cover breast pumps, abortions, Viagra and pre-existing conditions.
In any case, after four years, I still have not gotten one authentic glimpse at a price list. The best estimate I got for a man of my age and sybaritic lifestyle, from a Kaiser Permanente cheat sheet on the web, was $751 per month, which ain't happening.


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Skimm'd while trying to figure out who was 'woo-ing' at the Super Bowl. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Bern Your Enthusiasm" — The name of Larry David's pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good "SNL" skit.
Skimm'd over BBQ and politics QUOTE OF THE DAY "I'm gonna show up at the courthouse…and I'm gonna tell you what happens not week by week, but day by day" — "Serial" host Sarah Koenig on her continued podcast coverage of Adnan Syed, who's in court fighting for a retrial.
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Skimm'd after hot yoga. Namaste. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I think he could have actually fitted on that bit of door" — Actress Kate Winslet finally admitting that Rose could have made room for Jack on the makeshift raft in "Titanic." Draw me like one of your selfish girls.
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Skimm'd on a red eye QUOTE OF THE DAY "Carrying my wedding bouquet" – Some new lyrics from last night's performance of "Grease: Live" on Fox.
Skimm'd with red wine and debate. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Your Holiness, thank you for granting me this private audience" – Leonardo DiCaprio, speaking in Italian to Pope Francis. The Pope was wearing white…and only white.
Skimm'd after a burger and a martini. QUOTE OF THE DAY "This is not album of the year. This is album of the life" – Prolific tweeter Kanye West, informing us that we're about to be #blessed with his new album, Waves.
Skimm'd after a Knicks game. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I like French history" – The (already controversial) governor of Maine's explanation for wanting to bring back the guillotine as a form of punishment for drug crimes.
Skimm'd while catching up on "Shameless" QUOTE OF THE DAY "We all need the D" – The slogan for a Canadian public health campaign reminding people to get enough Vitamin D.
Skimm'd over football. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I'm going to be totally honest with you. I completely deserve this" – Shonda Rhimes during her acceptance speech at the Producers Guild Awards over the weekend.
Skimm'd with Cap'n Crunch. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Bone Broth K-cup" – As in you can now brew bone broth in your Keurig, thanks to a CA-based company.
Skimm'd in Eberjeys QUOTE OF THE DAY "I don't know why I am on this email" – Yesterday, a Time Inc. employee reportedly emailed an HR question to thousands of co-workers by accident.
Skimm'd with hot chocolate and a blanket. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Judge Judy" – As in almost 10% of college grads think she is on the Supreme Court according to a new poll.
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A new exhibition, linked to the First World War, will be opening at a north Northumberland museum from tomorrow.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will be bringing its national touring exhibition, Hope in the Great War, to the Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh this month.
Commemorating the centenary of the conflict, the free-to-attend exhibition honours the bravery of RNLI volunteers who risked their lives to save others and will run until Easter Monday, April 21.
The lifeboat services to feature within the exhibition include the 1914 Whitby lifeboat rescue of the wrecked hospital ship HMHS Rohilla, which saw 144 people saved from the sea, and Cromer RNLI's rescue of the Pyrin and Fernebo, which saw 33 people saved from the sea on January 9, 1917.
The exhibition also comprises a collection of original artworks, which will illustrate each of the stories featured.
Visitors can construct a giant jigsaw created from original works by the Whitby Art Society or solve a stained-glass interactive puzzle designed and created by junior members of the 1st Cromer Sea Scouts, for example.
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The first of U2's two sold-out The Joshua Tree 30th anniversary concerts at Pasadena's Rose Bowl, which took place Saturday, was packed with powerful moments. But one of the most memorable and moving occurred before the show even started or the band members even picked up their instruments, when U2 paid homage to Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, who tragically committed suicide last week at age 52.
Related: Remembering the Life and Pondering the Death of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell
Minutes before the band was set to take the Rose Bowl stage, the PA system blasted Soundgarden's most massive and instantly recognizable smash, "Black Hole Sun," and the nearly 100,000 fans in attendance immediately leapt to their feet — whooping, cheering, and lighting up their cell phones for the duration of the six-minute psychedelic power ballad.
Later, during the Joshua Tree portion of their set, U2 addressed Cornell's death directly. As the Edge sat solemnly at his piano for the drug/depression-themed track "Running to Stand Still," frontman Bono declared, "For the lion that was Chris Cornell, we send a prayer to his lioness [Cornell's widow] Vicky, and [Cornell's children] Christopher and Toni and Lilli — the whole family. A beautiful, sweet soul, Chris Cornell."
As Bono sang, "You got to cry without weeping/Talk without speaking/Scream without raising your voice," the Rose Bowl masses were silent and reverent, swaying as one, their illuminated cell phones held aloft once more.
"Running to Stand Still" was not U2's only poignant dedication Saturday. They played "One" for late artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz; mashed up their fiery Martin Luther King Jr. anthem "Pride (In the Name of Love)" with an a cappella snippet of Simon & Garfunkel's "America"; and gave a shout-out to "the great women in our life" (including Bono's two daughters, sitting in the audience) and called for women to "persist and resist" before performing "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)" against a bold backdrop of images of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama, Patti Smith, Poly Styrene, Pussy Riot, Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Ellen DeGeneres, Grace Jones, Malala Yousafzai, and other strong female icons.
Elsewhere in Los Angeles Saturday, at the weekend's other major alt-rock event, the annual KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta at Carson's StubHub Center, Soundgarden's peers Incubus also paid touching tribute to Cornell.
Related: Garbage's Song 'Fix Me Now' Was Originally Called 'Chris Cornell'
"All night tonight, my thoughts with my brother Chris Cornell. He is one of three people that made me want to be a singer. He taught me how to be heavy and look for beauty at the same time. He was a huge influence on me, and he was a huge influence on our band and so many other bands here tonight. So, I just wanted to say to Chris, I love you wherever you are. We will never forget you," Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd told the KROQ crowd, before he and Cage the Elephant's Matthew Schultz performed an intense duet of "Black Hole Sun."


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Margaret - Freaky fashion model. It's her sexual partners that the aliens kill off. Vaporized in the end.
Adrian - Another psycho woman and Margaret's lover. She likes to make up songs about everything and they're none to easy on he ears. Dissolved by the aliens.
Jimmy - Supposedly a dude (Played by the same girl as Margaret actually.) who hates Margaret. Dissolved by the aliens.
Johann - German scientist who has been studying the aliens. Stabbed by Margaret.
Sylvia - Jimmy's undersexed mom.
Owen - Margaret's old professor who has spent some time in the sack with her. Has a glass pipette stuck through his head.
Paul - Heroin addict. Gets the old glass pipette through the head then dissolves.
The Aliens - Little guys who look like irritated eyeballs, they feed on heroin and a chemical produced in the human brain during orgasm.
The Plot:
Few movies are specifically tailored for appeal to those on controlled substances, here's one film though. Heralded as a great work in science fiction and so on... ...well, my ass. There is no damn way this thing sits alongside Alien, Bladerunner, or The Thing. What you have is a great number of lifeless and disturbed people having sex with Margaret then dying. Aliens come to Earth looking for heroin but find that the chemicals produced by human brains during orgasm are even better. So they park their flying saucer, it's about two feet wide, on top Margaret's apartment and begin killing everyone who has sex with her. Then we have a barely understandable German scientist who is studying the aliens, at least he describes the plot to us. Throw in a crazy girlfriend and a few other weirdos to fill gaps. Margaret finally goes completely bonkers, it's difficult to find that special someone when everybody you sleep with dies, and gets vaporized. In addition, her face is always covered with smudged makeup, probably to disguise that the actress played Jimmy as well. My main problem with this movie wasn't that there are aliens. Nor that these aliens were after heroin or human brains. You just have all these dysfunctional relationships between the characters and nobody ever goes postal. Even talking to most of these people would be like getting beaten in the head with a sock full of quarters.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
Aliens are best represented by something which belongs in an eyedrop ad.
Microphones make handy stethoscopes.
Philosophy is less convincing when dispensed by a heroin addict.
Telescopes are equipped with crosshairs. (Shoot the moon you say?)
Some women take pride in being told they dress like a hooker.
Junkies often mistake German scientists for police officers.
The brain produces a chemical that tastes just like heroin during orgasm.
Having your toes stomped doesn't hurt.
A dozen people screaming at you to have an orgasm can be distracting.
Don't have sex with someone if their partners mysteriously dissolve.
Stuff To Watch For:
3 mins - Is that a flying saucer or two light covers?
8 mins - RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST SHOES!
11 mins - Hey Adrian, shut the hell up! Do you make enough money to eat singing like that?
24 mins - What sort of goofy alien tracking telescope is that?
26 mins - Whoa! The "C" word! And I don't mean communist, try "see you next Tuesday." (Think about it.)
44 mins - Glass pippette through the brain huh? Yeah, we get that around here.
48 mins - Any particular reason you're sitting on a dead man's face Adrian?
58 mins - She's half your size Johann, kick her ass - good grief.
63 mins - Another guy died on top of you Margaret? Maybe you should get that thing checked.
84 mins - Why are you all looking for the body? You watched the um, guy I think, dissolve.
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Margaret: "Whether or not I like someone doesn't depend on what kind of genitals they have."
Adrian: "Margaret is an uptight WASP c**t (Word bleeped here, even I don't throw this one around.) from Connecticut."
Johann: "The most interesting fact we've found, these killings occured during sexual intercourse."
Johann explaining to Margaret about aliens, heroin, and orgasms.
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Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #57.
Posted on April 23, 2008, 08:45:10 AM by Chuck
Whenever I see people reviewing this movie I have to wonder........what drugs were you on when you saw this movie and LIKED it? My ex-wife's step-sister (Brenda Hutchenson) did most of the soundtrack. Even after years at the Exploratorium, her music hasn't changed much. At least her CD of her playing a didjeridoo didn't make my ears bleed like the "sounds" in this movie. I actually bought it just to subject unsuspecting friends to hell on earth and an excruciating headache.
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Posted on May 04, 2008, 10:54:20 PM by Thomas
I saw Liquid Sky back in it's theatrical release back in 1982. I was speeding at the time, and I thought it was pretty bad then...I watched it again this morning, it's even worse when your clean and sober....
Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #59.
Posted on June 30, 2008, 07:27:12 PM by Pat Sinatra
Hmmmm. Worst Movie ever? I'm so glad I was in it. Filming it was quite interesting. There was a blackout from 12th Street south the first day of shooting at a niteclub called Heat. I was one of the very few extras who returned the following day. Hey, that's me in the opening sequence. I'm the first HUMAN face on screen! My very cool, vintage rhinestone sunglasses are still fabulous today. Needless to say, I never continued with my "acting" career. Tattoo anyone?
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Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #60.
Posted on July 19, 2008, 02:28:04 AM by phelv
perhaps im not well in the head, i dont know!!!
this is my fav movie ever,as it stands today im 40,first saw it at the age of 20.if you like surrealism,this is for you. i can recite it word for word.would love to start a fan club of people who also love this movie,but no one else has even heard of it!
i can relate to margaret.the whole "you can beat me if i do it wrong baby" line came in very handy once!long story! if perchance you love this movie as i do and wanna starta fan club you could contact me
movie is one of kind..would love to talk to the people who made it too if their reading this!!
Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #61.
Posted on July 30, 2008, 05:47:00 AM by MourningReign
I love this movie! Sure it's low budget, thin on plot, with barely tolerable acting and not a single character you can really like. Strangely, that may be what makes it so likable.
Even though you are up close and personable with every character you still wish you weren't. It's similar to early John Waters films only the humor is completely different. This is a dryer humor, but it's definitely a comedy film.
Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #62.
Posted on November 21, 2008, 02:02:56 PM by Parkdale
I saw this film about 8 years ago, and just watched it again last night. There was a lot more structure to it than I remember. The first time I was kind of in disbelieve that something so bizarre would have ended up on my television. In the most recent viewing however, it really started to make a lot more sense. The acting was still hokey, but I certainly have more respect for the art direction and general themes than I did before.
The early part of the film jumps from scene to scene, and I think it could easily have a revised edit with a modernized soundtrack. There's nothing that could be done to help that 'Me and My Rhythmbox' song.
Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #63.
Posted on February 01, 2009, 12:03:38 AM by Rebecca
Okay, to start out... I've never saw this movie until just a while ago tonight... The start was rather long and after a while kind of got annoying. The transitions were rather bad also. But as the movie went on, I found there actually was some what of a plot...
I do love the some of the music and the "Me and My Rythum Box" I thought it was pretty creative and sweet... Also, I liked the part were she had the glow in the dark make-up on. It added a nice touch to what she was saying.
I guess, over all... It was okay, something I'd watch maybe once in a while and then put it back on the shelf for a long time...
Re: Liquid Sky
Reply #64.
Posted on February 26, 2009, 10:56:43 PM by crockagator919
I finally aquired Liquid Sky on DVD. I watched it once and forgot I still have it! Reading these reviews makes me want to dig it out and watch it again. Like I said in my post a few years back - there's just something about this movie......
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Yahoo Launches New Shop By Color Application
Yahoo has just rolled out a new service called 'Shop by Color' where you can search for a specific color of an item. Just go to Yahoo shopping and do a search. As you can see below, I typed in dresses. With the new color box in the left-hand column you can select a color. In this case because I chose purple, all the purple dresses popped up. I also tried it with iPod, and it worked just as well!


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I've been warning Microsoft for months that it needs to counter the unending swell of negativity around its Windows Vista operating system. But the company has responded in only a lukewarm fashion thus far, issuing the occasional whitepaper and carting out research and sales figures that say everything is just fine. Well, Apple's Switcher ads, know-nothing tech pundits and bloggers, and a growing consensus that Vista is just plain awful may just finally be having an effect on Microsoft: This week, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their financial estimates for Microsoft's 2008 and 2009 fiscal years. The reason? Windows Vista.
"Support for Vista has been battered across all enterprise sizes and corporate constituencies," the report notes. "As a consequence, the Vista cycle looks likely to be materially less robust than indicated in our prior survey."
The Sanford C. Bernstein analysts lowered their fiscal 2008 revenue estimates for Microsoft by $49 million and 2009 revenue estimates by $395 million. Neither of these are dramatic numbers for a company the size of Microsoft. But the analysts believe that Microsoft's earnings per share will fall from a previous estimate of $2.20 to $2.17, which should be a bit troubling.
The analysts blame Vista's "overwhelmingly bad publicity," which, while undeserved, has certainly done much to form widely-held opinions with both individuals and businesses. Anecdotally, I'm often asked by friends and acquaintances about new computer purchases, and its striking how often I've been told that they're aware of how "bad" Vista is as they ask what they can do to avoid it or at least mitigate the problems.
The problem is pure perception, and the analysts note at one point in the report that "almost no feature of the new OS is now seen as a meaningful positive driver for adoption." Further exacerbating the issue is that Vista is a major Windows upgrade, one that typically requires new PC hardware, an added expensive that's hitting right in the middle of the worst economic climate of the past two decades.
Sanford C. Bernstein expects Microsoft to ship the successor to Windows Vista, called Windows 7, in the second quarter of 2010, about two years from now. Fortunately, they say that Microsoft is "well-positioned strategically versus its traditional competitors and in a reasonably solid position to fight off its newer rivals" during this time period. They expect Microsoft to bounce back when Windows 7 hits, and Sanford C. Bernstein has raised its fiscal 2010 revenue projection for Microsoft by $429 million as a result.


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There are some things you don't see too often in the technology world. One of those things is a successful mobile app that launches on Android several months before it launches on iOS. There are many many examples of the opposite.
Another thing you don't see too often is a to do list app that you can call "sexy."
Finally, Apple has created such an empire in the mobile world that it now has to spend its time suing other companies for copying its products. Whether or not you agree with Apple's patent wars, there is no question that the mobile world looks to Apple and its iPhone for inspiration. Rarely do we see iOS apps that are inspired from other platforms, and especially not from Windows Phone.
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It launched on Android six months ago, racked up hundreds of thousands of downloads almost instantly, and now has well over two million Android users. Only months later did it make its way to Apple's platform. Within 24 hours of its iOS launch, Any.DO reached 100k downloads.
Well, OK, those are some impressive numbers. So what is Any.DO? Some Angry Birds knockoff? A cool new reader with fancy gestures? A free navigation app? Nope. It is a to do list. You know, the kind of app you use to jot down all the things you want to do. How is it possible that a to do list achieved such popularity, you ask?
In one word, the answer is "details." The Any.DO design and user experience are like no other. If this app has taught us anything, it has taught us that despite all the buzz about viral marketing, user acquisition, and other "tricks" many developers play, users still care most about the product.
The kicker here is that while the design is truly a sight to behold, it is like no other app you will ever see in the App Store. Not the App Store, but possibly the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Yes, launching Any.DO on iPhone will give you the impression that you are navigating Microsoft's famous Metro UI. The design elements of Any.DO are very metro-looking. Again, not something we see often but actually quite refreshing.
Any.DO is well funded by a list of superstar investors including Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors and as I write this, the app just became the top trending app in the Chrome Web Store. Yes, it is also available for Chrome and it of course syncs between iOS, Android, and Chrome, giving the user the best and most seamless experience, much like the interface it provides.
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Skip to comments.Mexicos booming car industry selling unsafe cars
Posted on 11/28/2013 1:29:39 PM PST by Olog-hai
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Spokesman: These days, everyone's talking about the Hyundai, and the Yugo. Both nice cars, if you've got $3,000 or $4,000 to throw around. But, for those of us whose name doesn't happen to be Rockefeller, finally there's some good news - a car with a sticker price of $179. That's right, $179. The name of the car?
Adobe. The sassy new Mexican import that's made out of clay. German engineering and Mexican know-how helped create the first car to break the $200 barrier. At this price, you might not expect more than reliable transportation - but, brother, you get it! Extra features: like the custom contour seats, or the beverage-gripping dash. And the money you save isn't exactly small change!
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The little car that's made out of clay!
We're gonna save you some money
that you can spend in some other way!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
Hey, hey, we're Adobe!
[ show Adobe driver get into a fender-bender. She casually steps out of the vehicle and uses her hands to mold her bumper back into its proper shape, in under six minutes! ]
Spokesman: Adobe. You can buy a cheaper car. But I wouldn't recommend it!
Announcer: Not approved for street use in some states. No warranty either expressed or implied. All sales final.
i think the increase in auto death is people incapable of multitasking multitasking
Oh the humanity. If my first car, a 1974 Chevy that I put 180,000 miles on driving to every corner of the 11 Western states in my teens and twenties hadn't had "antilock braking systems, electronic stability control, or more than two air bags" I wouldn't be alive today to tell ...oh wait. Never mind.
I remember a deported illegal somewhere in a country south of Mexico was complaining he no longer had discovery channel or nice roads to drive on.
All that safety costs money. Why make a car for Central and South America that most people can't afford?
I remember walking through the streets of Chicago in winter and running across a Yugo half buried in a snowdrift. It had been abandoned in the street. There was painting in the visible part that read "for Gods sake, don't buy a Yugo!"
I suppose we'll need to be able to read that in Spanish in short order....
Who knew??
I guess airbags prevent accidents? More likely they cause them because of a false sense of security.
A proper analysis would reveal driver education to be the real cure.
Anti lock brakes...stupidest thing yet!!
The funny part is that decades of nanny government in the US have seemingly made cars safer, but the reality is that many are far less safe than they were in the 1950s.
Everything is trade offs. If gasoline prices are low, cars can be heavier, and heaviness equates to more safety. Perhaps the safety innovation that matters the most is seat belts. But from there, the law of diminishing returns hits pretty hard.
Safety glass is probably a good idea, if you can afford it. Air bags? Well, the jury is still out on those. Reducing the amount of steel used really matters.
If cars are being made with cheap labor, why are they so dang expensive.
There is no "cheap" labour; at least not once you factor in efficiency, and productivity per unit of labour.
"Safety glass is probably a good idea, if you can afford it. Air bags? Well, the jury is still out on those. Reducing the amount of steel used really matters."
Ok, here's the deal:
I was driving to work the other morning, in 3 lane northbound traffic. Typical busy traffic, I'm in the middle lane, and a car comes by on my left. I look over and there is this small lady driving, and I mean small. She was maybe 4' or 4.5' tall, I sped up to look again because the weird thing was she had the seat so far up she was stuck on the steering wheel. No more than 4-5" between her chest and the wheel.
The car was a newer Hyundai 4 door model. Now if that air bag deploys, that little woman will be blown apart. Shocking, just shocking I tell you /S.
Yep I knew so many people in the 70s and early 80s who had electric windows that just didn't work and never even thought about having them fixed. When I was a kid we had a 72 Gran Torino wagon and in those days the back window of station wagons was one of the first places where electric windows were standard. But the darn thing went out on us just before I started driving, which really sucked because we lived in Southern California and the AC used so much gas and the air didn't flow through as well with that back window closed. I took apart the door once looking for loose wires but everything was intact so I assumed the motor was bad, but never knew or imagined that I could get another one anywhere (this was before I discovered junk yards). I was hiking in a remote canyon with an older cousin and we came across the same model wagon rolled and flattened and it looked like it had been there for years, but the back swing-out door was intact. I told him I was coming back with some wrenches and screwdrivers to see if the motor was still there. Not being very handy with tools he was astounded that I would know how to get the motor out, or what to do with it. So I went back on my own a couple days later and got the motor out. Back then they were almost as large as a coffee can and weighed a ton. I got it home, cleaned it up, took apart the family car's back door and that thing just bolted right in place. (To this day my cousin who is president of a well-known company still tells that story with his eyes wide in amazement.)
I could see being able to choose some of these features. Antilock brakes and traction clutches, when well implemented, are almost miraculous; I can vouch for that. But there's a way you can switch at least the traction off if you don't want it.
Seat belts are usually a smart idea, and probably would have gotten popular on their own if the legal beagles hadn't thought to be imperious about them. Gain something like an extra insurance coverage or lowered deductible during a crash if you had belts on, and most people would put the belts on.
And dear Heart, quite often the problem is not that you ran into something, but something ran into you. Which is less easily controlled. Again, private world solutions are usually better. Let insurance policies reflect belt usage and people will wear the belts.
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|View Poll Results: Air Total Series Rating
|Perfect 10
|9 out of 10 : Excellent
|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
|3 out of 10 : Bad
|2 out of 10 : Very Bad
|1 out of 10 : Painful
|Voters: 141. You may not vote on this poll
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|2007-11-20, 14:46
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
Air - Overall Series Impressions & Total Series Rating
This thread is to be used for discussing the entire series of Air ... your thoughts about the show, overall impressions, emotional impression, etc., etc
A few subjects you might want to ramble on about:
The poll represents your total series rating. In other words, how you would rate all the episodes combined (1-10)? If you'd rather rate the whole series by technical/artistic merits, you can do so. For example:
Animation Quality: 1-10
Voice Actors: 1-10
Script: 1-10
Adaptation from Game: 1-10
Editing: 1-10
Emotional Involvement: 1-10
Average = Total Series Rating
Or a combination of the two. Or your general gut feeling.
|2007-11-26, 09:48
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Internet
^ What?
I'll just lay a 9 despite AIR being my most favorite. Mainly because Kano and Minagi's arc feel so detached and very irrelevant. Also, I'm still ranting that KyoAni had to do put all the Kanna goodness in the OVA. They should've included it in the actual Summer arc. >: O
|2007-11-26, 18:32
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I have to give it a 9, the garbled ending is a definite flaw (except in terms of being a stimualtion for forum traffic!), so it loses a point for that. Best anime of 2005 though. Isn't it a bit late in the day for a poll? Everyone's moved on in their lives now, we've finished grieving for Misuzu and Michiru et al.
|2007-12-02, 21:41
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I liked it a lot, but I thought it was awfully vague and very slow-paced. And though at times it was cute, there's only so many time a man can hear the word "gao" without going crazy. However, the ending made up for these little things.
Overall, I gave it a 9/10.
|2007-12-04, 18:50
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I gave Air a 9 due to pacing issues. The animation, music, acting and such were superb, as was the story itself. Where Air fell down though was trying to cram too much detail into too little time. Ironically enough, I don't know that there was enough to fill out a complete two cour series of 24/26 episodes, but I think that the Summer arc could have easily integrated in Air in Summer for a total of four episodes (albeit rewritten), and that the Dream arc required at least another two or three episodes to flow better. I think that the Air arc works well as is, although perhaps another episode wouldn't go too far amiss, but it'd run the risk of dragging it out.
Basically, I'd think the arcs would be better in a breakdown of 8 episodes dream, four episodes Summer, 3/4 episodes Air. Sadly, doing a 16 episode series seems highly unrealistic to me - and doing a further 8 episodes would require badly distorting the material. Yet, the way it was done does feel highly rushed, especially in the Dream arc... and hence my deduction of a point.
|2007-12-06, 19:56
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Son of God
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Looking at the poll blurb again, I just realised I should have given Air a 1, as it is certainly painful.
(In fact I've heard a number of people compare it to Grave of the Fireflies. And I suppose Misuzu was like a firefly in a way...)
|2007-12-10, 22:34
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
Some editing issues and pacing... but one of the more interesting (and possibly challenging to the average viewer) anime series --- quite a lot of depth for something structured around a 'erogame'.... but then Key is known for pulling their products way above the average.
|2007-12-12, 08:10
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I have just finished watching this really superb anime. I gave Air 10. Everything from music, animation to story and characters development was great But one thing was bad, why Misuzu had to die ? Hmm I was on the edge of tears. Why a superb anime like this, must have a sad end ?
However this anime is my favourite and best anime I have ever seen.
Have a nice day guys
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|2007-12-12, 12:33
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
Part of the essence of Buddhism is the impermanence of physical things, including people and even memories. Only souls are permament. Misuzu's soul had lived through dozens of short lives since the curse had been laid on her. The entrapment of her soul is a dramatized portrayal of the initial conflict between the arrival of Buddhism to Japan and the local Shinto beliefs. Eventually the two were reconciled, of course, but only Misuzu's two friends (or fellow souls) "remembered" her plight.
This incarnation was an important piece of the story to tell because it concluded with a major step towards (or perhaps a clearing) of her entrapment.
Obviously this is just my interpretation -- there are other variations.
I could say one of the things that *made* it a superb anime is the intensity of the emotions it evokes in most viewers.
|2007-12-22, 11:13
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Only piece of literature to ever make me cry (yes, movies are considered literture, and by that standard so is anime).
I give it a 9. Though the backgrounds were superb... I really hate the style of the faces (I know it's biast, but still), and they really could have made them somewhat more detailed. The other "arcs" could hav been tied in slightly better... and the ancestor thing made me yawn a little. Piko (the dog) was useless. The ending IMO was fine though. But those things knock off a point.
Air is still IMO the most emotion-envoking anime out there. Doubt that I will never be able t not cry no matter how many times I re-watch it (which I'm planning to do soon...).
|2008-02-26, 19:07
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Junior Member
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Location: Denmark
Dropped the show after 8 episodes..I didn't understand the story and where the plot or the character development is heading. In a time when I'm really bored, I will maybe re-watch it again and try harder.
Animation Quality: 8
Voice Actors: 8
Script: 5
Adaptation from Game: %
Editing: 5
Emotional Involvement: 2
|2008-02-29, 11:06
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
If you asked me when I first saw the series, I would've gave the show an A- at the most, but most probably B+ since all that ever really interested me was the flashback to the distant past.
HOWEVER, that is because I didn't quite 'get' the overall story.
Now that I own the DVDs, I rewatched it. I don't know if it's because its my second viewing or is it because ADV did a great job with subs/dubs, but I 'got' it. From the connection with the other two heroines, to the flashback to the past, to the reincarnation to crow, to Misuzu's strength in the end of keeping her pain inside, and even to the signifigance of the two children of the beach, it was like I got a moment of revelation when it all connected in the end. Once it all clicked, all I could do was gape in awe for some time after the last episode... it was that good.
And for the record, considering I haven't seen the show for almost half a decade, I'm more inclined thinking that ADV did a great job with their translations. And I 'got' the story watching the dubs, so its a great undertaking IMO for the English VAs as well.
Animation: A+ (especially when you take into account how old the series is and compare it to other anime of that year)
Story: A+ (EPIC)
Music: A+ (If I'm stil hooked to Natsukage despite hearing it for so long...)
Pacing: A+ (Not a moment wasted, not a moment too soon)
Series Grade: A+ (A definite must watch IMO)
And for the record again, IMO the ending is anything but sad. After all...
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