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Warner Bros. goes gangster with 2 new movie collections
More than 80 years ago, Warner Bros. defined the Hollywood gangster film with gritty depictions of larger-than-life mobsters that made stars out of the likes of Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. Depression-era moviegoers related to these defiant anti-heroes making their grab for the American Dream.
Decades later, the wiseguy genre would be further refined and enriched by artists such as Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. While influenced by the earlier films, the newer movies strove for authenticity, with directors and writers often tapping into their personal experiences.
As part of a year-long celebration of its 90th anniversary, the studio Tuesday is releasing two five-disc collections that, while relatively narrow in focus, still represent some of the best the genre has to offer.
The Ultimate Gangster Collection: Classic (not rated, $50) brings Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, The Petrified Forest and White Heat to Blu-ray for the first time. The set also includes the feature-length documentary Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film.
The Ultimate Gangster Collection: Contemporary (all rated R, $50) has three Scorsese films (Mean Streets, Goodfellas and The Departed), Michael Mann's Heat and from Paramount, Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.
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Here's a closer look at what you get in the classic set:
Little Caesar (1930) - Robinson stars as the pugnacious Chicago hoodlum Caesar Enrico Bandello or "R-I-C-O, Little Caesar, that's who!" He has a chip on his shoulder, few attachments, fewer friends and no sense of underworld diplomacy.
The Public Enemy (1931) — James Cagney gives a powerful breakthrough performance as streetwise tough guy Tom Powers in this William A. Wellman film. This is a virtual time capsule of the Prohibition era: taut, gritty, hard-hitting — even at breakfast, when grapefruit is served.
The Petrified Forest(1936) — In a rundown diner sweltering in the Arizona heat, fugitive killer Duke Mantee (Humphrey Bogart) menaces a handful of hostages as the law closes in. Leslie Howard and Bette Davis are among the captives.
White Heat (1949) — As a psychotic thug devoted to his hard-boiled ma, James Cagney — older, scarier and just as electrifying — gives a performance to match his work in The Public Enemy as White Heat's cold-blooded Cody Jarrett. Raoul Walsh directs this fast-paced thriller, and the excitement it generates will put you on top of the world.
The films in the contemporary set present disparate views of gangster life, with an emphasis on the life. Crime is like any other job, and these guys work hard to make it pay.
Mean Streets (1973) — Scorsese teams with Robert De Niro for the first time in this tale of young toughs in New York's Little Italy. Harvey Keitel's Charlie has ambitions of earning a spot in the mob, but his loyalty to De Niro's reckless Johnny Boy may cost him.
The Untouchables (1987) — De Palma presents a classic battle between good and evil with De Niro as Prohibition Chicago mob boss Al Capone and Kevin Costner as straight-arrow federal agent Eliot Ness. Sean Connery is Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob.
GoodFellas (1990) — Based on the true-life best-seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, Scorsese's film earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino are working-class mobsters making their daily bread.
Heat (1995) — Michael Mann directs this tale of big-city crime and obsession that marks the first time that Pacino and De Niro starred together on the big screen. Pacino is a detective locked in a cat-and-mouse game with De Niro, mastermind of a violent heist crew.
The Departed(2006) — Set in South Boston, The Departed follows the lives of two undercover state police officers and their all-out war to end the reign of the city's most powerful mob boss (Jack Nicholson). Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo Di Caprio star.


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African Americans And Economic Depression
Blacks are not in an economic crisis. We are in a "mental crisis." We have survived the "economic crisis."
[Truth To Power]
Every morning in 2009, President Barack Hussein Obama, after hugging and kissing the "First Family," should look at the 2009 calendar, a collector's item, which will be on display for sale at UAM on Wednesday, November 26 at the Elks Plaza, 1068 Harriet Tubman (Fulton Street) nr. Classon Ave. in Brooklyn. Take the "C" train to Franklin Ave. (Fulton Street). Walk two blocks to Elks Plaza.
This colorful calendar for 2009 has President-elect Obama surrounded by Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Malcolm X, Shirley Chisholm, Hon. Marcus Garvey, Hon. Elijah Muhammad and Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. These revered ancestors represent the tip of the iceberg of the Black struggle for freedom, justice, equality, respect and human dignity.
Our struggle for human rights started immediately with our captivity. The list of persons who have resisted our captivity and mistreatment have been endless. We honor them by our relentless study of our rich history and our use of this history, culture and critical thinking to correct our plight. "Know thyself."
White people in the United States are undergoing a recession and are entering a "Great Depression." President-elect Obama defines a "Great Depression" as when the unemployment rate exceeds twenty-five percent. This was the unemployment rate in the 1930s. Today, our chronic, unemployment rate is over fifty percent. It has been so for the past seven decades in addition to the prison-industrial complex.
FDR had to do a makeover of the federal government to save white supremacy. This involved, inter alia, the gold standard and Erie R.R. v. Tompkins. There had to be a tampering with federal common law. FDR's concern was to change the system of money and banking.
Until 1865, Blacks enjoyed full employment in the United States while many white immigrants were on unemployment lines without unemployment compensation. Afterwards, Blacks had to face a sharecropping system accompanied by white terrorism and a Jim Crow judicial system. See, for example, Judge Roy Bean. The options were "Uncle Tomism" or a penal colony with lynching being the ultimate weapon.
Black people need to know where they are headed after January 20, 2009. "People without vision shall perish." No credible Black person can argue that we currently are enjoying visionary leadership. Blacks are not in an economic crisis. We are in a "mental crisis." We have survived the "economic crisis."
The lesson from Jonestown 1978 is that mentacide can eventually become genocide. The answer to our future will be delivered on Wednesday night. It will focus on the history of money and banking. This was Alexander Hamilton's concern and it will be Obama's. Three presidents were assassinated for tampering with money and banking. Nixon was threatened with impeachment.
This hypothetical is a life and death situation. We have to be in the state capital in Alaska by May 1, 2009. We must travel by foot. To reach Alaska, we are given the option of accepting $25,000.00 cash or, in the alternative $24,800.00 cash in addition to a map and a compass. We have made this decision every day of our lives.
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Big Rapids, Mich. - A potential game-tying three-pointer from junior guard Sarah DeShone rimmed out in the closing seconds as the Ferris State University women's basketball team suffered a heart-breaking 73-70 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) road setback to Saginaw Valley State in overtime on Saturday (Jan. 26) night in University Center, Mich.
The Bulldogs held a six-point lead with two minutes to play in regulation before the Cardinals rallied and grabbed a two-point advantage on a three-pointer from Katelyn Carriere with 25 seconds to go. FSU answered on a layup from senior guard Kylie Muntz with 15 seconds to play and came up with a big blocked shot in the final seconds of regulation from sophomore center Hannah Hoffman to force the extra period.
In overtime, the Bulldogs struck first, but SVSU took the lead for good on a free throw by Samantha Zirzow with 1:47 left. FSU trimmed a three-point SVSU lead down to a single point on a jumper from sophomore forward Kara Hess with 11 seconds remaining and quickly fouled the Cardinals' Kayla Womack. She hit back-to-back free throws with seven seconds to go and DeShone's potential tying three bounced out with only three seconds to play and the Bulldogs were not able to send the game to an extra session.
The contest was tightly-contested throughout as FSU never led by more than eight points and the Cardinals' biggest advantage was only four points. Ferris State trailed 25-23 at the break, but claimed the game's biggest margin by holding an eight-point edge with 3:33 left before Saginaw Valley State responded.
Overall, the game was tied nine times and featured 21 lead changes between the two teams as SVSU beat Ferris State at O'Neill Arena for the seventh time in the last eight meetings between the two teams in University Center.
Freshman Emily Wendling was a handful for the Bulldogs in the paint as the SVSU rookie notched a game-high 23 points and pulled down a contest-high 11 rebounds. Carriere added 15 points and hit five three-pointers, including several down the stretch in regulation. Meanwhile, Womack contributed 13 points and made five-of-six free throws for SVSU.
The Bulldogs were paced by Muntz and junior forward Ashley Rando with 15 points each. However, Rando fouled out late in the second half. DeShoen added 12 points with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 42 minutes of action.
Both teams shot 40.3% overall for the game although both teams struggled from the floor in overtime with FSU making only one-of-eight (12.5%) tries and SVSU hitting two-of-seven (28.6%). Ferris State was four-of-17 (23.5%) from three-point range and made 16-of-18 (88.9%) free throws in comparison to the Cardinals' eight-of-23 (34.8%) effort from downtown along with 11-of-14 (78.6%) showing at the line.
Saginaw Valley State owned a decisive 43-36 edge on the glass with 16 offensive caroms to only 10 for FSU, which helped lead to a 17-7 advantage in second chance production. They also outscored Ferris State 32-28 in the paint.
The Bulldogs did force 19 SVSU turnovers with 16 of their own and maintained a 19-17 margin in points off miscues.
Along with the three players in double-figures, FSU also received nine points from both redshirt freshman guard Katie Mavis and junior forward Felicia Standley. SVSU held a 22-13 advantage in bench scoring behind Womack's 13-point performance as a reserve.
With the loss, the Bulldogs dropped to 10-7 overall and 9-5 in league play. Meanwhile, Saginaw Valley State improved to 7-10 overall and 5-8 in the GLIAC.
Ferris State is back at home next Saturday, Feb. 2, to face archrival Grand Valley State inside Jim Wink Arena. Tipoff follows the men's contest at approximately 3 p.m. (ET) for FSU's lone outing of the week. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (231) 591-2888 or by visiting StarTickets.com.
Bulldogs Come Up Short In Exciting Overtime Contest At SVSU
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Big Rapids, Mich. - A potential game-tying three-pointer from junior guard Sarah DeShone rimmed out in the closing seconds as the Ferris State University women's basketball team suffered a heart-breaking 73-70 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) road setback to Saginaw Valley State in overtime on Saturday (Jan. 26) night in University Center, Mich.


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We turn on our Live Hatching Video camera when we transfer eggs into our hatcher every Friday morning. On Friday there is little visible hatching. The best time to watch the hatching process is Saturday evening and Sunday *. When we start removing the birds from the hatcher early Monday morning, the camera is turned off. Refer to our
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Hatching is a fascinating process. By the time we have transferred the eggs into the hatcher, the duck and turkeys have incubated 25 days, the guineas 24 days and the geese 27 days. The plan is for them to all hatch at the same time so they can all be mailed fresh on Monday.
The embryo first breaks into the air sac on Friday. As the air sac is fairly large (see the progression of incubation on our
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At this point, there is little external activity. But a great deal is occuring within the shell. Abdominal contractions and changing pressure in the thorax are used to suck the yolk sac inside the abdominal cavity. In addition, the chorio-allantoic membrane starts to close down and recede into the navel. This is the membrane under the shell through which oxygen was absorbed into the embryo's blood stream and carbon dioxide dispelled. But now that the bird is breathing with its lungs, this membrane is no longer needed and it begins to shrink and wither.
As this whole process may take up to two days, many people become concerned and want to help the hatching process. Now is not the time to do this. The yolk sac is not completely absorbed and many of the chorio-allantoic blood vessels are still active. If you break through the shell and rupture these blood vessels, the embryo can bleed to death.
However, once the yolk is absorbed and the blood is no longer circulating outside the embryo, and the embryo needs greater amounts of oxygen, it starts breaking the shell again. The bird's beak is under its right wing. It breaks and turns around the shell in a counterclockwise movement (looking at the large end of the egg), It will travel about 80% of the way around the egg, continually pushing with its legs until it is finally able to break open the "cap" and emerge from the egg. This final hatching process takes from 15 minutes to two hours.
The bird emerges and rests after this major exertion. After drying it starts to explore its surroundings and looks for good things to eat and drink. As it has just absorbed its yolk, it does not need food and water but its instinct is to find nutrition as soon as possible. They look for out-of-the-ordinary items to nibble - a black spot on a yellow back, a wiggly toe, some shining droppings or afterbirth, a fragment of shell, etc.. Most items are discarded and they continue their quest elsewhere. They will then rest again. You will see many hatched birds sleeping after their strenuous effort.
If you are incubating your own eggs, try not to help a bird hatch until it has started breaking and circling in the shell. Once it has started this movement, it means the yolk sac has been absorbed and the chorio-allantoic membrane is shut down. Do not help until there has been at least one hour with no more breakage. Gradually break the shell in the same circular pattern around the shell until you can pop open the "cap". Pull the head out from under the wing. Pull slightly on the embryo to make sure it has not become stuck to the membrane and shell and then leave the bird so it can emerge from the shell itself.
It is not true that you should never help a bird hatch. It could be that the environmental conditions in the incubator or hatcher were not ideal and the embryo got stuck in one spot due to inadequate humidity or the turner was not working properly and the bird could not position itself properly. These are problems with the incubator - not the egg and embryo. For this reason you do not want to assume that a bird that cannot hatch has a genetic or health problem.
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Author Mark Campbell ("Pocket Essentials: Doctor Who") has penned An Almost Complete Guide to Doctor Who, to be published this fall by SciFiCollector. The book will feature "an in-depth episode guide to all the television episodes - each entry includes full transmission dates (including repeats), BBC archive holdings, novelization details, video, DVD or CD availability, music and sound effects releases, cast and crew, a DWM index, recording dates, locations, selected factoids and an informed, no-nonsense summary. The second half of the book documents the Doctor's appearances in a variety of other media - namely TV spin-offs, cinema films, radio plays, comic strips, Big Finish audio plays, stage plays, books and webcasts." Tom Baker has written the foreword for the book. More details and a cover illustration available soon. (Thanks to Mark Campbell)


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"Hawaii Five-0" Posts Its Best Viewer Delivery and Highest Adult 18-49 Ratings Since October
CBS Tops Dancing and Skating to Win Monday in Adults 18-49, Placing First in Adults 25-54
MIKE & MOLLY, the season's #1 new comedy, delivered series highs in viewers and adults 18-49 and HAWAII FIVE-0 posted its best viewer and adults 18-49 ratings since October, leading CBS to a Monday win adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 (tie), according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Nov. 22.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.3/08, 8.98m) was second in adults 25-54 (4.0/10) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10). Compared to last week, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +3% in adults 18-34 (3.2/10 from 3.1/09) and added +110,000 viewers (from 8.87m, +1%).
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MIKE & MOLLY was first in households (7.9/12), viewers (12.99m), adults 25-54 (5.2/12) and adults 18-49 (4.0/10)�all series highs.
HAWAII FIVE-0 was first in households (7.6/13), viewers (12.09m), adults 25-54 (4.2/11) and adults 18-49 (3.2/09). HAWAII FIVE-0 posted its best deliveries in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 ratings since Oct. 4, 2010.
For the night, CBS was first in adults 18-49 (3.5/10), tied for first in adults 25-54 (4.5/11, with ABC) and second in households (7.0/11) and viewers (11.43m)
Note: In San Diego, ESPN's coverage of the Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers aired from 8:00-9:00 PM on the CBS affiliate. Ratings for CBS from 8:00-9:00PM are tentative and subject to change.
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RED GREEN is the leader of Possum Lodge, Chapter 11, a northern Ontario eyesore. He is friendly, inventive, cheap and as honest as the day is long, which means he's the least honest on December 21. When he works on his handyman projects, Red is not stupid, he's impatient. So he uses duct tape to "buy time." Red Green is the star of The Red Green Show, which had first runs in Canada and the US from 1991 until 2006, making it the longest running live-action scripted comedy in the world. It continues to be enormously popular in reruns here and in the States. Red Green is the creation of Canadian comedian and writer Steve Smith.


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Indiana, the manufacturing center for the RV industry, was ranked as the best place to do business in the Midwest and the fifth best nationwide in the Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2012 study, co-published with the American Economic Development Institute. According to a news release, this is the fourth ranking in less than a year in which the Hoosier state's business climate has scored a top 10 finish nationally.
The Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States study, now in its ninth year, is based on 32 factors controlled by state government, including taxes, human resources, education, right-to-work legislation, energy costs, infrastructure spending, workers compensation laws, economic incentive programs and state economic development efforts. Indiana's ranking in the report has moved up 18 places since 2010, earning it the title of "most improved state" this year.
"Indiana's pro-business policies and solid fiscal house continue to earn national attention as a frontrunner for new jobs and investment," said Dan Hasler, secretary of commerce and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. "This ranking is the latest validation of this administration's focus since 2005 to make economic development efforts a top priority. Above all else, business climate matters and the payoff for Hoosiers is new careers and opportunities."
Indiana's fifth place ranking makes it the only Midwestern state and the only Northern state in the publication's top 10. Among neighboring states, Kentucky ranked 28th, Ohio ranked 20th, Michigan ranked 39th and Illinois ranked 48th.


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Dixon, Zezima, Breunig take column prizes
Hearst Connecticut Media captured more awards than any other organization during Saturday night's National Society of Newspaper Columnists convention.
Kenneth Dixon, a veteran Hartford reporter, political writer and columnist for the Connecticut Post, grabbed first place in the General Interest category among newspapers with a circulation of 50,000 or more.
The Stamford High School and Ohio University graduate has covered the state Capitol since 1994.
"I'd like to thank my editors and readers, and especially the politicians who make the Capitol such a target-rich environment," said Dixon, whose Blog-O-Rama appears on the websites of the Connecticut Post, The Advocate of Stamford, Greenwich Time and The News-Times.
This award comes atop others Dixon recently received from the Society of Professional Journalists' Connecticut chapter.
Mike Masterson, a former columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and currently an independent correspondent, judged the entries. Dixon's works placed ahead of those by Alfred Doblin of The Record in Bergen County, N.J., and James Haught of the Charleston Gazette in West Virginia.
Jerry Zezima, whose columns appear in The Advocate, captured first place in the Humor category for papers with circulation less than 50,000. He finished ahead of Laura Rafaty of The St. Helena Star in California and Cappy Hall Rearick of The Low Country Sun in Charleston, S.C.
Tom Walsh, a writer for the Bangor Daily News in Maine, judged the works.
John Breunig, editorial writer for The Advocate and Greenwich Time, received an honorable mention in the General Interest category for newspapers with under-50,000 circulation.
The ceremony followed the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' annual conference, which took place at Howard University in Washington, D.C.


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I really only have one major goal this year. Start writing and publishing books! I know that a genealogist work is never done. On the other hand if I keep waiting until my research is done, which is never, I would never get a book written.
Right now I have begun to work on my grandmother's genealogy, her Jenkins line. I'll have to write a few distant cousins that have shared photos with me and ask for their permission to use the photos if I look the book enough and decide to publish it. But for now it'll just be for my families enjoyment. My goal is to have this book done before my father's birthday so I can give him a copy for his birthday. He would really enjoy that. His birthday is in March, so I best get cracking.
I keep saying I want to write a book about the Old Paupers cemetery in Post Falls, ID, but I really need to do some more research before I will have enough histories to complete a book. It may have to be a series of books too. So this one will also go on my list to write and research as I go.
I'd also like to start books for each of mine and my husband's grandparents primary lines: Woolsey, Roe, Hayes, Riddle, Conner, Crooks and Ward. Eventually I'll write books for all the lines that merge into each of these primary lines.
I hope everyone has a good time and good luck achieving their genealogy goals for 2012. I know I will.
My interest in genealogy started when I was a child. My dad's mom use to tell me that the family history book had been burned in a fire, but she knew we were related to Daniel Boone. I never forgot that, nor have I ever found the connection haha. Along with doing genealogy I spend a lot of my time doing photo restorations, namely for victims of Sandy through Care for Sandy, and also of family photos that I add to the books I write on our family history.
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IMF : that neoliberalism has been a failure
Posted by Québec de Droite in Libre échange, Mondialisation on mercredi 1 juin 2016
Last week a research wing of the International Monetary Fund came out with a report admitting that neoliberalism has been a failure. The report, entitled, "Neoliberalism: Oversold?" is hopefully a sign of the ideology's death. They were only about 40 years late. As Naomi Klein tweeted about the report, "So all the billionaires it created are going to give back their money, right?"
Many of the report's findings which strike to the core of the ideology echo what critics and victims of neoliberalism have been saying for decades.
"Instead of delivering growth," the report explains that neoliberal policies of austerity and lowered regulation for capital movement have in fact "increased inequality."
This inequality "might itself undercut growth…" As a result, the report states that "policymakers should be more open to redistribution than they are."
However, the report leaves out a few notable items on neoliberalism's history and impact.
The IMF suggests neoliberalism has been a failure.
· But it has worked very well for the global 1%, which was always the IMF and World Bank's intent.
· As Oxfam reported earlier this year, the wealthiest 1% in the world now has as much wealth as the rest of the planet's population combined. (Similarly, investigative journalist Dawn Paley has proven in her book Drug War Capitalism that far from being a failure, the Drug War has been a huge success for Washington and multinational corporations.)
Extrait de : After Empowering the 1% and Impoverishing Millions, IMF Admits Neoliberalism a Failure
Extrait de : You're witnessing the death of neoliberalism – from within Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian, Tuesday 31 May 2016
IMF economists have published a remarkable paper admitting that the ideology was oversold
What does it look like when an ideology dies? As with most things, fiction can be the best guide. In Red Plenty, his magnificent novel-cum-history of the Soviet Union, Francis Spufford charts how the communist dream of building a better, fairer society fell apart.
Even while they censored their citizens' very thoughts, the communists dreamed big. Spufford's hero is Leonid Kantorovich, the only Soviet ever to win a Nobel prize for economics. Rattling along on the Moscow metro, he fantasises about what plenty will bring to his impoverished fellow commuters: "The women's clothes all turning to quilted silk, the military uniforms melting into tailored grey and silver: and faces, faces the length of the car, relaxing, losing the worry lines and the hungry looks and all the assorted toothmarks of necessity."
But reality makes swift work of such sandcastles. The numbers are increasingly disobedient. The beautiful plans can only be realised through cheating, and the draughtsmen know it better than any dissidents. This is one of Spufford's crucial insights: that long before any public protests, the insiders led the way in murmuring their disquiet. Whisper by whisper, memo by memo, the regime is steadily undermined from within. Its final toppling lies decades beyond the novel's close, yet can already be spotted.
When Red Plenty was published in 2010, it was clear the ideology underpinning contemporary capitalism was failing, but not that it was dying. Yet a similar process as that described in the novel appears to be happening now, in our crisis-hit capitalism.
You hear it when the Bank of England's Mark Carney sounds the alarm about "a low-growth, low-inflation, low-interest-rate equilibrium". Or when the Bank of International Settlements, the central bank's central bank, warns that "the global economy seems unable to return to sustainable and balanced growth". And you saw it most clearly last Thursday from the IMF.
It is the very technocrats in charge of the system who are slowly, reluctantly admitting that it is bust
What makes the fund's intervention so remarkable is not what is being said – but who is saying it and just how bluntly. In the IMF's flagship publication, three of its top economists have written an essay titled "Neoliberalism: Oversold?".
The very headline delivers a jolt. For so long mainstream economists and policymakers have denied the very existence of such a thing as neoliberalism, dismissing it as an insult invented by gap-toothed malcontents who understand neither economics nor capitalism.
Now here comes the IMF, describing how a "neoliberal agenda" has spread across the globe in the past 30 years. What they mean is that more and more states have remade their social and political institutions into pale copies of the market. Two British examples, suggests Will Davies – author of the Limits of Neoliberalism – would be the NHS and universities "where classrooms are being transformed into supermarkets". In this way, the public sector is replaced by private companies, and democracy is supplanted by mere competition.
The results, the IMF researchers concede, have been terrible. Neoliberalism hasn't delivered economic growth – it has only made a few people a lot better off. It causes epic crashes that leave behind human wreckage and cost billions to clean up, a finding with which most residents of food bank Britain would agree. And while George Osborne might justify austerity as "fixing the roof while the sun is shining", the fund team defines it as "curbing the size of the state … another aspect of the neoliberal agenda". And, they say, its costs "could be large – much larger than the benefit".
Two things need to be borne in mind here.
· First, this study comes from the IMF's research division – not from those staffers who fly into bankrupt countries, haggle over loan terms with cash-strapped governments and administer the fiscal waterboarding. Since 2008, a big gap has opened up between what the IMF thinks and what it does.
· Second, while the researchers go much further than fund watchers might have believed, they leave in some all-important get-out clauses. The authors even defend privatisation as leading to "more efficient provision of services" and less government spending – to which the only response must be to offer them a train ride across to Hinkley Point C.
Even so, this is a remarkable breach of the neoliberal consensus by the IMF. Inequality and the uselessness of much modern finance: such topics have become regular chew toys for economists and politicians, who prefer to treat them as aberrations from the norm. At last a major institution is going after not only the symptoms but the cause – and it is naming that cause as political. No wonder the study's lead author says that this research wouldn't even have been published by the fund five years ago.
From the 1980s the policymaking elite has waved away the notion that they were acting ideologically – merely doing "what works". But you can only get away with that claim if what you're doing is actually working.
Since the crash, central bankers, politicians and TV correspondents have tried to reassure the public that this wheeze or those billions would do the trick and put the economy right again. They have riffled through every page in the textbook and beyond – bank bailouts, spending cuts, wage freezes, pumping billions into financial markets – and still growth remains anaemic.
And the longer the slump goes on, the more the public tumbles to the fact that not only has growth been feebler, but ordinary workers have enjoyed much less of its benefits.
Last year the rich countries' thinktank, the OECD, made a remarkable concession. It acknowledged that the share of UK economic growth enjoyed by workers is now at its lowest since the second world war. Even more remarkably, it said the same or worse applied to workers across the capitalist west.
Red Plenty ends with Nikita Khrushchev pacing outside his dacha, to where he has been forcibly retired. "Paradise," he exclaims, "is a place where people want to end up, not a place they run from. What kind of socialism is that? What kind of shit is that, when you have to keep people in chains? What kind of social order? What kind of paradise?"
Economists don't talk like novelists, more's the pity, but what you're witnessing amid all the graphs and technical language is the start of the long death of an ideology.
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Howdy folks,
I've been in a deal gone bad i do belive.
The origonal deal was a trade for a 4th generation ipod. He got a 20 gig ipod, i got $175 and 512mb stick of OCZ PC3200 (valued at $70, taken off my asking price in the thread). This was december 20th. I would not ship till payment was made, and he made it quickly via paypal. I priortitied it out and he recieved it before christmas like he hoped. He promised to cross ship my ram and sent me a pm saying he did.
There's where it all went wrong. After 1 week i pm'd him back asking when and how he sent it out. 3 days after that pm i got a message back saying he was in sacramento all week and would have it out the next day. WTF? he had told me it was sent already. I sent a pm saying that was fine as long as it arrived. Its been a month now. No ram. I've sent several pm's, emails, no response.
I know i've been ripped off.
Here is a link to the origonal thread:
on an interesting note, he left me positive heat, you can view it following the link in my sig. Proves that the deal was cash+ram for the ipod.
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I've been in contact with popcicle for quite some time regarding this now, and i dont have permission to move this in the bad traders section, so if a mod could do it i would appreciate. If anything more is needed, just pm me.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Wanted: FM Recorder owner
From: rockbox_at_diffenbach.org
Date: 2002-12-20
An update:
I uninstalled the Archos Driver on my Windows box, and plugged the USB cable
I was now able to see the Jukebox as a drive in my Windows filesystem. I
I plugged the USB in again, and now the device again was unrecognized. I
The new driver is still running (it's listed as USB Storage Adapter V3
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Well, you've gotten your guinea pig.
The results wasn't quite what I'd hoped.
I have an Archos Jukebox Recorder Fm, with Archos firmware 1.30j.
I loaded ajbrec.ajz to my Jukebox Recorder FM's root directory. I did not
I ummounted the Archos, disconnected the USB cable, and turned the Archos on
The Jukebox booted, and they immediately turned off (as if the battery were
When I pressed "on", the Jukebox displayed the firmware 1.30j boot screen
I tried again after plugging in the charger. This time, the Jukebox firmware
The rockbox boot screen appeared to overlay a listing of my root directory;
At this point, no button did anything except the F3 button, which removed
No other button appeared to do anything; I was unable to scroll the
At this point, I connected the usb cable to my Windows 2000 Professional
I tried disconnecting and re-connecting the USB cable several times,
This is where I'm at now: I can't get the Archos to start unless the charger
Suggestions or better, solutions, would be greatly appreciated; any
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Hi all.
I've looked a bit closer at the FM Recorder firmware file from Archos and
I haven't figured out all the fields of the new header yet, but from what I
There should be no risk involved, I expect it will either work fine (booting
The test file is available here: http://rockbox.haxx.se/fmtest/ajbrec.ajz
After testing, please report the result either directly to me or to the
Thank you in advance.
-- Björn Stenberg Rockbox - Open Source Jukebox Firmware - http://rockbox.haxx.se
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Digital-first DC Comics series "Smallville Season 11" undergoes a change later this fall, as reported by TV Guide. Following the end of the current "Olympus" arc, the ongoing title continuing the TV show's adventures will be replaced by a series of miniseries, starting in November with "Smallville: Alien."
That arc kicks off with a Monitor landing in Russia. Speaking to TV Guide, series writer Bryan Q. Miller alluded to landmark DC story "Crisis on Infinite Earths" when discussing the role of the Monitors.
"'Alien' will give us much more insight into the over-arching threat," Miller said. "It turns into a race between Superman and Lex Luthor to get to this Monitor first and find what the crisis is."
The format change, according to Miller, is partly designed to make the series more accessible to new and casual readers attracted by the comic through the "Smallville" TV series, which depicted the life of young Clark Kent and ran for 10 seasons from 2001 to 2011.
"Not that we don't already do that to an extent, but [now] the first 20-30 pages of each arc will be more about setting up the status quo for the miniseries, rather than jumping right into things," Miller said. "It's a way to help welcome more people into the Smallville universe that we've been expanding on since the television series ended."
"Alien" will also feature the "Smallville" debut of Russian superhero team the Rocket Red Brigade. The Miller-written "Smallville Special" interludes are planned to continue following the format change.


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Welcome to Winterthur's Employment Opportunities Site
Winterthur comprises an outstanding naturalistic garden, the premier collection of American decorative and fine arts, and a nationally renowned research library, all in a historic BrandywineValley landscape of nearly 1,000 acres. Winterthur's mission is "to inspire, enlighten and delight all of its visitors while preserving and enhancing its buildings and landscape, its collections and programs, and its history as a country place."
Winterthur considers its employees and volunteers to be among its greatest assets and provides them with the chance to develop their love of the arts and horticulture while contributing to the mission of the institution.
Working at Winterthur is a unique and rewarding opportunity, offering a variety of career paths in a beautiful setting. Winterthur employs full-time, part-time, and temporary employees in a wide array of positions in the areas of curatorial, horticulture, education, conservation, library, maintenance, and administration. At Winterthur employment is more than just work. Employees enjoy an environment that is rich in culture and natural beauty while contributing specific skills and upholding the core values of the organization.
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These core values are the foundation of our mission. They reinforce our dedication to enhancing the lives of the broadest possible audience by making Winterthur a continuing source of education, excellence, and inspiration for all time.
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IdeaPaint is Awarded GREENGUARD Certification!
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We've written about IdeaPaint a few times — it's a great alternative to interactive surfaces such as chalk and magnetic paint. IdeaPaint is a single-coat paint that can transform any surface into a dry-erase surface and since our last posts, the company has upped its green-cred by getting GREENGUARD certified.
IdeaPaint can be applied directly over any existing wall or surface in your home. It can be recovered and resurfaced whenever needed — simple scuff the surface and coat with fresh IdeaPaint or regular paint. IdeaPaint can even be used to restore your old whiteboards rather than throwing them away. It's available in 10 colors and a number of formulations suitable for work, school and home.
According to IdeaPaint, many dry-erase surfaces contain formaldehyde, which slowly releases gas and diminishes indoor air quality for the life of the product. However, IdeaPaint is formaldehyde-free, conforms to all U.S. EPA regulations and does not produce any harmful gas once it's dry. The company also claims that their product has less embodied energy than regular white boards because of less materials, labor and shipping needed. IdeaPaint has been recognized by Parent Tested Parent Approved and its entire product suite and has been recognized with GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality and Children & Schools Certifications.
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Mykonos is perhaps the most famous among the Greek islands. A long time has passed since the '60s, when Aristotle Onassis and his famous friends used to stroll down the labyrinth streets of the town.
Yet the island carries its glamorous reputation with undeniable charm. The locals have managed to create a hugely entertaining place without losing their Greek identity. The picture perfect sceneries are complimented by a wide range of upscale bars and restaurants to create an ideal holiday haven. The stark white cubic houses, crystal clear waters and all-night parties attract a mix of jet-setters, fashionistas and celebrities that have made this small island one of the most popular destinations in the world.
Athens, the capital of Greece, is located in the region of Attica. The city of Athens is a busy metropolis dominated by one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.
The majestic Parthenon is the undisputable jewel of a city that was once the cradle of western civilization. The Acropolis leads to the city's historical center, which has been converted into a pedestrian zone. Athens is a unique blend of ancient and modern, grunge and elegant, chaos and fun. It is a city that satisfies all tastes, offering everything from museums, cultural centers and art galleries to cutting edge markets and countless entertainment options. High street fashion is found in the pedestrian street of Ermou and couture and designer items in Kolonaki. When the night falls, Athenians head for the alternative districts of Psirri and Gazi, the fashionable area of Kolonaki or the summer venues of Glyfada and Voula. Attica has a suburb coastline with beautiful beaches and plenty of seaside venues. The coastal avenue leads to the majestic Temple of Poseidon, which crowns Cape Sounion and offers panoramic views over the Saronic gulf.
Corfu is probably the most famous island of the Ionian complex. It is a sophisticated island that attracts thousands of visitors every year. The natural beauty, beautiful beaches and vivid nightlife have made Corfu one of the most sought-after destinations in the Mediterranean.
The "beautiful and rich land" of Homer is a paradise of poetic landscapes and culture. Its strategic position made the island vulnerable to foreign conquestors. As a result, a blend of the Venetian, British and French cultures was integrated to the Greek identity. These western influences are prominent in the island's architecture. The town seems like a fresco painting that has come to life. Liston's elegant arcades hang over the marble paved square where the locals gather for a cup of coffee or a drink. The old town with its special design and quiet, narrow roads is the biggest preserved medieval town in Greece. Corfu also offers vast options for entertainment, with candlelit restaurants, romantic bars and vibrant nightclubs covering all tastes and styles.
If Patmos could be defined by only one trait, this would be the translucence of the light. The island has a magical quality that derives from its spiritual background.
It was here that John the Divine ensconced himself in a cave and wrote the Revelation (Book of Apocalypse). The Cave is today a place of pilgrimage for Christians of the East and the West. Also, it makes Patmos the best place to come and experience the Orthodox Easter. In total harmony with the history that it carries, the landscape creates a sense of harmony and balance. Fine, unspoilt beaches and villages mercifully untouched by the ravages of mass tourism appeal to the culturally inclined, more sophisticated individuals. The imposing, rugged interior is interrupted by fertile valleys. The main town and port stretches around a sheltered bay, featuring elegant cafes and tasteful restaurants. Patmos is the essence of a "getaway", a place where one can enjoy the greatest luxury of all: to sit in silence by the sea and let the waves wash away the frantic rhythms of modern life.
Santorini's picture-perfect sceneries have made it one of the most photographed islands of the world. The surreal landscape is the result of a huge volcanic eruption that took place 3.500 years ago.
The eruption caused three quarters of the island to sink and created what later became the island's showpiece caldera. Even the beaches are part of the fairytale scenery, taking their names from the colors of the cliffs that hang above them. Still watched over by the smoldering volcano, the amphitheatrically built houses of the caldera attract thousands of visitors every year. Despite its rapid touristic development, the island has maintained its character. Candlelit cafés and a vibrant nightlife compliment the dreamlike setting of the caldera at Fira, the town of Santorini. Picturesque villages such as Perissa, Imerovigli and Perivolos are scattered all over the island, while visitors gather at Oia to enjoy Santorini's famous sunsets.
Located at the heart of the Cyclades complex, Paros is one of the most popular Greek islands. From the seaside plots with their stark white Cycladic houses to the picturesque villages that hide in the mountains, Paros offers a variety in landscape.
Its exceptional natural beauty, vast sandy beaches and impressive landscapes are combined with a well-developed tourist infrastructure. The capital, Paroikia, welcomes the visitors with a pleasant buzz of travelers and locals that crowd the harbor. A few steps away, the white-washed alleys of the old town wind up all the way to the Venetian castle. The cosmopolitan town of Naoussa is a picturesque former fishermen village, with a nightlife that rivals the one of Mykonos. Paros is also one of the most famous windsurfing destinations of Europe, hosting windsurfing competitions every summer.


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"I already Consider Myself a Palestinian"
Gilad Atzmon has not only released his fourth album, but also his first novel, an anti-Zionist satire. Martina Sabra portrays the Israeli in his London exile.
A typically English, cosy, red-brick terraced house close to the throbbing heart of London is home to the jazz musician Gilad Atzmon, his wife, the Israeli singer Tal Atzmon, and their two children. But Atzmon does not have much time for his family: since the Orient House Ensemble won the BBC Jazz Album of the Year award last July for the CD Exile, Gilad Atzmon, who has worked with the likes of deceased rock legend Ian Dury, but also with Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Sinead O'Connnor, is in even greater demand than before.
What's more, his first novel has just been published in German. In October and November, the saxophonist and clarinettist will be touring Germany giving readings and concerts. And as if that wasn't stressful enough, Atzmon uses every spare minute he has to cram Spanish: the teach-yourself-Spanish cassettes are piled up on the back seat of his car. During a concert tour of Argentina, Atzmon developed a passion for tango. 'I want to go back to Argentina with the Orient House Ensemble as soon as possible and work with tango musicians there,' he enthuses. 'Tango is dramatic and erotic – just what I've always wanted to do.'
The rejection of religious Zionism as state ideology
At home, the sounds of English and Hebrew are heard wafting between the kitchen, the grand piano and the children's bedroom. Like his parents before him, Gilad Atzmon was born and grew up in Israel. But he has since turned his back on the Jewish state and recently assumed British citizenship. This was not just a career move, he explains, it was also because he rejects religious Zionism as the state ideology. While his parents were right wing in terms of their politics, Atzmon never considered the Palestinians to be his enemies.
'I saw so many corpses when we marched into Lebanon in 1982; most of them were Syrian and Palestinian. And I remember thinking that for me, they were like Israelis: just people playing this stupid, bloody game. I felt close to them despite everything that was going on. Then when some of my comrades began taking photos of semi-decomposed bodies on tanks as if they were trophies, I decided I didn't want anything to do with all of that; not with Israel and not with Zionism.'
Atzmon's Satirical Anti-Zionism
Atzmon's debut novel, which he is currently promoting in Germany, is entitled Guide of the Perplexed. It is no coincidence that it shares a title with the work of the Jewish philosopher Maimonides, who 800 years ago wanted to bring his Jewish contemporaries back on the right track. But unlike his academic fore-fore-forefather, the former doctoral student of philosophy has not written a sterile philosophical construct, but has painted a satirical, modern view of the world.
The novel is set in the year 2052: Zionism is dead and Israel as a religious Jewish state has foundered on its inner contradictions. Gilad Atzmon's alter ego, the philosophy professor Gunther Wanker, has emigrated from Israel to Germany, invented 'peepology' and on his death leaves behind a comprehensive body of scientific work. Peepology – or the 'science of voyeurism and assimilation' – is based on free love and is intended to save both the Jews and humanity from themselves.
"Think for yourselves"
Gilad Atzmon is firmly convinced of the truth of what sounds like a biting satire on Ariel Sharon's government. 'When you think that in less than ten years more non-Jews than Jews will be living between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, it is obvious that there will be a Palestinian state in the Middle East sometime in the future. 'In fact, I already consider myself a Palestinian' he says with a wink.
The Israeli press reacted very positively to the publication of the Hebrew original in Israel in 2001. Nevertheless, Guide of the Perplexed is no masterpiece. While the basic idea is original and parts of the text are brilliantly written, the simple plot and repetition become somewhat fatiguing after a while. Moreover, in view of the increasing racism in Germany, it is justifiable to ask whether Atzmon's book might possibly foster anti-Semitism. Gilad Atzmon doesn't care either way.
He admits that misgivings did arise during the translation of the book into German, but adds that he is not afraid: 'If people want to use my ideas to justify something or to push through their own agenda, let them! Don't forget: this book is fiction. It describes the process of detachment, alienation and self-imposed exile. And I think that if you read it as a German, you might just think about yourself.'
Martina Sabra
© Qantara.de 2003
Translation from German: Aingeal Flanagan


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What can we say? It's called the "Modern Space Saving Mini Kitchen" for a reason.
This otherwise standard, boring island's countertop slides out to stretch its surface area while revealing (cold?) storage, a sink and electric burners. Comparing this design to the layout of more than one of my tiny apartments, there's really no contest—this island is simpler, more space efficient and has a lot more eye appeal. I'd far rather work on an island than with my face pressed to cabinets, and there's enough surface area here to match most small kitchens.
Then again, keep in mind that you need to leave the open space for everything to unfold and the island fails to accommodate a simple toaster, blender, or even oven. So maybe existing designs don't have it all wrong even if they aren't quite as chic or idealistic. [Ensci via freshome via dvice]


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Kustomizer's House of Pancakes
When it comes to customizing there are all sorts of ways to make a statement. Some approaches maintain a bold, in-your-face presence that can't be denied, while others are a more subdued approach. One of the basic fundamentals of customizing is pancaking, or in layman's terms, the act of removing a sliver from a structure to create a flatter (hence the moniker pancaking) and less robust feature. Depending on how one executes a pancake job, it can be noticed right off the bat, or something that creeps up on you. Either way though, once realized it's a simple trick in the book that yields a statement.
Star Kustom Shop is in the midst of building a '51 Chevy, and over the last few issues of R&C, we've detailed how they sectioned the '51. If you remember right, it was a mild, 2-inch section, but cut in an unusual fashion that gave the Chevy a distinct look. Part of the reason for the subtle section is there were always plans to pancake the Chevy's hood. Couple the section with a pancaked hood, and in essence you've just increased the amount of section, but kept things in a proportionate perspective. Along with that, another notch has been slit in the proverbial custom bed post!
For Star Kustom Shop, their pancake job will follow in the vein of the section. It will be a subtle pancaking (as strange of a term as that sounds!) to bring the hood on par with the body, as well as refine and streamline the silhouette of the Chevy. The hood is going to receive a 1-inch pie-cut sliver down the sides to bring it down to the body's new smaller scale. A 1-inch pancake was also decided upon due to the fact the pancake will bring the hood line down to match the line running across the tops of the fenders. Beyond that a pancaking will naturally lay the nose back, which will again create a less obstructive and sleek look to the overall hood design.
When it comes to the physical aspect of pancaking a hood, it's really one of the more simple custom tricks to pull off. It starts at the back of the hood where an establishing point is set in the middle of the flattest portion of the hood side. From there a line is run around the perimeter of the hood to the opposing point at the opposite side of the hood. Then, depending on how much of a pancake one is after, that distance is set along the top of the perimeter line dead smack in the middle of the nose. From there, the lines head east and west across the nose and gradually taper back to the initial starting point at the rear of the hood. Long story short, a pie-cut shape is formed around the hood and cut out! The trickiest part of the job is the fact that when pancaking you're shrinking the surface area of the hood, and although much of the sides of the hood will fall down and easily mate to one another, the corners and their surrounding areas are another story. The angles, shapes, and contours will be completely lost and the only way to get things back in shape will be to shrink and stretch the area. For the most part, a series of relief cuts will do the trick, and if done right, once welded up things will appear stock. If relief cuts aren't in the cards then a new nose section would have to be fabricated, but that's taking an age-old custom trick to a whole new level! The hood braces will have to be removed and then re-established as well, and in some cases sectioned themselves; but that's easy compared to the sheetmetal work.
By all (well most) accounts, the procedure is pretty straight forward and fairly easy, yet the results are anything but. At the end of the day pancaking is a customizing trick that makes a bold statement in a methodical assuming and unabrupt way. Now follow along as Star Kustom Shop digs into the art of pancaking.
1 I began by laying my first line down the side of the hood. I'm going to take the pie-cut sliver out of the flattest portion of the hood side, so I laid my line accordingly.
2 The hood is being pancaked an inch, but I don't want to take a full inch out of the front—which we'll discuss later. Therefore, I marked 3/4 inch along the front of the hood to just past the corners of the nose.
3 The second line begins at the "0" mark at the rear of the hood, and then expands to my 3/4-inch mark at the nose's corner. From there it wraps around the nose and tapers back, creating the pie-cut sliver.
4 Using some latitude and longitude measuring (well, a customizing style of L&L), I transferred my cut lines to the opposite side of the hood.
5 Because I am taking such a small sliver from the hood, the rear hood brace can remain, but the front brace has to come out, yet it will be put back in once things are brought down to size.
6 The hood was then cut using a cut-off wheel. When it came to the back of the hood, the last 2 inches were left un-cut, and I was sure not to cut into the rear bracing. (Again, a more severe pie-cut would require the rear brace be cut as well.)
7 Here you can see how the material has been removed, and how the hood will literally collapse upon itself and create a more streamlined effect.
8 Before I got started putting things back together, the hood was placed in its resting position, i.e. gaps and fitment, and tacked in position. It's kind of hard to end up with a symmetrical pancake job if the hood is sliding all over the place!
9 When I laid the hood down it naturally fell behind the front, due to a decrease in surface area. I then tacked the center of the nose 1/4-inch down into, well, the nose, which gave me an exact 1-inch pancake.
10 For the majority of the hood length the pancake job will fall down atop itself and create a simple butt weld. Using intergrip clamps, which can be picked up from places such as Eastwood or Harbor Freight, the adjoining hood sides can be clamped together for a perfect fit. A 6-inch section is welded on one side, and then the same section is welded on the other side. Using this method will allow the hood to "pull" together evenly.
11 A big no-no is forcing the upper and lower halves of the hood together; due to the fact once the hood sides are cut free the hood can have a mind of its own on how it wants to shape up! For that reason, wherever things need to be shrunk a relief cut is made. Again though, cuts should be in the same spot from side to side.
12 Once cut, I like to "patch" that section together before any tack welds are made.
13 The majority of the work is going to be up front. When the hood gets pancaked the entire nose of the hood is being shrunk. This aerial view of the nose shows just how much things need to shrink.
14 The bottom of the hood needs to lay back, and the top needs to pull forward for a clean and flowing look. A series of relief cuts (note arrows) are made along the nose in order for things to shrink and stretch into place. This is why I only removed a 3/4-inch sliver; it will allow me to slowly trim things to fit, as opposed to removing too much and having to add filler.
15 Again, before anything is welded, the area is completely clamped together.
16-17 Because the hood is comprised of two pieces, there is a dual-flange down the middle that holds the pieces together. Long story short, it doesn't bend easy, therefore it gets cut out and a filler piece is welded in. At this point I also finished welding the hood up and then dressed the welds.
18-19 In a mad dash to the finish we have jumped to the finished product. As you can see, things are a little different than before, but still look as if they were pulled off the shelf in 1951. Exactly what Star Kustom was after.


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The recent travails of an LDS missionary, an unauthorized visitor in the United States, has prompted concerns by many for the plight of such people who risk deportation. There are calls for improvement of immigration bureaucracy and laws, which are all very laudable, but sidestep some fundamental questions. Should one country enforce any limits on how many people from other countries may live there?
The World Bank estimates that 300 million people in China subsist on a dollar a day or less; that's a purchasing power parity dollar, not a currency exchange rate dollar. This group of mostly rural people, as large as the entire population of the United States, faces internal restrictions impeding migration to China's cities. For example, the children of rural Chinese are classified as rural even if born in the city and can't attend schools for city children without paying fees that may exceed their parents' income.
China is the world's most populous nation, but it's not the only place with vast numbers of extremely poor people, people much poorer than most Mexicans. Let's say there are a billion such people. Now, most of that billion, because of ties to their homelands, would likely stay where they are even if they could earn $10 or $50 a day elsewhere, but it is not unreasonable to estimate that 200 million of them would jump at the chance to move to a country like the United States. Each who moves would improve his own prosperity, and he would have opportunities to be much more productive than before, so the world as whole would be richer.
How many should the United States allow to take up residency over the next five years? How many should Canada allow? As many as it takes until a Chinese peasant living on a dollar a day sees no advantage in moving to the United States or Canada? If fewer than that, then may restrictions be enforced?
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Did you get Nightshade Nizzity?
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Members of the state Senate Education Committee are spending hours maligning Texas' standardized testing system -- and talking openly about ways to reform it.
During a crowded hearing Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans alike asked pointed questions of state education officials about the exam known as the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR.
They asked everything from why so many high school students have failed it, to whether it's appropriate for youngsters in sun-kissed South Texas to answer math problems about the possibility of frost forming on their sidewalks.
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Teachers, parents and community activists also lined up to complain about STAAR.
Committee chairman and Houston Republican Dan Patrick called standardized testing the Legislature's top issue this session and promised that changes to STAAR would be coming.


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I have nothing against PETA. In fact, I support them for taking such a strong and passionate stand against animal abuse. I know a lot of people disapprove of their shock-value tactics, but hey, they're free to do whatever they feel works for them. But I think the line has to be drawn somewhere, and I think it has to be drawn here with their new campaign against Pokemon.
Apparently, PETA thinks the Pokemon are being held against their will in Unova and they insist that the time these fictional creatures stay locked in their pokebolls is 'akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts.' I don't approve of circuses keeping animals in captivity just to make them perform, but somehow this Pokemon campaign makes me think that PETA is running out of ways to get their message across the right and sensible way. They've released a parody game called 'Pokemon Black and Blue' to spearhead their campaign, which you can check out and play after the break.
Oh, the insanity.
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Answering questions that they didn't have time to answer during Comic-Con a few months back, the producers of the upcoming Mass Effect movie have posted a few bits of extra info on the project on the website of film company Legendary Pictures.
While dating back to last month, the blog was updated in silence, so much so that nobody really took notice of it. Until now!
While this shouldn't be too big a surprise, the movie will focus on a male Commander Shepard and not the female version. It's also revealed that Seth Green's character of Joker won't be played by Seth Green, which at first sounds absolutely incredulous, until you remember in the movie you'd have to look at Seth Green, and he just doesn't look the part.
The producers also reveal that the movie won't be based on the existing games; it'll instead be a "a completely new story". Which is...alarming.
Your Questions Answered: The Comic-Con Film Panel [Legendary, via VG247]
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Posted on July 7, 2018 by TheDarkestFairytale
Do any of my followers use Google earth and can tell me what this? found just off Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea. You will need to be on street view for it to appear. But its not registered as … Continue reading →
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