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Don Johnson's twisted lawman is one of the great parts of the critically acclaimed blood-fest "Machete.' But his billing in the credits was as confusing as it was humorous. The "Miami Vice" star and acting veteran received an "introducing" credit next to his famous name.
Director Robert Rodriguez tells PopcornBiz that the clear joke was Johnson's idea as the two talked about the credit billing. It was particularly hard since Johnson was such a late addition to the film.
"We were discussing it and (Johnson) said, 'why not introducing?' " Rodriguez tells us with a laugh. "I thought, 'Perfect.'"
The two have been friends ever since Rodriguez, then an actor, shot a guest appearance on Johnson's CBS sitcom "Nash Bridges" (which also starred Cheech Marin who makes a memorable appearance in "Machete").
When Johnson agreed to come on board for "Machete," most of the specialized credits -- the "with" the "and" and the "featuring" which actors like to have so much -- were taken.
"It was cast, cast, cast then it was 'with' Jessica Alba and Robert De Niro, Those were already contracted out," says Rodriguez.
"But I want to give (Don Johnson) something because I'm such a huge fan and I've worked with him before," says Rodriguez.
"Introducing" is also a great laugh when it appears on screen. But then again, we've also never seen Don Johnson so evil before onscreen, so maybe it was truly appropriate.


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Fans of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team grew to love Victor Oladipo during his three collegiate seasons.
On Tuesday night, Oladipo will be reunited with Hoosiers fans when his new team, the Orlando Magic, opens its regular season against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.
But the Hoosiers devotees will see one fundamental difference with Oladipo: his position. In a move that has been dissected within NBA circles, the Magic are asking their prized rookie to play point guard, a position he never played in high school or college.
If it works out, the switch could be remembered as a masterstroke of unconventional thinking. But some NBA experts think the Magic are taking a risk that could hurt Oladipo's confidence and stunt his growth.
"Probably the hardest transition to be made in basketball is to go from shooting guard to point guard," said Greg Anthony, an NBA TV analyst who played point guard in the NBA for 11 seasons. "To use a football analogy, it's like asking, in essence, your running back or your wide receiver to become your quarterback. I think it's going to be a tremendous challenge for him.
"I'm a big, big Victor Oladipo fan. I think he's a phenomenal talent, physically as gifted as anybody in this past year's draft. But I thought he was more naturally suited to be an off-guard. I think he has the ability to defend the [point-guard] position, no question. The one thing you want with great athletes is to put them in positions where they're not thinking about everything they're doing and they're playing on instincts and reacting. So, this could be a real challenge for him."
Oladipo primarily played at point guard during the Magic's eight-game preseason, and he averaged 13.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.3 turnovers per game.
"I think I'm doing pretty good, but it's not going to happen overnight," Oladipo said. "A lot of people might think they're making a mistake in putting me there [at point guard] or confusing me. But I'm just taking it one game at a time and trying to learn, because I feel like if I get it down, then I'll be really good at it."
The Magic, who are in Year Two of their rebuilding plan, can afford to be patient.
"We're trying to find versatile players, and we see that versatility is a valuable commodity if you can have it on your roster," Magic General Manager Rob Hennigan said.
In an effort to dampen expectations, Magic officials never compare their players to players on other teams. But Hennigan worked in the Oklahoma City Thunder's front office when the Thunder drafted UCLA shooting guard Russell Westbrook and then chose to play Westbrook at point guard.
That move worked brilliantly. Westbrook is a perennial All-Star who, at 6-feet-3, creates matchup problems.
Oladipo is listed as 6-feet-5. Magic officials believe he can become an elite perimeter defender and — if his move to point guard works out — a matchup nightmare for opposing teams on both ends of the court.
In the season before Westbrook was drafted, the Thunder (who were then the Seattle SuperSonics) posted a 20-62 record.
Last season, the Magic posted a 20-62 record.
Steve Kerr, a former NBA general manager who played 15 NBA seasons at point guard, sees parallels between Westbrook's situation and Oladipo's situation.
"Neither team expected to do much, so it's kind of a chance to grow," said Kerr, now an analyst for TNT.
"I think Oladipo is in a position where the team doesn't have to win. He can figure out the NBA. He can grow with his teammates, and Orlando will get to figure out what he really is and there's no rush on it. So, why not give him his chances and figure out what position he really is and let him grow as he goes?"
Westbrook benefitted from playing alongside a future superstar, Kevin Durant.
Oladipo has no superstar teammates to lean on, but he'll begin the season playing behind veteran point guard Jameer Nelson.
Oladipo also has benefitted from playing for coach Jacque Vaughn, who played point guard in the NBA for over a decade.
Vaughn has praised Oladipo for how Oladipo responds to turnovers, rough shooting nights and constructive criticism from coaches.
On Oct. 18, Oladipo committed two early turnovers against the Memphis Grizzlies, but he didn't have another turnover the rest of the night as he finished with 22 points, four rebounds and three assists.
"Having called his games and having met the young man, intellectually, he's on par with the very best young talent you have in the game," Anthony, the NBA TV analyst, said.
"If anybody's going to be able to do it, it would be him. But I just think that's asking a bit much, especially early on, especially in a scenario where you're probably going to be taking a lot of lumps and a lot of losses. You definitely could hinder his growth curve and his confidence moving forward."
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It's been a pretty good week for Zac Efron. The boyish superstar has managed to get a movie day job, scale the heights of big-time Hollywood player and voice the role of Luke Skywalker's father.
At 22, Efron has moved well beyond "High School Musical" to the workplace -- the scene for the new comedy he's co-producing for Warner Brothers, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Efron has picked up the untitled comedy which will be developed by his new production company, dubbed ever-so-enthusiastically as Ninjas Runnin' Wild Prods.
And if that light Jedi career maneuver wasn't deft enough, Variety reports that Efron has joined the voice cast of "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III," as Anakin Skywalker (pre-Darth Vader). Some serious geek cred here as he'll star with many members of the original cast such as Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams. The cartoon will debut on n Adult Swim on December 12.
Pretty impressive resume additions.
The untitled comedy looks to keep Efron working with the people who has brought the actor the most non- "High School Musical" success -- Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot, the team behind the hit comedy "17 Again." and "Hairspray."
And Efron has a full slate of movies for his new Ninjas Runnin' Wild Prods including "Einstein Theory," a time-travel tale which he is set to star in, and "Snabba Cash," a remake of a 2010 Swedish crime thriller. Just to name a couple.
Kids are growing up too fast these days. And we can expect to see the baby-faced Efron around the scene for quite some time to come.


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Today's Highlight in History:
On July 2, 1963, President John F. Kennedy met Pope Paul VI at the Vatican, the first meeting between a Catholic U.S. chief executive and the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
On this date:
In 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."
In 1812, Connecticut Gov. Roger Griswold declared his state's militia would not serve in the war against Britain, reflecting New Englanders' opposition to the conflict.
In 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.)
In 1926, the United States Army Air Corps was created.
In 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight along the equator.
In 1943, Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers recorded "Sunday, Monday or Always" for Decca Records.
In 1961, author Ernest Hemingway shot himself to death at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress.
In 1973, actress Betty Grable, 56, died in Santa Monica, Calif.
In 1982, Larry Walters of San Pedro, Calif., used a lawn chair equipped with 45 helium-filled weather balloons to rise to an altitude of 16,000 feet; he landed eight miles away in Long Beach.
In 1997, actor James Stewart died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 89.
In 2002, American adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to fly a balloon solo around the world as he returned to western Australia.
Ten years ago: Palestinian police marched into Bethlehem, taking control of the ancient West Bank city after Israel withdrew under a U.S.-backed peace plan. Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Five years ago: Colombian military spies tricked leftist rebels into freeing 15 hostages: Ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors, and 11 Colombian policemen and soldiers. Police in Randolph, Vt., unearthed the body of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett from a makeshift grave, ending a weeklong search. (The girl's uncle, Michael Jacques, has pleaded not guilty to rape and murder.)
One year ago: Jim Yong Kim began his new job as president of the World Bank, promising to immediately focus on helping poor countries navigate a fragile global economy. The U.S. Justice Department said British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline would pay $3 billion in fines for criminal and civil violations involving 10 drugs taken by millions of people.
Today's Birthdays: Country singer Marvin Rainwater is 88. Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is 84. Jazz musician Ahmad Jamal is 83. Actor Robert Ito is 82. Actress Polly Holliday is 76. Racing Hall of Famer Richard Petty is 76. Former White House chief of staff John H. Sununu is 74. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is 71. Writer-director-comedian Larry David is 66. Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, is 66. Actor Saul Rubinek is 65. Rock musician Roy Bittan (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) is 64. Rock musician Gene Taylor is 61. Actress-model Jerry Hall is 57. Actor Jimmy McNichol is 52. Country singer Guy Penrod is 50. Rock musician Dave Parsons (Bush) is 48. Actress Yancy Butler is 43. Contemporary Christian musician Melodee DeVevo (Casting Crowns) is 37. Actor Owain Yeoman (TV: "The Mentalist") is 35. Race car driver Sam Hornish Jr. is 34. Singer Michelle Branch is 30. Actress Vanessa Lee Chester is 29. Figure skater Johnny Weir is 29. Actress-singer Ashley Tisdale is 28. Actress Lindsay Lohan is 27.
Thought for Today: "The instinctive feeling of a great people is often wiser than its wisest men." — Louis Kossuth, Hungarian statesman (1802-1894).
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How You Can #SupportTodd
Hey Toddies, as the smart, savvy and awesome fans that you are, we wanted to let you in on a little inside scoop about the future of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil.
The good news is that we're working on putting together Season 3 because we all love the show so much, and NEED to know what happens next. The not-so-good news is that our lead broadcaster SPACE has decided not to renew the show, because their TV ratings weren't what they had hoped for (all you torrenters bow your heads in shame).
But that's not the end of Todd! Let's put our collective energies together and will a third season. With YOUR help we can save Todd! (and possibly the world).
A few amazing fans have already started their own campaigns. Check out our fan-created page on Change.org and sign the petition to get a season 3. Or click here to be part of a video campaign to bring Todd Back.
We're always welcome to more ideas, so leave us a comment with your suggestion.
109 Comments to "How You Can #SupportTodd"
Agreed!! I think Fearnet would be happy to carry on Todd & The Book of Pure Evil.
Funny thing is I found this show on FearNet on cable. Love it by the way!
We don't even have Fearnet in our location, so that sucks, but I don't think it's a matter of where the show would fit, it's a matter if Comedy Central, SyFy, or even Fearnet want to pay for the production of the show. There's always Kickstarter, I've seen projects raise millions of dollars, or something along those lines, maybe spread the word about the show on horror sites like bloody-disgusting.com. There's alot of avenues that can be taken, and it would be a shame if it the show died with a whimper. I'm from the US and hadn't even heard of the show till someone mentioned it to me two days ago. Then I literally sat and watched the entire first season in one sitting, best show I've seen in a long time.
What about the Comedy network? They've also started airing Todd, maybe they'd be interested in picking up Season 3?
What about running a Kickstarter.com campaign to fund the next season, and putting it up on YouTube if no channel will broadcast it?
I think Kickstarter could REALLY help out Todd.
Kickstarter is a fine idea, but unrealistic…you got to take into account, 75,000-100,000 per show (that's probably a low number). So even a short 6 episode season would be in the upper brackets of kickstarters that have worked. Also its a show that unfortunately is carried on fairly small networks, so the pool of donors is even smaller.
The most realistic chance is for another network to pick it up, Hulu, fearnet, etc. Theyve said the people at SPACE wished the show could go on, well giving those stations a reasonable price for the rights.
I would love to know what the official financial requirement to produce a season is and how close they are to reaching it through sales of DVD's, iTunes downloads, merchandise, etc. I've personal bought both albums, and both seasons on iTunes. That's about $60.00 from 1 existing fan. My hope with the Kickstarter idea is that it would attract attention and maybe more fans as well as giving us a goal to reach for. Would it hurt to try it? (Although I can imagine there may be some legal complications with the TV networks?)
Actually kickstarter campaigns have been hitting the millions lately. For example Project Eternity scored almost $4 million for a computer game (closer to $4.2m if you count outside paypal donations.) At $100k per episode, a $1.2m kickstarter wouldn't be out of the question.
I really think you were too quick to dismiss kickstarter. I just recently found out about this show. It is starting to get a cult following in the US. The petitions rarely work for shows and I have never seen one work for a network this small. Do a wrap-up movie. It may be a long shot on kickstarter. I think it is your only shot. You can show a few clips and garner further attention that way. Wrap up movie a few million is easily done for the right project if you sell it well there you will have at least that.
I've got to add, I think KS could be the way forward. With a blistering campaign, some awesome rewards, you could be very surprised. I know I'd be willing to give 500 dollars to see one of my fave shows back on the air.
Although, I'd be very surprised if you can't find another network to pick it up
I know this thread is old but, I have recently found this show on Netflix. I live in the U.S. All my friends are watching it now. The show is amazing. I think if the word got out about a kickstarter, I would not be surprised if it made a ton of money. I know quite a few people who would probably give 50++ dollars to get another season. How about getting some one like Netflix to pick it up? I would love to see the numbers of people streaming this from them.
This show has to come back for more seasons, it is currently my favorite show. This show has a great cast, its funny as hell and has metal in it, thats everything I could ask for in a show.
Just started watching it in the UK and i have to say this BLOWS. It's the best thing i've watched on TV over here in years.
Not sure how successful it'd be but you could always try and start a kickstarter fund to at least get the series made and bring it to dvd or try and convince one of the forign networks like syfy UK to fund series 3.
Failing that how about trying to sell the option to get forign versions of it made. It'd be ass backwards but a UK version of an american show like this'd probably go down really well.
It'd suck if it ended after only 2 series.
Todd is a Canadian show, not American. It might make more sense to try and get an American channel to pick it up.
Ask for donations/funding through Kickstarter.com
This has worked for so many companies and if you research how to successfully kickstart a project then this will at least help you guys out a lot.
Proof of a successful kickstarter campaign:
I'm in the US and I came across this show by friends, loved it so much I ordered the DVDs. It deserves to come back for another season if not more. I'm tired of the same old shows that give us nothing but lame entertainment and cheap laughs. This show actually kicks ass in all forms. Bring back TODD!!!!
Ruined my day! I had faith Space would renew – should have known better. Would be great to if the CBC would take an interest, but its probably not "Canadian" enough.
My g/f and I stumbled across Todd a little too late (just after the final episode aired). We watched the reruns of Season 2 after devouring Season 1 – the show is so unique and funny I was sure it would last. Best thing I've seen on TV in ages – very sad to see the future is in jeopardy. We'll be doing everything we can to get a Season 3!!!!!!!
Hope they bring it back maybe SyFy will bring it back as they do their own shows like Sanctuary.
Let's send bags and bags of corn chips to the Space network until they agree to bring the show back. An international effort has the potential to work wonders. Best show in a long time.
By the way, the address is:
Bell Media
299 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario, MSV 2Z5
[...] Attention Todd fans – Space TV has decided NOT to renew Todd and the Book of Pure Evil for a third season. But there is still hope little dudes! Aside from taking the time to mail bags of corn chips to CTV headquarters, there are a few other ways you can help save this fantastically irreverent experiment in puerile fun. Check out the official site for details: http://www.toddandthebookofpureevil.com/2012/04/how-you-can-supporttodd/ [...]
Hey, I'd send $ to kickstart the show.
Has there been any news at all at someone else picking up a season 3 or is this dead in the water?
Post an episode or two on youtube. once ppl get a free taste they'll be crying for more. works for crack and heroin, and this is way more…or just as addicting!
MUST NOT CANCEL TODD!!!! Have they lost their minds? Why is it every damn time Canada comes up with something unique and wonderful, something off the wall yet completely true, that it gets CANCELLED???????
I'm really hoping this show doesn't see the axe, as it is really cutting edge, and a step forward in Canadian television programming. It stands as an oasis amidst a sea of cookie-cutter programs such as the OC, One Tree Hill, Jersey Sh-whore, and so on.
I remember the first time I watched Todd, and I felt like a child on Christmas. It was new, it was interesting, it was hilarious, it became my new addiction. One episode turned into me staying up for hours at night watching Season 1 episodes over and over on the spacecast site.
It is a show unlike the rest, combining the elements of metal, B-list horror, and dark humor that pertains to an individual like myself, and many others out there.
Why is it that when a show like this comes along people are so prone to not give it the support that it deserves? Why is it that people find more importance in tuning in to the daily antics of Snookie and her cohorts?
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Just finished Season 2. Wow. I will be saddened if this isn't picked up for season 3.
yea…v__v ehh
I'd send money, too. Already bought the DVDs and soundtracks and signed the petition, so what's next?
you guys have a point Derp
Maybe start a kickstarter and don't make a 3rd season make a film and end it at that, so just incase you don't get a 4th season we can get a definite end to the series. This is by far one of the best shows I have seen in god knows how long.
Is there any news? Have we won or are they still being penis holes?
just started watching this show and its the shit. Found it on Fearnet hear in Ky. and now to find out it might get cancelled just blows man. Maybe we can beg fear.net to get it going.
Wait I got an Idea. Now that Youtube is starting original programming how about starting your own network. Or joining with The Nerdist or even Kevin Smith with his S.I.T channel. Networks are dying so just come into the new world with the rest of us and forget the networks.
@ThatKevinSmith might be interested, given that Jay Mewes is part of the cast of Todd… Something to consider there…
Kevin Smith said in an interview that todd is his kind of thing and something he'd love to be apart of, it's worth looking into.
also if he did back it, it'd probably get alot of attention from the jay and silent bob fans and that's and endless army right there
Ive bought the dvds,signed the petition, and introduced the show to a lot of my friends who are instantly hooked. What about syfy united states? G4tv? Comedy Central "as long as they dont censor anything"? syfy has canadian tv shows already"lost girl". Theyd be nuts not to present this show to U.S. viewers besides fear net.Itll be an instant hit. Btw just a side note. For the new Evil Dead reboot I vote Alex house as the new ASH!!!
Come on guys, don't let this show die before its time, this is my all time favorite series. Too many others have died like this, one of my other favorites that was cancelled like this one was Reaper. That one was cancelled because the one in charge of CW at the time didn't like it, they cut them off before they could even finish the second season and left us with more questions than any other part of the entire series and left us to suffer because no one would touch it.
Love this show! n_n Also, I don't know if it's just me or not, but does anyone else think Melanie Leishman bears a striking resemblance to Michelle Trachtenberg?
Lol. I think its just you. No resemblance whatsoever really! Maybe in her dreams….
Well I'm a Newfie and we support anything other newfies do I first heard about the show before it aired on NTV so maybe try shows in newfoundland and Alberta where most of us are lol I'm pretty sure u can get the support the show is awesome and as are the writers since u even gave me a RT on twitter which was awsome by the way so I really hope by oct there's a new season of Todd for me to watch crossing my fingers and toes
I agree with you! i am also a Newfie and would love to do anything to get this show back on!
Todd and the book of pure evil cannot be canceled! This is my absolute favorite show!!! What can we do to avoid this from happening?! We need to pull some Jericho shit!!!(never watched that show but it was canceled and the fans complained so much that they put it back on television)
Out of all the shows that come out of canada , Todd and the book of pur evil has to be the only one that i am proud of!! They need to bring this show back! I signed the petition and i made a video on youtube , I missed the deadline for the other documentary .. Come on people this show Needs to be on, all of the fans are in need of a good taste of todd!
kickstarter account?
I absolutely love this show, it's excellent cheese! I'm down here in the states (NY), so not sure how much my 'vote' counts… hopefully someone will pick it up.. hopefully FearNET & then I won't have to wait so long to see the episodes!
Syfy channel loves shows like this. I worry about them editing the fucking shit out of it but maybe its worth a shot. Fearnet is a good idea too.
Oh and how could i forget, I LOVE THIS SHOW SEASON 3 COME ON PEOPLE!
or maybe comedy central??
Id say kickstarter would be the best bet if no channels will pick it up , I could only imagine the amount of money you could get to kickstart season 3 and post the episodes on your website etc
Please dont leave this brilliant show on a cliffhanger
I nearly cryed at the end of season 2 and did when i saw it was canceled
Thats not very metal
I'm hoping someone will pick up Todd and the Book of Pure evil cause it's one of the only shows i really enjoy watching on TV even though i like in the U.S so i use FearNET but maybe FearNET can pick it up.
Bring on Season 3 , Comedy Central is playing the show alot as of recent i think they realize its popular
Take advantage! they will sign for a third season im sure they love canadian programming and they show reruns constantly!
i'm really new to todd i love the series . i bought both seasons i really want to see what happens next.T~T
I agree that SyFy and Fearnet are good options, but come on. The digiverse offers a virtual diarrhea of channels, only 1/10 of which are ever original. Todd might possibly find a home at Comedy Central (which gave the world South Park, so we know extreme material is all right). There's Spike TV which claims to cater to men, but everybody watches it–and how many times can you watch 1000 Ways to Die? FX or IFC? When I think of all the crap that makes the cut it makes me want to tear out my own femur.
As much as I would like a third season… considering a small screen movie or something similar would be great too.
It's like Farscape dilemma all over again.
What about the Comedy channel, they also don't want to take the show over? I have faith it will get to finish up, I don't want this to wind up like Deadwood, everyone wanting to see it properly wrapped up but everytime it came close to happening it failed, I really hope this don't happen with Todd.
We, fans, thank you for this! May the best happen!
We want seasons 3, 4, 5, etc… It's a shame that space would cancel what is their only good show.
Comedy Central can be a good idea! Bring us Todd back!
Hi all, Huge Todd fan and die hard metal head, being American I haven't caught wind of Todd till' recently and gotta say this show is F@ckin AWESOME!, Great cast which includes Jason Mewes.If I had the Book of Pure Evil, I would wish for a season 3,4,5,6,7……..
I think the only chance for Todd in the U.S. is Comedy Central. Many of the channels mentioned above are only known for airing reruns of shows and not producing them.It sucks that anything with an "evil" or "metal" theme has been stomped out of mainstream media in the U.S. and replaced by pop,rap music and vampire,wherewolf shows that are romanticized for tweens and gay demographic.If I was in charge of programming @Comedy Central I would love for a show like Todd to come along, it's different than mainstream and with a minimal marketing it would be a HUGE hit with 16-40+ demographic(older demo being metalheads,ex metalheads).
COMEDY CENTRAL, Do you like money? then pick up Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil! Pleezzzzzzzzzzz
If they won't do another season at least give us a movie. Hell I would settle for a made for tv movie. Todd and the book of pure evil is the greatest thing thats happened to Canadian tv ever ever. Long live the book of pure evil!
SyFy might buy it and show it because US has a bigger fan base for this show then canada does. Plus it would bring in so much money. I think they can help this show more then any other Company can. I just want this show to continue but they could also just make it a web cast show from this web site ^_^
I just dropped Space from my Cable Package. I've also emailed Space to let them know I will never watch their Network again. The promotion of the show has complete failure by Space. I live in Vancouver and can't find the either season on DVD in any retail store. Hopefully Comedy Central will pick up the show and run with it. Please tell me they are shopping this show around.
Long Live Todd!
[...] So I would like to guide you, to counsel you, to guidance counsel you, to do something about the continued survival of this foul-mouthed Canadian television treasure. Sign the petition and write SPACE. [...]
If you made a kickstarter I'd certainly contributed, having torrented from the far land of Australia there wasn't much I could do to keep you on the air, but if you can kickstart half the funds necessary perhaps it'll be much easier for a station to pick it up after that?
[...] the show has been cancelled and there is an uproar in the Great White North over it and various campaigns to save the show. Currently, you can watch Todd on FearNet in the US and Season 1 is available on [...]
Great show indeed! Not surprised that Space cancelled it. They are not that different than their counterpart in the US (i.e. Sy-Fy), in that they don't really know a good thing when they see it.
Going along with the kickstarter suggestion, I found a startup specifically for television shows. mobcaster.com is in it's beta phase, but it allows for a pilot to be funded by it's prospective audience and if it is succesful it can have a minimum of a 6 episode season funded. One show about a weather man got more than it's 73,000 dollar requirements for the pilot episode. I think with the thousands of fans pledging we can get at least a 6 episode wrap up to the show since it doesn't have a massive budget. The best part is that the pledges are only cashed out if the full amount for the episode is reached otherwise the money never gets withdrawn. I think this is a fantastic idea if the show doesn't get bought at another network.
Since this show was already produced there might be rights issues that prevent it from being produced by that mobster website. But I hope I'm wrong, I love this show!
I'm situated in the UK and only just "found" Todd about 2 weeks ago. I'd never seen any press for this at all and only saw it by chance. SPACE really screwed the pooch on the promotion of the show.The DVD's need a UK release so I can buy several copies and share Todds love. As far as network funding goes Channel 4 here in the UK might make a good international partner. They're pretty open minded and their own programming style is would gel well with this.
To be fair: I started watching this show on Comedy, not Space (a channel which I do not have), and I did not start downloading it until after I was fed up with waiting a week for the next episode of a season which had already finished. I am downloading season 2 right now for the same reason… Downloading/Streaming is the future of television, if networks can not keep up with viewers demand it only makes sense that they will be left in the past.
This show is very original and totally LOL funny!!! There HAS to be a way to keep it going, at least until it can have a proper end to the series…There is so much more to be told about Todd and the Book of Pure Evil! I like the idea of spreading the episodes through Youtube as it will likely cause legions of ppl to "discover" what a great show they have been missing because they didn't even know it existed (Not because the show is not good enough)
we have recently got the show on scfi in the uk and ii would love to get it on dvd you could try relesing it on dvd in europe ??? \m/ >_< \m/
Another avenue might be FX in the US. They have gotten into original programming recently (Archer, Wilfred, Anger Management) so that might be an avenue to try. They bought 90 (yes NINETY) episodes of Anger Management….they may be able to give this show a few more seasons!
Here i was anxiously waiting for Season 3 And i didn't even think to check here. Try the comedy network, they seem to be pretty big Todd fans, sure theyd bite off a piece of that.
Why not go the Futurama route, and make some dvd movies? That did wonders during the transfer from Fox to Comedy Central.
Cmon bring him back!
Bring it back!
Come on SPACE, bring Todd back!!!
You cant stöp at a cliffhänger!
Comedy will not pick it up unless Space also does. They are both owned by CTV. Make sure to annoy them with requests to bring it back a long with all the other avenues being taken.
Perhaps Showtime or Chiller would pick it up– it would be a shame if a show with a very big upside of a few million viewers just disappeared.
watching the last ep of s2 right now on comedy! remembering how painful the cliffhanger was!!!!! u guys need to continue this! They show Todd a lot! Maybe we should petition for them to start carrying it- I think the problem is that most of ur fans are students, who don't have cable during the year. Make it a summer show and there will be more live watching and less downloading!
Shame to hear the heartache this show is having, just discovered the first season, LOVED IT and went searching and to my chagrine the discovery of season 2 (YEA!), but that may be it.
Fingers crossed for more, I'll sign every petition and I wish that I could have dropped some coin at that yard sale of prop's…
Best of luck!
FX may be the only US channel where it could have the chance of being like its original self. Any other US channel would edit to some sanitized form that would ruin the show. Maybe Fearnet could be a possibility but I don't think they have the budget. Let's be honest, kickstarter is not a real option. Maybe whomever is currently in possession of the book could use its magic to make it happen, i'm sure it would turn out well for them.
How about Adult Swim?
There must be a season 3!
Why not do what you stated above, torrents? Charge the general public per episode or even a seasons pass. What about converting to a web series on Crackle or AdultSwim? In our time and age, TV shows aren't restricted to major tv networks in order to receive money and viewers. Youtube proves this by silly videos who get a million more hits than an average show. Don't let the big leaguers tell you no, especially when you have something as good as this!
Bring it back!!!!It was awesome!
Well from one Canadian fan in Ontario who's also part Newfie, I would very much like this show continued hopefully through a few more seasons and/or maybe Blu-ray/DVD movies somewhere somehow. I am quite disappointed that Space has seen fit to drop this. What is going to replace this Space? I can't think of many other shows even comparable. One thing I've read and seems to be agreed upon by many fans is that's it's "Buffy with potty mouth". I suppose I kinda get that vibe from the show, and seeing as how BtVS is my all-time personal favorite show, I find that to be a compliment. I really liked all the elements that compose the DNA of these two shows. It's sad to see such a kick-ass Canadian TV show, yet again get canceled, especially a Space Original series! I'm glad that Space has the rights to True Blood, Paranormal Witness and… can't think of many other shows they run that I have and may again tune in for, but come on. *sigh* Well I don't know if Todd and the Book of Pure Evil is on Blu-ray as I think I've only seen it DVD releases on amazon.ca, but that's my preferred disc medium. I'm also usually more inclined to buy shows with 4 or more seasons.
Long live Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, may more come of this howling funny, bloody and profane Canadian gem. Thank you to the ENTIRE Todd team and best wishes!
I agree that this show needs to continue. It is far too good to be cut short. I think the show being made available for Netflix streaming is going to result in a lot of interest from people who otherwise would never have seen it, or even heard of it. That's something that can be capitalized on, I would hope.
Kickstarter should probably be up for consideration. If Season 3 feels like too much for a kickstarter project, then a film? To bring some closure while also having some option to continue the series if the movie can drum up further support.
Also, as others have said, it could be a brilliant move to hook up with Kevin Smith. It could help to provide both the funding and the audience that this show needs and deserves. Todd must live on.
This suck's I fucking love this show so much and would do any thing to see it come back LONG LIVE TODD!!!!!
Adult Swim. Netflix. Hulu. There are a lot of places that would probably pick this up. If you get this back to back with Metalocalypse on Adult Swim, you'd grab a lot of viewers.
BRING TODD BACK. They can't just end it like that! We need todd. Seriously!!!
I started watching on Netflix and was instantly hooked. I was watching episode after episode until I watched both seasons in just a couple days. Went online and found out that there was no season 3. THAT IS A DAMN SHAME. It's gaining in popularity in the U.S. through Netflix and would no doubt be a hit if picked up by an American station. I personally think this would be a great addition to Adult Swim. We have to do something! This show is a rare breed and we cannot let it become extinct. SAVE THE TODD!!!!!
hi there!
I and my friends NEED a season 3! Just wanted to let you know!
greetings from germany!
Maybe you can expand outside of Canada and show the show in the US
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DO IT! I found Todd on Netflix and now I'm hooked. You'll make money with or without your original broadcast partner!!!!!
You can even pull a Louis CK and sell directly through this site, I bet.
Just don't get so desperate that the book comes looking for you!
Just found this gem of a show on netflix a few days ago. I know without it I wouldn't o f know about it just finished season 2 and praying this gets renewed. The cast, the story, twist, turns, jokes, it's all great and we need a new season and many more!
Please bring back this series. The series of cameras I set up are going to waste.
Get this show on a Network in America like Spike TV. It is freaking awesome and I really would love to be able to watch it as the shows come out and not just when they hit Netflix!
Let's get this straight. Space dropped the ball on this show royally. They didn't give it nearly enough promotion or publicity, there's no merchandise (and I know, I tried to get merchandising rights in the UK for my company – not a single response).
And of course, in the UK, SyFy screwed the show again. They showed the first few episodes of S2 at 9:00pm and then put the rest on at midnight, which is the death slot for a show trying to find its feet.
We need a more reliable network for this show…
I am a VFX artist based out of Los Angeles and i love this show enough that i'd be willing to work on it for free just to see it air again. If theres not enough fans to fund an entire season through kickstarter, i'm sure theres enough fans that are industry peeps. Or just get student labor, theres some dope ass artists out there that are broke and willing to work for cheap. a third of us are unemployed.
Please bring it back, just found it on netflix and now that im through season 2 i dont know how too survive!!!! =(
I can't wait !! I need more Todd! But my cable provider doesn't offer some of the channels you are talking about but I do have syfy please get it on this network so I can watch this awesome show!
Please bring Todd back. This show is the coolest thing to ever happen to TV period & things cannot be left off in a cliffhanger.
Tweet them about bringing Todd back!
Please bring Todd back. This show is the coolest thing to ever happen to TV period & things cannot be left off in a cliffhanger.
Tweet them about bringing Todd back!
#bringbacktodd #supporttodd
We really need a 3rd season, cause i want to know how Hanna is part of the book and if jenny and todd get with one other. I really think they will if yell keep it going so plzzzzz find a way to make a 3rd season. Its so sad that I can't watch new todd episodes. THIS SHOW IS THE BEST SHOW EVERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that jay from jay and silent bob is in it, he is so funny love that guy.
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The Accounting Historians Journal
Vol. 14, No. 1
Spring 1987
United States of America Before the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Matter of McKesson & Robbins, Inc. - Tes-timony of Expert Witnesses. (Washington D. C., GPO, 1939; Reprint ed., New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1982 638 pp., $60.00).
This book contains a wealth of material on auditing practice prior to McKesson Robbins. Twelve expert accounting witnesses — Samuel Broad, Charles O. Wellington, Victor H. Stempf, William H. Bell, Norman J. Lenhart, John K. Mathieson, Henry A. Home, Charles B. Couchman, Hiram T. Scovill, Joseph J. Klein, George D. Bailey, and Charles W. Jones — provide their views of the state of auditing practice in the 1930s. The questioning of each witness is structured according to the outline found in Examination of Financial Statements (1936). If one wanted to examine and compare opinions and practices with respect to specific topics such as internal check and control, cash, receiva-bles, etc., a very useful table of contents in the front of this volume provides page citations for each witnesses testimony on each topic.
While most of the testimony is consistent, i.e., the 1936 pamphlet had not been meant to do more than convey the best practice of the time and to educate the public as to the limitations of audits, some of the witnesses are more candid. For example, Lenhart (p. 224) said he thought the "primary purpose of preparing and publishing this bulletin was to forestall publica-tion of some similar bulletin by some other body, governmental or otherwise." Testimony shows that differences in practice existed among the various types of firms and the biographical data, especially with respect to the education and training of the expert witnesses, make this volume a useful addition to any historian's library.
Fourth International Congress - 1933. (London, Gee & Co., 1933; Reprint ed., New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1982 638 pp., $80.00).
The 1933 Congress, held in London, reflected the concerns of accountants and others with the economic turmoil of the day.


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Hard-earned stability allows cultural organizations to look ahead
Challenged by the economic realities of the past and the uncertainties of the present, San Diego arts institutions have reached a point of stability where they can look to the future.
Several organizations are quietly discussing expansion, while others are planning endowment campaigns as the arts slowly move out of five years of survival mode and into what could become a period of significant growth.
"The number of different institutions that are going through studies is staggering," said Christopher Beach, president and artistic director of the La Jolla Music Society. "And the dollars they are all looking for are major dollars. No one has announced (a capital drive), but there's going to be a lot of them.
"What that means is, people are optimistic about the future."
Since 2007, San Diego cultural institutions have been scrambling as the housing market crashed, the recession hit, the stock market turned erratic and government funding diminished.
Numerous organizations enacted budget cuts, reducing staff and cutting programs, while casual donors vanished and key supporters were asked to give, and then give again, to nonprofit institutions that cannot pay the bills on box office and admissions alone.
But a study of the financial data for 2012 from San Diego's 12 flagship arts organizations and interviews with the leaders of those institutions show the situation has stabilized.
"We more than broke even last year and we had some healthy reserves that we haven't had in a long time," said Michael Hager, the museum's executive director. "And we've raised $13 million out of the $15 million that we set aside for special projects (mostly for 2015).
"Things are improving."
When all 12 organizations are considered together, contributions were up 15 percent and attendance was up 4 percent — to more than 2.4 million. Income for the 12 organizations was up (4 percent, to a total of $136 million), and expenses were slightly down (2 percent, to $124 million).
Most significantly, nearly all of the institutions were operating in the black.
Only the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego showed an operating deficit in 2012 (reflecting in part a 7 percent drop in attendance), although that was more than covered by a $4.5 million surplus the museum generated the previous year. At the Natural History Museum, attendance was up 47 percent, driven largely by its "Titanic" exhibit and significantly contributing to a 44 percent increase in earned revenue and an operating surplus of $1.6 million.
"We're all still facing extraordinary issues," said the San Diego Opera's CEO, general and artistic Director Ian Campbell, who cut the opera's season from five to four productions in 2008 and doesn't see returning to five any time soon. "But I think there is a sense of optimism."
Planning ahead
That optimism is prompting discussions in board rooms of cultural institutions all over the city, although plans remain vague and discussions are preliminary.
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is increasingly feeling the need for more space to display its massive collection of aircraft, many of which are stored off-site. Next door, the Starlight Bowl sits abandoned, as the unceasing noise of planes landing at the Lindbergh Field continues to be a challenge.
The San Diego Museum of Art also needs more space and is formally exploring what it might do with the underused area now housing its cafe and sculpture garden.
Others, including the Old Globe Theatre and the New Children's Museum, are talking about strengthening their endowments.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is looking to expand both its La Jolla facility and its endowment, although its board has yet to approve either. MCASD has begun searching for an architect with the goal of having him or her on board by early 2014. The decision on whether to expand in La Jolla will be made by the museum's trustees later in the year partly on the basis of the architect's proposals.
"If the board votes to proceed with that, that will bring a lot of wind into our sails institutionally," said MCASD Director Hugh Davies, who cited instability in the institution's development office (now corrected) as one of the reasons the museum's fundraising was lower than anticipated in 2012. "And what we really need to strengthen the institution for the long run is to build the endowment."
The museum's aspiration to potentially convert Sherwood Auditorium (the primary venue for the La Jolla Music Society) into art galleries as part of the expansion has forced the Music Society to contemplate its own capital drive, possibly in support of a new concert hall.
Given that the Music Society, like the symphony, emerged from the economic recession financially stronger than when it entered it, it's in a good position to consider its options.
"Some of the things we cut, we didn't restore," said Beach. "But we've created other things. The simple answer is: Yes, we're back."
New realities
Arts administrators are not optimistic, however, that they will ever again see the relative euphoria of 2006.
"I think there is a new normal and there have been a lot of lessons learned," Hager said. "We were probably staffed more than we should have been in 2007. We've learned to stretch during the lean years as everybody did more with less."
Hager, and others, also cited better "analytics" in terms of marketing and identifying exactly who is visiting the museum or attending a performance and a "new rigor" in the business office and fundraising operations.
And cultural organizations have been reminded that just opening the doors and expecting people to show up because art, culture and science is good for you is not enough.
"We need to be good street fighters," said James Kidrick, president and CEO of the Air & Space Museum. "By that I mean we need to connect to the constituents out there. We need to remember selling isn't about selling; selling is about buying. So if you aren't selling what they are buying, it really doesn't matter; you can go out of business."
Cultural organizations have proved to be surprisingly good street fighters in an economic climate that continues to be unsteady and promises to get even more challenging if those potential capital campaigns gear up, demanding millions of dollars more from a community.
Is there enough money out there to support our cultural aspirations?
Michael Murphy, managing director of the Old Globe Theatre, believes there is, and like many arts leaders, he sees a growing understanding of the importance of culture to a city with aspirations like San Diego.
"People are optimistic about San Diego," Murphy said. "We've gone through some tough times, but people believe in San Diego, They believe in our industry, our people, our culture. We will continue to change, but I think people very much love this city and want it to continue to grow."
The principal sources for this story are the 2012 audited statements (the most recent year available) of San Diego 12 flagship organizations (the three largest in each of four genres: theater, music, art museums and science museums) and interviews with their leaders. Their missions, operations, and financial practices vary widely. For the purposes of this story, neither depreciation nor art acquisition was included as an operating expense; earned income is primarily ticket sales and admissions; funds raised through memberships are counted as contributions.


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The modern Olympic Movement started in 1894 when
French educator, Pierre de Coubertin, brought together a
group of sports and philosophy leaders from around the
world for the International Athletic Congress. The group,
which later became the International Olympic Committee
(IOC), unanimously decided to revive the ancient Games.
In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in
Athens, Greece, their country of origin.
The first winter sport included in the Olympic Games was
figure skating in 1908. The first Olympic Winter Games
were staged in Chamonix, France, in 1924, where 294
athletes from 16 nations took part in 14 events.
The Summer and Winter Games originally took place in the same year, but since 1992 the Winter Games have been held two years from the Summer Games. The Summer Games and the Winter Games continue to be organized once every four years.
At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, 2,873
athletes from 82 nations competed in 88 different events. Over 10,000
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There were no quips or witty sound bites. He didn't throw out any of his favorite movie quotes or rap into the microphone. He didn't even publicly challenge Tom Brady or vow to inflict pain on opposing quarterbacks.
In his first extensive comments to the Baltimore media since last season, Terrell Suggs carried significantly less weight and even less bravado. Subdued, understated and serious, Suggs — yes, Terrell Suggs — seemed honored just to have the opportunity to practice for nearly three hours on a hot day.
"This is really flattering to me that I get to do this this year," Suggs said after the second day of the Ravens' three-day mandatory minicamp. "I had the unfortunate feeling of sitting minicamp out last year. It didn't feel too good. I'm just really excited that I get to practice with my team, and I don't have to sit out the first six weeks and rehab. I'm just really focusing on that. I told my team last year [that] I kind of took them for granted, that we got to work together. It's just really flattering I get to go out there and practice with the guys in June."
A day after his long-time teammate Haloti Ngata anointed him the new voice of the Ravens' defense with Ray Lewis retiring and Ed Reed departing in free agency, Suggs' tone suggested increased maturity and perspective.
Now the longest tenured member of the Ravens, the 30-year-old downplayed the obvious improvements he has made with his body and conditioning, saying only "I'm light." He willingly spread vocal leadership responsibilities to a host of teammates, and he also embraced this week's minicamp workouts under the hot sun.
"I've been very fortunate up until last year to not have any significant injuries, so I've never really had it taken from me," Suggs said. "To be sidelined and to watch your brothers go to war without you is not a really good feeling and it really [stinks]. So I wouldn't say I didn't appreciate it, but I definitely did take it for granted. It just goes to show you just how special and unique the opportunity is just to go out and practice and play. It's a really unique thing. Even if sometimes the practices get hot and long and tiring, it could be worse. You could be on the sidelines not participating at all."
That's where Suggs was last year after he reported to minicamp with his right leg in a bulky boot, a little more than a month removed from surgery to repair a partially torn Achilles. The injury was expected to cost him most — if not all — of the 2012 season. However, Suggs made a miraculous recovery and returned in time for the Ravens' Week 7 loss to the Houston Texans, announcing his arrival with four tackles and a sack.
A little more than a month after his return, Suggs tore his right biceps, an injury that cost him two regular-season games but again didn't end his season. Suggs played on and had 10 tackles and two sacks in the Ravens' playoff victory over the Denver Broncos, but he was relatively quiet — at least on the field — during the Ravens' Super Bowl run and during a regular season where he had two sacks and 22 tackles in eight games.
The burst of speed that he used to get around the corner and register a career-high 14 sacks and seven forced fumbles the previous season was not there. The power to shed offensive linemen and then slam quarterbacks was nonexistent, nor was the non-stop motor that terrorized opposing quarterbacks.
"Anybody could tell that I really wasn't the player that I've [been] known to be around here," said Suggs, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a one-time Defensive Player of the Year (2011) and the Ravens all-time leader with 84.5 sacks. "A part of that was the Achilles, and the other part was just small things like the diet. So, I had to make some changes this offseason to be the best player that I could be for my time."
Suggs didn't provide many details about his offseason workout regimen, other than acknowledging that he watched what he ate and spent a lot of time training. He admitted that this is probably the best he has felt in years, and it's certainly the slimmest that he's looked.
"I really wanted my offseason to be really focused and focused on the task at hand," said Suggs who is listed at 260 pounds on the Ravens' roster. "Last year, I didn't get to train. Taking it for granted the year before, I really appreciated just the ability to be able to go workout, run, play volleyball with 10-pound medicine balls. I just really attacked it this time.
"The goal was to train so that you can be the best player for your team, for your organization and for a city that's given you so much. I would have to say that the organization and the fans have really been patient with me, especially coming off an injury. So I really wanted to show them the player that I really am."
Suggs didn't participate in any of the offseason team activities, but his teammates and coaches immediately noticed the changes he made when he was in town last week for the White House visit and the ring ceremony.
Head coach John Harbaugh said that Suggs "looks tremendous." Ngata, who has played alongside Suggs longer than anybody, watched the linebacker get off the line of scrimmage in Tuesday's practice, and he started having flashbacks to the 2011 season.
"He looks amazing right now," Ngata said. "I think he's just fighting to get back into that Defensive Player of the Year kind of Suggs. It's exciting to see what he is going to do. … I told him we are going to have to race for that Defensive Player of the Year. I feel like it will be a great year for both of us because of what we have up front."
Like Ngata did a day earlier, Suggs lauded the front office for the defensive additions the team has made, saying he was "ecstatic" to have the opportunity to rush the passer opposite Elvis Dumervil. He said he's excited to get to know his new defensive teammates and see how "special" the group can become.
For that to happen, Suggs knows that he needs to return to being the disruptive pass rusher who strikes fear in opposing offenses. The Ravens are still a month and a half away from training camp, but Suggs is off to a good start.
"It's just minicamp. We don't have any pads on," Suggs said. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out. I'm not selling myself short, and I'm not patting myself on the on the back just yet. It's early and there's still a lot of work to be done. We are going to leave it at that."
A couple of minutes later, Suggs quietly walked away from the microphone. There were no quips, signoffs or vows, just a different Terrell Suggs — subdued, understated and serious.


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|October 29, 2009 05:45 AM EDT
MySQL Journal on Ulitzer
Monty Widenius, the creator of the MySQL open source database – which is apparently all that stands between Oracle and its acquisition of Sun – thinks that Oracle shouldn't have his baby and that the European Commission – whose investigation into MySQL has put the Oracle-Sun merger in limbo – should force Oracle to spit it out to another company.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, a guy with a collector's temperament not given to letting things that belong to him go, has said he wants to keep MySQL and has claimed to be watching Sun's revenue plunge by $100 million a month while he waits for the EC to finish its probe, a exercise that could take well into January.
MySQL isn't supposed to be why Larry shocked everybody and offered $7.4 billion for poor down-on-its-heels Sun back on April 20. Sticking it to IBM was probably something he relished and with Java, Solaris and Sun servers Oracle can take a run at turning into an enterprise version of Apple. Larry always did have a lot of regard for Apple.
But Oracle also had a certain yen to own MySQL and before Sun up and spent a billion dollars buying the joint, Oracle made a pass at buying it for itself. Maybe it did mean to roll over on it and smother it as some people say but – and we have this on very good authority – Monty was all for selling out to Oracle so it's kind of odd now that he's trying to foment resistance to the idea of Oracle and MySQL being together at last.
Monty says the European Commission is "absolutely right to be concerned" about Oracle getting its hands on MySQL and has taken it into his head that Oracle should commit to selling MySQL to a "suitable third party" to resolve the imagined antitrust impasse and potential conflict of interest (http://monty-says.blogspot.com).
If nothing else Larry is doubtlessly committed to the idea of keeping MySQL out of third party's hands, especially since those hands might in all likelihood belong to, oh, say, Red Hat, VMware or Google.
To raise the hue and cry and lobby the EC to stop Oracle from getting MySQL Monty has tied up with one of the best rabble-rousers in Europe, Florian Mueller, late of the campaign to stop software patents in the EU.
According to Mueller, "Every day that passes without Oracle excluding MySQL from the deal is further evidence that Oracle just wants to get rid of its open source challenger and that the EU's investigation is needed to safeguard innovation and customer choice. This is highly critical because the entire knowledge-based economy is built on databases."
Mueller helped Monty prepare to testify before the EC on the anti-competitive impact of Oracle owning MySQL back in August and has apparently been poking a stick in the ribs of regulators in Russia, China, South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland and maybe Canada to get them to sit up and pay attention.
He's also gotten easily provoked consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman up in arms.
Stallman, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), a social justice organization founded by Nader, and a UK-based thing called the Open Rights Group (ORG) sent an open letter to EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes Tuesday arguing against the Oracle-MySQL combine and claiming that forking, which was previously Monty's fallback position, isn't a viable option to ensure competition in the marketplace, contrary to what defenders of the proposed takeover claim.
The letter claims that "Oracle seeks to acquire MySQL to prevent further erosion of its share of the market for database software licenses and services, and to protect the high prices now charged for its proprietary database software licenses and services.
"If Oracle is allowed to acquire MySQL, it says, "it will predictably limit the development of the functionality and performance of the MySQL software platform, leading to profound harm to those who use MySQL software to power applications."
The letter lays out their objections in detail:
"Defenders of the Oracle acquisition of its competitor naively say Oracle cannot harm MySQL, because a free version of the software is available to anyone under GNU GPL version 2.0, and if Oracle is not a good host for the GPL version of the code, future development will be taken up by other businesses and individual programmers, who could freely and easily 'fork' the GPL'd code into a new platform. This defense fails for the reasons that follow.
"MySQL uses the parallel licensing approach to generate revenue to continue the FLOSS development of the software. If Oracle acquired MySQL, it would then be the only entity able to release the code other than under the GPL. Oracle would not be obligated to diligently sell or reasonably price the MySQL commercial licenses. More importantly, Oracle is under no obligation to use the revenues from these licenses to advance MySQL. In making decisions in these matters, Oracle is facing an obvious conflict of interest – the continued development of a powerful, feature-rich free alternative to its core product.
"As only the original rights holder can sell commercial licenses, no new forked version of the code will have the ability to practice the parallel licensing approach, and will not easily generate the resources to support continued development of the MySQL platform.
"The acquisition of MySQL by Oracle will be a major setback to the development of a FLOSS database platform, potentially alienating and dispersing MySQL's core community of developers. It could take several years before another database platform could rival the progress and opportunities now available to MySQL, because it will take time before any of them attract and cultivate a large enough team of developers and achieve a similar customer base.
"Yet another way in which Oracle will have the ability to determine the forking of MySQL relates to the evolution of the GNU GPL license. GPL version 2.0 (GPLv2) and GPL version 3.0 (GPLv3) are different licenses and each requires that any modified program carry the same license as the original. There are fundamental and unavoidable legal obstacles to combining code from programs licensed under the different GPL versions. Today MySQL is only available to the public under GPLv2.
"Many other FLOSS software projects are expected to move to GPLv3, often automatically due to the common use of the "any later version" clause. Because the current MySQL license lacks that clause, it will remain GPLv2 only and it will not be possible to combine its code with the code of many GPLv3-covered projects in the future. Given that forking of the MySQL code base will be particularly dependent on FLOSS community contributions - more so than on in-company development - the lack of a more flexible license for MySQL will present considerable barriers to a new forked development path for MySQL.
"We note that Oracle has been conspicuously silent about its plans for MySQL since the announcement of the Sun acquisition, until very recently. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, in the first public statement on the subject, insisted that Oracle will not spin-off MySQL after the merger and also made the outlandish claim that Oracle's product was not in competition with MySQL. While some merger defenders have suggested that the MySQL acquisition will bolster Oracle's position with respect to competition from Microsoft's SQL Server, it is naturally more likely that Oracle will prioritize protecting its core product, the Oracle proprietary database, from further erosion of market share and the shrinking of licensing fees, and this will most efficiently be accomplished by curbing the growth and improvement of the free version of MySQL." See http://keionline.org/ec-mysql.
Mueller, by the way, who was a MySQL shareholder and so should have made out when Sun bought it, claims that "letting Oracle have MySQL is worse than putting the fox in charge of the henhouse because the hens are no threat to the fox while MySQL makes Oracle lose customers and forces it to grant discounts to customers threatening to defect."
Ironically Mueller came by his MySQL stock because he was a strategy advisor of MySQL's ex-CEO Marten Mickos. Mueller and Mickos now find themselves on opposite sides of the fence.
Mickos, an advocate of the fork-as-a-last-resort approach to the problem, recently wrote his own open letter to Kroes urging the EC to rubberstamp Oracle's acquisition of Sun and MySQL with all possible haste claiming that further delay will blunt MySQL's competitive edge and discourage venture capitalists from funding open source companies.
He was in Brussels last week testifying on behalf of the acquisition. He says he has no commercial or financial interests in MySQL, Sun or Oracle.
There are rumors of an EC deadline this week to decide whether to torture Sun and Oracle some more and keep the investigation going. Mueller, meantime, means to take his campaign to the press on both sides of the pond.
In August, he wrote a position paper that Monty Program Ab, Monty's new company in Finland working on MariaDB, the Maria database storage engine and other MySQL-related technologies, provided to the EC. The latest version is at (ftp://ftp.askmonty.org/secret/COMP_M.5529_Req_to_protect_disruptive_inno...).
Oracle was clearly wrong not to anticipate problems with the EC and at least get the review process started sooner.
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Mary Loretta Landrieu (pronounced /ˈlændruː/, LAN-droo; born November 23, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from the State of Louisiana, and is the second woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Louisiana. Landrieu is the daughter of former New Orleans mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Moon Landrieu and the sister of the current Mayor of New Orleans and former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu. By national standards, Landrieu is among the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. Senate, and is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Landrieu was born in Arlington, Virginia to Verna Satterlee and former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu, and raised in New Orleans. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Ursuline Academy of New Orleans. She graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1977 where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. Before entering politics, she worked as a real estate agent. She was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988, representing a New Orleans-based district. She then served as Louisiana state treasurer from 1988–1996, having succeeded the veteran officeholder, Mary Evelyn Parker. In the 1987 primary for treasurer, she defeated two legislative colleagues, Kevin P. Reilly, Sr., chief executive officer at the time of Lamar Advertising Company in Baton Rouge, and Claude "Buddy" Leach, a former U.S. representative and the current chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Landrieu gave up the treasurer's office to run for governor of Louisiana in 1995, but finished third in the state's jungle primary (which at that time was considered the actual election in Louisiana). The eventual winner was Democrat-turned-Republican Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
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Received the Olympia oyster, MBD-enriched BS-seq sequencing files (50bp, single read) from ZymoResearch (submitted 20151208). Here's the sample list:
- E1_hc1_2B
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- E1_hc2_15B
- E1_hc2_17
- E1_hc3_1
- E1_hc3_5
- E1_hc3_7
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- E1_ss3_3B
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The 18 samples listed above had previously been MBD-enriched and then sent to ZymoResearch for bisulfite conversion, multiplex library construction, and subsequent sequencing. The library (multiplex of all samples) was sequenced in a single lane, three times. Thus, we would expect 54 FASTQ files. However, ZymoResearch was dissatisfied with the QC of the initial sequencing run (completed on 20160129), so they re-ran the samples (completed on 20160202). This created two sets of data, resulting in a total of 108 FASTQ files.
ZymoResearch data portal does not allow bulk download of files. However, I ended up using Chrono Download Manager extension for Google Chrome to allow for automated downloading of each file (per ZymoResearch recommendation).
After download, the files were moved to their permanent storage location on Owl: http://owl.fish.washington.edu/nightingales/O_lurida/20160203_mbdseq
The readme.md file was updated to include project/file information.
The file manipulations were performed in a Jupyter notebook (see below).
Total reads generated for this project: 1,481,836,875
Jupyter Notebook file: 20160203_Olurida_Zymo_Data_Handling.ipynb
Notebook Viewer: 20160203_Olurida_Zymo_Data_Handling.ipynb


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Nor did I know the day was declared a religious holiday for atheists by a Florida judge until I read my forwarded messages today.
According to this information making the Internet rounds, the judge was addressing a complaint that atheists were discriminated against because there was no religious holiday for them.
Deciding against the complainant, the judge notes that April 1 is April Fool's Day, and quotes Psalm 14:1, which reads, "The fool says in his heart, there is no God."
"Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore April 1st is his day."
If you think this really happened then April 1 may be your day, too. I don't know which is more amazing, the time spent writing and sending some of these items or the number of us who take time to read them. Let's just agree April Fool's Day is a widely observed event, intentionally or unintentionally, holy or unholy.
That it falls on Palm Sunday this year is an interesting twist given the above Scripture quotation, not that I attach any significance to the juxtaposition of April Fool's Day to the traditional holiest week of Christian observance.
Which brings me to a think about political discourse in an election year.
Hearing a broadcast clip of a Roman Catholic clergyman in Cuba to assist in preparation for the Pope's visit there, I was interested to hear him say the church did not promote one particular form of government over another because God does not do so in Scripture. He is correct about what the Bible doesn't say.
When the Jewish national identity was in formation, the religious identity was formed around guidelines for living that we know as the Ten Commandments. How to maintain a right relationship, first with God and with one's fellowman, is the key component of each commandment.
However, as the desert experience faded, the people of Israel observed the style of government enjoyed by their neighbors. Second generation, they desired what they thought would provide more security than the miracles their forefathers experienced enroute to the Promised Land.
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God relented. Religion and state were entwined, and the people rejoiced until they found themselves in serious trouble.
In their prosperity, they observed the forms of worship while avoiding the spirit of worship and obedience to God. Today's religion critics have it backward, seeing religion as a threat to the state. The power of state always corrupts religion.
But this is much more than the history of Israel; it is the history of mankind, the last days of which were ushered in with the birth of Jesus the Christ, according to Christian theology.
Forget racial, religious, cultural and other differences by which we identify ourselves. All humanity is complicit in its pathetic eagerness to entertain evil. Look to history for evidence of humanity's struggle to maintain that which is wholesome and good.
Evil makes itself known in every family of mankind, and in every era.
The "handwriting on the wall," a phrase from a biblical story which pronounces judgment on a king's arrogance, is no April Fool joke.
Arrogance and pride are ultimate forms of atheism practiced by the powerful, whatever form of religion or secularism they may claim.
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