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Nim's Island (2008)
Nim's Island Reviews
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Rated: PG for mild adventure action and brief language.
Length: 95 minutes
Grade: DBCD=D
Budget: $37 million
Box Office: $87 million ($48 U.S., $39 Intl.)
Written by: Wendy Orr wrote the children's book by the same title on which this movie is based.
Directed by: Jennifer Flacket (this is her first movie) and Mark Levin, who previously made the charming Little Manhattan.
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler.
Nim's dad is a marine microbiologist who searches for new lifeforms near the volcanic desert island they call home. He gets stranded in a storm after leaving Nim alone for a few days, and she seeks the help of the author of her favorite adventure stories, who turns out to be as unadventurous as an agoraphobe can be. Also, there are Australian cruise ship/pirates trying to invade her pristine beach.
Entertainment Value: D
Chaos. Pure chaos. This movie was a constant stream of unbelievable, implausible, ridiculous nonsense. So I figure most 6 year olds were tragically bewitched by it. This wasn't just Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang nonsense, it was bizarre, dangerous, mayhem nonsense. I'm figuring that the book was far more substantial than this movie, which I strongly disrecommend. Nonetheless, I really like Gerard Butler, who so far has suffered the plague of being cast in worthless movies like this one and P.S. I Love You.
Superficial Content: B
Drugs/Alcohol A, Sex/Nudity A, Violence B, Language B+, Illegality B
There are a couple of mild language elements including yet another inexplicable character in a child's movie saying, "What the…?" without finishing off the sentence. But the real issues here are violence, which mostly involve flirting with volcanoes, attacking beachgoers with catapulted lizards, an opening story about a mother being swallowed by a whale, one fistfight, and (the most serious) a life threatening storm that destroys Nim's father's boat.
Significant Content: C
The intended theme here is fear and courage, with the idea being that if you'll only confront your fears, everything will be okay. I also have to give the movie credit for showing a capable, responsible young girl taking care of herself. What bothered me was the idea of a dad leaving his young daughter on the island by herself and then constantly seeing his life threatened at sea. Apparently cruise lines are evil defilers of natural beauty. Otherwise, the movie seems to be fairly lesson-free. Also, why is this girl able to contact the author but they don't have a safety/emergency system in place with other people?
Artistic/Thought Value: D
Like I've already said: chaos. I really didn't like this movie pretty much the whole way through. One interesting elements here were the idea that authors may well be precisely the opposite of the characters they invent, perhaps invented specifically to make up for their own personal deficiencies. The other is that every girl reads her father into the role of hero in her novels.
Discussion Questions:
~What do you think of the father's decision to leave his daughter on the island?
~Does it seem likely that a writer could be so completely the opposite of a best-selling adventure series? Do you think that other genres, such as romance novels, are made by people who know what they're writing about or not?
~What does it mean to be the hero of your own life story?
~What is the difference between healthy fears and unhealthy ones?
~What is courage? What's the difference between courage and stupidity? Which one is a better description of Foster's trip around the world?
~Is it important for girls to view their fathers as dashing heroes?
~"Sometimes the best way to help is just to be there when someone needs you." What do you think of this idea?
~What do you think of Nim's reaction to the cruise crew and vacationers? Why is she entitled to the island but they aren't?
Overall Grade: D
The real title here should have been Home Alone 4: South Pacific. This is by far Walden Media's worst effort so far.

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Apartment T2 for sale in Lisbon • ref 11246
"The Boulevard - Lisbon Apartments" is synonymous with Lifestyle, Luxury, Glamor, class, charm. Situated at the beginning of the luxurious Avenida da Liberdade, Restauradores Square, Lisbon, is one of the most visited areas of the city and connects the low Pombal to Marques do Pombal. It is in this historic square, which develops, "The Boulevard - Lisbon Apartments", a eminent recovery work and expansion of a Post-Pombal building, dating from the first quarter of the century. XX. Consists of 6 commercial spaces for internationally renowned insignia and 46 apartments over 34 T1 and 12 T2, is distinguished not only for its build quality, meeting customer requirements, as well as the concern to exceed the expectations of owners. Boasting fantastic views of the city and the castle "The Boulevard - Lisbon Apartments" is much more than a business. The Boulevard - Lisbon Apartments "can provide all your wishes.


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Vogel's introduces the new Connect-it Universal video wall Series
ISE 2018 Press release
Vogel's, leader in innovative supports for audio and video equipment, is once again pushing the boundaries of powerful audio-visual communication.
During the ISE 2018 Vogel's Professional Solutions will present several solutions of the Universal video wall system with LCD displays and LED tiles. Visit the stand, Hall 1 stand M30.
By adding a complete new range of Universal video wall solutions to their existing Vogel's Connect-It System, they are expanding the applications of LCD video walls - in terms of size, position, mobility and flexibility. In addition, there are also solutions for LED screens, for a futureproof standard. This concept is universal and modular and excels in quality and ease of installation.
A minimal number of linkable components can be combined to produce a mounting solution for all sizes of video wall. Vogel's existing Connect-it Interface bars and display strips are the basis for LCD video wall mounting solutions and in addition they now have dedicated strip sets for mounting LED tiles as well. The new, unique connectable uprights allow video walls to ascend to great heights. With this new revolution, they open up an entirely new level of showing content.
Whether you need a ceiling, floor-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling, free-standing, back-to-back, fixed or mobile solution, installation is clear and simple. One system for a host of applications with easy access for maintenance which is as durable as it is versatile. As always with Vogel's all components of the Universal video wall system are TÜV-5 certified.
About Vogel's
What began as a personal quest for perfection, has developed into a successful international company, producing a highly distinctive range of brackets and mounting systems for audio, video and multimedia equipment. Since the development of the world's first speaker wall bracket in 1973, this Dutch company has regularly produced award-winning solutions that make life easier for people. Today, Vogel's is famous for its exceptional range of mounting solutions for TV's, audio visual devices and tablets, and for anywhere in the home, but also in major airports, shopping centres, restaurants, hotels, football stadiums and hospitals.


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Via EDA company Cadence's community blog: Bringing MEMS Design To The Mainstream.
The article states that some factors are needed for a greater use of MEMS as a component in systems–standard MEMS design flows, integration between MEMS and EDA software tools, standard MEMS foundry processes. Interesting stuff. What do you think, MEMSbloggers? Would this spark a "tiny revolution" in MEMS adoption?
Read the full blog post and share your thoughts.


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Lincecum on track to make first start
PHOENIX -- Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum said Monday that he's embarking upon his usual between-starts routine in anticipation of pitching Thursday's series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as scheduled.
Lincecum emerged relatively unharmed after a line drive hit by Oakland's Daric Barton struck him on the inside of his left knee in the fourth inning of Friday's Bay Bridge Series exhibition game. Lincecum left the game immediately but X-rays showed no fracture.
"It's just a bruise," Lincecum repeated Monday.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy all but declared that Lincecum's the official choice to start Thursday.
"He seems to be doing fine," Bochy said of Lincecum, who rode a stationary bicycle Monday and plans to throw off a bullpen mound and run Tuesday.


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mcook, the link you posted to an image on spudfiles does not work. No such image.

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[br]...The 6" screw caps are schedule 40. The manufacturer is Spears... If you go to there website, you can review the specs of all their pipe and fittings....Believe me, those caps are heavy

Yes, that type of cap is heavy. After a quick look at the spears website, I found that their 6" sch40 caps weigh 1.5 lbs for a female plug (FIPT) and 1.7 lbs for a male (MIPT) plug.
If, as you say, you were able to hurl these heavy endcaps across a street at high velocity, then I have no doubt they could easily crash through a window and a layer of drywall. Heavy plus fast often equals damage.
On the other hand, everyone (myself included) seems to agree with the part where you say...
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There was a loose rag in the barrel opening. This would have been the path of least resistance.

My final 2 questions:
1. what were the barrel dimensions?
2. How many times did you fire this launcher before the "accident"?
If your story is true and complete, then one explanation I could potentially accept would involve the barrel being too restrictive for the massive chamber volume of >61 liters. However, even if flow were choked by a small diameter barrel, this possibility still seems unlikely considering the pressure expected from combustion. I wonder if you could be leaving out some other key detail, like oxygen enrichment, launching before the solvent welds have fully cured, etc.


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22 January 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Stratasys appointed Medicodi and PD Dental as new channel partners for 3D dental printing Korea
Singapore: US-based Stratasys, a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, has appointed Medicodi and PD Dental as new channel partners in Korea.
The new partners will focus on the distribution of Stratasys' award-winning 3D printing technology to the dental market. This appointment marks the increasing demand for 3D printing and the large potential for digital dentistry in Korea. By combining Stratasys' 3D printing technology with Medicodi and PD Dental's expertise and experience in the field.
"Over the past few years, we have provided industry-driven 3D printing solutions to support the growth and advancement of digital dentistry in Korea and around the world," said Mr Gilad Gans, executive VP, global field operations, Stratasys. "Korea is a strategic market in Asia Pacific, and we are confident that these local partnerships will help address the unique needs of the country's dental industry."
3D printing is at the heart of the new digital era in dentistry. Combined with intra-oral scanning, CAD/CAM and design software, 3D printing helps dental labs produce a range of orthodontic appliances such as dental stone models, clear aligners and true-to-life veneer prototypes accurately and rapidly.
Mr Sun-Kyu Choi, CEO, Medicodi, "We are a strong believer in Stratasys' cutting edge 3D printing technology and the value it brings to the dental industry. With Stratasys, we will play a critical role to provide professional 3D printing solutions to dental labs and clinics, maximizing our customers' competitiveness and effectiveness."


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Whether your idea of outdoor adventure is an open-window drive touring historical sites, a family kayak trip down the scenic Little River, or an exhilarating mountain bike ride, the Little River Blueway Outdoor Adventure Area is sure to have the activities to fit your style of exploring.
If canoeing, kayaking, or stand-up paddling are your passions, the Little River Blueway offers fifty-one miles of diverse and scenic paddling trails. Upper sections of the paddling routes are completely buffered by National Forest land. Protected from development, this allows you be completely enfolded by the forest and wildlife. Lower sections along the Little River and open water sections on Lake Thurmond are buffered by USACE lands, offering numerous coves to explore and waterfront camping at USACE parks. Central to all of these routes is Baker Creek State Park, which we call "Blueway Base Camp." Baker Creek offers 100 Campsites, all on the Little River Blueway.
Leave Baker Creek and cross the Blueway five miles through Savannah Lakes Village and you're at Hickory Knob State Resort Park on Lake Thurmond. For those who don't care to pack their beds with them, Hickory Knob Lodge & Restaurant provides easy access to all the great outdoor amenities, while maintaining that civilized touch.
The Little River Blueway Outdoor Adventure Area also offers excellent hiking and biking trails. Within the two state parks are twenty one miles of single-track mountain biking trails built by the Southern Off-Road Bicycling Association (SORBA). These trails are suitable for hiking and biking. The 7 mile "Lakefront Loop" trail at the Hickory Knob State Resort Park is a must ride trail for serious bikers. The trail has many obstacles, including moderate jumps and dips through gullies, which are minor in comparison to the views offered of Lake Thurmond along the trail.
A more leisurely, but equally beautiful, biking/hiking trail can be enjoyed along the Savannah Valley Railroad Trail. 11 miles of the proposed 35 miles have been cleared by local volunteers. The southeastern point of the trail is 2.5 miles from Baker Creek Base Camp. There are also hundreds of miles of unpaved Forest Service roads winding through the National Forest and river basins.
The Little River Blueway area is surrounded by other notable trails. The Forks Area Trail System (FATS), which is designated as an Epic Trail by the International Mountain Biking Association, along with Turkey/Wine Creek Trail and Steven's Creek Trail are all within a 30-mile drive from Blueway Base Camp.
In addition to these attractions, the area features 63 holes of golf, skeet shooting, hundreds of miles of Forest Service roads, numerous historical sites/cemeteries, and a 50 mile scenic drive to round out the mix. All of these elements have been consolidated into one recreation system, resulting in the tremendous outdoor recreation & sporting area we call the Little River Blueway Outdoor Adventure Area... Enjoy!


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It's unclear what particular elements of the game needed to be ironed out, but Sega is promising role-playing, stealth, and action gameplay that captures what it feels like to be Jason Bourne -- hopefully better than the actual Bourne game did.
As the promos say, a key weapon in the game is choice, and players will make those choices using Alpha Protocol's Dynamic Stance System (DSS). Not only will characters react to you differently based on how you've interacted with them, the entire game world could change drastically based on a player's decisions. "With production values on par with a blockbuster action movie, the consequences of the player's actions in the high stakes underworld of arms dealing can be explosive," Sega said in a statement.
Alpha Protocol will be released simultaneously for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on June 1 in North America, May 28 in Europe. And for those PC owners fearing the shackles of DRM in the wake of Ubisoft's new online-all-the-time DRM strategy, Sega promises gamers will have to log in online once to register, and then they can be on their merry spy hunting way.
Sharkey says: I was psyched about this title when it was first announced, but the lengthy delay has me worried. Hopefully Obsidian and Sega made the right move and took all the time they needed to make a great game.


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|TidBITS#170 19930329
Practical Peripherals announced significant price cuts on various modem models. Perhaps the most interesting reduction is the PM14400FXMT, a v.everything external data/fax modem whose list price dropped from $399 to $299.
Practical Peripherals -- 805/497-4774 -- 805/374-7272 (fax)
After Dark Module Contest '93 -- Entries are now available from Berkeley Systems for their 1993 contest for best After Dark module in each of three categories: Macintosh, Windows, and Computer Artist. Prizes for the contest, which ends 15-Jul-93, range from the $10,000 Grand Prize to various pieces of hardware for runners-up.
Berkeley Systems -- 510/540-5535 x 600 -- 510/540-5115 (fax)


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Explainer: Passport rules
Heading outside the country and don't know if you need a passport? Taking a cross-border driving trip? Here's what you need to know about the passport rules.
Source: State Department, msnbc.com research
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) aims to strengthen border security and facilitate entry into the United States for citizens and legitimate foreign visitors by providing standardized, secure and reliable documentation that allows the Department of Homeland Security to quickly, reliably and accurately identify a traveler.
July 13, 2010
Applying for a U.S. passport got more expensive, jumping $35 for adults and $20 for minors (age 16 and below). A new passport now costs $135 and $105, respectively. Passport renewals for adults jumped $35 to $110. Fees for passport cards jumped to $55, up $10, for adults, and to $40, up $5, for children.
June 1, 2009
As of this date, U.S. citizens traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda by land or sea (including ferries), will are required to present a valid U.S. passport or other documents as determined by the DHS.
Jan. 23, 2007
As of this date, U.S. citizens traveling by air between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda are required to present a valid U.S. passport, Air NEXUS card or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document.
Travel documents
Under WHTI, the following documents will be acceptable to fulfill document requirements:
U.S. passport
U.S. citizens may present a valid U.S. passport when traveling via air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda, and may also use a U.S. passport when traveling via sea and land borders (including ferry crossings).
Passport card
The State Department started producing the U.S. Passport Card in July 2008. Also known as the PASS card, this limited-use passport in card format is available for use for travel only via land and sea between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The Passport Card is about the size of a credit card and easily fits into a wallet.
WHTI-compliant travel documents for U.S. citizen travel via land or sea, as of Jan. 31, 2008:
Trusted Traveler Cards (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST)
State-issued Enhanced Driver's License (when available)
Enhanced Tribal Cards
U.S. Military Identification with Military Travel Orders
U.S. Merchang Mariner Document when traveling in conjunction with official maritime business
Native American Tribal Photo Identification Card
Form I-872 American Indian Card
More information
Travel between territories
WHTI will not affect travel between the United States and its territories. Citizens traveling directly between the U.S., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Island, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa will continue to be able to use established forms of identification to board flights and for entry.
How to apply
U.S. citizens can visit the State Department's travel website (travelstate.gov.) or call the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778 for information about applying for a passport.


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Back in December of last year, I was invited to Boston by Harmonix Music Systems (the creators of Rock Band). I was one of four players who were featured in a live stream, where we demoed new features that were about to be added to Rock Band 4. One of these new features was Brutal Mode. I FC'ed a song in Brutal Mode during warm ups, but was having trouble getting a Brutal Mode FC during the stream, but managed to pull this off on the next to last song. Enjoy.
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Welcome To The New Billtvshow.com
As many of you know, Billtvshow.com has been "under construction" for many years. To be honest, it wasn't actually under construction until late last year, when I decided to get off my ass and do something about it by sitting on my ass and rebuilding the site from scratch.
You will probably notice a fair amount of the content from the previous site has been migrated over to the new site, including our primary project: This Is Bill. Other content/projects making the trip over include: video gaming content (mostly Rock Band), the I Love Life Comics, and the Redneck Joke List.
You will also notice that there are a couple of new sections of content, which include Staff Blogs and Clowns Attack Hospitals. The staff blogs will be blog posts written by site staff, in which we will address various topics, mostly in a humorous manner. Clowns Attack Hospitals is our professionally curated Cards Against Humanity expansion, which has been in development for a little over a year now.
Most of these sections are incomplete. I will run through them quickly and comment on their status, from the most complete down to the most incomplete.
The I Love Life section is pretty much done. New comics will be added periodically.
The Redneck Jokes section is functional for now, though I plan to add an uncensored version of the list in the future and also add a random joke generator directly into the site. The list now contains almost double the jokes that were available on the old site, as we have been continuously updating it since the old site went stagnant. Again, new jokes will be added periodically.
The This Is Bill section has a complete, comprehensive history page and nearly all of the Youtube era videos are up on the new gallery, but none of the old videos have been migrated over. I am still figuring out exactly how I want to handle those. The cast page has also not been completed. We do plan on making more This Is Bill videos in the future.
The Gaming section may end up just being the Rock Band section. Because we have such a massive body of work in Rock Band videos, we want to feature those. That video gallery is just starting to be populated. This section will probably see some reorganization. With Rock Band 4 having just come out, we do plan to make more Rock Band videos in time.
The Clowns Attack Hospitals section is more or less complete, other than adding the cards. We are still figuring out how exactly we want to present them and distribute them. That said, they should be up in some form very soon.
The Staff Blogs section is utterly blank at this point. Tyson and I currently plan to write blogs, but we have not started on those yet, as getting the other content migrated / generated has been a higher priority.
Lastly, I will probably add some sort of "Other" section to feature other projects and videos of note.
As for the other content from the old site, it is being branched off into a new site. I will be creating a personal website to feature my music and artwork. In other words, all of the music and art from the old site is going to go there and anything new that I produce in that ilk will also be posted there. That site should be up sometime in the near future and I will let you know when it is, but for now, let's call it… *gasp* under construction.
So the best thing you can do at this point is to explore the new site and see what all is here. New content, edits to content, blog posts, news about the site, and so forth will show up on the main page of the website, so make sure you check there often. Even better, you could follow our RSS feed or follow us on Facebook, where updates will also be posted. Thanks for checking out the new site and enjoy.


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Model S App?
Model S App?
A corollary would be whether or not people can program 3rd party apps for the Model S given that it's an android platform. Anyone know?
It's #10 on our punch list. You might want to follow that thread to keep up with what's still pending.
Next year on the SDK.
And... it is a Linux derivative, but it is not Android, as far as we know. Apart from the fact that it is based on Linux, it is entirely custom-made.
It's a computer, not a phone. I think there are more programs for Linux than there are for any phone platform, so programming would not be too tough job for anyone who knows a bit about programming.
Just went into the NYC dealer to make my Model S reservation. The lady there told me that they're planning an 'app store' middle of 2013!!! OH MY GOD CANT WAIT!!!
It's really sad how far behind the 'user interfaces' are of all luxury cars (audi, bmw, etc.) so primitive. Much like all the other phones were when iPhone came out in 2008. I personally can never go back!
If anyone at Tesla is listening, I will happily beta test the Android app. Long history of beta testing software.
Since I've got only 110v in the garage for the time being I would love to be able to tell the SOC without having to go to the car. Also interested in web-based access since cell phones aren't allowed in the building where I work. Though I can use a virtual Android device from the SDK if the mobile app is the only option.
I'd also be willing to Beta test the iPhone app. As with MandL, I have extensive Alpha and Beta testing experience since I work at at fairly well known consumer electronics company in the Bay Area and am accustomed to using very early software.
Having no experience in application Alpha or Beta testing, I would also be willing to do this. One way to tell if it is user friendly for the neophyte...
Alpha testing should be pretty much internal, inside the company, by "professional testers" who try to break it.
No problem tesla.mrspaghet. We love beta testing amazing cars. Hope it is absolutely perfect when you get yours so you don't have the fun we are having! 8-)
There was speculation that it would be Android, but I recall the conversation went something along the lines of "Java is not a good platform for this." Oh, the irony, for all the programmers out there! Java was meant to "run in coffee makers," but use as an embedded platform remains esoteric. I am glad they did not go with Android. Recall at the time, Google was being sued by Oracle (picking the suit up from Sun) for the Java licensing on Android phones.
Isn't it great that there's a car company that has to care about Silicon Valley staring contests?
I think Vexar was referring the software running on the 17". Android was the original rumor, but they went with a custom Linux build.
From a stability standpoint it is probably a good decision.
They will definitely have phone apps for iPhone and Android...Redmond/Nokia guys might be left out in the cold.
Build for the lions share of the market is the way to go.
Should be someone in Redmond who has a Tesla and knows someone with the necessary programming skills.


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Science SaysMay 7th, 2012
There are many issues discussed on this website. Topics range from dedicating a week to the conservation of polar bears to the history of ants, and how far they have come. Thereafter, where they are going now and what we as environmentally-conscious individuals, need to understand about ants and their heritage.
As well, there are more psychological discussions on how one can scientifically become happier in their lives (again though, through a scientific approach), as well as a combination of the two – how to make the environment last longer in a very easy way; just making a few (barely noticeable) changes.
The site also has a section on politics, and a directory of endangered species.


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Now that the Group stages of the World Cup have concluded, it's time to review the upcoming Round of 16 games to see which teams have the best odds of advancing through to the quarter-finals of World Cup 2014.
Before we share the data, here's a note from the editor.
Editor's note: Chris McFarland's analysis beat Nate Silver's Soccer Power Index predictions for the Group stages of the World Cup. Silver's predictions were 56.25% correct, while McFarland scored a 62.5% success rate. McFarland's analysis that the USA would advance from the Group stage was also correct.
Round of 16 odds:
Saturday, June 28
Round of 16 — Brazil vs Chile, Noon ET
Brazil 88%
Chile 12%
Round of 16 — Uruguay vs Colombia, 4pm ET, ABC, Watch ABC,
Colombia 60%
Uruguay 40%
Sunday, June 29
Round of 16 — Mexico vs Netherlands, Noon ET
Netherlands 68%
Mexico 32%
Round of 16 — Costa Rica vs Greece, 4pm ET
Costa Rica 49.56%
Greece 50.44%
Monday, June 30
Round of 16 — France vs Nigeria, Noon ET
France 73%
Nigeria 27%
Round of 16 — Germany vs Algeria, 4pm ET
Germany 92%
Algeria 8%
Tuesday, July 1
Round of 16 — Argentina vs Switzerland, Noon ET
Argentina 84%
Switzerland 16%
Round of 16 — USA vs Belgium, 4pm ET
Belgium 52.58%


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Brume wrote:Wow, sounds very cool !
Congratulation and thanks for this new demo just in time for the new year
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Toshiba has announced a new member to its burgeoning Satellite range of laptops, the Satellite A350.
It's the first 16-inch laptop to be released by Toshiba, with the added bonus that it features a 16:9 widescreen display.
And popping the widescreen aspect ratio onto a laptop can only mean one thing – it's built with movie watching in mind.
The laptop's HD resolution of 1366x768 means that you can view films in HD clarity.
Unfortunately, the lack of a Blu-ray drive means your HD movie watching will be limited to what you can download from the internet.
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Aside from the wide-aspect screen, the laptop comes equipped with a 2.10GHz an AMD Turion Ultra Dual Core ZM-80 (at the highest spec), 4GB DDR2 RAM, a 320GB hard drive (again at the highest spec) and some integrated Stereo Harmon Kardon speakers.
Connectivity comes in the form of three USB 2.0 ports, which can be used to charge your devices even in Sleep mode, and an HDMI connection. You also get a 1.3MP web camera that will handily recognise your face.
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Congratulations to Eastfield Phi Theta Kappa students Albamar Seguinot and Jessica Cadick selected to be part of the prestigious All Texas Academic Team! Each year, approximately 100 outstanding community college students are selected from the 50 community college districts in Texas to be honored as members of the All Texas Academic Team in conjunction with the Texas Association of Community Colleges and the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Members of the team represent the best and brightest students who excel in academics, leadership, and service. The University of Texas System with the Texas Association of Community Colleges hosted a medallion ceremony and reception at the LBJ Auditorium on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Friday, March 24. At the ceremony, both students received a certificate and medallion in recognition of their award.Albamar will continue her studies at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and Jessica, also a full-time employee in Eastfield's STEM Division plans to attend University of Texas at Dallas.


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The New Face of Ubuntu
Feb 21, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Canonical expects to start rolling out the first phase of Ubuntu's new heads-up display (HUD) in the April release of Ubuntu 12.04. But HUD will supplement Unity, Ubuntu's default desktop interface introduced last year, rather than fully replace it.
The move to radically change the desktop's default interface is being made out of necessity, according to Canonical's founder and former CEO Mark Shuttleworth, who continues to guide the development of the popular open source Linux operating system.
Rather than abandon Ubuntu for more traditional Linux distros, users dissatisfied with HUD can simply opt to not use it. They can continue using Unity or one of the other desktop interfaces such as Xfce, GNOME and LXDE. However, one or more Ubuntu community forums mentioned in early February that Canonical was dropping support for another popular Linux desktop, KDE, by virtue of ceasing new releases of the Kubuntu distro.
"HUD is not different to Unity. It's just a new part of the interface concerned with menus and the user's intent. HUD provides an optional alternative to using menus in Unity applications," John Lea, Ubuntu Desktop User Experience Lead for Canonical, told LinuxInsider.
Out With the Old
HUD will aim to eventually replace users' reliance on the traditional desktop menu. Shuttleworth views the menu structure based on point-and-click mousing as an outdated central part of the computer's graphical user interface, or GUI. That menu has existed since Xerox PARC invented it in the 1970s, he wrote in his blog announcing the HUD interface.
Drop-down menus and cascading sub-menus are among the so-called archaic structures Canonical is replacing with Unity and now the layered HUD interface. HUD uses an intelligent, search-based approach to find and access functions. It spares users the need to remember where functions are located in menus to avoid scrolling through menus.
"Any application that supports the DBus menu standard will automatically work with the HUD interface," Lea explained.
That should eliminate the need for application developers to rewrite their existing programs and transition into new coding for their new apps.
New Look and Feel
HUD remembers what functions you use most often and prioritizes the results. It will remember user interactions with each application during a 30-day interval. Thus, HUD will use this information as learning input. It adapts to this learning to refine search results by offering the functions most relevant to that user.
"There is no custom integration required. Canonical will be helping add DBus menu support to some apps that don't yet support this standard. However, none of this work is HUD specific, and most of Ubuntu's apps already have DBus menu support built in," said Lea.
Instead of clicking through menu items, users tap the ALT key and type what they want the application to do. This new approach has the user expressing intent and having the applications respond appropriately. Researching and developing this technology will take Ubuntu's next four releases to perfect, said Lea.
Same Old, Nothing New?
Some long-time cross-platform computer users may see HUD as something new in name only. For instance, HUD bears a strong resemblance to the Spotlight feature in the Apple Mac OS X operating system.
"There is Launcher where you hit the space bar and you can start typing to load an application or files or whatever. The more I looked at HUD, the more I began asking if that's what this new interface for Ubuntu is," Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Nodeable, told LinuxInsider.
Asay, the former COO at Canonical, said that no one at that company was working on this new interface when he worked there. So he reached out to a Canonical colleague who confirmed that HUD is basically Apple's Lighthouse interface, he said.
A Step in What Direction?
On one hand, Asay sees HUD as a significant step forward for Ubuntu and for Canonical. But he does not necessarily think it's a step toward the state of the art in desktop computing.
"I wish that I could say that it was. I wish that I could say that Canonical is on the cutting edge now and is pushing the envelop. I don't think it is a big change, and frankly it's almost in some ways a step backward in terms of usability for the average user," he said.
Most mainstream users are familiar with the old style interface that uses point and click with the mouse. HUD will not feel like a welcome innovation for them, according to Asay.
He's seen this reaction in his wife and kids, who are Mac users. Despite how often he has coached them about hitting the command key and the space bar, they fail to grasp any intuitiveness, he said.
Hands-on Heaven
On the other hand, serious Linux geeks may well thrive with HUD, surmised Asay. They will no doubt see HUD much more intuitively.
"HUD keeps their hands on the keyboard, and they won't have to move the mouse around anymore. But for the mainstream user, it's going to be tricky," Asay said.
The transition process will not be an easy one for established computer users. Canonical will have its work cut out for it in terms of making HUD be the type of interaction that people want with their computers, according to Asay.
"I hope they succeed. But I think there will be a fair amount of education and work required," he concluded.
Innovation Is Threatening
Anything new brings with it a threat to peoples' comfort zones. But shaking up the status quo is exactly what innovative new technologies do, and Canonical's move to HUD will not threaten adoption of the Linux OS or the Ubuntu distro, according to Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs for the Linux Foundation.
"Some people will feel threatened by it because they aren't used to it. That's just par for the course. I consider [HUD] innovation for the Linux desktop," McPherson told LinuxInsider.
For the right user, the HUD desktop might be a draw to Ubuntu Linux, she contended. Canonical's HUD is hitting on some trends that coincide with developments in the larger market, such as keyboard shortcuts and expanded search among power users.
"When I look at HUD, Canonical is basically taking that concept a step further. They are integrating it through the entire desktop through all applications. I think Mark Shuttleworth might really be on to something," McPherson opined.
The mouse has been around for a long time, having led the PC evolution of the 1980s. But power users like herself who are on their computers eight to 10 hours a day do not want to use the mouse. They want to use the keyboard, she explained.
Search Still Search
But if HUD does nothing more than bring a generalized search interface to different types of items such as menus or content catalogs, it's not really all that innovative, according to Al Hilwa, program director for applications development software at IDC.
"I don't see [HUD] as a drastic change so much as an optional added tool that can help navigate increasingly more complex interfaces in a standardized way," Hilwa told LinuxInsider.
This is similar to the way Google Search allowed users to navigate all sorts of information on the Web without having to visit each website and manually navigate it, he explained.
Computing's Future
Canonical needs time to cultivate HUD. But in terms of its usability, McPherson is impressed with its intuitiveness. She sees HUD becoming a viable option for Linux desktop users.
"Apple and Google with their newest applications are geared up for another top trend involving using voice-driven commands. The future of computing is voice. HUD fits right into that strategy. When I looked at it, I thought that Canonical was really onto something," said McPherson.
HUD could be one more layer added onto Unity. Or users might decide not to use HUD and or Unity at all. But Linux always gives you a lot of choice, she added. If people don't like HUD, they don't have to use it.
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Arab Christians for Church Reforms
"As a Christian Arab, I feel comfortable in Lebanon, with my work and being an active Christian," says Father Fadi Daou. He is a professor at Saint Joseph's University in Beirut and a co-founder of Adyan, an organization that promotes interreligious dialogue among young people in the Arab world. Fadi Daou adds, however, that he doesn't represent the majority of Arab Christians. "The majority suffer from existential concerns dating back centuries. And these have only increased in recent years."
Daou is convinced that the Arab-Israeli conflict is the main reason for the crisis in the region and that it also affects the situation of Christians.
These "existential concerns" and the debate about the diminishing role of Christians in the Middle East are at the top of the agenda of the Vatican Synod of Bishops. Within the framework of this special assembly, attention is being given to the dramatic situation of Iraqi Christians, who have been the victims of acts of violence and have often been forced to flee into exile.
Marginalization of Christians
The assembly will also discuss the alarming decrease in the number of Christian Palestinians in the Holy Land. According to figures provided by local churches, Christians now make up only less than two percent of the Palestinian population. Father Gabriel Hachem from the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), who is participating in the Synod, says that he and other Church representatives at first would only like to listen to what Christians from the different countries of the region have to say about their situation.
In discussions with Arab Catholic laypersons and clergy, it becomes clear that many see the marginalization of Christians in the region as just one of many problems. The faithful regard strife within the Church and its ossified structures as posing equally threatening dilemmas. Young Arab Christians complain that the Church is far too removed and not concerned with their interests. Women criticize the discrimination that they face within Church institutions.
Sister Marie Xavier from the Order of Antonine Sisters in Bikfaya, Lebanon has long since given up in her struggle for more rights within the Church. "The time just isn't ripe," she says, resigned. The gaunt women in her mid-sixties sits in her office and points to a pile of brochures. She is convinced that the Catholic Church already possesses enough documents in order to find the right approach to a solution. The most important question, however, is how to implement the existing documents. Sister Marie Xavier refers to the Apostolic Exhortation on Lebanon as an example.
The document, written in 1997 during the papacy of John Paul II, includes encouraging passages on the necessity of allowing women to participate in Church decisions.
Women demand equality
Marie Khoury contributed at the time to drawing up the document at the Vatican. Khoury is a committed laywoman. She works as a psychotherapist and university lecturer. Her position is similar to that of Sister Marie Xavier. She has little hope that the situation for women within the Church hierarchy will change any time soon. "There are more nuns than monks, and even more women are engaged in social and charity work in Church institutions. Women do a great deal, but they have no power. We can't even help to decide how to implement what has already been decided upon on paper."
There are, of course, lone fighters, but it is not possible to speak of a women's movement within the Maronite Church or other Catholic Churches in the Middle East. She would like to see clear statements from the Synod on pedagogical issues. The curriculum of Catholic schools in the Middle East urgently needs to be brought up to date and adapted to the changed roles of the sexes in society.
Social commitment
Father Fadi Daou is also in favour of these concrete demands. It is an example of how the Church can exercise influence in Arab societies. Church institutions could have a still greater economic and cultural significance, not to mention that of the Christian segment of the population. Fadi Daou becomes uneasy when the role that Christians still play in society is depreciated.
"I think that many confuse our involvement in political power with our societal influence," explains Daou. "It is true that we have lost political power, but we also have to realize to what extent state structures and the society at large have changed for all individuals in recent decades."
According to Daou, it is not a matter of Christians alone taking responsibility for their rights in society. Instead, they should champion a state in which the rights of all citizens are protected, while promoting democracy and human rights. The Synod should not limit discussion to the role of Christians only from the point of view of minorities. "It is not only a matter of rights of Christians within the larger society. We require a project – a vision for everyone in the region."
Fadi Daou is far from being the only one with these demands. His viewpoint is also shared by Father Gabriel Hachem from the Middle East Council of Churches, which sees a democratic secular society as the best guarantee for pluralism. This is a goal of various social groups in the Arab region regardless of their religious affiliation.
One can't expect, however, that the trend of an ever-decreasing Christian presence in the Middle East will turn around in the coming years. Yet, the active and self-aware voices of Christian Arabs leave room for hope in the future.
Mona Naggar
© Qantara.de 2010
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de
Iraqi Christian Refugees
Finding a Safe Haven in Damascus
The history of Christianity in Iraq dates back to the first century AD, but since the outbreak of sectarian violence in the country following the US invasion of 2003, many Christians are fleeing their homeland and finding sanctuary in Syria. Stephen Starr reports from Damascus
Interreligious Places of Pilgrimage in Lebanon
Places of Dialogue and Common Devotion
The Lebanese civil war ended twenty years ago, leaving in its wake a society deeply divided both politically and religiously. Yet, apart from the numerous official efforts to bring various sides closer together, a spontaneous dialogue with the old traditions has always taken place among believers. Details from Beirut by Mona Naggar
Armenian Religious Service in Turkey
Breaking a Taboo in Akdamar
After almost 100 years, thousands of Armenians have flocked to the southern Anatolian city of Van to attend a religious service in the Church of the Holy Cross. The event marks a turning point in how Turkey treats its Christian minorities. A report by Susanne Güsten
Greek Orthodox Liturgy in Turkey
Uncovering the Country's Non-Muslim Cultural Heritage
The Turkish government's decision to allow the Orthodox patriarch to celebrate a liturgy at the ancient Panagia Soumela Monastery near Trabzon indicates that Ankara intents to further strengthen the rights of religious minorities in the country. Iason Athanasiadis reports from Trabzon


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The first fundamental truth about the "Arab Spring" is that there never was one. The salient fact of the Middle East, the only one, is Islam. The Islam that shapes the Middle East inculcates in Muslims the self-perception that they are members of a civilization implacably hostile to the West. The United States is a competitor to be overcome, not the herald of a culture to be embraced.
Is this self-perception based on objective truth? Does it reflect an accurate construction of Islam? It is over these questions that American officials and Western intellectuals obsess. Yet the questions are irrelevant. This is not a matter of right or wrong, of some posture or policy whose subtle tweaking or outright reversal would change the facts on the ground. This is simply, starkly, the way it is.
Every human heart does not yearn for freedom. In the Islam of the Middle East, "freedom" means something very nearly the opposite of what the concept connotes to Westerners - it is the freedom that lies in total submission to Allah and His law. That law, sharia, is diametrically opposed to core components of freedom as understood in the West - beginning with the very idea that man is free to make law for himself, irrespective of what Allah has ordained. It is thus delusional to believe, as the West's Arab Spring fable insists, that the region teems with Jamal al-Madisons holding aloft the lamp of liberty. Do such revolutionary reformers exist? Of course they do...but in numbers barely enough to weave a fictional cover story. When push came to shove - and worse - the reformers were overwhelmed, swept away by a tide of Islamic supremacism, the dynamic, consequential mass movement that beckons endless winter.
That is the real story of the Arab Spring - that, and the Pandora's Box that opens when an American administration aligns with that movement, whose stated goal is to destroy America.
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- Steve
- 18-10-12
A must read.
As a life-long conservative and a forty year plus Republican, I have long recognized that too few Republicans and conservatives were and still are willing to challenge former President George W. Bush's foreign policy blunders; policy decisions that are being furthered by President Barack Obama. President Bush's effort to implant democracy in the Muslim and the Muslim-Arab world were bound to fail for reasons McCarthy aptly details in this book. President Obama's toppling of largely secular-leaning dictators (albeit brutal dictators) is helping to further the most extreme interpretation of Islam in the Middle East and North Africa. Bush and Obama have replaced one dictatorship with another far more dangerous form of sharia-compliant dictatorship. If readers are interested in apprehending the perils of these misguided policies, listen to this book.
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- Aaron
- 24-10-12
An amazing book
Where does Spring Fever rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
It has so much good info I am listening to it for the 3rd time.
What about Andrew C. McCarthy's performance did you like?
He is a great writer
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
You can break it up but sure.
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It is a great book and I highly recommend it.
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- Larry
- 09-06-14
Well, I do not want to disparage this book, or the author . I learned what I needed to know in the first few chapters.
As usual , when the Far Left jumps on a Bandwagon, there is a very good reason why.
The rest of the book lays out , in detail, what most do not know. Me included.
I know now.
To a causal listener , one who prefers to keep their head buried firmly in the sand , I would say pass. This book will scare you .
To the Far Left , my review , if I become any more specific, , well, I don't want them treating me, or my family, to the treatment the IRS got from the crazies at the " Church of Scientology " gave them, to the point where the IRS surrendered.
Don't know about that ? Hummm.
Laid out from a legal jurists point of view , it's excellent. For the other 99.9% of us , after the first few chapters , it's , well , long.
There is much here that needs to be known, for the general public, but it could , I think , be put much more succulently. Shorter, in other words.
As for the conclusion , , well, it dances around . Granted , it's a book. Current events may put it in a perspective for you, but only if you truly understand what Islam really is , and the history of the Far Left.
Otherwise, you're wasting your time and money.
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Kluwe's age, salary and Locke's talent all are factors in Kluwe's release. So is Kluwe's willingness to be outspoken on a variety of issues, despite the usual "Punters are seen, not heard" mandate. Kluwe says he wouldn't change a thing.
"I think the sacrifice would be worth it," Kluwe told Chip Scoggins of the Star Tribune on Saturday. "Now, I would hope that I would get the chance to play football again, because I think I can still play. But if it ends up being something that costs me that position, I think making people aware of an issue that is causing children to commit suicide is more important than kicking a leather ball."
Kluwe has been vocal in his support for same sex-marriage rights. He is coming out with a book this summer and believes it's silly that he's been admonished publicly, sometimes by Vikings coaches, for having other interests.
"When I'm at the facility, I'm concentrating 100 percent on my job because that's what I'm being paid to do," Kluwe said. "But when I'm away from the facility, I'm no longer at my job. I get to live my life. This idea that you have to spend 24 hours a day thinking about your job frankly is unhealthy. It's insane."
Kluwe is quick to note that his punting averages remain very good, which is why I suspect he'll find work soon enough. NFL teams are willing to overlook long criminal records when hiring a player if that player is talented. They certainly can look past the crime of having an opinion.
UPDATE: Kluwe indicated he'd been released with a series of tweets thanking Vikings fans, ownership and the state of Minnesota. The team confirmed the move later on Monday.
So long, Minnesota, and thanks for all the fish!â Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) May 6, 2013
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