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Consumerist's Super Bowl Ad Liveblog
The super fantastic Super Bowl ad liveblog kicks off now! Click this post's title to go inside…
This Hulu player, which you may or may not see depending on how slammed their servers are, is supposed to be updated with the most recent ads after they air:
10:27 Ok I guess all the $3 mil ads are over. WINNERS: Denny's mobster one, Denny's nanapus, Cars.com, and both Coke ads. LOSERS: GoDaddy – for proving that it is possible to have too much breasts – all the Budweiser ads featuring Cyldsedales – get over it! it's just a freakin' horse- and Vizio – because you know what even if your ad is just a voiceover with text, I think it still costs you three million dollars. And with that, I'm out. Thanks for hanging with us! – Ben
10:23 Did he just thank Obama?
10:19 NetJets – If you're not enough of an asshole to buy a jet, rent one with us.
10:18 HAHA "nanapus!" Denny's had an ad where there was a banana peel being puppeted by strings and like singing "nanapus, nanapus." Then it got stomped and they said, "Ready for a serious breakfast? Denny's." Actually, no, I am not ready for a serious breakfast, more banana puppeting please. Anyone know who did Denny's ads? I want to make them a charm bracelet. UPDATE: It was Goodby, Silverstein and Partners.
10:17 Etrade baby plays golf.
10:16 You know, the Heineken concept is inspired by Dos Equis "The Most Interesting Man In The World" series, I believe.
10:14 I though the Smart Balance butter ad was going to be like an astroturfing thing by the fast food industry about why trans fats are good.
10:14 USA network comes in with their own multi-cast commercial. USA network is all about programming bargains.
10:11 Some say the pass was totally incomplete. See, it was more important for American self-esteem for the steel industry to win, it was a hidden rider in the stimulus package. Come the economic apocalypse, birds can still pick the eyes of the dead if they have to – but what's steel going to eat?
10:09 Steelers win! Ad agencies lose.
10:07 I guess it's now safe for me to start drinking my snobby trappist ale.
10:05 NBC has now officially switched to "the game is more interesting than the ads" mode.
10:02 Touchdown! 26-23 Steelers.
10:00 WHOA great catch by the Steelers in the endzone! Is it good?
9:59 GoDaddy – "because chicks never buy domain names"
9:58 dtenery re: GoDaddy ads: "seriously, does danica patrick need money that bad? it's sad… 1 step forward with women in racing and 2 steps back with women only being useful to sell things if they flash their rack"
9:53 GoDaddy comes with another ad that's about boobs for no particular reason except for the fact that they're known for being the guys who run Super Bowl ads that try to show lots of boobs. At least this year they didn't have the Jr AV Club president edit it between 3 VCRs.
9:53 Bud Light Lime – tried trope – the product travels and creates glowing effect in its wake.
9:52 Note to the Chuck ad-writers: If they were in 1-D, they'd be dots. You know, like pinheads or something. Chuck is supposed to be super smart and he doesn't even know basic geometry?
9:50 Oh and for anyone watching the actual game, the Cards just pulled ahead with a major play with 2 and change left to go in the 4th.
9:48 Could "punching the koala" supplant "jump the shark" as catchphrase?
9:47 Denny's website is also slammed. I predict an article in NYT's business section tomorrow chewing the cud on what it means for America for advertisers to not have their servers ready for the so-called "advertising your URL on the Super Bowl" effect.
9:41 A tipster says that was the only Miller High Life ad. Just Wendell saying, "High Life!" Sad. I had high hopes for that campaign. At least they stuck to their "we're not gonna waste a bunch of money" ethos.
9:33 The Pepsi ad is the McGrubber spot from last night's SNL. "PEPSUBER!" All brands taste more delicious combined. It's like having a forkfull of steak speared with pineapple and dipped in gravy!
9:33 GE wind energy – full of hot air.
9:30 drjayphgk: "You missed the most important detail from the Cash4Gold.com commercial: MC Hammer still owns pants."
9:29 "Cerebal gelatinizing shows" may have post-game stickability.
9:28 Alec Baldwin: "You know what it takes to sell streaming tv on the internet? Brass balls."
9:27 Did you know Hulu's secret headquarters is located inside the HOLLYWOOD sign?
9:26 Vizio gets hit by karma. Talks smack about other tvs, but their server can't handle the surge.
9:24 GE – Wizard of Oz strawman rolling around in power transformer. Guess he really does have straw for brains. Good thing they didn't try it with the Tin Man.
9:23 Taco Bell concept: Fast food -> "fast" relationships.
9;23 VIzio makes it so your tv is talking smack about itself.
9:21 spitfire6234: "The Super Bowl spot—in which Jack is hit by a bus—ran only once and marked the beginning of a campaign that will include several more TV spots, broad online advertising, a dedicated site at http://www.hangintherejack.com, updates via social media sites like Twitter and Facebook as well as mobile alerts, in-restaurant signage and integration across existing product advertising." Really? That seems like Jack In The Box trying really really hard. Note to marketers: social media doesn't care about being engaged if your product totally sucks.
9:17 CASH4GOLD!!! What's the over/under on MC Hammer actually still owning gold-plated anything? Hammer Time! I tried sending in my gold-plated parachute pants to CASH4Gold and they wanted to give me 1/3 of what my local pawnshop offered.
9:17 Coke Zero Mean Joe Green remake.
9:16 "Finance or lease a new Hyundai, and lose your income in a year, and you can return it."
9:13 A tipster informs me that in the Miller High Life 1-second ad Wendel just goes, "High Life!" Will there be more so the joke can keep building…?
9:12 The Jack In The Box spokecharacter gets hit by a bus at hangintherejack.com. Unfortunately, it seems their servers got hit by a bus as well. Ooh, is that supposed to be meta?
9:11 The super smart people at the Chuck store confuse 2d with 1d. And actually, they're still in 3d, jerkoffs.
9:10 I think I just missed the Miller High Life ad.
9:08 Still no Miller High Life 1-second ads. Maybe they're all subliminal.
9:07 AXMEN. The History Channel continues it's move away from WWII documentaries towards reality television. "Full-contact learning!"
9:06 I think this Heineken guy is related to Dan Hesse, what with the walking towards camera and talking.
9:05 Is this NFL ad still going on?
9:01 Amusing Conan O'Brian spot. Tina Fey: "If your Conan lasts more than 3 hours, call a doctor."
9:00 The animated insect kingdom bands together to steal a Coke from a sleeping picnicker. 5,000 Korean animators died making this commercial.
8:58 Careerbuilder.com has unique narrative format, and koala punching.
8:57 Transformers: "This time, they're really frickin' evil."
8:56 I'm still waiting for an ad to wow me. Remember when even FedEx would show up on gameday with monsters and lasers and space assassins?
8:53 Audience favs so far according to SpotBowl.com: Denny's, Coke avatar ad, Bridgestone Moon Buggy, Land of the Lost.
8:51 Coke ad explainer – in a digital world where everyone is a fake representation of themself ("avatar") stay true with Coke. Remember? Their 1971 slogan, "It's the real thing."
8:41 Race to Witch Mountain remake. Close encounters of the 3rd kind meets Transporter 3.
8:40 I guess this is like Budweiser's Black Beauty spot.
8:37 Monster.com – the boss has a mounted head in his office, then they pan to the cubicle drone and the moose is still attached and the ass in is his face.
8:37 Denny's free grand slam this tuesday 6am to 2pm on tuesday – and they had the best commercial so far! Mobster-types at diner keep getting their "gonna wack this guy" monologue interrupted by waitress schloomping whip-cream happy face on pancakes. Funny unto itself, and impressive showing by Denny's.
8:36 Bridgestone ad – astronauts drive their rover over the moon to the tune of
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch'sSORRY – house of pain's "jump around." Then they like go out for McDonalds or something (on the moon) and when they come back their craft is up on cement blocks! It's hard to get spare tires on the moon.
8:36 Coke ad where everyone is an avatar except for those who drink Coke. In all seriosuness, that's actually pretty deep.
8:31 Don't get mad about taxpayer money paying for that Chase ad. They saved by only using two colors.
8:30 re priceline ad: gitemstevedave: Wouldn't putting a dart in your ear be a bad idea? Even if Shatner is on the other end?
Ben Popken: but what if it could save you tens of dollars on airfare?
gitemstevedave: Well, a little blood in your ear canal is worth $30.
8:26 In my region, Brian Williams just said in an NBC 4 commercial, "I'm 4 New York. You got a problem with that?" I guffawed.
8:25 Ok it's local ad time!
8:25 Is the Raymour and Flannigan commercial I just saw local or national?
8:24 Chase will interrupt your tween textmessage spree with balance updates, and you'll prefer it!
8:22 Universal Studios ad again. You can look like Bruce Willis if you vicariously live your fantasy through your child's.
8:21 Overtsock ad. Something involving an athlete using a computer.
8:20 Do you want Shanter as your Cyereno? Priceline thinks so.
8:20 Nothing like talking 'bout trannies in a hardcore man pickup ad.
8:17 Is the part of the show where they're really singing about Obama?
8:16 Half-time is the time to pound more caffeine.
8:10 See all the Super Bowl ads in easy-to-peruse format at Casttv.
8:09 "Official primate count for the first quarter is 7 chimps and 1 monkey." -chimpsahoy on Twitter.
8:05 Stars of Heros show play football against football legends. Hard to win against a team where one of the guys can stop time.
8:04 Nike football network. Guy runs through different seasons and settings and wears different Nike the whole time. Looks nice visually but meh for impact.
8:04 Sprint Nextel Connect: What if Roadies ran the world? I dunno, everything would start late because the people in charge are too busy smoking meth out of a lightbulb in the bathroom?
8:01 Yep, there will be no US-Automaker ads this year, having been edged out of the running by infinite pancakes juggernaut, Denny's.
8:00 You know what saves dying mediums? Gimmicks! How long before we get a spate of scratch-n-sniff television?
7:59 Football players are effete, until they drink Sobe!
7:58 Is the ad for the movie about the big blue one-eyed monster for kids? Just repeat that slowly. Big, blue, one-eyed monster, for kids…
7:54 Captain Duvel Moneycat, stop trying to get on my laptop. You don't have editor privileges. Bad kitty.
7:53 There haven't been any ads for American cars yet, and there may be non at all. Nobody wants to get accused of using Bailout bucks to buy Super Bowl spots.
7:47 Miranda July eats Cheetos??!?!
7:46 I know it's the Super Bowl but these ads are getting more and more sexist. Which brave advertiser will figure out how to make a hilarious gang-rape commercial?
7:43 No, it's not a rerun of the Potatoheads ad, and no, Jay Leno's license plate does not say, "FAIL."
7:42 If you don't get flowers through Teleflorist, the Jerky Boys might start doing ventriliquist tricks on the recepient with them.
7:42 Not even Death likes H&R Block.
7:41 Uh-oh, Captain Duvel Moneycat is trying to get in on the blogging.
7:39 If you drink enough Bud Light you star thinking that you can draw shapes on a long-distance objects and they will exist in reality.
7:38 It's a Pixar movie where a grumpy old guy's house begins flying away on balloons. Sort of like Howl's Moving Castle without the anti-War On Iraq undertones.
7:36 Get your glasses ready! Here's the SoBe 3D ad. Click "watch in HD" and you'll be able to watch it in full 3D effect. THREEEEEEE Deeee! At the end, a giant pick-axe shoots out at you.
7:35 Etrade baby ad. Won't let buddy sing "fix these broken wings." Um ok I guess that was a little cute, but I was expecting a lot more.
7:34 Missed the Hyundai ad because I had the TV muted and was looking at the SoBe ad online.
7:28 The Gatorade ad is for a social network that's just for people who drink Gatorade…
7:22 Cars.com ad is kinda like a mini-Wes Anderson movie. I approve this message.
7:22 They've been teasing this "G" ad. Just the other day I figured out that it was going to be for Gatorade. And yes, it's for Gatorade.
7:15 gitemstevedave says, "Living on a horse farm, I can tell you she's in for some dissapointment. Stallions only "last" about 20 seconds."
7:13 STAR TREK! The movie. Spock is gonna deathgrip you while flames explode all around.
7:12 Budweiser horse wants to get it on with white wine spritzer mare.
7:10 Cylydesdales fetch giant tree limbs. Budweiser.
7:10 Pedigree. No comment. It was pleasant.
7:09 You're able to withstand extreme violence if you drink Pepsi Max, the first Diet cola for real men.
7:07 GoDaddy again with the lame sexy fantasies.
7:06 Doritos. When you eat Doritos, girls clothes get ripped off, money shoots out of ATMS, and cops turn into monkeys. Again with the monkeys. Then when your Doritos run out, you get hit by a bus. Random violence scores well in focus groups.
7:05 Will Ferrel in Land of the Lost. And I thought it was "Will Ferrel robotrips and makes a movie about it."
7:03 Castro oil. Another safe bet: "Hey, you can't go wrong with monkeys."
7:02 Fast and Furious 239.
7:02 Bridgestone ad features Mr Potato head and wife not hitting pack of sheep. Then her mouth falls off so she'll stop bitching.
7:01 Etrade baby is tweeting.
7:00 Pepsi ad: No, it's not an ARMY recruitment or a Scion ad.
6:56 Hulu just added a bunch of ads.
6:56 via IM: "about that pepsi ad, my girlfiend thought it was an army ad that featured dylan"
6:55 All the best ads so far seem to involve breaking glass.
6:52 Toyota Venza, the car for black yuppies.
6:51 Haha Conan does "only seen in Sweden" bud Light ad. Sort of like Siegrfriend and Roy's illegal dance party.
6:48 Ok, so EyebrowsMG tells me this is the deal with the Audi ad concept, "The guy in the Audi ad was the guy in the Transporter movie (Jason Statham) … he drove a BMW in the first one and an Audi in the other two, which is why he "progressed" from a BMW to an Audi in the commercial."
6:44 Doritos ad. Smashes into vending machine, then into someone's nuts. When economic times are dire, advertisers retreat to the safe bets, like people getting hit in the nuts. No promotion for you!
6:43 Pepsi ad bridges generations via cultural artifact videos juxtaposed against each other. Nice looking, but feels more like something that would open their stockholder meeting.
6:41 Audi ad like a chonological montage of all sorts of cool movies with chase scenes in them. Ending with "Transporter." I guess they didn't think anyone would get the "Tommy Boy" reference so they made sure that movie's title was up on a marquee.
6:40 Apparently Tom Hanks is starring in a remake of The Davinci Code.
6:39 Bud Light cutback ad. "How about we stop buying bud light for every meeting?" Then the guy gets thrown out. I read a book recently that people are the most receptive to buying when they're sad.
6:38 I've just been informed that the bastards at Safeway in San Jose, CA ran out of 3D-glasses.
6:34 An NBC Thursdays ad up before it airs during the Super Bowl. The concept is Thursday comedy night is so funny, you'll laugh your ass off, literally. Before you watch it, though, you'll have to watch an ad.
6:32 My AIM is benpopken if you want to harass me with your drunken commentary during the game.
6:30 Geneis coupe racing around track with Smashing Pumpkins song. Looks like it's so people will go to a microsite (edityourown.com) and edit their own Genesis Coupe ads. If they're smart, they'll not enable people to add their own text.
6:27 The $3 million spots kick in after kick off.
6:24 Hyundai Genesis coupe ad. It's the 2009 North American Car of the year, and it has the ability to drive through dim highway overpasses and be mentioned in the same breath as Lexus and BMW. The question is, can it beat Knight Rider in a knife fight?
6:24 Chuck Heroes Medium dance party.
6:23 Ronald McDonald House. Kid runs through soft-focus house wearing sweater. A sweater injected with 100% beef tallow.
6:22 Avon – join our multi-level-marketing fun program! It's Bernie Maddoff, for chicks!
6:22 Oh noes they knocked over the Eiffel tower. WHAT IT'S A GI JOE movie. Will Cobra = Al-Qaeda?
6:19 Who are you rooting for? Personally, I have all my money Miller High Life.
6:18 Supposedly the ads were supposed to be up in real time on Hulu.com. Not seeing it. Maybe they're waiting for the good ones to start.
6:14 They're using the Lipstick Jungle theme song in the movie Duplicity.
6:13 Subway – five dollar foot longs! Set in construction site.
6:12 Verizon dead zones ad set in car rental place.
6:11 Geek Squad runs the same super bowl install service ad they've been running. What they didn't show is that while everyone's celebrating the tv install, the Geek Squad guy is rifling through your nightstand for nudie mags.
6:10 Lebron James almost misses big game, but luckily State Farm sent a chick with an old guys voice to wake him up.
6:08 Adrants has a live twitter stream on their site so their readers can make witty comments in real-time on the front page. Kinda neat.
6:06 Hyundai – dunno was too busy writing about acne. Something about insurance and sepia tones.
6:05 Oh snap, if you take steroids you'll get a big pimple on your forehead and everyone will think you're a loser even if you go state.
6:04 Subway – a button bursts off a ladies pants and nearly kills everyone in a 1-mile radius.
6:04 Sprint phone turns into a stadium. Looks like somebody likes tilt-shift photography.
6:03 Kay jewlery ad. Nothing to see here, looks like any other Kay ad.
6:02 Man look at that golden ball rise out of the river. Excalibur reference, or just garden-variety phallo-worship? Is there a difference?
6:00 Ok the chick is singing the intro, every ad after this point is fair game.
5:59 Did you get your 3d glasses? If not, you'll completely not be able to understand the Sobe ad, which uses futuristic 3d technology.
5:54 A reader IM'd me to say that his roommate is drunk and just mailed in the Monopoly iron to Cash4Gold.com.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
"['Citizen Kane'] may be more fun than any other great movie," wrote Pauline Kael, godmother of all film critics. I have a hunch, however, that your average viewer will agree more with Peter Griffin of "Family Guy:" "It's a sled. There, I just saved you two long, boobless hours." Indeed, so many in the mainstream reflect Joey and Rachel in "Friends:" "Have you ever tried to sit through 'Citizen Kane?'" "I know. It's really boring, but it's like a big deal."
Trust me. "Citizen Kane" is the single most important film for you to understand, because it carries the very DNA required of every film critic, the blueprint for any serious filmmaker and the standard by which scholars judge the "great movies." Understand this one, and you'll have unlocked the most challenging end of the film spectrum. You'll be well on your way to understanding the rest of the listology kings, the art masterpieces and the critical favorites that have mystified you for so long. Continue reading


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Sports Birthdays for July 31 — Mark Cuban and More
Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on July 31:
Nick Bollettieri
Age: 81
Profession: Tennis Coach
Best Known For: Among the most successful tennis coaches of all-time, Nick Bollettieri has helped coach Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Martina Hingis and many more Grand Slam singles' champions at his tennis academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Age: 61
Profession: Retired Tennis Player
Best Known For: A 14-time Grand Slam champion, Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley won 704 singles matches in the 1970s. Ranked as the World No. 1 women's tennis player for two weeks in 1976, Goolagong Cawley was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1988.
Mark Cuban
Age: 54
Profession: NBA Team Owner / Entrepreneur
Best Known For: After making billions of dollars from a series of business deals in the 1990s, businessman Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA for $285 million in 2000. Under Cuban's ownership, the team has become a perennial playoff contender and won its first NBA championship in 2011. Cuban has also attempted to purchase majority stakes in the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Cuban was a contestant on Season 5 of the reality TV competition 'Dancing With The Stars.'
Dale Hunter
Age: 52
Profession: Retired NHL Player / NHL Coach
Best Known For: A former NHL All-Star, Dale Hunter was a hard-hitting center who amassed the second-most penalty minutes in league history while playing with the Quebec Nordiques, Washington Capitols and Colorado Avalanche from 1980 to 1999. Hunter replaced Bruce Boudreau as the head coach of the Capitols during the 2011-12 season. He resigned after the 2012 playoffs.
Kevin Greene
Age: 50
Profession: Retired NFL Player
Best Known For: A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Kevin Greene played linebacker and defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers from 1985 to 1999. A pass rush specialist whose long blonde hair often flowed out of his helmet as he played, Greene recorded 160 sacks during his career — the highest total by a linebacker in NFL history. He currently serves as linebackers' coach with the Green Bay Packers.
Scott Brooks
Age: 47
Profession: Retired NBA Player / NBA Coach
Best Known For: Scott Brooks is the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He was NBA Coach of the Year in 2009-10 and guided the team to the NBA Finals in 2011-12. Prior to his coaching career, Brooks was a point guard in the NBA from 1998 to 1998.
Jonathan Ogden
Age: 38
Profession: Retired NFL Player
Best Known For: An 11-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle, Jonathan Ogden was one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL while playing for the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2007. He was elected to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team. Ogden was a member of the Ravens' team that won Super Bowl XXXV. In his final year at UCLA, Ogden won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best interior lineman.
Victoria Azarenka
Age: 23
Profession: WTA Tennis Player
Best Known For: Victoria Azarenka is the current World No. 1-ranked women's tennis player. A native of Belarus, Azarenka won the 2012 Australian Open singles title and has won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She has more than 300 career victories since turning pro in 2003.


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Senate backs Baucus for China post
The Senate voted 96-0 today to send one of its longest-serving members, Sen. Max Baucus, across the world to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, setting up a dramatic power shift at the top of several key Senate committees.
Baucus's move overseas creates a vacancy on the highly sought-after Finance Committee, allowing Ron Wyden of Oregon to assume the chairmanship of the powerful panel. Wyden, in turn, would give up his current slot as chairman of the Energy Committee, which would most likely go to Mary Landrieu, a move thought to bolster the vulnerable incumbent's reelection prospects in Louisiana this year.
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Landrieu's expected move will leave the leadership post of the Small Business Committee vacant; Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is thought to be the odds-on favorite for that chairmanship.
( PHOTOS: Max Baucus's career)
While being sent to smoggy Beijing might seem like a punishment — the U.S. Embassy's air quality index registered pollution in the "unhealthy" range even as senators took to the floor to consider his nomination — Baucus, a 72-year-old outdoorsman and runner, said he was "humbled" to be following in the footsteps of his mentor and fellow Montanan, Mike Mansfield, who was the longest-serving Senate majority leader before becoming U.S. ambassador to Japan in 1977.
"The United States-China relationship, I believe, is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. It will shape global affairs for generations. We must get it right," Baucus said in a floor speech in which he thanked a number of Republican colleagues for their friendship and rued changes in the Senate culture over the past three decades that have made it harder for members to work across the aisle.
Baucus, who has traveled to China eight times since being elected to the Senate in 1978, faces a number of challenges in his new post in addition to the bad air in Beijing.
( PHOTOS: Who's leaving Congress?)
Final trade data for 2013 shows the U.S. trade deficit with China hit a record high at $318.4 billion, even as the overall U.S. trade deficit sank. The persistent trade gap has fueled calls for tougher tactics to deal with Chinese currency practices and market access barriers that put American firms at a disadvantage.
"I can think of few more able or more qualified, at this important moment in history, than our friend and colleague, the senator from Montana, to help provide advice and guidance to the president and to Congress about how to get that relationship right," Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said. "He is an expert on trade issues and understands what we face in the coming years in terms of China becoming the world's largest economy, and that all of us need to embrace that fact."
At his confirmation hearing, Baucus said he would try to strengthen the economic relations by concluding a bilateral investment treaty and reaching an agreement on behavior in cyberspace, including putting a stop to Chinese government-sponsored theft of intellectual property.
"From my first official visit to China in 1993 to my most recent trip in 2010, I have worked through economic diplomacy to strengthen ties between the United States and China," he said at the hearing.
But he also raised eyebrows by admitting he was "no real expert on China" when pressed on what he thought was Beijing's motivation to form its Air Defense Identification Zone, which encompasses disputed territories with Japan and has increased friction between the Asian rivals.
President Barack Obama's decision to pick Baucus for the post sent shock waves through the Senate when it was announced in late December.


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Monday, 16 November 2009
A Hard Day in TheMadHouse
10 comments:
- Stephanie said...
I think you are doing amazingly well. I really do. Sending warm, warm wishes and strength, and the knowledge that there will be good days too, and the good days will outweigh the bad, in the end.
Stephanie xx
- 16 November 2009 at 22:46
- whoatemycrayons said...
Sorry to hear you have been down. I know it must be hard to not be able to do all those things you used to. I think it's okay to have these down moments because then we can appreciate those up moments even more. Take it easy and look after yourself!
- 16 November 2009 at 23:06
- dottycookie said...
Oh, I'm sorry you've had such a rough day. We all have them, and you are absolutely allowed to be fed up - having two small children is tiring enough withiout having just gone through surgery.
Hoping today feels better for you, and you get a chance to sit down. I know it's horribly annoying when the house isn't straightened up the way you want it to be but honestly, it will still be there tomorrow!
- 17 November 2009 at 06:52
- cowgirl in wellies said...
I'm so sorry you're not well today. I hope you can take an easy day today. It sounds like your body needs some healing time.
- 17 November 2009 at 07:28
- Aingeal said...
I hope today is better for you. You should rest if you need to, try to take it easy.
- 17 November 2009 at 08:51
- Floss said...
Well, I remember sitting on the stairs of our tiny flat and crying when our boys were about the age of yours. I can't even remember why, but I didn't have half of your excuses...
As you say, everyone is allowed an off day.
The Star Wars Cure is a good one - May the Force Be With You today!
- 17 November 2009 at 09:12
I hope today is being kinder to you. And if not, then sod the housework, the cooking and and the cleaning. Put your feet up, cuddle your babies, and order a takeaway. That's what we do when Mr Mutterer is ill, we're not super-human and neither are you.
Sending you big hugs and lots of love. You are amazing, even if you don't feel it right now.
Your fabric arrived this morning, I'll be making a start on your teddy later today :)
- 17 November 2009 at 10:42
- Melitsa said...
Hope you have a better day. Love you attitude.
- 17 November 2009 at 12:19
- Vic said...
I'm sure star Wars is the answer to all my problems with the boy.
Hope you're feeling better soon.
- 17 November 2009 at 20:27
- Very Bored Housewife said...
Virtual hugs to you. You shouldn't feel guilty about needing some help and some rest, put your feet up and let someone else take over for a bit.
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Police officers in Pinehurst arrested a registered sex offender living in the city after receiving reports that the man was exposing himself to passersby outside his residence in the 600 block of 28th Street on Friday, April 11, at approximately 6:30 p.m.
According to a news release from the Pinehurst Police Department, Chief Fred R. Hanauer was in the vicinity at the time of the call and was first to respond to the scene. The chief reported that he observed a nude male sitting inside a vehicle near the roadway at the location on 28th. He immediately recognized the man as 49-year-old Mark Dewey Martinez, a registered sex offender who lives at the address, according to the news release.
Hanauer interviewed witnesses who reportedly stated that the subject was walking near the roadway in the front yard of his residence totally nude when the incident was first reported and had exposed himself to a white female and her 6 children, ages 3 to 9, as they arrived at a residence on 28th Street. Martinez, was placed under arrest for Indecency with a Child and transported to the Orange County Jail where he was given a $25,000 bond. Police report that Martinez has since been released after posting bond. Indecency With a Child/Exposure is a 3rd degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Pinehurst currently has six active registered sex offenders within the city limits including Martinez, police report. Chief Hanauer advised that anyone can access the Texas Department of Public Safety Public Sex Offender Registry by using the following link: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffender/. He also offers assistance to anyone with questions about sex offenders in Pinehurst. Call (409) 886-2221 for information.


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Jake Eberts, the Canadian independent producer and founder of Britain's Goldcrest Films, which revived the British cinema industry in the 1980s with a string of Oscar-winning movies, including "Gandhi" and "Chariots of Fire," died Thursday in Montreal. He was 71.
He was diagnosed in late 2010 with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer of the eye, which recently spread to his liver, said his wife, Fiona.
During four decades in the film business, Eberts financed or produced more than 50 films, including four that won Academy Awards for best picture: "Chariots of Fire" (1981), "Gandhi" (1982), "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) and "Dances With Wolves" (1990).
He also produced "The Killing Fields" (1984), "City of Joy" (1992), "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) and the ecological documentary "Oceans" (2009).
Eberts was known for his financing savvy and personal approach to moviemaking, backing projects that appealed to him on a deep emotional level and presenting compelling stories without gratuitous sex, car chases and violence.
"He was truly the gentleman of Hollywood," said Jim Berk, chief executive of Participant Media, which partnered with Eberts on "Oceans" and other projects.
"Jake's purpose in life was to try to create content that not only tells stories but leads to social awareness and people inspired to do things that are beyond the norm. So he would look for that.... He had that special touch finding those stories."
Eberts was a struggling, 33-year-old investment banker in 1974 when he was approached to arrange the financing for an animated feature about a group of beleaguered rabbits. "Watership Down" (1978), based on the novel by Richard Adams, became a box-office and critical success and hooked Eberts on the movie business.
He formed Goldcrest Films in 1976 with backing from the British publishing giant Pearson. Goldcrest's first major success was "Chariots of Fire," the drama about two runners in the 1924 Olympic Games that was nominated for seven Oscars and won four.
In rapid succession Goldcrest produced "Gandhi," the epic about India's charismatic Mohandas K. Gandhi, the spiritual and political figure who led a historic campaign of nonviolent resistance against British colonial rule; and "The Killing Fields," a gripping story about Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime told from the perspective of two journalists.
"Films had to touch his heart," Fiona Eberts said of her husband on Friday. "He went by gut feeling on a lot of them, starting with 'Gandhi,' " which director Richard Attenborough had tried to make for 20 years until finally finding his angel in Eberts. The film won eight Oscars.
When Goldcrest came on the scene, the two major British studios, EMI and Rank, were in steep decline. "Jake got on with the business of making big, popular movies," said Terry Illott, who covered the media business for the Financial Times and co-wrote a 1990 book with Eberts about Goldcrest's rise and fall called "My Indecision Is Final."
"Goldcrest was so ambitious, so confident and so enterprising that it threw the creative and entrepreneurial failure of Rank and EMI into sharp relief," said Illott. "People in the industry in the UK started to look to Goldcrest as a model, as they have done ever since."
Eberts left Goldcrest in 1984 to work for Embassy Pictures but was lured back a few years later. The company was on the verge of collapse, having sunk millions into some problem-plagued films, including "Revolution," a sweeping 1985 drama about the American Revolution starring Al Pacino. Eberts was unable to avert disaster and the company was sold in 1987.
After leaving Goldcrest, Eberts founded Allied Filmmakers, an independent film development and production company based in London and Paris.
In the late 1980s he was approached by producers Richard and Lili Fini Zanuck, whose project about a crotchety spinster in Atlanta and her black chauffeur had been turned down by every major American studio. But Eberts liked the story and put up $3.25 million, which attracted an additional $4.5 million from Warner Bros. "Driving Miss Daisy" was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four.
"Without Jake Eberts," Richard Zanuck told the New York Times in 1990, " 'Miss Daisy' would never have been made."
The son of an Alcan Aluminum executive, Eberts was born in Montreal on July 7, 1941. He trained as a chemical engineer at McGill University but found he wasn't very good at it. In 1966 he earned an MBA from Harvard University and worked on Wall Street for three years before joining an investment house in London in 1971.
During the past decade he began concentrating on developing nature-themed documentaries. He collaborated with National Geographic on several projects, including its upcoming theatrical release about nanotechnology, "Mysteries of the Unseen World."
"People wouldn't think of someone with a chemical engineering background to end up in the movie world," Eberts wrote in "My Indecision Is Final," "but life can take you down these wonderful paths."
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Lindsay, and sons Alexander and David.


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The "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson legally sanctioned the practice of placing children in schools according to race. In the early 1950s, the following 17 states required racial segregation in public schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.1 Four others--Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming--permitted segregation in public schools if local communities wanted it.2
By the fall of 1952, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear arguments in five separate cases that focused on the constitutionality of maintaining segregated public schools. The Court decided to group the cases together under the title Brown v. Board of Education and hear arguments collectively. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark remarked: "We consolidated them and made Brown the first so that the whole question would not smack of being a purely Southern one."3
Questions for Map 1
1. Shade in the states where segregation was practiced. What pattern do you notice? Why do you think this was the case?
2. Locate where the five cases represented in Brown v. Board of Education originated. How would you describe the location of each?
3. Why do you think the Supreme Court decided to consider the five cases together?
4. Reread the quote by Justice Clark. Based on Map 1, what do you think he meant?
* The map on this screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a larger version of Map 1, but be aware that the file may take as much as 30 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.
1 Richard Kluger, Simple Justice (New York: Vintage Books, 1977), 327.


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I've been playing tennis for about 3 years in total. During the first year, I trained quite a bit and got to a 3.0 - 3.5 level. I then took a year off, and now I'm trying to get back into it. Some of my strokes are at a 3.5 level, but my consistency is 2.5 - 3.0, so I figure it's fair to rate myself a 3.0.
I like to play at Pier Ave, Mira Costa, Redondo High School, Live Oak Park, and Anderson park.
If anyone is available to play this evening, that'd be great. I won't be around this weekend, but I should be available after that. Weekday evenings work best, or weekend mornings.
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Hello Michael,
I haven't played in a while myself and would like to get back into the game. Maybe we could meet-up for few sets next week sometime. I am not sure of my level (2.5-3.5) maybe?
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Hello Michael,
I am interested in hitting/playing-- my schedule is pretty flexible and I am local to the South Bay. Let me know if you'd like to schedule something.
Hi Michael, I may not be quite at your level yet, but I can for sure give you a good workout at the very least. I've been playing for a couple years on and off and would love to find someone to play with that also lives in the area. Redondo Beach High works well for me, as does any park in the Redondo/ Manhattan Beach area.
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Joe Fresso worked to get a dimpled grin out of his 4-year-old son Mason, as the two rolled on the living room floor.
Some tickling, and Mason was off, quickly headed toward the television screen. He banged on it a bit, and it wobbled as Fresso dashed over to steady it.
"Oh my gosh," Mason's mother Julia said, as she looked on. "It's always something new."
The Lake in the Hills couple already had screwed the television down because Mason used to bang on the stand.� But at 50 pounds, he's gotten bigger and stronger.�
And now he's everywhere, his parents say. Unlocking windows, trying to get out the patio door, sticking limbs down the heating vents. They've since screwed down the vents, as well.
"It's just constant awareness as to where he is," Joe Fesso said. "You can't take your eyes off him for a second."
Mason was diagnosed with autism at 1 1/2 years old. He's since received numerous therapy both at home and at school. He's slowly made progress, but still has no real ability to communicate.�
It leads to frustration, both on his part and his parents, who feel blessed for every hug, every little wave and any eye contact they get from their son.
They're constantly researching ways to help their son, and they believe a dog might be an answer, or at least a help. But to get the dog through the agency they believe can best serve Mason, they need to raise $13,000.
Through 4 Paws for Ability, based in Xenia, Ohio, autistic children are paired with service dogs to help them communicate, keep them from wandering, alert their parents when they wake in the night, disrupt negative behaviors and provide other benefits.
Those who qualify, such as the Fressos, are never turned away, but families are required to raise money to help pay for the dog.
While Mason's story will become part of 4 Paws for Ability's website at 4pawsforability.org, where people can donate in his name, the Fressos have set up their own fundraising page at indiegogo.com in the hopes of raising money more quickly. As of late this week, they'd raised only $430.
They'd like Mason to get a dog as soon as possible.
"He has no way of saying he's hungry, he wants a drink or something hurts," his father said.
When Mason gets frustrated, he'll bang his head. A service dog will learn the signs that lead up to this. Mason will squeeze things, shake things. If he's not interrupted, the banging will begin, his parents say.
Using various breeds and mixed breeds, such as golden retrievers, labs, poodles and German Shepherds, 4 Paws For Ability is the first agency in the country to train dogs specifically for autistic children, beginning in 1998 with two dogs in a one-bedroom apartment.
The agency now places about 100 dogs a year, not only for those with autism, but for those who are hearing impaired, suffering from seizures, diabetic and dealing with other disabilities.
Once the fundraising is met, the family will spend 11 days in training and working with the dog before the dog comes home with them.
"At least, if anything else, it will offer a peace of mind," Julia Fresso said.
Mason gets up throughout the night, so his parents sleep near him. Both employed as 911 dispatchers in Arlington Heights, they've heard and even dealt with too many stories involving children who've wandered off and become dangerously lost.
Autistic children especially are drawn toward water, they say, and they'll head toward fire, not away from it, generally. They don't care who they're with, stranger or not. They have no fear.
"They can escape so quickly and easily," Joe Fesso said. "If you turn your back for one second, they can be gone."
And Mason's gotten quicker and quicker, they say.
Drawn to a pink pillow he has with him at all times, Mason will become fixated on objects, such as a spinning fan.
"He'll kind of get lost in a world of his own," Joe Fresso said. "The dog will learn his behaviors and bring him back to reality."
The couple, who also has a 6-year-old daughter, Chloe, finds it difficult to take Mason out on trips to the store and elsewhere. Mason either needs to be in a stroller or holding a hand. They've used backpack tethers, overheard passersby who don't understand negatively comment about a child "being on a leash."
"As he gets older, it'd be a lot more socially acceptable if he's able to walk with a dog on a leash instead of having to be tethered to us," Joe Fresso said.
Chloe has joined in Mason's cause, presenting a PowerPoint presentation for her classroom on National Autism Awareness Day.�
She'll ask her mother often, "Is Mason going to be able to play with me?"
Already bruised from his thrashes, Julia Fresso worries about the future, when Mason's even bigger. �
"We never lose hope Mason has the potential to be an average child, but right now, developmentally, he's at [age] 1 1/2," Julia Fresso said.
"He didn't want to be touched. He'd never look at you. He has come a long way," she said. "It's just super slow progress."
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The outdoor food festival known as Taste of Chicago debuted July 4, 1980, on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The following year, it moved to Grant Park, which has remained its home ever since. In its current format, the Taste spans five days, attracts about 3 million visitors and serves more than 200 menu items. Entrance is free, restaurants set up stands to sell food through a ticket system, and concerts and family activities add to the fun. Taste of Chicago is the world's largest food festival.
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A Stainforth dad who downloaded banned images which featured characters from television show The Simpsons in sexual poses was snared by the National Crime Agency.
Gary Stephens, aged 52, was tracked down during a Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre probe after he uploaded an indecent image of a child to a website.
Stephens, of Mayfield Avenue, was arrested by South Yorkshire Police last May.
Police confiscated his computer and found 14 indecent images of children, 455 other prohibited images and two pictures and four videos of extreme animal pornography.
Sheffield Crown Court heard some of the prohibited images featured characters from popular cartoons such as The Simpsons and Inspector Gadget in sexual poses as well as other cartoons that depicted sexual violence and incest. Prosecution barrister, Carl Fitch, said: "When the defendant was interviewed he said he had been accessing these images because of getting into debt.
"He said he obtained the images in order to adopt the persona of a teenage girl.
"He said he was not aware it is an offence to possess images of that nature."
The court was told Stephens pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing indecent and prohibited images at an earlier hearing last month.
He did not produce any of the indecent content himself.
Bridget Bailey, defending, said a series of problems including ill health and the loss of his job had led Stephens to use the pictures as a form of escapism.
She added: "It arose from his need to escape into a fantasy."
"In the pre-sentence report he denied that there was anything sexual about his use of the images, but has since admitted there must have been a sexual element to it."
Judge Peter Kelson QC (pictured) gave Stephens a three-year community order, and made him the subject of a sexual offences prevention order banning the dad-of-three from using any internet-connected device that does not keep a record of its internet history for five years.
He can also be asked to provide the police with any internet-connected device he uses at any point over the next five years.
Judge Kelson said: "Failure to comply with any of the conditions of the order could result in a large custodial sentence."
Stephens has also been ordered to attend the Northumbria Sex Offenders programme, complete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay a £60 fine.


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To buy the world-renowned English football club Manchester United almost eight years ago, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer and family incurred great debt, and some United fans have been less than pleased about the new ownership.
Nevertheless, Manchester United has fared quite well from a competitive perspective in recent years, winning the Premier League five times in the last seven seasons, including the 2012-13 title. Also, United captured the prestigious UEFA Champions League in 2008. And as the Guardian pointed out in April, the Glazers' investment could pay off handsomely, with the club valued more than double what it was upon their takeover.
However, United now faces a daunting challenge: replacing retiring manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who is leaving his post at season's end.
In a statement released on the club's website, Ferguson praised the club's ownership as well as CEO David Gill.
"Over the past decade, the Glazer family have provided me with the platform to manage Manchester United to the best of my ability and I have been extremely fortunate to have worked with a talented and trustworthy Chief Executive in David Gill," Ferguson said. "I am truly grateful to all of them."
Joel Glazer, a co-chairman of the Buccaneers, an executive co-chairman of United and the son of Malcolm Glazer, paid tribute to Ferguson.
"Alex has proven time and time again what a fantastic manager he is but he's also a wonderful person. His determination to succeed and dedication to the Club have been truly remarkable," Glazer said in a statement from the club.
Malcolm Glazer has owned the Buccaneers for close to 20 years. The team has hired four new head coaches in that span: Tony Dungy, Jon Gruden, Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano. The firings of Dungy and Gruden were big NFL stories; Dungy, after all, helped lead the Buccaneers to four playoff berths, and Gruden's first Buccaneers team won the franchise's only Super Bowl.
However, it's safe to say the Glazer family has never been involved in a coaching change of the magnitude that will occur at United. In 26 seasons as United's manager, Ferguson won 13 Premier League championships, and he was knighted in 1999.
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Feasibility Studies—Their Components and Application
by JAMES B. MILLER Senior Accountant, Pittsburgh Office
Presented before the Advanced Accounting students of the University of Pittsburgh—November 1962
"We have witnessed an entirely new philosophy of business operation in the rapid development of the science of business management and of professional business managers trained in the operation of complex business in a highly competitive atmosphere. As part of this change, it is now recognized that there is a very strong tool of management in the proper use of the information available through accounting records. The utilization of this information has resulted in the need for faster, more efficient methods of processing basic accounting data. To fill this demand calls for the same continued emphasis on mechanization and technological improvements in the office areas, as in the plants. Although there appears to have been some resistance to this trend and, therefore, some delay in the progress made in the office, now the general applicability of the industrial engineering time and motion measurements to the office function is developing very rapidly, as is also the field of machine accounting. In fact, the developments
in machines for use in accounting have kept pace with the increases in horsepower in automobiles, the jet age of airplanes, and the use of atomic energy—and we have just begun."1
A statement such as the one preceding strongly supports mechanization,
for the addition of sufficient personnel to increase materially the speed and efficiency of processing data is generally uneconomical, impracticable, and undesirable. A statement such as the one preceding also implies that mechanization is the answer to business management's
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text: Half Moon Bay runner Logan Marshall takes off after giving up basketballHalf Moon Bay's Logan Marshall was a three-sport performer his first two years of high school, competing in cross country, basketball and track. He was a key member of the Half Moon Bay basketball team as a sophomore, but decided after his sophomore track season to quit playing basketball and focus full-time on distance running. "It was really a great experience to play basketball my freshman and sophomore years, especially playing varsity as a sophomore," Marshall said this week. "But after track my sophomore year, I felt I wasn't getting the results I was capable of and a lot of that was attributable to playing basketball in the winter and summer." Marshall has gotten off to a great start in his senior cross country season. He took first place at the first Peninsula Athletic League meet of the season, finishing ahead of a talented group of Carlmont runners in 12 minutes, 29 seconds over the 2.4-mile course at Westmoor High. Then, on Saturday, he placed third in his race at the Lowell Invitational, covering the 2.93-mile course at Golden Gate Park in 14:55. "I'm really pleased,'' Marshall said. "It's definitely nice to have results that show the kind of work you put in." Marshall said missing basketball hasn't been much of an issue, that he enjoys going to the games to support the team. "I realized basketball wasn't in the future for me beyond high school, but that with running I had a future in college," Marshall said. "I saw that elite (runners) weren't doing winter sports, and that I wasn't putting in as much time on training. I felt if I wanted to be a serious competitor and an elite runner, I needed to drop basketball and concentrate on running." Marshall saw immediate results last fall when he won the Division IV race at the Central Coast Section cross country championships. He lowered his best times in track to 4:22 in the 1,600 and 9:26 in the 3,200. "This year he should run in the mid-teens, if not lower," Half Moon Bay coach Paul Farnsworth said. Marshall wasn't able to train hard the summer before his junior year due to a sore knee. But he made the most of the past summer. "This was the first summer I got in base mileage, 50 miles per week with more of an emphasis on quality than quantity," Marshall said. Goals for the season? "My goal as an individual is to set a personal best on every course I run," Marshall said. "I'd like to win league and CCS and am looking for a top 10 finish at state. "Our team goal is to win CCS Division IV." cross country Area's top, early-season runners: BOYS Chris Foster, Los Gatos: Third overall at 3-mile Earlybird Invitational (15:52), second at the 2.95-mile SCVAL preview meet (15:53). Corey Gonzales, Harker: Sixth overall at Earlybird (16:02), second in his race at 2.9-mile Lowell Invitational (15:06). Jose Pina, Lincoln: Fourth overall at Earlybird (15:55). Cooper Sloan, Homestead: Second overall at Earlybird (15:52). Steven Sum, Saratoga: Top returning placer from last year's CCS meet, had fastest time at SCVAL preview meet (15:38). GIRLS Julia Bounds, St. Francis: Freshman was second at Gunn Alumni meet, second at Lowell (17:17). Lauren Jacob, Los Altos: Won her race at Lowell Invitational (17:18), second overall at Earlybird (18:12). Julia Lemak, Archbishop Mitty: Had fastest time at Palma's Chieftain Classic (18:51). Melissa Reed, Mountain View: Second at SCVAL preview (18:56), third at Lowell (17:32). Sarah Robinson, Gunn: Fastest at SCVAL preview (18:30), won her race at Lowell (17:14).


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We just hosted at Google Switzerland the first ever Panoramio Moderators Summit with the participation of 16 of our moderators, both Panoramio co-founders Eduardo Manchón and Joaquin Cuenca and the rest of the Panoramio team.
We have been working hard to migrate Panoramio within Google since the acquisition and 2010 will show the results of this effort. Now Panoramio is in a situation where we can develop new features and we are very excited about this great opportunity
During these 2 days we discussed with Panoramio moderators about the feedback the whole Panoramio community has been discussing for so long in the Panoramio forum and we showed them what we are working on to address it.
Some of the points we discussed were the layers in Google Maps and Google Earth, the use of the API and how we will bring it to the next level, how to facilitate community interaction within Panoramio, and many more. We also took the time to put a face behind that Nickname that we see in a daily basis. Coming from their own words: "I see you now. I will never talk to the computer screen anymore".
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Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes
Once the province of consumer-oriented photo sharing sites like Flickr, these sites let home office users and even mid-size companies do the storage and online collaboration thing on the cheap.By Michael Hickins
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - Carbonite.com
Maybe the most well-known of these, Carbonite offers unlimited file back-up and storage for a little over $4 per month for a 1-year commitment, and $3.75 per month with a 2-year commitment. However, it only backs up files from a PC; the company is work
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - Omnidrive.com
1GB of storage and 5G bits of bandwidth per month free. Includes use of Zoho productivity software, RSS feed reading and online editing tools. You can also get 50GB of storage and 100G bits of bandwidth per month for about $17 per month.
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - WebAsyst.net
You get 20 MB and a maximum of 50 files for free, as well as limited online tools. At $10 per gig of storage memory beyond the 20 MB, there are cheaper online options for storage. But the real value proposition here is the range of a la carte online
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - Box.net
1GB plus 10GB per month free; paid plans start at around $8 per month and go up to $20 per month for 15GB and unlimited bandwidth usage. The service also includes the ability to set up workgroups of up to 20 people and edit online. Volume pricing f
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - Diino.com
Online storage and backup, collaboration, e-mail and mobile access are all available. Several pricing plans are available: 10GB for 10 users, for just over $8 per month; 25GB for 10 users, for about $33 per month; 1 terabyte of storage for up to 30
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - Fileden.com
1GB of storage, 50 MB maximum file size, 5G bits of bandwidth per month for free; $5 per month buys you 15GB of storage, 1GB file size limit and 100G bits per month of bandwidth usage.
Online Sharing Dons Pinstripes - MediaMax.com
Aimed mostly at the multi-media-loving crowd, it offers 25GB of storage for free. Thereafter, plans range from 100GB of storage, the ability to download 10GB per month, and 1GB file size limits for around $5 per month to 1000GB of storage and 10GB pe
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Around $5 per month per computer for unlimited storage and bandwidth.
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Civil and commercial aircraft with a valid airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are required to be registered with the Utah Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). If your aircraft qualifies for state property tax assessment and potential exemption from this registration requirement, the Property Tax Division of the Utah State Tax Commission will contact you.
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|Testosterone Replacement
May 28, 2004
OK, so I've been POZ now since Dec. 1997. It's been an easy, manageable diagnosis since, however, for the last few years I have been EXTREMELY tired. We ran all the tests, finally my doctor decided to look at my testosterone levels. They were very low, at 176. He said this was the cause of my fatigue and making me feel like a 70 year old. I am 31. My current viral load is undetectable and CD4 count is 1012. I'm still on my first meds of Combivir and Viramune, which I have been taking since March of 1998. I've tried Androgel, no significant response, I've tried Testim, again, no significant response and the stuff never dries, so my clothes stick to my body all day long. My doctor wants me to stick with one of these two because he tells me these are the safest forms especially for my liver. However, I'm curious about anything else that is out there that may be better and yet still safe. What about injectable brands?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hypogonadism (low testosterone) is surprisingly common in us "virally enhanced" folks. Also surprisingly, it can occur in women as well as in men!
I'm glad your illness has been "an easy and manageable diagnosis:" however, feeling "EXTREMELY" tired for the last few years is a significant "quality of life" issue. Being 31 and feeling 70 is unacceptable! I'm glad you and your HIV specialist have identified the cause of the problem. (I'm disappointed it took years!) I agree with your doctor that the topical testosterone replacements are safer than other formulations injectables or oral tablets. I agree with you that Testim is sticky stuff, and I wouldn't like feeling like a walking "post-it" all day. AndroGel works well for me. You mentioned you had "no significant response." Two things should be considered. Did you use it properly, following the directions closely? Applying it to shoulders or abdomen, and letting it dry, etc.? Second, were you taking the right dose? One packet per day may not have been enough for you. I would suggest increasing the dose and rechecking your "free" testosterone levels just prior to restarting the therapy, and then again three weeks later. Further dose adjustments can be made at that time.
Injectable testosterone is not "physiologic." That means your body is not used to getting a walloping dose of "vitamin T." Injections tend to send testosterone levels through the roof initially, and then gradually "wear off" over the next week or two. Consequently, you wind up having higher than recommended blood testosterone levels initially and lower than recommended levels just prior to getting your next shot. Sure, the sky-high levels might come in handy if you need to be horned-up for a Casanova-style weekend planned with a hottie that you want to impress. But being "the love machine" one weekend and "Mr. Microsoft" the next isn't all that desirable.
One other thing to consider if you really don't like or "respond" to AndroGel. There is a new testosterone supplement available in the U.S. that is absorbed by the gums in the mouth. You place the tablet between the inside of your lip and the gums above your teeth, and let it absorb. It might be worth a try.
Good luck.
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Fran (Final Fantasy 12) – Cosplay of the Week
This week's Cosplay of the Week features a classic character in the Final Fantasy series' recent history. Don't mistake this mighty viera for some girl in a bunny costume (although that's what she looks like). It's Fran, from Final Fantasy 12.
Fran is a viera who acts as Balthier's partner. Together they sail the skies in their airship, Strahl. Sounds kind of romantic, eh? Though she's the ship's mechanic, she's also a very skilled warrior and has even gained the title "Master of Weapons." In battle, she can use any weapon as long as she gets the license for it, but she starts out with a bow, making her valuable as a long-ranged fighter. But the most impressive thing about her? She can fight in that really revealing outfit and do it while wearing heels. That takes gumption.
This is Shappi, a cosplayer from Poland. She started cosplaying in 2009 and has been going strong ever since, even winning awards for her work. According to Shappi herself, this costume is mostly made of EVA foam that's been covered in wood glue and acrylic. With regard to crafting it, she said, "Cutting all the patterns out was a horror, it was one of my most complicated and detailed armor in cosplay."
The wig, as it turns out, is created from one long wig with two ponytail clips and many wefts, making it a very detailed piece of the costume. There is a foam core in the wig and the wefts create the curly sides. The result is an awesome example of viera hair that's a bit heavy to wear. She made Fran's teddy-like corset out of a swimsuit, a bra, lots of foam and real chainmail. If that's not hardcore cosplaying, then we don't know what is. The shoes were platforms with little claws added to them and the ears, the icing on the viera cake, were made of foam and fur. The bow she's using was made from an old, wooden bow that Shappi customized with "some foam and love." And of course, the finishing touch on the costume was the full-body spray, giving her that tan Viera look.
You can check out more of Shappi's award-winning cosplay work on her Facebook, deviantART and Cosplay.com profiles. You're bound to see some very familiar characters and bits of her progress on costumes. All shots were taken by Studio Zahora. You can find their work on Facebook and their official site.
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Date of Bond
Husband, Wife
Parents or Guardian of Wife
Security and Witnesses
27 July 1824
Thomas McDonald, Martha Saunders
Benjamin McDonald, Robert Saunders
3 August 1824
John Beckett "21 years of age", Rachel Phares
Henry Ruetrough, guardian
Henry Ruetrough
14 August 1824
Bryant McDonald "of Botetourt County – 21 years of age", Elizabeth McDonald
Jonas McDonald, father
Jonas McDonald
17 August 1824
Jacob Bowers, Jane Wickham "21 years of age"
Nathanial Wickham, Jr.
28 August 1824
Jobe Hale, Fanny Lore
Adam Wall, guardian
Adam Wall
7 September 1824
Abraham Earhart "21 years of age", Sarah Shufflebarger
John Shufflebarger, Sr., father
William Snavely
18 September 1824
Micaijah Saunders, Rebekah Thompson
John Thompson, father
John Thompson
24 September 1824
Jacob Epperly "21 years of age", Eliza Pfliger
Abraham Pfliger, father
Abraham Pfliger
25 September 1824
Peter Nida "21 years of age", Delila Caldwell
Stephen Caldwell, father
Stephen Caldwell
28 September 1824
Michael Echis "21 years of age", Elizabeth Robinson
Jno. Robinson, father
John Robinson
Source: Certified copy of partial page from the Montgomery County Register of Marriages [no volume no., no page no.] Montgomery County Circuit Count, Christiansburg, Virginia
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Martina McBride to Headline Annual Hymns, Hams and Jams Concert
Martina McBride will be sharing her time and talents for a special charity event in Nashville next week which will benefit the Shalom Foundation. The third-annual Hymns, Hams and Jams concert event will take place Aug. 21 at Nashville's famous Loveless Barn, meant as a fundraiser to help the organization and its medical program in Guatemala.
Also scheduled to appear at the Hymns, Hams and Jams event will be legendary songwriter Bob DiPiero, as well as GAC and Sirius XM personality Storme Warren, who will serve as the evening's host.
The Shalom Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to demonstrating Christian values while providing humanitarian aid to children and their families living in extreme poverty. The organization provides educational opportunities for both children and adults, essential food and clean water for the malnourished, community outreach in general and medical assistance for those with basic healthcare and critical care needs through the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala City.
The concert at Loveless Barn is set to begin at 6:30PM local time, and will also include a silent auction, with proceeds also going to the the Shalom Foundation. Auction items will include tickets to the 2012 World Series, autographed guitars from Garth Brooks and Sugarland, a private bus party, concert tickets, backstage VIP experiences and more. Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.


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Jason Aldean Wins Vocal Event of the Year Award for 'Don't You Wanna Stay' During 2012 ACM Awards Red Carpet Broadcast
One of the off-camera awards was presented to Jason Aldean as he walked the red carpet before the show on Sunday night. The singer was surprised with a trophy for Vocal Event of the Year, which honored 'Don't You Wanna Stay,' his duet with Kelly Clarkson.
Aldean seemed taken aback by the impromptu presentation. "This record was huge for us," Aldean told Nan Kelley on GAC-TV. "I can't even tell you what this song has done for me and my career."
"This is a great way to start the night off already," he added. Aldean is up for five other awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, as well as well as Single Record of the Year for 'Don't You Wanna Stay.'
Also nominated for the Vocal Event of the Year Award was 'Country Boy' by Aaron Lewis and friends, 'Old Alabama' by Brad Paisley and Alabama, 'Remind Me' by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, and 'You and Tequila' by Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter.
Yesterday, Thompson Square won the Vocal Duo of the Year award. It's their first in the category.


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ARLINGTON, Va. — People are ready to prevent any driver from starting a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol, even though the technology to do it isn't available yet. Responding to a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety survey, people across the nation said they like the idea of using advanced technology to stop drunk drivers from operating their vehicles. About 2 of 3 respondents deem this a good or very good idea, assuming the technology is reliable. More than 40 percent would want such devices in their own cars if offered as an option. Drinkers and nondrinkers alike favor the concept.
The results are the Institute's first take on what people think about equipping all vehicles with alcohol detection devices that would be more sophisticated than the ignition interlocks in some vehicles today. A total of 1,004 people were surveyed July 15-19. Results are weighted for the U.S. population.
"The results are clear-cut and a bit surprising," says Anne McCartt, Institute senior vice president for research. "We didn't expect to find support across the board for the idea of detecting alcohol in everybody, but this survey tells us people are ready to crack down on all impaired drivers, not just those who've had DWI convictions."
Nearly 3 of 4 respondents said they'd heard about interlocks being required in cars of people with DWI convictions. Wired to ignitions, the devices keep vehicles from starting if convicted offenders register blood alcohol readings above a predetermined level, usually well below the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) threshold of 0.08 percent.
About 180,000 interlocks are in use nationwide. They're successfully reducing the risk that prior offenders will commit repeat violations. However, most fatal-crash-involved drivers with illegal BACs haven't had a DWI conviction in the past 3 years. If interlocks had been in all vehicles, not just those of prior offenders, to prevent driving above the legal limit, more than 8,000 lives could have been saved last year, the Institute estimates.
An impediment is the device itself. Interlocks mandated for DWI offenders are "unwieldy and obtrusive," McCartt points out. "This is okay for convicted offenders but not for every driver on every trip. An alcohol detector that's suitable for all drivers would have to be all but invisible and require virtually no upkeep. It would have to be quick and easy to use and provide accurate readings. No such device exists yet, but it's being worked on."
Percent of respondents who think advanced alcohol test technology in all vehicles is a good or very good idea
The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, a partnership between the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, is exploring new detection technologies that one day could be developed for widespread use.
"The idea is to stop anyone from operating a vehicle if the BAC registers 0.08 percent or higher, not to prevent drivers from having any drinks at all before getting in their cars," McCartt explains. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents said the devices would be a good idea in all cars if the technology proves reliable. Only 30 percent said it's a bad idea. Not surprisingly, support is stronger for use by convicted drunk drivers. Eighty-four percent of people surveyed said this is a good idea, compared with 15 percent who said it's not a good idea or a bad idea.
Among the 33 percent of respondents who volunteered that they never drink, approval of the devices in all cars is 74 percent. It's still high, at 66 percent, among people who said they drink once a week. Even among people who said they drink 4 or more times a week, support for the devices is about 50 percent.
Twenty-six percent of survey respondents who regularly drive and also said they drink admitted to driving within 2 hours of consuming alcohol. Seventy percent of these people volunteered they might have gotten behind the wheel when over the legal alcohol limit. Presumably these are the drivers who would be most affected by detection devices, but 55 percent said they consider the devices a good idea for everyone. This isn't much different from the 60 percent of drivers who drink but say they never drive within 2 hours of drinking.
Asked why they're a good idea, 67 percent of survey participants said interlocks prevent drunk driving. Saving lives and preventing crashes are the next most often cited reasons. About a third of respondents who felt the technology is a bad or very bad idea cited concerns about privacy or government interference, while 20 percent said not all drivers need to be screened. Others mentioned concerns about the device's accuracy and cost.
Forty-two percent of the people who regularly drive said they would want an alcohol detection device in their next vehicle if it were available as an option and the price were reasonable. Most people felt a price under $500 would be reasonable. Of the 54 percent who said they wouldn't want a device, 44 percent volunteered they don't drink alcohol so it wouldn't be useful. Forty-four percent of drivers who drink said they would want an alcohol detection device in their next vehicle.
Alcohol-impaired driving is a big contributor to fatal crashes, and most impaired drivers are never arrested. A total of 11,773 people died in crashes involving drivers with BACs at or above 0.08 percent in 2008. This represents 32 percent of all traffic-related deaths.
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Memoirs of a Valentine; for Those Who Love and Have Loved
By Kevin Maloney
February 12, 2012
Having recently moved I am now unpacking and you know that one box we all have with pictures, notes, etc. from our ex's? Every couple years or so you'll open that box, because you remember how happy you were at that moment in time, and you need to read the notes to reassure yourself you are still that same person, that you are still loveable and deserve love again.
Now, if it was a bad break-up, any and all notes were destroyed, ripped up or burned. The memories faded and forgotten. Though, I think we all have that one person we'd like to know about today, how are they, what path in life did they choose, are they married, single, with kids or not? How might life have been if you stayed together, re-kindled your relationship? Maybe the break up was for the best? Maybe you just didn't know at the time.
The notes can be a reminder of your maturity or immaturity at that point in your life. The notes that were so reflective then, may be relevant to your situation today.
Today I opened "that box" and found a series of cards and notes and a Valentine's Day card from 2003 and every one I read I choked up, every one I read could be something written for me today. Honestly, since being infected with HIV and HCV these notes have as much value now as they did then. In the spirit of love and Valentine's Day I share with you these notes and encourage you to look up that one love you still think about, open that box this Valentine's Day. Billy -- you will ALWAYS occupy a space in my heart.
Valentine's Day 2003
April 5th, 2004
June 12th, 2003
Sept 12th, 2003 (my birthday)
Nov 2003
Sept 12, 2004 (my birthday)
You may also read my remembrances of my ex Billy and see pictures of us here in a previous blog entry I wrote.
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone in the WORLD today; may you only know happiness, love, and peace in the year ahead.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women outshot the Chowan Hawks 17-1, but a stellar performance by both the Coker and Chowan goalkeepers led to a 0-0 draw in the non-conference women's match Saturday afternoon. The match was part of the 2010 Homecoming match for Coker, while tie marks the Cobras second in as many matches.
Hawks keeper Kristy Brown was the player of the match for Chowan with eight saves in more than 120 minutes of play. Brown had the Cobras number all day stopping every offensive opportunity.
Sarah Kinsey (Windermere, Fla.), Rachel Solomon (Bluffton, S.C.), Jill Giguere (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and Emily Morrow (Columbia, S.C.) each had three shots on the day.
Coker's Jamie McCoy (Sumter, S.C.) squashed the Hawks best chance at a goal with a blocked shot from Alisha Terry in the box near the end of the first half.
Carrie Hudnell (Goose Creek, S.C.) benefited from a strong Coker defense to pick up the shutout in the draw.
Coker returns to action at home on Monday afternoon. The Cobras will take on Barton College in a Conference Carolinas match at 3:00 p.m. at the Coker Soccer Field.


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Growing up in the 80's, my mom loved the Lethal Weapon series of movies, though I think she secretly watched it just to see Mel Gibson. Nonetheless, I had my share of Lethal Weapon re-runs on HBO and TNT and playbacks on VHS. More recently, she purchased the entire Lethal Weapon collection on DVD. My mom is progressive so that means she'll probably be picking up the series once more on Blu-ray in the next 2-3 years. Did I mention that she already owns the movies in both VHS and DVD formats?
Anyhow, check out this shirt from Crispy Tees, a joint venture from the guys collectively known in the T-Shirt and design communities as The Black Axe. The shirt features Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) with a twist to his usual catchline. Too Old For This Shirt is printed on an American Apparel blank and is available now from Crispy Tees for $18.00.