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This Is the End is the feature directing debut for co-writers Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, based on their and Jason Stone's 2007 short film "Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse." The original horror-comedy short's cast only includes Rogen and Jay Baruchel, but the full-length version adds several more celebrities – who, like the main actors, either play (semi-)heightened versions of themselves or riff on their well-known onscreen personalities.
Goldberg and Rogen's feature debut starts with Rogen and Baruchel attending a party at James Franco's house in Los Angeles, when a sudden – and unspecified – apocalyptic event strikes the city. Rogen, Baruchel and Franco hunker down in the latter's home (along with Jonah Hill and Craig Robinson), in the hope of waiting things out until they are rescued. However, after a series of encounters with other celebrity survivors and the bizarre monsters residing outside, these five friends begin to wonder: could this really be the end-of-days?
Every script that Goldberg and Rogen have written to date feels like an attempt to top themselves (save perhaps for The Watch), and that trend continues with This Is the End. The final movie result this round is an outrageously crude and low-brow raunch-com that lampoons an eclectic mixture – and wide range – of pop-culture targets, often to very funny effect; unfortunately, the film's skit-oriented structure gives rise to a series of comedic vignettes that are usually hit-or-miss. Meanwhile, the self-referential aspects can sometimes come off as too self-congratulatory in execution, and make this the least accessible of the screenwriters' efforts to date.
Despite that, This Is the End is a solid debut for Goldberg and Rogen as directors, and an overall effective compilation of everything that people loved (or, if you're a non-fan, hated) about their previous screenplays. The pair appear to have picked up a few useful tricks from their previous filmmaking collaborators; as a result, This Is the End has the (b)romantic heart of director Greg Mottola (Superbad) with the fanboy enthusiasm of David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) and the surreal pop art sensibilities of Michel Gondry (The Green Hornet).
Goldberg and Rogen aim to seamlessly blend these influences together, but fall just short of doing so (and establishing their own unique identity as directors in the process). Nevertheless, their love for the film medium shows through and helps to make This Is the End an idiosyncratic pastiche of genre elements that never fully runs out of gas – despite hitting occasional speed bumps (due to the uneven script) along the way – and best recalls their approach to Pineapple Express … on steroids.
Cast-wise, Rogen, Baruchel, and Franco play standard variations on their usual comedy roles (e.g. "themselves"), but aren't really any more or less entertaining here than in their previous film and television roles. (So don't expect this movie to change your mind about them being – or not being – enjoyable comedic actors.) Fortunately, Robinson gets to put his physical and verbal comedy skills to good use, and Hill is fun to watch because he plays against type – by portraying himself as an angelic and New Age religious-type celebrity (who, deep down, is really just another self-serving Hollywood actor).
Meanwhile, Emma Watson pops in and out, but the bits involving her fall a bit flat and mostly feel like setup for the inevitable Hermione/Harry Potter joke. Danny McBride, on the other hand, plays himself as a more obnoxious version of his Kenny Powers character from Eastbound & Down; the caricature he creates is not all that satirical, self-aware or otherwise witty, but McBride still manages to earn a few laughs. Finally, the majority of the celebrity appearances take place in the first act, but are split between amusing glorified cameos – like Michael Cera playing a drug-happy version of himself – and throwaway gags, which involve them dying in gruesome ways.
Much of the humorous subtext for This Is the End stems from the audience's familiarity with the cult of celebrity worship and Hollywood's self-infatuation, which is a subject the film doesn't so much as skewer as it just playfully nudges in the ribs (figuratively speaking). Similarly, there's a lot of pop-culture lampooning that will resonate with children of the 1980s/90s and longtime fans of the main cast – those who watched people like Rogen and Franco grow up on the TV shows Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared - in addition to in-jokes for cinephiles, who will best understand the parody scenes and references to famous horror titles.
Such elements make the film feel too self-involved and esoteric at times, but overall, the good outweighs the bad. Basically, if you feel that Goldberg and Rogen deserved high grades for their earliest work (on Superbad and Pineapple Express) – and you didn't jump off the bandwagon after Green Hornet and The Watch – then you've done the proper amount of homework to appreciate This Is the End.
In conclusion: Die-hard fans of Rogen, Franco and their merry band of foul-mouthed misfits will probably be more forgiving of the film's weaknesses and just relish in the sheer comedic insanity and madness of what transpires onscreen (especially during the take-no-prisoners third act). Everyone else, well… you were probably never planning to check this one out, anyway (if you're even reading this).
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.


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Every time a new CGI/live-action hybrid based on a beloved cartoon hits theaters, be it Yogi Bear or this week's The Smurfs, the finger of blame is inevitably pointed at the Alvin & the Chipmunks movie for having demonstrated to Hollywood executives that these sorts of films can actually turn a tidy profit.
This winter marks the arrival of a third installment, Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked. Surprisingly enough, even the teaser trailer for the movie seems to be aware of how most adult moviegoers are going to react when they watch it (re: not well).
Like previous Alvin & the Chipmunk flicks, Chip-Wrecked features Jason Lee as the eternally flustered Dave (the human) and celebrities like Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, and Christiana Applegate as the voices of the Chipmunks and Chipettes, respectively. Not that it matters, though, seeing how their voices are altered beyond recognition in order to reach that familiar high-pitch known as a "chipmunk voice."
Chip-Wrecked was scripted by the writers behind Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and directed by Mike Mitchell, the man responsible for films like Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Surviving Christmas, and Shrek Forever After. But does any of that information really shock you?
One thing that might surprise you is how self-aware this theatrical preview for the new Chipmunks movie appears to be. Forget about having to lodge insults at the trailer - the footage does that for you.
Find out what we mean by watching the Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked trailer (via iTunes Movie Trailers) below:
See? There's no need to whine about Chip-Wrecked featuring painfully dated pop-culture jokes like a Titanic reference, or how you want to puke after watching the clearly-not-real CGI little critters "get jiggy" with a bunch of kids aboard a cruise liner. Heck, even after the tiny creatures offer their own rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" near the end, we immediately cut to the hauntingly silent image of a lonely isolated island - clearly, a metaphor for how every adult who watches this trailer will feel afterwards.
Yes, that is a bit harsh, and chances are good that if your kids loved the previous Chipmunk pics, they'll love this one too. Everyone else can just roll their eyes and continue to ignore the existence of these movies, like they have in the past.
Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked arrives in U.S. theaters on December 16th, 2011.
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Magnetek Inc., Los Angeles, has announced that it will provide power conditioners for the world's largest fuel cell installation. The 1.4-MW plant, which will provide primary power for a Verizon call-routing center on Long Island, New York, is comprised of seven PC25 fuel cells built by UTC Fuel Cells, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Magnetek's digital power conditioners are fuel cell subsystems that Magnetek designs and builds for UTC. They convert the direct current produced by the fuel cells' electrochemical reaction into precisely controlled alternating current, which is required to run the critical Verizon call-routing center. The fuel cells, each of which produces 200 kW of electricity and 900,000 BTUs of usable heat, will provide primary electrical power for the facility.
Verizon will install the fuel cells at a 332,000 sq-ft facility in Garden City, N.Y., that delivers local phone service to some 40,000 customers on a 24-hour basis. The facility is also home to more than 1,000 Verizon employees.
A partnership of business and government entities has unveiled the first fuel-cell system to power a single-family house in western New York.
The house is one of two residential fuel-cell projects in the service area of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp., the gas utility segment of National Fuel Gas Company. The projects involve operating one 5kW, grid-parallel Plug Power fuel cell system at a home in Lewiston, Niagara County, and a second unit at a home in Colden, Erie County. The systems are expected to operate for about one year before being returned to Plug Power for analysis.
IBACOS has equipped the Lewiston home with a monitoring device, funded through the DOE, to measure and evaluate electric appliance performance throughout the project.
Caterpillar Inc. and FuelCell Energy Inc., Danbury, Conn., have formalized and expanded their agreement to distribute and develop ultra-low emission Direct FuelCell (DFC) power generation products for industrial and commercial use. Under the 10-year alliance agreement, customers will now be able to buy these systems from Caterpillar dealers in selected regions in North America.
The agreement strengthens the relationship FuelCell Energy and Caterpillar established in November 2001. It calls for the companies to jointly develop Caterpillar-branded power plants in the 250kW to 3MW size range, incorporating FuelCell Energy's fuel cell module. Typically, 1kW represents enough electricity to power an average home.
The companies will also explore the development of a hybrid power system that uses Caterpillar's turbine engine technology and FuelCell Energy's products. These efforts are said to build on the strengths of FuelCell Energy's fuel cell module and Caterpillar's technical expertise in systems packaging, electronics, power conditioning and gas turbine engines.


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NYCC Exclusive: NEW WARRIORS Regroup, Relaunch in 2014
'Diversity' seem to a theme Marvel is trying to play up in their superhero universe lately, and in February 2014 a new ongoing series will play up that diversity theme in a way only a large superhero universe title can.
New Warriors is another Marvel attempt at the revival of the once hit 90's series, this time as an All-New Marvel NOW! launch, this time reuniting Speedball, Justice, and Nova (though not the original New Warrior), along with a slew of new members, including a certain fairly-recognizable guy that can do everything a spider can.
Written by Chris Yost with art by Marcus To, according to the publisher a "different kind of war" is coming with "mutants, Inhumans, Atlanteans, Deviants, Clones, alien half-breeds, magical beings" all identified as threats to humanity and "targeted for extinction."
The two original members and the new Nova assemble a new team from different corners of the MU to "save the world and have fun doing it."
For more we threw a few questions the way of Chris Yost for this exclusive first interview.
Newsarama: Chris, first of all, New Warriors is one of those titles that had a bright heyday that Marvel has tried several times over the years to revive/relaunch. What's your attraction to the concept today?
Chris Yost: I've been a fan of the New Warriors since day one, when Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley launched it. What I loved about it was that six heroes from all different corners of the Marvel Universe came together to just do good. Mutants, super humans, Atlanteans, space guy… guy with skateboard… it didn't matter. They were heroes, and they were out there fighting the good fight. If I had powers, or a skateboard, I'd do the same. And they were young. Idealistic. Trying to prove themselves to the world.
I've worked on a wide range of Marvel properties in comics, animation, and film, but I always come back to the younger characters. The ones who haven't seen it all and done it all. They're our window to the world.
Nrama: So why do you think a New Warriors revival can succeed this time where in the past they've been short-lived?
Yost: A few things: Fan favorite characters, huge stories that tie into the core of the Marvel Universe, diversity, huge action, huge fun, and Marcus To.
Nrama: Justice, Speedball and the new Nova (sort of) are certainly iconic members, but can you talk about what interest you guys may or may not have in some of the other well-known members like Firestar, Namorita, Night Thrasher, Richard Rider and some of the others that came after?
Yost: Well, Thrasher and Richard Rider are dead, Namorita is, I believe, trapped in the Cancer-verse, and Firestar… is occupied. Members like Silhouette, Turbo, even newer members like Debrii… maybe down the road. But right now we're focusing on the core three and some newcomers. We get to see what the concept of New Warriors means to the founding members, and new heroes alike.
Nrama: Of course of course our readers are looking at the image right now wondering about the members (although at least one of them is pretty obvious). Can you give fans any names and whatever you can about them?
Yost: Sun Girl, a human. Haechi, an Inhuman. Aracely, a Demigod. Water Snake, an Atlantean. And a Clone by the name of Scarlet Spider.
Nrama: Can you also give readers a few thoughts on each of the three 'core' members - what you like about the character and why you selected them for the team?
Yost: Justice isn't sure the New Warriors are needed in an Avengers world, especially given how tainted the name became after Stamford. Speedball needs the New Warriors more than ever as he struggles with his personal demons. And Nova… he's the new kid on the block, curious to be on a team with people who knew the previous Nova.
Nrama: Now, is the team brought together to combat the threats to Earth identified in the Marvel description of the series, or are they serving as similar role as the Uncanny Avengers, bringing together members of those feared groups together to protect the earth and show that they can work together?
Yost: Uncanny Avengers has a very specific mission statement, especially after the events of Avengers vs. X-Men. New Warriors has a broader playing field in that every single corner of the Marvel Universe is what we're protecting. Space, magic, mutants, clones, Atlanteans… you name it, the New Warriors have a specific reason to go there. They're going to be the Ambassadors of anything not human.
Nrama: Will the team have any relation to the Avengers, which has sort of become a overarching brand in the Marvel Universe, or will this team be going it alone?
Yost: The Avengers will definitely have a presence in the book, as Justice is a former Avenger… but New Warriors is its own thing. The very question of the need for New Warriors when you've got the Avengers is front and center.
Nrama: Speaking of which, what do you think distinguishing the New Warriors from say the Young Avengers? Will any rivalry exists between those groups or do you consider them of different generations?
Yost: Fewer connections to the Avengers. And there are a few members of each team that would fight with anybody, I'm sure. But the Warriors, with one or two exceptions, are pros. While still young, they've been doing this for a while.
Nrama: Okay then Chris, the standard last question catchall question - what would you like fans know that we haven't covered so far?
Yost: The stakes are high. The action is huge. The hero-ing is super. This is old school Marvel Universe action that's international, interplanetary, inter dimensional. There's drama, romance, and world saving. And it's fun.
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In its recently released third annual report about the online reality of cultural development in the Arab world, AT realised that Arab Internet users, who searched for cookery and cuisine books hugely outnumbered bookworms.
According to the report, the search button for books on different subjects was clicked 18.7 million times (during the month-long online survey), and the biggest number of clicks searched for books by famous chefs.
Book lovers interested in educational studies, Islam and history came second and third. Poets should be disappointed; their poems hardly attracted any Internet users in
the Arab world.
Arab poets' low-profile popularity should underline the fact that today's generation are a source of embarrassment for their grandfathers, who used to be great admirers of poetry.
ATI's third report also concluded that Arab Internet users were busy searching for sex websites throughout the month-long survey. Arab bloggers so inclined are said to be very co-operative and generous in their exchange of extraordinary porno flicks or sex books on the Internet.
The allegedly miserable Arab minds and brains received even more devastating verdict, when ATI discovered that the number of patents registered internationally, originating from eight Arab countries, was hardly over 375 between 2005 and 2009. The report observed that Malaysia alone registered 566 international patents.
As for Egypt, the number of patents registered officially in 2008 by its scientific research centres and laboratories was only 81, compared to 280 patents in the same period by Egyptians living abroad.
The report declared that the landscape of scientific research in the Arab countries of Jordan, Algeria and Saudi Arabia was barren and infertile. Egypt ranked 28th among 127 patent-granting countries in the world.
The two Gulf countries Kuwait and Qatar competed for 39th, the United Arab Emirates ranked 41st and Tunisia 66th.
In the meantime, ATI revealed that Cairo University, desperate to enlist in the World's Top 500 Universities, was declared the most prestigious university in the Arab world. Ain Shams, also a high-profile seat of learning, ranked 4th and 910th globally.
On the other hand, the young generation of pop singers were told that late singing
legend Om Kalthoum, followed by Warda el-Gazai'eria (from Algeria), Nagat el- Saghira and Shadia were dominating the online charts.
Big names among new-generation pop singers were Amr Diab, Tamer Hosni and Fadl Shaker and Assala.
They can heave a sigh of relief, when hearing that they have bigger online popularity than their contemporaries. More surprising is that the online debate on Arab unity attracted the attention of an embarrassingly low number of bloggers and twitters.
The issue of political reforms in Arab countries did also not exactly inspire Arab Internet users; but jokes and anecdotes were exchanged extensively.
Via SyndiGate.info
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Morquio syndrome is an inherited disease of metabolism in which the body is missing or doesnt have enough of a substance needed to break down long chains of sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (formerly called mucopolysaccharides).
The syndrome belongs to a group of diseases called mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). Specifically, it is known as MPS IV.
See also:
MPS I H (Hurler syndrome) MPS II, Hunter syndrome MPS III (Sanfilippo syndrome) MPS I S (Scheie syndrome)
Alternative Names
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA; Galactosamine-6-sulfatase deficiency; Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVB; Beta galactosidase deficiency; MPS IV
Morquio syndrome is an
There are two forms of Morquio syndrome: Type A and Type B.
- Persons with Type A do not have a substance (
enzyme) called galactosamine-6-sulfatase.
- Persons with Type B do not produce enough of an enzyme called beta-galactosidase.
The body needs these enzymes to break down a long strand of sugar molecules called the keratan sulfate sugar chain. In both types, abnormally large amounts of glycosaminoglycans build up in the body, which can damage organs.
The syndrome is estimated to occur in 1 of every 200,000 births. Symptoms usually start between ages 1 and 3. A family history of the syndrome raises ones risk for the condition.
- Abnormal development of bones, including the spine
- Bell-shaped chest with ribs flared out at the bottom
- Coarse facial features
Hypermobile joints
- Knock-knees
- Large head (
macrocephaly) Short staturewith a particularly short trunk Widely spaced teeth
Exams and Tests
The doctor will perform a physical examination. Examination and testing may reveal:
- Abnormal curvature of the spine (kyphoscoliosis)
Cloudy cornea
- Heart murmur (
aortic regurgitation) Inguinal hernia Liver enlargement
- Loss of nerve function below the neck
- Short stature (especially short trunk)
Urine tests are usually done first. These tests may show extra mucopolysaccharides, but they cant determine the specific form of MPS.
Other tests may include:
Blood culture
- Echocardiogram
- Genetic testing
Hearing test Slit-lampeye exam
- Skin fibroblast culture
X-raysof the long bones, ribs, and spine
Persons with Morquio syndrome should have MRI of the lower skull and upper neck to determine if the upper vertebrae are underdeveloped.
There is no specific treatment for Morquio syndrome. Researchers are currently testing a possible treatment involving enzyme replacement.
Symptoms are treated as they occur. A spinal fusion may prevent permanent spinal cord injury in persons whose neck bones are underdeveloped.
Support Groups
National MPS Society --
Outlook (Prognosis)
Cognitive (thinking) function is usually normal in patients with Morquio syndrome.
Bone problems can lead to significant complications. For example, the small bones at the top of the neck may slip and damage the spinal cord, causing paralysis. Surgery to correct such problems should be done if possible.
Heart (cardiac) complications may lead to death.
Possible Complications
- Breathing problems
Heart failure
- Spinal cord damage and possible paralysis
- Vision problems
- Walking problems related to abnormal curvature of the spine and other bone problems
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if symptoms of Morquio syndrome occur.
Genetic counseling is recommended for prospective parents with a family history of Morquio syndrome. Counseling is also recommended for families who have a child with Morquio syndrome to help them understand the condition and possible treatments. Prenatal testing is available.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Mucolipidoses Fact Sheet. Office of Communications and Public Liaison. Bethesda, MD; Publication No. 03-5115. February 13, 2007.
Wraith JE. Mucopolysaccharidoses and oligosaccharidoses. In: Saudubray J-M, van den Berghe G, Walter JH, eds. Inborn Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. 5th ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2012:chap 40.
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Reviewed By:
Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, FACMG, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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I have been a PocoMail user for a long time. It may say in the user ID that I have been in this forum for four years, but that is because they lost the old DB when they moved to a new server and everyone started over again.
In terms of refinements I have never found anything that comes close to PocoMail and that has always been important to me because I have often spent several hours per day handling email.
I am now in the process of moving from a PC to a Mac (fewer keystrokes, viruses or surprises in general; less under the hood maintenance). But I can't just drop the PC because I have a lot of expensive software and some swell games that are not now and are unlikely to ever be available for Mac.
One possibility would be to partition the Mac and install an emulator and run PocoMail that way. (I could also pull a horse trailer behind my car and if the car ever got stuck, hitch up the horse to pull it free.)
So I am trying to figure out which way to go knowing that one cannot maintain two email clients. I have some basic questions about the present status of PocoMail:
1. Who owns it today? Has it been sold to Rose City Software which offers an email client called Courier?
2. Slaven invented it and headed the company. Is he out of the loop now? Not even a paid consultant?
3. Tomas and Erik. You have both been helping us out at the forum forever. Is this a personal avocation or are you doing it for someone else? Why are you still doing it? A fair question, yes?
4. Is PocoMail financially viable regardless of who runs it? I have often wondered if its financial problems don't result from it's being too complex for typical email consumers? Also, it is unknown to most computer users. I have never seen the light of recognition in the eye of anyone to whom I have mentioned it!
(And the brand name! The best that can be said about it is that it relates to the fact that it was once a lean program when others were bloated and hard drives offered only 400MB of storage! It could stand rebranding today!)
Some answers would be appreciated. For old time's sake.
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Is President Obama's approval rating slipping downwards amid the back and forth of "sequester" politics? That's the conclusion of a just-released McClatchy-Marist poll. The survey finds that just 45 percent of voters are happy with Mr. Obama's job performance, down from 50 percent in November and December. A plurality of 48 percent of respondents disapproves of the president's actions, according to the McClatchy-Marist numbers.
Not all new polls are in agreement here. Tuesday's Rasmussen tracking survey shows Obama's approval rating above water at 52 percent, up one percentage point from last week.
But the medium-term trend for the president's numbers is generally downward. The RealClearPolitics rolling average of Obama's approval polls peaked at 53.8 percent on Christmas Day. Since then it's steadily fallen to 48.8 percent, with 45.3 percent of respondents disapproving of the presidential performance.
What's going on here? One thing pushing this sliding trend may be the quick end of the electoral honeymoon. The president's reelection image machine has stopped churning, and the partisan glow his voters felt at his second-term victory is starting to fade.
Paradoxically, Obama may also be paying a price for attempting to appear as strong as possible in the recent series of D.C. fiscal crises.
"This may be the downside of him coming out of the box stronger in the second term," Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, told his McClatchy partners. "People are now looking for him to lead us out of this stalemate, provide more leadership. People see him as a strong figure and in the driver's seat. During the election, it was him versus Romney. Now it's him versus people's expectations for the country."
Then there's the sequester itself. Gallup notes that its daily tracking poll showed the president's approval rating dropping when the cuts took effect March 1. Since then, Obama's Gallup numbers have bounced around day to day, but at the moment the firm has his approval rating at 49 percent, down from 53 percent in late February.
Obama's "approval rating will likely remain in a precarious state until he and Congress can reach accord on federal spending and the budget deficit," wrote Gallup's Jeffrey Jones earlier this month.
Congress does not seem to be in a similar position. So far the sequester has had little effect on what Americans think about their legislature.
But in part that's because it would be hard for opinion about Congress to sink any lower. In a March 11 Gallup survey, only 13 percent of respondents approved of Congress's job performance. That's just a few points higher than the all-time low of 10 percent hit last year.
"These low ratings could improve if Congress does something the public respects, but leave little room for a further drop if Americans continue to perceive Congress' activities negatively," writes Gallup editor in chief Frank Newport.


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I went to the Woodland Park Zoo with my family today. My husband has a couple weeks off work and we're taking a "staycation" and hitting some Seattle tourist spots.
Here's my Plum Side Effect:
When we sat down at some picnic tables, a family sat down at an adjoining table, and the dad was wearing a LCB (looked like he had all his camera equipment in there). I said to my husband, "Hey! That guy has a Tom Bihn bag!"
My husband asked where, and I pointed at the guy surreptitiously and said, "He has the Cocoa/Wasabi Large Cafe Bag with the Absolute strap," at which point my husband burst out laughing and called me a Bag Geek. :)
Later, in the gift shop, there was a woman two steps away with an ID. When I walked out, she was standing in the sun, and I said, "Hi, I like your Tom Bihn bag!", and she looked confused for a split second and then looked down at her bag and touched her hand against it said, "I LOVE this thing! It's holds everything!"
We talked for a few minutes and it turns out she also had the same Tilley hat I was wearing, so we joked we shopped in the same circles. Meeting nice people through shared bag geekery: just another happy feature of Tom Bihn bags.


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VGF content ideas:
Game-themed, high quality (original) art of the week (myself, Val, AS, Ace?)
Chiptune of the week
OCRemix/cover song of the week(?)
Trailer of the week
Opinion piece of the week
Community update (high profile events inside community)
"Let's Play" of the week
Gaming oddities (rare controllers, etc)
Community comic art piece of the week(sprite comics included?)
Weekly game themes for the community to focus on, determined by community poll
To start with, those are just the general categories, but it does not give much direction to the style of content we need to pull in new traffic.
Art directions, writing, etc, have been recommended to follow an older war-propaganda style, in parody. The site will not be propaganda itself, it may host propaganda-esque content for itself and its themes.
Themes will be general in nature, but with a quirk that distinguishes it and directs the content and its discussion.
An example of what we do not want:
Mario Bros
An example of what we do want:
Games impacted by Mario Bros
Better, more specific but with a broader scope:
Powerup implementations and alternatives over the years
An example of an entry addressing this could be:
The best powerups to combat the occult.
Games which could benefit from a flamethrower. [size=0](conclusion: all of them)[/size]
The most important aspect to emphasize with this content isn't just your opinion, but why you believe what you do. In every instance, the first question to address is "why" and the second question is "how" - What is your perspective, where do you come from with it? Can you relate an interesting personal story to expand on the concepts at play? Write about your introspection.
What I want to incorporate to organise the site:
1. Literature guidelines. For opinion columns, etc, I want a standardised set of things that MUST be in each article. Format is easier to plan when the planning's already done, you just follow suit and trim content to its shape. Every hole is a square hole, etc.
2. Voting on themes in advance. We can't decide everything on the fly, we need unification and we need time to prepare content. A generous person would suggest a month, but we are few enough that two weeks should suffice. The books-publishing industry works a year in advance, do not baulk at this: we need time to hone content and editing can at least take a day or two of cross-talk.
3. Recommending pieces, even if you're not going to do them. You will receive credit for the concept contribution where possible, and we can always use good ideas. I think it would be best if we can create a pool of concepts where assignments are drawn from so writers don't get stuck in a dry spot.
To volunteer your interest, please post in the thread regarding that created by SD. To work out the details of organisation, additional threads can be made. Questions and suggestions for themes, content, or guidelines are welcome here


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For the Top 100 program, STREET RODDER attends 10 particular car shows each year and picks 10 vehicles at each to make up the Street Rodder Top 100. For more on where those shows are and how they're voted on, check www.streetrodder.com.
Dan Garcia, Anaheim, California / 1940 Ford coupe
Pop the classic hood on this '40 and you'll see contemporary horsepower in the form of a fuel-injected '03 Ford Cobra 4.6 V-8. Behind the 32-valve fuel-injected engine is a Ford AOD transmission and 9-inch Ford rearend on parallel leaf springs, and IFS helps to smooth out the bumps. Hot Rod Haven in Albuquerque, NM, handled much of the construction. Ron Mangus of Rialto, CA, stitched the interior.
Landis Chisenhall, San Antonio, Texas / 1936 Ford coupe
This three-window coupe is a unique combination of a traditional street rod on the outside and canyon carver underneath. The body has undergone some subtle changes, such as a three-piece hood, Dodge taillights, and the substitution of nerf bars for bumpers, but underneath Danny Zoller's perfect body and paintwork there are a number of surprises. An LSX from Mast Motorsports drives a rear-mounted Corvette IRS transaxle. Up front the suspension uses the spindles and aluminum components from a Pontiac Solstice and 14-inch Baer brakes are found at all four corners, along with Budnik wheels. Inside are more race car for the street features, leather upholstery is mixed with chromoly rollcage and an on-board fire system.
Adam Arakelian, Yorba Linda, California / 1930 Ford
When construction of this Model A pickup began at SO-CAL Speed Shop in Pomona, CA, the intent was to "capture the essence of mid-'50s Southern California styling." To that end the body of the hauler was left stock, made perfectly straight, and painted black. The A rolls on chrome wheels with '50 Merc hubcaps wrapped with wide whites. The bumpers have been left off and a vintage wooden toolbox can be found in the bed. Underneath the flawless sheetmetal is a SO-CAL New Traditionalist chassis with an I-beam axle on hairpins. The 350 Chevy is coupled to a Turbo 350 trans followed by Currie 9-inch rearend. Inside is a leather-covered bench seat, a '32 dash with a SO-CAL instrument panel, gauges, and switches. A cut-down '40 steering wheel tops a custom column.
Richard Rohrdanz, Huntington Beach, California / 1950 Ford coupe
The shoebox Ford is dubbed the "High School Hot Rod" because that's the theme the owner/builder was after. Other than a rolled rear pan, the body is mostly stock, however it does take most admirers by surprise when they realize the deceptively real-looking side trim was air brushed by Jeff Styles. Paint was applied by Bob Cole, and Orange County Upholstery handled the interior. Sticking with the Ford theme, there's a 351 underhood coupled to a C6 trans controlled by the original column shift lever. Bringing up the rear is an 8-inch Ford axle assembly and there's Mustang II up front.
Pat Patton, Simi Valley, California / 1940 Ford coupe
Pat Patton wanted a '60s-style street rod, and for him that meant it could only be one color: Candy Apple Red. Pat and Sam Limon did the dazzling bodywork and paint that comes alive in the sunlight, while Victor Zuniga stitched the period-perfect interior. Suspension up front is Mustang II with parallel leaves and a 9-inch in the rear. The real surprise is underhood where there's a BDS 6:71 blown small-block Chevy. The engine is backed by a Turbo 400 transmission and a 9-inch Ford rearend.
Scott Roberts, Moorpark, California / 1941 Ford
Recently finished by Hot Rods and Custom Stuff in Escondido, CA, Scott Roberts' pickup is deceptively clean and simple. At first glance many of the body modifications go unnoticed—under the custom mixed gold paint are shaved door handles, hidden hinges, and filled stake pocket holes. Inside, Armando's Auto Upholstery in San Jacinto, CA, stitched the bone-colored leather interior with gold piping and matching carpet. The foundation for the hauler is a Total Cost Involved chassis with independent front suspension and a 9-inch Ford rearend located by a four-link and airbags are used all around. Earl Floyd built the 276ci Merc Flathead. It's equipped with an Isky 3/4 race cam, Edelbrock heads, a twin two-barrel intake manifold mounting Stromberg 97 carburetors. A Flat-O-Matic mates the engine to a Ford C4 automatic.
Tom Shorett, San Bernardino, California / 1933 Ford
In Tom Shorett's own words, this '33 Ford is "a great driver," and it must be because he continues to rack up the miles. The chassis is based on an original Ford frame that has been equipped with a Bell dropped axle and Pete & Jakes four-bars and Vega steering. In the rear more Pete and Jakes parts, in the form of ladder bars, position a Ford 9-inch rearend. Disc brakes are used up front with drums in back. Power comes in the familiar form of a 350ci small-block Chevy coupled to a Turbo 350 transmission. Painted Washington Blue, the body is a Gibbon fiberglass reproduction; the fenders, hood, and grille are original Ford sheetmetal. Stock headlights, horns, and bumpers are part of the resto-rod theme. Inside there a SO-CAL Speed Shop gauges in a stock dash and the custom top was made by Neil Gates.
Anthony Taormina, Reno, Nevada / 1932 Ford
Starting with little more than a cowl, Anthony Taormina built the doors and rear section of this roadster pickup with the help of a class and hands-on guidance from legendary fabricator, Faye Butler. To complete the pickup, Anthony turned to Vintage Hot Rod Design and Fabrication in Chico, CA. They built the unique frame that puts the undropped axle in front of the grille shell and the spring behind it. In the rear, the 'rails have been deeply Z'd and coilovers are used for suspension. The aircraft-inspired interior features extensive riveted metalwork and a genuine pair of bomber seats. For an engine, John Beck built a '38 Lincoln V-12 Flathead coupled to a T-5 transmission. Continuing the theme, the brakes all around as well as the rearend are also Lincoln.
Don Lindfors, Orange, California/ 1929 Ford pickup
This roadster pickup has been a hot rod since the '60s and today it wears the same paint that was applied in the '70s. When Don Lindfors made some changes in the truck a few years ago the decision was made to save the vintage finish, so he had the legendary Stan Betz mix up a right-on color-match for the updated firewall and dash. Phil Whetstone dressed up the exterior with new pinstripes. The chassis is based on a modified original frame, there's a dropped '32 axle with split wishbones and Vega steering up front. In the rear Pete & Jakes ladder bars and coilovers locate a positraction-equipped 8-inch Ford rearend. A 347-inch small-block Ford supplies the power; the trans is a C4.
Tim Allen, Burbank, California / 1955 Ford
Dubbed the "Triple Nickel," Tim Allen's '55 Ford was built by Moal Coachbuilders in Oakland, CA. As this car is being built to be driven, it's based on an Art Morrison chassis fitted with a supercharged 5.4L Ford GT Cammer engine. Depending on its configuration, the engine has the potential to produce 600-850 hp, all of which will be transferred to an automatic overdrive transmission from a Lightening pickup. A number of modifications have been made to the exterior of the '55. A Thunderbird-style scoop was added to the hood, the headlights have been frenched, and screened cold-air vents replace the original parking/turn signal lights. The stealthy look is enhanced by fat rubber on steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps. To go along with the hood scoop, the Thunderbird theme continues inside the car with the basic interior design and the addition of a T-bird dash.
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Tim Allen
Burbank, California
1955 Ford
While the perfect body and paintwork on Tim Allen's '55 Ford are hard to miss, this is a car that requires a close look to be fully appreciated. Fresh out of Moal Coachbuilders, the Customline coupe is loaded with added details that are so perfectly integrated they almost go undetected.


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2016 UK tour (+Netherlands and Russia)
What a weird day it was, at least weirder than any other day. Wake up late as usually, hurry up to take a shower, eat pasta with cold sauce cause you couldnt bother to warm it up and afterward on my way to FemMe. Im not that much of a fan of the typical symphonic metal, which is why The Birthday Massacre should someday get a regular (non-festival) show here, but that aside. On to the train, prepare for an 2 hour trip, backpack with earplugs, tickets, bottle of water and camera with me and away we go!
I arrived when the festival was already an hour on the way and as I arrived End of the Dream was just playing their last song. Of course there where a lot more bands to check out, but also I couldnt hide the fact I was wanting for The Birthday Massacre to start. One band for me of the line-up that caught my interest though was Ex Libris: Heavy, progressive and definitely a band I might need to check out.
Me and some fellow TBM fanatics hung out together before the start of the show and excitement was building up for sure. For me it was the first time to experience them live, so all kinds of questions would pop up: What song are they gonna start with? How would a festival crowd go with it, are they gonna like it since its so different from the rest? Are they gonna be excited to play on stage again? Are my feet gonna cave in before the show ends? Are they gonna play some rare songs live, or maybe some covers or anything?
It took a while as suddenly the lights dimmed, the stage turned purple and foggy and we know its gonna happen any second now. Dont expect some time to catch a breath, TBM wasnt into mood to take us by the hand and lure is into their fairytale, they smashed their book straight in our face as the show kicked of with broken with a loud: broken heart, broken mind! being shout by the public. Love to here those old songs and see how well they work.
Being a great musician is one thing, but what The Birthday Massacre does is something different. The songs sound fantastic live for sure will all the emotion, aggression, passion and emotional touch at the right time, but what sets them apart is the interactivity with the crowd. Not the standard heey, how are you doing?, followed by a general joke about the Dutch or something. Not that were even in the Netherlands when they play, they take us someplace different. To a place where all their stories take place, a place far away, a space in the creative mind of all the bandmembers.
Their way of interactivity is through taking time to get through to the fans, wave, laugh at funny stuff happening around, posing for pictures, hopping around or when something goes different as planned. Its a highly contagious kind of cheerfulness and openness between the band and the crowd.
I cant complain about the songs they played either. Sure if Im nitpicking I could name a couple dozen songs more I would love to hear. But they played some of my favourite songs like Play Dead, Shallow Grave and Diaries and I enjoyed every moment of it for sure. I did get to see Broken, Burn Away and Play Dead and in a setlist every song played, will sacrifice some other songs that cant get played, which were Happy Birthday and Kill The Lights. Overall I really love the setlist choices with quiet some songs to rock out too!
Out of my head they played the following songs (in random order):
Leaving Tonight
Burn Away
In The Dark
Shallow Grave
Pins and Needles
Lovers End
Play Dead
Falling Down
Red Stars
Looking Glass
Since they had some delay on the show (20mins) and my train left not too long after the show. I sadly didnt get the chance to wait for the bandmembers after the show but I had an amazing time. Got in the trail, my phone was about to die. So I had an 2 hour travel waiting for me to listen to music, make a playlist of the songs the band played and its a wonderful experience being at an almost empty train and than to relive the show. There were no distractions and I could let myself sink into all the experience and joy that was put over me that evening, at least for a bit.
Halfway around the trainride we got notified that there were unexpected constructions being done to the traintracks, so had to take the bus to get to my city. The bus on the other hand was crowded, loud with music and peoples voices. Theres nothing to make you feel wonderful a moment was, without being rudely awaken at some point, so thats about the time.
Last stop was the city city center, where I had to get on a different bus again, which would take 30 mins (or I could walk for over an hour). Decided to get a coffee to warm up a little and kill some time too. It was a special bus to take intoxicated and drunk people home who just went out to some of the discos so there were a few people who passed out sleeping or wobbling on their feet. It was a bit funny actually.
Got out of the bus and on my way home. My feet were already killing me, but my body didnt feel that sleepy yet. Got back through the pictures I took and the clips I made and I thought to myself: I might not be living the dream, but at least Im dreaming my life. Eventually I fell asleep and woke up again only 4 hours later. I guess I had too much energy (or coffee) from that night! Already missing it, but Im sure anyone whos gonna see them tour around, is gonna have an amazing time. Much love around, every TBM fan deserves to experience this. Wishing the band lots of fun the coming UK tour
I already read this on fb but I wanted to say again how happy I am for you and that I'm really glad it finally happened for you to see TBM live in concert!!! and much thanks for the pics and video clips as well as writing out your experience (:
awesome!!! im glad you got to see them as well. thx for sharing your experience!
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Have you had a chance to check out the Appetite for China cooking videos yet?
A few months ago I started putting together short 'n sweet cooking videos set to music. As a visual learner myself, I personally think cooking videos are great for easing into new or somewhat challenging techniques.
So far there is a small but growing collection. And just this month I did a fun collaboration with Sydney from The Crepes of Wrath, making Sichuan Wontons, in a video shot and edited by her talented husband Kramer. (It really was fun. In the picture above, I'm just seriously concentrating on mixing the ingredients together.) Since my other videos are shot on an iPhone with natural lighting, it was great to see how a fellow food blogger goes about the process differently.


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Lunchtime Poll: Is Project Runway Still Relevant?
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Last night, Project Runway returned for its 10th round. "We've had more seasons than I Love Lucy!" gushed Michael Kors, which I guess is a thing to be proud of?
Thing is, after 10 seasons in our ADHD-fueled pop culture, a show can start to feel real stale, especially one that has barely deviated from its initial format. Furthermore, we've seen some success stories as a result of participating on the show, but it hasn't been the nonstop star-maker that its reputation might suggest.
That said, I haven't watched this show in years (the last season I actively followed was the third), and so I was surprised at how much I enjoyed last night's season premiere. The cast is bonkers. There's Andrea, the 58-year-old "grandmother" of the cast who thinks Fabio's freegan, dumpster-diving lifestyle is "pretty terrific." There's Kooan, the fro'ed up Japanese dude with probably sticky fabric ("I do make clothing because of love. I like making a lot of love. Yeah."). There are the bitchy gay dudes bitching at each other in the clip above ("This isn't Project Obnoxious. This is get your shit together and put it on a runway."). There was Patricia Fields with braids so red they looked like the ends of the cigarettes that have permanently altered her voice. There was Heidi Klum mugging and camping like she was on whatever Céline Dion's on (saline solution and cabbage babies?). The whole thing was enough of a vivid, wacky spectacle to give RuPaul's Drag Race a run for its money/parody.
Oh yeah, and people also designed clothes.
In all, it was an enjoyable 90 minutes that didn't feel like 90 minutes. Does this season seem particularly great, or what?


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Carolina News & Reporter
Clad in band T-shirts from Metallica, Queen and Prince, music enthusiasts and collectors sifted through crates of records and listened to live music at the Vinyl Revival Tour record show this month in hopes of finding their perfect record.
Vinyl, long-playing records known as LPs, was introduced as a music listening medium in the late 1940s. This once-dated form has undergone a resurgence because of events like the recent gathering at the Social Grill in Irmo.
The picture of six men in military uniforms titled "Griffin Brothers Return from War" posted on social media caught my attention. Three of the faces were familiar.
Two of them, Carl and Raymond, lived nearby and I had known them for most of my life. Everette was quite often a visitor to a local grill, where, at times, he played his guitar and sang. He was extraordinarily talented in other ways as well. I was curious about the others and also wanted to know as much detail as was possible about each one.
At age 21, Heath Springs native Quay Powers says he was "scared to death" fighting his way up Old Baldy Hill during the Korean War.
Powers was drafted into the Army in Oct. 1951 and served in the 2nd Infantry Division, Company F.
Their first task was to relieve another company from Old Baldy so that company could go back to the reserve.
"Old Baldy was a special hill because of the vision you had out front, and that's why it was important," Powers said. "It gave you a good viewpoint if the enemy did attack."
Lancaster County Veteran News
Johnnie Wright walked to Charlotte from his family's Lancaster farm in August 1940 to join the Army. He was 19 years old, had one dime in his pocket and two buddies with not a cent in theirs.
The 5-foot-10 Wright weighed 137 pounds and was dressed in his Sunday suit, the only clothes he had that weren't overalls.
"I spent my dime to buy pencils to fill out the papers," he said. "So then all three of us were flat broke."
The three men served during World War II. Two made it home alive.
After months of covering a remote Afghan outpost, journalist Sebastian Junger said the only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable for soldiers is their brotherhood.
To a group of veterans in Indian Land, that camaraderie plays just as important a role here at home.
For the members of Tuesday Heroes, it all begins with "coffee and bull" at the CrossRidge Café in Indian Land.
Aaron Flynn took his last pain-free steps on a secluded path near Worms, Germany, on the afternoon of Feb. 21, 1945.
He was a 19-year-old private first class from Lancaster, a machine gunner with the U.S. Army's 6th Armored Division, 44th Armored Infantry Battalion.
Flynn had been a late entry into World War II. His enlistment was rejected several times because of bad eyesight. But after his older brother was killed in action on Christmas Eve 1943, Flynn got into the Army.
Lancaster County recognized its local Vietnam veterans Saturday on the front lawn of the historic county courthouse with a long overdue "Welcome Home" celebration.
"Let's do what should've been done 50 years ago," said Robin Ghent, Lancaster County veterans affairs director. "You did your job, you served with honor, and you did us proud. Welcome home."
When they returned home from Southeast Asia in the 1960s and '70s, veterans were sometimes spit at, cursed out, degraded or ignored for their service.
This is the story of two Kershaw families joined at the hip for half a century. It's a complicated tale, so you'll have to pay attention, but it ends in a happy place.
Fifty years ago, two brothers walked down the aisle of Thorn Hill Baptist Church in Kershaw, each escorting a sister to give away to two brothers standing at the altar.
What do a pair of conspiracy-minded paranormal investigators, an affectionate San Francisco family and the "trial of the century" have in common?
If you're any sort of pop culture fanatic – a special fraternity of aficionados of which I've been a card-carrying member since the late 1980s – then you have an idea how they're connected.
Whether jewelry is her thing or she's crazy about decorating, she loves guns and gadgets or is the monogram queen, there are so many ways to make the woman in your life feel merry and bright at Christmas.
Stores in the Lancaster area are stocked with gift items for every type of woman.
For those who have a home décor habit, Winona's Flowers and Gifts at 3177 Pageland Highway and the Purple Rooster at 106 E. Gay St. are good places to start.
The secret to finding a gift for a man is as simple as buying where his interests lie.
Sportsman or spectator, grill-master or taste-tester, handyman or craftsman, there are so many options around Lancaster to find great gifts for him.
Guns and ammo
R&G Sporting Goods, located at 1890 Great Falls Highway, is stocked with gifts for the outdoorsman with hunting and fishing gear. The most popular gifts of the season are guns and ammo.
Toys from the movies "Star Wars," "Frozen," "Minions" and "Jurassic World" are covering the shelves at local stores and are projected favorites for kids this year.
It's the most wonderful time of year for retailers as holiday spending is expected to reach a new average high of $805.65 per person on food items, decorations, gifts and more, up from $802.45 in 2014, according to a National Retail Federation survey.
It's a cool, rainy Monday at the offices of Faith Presbyterian Church in Indian Land, but there are a lot of warm hearts as volunteers put the finishing touches on gift-filled shoeboxes that will be mailed to children around the world.
Jan Sellards enjoys giving to nonprofit groups at the holidays. As well as supporting Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child, she has adopted two Angel Tree families and shops for them locally.
Not everyone is a creative gift giver, and that's why there are shops like The Southern Nest and Chickadee's in Indian Land and the Happy Girl Boutique and Anna Laura's Boutique in Lancaster.
The stores pride themselves on having what other stores do not.
"They have all kinds of fun stuff – the Brighton Collection in jewelry, nice hand soap, unique plaques with sayings…I could go on," said Stephanie Lambert, an Indian Land resident who frequents The Southern Nest at 6280 Carolina Commons Drive.
Every year, Gallup asks people how much confidence they have in various institutions.
The results aren't surprising. Only 8 percent had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in Congress. Big business scored 21 percent. That's no better than TV news.
Small business, on the other hand, came in second, with 67 percent of respondents considering it trustworthy. Only the U.S. military scored higher.
Barbie is back!
The popular Barbie Keepsake Ornaments are back in stories after a two-year absence due to a licensing disagreement between Hallmark Cards Inc. and Mattel. The 2015 holiday editions are available for $19.95 at Annette's Hallmark House at 925 N. Main St., Lancaster.
For many, the Hallmark ornaments are not only keepsakes and collectibles. They are a Christmas tradition. The same goes for the city of Lancaster's annual historic landmark ornaments.
The shops that sparkle and shine are stocked for Christmas.
Among them are Garris Jewelers and Lancaster Jewelers, long established mom-and-pop retailers in Lancaster, and Vinesett's Jewelers in Indian Land, who still believe giving a piece of jewelry for a gift means as much now as it did in the past.
The cases are stocked with jewelry that will make a powerful statement, evoke emotion and make Christmas 2015 unforgettable.
The do-it-yourself Christmas basket is easier than ever with the help of two local stores that are in the business of making you smile.
Reid's Fine Foods at 9762 Charlotte Highway in Indian Land is a specialty food store with tasty treats that are packaged just right for a gift basket. Choose one from the store's catalog or build your own to the recipients' taste.
The Purple Rooster at 106 E. Gay St. in Lancaster is known for its unique gifts and awesome displays that just tickle your creative spirit.
Whether your gift recipient plays, watches or both, there are several local businesses that make sports shopping a win-win.
Gameday Sports and Awards, located at 953 N. Main St., Lancaster, offers sports uniforms, equipment and gifts, with a big selection of University of South Carolina Gamecock and Clemson University Tiger merchandise. Popular items include T-shirts, coolers and wallets, which are $25. Car tags are $20 and up. Team knit hats start at $12.
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He leaned over me, arm on the back of the bench, and spoke kindly, though I quickly forgot what he said, for the smell of coffee and tobacco on his breath. But his voice was kind, soft, and Irish. His reddish cheeks, wire-frame glasses over greenish eyes, and tousled brown, wavy hair were endearing to me, a little girl who had her first confession to make. He was Father Matt, my favorite of the three black-clothed men that lived in the rectory, next to the church, by my school.
"Why are you here my child?" he coaxed, as he sat beside me.
"Father, I have sinned."
The first act of penance followed a script. His turn, my turn, his turn, my turn. I confided in him that I had said a bad word, and that I had stolen a cookie when my mother was not looking. What I was not brave enough to confess was, that I had pinched my baby sister's leg to make her cry, and that I had snuck into my mother's bedroom to play with her make-up, dropping a bottle of blood-red Cutex nail polish all over the floor, which I later blamed on my other little sister.
But he forgave me, placing his wide, heavy hand on the top of my head. I received my blessing and walked toward the others, who were in various stages of waiting, reciting, praying, and fidgeting. I kneeled in my assigned row, folded my arms on the bench in front of me, and rested my head. Up high in the choir loft, a lullaby soothed, smoothing my eyes closed. Through sleepy eyes, I watched while the others confessed their baby sins to men, their wrong-doings erased with old words, sent away with smoking incense.


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Although Juan Manuel Marquez rarely acts his age in the ring, the 40-year-old welterweight turned back the clock to a specific time and place while he battered Mike Alvarado.
Under the spotlights, the smoke and the deafening cheers, Marquez was once again the king of the Forum ring, returning in grand style to the refurbished arena for one more celebration of his brilliance and longevity.
Marquez won a clear unanimous decision over Alvarado on Saturday night, dominating in the Forum's first boxing card in 13 years.
"I wanted to give the public here a gift," the four-division champion said afterward while a pro-Marquez crowd roared its approval. "A gift that dignifies the history of this event and the history of the Forum. I wanted to make this fight a gift for the fans."
Marquez (56-7-1) dismantled Alvarado with 12 rounds of technical brilliance and vicious power, knocking down Alvarado in the eighth round and bouncing back from his own ninth-round knockdown to finish strong, even staggering Alvarado right before the final bell.
Judges Max DeLuca and Julie Lederman scored it 117-109 for Marquez, and Robert Byrd favored him 119-108. The Associated Press also scored it 117-109 for Marquez, giving him 10 of the 12 rounds.
Marquez improved to 13-0 at the Forum, the former featherweight prospect's regular home during the late 1990s. Although he once lived in Anaheim, Marquez hadn't fought in California since his last Forum bout in 1999, and thousands of his local fans turned out to support arguably the greatest Mexican fighter of his generation.
The win sets up Marquez for a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao in the fall in Macau, if Marquez wants it. His knockout victory over Pacquiao in December 2012 was the crowning moment of his career, but the money might compel him to add a fifth chapter to their rivalry.
"We'll relax first," Marquez said. "I don't know at the moment, but any decision we make will be good for me, good for my family and good for the Mexican fans."
Alvarado (34-3) never got rolling in his second straight defeat, struggling to land any major shots beyond the right that sent Marquez to the canvas.
"It was a bad experience being in there with a legend," Alvarado said. "I was warming up a little bit too much before I started getting off. It was on me, but it was a great fight."
Marquez, who made $1.4 million, showcased the roots of his success against Alvarado, whose apparent fear of Marquez's famed counterpunching left him waiting for Marquez to clobber him.
Marquez outlanded Alvarado in 11 rounds, connecting with 44 percent of his 627 punches. His power shots were even more devastating, landing 57 percent to just 34 percent for Alvarado.
Marquez was in charge from the opening rounds. With Alvarado sitting back and waiting, Marquez pounded him to the body and pulped the left side of his face, opening a cut under his eye in the middle rounds.
"That's the kind of fighter I am. I like wars," Alvarado said. "That's how he exploited me, but that's how I fight."
Marquez knocked down Alvarado with a counter right hand in the final seconds of the eighth, sending Alvarado sliding under the ropes and nearly off the canvas into the photographers.
Alvarado recovered after the bell, and he knocked down Marquez with a double right hand early in the ninth, stunning the crowd. But the shot only seemed to enrage Marquez, who landed big combinations for the rest of the round.
Alvarado's face was swollen with damage under both eyes in the final rounds. Alvarado wobbled Marquez again in the 11th round, but Marquez kept his feet and finished to a standing ovation.
Marquez took a split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley last fall in his first fight since his victory over Pacquiao, but he was back on top in the heralded return of boxing to the Forum, the former home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings. The Forum was a boxing hotbed for 30 years, hosting Muhammad Ali's second fight with Ken Norton along with dozens of fight nights promoted by the late Lakers owner Jerry Buss.
"It was a very entertaining fight, and the thing that really thrills me is it's a great fight to come back to the Forum with," Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. "So many years ago, there were so many nights at the Forum when we had fights like this."
Alvarado hadn't fought since Ruslan Provodnikov stopped him last fall. Alvarado moved away from his native Denver to the Los Angeles area in preparation for this bout, determined to avoid the pitfalls lurking in his hometown.


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This page was created by Aly Brown, Benny Ramos, Danny Snicker, and Jon Buchholz with the intention of aiding in scholarly research. To accomplish this, we have listed a plot synopsis as well as our understanding of the novella's motifs and overlying themes. In addition, near the bottom of our page, we have included various scholarly articles and cultural adaptations of Henry James' most beloved novella. Lastly, unless otherwise noted, all citations in MLA format come directly from the 1986 reprint from Penguin Classics.
James, Henry. The Turn of the Screw and The Aspern Papers. Penguin, 1986. Print.
By Amelia Curran (1775-1849) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Henry James' "The Aspern Papers" was inspired by a true story he overhead while in Italy. Captain Edward Augustus Silsbee was a retired mariner and devotee of the poet Percy Shelley. Shelley was close with Lord Byron, and wrote several of his greatest works while in Byron's company. The Shelleys were introduced to Byron through his mistress, Claire Clairmont, the stepsister of Mary Shelley. Clairmont long outlived Percy Shelley, becoming more reclusive by the year and shutting herself in with her middle-aged niece Pauline. Silsbee believed that Clairmont possessed rare documents that would shed light on Shelley and Byron's relationship.
Silsbee traveled to her home in Florence, Italy, renting rooms with hopes "that the old lady in view of her age and failing condition would die while he was there, so that he might then put his hand upon the documents" (Berendt). Clairmont died during Silsbee's stay, and after her death he revealed his desire for the documents to Pauline. As in James' tale, the niece offered her hand in marriage in exchange for the documents. Silsbee fled, never to return.
The narrator in the novella was not a retired captain, but a "publishing scoundrel". James found inspiration for this character within himself while struggling with the ethics of his intrusive biography of writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Gary Scharhorts delves into this subject with detail in "James, 'The Aspern Papers,' and the Ethics of Literary Biography".
The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/books/review/Letters-t-OFHARDIERSTU_LETTERS.html
Plot Synopsis
Plot Analysis
The Protégé vs. The Master
Throughout many of James' works, one can often identify the theme of a new, younger, abrasive ideology or individual (often one in the same) juxtaposed with an older, experienced teacher. This novel perpetuates this theme with the advent of an overbearing literary historian attempting to ascertain information from his most beloved, masterful poet.
The Garden
Unbeknownst to the narrator, 19th century Venice proves to be a rather un-eco-friendly environment. The façade of a gardener was hastily chosen by our untrustworthy protagonist as a mode of entry into the lives of the two women. As he eventually discovers, not only will the garden prove to be a money sink, but it will also fail in charming his adversary Miss Bordereau. Normally, a garden may symbolize growth or purity---a place where, if cultivated properly, life and hope may flourish. However, James shows us that for our narrator, this garden proves to be the opposite. To cultivate something in an environment where it cannot grow is unnatural and, even though the garden thrives, our narrator's purpose does not, in effect proving the insincerity of the speaker's intentions.
The Papers
Considering the novella is centered on the lost papers of Jeffrey Aspern, it is worth entertaining them as a motif in themselves. They are constantly on the mind of our narrator and, though we do not gain access into the mind of Miss Bordereau, they may very well be in hers too. The papers can be representative of almost any tangible leftovers from an artist. It is peculiar, however, that the portrait of Jeffrey Aspern, which the narrator eventually purchases from his landlord, proves to pale in comparison to Aspern's letters. One would think that if this historian were interested in the relics of Aspern, then any would suffice. The letters remain distinct from the portrait till the bitter end, even being shadowed completely by the loss of the papers.
Film variations of Henry James' novella remain in obscurity, but three are relatively well-known:
The Lost Moment (1947)
Director: Martin Gabel
"The Lost Moment" is a black-and-white drama film set in Venice. It is a sweeping, romantic drama that focuses on the relationship between the American publisher (who is given a name, Lewis Venable) and Tina Bordereau. The film takes liberty with James' story, transforming it into a provocative, psychological thriller. Tina becomes a madwoman who falls into hallucinations wherein she believes that she is Juliana and Lewis is the poet Jeffrey Aspern. She is also shown as a heartless lunatic, violently beating her maid Amelia off screen for keeping a cat in the house. The film also diverges with Juliana's final climatic scene where she admits that she murdered Jeffrey in a desperate act of passion: "I killed him. I killed him. He was going to leave me, and I killed him." Tina faints, scattering the letters across the floor. Lewis carries her outside, and Juliana attempts to seize the letters. She knocks a candle to the floor in the process and sets the room ablaze. The fire engulfs the palazzo, Juliana and the letters perishing within. Unlike the novella, the publisher was able to read the letters before they burned.
"The Lost Moment" is also aware of the anecdote which inspired James' novella. At the start of the movie, the camera pans over a portrait of Percy Shelley, the real-life Jeffrey Aspern.
Aspern (1985)
Director: Eduardo de Gregorio
There is not much information available online for this film, but it is worth noting for its complete change in scenery. "Aspern" is filmed in a sunny Portugal village with French dialogue.
By Eduardo de Gregorio (1985), via Amazon.com
The Aspern Papers (2010)
Director: Mariana Hellmund
"The Aspern Papers" is currently screening at film festivals worldwide, awaiting DVD release. Hellmund has transplanted James' story from decaying Venice to modern-day Choroni, Venezuela, a colorful place alive with Caribbean culture. Many adaptations use James' revised name "Tina" for the character of the niece, but this film gives her the original "Tita".
Aspern Papers (1988)
Composer: Dominick Argento
"Aspern Papers" is often seen as an awkward adaptation because it takes James' nuanced writing which focuses on the details of dialogue, and transplants it onto the grandeur of the opera stage. The setting is moved from Venice to Lake Como, where Jeffrey Aspern drowns like the real Percy Shelley. The Lodger in "Aspern Papers" is after a long-lost opera "Medea", which embodied the love between Aspern and Juliana. Juliana is once again portrayed as a jealous lover who aided in Aspern's drowning. Argento gives temporality to the performance by creating flashback scenes to Juliana's youth.
American Modern Ensemble Voice of America Concert (Feb 8, 2011), via YouTube
D1. Henry James never specifically shows the papers in question. The narrator sees some documents, and hears that they are the papers in question. Do the Aspern Papers exist? If they do not, what is Henry James saying about faith or trust?
D2. Miss Tina's struggle to safeguard the papers for Miss Bordereau is a precarious situation. What does her decision to relinquish the papers to the narrator in exchange for his hand in marriage say about social mobility within the context of this time period?
D3. James ends the book with the narrator saying, of the picture, "When I look at it I can scarcely bear my loss – I mean of the precious papers" (James, 142). The narrator specifies that the loss is of the papers. Can the narrator's word be trusted? If not, what else could he be referring to? Support your claim.
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Henry James was born April 15, 1843, in New York City, NY, to Henry James Sr. and Mary Robertson Walsh James. He was one of five children, notably including William James and Alice James.
James spent large amounts of his first twenty years in both the US and England, where he would gain nationality, in 1915, and ultimately die on February 28, 1916.
Born into wealth, James had the luxury of being educated in the finest schools in America, as well as all over the rest of Europe. That is, until he settled at Harvard Law. That is, until he quit after one year to pursue a career in literature.
James' first short story, "A Tragedy of Error", was written when he was 21. His first novel, Watch and Ward, was published when he was 28. From there he would go on to write a body of work amassing a bounty of fiction novels, non-fiction, short stories, and five plays. These famously include Daisy Miller, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors, The Turn of the Screw, and, of course, The Aspern Papers.
We view the world of Henry James' 19th century Venetian society through the eyes of an unnamed, American editor. Like any good critic, our narrator has a rather precocious talent for meddling in other people's affairs. Under the guise of a gardener, he invades the dilapidated property of Mrs. Bordereau, a decrepit old lover of Jeffrey Aspern, in a greedy attempt to ascertain any living relics of his most coveted poet. Often throughout the novella, our narrator refers to Aspern's memorabilia as "spoils" in what he declares early on to be a "game". Self-entitled and monomaniacal as he is, our narrator fails to realize that his façade is discovered fairly early on, as the women prove to be one step ahead of his rouse. Eventually, he degrades to the point of stealing and, after getting caught by Mrs. Bordereau, he acknowledges the letters to be merely "crumpled scraps".
Juliana Bordereau
"She was very small and shrunken, bent forward, with her hands in her lap. She was dressed in black, and her head was wrapped in a piece of old black lace which showed no hair" (James, 60)
Our antagonist in the novella, Mrs. Bordereau, proves to be a suitable counterpart to the narrator. Her megalomania and narcissism coupled with the "horrible green shade which, for her, served almost as a mask" similarly mirrors the narrator's 'mask' of a gardener (James, 60). Though she seems at first to be incompetent, the reader will quickly realize that it is she who controls the every whim of the narrator and, by extension, the plot. She befuddles his early attempts to ascertain the whereabouts of Aspern's letters by denying him conversation; however, she eventually gives him rites only to wave a portrait in his face and inquire for more money. At the same time the narrators mask falls and he rummages through her belongings, so too are Mrs. Bordereau's eyes finally revealed and her piercing gaze sends the narrator to walk the countryside in shame. Though it is unclear why she maintains such a stern grasp on Aspern's letters, the reader may speculate that she was but one of many lovers the poet charmed.
Miss Tina
"Her face was not young, but it was candid; it was not fresh, but it was clear. She had large eyes which were not bright, and a great deal of hair which was not 'dressed', and long fine hands which were--possibly--not clean" (James 55-56)
The niece of the antagonist, and ultimately the final barrier the narrator must overcome in order to gain access to Aspern's relics, Miss Tina proves to be a simple, albeit pivotal, character in the novella. Her plain demeanor and dialogue makes her easy prey for the narrator. He first sees her as not an obstacle, but a tool to be used in order to gain credence with Juliana. In fact, the narrator eventually becomes so comfortable with Miss Tina that he divulges his entire scheme to her in confidence. Eventually, after the death of Juliana, Miss Tina attempts to coerce the narrator into marriage via a cryptic and poignant speech. However, though the narrator facetiously purports to "make love to the niece" in the opening chapter, he later flees from the opportunity in yet another moment of cowardice, resulting in the burning of Aspern's papers.
Mrs. Prest
"Mrs Prest knew nothing about the papers, but was interested in my curiosity, as always in the joys and sorrows of her friends" (James, 46)
Mrs. Prest serves as a flat character, whose only function is to encourage the pursuits of the narrator. She is only seen in two chapters and is never mentioned outside of them. Her plot-function is simply that of instigation, as she provides the narrator with the idea of subterfuge.
-Brown, Ellen
"Revising Henry James: Reading the spaces of The Aspern Papers"
Discusses the task that James adopted, in the last years of his life, to revise the works he felt would define him as a writer. This essay presents and comments on several drafts of The Aspern Papers, as well as different versions of the final draft.
-Edel, Leon
"The Aspern Papers: Great-Aunt Wyckoff and Juliana Bordereau"
Exploration of James inspiration for The Aspern Papers being directly related to his borderline obsession with "Jane Clairmont, half-sisterof Mary GodwinShelleyand mother of Byron's Allegra, [who] had lived to a ripe old age in Florence".
-Forde, Victoria
"'The Aspern Papers': What Price, Defeat"
Explores the "bargaining scenes" (the apartment, the miniature painting, and, ultimately, the papers), and the idea that these are pivotal points, in the novel, as they are the ones most densely packed with drama.
-Hochman, Barbara
"Disappearing Authors and Resentful Readers in Late-Nineteenth Century American Fiction: The Case of Henry James"
Using James as her target, Hochman delves into the relationship of the reader and writer at the turn of the century, and the growing distance between the two.
-Hoeveler, Diane
"The Literal and Literary Circulation of Amelia Curran's Portrait of Percy Shelley"
Looks into the life of Henry James in order to back up the claim that too much of The Aspern Papers is credited to James' creativity, and that much more should be attributed to James' real life obsession and interest with other authors.
-Korg, Jacob
"What Aspern Paper? A Hypothesis"
Presents and explains the thought that Aspern's papers never existed, and looks at the day long hesitation of the narrator on his last visit.
-Monteiro, George
"The 'Bordereau' of 'The Aspern Papers'"
Delves into the use of bordereau in The Aspern Papers, and the allusion it makes to Alfred Dreyfus' forged list of documents.
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