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Kylie Won't Wed Until Australia Has Marriage Equality
Kylie Minogue and her British fiance would love to tie the knot Down Under but will not be doing so until there is marriage equality in Australia.
The loved-up pair would love to get married in Melbourne says Minogue's man UK actor Joshua Sasse.
Please one and all retweet and spread the love!!! @joshuasasse @sayiddownunder #sayidodownunder https://t.co/y8rrePFScq— kylie minogue (@kylieminogue) October 2, 2016
"There are chances of a Melbourne wedding ... [but] we will not get married until this law has passed in Australia," Sasse told Network Seven from Vancouver on Thursday. Minogue and Sasse are fighting for same-sex marriage to be legalised in Australia supporting the "Say I Do Down Under" campaign.
"When I found out that gay marriage was illegal in Australia, I was astounded," Sasse, 28, said.
"I simply can't fathom on any level whether it's moral or religious or anything, that I have the right to get married and to marry the person that I love and that somebody else doesn't because of their sexual orientation."
The Turnbull government has proposed a plebiscite on marriage equality. Aussie actress Margot Robbie supported the campaign by wearing a T-Shirt on the set of US's Saturday Night Live at the weekend.
Minogue, 48, has previously said how "backward" Australia is on the the issue of same-sex marriage saying "the earth didn't cave in" in other countries where it is legal and that "love is love".

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Nintendo Company Ltd is a global company located in Kyoto, Japan founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel. Eventually, Nintendo developed into a video game company, becoming the single of the most influential industry and Japan's third most valuable listed company with a market value of more than US$85 billion. In 2007 Nintendo ranked 10th on the list of largest software companies in the world. Aside from video games, Nintendo is also the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners, a Major League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington. According to Nintendo's Touch! Generations website, the name "Nintendo" translated from Japanese to English means "Leave luck to Heaven". Nintendo has sold over 500 million hardware units and over 3 billion software units.
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Stock Market crash today
Will stock market crash today
Stock Market crash today or tomorrow
Those that sit and hope for a crash are the ones that will miss out on all the gains they could have banked while they were cowering away in fear. History indicates that every stock market crash to date proved to be a long-term buying opportunity and nothing is going to change that until Fiat is eliminated. Fiat is not going to be eliminated soon as the masses think its way better than Gold. Buy when the masses panic and sell when they are euphoric, following this simple principle could net you a fortune
Stock market crash today or tomorrow; does it really matter if you are not in the markets
One should never panic for as we have repeatedly stated once you panic the outcome is always negative. What the masses fail to understand is that when you feel good about investing in the markets, the markets are usually dangerously close to experiencing a large correction. One has to go against the crowd if one expects to succeed in the markets. There is no such thing as teamwork when it comes to stock market investing; teamwork does not pay and will ensure that you are always rewarded with a solid kick in the head. The masses cannot win as there is not enough money to go around for everyone.


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Dentists primarily rely on word-of-mouth referrals from existing patients, but they're also open to welcoming new patients from other sources. That's why Dr. Prager was intrigued when one of his patients suggested that he check out Google Places as a way to build an online presence for his dental care practice, Bellingham Smiles.
Realizing that he could have his business listing appear for free when people searched on Google.com or Google Maps for services like "dentist in bellingham," Dr. Prager claimed his listing and built out the Place page for his business. As his practice continues to evolve, he updates the Place page for Bellingham Smiles to reflect new treatments and promotional offers. For example, from time to time, he adds a new video or updates his business description. "It's best to stay on top of it and modify it as you add new services and any new emphasis in your practice," he says.
In many cases, patients come to him via his Place page in hopes that he can save a tooth that has been targeted for extraction by another dentist. It also helps him publicize his niche expertise in laser procedures that help patients avoid painful gum surgery.
The free business listing and Place page that Dr. Prager set up through Google Places have become his marketing powerhouse. "It's the highest return on investment (ROI) of any marketing that I do. That's pretty powerful since I do a lot of marketing," he says. "Google Places has been very helpful in getting people who want to save their natural teeth to find me. The thing that counts in marketing isn't what you spend, it's the ROI. I would say Google, in all of its forms, is our best ROI."
Now aware that a strong online presence is essential to helping people find him, Dr. Prager urges other businesses to take advantage of Google Places as well. "If you're not listed on Google somewhere, you are invisible to potential clients, patients and customers," he says. "A lot of people will not go to a business of any kind if they don't have a website. They want information before they call or visit. That trend is only going to increase."
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JodyLane3 wrote:Ok that doesn't tell me What the Big Reveal was.
. . . wrote:That's exactly it. I'm not being obtuse, there was no Big Reveal, not to anybody who already knew what had previously been revealed. They got sonar down to the bottom of 10X, looked around, and then discussed what might have been revealed. They saw various shapes that could have been man made objects, and it's just speculation but there might be a passage to the Money Pit. Maybe that was the Big Reveal. I don't know. Rick seems to want to know more about what's at the bottom of 10X. Marty is concerned about the risk of a dive being too great for the possible return. I assume they're planning to stay with 10X, maybe re-sizing it, but I'm hoping somebody else got more out of it all, and can tell you what the Big Reveal really was.
wayward wrote:I have read the whole transcript and can only see where a probably indigenous spear had been found.
. . . wrote:wayward wrote:I have read the whole transcript and can only see where a probably indigenous spear had been found.
This Spear of Destiny business is intriguing. I don't believe the specifics for one moment - that's probably Pulitzer's preferred take on it - but I'm thinking it's nothing to do with the Big Reveal. Could your reference to an indigenous spear be something to do with a surface find?
Maybe such a discovery is to be reported in Season Three, and Pulitzer may have got mad because he'd passed on the information, in confidence, and the fact that he'd done so had been revealed. Hypothetically, of course, because it's highly unlikely he'd have done this!
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HOUSTON - Houston police said an officer opened fire on a man in a wheelchair who had only one arm and one leg.
According to detectives, the officer responded to a domestic disturbance complaint at a group home on Polk and Sidney in southwest Houston around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Police said the person in charge of the home said the man inside, Brian Claunch, had a history of mental illness and was threatening other residents.
"When officers arrived and went inside to speak to him, he was situated in a wheelchair holding an unknown object," said Jodi Silva with the Houston Police Department.
The officers said Claunch was swinging the object in a threatening manner towards them and the residents. Investigators said the officers told Claunch to drop the object, but he refused. That's when police said five-year veteran Matthew Marin fired his gun at Claunch, shooting him in the head.
Officials with the Houston Police Department said the object Claunch was wielding turned out to be a pen.
"It's tight quarters in there, and he was able to corner the officer back into the corner of the room," said Silva.
Claunch was pronounced dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives as well as Internal Affairs are investigating the case. Marin will work three days of desk duty. The Houston Chronicle reports that Marin shot someone else in the line of duty three years ago.
The head of a local police violence group questions whether Marin was justified in shooting Claunch. Civilians Down co-founder Arlene Kelly told the newspaper that she wonders how dangerous a suspect is if he only has one arm and one good leg.
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Human Capital Management Division, New York
Human Capital Management Division, New York
I graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Applied Economics and Management.
Ensure you have all the right information—it is important to understand how your role and function fits within the organization and the overall industry. Speak with people in positions you are interested in, learn from trade publications and have a basic understanding of the markets. At Goldman Sachs, if you walk through the door with these things in hand, the firm can build upon that knowledge base to give you the means necessary to develop into a successful industry professional.
During my junior year of college, I came across a Human Capital Management (HCM) summer analyst opportunity while browsing the campus recruiting website. My internship lasted ten weeks and placed me in a role similar to the one I am in now.
My team did a great job exposing me to different projects and by the end of the summer my breadth of compensation knowledge had increased tenfold. I never would have been able to learn the things I did that summer in a classroom. Needless to say I had a very positive experience and was thrilled to receive a full-time offer the following spring.
I work in Human Capital Management on the Global Compensation team. We partner with senior management to implement a compensation philosophy that will attract and retain the best talent available, ensuring that the firm remains competitive in the marketplace. Compensation is a dynamic field that provides challenging projects and allows me to expand my knowledge.
My specific responsibilities revolve around supporting our operational processes. I am currently working on a project which partners with our Technology support team. Over the past few months, my day-to-day activities have included meetings with Technology to design a new system, identify enhancements and create test plans to ensure that it is functioning properly. I also create presentations, prepare communications and gather feedback from the user groups affected by this new application. I find it interesting to be involved in a project like this as it gives context to how our compensation philosophies translate to tangible processes and ultimately affect the firm's bottom line.
In my short time with Goldman Sachs, I have met so many interesting people and my personal learning curve has been steep. Being a part of HCM and the Global Compensation group really fits my personal goals and skill set; one minute I am knee deep in analytics and the next I am presenting to a group of twenty people. I cannot imagine working in another industry or for another firm – starting my career with Goldman Sachs is the best professional choice I've ever made.
I could not succeed in my role without collaboration from our divisional HCM partners and support from our Technology team. Together we guarantee the accurate and efficient collection, review and distribution of compensation decisions. However, as with all processes there are degrees of autonomy that allow for professional growth. I am fortunate to have these opportunities to think creatively and develop my individual abilities.
The culture here stresses the importance of teamwork, integrity, and exceptional client service. It's an environment that provides opportunities for those who embrace challenging work, which aligns with my personal values and aspirations. That is why I am where I am - enjoying what I do!
On multiple occasions I have been given the chance to present information to senior leaders in my division. I appreciate that my team has confidence in my abilities to understand the concepts and effectively communicate our viewpoints. It is rewarding to have that underlying support and feeling of value, even though I work at a junior level within the organization.
The firm is highly invested in supporting career development opportunities within an employee's function as well as through projects and assignments outside of one's daily activities. I have been given the opportunity to lead a cross-functional project team which heightens my exposure to senior management.


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94 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA - (706) 253-2457
It used to be that in any southern town the most anticipated event was Friday night football, regardless of whether or not you had a kid involved in the game.
It's fun to have everyone gather to cheer on the home team, and even better if it happens to be the week our team is duking it out for bragging rights against a hated rival. We, in the south, love our football and we love sports in general.
But our county recreation department hasn't offered youth football in 20 years.
Now, the Jasper Youth Sports Association boasts over 300 kids playing football and cheering this fall. JYSA also has a competitive spring traveling baseball team, tumbling classes, and is expanding into a wrestling program.
With the successful Jasper Youth Sports Association, the opportunity for the county to host football in their park and enjoy the packed stands and busy concession booths the sport brings is gone.
To borrow a saying, "If you build it, they will come, but if you don't have it, they will go elsewhere."
Although the county does have a soccer league, another group, Mountain City Soccer, sprung up when the recreation department wouldn't get behind soccer development. Mountain City Soccer now has more than 150 kids playing in a fall soccer league, despite the county's concurrent program. Similarly, the local swim team, with more than 80 swimmers each summer, is run by a coach who developed her own program and is unaffiliated with the recreation department. A few years ago First Christian Church started sponsoring Upward sports with leagues in basketball, cheerleading and soccer.
It's a shame that kids had to go to other places to fill needs, as the loss of players hastens the decline in county programs. Less than five years ago, opening day for softball/baseball saw 800-plus kids in the players' parade, but by last spring that number diminished to almost half that.
These shortcomings of the recreation program here most certainly extend way back before the last director was hired and fired. But as long as the county sees fit to make a change in direction, let's make a big one, a complete overhaul. As long as there will be a new director, we urge the county to rebuild the parks/recreation from the ground up.
There was much more wrong with the program than a single director, and bringing our county's parks up to speed isn't going to be corrected by adding just one new face. It will start with dedication from a county government that realizes the value of having parks and programs here that are at least on par with neighboring counties.
Even though we don't have the financial resources of counties to the south, and though Pickens starts well behind counties to the north in park facilities, new efforts in recreation will pay off.
And this isn't a plea for spending money on new gyms and fields. It's a call for creative thinking about how to rejuvenate the program. Consider that Cherokee County boasts an array of sports and activities for kids, from fencing and yoga to dance classes, flag football, wiffle ball, and running and walking groups. We have facilities for all those offerings.
And these sports are not just for kids. People of all ages need recreation and the county should encourage adults and seniors to get busy with organized activities and classes as well. It's hard to get taxpayers on board for recreation unless we show them there is something for people besides basketball players in the gyms.
Sometimes it doesn't take more money, just ingenuity and the desire to get it done. Let's throw for the end zone when we make this change.


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Yeah - I had just posted a discussion on the debate and on what people thought.
Snoozefest - yeah - just not much of anything said that hasn't been said before.
Funny graphic
I enjoyed this musical version more.
LOL That Cheezburger photo is just creepy looking. I didn't watch the debate. I had a nice evening out with my best friend for a gluttonous dinner of ribs (and green apple sangria!)
Ruth, very funny musical version.
Samples from the 15 Funniest Presidential Election Graphics from "The Daily Show"
Another variation on debate
Funny new Obama ad, spin off from the debate.
Something I posted in "Romney's Tax Plan" in Politics -- a "ha ha only serious" website that addresses Romney's tax plan:
(It's paid for by the DNC, so it's not at all complimentary.)
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If you are shopping for a new estimating system, you have probably realized that the many bells and whistles available with today's estimating software can sometimes obscure the basic function of an estimating system: to help an electrical contractor produce an accurate estimate that they can use as a tool to profitably win business.
During a panel discussion at the recent Electric West trade show, "Electrical Estimating in the 21st Century," senior executives from several of the largest estimating software vendors agreed that as much as the estimating scene has changed over the years, when shopping for a new estimating package, electrical contractors have the same challenge: finding a reputable vendor who offers a system that produces accurate estimates and does not require users to totally change their estimating methods and business processes.
The panel discussion, on Feb. 12 at the Electric West trade show in Las Vegas, Nev., offered insight into the key trends reshaping today's estimating systems. The panelists were George Hague, ConEst Estimating Systems, Londonderry, N.H.; Todd McCormick, McCormick Estimating Systems, Chandler, Ariz.; Steve Bowman, Estimation/TradePower, Blue Bell, Pa., and Giovanni Marcelli, AccuBid, Toronto, Ontario.
Todd McCormick, McCormick Estimating Systems, said electrical contractors should look for systems that have the strongest features where their estimators will be spending the most time: doing take-offs.
McCormick said users spend 80% to 90% of their time doing takeoffs. He also said contractors should look for systems that are quick, precise and accurate, and don't require an inordinate amount of customization. "A lot of systems don't conform to how your estimators have been trained," he said. "You need a system that can mold around your estimators."
AccuBid's Giovanni Marcelli agreed on the importance of finding a system that produces accurate estimates.
"If the accuracy is not there, the system is failing the customer. A system has to have the ability to not only do estimating, but take care of project management. You need to bid a job the way you build it."
Marcelli also emphasized the importance of finding a vendor that you can work with over the long-term. "Today, you are not buying a piece of software. You are buying a partnership. The company must have the organizational management, software developers and software support."
Depending on their experience with computerized estimating systems, electrical contractors are looking for different features. George Hague, ConEst, has found that customers with second- or third-generation systems are particularly concerned about customization.
"First-time users are usually concerned about ease of use," he said. "Contractors coming into their second- or third-generation systems are concerned more about a perception that their business is different than other contractors. They are concerned about whether the system can handle their type of business and their type of customer."
Steve Bowman, Estimation/TradePower, added that first-time users ask a lot of questions about the basic benefits of computerized estimating systems.
"They are not really sure what they can get out of estimating systems," he said. "They ask questions such as, 'What is estimating going to do for me? How is it going to improve my lifestyle? Is it really going to save me time?'
"More experienced buyers are looking for certain features that are particular to their business function. I don't think there is any one feature. They know the one or two features that their current system does not have that they want to gain by changing or upgrading their system."
Bowman also urged contractors to question vendors on their future development plans and on the training they offer.
"Nothing is more disappointing than buying software and six months later finding that the company you bought it from is not going to be able to develop it, or installing the software and having to travel a zillion miles to get the training."
Here's some questions that you can ask estimating software vendors.
Is the system easy-to-use?
Is it accurate?
How easy will the system adapt to my estimating and business practices?
What type of after-sales training is available? Is it available on a regional or centralized basis?
Does the company offer a single point of contact for any technical or service issues?
How does the system handle the exporting of data into other business systems, such as accounting, bookkeeping or project management software programs?
Will the system serve the needs not only of estimators, but also of project managers, administrators and others in the company who may use the system or rely on the data it produces?
How easy is it to customize the labor units?
Which assemblies are offered? How do you customize them?
How long has the company been around?
What is the company's main business focus?
What is the company's take on industry trends such as transmission of data from the field via hand-held PDAs or other wireless networking devices?
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Ian's Natural Foods Offers New Gluten-Free Foods
Ian's Natural Foods, which offers more than 40 gluten-free foods for every part of the day, has recently added some new products. Hearty Supreme French Bread Pizza joins the original variety. A gluten-free French bread baguette is topped with sauce, sausage, uncured pepperoni, vegan mozzarella and Monterey Jack plus fresh vegetables. Each 10-oz. box contains two servings and has a suggested retail price of $6.99.
The company's Panko Breadcrumbs now come in a Parmesan Garlic variety, joining Original and Italian. With a light and airy crumb, these rice flour-based breadcrumbs add crunch to foods without weighing them down. A 7-oz. box sells for $3.99.
Pancrepes is a new concept for the company. Sold in boxes of four for $6.59-6.99, each gluten-free crepe is wrapped around either a breakfast sausage or whole blueberries.


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Hi, I'm Sajia Sultana and I've been studying bellydance on and off since the fall of 2007, when I bought a Bellytwins DVD after seeing Rachel Brice on Youtube. I started taking live classes the following year. Because of mental and physical health issues I haven't been able to progress as far as I'd like to. After I had a gallbladder removal surgery last July I decided to focus on home practice with DVDs and Datura Online - I felt that I didn't have the energy to go to class and meet the teachers' expectations. I love studying traditional bellydance but my first love has always been fusion artists such as Autumn Ward, Ebony and of course Rachel Brice.
I'm also a singer songwriter and spoken word poet; I wrote a one woman show several years ago and am currently working on a memoir about my multiple lives as a bellydancer, social justice warrior, and performer in Vancouver's weird music scene.
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Nothing compares to Hollywood's on/off affair with gaming. Total Film charts 30 years of love, litigation and end-of-level bosses while looking ahead to the next 12 months of play/watch collaborations…
E.T Phones home...
The 18-wheeler trucks started rolling out of the Atari warehouse on Thursday 22 September 1983. Their cargo: millions of Atari VCS cartridges of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, the most hyped game in the company's history.
Their destination: a landfill site in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Arriving at the desert dump, the trucks emptied their once precious cargo. Cartridges bearing E.T.'s wrinkled prune face scattered into the dust.
Each truckload cost Atari $500 to dump but the real cost to the fledgling videogame industry ran into the millions. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – the birth child of Steven Spielberg and Atari – killed Hollywood's love affair with videogames overnight and almost crashed the industry itself.
Four years earlier, Atari had been in rude health. By 1979, the company's 2600 Video Computer System (VCS) was in homes all across America and Asteroids was a multi-million dollar hit.
Hollywood had already recognised the potential and the threat. Warner Communications had bought Atari in 1976 for $28m and by 1982 the Atari VCS 2600 was hosting the first ever movie tie-in Raiders Of The Lost Ark – a button-pushing franchise that's continued right up to LEGO Indiana Jones – created by a young, bearded programmer called Howard Scott Warshaw.
It sold over a million copies and turned Warshaw into the videogame equivalent of a movie star. "It sure felt like that," he laughs on the phone from California. "I was hobnobbing with Steven Spielberg, going into stores and seeing people playing my games and getting so excited.
It totally blew my head wide open. America suddenly became the Pac-Man nation and when I told people I made videogames they treated me as if I was an astronaut in the '60s."
Next: Hollywood Under Threat... [page-break]
Hollywood Under Threat…
As videogame sales increased, movies looked like they were under threat. Disney tapped into the zeitgeist with Tron yet other Hollywood studios felt under siege from a new business model.
"There isn't a company in the US at the moment that isn't hoping to get into videogames," said Tron helmer Steven Lisberger in the autumn of 1982.
"You hear it the whole time: 'We're in the meat-packing business, but my son's hoping to start a videogames division.' Yes there is a danger that movies are going to end up being expensive commercials for videogames. The whole thing is moving so fast it's crazy." Oh, those heady days...
When Atari signed a deal worth around $22m with Spielberg and Universal to create a video game based on E.T. it looked like a licence to print money.
Spielberg agreed on condition that the "certifiable genius" Warshaw would be in charge of it. Warshaw agreed but faced one huge hurdle.
While most videogames took six months to design and create, deadline chaos meant E.T. had to be turned around in just six weeks.
Few programmers could have got a finished game completed in that time. Warshaw did but there was just one problem. The game proved too frustrating; E.T.'s quest to find the missing pieces of his intergalactic phone forcing players into spending most of their time falling into pits that had to be slowly levitated out of.
In his own inimitable style Warshaw had trumpeted the Atari E.T. as "the game that would make the movie famous". It didn't quite pan out like that.
Atari actually sold a million-odd copies on hype alone, yet the company had overstretched itself, paying too much for the licence and producing too many cartridges. Bad word of mouth killed sales and the glut helped fuel the videogame bust of '83.
Left with a mountain of unsellable cartridges and recording a $564m loss, Atari decided to bury E.T. – literally. Hollywood 1, Videogames 0.
Next: Into The Lair... [page-break]
Into The Lair…
Disney wasn't happy about the dragons. Everyone knew that Don Bluth, a former animator at the studio, drew some of the best fire-breathing reptiles around, but after setting up his own animation studio with a bunch of ex-Disney renegades in the early '80s, Bluth realised it was difficult to compete with Uncle Walt's clout.
Their first movie, The Secret Of NIMH (1982), was critically acclaimed but a box office flop. While Bluth licked his wounds, he was approached by Rick Dyer of Advanced Microcomputer Systems (AMS) who introduced him to the concept of "interactive movies".
The arcade game Dragon's Lair was born and Disney was royally pissed... Unlike every other arcade game in the early '80s, Dragon's Lair didn't use vector graphics or blocky 8bit sprites.
It looked like a cartoon with Bluth's animated sequences letting the player control Dirk the Daring as he set off to rescue Princess Daphne.
Under the cabinet's hood was an industrial Pioneer laser disc player that cued up animated sequences in response to the player's actions. Each cabinet cost $4,000. But the wow factor was worth four times that.
Queues began to line up around Dragon's Lair cabinets whenever they were switched on. It was gorgeous to look at. It was also bloody hard with machines sucking up $3-$4 for just 30 seconds of frustrating play (arcade managers were making around $200 a day per machine).
Down the road I think we'll see more film companies approach videogames via their own film productions," predicted Bluth's animation director Gary Goldman at the time.
"Rather than take the character from a film and create a game around it, they will take the movie and at the same time produce a game based on the actual live-action or animation from the film."
Next: A revolution stirs... [page-break]
A revolution stirs...
By 1984 almost every major Hollywood studio had a videogaming subsidiary. Tie-in games like Ghostbusters and Aliens on the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 did their best to bring the movies into your living room.
In 1987 the aptly titled Cinemaware brought cinema-style adventures to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST – a playable game of The Three Stooges used digitised pictures from the movies, while movie themed games like Rocket Ranger paid homage to Saturday morning serials.
Not all games were so movie fixated. When Nintendo released its Entertainment System, the NES, in the US in 1985 (with a certain moustachioed Italian plumber as its mascot) the videogame market received a shot in the arm.
It was a brilliant time to be a gamer as the industry began to give Hollywood a run for its money and between 1985 and 1988 some of the key franchises of the industry were born from Super Mario Bros. to The Legend of Zelda, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy.
Everyone wanted to be associated with videogames. "I love playing Mario on my Atari," wittered Baywatch babe Yasmine Bleeth. Hollywood watched from the sidelines as videogaming became cool all over again.
Next: Keeping It Real... [page-break]
Keeping It Real...
When Sega released its first CD-Rom drives in 1992, 'Full Motion Video' (FMV) was hailed as the future. Games like Wing Commander III, Night Trap and Rebel Assault featured FMV of real-life actors who the player controlled.
"These games are like movies, with scripts almost two feet thick," claimed Mark Hamill, who supplemented his Star Wars income playing Col 'Maverick' Blair in the Wing Commander series, a trend that's continued right up to this year's shooter WET, starring Eliza Dushku and, er, Malcolm McDowell...
While Hollywood and gaming were tarting to see eye-to-eye, the new realism brought problems of its own.
Censors railed against the synthesized sprites ripping out each other's spinal chords in Mortal Kombat and Night Trap was vilified in the 1993 Senate hearings on videogame violence, mainly because most of the politicians didn't understand the game – you were trying to save the college girls from vampires, not rape and murder.
Hollywood looked on, glad it wasn't in the line of fire for a change. Was Hollywood worried about FMV? Maybe a little bit.
As videogames looked like they were closing the gap between movies and gaming, producers undoubtedly knew that a paradigm shift was happening. Licensed games were big business.
Hits like Batman Returns on the Super Nintendo proved that. Shelves groaned with titles like Lethal Weapon, Dune and Terminator 2. There was even a Plan 9 From Outer Space adventure game. But the Holy Grail was 'synergy' – combining a game and movie to boost the profits of both.
When Super Mario Bros. became the first game to shift 10m copies, it was only a matter of time until a studio exec said, "I want that... as a movie".
Next: Adaptation... [page-break]
"It was par for the course," reckons Annabel Jankel, co-director of Super Mario Bros. "Every comic book had been adapted into movies. It was inevitable to try and translate something like this to the screen."
Being a pioneer is sometimes lonely work, though, and big questions remained over how to turn a game into a movie experience. "We had this poster that Nintendo produced for us.
"It had all the characters from the games and we tried to include as many of them as possible into the story. There was the mushroom, King Koopa and Iggy and Spike. We were choosing bits from the game rather than trying to make a direct translation.
"Neither co-director Rocky Morton or I were enthusiastic gamers, which might have been something to do with the end result..."
Even though Super Mario Bros. was a huge box office flop, the floodgates opened. Double Dragon and Street Fighter appeared the following year with beat 'em ups being more cost effective to realise on-screen than Shigeru Miyamoto's Mushroom Kingdom.
Next: Post-Pub PlayStation... [page-break]
Post-Pub PlayStation...
By 1995 things were changing. As Sony's PlayStation launched, a new breed of director arrived in Hollywood. "I was definitely the first generation of filmmakers who grew up with a vivid appreciation of videogames," says Paul WS Anderson.
"I remember Space Invaders in the arcades in Scarborough, it was like the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey suddenly appearing with all these kids clustered around it. It really had a magnetic pull.
"In the early '90s, I used to play Mortal Kombat in the arcades in Soho between movie meetings." So when Mortal Kombat was optioned for a movie adaptation, who better to helm it?
Anderson's Mortal Kombat was the first videogame movie smash hit, taking $122m at the international box office. "There was this belief that videogame movies just didn't work and my feeling was the opposite," he says.
"I thought they were a justifiable intellectual property to adapt. It was just that no one knew how to make a movie that reflected the game and was enjoyable on its own terms."
Next: Generation Xbox... [page-break]
Generation Xbox…
Where do you draw the line between Hollywood and videogames? By the time Y2K arrived it was hard to tell. In the autumn of 2000, Sony unveiled the PlayStation 2.
Punters queued for hours to get hold of the minimalist black boxes. It wasn't just a games machine. It played CDs and DVDs. It was the hub of the living room.
"The PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system is not the future of videogame entertainment," intoned the slightly biased Kazuo Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment America. "It is the future of entertainment period."
Meanwhile in cinemas, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Resident Evil made multi-million dollar 'synergy' between movies and videogames add up. Even Microsoft realised consoles were the future and unveiled their Xbox in 2001 and their seventh generation console the Xbox 360 in 2005.
Nintendo withdrew from the graphics arms race, yet its underpowered Wii turned out to be a revolution and made pick-up-and-play gaming fun for all the family (watch out for gran on Need For Speed: Nitro this Christmas, though...).
Next: Battle lines drawn, blurred... [page-break]
Battle lines drawn, blurred…
In the last 10 years, the line between blockbuster games and blockbuster movies has continued to blur. Think of the epic sweep of Halo 3 or the narrative mastery of Grand Theft Auto IV's sprawling story.
Produced by teams that are as big as movie crews and with budgets to match, Blockbuster games are eating into blockbuster movies' turf. At the same time, movies from The Matrix trilogy to 300 to Gamer have begun to look like games. Is the ground between them narrowing?
"The studios are still a little scared of videogames because they see them as competition in some ways, sucking up valuable dollars," says Paul WS Anderson.
"It used to be when you released a movie you worried about what sporting events were happening that weekend – would everyone be at home watching the football or baseball finals?
"In the last few years the studios are now saying: 'Halo 3 is coming out this weekend, people are going to spend $50 on it and they're probably not going to go to the cinema for days.' There's definitely an element of competition there."
Good luck Roland Emmerich's 2012 then, what with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 coming out just ahead of the disaster flick's release.
Next: Co-opetition... [page-break]
But do movies and games really have to be locked in a PvP deathmatch? What if they're destined for co-op play instead?
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Doom) thinks that could be the way forward. "It's inevitable that we're going to figure out how to do synergy eventually," he says, although he admits that the idea of developing stories across both mediums is ambitious.
"The problem is it's very hard to predict when the script's going to be ready, when you can make it, when the best release date is going to be. It's hard enough to do that just with a movie, let alone with a movie and a game."
One of his current projects – game/movie The Wheelman – is a case in point, delays meaning the game (starring Vin Diesel) preceded the movie (also starring Vin Diesel) by a huge window.
Plus there remains the age-old problem: movies and games tell stories differently. It's something that leading figures in both industries are trying to solve.
"They're different experiences," says di Bonaventura. "The adrenalin rush aspect of a videogame is very specific to your direct interaction with it. I don't think movies can replace that. It's something that videogames have uniquely to themselves."
That hasn't stopped various titles trying – including Doom, whose fi nal reel turned into a first-person shooter – though results have been mixed.
With Sam Raimi inked in to direct Warcraft and Heavy Rain looking to rewrite digital storytelling, it's a great time to be a movie fan and a gamer. The future's bright, the future's playable.
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She has been buffeted all week by the emotions of going public with her divorce.
She was buffeted Friday by high winds while skiing down a Canadian mountain at nearly 80 miles per hour.
But Lindsey Vonn simply put her head down to knife through the wind and push any inner turmoil aside as she won the World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta by a margin larger than in any of her previous 42 triumphs on the alpine ski circuit.
Vonn's finished 1.95 seconds ahead of Tina Weirather of Liechstenstein.
The triumph -- Vonn's second in her three World Cup races this season and sixth in the last eight downhills at Lake Louise -- moved her past Sweden's Anja Pearson into fourth place on the all-time World Cup list. That makes Vonn the biggest winner of any active skier and leaves her, at age 27, within 19 of career leader Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria.
Meanwhile, the U.S. skier closest to Vonn on the all-time U.S. list, Bode Miller, won the men's downhill in Beaver Creek, Colo., the 33rd World Cup victory of his career and his first since January, 2010. He won by just .04 seconds under what Miller called "the most forgiving conditions we have ever had here."
"I love to ski the way I did today," said Miller, who often put his quest for the perfect run ahead of winning. "When I came across the finish line, I was 100 percent satisfied."
Sunday, Vonn announced she had filed from divorce from husband Thomas Vonn after slightly more than four years of marriage.
Over the past several seasons, he had become coach, sports psychologist, logistics coordinator, advisor and booster for her. Lindsey Vonn gave Thomas enormous credit for helping her become the greatest skier in U.S. history.
So there were obviously questions about how their split might affect her skiing.
Friday, a reporter at the post-race press conference broached the subject as delicately as possible.
"I know you've got other things on your mind," the reporter said. "Is this just what you needed at this particular point in your life? To come to Lake Louise and concentrate on nothing but skiing?"
"Right now, skiing is the best thing for me," she answered. "When I'm on my skis and on the mountain I feel calm and comfortable. Today, even if I didn't win, just racing and being out on the mountain is what I need. I also have to really thank my teammates and the entire World Cup (group of) girls and Maria. . .Everyone has really supported me, and that has helped me so much through this time."
That Vonn singled out Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch was significant. Hoefl-Riesch is Vonn's biggest competive rival on the circuit and, until last season, her close friend. The two had a falling out when Hoefl-Riesch felt Vonn had not given her enough credit for taking her first World Cup overall title, which Vonn had won the three previous seasons.
The two worked through their differences over the summer. Vonn posted a picture of them smiling together on her Facebook page Thursday.
Friday's race?
"It was definitely tough conditions with the wind and the light changing," she said. "I tried to stay in a low position and not let the wind affect me."
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A disembodied artificial intelligence who eventually got poured into a metal body so she could kick arse and kiss Joker, EDI was one of the best parts of the Mass Effect trilogy. She's supposed to be made of futuristic space alloys but damn if she doesn't look good made out of old-fashioned Terran pulp paper.
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Times are tough enough for Sharp without having to convince people to pay extra for esoteric add-ons like 240Hz, 3D, and Quattron's extra yellow pixel. But that's exactly what the company is trying to do with the LC-LE847U. It costs hundreds more than Sharp's step-down sets, including the highly recommended LC-LE640U series, and occupies the same size range as Vizio's lower-priced, entirely decent E601i-A3 series. Meanwhile, if you consider 3D a must-have feature, the company's own LC-LE745U is a much better value. Compared with those LED TVs, not to mention the numerous plasmas that outperform it by a country mile, the Sharp LC-LE847U just can't compete.
Series information: I performed a hands-on evaluation of the 60-inch Sharp LC-60LE847U, but this review also applies to the 70-inch LC-70LE847U. The two TVs have identical specs and according to the manufacturer should provide very similar picture quality.
Externally there's almost nothing that separates the LE847U from its less-expensive brother the LE745U, and both look very businesslike. I appreciate the narrow frame around the image -- which does thicken up a bit along the bottom -- and its matte-black coloring. That frame is, unusually, made of actual metal, for a higher-end yet still understated feel. The corners have little plastic bumpers that unfortunately spoil its shape a bit, but are probably there to prevent freak accidents caused by the sharp corners.
Unlike the stand of the even-less-expensive LE640U, the LE847U's has a swivel on the 60-inch version (not the 70-inch, however) and a textured matte finish on the base. The LE847U is definitely a nicer-looking TV on the outside, but the improvements are subtle.
All three Sharps come with essentially the same remote. Thinner and longer than most clickers, the wand is plagued by lack of backlight and insufficient differentiation between the mostly too-small keys. One great feature, however, is the trio of programmable buttons that provide instant access to your favorite apps. Another, new for 2012, is the big red Netflix button. The remote can control three other devices directly via infrared.
Sharp didn't change much about the menu system from last year, and it's serviceable if unremarkable. Navigating among the choices along the main top strip could be snappier, and I prefer overlays to Sharp's method of reducing the picture size to make room for its menus.
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As Sharp's top-of-the-line TV the LC-LE847U gets plenty of extras, if not as many as some other brands' flagships. It's the only one with an extra subpixel, however. Quattron technology, which first debuted in 2010, adds a fourth, yellow subpixel to the usual trio of red, green, and blue. I won't spend a lot of time talking about it here because all you need to know is that it has little real effect (positive or negative) on picture quality, at least as we test for it. If you're curious check out the company's 2010 presentation; the technology hasn't changed much since then. The only other step-up over the LE745U is a 240Hz refresh rate.
Sharp doesn't include the active 3D glasses necessary to view 3D sources on this TV, and since it lacks compatibility with the full HD 3D standard, your most economical recourse is Sharp's AN3DG20B glasses, which cost $50 a pair.
A couple of other features are unique to Sharp. IP control is designed to interface with custom-installation remote-control systems, such as Control 4, AMX, and Crestron, that can operate over Ethernet as opposed to RS-232. Aquos Advantage Live is Sharp's excellent live help feature, which I described in 2009. I appreciated the full onscreen manual -- exactly the same as the PDF version, complete with table of contents. Many makers today skimp by not including a full paper manual as well, but not Sharp.
Smart TV: The 847U series offers a few more apps than the step-down 640U models -- namely a Web browser, Hulu Plus, Skype, and Film Fresh. Sharp told me the 640U would not get these apps, nor would it receive the browser or gallery mode.
If you're comparing by content, Sharp falls short of most major-name competitors, as it's missing Amazon Instant and sports services like MLB.com. The company has improved the selection since I tested the LE745U in June, however, adding Pandora and Rhapsody, and providing easier access to Twitter, Facebook, Picasa, and Flickr by moving them from the Vudu apps interface (which is still available) to the main Smart Central hub.
The interface is clean and navigation was quick enough, if a bit sluggish compared with some other smart TVs. Hitting the Smart Central remote key summons a launcher bar along the bottom listing all of the "favorite" apps -- I liked that I could order them at will and delete unused ones. There's also a Gallery mode that lists all of the apps by category and allows you to add or delete them from the launcher.
The browser is, as usual, worse than any tablet, phone, or PC browser. The most annoying part -- and a deal-breaker for all but the most emergency, last-resort situations -- was having to use the normal TV remote control to navigate.
Picture settings: Five tweakable picture modes, a gamma slider, a full color management system, and both 2-point and 10-point grayscale controls make the LE847U as adjustable as TVs from LG and Samsung, and more so than Sony's lineup and most of Panasonic's. Unfortunately, the 10-point system didn't work well. New for 2012 is the option to tweak the strength of dejudder, but it just goes from really smooth to even smoother.


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Ever have a food tradition growing up? In my household Saturdays meant pancakes for breakfast and homemade pizza for dinner. Some traditions tend to stick. Like pizza on a Saturday night. Since I've fallen hard for a Hillsborough restaurant that opened in late March, I thought I'd invite a couple of Chapelboro Insiders along to experience pizza and so much more.
Ready for a comfortable setting with a creative twist? From the local art on the walls to the tasty pizza on your plate you'll find it at Radius. Once a former bank, the edifice now houses Radius Pizzeria & Pub at 112 North Churton Street.
You know what really piqued my taste buds and drew me in Saturday night? A picture I saw on their Facebook page of the weekend special. Pan-seared and almond encrusted grouper on mixed greens with strawberries, blackberries and blueberries in a lime cilantro vinaigrette. Talk about a healthy salad full of flavor! We picked a winner. Our other shared orders included Lemon Herb Cheese Spread which is a blend of goat and cream cheese with fresh basil, chives, garlic and lemon zest served with sliced pear and flatbread. The accompanying greens tasted amazing due to a dusting of sherry truffle vinaigrette.
And we scored again! The signature pizza picked was called the 'Cyclist' — topped with onion marmalade, chicken, green onion, mushroom, mozzarella and Parmesan. I told you this place is creative, whether it's in the kitchen with the ingredient combinations or the signature pizza names! On a former visit I stepped outside of the traditional pizza comfort zone and into the creative pizza box with a 'Hold The Bagel' pizza — combining smoked salmon, fried caper, micro-shaved red onion, creme fraiche, fresh squeezed lemon and fried egg. My stomach and I were pleasantly surprised. To wrap up our dining experience we listened to the decadent desserts of the day. Chocolate mint creme brulee, mixed berry crisp and gluten free chocolate cake with orange butter creme. We were full, but thanks to server Melanie for the vicarious fulfillment!
Owners Kate and Mick Carroll moved from San Francisco to Hillsborough to be closer to family and to pour their creative energy into Radius. Mick, an experienced chef and Ireland native, orchestrates the kitchen while wife Kate, a North Carolina native, mans the front of the house.
At the back of the house.the private Fireside Room awaits your next event or meeting. Equipped with state of the art technology (like an Internet ready 60″ TV screen) and a wall fireplace, this unique room is functional and comfortable.
I asked Kate to describe the many meanings of the restaurant name, Radius. Hillsborough reminded Mick of his Ireland homeland with resources like produce, seafood and beef, all found in a local radius. The goal is to source as much as possible locally while keeping the menu affordable. They also wanted Radius to appeal to many different radii from parents to foodies to date night couples to folks who just want a comfortable place to eat and relax. Mick is a big mountain biker who thinks of pizza when he thinks of cycling due to a pizza place that rejuvenated him after biking expeditions. A pizza pie wedge is also like the radius of a circle. Radius Pizzeria & Pub equals reaching out to the community like the spokes of a wheel but in a myriad of ways.
The interior space appeals to many tastes on many levels. Art work changes every two to three months. Currently, abstracts by Maxine Mintz fill the walls. Previously Eduardo Lapetina of Chapel Hill was featured. TVs in the bar and dining room are unobtrusive and present for the prerequisite sporting events. On our visit country music played in the background, but the genre changed toward the end of our meal. The attention to detail continues with hooks under the bar counters to hang a purse or bag. Art, music, television and conversation to accompany delicious food and beverage cover most of the senses.
Expect globally inspired comfort entrees! In addition to 12″ signature pizzas from their Old-World Italian wood-burning oven (which can be baked with gluten free dough) your options include starters (I've heard the mussels are delicious!) salads, paninis and sides. Whether you choose The Pub (bar area), The Front Dining Room (also called the living room) or outside on the garden patio with lighted umbrellas, you will be taken care of by "family" staff and leave well sated.
Hungry yet? Time to try Radius! Get your spokes on and check it out. Visit www.radiuspizzeria.net for daily specials, menus, "Kids Make A Pizza Summer Session" and more.
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Jacksonville�s planned children�s museum has its sights set on a location, but it will be more than year before it can set up shop.
Jacksonville�s planned children�s museum has its sights set on a location, but it will be more than year before it can set up shop.
Zing Zumm, short for �amazing museum,� will occupy Fire Station No. 2 on Barn Street in the Northwoods area once firefighters move to their new station on Gum Branch Road � provided everything goes as planned.
While it may be more than a year before the museum has doors to open, its board of directors is ramping up for a major capital campaign, co-chairwoman Lani Beuerman said.
They have a lot of work ahead of them. So far, the nonprofit organization has raised $32,000 of the $2 million goal.
�Progress has been slow,� Beuerman said. �It has been a long, sometimes frustrating process, but we really believe in a children�s museum here in Jacksonville.�
A tourism grant from Onslow County for $50,000 really helps, Beuerman said.
County commissioners approved the grant to help the museum pay for architectural engineering and construction costs. The funds could possibly be used for rent as well, County Manager Jeff Hudson said.
The city has committed to giving the museum first option on the Northwoods firehouse, City Manager Richard Woodruff said. He said bids on the new fire station will go out around March, followed by a 12-month construction period.
Planning is already underway as how to refit the old firehouse for what organizers plan as a hands-on, interactive museum with exhibits related to the arts, health, science, literature and culture.
The idea of a children�s museum in Jacksonville began as a solution to area students having to take an hour-long bus ride to and from the children�s museum in Wilmington.
So in 2005, Beuerman and co-chairwoman Liz Owens began work to make the vision of a local children�s museum a reality. Two years later the organization received tax-exempt status and the year after that a board of directors was established.
In 2009, the museum received its official name from a kindergartener who won a contest with 300 submissions. Subsequent years saw a family performing arts series and an award-winning family expo.
The museum is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation and anyone wishing to make a donation can do so by mailing checks to The Children�s Museum of Jacksonville; PO Box 12496; Jacksonville, NC 28546.
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By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, 1835 and 1836 54 in. (137.2 cm.) high, including plinth £1,700,000-2,200,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
A magnificent and important pair of porcelain vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory will highlight this autumns Russian Art Week in London (estimate: £1,700,000-2,200,000).
In their 28 November Russian Art Sale,
will offer perhaps the finest and grandest pair of Russian porcelain vases to appear at auction in recent memory. Over the years, Christie's have been entrusted with the sale of numerous important pairs of Russian vases and have achieved the highest price ever paid at auction for a pair of Russian porcelain vases in 2006.
These magnificent vases were presented by Emperor Nicholas I to Karl Ludwig Graf von Ficquelmont (1777-1857), who served as the Austrian Ambassador Extraordinaire to the Russian court from 1829-1839. Graf von Ficquelmont was one of Chancellor Metternichs closest advisors and exercised substantial influence at both the Austrian and Russian courts. After a decade of service, Graf von Ficquelmont was called back to Vienna in 1839 to assume the duties of Foreign Office during the absence of Prince Metternich. Given the impressive size and date of this pair of vases, they were presented out of recognition for his exceptional service to the Imperial court.
Under Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855), a great patron of the Russian arts, the production of the Imperial Porcelain Factory reached its apogee and works from this period are the finest examples of palace and presentation vases produced. Works of such grandeur were mainly executed for presentation, and thus reflected the Emperors personal preferences in their design and decoration. These vases were often presented directly to the Imperial family on special occasions, such as Christmas and Easter, and were used to adorn the vast palaces, private mansions and exhibition pavilions built during the period. Vases of this size and virtuoso execution were also commissioned by the Emperor as important presentation gifts to heads of foreign royal families and to foreign diplomats, as recognition for exceptional service.
During the reign of Nicholas I, many of the vases produced by the Imperial Porcelain Factory were decorated with copies of Old Master paintings, by using the middle section of the vase as a canvas. The paintings were typically scaled-down, faithful copies of original works in the Imperial Hermitage, the Academy of Arts or from collections in the Imperial palaces in the vicinity of St Petersburg. The names of both the original artist and factory artist were usually added to the vase paintings.
The remarkably detailed, colourful and varied paintings on the present vases are signed by the Imperial Porcelain Factory artist M. Kornilov (d. 1852) and painted after canvases by the seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668), who was one of the most versatile and prolific artists of the Dutch Golden Age. Embedded in the artistic environment and tradition of his home town of Haarlem, Wouwerman made an important and highly influential contribution to the canon of seventeenth-century Dutch painting. His pictures were in demand during his lifetime, but even more sought after in the 18th century. Throughout Europe, formerly princely art collections like in Dresden and St. Petersburg still bear witness to this widespread and great admiration of Wouwerman's elegant and picturesque refined works of art.
One of the pair, painted in 1835, is decorated after Wouwermans detailed seventeenth-century genre scene, A Stag Hunt. The painting was acquired by Empress Catherine II in 1772, forming the foundation of the State Hermitage Museum and remains in the collection to this day. The distinguished provenance of Wouwermans original painting reflects the enduring aesthetic appeal of the canvas reproduced on the present vase. Its vibrant painting by the Imperial Porcelain Factory artist, Kornilov, expertly captures the broad, atmospheric landscape and richly coloured noble vignettes of Wouwermans original, embodying the compositional and tonal characteristics of his late works.
The painted scene on the second vase, dated 1836, is after Wouwermans canvas Departure for the Chase and similarly demonstrates his skill in painting both figures and landscapes on a grand scale. The original painting is now held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alter Meister, Dresden. The original canvas, executed between 1665 and 1668, was acquired from the Parisian collection of Ambassador Bourbet de Vaux by August III, Elector of Saxonia and King of Poland (1693-1763) in 1749 and subsequently entered the Royal Picture Gallerys collection in Dresden. The Dresden painting forms an impressive pendant to the Hermitage example, both taking as their subject Wouwermans signature theme of the hunt. Again the factory artist has acutely observed the fashionable figures and dynamic horses of Wouwermans original on the present vase.
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Cranberry Orange Pistachio Cookies: One of my most pinned recipes. These cookies are full of dried cranberries and pistachios and rolled in an orange sugar. Perfect for holiday baking.
My mom and I talk a lot about food. I mean a lot.
Sometimes my mom will list everything she ate that day or read me a recipe over the phone.
She loves describing food to me, which I hate, because I usually become hungry by the time she is done.
And since she does not live close to me I can not go over and get it.
For months now she has been going on and on about these cranberry orange cookies….telling me over and over again how good they are (she keeps having senior moments and forgets that she has told me how good these are).
So before she came here this weekend I told her, for the love of Pete bring the stinking Cranberry Orange Pistachio Cookie recipe. So as you can clearly see the cookies were indeed made and I must say that they are tasty and agree with my mother that they are good.
To me they say winter but my mother makes them year round.
The original recipe said macadamia nuts, but we make ours with pistachio because we both agree they go better with the cranmorange (see me use the word in everyday conversation) combo.
My mother also is emphatic about them being better the next day and encourages anyone who makes them to wait till the next day because they are "that much better"…her words, not mine.
She was a little shocked that I was putting them up on my blog.
I think she too was feeling the pressure that well over 200 people would now be judging the cookies that she just kept telling me were the best.
The "what if people don't like them" panic hit her just a little.
I told her the worst that could happen is that people would rally together and start a website dedicated to how much they hate these cookies and how evil Peabody's mom was to suggest they were good.
The movement would gain popularity and a cranberry-orange Peabody's mom hating cult would form.
They would hold secret meetings plotting her death until they finally killed her off while she was peddling her cookies at the local Farmers Market at the small community center her town has.
I told her not to worry because the chances of that happening were slim. Moral of the story being, if you don't like them, just say so…don't go gun down my mom!
Cranberry Orange Pistachio Cookies
Orange Sugar:
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp freshly grated orange peel
1 cup sugar
¾ cup butter, room temperature
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
½ cup pistachio nuts
1 TBSP freshly grated orange peel
Heat oven to 350F.
Combine all orange sugar ingredients in a small bowl; stir until well mixed. Set aside.
Combine 1 cup sugar, butter and egg in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Beat until well mixed.
Add all remaining ingredients.
Continue beating just until mixed.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll balls in orange sugar.
Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten with bottom of glass to 1 ½-inch circles.
Bake for 7 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.(DO NOT OVERBAKE).
Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
Source: Adapted from Land O'Lakes Holiday Cookies 2005


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"A 26-mile race is miraculous and somehow unexplainable. It requires us to rely on the spirit. It's not instant gratification. The long training hours and the race itself give us more time to look within ourselves." ~Isaiah McClain
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Lots of good vibes coming your way Julia! I'm so excited for you and can't wait to "hear" all about it.ReplyDelete
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Kick some ass Julia!ReplyDelete
I am sending lots of good vibes your way, but regardless you are my hero for even attempting to run a marathon. Now get out there and kick some ass for all of us to afraid to even try! :)ReplyDelete
You have so much to be proud of already! I know you will be a rock star on Sunday and I can't wait to hear all about it.ReplyDelete
Congrats! I am already in great awe of you for making it this far.ReplyDelete
You can do this! I'll be thinking of you on Sunday and I can't wait to hear about it.
You're going to do awesome. . .I know it!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
good luck! I wish I was going to be around to cheer you on! I love going to those things.ReplyDelete
kick ass.
good luck, Julia! Kinda cool that we'll be running a marathon at the same time :). I know you'll kick some arse!ReplyDelete
Good luck! Think of all of us girls you have motivated to be runners and know we are definitely cheering for you.ReplyDelete
And by the way, I did pick out the few "first marathon" you inserted into your post so I guess you have decided to do more. You're such inspiration!
You're going to kick butt! Goal #1 made me laugh. At least you're confident that you're ready. Go out there and rock it!!ReplyDelete
GOOD LUCK!!!!ReplyDelete
You can do it, and will be wonderful!
Kick Oprah's ass!!!!!
Julia, you're such an inspiration!! When I went back and read your "goal post" from 2007, it made me feel like I could do this too if I really put my mind to it. I'm like you, sleeping in, naps on Sundays, a good pizza and wine - so I would literally be transforming myself. It's so encouraging to see how you did this, and I can't wait to hear (read) how it goes! If you start to get discouraged, just think of Dwight Schrute and what he would say to you if you wanted to quit! Good luck Lady!!!!ReplyDelete
- Hannah10/03/2008 08:03:00 AM
I'm so proud of you and I know you can do it on Sunday! I'll be thinking of you.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see you next week and celebrate your finish!
- Anonymous10/03/2008 08:27:00 AM
Good luck Julia! You have put in all of the hard work and you are ready! You will do great!!ReplyDelete
Good Luck!!ReplyDelete
Good luck! I'll think of you and send you love of running vibes!ReplyDelete
Best of luck to you! It is the best feeling in the world when you complete your first marathon. Just don't forget to take Advil...trust me. Your body will thank you the next day! Can't wait to hear how it goes for you!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/03/2008 09:19:00 AM
Good luck Julia!! I'm sure you'll rock it. ;)ReplyDelete
Congrats on all the hard work and training that have gotten you where you are. You are going to do great this weekend! I can't wait to hear all about it. I'm using you as my inspiration for next year. Kick ass!ReplyDelete
Good luck! What an accomplishment already! You will rock that race Sunday but I'll be saying a prayer for you!ReplyDelete
I am delurking to wish you luck, I am using the same training program but my marathon is not until november, so I am anxious to read how the big day goes...Good luck!ReplyDelete
I barely know you, but I'm so proud of you for doing all this! It's amazing! Just keep focusing on that finish line. Look out Oprah!!ReplyDelete
Julia, you've made me laugh and cry with you throughout your training {no, you probably didn't intend the crying, but I've been hormonal}. And now, I'm probably going to spend way too much time as a stranger thinking about and praying for you this weekend!ReplyDelete
You are awesome woman. You are going to rock this more than anything else and as if it matters I'm extremely proud of you.
Go get 'em! I can't imagine running a marathon! You're hard work will certainly pay off. Best of luck!ReplyDelete
Oh you are my hero!!!ReplyDelete
I hope you make EACH goal and blow
them out..
just doing the Marathon is HUGE
good luck..I'll be back to see the results..
If I didn't have to work, I would come down to cheer you on somewhere on the course. I think that you will be amazing. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Good luck, you'll do your best!ReplyDelete
Good Luck!!! What an accomplishment; you should be proud of yourself for sure!ReplyDelete
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