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13 September 2007
NEW YORK, NY (WHY NOT?) - Published from 1948 to 1988, TV Guide was a magazine dedicated to transvestites. In its early years, it boasted a subscription base of over 100,000, but, as transsexuals became more popular than transvestites, the magazine's popularity gradually declined until it ceased publication. The last issue appeared in June, 1988. However, the periodical plans to publish a one-time only annual edition in which it recounts its glory hole days in a pre-transsexual world in which transvestites had to pretend they didn't exist except as homophobes' worst nightmares and, of course, perverts.
As a pubic public service (and because TV Guide has paid a lot of money for this article), Unnews is proud to pretend that the publication's publication is newsworthy.
Initially, due to the homophobic climate of the forties, fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties, the magazine purported to be a guide to television (i. e., TV) programs. It featured tables that indicated the scheduled programming of the television networks and local stations and articles on various celebrities. However, the covers often contained coded text, as is the case with the one shown here: "Crossing" clearly refers to crossdressing,and the "Body and Soul Behind Jill Hennessey," the actress pictured on the show is an article concerning her hairdresser, a transvestite named Peaches.
The editors relied upon plays on words and double entendres to get their messages across to readers. To the uninitiated, the magazine appears to be about another glamorous actress. In reality, the main article is about a glamorous cross dresser. Notice, also, the cover's reference to Charlie Sheen as representing "Two and a Half Men." The "half-man" allusion is obviously a reference to his transvestism. The caption in the upper right corner, "American Idol's Simon: 'Paula Wants Me!'" appears to allude to Paula Abdul, Simon's co-host, but insiders know that the Paula mentioned is the feminine name by which Simon is known when he dresses in drag.
Likewise, the TV Guide that purports to be about Stargate SG-1 is really about the double life that the cover's celebrity leads; Ben Bowder plays both the male and the blonde female on the series (as the close "resemblance" between them suggests). He is a transvestite who often plays such dual male-and-female roles. These are the "EXCLUSIVE On-the-Set Secrets!" at which the magazine's caption so coyly hints.
The magazine's supposed association with the Hollywood glitterati, many of whom lead secret or double lives, allowed writers to disclose juicy tidbits of gossip about the hidden lives of transvestite celebrities and others under the guise of divulging the "secrets" of the stars.
The TV Guide featuring David Boreanaz and James Marsters on the cover also shared a "secret" with readers: these actors also played the female characters Cordelia Chase and Buffy Summers, respectively, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The "Sneak Peak" to which the lurid cover refers is of the co-stars' "hermaphroditic assets."
Another device by which editors and writers made their secret subtext known to their readers was the juxtaposition of photographs and text that, separately, meant nothing unusual but, placed side by side, created a message unmistakable to transgender initiates. Notice the small photographs inset at the top right corner of the cover, labeled, "SECRETS OF THE NEW SEASON"? The secret is "out," displayed in the captions that accompany these pictures. The one on the left reads "Survivor 's Jeff Probst." The one on the right reads, "Alias Jennifer Garner." The magazine declares the two are the same person, as "alias" means "also known as." Jeff Probst is Jennifer Garner and vice-versa! Of course, only those in the know (namely, TV Guide's subscribers) would understand what the coded message is saying. From the public at large, Jeff-Jennifer's secret would remain a secret.
Sometimes, the magazine's covert messages were almost overt, as in the case of the headline that blared "Joey: The Girl Next Door." Only the fact that "Joey" can be a unisex name allowed the thin pretense that the Joey in question is a female rather than a male dressed as a female. Again, TV Guide's readers were aware that the "actress" featured on the cover is a cross dresser, not a genetic woman, and that "she" is, as such, one of their own.
Only in the latter half of the magazine's final decade did America's morals become as loose as a transvestite's bowels, allowing the publication to out itself as a periodical dedicated and devoted to all things transgender, and its cover became increasingly lurid and, some suggest, began, seemingly, to parody itself. The word "Transgender" appears after the main title, revealing that TV Guide has, all along, been about transvesrites, not television, although this issue includes an article, "Transgender and Family Values" about how television situation comedies, or sitcoms, can use humor to help transvestites transition from their male to the female selves.
The new magazine had a new look--and a new slogan, which it stole from Virgina Slims ciagrettes: "You've come a long way, baby!"
The next year, the magazine ceased publishing. It had come not merely a long way, but to the end of its days.
Back issues can be back ordered from TV Guide, Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY.
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Scratcher project video on youtube
I put together a small video to show some features in a standalone app / pluggo VSTi I've been working on for a while. It originally started as a simple emulator of turntable scratching and practice in interactive UI design.
I hope some people can appreciate it :)
Great breakpoint editor! Nice file handling too.
Beautifully done!
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very cool, nice interface design. Are you using an LCD window
to display the scratch curves or JSUI? Is this patch available to
the public ;)
I used a JSUI object for the main editing window so that I'd be able to use openGL commands along with a lot of array manipulation. The scratch curves as they appear now are made with the openGL stroke command.
The overall patcher is ridiculously complicated, so I'm not sure you'd even want to see it. Right now it's 16 patcher files along with 10 different js and jsui objects. The main javascript code spans 26 pages. The code is complicated so that the resulting interface didn't have to be : )
Aaron Faulstich schrieb:
> The overall patcher is ridiculously complicated, so I'm not sure
> you'd even want to see it.
I am absolutely sure that I want to see it, this is awesome.
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Aaron, fantastic execution. As a Ms. Pinky owner, I've been messing around
with similar concepts in my patches. In terms of UI you are way ahead, but I
would love to see how you could integrate recording of Ms. Pinky movements,
export/import of scratches, and the most important missing element any DJ
would hope for…cuts. Keep it up man, this is great.
On 3/17/07, Aaron Faulstich
> I put together a small video to show some features in a standalone app /
> pluggo VSTi I've been working on for a while. It originally started as a
> simple emulator of turntable scratching and practice in interactive UI
> design.
> I hope some people can appreciate it :)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4W9l0WmL6M
any chance you will make an applet we can all have + utilize, I would absolutely love to have this, as a non turntable owner who wouldn't mind utilizing scratch sounds that aren't generic sampled scratches.
>Without more, we can find inspiration in [technoui] that comes with max.
speaking of, can anyone point me towards documentation / examples for [technoui]? the explainer patch in the [techno] help file is not quite doing it….
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I forgot to link to my site where I have Pluggo and standalone versions!
You can get them at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~afaulsti/skrasms/scratcher/scratcher.html
The current version on my site is the same as that used in the video. I have made numerous changes and revisions since then, and will soon have an updated Pluggo version on the site with more accurate graphics, support for VST hosts that don't allow keystrokes, and many small changes/fixes. I'm looking at Scratcher as a project that I will continue improving indefinitely.
When I get to version 1.00 I will start asking for $15 for a copy of the plug-in version, as I'm trying to find some way to pay for Jitter (among other tools to improve my capabilities) : ) I was hoping some people might donate, but so far no one has.
I'm really thankful for all the interest Scratcher is getting.
very nice tool. the breakpoint editor itself could be used for alot of other types of automation very effectively. ive been building automation editors out of waveform that do similar things, but not as elegantly.
a few things with the patch as is
why limited to wave files?
its hard to scratch files longer than a few seconds accurately, vertical zoom i guess would be needed
can you edit the coloured marker regions?
good stuff
It's limited to wave files right now because I haven't found a stable way to load mp3's into Max. Trying to import an mp3 into a buffer~ usually crashes Max on my system (Max/MSP 4.6.2, WinXP SP2, though I had the same problem with version 4.5). I tried doing a full re-install of Quicktime, but it didn't help.
I'm working on a zooming system, but I haven't figured out a method that I really like yet. It's definitely needed.
The colored marker regions were actually created just as a temporary fix for finding where audio occurs in the movement editor. You can currently add them with a click+drag of the left mouse button, or delete a marker with one right click. I hoped to quickly outgrow the wave markers with a better method, but it appears I will need Jitter for my original plan, so it might be a while. I may add some basic editing features to the wave markers soon.
how about AIFFs or sd2 files though? must be easy enough
You can get mp3's working quite nicely using jit.qt.movie (Mpeg compression was meant for video after all) in combination with spigot~ (but then I'm not sure how standalones and jitter stand – i've had problems when I've tried this in a major way before.
pretty cool. reminds me of like the wave traveler plugin in fruity. It'd be pretty cool if you "pluggozized" this standalone, as I use cubase and would love to have that kind functionality.
Thanks for that information. I don't have Jitter yet, but when I get it I will be sure to try!
It has been Pluggo-ized : )
The Pluggo version is now actually a little further along than the standalone I used to make the video. There's a link to my site where I host it in this thread and also in the youtube video info.
Keep in mind it's still in beta.
yeah, the pluggo version causes a crash when run inside vst~. see attached.
slightly off topic… Im curious, can one create pluggos and use them without owning pluggo? Or do they make that hiss noise even in your own plugin?
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> slightly off topic… Im curious, can one create pluggos and use them without owning pluggo? Or do they make that hiss noise even in your own plugin?
With the unregistered version, they only make the noise in the plugins that come with pluggo, not in your own plugins.
>yeah, the pluggo version causes a crash when run inside vst~. see >attached.
That looks like the error that comes up when you don't have the Pluggo runtime installed. Have you installed it?
I haven't had any other reports of it crashing inside of any host (except when running multiple instances, which isn't a supported feature yet).
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Ravening Beauty [{{#arraymap: Tactical|, |x|Type::x}}] [[Summary::As an experienced adept of the Hollow Nymph discipline, you have discovered new ways to control and debilitate opponents with haunting grace, directing combat's sanguine flow ever closer to the endless thirsting void of your desire.]] Prerequisites: {{#arraymap: Hungry Glamour, base attack bonus +6, two Hollow Nymph maneuvers.|,|x|Prerequisite::x}}Benefit: This feat enables the use of three new combat options:
- Ravage: To use this option, you must kill an opponent with a coup de grace. You immediately recover one expended Hollow Nymph maneuver, are no longer fatigued or exhausted as if you had rested for 8 hours, and opponents with line of sight to you must immediately make a Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 your initiator level + your Charisma modifier) or become shaken.
- Whispers and Will-o'-the-wisps: To use this option, you must be in a Hollow Nymph stance. You can use dancing lights and ghost sound as at-will supernatural abilities with a caster level of 1.
- Wrack: To use this option, you must cause an opponent to become fatigued or exhausted. On your next round the save DCs of your Hollow Nymph maneuvers increase by 1 against fatigued opponents and by 2 against exhausted opponents until the end of the round.
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ANAHEIM – Steve Nash's feet were tired after the first practice.
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The only significant pains so far are growing ones from joining an offense that won't revolve around his pick-and-roll thrusts four out of five plays have been evident at times, including in the first quarter Tuesday. Nash had three turnovers in the last 1:25 of the period, including one where he threw the ball left and Bryant went right.
"We're a work in progress," Nash said later. "That's the bottom line."
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Patriyacht wrote:Jetting comes staggered from Mercruiser. Apparently they think it gives better mixture distribution.
gasman5.0 wrote:Patriyacht wrote:Jetting comes staggered from Mercruiser. Apparently they think it gives better mixture distribution.
I can't imagine this true, Unless Merc was to dyno tune each motor. All three carbs had the same jets and staggred the same.
How does pri 82/sec 90 with 4.5PV sound as a starting point?
Ranken Tech wrote:Here's how I do it.
600hp=about 300lb/hr fuel
300lb/hr fuel=3510 cc/min fuel
3150cc/min fuel divided by 4 jets=787.5 cc/min per jet
My jet flow chart says that a 83 jet flows 780cc/min on the low side 795cc/min on the average and 811cc/min on the high side
So, that would be 83 square. But, you want this thing to idle and cruise leaner than that so you add a PV.
A PV is worth around 6-8 jet sizes so that would give me approximately 76 fronts with the Pv and 83 rears .This would be for something around a 12.5 afr Boats may want to run richer than that. (according to the original jetting, I would assume so)
A 93 jet flows 1250cc/min according to Holley, so your original jetting is equal to 350lb/hr fuel and firstname.lastname@example.com
If you go with an afr around 11.7:1 you need about 360 lb/hr fuel. This would explain the original jetting numbers and spread.
A clean idle and low cruise(76 fronts) yet extremely safe rich afr(93rears) when duty calls and you need to show off for the girls.
If you want a happy medium 325lb/hr go with something around 78 fronts and 90-91 rears.
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Za'atar Carrot and Leek Flatbread with Almonds and Fennel Salad
Author Notes: We do plenty of homemade pizza nights at my house, but I hardly ever go the red sauce and cheese route. Most of mine see an even ratio of legit pizza/flatbread to greens on top because I like the variation of temperature and texture. This one features the heft of za'atar, carrots, and leeks, all livened up by clementine-dressed fennel shreds, arugula, and salty olives. Once you have a good piece of dough, this one's pretty much in the bag. —Laura Wright | The First Mess
Serves 4
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 to 3 teaspoons za'atar
- 1 carrot, peeled into thick ribbons
- 1 leek, white and light green part only, sliced
- 1/4 cup raw almonds, chopped
- 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 2 handfuls baby arugula leaves
- 1 fennel bulb, cored and shaved thinly
- 1 clementine, juiced
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread the dough out on the parchment lined sheet. It should be about a foot in diameter all the way around. Drizzle one tablespoon of the olive oil on top of the dough and spread it around with your fingers.
- Sprinkle the dough with the za'atar, some salt, and pepper. Scatter the carrot ribbons, leeks, almonds and olives across the dough. Drizzle a bit more olive oil on top. Slide the tray into the oven and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until the crust starts to appear golden brown.
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To me if we wouldn't have any Kagura/Mikono hard development in opposite to a Mikono/Amata fall-down, then I'll start worrying.
2012-04-11, 08:12 | Link #162 | |
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2012-04-11, 08:18 | Link #163 |
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what was up with Fudou not taking out Kagura in ep 15? He could have easily mopped the floor with him. Why even take the commander out of Kagura's range? Shouldn't he have taken Mikono instead?
I'm really starting to think that this commander is more or less a figurehead, and is useless. Much like the original series, Fudou is really the one who's running things, so unless she has a very important role not-yet-revealed in the series(a key to something, maybe direct descendants of Sylvie, etc.), I don't really see the point in having her as a char. She's not even that great in a 'moe' or loli perspective, not in the same vein as Yunoha anyways. To my dismay, this was the last chance Zess could at least make Amata look her way, and she blew it. Well, guess there was nothing much left that she could do except reveal her feelings, even if it led to nothing. I am so very disappointed that the whole Amata/Zessica angle hasn't been touched at all since ep 8(or whatever the 'get naked' ep was). I mean, I didn't expect her to win out over Mikono in the end, but I at least expected her to make SOME progress. Instead, we see her char regress to being emo watching Amata/Mikono, which has really undershot her char compared to how she was the first couple of episodes.
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Amata is worried out of his mind about another girl, confused, and Zessica has just broken his heart with her revelation about Mikono - not exactly the ideal time for any girl to try to make him look at her way (why did she even try?). Since Mikono wasn't taken away but left to figure things out on her own, Zessica will have plenty of opportunities as Amata and Mikono will most likely be all awkward around each other. (Whether she has any chances, though, is another question.) |
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Kagura is annoying.
Amata is damn weak. Zessica is boring. Mikono is dumb. I actually enjoy the supporting cast. The main characters just get on my nerves... And I don't see the point : each time Kagura appears, we know for sure he's gonna go back the next episode. There is no climax in here... |
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... One could argue that he's started to win a fight now, though. The rest will depend on Mikono's actions.
2012-04-11, 09:35 | Link #169 |
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What would Kagura winning a fight look like, though?
If it means coming back to Neo-Deava and killing a bunch more people...it'd put a bit of a time-crunch onto a lot of his likely future character development. That goes double if he kills some non-background characters. If it means coming back to Neo-Deava and "kidnapping" Mikono...it'd put a bit of a time-crunch on *her* character development. She has to develop enough that she'd either go voluntarily (for whatever reason) or she'd definitively resist going (for whatever reason). If it means fighting Amata to a standstill until Mikono makes the peace (), well, we're no longer talking about his winning fights. If it means realizing Mykage's just been using him to get to the wings, well, that'd be cool, but there's a lot of other people I'd hope to see get a chance to take a swing at Mykage before things wrap up. Any ideas? |
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Ehm, no.
She has no reason to feel for him. He did numerous bad things to the city and most likely killed various people. There is no reason for her to feel anything for him except recent. Oh wait yeah, the whole 12,000 thing right? The thing were they only feel they know eachother? |
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Why doesn't she fit the bill to you ? Last edited by Zuul; 2012-04-11 at 10:38. |
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Perhaps hostage isn't the best word of choice.
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Guess you're not a fangirl then I didn't squealed much when he blushed, but then when he starts licking for shushu..... lol, dafuq am I writing Quote:
My understanding with stockholm syndrome might be a bit off since I took it from G Senjou though It's also nice to see the tree of life is finally mentioned here. Since they mentioned it at all, I guess it'll become the main topic for future plots? That scene with earth (and grand cross? ) with Amata is a bit suspicious to me too I don't know whether it's just some sorts of special effects or something, but I've a feeling that it somehow matters in a way. For example, they're currently living in somewhere-not-earth, right? If they wanted to show Amata joining up with the soil or all lives in the planet, they're supposed to show Altair rather than earth :< Then again, it could be just earth but with different names to begin with ._. Seriously, they're focusing too much with the romance aspect that I keep forgetting their plotlines about their world.
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I can fangirl and squee with the best of them but Kagura doesn't have that effect on me either (it would probably help if he was less obviously designed to make fangirls squee ^^;; or if he was my "type").
Btw I also agree that there's no Stockholm Syndrome at work here, I mean guys, that takes a relatively long time to develop - Mikono was with him for an hour at most. It's probably part of the reincarnation business. As for the Tree of Life, FINALLY Mykage mentioned it - I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted Aquarion to try to pollinate the damn tree again (and make sure that this time it's done right). By now I really want to know Mykage's background. Why is he alone, is he the last one of his species? Why is he on Altair? Why oh why is he so fabulous? Why does Altair have wing/feather motifs everywhere, it must be something connected to Angels... for that matter, why haven't they mentioned Angels so far? (They haven't, have they?) Even in this episode the closest they got was Mykage mentioning a war between two races. Also, what's going on between him and Fudou, hrrrrrr. Last edited by kuromitsu; 2012-04-13 at 10:38. |
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I was under impression that Altair is the OVA universe of the first Aquarion..but then they mentioned about how the tree of life crumbled Maybe I misunderstand something from the first place that there might not be any parallel universe from OVA <-> anime but Altair and Vega are just basically shadow angels world <-> human world. Maybe those humans they used to pollinate the tree of world 12000 years ago started to revive themselves and made civilization there, thus creating Altair
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Look Kagura is... To put is simply, he looks the part but he doesn't play the part. I don't know alot of shoujo series, so I'll go with something simple like say... Shugo Chara? When you compare him with someone like Ikuto, it becomes obvious what Kagura's major shortcomings are when portraying him as the 'badboy'.
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Just saw this one. Poor Zessica is making my heart ache. I do not see a nice resolution, there. Hopefully I'm wrong, but... And Mikono stepping in to save Kagura? That shouldn't sit well with Amata - or anyone else, for that matter.
Let's see how next episode goes.
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The Bachelorette Emily Maynard Spotted on First Date With Ryan Bowers Photo and Video
By Shari on March 18, 2012
The Bachelorette Emily Maynard's season may not be televised until May, but filming has begun and spoilers are being revealed.
Maynard was spotted on her first one on one date with personal trainer Ryan Bowers, where fans surrounded them as they danced and shared some champagne.
Ryan Bowers is a former football player turned personal trainer.
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For my own January Jumpstart, I plan on tackling a project I've been wanting to do for quite a while and just never seem to get around to (we know everyone has got one of those) - a redo of this little desk.
I really like the size and Chinese-y details of this piece but the very red wood just doesn't work in my place...I plan to go with a shiny, lacquer-like paint finish.
Before really getting underway in January I need to:
- choose a paint color - white? black? yellow? turquoise? hmmmm
- research a good paint to use for the finish I want - we've heard good things about sign painters enamel
- pick up the supplies somewhere local - Sappanos? Pearl?
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An arch was a holographic structure containing virtual computer control panels and interfaces; they were a feature of Starfleet holodecks of the 24th century. When a program was running in the holodeck, the arch could be made to materialize by voice command when participants wished to modify the current program, communicate throughout the ship, or access most general computer functions. The arch was visible to participants, and even though the holographic characters generally did not perceive the arch, there were exceptions. (Star Trek Generations; TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data")
A related voice command, "Exit", was used to remove the holographic environment around the holodeck door when participants wished to leave the holodeck without closing the program. (Star Trek: The Next Generation, et al.)


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On September 12, 2013, the SEC published a recent speech by Norm Champ, Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, in which he notes his views as to current priorities for the SEC in its regulation of hedge fund managers. While the views expressed are specifically noted as those of Director Champ and not the SEC, managers to hedge funds and other private funds may find these comments of interest regarding what they may expect in the way of regulation over the coming year.
Among the issues discussed, Director Champ notes the SEC's focus on (i) ensuring a robust culture of compliance among hedge fund managers, in particular in the area of insider trading (citing several recent enforcement actions by the Commission to underscore the point), (ii) ensuring appropriate investor protections in light of recently adopted Rule 506(c) (allowing general solicitation and advertising in connection with Rule 506 private placements, as mandated by the JOBS Act), and (iii) generally reviewing the need for additional modernization of rules under the Advisers Act in light of current market practices.
With respect to Rule 506(c), Director Champ reiterated the SEC's solicitation for public comment on several recently proposed investor protection rules (prescribed disclaimers, filing of general solicitation materials with the Commission, disqualification from using Rule 506 for failure to meet Form D requirements), as well as noting that existing anti-fraud rules under the Advisers Act will apply to (and be enforced with respect to) any general solicitation materials used by private fund advisers. In addition to the above, he notes that the SEC has received and is considering several requests for interpretive guidance in relation to the recently adopted "bad boy" disqualification from Rule 506 as a result of specified triggering events (certain criminal violations, regulatory sanctions and or court orders with respect to related persons of the issuer).
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The Cameron Park Community Services District held its Summer Kick of at the Community Center and Aquatic Center on Saturday, May 26, and the community pool's new slide officially opened with a ribbon cutting.
The slide was funded by the generous donation from the Rasmussen family and Waste Connections. About 300 people attended the event throughout the day, enjoying exhibitors inside the auditorium as well as vendors outside selling food. The class instructors along with their students put on demonstrations in Tai Chi, jazz, ballet, theater dance, MAD Science Camps and Taekwondo.
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"Would you like a jelly baby?" In normal circumstances, hearing the Eleventh Doctor utter these oh-so-precious words would give Doctor Who fans a small thrill of delight. At the start of The Almost People, we hear the Fourth Doctor's voice spoken by the Eleventh Doctor's doppelganger, and it's distinctly unnerving. This sets the tone for an episode where much of the tension is brought about by not being quite sure who is who.
Having two Doctors should be a real bonus, we should feel reassured that our hero is working with doubled genius towards a happy resolution. The Doctor is, as he explains to Amy: "an optimist. A hoper of far flung hopes, a dreamer of improbable dreams." But only a few minutes later one of the Doctors has pinned Amy up against a wall, and is shouting in her face. Not really knowing the Doctor's true motivation, or actually which of the two Doctors is our Doctor is distinctly unsettling. Not being able to trust the Doctor is without a doubt the most scary aspect of this story.
What else is there to truly be scared of? The physical environment just doesn't work. The Almost People is crying out for a high-tech industrial setting, but for no good reason has been plonked in a Thirteenth Century monastery. There's corridors aplenty to run down, with yellow flashing lights, and doors that don't close properly. In a monastery. I just don't buy it, and that lessens the tension considerably. Then there's the acid. It's being mined, and shipped out to the mainland. What for? It must be important, because it's clearly very dangerous stuff, necessitating pseudo-humans to do the dirty work. Late on in the story we find it's not only acid, it's boiling acid. Blimey. Again, it's just nonsense. The accusing eyes on the wall just looked silly. The idea of the ghastly blob of rejected gangers is truly horrible – but again, I don't buy it. We're told that the flesh is programmable and can be moulded easily. So it would make sense that those gangers-gone-wrong could be melted down and reshaped into usable models. Without better explanation in the script, I find myself rejecting the whole idea, which is a shame.
The character of Jennifer Lucas requires special mention here. Initially sweet and vulnerable, she becomes the monster of the episode. She cleverly fools Rory by duplicating herself, as well as cruelly taking advantage of Rory's nursey empathy and kindness. She's a complex character this one (not least because there's actually three Jennifers in the story!), and a memorable Doctor Who baddie because of that complexity. I think it's rather a shame that she mutates into a weird Lazarus Experiment-esque beastie, as she was more effective as a duplicitous, seductive pseudo-human.
The true threat (and ironically, the catalyst for resolution) in the story is the notion of revenge. While the gangers are fighting to survive, they and the humans can easily say 'it's us or them', but when Jennifer tries to convince the other gangers to start a war of vengeance, they quickly realise that peace is preferable. The Doctor is enraged by the callous disregard that the humans have had for the gangers, but he doesn't give in to that in the same way Jennifer does. The Doctor's faith in humanity is pivotal in this respect. His genius is in the understanding that a father's love for his son can show the way. The phone call between ganger Jimmy and five year old Adam is one of the highlights of the episode, especially as it ends with Adam's excited little dance when the Doctor tells the boy that his father will be coming home. Aww, bless.
The story is tied up rather too neatly at the end. It's exceedingly convenient that the Doctor just happens to have a vial of brain tumour cure to hand, and that the TARDIS is able to convert the remaining gangers into bona-fide humans. We already know that self-sacrifice is in the remarkable Miranda's makeup, so having her living bravely with her medical condition might have made a better ending. Or maybe I'm just a big grumpy pants.
Oh, but that cliff-hanger… I'm sure much will be written elsewhere about what's going on, so I'll not speculate here. But it's a corker of a cliff-hanger and no mistake. What worries me is that we're promised the mother of all cliff-hangers before the mid-season break. How will we bear the tension of having to wait yonks to find out what'll happen next after we've watched A Good Man Goes to War? Now that's a scary thought!


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Cowon J3 8GB white
Pros: Moderate build quality, good file support, notable improvements over S9
Cons: Weak processor, does not use standard usb
Got this a while ago after a channel on my D2 died. Choose the J3 for obvious reasons battery life, file support, and since I had quite a good experience with my D2.
Listen mainly to trance, dnb, dubstep, jazz, classical
Using SE110, and sr80s
Firmware 1.20
- Battery life is one of its key selling points
- Speaker (improvement over S9)
- Expandable (improve over S9)
- AMOLED provides beautiful colours, and almost unlimited viewing angles
- Supports almost any file you throw at it be it audio or (most) videos
- Stock UI I find is better than S9, built into the J3 are 3 UIs which can be seamlessly switched between
- Hardware buttons! for pocket operation =]
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Chickpea-Yogurt Dip
"Yogurt lightens this riff on hummus. It's fantastic with pita chips or crudités." —Chris Morocco, associate food editor
Makes about 1½ cups- 1 small garlic clove
- 2 15-oz. cans chickpeas, rinsed
- ½ cup cup plain 2% Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoon tsp. Sherry vinegar
- A large pinch of ground cumin
- 3 tablespoon Tbsp. olive oil plus more for serving
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Pomegranate seeds (for serving)
- Coarsely chopped fresh mint (for serving)
Purée garlic, chickpeas, yogurt, vinegar, cumin, and 3 Tbsp. oil; season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Top with oil, pomegranate seeds, and mint.
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Kings sign captain Dustin Brown to eight-year extension
By Allan Muir
It's been a busy day for Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi. Minutes after introducing Rob Blake as the team's new assistant GM, Lombardi announced that captain Dustin Brown had signed an eight-year contract extension.
Brown, 28, will earn $47 million over the course of the deal for an average annual value of $5.875 million. His current deal runs through the 2013-14 season and carries a bargain cap hit of $3.175 million.
That's not to say his new contract isn't a fair deal. He might be overpaid if all that counted was the points he put on the board -- he's a reliable second-tier scorer -- but Brown's value is magnified by his physical presence, his commitment and his leadership.
"He has a passionate caring for this franchise and is totally embedded in being part of it be successful," Lombardi said on the Kings' website. "That's the hallmark, first and foremost, of any great leader, and he just resonates that whenever you're around him. This deal is designed to make sure it goes right to the end." Lombardi now has his top-four forwards -- Brown, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar -- locked up through the 2015-16 season or beyond, but he still has some work to do on the bottom six. Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis and Jordan Nolan remain as unsigned RFAs, and Lombardi has just over $2 million to get them done. That's probably not going to work out, which means Clifford is likely headed for the trading block.


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The Spec V will use the same 485bhp twin-turbo V6 engine, but will also have a special boost control button, increasing the 434lb ft of torque by an extra 15lb ft from 3500-5000rpm.
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Today, we will have an overview of two SQL Server functions
SP_RENAME is used to rename table name or rename any column of the table.NEWID is used to extract random records from table.
sp_RENAME 'Tablename.ColumnName','NewColumnName','Column'
I had a table named as Employee_Salary in my SQL Server 2012 under Northwind database. It has four columns ID (Primary Key), Employee_Name,Salary and Sal_Month.
I want to rename column named as 'Employee_Name' to 'Employees_Name'
So, below is the command that needs to be executed
sp_RENAME 'Employee_Salary.Employee_Name','Employees_Name','Column'
Once done, you will see that column name would be updated.
sp_RENAME 'TableName' , 'TableNewName'
sp_RENAME 'Employee_Salary','Employees_Salary'
Below is the query to extract random records
select top 2 * from Employees_Salary order by NEWID()
If we execute the above query again below is the data returned
So, you have seen every time we execute the same query we are getting different records from table.Hope with this article of mine, you have become familiar with very little but important functions of SQL Server.
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text: Medical Definition of Metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndrome: A constellation of conditions that place people at high risk for coronary artery disease. These conditions include type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and a poor lipid profile with elevated LDL ("bad") cholesterol, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, elevated triglycerides. All of these conditions are associated with high blood insulin levels. The fundamental defect in the metabolic syndrome is insulin resistance in both adipose tissue and muscle. Drugs that decrease insulin resistance also usually lower blood pressure and improve the lipid profile. Also called the insulin resistance syndrome, syndrome X, dysmetabolic syndrome X, and Reaven syndrome. The term Reaven syndrome refers to the Stanford University physician Gerald Reaven who first described the syndrome at the 1988 Banting Lecture of the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association. Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionaryhttp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=32619 Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2017 Medical Dictionary Definitions A - ZSearch Medical Dictionary


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Cheltenham return on the cards for Viva Colonia
David O'Meara's Greatwood Hurdle fifth Viva Colonia could return to Cheltenham for the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle in March.
O'Meara set the six-year-old a test by running him in the Greatwood earlier this month and showed he was worth his place in competitive handicap hurdles by finishing fifth to Brampour.
"We wanted to see if he could act round there and be competitive off his mark. He did both, so that was good," said O'Meara.
"He's not a horse you can run too often, so he may go for something over Christmas or in the new year, then go for something like the County Hurdle.
"You'll have to look at races like the Totesport Trophy, Imperial Cup and County Hurdle."
O'Meara introduced a promising recruit in Chancery, who made a winning debut in a bumper at Haydock on Friday.
"He was a bit green on the day but to win like he did he must be OK," added the North Yorkshire-based handler.
"Sometimes you don't know what to make of these three-year-old bumpers first time out, but they can only beat what's there.
"He'll have another run in a bumper, whether it be at Wetherby or at Cheltenham on New Year's Day."


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Eau de Toilette
Wode is available in two versions - Scent and Paint. Paint is a lighter Eau de Toilette version. It's not only a scent, it's a magical paint that you can spray on yourself. Don't be afraid, the bright blue paint disappears in a few minutes (just look at the picture).
The History:
Wode, the revolutionary Art Fragrance from BOUDICCA, explores further the myth around Queen Boudicca (aka Boadicea). Legend has it she and her tribe wore a cobalt blue war "paint" on their skin that gave them a ferocious and mythical look when advancing into battle. When finally defeated by the Romans Queen Boadicea killed herself by swallowing hemlock, an extract of which is included in Wode.
The Magic:
When Wode is sprayed a vibrant cobalt blue mist appears and settles on the skin or clothing . Whether touched or not the "paint" begins to fade and within seconds or minutes disappears completely leaving simply the scent behind.
The Notes:
The fragrance opens with herbal spicy notes of juniper berry, cardamon, nutmeg absolute, clary sage, coriander seed and
angelica root. A touch of fresh hesperidic and lighter floral notes add airiness.
Through rare elements like black hemlock extract and the smell of raw opium, you will enter an olfactive space where saffron,
tuberose absolute, tonka bean, styrax resin, and tree moss slowly unfold round a musky leather heart.
Amber and animalic notes like synthetic castoreum and cistus labdanum deepen the lingering impression of warm and radiant
The Word:
The name Wode is taken from the word "Woad", a deep blue plant extract, which was used in paste form by the ancient Britons as a tribal marking. Woad would have seemed magical to the Ancient Britons, as in its raw state it is a muddy hue and only when exposed to oxygen did it turn blue.
The Packaging:
Wode is packaged ina classic spray paint can. Graffiti is the modern war paint, the most public of all art forms, while steeped in rebellion and anti establishment values. Wrapped around the can is an engraved steel label tied with black braided ribbon tipped in metal; a detail synonymous with BOUDICCA team's highly refined finishing details on their garments.
Wode (Paint) was launched in 2008. The nose behind this fragrance is Geza Schoen.
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Just a brief Paint Purist note... The ancient Celts and Britons used an Indigo dye, made from the plant material 'woad', not a cobalt, which is actually a rock-based pigment, and rather poisonous. Sorry, it's a minor point, and I wish I could recall which plant yielded the Indigo dye.
the blue paint will disappear after rubbing. definitely smells like sex-a dirty one.
If you're into experimental fragrances this is something worth checking out. An interesting rendition of leather which takes the distance from other fragrances in the same vein by achieving a luxury vibe via non-conventional languages. In this context, Wode is similar to what Comme Des Garcons or, let's say, Martin Margiela have done with their clothes collections. High-end luxury goods with a remarkable avant-garde/punk attitude.
Wode it's just lie that. It's a punk leather jacket wore on a chiffon white shirt or, if you prefer, it's like going to an S&M party wearing a Rick Owens' leather courset.
How it smells like? Non-animalic yet incredibly realistic raw leather, dark green vegetals and spices blended together in a petrol-like magma that's overall crude yet quite compelling. Both projection and lasting power are average.
The fragrance is available in two different editions: Scent and Paint (both of them coming in a aluminum paint-like can). The former it's stronger and comes as a traditionally transparent liquid while the latter is an actual cobalt-blue paint that when sprayed on clothes and/or body, magically disappears after a few minutes...Scary.
Caution: The typical fragrance that makes perfume purists horrifying.
Rating: 7.5/10
Wode (Paint) surprised me in the weirdest but amazingly intrigued and addictive way.
It's a rather linear scent in comparison with many other perfumes.
It does change, but really smooth and subtle.
It starts with a juniper dominant scent with a lot of other background scents mixed so well that I cannot tell what they really are. It makes me feel cold, a little bit lazy, tired, but relaxed. It feels like, without the lights on,you sitting in your study and watching through the window in a dim rainny winter afternoon.
As the blue paint disappear, the scent gets sweeter, but it's certainly not the dull, sharp, plastic fruity sweetness you get from the mall. It's comforting and I feel really peaceful, like walking on dry leaves in a warm autumn day. It's a kinda dry sweetness with really light smokey edge, and somehow makes me think about tea leaves and tobacco leaves and some shy dry flowers mixed with sun-dried hey.
Within two hours, the scent strats fading away. I can detect a trace of sweet sweat scent(which is more towards the plain milk biscuit kinda sweetness rather than a sexy Cabaret type of sweat). Suprisingly, this veil of 'sweat' scent is really comforting and I totally love it.
However, Paint doesn't last(normally edts lasts 5-7 hours on me). I am wondering is that a part of the art for Wode(paint)? As if it wanted to get some messeges cross, like 'Lovely moments aren't long, what's left is the memory' or 'What considered as Arts of a certain era is really temporary in comparison with the human civilization' etc... Well, I guess I've been thinking too much because I really love Paint.
About the presentation of Wode(paint), it does have some really interesting concept and played with acid-base science well. However, I guess, to different people, the 'magic-ink' cliché will either make or break the impression of the perfume. Anyways, it is really brave and interesting.
You should at least try it once in your life. :-)
Don´t judge it because of it´s crappy commercial with the blue paint on the poor women that seem like she´s in pain!
This is a really interesting perfume, and I like it a lot. But be warned, it kind of scary and make me think of the movie Blair witch project. This is the perfect perfume to wear when you watch that movie, if you dare...
I don´t! I think the movie is frightening enough by it´s own.
A dense, almost unfriendly scent of a dark forrest, you are totally lost and running around in the darkness of the forrest, stumbling on wet rocks and roots at the ground. You are totally convinced that unfriendly animals hide behind every tree...
Sounds kind of scary, eh? Well, it is and still it´s really nice to wear... I guess I like to be scared.
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Ahhh, Just returned from Cape Cod. Had a beautiful week of rest and relaxation with the family and was reminded again of my purpose of being here on this planet.
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Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments. Yes, the kids and Mommy and Daddy had a wonderful break. I have to say, it is so nice to be beyond the diaper phase. Love babies, but when they are so young, Moms don't really get a break. Now they are old enough to entertain themselves and know not to eat sand. LOL
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