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Summer is the season for blockbusters at the box office, and this year Hollywood is going all in.
Midway through a year of declining attendance and ticket sales, the major studios are betting heavily on big-budget spectacles that can fatten the bottom line if they succeed — or lead to write-offs and management shake-ups if they don't.
Of the 45 films being released from this weekend to Labor Day, at least 18 cost more than $100 million each to produce — and five of them were in the $200-million neighborhood. In summer 2012, just 12 of 40 pictures had budgets of $100 million or more.
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"Hollywood seems to be recognizing what works and serving it up: superheroes, computer-animated movies for kids and sequels," said Barton Crockett, a senior analyst with Lazard Capital Markets.
The summer rollout comes as the movie business is slumping from four straight months of bad box office, with revenue down roughly 12% compared with the same period last year, according to Hollywood.com.
For help, the studios are banking on comic book characters, 3-D cartoons and the crew of the USS Enterprise.
This weekend, the summer kicks off with "Iron Man 3," the latest entry in the Marvel Studios' superhero series about tycoon Tony Stark. The sequel is expected to rake in about $170 million during its first weekend — making it the biggest opening of the year and probably the biggest of the summer.
The superhero spectacular will have lots of company — and competition. Every weekend from May to August is crowded with high-cost, high-risk sequels, prequels and franchises, including the Superman reboot "Man of Steel," a new "Star Trek" and a fresh "Hangover."
Also in the cards are animated family films such as "Despicable Me 2" and "Monsters University," as well as a 3-D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," which is generating particular interest among young women.
"We always wait for summer — but this year, especially, we're holding our breath," said Phil Zacheretti, chief executive of Phoenix Big Cinemas Management, which operates 25 theaters in 15 states. "Revenue being down a couple of percentage points would be one thing, but when you're in double digits, you really need those blockbusters to get going to sell the tickets and the food."
Summer is traditionally the high season for the film industry. Last year, about 40% of overall revenue was generated during the four-month-long period. But last summer produced "The Avengers," which became the third-highest-grossing film ever in the U.S. and Canada, pulling in more than $1.5 billion worldwide and accounting for 15% of the summer's domestic ticket sales.
Not even "The Avengers" and a host of other hits could save the 2012 summer box office, which was down 3% from the previous year. Despite that, Hollywood ended up reversing more than a decade of falling revenue and attendance last year thanks to a strong showing of fall and Christmas movies aimed at more sophisticated audiences, including "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Argo" and "Skyfall."
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The shadow of "The Avengers" hangs heavily over summer 2013, said Shane Black, the director and co-writer of "Iron Man 3," which like "The Avengers" stars Robert Downey Jr.
"'The Avengers' set this ridiculously high benchmark, which is daunting," Black said. "But at the same time, it's very helpful, because whoever saw 'The Avengers' is going to want to come out and see our movie."
They won't come see all of them. For every runaway hit, there are big disappointments, such as last year's "Battleship." This year, box-office handicappers are keeping a close watch on "The Lone Ranger," from Walt Disney Studios and action producer Jerry Bruckheimer, arguably the most costly release of the summer.
The $225-million film, based on a story that began as a series of radio plays, stars Armie Hammer as the masked Texas ranger and Johnny Depp as his Native American partner, Tonto.
Recent western-themed pictures have found mixed results at the box office: "Django Unchained" and "True Grit" were successful, but "Cowboys & Aliens" and "John Carter" were flops. "The Lone Ranger," due out over the Fourth of July weekend, also had a troubled production during which shooting was temporarily halted because of budgetary concerns.
One Disney executive said that shouldn't keep people away.
"I think the buzz about that is dying down naturally," said Asad Ayaz, Disney's senior vice president of global marketing. "Our international teams that have seen the footage know its a big, Jerry Bruckheimer-produced blockbuster, and in the same way that 'Pirates of the Caribbean' defied that genre, this really transcends the western genre."
Theater owners who gathered at the industry's CinemaCon annual convention last month said that a lack of diversity in the marketplace was partly responsible for the poor box-office numbers this year.
But if exhibitors remain uneasy about "The Lone Ranger," a handful say they spot breakout hits in raunchy, lower-cost R-rated comedies "The Heat" and "This Is the End."
"The Heat," 20th Century Fox's buddy cop film starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, had "exhibitors rolling with laughter when that screened at CinemaCon," Zacheretti said.
Sony Pictures' "This Is the End," meanwhile, stars James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill as exaggerated versions of themselves facing the apocalypse.
"We've done a lot of preview screenings, and I think it plays better than any movie I've ever done because the audience is so shocked at what we have some of these celebrities doing," said Rogen, who wrote and directed the picture with his longtime collaborator, Evan Goldberg. "Being in a theater with 300 people laughing their asses off is something exciting for people to head to the theater for. People want to laugh as well as see skyscrapers getting torn up."
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For those not familiar, Zephyr adds multitasking gestures to the iPhone similar to those found on the iPad. It registers bezel to screen swipes to allow a much easier way to multitask and switch between apps than the options you are given stock. If you're jailbroken, you can pick up Zephyr from Cydia for $2.99. You can check out all the changes and enhancements to Zephyr via the Pastie link below.

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Why do you think it's important for miners in a period of economic downturn to resist survival mode and instead look for opportunity?
It's a tricky time for mining companies. The downturn in commodity prices has been combined with increasing costs of production. As a result, the majority of miners have cut overhead costs by reducing headcount in non-core functions and built leaner organizations. The extended timeframe of this downturn, however, has caused some mining companies to look at their businesses from a different perspective: innovation.
Survival mode should be less about battening down the hatches and more about being bold to gain a competitive advantage. Mining companies can do this by positioning their businesses to exploit the uptick in the market when it does come. By understanding their cost and profit basis across the digital mining value chain, companies can better align their operations portfolio to the market.
How do you believe digitalization can significantly improve mining companies' advantage?
Digital technology is all about gaining flexibility. Social, mobile, analytic, cloud and sensor (SMACS) technologies all make it possible to pursue agile projects aligned to cash flow and paid for through "as a service" or "consumption-based" models. These projects can drive change and real business value in short sprints, but they must be aligned to a central vision or anchored to one platform.
The end goal is an optimized digital mining value chain with clear visibility across the whole business—from "mine to market" and "sensor to boardroom." For instance, a mining company's ability to run simulations and provide clear insights can reduce variability in all aspects of the mining process. This translates into increased productivity for lower cost.
What are the characteristics of a company that does digital well, compared to a company that does not?
Digital means change and change needs to be driven by strong leaders who have the respect of the people around them and the power to make things happen. Early millennials are now reaching the senior levels of mining companies. These leaders have less tolerance for traditional, manual processes that occupy skilled labor and eat up precious time. A company with a clear vision and the flexibility to adapt to many factors can really take advantage of game-changing digital technology in an industry that is primed for evolution.
You studied Geology and Geophysics, then lived in France for nine years. How did you end up working with Mining clients at Accenture?
In my third year at university I had a decision to make—either study a Masters in Vulcanology or go to France for one ski season. I opted for skiing and ended up staying in France for nine years! During my time overseas I worked for a start-up technology company and developed a real interest in cutting-edge technology.
When I returned to the UK, I finally used my degree by working for a large software company focused on operational mining. I visited more than 40 mine sites and saw the opportunity for digital technologies. My next professional step was to join Accenture so that I could actively work to guide clients through real transformational change in an industry that I find enthralling.
Have you always been interested in new technology?
I was surprisingly slow to adopt technology. My university friends actually had to march me into a mobile phone shop to buy a device. I also remember when I first looked at an Internet search bar and thought—now what?
This measured approach has shaped how I think about technology. Why build an amazing user interface if there's no reason to go and look at it? My goal is to bring people to technology and make it worth their while by providing relevant information so they will come back for more.


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Fashion Forms is a top fashion lingerie accessories creator, specializing in innovative, shape-enhancing items. Their products include the Fashion Forms Water Bra, Fashion Forms Breast Petals, and Fashion Forms Adhesive Body Bra and so much more! Fashion Forms is known for high quality products that answer the needs of women -- from teen age to retirement, and from petite to large sizes.
Ann Deal founded the Fashion Forms company in 1992 with one revolutionary product - the adhesive bra - and it remains a top seller, even today. Since the early nineties, Deal has been able to grow the Fashion Forms company into the lingerie empire it is today. Raised in a family of retail business owners, Deal also shared her family's passion for retail and decided to create her own path in Atlanta as a buyer for Rich's Department Store. By the late 90's, Deal launched her own company, what we know today as Fashion Forms. Her mission has been to harness creativity and cutting edge technology to bring women the very latest in bra accessories and breast enhancing bra styles as an alternative for surgery. Deal wants to make sure the products her brand brings you are versatile and perfect for everyday wear and special occasions alike. Today, Deal spends her time juggling appearances on talk shows, visiting with store buyers all while working with her team to bring us the next great Fashion Forms product. Decades later, she brings her passion to helping women feel sexy and more confident as the Fashion Forms brand continues to flourish.
A leader in lingerie accessories, Fashion Forms continues its mission to re-invent the way women look at fashion dilemmas and gives them the tools to solve them. The Fashion Forms slogan, 'Imagination is our Foundation,' remains true as the brand continues to bring women the newest and most innovative answers to their bra and lingerie dilemmas.
The Fashion Forms product line includes an uplift water bra, giving women an alternative to going under the knife for the look of natural, larger looking breasts and enhanced cleavage. Women who wear the Original Water Bra say they see an increase in their cups and they enjoy wearing this bra under clothing. The best part: it saves money and the allows women to avoid the health risks of breast enhancement surgery. Fashion Forms also makes push-up pads for bras, bra back extenders for moms-to-be, convertible bra straps for low-back dresses, disposable dress protectors, silicone bra inserts, shoulder pads, and lingerie bath products. One Fashion Forms style that is already creating a buzz is the Backless Strapless U Plunge Bra. This bra style is the perfect answer to wearing those backless and low cut dresses and tops without worrying about not getting the coverage and support you need. What makes the U Plunge Bra so spectacular is the style's contour cups that provide nipple coverage and modesty. This ultra light weight bra gets kudos for its handy adhesive detail along the sides and inside the inner cups that help keep this strapless, backless style in place. It's products like this that keep Fashion Forms a top innovator of lingerie solutions for modern women.


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WHEREAS, on 28th day of February, 2008, the LPA enacted legislation proposing cooperation with the Director of Transportation for the described project:
The project consists of installation of fiber optic interconnect, removal and installation of traffic signals, and installation of traffic signal preemption equipment, lying within the City of Marion; and
WHEREAS, the LPA shall cooperate with the Director of Transportation in the above described project as follows:
The City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the entire cost of the improvement, less the amount of Federal aid Safety funds set aside by the Director of Transportation for the financing of this improvement from funds allocated by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, and further, the City agrees to assume and bear one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of Preliminary Engineering and Right-of-Way , excluding in-house preliminary engineering and Right-of-Way charges incurred by the State.
The Share of the cost of the LPA is now estimated in the amount of Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Four and ----00/100 Dollars ($7,774.00), but said estimated amount is to be adjusted in order that the LPA's ultimate share of said improvement shall correspond with said percentages of actual costs when said actual costs are determined; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Transportation has approved said legislation proposing cooperation and has caused to be made plans and specifications and an estimate of cost and expense for improving the above described highway and has transmitted copies of the same to his legislative authority; and
WHEREAS, the LPA desires the Director of Transportation to proceed with the aforesaid highway improvement
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City of Marion, Ohio;
I. That the estimated sum, of Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Four and ----00/100 Dollars ($7,774.00) is hereby appropriated for the improvement described above and the fiscal officer is hereby authorized and directed to issue an order on the treasurer for said sum upon the requisition of the Director of Transportation to pay the cost and expense of said improvement. We hereby agree to assume in the first instance, the share of the cost and expense over and above the amount to be paid from Federal funds.
II. That the LPA hereby requests the Director of Transportation to proceed with the aforesaid highway improvement.
III. That the LPA enter into a contract with the State, and that the Service Director be, and is hereby authorized to execute said contract, providing for the payment of the LPA the sum of money set forth herein above for improving the described project.
IV. That the LPA transmit to the Director of Transportation a fully executed copy of this Resolution.
V. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare and safety of the City of Marion and the inhabitants thereof and for the further reason that it is necessary to meet ODOT's deadline of December 28, 2012; and as such, shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor provided it receives the affirmative vote of all members elected to Council; otherwise it shall become effective from and after the earliest period allowed by law.
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Dave Edwards
President of Council
Mayor Scott Schertzer
Clerk of Council
This is to certify that we have compared the foregoing copy of Resolution with the original record thereof, found in the record of the proceedings of the LPA, and which Resolution was duly passed by the LPA on the ______ day of ________________, 2012, and that the same is a true and correct copy of the record of said Resolution and the action of said LPA thereon.
We further certify that said Resolution and the action of said LPA thereon is recorded in the journal of said LPA in Volume _____, at Page ______, and under date of ______________________, 2012.


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Hey geneaphiles, it's Saturday Night again - time for more Genealogy Fun!!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
1) Determine who your most recent unknown ancestor is - the one that you don't even know his or her name.
2) Summarize what you know about his or her family, including resources that you have searched and the resources you should search but haven't searched yet.
3) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a status on Facebook.
This is a great mission! This is a great way to snag help from distant cousins who might know something you don't...
My closest Unknown is Albert McMurry. I know his sons, Robert E. Lee McMurry and James Adelbert McMurry. These two are pretty well documented. Albert and his wife, however, are virtually invisible, non-existent.
Robert was born 26 Mar 1870 in Poplar Bluff, Arkansas and died 19 Jul 1944 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. I'm descended through him on my maternal side. The 1880 US Census shows Robert in De Bastrop, Ashley County, Arkansas as the nephew of James R. and Luvenia C. Smith. Brother James is not listed. Robert's birthplace is listed as Arkansas, and his father's as Ohio, and his mother's as Arkansas. Robert's surname is given as McMurray with the 'a'. By the 1910 US Census, Robert is head of household in Grant Parish, Louisiana, married to Lela L. (Dark) McMurry in 1891. Parents' birthplaces are not listed. Robert's is given as Arkansas. In 1920, Robert has six children at home. His parent's birthplaces are listed as Ohio and Arkansas for his father and mother, respectively. They are listed the same way in 1930.
James Adelbert was born 19 Aug 1872 in Arkansas and died 16 Apr 1948 in Pleasant Hill, Winn Parish, Louisiana. James was ordained a Baptist minister at about age 25. James was head of his household in the 1900 US Census for Louisiana in Winn Parish, and already married to Clara B. Collins. He already had 4 children. His birthplace is listed as Arkansas, as are both his mother and father's birthplaces. By the 1910 Census, he has nine children. His father's birthplace is now listed as Ohio. It's also listed as Ohio on the 1920 and 1930 Censuses. By the 1930 Census, he has an additional four children.
Here's what's been checked:
- 1840, 1850, 1860 Ohio census does not have Albert McMurry or the children listed. 1850 Arkansas census had no McMurry or McMurray family from Ohio.
- 1860 Arkansas and Ohio census do not have Albert
- The Arkansas Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications List had no Albert McMurry 1870 Arkansas census had no McMurry or McMurray family from Ohio
- 1870 LA census did not list Albert.
- 1880 Louisiana census did not list Albert McMurry.
- The Louisiana Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications List has no Albert McMurry.
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Started in 1990 as the San Jose Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest has become one of the most popular music festivals in the West. What began as one small stage focusing on fusion and straight-ahead jazz has grown into a 12-stage, 3-day extravaganza featuring a wide range of international stars, emerging artists and regional favorites playing straight-ahead jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, and more.
The festival is powered by San Jose Jazz, a region-wide, 25 year-old non-profit organization that enriches our community through education and performance. San Jose Jazz provides music education programs that have helped more than 65,000 gifted and underserved youth in the last decade. The organization presents 160+ free concerts per year, and other concerts and series including Winter Fest. Learn more at sanjosejazz.org.


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Burr Oak, Lakeland both get wins in prep football action
Mendon's football team welcomed in Edgerton (Ohio) Friday night. The Hornets, who scored the first 28 points of the game, went on to pick up a 41-6 victory.
Yet, the Hornets football team might not be completely happy with Friday's win.
"We've got some things to work on that we saw tonight," John Schwartz said after the victory. "We had six penalties and fumbled the ball once, so we'll work on getting those things cleaned up. I didn't think we blocked particularly well, either. But we'll get back to work on those things."
Offensive coordinator Glen Samson said the Hornets didn't look as "crisp" as they normally do.
The Hornets jumped on Egerton out of the gate, marching down the field and getting a 12-yard touchdown run from Eli Klepper. A Robert Riley extra point made it 7-0.
Mendon's defense was able to force a quick 3-and-out as Edgerton punted it back to the Hornets. Just a few plays later, Mitchell Coler found the end zone on an 8-yard TD run. Riley's kick made it 14-0.
Edgerton, down by two scores early in the game, took to the air to try and get back in the game.
Josh Hawkins, Hornet junior defensive end, had other ideas. He picked off a pass and swayed around defenders to reach the end zone. Riley's kick put Mendon up 21-0.
To open the second quarter the Hornet band continued to play the fight song as Coler found paydirt again, this time on a 5-yard run. Riley's kick made it 28-0.
Edgerton would score their only points of the game on a 26-yard TD pass midway through the quarter. Mendon answered with a Jordan Medich to Parker Cupp 14-yard TD pass.
The Hornets led 34-6 at the break.
Later on in the third quarter, Brandon Bray would score the final points on a 4-yard TD run.
The Hornets finished with a 405-187 total yard advantage. They rolled up 259 yards rushing on 44 carries.
Coler led the way with 157 on 22 carries. Schwartz confirmed after the game that the Hornets' leading rusher could miss significant time with a knee injury.
Bray had 39 yards on 10 carries, Medich had 24 on four carries and Klepper had 15 yards on three carries. Danny Cleveland added five carries for 24 yards.
Making six stops defensively to lead the way were Kyle Wiswell, Hawkins and Derek Zagon. Making five stops was Riley and Logan Slaughter.
The Hornets, who had to find a game next week because of Covert's program dissolving, will play Lew Wallace High School next week at home.
Burr Oak 72, Litchfield 0
Burr Oak opened league play with a 72-0 drubbing of host Litchfield in Southern Michigan 8-man football Friday.
The win moves the Bobcats to 3-0 on the season.
"Overall, it was a pretty good night," Burr Oak coach Ryan Stephens said. "It's been a long time since Burr Oak won its' first three games."
The Bobcats jumped out to a 20-0 lead after one quarter and pushed the margin to 51-0 at halftime.
"It was a good job by the offense, we needed to clean up things, this was a fine-tuning week against a Litchfield team that is down this year," Stephens said. "The defense did a great job shutting them out."
Burr Oak held a 66-0 lead heading into the final quarter.
"The boys are building confidence week by week," Stephens said. "They're coming together as a team."
James Saylor ran 12 times for 181 yards and four touchdowns and added a 5-for-5 passing day for 28 yards and two touchdowns.
Alejandro Munoz added seven carries for 110 yards, Chantz Owens tallied six runs for 122 yards and a score, Cole Summey had four rushes for 54 yards and Alex Campbell finished with 32 yards on two rushes with a score.
Hunter Dobberteen and Summey each had touchdown receptions.
Brent Everitt led the defense with 10 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles, Owens finished with seven tackles, Munoz had five tackles and two forced fumbles and Dobberteen totaled five tackles.
Munoz picked up a score on special team, stripping the ball on a kickoff and returning 25-yards for the score.
Bellevue 54, Colon 16
The Colon football team dropped their conference opener Friday night to Bellevue, 54-16.
Friday's game started with a safety for Bellevue, who took a 2-0 lead.
They scored the next two offensive possessions as well, leading 18-0.
The Broncos blocked a punt and got a 3-yard TD plunge by Tyler Lane to take the lead.
In the second quarter, Bellevue ran away from the Magi, scoring 36 points. Lane scored twice more in the quarter in addition to TD scores from Ethan Bloch, Cole Madry and Darren Somers.
Colon scored all 16 of their points in the fourth quarter.
Brandon Elliot scampered in for an 11-yard run with 6:48 left in the contest. Ryan Napier added the 2-point conversion for the Magi.
Colon's next drive, which resulted in a Napier 7-yard score, took 2:18 off the clock. Brandon Broker walked into the end zone on the 2-point conversion for the final points of the game.
Bellevue held a 315-129 yardage advantage in the contest.
Bailey Tyler led in rushing for Colon with 37 yards on seven carries.
Napier had 32 yards on 12 carries. Through the air Napier was 4-of-12 for 16 yards.
Defensively Zach Greenwald led Colon with six tackles while Napier have five, including 2.5 for loss. Ramsey Potter also had two tackles for loss with five total stops and Tyler Schiper added five tackles as well.
Lakeland 31, Angola 0
Lakeland improved to 4-0 on the season with a 31-0 win over Angola Friday.
The Lakers stout defense held Angola to -8 yards rushing and just 23 yards of total offense.
William Kelly hit Hunter Sams for the opening TD pass of the game. Up 7-0, Lakeland did not look back.
The Lakers would add another touchdown on a scoop and score from Wyatt Petty.
That allowed Lakeland to lead 14-0 at the half.
To open scoring in the third, Kyle Casper rumbled into the end zone. Taylor Raatz would add another rushing TD to open the fourth quarter and Lakeland led 28-0.
A Marco Olivares 37-yard field goal ended the scoring in the fourth.
Raatz led with 78 yards on four carries while Thomas Roebel added 56 and Josh Collyer had 43 yards.
Defensively Lakeland got eight tackles from Nick Attkisson and Evan Garretson.
Centreville 26, Tri-Unity 20 (OT)
Centreville's football team picked up a 26-20 overtime win over Tri-Unity Christian Friday night.
Zach Bauman scored two touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs, including the game-winner in overtime.
Also adding touchdowns for the Bulldogs were Zach Teadt and Demarco Taylor.
No other stats were made available at press time Friday night.


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City accepts trees
The Hood River City Public Works Department will accept Christmas trees at its facility at 18th and May streets between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays through Friday, Jan. 18.
There will be no curbside pickup this season. Check in at the office before dropping trees off.
The Hood River Transfer Station, 3440 Guignard Road (541-386-4676) will also accept Christmas trees.
Yard debris and tree disposal on Wednesdays is free.
Lions collect trees
Cleaning up after Christmas is tiring enough, without having to load a dry, needle-dropping old tree into your car and haul it to the transfer station.
You're thinking, "There's got be an easier way."
There is. The Hood River Lions Club has a simple solution for you: Set your tree by the curb before 10 a.m. on Jan. 5, and club members will pick it up sometime that day and get rid of it for you. There's no charge for the service but the club will welcome donations.
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Small Black are not a British band. This may be the crappiest opening to a review DiS has run yet, but as the absolutely-not-chillwave Brooklynites' new album Limits of Desire demonstrates, they have never ever experienced this glorious May grey and drizzle.
So yes, this is an absolutely-not-chillwave, laid back, breezy slice of intelligent pop music from a reasonably acclaimed indie four piece from New York. It is an album remarkably characteristic of a good third of those reviewed on Drowned in Sound each week, most notable for not really standing out from the current climate at all. This is a band whose introductory blurb on Wikipedia notes that they're renowned for playing the likes of the Primavera and SXSW festivals: bubbling cauldrons of the bands beloved of hipster webzine online communities.
Aside from ensuring Limits of Desire struggles to push its head above the sea of similar-sounding records, the difficulty presented here is finding a way to persuade you to carry on reading this review. The flip side of this is that the band's ability to blend so seamlessly into current fashion – début LP New Chain popped up in 2010 right at the zenith of the whole synth pop thing – means that Limits of Desire is almost guaranteed to be effortless and pleasing.
The album also knows not to overstay its welcome. The ten tracks add up to under 45 minutes and each of them is a neatly constructed groove, with the bass treading a path without ever touching the ground and the rest gliding neatly alongside it. Vocalist Josh Kolienik has a decent range that he uses to express just enough emotion to lift the songs but never really takes centre stage. There's not a lot in his voice to ever really grasp the heart or mind, but if you expected him to ever be Icarus and risk becoming overbearing then you haven't really been reading, and the same can be said for the rest of the band.
Describing individual tracks is pretty much a perfunctory task. Soothing synths are abound, dexterously adding light and colour to every song on here. Guitars crop up hither and thither, heavily treated on the intro to 'No Stranger', distorted and blended into the mise-en-scène on trippy single 'Free At Dawn', and acoustic and pretty on 'Sophie'. The atmosphere switches smoothly from song to song, 'Breathless' (perhaps a bit too on-the-nose with its title) swoons airily before 'Proper Spirit' pulses, with a chorus that sounds a bit like a danceable version of Fleetwood Mac's 'Seven Wonders'.
The real problem with Limits of Desire is that it's a decent album that's difficult to sell. I have a fairly old iPod, and I don't know if the newer ones have the function to shuffle the albums in my collection; that's something I enjoy doing though and if this album should come on (whenever this glorious May grey and drizzle abates) then it'll be a pleasant 45 minutes.
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Wadell anyone??
I have tommorow off for Holiday. Planning on heading down to Wadell in the late morning. Anyone interested in heading down?
I'll have to send him a private msg. I may try ocean beach as well since it has been good all week. Maybe I can hook up with Daren
I'd love to go to Waddell next time with a little less wave (I hope). I've been watching people kiting over there for a while now and I know I want to try it sometime soon. People I've talked today was extremely nice! Local people said it may not be windy tomorrow. Now I feel like I should have gone there earlier in a day. Maybe next time.
waddell is super windy and this time of year has pretty nice waves.
i hope you have a really really small kite, on its normal days im on a 5.0 m and im 170lbs riding a 140.
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School districts may have gotten a favorable ruling in the latest school finance lawsuit, and if it survives appeal it could have far-reaching effects on the current system, but that doesn't mean that things will get better for them now. If anything, they're likely to get worse first.
"It's pretty bleak for next year," said Tracy Hoke, chief financial officer for the Fort Bend Independent School District, the lead plaintiff in one of six lawsuits filed against the state over funding. "Certainly, there won't be a lot of new staffing, and employees are very, very tired. Our custodians are cleaning more. Our teachers have larger classes. Our counselors are stretched very thin."
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Pixar And Disney Part Ways
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While there were rumors a year ago that Steve Jobs was looking to get back at Michael Eisner's trashing of Apple's "Rip, Mix, Burn" campaign by signing a deal with some other studio once Pixar's deal was up, most people thought they'd patch up their differences and keep going. Looks like that's not the case. Steve Jobs announced today that talks between Pixar and Disney have broken down, and Pixar will be looking for a new movie studio to work with. This isn't such a big deal for Pixar, but could be even more trouble for Disney (who's having plenty of trouble already).


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Koh Rong, Cambodia
After decades of isolation the 60 plus islands surrounding the southern coast of Cambodia remain largely untouched. Koh Rong is the biggest Cambodia island off the coast of Sihanoukville. The majority of the island is undeveloped, though there are plans to develop it into a luxury resort destination. Right now, travelers can visit for a day trip, or stay in one of the few small beach resorts. There is around 27 miles of beaches, one of the most beautiful being Long Set beach. There are seven bays on the island, all offering great snorkeling and diving. There are also several nearby islands, easily accessible by boat. Other activities include swimming, hiking and fishing. From the mainland, it takes a little over 2 hours to reach Koh Rong, but it is well worth the journey to experience this tropical paradise. Don't miss the opportunity to see this incredible island before it becomes a tourist hot spot!
Bantayan Island, Philippines
Visit Bantayan Island, located northwest of Cebu, where life is slower and you can enjoy the peace and tranquility of the beautiful beaches. Until recently, foreigners did not frequent Bantanyan. Though the tourism industry is growing on the island it still retains a secluded feel. There are no large shopping malls, major hotel chains, movie theaters, etc. There are a handful of restaurants and bars in Santa Fe, though Bantanyan is definitely not the place to go if you're looking for nightlife. Bantayan is a place for travelers looking for a tranquil getaway and hoping to spend most of their days lounging on the beach. The warmth and friendliness of the locals allows travelers to learn about day-to-day life on Bantayan, where locals farm and live simply in bamboo houses. The island is just 7 by 10 miles, and has crystal clear waters. Renting a scooter is a great way to explore the Bantayan.


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My league is a Yahoo 12 team league 5X5, with OPS replacing AVG. I am stuck in 6th place. Please offer your opinions on my team.
My offense is getting worse (LaHair and Altuve), my outfield contains too many K-kings (Maybin, Stubbs), and I am a proud owner of Mark Teixeira. My pitching is better, although I expect Brett Myers to get traded. SS has been a weakness for me (Alexei Ramirez stinks). And I punted 2B in my draft.
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The Moscow Cat Theatre
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hee! Oh my...
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The Moscow cat theater is AMAzing, I grew up there...and it's something that was always a treat.
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|The History Channel - Collector's Choice - World War II - The War in Europe
Director: Don Horan
Genres: Educational, Documentary, Military & War
NR 2000 3hr 15min
Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 12/19/2000 Run time: 195 minutes Rating: Nr
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The Best WWII DVD Pack
Marcos Berenstein | Recife, Pernambuco Brazil | 03/26/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I do love WWII's books and videos,but when I bought this pack,I
couldn't believe my eyes...It's a wonderful collection of WWII's stories,all of them in color!
Besides,there are plenty of original B&W newsreels,all of them
very interesting.I strongly recommend for everyone who enjoys
History,including teachers.Buy it now,I assure you that you won't regret!So far,this pack is the best one I've bought.DVD 1(Not listed in order):* The Gilbert Islands (November,1943)
* Burma: The Forgotten Front(Spring,1943)
* Battle in Palau (Summer,1944)
* Liberation of the PhilippinesDVD 2* Dunkirk (September 1,1939)
* The Battle of Norway (early 1940)
* The Bombing of England (Fall,1940)
* The Battle of Malta (June,1941)DVD 3* The Fall of Singapore (October,1941)
* Pearl Harbor(December 7,1941)
* The Battle of Midway (June 2,1942)
* The Solomon Islands ( July,1942)DVD 4* North Africa (November,1942)
* Monte Cassino (September 3,1943)
* D-Day (June 6,1944)
* Retaking France (6 weeks after D-Day)DVD 5* Operation Dragoon (August,1944)
* Battle of the Bulge (December,1944)
* The Last Stronghold (November,1944)
* Mount Hot Rocks (February 19,1945)
(3 out of 5 stars)
"First, the good news. You get about 3 hours for about fifteen bucks. Some of the combat footage is incredible. And, the documentaries are enjoyable.Now, the bad news. Video and sound quality are poor. This is not DVD quality. Video of studio shots (the announcer, maps, etc.) are blurry and appear to be a dub of a VHS tape onto a DVD. Sound on the first disc is gated to reduce hiss; unfortunately, this leaves the sound rather choppy and unnatural-sounding, and lacking in upper frequencies (which reduces the intelligibility of the voice-over). Sound on the second disc is thankfully not mangled, but instead there is noticeable tape hiss. Since it's almost all combat footage (sometimes jerky, sometimes not focused, often poor contrast) the poor video quality is not as much an issue, especially since the footage is edited in sections barely longer than a few seconds each -- you barely have time to focus on it before it cuts away to something else. As far as the sound, I would not be surprised if it was manufactured later with sound effects. And by the time you reach the last documentary, you begin to recognize some of the footage which they had already used for another battle.Also, this is not a comprehensive history of the Pacific War, but a collection of 20-min. documentaries from the mid-'80's each covering a key battle or some other subject. At least they do generally have them arranged in chronological order.The verdict? It's a chance to get a lot of combat footage for cheap (although it's almost all American footage, and told from the American point of view). I'm generally happy with it, but the DVD quality sure could have been better."
Do not buy this DVD or any of the other volumes....
edouard pinaud | USA | 03/12/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"The so-called Archives of War, at least as represented in this edition released by MPI, is nothing more than a cash cow. It is essentially a sporadic, sprawling compilation of assorted footage presented without commentary, continuity, or subtitles. It was, evidently, converted straight from VHS, without regard for the DVD advantages, such as division into Chapters, etc.
What purpose does it serve to watch various speeches made by Hitler in the 1930s, without any contextualization, without the knowledge of where and how these images were chosen and or spliced. (Some footage looks like it was lifted from "Triumph of the Will," though it has been some time since I've seen Riefenstahl's work, so I cannot be sure.) A knowledge of German is essential, otherwise you will not know if Hitler is talking about policies concerning "Anschluss," the Sudatenland, the Final Solution, or simply cracking a joke amongst fellow Nazis.
More disturbing is the editing (Done by MPI? Or dating from the period itself? one cannot know) of Nazi's marching to ironically whimsical and lighthearted marches. Loop effects are applied (again, by whom?) so that several images of the same "Sieg Heil" (forgive orthographical mistakes) are repeated in counterpoint to the buffoonish music.
I possess a Ph.D. in Modern European History, but, like a fool, blindly bought the complete 3 volumes, hoping to find something worthwhile to show from time to time in a university classroom. These "Archives of War" are a complete swindle, and should be marked down as rather belated war profiteering wrought on unsuspecting consumers."
Great footage, historically accurate but . . .
Marcos Berenstein | 02/01/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this set after buying the companion "WWII: War In Europe." On "War in Europe" I enjoyed the footage, and the scripting for that set was historically accurate and well conceived. The same is true for footage and scripting on "War in the Pacific." The vintage (remember the original footage is over fifty years old) video was good. I do have complaints about "War In the Pacific," and that is the muddy sound track. There is no excuse for such a shoddy job; it sounded better on broadcast TV. It is most noticeable if you play the sound through your stereo/home theater system. The distorted sound is a little less noticeable through standard television speakers. The sound track on the companion volume, "War in Europe" was less distorted than "War in the Pacific." Another reviewer mentioned that the video quality on the narrator shots (with Patrick O'Neal) was also poor. I reviewed it recently, and have to concur. The video deficit is especially easy to see if you have a TV with a Super VHS or Component Video input. I gave "War in the Pacific" 3 stars due to poor sound and slipshod video work on the introduction/narration studio shots. If the soundtrack was not muddy and the intro shots were reproduced better I would have given it a 5 star rating. The good news is that, even with the deficits, the scripting and the vintage video are worth the modest price."


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Wednesday November 10, 2010
Former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has attempted to defuse the parenting row between her and Denise Van Outen.
Denise took offence in August when the actress criticised new mothers going back to work, saying: "Having a baby should be your job."
But this week Natalie said in her magazine column: "I haven't been criticising anyone. It's up to each woman if she wants to go back to work – it's a personal decision."
She added: "But I'm old fashioned. I couldn't do a job that required me to be away from my baby all day."
Denise had taken to Twitter after seeing Natalie and her baby on Lorraine Kelly's breakfast show (pictured), where she was unveiling her new reality TV programme.
The blonde presenter and actress wrote: "Natalie Cassidy criticised me for going back to work after having Betsy.
"Natalie's on Lorraine show now promoting her reality pregnancy/new mum show. Isn't that work????
Denise also criticised Nataile for selling baby photos of her daughter Eliza, pointing out that she and husband Lee Mead gave the money from their first family pic to charity.
Natalie defended herself, saying: "Adam and I would love to be in a position financially to give money away.
"I hope when I'm the same age as her and more financially secure I'll be able to do the same."
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Revision as of 14:25, 13 April 2009
Om2009 is the next version of the official Openmoko distribution. It is currently under development and should be released in June 2009 to replace Om2008. It will be based on freesmartphone.org milestone 5.5 framework.
The latest images are under testing.
Updating to the latest uboot or qi is also recommended.
Download fso-paroli-image from fso-paroli-image.
Download uImage.bin from uImage.bin.
Download qi.udfu from qi.udfu.
Detailed instructions for flashing.
The image will boot fullscreen into paroli and all of the features below will be available
Currently Om2009 is starting it's beta phase. Testing builds will be generated into the testing disto.
The progress of FSO development is documented regularly in the Status updates at OpenmokoFramework. For the Om2009 release plan see [1].
This page will be updated to reflect the status of Om2009
Features Status
Below is the feature list for Om2009. It's broken down into features that have been implemented and need testing, and features that still need to be finished
phone calls incoming and outgoing
sms incoming and outgoing
simple phone book (no images)
call log
suspend and resume
alarm clock
resume speed < 2 seconds - this is close but waiting on a kernel bug
battery indicator - works for gta02 battery
gsm indicator
switch to elementary
scrolling in UI - fixed by migrating from etk to elementary
switching profiles
in-call volume adjustment
Not Yet Implemented or Broken
boot time < 2 minutes - currently examining ways to speed this up
screen lock
battery indicator - doesn't work for gta01 battery
gprs & edge - works from the command line
user changeable ring tones - works via command line
bluetooth - support in FSO milestone 5.5, needs GUI
wifi - works from the command line, kernels bugs still present
led indication for missed calls or sms
settings tool (feature phone settings as well as advanced functions)
Bug List and Known Issues
Power button does not shutdown device - quick fix copy /etc/freesmartphone/oevents/paroli_rules.yaml to /etc/freesmartphone/oevents/rules.yaml
otimed sets timezone incorrectly in large countries FSO 389
Power status events ignored FSO 381
gsm0710muxd: "Modem does not respond to AT commands" OM 2257 feeds are incorrectly set to unstable


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More Charges Against Moorhead Man In Ex-Girlfriend Beating
MOORHEAD (AP) — A rural Moorhead man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend with a baseball bat is now accused of trying to call her from jail.
Prosecutors have charged 34-year-old Michael Karau with two felony counts of violating a judge's no-contact order.
Clay County prosecutors say Karau tried to call the woman from jail 12 times over two days. Court documents say Karau made contact during two of the phone calls.
The woman's mother reported the calls to the sheriff's office.
Karau remains jailed on charges including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
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Liberty in Tie-Up Talks with Virgin Media
Liberty Global is in discussions with Virgin Media, which has a 40% share of the U.K. market. Heard on the Street's Renee Schultes looks at how a tie-up would work and what competition would be like for the U.K.'s largest cable operator, BSkyB. Photo: Getty Images
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WOODS HOLE – by Patricia Borns for the BOSTON GLOBE
To understand this village in Falmouth, you have to think beyond the parking lots overflowing with ferry passengers bound for Martha's Vineyard. Park at the Falmouth Mall, hop the WHOOSH trolley, and you can spend a day on beaches laced with salt ponds and pink rosa ragosa.
From its main drag Water Street to the channel between Penzance Point and Nonamesset Island for which it was named, Woods Hole is synonymous with ocean. You can smell it in the air, see it from almost every restaurant, appreciate it in the seascapes at Edie Bruce's art gallery on School Street, and learn about it from some of the world's premier marine research institutions, starting with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).
You might start by admiring the new drawbridge on Water Street as it opens and closes on a pageant of boat traffic in and out of Eel Pond. Then, follow Woods Hole Road to Church Street where Nobska Point Light overlooks one of the best views on Cape Cod.
See white sails tacking toward the purple outline of Martha's Vineyard on the Vineyard Sound chop, and the mostly Forbes family-owned Elizabeth Islands tapering to a southwest vanishing point facing Buzzards Bay. A day could start and end on this spot, as it often has for artist Doug Rugh, whose career began as an illustrator at the MBL, where his grandparents did research. Rugh and his wife, artist Hillary Osborne, have created an oeuvre of Woods Hole scenes. To locate these in physical reality, link to the Google map on their website, osbornandrughgallery.com.
Spread your blanket on Nobska Beach below the lighthouse on Church Street, or on Stoney Beach beside Gosnold Road, where "you can hear children calling the shells by their [scientific] names," Rugh says. That's because scientists by the hundreds flock to the Buzzards Bay-side beach during the season.
"I love the summer. It's great to be around so many new and different people," says Cliff Pontbriand, a junior engineer working on oceanographic instrumentation at WHOI. For a peek at the marine scientists' inner sanctums, he suggests one of the WHOI or MBL tours. The WHOI tour includes a view of the institution's dock where recently sub-sea robot Nereus was being tested before shipping out to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Earth's oceans.
Along with a library of scientific journals dating from the 17th century, the MBL tour visits the Marine Resources Center on MBL Street, where Ed Enos presides over tanks filled with sea creatures used in research.
"What does this remind you of?" says Enos, handing around a mass of gelatinous, fingerlike squid eggs to some shy youngsters. "Gummy bears!" He likens a sea urchin to "mom's pin cushion" and presses a finger to a toad fish's soft abdomen so that it grunts "like a frog."
Pontbriand suggests that if you want to experience what scientists do, get out on the water with OceanQuest. Located next to the WHOI docks on Great Harbor, OceanQuest's 63-foot, three-station research vessel is the brainchild of Kathy Mullin, a math and science teacher who moved to Cape Cod with her husband but couldn't find a teaching job. The 90-minute cruise starts on the bow, introducing the atmospheric and ocean dynamics that make our planet viable. There you'll take a water sample, and in the cabin, analyze it under a scope. On the stern, you might trawl and handle crabs, lightning fish, or any of 200 species found in just a 10-mile radius.
"In the fall we even see trigger fish, usually found in the tropics. The confluence of currents gives Cape Cod waters incredible diversity," Mullin says.
Science is present even in the spiritual quiet of the Garden of Our Lady, located on Millfield Street across from St. Joseph Church. Created by Frances Lillie, who came in 1894 to study at the MBL, the garden offers a bench where you can contemplate the messages inscribed on the bell tower (Lillie named the two bells for Roman Catholic scientists Gregor Mendel and Louis Pasteur) and the prolific flowers with names like Lady's Slipper, Lady's Mantle, and Madonna Lily invoking the Virgin Mary.
The 700,000 daffodils may have passed, but the rhododendrons will be blooming in Spohr Gardens, an out-of-the-way landscape off Oyster Pond Road that's worth a painting or picnic in early June. Begun in the 1950s, the six-acre plot set on a still green pond was the passion of Margaret and Charles Spohr, who also collected the ships' anchors, bells, and millstones on display.
You could wind down the day with a brew and burger at "the Kidd" (Captain Kidd Restaurant on Water Street) where wisps of theoretical discourse can be heard among the tourists' din.
But if you like to bike, follow the Shining Sea Bikeway out Quissett Road to Quissett Harbor. New this year, the shore-hugging route, which many consider the sweetest on Cape Cod, has been extended from the Woods Hole Steamship Authority to County Road in North Falmouth, about 10 miles. Slightly north of Woods Hole proper, inner Quissett Harbor looks like a page from a children's book: deep and glade-like, dotted with classic sloops. Around the shoreline, the buildings of the former Quissett Harbor Hotel and James Marshall estate, now a conference facility of the National Academy of Sciences, recall Quissett's days as a 19th-century vacation spot.
A leafy trail shoots off to small beaches, and a narrow neck of land, the Knob, wraps its protective arm around the harbor. Here you can watch the sun set with a wide-open view to Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands.
While I was here, a boy splashed in the shallows with his parents. "Mom," he said, "isn't this the perfect place?"
Patricia Borns can be reached at [email protected].


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Pentagon: Most Furloughed Civilians Ordered Back
The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.
The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of a law called the Pay Our Military Act. That measure was passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama shortly before the partial government shutdown began Tuesday.
The Pentagon did not immediately say on Saturday exactly how many workers will return to work. The Defense Department said "most" were being brought back.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)


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I agree that in the two instances you removed the section header for the title text, it wasn't justified, but in some cases it does make sense. See [[explain xkcd:Community portal/Proposals#Subsection for title text explanation|here]]. Cheers, [[User:Waldir|Waldir]] ([[User talk:Waldir|talk]]) 15:27, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
I agree that in the two instances you removed the section header for the title text, it wasn't justified, but in some cases it does make sense. See [[explain xkcd:Community portal/Proposals#Subsection for title text explanation|here]]. Cheers, [[User:Waldir|Waldir]] ([[User talk:Waldir|talk]]) 15:27, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
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Hi Davidy22,
Just a quick thanks for helping roll back so much of the vandalism. Per your recent log comment, yes, there has been a recent spate of vandalism; before yesterday, it was the odd spammer that I've had to remove. But with the advent of Click and Drag, there's also been an insurgence of ip-based vandalism. I'm hoping this is just a spike owing to the popularity of the comic, but I'm with you; if it doesn't die down, something more drastic is going to have to be done.
But again, thanks for helping...
-- IronyChef (talk) 14:17, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
Please don't
Please don't create the redirects to explanations that haven't been created yet. It breaks the next and previous buttons, and gives people that are browsing through the explanations the false impression that the site is more complete than it is. lcarsos (talk) 06:41, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Davidy22, the spam connoisseur
Congratulations on transcending from being annoyed at all spam to recognizing the truly beautiful works of spammage from the rest of the cruddy heap. We should throw a party, lol. lcarsos (talk) 16:33, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
- Hey, it *was* a well written bit of spam. It was one of those copy/paste types of spam, except it was nicely formatted and coherent all the way through. It was informative too. A great change from the mindless template drivel or gibberish that we usually get. Davidy22(talk) 23:11, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
Just asking
Was there a reason you deleted most of the List of all comics? lcarsos (talk) 05:21, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
- What on- shi-
- I was adding comic number 1132, and the preview was really slow, so I copied everything in the edit box and refreshed the page. I think half of the page hadn't finished loading in the edit box, and I only copied the first half. Derp Davidy22(talk) 08:21, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Just so you know, it happened again. But SlashMe fixed it. lcarsos_a (talk) 18:07, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
- Mother of fracking- I'm going to figure out what's causing this and I'm going to fix this. Godammit. Davidy22(talk) 23:20, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
- Durr dee-durr, and now I've done it. Thanks for spotting that. lcarsos_a (talk) 07:22, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Ahem... You gonna finish that?
Have you taken a look at the front page recently (say within since you created the 1134 redirect)? lcarsos_a (talk) 05:42, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
The Anonymous editor of 1132
Has been 184.108.40.206 all along. For a while he changed his signature to be a userpage that didn't exist, and wasn't a registered user. He has now changed it back to being the IP address again. Just thought I should do some out-of-band communication about that. If you want to change your last comment about the anonymous user, that would be good. (I almost offered to edit it for you, but then realized the subject we're talking about, and decided that if 50.0 ever learns about looking at the edit history and diffs, I don't need to be called a hypocrite as well as a banhammer wielding BOFH) lcarsos_a (talk) 03:35, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
Broken mirror...
Sorry for the "ninja"... I guess we probably don't need 2 versions of the image though... Feel free to distill the explain part...--B. P. (talk) 07:15, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
- Godammit, I even had the window open waiting for the article. The definitions can be merged into one paragraph, and wiki magic will explain how the comic works. Davidy22(talk) 07:20, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
Fooooooooor He's a Jolly Good Fellow...
You are the man, man. Keep it up! lcarsos_a (talk) 06:50, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
Please take a look
...at this. Nothing new to you, I suppose (spam fighting can be quite hard if we're overly cautious on every step), but I'm dropping the note just in case :) --Waldir (talk) 17:52, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
autoblocking suspicious users
Once again, it looks like auto-blocking users that have suspicious usernames would require someone with more power than we have.
However, I very nearly blocked those three when I noticed the account creation. But, I didn't because I thought they might be legitimate users with stupid usernames. But now I've read up on Wikipedia's block policy and from now on I'll be posting {{uw-blockindef}} (which I've bungled fantastically right now, but shortly should be working) which should allow the rare legitimate user (with bad taste in usernames) to reclaim their good account, but allow us to block bad people.
You're ever friendly, massive toddler of an admin, lcarsos_a (talk) 03:41, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- I've also just found this page Wikipedia:Administrators' how-to guide which I will be reading very thoroughly and beginning to use this blacklist. lcarsos_a (talk) 04:16, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- Hum. A great many of these templates could be condensed into a few bigger ones, but at least the documentation links are there for us to use. Also, you do know that Template:UserBox already exists, right? Davidy22[talk] 04:55, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- As a general rule I loathe my shift key, using more keys to achieve the same goal is wasted time, and I could be called ruthless about wasted time. Saving a single keypress seems petty. But I had a CS professor point out that by specially crafting what you have to type (creating shortcuts) saving a keypress here and there can add up to saving several thousand keypresses every 8 hours, which over a long enough quantity of time can equal hours and days. That's my long winded explanation for why I like using {{userbox}} instead of {{UserBox}}.
- Also, I like the wikipedia userboxen, it's more flexible. And that allows anyone who comes over from Wikipedia to know how to work userboxen here too. That's my case for it. I hope you agree because I don't want to have to push my shift key, but I'll take your input, and if we end up in a tie, we might ask Waldir to tie break for us, as he'd be a neutral third party. lcarsos_a (talk) 06:44, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- In CS, I learned that descriptive variable names and easy to recognize naming conventions can save heaps of debugging time. I personally like the CamelCase version better because it uses variable names like left-bg instead of id-c for the background color in the box on the left, which makes the template self-documenting and easier to grok for a new user who's just reading the source. Davidy22[talk] 07:58, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- I was asked to comment. Here are my thoughts:
- Regarding CamelCase, it is indeed a neat convention but we don't use it elsewhere on the wiki. In fact, MediaWiki itself, in its early versions, used to rely on CamelCase for linking, but moved to the free-form, space enabled link syntax, which is better in many cases. Not everything converts nicely into CamelCase. So while I appreciate the argument to use CamelCase as the template name, I think the regular case version fits the wiki better. Besides, redirects are cheap and work well, so if the CamelCase title redirects to the lowercase one, whoever wants to use the CamelCase version can still do so seamlessly. Not an issue, therefore.
- I agree with Davidy22 on the parameter names. In fact, the code of the template can be arranged in a more readable form (using whitespace and indentation) so not only its uses can be deciphered, but the template itself too. Renaming parameters is a simple matter, especially for templates with not many uses as these are, which means there isn't a lot of replacements to perform.
- In summary, I think the two templates should definitely be merged and the best features of each kept in the final version: the title being Template:userbox (with redirects from Template:UserBox and Template:Userbox), and the parameters using intuitive names as {{UserBox}}.
- --Waldir (talk) 17:06, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
- I was asked to comment. Here are my thoughts:
separate section for title text
I agree that in the two instances you removed the section header for the title text, it wasn't justified, but in some cases it does make sense. See here. Cheers, Waldir (talk) 15:27, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
No more imagesize
I made a comment on Template Talk: comic#Imagesize, essentially imagesize isn't necessary, and I've changed the {{create}} template to not include it. So rejoice, and forget imagesize ever existed (until the bug gets fixed). lcarsos_a (talk) 03:02, 6 December 2012 (UTC)


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Protecting You and Your Employees
You do your best to keep your business or farm a safe place for your employees, but accidents can happen in any workplace. If an employee is injured, becomes ill, or dies while working at your business or farm, you want to be sure your workers compensation insurance provides the coverage you – and they – need.
Customized Coverage
Workers compensation insurance is required by law in all states, but the type of workers covered or excluded varies by state. I can help ensure you have workers compensation coverage that complies with your state's laws.


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Murdoch Phone Hacking Story Just Gets Worse And Worse
from the rupert-running-for-cover dept
On top of that, it's also come out that the former editor of the paper, Rebekah Brooks was allegedly warned by Scotland Yard about possible illegal spying taking place via the paper's resources. In that case, she was warned that a reporter was helping two murder suspects spy on the detective investigating them. In other words, we're getting way past just hacking into voicemails and into interfering with police investigations.
Not surprisingly, the Murdoch family is in full-on crisis mode. Advertisers are bailing on the paper, the Murdochs' relationships with top politicians in the UK are being scrutinized and it seems likely that this is one scandal that won't be easily brushed under the rug.
Making matters even crazier, to help deal with the crisis, Murdoch has actually hired the (former) prosecutor who originally investigated the hacking allegations back in 2005 & 2006, and knew the extent of them, but didn't do much about them. Apparently, UK politicians are screaming about this being a pretty serious conflict of interest, given that the guy failed to do much about the news of the hacking early on. You would think that the Murdochs would realize just how bad hiring this guy would look, but it's beginning to become clear that they're really not sure at all how to react to this news coming out in public after all these years.


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The Horrors say they won't stop at whipping up holiday meals this winter.
To make contributions in advance, food drive boxes will be located at the following local businesses: Hyde Park Roller Magic, 4178 Albany Post Rd./Rt. 9 in Hyde Park; and Joe's Italian Marketplace, 1083 Route 9 #44 in Fishkill.


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Deposit: $100 CASH deposit required to get bidders card. Deposit is refundable (unless youre the high bidder and fail to pay for your purchases in a timely manner).
During the auction, buyers are required to maintain a 25% deposit on all items purchased. ***(So we wont have to interrupt you during bidding, please leave your additional deposits with the office cashier.)**
All purchases must be paid for in full and removed in 48 hours. Invoices can be paid Cash, Debit, Cashier Check, Visa or Master Card. (No Personal or Company Check accepted). 18% Buyers Premium - will be added to your bid price.**(3% Discount for cash payment.)** All pallet lots sold will be charged a $5.00 handling fee… Pallets moved out of building on Sunday will become responsibility of buyers. Pallet lots must be removed in total **NO dumping of any items from pallets. Dumping of items will result in a banning from auction. NO Credit or Refunds on lots moved out of building. Credit card charge will appear on your statement as Joe Tadlock Auctioneer Norwalk CA Sales Tax – 9.00% applies to all purchases. **( If purchasing for resale, well need a copy of a valid resale certificate before invoicing.)**Removal - Please DO NOT remove any items without supervision from Auction personnel. All items must be paid for in full prior to removal. Removal is the buyers responsibility.**Items not picked up by due time will be deemed abandoned & your deposit/payment forfeited.***Please bring your original paid invoice for pickup, or have Freight Company bring copy of paid invoice. Loading/and/or palletizing charges might apply. Inspection may be made Saturdays 9:30am - 5pm and Sunday morning before sale. Refrigerators, Stoves, Washers & Dryers sold inside building have a 7 day guaranty. **(small appliances & electronics must be tested before leaving the building..NO Credit or Refunds on these items once they leave premises. If appliances are not working properly return them by the following Sunday @12pm, in the same condition you purchased them, & receive a full refund. Appliances must be hauled in the upright position, laying appliance on their side or any attempt at repairing them will VOID guaranty. Buyer acknowledges responsibility for any personal injury or property damage caused by buyer or his agent, and further agrees to hold Joe Tadlock Auctioneer, its agents, Seller and his agents, harmless from any and all damages, claims, & liabilities from injuries to persons or property of any type whatsoever caused during the preview, auction, and/or removal of the property. Buyer agrees to pay the actual expenses incurred by Joe Tadlock Auctioneer of Seller in the enforcement of this agreement of defense of any claim. The Auctioneer reserves the right to take sealed bids, phone bids, internet bids, & accept bids in any increment in the best interest of Sellers & to reject the bidding from anyone whose conduct or actions are not in the best interest of Sellers. The Auctioneer and Sellers reserve the right to add or delete merchandise without prior notice. Sellers may bid on their own property.
Everything is sold AS IS WHERE IS unless otherwise stated. All sales are FINAL….
Please inspect before bidding. Thank you for attending our auction-
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Tadlock Auction with a little bit of everything...pictures coming Friday..!
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Our auctions offer a very diverse inventory of New, Used, Vintage & Antiques items each and every week… We sell living room, bed room, dining room sets & single pieces, refrigerators, stoves, washers & dryers (working and non-working) lamps, lighting fixtures, decorator items, accent pieces, power tools, hand tools, generators, bbq's patio sets, lawn mowers, weed whackers, holiday decor, clothes, small kitchen appliances, dishes, if you can find it in a home we sell it.... In addition to home items we have some commercial inventory every week! Household furniture, appliances, home accessories. Great deals for individuals and second hand dealers, swap meters & yard sellers. Auction starts at 10am with pallet lots & miscellanies, following by non-working & working appliances, Then on to furniture, Collectibles, & home decor...


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ELMHURST, Ill. - The Elmhurst College football team dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the CCIW following a 24-12 homecoming loss to 16th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University.
Illinois Wesleyan (6-0, 3-0 CCIW) held the Bluejays' high-powered offense to a season-low 249 yards, almost 250 yards less than the Bluejays' season average entering the game.
The Titans also had their way on offense, eating up 33 minutes of the clock, including almost 19 minutes in the second half. Illinois Wesleyan totaled 370 yards of offense, accoutning for 272 yards through the air.
Elmhurst drove inside the Titans' territory on each of their first two drives, only to be turned away by IWU's defense. The Titans used a big-play to jump on the scoreboard late in the first quarter. On a second-and-five from their own 42-yard line, Rob Gallik hit Joey Driver down the middle for a 58-yard scoring strike to give the Titans a 7-0 lead.
The Bluejays answered back on the ensuing possession, driving to the Titans' 24-yard line and settling for a 40-yard Trevor Spaulding field goal to cut IWU's lead down to 7-3.
Illinois Wesleyan responded by mounting a 13-play, 68-yard drive that ate up over six-minutes of clock. The drive was keyed by a pass interference call on the end zone on a third-and-goal situation, giving the Titans a fresh set of downs from the Bluejays' two-yard line. Gallik capped the drive with a three-yard score to put the Titans on top 14-3.
Elmhurst responded with its own scoring drive, moving 57 yards in seven plays. Aided by a good field position due to the wind, the Bluejays began the drive from their own 43-yard line. Joe Furco hit Rodney Payton on a 13-yard scoring strike to cap the drive. A bad snap resulted in the extra point being missed by the Bluejays, giving the Titans a 14-9 lead.
The Bluejays started strong in the second half, moving to the Titans 15-yard line and settling for a 32-yard field goal from Spaulding to pull to within two points at 14-12.
After back-to-back three-and-outs by both teams, the Titans went to work on another drive. IWU drove 70 yards in 13 plays, eating up 6:48 in the process. The Titans converted twice on third down and kept the drive alive with a fourth down conversion at the Elmhurst 14-yard line. Gallik hit Tate Musselman on a two-yard scoring play to give the Titans a 21-12 lead.
After an Elmhurst punt, the Titans went right back to work on offense, driving 55 yards in 14 plays and taking 6:29 off the clock. Tony Angelos booted a 43-yard field goal to give IWU a 24-12 lead and account for the final points of the game.
Gallik accounted for all three of the Titans' touchdowns, rushing for one score and passing for two. Gallik finished 20-of-31 through the air for 272 yards and rushed for 16. Cameron Blossom totaled 74 yards on 25 carries for the Titans. Drive was the Titans' top target, catching six passes for 105 yards.
Scottie Williams led Elmhurst on the ground, carrying 28 times for 127 yards, his fourth straight game of over 120 rushing yards. Furco finished 13-of-24 for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Elmhurst was led by Wayne Tuckson's 14 tackles. Jamall Lane added 10 stops for he Bluejays and Pete Alfano totaled eight, including the Bluejays' only sack of the game.
Scott Wenzel led Illinois Wesleyan's defense with 11 tackles while also forcing a fumble.
Elmhurst hosts Millikin University next Saturday (October 22) at 1:00 p.m.


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The Devils Lake Regional Airport has run into a spot of difficulty in recent weeks as a result of the government's new 1,500 hour flight-hours requirement for pilots in this country.
By Joe Mellenbruch
Journal Reporter
The Devils Lake Regional Airport has run into a spot of difficulty in recent weeks as a result of the government's new 1,500 hour flight-hours requirement for pilots in this country.
A public law passed in 2009 raised the minimum number of flight hours a pilot must have before entering the professional ranks, a measure that was taken largely in response to what happened with the Colgan air accident that happened in February, 2009, an incident that saw a plane crash in Clarence Center, N.Y. after experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
Not wanting a repeat of that accident, the government made it more challenging for pilots to put their skills to work, ensuring that all those licensed to fly a plane undertake the necessary amount of practice and training.
While this is an admirable safety measure, the increased requirement has potential to hamper small airports like the one in Devils Lake, whose pilots are often young men and women not far removed from flight school.
Thankfully for Devils Lake, the UND flight program, one of the most respected in the country, has received special authorization from the FAA, allowing UND flight school graduates to be hired by the nation's airlines with less flight time than required by the new regulation.
North Dakota is now the only college in the country to have such authorization from the FAA. They aren't the only school to have applied for it, but as of now, they are the only school to which it has been granted.
"The approval by the FAA for our graduates to be eligible for an ATP at a 1,000 hours, instead of 1,500, is a clear statement about the quality of our commercial aviation program," Bruce Smith told UND's national media relations coordinator Juan Miguel Pedraza. Smith is dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. "To be the first designated is a reflection on the long-term reputation of our graduates in the airline industry."
Research supports the FAA's decision to allow graduates from accredited universities to enter the professional realm early, showing that students who attend such schools end up being better pilots in the future. There are many different ways for a pilot to acheive certification, but data indicates that those who come from a dedicated four-year program like UND are often better prepared to fly professionally.


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Just Weeks Before Coulton Story, Glee Was Accused Of Copying Without Credit On Another Song
from the why-not-just-give-credit? dept
You can see the original below:
The Scissor Sisters, after receiving a sizable sum from Fox and Spirit Music for the rights to their song, paid Landers just as they had promised during that handshake.What's interesting is that what upset Landers (and Coulton) was something that actually had little to do with copyright at all. Both were most perturbed by the lack of credit from Fox:
From the moment Landers saw the Tweet about "Kiki" on Glee, he has pursued one thing: credit.... Since, Landers has only pursued two things from Glee: confirmation that his choreography was being used in the November 29th episode, and some kind of documentation that stated his work was his work.All of this raises a big question: why are Fox and Glee so averse to giving credit? It's been discussed many times before that credit or attribution is often much more important to artists than copyright itself. In fact, a recent study showed very strong evidence that credit has significant value to artists, often outweighing the value of any copyright claim.
So why doesn't Fox provide such credit?
It's free to do so. It basically costs them nothing, other than to add the names to the flashing credits at the end that nobody reads, or (better yet) in online notes to the show, which perhaps people will read. I've never understood why people are stingy with credit in such situations. Some suspect that (ironically) it may be copyright law itself that makes companies stingy with credit, since it opens up at least the potential of further legal ramifications. For example, if it's later found that a use is infringing, they can make a stronger argument that its "willful," potentially tripling any damages award. In other cases, it may just be general stinginess, and a feeling that the original creators don't deserve the credit, or that the people on the show would greedily prefer that they get the credit for such "creative" interpretations.
In the end, though, it seems like it would be a nice and neighborly thing to do to provide credit where possible, even if not legally required, and even if Fox wants to claim fair use. It would seem likely that such a simple free move would actually lead to much greater appreciation and support, rather than anger towards the show and its producers.


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Private Properties: A Malibu Home for $75 Million
Luxury magnate Francois Pinault buys an estate in Bel Air and William Koch, snaps up 'Bunny' Mellon's Cape Cod compound for $19.5 million. Alyssa Abkowitz has details on The News Hub. Photo: Pictometry.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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