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Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 1:08pm
The Moonlighting RIAA BandWith all the layoffs at the RIAA, I imagine some of the guys will start moonlighting as lounge singers. To get them started, here's the first song to the tune of "I will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor:
At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking they would never let
Our plastic disc sales slide
but then Napster came along
And I had to find a way to make govn'ment cheese
And I regret
And I learned how to suck money using legaleese!
And so we're stuck
The business has sank
I just sued my customers
And I have the legal system to thank
I should have made it competitive
I should have listened to customer woes
If I'd have known for just one second
They could force my doors to close
Go on now go
Get Hypnnotized
Just take the backcatalog now
'Cause it's no good in your eyes
I was the one who tried to condem
With a slice of DRM
Did you think I'd stumble?
Did you think I'd let that deal die?
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh, as long as I have DRM
I know I'll stay alive
We've got all our bonus stock
I've got so much more to mock
And I'll survive
I will survive, hey hey
Jon, 3 Mar 2009 @ 1:01pm
Re: The Moonlighting RIAA BandSimply amazing
Ima Fish, 27 Feb 2009 @ 1:24pmI've written about this before. The downturn in the music industry had and has nothing to do with file sharing and everything to do with the lack of exposure of quality music to music fans. It's a simple fact that the vast majority of people will not buy music unless they first heard it and like it.
Radio consolidation lead to very narrow and very bland playlists. MTV stopped playing music. And the prices of CDs kept going up and up and up.
Instead of embracing new means of exposing their music to people, such as the original Napster, which was fantastic for such a task, and net radio, which played a much more broad range of music than broadcast radio. And instead fighting against the corporate takeover of broadcast radio. And instead of creating its own music channel. The RIAA and its members either buried their heads in the sand or did the opposite.
In business you either adapt or die. The music industry utterly failed at this and are paying the price.
Eric the Green, 27 Feb 2009 @ 1:46pm
Re:I read your post previously, and couldn't agree more. The labels and the RIAA should spend more time exposing people to music, and less time exposing them to lawsuits. MTV should actually have (gasp!) more music, and less Jackass and Punked. Web radio should be ubiquitous, and stations should pay no more than terrestrial radio stations.
Are the RIAA and the labels so stuck on getting paid for each and every ear that they can't see the enormous value of the free marketing provided by radio, TV and the Internet? Don't they see that they can grow their slice of the pie bigger, rather than trying to squeeze more from their existing, dwindling slice? Does obtaining an MBA involve becoming completely devoid of common sense, or is it just some mystical attraction between the RIAA (and their ilk) and brain-dead MBAs?
bigpicture, 27 Feb 2009 @ 4:10pm
Re: ExposureI totally agree, the music industry is about content exposure. Content exposure is ADVERTISING for music. They have shut down all those exposure channels including satellite radio.
I have not bought a CD in a long while because of their packaging strategy. One or two good songs and the rest is fill up crap. You can possibly listen to a whole CD before you buy, but in a music store environment?
I would buy individual songs on the internet if listening review was made easy. But I just don't have the time to chase this particular content, (music) when access to all other types of content is made so easy.
So I take the music that I have already bought and reformat it to digital so I can play it on the device of my choice. According to the RIAA that is not "fair use" so screw them.
aikanae, 27 Feb 2009 @ 10:04pm
Re: So Much Music, So Little TimeHow can the music industry be sinking? There's so much available I can't keep track of it all - for the first time in 50 years! I have never seen it healthier and I doubt if it could be healthier since recording music began.
That's the rub. Equating major labels (RIAA) with the music industry. They aren't. If you just look at the number of independents winning Grammy's today, the explosion of SXSW and that several online digital sales stores have done well (CD baby, Emusic) withOUT the involvement of major labels - then I'd say it's major labels sinking, not the music industry.
This result was predictable. Not just for antagonizing customers with lawsuits (and usually the ones who tend to be highly influential) that made no sense (since when have college kids ever owned more than a handful of lp's or cassettes - usually obtained through trades at a local used store - not what RIAA would count as "legitimate sales"), but many older stars owe their recent success on the fact their music was heard on line FIRST - Eric Clapton went through a big lull in sales before Napster. Same with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Ambrosia and Asia have dusted off and started touring. The big downloads on line were bands that were over 20 years old.
RIAA can't even give Nickleback or Spears away for free.
The new model for the industry isn't a handful of superstars making millions (each) and supporting the entire industry - it's thousands - millions of individuals able to make a decent living in the music industry, giving it a sense of professionalism (v. eccentrics) and with the net, end of distribution problems.
The fact NIN and Radiohead had successful physical CD sales after releasing their albums online FIRST is proof that downloading is sampling.
The labels blew it. They could have benefitted by lower production and advertising costs. Fools.
Jeffrey A. Williams, 27 Feb 2009 @ 10:26pm
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any artist that is a RIAA member of supporter and
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nom de guerre, 28 Feb 2009 @ 2:44pm
Re: Re: nonsense
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 284k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Jeffrey A. Williams" is a sad and pathetic (and, franky, amusing) fraud:
Regrettably, those "300k no-sales" do not exist.
some old guy, 27 Feb 2009 @ 1:35pm
I would celebrateI would celebrate, but I fear this is just another way for them to scavenge additional monies for the bottomless pit known as their lawyers.
I am reserving all judgment until I see what their "official press release" says next tuesday.
Aikanae, 27 Feb 2009 @ 10:14pm
It's Not Time To CelebrateYour right. The RIAA is not through yet - by a long shot. They intend to put pressure on ISP's to filter and congress to adopt 3 strike laws; UK, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia are just a few countries already hit with these proposals and RIAA has been negotiating in the US to do the same. Comcast, Cox, At&T... It's a matter of time.
A lot of this problem is that copyrights aren't considered a public policy issue that allows the public to be represented or have a voice. Instead it is considered a trade issue, with the discussions taking place behind doors, internationally with content providers (RIAA, IPFI, MPAA, etc). Congress doesn't vote on them. It's debatable if Obama can negotiate the deals once they are in place.
After I got over my initial doubts about people wanting to play music via digital media (mainly due to the clunkiness of early Public Enemy attempts), it was clearly an exciting prospect.
Music could be listen to anywhere at any time. People could carry their whole music collections around with them. Music could be bought at the touch of a button. Music would be unencumbered by the expense, bulk and scarcity of physical formats, increasing "shelf life" of music and removing national borders. Prices would go down, more bands would make money, people would be exposed to more music and reverse the trend of bland, lowest-common-denominator trash that dominated the airwaves....
Sadly, little of this came to pass when it should have. Instead of allowing people to carry their collections, the RIAA first attempted to ban such devices, then restricted them. Prices have not changed, apart from the a la carte system allowed by iTunes (which the RIAA had to be dragged into kicking & screaming anyway), and they have used "piracy" issues to shut down competing outlets to their bland trash and enforce borders ever closer.
Instead of embracing an unprecedented opportunity to sell and promote their wares, they have destroyed much of their own market. Artists are refusing to sign with them, customers are refusing to buy.
10 years ago, I didn't care who published the music I buy. Now, it's an RIAA-free policy. I'm sure there's many who think like me.
RD, 27 Feb 2009 @ 1:54pm
Cutting staff"Details have been spilling out over the last few days that the RIAA has been making pretty massive cuts to staff."
Everyone except the lawyers, I'm betting. Can't let them go, nu-uh, they have done such a bang-up job bringing the RIAA to where they are now, yes sir.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:34pm
Re: Cutting staffYeah, the legal department is always the last to go after they've sucked the rest of the company dry. Kind of like parasites falling off a dead host.
sehlat (profile), 27 Feb 2009 @ 2:03pm
Poooor babies! (sniff):)
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 2:10pmmassive layoffs is a good start. bankrupcy and dissolution of the organization and it's international equivalents might actually start to dissipate some of the ill will they've developed over the last ten or twenty years.
kantill, 27 Feb 2009 @ 2:13pm
Karma??I feel bad for those who lost their jobs but as a company I feel that it was a bit karma.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 2:19pm
Fatality!Take THAT you corporate beastmonster!
Brad, 27 Feb 2009 @ 2:36pm
Door, ass-printDon't let the door hit you on the way out!
Willy, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:16pm
They asked for thisI learned several years ago that the best way to get back at them is to simply d/l as much music as I can from UseNet. Servers are stored globally and US laws can't reach/apply. Every download is another sly smirk aimed at them and there is nothing they can do about it. They will eventually sink in their own stupidity and perhaps this is the beginning of their end. Long live a.b.s.m.c-cd and their sister groups.
aikanae, 27 Feb 2009 @ 10:24pm
Re: They asked for thisMost people are downloading from somewhere. That's what the RIAA is claiming is lost sales. "How do you compete with free?" is RIAA's moto - not that your sick of their cartel over music, don't want to damage your computer with their DRM, or that you want a different file type or biterate or .... (fill in the blank).
I think a stronger message might be to skip paying RIAA - let's see, bands earn $1 off every $10 album sold in ITunes. So send the band a $1. Eventually the band will figure out it's better not to sign with RIAA too.
Rick, 28 Feb 2009 @ 7:52am
Re: They asked for thisRight, breaking the law is always the way to get back at The Man. Never mind the fact that you play right into their hands by conducting yourself in the manner that best proves their arguments.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:28pmJUST DIE ALREADY!
SeawayOutset, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:39pm
BailoutAt least they didn't ask the government for a bailout. Does this make them better than the auto industry...?
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:47pmTo those of you celebrating this, just remember: the people who are responsible for all of this aren't the ones losing their jobs.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 3:59pm
Re: celebrating this"To those of you celebrating this, just remember: the people who are responsible for all of this aren't the ones losing their jobs."
I have no sympathy at all for someone who would choose to work at this organization. There are no redeeming qualities of RIAA to justify taking a job as office staff, cleaning staff etc.
hegemon13, 27 Feb 2009 @ 4:09pm
What is that article?I have to ask: what the hell is that source article? It is an incoherent jumble that seems more like overhearing a sentence hear and there than an actual, cohesive article. I love this news, but I wonder how reliable the source is?
TW Burger, 27 Feb 2009 @ 4:10pm
Bad Music = Bad SalesI have not purchased any music at full retail price since about 1982. I do own several dozen record albums and CDs but all were either bought at discount stores or garage sales.
The music albums offered almost always have only one good song and the rest is filler. Also, when CDs where first offered they were being marketed as superior to phonograph records. That was a lie.
The music industry has done this to themselves.
dm, 27 Feb 2009 @ 4:34pmHow big are they? 90-100 layoffs out of how many?
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 4:50pm
godspeed RIAAwhat other organization sues its customer and gets away with it? Next the cable companies will sue you for allowing your friends to come over and watch your TV? Or your ISP will sue you for allow your neighbors to use your wireless? I have not purchased music from any label that supports the RIAA in many years and will not become a paying customer again until they get a clue.
Galen, 27 Feb 2009 @ 5:14pm
Re: godspeed RIAAActually, it is completely legal and reasonable for your cable company/DSL/FTTH provider, etc, to sue you or shut off your service for letting others use your internet connection. In every residential contract, you agree that the internet service you purchase is for you and your household (visiting guests and such also exempted) only. Most commercial contracts are the same, except they will have specific "re-leasing" exemptions depending on the business. This is also there to protect you, say, if someone uses your wireless for something very illegal.
Also, it's highly unlikely that your cable company would sue you or letting your friends watch your TV, those guys are the biggest proponents of getting you to advertise for them, and your friends taking your recommendation on their service is like gold to them. That would never happen.
A Music Lover, 27 Feb 2009 @ 5:03pm
RIAA LayoffsHow totally sad!
ChimpBush McHitlerBurton, 27 Feb 2009 @ 5:39pm
RIP, RIAARest In Peace you blood sucking whores.
Here's the deal: It ain't about DRM, it surely ain't about "piracy" and it ain't about iTunes...
What it *is* about is this: Before the interwebs, artistic musical endeavor was scouted, exploited, broadcast, and packaged by the Cartels. What the Cartels never dreamed of was a world in which the artist could reach the "consumer" (as they call us) directly without going through the Cartels' lower intestine of love.
"Wha?...", they whine as the hammer blow comes down on their ill-gotten positions... "WTF??"
What the fuck? Here's the fuck: The market is now chock-full of people finding their music through so many channels, it's like a million holes in your dam. You are no longer the gatekeeper of all that is good, and you can no longer stand between artists and their audience...and that TOTALLY DILUTES YOUR MARKET SHARE!
Kiss the "biz" goodbye, RIIA. Kiss it goodbye Cartels.
Don't get me wrong; there will always be a music business. It's just that you won't be running it anymore. It just won't be "profitable" enough.
Oh yeah, suck my cock.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 6:39pmCan't you all see this is just a ploy to get a "bail-out" since all of their buddies have connections in the White House?
batch, 27 Feb 2009 @ 7:11pm
Re:Assuming this were a ploy to get bail out money, and it worked, they would be crucified by the public for using the money to continue suing and not changing their ways what so ever, which they would not.
Who wants to bet they began filing fewer lawsuits because they were costing too much? and changed tack to just try and get isps to continue on work that benefits them?
Frozen North, 27 Feb 2009 @ 7:35pm
And then there were...For those of us who believe in and fight for the future of the music. this was somewhat inevitable...and probably a similar fate awaits CRIA in Canada.
There has always been and still is a crying need for true advocacy for the music, its artists, creators and entrepreneurs. No better time to step up and be part of the future...
JB, 27 Feb 2009 @ 7:50pm
Progress...And so we see the next step as the RIAA innevitably joins the ranks of the horse carriage drivers, lamp oil manufacturers, ferry operators, and punchcard entry technicians.
Now if only incompetent managers would stop spending vast amounts of corporate money on bloated, sub-standard, and unstable products that are thousands of times more expensive than commercial competitors let alone superior open source alternatives, we could finally see IBM reach its long-overdue fate.
Let's not forget it was IBM who conducted the study for the recording industry less than a year before Napster hit headlines, which concluded there was absolutely no interest anywhere for downloadable music.
Anonymous Coward, 27 Feb 2009 @ 8:30pmbye RIAA. Please let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. You won't be missed!
RS, 27 Feb 2009 @ 8:31pm
I dont know about you but...I actually download lots of music and delete most of because it sucks. The few bands I do discover that I like, I gladly go out and buy the CDs or tracks. I support music I like. The problem is that the majority of marketed all sounds the same, boring and krappy.
Lori S, 27 Feb 2009 @ 11:53pm
Pres Obama isn't with youSince I've seen his name come up a couple of times in this discussion, I feel compelled to point out that President Obama is not anti-RIAA in any way. Quite the opposite -- three of the top figures in the Obama Justice Department are lead lawyers for the RIAA -- yes, including the lawyer who prosecuted Jammie Thomas. I frankly don't know what the President has said on this issue -- but actions speak louder than words, and appointing these three to key positions in Justice would seem to be a very intentional statement.
Perhaps that's a reason why the RIAA is willing to fold on its current strategy, in addition to its recent success in getting ISPs to filter (under threat of lawsuit, of course). Obama is proving to be a big disappointment in this crucial area.
Another Planet, 28 Feb 2009 @ 3:57am
Re: Pres Obama isn't with youYes, it is initially disappointing to note the President's appointees in this area... but this by itself doesn't mean much and it is WAY TOO SOON to be drawing any conclusions based on this (which might be obvious to those who actually use their brains for thinking). President Obama is the hi-tech Prez and he obviously knows what's going on in the digital world. The appointees do the President's bidding, not the other way around. Who better to straighten out corruption than those who are intimate with the RIAA's tactics?
futureboss, 28 Feb 2009 @ 12:10am
the internet is an open placeAs someone who hires lots of people in the music distribution industry, I promise that if I ever get a resume of someone who has worked for the RIAA, MPAA, or any of the affiliates of these corrupt orgainzations, I will immediately reject the candidate. I'm otherwise an equal opportunity believer, but not when it comes to employees supporting an open loot by threats to children, students and homemakers.
Anyone that works for such companies is infected with this thick skin of indifference and I dont want such incompetent, callous, ethically bankrupt employees deciding the future of my business.
If you have RIAA/MPAA or any of these DRM friendly companies on your resume, please do not apply for a job with my company. That also includes Microsoft employees.
We're NOT a "customer-friendly company" in the same way as these organizations are.
Thank you for your time.
Anonymous Coward, 28 Feb 2009 @ 2:51am
Re: the internet is an open placeJust listened to the "Au Natural" version (Seattle) rendition of "Blame it On Me" by some group, I wondered where Smash Mouth went... Cream rises to the top, eh?
mikeybear, 28 Feb 2009 @ 12:57am
ObamaThank you Lori S. for pointing out what we forget. The Democrats are in the pockets of the recording industry. The Republicans are in everybody else's pockets. Obama does not support the free exchange of art and ideas any more than George Bush.
jayjay, 28 Feb 2009 @ 5:04am
Pres ObamaSo, then Another Planet, if it's a good idea to put RIAA attorneys at the head of the Justice Department, how about putting David Duke in as Special Advisor on Race Relations? Or putting James Dobson of Focus on the Family as Birth Control Czar? Why don't we bring back one of George Bush's skeptics to deal with global warming?
What asinine reasoning. Speaking of "actually using your brain for thinking"....
MIM, 28 Feb 2009 @ 7:26am
If only they would read the signposts....but then change is the enemy of the competant right?
They should tattoo this manifesto (http://musicindustrymanifesto.com/the-manifesto/) on the inside of their eyelids.
Neil Fiertel, 28 Feb 2009 @ 8:17am
RIAA and its offspring and the death of serious music in CanadaAlthough the laws regarding downloads official and laissez faire are treated differently in Canada due to a tax on blank CDs, many things have damaged the music business. We had until the past few months a fine FM station that played classical music, concerts, opera and jazz as well as alternative music late at night but the morons that are now in charge of this station turned it into lounge music and worse..I am a taxpayer and this is one of the government stations and it frankly pisses me off so much that it is no longer on my radio choices..In fact, I no longer use the radio at all..They did a great job making certain that those in communities not served with cultural opportunities will never, ever hear classical music. It is criminal, stupid and serves no one but the friends of the Conservative Government of Canada who I presume had plenty to do with this shift. Oh, yes, they put the music that Iwould listen to on streaming broadband. Great..I will just connect my car up to a wifi whilst driving to work each day or walking around the house, I will carry about my laptop or maybe better, spend a thousand dollars to rig it up all over the house and workshop with a wireless network..OR I will just fill up my iPod with what I want..Yes..that is it..the iPod. Radio has been killed by the same morons who run RIAA..the same kind of mindset...only they have just crappy Canadian pop content to contend with. They kissed off my music entirely and in doing so has sapped any future Canadian influence on the world of serious music..To the Guillotines with them...well..sort of ...they already are brainless.
Think, 28 Feb 2009 @ 8:33am
RIAAWhat do you get when you become infected with greed?
A few years ago, I used to buy an average of 50 CD's and 10 DVD's a year. We ALWAYS knew the labels were greedy and reaped huge profits, but we tolerated the greed.
Once the lawsuits started, I boycotted the entertainment industry. I will never again pay for entertainment. I've taught my kids the same lessons; although they taught me a few along the way too.
Jon Daniels, 28 Feb 2009 @ 12:11pm
Long time Coming...It would be very fitting if such a morally bankrupt group went literally bankrupt! *crosses fingers*
Bill, 28 Feb 2009 @ 1:21pm
Chimpy McEmpty SuitIs against you, and for big business, just like Bush. Just different businesses.
lori s, 28 Feb 2009 @ 3:48pm
"Chimpy"Bill -- why don't you keep your racism to yourself. You can be critical of Obama the politician without sinking to that crap.
Ray Beckerman (profile), 28 Feb 2009 @ 4:03pm
Before we go off on Pres. Obama....let's give him a chance. The 2 guys he appointed to the 2nd and 3rd slots in the DOJ will be recused from dealing with any RIAA issues, and the jobs to which he appointed them are not copyright related jobs or policy making jobs. All he's done is appoint a law school classmate to a high legal position, and that classmate's partner to the position directly under him.
Bear in mind that the person he appointed to the FCC chairmanship is a strong advocate of net neutrality, something that is anathema to the content cartel.
This President shows every sign of being a strong leader, rather than a puppet of others, so let's see what he does, rather than judge him by the identities of the underlings with whom he surrounds himself. If he is a strong leader, he will tell them what to do, not the other way around.
I promise you, if he does anything that looks untoward, I'll be the first to jump all over him (unless of course Mr. Masnick beats me to the punch).
But for now, I say the jury's still out on President Obama in terms of what type of leadership he will show in dealing with the content cartel.
no one special, 28 Feb 2009 @ 6:15pm
spreading the wealthyup same here, 2TB drive full of movies, and a 1TB drive for my music. stopped buying back in the 90's. anyway i encourage and help out friends and family when i can to do the same. And for close friends and family i just tell them to buy the drives and i fill them up for them. if im felling extra generous ill set them up with some open source apps to get them going with a home made media center.
Bail Meout, 1 Mar 2009 @ 12:19pm
Government is the NEW RIAA!Truth be told, many RIAA Lawyers and lobbyist are now finding jobs in the Obama Aadministration.
My what a bright future we have!
justice prevail, 1 Mar 2009 @ 7:28pmThey are bankrupt because of money spent on lawyers, shonky anti p2p companies and fat cats who doesn't have a clue about technology.
jl, 2 Mar 2009 @ 1:53am
RIAABetter laid off than dead
R. Miles, 2 Mar 2009 @ 4:23am
Not related to just the RIAA.Artists want people to enjoy while distributors want pockets to line.
As long as these two conflict, there will always be tension regarding the product of the artist.
Of course, it doesn't help when artists purposely sign with distributors as they are the ones in dire need of new business models.
Once a distributor gets involved, all hell breaks loose. Product prices skyrocket based on demand and restrictions are imposed to the consumer, even after a legal purchase.
The United States has no one to blame but itself. These companies who control distribution have set themselves up to fail with such ridiculous licensing fees, it wasn't going to be long before the rest of the world catches on.
Now, distributors are being hit by this economic hardship, and yet, not a single one is budging on the way it does business. Instead of trying to change, it would rather inflate prices to make up for the loss.
Somewhere along the line, distributors have lost focus for the reason they exist. Honestly, I no longer feel sorry for them, but hope some read this message and learn to adapt rather than fail.
Lesson #1: When the cost of the product has been met, reduce the cost of the product.
Example: A song from the 70s shouldn't cost $1. The song's been paid for. It should now be free. This applies to movies, television, and books as well.
Lesson #2: Abolish restrictions.
No DRM. No region encoding. No takedown notices.
Let people copy the product. The more who view it, the more customers you obtain once you sell them products they want to buy. Consumers aren't stupid. Quit treating them as though they're thieves.
Lesson #3: Use the internet as a tool, not a platform to complain.
Distribution on the World Wide Web costs you damn near little. Place it once and let your CUSTOMERS help you distribute it (see Lesson #2). In fact, if it wasn't for the internet, I wouldn't have purchased your products even though I could have obtained it for free.
Lesson #4: Lower licensing fees.
It's appalling what you idiots charge others for a product use and you wonder why consumers are downloading for free? Think, you idiots. Think.
If you don't follow the lessons above, you will fail. That's a promise, and believe me, no one is going to miss you when you do fail.
As a paying consumer, I'm tired of paying prices for your stupidity. Since you won't adapt, I will by getting my products from the internet, free of charge.
Your move now.
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Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Russia must withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian border, pledging support for Ukraine in the face of what he called "humiliating threats" from Russia.
Biden met with members of Ukrainian parliament and spoke at a joint press conference in Kiev, where he is visiting this week to display U.S. solidarity with the interim Ukrainian government led by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. On Tuesday, he announced an aid package totaling $50 million to help Ukraine through political and economic reform. He also announced an additional $8 million in non-lethal military assistance.
Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the Ukrainian border, and the U.S. and others have accused Russia's government of supporting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to stir up a pretext for invasion. Biden's visit to Ukraine comes at a critical time in the crisis — last week, Russia, Ukraine, the U.S., and European Union agreed to a de-escalation deal that is already running into problems.
Biden's appearance has featured much of the same tough talk on Russia that the U.S. has been ramping up over the past week. Biden said the U.S. would help Ukraine to reduce its energy dependency on Russia, which he said should "no longer use energy as a political weapon." He warned of additional U.S. sanctions if Russia does not comply with a deal.
Earlier, at the meeting with members of Ukrainian parliament, Biden said the U.S. would stand with Ukraine in the face of "humiliating threats."
"You are a strong, strong, strong people," Biden said. "And I'm not being solicitous. I mean it is real. And you face very daunting problems and some might say humiliating threats that are taking place indirectly. But the opportunity to generate a united Ukraine, getting it right, is within your grasp. And we want to be your partner, your friend in the project. And we're ready to assist.
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On 10 June 2010 in Delhi, RAYMOND WEIL created the occasion with its inauguration of its first exclusive boutique (one of the largest in the world), in association with Johnson Watch Co. Historically the first RAYMOND WEIL distributor in India, this name has been very prominent in luxury watchmaking since 1950. The opening of the boutique was followed by a prestigious soirée, which took place at the Sheraton in the presence of His Excellency Mr Philippe Welti, Swiss Ambassador and Mr Daniel Freihofer, Economic and Social Affairs Councillor. Many journalists and VIPs were also present, together with Mr Olivier Bernheim, President and CEO of RAYMOND WEIL, notably Rajul Jain – fashion designer, Harmeet Bajaj – choreographer and Abdul Halder – couturier.
Hyderabad on time for RAYMOND WEIL
RAYMOND WEIL chose Hyderabad, the city of the Nizams famous for its way of life, for the opening on 11 June 2010 of its new shop in shop, in partnership with Kamal Watch Co. Sharing RAYMOND WEIL's values very closely, Kamal Watch Co. is a family business, proud of its independence and passionate about its profession. Many personalities and the media attended, to celebrate the occasion in the heart of a prestigious boutique.
A new showcase in Puna
On 13 June, it was in the centre of the city of Puna, that RAYMOND WEIL inaugurated a shop in shop at C.T. Pundole & Sons. This family business has been devoted to luxury watchmaking for 5 generations and enjoys an unrivalled location for luxury shopping on the famous "MG Road". VIPs, the most popular personalities, great collectors and the media attended the occasion and were able to admire the latest collections RAYMOND WEIL.
A well initiated success phase
After a month of June rich in events, RAYMOND WEIL is pursuing its development in this historic and privileged market with new prestigious boutique openings, in Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore in the coming months.
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1-Exclusive Boutique opening in New Delhi – From the left to the right: Mr. Sebastian Lukose – RAYMOND WEIL India, Mr. Anil Madan – Johnson Watch Co., Mr. Olivier Bernheim – RAYMOND WEIL President & CEO, Mr. Philippe Welti – Swiss Ambassador, Mr. Rajesh Madan – Johnson Watch Co.
2-Store opening in Hyderabad – From the left to the right: Mr. Ankit Totla – Kamal Watch Co., Mr.Venu Totla – Kamal Watch Co., Mr. Rajender Totla – Kamal Watch Co., Mrs Stéphanie Joire – RAYMOND WEIL PR Manager, Mr. Sebastian Lukose – RAYMOND WEIL India, Mr. Olivier Bernheim – RAYMOND WEIL President & CEO, Mr. Ravi Kumar Totla – Kamal Watch Co., Mr.Niraj Totla – Kamal Watch Co.
3-Store opening in Pune – From the left to the right: Mr. Nozer Pundole – C.T. Pundole & Sons, Mr.Sebastian Lukose – RAYMOND WEIL India, Mr. Olivier Bernheim – RAYMOND WEIL President & CEO, Mr. Cawas Pundole – C.T. Pundole & Sons
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I saw the new sets at TRU this weekend as well, but held off for the moment. They always seem to be a bit higher there, so it would probably be better to wait it out. I was tempted to get Elrond's council though, or even the wizard battle one.
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New Software Version?
New Software Version?
I also heard of it, haven't seen it yet.
I haven't received it yet. Did they say what the primary issues / features were in this release?
Just started the update. Will post if I get any additional information.
maybe we need a permanent forum topic with the Version (and contents) of the "latest" Model S SW download. That would enable anyone to check for the latest and compare to theirs.
I for one live in a weak signal area of San Jose so might not get the notice. If I knew there was a new version and I hadn't been notified in a reasonable timeframe, I could contact my service center or someone at Tesla to track and fix.
Does anyone know how we can make a permanent, "sticky" forum topic?
The only way to make it sticky here is to bump it periodically.
I heard it's going to enable some of the long-awaited proximity features. FOB proximity for door handles, proximity for Homelink, and others.
Handles are way cool. As you approach they now automatically extend. New features include...
New Features...
Vehicle Sleep
App Launcher
Voice Commands
New Controls/Settings...
Auto-Presenting Door Handles
Metric Distance Unit
Range Driving Mode
Synchronized Door Handles
USB Media Browsing
Alphabetic Index
Callling from Maps
Steering Wheel Controls - Fan Speed & Sunroof
HomeLink - Location Awareness
Energy App
Throttle Response
Looks like a great weekend.
Thank you Tesla for all your hard work!
Thank you Kent for posting the info!
Ooh, I like that "throttle response" line! I'm not very fond of a very sensitive throttle response and vastly prefer to drive the Leaf in eco-mode. I'd love to be able to select between different response modes in the Model S too.
Range Driving Mode also looks promising.
If anyone checks these out, please report! :)
Sorry, I could not give additional information. I took a quick picture and went back to work. If the info is not posted when I get done, I'll update with more detailed information.
Thanks kent!
All seem self explanatory except for 'Synchronized Door Handles'. Any idea what that feature is?
Thanks in advance.
-George V
'Synchronized Door Handles' = All door handles extend,unlock at once?
Wohooo! Auto-Presenting Door Handles, that's my favorite by far. My Model S is going to greet me like an old friend when it sees me, and invites me to take a trip... Love it! :-)
Someone posted a link on TMC this morning to a wonderful seven page Tesla branded PDF for update v4.0 with detailed information on the enhancements and features added with the latest release. Illustrations and all. But I can't seem to find the link now. I suppose it wasn't officially released at the time and someone leaked it.
Or it could have been a fake possibly? I seems odd that the version would jump from 1.13.16 to 1.15.8 all the way up to 4.0.
Forgive my ignorance, but is there a way to initiate a check for the update? Or do you just have to wait for the car to detect it and ask if you want it? I just took delivery last week, and haven't experienced an update yet.
How do you know what features/changes are included in the update? I assume something might be displayed in the car when the update is presented, but that seems rather transient. I saw someone mentioned a PDF. Do owners get emailed with a list of changes in each release?
Argh, they got the door handle extension thing going? Thought they'd given up on that...now I feel like I have to get the tech package! :(
Broken link Beaker.
Invalid link to pdf.
I knew it was coming! Yay auto door handles And browsing USB stick and voice nav and alphabetical index to find people easier. You.can even call from the maps screen when finding a business.
MS owners have a steep learning curve coming up; this might become a long-term condition: learning all the new features this month
As a follow-up to my previous question... is there an "official" source for this information? I assume the software doesn't provide all the information you need within the update, so how exactly are we supposed to know how all the new functionality/changes work? Trial and error? I'm happy to poke around, but it would be nice to have an official reference as well.
Still not seeing the update on my Model S....
@mkh1437 - my understanding is that the update is pushed to the car (or rather notification of an available update is) and there is no way to force a check for an update. Owners should receive an email from Tesla detailing the changes - at least that is what seems to have happened so far.
There is a PDF they email you
If possible, please post the email data. I'm sig 102 and have not seen anything new. Is there a list of the voice commands somewhere?
My car downloaded update last night and is applying it tonight (yet no mail from tesla describing what it does).
Tesla, way to go on getting the door handles to auto-extend. That was the feature that was just so damn cool it justified the final $30k of the price in my book. This threads makes me a little sad that I didn't go for the sig and have my car already. Would be very neat to see the car evolve by itself as it picks up all these new features in the updates. By the time I get mine, all these features will be in it already and I don't get to see my baby grow up, gonna show up as a full-grown adult.
The voice commands are
Listen to
Drive to
Navigate to
Where is
That's it. Let me know if you have other questions.
Strange... I waited two years to finally get it, and now I get to be excited all over again with anticipation every few weeks. It's the car that keeps giving! :-)
Anyone able to re-post that PDF? I missed it :(
"Drive to"?
Is that .....a police officer ahead?
I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
I'm waiting for the iPod update. I'm an audio book fanatic, and it's going to kill me that I won't be able to listen to them in my $85K, while I can in my $25K Prius (using the headphone jack on the iPod to an audio in jack on the car).
Our iPhone works well using the Bluetooth connection. However, with the listed USB browsing I would not be surprised to see it working that way.
This would be better than the simple Bluetooth connection and from what I have heard, is much better than the simple headphone jack.
Once the update is complete you will see the Release Notes explaining all the new features. I did not get a PDF of the new features instead they are shown on the car. Love the door handles and the voice commands work flawlessly.
Great job Tesla!
@kent - can you post screen shots or something of the release notes? I've seen the list of changes but some of them are impossible to figure out (e.g., 'alarm' in settings; synchronized door handles)
Here's the story of my first Tesla Model S patch.
I just took delivery of my Model S a couple days ago, and I was *delighted* to see a new update come out. Of course I started installing immediately. But as a new owner, I didn't know what to expect. I read everything on the console about the patch before hand - had plenty of charge, and was ready to go. I expected something like updating my PC, but it was far different.
It immediately showed a screen which said it was updating. That was fine. But in a few seconds there were some strange clicks and clunks from all over the car, and suddenly the dashboard was showing empty mileage, reset dates, etc.
But the dash also read "Car off".
And under that (right in the center of the driver console above the steering wheel) was a box with a yellow caution icon and text which read, "Car needs service. Contact Tesla Service". This was not good. My brand new car was now bricked.
Looking around the car, I listened to the strange clicks that were happening. Suddenly the lights went on by themselves. The charge port was locked. There was no way to stop this. My heart raced.
It was about 11pm, so there was no way to contact Tesla.
Resigned that there was nothing I could do inside the car, I looked around online, and found some guy had a video of a software update for his model S posted in the past. In his case, it took about 45 minutes for the patch to apply. And during the patch, he experienced similar "clicks" and light flashes. So I started to think this might all be normal.
Every few minutes I would go check on the car - sometimes the lights would be on, sometimes off. Sometimes the interior dash was displayed, sometimes not. It felt like the car was thinking or exercising - all by itself.
I felt like I had David Hasselhoff's car sitting in my garage.
But finally, I came out and the car was quiet. I feared the whole thing was done and the bricking process had completed. But when I unlocked and opened the door, everything came on exactly as normal! My music started to play again and the world was right again! Charging had resumed and the patch was successful.
Software v4.0 (1.17.50) had been installed!
As others have reported, the changes are visible and great! The auto-extend handles when you approach is awesome, but the improvements to the energy chart are equally great. The fact that this car patches itself with such noticeable and useful features is nothing short of amazing. My mind was blown... seriously, amazing, awesome, fantastic!
But I do wish Tesla had prepped me for the experience a bit. The first patch was much scarier than I had expected - the "Car Needs Service" light, the clicking, the headlights flashing, and the length of patch install were all outside of my expectations.
I hope this helps others know what to expect :-)
Thanks Mike. That is exactly the kind of communication that would be easy to provide and go a long way to making it a better experience. Maybe it could be conveyed in the manual and on the screen before the update.
Thanks @Mike6. Am eager to know the details behind the changes.
Finally figured out that the release notes are now delivered with the OTA. Is on the car's about screen. Lots of stuff here including enabling an alarm mode, improved throttle control, sleep mode, better energy usage reporting and a lot of nice UI tweaks (besides the door handles, voice commands, etc).
Shouldn't Tesla release the updates to all owners at the same time? Is it priority released or are they concerned with bandwidth?
Thanks for the explanation of the Synchronized Door Handles, WIlliam9!
-George V
Sorry nickhowe, here is a repost
William9 | NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Just did the DL. It is listed as v4.0 (17.50).
The sync of door handles involves a situation when all of the handles are extended and someone enters a door and closes it. ONly that handle retracts. Now all of them do, after some delay I presume.
Still waiting on the iPhone App. Need it, want it, give it to me!
-George V


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Few weeks ago I remembered a nice little mathematical problem that I solved back in 1982 with my little Sinclair ZX81 computer:
This is the minimal 3x3 magic square (row-, column- and diagonal- sums are identical) consisting of distinct prime numbers only:
$ ./q
47| 29|101|
113| 59| 5|
17| 89| 71|
This is the (new) C program I wrote to compute the solution in only 6μs on my W541 Thinkpad laptop.
In the last year I played a lot with (Arduino) microcontrollers for (fast) robotics (best was braking robot from 51.7km/h to stand still in 1.8s). Two days ago I used above magic prime square search program for performance comparison of best Arduino microcontroller (Arduino Due, 84MHz, 12$ with free shipping from China, aliexpress.com) with W541 Intel 2.8GHz single core ["only" a factor of 83 ;-)], see this posting for details on problem and comparison:
Having this nice problem and solution at hand I asked myself yesterday what the performance of the program ported to GatewayScript would be compared to optimized C program. I did want to make an apples-to-apples comparison and therefore both need to be executed on the same DataPower platform. And I wanted to use "the real thing", a DataPower IDG appliance and not some virtual DataPower.
Executing code on DataPower IDG can only be done by a DataPower developer, not by a Level2 support engineer nor by IBM Techsales or ISSW people. And it can never be done on an IDG in the field, only on IDG in an IBM lab, and only with a very special firmware.
The first problem to solve was the runtime determination. GatewayScript best precision time determination is parseInt(sm.timeElapsed) with var sm = require ('service-metadata'). But the resolution is only milli second (ms) and not micro second (μs) as needed. Solution to this was to just execute the problem a million times(!) and measure that.
Next I made use of C #define statements in C program that are not available in GatewayScript. Solution was to convert "Prime()" macro into a function and replace the "forall_odd_primes_less_than(p, m, block)" macro with its for loop and Prime() test definitions.
Then I needed to change the array B containing bit coded information about primes in range 0..127 from 64 bit to 32 bit for GatewayScript, because Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER is 253-1 which is less than 264.
Finally I changed q.c to q.1M.c and let it the problem solve 1 million times and measure that as well. This is the small diff:
$ diff q.c q.1M.c
> unsigned i,N=1000000;
> for(i=1; i<=N; ++i)
> if (i==N)
> {
> }
This is the execution on IDG -- as I said that can only be done by a DataPower developer:
# ./q.1M
47| 29|101|
113| 59| 5|
17| 89| 71|
# head -2 /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 198192332 kB
MemFree: 195094688 kB
Roughly 3 seconds for 1 million problem solutions, now lets see how GatewayScript performs:
$ coproc2 q.js <(echo '') http://dp3-l3:2227
That really surprised me, only 6.5 seconds for the same 1 million problem solutions! That is only a factor 2.16 slower than optimized C, which I find remarkable for a scripting language.
This is a only a comparison of a very special problem, with a very limited set of GatewayScript language features, so your mileage may vary with GatewayScript performance. But it is a an indicator that you can do even compute intensive GatewayScript actions on DataPower appliances without big implications to overall transaction latency.
This is GatewayScript q.js used (click on it for better view):


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First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Auctioned April 5 to Benefit Karmanos Cancer Institute
First 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Auctioned April 5 to Benefit Karmanos Cancer Institute
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DETROIT, March 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible offered for sale will be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson April 5 in Palm Beach, Fla., to support cancer research and treatment.
Chevrolet is donating the highly coveted sports car as part of General Motors' support for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and its 31st Annual Dinner. Every penny of the sale proceeds will benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute – one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country.
The auction is part of Barrett-Jackson's 10th annual Collector Car Auction, held at the South Florida Fairgrounds in Palm Beach. Those unable to attend can bid by visiting Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions. The winning bidder will receive a letter of authenticity, as well as the ability to select the color.
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible offers all of the uncompromising performance of the coupe, including an estimated 450 horsepower and a 0-to-60 acceleration time of four seconds, according to GM. In addition, its all-new, fully electronic top can be lowered remotely and opened or closed at speeds of up to 30 mph.
"When we asked ourselves how best to assist the Karmanos Cancer Institute in its valiant fight against this horrible disease, the first Corvette Stingray Convertible off the line for sale was an obvious choice," said Mark Reuss, president, GM North America. "It's the best we have to offer, and it should prove to be an immensely desirable and highly collectible car."
The donation demonstrates GM's outstanding commitment to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. This is the second year GM has offered one of its collector vehicles to be auctioned to benefit Karmanos. In addition, for the second consecutive year, the GM Foundation has generously donated $400,000 to cancer research, bringing GM and the GM Foundation's total support of Karmanos to nearly $6.4 million over the last 16 years.
"The commitment of GM and the GM Foundation to further the Karmanos Cancer Institute's innovative cancer research and exceptional patient care is nothing short of magnificent," said Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Karmanos. "From the company's top leadership to its employees and partners, GM's investment to improve life for those in our community and significantly impact our global fight to end this disease is truly outstanding. We are extremely grateful to GM and the GM Foundation, and our many sponsors and supporters who continue to imagine and help us work toward a world without cancer."
The Karmanos Cancer Institute's 31st Annual Dinner is Saturday, April 20, at the General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, 2500 East Grand Blvd., in Detroit. Reuss and his wife Kim are chairing this year's gala. Emcee for the gala is Ruth Spencer, anchor and consumer reporter for WDIV Local 4.
The elegant event will feature a cocktail reception; seated dinner; entertainment by DJ Brad Hales and Motown legends The FOUR TOPS; dancing; a raffle and brief program. There will also be an exciting live auction featuring unique VIP experience packages.
Chevrolet is the Host Sponsor for this year's event. Other key sponsors include: Executive Sponsors, Compuware Corporation, Lil and Alex Erdeljan, Johnson Controls and Quicken Loans; Entertainment Sponsor, Credit Union ONE; Dinner Sponsors, AVL Americas, Becker Ventures, Crain Communications, The Delphi Foundation, Edw. C. Levy. Co., Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Kenwal Steel Corporation, Elizabeth and Michael Kojaian, Lear Corporation, Leo Burnett & Digitas, The Delphi Foundation, The Suburban Collection, UAW-GM Center for Human Resources and Worthington Industries; Magazine Sponsor, Hour Detroit and dbusiness; Radio Sponsor, News/Talk 760 WJR; and Television Sponsor, WDIV Local 4.
Tickets for the Annual Dinner are $750 per person for benefactor level, which includes priority seating and recognition in the program book. Patron level tickets are $525 per person and includes recognition in the program book.
To reserve tickets, please contact Lisa Koltunchik at 313-576-8106 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also visit Karmanos' 2013 Annual Dinner to reserve tickets online. Companies interested in sponsorship opportunities for the dinner should contact Maureen Bender at 313-576-8111 or email@example.com. For information on the Barrett-Jackson auction visit Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions.
About the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Located in mid-town Detroit, Michigan, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is one of 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Caring for nearly 6,000 new patients annually on a budget of $265 million, conducting more than 700 cancer-specific scientific investigation programs and clinical trials, Karmanos is among the nation's best cancer centers. Through the commitment of 1,000 staff, including nearly 300 physicians and researchers on faculty at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and supported by thousands of volunteer and financial donors, Karmanos strives to prevent, detect and eradicate all forms of cancer. Its long-term partnership with the WSU School of Medicine enhances the collaboration of critical research and academics related to cancer care. Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D., is the Institute's president and chief executive officer. For more information call 1-800-KARMANOS or go to Home - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.
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(CNN) — After spending 125 days traveling over 8,000 nautical miles, the Plastiki is preparing to reach Sydney, its final destination, on Sunday.
The Plastiki's arrival in Sydney will not, however, be the 60-foot catamaran's first time to reach Australian soil. Winter storms producing near-hurricane strength winds forced the vessel and its crew to take refuge in Mooloolaba, Queensland on Monday.
Originally, the crew had hoped to land in Coffs Harbour, south from Mooloolaba, before heading to Sydney. After waiting out the bad weather, the Plastiki took off from its unexpected first port-of-call in Australia early Friday morning with hopes to reach Sydney in the next two days.
Brutal winter storms in the Tasman Sea made the leg from New Caledonia the most challenging. One night winds gusting over 60-knots surprised the crew, leaving them battling to prevent the mast buckling and losing the sail for eight hours.
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For better or worse, the Fall 2011 season will match the preceding Summer season in the sense that remakes, spinoffs and sequels will rule the cineplex - but even amongst those seemingly uninspired offerings, there are certainly a few gems to keep an eye out for.
Our guide to the Fall 2011 Movies includes links to our coverage of each film (just click any title), a brief synopsis about what the film is about, and our early predictions about whether the we think the movie is worth your time and ticket money. So bookmark this post now - you'll probably need it again before the year is out ;-) .
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A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers (Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis) who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
Our Take: John Landis (An American Werewolf In London) is an icon for his ability to mix the humorous with the macabre, and with Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) in the lead, this could be an entertaining film - if it makes it onto people's radar, that is.
September 9th
Steven Soderbergh's action-thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston star.
Our Take: In our Contagion review, we peg the movie as being interesting and stylish, but a little short on heart. Still, it's from Steven Soderbergh, who took a similar (and successful) approach with his ensemble film Traffic. So you know it can't all be bad.
September 9th
The youngest son (Tom Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nick Nolte) returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament — a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother (Joel Edgerton). Jennifer Morrison, Noah Emmerich and Kevin Dunn co-star.
Our Take: Our Warrior Review pegs this film as one of the big surprises of 2011. Although 'rise to glory' sports stories are a dime a dozen, Warrior stands out thanks to it's fantastic lead performers and the skilled direction of Gavin O'Connor (Miracle).
Straw Dogs
September 16th
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) relocates with his wife (Kate Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both. Alexander Skarsgård, Willa Holland, Dominic Purcell and James Woods co-star.
Our Take: People will likely be attracted (literally and figuratively) to the cast of pretty faces, but the Straw Dogs trailer paints this as being yet another unnecessary remake.
September 16th
A Hollywood stunt performer (Ryan Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks co-star.
Our Take: In our Drive Review we describe the film as a brilliant work of bloody, thrilling, high-art crime drama with some award-worthy performances. It may sound like an odd mix of parts, but director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson) makes it all run as smooth as a high-octane sports car.
I Don't Know How She Does It
September 16th
A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker), a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.
Our Take: If you are an on-the-go wife and/or mother, this one is for you. If you're related to an on-the-go wife and/or mother, be prepared to be dragged along for the show. Everyone else need not apply.
September 16th
The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII. Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Jane Adams star.
Our Take: Not the cup of tea we typically drink here at Screen Rant, but Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right) is definitely a star in the making, so performance-wise, we expect this film to pack a strong emotional punch.
September 23rd
A thriller centered on a young man (Taylor Lautner) who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website. Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Michael Nyqvist, Sigourney Weaver and Maria Bello co-star.
Our Take: This film will be the official barometer that measures whether Taylor Lautner will have a successful post-Twilight career. The kid is a real-life martial arts star (see HERE), so action could be a better fit for him than supernatural drama. But is director John Singleton (2 Fast 2 Furious) the man to launch Lautner's action career? We'll see.
Dolphin Tale
September 23rd
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick Jr. and Nathan Gamble star.
Our Take: Grab the family and head to the theater for a wholesome good time.
The Double
September 23rd
A retired CIA operative (Richard Gere) is paired with a young FBI agent (Topher Grace) to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.
Our Take: Richard Gere proved he still has dramatic edge in Brooklyn's Finest last year, and The Double trailer showed that he'll be bringing that edge to this role as well. That's good, because otherwise the combined presence of Topher Grace and writer-turned-first-time-director Michael Brandt wouldn't be enough to sell us on this flick.
The Killer Elite
September 23rd
A group of former British special forces members (Robert De Niro, Jason Statham) are being hunted by a team of assassins led by a former Navy Seal (Clive Owen).
Our Take: The Killer Elite trailer makes this look like a standard action flick for Statham (and to lesser extent, Owen), though De Niro is clearly slumming it. Might be better if saved for your Netflix Instant Que.
September 23rd
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's (Brad Pitt) successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget, by employing a young man's (Jonah Hill) computer-generated analysis to draft his players. Robin Wright, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Chris Pratt co-star.
Our Take: After many starts and stops this film finally arrives. Selling audiences on a baseball movie is hard enough - selling them on a movie about baseball statistics would've been impossible, if not for the presence of Brad Pitt, the comedic talent of Jonah Hill, and a crackling script from Aaron Sorkin, who already won an Oscar for making a Facebook movie into a cultural event. Don't count this one out just yet.
September 30th
A semi-comedic account of a 27-year-old guy's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Seth Rogen co-stars.
Our Take: Given that this story comes from the real-life account of Rogen's friend (and the movie's writer) Will Reiser, expect it to respect the subject matter with a careful balance of humor and authentic drama. With Gordon-Levitt in the lead, and Rogen basically playing Seth Rogen, it should be an entertaining ride. Still don't believe us? Check out the 50/50 trailer for proof.
September 30th
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From the creators of Fireproof.
Our Take: There is definitely an audience for these faith-based movies about life and hope. The question is: are you part of that audience?
Dream House
September 30th (USA)
Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling. Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts star.
Our Take: An impressive cast and skilled director (Jim Sheridan of In The Name of the Father and My Left Foot fame) indicate that this is going to be much deeper than your standard psychological thriller. The trailer is effectively creepy, but shows a bit too much of the plot.
September 30th
A young woman (Anna Paquin) witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives. Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Allison Janney, Kieran Culkin, Jean Reno, Krysten Ritter and Olivia Thirlby co-star
Our Take: The cast is pretty strong, but other than that we've heard little-to-nothing about this indie offering.
Take Shelter
September 30th
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father (Michael Shannon) questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Our Take: Michael Shannon has already earned an Oscar nomination for his talent, and mainstream audiences certainly got to know him from HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Now that he'll be starring as the villain in Superman: Man of Steel, audiences will likely want to see the Shannon's full talent on display.
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
September 30th
Tucker (Alan Tudyk) & Dale (Tyler Labine) are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids.
Our Take: In our Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Review we pegged this film as a funny spin on slasher film conventions, enhanced by the great comedic abilities of Tudyk and Labine. Definitely one for horror/comedy fans to check out.
What's Your Number?
September 30th
A woman (Anna Faris) looks back at the past twenty men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love. Chris Evans co-stars.
Our Take: Quick movie math: Anna Faris is charming. Chris Evans is charming. Anna Faris + Chris Evans = charming date movie.


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NOF Metal Coatings North America Inc., Chardon, OH, and Curtis Metal Finishing Co. (Sterling Heights, MI, and Machesney Park, IL) have launched ZnCoat, a new finish designed as an alternative to zinc plating for fasteners and small parts. ZnCoat, a zinc-rich coating for ferrous metal alloys, is entirely chromium-free and provides superior corrosion resistance with a thin film, without risk of hydrogen embrittlement. Compared to conventional zinc plating, which is passivated using hexavalent or trivalent chromates that provide a thin-film passivation layer only on the surface of the zinc plating, ZnCoat features environmentally friendly passivation agents and corrosion inhibitors throughout the film. This makes the coating (reportedly) far less susceptible to early failure.
The coating is further enhanced by a self-repairing mechanism—if a coated fastener is abraded during installation, zinc oxides and carbonates form at a controlled rate at the damaged area, sealing the breach in the coating and restoring barrier protection. ZnCoat is applied (under license by Curtis Metal Finishing) to steel parts through a nonelectrolytic dip-spin coating process (which does not produce hydrogen as a byproduct).
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Gov. Gregoire: Western states should lure foreign tourists
WASHINGTON — When she leaves the executive mansion as Washington state's 22nd governor next January, Democrat Chris Gregoire wants to unwind by taking a month to visit some national parks with her husband, Mike.
She's hoping that more foreign tourists will do the same.
While global tourism rose by 40 percent in the past decade, Gregoire said that the number of overseas travelers who came to the United States increased by only 1 percent from 2000 to 2010.
According to the White House, both the travel industry and Bureau of Economic Analysis say that international travel is particularly important as overseas or "long-haul" travelers spend on average $4,000 on each visit.
Gregoire says cash-strapped states need to lure more such visitors. She says that Western states, with an abundance of spectacular scenery and parkland, are best suited to pull them in.
"That's where real money is made," Gregoire said in an interview.
It's a message that Gregoire will carry as the nation's governors gather in Washington, D.C., for their annual winter meetings, which open Saturday.
For Gregoire, who turns 65 next month, it will be the eighth and final winter meetings of the National Governors Association, and it's a time of change. Last year, she headed the organization, and now she's a lame duck.
The long weekend for Gregoire will include three visits to the White House, highlighted by an annual Sunday night dinner with President Barack Obama, which she said is "always a Cinderella experience." During a visit to Washington state last week, Obama countered Gregoire's low public approval rating — measured at 40 percent in one poll this week — by calling her "one of the finest governors in the country."
On Friday, she and other Democratic governors met privately with the president to discuss job-creation strategies. And she said she asked Obama to declare a federal disaster for 11 Washington counties, including Pierce and Thurston, to help pay for more than $32 million in damages and response costs from January's big winter storm.
Gregoire, who arrived in Washington on Thursday and plans to leave Monday night, will get a chance to spread her "Get Out West!" message as the new chairwoman of the Western Governors' Association, which includes 19 states. She has put together a meeting on Sunday with some top Cabinet officials, including Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, also is out to increase traffic to the 397 national parks.
After leading trade missions to such places as China, Japan, Korea, France, Germany and England, Gregoire says she has discovered that many foreign visitors "are not necessarily coming anymore to see New York City or Disneyland."
"There is a kind of sense you get from folks — no offense intended here — that they really want to see a more natural America," Gregoire said. "They are coming to see the out-of-doors, and the real culture and history associated with that."
Gregoire said China has a huge and growing middle class that's eager to experience the United States. To make it easier, she wants the United States to negotiate an agreement with China that would extend visas for Chinese travelers from one to five years.
And she'd like to expand the U.S. visa waiver program to include China, Poland, Brazil and Chile. The program allows nationals from 36 countries to come to the United States for tourism or business and stay for up to 90 days without getting a visa.
But she said one of the biggest obstacles for states is simply that they're not doing enough to woo foreign travelers.
"Embarrassingly, I will tell you in these tough economic times, we've cut our funding of promoting tourism," she said. "We've turned to our industry and literally begged them, `Please, pick up where's we've left off.' ... We just can't provide state funding anymore."
Last month, Obama signed an executive order calling for a new strategy to make the United States the world's top travel destination. He said that international travel alone supports 1.2 million jobs in the country and that the number could nearly double in the next decade if the United States expands its market share.
As part of the strategy, Obama asked Salazar and Commerce Secretary John Bryson to lead a task force to come up with new recommendations, including a plan to increase the more than 400 million visits to national parks and wildlife refuges in 2010.
The White House noted that those visits contributed nearly $50 billion in economic activity and 400,000 jobs, with eco-tourism and outdoor recreation having "an outsize impact on rural economies," particularly in North Carolina, California, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.
At a House committee hearing last week, Salazar called the national parks "the envy of the world" and asked Congress to approve a plan to use $212 million in public funds to buy land for more parks and wildlife refuges, including sites to commemorate the Civil War. And he said the Interior Department wants permission to buy more land with $450 million from the nation's Land and Water Conservation Fund, a separate fund that relies on royalties from oil and gas drilling.
In Washington state, the department wants to use $1 million from the special fund to acquire 226 acres to expand Mount Rainier National Park, and another $1 million to pay for a 201-acre expansion of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Gregoire said the president's order has already "put a sense of urgency" behind the effort.
But she said she also wants to aim her message at domestic tourists. She credited them with aiding the Washington state economy during tough times by spending on fishing rods, guns, outdoor clothing and equipment, and the like.
"It's pretty resilient to the recession," she said.
Gregoire counts herself as an outdoors enthusiast, one who loves camping, hiking, downhill skiing and waterskiing. Last year, she said, her two daughters scaled Mount Rainier.
"I have to tell you: Underlying all of this, is to try to get families to go out and experience the out-of-doors together, to get away from the computer and the games that they play indoors ... to connect, talk, and experience something really quite positive together," she said.
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The Immigration Department on Friday confirmed it received a letter on December 23 from a number of asylum seekers detained at the Papua New Guinea centre.
The department expected to provide a response to the letter shortly, a spokesman told AAP in a statement.
In the letter, the asylum seekers complained the heat and dust at the Manus Island centre was affecting people's health, said Ian Rintoul from the Refugee Action Coalition.
If the government failed to respond to the letter, mass protests could follow, he added.
The department spokesman also confirmed a small number of detainees at the Manus Island centre were involved in a disturbance on Christmas Eve.
Several detainees were treated for minor injuries at the scene, which was attended by local PNG police.
It was too early to say what, if any, charges would be laid as a result, the department spokesman said.
There are 130 asylum seekers currently detained at the Manus Island facility.


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Mistreatment Most Common Form of Elderly Abuse in India: Study
Published: 20th July 2014 01:09 PM | Last Updated: 20th July 2014 01:11 PM | A+A A-
NEW DELHI: With one third of those affected putting it on top of the list, mistreatment or misbehaviour is the most common form of abuse faced by the elderly in India, according to a recent study.
The Agewell Foundation, which works for the welfare and empowerment of the elderly, said that out of 28,295 affected elderly respondents, 10,452 (36.94 per cent) ranked mistreatment as the most common form of abuse.
As many as 6,204 affected respondents (21.78 per cent) said restrictions in their social life by family members or others was second common form of abuse faced by them. The survey sample included 50,000 elderly persons from
300 districts across the country. Out of the 50,000 elderly respondents, 29,693 claimed that they are self-dependent so far as financial independence is concerned.
Almost 26.51 per cent (13,256 respondents) said that they are dependent on their family members for finances while another 14.1 per cent (7,051) were depending on people other than their own family members.
Of the 29,693 persons who claimed to be financially independent, only 29.26 per cent (45.85 per cent elderly men and 8.39 per cent elderly women) had actual control over their finances, according to the study. A whopping 14,364 of them said they could not manage their money matters as their family members or relatives don't allow them to.
Remaining 70.74 per cent respondents have only partial or no control over their finances.
Of the total 50,000 elderly persons interviewed during the survey, as many as 28,295 (56.6 per cent) said that they face harassment over house or land property, even though many of them are the owners of their properties.
Under the 'social status in old age' category, 47.5 per cent respondents said that social environment status of their family and society is respectable, while the majority (52.5 per cent) find it not respectful.
The study found that 34.3 per cent had no access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport facility and 81.03 per cent do not find road transport facilities elderly friendly, according to the study.
Overall 74.2 per cent elderly people accepted that they are getting proper food in old age, while almost every fourth person (25.8 per cent) is reportedly not getting proper food.
"Ironically, in India older generations are not aware of their human rights due to high prevalence of illiteracy and lack of awareness. "...due to comparatively high physical as well as psychological vulnerability their cries for help remain within four-walls, that's why only a few cases of violation of human rights of elderly come out," said Himanshu Rath, Founder Chairman of Agewell foundation.
Indian population has approximately tripled during the last 50 years, but the number of elderly Indians (60+) has increased more than four-fold.
The 2011 Census has shown that the elderly population (60+) of India accounted for 98.3 million, which was projected to cross the 100 million mark during the same year.


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As Accenture's chief information officer, Andrew Wilson is responsible for IT in the New for global IT operations and driving the digital agenda of the $39.6 billion company. This includes infrastructure, services and applications that enable Accenture people to work anytime, anywhere to serve clients in more than 120 countries.
Mr. Wilson ensures that Accenture is at the forefront of innovation as a digital business—from mission-critical applications to the network, from e-mail and laptops to enterprise social media and collaboration tools. He also leads CIO Platform Services, and in this capacity, is responsible for Accenture's buy-side relationships with strategic suppliers as well as supplier management services delivered to clients. Mr. Wilson served as Accenture's Global LGBT Network Sponsor for five years.
Prior Mr. Wilson was a senior managing director responsible for all infrastructure outsourced services for Accenture's global client base, as well as infrastructure operations for Accenture Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Mr. Wilson also served as managing director for BPO Global Delivery, where he oversaw service operations and delivery excellence after re-joining Accenture in 2004.
Formerly Mr. Wilson was managing director, Fujitsu Services, United Kingdom, where he led the IT Services business for finance, retail and travel. Earlier, he served as a CEO for GE Capital IT Solutions in the United Kingdom. He began his career with Accenture where he spent 11 years in a variety of operational and leadership positions in Technology, Outsourcing and Consulting, including six years serving clients in the capital markets industry.
In 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012-2018, CIO Magazine selected Accenture as one of 100 innovative organizations that use IT effectively to create business value. InformationWeek recognized Accenture's IT organization seven years in a row (2007-2013) and the company was named to the InfoWorld 100 list for four consecutive years (2006-2009). IDG Enterprise recently recognized Accenture as a 2017 Digital Edge 50 award winner. Mr. Wilson was recently named a 2016 Computerworld Premier 100 Technology Leader.
He is a graduate of Loughborough University in Leicestershire, United Kingdom with a combined degree in computer science and business studies. Born in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, Mr. Wilson now makes his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he has had a residence for the past 10 years. He enjoys video editing, stage production and many forms of music.


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Thousands of dollars a day in fees are being lost at South Florida's national parks due to the federal government shutdown, the National Park Service said.
Everglades National Park, which gets an average of 2,723 visitors per day in October, stands to lose about $2,435 in entrance fees each day of the shutdown, park service officials said in a statement. About $612 in other daily fees is also being lost.
The government shutdown, which began last week, has furloughed more than 230 Everglades National Park employees. The park is one of 11 in the state of Florida that was shut down, though state-run parks remain open.
"There are families that have two employees that work for the Park Service," Ranger Linda Friar said last week, as the park was closing. "I know that's going to be really tough for some of them, and it's going to be a challenging time. We really are hoping it's not extended."
Dry Tortugas National Park, which sits about 70 miles west of Key West, averages about 107 daily visitors in October and will lose about $1,500 per day in entrance and concession fees, officials said.
Officials say visitors to both parks spend tens of millions of dollars in surrounding communities each year.
Biscayne National Park, which is mostly covered by water, was also shut down last week. Fishing guides were notified that the 281-square-mile park would be closed until further notice.
Dave Fowler, who heads the park's Key Largo ranger station, said rangers will enforce the closure but will focus on educating violators about the situation. He said that during the last government shutdown in 1995, rangers in the Key Largo district didn't write a single ticket for violating the closure.
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Oftentimes, I run across a great piece of furniture that has good bones to it but is in need of a reupholstery job. And as we all know, fabric can be expensive! So for me, plain old painter's drop cloths have long been a solution to pricey alternatives. Matter of fact, drop cloths have long been a staple ingredient in designs I conjure up.
They pop up everywhere as curtains, tablecloths and throw pillows. I've even used them as Christmas tree skirts. Needless to say, the possibilities are endless.
The two main appeal factors to me are: 1) They are super cheap and 2) They resemble, in look and texture, a nice linen fabric. Find them here.
I'm sure in its heyday, this wing chair dressed in jungle inspired fabric, was all that. But, it just wasn't working for me, especially since I love an environment with neutral furnishings.
It took 7 yards of material to recover the chair (I used 8oz. weight drop cloths). The cost of the material for the chair ended up being $23.98 plus tax.
I would love to say I reupholstered the wing chair myself ~ but I didn't. My upholstery guy did an amazing job on the redo. In the end, I spent considerable less on the makeover in comparison to what it would have cost me had I purchased yardage from a fabric store. This calming, neutral space is a nice spot to kick back and relax in. In time, the chair will sport an inviting throw pillow ~ for now pillowless is good with me. Hoping you have plenty of opportunities to kick back and relax this weekend! XO ~ Dana


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Transaction complete. Now, of course it is customary for it to proceed farther than that, but if not, the previous conversation is all that is required between men.
That is, of course, unless you find the ultimate, one-of-kind, perfect gift for the Cliff to your Norm. Millhouse to your Bart. Egon to your Ray. Well, Robert and I found that gift for good friend of the Packer Ranter, John Johnson, aka The Company Man. I was surfing around this new website called "eBay". Okay, okay, I understand that it's not new, but auctions scare me. They would scare you too if you went to an auction with your grandpa as a child and accidentally bought him a $20,000 snow plow. I still owe him $5,000, and Mr. Plow doesn't forgive debts. Anyway, we found the greatest gift that Ted Thompson's #1 fan could get for his birthday:
That's right, Robert and I got John Johnson a custom-made 4x6 Ted Thompson picture and an authentic 2009 Brookfield Police Ted Thompson card...both autographed by the man himself. Who would want autographed GM memorabilia? Well, you've never met John Johnson, I guess. The most damning criticism of Ted Thompson, I've heard from him? "Hmmm....that's a big contract for Grant. Not sure about that. Well, In Ted I Trust." (Turns out it was a pretty good deal, in Ted he trusts, indeed)
Well, that may have been damning criticism, but the best praise I heard: "This is the best birthday gift I got."
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Savannah-Chatham police on Thursday asked the public to help them find a person wanted for questioning in connection with an early Saturday morning double homicide.
Police would like to speak with 31-year-old Mark Anthony Gordon about a 3:45 a.m., shooting Saturday on Henry Street that killed 30-year-old Michael Biancosino and 21-year-old Emily Pickels, said Gena Bilbo, police spokeswoman.
They were shot as the drove west down Henry on Savannah's westside.
Bilbo said Gordon is known to frequent the Augusta Road corridor and the Carver Heights area. He is described as a 6' 4" black male with black hair and brown eyes. He weighs about 168 pounds.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Crimestoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). In the body type, include "CStop2020" plus the tip. Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.