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Engineered for high-volume processing of millions of events per second and low-latency response times. Outperforms other ESP engines.
Built for speed
Engineered for high-volume processing of millions of events per second and low-latency response times. Outperforms other ESP engines.
Ingests & consolidates streaming IoT sources
Extensive suite of prebuilt connectors and adapters lets you consume today's IoT sources – including structured and unstructured data streams – and extend in the future.
Ready for real-time action
Customizable alerts, notifications and updates provide situational awareness so you can react appropriately to what's happening or predicted to happen.
Flexible, open modeling environment
Intuitive visual interface makes it easy to define, test and refine models – no need for specialized programmers. Access coding environments via the interface. Python developer interfaces support design using familiar interfaces (e.g., Jupyter notebook).
Complete multiphase analytics
Embed SAS at the edge, in the fog and in data at rest, cleansing and analyzing data at each streaming event phase. In-depth SAS models are portable to the stream and the edge. Supports algorithms for vector data description, robust principal component analysis, random forest, gradient boosting and streaming regression analysis.
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Combines streaming analytics, video and image ingestion with powerful neural networks to process video and still image data, including image pre-processing and object detection and classification.
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Compatible with cloud technologies, including BOSH Cloud Foundry, for large-scale distributed services. Ensures continuous, secure and stable event pattern detection through patented 1+N way failover, guaranteed delivery without persistence, full access to event stream model metadata, live stream queries and dynamic streaming model updates.
In-stream learning model windows
Use different window types – Train, Score, Calculate, Model Supervisor, Model Reader – for different tasks (e.g., specifying data stream input sources, patterns of interest and derived output actions).
Unified project deployment and server management
Use SAS Event Stream Manager to construct and manage reusable deployment templates, easily add new ESP servers, load and unload ESP projects, and automatically discover new servers using ESP agent technology for automated monitoring. When ESP servers are offline or unavailable, retry capabilities support redeploying models when connectivity resumes.
Streaming data from operations, transactions, sensors and IoT devices is valuable – when it's well-understood. Event stream processing from SAS includes streaming data quality and analytics – and a vast array of SAS and open source machine learning and high-frequency analytics for connecting, deciphering, cleansing and understanding streaming data – in one solution. No matter how fast your data moves, how much data you have, or how many data sources you're pulling from, it's all under your control via a single, intuitive interface. You can define patterns and address scenarios from all aspects of your business, giving you the power to stay agile and tackle issues as they arise.
Filter, normalize, categorize, aggregate, standardize and cleanse big data before you store it – saving significant staff and computing resources from having to clean up data lakes. Prebuilt data quality routines and text processing execution are applied to data in motion so big data is filtered and ready for consumption.
Faster, better, more powerful stream processing from edge to enterprise for high-volume throughput (millions of events per second) means low-latency response times running in distributed, in-memory grid processing commodity hardware environments. Analyze structured and unstructured data sources – including video, text, and image classification and identification – using advanced analytics with embedded AI and machine learning capabilities. In addition, SAS® Event Stream Manager integrates SAS Event Stream Processing studio and server components, simplifying and automating the deployment of SAS Event Stream Processing projects and analytics for rapid decision making – with no disruption to service.
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HASKINS & SELLS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO LOS ANGELES DETROIT BULLETIN SEATTLE ST. LOUIS DENVER CLEVELAND ATLANTA BALTIMORE WATERTOWN PITTSBURGH LONDON VOL. I - NEW YORK, AUGUST 15, 1918 No. 6 By Comparison ONE finds it difficult to develop much enthusiasm for anything during these summer days. They are filled with humidity, dullness, and a longing for the cool breezes of the country or seashore. It is a time for holiday and vacation. Society women who have worked faithfully for the Red Cross all winter are finding it difficult to forego their perennial summer sojourn out of town. There is, by common report, in some places, a scarcity of workers so great as to threaten the continuation of the activities during the summer. The great struggle across the water respects not vacations. It goes on regardless of heat. The scene of the present fighting is in north latitude about forty-nine degrees. True, this is equivalent to Quebec on the east side and Vancouver on the west side of North America, but it must not be forgotten that Northwestern Europe is warmed by a spur of the Gulf Stream which physiographers call the North Atlantic West Wind Drift. Paris often becomes as uncomfortable from heat in the summer as New York City. There is nothing cool about the uniform of a soldier. There is nothing cool about a gun-pit when the gun is in action. There is nothing especially attractive about facing the hordes which Germany is pouring into the hell-hole on the western front. Yet the draft army of 1917 was organized with only here and there a murmur from a conscientious objector. This, as compared with the draft riots of 1861 during which property in the city of New York to the extent of a million dollars is said to have been destroyed. The men who have gone to the other side have gone with enthusiasm. One reads everywhere of the spirit displayed on all sides. Eagerness and determination to win overshadow fear of injury, of the surgeon's knife, of long days of suffering in hospitals, of death. Already large history has been written of the deeds of bravery performed by our troops—always, we are told, with the same dash and energy. We complain of the heat and lack of enthusiasm. Is it any cooler in France? Is it any less difficult to cheer one's entrance into the "valley of death"? When we need fortitude to bear the burdens which the hot weather brings us we have but to compare our lot with the lot of our men on the other side. It is true we have heat. It is true we lack enthusiasm. But we still have all the comforts which modern civilization can give us. Our pleasures have really been very little curtailed. We have none of the discomforts of an army in the field. We are safe from the assaults of the enemy. Comparisons may be odious. We need them occasionally to make us appreciate our many blessings. 45
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HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Claude Julien returned to the bench on Sunday, leading a group of young players to a tight victory. And this was one impressive team, too.
The Boston Bruins coach was the special guest instructor for a youth team that won a charity raffle for his services. He helped direct Winthrop to a 3-2 victory over Watertown.
"I had a lot of fun today," the 52-year-old Julien said. "It certainly brought back a lot of memories."
Julien addressed the team made up of 8- and 9-year-olds before and after the game. He also met with the other team and signed autographs for as long as it took for everyone to get items signed.
While everyone enjoyed the experience, Julien is anxious to return to his regular job.
NHL owners have locked out the players for the third time since Commissioner Gary Bettman took office in 1993, including a work stoppage that canceled the entire 2004-05 season.
"That's something I have no control about," Julien said. "Unfortunately, I'm just a bystander like everybody else, waiting for the signal to go back to work - and that's all I know and that's all I can say.
"Like anybody else, I think the fans want to see hockey back. I'm no different and I think the people that are involved in those negotiations want the same thing as well. That should be underlined."
Julien isn't permitted to talk to his players, but he has heard about some Bruins who got "banged up" playing over in Europe. Goalie Tuukka Rask injured his groin, and Julien was asked about upper body injuries for Rask and Patrice Bergeron.
"That's going to happen," said Julien, who was coaching Montreal when the 2004-05 season was wiped out by the labor dispute. "Our players are banged up all year long. You knock on wood and you hope that nothing serious happens. Being banged up is part of the process. I wouldn't expect them to all come out of there with absolutely nothing because that means they didn't get involved much.
"What they do over there is of their choice. They have to live with the consequences and so do we. At the end of the day you hope that when we start over again everybody's healthy and we're a fresh team."
While he waits, Julien has to stay busy with other things - and Sunday he was the prize in a Bruins Foundation raffle.
"To be honest with you, for me today is a day about being here with the kids and making the most of the situation," he said. "That's what I've tried to do. (I) came in here and enjoyed a real fun hockey game. That's all you can do in these situations, is take advantage of what's given to you and for me it's an opportunity to get involved a little bit with youth hockey and give back."
The Bruins went out of their way to make the experience a memorable one for the youth players, who received Bruins shirts with their names on the back. Team strength and conditioning coach John Whiteside put the players through stretching, and the kids even had to sign a "contract," which entered them into a deal with Bruins president Cam Neely.
"This is awesome," said Steve Indrisano, the actual coach of the team that won its first game of the season Saturday and won again Sunday. "We're giddy. This is great."
Bruins' Julien coaches youth team
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Claude Julien returned to the bench on Sunday, leading a group of young players to a tight victory. And this was one impressive team, too.


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From left to right, top to bottom: Deborah Moldow, Jonathan Granoff, Swami Dayamrita Chaitanya, Joumana Rizk, Debbie Ford, Meggan Watterson, Dena Merriam, Chloe Breyer, ALisa Starkweather, James O'Dea, Rick Ulfik, Kurt Johnson, Robert Thurman, Audrey Kitagawa, Katherine Woodwoard Thomas
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Mata Amritanadamayi Devi, affectionately called Amma, is also known as the Hugging Saint as she personally hugs and consoles millions of people, while serving hundreds of thousands in need through her many charitable organizations.
At a recent retreat in Michigan, Amma shared this message with a sense of great urgency.
Amma said that Mother Nature is very agitated at the moment and that there is a lot of turbulence in our hearts and our minds. We need to cool down the atmosphere she said. She asked for each of us to meditate on peace for just 5 minutes twice a day. Once a day is fine too, she said. She asked us to repeat a mantra for peace that resonates deep within us for 5 minutes, then radiate the peace from our hearts onto our communities and our beautiful planet.
Amma said. "Please pray for world leaders to have patience and use their words carefully. With world leaders, one angry word can lead to a war.
Please make a very firm resolve: 'I will not say anything hurtful or negative to anyone'... and think carefully many times before even uttering a word. There is a great deal of negative vibrations in the atmosphere and we shouldn't use negative speech at this time, especially, and even towards our enemies. Pray that everyone has the power of will, to be patient, compassionate and loving. "
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2004 was an incredible bookend to my soccer journey. The gold medal in Athens and our special farewell game was an unforgettable way for me to wrap up my career. The sport of soccer has been so good to me, and I only hope that I have left it in a better place than when I started playing years ago.
I am truly enjoying this stage of life with my family. I am inspired to help causes that are near and dear to me. We are excited that the Mia Hamm Foundation continues to promote opportunities
for young women in sports, and we remain committed to helping marrow and cord blood transplant patients and their families cope with the difficult challenges they face each day.
Without the support and kindness of our friends and partner organizations, we could not continue to raise awareness and much-needed funds. I am very grateful for your hard work in helping our hopes and dreams become a reality. Thanks for being a part of the Mia Hamm Foundation, and we look forward to more exciting times ahead.


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We support various local charities, schools, and centers devoted to developmentally challenged individuals and other worthy causes. Many of our members participate in local Special Olympic events and all have found this to be a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
And we have fun! This is not a group of women sitting around doing nothing. This is a group of women who care about each other and their communities. Even if you are not a joiner and are busy with your family and life in general, we have a lot to offer. You can laugh at the flight tales of others (ever have a naked man on a flight?)
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Every month from October to May the UA Desert Lunch Bunch meets for food and fun at a local restaurant or club in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage or La Quinta. This lively group is open to all current and former UA and Continental Flight Attendants and Stewardesses. There are no officers, no dues and no obligations; just an opportunity to meet new people and have fun. Guests are always welcome.
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Photographer's Note
On our way between Kharikhorin and Lun we stopped for lunch by the side of the road. We looked across the valley to see this. I found it so interesting because of the abrupt change from grass to sand to stone mountain. It was so strange to see all three together like this
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goodwill (4242) 2013-09-14 9:27
Hi Cale,
Such a nice panorama, and neglected on Trek earth.
There is a stamp of authority in this beautiful landscape, which contains all the points of interest, be it foreground or it background.
Regarding frame......its different, may be mine eyes are not accustomed to this kind of boarder.
jhm (189863) 2013-09-15 3:56
Hello Cale,
We get a lovely panoramic view about this mountain area.
Technical a very good composition, we see there a group people live in tents, middle of the nature.
Clarity and sharpness are of high quality.
Excellent composition, lovely presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice Sunday,
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ESA tour day inspires tweets and visitors
"One of the things I learned today is that space organisations are too modest about the awesome things they do!" – a typical tweet from the 'SpaceTweetUp' hosted at ESA's ESTEC technical centre during its recent Tour Day.
ESTEC, the European Space Research & Technology Centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the largest space facility in Europe, attracting scientists and technologists from across our continent.
This sprawling site is where most European space projects are born, developed and tested before their climb into orbit.
ESTEC is also the normal work place of Dutch astronaut André Kuipers – although he will be transferring to the International Space Station towards the end of the year.
More than 400 members of the public took advantage of the open day on 9 October to see behind the scenes of ESA's technical heart.
Arriving at Space Expo, ESTEC's visitor centre, groups were taken on guided tours of the facility.
The tours, in English and Dutch, included visits to the Large Space Simulator, used to subject complete space hardware to the rigours of life in orbit, and the Telerobotics Laboratory, designing remotely controlled robotics for space.
Some groups also saw the Large Diameter Centrifuge that creates 'hypergravity', while others took a 3D tour of the International Space Station.
The day also saw the latest SpaceTweetUp –a meeting of space enthusiasts on social messaging service Twitter, who share messages, photos and videos of their experiences.
Europe's first SpaceTweetUp was hosted by ESA and DLR at the German Space Day in September. Now it was ESTEC's turn.
A total of 21 Tweeps arrived from the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland. Together, they reached many thousands of followers.
The Tweeps were treated to their own insider tour, including trying out robotic control technology destined for the Space Station, and meeting ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang.
Christer highlighted the centre's role as a catalyst for innovation, helping Europe do more and go further in space. The listening Tweeps' tweets emphasised ESTEC as a source of inspiration as well.
"Days like these are a must for motivating youngsters to take beta lessons," tweeted one. "Makes theory come to life!"
Just check the hashtag #spacetweetup to read more.


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Interested in Language
This is a sentence from a conversation: I heard that your family has got a new car. Is that true?
The question is: Is that grammatically true? Should we say "I've heard that your family has got a new car." or "I heard that your family got a new car."? Or maybe "I hear that your family has got a new car."?
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They mean the same in that, 'secondhand knowledge' + 'you have a new car'; but how would you choose which of the three versions to say, when?
Thanks Raymott. I would choose to say the same as you would.
Of course, the other two are all right to them because they do not contract the rule as mentioned above. But is that a concrete rule in English grammar?
If I was suggesting some 'change' out of personal preference, I would make that clear, and at least spell out why it was a preference, in terms of the way our language is used, rather than a personal whim or predilection. (I am aware, and have stifled my outrage, when past posters have responded to threads with the egocentric comment. "I would prefer it if you said.."
The audacity!
You raise a real issue, from your point of view, of what you understand your examiners require. It's just fine for a native speaker like me to realize that all three are correct - in their context - and offer to explain the difference. But if you consider your need has been met, I bow out.


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SAN DIEGO - Thor's evil brother, Loki, took over the Marvel Studios presentation at Comic-Con on Saturday.
Lights flashed inside the San Diego Convention Center's largest exhibition hall, and Tom Hiddleston, dressed as Loki, commanded the stage. He called Hall H "a meager palace of Midgard" before showing footage from "Thor: The Dark World."
It opened with an epic battle scene, in which Thor takes down a massive monster, reducing him to a pile of rubble with one swing of his hammer.
The cast of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" shared footage from that film. It also opened with a dynamic fight scene: Captain America battling a dozen assailants in a glass elevator.
Other highlights included the introduction of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" cast, which includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Djimon Honsou.
Mixed martial-artist Dave Bautista said he fought hard for the role of Drax.
"It's something I wanted more than anything I've ever wanted in my life," the tattooed bodybuilder said. "When I got the job, I broke down and cried like a little baby."
"Avengers" director Joss Whedon made a surprise appearance at the panel, where he offered an early look at the sequel.
A teaser trailer for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ended with an image of the title character.
Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, says "Guardians" is the company's attempt to push the Marvel cinematic universe in new directions beyond "The Avengers" franchise that might not be familiar to the casual fan. The film takes place on the other side of the universe, for the most part, he says, and features non-humanoid characters that will require computer-generated images to pull off.
"It's a very important movie for us for expanding the definition of what a Marvel Studios movie can be the way `Iron Man' 1 was a very important movie for us," Feige said in an interview earlier Saturday.
"People didn't know if Marvel could do it by themselves. They didn't know if Iron Man was an A-list character. People called Iron Man a B-list character then. We had a lot to prove there. With `Guardians' they don't call it anything because they don't know what the heck it is. There's very little recognition. It's got its own fan base as all the titles do, but that's not why we're making it. We're making it because we want to do something very different."


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Not to be overlooked: That's two weeks in a row that San Jose State has thumped a team it was supposed to thump.
Can't remember the last time we saw the Spartans 1) heavily favored on back-to-back Saturdays and 2) administering the requisite beating on back-to-back Saturdays.
Another encouraging sign for the Spartans: They thumped a Mountain West team with their best offensive lineman, left tackle David Quessenberry, unable to play because of an ankle injury.
In fact, they should be in the middle of the pack, which — if that's the case — would be a remarkable turn of events given the state of the program two years ago.
The Spartans have a winning record for the first time since 2008, when they were also 2-1.
SJSU has allowed 53 points, its lowest total through three games since the 1990 season.
The Spartans have scored 40+ points and gained 500+ yards in back-to-back games for the first time since 2002.
David Fales has a chance to be the best Spartan quarterback since … ?
(That's 683 passing yards for Fales and Matt Faulkner in the two victories over CSU, by the way.)
Compare that to SJSU's national rank in third-down conversion the past five years:
2007: 101st
2008: 116th
2009: 107th
2010: 120th (last)
2011: 74th
Quessenberry is the only starter whose status is uncertain, and he shouldn't miss more than a game or two.
Yes, I keep harping on the improved depth, strength and conditioning, but it's a vital part of SJSU's turnaround — and it's one reason … the biggest reason … why the Spartans have outscored their opponents 68-16 in the second half.
It won't be that easy this time.
SDSU isn't the team it was last season (eight wins, the New Orleans Bowl). But the Aztecs have a talented, veteran quarterback in Ryan Katz, the Oregon State transfer, and they usually play sound defense.
I don't know how North Dakota hung 42 on SDSU last week, but Washington only managed two offensive touchdowns against the Aztecs in the season opener.
This by no means a game SJSU should win, but it certainly qualifies as game SJSU can win if it plays reasonably well.
Another strong start is paramount: The Spartans can't fall so far behind that they have to abandon the running game; they must keep SDSU's defense guessing.
The Aztecs are a 3.5-point favorite.


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Chiefs choose Novak as kicker, plan to waive Barth
Nick Novak will be the Chiefs kicker when they open the regular season Sept. 7 at New England.
The Chiefs told informed Novak today and told rookie Connor Barth today that they would be placing him on waivers, ending the camp-long battle between the two players.
Both kickers made 86 percent of their field goals during training camp and were two of three in the preseason.
The Chiefs apparently decided to go with the more experienced Novak, who has kicked in 16 NFL games, making 65 percent of his field goals for Washington and Arizona.


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Bahrain Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters
[An Nahar] Bahraini riot police fired tear gas to disperse an unauthorized demonstration attended by hundreds of protesters in Manama on Friday, witnesses said.
The protest, called by the main Shiite opposition bloc al-Wefaq, chanted anti-regime slogans, including "Down (King) Hamad" -- in reference to the king of Bahrain.
Riot police
tossed in the slammer
Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un!
several people after dispersing the demonstration using tear gas, according to witnesses.
The interior ministry said on Wednesday it would not authorize any protests called for by al-Wefaq and that security forces would use force to "maintain security."
"Calls for unauthorized demonstrations show a lack of credibility from certain parties... in restarting dialogue for national reconciliation," government spokeswoman Samira Rajab said on Friday.
King Hamad
...King of Bahrain (since 14 February 2002), having previously been its emir (from 6 March 1999). He is a Sunni, while the rest of Bahrain is predominantly Shiite...
had called during the week for a new round of national dialogue, previously shunned by the Shiite-led opposition.
Last month Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa also called for a dialogue as protests continued in the Shiite-majority kingdom despite a heavy-handed crackdown on demonstrations in March 2011.
The Gulf state has been shaken by unrest since its forces in March 2011 crushed a month of popular Shiite-led protests demanding greater rights and an end to what they said was discrimination by the Sunni royals.
The International Federation for Human Rights says 80 people have died since the start of the Arab Spring-inspired uprising on February 14, 2011.
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"I will always love you," was sung Dolly Parton and later Whitney Houston in truly various forms. Dolly's version was poetic, beautiful and truly heartfelt and then Whitney and her neverending lungfulls of ear-aching commercial stank blasts came along and ruined the song for a lot – a LOT – of people, damnit.
And while you can't hear it, I now sing those lyrics to you – hopefully with more Dolly than diva. After some deliberation, more beers and several more nights in my GOIBER, I've decided to take a leave of absence from the Ranter. This has nothing to do with the Packers recent outcome and everything to do with my desire to focus my attention starting the nation's first Telekinesis Camp for Aspiring Jedis and Anyone Else Interested (website coming soon!) or something else totally unrelated.
Rest assured the Ranter is in good hands with co-founder, Editor-in-Cheese and Tracy White fanatic, Franklin Hillside. While you might not want to bank on a rush of new Rants, you can find Franklin working the Twitters just about every day as he has done from the start. And if you want more Ranter or Robert, just read the archives (hey, that's alliterative - nice). I'll see ya when I see ya. Go Pack! ~Robert


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From Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and up, which Movie did you enjoy least?
For me it is Batman Forever.
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What Jim Carrey movie did you enjoy least?
Discuss older Jim Carrey movies.
What Jim Carrey movie did you enjoy least?
From Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and up, which Movie did you enjoy least?
For me it is Batman Forever.
Mine would probably be 'The Majestic'... I got bored lol
**I Love Jim Carrey** ~ "We've got no food...we've got no jobs...our pets heads just fallen off!!"
I can't decide! I like all of them, eqally(sp?)!!!!!
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
It has to be 'Batman Forever', Schumacher fucked up the Batman-franchise. Although Carrey was enjoyable as 'the Riddler'.
I say: Batman. But only because I don't really like Batman. Not Batman himself, but the whole idea. I mean all those great actors including Jim take part in that...
All the actors were awesome, but the movies are so... you know what I mean? You don't know what I mean?! Urgh...
I thaught Batman was alright, I remember buying it when I was about seven, long before I knew Jim Carrey by name. I was a huge Batman fan then, so I suppose I was just inclined to like it. BNut, to be brutally honest I could still hapilly sit and watch it now
"You Cant Stop Me No Matter Who You Are"
Batman Forever or Fun With Dick and Jane.
FWD&J had some awesome moments in it but remakes are never the best films to make
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It was only a matter of time before a minor league baseball team whipped up a social networking promotion, and when charged with creating a snappy name for the event, why not go with Twitter-My-Face?
It's pure marketing genius from the independent-league St. Paul Saints, a team partially owned, of course, by Mike Veeck and Bill Murray. The players, coaches and fans will presumably tweet their way to a loss next Thursday. But everyone will have fun! And that's the point of independent league baseball, last time we checked. After all, the Saints are also the bumbling squadron of fun known for their innovative giveaways: a Franken-Coleman doublesided bobbleheading concoction; a Bud Selig tie; rubber dog toys to honor Michael Vick; and, the cream of the crop, a bobblefoot to honor Larry Craig.
Twitter-My-Face, though, is not bobbleheadable, which leads us to this excerpted (and sic'd) press release below:
On July 23, players, coaches, fans and employees will be asked to update their facebook status, post photos and send tweets so that baseball fans around the world will know exactly what is going on at Midway Stadium.
Phew! I thought I might be missing out.
Saints pitching coach Jason Verdugo is expected to tweet during a trip to the mound to speak with one of his pitchers and other players and coaches are expected to tweet from the dugout. Fans will get to see the Saints updated facebook, MySpace and twitter pages during the game displayed on the Saints videoboard. Fans will check out the live status of Saints players. For example, when Saints first baseman Jason Cooper comes to bat, his facebook status may appear on the videoboard stating "Jason Cooper is…at the plate" or "Jason Cooper is…upset at that last strike call."
Jason Cooper is... waiting to get the call-up to a real minor league team, where all he has to do is sign a few autographs during his at-bat.
Popular Saints staff members and ushertainers such as Mudonna, famous massaging nun Sister Ros, beer vendor Trixster and Superfan will let provide a unique perspecitive with updates during the evening.
I am so there, if only to learn the meaning of the euphemism "famous massaging nun." Twitpics are encouraged.
Saints Embrace Social Media With Twitter-My-Face [St. Paul Saints]


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I'm not quite sure the benefits of working over a prime modulus in Shamir's secret share- but doesn't limiting the numbers you pull from make the secret easier to guess? Instead of being over the real numbers, with infinite elements, limiting yourself to some prime limits the possibilities-albeit that number can get very large. Isn't this bad? What benefits are there to working over a prime that justify this choice?


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Tranont International – Business Overview & Training (Weekend) - Calgary
SEMINAR TOPIC: Learn HOW YOU can turn your smart phone into a money management tool, referral marketing machine, and personal cash register while profiting from four KEY North American industries: Financial Services, Energy, Telecommunications (see image), and Health & Wellness (in 2018), which collectively account for over $5.7 Trillion in annual economic value.
These KEY industries include: Energy & Natural Gas, Solar Energy, Small Business Tax Tracking & Planning, Budgeting, Merchant Services, Telecommunications, IT Support Services, Identity Theft Protection, Life Insurance, and Business Opportunities. In 2018, we expand globally into the Health & Wellness Industry to help people live longer and healthier lives, so they can enjoy their wealth in the golden years. The speakers will discuss how one visionary financial services giant, Tranont International, is a key aggregator who has formed many strategic vendor partnerships and created a tremendous business opportunity for entrepreneurs to profit from certain dynamic business trends within these key industries, by helping people master the art of sound money management.
Please preview the MONEY Talk video [3 min] and the Core Services video [7 min] Presentation
HOSTS: 3-STAR SFC ROY BEYER, and 1-STAR FC JAMES STEELE IV.
Using your smart phone, computer, or tablet, come learn how to reap handsome rewards in the years ahead, even during the ongoing recession, by following the simple advice taught at this event.
All guests will be offered a FREE, LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to the money management utility called OneView, just for attending. This service has a $240 annual value, and it is free for all guests.
Following the overview, there will be specific training topics for new and current business associates.
Entrepreneurship training will be part of the business development program in these sessions.


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This is the 15th class in our series The Explanation of the Creed of the Salaf, by Imaam Abee Uthmaan Ismaa'eel bin Abdir-Rahmaan As-Saaboonee, rahimahullaah, as explained by our noble sheikh al-Allaamah Rabee' bin Haadee Al-Madkhalee, hafidhahullaah.
Chapter 3: Their Stance Regarding the Attributes
As with all of our classes at Masjid Tawheed in Stone Mountain, GA, we encourage you to join us. If you are not able to attend in person, please feel free to listen in via our Paltalk room or our telelink line at 712-432-2856.


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Josh Willingham: Spotlight on Kansas City Royals outfielder
Spotlight on… Josh Willingham, outfielder, Royals
What's up: Kansas City, which hasn't made the playoffs since winning the World Series in 1985, is not a big-money franchise. Like the Rockies, the Royals tend to make relatively small deals in hopes of plugging holes. They don't make megadeals that rock the baseball world. So, fittingly, Kansas City acquired Willingham from Minnesota last Monday.
Background: Willingham's production has dipped each year since he drove in 110 runs with the Twins in 2012, but the Royals figured he could add some pop to their lineup. He drove in only 34 runs over 68 games this season with Minnesota, but he delivered big time Friday night for the Royals, hitting a three-run double in the fourth inning to help K.C. beat the Twins 6-5 at Target Field.
Saunders' take: The Royals entered Saturday's play having won 19-of-23 games to take a 1½-game lead over Detroit in the American League Central. K.C. comes to Coors Field on Tuesday for a quick, two-game set. The Royals didn't have to give up a lot for Willingham, trading minor-league pitcher Jason Adam to the Twins. The Royals also will have to pay about $1.8 million of the $7 million remaining on his contract — the final year of a three-year deal. True, Willingham was hitting just .210 for the Twins, but his 12 homers in limited playing time give the Royals hope he can provide their lineup with some needed pop. If the 35-year-old Willingham provides a key hit here and there, the Royals might actually end their playoff drought.