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The Feminist Majority Foundation is founded by Peg Yorkin, Eleanor Smeal, Katherine Spillar, Toni Carabillo, and Judith Meuli. The Foundation's mission is to create innovative, cutting-edge research, educational programs, and strategies to further women's equality and empowerment, to reduce violence toward women, to increase the health and economic well-being of women, and to eliminate discrimination of all kinds.
NEW INITIATIVE - The Feminist Majority Foundation begins a National Clinic Defense Project to defend women's health clinics from anti-abortion extremists and to safeguard every woman's constitutional right to choose to have an abortion.
VICTORY - FMF successfully defends some 94 clinics in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas from Operation Rescue blockades. Operation Rescue had announced prior to the attempted siege that it would make Los Angeles the first abortion free city. FMF recruits and trains over 7,000 volunteers in Southern California to defend clinics.
NEW INITIATIVE - After meeting with leading scientists and physicians in the U.S. and Europe, the Foundation launches a Campaign for RU 486 and Contraceptive Research. Based in the Foundation's Boston Office, the Campaign presses for immediate access to RU 486 as a method of early abortion in the U.S. and increased testing on the drug's promise as a treatment for menigioma, breast cancer, Cushing's Syndrome, endometriosis, and other serious diseases.
Feminist Majority Foundation produces an award-winning video, Abortion for Survival. The videotape, produced by Peg Yorkin and Eleanor Smeal, opens with the performance of a 6-weeks abortion which takes 1 minute 24 seconds. The videotape, shown three times on Turner Broadcasting System, also reveals what was extracted from the uterus. Abortion for Survival reviews the need for abortion worldwide because of the lack of access to affordable contraception and the desire of women to limit their family size or control births. The videotape is awarded the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle award in 1989.
In conjunction with the NOW Mobilization for Women's Lives, the Feminist Majority Foundation is commissioned to create a monument "IN MEMORY OF THE COURAGEOUS WOMEN WHO DIED FROM ILLEGAL UNSAFE ABORTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CHOICE." Vice President Toni Carabillo wrote these words lest we forget these women and the price they paid for choice. The monument, which appeared so realistic that tourists complained it was not on official guide maps, was erected on the grounds close to the Washington Monument.

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Thing is, because it needs to be officially mentioned, Galaga and its publishers Namco Bandai are then listed in the credits of the film. Only, they're listed as NAMECO BANDAI. Whoops.
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New Microsoft gift cards appear on Amazon, display real currency
Following Microsoft's decision to bin its points-based currency system, Amazon has published product listings for pre-paid cards for Microsoft formats, complete with real-currency denominations.
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New Xbox 360 update puts end to Microsoft Points, rolling out now
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new Xbox 360 system update that sees the company's Microsoft Points currency come to an end.
Microsoft Points vanishing with next Xbox 360 update
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue Microsoft Points with the next Xbox 360 system update.
Next generation of Xbox Live Rewards to be unveiled September 1
Microsoft has confirmed that its old format of Xbox Live Rewards will be shelved next month to make way for a new scheme, which is set to be revealed on September 1.
Dropping Microsoft Points will see cost of Xbox Live games increase
Xbox Live products will increase in price after Microsoft drops its points-based payment system in favour of real currency, according to sources involved in the company's latest Xbox Live beta.
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Microsoft will begin phasing out its MS Points system later this year in favour of real currency, and the company has published a handy guide to let us know just how it's all going to play out. The changes will impact both Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Xbox One will allow you to use real money - no more points
Xbox One will no longer use points. This was rumored a while back, sort of confirmed, but make 100% clear today. So now you know. When we know more about this we will update you as to what the specifics are.
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Microsoft will announce Microsoft Points will be culled with the release of its next Xbox console, according to a report.
Microsoft abandoning MS Points, new report claims
Microsoft is doing away with MS Points on Windows 8 and potentially Xbox 360 in favour of real currency, a new report has suggested.
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The Microsoft's Points system, used for Xbox Live Marketplace and other Microsoft marketplaces, is set to be abolished by the end of the year, according to a Inside Mobile Apps report.
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Lawsuit filed against Microsoft over MS Points in GFWL
A class action lawsuit against Microsoft has been filed in Philadelphia over the MS Points system used in Games For Windows Live Marketplace. Apparently, excess points left over after purchasing items cannot be used.
360 rewards MSP giveaway extravaganza detailed
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Coke giving away £25,000 in MS Points on Live this week
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MS Points available over the phone in Japan
According to this Wired report, Microsoft's is to make Live points available through mobile phones in Japan via provider NTT DoCoMo. The service is going live on May 26, early next week. Charge for the points is added straight to customers' phone bills, apparently.
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Many nursing mothers worry about whether they're producing enough milk. The general rule: If you're drinking enough water, juice, or other nonalcoholic fluids (8 to 12 ounces an hour), resting (such as you can), and nursing on demand, your breasts respond by making as much milk as your baby needs. If you're still concerned about boosting your milk supply, lots of nursing mothers swear by certain herbs-fenugreek, blessed thistle, and other herbs-to boost their milk supply, fight colds, and combat other problems. Often these herbs are in the form of teas, so it's hard to say whether a woman's milk supply is enhanced by the herbs or by the additional fluids she's drinking.
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Fenugreek, blessed thistle, raspberry leaf, fennel, and brewer's yeast are the safe herbal and over-the-counter treatments that seem to successfully increase milk supply. Many natural food stores carry Mother's Milk Tea, which combines those herbs. You can also take them in capsule form, but if you use tea infusions, you'll get the benefit of both fluid and herb.
It is difficult to drink enough tea to make a difference; tinctures and capsules are better. A typical dosage for fenugreek capsules or blessed thistle capsules is two capsules, three or four times a day, for a week. You can also take fenugreek or blessed thistle, or a combination, as a tincture if you don't mind ingesting the tincture's tiny amount of alcohol (which is the reason for the disclaimer that nursing mothers shouldn't take it).
Remember: Herbs or drugs alone probably won't solve the problem. You need to seek help from a lactation consultant to address other possible causes of your difficulties.
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Massachusetts Governor Patrick to name interim US senator
John Kerry resigns to become Secretary of State
Republican officials close to Scott Brown said Tuesday that the former U.S. senator from Massachusetts is "leaning strongly" toward seeking a return to Washington and will likely enter the race to replace Sen. John Kerry early next week, the Associated Press reported.
Gov. Deval Patrick, meanwhile, is staying silent on his choice to temporarily fill Kerry's seat until a June 25 special election to decide his successor. The Democrat was confirmed by the Senate to be the nation's next secretary of state.
Patrick is promising to announce the interim senator on Wednesday.
"Why don't you just come tomorrow?" Patrick told reporters Tuesday evening, declining to tip his hand.
Republican officials with knowledge of Brown's considerations said that Brown has not finalized his plans, but was "leaning strongly toward" another Senate bid. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share internal discussions.
Colin Reed, a Brown spokesman, told NewsCenter 5 the report was "incorrect," but did not elaborate.
For the interim senator seat, former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is the only person who has publicly expressed interest in serving.
Other names that have drawn speculation include Carol Fulp, a Boston business and civic leader; William "Mo" Cowan, the governor's former chief-of-staff; Victoria Kennedy, widow of the late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy; and former Democratic Gov. Michael Dukakis.
Patrick has said his selection will be a person who is not planning to run in the special election and someone who will be "a good steward" for the commonwealth until voters have their say during the special election.
The race to replace Kerry is slowly beginning to shape up.
The only announced candidate is U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, the longest serving member of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation.
Markey has already won the backing of Victoria Kennedy and the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Kerry has also signaled his support for Markey, stopping short of an outright endorsement.
Markey had hoped to clear the Democratic field to avoid a primary, but fellow Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch is widely expected to announce he is a candidate.
Lynch will tour Massachusetts on Thursday with stops in Springfield and Worcester and an evening event at Iron Workers Local 7 in South Boston.
Lynch said he's not worried about any Markey fundraising edge. Markey has about $3.1 million in his account compared to Lynch's $740,000.
"I'm not really trying to purchase the election. I'm actually trying to earn it," Lynch said.
The Boston Democrat also dismissed concerns he may be too conservative to win a Democratic primary. Lynch voted against President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law. Lynch also said the truncated nature of the special election is a challenge for every candidate.
"Mr. Markey has 90 days, too," Lynch said. "It's not enough time, but it is what it is."
Brown's allies say the Republican senator is encouraged by the likelihood of a Democratic primary and the lack of a Democrat with statewide appeal.
Brown won the 2010 special election for Kennedy's seat following Kennedy's death, but lost a bruising re-election battle last year to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He remains popular among voters and still has a statewide political organization.
Brown has demonstrated an ability to raise tens of millions in campaign donations and would be considered a front runner, although he would still encounter the hurdles any Republican faces in Massachusetts, which typically favors Democrats.
The primary is set for April 30.
Timing is tight. Candidates will have just four weeks to collect the 10,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot. There's also little time to do the fundraising and statewide campaigning needed to secure a victory.
Whoever wins will face a re-election campaign in 2014.
Markey publicly challenged all Democratic and Republican candidates who might jump into the special election to agree to keep outside groups from spending money on political ads — similar to the so-called "people's pledge" in last year's Senate race, which was also the most expensive political contest in state history.
Kerry has represented Massachusetts in the Senate for nearly three decades. His departure brought praise from top elected officials Tuesday. Patrick called Kerry "our steadfast champion" for Massachusetts.
"We are sad to lose him as our senator, but excited about and grateful for his service to the nation on the international stage," Patrick said.
Warren, who becomes the state's senior senator after less than a month in office, called Kerry "a true statesman" whose life experience "uniquely qualifies him to represent the people of the United States around the world."
In his resignation letter, Kerry talks about his "great gratitude to the people of Massachusetts for the privilege of serving them for 28 years."
His resignation takes effect at 4 p.m. Friday.


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The Black Balloon
First published September 6, 2011.
Every family has a story. For Australian film writer/director Elissa Down, the story is about growing up as a sibling of brothers with autism. Her 2008 film. "The Black Balloon," is a semi-autobiographical look at moving into adulthood alongside a brother on the autism spectrum. The film earned 11 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Direction and Best Screenplay nods for Down. It stars Toni Collette ("United States of Tara"), Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, and Gemma Ward and is available on DVD. This summer, Down took some time to answer a few of our questions about her film.
AA16: "The Black Balloon" has been referred to as semi-autobiographical. Tell us a little about your two brothers with autism and the rest of your family structure.
ED: I am the oldest, and have three brothers. I have two that have autism. One, is very high functioning and for a time went to the same high school as me. The other, Sean, who is the youngest and the brother Charlie is based on, does not only have autism but is also ADHD and is an elective mute.
AA16: How old are your brothers now? What is their living/employment/support situations?
ED: My brothers still all live at home. My mum still looks after them and so did my dad until he passed away last year. Mum is able to get respite care for Sean and he is also involved in a social group. My other brother is super smart so he spends most of his time on the computer.
AA16: What prompted you to make this film? What did you want to communicate to audiences?
ED: I don't think anything prompts you. It's inspiration. Which of course sounds airy-fairy but this idea of telling a film based on my family came to me and I followed it. I wanted to show the audience the "insider view" into living with a family member with autism.
AA16: You set the film in the early 1990s. You've talked about how that choice forces Thomas to interact with his peers in a way that can't rely on texting or Facebook. Does that choice also impact how the family interacts with neighbors and their community, or do you think things remain the same in that regard?
ED: I do think things are different now in the sense with the internet is much easier to find support and find others out there in the same situation as you. I would have loved it when I was growing up as I would not have felt so alone.
AA16: "The Black Balloon" has an amazing cast. What were you looking for in actors when you were casting and what contributed to your decisions in bringing each of these actors into the project?
ED: It's hard to give a short answer about the casting process, as each character requires different qualities that I would be looking for in each of the characters. Toni Collette was my number one choice as she always gives such rounded portraits, especially of the working class. With Thomas, I was looking for an actor that could embody sensitivity and nobility. He needed to be a vehicle for the audience's empathy. Charlie on the other hand, I needed a courageous actor who could not only convincingly inhabit the world of autism but could also give Charlie a nuanced sense of self.
AA16: You got strong, layered performances from your cast. What did you do to help them understand the complexities of being a family living with autism?
ED: The actors got care packages which included not only information about autism but also documents like the communication books between my mum and my brother's teachers. I also did a lot of workshopping in rehearsal, where I would set up a scene where Charlie plays up and then the family would have to improvise how to deal with it.
AA16: In casting Jackie, you went with Gemma Ward, a model. To Thomas, Jackie represents everything normal and beautiful that has been outside of his reach. She becomes accessible to him, both in terms of her feelings for him and for his family. Why this choice in creating a first relationship for Thomas?
ED: If the character of Jackie was a bitch, again the alienation of Thomas could be blamed on her and not on his estranged feelings about his brother. Also, there are many people out there who have such big hearts and Jackie is a reflection of that.
AA16: In another interview, you commented on how you were advised to split the parents up as you were writing the screenplay. What was the thinking in giving this advice, and why did you decide to keep the family intact? How would you characterize the relationship between Maggie and Simon?
ED: I decided to keep the family together because that is reflective of my parent's strong marriage. It is all I knew growing up. From a script point of view, if I split up the parents, it would give Thomas a reason for the alienation inside, you could blame it on his parents situation and not on him wishing his brother was normal
AA16: There is a moment in the film in which Thomas looks at his new baby sister lying in her crib. What do you think Thomas is thinking at that moment?
ED: It is one of those moments I leave audiences to decide. You can read a number of different interpretations on Thomas in that moment.
AA16: "The Black Balloon" won numerous awards and was generally viewed very favorably by critics. What audience responses to the film made an impression on you? Was any feedback unexpected?
ED: The biggest aspect for me was to realize I wasn't alone. So many people came up to me or contacted me to tell me they told "their" story with "The Black Balloon." That was very cathartic for me. It was also an amazing thing to see different audiences from around the world, laugh and cry all in the same places in the film. That is the great thing about film as a medium, you can make a person understand a plight of another, in a more meaningful way than reports and statistics.
AA16: If you were to make a film showing Thomas and Charlie now, what would you include in that story?
ED: When my father passed away, there were so many funny things that were happening that I was thinking, "This is such great material." I won't divulge too much, but one thing was, Sean spent most of the funeral hitting me on the shoulder, then put his arm around me after I gave a speech.
AA16: What are the most challenging issues facing families with adult members on the autism spectrum? Do you think there are differences for people living in Australia versus those in the United States in this regard?
ED: For me the most pertinent thing, especially since my father passed away, is what happens to them when their parents pass away. Being a sibling the responsibility falls on my shoulders. It's such a daunting thought, since I have two brothers and I don't live in the same country. I wouldn't know where to begin.
AA16: "The Black Balloon" shares not only the challenges of living with autism, but also how typical the family is in many ways, especially in how much they love one another. (A wonderful moment is when Maggie chastises Simon for hanging the underwear at the front of the laundry line for the neighbors to see, commenting that it's "very embarrassing.") What about your family life was totally typical? Would you share with us some of the ways in which you feel your life is enriched by your brothers with autism?
ED: One thing I have learned is that no one is typical and normal. Everyone and every family has its own idiosyncrasies. Having my brothers has taught me patience and given me an unique perspective on seeing things.
AA16: What are you working on now? Have you left aside autism as a storyline in your work, or do you think you will return to it?
ED: I am working on a number of projects: The romantic epic drama Savage Garden, a film on Nazi propagandist Leni Riefenstahl; "Mr & Mrs Montague," a romantic comedy centered around Romeo and Juliet; and "The Boy in the Sky" a magical family story about a boy who lives in the circus. They are all quite different from "The Black Balloon" but they all have a similar theme as they all deal with "outsiders" which is something I'm interested in, growing up in the environment I did. I have said all I wanted to say on autism so I feel no need to revisit the topic again. But my experience with my brothers informs a lot on what type of filmmaker I am.


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The worst thing a concept car can be is boring. In that sense, Mitsubishi's 1991 concept car, the mS 1000, is an absolute success. To most people, I suspect it comes off as ridiculous, and that's hard to argue. Still, I think there's a valuable lesson in this car that's valid today: Not every car has to be serious.
I stumbled upon this car looking for something else, but once I saw it I couldn't get it out of my head. I mean, look at it. It feels like something out of a Dr.Seuss book or a cartoon. It has design cues from a number of classic sources, especially vintage Jag sedans, but the proportions are completely exagerrated, in ways that we hardly see today.
Car proportions get modified by fashion and aerodynamics all the time, and currently we're in a short greenhouse-high beltline era. The mS 1000 is the opposite, with a tall, roundy greenhouse that brings to mind the big forehead of a baby, but with a number of interesting details, like a window-in-window design and a partially glassed roof that suggests an old T-top. It's sort of retro, but not really. More just retro-inspired bonkers.
It's clearly an 90s jellybean type design, but it pushes those curvy forms to their logical extremes, resulting in a friendly, fun overall shape as opposed to the bland suppositories many cars ended up like, the unfortunate result of attempting to make these curvy forms more aggressive.
There's not a whole lot of information about the concept online — in English, at least. It used a little 997cc four making 82 HP — so we know it wasn't a Kei car. It's a 4-door sedan, and likely built on one of Mitsubishi's existing platforms.
It looks like the cars were shown at the 29th Tokyo Motorshow, and the Mitsubishi press kits used phrases like "Human Scale Technology" and "Small is beautiful." There was a sporty variant as well — the rS 1000 — and they were supposed to be sort of his-and-her commuter cars.
Oh, wait — I just now got the names! mS and mR — miss and mister! Oh, you crazy Mitsubishi meshugganas! This is better than when I figured out Arby's was for RB. Roast Beef. Mind=blown.
It's just so freaking cute, in a crazy, exuberant way. That two tone paint, with its double-down on the curvy shapes, those big lights, the funny ovoid grille, the plucky bulldog stance. It's a ridiculous car, but I can't imagine not having a good time in it.
If you're going to be driving a little 1L econobox around, why not have fun with it? I know this would be a hard sell in America, where even the cheapest entry-level cars seem to have to pretend to be BMW fighters, but at some point you've got to just accept what you have and have fun.
So, everyone take a moment before the weekend, if you will, and look out a window. Look at the sea of indistinguishable white and silver sedans, and for a moment, just imagine those roads sprinkled with a few candy-colored little kookballs like this buzzing around. Not everything — we still need our lithe sports cars and brutal-looking trucks and beefy muscle cars — but I think the stigma of a truly, unashamedly silly car has to go.
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With Chicago Fire training camp opening in 16 days in Ave Maria, Fla, December's Open Tryout winner Fabrizio Pittaluga will perhaps look to Fire defender Pari Pantazopoulos for inspiration.
Much like the Fire left back, the Peruvian-born, Miami-based Pittaluga advanced through a field of 160 players from 10 different countries last month to be named the club's Open Tryout winner. Like Pantazopoulos in 2011, the 22-year-old central midfielder has earned a spot at the team's first phase of preseason training camp, set for January 20-February 3 in Ave Maria, Fla.
"I was really excited when I got the call," said Pittaluga Tuesday. "I actually missed it the first time but when I realized who it was I called them back. It's a very surreal feeling and I'm really looking forward to the first day."
Realizing the odds of getting a training camp invite out of such a large field are quite slim, Pittaluga took the whole process in stride.
"I flew in so I made sure to get good sleep the night before. I got there early and I was nervous but they gave us some time to warm up. I didn't want to overdo it so I tried to think of it like I was playing with friends. Just put a lot of effort in and play smart. The biggest difference for me was playing in the cold. I'm not used to it in Miami and I could definitely feel it in my lungs."
"I played one game and then they actually asked me to play again right after. That night I took an ice bath in the hotel to try to make sure I was extra fresh for the second day. The second day the level was obviously a lot higher – it was a really intense game but I came out of the whole experience feeling pretty good."
Born in Lima, Peru, Pittaluga emigrated to the United States with his family in 1991 when his father took a job in the American airline industry. A holder of American, Peruvian and Italian passports, Pittaluga has taken advantage of training and playing in each country.
In 2007, Pittaluga spent time training with Serie A side Cagliari's Primavera squad, an accomplishment he considers equal to the training camp invite. He returned stateside, and joined up with Miami FC Kendall for the 2007-08 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, playing locally in Miami before joining up with Florida International University for their 2010 spring season.
Pittaluga forewent playing for the Golden Panthers, instead electing for training stints with Peruvian clubs Sport Boys Association in summer 2010 before an extended stay with Universidad Cesarvallejo through early 2011.
Since returning stateside last February, Pittaluga has played with Red Force Miami, a competitive men's team in the south Florida area. He credits his play with the club and his own training regiment as aiding in his preparation for December's tryout.
"I train all the time, everyday. I run, swim, always play with the ball and always take part in a lot of games. I'm a midfielder that feels comfortable playing in either an attacking or holding role. I think my best attributes are my work ethic, my vision of the field and my first touch on the ball."
Pittaluga will now hope to follow in the footsteps of Pantazopoulos (pictured right), who advanced through three stages of preseason to finally sign a first team contract with the Fire last April. The Greek-born, Mt. Prospect, IL-product made his competitive debut for the Fire in a 1-0 victory over the Rochester Rhinos last June, en route to the club's MLS-record sixth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final appearance.
He also took the field in both international friendlies in 2011, playing against Manchester United and Chivas de Guadalajara.
"You see what Pari accomplished and it gives you that extra motivation that it is possible to make the team. It's been my dream forever, especially to do it here in the U.S. -- not having to leave what I'm used to and where I've grown up. It's amazing and I'm looking forward to the first day of camp."
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Why the long face, Mr. Depp?
Perhaps because there's no question "The Lone Ranger" is a catastrophe.
Produced for close to $250 million, the Johnny Depp-starring update of the old radio and television serial grossed a measly $29.4 million in its first three-day weekend (it took in $48.9 million since its July 3 premiere).
REVIEW: Not even Johnny Depp can rescue 'The Lone Ranger'
Analysts say Disney consequently could have to take a write-down of about $100 million on the flop.
But "The Lone Ranger" does not ride alone among the most embarrassing bombs of the 21st century.
Here's our ranking of the Top 10 duds of the millennium, not counting "The Lone Ranger." Be sure to take our poll at the end.
"Gigli." Almost industry shorthand for commercial and critical ignominy, Sony's Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy cost about $75 million and didn't gross a tenth of that at the global box office in 2003, with total sales of just $7.3 million. Fun fact: After plummeting to a then-record 82% in its second weekend at the box office, "Gigli" was in just 73 theaters a week later.
"John Carter." Another Disney debacle, last year's $250-million fantasy adventure grossed just $73 million domestically but fared much better overseas, taking in $209 million in foreign markets. Still, Disney was forced to take a $200-million loss on the production. Fun fact: Star Taylor Kitsch had two fiascoes that year, including "Battleship."
RELATED: 'The Lone Ranger' an expensive gamble for Walt Disney Studios
"Pluto Nash." Eddie Murphy's last 10 years have been dreadful, including the disasters "Meet Dave," "Imagine That" and "A Thousand Words." But his biggest failure was 2002's $100-million "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," which grossed just $7 million worldwide for Warner Bros. Fun fact: "Pluto Nash's" debut couldn't even beat the third weekend of Dana Carvey's "Master of Disguise."
"Mars Needs Moms." Produced by Robert Zemeckis, Disney's motion-capture adaptation of Berkeley Breathed's children's book cost about $150 million to make and sold just $38.9 million worldwide. Fun fact: The film's ruinous performance contributed to Disney's decision to shut down Zemeckis' remake of "Yellow Submarine."
"Sahara." Directed by Breck Eisner, the son of former Disney chief Michael Eisner, and financed by billionaire Philip Anschutz for $160 million, Paramount's 2005 release grossed a soft $119.3 million worldwide, losing Anschutz more than $100 million torpedoing a planned sequel. Fun fact: In a lawsuit over the film's flop, novelist Clive Cussler said he tried to halt the film's release.
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"Speed Racer." Directed by "Matrix" filmmakers Andy and Lana Wachowski, the 2008 Warner Bros. remake of the TV series cost a steep $120 million and grossed just $93.9 million worldwide. Fun fact: Producer Joel Silver was later shown the door by the studio, where he had produced the "Sherlock Holmes" hits.
"How Do You Know." Sony's James L. Brooks comedy/drama in 2010 cost a remarkable $120 million, yet grossed just $48.7 million worldwide. Fun fact: Sony was hit hard enough by Brooks' bomb that it pulled the plug on Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," which will likely make a small profit for Warner Bros.
"After Earth." The Church of Scientology insists this summer's Will Smith sci-fi tale wasn't a veiled evangelizing tool, and "After Earth" did better business for Sony (domestic gross: $58.4 million) than the real Scientology movie, 2000's "Battlefield Earth" (domestic gross: $21.5 million). Fun fact: Even 2008's organ donor story "Seven Pounds," in which Smith kills himself, fared better at the ticket counter.
"Land of the Lost." Costing more than $100 million, Universal's Will Ferrell dinosaur dog took in just $68.8 million worldwide in 2009. Fun fact: It was among three of Universal's underachievers that summer, a tally that included Adam Sandler's "Funny People" and Russell Crowe's "State of Play."
"The Alamo." Another Western from Disney, writer-director John Lee Hancock's historical drama cost $107 million and grossed a weak $25.8 million worldwide in 2004. Fun fact: Hancock, who replaced Ron Howard as the film's director, bounced back five years later with "The Blind Side," which grossed more than $300 million worldwide.
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- We'll use the logo on visiting cards, merchandise, letterhead, and website (including favicon). Depending on our needs, we may run a new contest for CSS templates based on the logo we choose at a later date.
- NASHERO is a single uppercase word
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- I want you to come up with a creative design that focuses on the icon-logo.
- Its not necessary that the logo has any airplane image in it, smooth sleek curves representing airflow may be enough
- The colors and style are left to your discretion, it should be creative enough like our company.
- I'll need vector formats, .ai, photoshop, gimp and svg. For the print, it should have pantone colors.
- Some logos that I like, even though they are not by related companies:- One of the coolest logos of an engineering company is that of Dassault Systemes.
- MSC-Software logo is also cool.
- Although we are not in that league nor are we going that way, but I like the corporate logo of Boeing.
- No rehashed Web2.0 icons.
- I don't like logos of any of the current aircraft manufacturers except, Boeing's. Examples of airplane companies and logos styles to absolutely AVOID are:- This one is perhaps the best of the lot and could be called pretty, except its in black, and too thick.
- I fail to see how this relates to planes.
- Columbia went bust and was picked up by cessna, this is their old logo. I don't quite like it.
- The tecnam logo: http://www.tecnam.com
- Eclipse has their logo, which is difficult for me to understand.
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Lake Alfred, FL – The first wakeboard event of its kind to truly designate professional riders from their amateur counterparts, the Malibu Boats WWA Pro Card program kicks off in the sport's mecca, Orlando, on April 13. The one-day card qualifier, held at one of the sport's newest and freshest venues, Freedom Wake Park, allows riders a chance to earn a 2013 WWA Malibu Pro Card and qualify to ride in any WWA Pro Men division contest anywhere in the world.
Plenty of amazing riding will be going down at Freedom, a new Orlando training complex and home site of pros Cobe and Tara Mikacich. Pulled by the all-new Malibu Wakesetter 22 MXZ, the Pro Card Qualifier is expected to attract some of the region's top-ranked Junior Men, including Mike Dowdy, Jacob Valdez, Gordon Harrison and others from … Click here for more info and registration!
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1. Patmos. The island of the Apocalypse.
Worldwide known as a sacred island for it is the place where Saint John wrote the Book of Revelation, Patmos is an ideal destination for nature lovers thanks to its lace-like coastline, sheer cliffs and volcanic soil. Designated as "Holy Island" by the Greek Parliament in 1981 as well as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, Patmos had been used as a place of exile by the Romans on account of its steep morphology. That's how St. John found safe refuge here in the 1st century A.D., exiled by the Emperor Domitian. Around the Holy Monastery of the Apocalypse (built as a castle in 1088) revolve the spiritual celebrations of Holy Week and Easter Sunday, while in the Cave where Christ's most beloved disciple spent his last days of his life we can still trace the spots where St. John rested his head and touched the rocky surface. Apart from the religious sites, the island also hosts many sun-loving tourists who are in search of unspoiled beaches.
2. Discover a centuries-old naval tradition in Oinousses.
Oinoússes is a complex of nine islands and skerries located between Chios and the Erythraia peninsula in Asia Minor, out of which only one is inhabited (the one bearing the same name). Oinousses has been known since ancient times. Due to its strategic position it was conquered over the centuries by the Genoese, the Venetians, and the Turks. The islands' striking natural beauty explains why they form part of the European network "NATURA 2000". Set out on a trip to Oinoússes in summer and enjoy precious moments of peace and isolation in sandy sun-drenched beaches. Participate in local religious festivities which are organised throughout the summer, and enjoy authentic local cuisine in tavernas by the sea.
3. Paxi. A sanctuary of love for gods
Cultural village of Europe for the year 2004, Paxi is the ideal island for a peaceful holiday. Fjord-shaped beaches, underwater caves, small bays and green hills welcome the lucky visitors. According to the legend, the island would be the southernmost tip of Corfu, if the god of the Sea, Poseidon, had not broken it off with his trident when he needed a god-deserving place to live his love with the Nereid Amphitrite. Its capital and main port, Gaios (Gáios), is separated from its natural breakwater, the tiny island of Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas), by a narrow channel, displaying one of the most beautiful port sceneries in Greece. At the beginning and at the end of summer the island hosts internationally famous Greek and foreigner soloists, whereas in July the traditional festival of "Water and Oil" is held dedicated to folk music. To fully enjoy the celebration, visitors will sample here bread soaked in water, olives, onions, boiled potatoes and local wine.
Although a small island, it is endowed with outstanding beauty. The island of Antipaxi (literally meaning "opposite Paxi") lies at just 3 nautical miles from the port of Gaios. Antipaxi is famous for its renowned beaches, among which Voutoúmi, with its exotic turquoise waters, is supposed to be one of the most beautiful in the world. But travellers will cherish the place as much as the wine. Apart from the traditional methods of producing wine of fine quality and other Greek varietals (the worldwide famous "mavrodáfni" is one of them), enhanced, biological cultivations transform the local wine into a product of high nutritional value.
4. Villages made from mastic?
In the south and most fertile part of Chios island in the only place in the world where mastic grows, there are the 24 Mastic Villages. Built in the Middle Ages, these villages display exquisite architecture and unique decorative elements, such as the ksistá, "scratched surfaces", on the facades of the houses in Pyrgi, the biggest of the villages. Ksista are geometric designs scratched on plaster with a technique that is unparalleled in the world. If you are lucky enough, you might catch the plaster workers at work!
South of Pyrgi, there is Mestá, another medieval village, whose stone houses form an impregnable fortress. The village has only one gateway for people to enter and the houses are built so close to one another that locals say the only way to walk around is by climbing over the roofs. Let the locals treat you with "mestoútsiko", a local wine, and with a drink made of distilled figs and grapes, "soúma".
5. Inland: Traditional stone-built settlements in Mani, Peloponnese
Váthia is located in the southern part of Laconian Máni; it belongs to the group of settlements called "Inner Villages" (Mésa Horiá). On the top of a 200m high hill, Váthia is a dense, stone-built settlement consisting of 144 buildings grouped into four distinct neighbourhoods. The architectural style of the buildings and the village's spatial organisation reflect the struggle between Máni families competing to settle on the hilltop, Váthia's dominant strategic point during the medieval times. As you walk through the village's cobbled paths, you realize that each neighbourhood is organised as a self-governing unit, encompassing a war tower, a church, fortified dwellings, private streets, and "dark" meeting points, called "roúyes". Short sightseeing excursions will take you to Areópolis, the capital of Máni, where stone buildings are also renovated; to the Diros caves, a spectacular –and still unexplored– natural site, one of the earliest inhabited places in Greece; or to Yeroliménas, the tourist port of Máni. Further to the southernmost point of mainland Greece, Cape Taínaron is located. Your spiritual quest will lead you here, to the cave of Hades, the god of the dead, and the ancient temple of sea god Poseidon. This memorable trip concludes with a visit to Gýtheion, and the isle of Kranái.
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Klamath Falls, ORE. – Oregon Institute of Technology was recently named to the Military Times' 2014 Best for Vets: Colleges list. Military Times annually ranks participating four-year colleges and universities based on which ones do the most for U.S. veterans. This list provides service men and women a gauge by which to judge whether a school or degree program will truly benefit them
This year, Oregon Tech ranked in the top ten percent of the 650 participating schools and is the only university in the Pacific Northwest to appear on the list.
Military Times, an organization comprising Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, and Marine Corps Times, placed a new emphasis on academic rigor this year when conducting and scoring the fourth annual Best for Vets: Colleges survey, a highly respected 150-question analysis of a school's complete offerings for veterans. Schools were measured on numerous factors based on what veterans indicate they value most in a college or university. The rankings factored in service member enrollment, percentage of tuition covered by the GI Bill®, and availability of specific programs to help service members. The extensive evaluation process also factored in statistics commonly used to track student success and academic quality, including student loan default rates, retention rates, graduation rates and student-faculty ratio.
"It is an honor for Oregon Tech to be acknowledged among this list," said Oregon Tech President Chris Maples. "We welcome, value, and support our student veterans and are dedicated to providing programs and assistance that enable them to pursue their higher education goals."
The 2014 Best for Vets: Colleges list can be found on the Military Times website at http://projects.militarytimes.com/jobs/best-for-vets/2014/colleges/4-year/. To see the Military Times college ranking methodology, visit http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20131111/EDU03/311110002. Oregon Tech's Veteran Students Information can be found at www.oit.edu/ova.


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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today proposed regulations that would require nonprofit groups registered in New York to report how much they spend on federal, state and local political campaigns.
Schneiderman said the regulations, which he hopes can take effect early next year,
would improve transparency for groups that spend heavily on campaigns but are not required to disclose much, if anything, about their political efforts.
Groups that spend at least $10,000 on elections in New York would have to produce itemized reports of expenses and contributions that would be released publicly, Schneiderman, the first-term Democratic attorney general, said.
"More money is being spent on our elections, with less disclosure of where that money is coming from, than ever before. By shining a light on this dark corner of our political system, New York will serve as a model for other states, and for the federal government, to protect the integrity of nonprofits and our democracy," Schneiderman said in a statement.
Groups that are 501(c)(4) organizations are exempt from federal and state taxes because they are deemed as promoting "social welfare." But the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision ruling, Schneiderman said, has allowed for a proliferation of the groups to be used to fund political ads.
Because the Attorney General's Office oversees the state's nonprofits, Schneiderman can unilaterally change the disclosure laws. He plans to propose the new regulations through the State Registry, hold public hearings and adopt them in time for next year's elections.
The new regulations would apply to organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 501(c)(3) organizations are already prohibited from political giving, Schneiderman said.
The regulations would require the disclosure of every expenditure on a campaign in New York and details about each contribution of more than $100.
The regulations include a waiver application that would allow an organization to not disclose a donor's identity if it could "cause undue harm, threats, harassment or reprisals."
The regulations are to be published in the Dec. 26 publication of the State Registry, where new regulations are required to be posted. A public comment period will be open until March 6, 2013. The Attorney General's office will hold four public hearings in New York City, Albany, Buffalo and Long Island.


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LONDON - Reviewers were largely seduced, rather than scandalized, on Friday by the latest musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber — surely the first in the impresario's highly successful career to include an orgy scene.
"Stephen Ward" tells the story of the Profumo Affair, a 1963 scandal that almost toppled the British government of the day. Its title character is the well-connected London osteopath who introduced Britain's war secretary, John Profumo, to a young model named Christine Keeler.
When it emerged that Keeler had slept with both Profumo and a Soviet naval attache, the collision of sex, espionage and Cold War politics caused a sensation. Profumo resigned, while Ward was arrested, accused of pimping, tried and convicted of living off "immoral earnings." He died from an overdose of sleeping pills before her could be jailed.
The musical, which opened Thursday at London's Aldwych Theatre, is Lloyd Webber's first new show since the "Phantom of the Opera" sequel "Love Never Dies" in 2010. Book and lyrics are by Christopher Hampton and Don Black — the team that wrote Lloyd Webber's "Sunset Boulevard."
Charles Spencer in the Daily Telegraph found the show "a delightful surprise," fueled by "a bracing mixture of humour and indignation," while the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts said Lloyd Webber had produced "a powerful musical not about revolution but about defeat and decay."
Dominic Maxwell in the Times of London found this guide to the seamy side of early-60s Britain "so thick with events ... that it plays more like a lavishly scored Wikipedia entry than a fully-fledged drama" — though he said that made it "far too pacey to be dull."
Some of Lloyd Webber's biggest hits, such as "The Phantom of the Opera," are full of lush romance. "Stephen Ward" is far spikier, almost a polemical musical. The show sets out to spear hypocrisy, arguing that Ward was made the fall-guy for the scandal by an embarrassed and complicit Establishment. Offstage, Lloyd Webber has called Ward's conviction a perversion of justice and backed a court challenge that is seeking to overturn it.
Onstage, the play's opening number, sung by Alexander Hanson as Ward, is "Human Sacrifice" — and that's how the character sees himself.
The anger is interspersed with a good deal of humour, creating an erratic but somehow endearing show that depicts a time when the strait-laced 1950s were about to give way to the swinging 60s, at least for the wealthy and well-connected.
An aristocratic orgy scene plays out to the jaunty song "You've Never Had it So Good" — the second line is: "You've never had it so often." It is performed by an underwear-clad, whip-toting ensemble with such good-natured British wink-and-nudge that it almost seems wholesome.
Another scene, involving grandees chasing a scantily-clad woman, is like something out of Benny Hill's slapstick TV series.
Charlotte Spencer's Keeler gives flashes of the vulnerable teenager — Keeler was 19 when she had her affair with Profumo — beneath the femme fatale image she was given by the press, and Charlotte Blackledge gives a sparky performance as her friend Mandy Rice-Davies.
Hanson is a charismatic lead, but Ward's true character and motives remain a mystery. Was he the genial hedonist he claimed to be, or something murkier?
And the show only fitfully touches the emotions. Most critics agreed that the most moving song was "I'm Hopeless When it Comes to You" — sung wonderfully by Joanna Riding as the minor character of Profumo's wronged wife.
Standing on stage at Thursday's curtain call, Lloyd Webber spoke emotionally of his pride in the show. It's clearly a project close to his heart.
It's not an obvious hit. But neither, on first appearances, were shows based on supernatural melodrama, feline verses or the life of an Argentine politician — and those turned out to be "The Phantom of the Opera", "Cats" and "Evita."
Online: http://www.stephenwardthemusical.com/
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