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I don't see that reason for going to be worth less than mine (basically socialize and nerdgasm over previews and such). Why is it worth less?
What going to a convention to sucker people into buying you drinks and stuff isn't cruel?
That guy can say he's only talking about those women, but every geek girl I know, including myself, has to put up with dudes assuming you are one of those women and treating you like shit/giving you a quiz.
Even if some people are there for attention and it bothers you, don't give it to them.
TL;DR - Those women aren't hurting you. This stereotype hurts real nerd-girls.
THIS made me laugh hysterically for a good bit.
Regardless, I'm gonna avoid any controversy on the subject of bronies, male or female an continue on enjoying the show and fandom.
Secondly, SEXUAL HARASSMENT FLUTTERSHY, all my want. <3
He didn't ASSUME anything. He said he had no problem with people who actually liked nerd culture, no matter what gender they are or what they look like. His problem was solely with the ones who DO pretend to like nerd culture just for the attention. If a person doesn't already fit that description, then he's not talking about them. It's that simple. No assumptions were made.
Maybe some people are going for attention and maybe some people are happy enough to give it to them. No one loses there except people getting worked up about them not being "real nerds/geeks".
that's still doubtful you would welcome harassment... if you don't expect it and you are caught off guard you will feel bullied and put down. no one likes that, not even you.
What are you guys smoking? I really hope that this sort of thing doesn't go on at pony cons
It's not my fault I'm unable to turn down female advances, I'm just a randy bastard :P. Its less of a societal problem and more of trouser-brain one. But you're right, sexual gender roles and the politics therein is a hole other thread.
...I'm not going to lie, I have no idea what this is trying to say.
Okay...so there is an attention whore problem and a certain part of the community reacted with generalisation and discrimination. This of course is unlikely to solve the problem and may even damage the community a bit more.
You know this is all very interesting... if it weren't for the MLP fandom...
Did you actually read the text? - Because from my point of view you seem to miss the mark as well...
I suppose it depends on your experiences in life, I like to take a "get to know you" to everyone I meet, and like to think I'm tolerant and open minded to people I meet. But then, going from what you describe in your experiences, that would make someone like me the exception, rather than the rule. And you're right, those women drag some peoples expectations of genuinely nice people who are there for the same reasons everyone else is; to have a laugh and enjoy the celebration of what ever convention it is. We as "Geeks" should know better, I'm sure for a lot of us, we were outcast purely by what we liked, we have no business being nasty to people for no good reason, the elitist undercurrent that has developed in the culture I love, I completely abhore. But they are different sides of the same coin;
Let's say, we have an under confident boy who's at a convention and he keeps getting those girls come in, just to sucker up attention and milk some drinks from boys. Boy gets jaded about women and starts being precautious about women at convention. Extremely unfair to the women he meets, and he's been jaded by that, however, those women are also not very nice human beings who are taking advantage of people.
On the flip side, you're at a convention, you know you're a nice person, as your post shows (and I have no pretense to make any other assumptions, given I dont know you), and it leads to boys interrogating you about your supposed "geekiness", which makes you jaded about boys at conventions, and makes those boys horrible people.
I'm not actually sure what my final point is supposed to be now... erm, yeah... some people are cunts and ruin peoples views of certain groups due to their cuntish nature. That works.
This might get a little messy having conversations with two people so bear with me:
No, my point is people who go purely to take advantage of other people, like say for example: the hot girl who actually has no interest in being there, other than to milk drinks out of under confident men. That makes those specific people, not very nice human beings, if it were men doing it to women, I'd have the same opinion. I make no generalizations on all of women kind with my point, only against specific people who not only milk attention from people and take advantage of them, but people who are just as bad by quizzing /every/ girl they meet so that they may judge them, purely based on their gender.
Both people are bad, but I don't feel the "Booth babes need not apply" guy is being fairly looked on.
I assume that you aren't trying to generalize that all guys like booth babes, but just in case, I have absolutely no interest in them. I'd much rather talk to someone at a stand who actually is interested in what they're selling than someone who's just there for eye candy and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this.
What bothered me most in that article was how he kept associating real geeks who cosplayed with attractive girls and made it sound like everyone of an average attractiveness who cosplayed was just trying to seek attention they normally got denied. As a general rule though, you shouldn't just assume that someone's in it for the attention, if they really are it should be easy enough to find out just by talking to them about it.
It was reversing the situation that was linked below the comic. Women were getting called out for going to cons for "attention" and the comic just reversed the genders to prove a point. Ponies were used to increase hits.
What are you talking about? MLP conventions are basically one big pit of horny, available females. Why do you think MLP is so popular? The show? Pfffttt.
I have the sneaking suspicion that many convention places are being rapidly booked due to misconceptions about forceful MLP themed foursomes.
It's called satire. It's lampooning what a lot of women have to go through when part of the geek sub culture by flipping it on it's head and making women culprits instead of victims. I don't know how you can't see that.
Jesus. People are having this hard of a time with this comic? I mean, it's pretty obvi...
That's it. I'm done. I tap out.
this guy is wrong on so many levels...
If a guy meets a bunch of girls who are only there for attention, that's a sad thing, but it doesn't give them the right to stereotype all other girls.
I've met loads of guys who can't accept that I actually enjoy my own damn hobby, but I don't treat every gamer guy I meet like he's going to act like that. Because that would be wrong. If he does act like that, I just sigh and move on.
Just to clarify, I do utterly agree with what you just posted, what you just said, was what I was trying to say, I may have tripped over my own words there, I think I may have over articulated my thoughts a bit.
However, I do feel that the bloke who wrote "Booth babes need not apply" was trying to get a similar point across, and is attracting unfair hate for it.
Wrong as in factually incorrect, or wrong as in sick in the head? Because i can plead guilty to both.
On a side note other places to meet attractive, single and and downright assertive women include; Star-trek conventions, LAN parties, Games Workshop and Pokemon TGC competitions. If you can't get laid at an Pokemon Card Game Regional then there is no hope for you. Its like an orgy on steroids. They just won't take no for an answer.
You might've read the text, but he read the subtext. There is no issue of Bronies being met with hostility by females at pony cons. The author is just making it up as a satirical gender reversal of the actual problem: females being met with hostility by men at gaming cons.
That would be simple to explain: I'm not even remotely interested in the MLP fandom.
So this strip criticizes not something that happened in the MLP fandom but the article it linked to in its appendix. Well this was obviously lost on someone who does not give a fuck about certain fandoms nor has English as his mouther tongue because I did not see the irony in the text.
Someone wasn't invited to the Braeburned after-party orgy.
Edit: I really hope no one has any clue what I'm talking about.
Fair enough. Yeah it's just using MLP because it's popular. The comic could have used any fandom and the point would still stand.
Oh, I know exactly what you're talking about.
I'm on to you! And since I just indicated that I also know what you're talking about, I guess you're on to me as well. Oh dear...
Okay don't panic. No one else has to know about this. As long as we don't say anything else this can hopefully just be swept under the rug somewhere. After all, what happens in room 403 stays in room 403.
Ima ranting/posting daily on facebook, rarely on google plus, on Deviant art , soemtiems lurking/posting in the gamecritics forums.
I am pretty much zippy everywhere just so I can remember who I am even if I forget which subject I am posting on. LOL
As for this comic its come from a few different directions, its just so fun when you let your imagination run with it.
You know there's quite a stretch between fantasy and reality. Just because I like to be taken forcefully doesn't mean I like to be taken forcefully against my will by a total stranger if you get my drift.
Edit: Derp
How much do I have to pay for this kind of treatment?
What frustrates me is that if a guy receives unwanted sexual advances people say that they have no right to complain and should be thankful a woman acts like that to them. I'm at least glad that some people on this forum realize that sexual harassment is just that.
Making a comic about sexism in gaming/geek culture and combining it with MLP is the most genius thing about all this.
Can someone clarify if bronies actually get harassed at cons or if this is a clever analogy about a "fake geek girls" experiece at cons? Maybe it's both. I'm leaning more towards analogy. It's quite a good analogy at that. I feel pretty sick to the core reading that strip.
Edit: Ignore me, I'm kind of wasted.
Can I just say that it's truly amazing how many people don't seem to get the joke? At all?
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Dog being picky with food, some vomitting
Just to start, I am taking him to the vet on Monday or to an emerg vet if I get very concerned.
Dagan's symptoms started around two weeks ago, I was away when all of this started happening unfortunately, my roommate was taking care of him. I work at a daycare/boarding place so our 3 dogs were there for a few nights then the roommate picked the dogs up. He was getting sick, diarrhea and vomiting in the few days after, that passed then he stopped eating his dry food, so the roomie tried a few different things, she added wet food, added pumpkin puree, tried rice and even tried a cheap dry food. He would eat here and there but not regularly. We thought either he picked up something at the kennel or was depressed because I was upset when I left, was out of town for a funeral, if that's even possible for them to understand that. Anyways, I came back and he wouldn't eat the usual dry food he'd been on for the longest time so I went out the next day and bought some chicken raw food, which they'd been on in the past, he ate it for the first 3 days, didn't vomit or anything. Then he wouldn't eat the 4th night but ate in the morning and by that time I was out food so I decided to pick up beef instead since he was losing interest. He ate that straight away for the past 2 days until today! Today he won't touch it. I've tried a few different things to get something in his belly but he turns his nose up to everything, even apples, which is favourite. And now he's throwing up yellow bile.
Since I have been back I immediately noticed he lost weight, which is to be expected, and he hasn't had the same energy level. Usually him and the other 2 dogs are wrestling and running and carrying on but this last week it's been lacking and that's with him eating. I'm kind of lost for what to do other than taking him to the vet.
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If your dog is vomiting yellow bile he should to taken to the vet for a check up . He could had gotten into some toxic when you where away.
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I agree that the yellow bile is likely from an empty belly. My dog used to do that when she was off her food. And yes, your dog can sense your anxiety and stress, so you going away upset could well upset him.
I agree that a trip to the vet to rule out any type of bug would be well worth the $$. If the vet rules all things medical out, then your dog will likely eat when things go back to normal for him. Don't pressure him, don't sit and stare at him to see if he's eating. That will just put more stress on him.
Good luck and keep us posted.
I took Dagan to the vet on the Monday after I posted. We did some blood work and the vet initially thought he had inflammatory bowel disease or possibly an obstruction. He was prescribed some anti-inflammatory meds and some Pepcid AC along with a bland diet of rice and beef. That went well for the first few days then Dagan wasn't interested in eating again. I called the vet and was going to take him in again but he ended up eating by late evening and continued over the next few days. The blood work came back with not much news other than his white blood cell count was increased which the vet thought maybe he had a food allergy or a parasite. The vet wanted to do an ultrasound to be able to rule out an obstruction and at the same time try to diagnose the IBD by checking for intestinal thickening. I got those results back two days ago and they were also negative. Sooooo now the next thing the vet has suggested because of his initial symptoms is atypical Addisons Disease. I'll be setting up an appointment to do that test and will let everyone know. Currently Dagan's appetite hasn't returned even after the course of anti-inflammatory meds so I am inclined to believe the vets diagnosis. I'm also a little hesitant to keep doing all of these tests if the vet is possibly just making guesses, I don't want these next tests to turn up nothing and keep spending money on the next test to rule out something else it could be.
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We went through the same battery of tests when Evan was diagnosed with IBD, Aimster. The only difference was that they did the punch biopsy and the test for the Addisons on the same visit. So it sounds like your vet is following a logical progression to determine what the problem is. As in any diagnosis, until the final answer is found, the vets really are making their best guess, then following up to rule it in or out.
I do hope the next test gives you something useful to go on. I know how difficult it is to have seriously ill pet and not know what's wrong or how to treat it.
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(NASHVILLE, TN), April 5, 2013– State Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) has been recognized by the Development Districts Association in Tennessee (TDDA) for legislative achievements benefitting the people of the 14th Senatorial District, which he represents. Tracy received the award on Tuesday, April 2 as the group gathered for a statewide meeting in Nashville.
The Tennessee Development District Association is an association of the nine state-wide districts, which were established by the General Assembly under the Tennessee Development District Act of 1965. The Tennessee Development District Association was established to serve as a statewide forum for the diverse problems the districts must solve in their mission to serve 95 counties and some 350 municipalities.
"I am very humbled to receive this award," said Senator Tracy. "It is my sincere hope to make a positive difference during my years in the General Assembly. I look forward to partnering with our Development Districts to expand economic opportunities for our citizens and help citizens with disabilities and other needs receive assistance to improve their lives."


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Manchester man pleads self-defense in shootingBy DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 31. 2013 9:52PM
MANCHESTER — Jeremia "Jeremy" Ruiz, 20, told a judge Thursday that he shot a man in self-defense Sunday afternoon.
Police said a bullet struck 30-year-old Anthony Pedra in the lower torso, and the bullet is lodged in his tailbone. Surgeons at Catholic Medical Center reported they could not remove the bullet.
Ruiz, of 153 Beech St., was arraigned in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division Thursday on felony charges of first-degree assault and reckless conduct in connection with the shooting in front of 393-99 Rimmon St.
Ruiz said the shooting was related to an argument over a drug deal. "I got jumped by three dudes," he said. "It was self-defense."
Ruiz said the men were big — he estimated at least 190 pounds — and said, pointing to himself: "I'm skinny."
He told Judge William Lyons: "I knew I shot somebody, (but) I felt they would have shot me."
Police prosecutor Carrissa Pelletier said that Ruiz provided police with a full confession after he was arrested Wednesday afternoon. He was spotted walking in the area of Beech and Valley streets and arrested without incident by Manchester police Detective Patrick Houghton and members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force.
Pelletier said Ruiz first fired a semi-automatic .40 caliber handgun at the victim's brother, Joseph Pedra, but missed, and then fired twice at Anthony Pedra, with the first shot missing him and the second striking him in the lower back.
Given the time — police responded at 3:45 p.m. — and the high density, high traffic neighborhood, Pelletier said: "It could have ended much worse."
Court documents show the victim was able to identify the shooter from a photo lineup, but told police he knew Ruiz, who was his drug dealer for heroin, as "Jeremy Browner." He said he'd known Ruiz for about two months and said Ruiz' phone number was in his cellphone as "Browner," which police were able to confirm after Pedra gave them permission to look through his phone.
The documents show Pedra told police that he had met Ruiz for a drug deal that escalated into an argument, which is when he was shot. He said he saw Ruiz holding a handgun and heard a single shot that he believed was fired at his brother.Pedra told police Ruiz then fired at him. The first bullet missed him, but as he turned to run away, he was struck by the second bullet.Lyons set bail at $50,000 cash/surety, with conditions that include no contact with the Pedra brothers.
In court, Pelletier said the two bullets that did not strike their targets have not been found. The gun used in the shooting has not been recovered. Police did find three .40 caliber shell casings and a live .40 caliber round at the shooting scene.
The victim's brother, Joseph, gave police a wallet he said he found at the shooting scene. Inside was a credit card belonging to Ruiz.
Court documents show the victim told police two people, a "large" Hispanic male with a beard and an unknown female, had witnessed the shooting.
During the investigation, a detective came in contact with Gregory Asselin, who matched Pedra's description, and Asselin admitted witnessing the shooting and identified his friend, Ruiz, as the shooter.
Another detective spoke with Sara Rutherford, who reported Asselin hung out with Jeremy Ruiz. Further investigation led to the Facebook accounts of the two men, who are "friends." As a result, a photo lineup was prepared with Ruiz' photo and, despite a different hair style, Pedra identified Ruiz as the shooter.
Because no plea can be entered to a felony in circuit court, a probable cause hearing was set for Nov. 13 for Ruiz. Pelletier said Ruiz has no prior convictions, but requested $75,000 cash/surety bail because of the nature of the charges.
Lyons set bail at $50,000 cash/surety, with conditions that include no contact with the Pedra brothers.


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Cannes 2014: 'Twilight' reunion as Robert Pattinson, Kellan Lutz, Kristen Stewart hit Riviera
It was a "Twilight" reunion on the Riviera.
Both Kellan Lutz and Robert Pattinson were in Cannes this week to promote projects: Pattinson had one film in competition at the film festival and one out of it, while Lutz was around town for his role in "The Expendables 3."
The two caught up with each other at a party, and in an interview, Lutz bragged on his friend, whose performances in "The Rover" and "Maps to the Stars" are being highlighted by critics.
"It's great chatting with Rob and seeing his success," Lutz said at a resort outside of Cannes this week. "I think one of the great things talking with Rob after we did `Twilight' stuff is he just doesn't care about the money. He's doing good work and he wants to work with great directors and great actresses and actors and working with great material, as we all should."
"I think that the blessing of being part of the `Twilight' franchise is it's given us this safety net," he added.
Lutz has taken more action roles, which he calls his passion, since the "Twilight" films wrapped, while Pattinson has gravitated to edgier projects. Lutz said he believes an Academy Award is in Pattinson's future.
"He has the chops and he's doing what he loves to do and I'm so proud of him for everything that he's doing," he said.
Another "Twilight" alum, Kristen Stewart, has her film, "Clouds of Sils Maria," premiere here on Friday night; it is in competition.


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Dead and Buried (US - BD)
Gabe takes another look at one of his personal favourites in high definition...
Dead and Buried is a legendary, rowdy weekend rental from high school, and it's pedigree was based purely on its iconic box art—dead, blue face cracking through flat, blue ground, endowed with the phrase 'The Writers of Alien Bring a New Terror to Earth'. What could this mysterious motion picture possibly be about? Alien zombies? Coming from under the Earth? The phrase 'A New Dimension in Terror' only sweetens the bewilderment. Could it be the story of an inter-dimensional vortex breaking through the planet's crust, filled with zombies?
No, the film has nothing to do with its cover besides the fact that there are some dead people buried during the course of the narrative, though in caskets, and entirely underground. But it's hard to be disappointed when the real movie itself is so much fun. Dead and Buried is basically a successful feature length episode of The Twilight Zone, mixed lightly with the paranoia of The Wicker Man, and the pulpy terror of the best episodes of Tales From the Crypt, and it works very well.
Most of the film's greatest success comes from its thick and creamy atmosphere, which is pushed quite far over-the-top to almost abstract measures. Artificial fog is pumped into almost every shot, interior or exterior, realistic or not. The mood is augmented by minimal lighting schemes, and hard pressed suspense. The film's cast is above average, including a genuinely affecting James Farentino as the protagonist, a loopy Jack Albertson at his most eccentric, and a pre-Freddy Kruger Robert Englund. The story was crafted by several hands, but the screenplay was doctored by genre fav Dan O'Bannon, who doesn't skimp on the likeable characters, or the dry-witted dialogue.
The film's banned status in the UK during the Video Nasty era implies a much more violent feature then what's delivered, but the horror crowd shouldn't be disappointed by the level of malicious shock, and the lo-fi but effective gore effects (some courtesy of a young Stan Winston). Suspense is more important to the filmmakers, but thanks to the gruesome images, Dead and Buried manages to infiltrate the audience's psychological calm a little more, and will likely stick with most folks several days after viewing.
On his commentary track cinematographer Steve Poster almost immediately starts talking about the purposefully hazy, grainy, and diffused look of Dead and Buried. Poster's words taken into account, this still is not a Blu-ray for the demo pile. The print is very dark, not very detailed, and not particularly colourful. The dim, moody, and often entirely source based lighting is diffused to a point of major blooming and softness. Every set is filled with Ridley Scott-like smoke to create the illusion of coastal fog, creating a genuinely eerie atmosphere, but also adds heavy influence to the already heavy film grain. Hi-Def fanatics are likely going to find themselves disappointed with the film, but we must keep in mind that this was exactly how the film was intended to look. My only unfortunate note as a fan is that the disc is so affected by this look that the Blu-ray really doesn't look any better than the DVD release, save a little compression.
As they did before, Blue Underground supplies several choices for its Blu-ray fans, but in the end it's pretty much impossible to tell the difference between the DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD tracks. Like the video, the audio is quite close to the DVD release. Both tracks are quite modest, and the 7.1 channels seem more than a little excessive. Basically this is a mono track, with a few very minor stereo effects (mostly vehicles moving in from off screen), and even fewer surround effects (mostly wind). The LFE channel and the overall effect of the surround channels are pretty much the sole property of Joe Renzetti's Herrmann-esque score. The scare stabs are almost defining if you don't watch your volume levels.
Extra-wise, this Blu-ray, like every other Blue Underground Blu-ray release, is a direct port of the studio's initial DVD release. Things begin with no less that three audio commentaries. Most major studios probably would've edited these tracks into one mega track, which would've been easier for me as a reviewer, but not in-keeping with the studio's 'filmmakers first' byline. The first track features director Gary A. Sherman, the second features co-writer/co-producer Ronald Shusett, and actress Linda Turley, and the last features cinematographer Steve Poser. David Gregory acts as moderator/interviewer for all three tracks.
The director's track is the best, and most informative, including several interesting facts concerning the even dreamier nature of Sherman's first cut, the addition of graphic gore, the genesis of the script, and the reasoning for the deliberate look. Shusett and Turley don't have much to add post-Sherman, and despite Gregory's best efforts, the most silent space. Poser's track is quite valuable when reviewing the disc's less than pristine video presentation, and actually covers quite a bit beyond cinematography, and the facts already covered by Sherman.
The extras continue with a series of interviews. 'Stan Winston's Dead and Buried EFX' is an eighteen-minute chat with the maestro of monster effects, which takes on a hint of additional meaning now that the poor guy's dead. Winston takes a fan's look at the horror genre, puts himself into the mix, talks about the importance of special effects in horror movies, and his contributions to Dead and Buried. 'Robert Englund: An early work of Horror' is a twelve-minute interview with the Freddy Kruger player, who prattles about his pre- Nightmare on Elm Street career, and his work on the film. Englund's remembering most of his cast mates personally is pretty endearing and impressive. Finally, 'Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear' is a fourteen-minute conversation with the often grumpy genre screenwriter. O'Bannon starts right off complaining about lazy horror movies that depend too much on violence. Actually, he doesn't even like to use the title horror (he calls them 'Weird Tales'). O'Bannon continues by turning things around a bit to praise George Romero, parts of Sherman's previous film Raw Meat, and claims he had very little to do with Dead and Buried.
The extras are completed with a series of trailers.
Some of you may remember I included Dead and Buried in my first DVDActive Lost and Found article. I stole the idea from Rue Morgue magazine, who also thought it was a good enough film to include in their '100 Alternative Horror Films' list. I'd go as far as to call it one of the best horror films of the 1980s, right up there with Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street, Cronenberg's The Fly, and Carpenter's The Thing. The A/V quality of this Blu-ray release may rub some folks the wrong way, but we can assure you that this is the way the film was meant to look, if not necessarily sound (I'd like a mono option myself). Stay tuned for more Blue Underground Blu-ray releases—next up Argento's Bird with the Crystal Plumage at the end of February, and Argento and Romero's Two Evil Eyes at the end of March. I can't wait.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Matt Contributor Join Date: October 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,113
The small town atmosphere is eerie in a way few horror films are--especially these days--and the film has a very deliberate pace--something else you just don't see today. The film really earns its stay however because you know who the bad guys are right from the start (for the most part), and the fun and suspense comes from figuring out their reasons for murder.
I love this movie, and until BU brought it out a couple of years ago on DVD I always thought I'd be relegated to watching it from an old VHS copy I stumbled upon at a flea market over 10 years ago. Who would have thought that it'd be available in high definition already, if at all? I'm really looking forward to opening my just arrived copy this weekend and checking out the disc.
I love this movie, and until BU brought it out a couple of years ago on DVD I always thought I'd be relegated to watching it from an old VHS copy I stumbled upon at a flea market over 10 years ago. Who would have thought that it'd be available in high definition already, if at all? I'm really looking forward to opening my just arrived copy this weekend and checking out the disc.
dsclass Member Join Date: August 2007 Location: United States Posts: 96
I enjoyed this one. Cult horror movie I like that eyeball scene. I am glad I didnt go BluRay, as a lot of older titles ( I could be wrong) might not look that much better on BluRay. I think some did, a lot of black and whites look a little crisper, but overall I wont go Blu for a little extra detail.
I do like your review of the BluRay version as it helps in my decision to stick with standard a little better.Besides my DVD of Dead & Buried is that double disc special edition, and it works fine for me.
I do like your review of the BluRay version as it helps in my decision to stick with standard a little better.Besides my DVD of Dead & Buried is that double disc special edition, and it works fine for me.
leigh1975 Contributor Join Date: October 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 318
That is such iconic poster work, I'd recognise it anywhere, yet I'v never seen this. However, after reading this I'll definitely seek this out. Nice one, Gabe.
Lincoln6Echo Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1,125
Geez, I remember a guy I worked with back in college (back in the mid-'90s) kept talking about this film. He kept telling me, "You gotta see 'Dead and Buried'...you gotta see it." Of course, I had no clue what he was talking about, mainly because I'm not into horror films. And I don't plan on ever seeing it.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 27th January 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master 7.1 English, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX English
Subtitles: English SDH, French, and Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Writer/Producer/Actor Commentary, Cinematographer Comentary, Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX, Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror, Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Gary A. Sherman
Cast: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Lisa Blount, Robert Englund
Genre: Horror
Length: 94 minutes
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In '02, I decided I wanted more power. Something that was really different. I started a L67/3800sc engine swap. After three years of setbacks and problems and challenges, the car hit the streets. It still has a few bugs to workout. I am very pleased with the results. The body has 102,XXX miles on it. The motor and tranny has about 1000 miles on them now.
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3800sc swap. VERY rare engine swap. Only 4 L67 swaps that I know of. Tried to dyno the car in Feb. '06, but the car tried to "hoop" off the dyno. So the dyno run was a bust. I have since done a lot of frontend work on the car. Improved the handling and structure of the unibody. Custom axles by The Driveshaft Shop. Rebuilt the entire front cross-member to handle the torque of the L67. New KYB GR2 shocks and struts to improve the ride. Strut tower brace and cross-member braces to stiffen up the frontend more.
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Figure same motor and tranny plus more power in a 2800lbs. car. Guesstimating mid to low 13's in the 1/4mile.
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Factory 3.1 140 horses was swapped out for a 3800sc 240 horses. The 3800sc swap is VERY rare for a Beretta. Only a 5 or 6 exist in various forms(turbo, supercharge, N/A) My 3800sc is NOT stock. Check "MODS" section for complete list of mods to car and motor.
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2.75" exhaust
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|Charter Announces Third Quarter 2015 Results
Key highlights:
"Our accelerating customer and PSU growth is being driven by our successful efforts to transform Charter into an organization that delivers outstanding products, service and customer value," said
Key Operating Results
During the third quarter of 2015, Charter's residential customer relationships grew by 97,000, with triple play sell-in improving year-over-year to 63% of total residential video sales. Residential PSUs increased by 180,000 versus a gain of 114,000 in the prior-year period, driven by Charter Spectrum, an industry-leading suite of video, Internet, and voice services launched in 2014. Charter Spectrum includes over 200 HD channels, in addition to minimum offered Internet speeds of 60 Mbps, and a fully-featured voice service, delivered at a highly competitive price. As of the end of the third quarter of 2015, 89% of Charter's residential customers received Charter Spectrum products.
Residential video customers increased by 12,000 in the third quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 9,000 in the year-ago period. Excluding the impact of bulk digital upgrades, Charter's residential video customers grew by 11,000 during the third quarter, versus a loss of 29,000 during the prior-year period.
For the past three years, Charter has significantly increased the competitiveness of its video product, by including more HD channels and video on demand offerings, attractive packaging of advanced services, improved selling methods, and enhanced service quality. Today, virtually all of Charter's passings are fully digitized, with access to more HD channels than satellite TV offers, and as of September 30, 2015, 97% of video customers subscribed to the Company's expanded basic video service.
Charter has introduced its new cloud-based user interface, Spectrum Guide, to its video customers in certain markets. Spectrum Guide dramatically improves video content search and discovery, and fully enables Charter's on-demand offering. In addition, Spectrum Guide can function on nearly all of Charter's deployed set-tops. Charter is also poised to launch its new set-top box, World Box, which features downloadable security along with other advanced functionality, driving an enhanced customer experience and reducing incremental set-top box costs.
Charter added 131,000 residential Internet customers in the third quarter of 2015, compared to 94,000 a year ago. As of September 30, 2015, 88% of Charter's residential Internet customers subscribed to tiers that provided speeds of 60 Mbps or more. The Company continues to see strong demand for its Internet service as consumers value the speed and reliability of Charter's Internet offering.
During the third quarter, the Company added 37,000 residential voice customers, versus a gain of 29,000 during the third quarter of 2014.
Third quarter residential revenue per customer relationship totaled
During the third quarter of 2015, commercial customer relationships grew by 17,000 versus a loss of 5,000 during the third quarter of 2014. Commercial PSUs increased 31,000, compared to 5,000 during the third quarter of 2014. Charter's accelerating commercial customer and PSU growth is being driven by the launch of the Spectrum Business product suite to the small and medium business segments during the first quarter of 2015. This competitive new offering is intended to provide better products and greater value to small and medium business customers.
Third Quarter Financial Results
Third quarter 2015 revenues rose to
Video revenues totaled
Internet revenues grew 16.9% compared to the year-ago quarter to
Voice revenues totaled
Commercial revenues rose to
Third quarter advertising sales revenues of
Operating Costs and Expenses
Third quarter total operating costs and expenses increased by
Third quarter programming expense increased by
Costs to service customers increased by 1.9% year-over-year versus year-over-year residential customer relationship growth of 5.0%, given improved service metrics. Other expenses grew by
Adjusted EBITDA
Third quarter Adjusted EBITDA of
Net Income (Loss)
Net income totaled
Capital Expenditures
Property, plant and equipment expenditures totaled
Charter currently expects 2015 capital expenditures to be approximately
Cash Flow
During the third quarter of 2015, net cash flows from operating activities totaled
Free cash flow for the third quarter of 2015 was
Liquidity & Financing
Total principal amount of debt was approximately
Conference Call
Charter will host a conference call on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at
The conference call will be webcast live via the Company's investor relations website at ir.charter.com. The call will be archived under the "Financial Information" section two hours after completion of the call. Participants should go to the webcast link no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time to register.
Those participating via telephone should dial 866-919-0894 no later than 10 minutes prior to the call. International participants should dial 706-679-9379. The conference ID code for the call is 46580011.
A replay of the call will be available at 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 beginning two hours after the completion of the call through the end of business on
Additional Information Available on Website
The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Company's Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 which will be posted on the "Financial Information" section of our investor relations website at ir.charter.com, when it is filed with the
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Metrics
The Company uses certain measures that are not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of its business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net loss or cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by Charter, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income (loss) and free cash flow is reconciled to net cash flows from operating activities in the addendum of this news release.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net and other operating expenses, such as merger and acquisition costs, special charges and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of the Company's businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by the Company's capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and the cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less purchases of property, plant and equipment and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.
Management and the Company's board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess Charter's performance and its ability to service its debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under the Company's credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the credit facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the
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This communication includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this communication may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "should", "planned", "will", "may", "intend", "estimated", "aim", "on track", "target", "opportunity", "tentative", "positioning", "designed", "create", "predict", "project", "seek", "would", "could", "continue", "ongoing", "upside", "increases" and "potential", among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this communication are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our definitive proxy statement filed with the
Risks Related to the TWC Transaction and Bright House Transaction (collectively, the "Transactions")
Risks Related to Our Business
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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Second of three parts
In northwestern China's Shaanxi province, a neatly manicured and landscaped memorial park the size of six soccer fields is one sign of the revolutionary lineage of Xi Jinping, the man set to become China's next leader.
Known as a Communist Party princeling, Xi is the 58-year-old son of Xi Zhongxun, a deputy prime minister and revolutionary hero who died in 2002.
The elder Xi was born in Fuping county in Shaanxi, more than 600 miles southwest of Beijing, and is considered a hometown hero.
On a recent day at the memorial park, a man who gives his name as Li says Xi Zhongxu "liberated the poor masses, and allowed us to live a good life." The man is referring to Xi's role as the architect of Deng Xiaoping's special economic zones, which played an important role in China's process of reform and opening up.
But in the memorial hall devoted to Xi, decades of his life are undocumented. That's because he fell out of favor in 1962, accused of disloyalty to the party. He spent many of the intervening 16 years in jail, some of it in solitary confinement, until he was rehabilitated in 1978.
His son, Xi Jinping, also suffered: He was labeled a "reactionary student" when he was just 14 years old, according to the state-run Shaanxi Farmers' Daily newspaper.
Despite that, the younger Xi — China's current vice president — spent much of that time trying to join the very Communist Party that was persecuting his father, applying as many as 10 times before his application was accepted in 1974, according to the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao, citing an article said to be written by Xi himself.
"At that time, if you want to have a career, you do need to have that ticket," says Cheng Li, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, explaining how joining the Communist Party was the only chance of social mobility in the political context of that era.
An Understanding Of Rural Life
From age 15, Xi Jinping was sent to live in the countryside, spending seven years in a remote Shaanxi village, first as an ordinary farmer, then as a low-level official.
"He told Chinese official media many times that was his formative experience. He learned a lot of things: humanity, humility, adaptability and endurance," Li says. "Certainly it also gave him a chance to understand rural China."
Xi's relatives still live at the ancestral home where his father grew up in Zhonghe village. His 81-year-old uncle, Xi Zhongfa, uses the one-story earthen hut with dirt floors as storage space. Eighteen years younger than Xi Zhongxun, the old man simply says of his older brother, "He was good to me."
Life is still hard in the village. These elderly relatives still don't have hot water inside their house, and depend on an outside faucet for cold water. They say they don't enjoy any perks, and the only sign of their famous relative is a small, broken plastic sign on the wall of the ancestral home, attesting to the fact that Xi Zhongxun lived there.
Xi Jinping has been back to the village at least twice to visit, and many neighbors appear to have been impressed as much by his generous girth as the low-key manner of his visit.
According to Xi's aunt, Ding Fengqin, he gave the relatives a coded warning against corrupt or unseemly behavior.
"He called for family unity among the cousins. He told them to act according to national rules, and not to cause trouble," she says.
Business-Friendly, Open-Minded
For much of his life, Xi's fame has been overshadowed by his second wife, Peng Liyuan, who is a major-general in the army and a very popular singer. For Xi's part, on graduating from Tsinghua University in Beijing, his first job was as secretary to Geng Biao, a powerful military bureaucrat and then defense minister.
After that, most of Xi's career has been far from the center, in the rich, eastern coastal provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang and the city of Shanghai. He is seen as being business-friendly and having a no-nonsense attitude unusual among Chinese officials. Li Shih-wei, chairman of Ten Fu tea company and head of a Taiwanese investment association, describes their meetings in the 1990s.
"When he held meetings with us Taiwanese businessmen, he made sure the heads of the relevant government departments were present," Li recalls. "If we raised a problem, he'd ensure it was resolved then and there. He works very efficiently and in a very straightforward way."
Wang Jing, a businesswoman and chief executive of the Newland computer group, is another old friend. In 1993, she considered leaving Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian, because of the bureaucratic difficulties in starting a business there. At the time, Xi was party secretary in Fuzhou, and Wang changed her mind after getting his help.
"He put much effort into supporting high-tech businesses," she says, describing him as being consistently ahead of the curve in his concerns. "Now the government is concerned about food safety. But back then, in Fujian, they were already looking at it. Another interest was building an ecological, environmentally friendly city."
Despite Xi's redder-than-red princeling background, friends say he's surprisingly open-minded. Jason Hsuan, the Taiwanese chairman of TPV, which bills itself as the world's leading computer-monitor maker, has known Xi for 22 years.
Hsuan describes Xi's voracious appetite for knowledge, saying the mainland Chinese politician has read widely about Taiwan's economic development and its democratization. He says Xi met a wide circle of Taiwanese in Fujian, including members of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party, which favors formal independence from Beijing.
In 1994, while on an official trip to Germany, Hsuan accompanied Xi on a stopover in Amsterdam. Hsuan says Holland's liberal policies toward drugs and prostitution fascinated Xi.
"I remember he asked so many questions, and I thought, 'Wow, he doesn't look like a communist,' " Hsuan says. "He was amazed at why the Dutch government has opened up this, but have pretty good control. He may not think it's a good idea to have this kind of thing in China, but he likes to learn."
Building Political Capital At Home
Hsuan says Xi has always shunned ostentation, preferring to eat simple food like dumplings or noodles with minced pork. The pair used to play tennis together, but normally played at what Hsuan says was "a very average" court at a local school, rather than the more rarefied surroundings inside the government guesthouse.
Xi has twice been sent in to clean up after major corruption scandals. Sources say his daughter, who studies at Harvard under an assumed name, leads a low-key existence, unlike some of the flashier offspring of princelings, who have made headlines with their champagne-swilling, high-society lifestyles.
Friends describe Xi as genial and loyal, willing to travel out of the way to catch up with old companions. According to Hsuan, Xi has a "very strong" sense of humor.
As an example, he describes an incident in 1992, when the pair tried to visit Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, during a tropical storm. Unwittingly they strayed onto the grounds of a military base, and were stopped by guards and asked to leave. On leaving, Hsuan says Xi joked, "Well, Jason, we have successfully occupied Pearl Harbor without any sacrifice of soldiers."
But that humor has not been on public display. Xi Jinping's most well-known public statement, and one indication of a more acerbic side to his personality, emerged on a tour of Mexico three years ago. Then, he criticized what he called "some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do than engage in finger-pointing."
"First, China does not export revolution; second, it does not export famine and poverty; and third, it does not mess around with you. So what else is there to say?" Xi said.
Nationalists at home went wild; others feared the comment was not statesmanlike.
Now, the stakes are higher. Faced with a political transition complicated by factional infighting, Xi needs a successful U.S. trip to burnish his credentials overseas and build political capital at home.
The man expected to be China's next leader is generating a lot of curiosity. To learn more about him, NPR's Louisa Lim has been talking with his family and friends, starting in China's northwest.
LOUISA LIM, BYLINE: I'm in a small town called Fuping in Shaanxi Province, and I'm standing in a landscaped, manicured memorial park. And this really shows Xi Jinping's revolutionary lineage, his status as what they call here a princeling, because it's dedicated to his father, Xi Zhongxun. He was a Communist revolutionary, a deputy prime minister, and he's seen here as a hometown hero.
LI: (Foreign language spoken)
LIM: He liberated the poor masses and allowed us to live a good life, says a man who gives his name as Mr. Li. In the memorial hall devoted to Xi Zhongxun, decades of his life are left uncovered. That's because he fell out of favor in 1962, accused of disloyalty to the party. He wasn't rehabilitated for 16 years, but his son, Xi Jinping, spent much of that time trying to join the very party that was persecuting his father.
CHENG LI: At that time, if you wanted to have a career, you do need to have that ticket. It's the only way.
LIM: Cheng Li from the Brookings Institution. He describes how Xi Jinping spent seven years in a remote Shaanxi village as a farmer and low-level official.
CHENG LI: He told the Chinese official media many times that was his formative experience. He learned a lot of things: humanity, humility, adaptability and endurance.
XI ZHONGFA: (Foreign language spoken)
LIM: Xi still has family in rural Shaanxi, including his 81-year-old uncle, Xi Zhongfa, who still lives next to the family home, a one-story earthen hut that's become something of a pilgrimage spot. Xi's been back at least twice. Life's still hard here. These relatives say they don't enjoy any perks
DING FENGQIN: (Foreign language spoken)
LIM: In fact, his aunt Ding Fengqin describes how on one visit Xi Jinping warned them to behave, making sure to respect national rules and not cause trouble.
PENG LIYUAN: (Singing in Chinese)
LIM: This is Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan. She's a major-general in the army and a very popular star whose fame for many years outshone her husband's. Most of his career has been far from the center, in the rich, coastal cities of Fujian, Zhejiang and Shanghai. He's seen as being business-friendly and having a no-nonsense attitude, unusual among Chinese officials. Li Shih-wei, chairman of Ten Fu Tea Company, describes their meetings in the '90s.
LI SHIH-WEI: (Through translator) When he held meetings with us Taiwanese businessmen, he made sure the heads of the relevant government departments were present. If we raised a problem, he'd ensure it was resolved then and there.
LIM: Despite Xi's redder-than-red princeling background, friends say he's surprisingly open-minded. Jason Hsuan is the Taiwanese chairman of TPV, the biggest computer-monitor maker in the world. He's known Xi for 22 years. In 1994, Hsuan accompanied Xi on a stopover in Amsterdam. He says Xi was fascinated by Holland's liberal policies toward drugs and prostitution.
JASON HSUAN: I remember that he asked so many questions. I thought, wow, he doesn't look like a communist. He was amazed at why the Dutch government has kind of opened up this, but they have pretty good control of that. He may not think of this as a good idea right now to have that kind of thing in China, but he likes to learn.
LIM: Jason Hsuan mentioned Xi's sense of humor. He tells the story of how, in 1992, they tried to visit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, but unwittingly strayed onto the military base. He describes how guards asked them to leave.
HSUAN: You are coming to a area that are prohibited for the visitors. But we have take a very quick glance of that. And then later he said, well, Jason, we successfully occupied Pearl Harbor without any sacrifice of any of the soldiers.
LIM: That humor has not been on public display.
VICE PRESIDENT XI JINPING: (Foreign language spoken)
LIM: An acerbic side to Xi came out in Mexico three years ago. Then, he criticized what he called foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do than point fingers at China. China, he said, does not export revolution, famine or poverty. Nationalists at home loved it. Others feared it was not statesmanlike. Now the stakes are higher. Xi needs a successful U.S. trip to burnish his statesman credentials and build political capital at home. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Beijing.
MONTAGNE: Tomorrow, in the last part of her series, Louisa reports on the man likely to become China's next prime minister. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisville Cardinals (11-2) defeated the Florida Gators (11-2), 33-23, in the 79th Allstate Sugar Bowl Classic on Wednesday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was the Miller-Digby Award recipient honoring the game's most valuable player as he completed 20-of-32 passes for 266 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Running back Jeremy Wright rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown while also catching three passes for 19 yards.
The win improved the Cardinals to 14-0 under head coach Charlie Strong when scoring 30 or more points with seven of those victories coming during the 2012-13 season.
"It's big for our program," said Strong. "We feel like we can take this program to another level."
"The game ball goes to all of these people behind me, the fans. It's big for our program. We feel like we can take this program to another level."
The Gators made their ninth appearance in the game, tied for the third most (Georgia) all-time, only behind Alabama and LSU (13). Florida is now 3-6 in Sugar Bowl outings.
The Cardinals entered the game as the 50th team to play in a Sugar Bowl and were able to knock off their SEC opponent who was looking for its second consecutive Sugar Bowl win against a Big East Conference school.
The Gators were able to score on three of their four trips in the red zone and also returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. The defense forced three turnovers and sacked Bridgewater five times but it was not enough to counter the team's setbacks as Florida went 3-of-10 on third down and was penalized nine times for a total of 98 yards.
"We got outcoached and outplayed," said Florida head coach Will Muschamp. "Third downs killed us. Credit to them and their organization. They deserved to win."
The Cardinals were able to get off to very quick start as cornerback Terrell Floyd intercepted a pass thrown by Gator quarterback Jeff Driskel on the game's first play from scrimmage. Floyd was able to reach out and make the pick off the hands of a Florida receiver and return the ball 38 yards the other way for the first score of the game with just 15 seconds off the clock. The defensive score was Louisville's first of the season and provided the Cardinals with a lead they would not relinquish.
The play was the first defensive score to open a Sugar Bowl contest since 1942 when Fordham was able to record a first-quarter safety in a 2-0 victory over Missouri.
After forcing a Gator punt, the Cardinals orchestrated a 12-play, 83-yard drive led by Bridgewater who went four-for-five for 66 yards, while also adding a 12-yard rush, on the team's first offensive possession. Louisville added to their lead with a one-yard touchdown run by Wright. Kicker John Wallace was able to add the extra point to give the red-and-black a 14-point advantage at the end of the first quarter.
Florida tallied their first points of the contest early in the second quarter. The Gators moved the ball down the field slowly on a 12-play, 66-yard, drive that took 6:51 off the clock. The possession resulted in a 33-yard field goal by kicker Caleb Sturgis.
The kick made Sturgis Florida's single season leader in field goals (24), giving him possession of three of the team's top four single-season marks.
Louisville's offense continued to move the chains with ease and answered right back with their own field goal as Wallace booted a 27-yard kick through the uprights halfway into the second quarter to bring the lead back to two touchdowns.
The Cardinals added another score before the half as Bridgewater was able to move into Gator territory with long passes of 24 yards to wide receiver Andrell Smith and 17 yards to wideout DeVante Parker. Bridgewater capped off the drive with a 15-yard scoring strike to Parker following a Florida penalty to hand the Gators their largest deficit ever in a Sugar Bowl, 21 points (24-3).
The 24 points was the most scored by Louisville in the first half of a bowl game since they recorded 24 in a 34-31 loss to Boise State in the 1999 Humanitarian Bowl.
Louisville left too much time on the clock for Driskel and the Gators though as the quarterback threw for 45 yards and rushed for another 24 to put Florida in scoring position before the half. The Cardinals played well in the redzone, forcing the Gators to face a fourth down on the goal line, but RB Matt Jones was able to convert for a score, carrying the football up the middle with just 10 seconds remaining in the first half. The touchdown put the Gators behind just two touchdowns at the end of the first half, 24-10.
The Cardinals were able to start the second half just as quick with the help of a couple of penalties. Florida attempted an onside kick to start the third quarter but Louisville was able to recover and the Gators were charged with two personal fouls on the play to set up the Cardinals with excellent field position. On the first play, Bridgewater was able to find receiver Damian Copeland for a 19-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the endzone. The extra point was blocked but the score pushed the lead to 30-10.
Louisville was able to force their second turnover of the day when safety Calvin Pryor came from the left side to sack Driskel who fumbled the football while taking a loss of 17 yards. Defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin was able to recover the fumble at the Florida four-yard line but the Gators made a few big plays when forced to start deep inside their own territory.
Florida forced the Cardinals to negative yardage on three consecutive plays, including two sacks of Bridgewater for a loss of 20 yards. The play pushed Louisville back far enough that Wallace was forced to attempt a 43-yard field goal that he missed wide left.
Later in the third quarter, Bridgewater and the Cardinals offense was able once again able to move deep into Florida territory but the Gators continued to play well in the redzone in the second half. Wallace was forced to kick a 26-yard field goal but a penalty moved him back 15-yards. Wallace's 41-yard try was blocked by Sharrif Floyd and the ball was returned to the Gators.
The Florida defense helped close the gap in the turnover battle at the end of the third quarter when a Bridgewater pass was intercepted by safety Josh Evans and returned seven yards into Cardinals' territory.
Driskel and the Gators converted their first third-down of the game to reach the redzone but the quarterback was intercepted on a pass in the endzone by CB Andrew Johnson who returned the ball back to the Louisville 21-yard line in the beginning of the game's final period.
Louisville was able to add more points off Florida turnovers as the team marched 65 yards down the field on 11 plays to set up a 30-yard field goal by Wallace that gave the Cardinals a 33-10 advantage midway through the third quarter.
Gators wide receiver Andre Debose returned the kickoff 100 yards from his own goal line for a Florida touchdown on the next play. The return was the longest in Sugar Bowl history and tied for the longest in BCS history.
Later in the fourth quarter, a Louisville punt forced the Gators to take possession of the ball at their own three-yard line. Florida then went on a 13-play, 97-yard drive that lasted 3:46. Driskel capped off the drive with a five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kent Taylor. Driskel was unable to convert the two-point conversion and the Cardinals recovered the onside kick ending Florida's hopes for a chance at a comeback.
Louisville ran out the remainder of the clock to come away with a 33-23 Sugar Bowl victory.


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What a difference an Election Day makes. After more or less signaling a preference for Mitt Romney in the White House, defying the Obama administration on settlements in the occupied West Bank and repeated efforts to pressure the administration into a more bellicose posture on Iran, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu scrambled on the morning of Nov. 7 to deal with a new reality: four more years of Barack Obama.
The Israeli prime minister was among the first to call the president after his victory and quickly pulled together a photo op in the company of U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro to publicly congratulate the president. Those gestures were not enough to placate Israeli media or forestall an opportunistic censure from the Israeli Labor Party, apparently seeing an opening before January elections. Critics charge that Prime Minister Netanyahu badly misjudged in his various provocations of the Obama administration and that his bet on the wrong candidate would damage U.S.-Israeli relations.
But can Prime Minister Netanyahu's sudden enthusiasm for the re-elected U.S. president help revive what has been a faltering Middle East peace process? That's a definite "maybe," Philip Wilcox, a retired U.S. diplomat who now serves as president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace in Washington, told America. Wilcox said a "positive sign" is that Netanyahu "believes he now has to take Obama seriously.
"In the past he has treated him almost contemptuously," Wilcox said, "believing that he controls the U.S. Congress and that he could handle the U.S., and the [Obama] admin would bow to his wishes."
In Washington some suggest that the president could use his new leverage for political payback as Israeli elections approach on Jan. 22, but Wilcox argues it would be a huge mistake for the administration to become overtly involved in Israeli politics. Despite his apparent misstep in handling the special relationship with the United States, Netanyahu's right-wing coalition remains strong, says Wilcox, while the Israeli left and center show continuing weakness. The coalition may lose some seats in January, said Wilcox, but Netanyahu is likely to survive.
Happily, his instincts for survival could prove useful. "Netanyahu is something of an ideologue," he said. "I think he genuinely believes that Israel owns" the occupied West Bank and that it has every right to suppress the nationalist ambitions of the Palestinians who live there. Wilcox added, however, that throughout his career Netanyahu has demonstrated a willingness to compromise when he is under pressure. "He is not a fanatic," said Wilcox. "I think his principle objective is to remain in power."
To that end, Netanyahu may accede to renewed pressure to end settlement construction on the West Bank and settler expansion into East Jerusalem as the Obama administration has long advocated. "The U.S. is Israel's best friend these days—perhaps its only major friend," said Wilcox. "Israeli voters will be critical of Netanyahu if he is clearly at odds again with the President of the United States. He cannot afford to create a significant breach in this relationship." And the prime minister will no doubt recall, said Wilcox, that the last time he locked horns with a U.S. president—Bill Clinton in the late 1990s—he was turned out of office at the next opportunity.
Wilcox does not expect to see any rapid response on Middle East policy from the Obama administration. He suspects it will first focus on pulling the United States back from its so-called fiscal cliff, the automatic spending cuts and tax hikes in January that threaten to trigger another recession. After that crisis is presumably resolved, however, Wilcox suggests the Obama administration could put together a domestic coalition including key leadership from the Jewish-American community that could press Netanyahu to halt further settlements on the occupied West Bank and return to the two-state peace process. "It will take courage and persistence," Wilcox said, but it is a diplomatic feat that could be accomplished if the Obama administration has "the skill and the will."


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The Glastonbury Free Press team were back at Worthy Farm this week, putting the vintage Heidelberg print press through its paces and producing limited editions of two of this year's most requested posters.
First off the press was the infamous 'Beware The Long Drop' poster, closely followed by 'It Was Only Rock'n'Roll But We Liked It'.
Both designs went down a storm at the Festival and are now available for sale from our online shop, priced at £10 each (inc P+P).
The short film below, put together by Mandy Briggs and Joe Wheatley, gives a flavour of the (very windy!) big print day in the Wagon Shed at the farm, with the final edition rolling off the press.