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A child was abandoned as a baby and brought in by a local black smith and his wife. As she grows up she is taught to use a sword.
i need a little help on what to put but this is it so far
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21 years ago, there was a forbidden romance between an angel of heaven and a demon of hell. This romance, produced a child who was considered an abomination on both sides, who each sent their own assassins to destroy the child out of fear of the power he would one day possess.
In order to protect their only son, his parents sacrificed their lives in battle to protect him. But not before placing a ward on his soul which would make his power undetectable to those who would undoubtedly be searching for him, and placing him in the care of a young human couple who had been unable to conceive a child of their own.
On his 21st birthday, knowing nothing of his heritage, he celebrates at local nightclub with a group of his college friends. He goes outside to get some fresh air and take a breather from the chaos of the club, when he hears the sounds of screaming and crying coming from a near by alley. He runs to look and see what the commotion is, and discovers a woman being brutally raped in a dark corner.
He runs to the woman's aid, only to be swatted away like a fly as the woman is continuously assaulted. He tries again and again, he is knocked back again and again. Each time with more force. As a college athlete, he is pretty strong. But the strength of the attacker is uncanny, almost as if he isn't human. The attacker, seeing how badly this young man wants to save the woman, rips her arm off and tosses it at the young mans face, to show him how futile his efforts have been.
The young man stands up, grabs the attacker by the hair and lifts him in to the air with one hand, and punches a hole through his chest with the other, then tosses him aside like the garbage he was. The young man goes to the woman's side as she bleeds to death on the ground. Not wanting her to be alone in her final moments he grabs her hand and holds it tightly. Just then, a blinding light appears from his hands, as he watches her missing arm be reconstructed right before his eyes.
His feeling of joy and awe is cut short, as the attacker who believed dead is now standing behind him. But this time he is not a man. He is a giant creature with 6 horns protruding from his head and razor like teeth. The creature strikes at the young man with all his might, sending him flying through the air and in to a row of cars in a parking lot across the street.
Before he can regain his bearing and figure out what happened, the creature lands on top of him and begins pounding on his face, smashing his head in to the ground. The young man holds out his hand, as if to beg the creature to stop. The creature looks and what he believes is a broken and defeated young man. Just then, an explosion with tremendous force erupts from the young mans hand leaving no trace of the creature behind.
But such an enormous display of power did not go unnoticed. Once again, the assassins of both Heaven and Hell are sent forth to destroy the abomination who has now been located. And so begins the reluctant journey of a young man who who wields the power of heaven, hell, and humanity decides to free mankind of those who seek to control or devour them. The young mans name is, Jimmy Smith.
I don't read manga.
I don't think this would be a good place to share your manga and anime ideas if you would actually want to publish your ideas one day and perhaps someone could steal an idea from here and the person that got their idea stolen off them could easily sue the other guy for stealing so to avoid all this hassle no thank you.
Any ideas posted here are date stamped. Someone would have to be pretty ignorant to try and run with an idea posted here. Not to mention, this is intended to be nothing more than a little fun. Tossing ideas back and forth to spur creativity. Good job trying to crap on some girls parade, though.
I don't read manga.
I guess you can PM the guy for your idea?
There are only two types of people in this world; sadist and masochists!
fifteen year old ____ was born blind. after being informed that she was dying, she became desperate to meet the boy she loved but could not see. the boy who stuck with her through her whole life, she knew everything about him-- except his face. her last and only wish was to see the beauty of the world. saddened by this, her lover gives her his eyes.
"i know your face by heart. i need not to see anything else", said he.
months later, she finally dies in the arms of her lover, and the last thing she saw
was his face, in which she's longed to see her whole life. the end
idk, made this up on the spot hehe
Title: Angel Squadron
Type: military.
Genre: war, scifi
This tale revolves around a Marine AH-1z Super cobra pilot, Captain Mike "Joker" Ruflin, stationed with Echo Battalion's Bulldog Squadron in Afghanistan. He's married to his college sweetheart, Ali, and lives back in a small town called Black Springs, in Georgia.
While on mission, Mike's helicopter is shot down by an unknown weapon in a great blast of light, killing his gunner. Alone, unreachable by para-rescue, and 150 miles inside hostile territory, Mike starts an arduous trek across the landscape of Afghanistan, armed with only a 9-mm. Beretta. Coming across a mortally wounded soldier named Diggs, Mike learns that Al-Qaeda has acquired a state of the art defense system. Before Diggs dies, he warns Mike that the Russians are involved.
After burying the soldier and taking up his M4, Mike continues. Over time he meets up with other marines and soldiers.
-SSgt. Wesley "Fat Cat" Irons, a heavy set African American with a friendly disposition. He lost his entire platoon in the wake of mysterious attack, hallmarked by a blinding flash of light. He becomes Mike's closest friend and confidant. He specializes in heavy weapons and demolitions.
-Lt. Rodrick "Phantom" Xavier, a Marine sniper. Rodrick and Mike bash a lot because Mike is Catholic, while Rodrick is a fiery atheist. Over time, however, the two accept their differences, knowing they need each other to survive.
-Sgt. Nick "Toads" Harley, comms officer. His nickname is because of his pet desert toad, Pouches, that lives in his utility belt pocket.
-Cpl. Francis "Sunny" William, mechanic and driver. Francis is a tank driver and mechanic who lost his crew in the midst of a suicide bombing. He dual wields twin 9 mm. and is homosexual.
-Cpl. Chino "Checkers" Ramirez, support specialist. Chino is a Mexican immigrant who moved his family to escape the drug cartels. In the military, he fantasies that every enemy he brings down is a drug lord, as he lost his sister to cocaine.
The six form an inseparable team, code naming themselves Angel Squadron (Mike's AH-1 callsign was Angel-1) and embark on an epic trek back to friendly territory. Along the way, they assist locals in fighting off Al-Qaeda and gather intel on their mysterious weapon and its backer. He is revealed later on to be an ex-special forces named Packard McGrath, a Russian-American communist.
Packard wanted not only Russia to return to communism, but bring America into his beliefs as well. His weapon, a superconducting atomic laser, is the weapon that shot Mike out of the sky and destroyed Wesley's platoon. With his enormous wealth obtained through arms dealing, Packard means to coerce the American Government to step down in exchange for sparing billions of Americans from his weapons.
Knowing that moving the weapon could doom the American forces, Angel Squadron, against the demands of General Genning, deploys and successfully destroy the weapon. Packard, enraged that his plans have been stalled, ambushes and tries to kill Mike, but is foiled by Wesley, killing him instead. Packard escapes, but not before a furious fist fight with Mike. As Angel Squadron is airlifted out, Chino pulls the pins on Wesley's dropped grenade belt and throws it into Packard's Mi-24 Hind, presumably killing him.
Angel Squadron mourns Wesley's death and vow to never let each other down in their times of need. Mike returns home to Ali, on leave after his journey and meet in a tearful embrace. The manga/anime ends with Rodrick stating, "I've no belief in God, but after what we've been through, I do know there are angels. And there watching over us all..."
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Any ideas posted here are date stamped. Someone would have to be pretty ignorant to try and run with an idea posted here. Not to mention, this is intended to be nothing more than a little fun. Tossing ideas back and forth to spur creativity. Good job trying to crap on some girls parade, though.
Me too, I pretty agree with bro but I think crowdsourcing for ideas also a good step for us to brainstorm the timeline of a story or just having fun. Seriously, no offense
Title : Allience | The Existance
Timeline : 100 - 200 years ago, Enlightenment Age or before that
This is the short summary. A story that consist of multiple of Heroes (it is okay for you to think that the story is the same as Maplestory). A Hero locked inside a time capsule or something, finally managed to set himself free. 50 years ago, He fought with the most evil character in his world and ended up nearly got killed but managed to secure a route to escaped but later trapped inside a time capsule.
Realising that he is on the different era, and the evil villain was jailed by 5 priests 50 years ago (the same year as he got defeated), he figured out that the world that he used to live with changed but still not very peace as he hope.
The next thing is he travel around the world and found quite few institutions that train the future warriors and begin searching for future Heroes with different fighting skills and style.
I wish that I can make a 50 or above episodes of an Anime, so it is long enough to insert lots of plots, difficulties and problems (multiple high-level enemy or equivalent). 24 episodes are inadequate, and 100 episodes and above are quite long for viewers to stay with it.
Thank you
Anything at all about the Holocaust or Soviet Russia
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mnp13 wrote:FIRST: IF IN DOUBT, CALL YOUR VET. There are some poisons / items that are best left in the dog. Inducing vomiting could cause further damage in some cases. Most vets will tell you over the phone to induce vomiting or not.
In the case of ibuprophen it always a 'make them vomit', as the longer the pills sit in the stomach the higher the risk for gastric ulcers and/or renal damage.
If you just watched your dog gulp down a pair of underware or a rat (and you know who you are!) and you'd like them to return them to you, follow the simple steps outlined below!
1. Feed the dog a nice big bowl of food so it has some extra 'stuff' to throw up. In the case of pills this makes it more probable that that all of the pills will come up. In the case of other nasty stuff, it gives the dog more volume to help things come up easier (important when you need to get bones or plastic to come up)
2. Use a medicine dropper - sold at any pharmacy for giving kids medicine - to give the dog 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide. Three teaspoons = 1 tablespoon. Hold the dog's mouth open and stick the dropper in their throat, then hold the dog's mouth shut to force them to swallow.
3. Back up and wait.
You MUST have 'fresh' hydrogen peroxide for this. To test your HP, put a little in your mouth, it should fizz immediately. If not go get a new bottle. The HP will fizz when it hits the dog's stomach, your dog may foam at the mouth for a bit and vomit a little. DO NOT bring your dog in after the first 'spit up'. Until they have really heaved a few times they are not done. It can take about 15 minutes. If they have not vomited in that time, give another tablespoon of HP.
Don't let the dog eat or drink for a few hours or they may vomit it up again. I let Ruby drink and vomit a few times to clear the bad taste out, so we just stayed in the yard for an hour or so.
Be prepared for lots of dirty looks from your dog.
moto1320 wrote:Here is an addition from gf....
Feed your dog some cotton balls soaked in milk or broth. Those will wrap around the sharp object and help protect the intestine. Some mineral oil or olive oil will help lubricate things, too.
uid0 wrote:The best thing I've ever seen to make a dog vomit is apomorphine. An E-vet had to use it on Solstice once. A drop of it in the corner of his eye and about 30 seconds later up it came.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose to $96 a barrel on Friday on hopes that a steady recovery in the U.S. economy could boost fuel use.
Benchmark oil for June delivery rose 86 cents to close at $96.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. But even with three straight days of gains, oil finished the week down 2 cents.
A gauge of future economic activity in the U.S. rose more than analysts expected, as did a measure of consumer confidence, adding to evidence that the economy is steadily recovering. Traders hope that's a sign of increased demand for fuels like gasoline.
At the pump, gas prices rose 2 cents to an average of $3.62 a gallon. But that average is skewed by ballooning gas prices in the Midwest. Refinery outages in the region have created fuel shortages. The average price in Minnesota and North Dakota jumped 15 cents overnight.
Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, was up 86 cents to finish at $104.64 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline rose 2 cents to end at $2.91 a gallon.
— Heating oil added 3 cents to finish at $2.94 a gallon.
— Natural gas gained 12 cents to end at $4.06 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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The worst U.S. drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl is damaging wheat crops across the world's biggest supplier, at a time when hedge funds are the most bearish on prices in seven months.
About 62% of the country is mired in a dry spell that the government says will last at least until March in states growing the most winter wheat. With dormant crops already in the worst condition since records began in 1985 and global inventories headed for a third annual drop, Chicago futures may rise as much as 26% to $9.50 a bushel this year, the median of 32 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg shows.
That raises the prospect of prices reversing their 20% drop since a July peak, a retreat that spurred hedge funds to start positioning for more declines in December. The prolonged drought is increasing concern that supplies will tighten because there is also dry weather in Argentina and Australia. Heat waves in the Black Sea last year curbed cargoes until the next harvest and a lack of rain is slowing barge traffic on the Mississippi, which handles about 60% of U.S. grain exports.
"We don't see any fundamental reason why the wheat market should be going down," said Tom Neher, a vice president at AgStar Financial Services in Rochester, Minnesota, who helps manage the company's grain investments valued at about $2.1 billion. "We're looking at Argentina and the Black Sea area and Australia with smaller-than-normal crops. In the U.S., the crop isn't ideal going into the winter stretch."
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Wheat advanced 19% to $7.78 in 2012 on the Chicago Board of Trade, having risen as high as $9.4725 in July. It was the biggest gain in the Standard & Poor's GSCI Spot gauge of 24 commodities, which rose 0.3%. The MSCI All-Country World Index of equities jumped 13 percent, and the dollar fell 0.5 percent against a basket of six trading partners. Treasuries returned 2.3%, a Bank of America Corp. index shows.
About 33% of winter-wheat fields were in good or excellent condition by Nov. 25, from 52% a year earlier, U.S. Department of Agriculture data show. Winter wheat, which goes dormant during the winter and resumes growth in March and April, is the most common variety grown, accounting for about 70% of U.S. production.
Drought is affecting all of Kansas, the biggest winter-wheat grower, with conditions in the western counties that can cause widespread crop losses, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Rainfall was as little as 10% of normal in the past 60 days in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, National Weather Service data show.
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Someone recently asked, "Why a longer rod?" Someone else answered, "Longer dwell time." I never really thought about it before, so I thought I'd look into it. Using some basic math, we can prove that a longer rod does indeed create a longer dwell time around top dead center.
As you can see in the diagram, the piston with the longer conrod spends more time around top dead center (0 degree crank angle) due to a slower acceleration rate towards and away from TDC. A longer dwell time around top dead center makes better use of the combustion pressure and turning the pressure into torque; a rule of thumb is that you want peak combustion pressure around 15-17 degrees after TDC. Furthermore, the combusiton pressures are higher while the crank angle is lower resulting in less side loading of the piston into the bore. Less side loading results in less friction between the piston and bore freeing up power and reducing wear. The reduced piston acceleration also improves piston ring life as the lower acceleration equals less force on the rings (remember F=ma?).Read the rest of the article at Moto IQ


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"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" scampered away with the top spot at the multiplex this weekend, beating out a handful of popular Christmas releases to claim No. 1 yet again.
For the third consecutive weekend, Peter Jackson's prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy sold the most tickets at the box office, grossing $32.9 million, according to an estimate from distributor Warner Bros. After a decent opening, the big-budget film has proved to have legs with moviegoers: Domestically, the movie has collected $222.7 million, and abroad it has grossed an even more robust sum of nearly $400 million.
The final weekend of 2012 was a strong one for Hollywood, as a crop of well-reviewed titles gave good performances at the box office. Quentin Tarantino's western "Django Unchained" lassoed the runner-up position, as the violent R-rated flick took in $30.7 million. Since debuting Tuesday, the movie has made a strong $64 million.
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"Les Miserables," a star-studded adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, didn't do quite as well as the industry had predicted after its excellent start on Christmas Day. Still, the movie sold a respectable $28 million worth of tickets this weekend, raising its six-day total to a fantastic $67.5 million.
Even the critically-lambasted family comedy "Parental Guidance" did solid business at the box office. Though its weekend take of $14.8 million wasn't especially impressive, the film starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler has now made $29.6 million -- far more than pre-release audience polling suggested at the beginning of the week.
Overall, ticket sales were up 20% compared with the final three-day period in 2011, according to Hollywood.com. With only a few days left in the year, it appears that both revenue and attendance will have lifted roughly 6% from 2011.
"Django" was by far the most expensive of the new releases to hit theaters this week, costing co-financiers The Weinstein Co. and Sony Pictures about $100 million to produce. But the film -- also the best-reviewed of the new crop -- earned a positive average grade of A- from opening day moviegoers, and that word of mouth paid off.
The movie, which stars Jamie Foxx as a slave out to kill a greedy plantation owner, marks the second-best opening ever for Tarantino behind his latest film, 2009's "Inglourious Basterds." That movie, which launched with $38.1 million, went on to become the filmmaker's biggest hit ever, collecting $120.5 million in North America.
"Les Miserables" also benefitted from strong buzz and the average A grade it received from audiences. The film, which stars a handful of popular actors including Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe, cost Universal about $61 million to make.
The picture is also doing well overseas, having collected $48.7 million from just eight foreign markets. The movie did best by far in Korea, where its $20.1-million take marked the biggest opening ever for a musical in the country and the best debut there for any Universal title.
With a lack of family films in the marketplace, "Parental Guidance" was able to attract parents and their children. About 53% of those who saw the movie were families, who gave the film an A- CinemaScore despite the fact that the movie was savaged by reviewers.
"Critics are so impressed with themselves and want to show how smart and clever they are, and when there's something sweet that's right down the middle, they tend to turn their noses up at it," said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution for 20th Century Fox, which released the film.
Along with Walden Media, Fox spent only about $25 million to make "Parental Guidance," as its big stars Crystal and Midler took cut deals and the movie did not require any pricey special effects.
In limited release, Focus Features debuted its environmental drama "Promised Land" in 25 theaters. The movie, co-written by and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski, took in $190,150 over the weekend, amounting to a modest $7,606 per-theater average. The $16-million film, about a small town weighing whether to allow oil drilling, will expand to about 1,500 locations next weekend.
[For the record, Dec. 31, 7:46 AM: An earlier version of this post said that "Promised Land" grossed $72,047 over the weekend for a per-theater average of $2,882. In fact, that is how much the movie grossed on Saturday alone.]
Review: Vive 'Les Miserables' in all its over-the-top glory
Projector: 'Les Mis' and 'Django' enter the Christmas mix
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Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp believes Mesut Ozil is the missing link as far as Arsenal are concerned and says Real Madrid were wrong to sell the attacking midfielder.
Since arriving at the Emirates, the Germany international has racked up three goals and five assists in seven matches, six of which resulted in wins.
Klopp is very familiar with Ozil from the 25-year-old's time with Werder Bremen and Schalke, and he believes the playmaker is the kind of player the Gunners, who host Dortmund in the Champions League this week, have been crying out for in recent season.
"This team missed one player and maybe it can be Mesut Ozil," he told reporters.
"He is technically perfect, he is fast and has developed a drive to goal. He is very intelligent and can play in any team. He has everything, is a natural and it works very well.
"That is why it was a great idea from Arsenal and not so from the one team who let him go."
Klopp's Dortmund side will travel to the Emirates to take on Mesut Ozil and Arsenal on Tuesday, and the coach took note of how far the Premier League leaders have come since last season.
"One year ago no one thought it was possible they could play brilliant football without (Santi) Cazorla," he mused.
"Now they have some injuries and still look strong with (Aaron) Ramsey and (Jack) Wilshere, (Tomas) Rosicky is back in shape and (Olivier) Giroud - he is one of the best strikers around.
"As a supporter, this is one of the most beautiful types of football to watch.
"A team that is strong enough to be champions in the Premier League is of course strong enough to go to the final of the Champions League.
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It's only mid-April, but I'm making an early reservation for The Other Woman to appear on my list of the 10 Worst Films of 2014.
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A female solidarity adultery comedy that's three parts embarrassing farce to one part genuinely comic discharge.
As it winds its way toward an unexpectedly grisly final showdown, The Other Woman often feels stranded between gross-out comedy, romantic fantasy and distaff psychodrama in a way that compels fascination and impatience alike.
Written by newcomer Melissa K. Stack, The Other Woman offers roughly equal parts wit and witlessness, casual smarts and jokes, lingering and detailed, regarding explosive bowel movements. Based on that ratio, I'd say the screenwriter's future in Hollywood looks pretty good.
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Female buddy comedy OK for older teens; some sex, drinking.
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Parents need to know that this sometimes very funny buddy comedy was originally rated R, but the MPAA lowered the rating to PG-13 after an appeal. Still, there's no shortage of iffy-for-younger-viewers material, starting with the premise: Three women (played by Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton) form an offbeat friendship when they all realize they've been seeing the same man (one is actually married to him). Despite a plot revolving around cheating/infidelity, the messages that come through the strongest are the ones related to the women's friendship (which based on mutual respect) and mission (righting a wrong). Expect lots of innuendo/frank talk about sex (though no nudity) and relationships, kissing, scantily clad women and men, a little blood (a character walks into a glass door), swearing (mostly "s--t" and "a--hole"), some toilet humor (poop, vomit), and frequent social drinking, sometimes to excess.
Messages: Three women thrown together by unusual circumstances -- they were all seeing the same man (and one's married to him) -- manage to direct their anger at the actual perpetrator, the philanderer, rather than at each other. Instead of competing for his attentions, they empower each other and form a deep, hilarious friendship. Lots of toilet humor (diarrhea, dog poop, vomit).
Role models: Carly is a strong, self-possessed woman who won't let a man define her or set the romantic agenda. She helps Kate find her own voice in a lie-filled relationship. Kate, for her part, taps into a deep well of forgiveness for Carly and Amber, fixing her anger on the man who wronged them, not at the women (who were also deceived) and, more importantly, not at herself.
Violence: A woman wreaks havoc on a room with a golf club. A man walks into a glass window, breaking his nose (the scene turns bloody fast), then proceeds to run through and shatter a glass cubicle wall. He then gets punched in the face. A woman tackles another.
Sex: Lots of innuendo. Frank talk about waxing private parts and the frequency with which a couple has sex. Passionate kissing and groping. A man walks around in a towel. A bikini-clad woman's body is frequently shown in close-up (lingering on breasts and bottom), with characters discussing her appeal.
Language: Many uses of "s--t" (and the related "bulls--t"), plus "a--hole," "damn," "hell," and "pu--y."
Consumerism: Labels are flashed to denote characters' affluence, including Mercedes Benz. Also: iPhone, Dell, etc.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Lots of social drinking by adults (wine, shots of hard liquor), sometimes to the point of inebriation. It seems like someone almost always has a drink in hand. One character says she wants to smoke but isn't shown doing so.
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The 10 Craziest Songs of Eminem's Career
If you're under the age of, say, 21, then you probably know a much different Eminem than we do. Although he still brings out the "Slim Shady" side of his rap persona from time to time, Em plays it safe more often than not these days. He doesn't condone domestic violence; he makes tracks like "Love the Way You Lie" that bring attention to it. He doesn't sing about hitting "Rock Bottom"; he creates powerful anthems like "Not Afraid." Hell, he doesn't even "kill" his ex-wife Kim on his records anymore! In a lot of ways, Em has matured, both on and off of his records. So, unless you grew up bumping The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP religiously, you don't know Em like we do.
Sure, Em still records some crazy songs (Relapse had its fair share and Recovery had a few select moments) but we remember when Em used to be really crazy. Back when 8 Mile was popping, Em was a pretty wild dude. Like, as much as we loved him back then, we definitely lowered the volume on our iPods when some of his stuff came on, lest we catch the side eye from the old man or young lady sitting next to us on the train. So, since we're looking back at the 8 Mile period of Em's life on our new cover, we also decided to take a look back at The 10 Craziest Songs of Eminem's Career. Take a handful of Prozac (just kidding, don't do that!) and join us in celebrating the craziest Em songs we've ever heard in our life.


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ROME (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican is resigning his post to become a professor at a university.
The U.S. Embassy said Wednesday that Miguel H. Diaz, a Hispanic Roman Catholic theologian, will join his family in Ohio where he has been named a professor of faith and culture at the University of Dayton.
The Cuban-born Diaz was an adviser to President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. His term as ambassador has been marked by tension between Washington and the Vatican over Obama's support of abortion in contrast with core church teaching.
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Depending on the ages of your children, they are spending anywhere from two to nearly eight hours a day on the Internet, and perhaps even more during summer months. While the Internet world offers children experiences that can be both educational and rewarding, it can also pose a risk.
In an effort to help parents protect their children online, Better Business Bureau serving Upstate New York offers advice to avoid the most prevalent online risks children may encounter.
"We know children will be tempted to roam around unknown websites. It's the parents who end up with the responsibility of keeping an eye on their online activity," said Warren Clark, President of BBB serving Upstate New York. "Kids will not necessarily know how to spot lurking danger, leaving parents with another tough job. It's important that parents and caregivers teach children the rules and risks of cyberspace and take the time to try out apps and online services that your child uses so you can assess whether there is risk involved with them."
Why does the Internet pose such new challenges for parents and caregivers? It comes down to one word - interactive - which is unlike other entertainment venues, such as television or radio. Your child can "talk" with anyone online. It also allows any user, anywhere, to post information, including materials that are inaccurate, misleading and inappropriate for children. And, it could also give people the opportunity to collect personal information from your child.
BBB offers the most prevalent risks that children may encounter online:
Tracking. Advertisers are tracking your and your children's online activity. Better Business Bureaus children's advertising review unit offers parents a free online guide that explains privacy issues, cyberbullying, stalking and other important aspects of online safety for children.
Bullying and harassment. This is most likely to happen through social networking sites or through email or text messages. It's important to listen to your children and encourage them to discuss their fears and feelings about such incidents. The website ikeepsafe.org offers resources to help parents deal with cyberbullying.
Reputation-harming posts. Children may not understand that "online is forever." Posts can haunt them at some point in the future, and may be saved by someone - even after it has been deleted by a user. Be sure your kids understand this, especially as it applies to pictures. Take the time to use a search engine to check up on what has been posted by or about your children.
Phishing attempts and identity theft. Help your children understand emails requesting passwords and usernames may be fake, even though they may look legitimate. Tell them they should never click on links in such emails. Explain to them they should not share their passwords with anyone, except you, and make sure the operating systems and security systems on your devices are kept up-to-date.
Inappropriate content. Children can easily stumble upon material that is sexual, violent or illustrates illegal activity. What parent hasn't heard "but there's no blood" as an excuse for watching a movie or playing a video game? Explain the true consequences of violence, and point out how unrealistic it is for people to get away with violent behavior.
Parents need to know their kids' media. Check out ratings, and, when there are none, find out about content. For example, content in a 1992 R-rated movie is now acceptable for a PG-13, and keep in mind streaming online videos do not have ratings. Establish rules about which sites can and cannot be visited online.
Online stalkers/predators. Though such incidents make the news, the risk of a child or teen being harmed by someone they met online is considered to be low. Nevertheless, common-sense rules always apply. Any communication your child has with an unknown person online that veers into subjects like sex or other physical details should be ended at once and reported to you. Call your local police department if you suspect your child is being contacted for sexual reasons.
Be aware of the "digital footprint." What is a digital footprint? It's a trail of everything you do online. While many trails can be positive, some can harm children personally or professionally down the line.
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Ryan Gosling holds hands with his Place Beyond the Pines co-star, Eva Mendes, as they make their way through Charles de Gaulle airport on Sunday (November 27) in Paris, France.
The co-stars and cute couple visited Paris' famed Père Lachaise cemetery earlier in the weekend.
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Ryan is in town visiting Eva as she works on her latest movie, Holly Motors, in the French capital.
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I have three categories (Job Expenses, Job Supplies, and Uncategorized expenses) showing up as negatives on my 2016 P/L and can not figure out why.
Job Supplies shows neg $1120.84. I ran an Open Invoices report showing status as of Dec 31, 2016 and I got back 4 invoices. I went through each invoice to find all Job Supply numbers and came up with $363.22 which I would expect to show as a positive expense to me since the invoices for these expenses were not paid until early 2017. So where do I find the diffence that is making up the neg $1120.84?
I have a simple process whereby I purchase supplies for a job, enter the receipts as a billable expense on the invoice, I get paid, then receive payment which should clear it all out and only have what is in the Open invoices at the end of the year.... correct?
Rustler.... THANK YOU!I just did an invoice and your reccomendation looked to have worked for the one I just entered.Now how do I correct entries before I made the change because those did not update from what I can tell?
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I have a simple process whereby I purchase supplies for a job, enter the receipts as a billable expense on the invoice, I get paid, then receive payment which should clear it all out and only have what is in the Open invoices at the end of the year.... correct?
No. and that is the problem
billable expense should post to an income account and not to the same expense account
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gear>settings>company settings>expenses>bills and expenses and turn on make expenses and items billablecheck mark to track billable expenses and items as incomethen in company settings>advanced>chart of accounts click the edit pencil and select the billable expense income accountWhy intuit separated the two related settings is anyone's guessWhen you enter a vendor bill/CC charge/etc, you will see a Billable check mark box, check that and select the customer name in the customer block. The next time you invoice your customer, the system will ask if you would like to add the bill to the invoice. IF you do not want to add the bill to the invoice, leave the billable check mark box blank, the cost of the expense will still count against the customer
If you do not have QBO+ then you must use a service item to invoice the client, the service item is linked to an income account typically called something like reimbursed expense income
Before the business had a bank account, I paid for many expenses out of pocket. After business bank account was set up, I reimbursed myself with a check. How do I enter?
When she married Prince Charles, Diana gave up working as a nursery school teacher in favor of her royal obligations. But while she maintained her official duties, Diana worked to put parenting before her other commitments. "Inevitably, she left her children with nannies — just as she herself and so many other well-to-do British children have been left — but she tried to arrange her schedule to match the boys'," Katrine Ames wrote in Newsweek in 1997. "In her official calendar, the princess had all the everyday details of her son's utterly un-everyday lives marked in green ink."
At his mother's insistence, William became the first heir to the throne to attend public school — at Jane Mynor's nursery school near Kensington Palace. "The decision to have William, 3, develop his finger-painting skills among commoners showed the influence of Diana, Princess of Wales, who had worked in a nursery school herself when she was just a Lady," George Hackett wrote in Newsweek in 1985.
It wasn't just school where she rebelled against the constraints of royal childhood. Diana took the boys to get hamburgers at McDonald's, rode the tube and the bus, and let them wear jeans and baseball caps; they white-water rafted and rode bicycles. At Disney, they stood in line like everyone else.
She also took them to hospitals and homeless shelters. "She very much wanted to get us to see the rawness of real life," William told ABC News' Katie Couric in 2012. "And I can't thank her enough for that, 'cause reality bites in a big way, and it was one of the biggest lessons I learned is, just how lucky and privileged so many of us are — particularly myself."
No longer "Shy Di"! In 1994, while a documentary about Prince Charles' infidelity was airing, the leggy Princess Diana donned a clingy rushed minidress for a Serpentine Gallery benefit. The next day, she stole the newspaper headlines with her confident look (one which certainly broke the queen's dress code!)
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Last fall, we were dog sitting for a delightful dog called Marley. His breed is best described as "Hmm, hard to say. I'd guess he has some hound in him, but after that I'm mystified." (Check out the blog Canardly Marley to see what people have guessed about his breed.) Anyway, while spending a lovely four days with Marley, I learned a lot about him. It's always a process getting to know a new dog, and most things about dogs don't surprise me.
Marley has one highly unexpected trait. He is not the slightest bit sensitive to sudden loud sounds. He was so unresponsive to loud sounds that I would be worried about his hearing except that he comes running to the kitchen at even the quietest hint of the crinkling of a bag of treats. In a house with two young children, there is ample opportunity to verify that loud sounds don't upset him, though it was something I did that really showed that loud noises don't matter to Marley.
Our smoke alarm went off one day. In our house, that usually means that I am cooking pancakes. However, on this particular day, the smoke came from our woodstove as we first lit the evening's fire and failed to get a good draft up our chimney. As the obnoxious but potentially life-saving beeping of our smoke alarm began, Marley looked up, cocked his head, and then went back to his Kong, completely unconcerned with the noise. Meanwhile, the rest of us were running around opening windows, fanning the smoke alarm with a cookie sheet, and grabbing a chair so that we could reach up to make it stop alerting us to the smoke. I make pancakes often, so our system for dealing with the smoke alarm is a well-oiled one.
On another occasion, Marley was playing with a balloon leftover from my son's birthday party the day before. (By the way, I don't advocate this as a toy for dogs because many dogs do get scared when they pop and also because dogs who habitually ingest things are too likely to choke if they take pieces of balloon into their mouths.) The balloon popped, and as you can see in the video below, Marley's reaction was minimal in the extreme.
It's quite delightful to live with a dog who is not bothered by loud noises, as anyone who has ever had a dog who panics in similar situations knows. Marley is not reactive to any loud noises, including power saws, as you can observe in this video:
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BMX stunts in the dark were the grand finale of a community campaign to help keep young cyclists safe.
Around 100 BMX and scooter riders descended on Weaverham High School on Wednesday evening when they were given bike lights and the chance to try them out on temporary ramps in the playground.
The Ramp Riders event was organised by Cheshire Police in conjunction with Cheshire Fire Service, Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) and Weaverham Parish Council.
It was the culmination of a campaign tackling the longstanding issue in the village of young cyclists riding their bikes at night with no lights, wearing dark clothes and darting out on to the road.
PCSO Karen Nixon said: "It's just about being seen and being safe because there's been such an issue of kids riding bikes with no lights.
"We've got a list of everyone who's been provided with lights and they will be monitored – there's no excuse.
"When we've stopped them in the past they've said they can't afford lights, they had some but lost them or that they're not trendy.
"So we've asked the kids what lights they wanted, we let them choose them.
"The positive feedback we've had is that these lights are trendy."
PCSOs were joined by Dominic Rogers, the youth ambassador for the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner, to fit the lights and the cyclists, aged from five to 19, were let loose on the ramps.
Refreshments were available as well as the chance to compete for cycling-related prizes.
Dominic, who has been working in schools and with the community about safe cycling, was judging some of the tricks.
The 24-year-old, who likes triathlon cycling, said: "I've got no BMX ability myself but I would love to be able to do what these kids can do.
"It's good to see so many people out and they're using the lights as a fashion accessory."
John Freeman, Weaverham Parish Council chairman, said: "We hope this will be a turning point and that they're going to use the lights now – there's no excuse.
"We've put the hand of friendship out to the youngsters and hope it will be reciprocated.
Dad-of-two Alex Bennett, of Elm Road, who has campaigned for a Weaverham skate park, said: "This is brilliant for the kids – they've come out, they love it and they're well behaved.
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4. Under the unambiguous language of K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e) and the ordinary definition of a "day," the legislature did not intend 4 days, 3 hours, and 12 minutes to be the equivalent of 5 consecutive days' imprisonment.
Appeal from Geary District Court; STEVEN L. HORNBAKER, judge. Opinion filed September 14, 2001. Affirmed.
Kathryn B. Wall, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for appellant.
Robin A. Graham, assistant county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before KNUDSON, P.J., MARQUARDT, J., and WAHL, S.J.
KNUDSON, J.: The defendant, William Peterson, spent 4 days, 3 hours, and 12 minutes in jail prior to imposition of sentence as a second-time offender for driving under the influence of alcohol, contrary to K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(a). The issue on appeal is whether his pre-conviction jail time should be credited against the mandatory minimum of "at least five consecutive days' imprisonment" required in K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e). We affirm the district court's determination that Peterson was not entitled to credit.
After his arrest, Peterson was placed in custody at 2:05 p.m. on February 13, 2000. He posted bond at 5:10 p.m. on February 17, 2000. Peterson entered a plea of no contest and was sentenced on August 22, 2000. For the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, the district court imposed a sentence of 90 days and further provided that Peterson be released on supervised probation after serving the 5 days' mandatory imprisonment required in K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e). The court also stated:
"[T]he Court considers that the defendant at the time of his arrest was in custody for four days, three hours and twelve minutes, but the court rules that this is not sufficient for the mandatory sentence required by K.S.A. 8-1567(e). The Court does allow the four days, three hours and twelve minutes as jail credit for the overall ninety-day sentence."
Whether the district court erred requires interpretation of K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e) and K.S.A. 21-4614. Our standard of review is unlimited. State v. Masterson, 261 Kan. 158, 161, 929 P.2d 127 (1996).
We are benefitted by several reported cases. In State v. Urbanek, 15 Kan. App. 73, 803 P.2d 1030 (1990), the defendant served 3 days in custody after arrest and before posting bond. A panel of this court concluded the district court did not err in denying jail time credit as to the mandatory minimum imprisonment under K.S.A. 1989 Supp. 8-1567(e) because it was "the intent of the legislature that any second-time offender spend a minimum of five consecutive days in jail upon conviction, regardless of how long he or she may have been incarcerated in lieu of bond." 15 Kan. App. 2d at 76-77.
In State v. Masterson, Masterson was convicted of being a first-time DUI offender. He was granted 5 days' jail time credit for the time he spent in jail before trial against the mandatory 48 consecutive hours' imprisonment under the DUI statute. The State appealed. Citing Urbanek, the State argued the district court erred in granting jail time credit against the mandatory minimum sentence.
In affirming the district court, the Masterson court found nothing in the DUI statute required that the minimum sentence be served after conviction, thus rejecting the State's reading of the holding in Urbanek. 261 Kan. App. 2d at 165. However, the court proceeded to explain: "If a defendant's time in jail in lieu of bond exceeds the minimum jail time for parole eligibility for the offense of conviction, it is not contrary to either K.S.A. 21-4614 or K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 8-1567 to allow credit for that time." (Emphasis added.) 261 Kan. at 165.
In State v. Wolverton, 25 Kan. App. 2d 737, 969 P.2d 917 (1998), the defendant served 29 days in jail after his arrest for felony driving with a suspended license (DWS) before posting bond. The district court granted jail time credit against the 5 days' mandatory imprisonment required by the DWS statute, and the State appealed. 25 Kan. App. 2d at 737, 739. Wolverton relied upon Masterson. This court noted the DWS statute, like the DUI statute, did not require the mandatory 5 days' imprisonment to be served after conviction. It held that if a defendant has served time in jail in lieu of bond prior to sentencing "in excess of the mandatory minimum required to be served before probation eligibility, and the applicable statute is silent as to when the mandatory minimum must be served, then such defendant is entitled to full credit against the mandatory minimum for the time previously served." (Emphasis added.) 25 Kan. App. 2d at 739. The court found Wolverton had more than fulfilled the minimum sentence based upon his time in custody in lieu of posting bond. 25 Kan. App. 2d at 739.
Under the holdings in Masterson and Wolverton, we conclude Peterson would only be entitled to credit if a partial day may be considered as a full day under K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e).
"[W]hen a statute is plain and unambiguous, the appellate courts will not speculate as to the legislative intent behind it and will not read such a statute so as to add something not readily found in the statute." In re Marriage of Killman, 264 Kan. 33, 43, 955 P.2d 1228 (1998). Additionally, "[t]he rule of strict construction means that ordinary words are to be given their ordinary meaning." Matjasich v. State Dept. of Human Resources, 271 Kan. __, __, 21 P.3d 985, 989 (2001).
In State v. Martin, 14 Kan. App. 2d 138, 783 P.2d 1316 (1989), rev. denied 246 Kan. 769 (1990), the defendant argued work release was an acceptable form of imprisonment for serving the mandatory minimum 90-day jail sentence for his third DUI conviction. K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 8-1567 was silent on whether work release was authorized as a form of imprisonment. 14 Kan. App. 2d at 138-39. That statute also did not include the word "consecutive" for the minimum sentence on a third DUI conviction. This court held the 90 days' imprisonment for a third DUI conviction must be served consecutively and work release was excluded from the definition of imprisonment. 14 Kan. App. 2d at 140.
In 1990, the legislature amended the DUI statute and authorized work release for second and third convictions only after a minimum of 48 hours in jail had been served. L. 1990, ch. 47, § 3. "The five days' imprisonment mandated by this subsection may be served in a work release program only after such person has served 48 consecutive hours' imprisonment, provided such work release program requires such person to return to confinement at the end of each day." K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e). Thus, only within the context of work release has the legislature explicitly authorized credit for partial days in confinement to be counted as full days for purposes of credit under the statute. It would appear the legislature has chosen not to allow credit for partial days in confinement under other circumstances.
We also note that in Black's Law Dictionary 402 (7th ed. 1999), a day is defined as "[a]ny 24-hour period; the time it takes the earth to revolve once on its axis."
We hold that under the unambiguous language of K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 8-1567(e) and the ordinary definition of a "day," the legislature did not intend 4 days, 3 hours, and 12 minutes to be the equivalent of 5 consecutive days' imprisonment.
Before concluding, we will briefly explain why the following cases Peterson has relied upon are not persuasive. In State v. Wheeler, 24 Kan. App. 2d 616, 949 P.2d 634 (1997), rev. denied 264 Kan. 824 (1998), an aggravated indecent liberties case, the Sedgwick County District Court denied Wheeler's request for jail time credit while held on unrelated charges in a different county but granted 2 days of jail time credit as solely related to the Sedgwick County charges. On appeal, the issue was whether the district court erred in not granting additional credit. Peterson, apparently misunderstanding the issue in Wheeler, argues that in affirming the district court, there was an implicit holding by the Court of Appeals that the defendant was rightfully given 2 days' credit notwithstanding that he was imprisoned less than 48 hours on the Sedgwick County charges. Under the facts of the case, Wheeler does not address the issue now presented for our consideration.
Likewise, State v. Jackson, 557 N.W.2d 552 (Minn. 1996), is not helpful. Minnesota's sentencing guidelines specifically provide for jail time to be rounded to the nearest whole day when determining days to be credited. 557 N.W.2d at 553. We have no comparable statute or regulation.
In State v. Petz, 27 Kan. App. 2d 805, 7 P.3d 1277 (2000), the defendant received three consecutive terms of 30 days in jail as a condition of probation on an underlying prison term of 42 months. The district court denied a request to apply 86 days' jail time credit against the 90-day probation sentence. This court vacated the sentence and remanded for resentencing, holding the jail time credit should have been applied toward the jail time ordered as a condition of probation. 27 Kan. App. 2d at 807. Petz does not apply because it did not involve jail time credit toward a minimum sentence mandated by statute.


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Nokia's Apple-Bashing Video Speaks to My Heart
Aug 8, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Nokia saw an opening to attack Apple through the world's most-used camera, the itty bitty unit on the iPhone. The attack? A politely sarcastic ad on YouTube that parodies the generally excellent Apple version that (also politely) brags that every day, more photos are taken with the iPhone than with any other camera.
While Apple won't feel the sucker punch, I've got to admit, the Nokia version was speaking to my heart.
What Gives?
I currently pack an iPhone 5, and the 8-megapixel camera and brains represent a massive leap forward from my iPhone 4. I'm reminded of this when my iPhone 4-packing friends and family go to shoot video or snap some photos while we're out and about having fun. When I see the results, I see more blur, blander images, and video that's vaguely flat -- compared to my iPhone 5, of course.
Then the Nokia parody comes along. If you watch it, sure, you can go into all-out "Apple Apologist Mode" and argue that the shots are not set up exactly as the original or that the skateboarding dude was shot outside in natural light with software shooting features that the iPhone doesn't have built in. That was my default Apple-loving reaction. But then I took a closer look. I watched the video again. And again.
In the original Apple video, there's a guy shooting photos or video of a skateboarder. Just part of the "everyday" show.
In the Nokia version, though, there's a skateboarder who busts out a jump trick on a large flat building roof in the city while his buddy shoots photos.
The results show several different kinds of shots, including one with motion blur, where the background skyscrapers are blurry but the skateboarder is frozen and clear. It looks cool. Then there's a "best shot" of the bunch, and it captures all the motion in detail. Quite nice. The iPhone 5 side-by-side version? Just one shot of the skateboarder -- OK, but sort of lackluster.
At first glance, this seems like a massive difference. While I actually think it does represent a possible reality of difference, unfortunately the outside lighting doesn't match up at all between the Nokia Lumia 925 and the iPhone 5. The best shot of the Nokia Lumia 925 was obviously shot many minutes before or after the iPhone 5 version, because there's blue sky and only a few clouds. In the iPhone 5 version, lots of darker clouds. The implication seems to be 1-to-1 but the reality is far different.
But damn, the Nokia photos look pretty good. Even with my iPhone 5 in great light, I'll often get melted flipper hands when I snap a shot of someone talking and moving their hands.
Meanwhile, the Direct Comparisons Shine
Next, we get an outside-at-night selfie shot of a smiling couple. The Lumia 925 shot with flash looks great. Surprisingly natural. A little yellowish (as displayed on my computer monitor) but still excellent. The iPhone 5 version, where there's a little extra forehead (a shine spot for nearly everybody), appears far more washed out. The smiling couple is pale and shiny -- but sharp, though, very sharp in detail. The shine could be easily adjusted later. But that's not really the point, needing to edit.
Next, a little girl shoots a photo of a some stuffed animals under her bed without a flash. The Lumia 925 looks strikingly better exposed. Again, slightly different angles, but no indication that anything truly fishy is going on. The Nokia version is just a clearly a better snap.
After that, we get a closeup foodie dessert shot, kiwi on top of berries with powdered sugar. Again, the angles are not the same. In this one, a no-flash 925, trumps the iPhone 5 with a flash. Not a 1-to-1 comparison, unless both units had the chance to choose the default mode -- but hey, this is a quick little video ad, not a lab.
While the 925 photo is much more pleasing, you've got to wonder if the angle differences are intentional, sloppy, or occur due to the position of the lenses on the respective phones.
Then we're treated to a series of shots of people taking photos in very similar ways to the Apple version of this video -- a building wall, bare feet, that sort of thing.
Dripping With Sarcasm
Maybe something is lost in translation as we come to the end of the video, but the last statement sounds like its dripping sarcasm all over it: "Everyday better photos are taken with Nokia Lumias than with any other mobile." Seriously, you could italicize every single word of that quote.
The last bit of the video shows slides that say PureView Technology, Carl Zeiss optics, and six physical lenses, followed by a link to the Nokia Lumia 925 website.
Once there, you can learn about the built-in hardware and software that make the Lumia 925 camera a respectable smartphone friend. There's a Remove Moving Object feature so you can remove weird background people who walk into and out of your shot. Maybe pesky birds, too.
The Action Shot Feature (used with the skateboarder) lets you snap once and get a sequence of movements in an action shot -- and the Smart Camera Mode lets you take bursts of photos that you can go through later to get the best one. The 8.7 megapixel unit seems to do fantastic in low-light situations as well.
Then there's the Lumia 1020 that comes with a radical 41-megapixel camera sensor!
A couple of the latest reviews have called it the best Windows Phone ever made -- and therein lies the problem.
What Does This Add Up To?
As hard as Nokia tries, it's still building Windows Phones. Heck even some of the 2,200-plus comments on the Nokia YouTube parody video point this out. Many others go into Apple-defense mode where everything else sucks. Problem is, I keep hearing about Nokia's excellent cameras -- and I'll admit it: I'm jealous.
I'm not jealous enough to deal with any smartphone camera that's not iOS based -- because there's so much more to a smartphone experience than just the camera -- but I'm still jealous. I hate not capturing cool moments or photos of the moon or action shots because I trusted my iPhone 5 camera to do the job. Usually I'm just kicking myself for not packing around a real DSLR camera with a big lens and a smart brain.
Yet the Nokia video reminds me that there's plenty of room for camera innovation in the smartphone form factor.
Now I want more from Apple -- and I hope Apple will use the camera as an opportunity to differentiate between what will likely become a "pro" sort of iPhone and a "budget" iPhone. Just scale the current camera up, please, Apple -- don't dumb down the budget version.


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December 25, 1925 - February 19, 2013
Monroe, NY
Carmen T. Schiller, a 46 year area resident, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 87.
Daughter of the late Richard Thomas and Valentina Mesqueta Thomas, she was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on December 25, 1925.
Carmen was a retired Hostess at the Tuxedo Park Club in Tuxedo, NY. She was a volunteer worker for Don Bosco Senior Center in Suffern, NY and was a former employee for Tuxedo Golf Club and Tuxedo Park School.
She is survived by her sons, Ben Schiller and his wife, Evelyn of Monroe, Donn Schiller and his wife, Tammy of Chester; brother-in-law, Gerhart Schiller and his wife, Ursala of Monroe; four grandchildren: Dylan, Kevin, Jennifer and Erin; three great grandchildren: Logan, Isabella and Sophia; nieces and nephews and special friends Irma and George Franco.
There will be no visitation. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, Inc., 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 or Lakeside Fire & Rescue Company, P.O. Box 779, Monroe, NY 10950.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home. 845-782-8185 or www.ssqfuneralhome.com


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Just a few weeks ago we released our own 5th print issue, featuring Pharrell Williams on the cover. Now the rapper and producer appears on the cover of the newly launched Summer 2012 issue of Hong Kong based Obscura Magazine.
Entitled 'Not Anyone Else', the new issue features Pharrell Williams in a photo spread, wearing the latest Undercover collection from Japan. Furthermore the issue features Emmanuel Perrotin, talking about his latest gallery venture in Hong Kong. Brooklyn artist Kaws is also featured, along with the usual reporting on cars, watches, fashion and more.
Once again, it looks like it is worth picking up the magazine, which this time comes with a beaded necklace for your sunglasses as a gift. Flip through the pages in the above gallery.


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Question: How do I protect myself in a rising market when I write covered calls?
Answer: Simple. Roll the call.
Over the past year, the S&P 500 Index has continued its steady uptrend, reaching new all-time highs by the beginning of March. While this may be a good thing for the average investor, it has put some covered call traders in an uncomfortable position. A covered call is a market strategy that combines your stock position with a short call option position to generate additional income via the collection of the option premium. The success of covered call systems is well documented. In fact, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) now publishes a covered call benchmark called the Buy-Write Index (BXM), which shows that a covered call portfolio can not only outperform a standard portfolio of S&P 500 stocks, but can do so while decreasing overall market volatility. However, in markets that rise relatively quickly, the benefits of collecting the option premium may be overshadowed by the performance limits placed on your position by the short option. In quickly rising markets, a stock may run straight through your option strike, leading you to not only miss out on a potential stock move, but putting you in a position where you'll have your stock taken away, and potentially enduring some unintended tax consequences.
What is a covered call?
A covered call is a stock and option position constructed in the following manner:
- Step 1: Buy 100 shares of a stock
- Step 2: Sell 1 call option with a strike price that is either equal to (at-the-money) or higher than (out-of-the-money) the current stock price.
The idea is to use the premium collected from the sale of the option to enhance the market returns generated by just the stock. To illustrate, consider the following example where you buy 100 shares of XYZ stock for $98 per share and you sell the 100-strike call at a price of $3.50. Then, the graph of your P&L would look much like the image below:
The red line shows your long stock position, while the blue line shows the combined stock and option position. The breakeven level on a covered call position is defined as the strike price plus the option premium, meaning that until the stock reaches a value of $103.50, the covered call outperforms simple long stock.
The problem arises when the stock rises above $103.50 per share. Now, the sale of the call merely limits the performance of your portfolio. Furthermore, if the stock remains above $100 on the expiration date of your option, you will be forced to sell off your stock at the stock price at the strike price.


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Sunday, November 14, 2010
VeganMoFo: Greek Dolmas and Stuffed Chickpea Patties
17 comments:
I'm in awe of your culinary adventures. I'm going to give those chickpea balls a try.ReplyDelete
This is my kinda meal! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE dolmades and ventured to make my own a few days ago - they were awesome and I will definitely make them again and again. I LOVE your step by step roll up tutorial.ReplyDelete
That entire spread is gorgeous. I'll trade you a stuffed burger for some stuffed balls.ReplyDelete
Mint! I am obsessed with mint! Yes, please! I can't blame Stevie Wonder, I would have been staring at you and waggin my tail too! :DReplyDelete
Speaking of Stevie, have you seen the video of this cupcake-obsessed doggie? He reminded me of Stevie and her coconut cupcake craving! (I hope blogger doesn't mark this comment as spam because it has a link!)
All of your MoFo posts have been awesome, but this one takes the cake for me. I was taught to make dolmades by a Palestinian, and she told me to fill the leaves lightly and wrap loosely to accommodate the rice expanding. I'm not sure if that would have helped yours. They sure look good. And I can barely mention the chickpea balls because I want them SO much.ReplyDelete
what a spread, Amey! i've never attempted dolmas before (so i am helpless on providing a tried-and-true recipe for ya) because i can be a lazy girl, but now i wanna give them a try. i love the stuffed chickpea balls. hee hee, you said balls. actually, do did i. ahahahaha. hooray for balls! oooh, and hoooooray for tzatziki and skordhalia! absolutely delicious looking eats, fo 'sho!ReplyDelete
You made your own dolmas! Amey, you are so hardcore. And I love you.ReplyDelete
Ouhh great diner! I liked a lot the idea of the chick peas balls with a surprise inside and the dolmas, ... great I will try them for sureReplyDelete
Yummy! This looks fantastic!ReplyDelete


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Piston pinTime to start FreeCAD...
FreeCAD start page is opened. Click on the Part Design link.
Now you are in Part Design Workbench. Click at the icon "Create a new Sketch" with circle and rectangle to start sketching.
You can see grid and two blue lines - 0X and 0Y axis. Red geometry icons became active, so click on rectangle icon and draw it. At this moment dimensions aren't important.
You have a rectangle. Try set up width: click on upper line and set constrain "Fix a length of a line...". Then you should see dimension. Double click on it and set to 60 millimetres. You can delete constraints by key [del]. In the left bottom corner there is "Task View" with list of used constraints.
Now we need smaller and bigger radius of our pin. Select one (bottom) point and use "Fix the vertical distance between two point or line ends". Only one point was selected, so it is distance from 0X axis.
Do exactly the same operation with second (upper) point and set dimensions to 6 and 11.
Now you can revolve sketch. Stop editing sketch by pressing "Close" button in "Task View" or icon "Close the editing of sketch". It is time to revolve by clicking icon "Revolve a selected sketch". Important: be sure that sketch is selected in "Tree view".
Houston, we have a problem. Sketch was revolved around Y-axis (coordinate system is in right bottom corner) but it should revolved around X-axis. Select Revolution in "Project view" and set values in "Data Tab":
x 1,00
y 0,00
z 0,00
Revolve should update - if not (bug in the application): activate sketch in "Tree view" (you can hide/unhide elements by [Space]) by double clicking on it and change something, eg. length constraint from 60 to 55. When you close editing sketch revolve will be updated.
Now you have pin. If you need chamfer edges, select tool "Chamfer the selected edges of the shape" (the revolution have to be selected before) and click on those edges.
List of selected edges are in "Task View"
Fillet works in a different way. Firstly you have to have selected edges, after clicking "Make fillet on an edge, face or body" fillets will be created. You can change radius of fillet in "Project view"-"Data" tab.
That's all, experiment yourself!
Download file.
Pin ringCreate new file, Select Part Design workbench and create new sketch. Try draw vertical line - you should see small icon nearly cursor. It is autoconstraining: line become vertical automatically. Next select bottom point (end of line) and use "Create a lock constraint on the selected item".
You can see two dimensions started from point (0,0). Set they to 0 - line would be our centreline.
Draw arc: first is centre point, next points will determine start and end angle. Try set up centre on bottom end of line if you have problem with autoconstraining, use "Create a coincident constraint..." (red point icon). Next use "Fix the radius..." to set radius = 11.5.
Fix the horizontal distance between start point and centreline to -1,20 - select point and line before.
Create next arc higher, put it centre at centreline by "Fix a point onto an object" constraint and set vertical distance to 1.3.
Connect arcs with polilines. Next constrain left side with distance and angle constraints.
Left and right points have different position - we need something like a mirror. You can use symmetry constraint: select left point, right point and centreline then use "Create an symmetry constraint..."
Draw two circles. Set position one of them by "Create a lock..." 9.20 vertical and -3 horizontal would be good. Use symmetry constraint, and "Create an equality constraint...". At the end set the radius to 1.
Our sketch is complete but we have to do one important thing. Our "centreline" actually is a normal line. To not collide with sketch shape during Pad centreline must be toggled to construction mode - please select icon line with red points and blue line.
Click "Close the editing of the sketch" and next click "pad" in "Task View". At the end set pad length to 1mm in "Task View".
You can add also some fillets.
Download file.
If you stuck somewhere during this tutorial you can download video.
What can you do with this model? For example:
- export as STEP file (select File-Export, part object have to be selected in Tree view),
- create 2D views and save it as SVG file (you can use Inkscape to convert SVG to DXF, FreeCAD DXF-exporter is still buggy),
- create a mesh.
Version of FreeCAD: 0.12 r4875 SVN


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Timothy Massad, President Obama's nominee for Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee that enforcement of the futures and swaps market supervised by the CFTC would be his "top priority" if confirmed as chairman. He went on to state that, "We must aggressively pursue wrongdoers, whatever their position or size, and we must deter and prevent unlawful practices." Massad's statements come as the CFTC is armed with new enforcement tools and invigorated by successful, recent, cooperation with prosecutors in the U.S. Department of Justice and investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At the same time, Massad and others (including former commissioner Bart Chilton and former Chairman Gary Gensler) have stated that the CFTC lacks the necessary resources to completely fulfill its regulatory mandate. Going forward, will the lack of funds slow the CFTC's "aggressive pursuit of wrongdoers?" Not likely. Massad's stated enthusiasm for enforcement suggests that justice delayed will not be justice denied.
The CFTC is more likely to continue its trend of pursuing the cases of yesteryear than to let old cases languish (See "Did CFTC cherry pick actions to justify rule," Futuresmag.com, Jan. 18, 2014). Furthermore, as long as there are prosecutors from the Department of Justice lining up to make cases for the CFTC, one can expect the Commission to triage its resources to pursue the most egregious of cases swiftly.
In short, under-resourced or not, count on the CFTC to use its new enforcement tools and to partner with others (including criminal authorities) to aggressively enforce its new and existing rules and regulations, including in the arena of over-the-counter derivatives.
New Tools
Over the past several years, the CFTC has gained some powerful, new, enforcement tools. Section 753 of the Dodd-Frank Act amended Section 6(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act, authorizing the adoption of Rule 180.1 to effectuate the new provisions. In doing so, Dodd-Frank provided the CFTC anti-manipulation enforcement authority similar to—and perhaps even broader than—that given to the SEC under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, which are perhaps the most famous duo of civil anti-fraud provisions in the financial world.
These laws—which former CFTC Enforcement Director David Meister has described as "powerful new tool(s)" to combat market manipulation—provide the CFTC with five, essential, new, powers (see, "New tools for regs," below).
First, these changes expand the scope of the conduct the CFTC can regulate. Now, the CFTC can pursue not only manipulation, but attempts to manipulate markets. For example, recent LIBOR enforcement actions (discussed more fully below) include claims for attempted manipulation—whether successful or not—of various LIBOR rates.
Second, Rule 180.1 broadens the scope of the transactions that the CFTC can regulate. Previously, the CFTC was limited to enforcement related to conduct in connection with a purchase or sale. Under Rule 180.1, the CFTC can regulate deceptive devices or contrivances in connection with any swap, cash contract, or futures contract. Thus, the new rule applies to conduct or attempted conduct in connection with activities well beyond the purchase or sale of a covered instrument (e.g., all of the payment and other obligations under a swap).
Third, the new rule gives the CFTC flexibility in proving its enforcement cases. Previously, the CFTC was limited to bringing fraud claims based on intentional conduct. In other words, the CFTC had to prove that an alleged violator had specific, fraudulent, intent in taking a certain action. Proof of fraudulent intent typically includes specific evidence, like an e-mail or a recorded conversation, or compelling circumstantial evidence, such as a profit-taking motive. Direct evidence of fraudulent intent is, obviously, difficult to come by.
And, circumstantial evidence can be rebutted by competing circumstantial or direct evidence of a plausible, non-fraudulent, purpose for taking certain actions. Under the new rule, the CFTC will be able to bring actions based simply on objective proof, such as an industry standard of care, that a defendant recklessly committed an action that had the effect of manipulating the market. This is a significantly lower bar for the regualtor to meet in order to prove a case or to simply launch an investigation.
Fourth, Rule 180.1 further eases the CFTC's burden of proof by allowing the CFTC to bring a market manipulation claim without having to prove actual changes in the price of a commodity. The CFTC stated that, while a market or price effect "may well be indicia" of manipulation, "a violation of final Rule 180.1 may exist in the absence of any market or price effect." This dovetails with the CFTC's new authority to pursue attempted, albeit unsuccessful, market manipulation.
Fifth, the new authority granted by Dodd Frank allows the CFTC to bring claims for false statements or material omissions in any statement to a regulator. CEA Section 6(c)(2), 7 U.S.C. § 9(2). In other words, the CFTC need not point to a formal filing to bring a fraud claim. Now, it can even bring fraud claims based on information that a market participant voluntarily or cooperatively provides to the CFTC.