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Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it.
Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him?
First Impressions
Okay I just finished watching this and it was VERY weird and a bit out of space. The animation is really strange like something from the 1990s. There's also this weird feeling of nostologia somehow along with the smooth music.
Everything felt like slow for some reason to me also for the first episode. Overall, I have very mixed feelings for the show now. The characters' designs looks a bit different compared to the manga imo. It seems to lack any real flavor imo.
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Also, well at least part of the major plot is shown with strange voices in the mix. HOWEVER, it didn't get to the action part. Wtf? Wow. Very mixed feelings for this series now.
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Animanga hunter extraordinaire
Hmm, looks like a very similar style to summer wars. I'll check it out at some point though
Maths is hard
ZEXCS should make a time machine and air this series on 1970-1990s instead. The animation is a "failure" by anime standard now, it is even worse if it is compared with the manga art.
Edit: After reading the interviews between the manga author and the anime director, apparently the character visuals are intentional and the author approves it.
It is a surprise because the animation in sukitte was so well done
Maths is hard
i'll watch it later tonight
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It felt like a life action TV drama. I wonder how the voice acting will work. Ise Mariya (Nakamura) and Hikasa Youko (Saeki) didn't appear in the ending credits.
(」・ω・)」 うー! (/・ω・)/ にゃー! (」・ω・)」 うー! (/・ω・)/ にゃー!
I can see a lot of people being disappointed with this, I can see why but I rather liked it, the pace was slow but I enjoyed it and might carry on watching it, the animation was new and at least it was animated well.
Music was amazing.
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If you've read the manga, you'll know why this show is going to be one of the best this season.
Well, no idea what zexcs was thinking but I hope they keep the
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small "rape scene"
Smilin' every day
This makes me appreciate cliche moe art styles...I now look to K-ON! and say... THANK YOU FOR BEING WHAT YOU ARE. My god, the art is bad.
I LOVE the manga! When I saw that there was going to be an adaptation to it it was like "EHHHH?? This is going to be good!" Little did I know they were going to use rotoscopy for the character design (which looks horrible). The backgrounds though....are amazing, they are really good looking. And I found Nakamura's face in the "anime" so derpy I made it my pic!
The thing you need to remember is that the art style was intentional. It's not like they were trying something different and then epically failed, they wanted to make the show like this.
I don't think its bad. I think it is just eerily different.
i hope they keep it along the same lines as the manga. Really like the manga i will be watching this one for sure this season. Question is how far will they go?
Did the manga ever finish? The last chapter I saw updated was when they were at the festival doing *things*
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Did the manga ever finish? The last chapter I saw updated was when they were at the festival doing *things*
I believe it is still ongoing. I also believe it's more appropriate to call it The Flowers of Evil instead of just Flowers of Evil because there is a manwha with the same name, which focuses on incest. Well then again they both reference the same poem so I guess it can't really be helped.
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Humm.. ok, more moments in manufacturing, but looking at the amount of seams already in a normal wetsuit, i don't think it would make a big difference. They make pockets and all kinds of stuff.frankm1960 wrote:logistics... to expensive, to difficult, would break down quick etc.nikalaitzian wrote:Why the manufactures dont put a zipper ?.... i hate peeing in
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I thinka a velcro solution would be the best, not hard on anything, does not break etc..

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A 20-year-old's quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo ran into a bit of a snafu this week: He forgot his passport.
Jack Wiegand, a California native, was in his first international destination -- Canada -- when he realized he was missing the important document, the Fresno Bee reported.
After a bit of a panic, Wiegand remembered that just a few days earlier he had done the responsible thing most travelers do: Make copies of his passport.
Luckily for him, it was sitting right where he'd left it.
"I told (my mom) to check the copy machine...sure enough, it was there!" he wrote in his blog. Wow. What a bittersweet feeling that was. At least I knew it was not stolen."
With some help from UPS, Wiegand got his passport and according to the Bee was scheduled to fly out on Friday morning.
"It was a mistake that I hope to not make again," he added on his blog.
In addition to making history, Wiegand's journey is benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters and International Agri-Center Ag Warriors.


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The Hangout's Shaul Zislin Pencils in Dates for Next Year's Big Music Fest
Hangout Music Festival Dates Announced for 2012: May 18, 19, 20 pending Council approval. Some residents happy, some not so much.
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GULF SHORES, Alabama — Business owner Shaul Zislin announced the dates for his third annual Hangout Music Festival, while requesting another permit from the City Council.
If OK'd, the festival would run May 18, 19 and 20 next year.
Zislin touted this year's festival as a "fantastic success,†though he said he wanted to work through "logistical†issues.
The city's financial director, Cindy King, has said the festival injected an estimated $30 million into the beach community's coffers, trumping economic predictions. The sold-out event was credited in part for record-setting lodging revenues along Baldwin's coast this spring. The season took in more than $64.9 million in lodging rentals, topping the previous mark in 2007 by almost 13 percent, Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism said Monday.
Zislin pointed out to the City Council on Monday that no arrests were made for violent crimes among the daily crowd of about 35,000, though nearly 200 were arrested on drug and alcohol charges.
Zislin does not want to increase the size of next year's event, but hopes to enhance the experience for those who want to enjoy the concerts.
The festival drew people from all 50 states and some from outside the country, according to Zislin, who paid for a post-event survey of the attendees.
About 40 percent of the people at this year's festival were making their first visit to Gulf Shores, he said, while 27 percent of them had never heard of Gulf Shores or the Alabama coastal area before the event.
Asked if they would return for another Hangout Fest, Zislin said, "the overbearing response was yes.â€
'They were wearing feathers and war paint and whatever else'
A majority of those in attendance were upper-middle class, financially stable families, he said.
"I think that will surprise a lot of people,†Zislin said. "A lot of people that came down here for this event are in their costumes. They came to a beach party. They were wearing feathers and war paint and whatever else it is. But these are really solid people, these are people we should work very hard to entice to come down here.â€
>Some residents complained about those who were drawn to the concerts, however, saying they found people sleeping on the beach and docks.
While several businesses near The Hangout reported a spike in revenue during the festival, Don Stafford, the owner of Ribs & Reds restaurant, took issue with the crowd, saying he caught several people "using the bathroom†on his property.
"The aura or the atmosphere created by this event doesn't seem to fit what has made our beautiful area so popular with sane, beach-loving, family-oriented people,†Stafford told the council. "The quest for the almighty dollar can bite you in the butt in the long haul. I hope this will not happen to Gulf Shores in this case.â€
The City Council is still several weeks away from a vote on the permit.
This weekend, Zislin and 4 city officials — Police Chief Ed Delmore and Lt. Alan Carpenter, who coordinates efforts for authorities; Grant Brown, the city's director of recreational and cultural affairs; and Councilman Jason Dyken — are traveling to Chicago to observe behind-the-scenes work at Lollapalooza.
That three-day music festival draws about 95,000 people in a city whose population is nearly equal the entire state of Alabama, but officials want to analyze everything from security issues to revenue management.
"That will play a lot in what we learn and what type of discussion, relative to modifications, to make it better from our standpoint at a minimum,†said Mayor Robert Craft. "It now becomes a discussion on how do we tweak any problem areas that we may have had.â€


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International, The (UK - BD)
Our Scott McKenzie checks out this recent thriller starring Clive Owen...
While investigating the shady dealings of an international bank, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) witnesses the death of his partner just after a meeting with one of the bank's representatives. Working with New York District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts), his investigation takes him all over the world and the more they uncover, the more danger they find themselves in. The bank is on the verge of doing a huge deal, and working outside the law they'll do anything to make sure the deal goes ahead.
I was looking forward to watching The International, being a fan of both Clive Owen and the director Tom Tykwer, whose movies ( Run Lola Run, Perfume, Heaven) tend to offer more in the way of intelligence and interesting themes than typical Hollywood fare. After watching the trailer and seeing Clive Owen with a big gun in his hand on the DVD cover, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a Bourne-style globe-trotting action spectacular. However, the reality is very different, and while the movie is enjoyable it's undoubtedly the most generic movie I've seen from Tykwer.
For a start, this movie is all about the plot. Each scene involves Clive Owen finding out enough to move on to the next scene. The first scene is intentionally vague, putting us in the back seat of a car to witness a conversation that we're not supposed to understand. We're never effectively introduced to any of the characters, so all the way through the movie I never felt that I had much emotional investment in these characters. It's clear from the beginning that there's not going to be any romance between Louis and Eleanor, so we're left with the plot to retain our interest, which fortunately it does.
The International definitely has the feel of a cold war thriller. The world is against our heroes and they face an omnipotent and secretive enemy, so there are enough twists and turns to keep our interest. The attention given to the analysis of the scene of an assassination is more than you might expect of this type of movie, which gives it an air of intelligence that is lacking from so many action-thrillers. However, the main problem for me was the fact that the bad guys are bankers. They're not evil masterminds hell-bent on world domination—they're just a bunch of blokes in suits that want to make more money.
Obviously any right-minded person would want to witness their downfall, but it's difficult to feel the same level of hatred towards a bank manager as you do towards a 'proper' bad guy like Blofeld. The fact that the bad guys are bankers unfortunately dates this movie as well. If The International had been released a couple of years ago, everyone would have agreed with the thought that the banks were managed by evil geniuses. In these post-credit crunch times, we really know that they are just slaves to their own greed and are constantly at the mercy of market forces more than anything else.
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts are as watchable as ever, although Watts' Noo Yoik accent takes a little while to get used to. I'm a big fan of Clive Owen, but I think he's in danger of being typecast as the rogue with a heart of gold and I wonder if he bothers getting changed for each movie, seeing as he always seems to be dressed in an open-collar shirt with a long coat and a five o'clock shadow. Keep an eye out for a member of the cast of The Office (UK version) as one of the evil bankers. It's a little difficult imagining him ordering people to be killed when you've seen him doing a dance from Saturday Night Fever next to Ricky Gervais.
Those complaints aside, the heavy focus on the plot did enough to maintain my attention all the way through. The shootout in the Guggenheim museum is the main (and pretty much the only) action sequence in the whole movie and was used as the basis for the marketing campaign. The story moves along a bit slower than you might think, so much so that the Guggenheim shootout does feel a little out of place. It's an exciting scene that comes along at the end of the second act, just don't go into The International expecting to see gunfights galore.
The look of The International is key to setting the tone, with the colour palette very cold throughout. The movie appears to take place in a perpetual autumn (that's 'fall' to the readers in the USA), where every location apart from Istanbul is cold and wet. These locations are all beautifully shot and well-represented on this transfer. The detail in the picture is also impressive, with the regular use of aerial landscape shots to establish the scenes. Aside from the shootout in the Guggenheim, we're not in Bourne territory here, so there aren't many scenes with quick camera movements; instead we get smooth, slow moves to match the slowly-building tension in the movie.
Here we get a Dolby TrueHD audio track and while there's rarely a lot going on in a movie that involves a lot of men sitting around talking, what is there is also impressive. The score (of which Tom Tykwer was one of the composers) is haunting and sets the mood perfectly. As the centrepiece—the scene at the Guggenheim—is well-produced, with bullets flying around from speaker to speaker. It's the stand-out moment in the movie for many reasons and a lot of work has obviously gone into the sound production here. The rest of the movie makes good use of silence and the minimalist music, so while the audio won't blow you away from beginning to end, the use of surround sound is perfectly suited to the action on screen.
There is one commentary track available here, with Tom Tykwer and writer Eric Singer. It's not exactly laugh-a-minute but the commentary is filled with interesting details. Singer talks about his motivation for writing the screenplay—the theme of war profiteering and the idea of a gunfight at the Guggenheim—and Tykwer tells us the changes he felt were needed to move the action into modern times rather than the 70s and 80s period setting of the original screenplay. There is one extended scene, which at eleven minutes is a pretty long sequence that gives us a hint of romance between our protagonists and the slowest chase ever. It's worth watching but from a pacing perspective, it's no wonder it was left out of the movie.
'Making The International' gives us interviews with everyone involved in the production and we learn that the movie has been in development since the 90s and is loosely based on the BCCI, a real international bank with a shady history. 'Shooting at the Guggenheim', 'The Architecture of The International' and 'The Autostadt' are all short featurettes looking at the construction of the Guggenheim set, the choice of buildings used in the movie and the implications of being the first production to film at Volkswagen's Autostadt in Germany. Finally we get trailers for Angels and Demons, The Taking of Pelham 123, Fired Up!, 2012, Year One and Ghostbusters.
The International has a lot going for it, but even though it stars two of my favourite headliners and is made by a director who has produced some interesting work in the past, the final production unfortunately doesn't add up to any more than the sum of its parts. It almost felt like it should have been the first part in a franchise, but by the end I wasn't really that bothered about finding out any more about the characters. On the other hand, the movie looks and sounds very good and there are enough extra features to enhance the experience for fans of the movie.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Scott McKenzie
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I love this! Blind bought it on ebay, best $12 I ever spent!
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 6th July 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 ENglish, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Italian
Subtitles: English, English SDH, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
Extras: Director and Writer Commentary, Extended Scene, Making The International, Shooting at the Guggenheim, The Architecture of The International, The Autostadt
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 118 minutes
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Choosing to look toward the future rather than honor the past, Maryland joined the Big Ten on Monday, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a move driven by the school's budget woes.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Choosing to look toward the future rather than honor the past, Maryland joined the Big Ten on Monday, bolting from the Atlantic Coast Conference in a move driven by the school's budget woes.
Rutgers is expected to follow suit by Tuesday, splitting from the Big East and making it an even 14 schools in the Big Ten, though Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany would not confirm that.
Maryland was a charter member of the ACC, which was founded in 1953. Tradition and history, however, were not as important to school President Wallace D. Loh as the opportunity to be linked with the prosperous Big Ten.
"By being a member of the Big Ten Conference, we are able to ensure financially stability for Maryland athletics for decades to come," Loh said, speaking at a news conference with Delany and athletic director Kevin Anderson.
Loh and other school officials involved in the decision decided that the potential money to be made in the Big Ten was more significant than the $50 million exit fee and the tradition associated with belonging to the same conference for 59 years.
"I am very aware that for many of our Terps fans and alumni, their reaction is stunned and disappointed. But we will always cherish the memories, the rivalries, the tradition of the ACC," Loh said. "For those alumni and Terp fans, I will now say this: I made this decision as best as I could ... to do what is best for the University of Maryland for the long haul."
Maryland eliminated seven sports programs earlier this year, and Loh said the shift to the Big Ten could provide enough of a windfall to restore some of those sports.
Delany said Maryland's entry was approved unanimously by the conference's 12 presidents.
"Quite honestly, they were giddy," Delany said. "Maybe some people Fear the Turtle. We embrace the Turtle."
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Dig in to a warm and comforting slice of one of these holiday pie and tart recipes.
With so many events during the holiday season, sometimes, traditional standby dessert options start to feel well, stale. We've rounded up our favorite holiday pie and tart recipes that are all easy crowd pleasers. We've got something for chocolate lovers with our Chocolate-Pecan Mousse tart, which you can make and freeze the crust ahead of time for. (Hello hectic holiday schedules!) Got some fruit fiends in your family? We thought of them with our Raspberry-Almond Pear Tart. Or, looking for a super-simple way to impress a crowd? A Lemon-Coconut Tart is easy to garnish with raspberries and thyme sprigs and looks festive and fresh on a dessert table. To keep things informal (and quick, and inexpensive, and delicious…), use ingredients you probably already have on hand (flour, butter, salt) to make a simple, rustic apple tart with Granny Smith apples. Whichever you choose, it's hard to go wrong with any of these Southern Living holiday pie and tart recipe favorites.


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Thanks for your feedback on the Vilfred piece, Jan. Yeah, my writing is all over the board: nonfiction of many sorts, inspirational fiction, romantic fiction, humorous fiction, and yes, fantasy. The character Vilfred the troll has been with me since I began writing. Someday, it might just turn into a full-length story.
It's the same with my reading preferences--all over the board. But I do love fantasy. One of my favorites is CS Lewis' Till We Have Faces, which is more like a retelling of mythology. My daughter read this series called The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, which was like Wizard of Oz mixed with Alice in Wonderland, high off Mad Hatter's tea. I loved this book. It was so imaginative, with continuous and delightful plays on words. (Hey, you might like this book, too). This is another type of book I would love to write someday.


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This looks more like Chimayo. I've shot this many-many times making Salt prints.
1 and 4 kick ass when b/w converted with darkening blue channel and playing with reds and yellows.2 and 3 sort of as well.5 - not sure.Cheers~Chris
Allow me to introduce a variation I pulled from your color file.I flipped it to make it comparable to the b/w file.I made 2 different color adjustments and blended these - sky was converted differently than the lower part.I also used a local curves on the bright path in the front.For a final version I might to it a little bit brighter, but I'll stop here and keep the surreal look.Cheers~Chris
Guess I should had used a Red R25 or a polarizer :-)
That's why I needed two conversions mixed together, the black sky conversion ruined the pueblos.I also needed to convert the file to 16 bit, add grain to the sky and then blur it to get rid of dust bunnies and banding.Cheers~Chris
Just happened to be scanning '89 Switzerland trip -- grabbed some clouds :-)
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Last year Mindware Studios delivered its inaugural project (Cold War) to Windows users, while last month they finally delivered the full client to Linux users. We have managed to strike up an interview with Mindware Studios to learn more about the company itself, their future outlook, stance on Mac/Linux clients, and other technical details to share. In this interview we had a word with Tomas Pluharik, the lead designer of Cold War and the executive producer on some upcoming Mindware titles.
Feel free to post any additional questions or comments in this thread. Next week over at Phoronix.com we will be featuring an interview with Mindware Studios' Patrik Rak (Chief programmer).
Phoronix: Thank you for taking the time to answer some of our questions. First off, could you please tell us a bit about yourself and your position at Mindware Studios?
Tomas Pluharik: Hi, my name is Tomas Pluharik and I was the lead designer of Cold War. Now I am working as an executive producer on several Mindware Studios titles.
Phoronix: Since many in the gaming community haven't heard much of Mindware Studios, are you able to tell us some more about the company itself? Such as the number of employees and what is the mission statement/goals of this company.
T.P.: Mindware was founded in 2001 in Prague (Czech Republic), by enthusiastic experienced Czech developers. Currently we have more than 20 employees and a lot of contractors. Our goal is to create AAA computer games as an independent developer (not so easy in these days ). Our focus is to employ less AAA class experts rather then hiring armies of newbies (maybe we/I are not so patient to teach other basics ).
Phoronix: With Cold War being your inaugural project, what had inspired Mindware Studios to create a game based upon this real-life situation with the Cold War and U.S.S.R.?
T.P.: We have been looking for strong theme nobody used and still we are familiar with. We all lived in communism for longer then we wanted so expression of this was easier for us. Cold war is nice mixture of adventure of not so ordinary hero (more ordinary man like you), our realistic experience from communism and fiction story of what could happen if.
Phoronix: The game engine for Cold War is using Mindware's MENG engine, could you please shed some light on the benefits or technical features of this engine, and why it was developed over going with something like the Doom 3 engine or Unreal Engine 3?
T.P.: This engine is running on more then one platform and was built proprietary for the game. This allow us to make easier what we want and make port to Xbox, Linux and MacOS very easy. Currently we modified MENG and it is strong backbone technology of our prepared projects. It supports most of the modern features, as Patrik has mentioned.
Phoronix: Some gamers have criticized the game as simply being a clone of Splinter Cell. Do you have anything to say that, to clear up any misconceptions on the part of gamers?
T.P.: There are two points I want to clarify. At first the idea and development of Cold war started even before Splinter Cell was announced (and probably developed), problem is that we did not have Ubisoft's money to push the development so fast. Second point is that Splinter Cell is "supertechnology inhuman agent linear game" and Cold war is more "improvising Indiana Jones of journalism". Good gameplay example is that when you start solving problems like Sam Fisher you always have some super high-tech thingie or somebody will fire from orbital laser cannon, but when you get into troubles like Matthew Carter you have to improvise with ordinary things (build gadgets from garbage etc.). The approach to playing is completely different. We took inspiration more from Thief series when we created primal design.
Phoronix: When playing this game myself, Cold War had offered a fairly unique style of gameplay from first person to third person mode as well as the comic-like cut scenes. What had inspired Mindware Studios to go against the status quo of traditional gameplay by offering this different style, and can we see similar styles coming in future Mindware titles?
T.P.: Well, during design of the game we were always asking to make it a bit different then the other games (some mainstream editors didn't get it ), we wanted not to make just another stealth game with super agent. In Mindware we are always trying to find out something new in the game design. We are independent developers so we have to invent new things to get the audience interested (players, publishers, reviewers).
Phoronix: Though Mindware Studios was founded back in 2001, your only title thus far has been Cold War. Are you able to share what types of projects that your company is presently working on, and any hints at what we may see coming out in the future?
T.P.: Officially we are working on three projects. The Painkiller for PS2/PSP, Voodoo Nights, and one secret title. That is all I can say now.
Phoronix: With Cold War, you had launched a Linux demo of this game even before selecting Linux Game Publishing (LGP) as your Linux publisher. Will all future Mindware titles have Linux-native clients?
T.P.: Our coders are Linux fans so I expect that yes.
Phoronix: Likewise, will there continue to be Macintosh ports of your titles? Such as Runesoft had done with Cold War for Mac OS X.
T.P.: Because of architecture of MENG engine, the port to MacOS was quite easy. From marketing perspective the port of Cold war was a probe. We will see.
Phoronix: What was the biggest struggle during the development of Cold War, or the MENG engine itself, for the Linux platform?
T.P.: Besides standard developers lamentations on money, time, publishers, and reviewers?
I think that the biggest struggle was that we decided to rebuild the technology once completely from the scratch, because we decided to go for the Xbox platform. It took us lot of time but gave us better technology for the future.
Phoronix: Thank you very much for taking the time to answer a few of our questions. Is there any other information you would like to share with the Linux gaming community?
T.P.: Play the game!
Look for our other interview with Patrik Rak of Mindware Studios on Monday, August 21.
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Wow, I'm astonished to see an interview with Tomas Pluharik here! I remember him back from my Hidden & Dangerous days-
I never realized that he is now one of the leading heads of Mindware Studios.
Interesting interview. I only tried the demo of Cold War once but couldn't really get into it. I'd love to see another game of H&D type in the future!
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Thanks. That was a good interview Michael!
Hope to see more interviews from Linux-interested Game Studios.
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At http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=7197 are the responses of Patrik Rak to the same set of questions... many of his statements provide a different perspective on the situation.
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Nice write up, albeit a short one.
I would like to ask...
1. Did the sheer number of distributions make the Cold War Linux port more difficult to stabilize? Was this anticipated or was it a problem that did not creep up during development?
2. It does seem, at least in my perception, that Cold War managed to get only lukewarm reception from the so-called "mainstream editors". What in terms of design of the game did not communicate well to these editors?
3. Was there any features that did not make the cut during development of Cold War? Would there be any feature or gameplay elements that you would opt to modify?
4. What was the primary goals and targets set during the start of Cold War? Did the game meet your expectations and did it achieve the targets set?
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Great interview. The bit about being a Splinter Cell clone was good.. cleared up what I originally thought also. It's -great- to know that they are planning to bring future titles to Linux also. If only that desire would catch on quicker
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A bit more information on Voodoo Nights will be shared in our interview with Patrik Rak.
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Is there any more info on "Voodoo Nights"? I couldn't get very much info on it from the sparse website, but it looks great.
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Texas Rangers P Thomas Diamond is among six Rangers minor leaguers that will play in the Arizona Fall League. P Brennan Garr, P Evan Reed, C Doug Hogan, IF Marcus Lemon and 1B/OF Mitch Moreland are also on the Surprise Rafters' roster. P Tanner Scheppers, the No. 44 overall draft pick, could play as well.
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I think most people in developed countries who buy the OLPC laptop for their children will be disappointed. The operating system that it uses isn't a useful introduction to using Microsoft, Mac, or most Linux window management systems. The interface is no more intuitive than the conventional window manager systems. I doubt it is the type of machine that small kids can discover how to use by themselves.
Having said this, I am open minded about whether this laptop is suitable as an educational tool for the developing world. I can see that NOT being a conventional windows system has practical advantages. There may be places where a fully capable laptop might end up in the hands of corrupt officials instead of kids. Perhaps it is best that the laptop is not useful as an introduction to standard computers. For the same reason, perhaps it is best that the machine is rather slow and not easy to hook to printers and scanners etc. I find the emphasis that the interface places on networking surprising, but I don't profess to be an expert on how often that function would be available in the developing world.
I would be interested in hearing other opinions about why the design of the OLPC laptop is considered appropriate to its mission.


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HERNANDO, Fla. — He built three new speedways with his own hands and refurbished three more. Some of the greatest drivers in auto racing history thrilled hundreds of thousands of fans on those race tracks, leaving decades of lasting memories.
New England Auto Racing (NEAR) Hall-of-Famer and Dover native, "Charlie" Elliott, 96, passed away in his sleep, March 20, at his home in Hernando, Fla.
A memorial service will be held this summer on Sunday August 25, at the Canaan Fairgrounds Speedway where family and friends will gather to celebrate Charlie's amazing life.
Self-educated, his common sense approach, quiet vice-gripe handshake and humor matched by a determined work ethic were his characteristics, building a legendary career from New England to Florida.
He began racing open-wheel open-cockpit cars in 1936 on the old dirt Newmarket (N.H.) Speedway and later became involved in midget car racing. Rather than drive he preferred working on cars becoming a mechanic and expert welder.
After working as a submarine welder through World War II at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, he began operating race tracks and building race cars. He built the first rear-engine race car ever to compete on an oval track.
Elliott's operation of race tracks began in the late 1940s, first in Sanford, Maine and then the former Dover (N.H.) Speedway between 1953 and 1965. He was the originator of the first "Canadian-American" challenge race in 1958, matching top New England "cut down" car drivers against "invaders" — drivers he personally recruited from Montreal and Toronto.
Building Tracks
Nobody actually built more speedways in New England than Charlie Elliott. His vision for new racing facilities coincided with the formation of the New England Super-Modified Racing Association (NESMRA) in 1965. Teaming with Ken Smith, and this writer, Russ Conway, the trio opened Elliott's newly built Star Speedway, a quarter mile oval in Epping, N.H., in early August of 1967, just hours after the track paving had been completed.
Elliott didn't stop there. He always had a "project" he was building. Star Speedway became a nationally-known short track, home of the annual September "Classic" race drawing drivers from coast to coast as well as Canada.
Another "Charlie Project" developed in 1978 when he purchased the dilapidated Hudson (N.H.) Speedway. Again with his hands and grit, the track was refurbished and returned to life. Along with help from Smith, Conway, and his family, Hudson flourished with successful events throughout the 1980s.
Yet Elliott looked for more, purchasing the old Lee Raceway triangle track in 1982. He completely redesigned and built a new oval track on the site, Lee USA Speedway, which opened July 4, 1984.
In 1988, he again got the itch to build. His company purchased the dirt Canaan Fairgrounds Speedway in Canaan, N.H. Charlie's hands and mind were working while he operated a bulldozer, grader and water truck restoring the track. He also built a banquet facility, rebuilt and purchased the former Benson Animal Farm Merry-Go-Round for the grounds, and then donated a new Little League Baseball park on the grounds to the town.
To make it a multitrack facility, he built a new paved quarter mile oval speedway at Canaan, only 800-feet from his dirt oval track. That was followed by a motorcycle mountain climb competition trail, also in Canaan.
Home to the Stars
From legendary Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr., "Daytona 500" champions Cale Yarborough, Buddy Baker, and Geoff Bodine, to Hall-of-Fame super-modified icons Ollie Silva, Bentley Warren, Don MacLaren, Nolan Swift, Jim Shampine, to Chris Perley, Russ Wood and many more, they have all raced his tracks.
Elliott was also the first to operate winter super-modified races in Florida. Beginning in the late 1960s, he ran races in Hollywood, FL, a forerunner of the NESMRA Winter Series during the 1970s and 1980s.
Extended Family
Elliott was born October 18, 1916 in Dover, N.H., the son of Fred and Flora (Miller) Elliott. He leaves his caring wife of 30 years, June (Erikson) Elliott; four daughters, Carol Planche and her husband Thomas of Berwick, ME, Joyce Elliott of Portsmouth, N.H., Barbara Allen of Hernando, FL., and Diane Elliott of Dover, N.H.; two sons, Charles of Leland, N.C. and Wayne of Portsmouth, N.H.; a stepdaughter, Donna Drolet and her husband Marc of Manchester, N.H., and a sister Doris Kennedy and her husband Frank of Somersworth, N.H.
He also leaves five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, his beloved stepgranddaughter Angela and her son Cameron.
He was predeceased by his wife Helen, the mother of his children who died in 1993, and Dorothy, who died in 1973.
Donations in Charlie Elliott's name should be made the Northeast Motor Sports Museum, 7 Bayview Road, Ipswich, MA. 01938.


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All software available from this site uses the Creative Commons BSD License; the license template is available here.
Cabaniss_Software (For the Cabaniss NHPRC project)
Mass_Content_Software (for mass digitization of collection materials to be linked to from finding aid, without manually-created item level metadata)
For Getting batch information about your files
On Making Scripts Work on Mac OSX:
Associating Scripts on the MAC
- To associate files with particular software , CTRL-click on the file.
- Choose "open with". If that isn't available, choose "open".
- In the Enable box, set the value to "All Applications".
- Check the "Always Open With" box.
- Select Utilities>Terminal
- Then click "Open" and you should be good to go.
Running Scripts
- Since the MACs come with many scripting languages pre-installed the scripts are essentially run by double clicking on the file name, although manually launching them from the terminal should work as well.
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$ python foo.py $ ./foo.py
- In the second case the script AND in the case of double-clicking the filename, the script would have to include the appropriate shebang line, for example #!/usr/bin/python for Python scripts and #!/usr/bin/perl for Perl scripts.
- This will allow the MACs to know where to locate Python and Perl, respectively.
- If for some reason this doesn't work, make sure the script is saved with a UNIX style byte order so that the shebang will be read properly by the MAC.
- A good text editor like Notepad ++ (Windows) easily allows one to make these changes to text files.


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Metagonimus yokogawai is a minute intestinal trematode (fluke). It is the smallest trematode flatworm infecting humans. It is found mainly in the Far East, as well as Siberia, Manchuria, the Balkan states, Israel, and Spain.
Adults release fully embryonated eggs, each with a fully-developed miracidium, and eggs are passed in the host's feces. After ingestion by a suitable snail (first intermediate host), the eggs hatch and release miracidia, which penetrate the snail's intestine. Snails of the genus Semisulcospira are the most frequent intermediate host for M. yokogawai. The miracidia pass through several developmental stages in the snail: sporocyst, redia, and cercaria. Many cercariae are produced from each redia. The cercariae are released from the snail and encyst as metacercariae in the tissues of a suitable fresh/brackish water fish (second intermediate host). The definitive host becomes infected by ingesting undercooked or salted fish containing metacercariae. After ingestion, the metacercariae excyst, attach to the mucosa of the small intestine, and mature into adults (which measure only 1.0 mm to 2.5 mm by 0.4 mm to 0.75 mm). In addition to humans, fish-eating mammals (e.g., cats and dogs) and birds can also be infected by M. yokogawai.
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Each week, we'll ask our stable of scribes across the globe to weigh in on the three most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below.
BLOGTABLE: Tony Parker's ankle | The big fourth | Your Finals call
VIDEO: Shaq, Kenny and Chuck make their NBA Finals picks
> Pick a winner, Heat or Spurs. How will they do it? And how many games will it take them?
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com: Way back in October, I picked Miami to three-peat, so I'm not switching now – that would be a weasel move. Better to just suck it up and accept being wrong, if it happens. But I don't think it will. The Spurs are terrific and, yes, I expected them to be more traumatized by last year's Finals — and as always, more decrepit by now than they've proven to be. It would make total sense if the machine they've been for much of this season and postseason tore through the Heat with breathtaking efficiency. To me, they're deeper and they get more out of their many parts, consistently. But Miami has the best part in all of basketball and I think LeBron James is poised for a massive Finals. Something in the 32-36 ppg range, pulling casual fans into this NBA rematch. The rest of Miami's roster knows how to play around him well enough by now. Dwyane Wade is healthier this year and Chris Bosh is at peace in his floor-spacing, opportunist role. Miami in 6.
Fran Blinebury, NBA.com: Get out the DVD of the 2013 Finals and hit the "stop" button right at 28 seconds left in Game 6. The Spurs at their best will keep the ball moving crisply ahead of the Heat's contesting, gambling defense. They'll knock down open 3s, use Parker's penetration to get the ball to Tim Duncan and count on Manu Ginobili to simply make things happen. Defensively, it will be up to Leonard to keep James out of the paint, force the Heat to shoot a ton of 3s and hope that Chris Bosh's improved game behind the arc isn't the answer to that strategy. They'll rely on improved depth in the lineup. The pick is the same one that was a winner last year, that is until those last 28 seconds: Spurs in 6.
Jeff Caplan, NBA.com: Spurs in 5. Oh, you think I'm crazy? If Tony Parker is healthy, this is my pick. If we come to find that he's hobbling around out there and maybe even a detriment, well, then that changes everything. Assuming he's healthy, the Spurs will methodically bludgeon the Heat with precision, depth and Tim Duncan. The only area I see that can kill San Antonio is if it starts getting loose with the basketball like the one game in the first round against Dallas when they had 24 turnovers. That, as everybody knows, is a recipe for disaster against the Heat. And I will say this, if LeBron James pulls this off, it will lift him to even a higher stratosphere in the pecking order of all-time superstardom because I think we can agree that, despite LeBron being the greatest individual talent in the series, top to bottom the Spurs are the superior team.
Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com: Spurs in 7. They will do it the same way they always do it: efficient offense, playing smart, hitting shots from everywhere, defending and getting production from the bench. They will do it by remembering last year and the pain of that June. It's stopping the clock and pushing forward at the same time.
John Schuhmann, NBA.com: Both teams have been rather unstoppable (combined 17-1 and scoring at a ridiculous rate) at home in the playoffs. San Antonio has exactly the kind of offense that can take advantage of the Heat's defensive scheme, especially if Miami's effort and energy isn't there consistently. And it hasn't been there consistently all season. I was six seconds away from my "Spurs in 6" prediction coming right last year and I've been foreshadowing the Heat's demise with most of what I've written over the last month. Spurs in 6.
Sekou Smith, NBA.com: Everything I've learned over the years about The Finals tells me that my pick should be the Spurs in 7. When Tim Duncan lays down a Finals guarantee, or what passes for one in his classy way, it's hard to pick against the Spurs … (wait for it) … But everything I've learned about LeBron James and the Miami Heat over the past few years tells me that there is no way he allows anyone, not even Tim Duncan and the mighty Spurs, to interrupt the title march he's on at this stage of his career. The Heat, with yeoman's work from LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, overwhelm the Spurs' older and slightly wounded Big 3 and find a way to secure their coveted three-peat. And they do it in 6, finishing things off a game earlier than they did last time. Revenge, redemption or whatever you want to call it, is a powerful emotion. Just not powerful enough to defeat an all-time great in his championship prime.
Lang Whitaker, NBA.com's All Ball blog: Of course, loyal Hang Time Podcast listeners will recall how I picked Miami way back in October. I've been riding with the Heat all season, and I really haven't seen anything in their postseason performances to make me doubt them. HOWEVA, while watching the Spurs systematically dismantle the Thunder, I realized I was thinking with my heart, not my head. These two teams match up so well, and both play such smart basketball, and no fear of one another. I think the Spurs summon the ghosts for one more run. As much as I'd love my months-old prediction to be right, I think San Antonio will win in 7 games.
Marc-Oliver Robbers, NBA Deutschland: The Spurs will do it. They'll get their revenge! Why? The pain of last year still sits very deep. Tim Duncan dreams of a perfect end of this career. He is still very focused and motivated. In addition, the Spurs have the options to slow LeBron James down. Leonard, Diaw and Duncan can guard him over stretches. And one last point: San Antonio has the deeper roster. They have more options, more tactical weapons. The Spurs will do it in six games.
Stefanos Triantafyllos, NBA Greece: A tough one. LeBron's 3-peat would be a great story in his way to the GOAT pantheon. The same goes with the ring for the Popovich-Duncan era. Aaaaaah… I really don't know what to choose. My heart hasn't decided yet. My mind says Spurs in 7.
Rubens Borges, NBA Brasil: San Antonio Spurs. Gregg Popovich learned a lot from last years Finals, the Big Trio is hungry and ready to dethrone Miami. Expect their defense to collapse on LeBron and their offense to through Timmy in the post. We deserve 7 games, we need 7 games. Can we have 7 games, please?
Akshay Manwani, NBA India: The Spurs in six. They are too deep, will have Boris Diaw playing extended minutes (perhaps even start) at the four-spot and have home-court this season. Think about it, in a Finals that went seven games last year, perhaps it was home-court that made the difference. This season, the Spurs have it all – they are a little better, Miami a little weaker, the Spurs play four at the AT&T Center and have Diaw, Patty Mills and Manu Ginobili all playing better than last year. The Spurs it will be.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers has capped off a busy week in style, being named co-Newcomer of the Week in the Ohio Valley Conference for his role in the Golden Eagles' sesason-opening, 41-31 victory over Hampton University on Thursday night.
Rogers, a transfer from the University of Tennessee who only joined the team three days before the game, caught three passes for 75 yards including a big nine-yard touchdown grab from Tre Lamb just four seconds before halftime. Earlier in the drive, the junior from Calhoun, Ga., pulled down a 52-yard pass completion to set up the score.
He shares the weekly honor with freshman runningback Troymaine Pope of Jacksonville State. The league also honored Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garappolo as Offensive Player of the Week, Eastern Kentucky senior Brooklyn Fox as Defensive Player of the Week and UT Martin senior kicker Cody Sandlin as Special Teams Player of the Week.
Rogers and the Golden Eagles will be back in action Thursday night when they host North Greenville at 7 p.m. in Tucker Stadium. Call the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center (931-372-3940) or visit to order tickets.
Jimmy Garoppolo, QB • Jr., 6-3, 206 • Arlington Heights, Ill. • Eastern Illinois
Garoppolo became just the seventh Eastern Illinois quarterback to pass for five or more touchdowns in a game as the Panthers opened the season with a 49-28 win over rival Southern Illinois. The junior completed 32-of-49 passes for a career-high 369 yards and five touchdowns. Garoppolo threw touchdowns passes to four different receivers and the touchdowns went for 2, 14, 50, 11 and 31 yards. The five touchdowns moved him into fifth in EIU history (39) while the 369 passing yards were the 15th-best single-game effort in school history.
Others Nominated: Alan Bonner, Jacksonville State; Scott Lathrop, Southeast Missouri; Michael German, Tennessee State; Tre Lamb, Tennessee Tech; Jason McNair, UT Martin.
Brooklyn Fox, DB • R-Sr., 6-4, 215 • Tulsa, Okla. • Eastern Kentucky
Fox intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble in Eastern Kentucky's season-opening loss at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Purdue. The senior's first interception came on the Boilermakers first drive of the game, picking off a pass at EKU's own 34-yard line. Fox also picked off a pass at the EKU 30-yard line in the second quarter, returning it 46 yards to the Purdue 24-yard line. The fumble recovery came early in the fourth quarter, setting the Colonels up at the Purdue 20-yard line. Fox was the first EKU player to tally three turnovers in a game since 2009 (Patrick McClellan).
Others Nominated: DJ Bland, Eastern Illinois; Rashad Smith, Jacksonville State; George Neuhaus, Southeast Missouri; Nick Thrasher, Tennessee State; Marty Jones, Tennessee Tech; Chris Wright, UT Martin.
Cody Sandlin, K • Sr., 6-2, 180 • Goodlettsville, Tenn. • UT Martin
After missing his first two field goal attempts of the night, Sandlin was money when it mattered, converting two field goals in the final five minutes of the game to give UT Martin a 20-17 victory at Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Memphis. The win was the first for the Skyhawks over a FBS opponent and just the 19th all-time win for an OVC team against the higher subdivision. With 4:52 to play Sandlin connected on a 26-yard attempt to give UTM a 17-10 advantage. His most important kick of the game came with four seconds remaining, as the senior connected from 43-yards out to break a 17-17 tie and give the Skyhawks the victory.
Others Nominated: Tavares Crawford, Eastern Illinois; Griffin Thomas, Jacksonville State, Steven Mix, Murray State; Joe Vucic, Southeast Missouri; Jamin Godfrey, Tennessee State; Zach Sharp, Tennessee Tech.
Troymaine Pope, RB • Fr., 5-9, 198 • Anniston, Ala. • Jacksonville State
In his collegiate debut Pope carried the ball 14 times for 65 yards (4.6 yards/carry) and caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in Jacksonville State's loss at No. 10 Arkansas. The touchdown catch came with 40 seconds to play in the first quarter and tied the game at seven against the high-powered Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team. Pope had a long run of 23 yards in the contest and was the team's leading rusher.
Da'Rick Rogers, WR • Jr., 6-3, 205 • Calhoun, Ga. • Tennessee Tech
In his Tennessee Tech debut Rogers, the transfer from Tennessee who joined the team just days before the game, caught three passes for 75 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown with four seconds to play in the first half. That touchdown was setup by his 52-yard catch earlier in the same drive. The score put Tennessee Tech up 24-7 in a game it would go on to win 41-31.
Others Nominated: LeQuince McCall, Eastern Illinois; Darian Yahyavi, Murray State; Scott Lathrop, Southeast Missouri; A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State.
Rogers shares OVC Newcomer of the Week to cap off first week at TTU
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Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul are back with "Soulfire," a rich, highly personal and jubilant release.
He's a producer, radio impresario, songwriter, actor, philanthropist -- oh, and longtime consigliere and sideman to the one and only Bruce Springsteen. Steven Van Zandt can lay legitimate claim to the title of hardest working man in show business, and that's without having released a solo album in two decades.
Until now, that is: Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul are back with "Soulfire," a rich, highly personal and jubilant release that marks nothing less than a triumphant return for Van Zandt as a solo performer.
"I felt a bit guilty about having walked away from Little Steven the artist," Van Zandt says now. "I left that part of myself behind and I shouldn't have done that." Not that he's spent that time resting on his laurels, but hearing how self-assured and at home he sounds on "Soulfire," it's easy to see why he was itching to get back to it.
Van Zandt has always been master of the gruff yelp, especially when sharing a mic with his boss, and those who remember "Voice of America" from the early '80s may recall a hard-rock tinge to his vocals that was befitting of the more cynical material. Here, though, Van Zandt has dug out his best Southside Johnny by-way-of Little Italy drawl, awash with soul and a randy garage rock vibe.
The Southside comparisons are inevitable -- Van Zandt shaped the Jukes' sound as producer on their first three albums, and "Soulfire" could fit comfortably on the shelf among any of them. In fact, for the songs here originally done by Southside -- notably "I Don't Want to Go Home" and the Springsteen collaboration "Love On The Wrong Side of Town" -- it's hard to discern exactly how they differ from the originals, beyond some more Wall of Sound in the mix.
Still, the songs are so solid that their familiarity isn't a burden, and they stand up well with the lesser known tracks on the disc, mostly written by Van Zandt for other artists over his career (see adjacent sidebar). Interestingly in this era of political turmoil, none of them take on the state of the republic; instead they tend to be about love, commitment, persistence, salvation and, implicitly, the way rock and soul can help you hang on to all of those things.
That starts right out of the gate with the title track, its blaring horns and assured guitar riffs buoying lyrics about finding redemption in companionship. ("I know we're stronger together than we are apart," he sings. "The rest we'll figure out as we go.") Van Zandt's guitar work is stellar here and throughout the record -- he may not be the most unconventional player, but he knows his way around licks and how to best play them off a barrage of soaring soul horns.
That's definitely true on "I'm Coming Back," an old-fashioned soul stirrer about a prodigal son's return, and "I Saw The Light," another redemptive anthem about wandering out of the wilderness: "I was living a self-made hoax, now I feel born again in a kaleidoscope," he sings over an explosive arrangement that makes great use of transcendent backing vocals.
Van Zandt does depart from the Southside soul template on several tracks, to great effect: "The Blues is My Business," originally recorded by Etta James, offers up chugging Chicago blues, and "Down and Out in New York City" -- a cover of a 1973 James Brown track -- drips with funk guitar and an almost jazzy groove.
On the gorgeous doo-wop number "The City Weeps Tonight," meanwhile, Stevie is backed by The Persuasions for his most surprising vocal, a plaintive Little Anthony croon. And "Saint Valentine's Day," a killer girl-group track Van Zandt wrote for the Cocktail Slippers, gets a rock 'n' roll makeover without losing any of its clever bite.
In the end, those familiar with his Jukes work won't find any huge musical revelations on "Soulfire," but you may be surprised at just how confident and joyous Van Zandt sounds after all those years away from the lead mic. He sounds like someone who's taken his share of hits and is thrilled to still be standing, and is maybe even a bit wiser for it: "I've learned something baby," he sings on "Standing in the Line of Fire," "What a lucky man I am." And we're lucky to have this musical testament to that fact.


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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Fixing Tongue Thrusting
My dentist says that my tongue is touching my teeth when I eat causing a gap between my two front teeth. Can this problem be treated with retainers? If so, how long would it take to fix it?
Spaces between the upper front teeth can be difficult to close. It is unlikely that the tongue is causing this space. It is possible that the space could be closed with retainers.
As far as time, I would think it would take between 6 months to a year to correct and might require a combination of tooth movement and cosmetic bonding of the teeth to change the shape and/or size.
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The mission of the IAP is to ensure that children in Suffolk County are fully immunized by their second birthday, and that all infants born of hepatitis B positive mothers are appropriately identified, treated and tracked. To comply with this mission, the Department holds immunization clinics, conducts immunization audits in private provider's offices and nursery/day care centers, conducts educational programs for health care professionals and stakeholder members in the community and responds to immunization questions.
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Less than half of pregnant women in the United States take advantage of vaccination
A new CDC study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that vaccination with whooping cough vaccine, Tdap, during the third trimester of pregnancy prevented more than three out of four (78 percent) cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis) in babies younger than two months. However, only 49 percent of pregnant women who delivered between fall 2015 and spring 2016 received the vaccine. CDC recommends women get Tdap during each pregnancy to provide critical short-term protection to babies when they are most at risk for this life-threatening illness.
The study used data from 2011 through 2014 on babies younger than two months from six states. It found that mothers whose babies had whooping cough were less likely to have received Tdap during pregnancy. The study reported that, in addition to being 78 percent effective at preventing whooping cough, Tdap vaccination during the third trimester was 90 percent effective at preventing serious cases of whooping cough that require hospitalization.
"Women have such a great opportunity to help protect their babies before they enter the world by getting Tdap vaccine while pregnant," said Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. "This study highlights how babies can benefit when their mothers get the vaccine and reinforces CDC's recommendation for women to get Tdap vaccine in the third trimester of each pregnancy."
Whooping cough is a serious disease that can cause uncontrollable, violent coughing that often makes it hard to breathe. In this study, 65 percent of babies younger than two months who got whooping cough needed treatment in the hospital. Babies younger than one year are at the highest risk for severe complications or death. Typically, between five and 15 babies die from whooping cough each year in the United States. Most deaths are in those too young to be protected by getting their own whooping cough vaccines. Babies do not get vaccinated to start building their own protection against whooping cough until they are two months old.
Before the introduction of whooping cough vaccines in the 1940s, more than 200,000 cases were reported per year in the United States. After vaccines became available, whooping cough cases declined dramatically to fewer than 10,000 cases reported by 1965. Beginning in the 1980s, whooping cough started making a comeback, though not to the levels seen before vaccines were available. Since 2010, there have been tens of thousands of whooping cough cases reported each year nationwide, with a peak of more than 48,000 cases reported in 2012. More than a third of all whooping cough hospitalizations and two thirds of all whooping cough deaths are in babies younger than two months. To date in 2017, more than 11,000 cases of whooping cough have been reported in the United States.
In 2012, CDC began recommending women get a whooping cough vaccine during each pregnancy. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Nurse-Midwives, healthcare professionals who specialize in caring for pregnant women, support this recommendation, as do the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. CDC recommends that doctors and midwives administer Tdap at 27 through 36 weeks of pregnancy, preferably in the earlier part of that period. This timing leads to the most transfer of protective antibodies from mothers to their babies.
Today's study adds to the growing body of research on Tdap vaccination during pregnancy that indicates it prevents whooping cough in babies who are too young to receive their own whooping cough vaccines. Three other studies from the United Kingdom and two from California also show much lower rates of whooping cough in babies whose mothers received Tdap during pregnancy. Another California study also found that babies with whooping cough whose mothers received Tdap during pregnancy were significantly less likely to need care in a hospital.
To learn more about CDC's Tdap vaccine recommendation for pregnant women, visit CDC's Pregnancy and Whooping Cough website.
For more information about whooping cough symptoms, prevention, and outbreaks, visit CDC's Pertussis (Whooping Cough) website.
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. NIAM was established to encourage people of all ages to make sure they are up to date on the vaccines recommended for them. Communities have continued to use the month each year to raise awareness about the important role vaccines play in preventing serious, sometimes deadly, diseases.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 23rd May 2007 23:49 UTC, submitted by lugduweb
The Efika book is a free multilanguage ebook dedicated to the Efika mainboard from Genesi. It contains information about the Efika hardware, its setup and its supported operating systems (Linux distributions, MorphOS). The latest version can already be freely downloaded in English, French and Swedish. Some older versions can also be found in Czech, Italian and Russian. It will be available soon in other languages such as Spanish, German, Turkish, Greek, Portuguese and Polish. This book follows his previous work on the Pegasos book.
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@Rasmus : well, the Efika book will expand to incorporate the projects listed here:


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Blair's Sweet Recycled & Repurposed Nursery
Name: Blair Elizabeth
Location: Glenview, Illinois
This room, which we renovated from an old music studio, is really tiny. It had no closet so we built the shelving and clothing rack and hung up some yellow gingham curtains for closet doors. I'm actually pretty proud of all the re-purposing and recycling I managed in here.
The crib and changing table were passed down from big brother, rocking chair was my MIL's, the end table and wooden heart wall shelf my FIL left here for us. And mostly everything in here minus the crib and changing table she will take with her to a 'big girl' room someday.
Source List:
- Rug: Overstock.com
- Ottoman: Overstock.com
- Bookshelves: Built from scratch
- Lamp: Target
- Storage Cube in closet: Target
- Baskets in storage cube: Target — I just tied white satin ribbon bows around the handles to dress it up a bit
- Straw hamper in closet: HomeGoods
- Straw basket in closet: HomeGoods
- White wire baskets in closet: HomeGoods
- Moccasins: Freshly Picked
- Happy Cloud Pillows: Etsy, shop Ohnorachio
- Baby bag: Vera Bradley "Summer Cottage" print
- Sheepskin rug (used as a throw over rocking chair): Rugsusa.com. (Wait for holidays for their 65 and 75% off sales)
- "Live Simply" print: The Painted Arrow
- "Be Filled with Joy" print: Etsy, shop: The Wheatfield
- Baby name wire hanger: Etsy, shop: Burlap Babe
- Elephant print: etsy, shop: Oanabefort
- paper lanterns: justartifacts.com (10'', 12'', and 14'' — only 2$ a piece!)
- Crib skirt: Amazon.com
- Crib bumper: A pass-me-down from my SIL but originally from The Land of Nod
- Gold dot crib sheet & changing pad cover: The Land of Nod (crib sheet changing pad cover)
- Hanging planters: etsy shop: My Little Plants (baby succulents from Home Depot, 2$ a piece)
- Mother Teresa print on side table: Etsy, shop: Unraveleddesign
- Organic wooden hedgehog on side table: Local indie craft fair - The shop is Tree Hopper Toys
- Pink "table runner" on side table: Anthropologie (clearance bin for $2! - Supposed to be a cloth placemat)
Thanks, Lisa! Readers, say hi to Lisa at Mumma's Corner.


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I originally wrote this post for my Lusty Vegan column on iEatGrass.com
Uhm, any vegans out there dating a non vegan? How many of you have NEVER dated another vegan? According to our super scientific iEG research, that is about 60 percent of us—yikes! If you're a vegan dating an omnivore, chances are your veganism comes up. A lot. I find in my own relationship, veganism most often makes an appearance around mealtime. And as someone who loves food, well I can get pretty passionate (read: bitchy) about what is on my plate. What can I say? I am fiery! To combat this personality trait, I have spent a lot of time figuring out how I can avoid fighting about my food. Of course, it doesn't always work out…
A few weeks back, my guy and I were headed out to eat at some burger bar my boyfriend found that has a reputably good homemade vegan burger, along with regular fleshy fare. On the way, we walked by 'Snice—a vegan eatery I have been wanting to try for a while. I suggested we go there instead, and P made an offhand comment about wanting to eat "real" food. At this point, I was beyond hungry, and extremely irritable (see: hangry) and I really let him have it. In public, no less! "If you want meat, just say you want meat, don't tell me the food I eat isn't REAL!" I was hyperventilating on the side walk.
This wasn't exactly fair. While his comment was pretty rude, I know P didn't mean to offend. He likes vegan food, and normally is more than happy to eat it. But he had been excited to eat at this burger bar, and was as hangry as I was, and so I was raining on his super-meat parade with my visions of smoked tempeh and soy sausage.
If you want to avoid quarrels like these—and for the sanctity of your relationship, I hope you do—read the following tips on avoiding food fights.
Choose your battles wisely. If your partner isn't vegan, and you still want to date them, then you are inadvertently accepting their lifestyle the way they hopefully accept yours. Making comments about their food choices at every meal will mean they will dread table time with you, and cause tension. That being said, it's fair to want to educate your partner, or at least want to discuss something you are passionate about. But if I started talking veganism at every chance—in AND out of my relationship—I would just be that annoying vegan girl who won't shut up about her sriracha peas and man-made boots. So I only bring up topics I think are really important, or that have the possibility of actually making a difference on someone's point of view. For instance, my guy has heard about animal cruelty at factory farms ad nauseum, so I don't bring that up often. However, he recently wondered aloud why we don't eat honey or wear wool. This is the kind of stuff I hold out on my long winded rants for.
Time it right. I try not to talk about my vegan beliefs at mealtime. Superior nutrition, animal rights, animal husbandry's affect on the economy and environment—you name the topic, I avoid it while we're eating.
Don't fight on an empty tummy. I broke this rule outside of 'Snice. I was so hangry that I snapped at my guy—in public, no less—which didn't help my cause, and made me seem like an angry PETAphile. When you're hungry, you're irritable, you're less rational, and your brain isn't functioning properly. This is not the right time to talk food politics. Wait until you have a happy belly full of sweet potato sushi rolls and THEN lay into the whole vegan protein debacle.
Don't force feed. The airplane tactic only works on toddlers. Insisting that your partner eat your vegan food will only make them resent you. Instead, work on polishing your recipe repertoire, and cook up eats that are so delicious they will be begging you to repeat them. Or at the least, they will be satisfied with eating vegan and won't put up a fight next time you say tempeh is on the dinner menu.
So how do you avoid fighting about food? Have you ever shrieked about protein per serving on a crowded sidewalk? Because I have…
The Lusty Vegan is a lifestyle and sex column focusing on living and loving as a twenty-something year old vegan.. For rants in 140 characters or less, follow Zoe on Twitter @Sexytofublog


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In his Weekly Standard column Hugh Hewitt warns of California's impending giveaway of authority over real property including every "site that is associated with the traditional beliefs, practices, lifeways, and ceremonial activities of a Native American tribe." What's the problem with that? Hugh suggests that in addition to the obvious problems it creates for housing development, it is unconstitutional: "Gray Davis rolls the dice."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shemar Moore is returning to his daytime roots with a two-day guest appearance on "The Young and the Restless."
During his return on Sept. 10-11, Moore will reunite with Kristoff St. John, who plays his on-screen brother Neil Winters. Moore's character Malcolm Winters returns to Genoa City after leaving two years before without a proper goodbye. He comes back for a family visit to make amends and catch up.
Moore says he's excited about returning to the CBS show where he got his start. He was a "Young and Restless" regular from 1994-2002, left the show and returned in 2004-05. Moore won a Daytime Emmy for supporting actor in 2000.
Moore currently stars on the CBS drama "Criminal Minds."
"The Young and the Restless" recently won its eighth Daytime Emmy for best drama series. The show has been daytime's top-rated drama for 25 years.


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Roberto Mancini has criticised his Manchester City squad for failing to reproduce their title-winning performances of last season, demanding an immediate improvement heading into the final 12 Premier League games.
City now lie 12 points behind Manchester United at the top of the table after Sir Alex Ferguson's men's capitalised on their rivals' mistaken-ridden 3-1 defeat to Southampton with a 2-0 win over Everton.
And Mancini has called on his players to step up and take responsibility, claiming they should question their contribution to the team.
"When you play football and you are a top player, you should take your responsibility, always," Mancini told reporters. "It's not always the fault of the manager.
"The players should take responsibility - if they have big balls. If not, they can't play in a top team."
Mancini did, however, recognise that his side's first-ever Premier League title defence was always going to be difficult and lamented a lack of transfer activity during the summer.
"For a team like us which has won the title, won the FA Cup, won the Charity Shield after 38 years, it's normal the year after as champions could be difficult," he added.
"But probably because we did some mistakes in the summer and we didn't improve our team. But now we have good players and I think we shouldn't do a match like this.
"No, no, now we can do nothing about that [failure to capture summer targets]. But in this moment we should do more because we have 12 games, we should get the maximum points we can get, we have the FA Cup and this season is not finished.
"I don't want to see a player like we saw [against Southampton]. A player who plays like that should stay at home, not even be on the pitch.
"Usually, we play well and even when we don't play well we put everything on the pitch but we didn't even for that. That's the problem. Only this.
"They played better than us, they deserved to win, congratulations to Mauricio Pochettino, to Southampton, but I am very disappointed with our performance."