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Abandoned, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe tries in vain to find a new way to articulate the emotion behind 'meh'...
An American woman searching for her Russian birth parents learns she has inherited a house in the middle of a remote in the Motherland. Abandoned and uninhabited for forty years, it stands in total disrepair and neglect. When she finally arrives at the house she meets a mysterious and well-armed man claiming to be her twin brother. Together they discover the house's dangerous secrets and end up uncovering their own past.
Nacho Cerdà doesn't seem to be much of a go-getter. His first non-student film, a short called Aftermath, showed true talent, and a massive improvement over his student short. The film is truly and deeply disturbing far beyond its premise, which would most likely be simply icky and gross if made in by lesser hands. That was 1994. It would take another four years before Cerda would make another film, which was, again, a short called Genesis. It was another improvement. From what I can tell looking at imdb.com this promising, once young filmmaker didn't try his hand at a feature length film until 2006, when he made The Abandoned. The film was dropped in select theatres as part of After Dark and Lionsgate's 'Horrorfest' series last year. After being voted best of show, it was given a second chance releases on its own.
The After Dark Horrorfest was basically a collection of very average, medium budgeted horror films that probably would've gone straight to video had it not been some executive's bright idea to siphon a little cash from loyal horror geeks. I had assumed that The Abandoned was something special when it was given its second chance, and effectively set myself up for more disappointment. This was before I realized Cerda had directed the film, which simply raised my expectations a bit higher. Despite good performances and textural visuals, the film isn't even the best in this sadly average lot.
The film has an atmosphere, but it's the same atmosphere of every decent looking horror film of the last fifteen years, including discarded dolls, dirty, mouldy, broken windows, and a pervasive dampness. The scares are almost solely of the cheap variety, depending too much on minute after numbing minute of set up followed by some kind of very loud noise. Frankly I expected much more from a man that made something beautiful out of a something as trite as a man slowly turning into a statue as his statue turns into a living woman.
I can draw simple comparisons to the American theatrical débuts of two of Cerda's Spanish countrymen, Alejandro Amenábar and Jaume Balagueró. Amenábar's The Other's, though a well made film, is terribly unoriginal and sanitized, and Balagueró's Darkness was bland and just plain bad. Like those films, The Abandoned is something rather unimpressive from a filmmaker that looked like he could be the next big thing. As a horror fan craving something new the whole film was a downer. It's not a bad film, just an entirely unremarkable one.
The Abandoned is pretty constantly tinted in either blue or amber, and is very, very dark overall. Most of the film's fine details are discernable during this darkness, but noise is occasionally overpowering. The film's stark whites are bright without bleeding or blocking, but some of the highlights have a tinge of edge enhancement. This is a pretty nice transfer overall, and without making I direct comparison, I'd say it's the best of the Horrorfest collection.
Like I said, the film's scare tactics are a bit on the obvious side, but the sound is still impressive. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track is full and subtle when needed. The sound effects and music are same ol', same ol', but the DVD itself reproduces them well. Dialogue is clear and centred when needed. I noticed no obvious errors on this one.
For the flagship title of the After Dark Horrorfest this disc is pretty paltry. The only extra is a quick making-of featurette, which as per the norm is mostly made to sell the film. Cerda supplied intelligent commentary, in English for his short film release, I'm surprised he didn't do the same here...unless he was as unsatisfied with the final product as I am. I suppose you could consider the monster amount of trailers that precede the film an extra, but I really don't.
A big disappointment all the way round. I can see why audiences may have voted this their favourite in the Horrorfest catalogue, but that doesn't make it a good film. I'm more disappointed in director Nacho Cerda than anything. This is not the feature length debut I expected from such an obviously talented filmmaker. The disc itself features solid A/V, but its sole extra leaves quite a bit to be desired.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Dunny Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 347
Easily the best in the After Dark Horrorfest, I agree that's not saying much but I still found it an entertaining little Horror movie. Worth a Rent IMO.
Vincent Pina Member Join Date: September 2005 Location: United States Posts: 154
I agree. I was expecting more from Cerda. This was the only film I made an effort to go see in that festival. As you say, the atmosphere is there, but there is no real payoff. Meh, indeed.
acrophobe Member Join Date: February 2006 Location: United States Posts: 188
5/10 is far too generous.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
Wow, is it just me or was there actually a cheesy freeze frame at the end of this movie? It's a mess.
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
not as good as i thought
still... good film!
still... good film!
John Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 572
This one was alright. Personally though, Dark Ride was my favorite from the After Dark Horrorfest series.
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
"Dark Ride" was the worst of them all!
John Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Posts: 572
Chris Johnson wrote: "Dark Ride" was the worst of them all!
I disagree. I thought Penny Dreadful was. That was awful, IMO.
I disagree. I thought Penny Dreadful was. That was awful, IMO.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
You both win!
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I found "Penny Dreadful" to be passable, "Dark Ride" just f**king sucked! I can't believe they're doing "Dark Ride 2".
Don Jariyasunant Member Join Date: September 2005 Location: United States Posts: 519
Just finished watching this and IMO it was boring for a horror flick!! It feels like something you would watch on the IFC Channel and then forget about.
mikey mike Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: Yemen Posts: 256
wait was that a bare bum in that list pic? how can any movie with that be bad?
from my experience, nudity equals masterpiece, which is why "Showgirls" is the best movie ever made
from my experience, nudity equals masterpiece, which is why "Showgirls" is the best movie ever made
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Disc Details
Release Date: 19th June 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Extras: Making of, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Nacho Cerdà
Cast: Karel Roden, Paraskeva Djukelova, Valentin Ganev, Anastasia Hille, Carlos Reig-Plaza
Genre: Horror
Length: 98 minutes
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NHL notes: Lafleur says it's a bonus if Europeans stay home all season
Some European players have mused that they might not return to the NHL when the lockout eventually ends.
Former NHL great Guy Lafleur doesn't have a problem with that. In fact, he sees a significant benefit for Canadians if the Europeans do stay home.
"Let them stay there, it will make more room for players from Quebec and North Americans," Lafleur said Wednesday during a press conference announcing the construction of Place Guy Lafleur in his hometown of Thurso, Que,.
"As a supporter and former player, I do not care for players who want to stay in Europe. It's their choice."
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov have been vocal about the possibility of European players staying in the KHL when the lockout ends. The big reason is potential pay cuts that could come with a new collective bargaining agreement.
Lafleur also speculated that the lockout would drag into the new year.
"We hope it will be settled before the holidays (but) I am very skeptical about it," he said. "The players are very fortunate to have the opportunity to play and make millions of dollars. I'm happy for them, but on the other hand, they must realize something else: As athletes, they can not earn more than the owners."
Talk about keeping it all in the family.
Washington Capitals president Dick Patrick will receive the Lester Patrick Award, named for his late grandfather, during the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony Monday in Dallas. Patrick, who has been with the Capitals for 30 years, will get the award for his service to hockey in the U.S.
"I'd like to think he'd be looking down and smiling," Patrick told NHL.com, referring to his grandfather, who died in 1960. "My grandfather had all this historical background. I didn't appreciate it all at the time, but I saw his interaction with my father, who was running the (New York) Rangers at the time, and my uncle Lynn, who was running the (Boston) Bruins. I saw the respect that they afforded him, seeking his advice, and it became apparent to me pretty early on that he was really knowledgeable about hockey in lots of ways, including the historical aspects."
He is the third Patrick to win the award. His uncle, Lynn, and cousin, Craig, previously have been honoured.
New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro will join St. Louis Blues forward Matt D'Agostini with SC Riessersee of the German second division.
Riessersee announced the signing of DiPietro, one of the NHL's most oft-injured players, on the team website Wednesday.
DiPietro has played just 47 games over the past four NHL seasons. He missed the final 58 games of the 2011-12 season because of a groin issue, and he also has had a concussion, facial injuries and a knee problem keeping him out of action.
If the Islanders can't convince DiPietro to stay in Germany after the lockout, he still has nine years left on the 15-year, $67.5-million contract he signed in 2006.
New York Rangers defenceman Ryan McDonagh signed with HC Barys Astana of the KHL, according to the New York Daily News. McDonagh joins locked-out NHLer Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning with the Kazakhstan-based team … Forward Cory Emmerton of the Detroit Red Wings will play with Finnish team SaiPa, the second-division club announced on its website. Emmerton played 71 games in the NHL last season and was named the Wings rookie of the year … Unrestricted free agent defenceman Milan Jurcina signed with HC Pirati Chomutov of the Czech Extraliga, according to his agent, Allan Walsh. He'll play his first game on Friday … Tampa Bay Lightning forward Adam Hall has signed with EV Ravensburg, another second-division club in Germany. The 30-year-old recently signed a one-year deal with the Lightning.

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Many Steps Toward Look-Alike Status
Nineteen requirements. That's the number of items you have to have in place, prior to even applying to becoming a HRSA Health Center. Getting compliance-ready is occupying much of 2014 for Catawba Care (now called Affinity Health Center), a Ryan White grant recipient pursuing Health Center status with "look-alike" designation.
This blog is the latest in a series tracking the health care reform adjustments underway at South Carolina's Catawba Care, which has set their sites securing Health Center designation as they broaden their HIV mission to encompass primary medical care for lower income individuals.
Catawba is following a compliance checklist from HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care. The list was first scanned to determine where the agency was broadly compliant and noncompliant, so to speak, giving Catawba a sense of what priorities they needed to set in getting compliance-ready in 2014. Below are their top activities currently underway, leading up to their application for look-alike status in early 2015.
Types of Health Centers (from HRSA/BPHC):
- FQHCs: Grant-Supported Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Look-Alikes: Non-grant-supported Health Centers
- Outpatient health programs/facilities operated by tribal organizations
Raising Funds
Money is a necessity to meet these compliance requirements. Catawba recently received a foundation grant to help them get started—an early payoff from their strategy to write grant proposals and reach out to funders, who "like one time funding" with demonstrable outcomes, according to Anita Case, Catawba's Executive Director.
The United Way, local foundations, and appeals to the local community are part of Catawba's strategy to raise funds to support some of the below activities. "You have to be compliant with all Health Center requirements prior to applying for look-alike status, said Case, adding "we've written several grants to [help us] comply with those" requirements.
New Sliding Fee Scale
Both Ryan White and Health Centers have sliding fee scales. Both say that clients with incomes under 100% of the federal poverty level should provide care, free of charge. However, they differ in other details, which Catawba is working to resolve in its billing system.
- Ryan White's is very flexible, according to Case, in that it lets agencies determine their own sliding fee scale, with Part-specific variations around caps on charges and client incomes.
- The Health Center sliding fee scale, however, is much more specific in that the statute says that client incomes of 100-200% of poverty are to pay a discounted fee for services while those with incomes over 200% of poverty must be full pay.
Staffing Primary Care
Catawba is an HIV clinic but needs a 6-month track record of delivering primary medical care, prior to applying for look-alike status. Much of the fundraising underway is to fund these positions, which will continue both HIV care but also devote a set proportion to primary care.
Catawba started recruitment of a physician in April 2014, after having been approved as a National Health Service Corp (NHSC) site at the beginning of the year. That designation makes Catawba a more attractive location as new medical school graduates can have their loans forgiven if they commit two-years to working at an NHSC location.
Catawba is hoping to secure private funding for the clinician position as well as for a medical assistant and case manager—both to devote 75% to HIV and 25% to primary care—along with funds to cover some dental and mental health services.
Consumer Representation
Health Center's must demonstrate meaningful consumer involvement, like a board of directors with 51% consumer representation. Several current Catawba board members are ready to become patients, which will help Catawba ramp up their consumer representation in advance of expansion of their patient population toward overall primary care.
Board members don't have to be talked into becoming Catawba patients, said Case, as they "recognize the quality of our care and believe they will be improving their care quality by making the switch."
As Catawba's patient population grows, more patient board members will be recruited. For additional recruitment from the current patient population: "we ask staff members to make recommendations for patients who might be good Board candidates.
We contact these patients to find out their interest and to learn more about how they could be an asset and provide education to [these] patients about what it means to be Board members before bringing them on."
Securing Discounted Services for Patients
Catawba is reaching out to secure an agreement with a local hospital to provide discounted services to look-alike patients. The discounts would be available to referred patients who were at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Charges to those at or below 100% of poverty would be free or nominal.
The hospital network extends well beyond inpatient services and includes various clinical practices, reflecting the increasingly common practice of hospital systems across the nation to broaden their networks as they buy up physician networks and practices to extend their competitive position and market share.
The amount of the actual discount to provide is typically not specified in the agreement. It could be substantial but also might well be minor.
These negotiations benefit from the pre-established relationships Catawba has with the hospital in its planning. The hospital understands how Catawba services can help them. "Hospitals want health centers who they can refer to for primary care so uninsured community members are not seeking primary care in the Emergency Department," says Case.
Identifying Partners/Service Sites
Collaboration. Sounds good. What does it mean for seeking Health Center status? For one, expanding into primary medical care is an expensive undertaking. Partnering with existing service sites can make this more feasible, which Catawba is pursuing by reaching out to potential partners with access to their communities and existing facilities and staff.
If successful in getting Look-Alike status, Catawba is hoping to bring four satellite sites into their orbit, which would provide Catawba with free facility space and access to their volunteer doctors.. Staff would be put on Catawba's payroll.
The sites also serve children, which is yet another Health Center compliance requirement. Catawba's hopes to have two of these sites add adult services to broaden access to care in their transportation-challenged rural service areas. These two sites are both located in a newly designated Medically Underserved Area.
Opportunities to collaborate don't just happen. They are created. Case advises others to "always be listening to what is happening in the community and have collaboration on your mind at all times," adding that their collaborative opportunity to partner with these satellite sites "started at a training for nonprofits on collaboration when two Executive Directors shared their current challenges."
Case also suggests this: "identify people in the community who can help you with identifying potential partners—people who pay attention to community needs and understand community dynamics."
Designation as an Underserved Area
Another part of being Health Center-ready is to be located in, and serve, a Medically Underserved Area (MUA)—a special HRSA designation based upon various health indicators and the ratio of physicians to the area's population.
Catawba faced an early hurdle in planning for expansion in a region lacking the all-important MUA designation. The area is also home to the above two satellite sites that Catawba hopes to acquire. Catch 22: Acquiring the sites depends on securing Look-Alike status that, in turn, is dependent on MUA designation. Undaunted by feedback that MUA designation can be tough to secure, Catawba reached out to the state Office of Primary Care and got their help to apply to HRSA for MUA designation, which was granted.
Revising the Mission and Vision
In 2013, Catawba started strategic planning to set their sights on expanding into primary care beyond people living with HIV to also serve the broader community. That work is ongoing. Staff are working with a vision team of staff and board members to further revise Catawba's mission and vision to guide future agency efforts.
Catawba's current work in the visioning process entails, according to Case, "talking about the experience we want patients to have in our clinic and how to put this into words. Some of the words that express what we want to convey include: inspiring healthier living, empowering healthcare, patient-centered, accessible for all, welcoming to all, warm & friendly environment, high quality care with compassion and dignity, etc."
Staff are also meeting with a few marketing firms to discuss a rebranding strategy. Catawba wants to maintain its focus on HIV but expand into primary care as a necessary step to surviving into the future. It's a process that Case characterizes as simultaneously "keeping the compassion and staying alive. Our expansion is in who we will serve as opposed to what we will provide."
Next Steps
Catawba also envisions focusing on many other tasks as 2014 wears on.
Some Examples:
- Changing bylaws to be consistent with community health center requirements
- Attending trainings and participating in technical assistance opportunities to help with compliance
- Adding staff and making changes to expand capacity in existing facilities in order to begin seeing new patients in Summer 2014
- Begin efforts to become certified as a Patient Centered Medical Home
- Adapting policies and practices to accommodate a new patient population and new requirements. Continually evaluating processes and capacity to ensure continued excellence in their service provision and patient-focused care
Finally, Catawba hopes to be writing a New Access Point grant for Section 330 funding.
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It's (insert cliche here) between Canadiens and Bruins in Game 7
Each game of this Atlantic Division final has had its own particular characteristics: low scoring, high scoring, lots of penalties, no penalties, great goaltending, questionable goaltending, stars going invisible, stars delivering wins.
Game 7 Wednesday night between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins will put the final exclamation point on the 34th playoff meeting between these franchises.
The winner will advance to play the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference final with Game 1 likely to be played Saturday afternoon in either Montreal or Boston.
About the only predictable thing Wednesday morning was the cliches flying around.
Montreal Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher was asked about his favourite cliche.
"I believe in all the cliches. I like them all," he said. "Do or die."
This will be the ninth Game 7 for Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron (the Bruins are 4-4 in those) games and he said he still gets a little nervous.
"I'm happy to hear that because I'm pretty nervous, too," said Gallagher, who will be playing his first Game 7. "Obviously, it's exciting. I'm sure once the puck drops it'll be a normal feeling. It's exciting right now. You grow up watching Game 7s and you see the intensity and the emotion on the players' faces. To be a part of that tonight is going to be pretty cool."
The Canadiens are coming off a strong 4-0 win in Game 6 to avoid elimination. They relied on their speed and the goaltending of Carey Price for the win and will be looking to pick up where they left off.
They also seemed to be a bit fired up from what they feel is the lack of respect they've been getting from the Bruins. Boston tough guy Shawn Thornton sprayed Montreal defenceman P.K. Subban with water from the bench during play late in Game 5 and Bruins winger Milan Lucic flexed his biceps at Subban.
It has made for some good off-day chatter. The Canadiens talked after Game 6 about looking forward to silencing the Bruins fans in TD Garden.
"You don't need to change your game tonight because it's Game 7. The game is still the same," said Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges. "The ice sheet didn't get any bigger, the lines are still in the same place. It's about going out there and doing your job, giving everything you've got, and you don't have to go outside of that."
"Nothing needs to be said. We all know what's at stake," said Gallagher. "Just show up, treat it like we have all year. We don't need to do anything that hasn't got you to this point. We know what makes us successful, we know individually what makes us good players. You just have to do that and show up for your teammates and play your best game."
The Bruins, who won Games 4 and 5 to put the Canadiens on the brink of elimination, were outmatched by the Habs in Game 6.
"Pretty much from the last game every part of our game has got to be better," said Bruins captain Zdeno Chara.
It's interesting to note the NHL decided to have the game officiated by the Dave Jackson-Dan O'Rourke tandem that also worked Game 2 of the series. In that game, Jackson gave Bruins coach Claude Julien an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and Julien talked after the game about all the "crap" his team had to battle through to get the win … Bruins defenceman Dennis Seidenberg, working his way back from a knee injury, skated pretty vigourously Thursday morning. When asked if he might play, Julien paused before saying, "I don't think so. I'd be very surprised" … Julien said after Game 6 he expected his team to win Game 7. He was asked Thursday what gave him the confidence to say that. "Well, I don't think you'd expect me to say the other thing, do you? I expect us to win, simple as that" … The Bell Centre is sold out in Montreal tonight for a viewing party of Game 7. "It's pretty cool I guess. I probably shouldn't be surprised but I still am," said Gallagher. "It's just the passion that comes with the Montreal Canadiens fans. Obviously we care a lot in this room, but they care a lot as well about the logo and the history and everything that comes with it."


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Making Decisions About Very Premature Infants: Personal Stories
Topic Overview
These stories are based on information gathered from doctors and consumers. They may be helpful as you make important health decisions.
Jeremy, age 28: My wife and I have had a tough time since our second child, Caleb, was born at 25 weeks. We've always trusted our doctors to know what's best. We told our neonatologist that we had faith that Caleb would pull through and that we wanted him to do everything he could to help Caleb survive. What we didn't expect was that Caleb would have so many ups and downs. He had one infection after another and had to be on a ventilator on high settings for quite a while. After he had a grade IV brain bleed, we learned that part of his brain was damaged. He came home on oxygen and six different medicines. We were thrilled when he weaned off of the oxygen just before his first birthday! Frankly, with both of us having to work, keeping up with Caleb's weekly physiotherapy, speech therapy, and other medical appointments has been hard for us and his sister. And our lifestyle has changed a bit since his mobility is limited and he's getting bigger. Caleb has been doing better than we expected, though, and we're so grateful for that. We hear it's really made a difference that he's had lots of attention and love from his family, therapists, and teachers.
Karen and Joe, ages 40: When I was in preterm labour at 22 weeks, the neonatologist visited us in my hospital room. She warned us that most babies this age don't survive the birth, and that survivors have a high rate of disability. I had been ill during my pregnancy, and none of us felt that the odds were in favour of this baby surviving without serious complications. Joe and I were faced with the most heart-wrenching decision of our lives and decided against resuscitation. After our daughter was born, we held her and said good-bye.
Melissa, age 35, and Mauricio, age 33: We've always felt like we could control the important events in our lives. Having our daughter Anna arrive at 24 weeks really threw us for a loop. First, we felt totally helpless. We knew nothing about what a 24-weeker might be up against. We were lucky to have a doctor who kept us informed every step of the way, who also wanted to give us as much control as possible. First, we thought that we'd just let nature take its course, because there are some things that you can't force. She simply looked too tiny and fragile to survive. But then, we learned that as long as she was on basic life support, she was actually doing well. We were impressed by her fighting spirit. Based on what her doctor told us, we decided that we'd do anything to help her survive. That might have been different if her brain bleed had been really bad. During the 11 weeks Anna was in the hospital, a few other babies didn't make it. We'll never know why she did so well while they didn't.
Jayna, age 18: I'm a single mom, and my twin boys were born at 28 weeks. They were really small and sick, and I was totally overwhelmed. My mom helped me out as much as she could, but she didn't know what kind of advice to give me. So, I really depended on the NICU doctor and nurses to take care of my babies and tell me the best decisions to make. I really trusted them, and I'm glad I did.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists in California have discovered four new and separate species of legless lizards — snakelike animals that burrow into sand or soil.
The University of California, Berkeley says the discovery was made by its reptile and amphibian expert Theodore Papenfuss, along with James Parham of California State University, Fullerton.
Until the discovery, scientists believed there was only one species of legless lizard in the American West.
They spent years scouring the state for the reclusive legless lizards. They found the new species at the end of a runway at Los Angeles International Airport, in a vacant lot in downtown Bakersfield, on the edge of the Mojave Desert and among oil derricks in the lower San Joaquin Valley.
The biologists are trying to determine whether the lizards need protected status.


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Sneak Peek: 'Teen Wolf' Season 3!
It's been a couple months since MTV's hit show Teen Wolf ended it's second season, but we're finally getting a peek into season three! Stars Dylan O'Brien, Tyler Hoechlin and Tyler Posey give us a brief preview of what we can expect with the upcoming season. One thing we know for sure? Colton Haynes won't be returning, since he will now star on CW's Arrow. And don't get too excited, because they don't give too many spoilers, but we'll take what we can get! However, we do get a first look at Charlie and Max Carver as they join the show this season. Watch above to see the whole vid!


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Almost 600,000 inhalers affected in GSK recall
Almost 600,000 inhalers affected in GSK recall
A North Carolina-based company has issued a recall on one of it's inhalers, because of a possible defect.
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC is voluntarily recalling 593,088 Ventolin HFA inhalers that were sold nationwide. GSK says a defective delivery system can cause a leak of the asthma medication.
The code information on the product is Lot #: 6ZP9848, Exp 03/18; 6ZP0003, 6ZP9944, Exp 04/18, according to an FDA report.
CNBC reports the defect is not dangerous to patients and the company is actively trying to identify the cause of the issue.
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For years now the computer ecosystem has been plagued by a storage bottleneck with even the fastest drives, but OCZ plans to change all that with their new RevoDrive SSD using the PCI-Express interface. The 120GB RevoDrive aims to offer blistering speeds at a great price per gigabyte ratio of around $3.15/GB. Read on to see just how much bang you can get for your buck with the OCZ RevoDrive!
OCZ has been on the cutting edge of SSDs since they hit the consumer market and are on the pioneer trail once again with their most affordable PCI-Express based SSD yet – the RevoDrive. As implied, this isn't their first PCI-E drive but it is the first that carries a price tag that rivals that of the more traditional SATA port based SSDs. At an MSRP of $349 for the 120GB version, they aren't what you would consider inexpensive for storage devices in general, but considering the performance, hardware onboard and pricing of similar capacity SSDs, the price point is rather impressive.
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GABORONE, Botswana – FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes match-fixing affects only a small percentage of soccer games across the world and racism is a bigger problem for the sport.
"Football is so big, we will overcome," Blatter said Saturday. "It is a small percentage. Football will not die."
On Monday, the European Union police agency reported nearly 700 recent games have or may have been fixed in the last 18 months. Blatter, who is on a four-country tour of Africa ahead of Sunday's African Cup of Nations final, insisted more than a million matches a year were clean.
He said racism was a bigger problem for the sport than fixing and FIFA was examining ways of introducing more serious punishments for teams if their fans or players were guilty of racism.
"We can also explore deducting points," Blatter said. "If it is a knockout competition, it will mean that we must kick out the team."


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David Sansolo, a 3 year resident of New Windsor, NY, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY at the age of 84. Son of the late Michael and Rebecca Candiotti Sansolo, he was born December 19, 1928 in Harlem, NY. David was the widower of Judith Sansolo. He was a waiter at Mont Parnasse Restaurant in Scarsdale and Jahn's of Eastchester, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Korea.
Survivors include his son, Steven V. Sansolo of Ossining, NY; daughter, Linda B. Karp of New Windsor, NY; two grandchildren, Wendy Carneglia and Gregory Karp; his brothers, Ralph Sansolo of Mamaroneck, NY and Gabriel Sansolo of Bronx, NY; and his two great grandchildren, Leo & Luke Carneglia.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today, January 30, 2013 with Rabbi Steven D. Ziskind officiating at Beth-El Cemetery, 735 Forest Avenue, Township of Washington, NJ.
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Chinese in Kolkata usher in Year of Horse
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) Red envelopes stuffed with cash as gifts exchanged hands, and colourful dragon and lion dancers streamed in and out of decorated residences here Friday, ushering in the Chinese lunar New Year.
The azure night sky lit up with firecrackers, as youth and teenagers soaked in the festivities, and the Year of the Horse in the Chinese almanac imbued the community with the gift of speed.
The essence of the festival is the spirit of renewal and family reunions.
The first day of the Chinese New Year is the most significant in the Chinese calender. The celebrations last 15 days and culminate with the Lantern Festival. Each year is associated with one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. For 2014, it's the horse in its wooden aspect.
"The horse or wooden horse symbolises speed and energy. It inspires us to pick up the pending work and speed it up. However, one must be careful in doing things in a hurry," Indian Chinese Association president Paul Chung told IANS.
Kolkata's 4,000 strong Chinese community – settled mainly in the city's eastern Tangra area and the largest in the country – celebrated the occasion with a strong emphasis on renewing familial ties. The lion and dragon dancers moved to the pulsating beats of drums — they were supposed to bring good luck during the year ahead.
"We have lion dancers who entered each house of the community to bring good luck to the household. There were dragon dances too amidst loud drumming. Both lions and dragons are considered auspicious by Chinese," Chung said.
"But our theme is family bonding. It is a time for reunions. If ties within family are well established, then society is well established. We have tried to bring back that part of our culture and we have succeeded," Chung said while explaining that in the run-up to the New Year, everybody embarked on a cleaning spree a week ago.
One of the customs to strengthen relationships was handing traditional red envelopes filled with cash.
"Adults gave their parents a red envelope filled with cash as a token of good luck. Grandparents handed over cash-filled red envelopes to their grandchildren as a blessing. This is like a cycle. It strengthens the bonds within our families. Our families are very close-knit units," said Chung.
After the festivities quietened down, the families sat together to savour a course of an entire fish specially cooked for the red-letter – rather red envelope – day.
"Fish in Chinese means extra. So you will get everything in extra amounts this year," added Chung.


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Bob Dylan Charity Covers Album to Feature Kesha, Miley Cyrus
Amnesty International is one of the world's foremost organizations dedicated to the preservation of human rights and the prevention of grave injustice.
So it only stands to reason that in order to celebrate Amnesty's 50th anniversary, someone decided to put together an album of Bob Dylan covers — even if it's a little odd that they invited pop stars like Kesha and Miley Cyrus to join the roster of artists lending their pipes to the rock legend's classic songs.
To her credit, Ke$ha — who will cover 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' — understands some people might take issue with her presence on the album. Speaking with NME, she said, "When you think of me, you wouldn't think of Bob Dylan. My music is more about the going crazy than politics. But he's a huge influence — he writes his own music and means what he says. I write my own music and I f—ing mean every word I sing."
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HOUSTON (RNN) - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ, is recovering at "lightning speed," according to a statement released by her husband on Facebook.
"I want the families of all the other victims and the entire Tucson community to know that Gabrielle will soon stand by your side to mourn this tragedy and learn how we can heal," said Giffords' husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.
Kelly said that while her condition is speedily improving considering her injury, the doctors weren't joking when they called her recovery "a marathon process."
Kelly said that every day brings encouraging signs, however.
Giffords now has a healthy appetite, Kelly said. She's now eating three meals a day.
Kelly again extended his thanks to those who have continued to support Giffords four weeks after she was allegedly shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner, 22. On Jan. 8, Giffords was hosting a constituent meet-and-greet at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, AZ.
"We can't thank you enough for the heartfelt show of support that has come in from all around Arizona and the nation," Kelly said.
In the mean time, Kelly asked for the nation to continue to keep Giffords in their thoughts. Her recovery is evidence that "prayers are being heard," he said.
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The T-shirt is plain and black with a simple logo that reads "Eat Local," and if you see someone wearing it, the chances are pretty good they work at a locally owned restaurant.
In recent years there has been a "Buy Local" campaign among some business leaders that's been hard to miss. Less conspicuous but still easy to find is evidence of perhaps a more influential trend – how the city is moving toward what might be called a "Lead Local" preference based on some recent changes in leadership of some of the city's most important institutions.
The trend is specifically homegrown interim leaders who become the permanent leaders during critical bursts of intense change for those institutions.
The latest evidence is Brad Martin's interim tenure as president of the University of Memphis, the city's largest institution of higher education. Mike Rose, the former head of Promus Cos. and a former board chairman of First Horizon National Corp., is among the university backers and supporters who want Martin to become the permanent president of the university.
"I hope he isn't too committed to the interim title," Rose said recently in introducing Martin at the Memphis Rotary Club.
The Greater Memphis Chamber is preparing to conduct a search of its own to replace outgoing president John Moore, who's leaving effective Jan. 3. The chamber's 2014 board chairman – to be announced this month – and the board's executive committee will detail the process of choosing Moore's successor.
How those groups choose to fill their top leadership spots will add fresh examples to a trend that touches on a long-running local debate, one that renews itself when such a position comes open and someone suggests a "national search" to find a replacement.
On one side is the idea that a leader coming from outside Memphis is going to have a learning curve and may not stay long enough to ever really figure out what it takes to succeed here. A few steps further out is the notion that a leader from the outside conveys the idea we cannot control our own destiny or that our leadership doesn't trust a seat in their club to someone who is a Memphian.
The other side is the idea that Memphis needs new leadership from other places to find its way past long-standing chronic problems and challenges that other cities have met and solved long ago.
Somewhere in the middle is a discussion about the specific position that is open.
And close by is the discussion about the definition of local leadership. Is it someone who is a longtime or native Memphian? Is it someone who recently moved or returned to Memphis for a reason other than the leadership position at stake? How recent is too recent to understand the city?
"It does depend on the circumstance," said Nancy Coffee, CEO of New Memphis Institute, the leadership development nonprofit. "The circumstance of the organization and then the circumstance of the organization's own landscape. Occasionally the short-term needs are different from the long-term needs."
Coffee added that sometimes interim leaders have the "leadership chops" to be excellent long-term leaders as well.
Martin hasn't commented on the sentiment from Rose and others that he should seek the presidency on a long-term basis. But he has followed a familiar pattern in painting the one-year interim timeframe as a short period of time, one in which intense change can be pushed through more successfully by a leader who isn't concerned about getting a reappointment or contract renewal than over a much longer period of time.
"Trust me," he told the Rotarians. "There is a big opportunity for reallocation of the existing resources we have, based upon what we've got to get done."
Martin has also set a goal of raising $40 million in a capital campaign for the development of the university's Park Avenue campus.
It is exactly that kind of opportunity that prompted Dorsey Hopson to take on the job of first superintendent of the consolidated Shelby County Schools system earlier this year.
"I think that the best thing about not wanting to be superintendent … is the objectivity just to make the decisions based on what I think is right," Hopson said in March. "I do know school operations and I do know how to maneuver issues associated with schools. We're all in. I take it seriously."
The school board voted to hold a national search in 2012 and even hired a search firm, but the search never got off the ground as events in the schools merger away from the choice began to accelerate.
Kriner Cash resigned as superintendent of Memphis City Schools at the start of 2013. John Aitken, his counterpart at Shelby County Schools, followed in March. And in each case, the board chose Hopson, as the interim replacement.
The decisions the school system had to make in a matter of months for the start of the first school year of the merger guaranteed Hopson could not be a caretaker of the job. He had to make recommendations to the school board that were crucial to the merger and would be controversial no matter what his decision was.
But as Hopson cleared his slate of those decisions in short order, he quickly began to realize he was making decisions for future school years. The interim superintendent became the permanent superintendent with a three-year contract – quickly and with little debate by the board.
Martin and Hopson are Memphis natives and graduates of the education institutions they oversee. Neither is an educator. And the careers of each have taken them other places and required that they operate outside their hometown.
"We know that the dividing line between a native Memphian and someone from out of town is fuzzy," Coffee said of the definition of "local." "It's really about the skills and the passion and determination that each individual brings. We do believe it's very important to have a mix of native and non-native perspectives around the table, particularly when it comes to community leadership."
But Coffee doesn't think the learning curve for knowing Memphis well enough to navigate a culture that can be deceptively simply on the surface is as steep as it is in other cities or as some native or long-time Memphians might imagine it is.
"That's because Memphis is in many ways a small community," Coffee said. "There is such incredible access to our city's thought leaders, to our city's political leaders and to our city's business leaders. They are really willing to mentor … those who are raising their hands and wanting to get involved."
The issue of local, or homegrown, and non-local is so important that New Memphis Institute's Fellows classes of leaders, who are an average of 34 years of age, is a mandatory half-and-half mix of locals with non-locals.
"We believe the two perspectives are so crucial when it comes to community change," Coffee said.
The question of local and non-local is becoming one of several factors in who emerges to lead at critical junctures around the city.
The Downtown Memphis Commission board of directors in 2010 decided local was best when it came time to fill that agency's job of president and CEO. An executive search committee actually recommended an outsider – an economic development official from Florida – for the job, but it was Paul Morris, a Memphis attorney whose family has long and deep ties to the city, who got the nod.
Morris' relationships with Memphis stakeholders and decision makers put him over the top.
Likewise, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. in 2011 personally interviewed the top five candidates out of a pool of about 150 people who threw their name into the hat to head up the local Economic Development Growth Engine agency.
Chosen for that job was Reid Dulberger, a veteran economic development official in local circles.
Toward the end of his tenure as Memphis mayor, Willie Herenton, a frequent advocate of national searches throughout his 18 years as mayor for various vacancies at City Hall, said the position of Memphis City Schools superintendent not only required a man but a man who was from Memphis – not an outsider but also not necessarily someone from inside the school system.
Yet, when Herenton left as superintendent in the 1990s he didn't make any recommendation on a successor from the tier of veteran deputy and assistant superintendents that had served for decades with him. Years later, Herenton said his judgment was, "None of them were number ones."
As mayor, Herenton advocated national searches for Memphis police director several times but always went with whoever the interim director was.
The Memphis Police Department has been led by an appointed police director from the ranks of the Memphis Police Department since Buddy Chapman left as the last civilian director, one of only two, in the early 1980s. Chapman is a Memphian. His predecessor, Jay Hubbard, the first police director and the only other civilian to hold the post, was not.
Toney Armstrong, who was appointed police director by Wharton, is the youngest police director to come from the ranks.
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On to November: Manchester's choices are clear
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After a sleepy municipal primary, Manchester voters are getting a wake-up call.
Turnout was down from two years ago, in part because there was little drama about which two mayoral candidates would be advancing to the November general election.
As in 2015, Mayor Ted Gatsas will face off against former Alderman Joyce Craig.
Craig claims bragging rights by taking first place in the primary, though she received fewer votes than she and fellow Democrat Patrick Arnold tallied in 2015.
Gatsas increased both his primary total and his percentage of the primary vote, but must again boost his performance among general election voters who skipped the primary.
The stakes are clear. Manchester will either live within its means under Gatsas, or shatter the tax cap under Craig. Whom the voters select to serve as aldermen and school board members matters, but not as much as leadership at City Hall.
Congratulations to Alderman-elect Elizabeth Ann Moreau, who won the special election to fill Nick Pappas' vacant seat in Ward 6. She and Peter Macone go back on the ballot to see who will serve a full term.
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Nothing much new going on but life is good and I couldn't ask for anything more. Here are some random tidbits about what has been going on in the Davis household.
- Justin's schedule has slowed down a bit which is good. He is back to working four ten hour days instead of six.
- Mother's day was lovely. Justin let me sleep in and him and the girls brought me breakfast in bed.
- We just booked a trip to the Bahamas in September. We are going with Justin's brother and girlfriend. It should be a lot of fun. I think we both need a vacation.
- Next weekend is our neighborhood garage sales. It will be nice to get rid of some of the junk I have been holding onto all year long.
- The weekend after that we are going to the beach for four days. We rented a beach house that sits right on the sand and has an amazing view. We are going with another family that we are friends with so it should be a lot of fun.
- I am so glad it is Spring the flowers are blooming and everything is so beautiful. I planted flowers this weekend while Justin spread barkdust. It's nice to have the yards looking good again, now if only I can find the time to water my flowers every night..lol.
- Hailey starts kindergarten in September and her school orientation is May 20th. I can't beleive she is so grown up already. I'm not sure mommy is ready for this new adventure in her little life.
- Hailey's schdule is consuming our schedule this summer. Justin has roping every Friday and Sunday evenings and Hailey has 6 competitions with the Willamette calley Junior Rodeo Association, 3 competitions at the horse club we are members of, and 1 other competition that her trainer wants her to go to in June. UGGHH I dont know if I can keep up with it all.
Well, I better go but I will leave you with a Haileyism. We were at her riding practice and she took off on her horse going WAY too fast. Her trainer and I were both yelling at her to stop but she just kept going faster and faster laughing her head off the whole time. When she finally stopped the horse I started scolding her...
ME -"(((HAILEY NOEL))) What in the world are you thinking. You could have been hurt very bad. You have to listen or you will never ride again.
HAILEY- " But mom, I just wanted to be FREE" she says between sobs
ME trying not to laugh- "What in the world do you want to be free from"
Hailey "I just wanted to be free from the world"
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Recently, a Green Day and Gibson fan, Andrew B., attended a Green Day concert and came away with one really fantastic memory. Andrew's story in his own words and a picture of him with the great Gibson guitar:
"I went to the Green Day concert on August 3rd 2010 in Camden NJ. This was the first show of their American tour. As always, the band played an incredible set. Once they were done Billie Joe came out for an acoustic encore. He played "When It's Time," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," (for which the whole band came out on stage again), and lastly "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)." After that final song, Billie Joe started to take off his guitar strap and it seemed like he was planning to give away the guitar. He walked over right in front of me, pointed at me, and said that the guitar was mine. Security told me to climb over the barricade and get on stage. They handed me the guitar and ran me straight backstage to a VIP room. I've absolutely idolized this band since 1994 when I first heard them, so this moment was just incredible for me. It was great to see once again how much the band truly appreciates their fans."


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BOSTON — Regardless of whether Daniel Paille is cleared to play tonight, Bruins head coach Claude Julien is leaning toward using Zach Hamill to fill in for Gregory Campbell as the team's fourth center tonight against Los Angeles as the TD Garden.
So the team's energy line will have a different look either way.
As of the end of the team's morning skate, the Bruins were awaiting medical clearance for Paille. The speedy forward suffered a mild concussion last Thursday against Florida and skated for the first time yesterday. He hasn't had any symptoms since the initial hit from Krys Barch.
If Paille's cleared, that would probably put Jordan Caron in the press box and create a line of Paille, Hamill and Shawn Thornton. Julien said that Hamill's center experience makes him a more useful replacement for Campbell, even though the former first-round pick has played wing all season with the Providence (AHL) farm club.
Campbell is out with a fractured foot. He won't play tonight and is questionable to travel with the team after the game for tomorrow night's game in Ottawa.
Zdeno Chara is out with a leg injury and will be replaced by Steven Kampfer. Julien said that Chara is scheduled to make the road trip, which continues on to Philadelphia for a game Saturday.


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HOLLY GROVE | An elderly woman died Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident on East Holly Grove Road near Roy Lopp Road.
HOLLY GROVE | An elderly woman died Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident on East Holly Grove Road near Roy Lopp Road, said Larry James, director of Davidson County Emergency Services.
Firefighters with the Holly Grove Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the accident at 8:47 a.m. Authorities confirmed the woman died on the scene.
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Abernathy said Rose, while driving a 2008 Kia passenger car, was traveling west on Holly Grove Road when the accident occurred. He said the woman's vehicle ran off the road to the right side and she over-corrected. Abernathy said the over-correcting caused the vehicle to overturn and the top of her vehicle collided with a tree. Once the roof of the vehicle hit the tree, the vehicle rolled around the tree, the sergeant said.
Abernathy said the speed limit where the accident occurred is 45 miles per hour. Troopers estimated her original traveling speed at 60 mph and speed at impact at 55 mph. Abernathy confirmed Rose was wearing a seatbelt.
Trooper Eric Phillips, who assisted the investigating trooper on the scene, said the woman had no passengers.
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Cliff Deal Forces IRS to Delay Tax Filing
Millions of U.S. taxpayers will get delayed refunds this year because Congress went down to the wire in passing a fiscal-cliff bill.
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it would delay the start of its 2013 tax-filing season for most filers until Jan. 30, about a week later than previously scheduled.
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Hi everyone,
Today my (gen 1) 7 year old male Mametchi got a visit from the Matchmaker! I was pleased, but unfortunately it happened right before I was to meet with a group of people for a project we're working on. So, not really thinking, I said "yes" to the Matchmaker and started talking to my group...Well, while talking I completely missed the courting scene :[ I caught some of the fireworks at the end, but I didn't get to see the mother at all. Is there any way (after the dad leaves) I can go back and check what kind of tama the mother was?
This is the first time I've gotten a 2nd generation tama, so I'm clueless about what happens after the parent leaves. If there's no way for me to check who the mom was, do you guys have any guesses? Since it was a Mametchi and I took quite good care of it, would the mom also be a Mametchi? Please, serenade me with your knowledge! ;]
Missed the birth animation...
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Posted 05 October 2004 - 08:47 PM ( #2 )
My first perfectly cared for pet was a mametchi too! He mated with another mametchi. I think it is random, though. Mine bred at 3pm. Hope this helps some! ^.^
Posted 06 October 2004 - 09:33 PM ( #3 )
aww T__T i missed when my tama became a teen i was too busy doing my school work xD
Posted 07 October 2004 - 03:11 AM ( #4 )
sorry theres now way you can tell who the mother is
Posted 07 October 2004 - 02:07 PM ( #5 )
My Mimitchi was married to a Hanatchi from the matchmaker. I'm sorry you missed who it was
Posted 07 October 2004 - 06:26 PM ( #6 )
It's ok, I guess it will forever be a mystery then ;] Right now I have my gen 2 girl going (just turned into Kinakomotchi) and a new gen 1 boy I just started up. I plan on mating these two, so at least I'll know who both the parents are!
Thanks for the responses :]
Thanks for the responses :]


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dptec necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 253 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
DishPointer (http://www.dishpointer.com) is all about making satellite dish installations easier for the DiY enthusiasts and professionals alike. Our unique and innovative applications for the web, the iPhone and the Android phones are used by over half a million people each month.
Our two main products are the DishPointer Maps app, where you can see on a Google Map in which direction to point the satellite dish, and the DishPointer Augmented Reality app where you can see the satellites on the live camera screen of the iPhone/Android.
The apps created a big buzz in the satellite world and are very popular. They also got mentioned by BusinessWeek, Newsweek, WallStreetJournal, Engadget, Lifehacker to name a few.
We'd like to reflect this now on our website and start with a new logo (and following that with a new website design).
Our main target audience are satellite installers worldwide.
The second group are satellite professionals, such as VSAT operators, Broadcasters, military service man.
Finally there are the DiY enthusiasts and the RV'ers.
We have already a logo on our website (http://www.dishpointer.com) but feel it needs improving. Especially the symbol is too general, not recognizable, and not appealing to the professional when used by itself.
Hence, the requirements are as follows:
A unique and creative symbol/icon which conveys a message and is recognizable. It must be usable by itself, e.g. as the marker on the map.
Most satellite companies use some sort of a satellite arc/a swoosh in their logos - we don't want that, it is just not unique anymore. It can be an icon but also the letters DP - it's up to your creativity.
The wording should be DishPointer, one word, no restriction on capitalization.
Large versions of the logo should have a registered trademark sign. A unique font is desirable where the logo can be recognized by the font alone.
Currently the colors are a fresh blue and green, however, the green does not provide enough contrast on white background. So, you can use full creativity on the colors but the background needs to be white and the logo must work even without color. The colors should be also optimized for web and print. Winning designer must provide pantone, rgb and hex values.
Style/Concept ideas
Should be fresh, innovative and smart.
It will be used on embroidery (T-shirts, cappies) - people should wear those with pride.
Can be funny but not silly and not tacky. If you go for funny, it must be really clever otherwise stick to innovative smart.
Think also technical, users are mostly technicians/engineers. They try to find a signal, and then peak the signal. One idea for the icon would be an abstract person pointing a dish - very simple, abstract and somehow made of the letters D or P or both. Just an idea.
Some licensed services require a "powered by DishPointer" line - the logo should be also used for such cases (about 16px high).
Finally, the logo must be in vector format.
If there are any questions, please let us know. We will monitor the progress closely and provide plenty of feedback during the design process.
Best of luck.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico --Ten people are dead near the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez after gunmen burst into an after-game party at a private home.
The dead include a seven-year-old girl, her mother and three teenage boys.
A spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said Monday the victims were apparently celebrating their team's victory in a local baseball game.
The motive is unclear. The killings occurred Sunday night in Loma Blanca, a town in the Juarez Valley east of the city.
It's one of the biggest massacres in the area since the 2010 killing of 15 people in an attack on a birthday party in a working-class neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, which is across the border from El Paso, Texas.
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Operation Art Box
Weekly Alibi is currently accepting submissions for this year's Operation Art Box, which last year saw more than a dozen Alibi boxes transformed into engaging works of street art. Not all newspaper boxes are created equal, however. Although they must be placed in a sheltered area, I am particularly fond of the "cage box" because they are unusual and cast interesting shadows. They're edgy. Why not turn it into a vintage birdcage, or a traveling circus cage wagon? The cage box could be used to make a statement about America's staggeringly high incarceration rate. A memorial to the 1980 New Mexico State Prison riot wouldn't be hard to imagine.
Deadline for submissions has been extended to July 19th.


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Thanks Greg. My take on offers is that its ideally helping out both seller and buyer. If you intend to sell an item for $100, you're going to have to pay eBay and paypal fees of at least $5-6. And after being up a whole week, you have no bids, so chances of selling at that price are greatly reduced. Then someone comes along promising to buy direct for $90. The buyer clearly saves $10 vs. the initial price, but the seller is only getting $4 less than he intended with no fees and no Ebay siding with seller complaints. I typically get buyers to see the light, but amazes me how many people don't get it.
Since when do they take 10% off both the final value and the shipping charge?
Yeah, its pretty sad when you have to mark up shipping just to break even. Don't forget your PayPal fees as well.I'm with you Justin. If I can strike a deal off-line with people I do it every time, especially if I'm the seller. It saves you a TON in fees.
EBay and Paypal double-dipping on fees is very annoying, especially on shipping. With the top-rated discount I'm paying around 10% total in fees for my sales... I imagine fees could get to 15% or more for casual sellers who don't get discounts. I actually switched over to free shipping for all of my lastings last year. I figured there was no sense in leaving myself open to lower feedback ratings on shipping price if I was going to get hit with eBay fees either way. Ultimately I think that move boosted my sales, so I guess it was a win-win for me.
For the most part I won't "pay" for shipping on ebay. So if I would bid $x then I actually bid $x - shipping cost. Unless I really want it. So shipping cost stops me from bidding on a lot of things.
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Donald Trump's presidential campaign clashed with the media more explicitly Thursday than it has all year, as The New York Times responded to a lawsuit threat from Trump by saying it welcomes the challenge.
The Times' response came from David E. McCraw, vice president and assistant general counsel for the New York Times Company. He said in a letter Thursday that the public has a right to hear from women who say the Republican presidential nominee sexually assaulted them.
The Times published a story Wednesday quoting two women who said Trump had touched or kissed them without their consent.
Trump denies the allegations, and added Thursday that recently published sexual misconduct allegations are "a conspiracy against the American people" by the political and media establishment.
Trump has also threatened to sue the newspaper. But McCraw wrote to a lawyer for Trump that if Trump believes the law protects him from critics, "we welcome an opportunity to have a court set him straight."
Speaking Thursday in Florida, Trump said the press "will seek to destroy your career and your family" and that "They will seek to destroy everything about you including your reputation."
But he said that he would "take the slings and arrows" in order to protect his supporters and vowed that America would have a "new Independence Day" on Election Day.
In addition to the New York Times' reporting, People Magazine published a first-person article written by a reporter who said that Trump pushed her against a wall and sexually assaulted her years ago when she was interviewing him at his home in Mar-a-Lago. Trump has denied that this happened, and his wife Melania said that some parts of the story, in which she is mentioned, are false.
Melania Trump is demanding a retraction and apology and threatening to sue People Magazine, the Associated Press reports. Lawyers for Mrs. Trump wrote that the article's description of an encounter between her and reporter Natasha Stoynoff after the interview is "false and completely fictionalized."
Also Thursday, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement, unprecedented in the organization's 35-year history, saying the media watchdog was declaring Trump a threat to press freedom because the New York businessman has consistently betrayed First Amendment values.
"A Trump presidency would represent a threat to press freedom in the United States, but the consequences for the rights of journalists around the world could be far more serious," CPJ Board Chairman Sandra Mims Rowe wrote in the statement. "Any failure of the United States to uphold its own standards emboldens dictators and despots to restrict the media in their own country."
The group said it was not picking sides in the election but rather, "recognizing that a Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history."


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MIAMI (AP) — A flight headed from Guantanamo Naval Air Force Base to Andrews Air Force Base was diverted to Miami International Airport after a light indicator came on.
Airport spokesman Marc Henderson says the 737-800 plane operated by Miami Air landed safely early Friday afternoon with 144 on board, mostly U.S. soldiers. Henderson says the passengers are waiting for a later flight to the base in Maryland.
Miami Air spokesman Michael Hackert declined to comment, citing company policy.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says flight 217 was diverted to Miami after reporting a warning from an oil indicator light. The crew didn't declare an emergency.
Associated Press reporter Ben Fox was on the flight. He says many of the participants in a pretrial hearing in the war crimes case against five Guantanamo prisoners accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks were on the flight.


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Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council launched a new Catholic commitment to interreligious dialogue, work continues to clarify the church's attitudes toward other religions. While some Catholics still look on other religions with disdain, other Catholics seem to believe Vatican II taught that all religions are equally valid paths to God and to the fullness of truth. The new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith recently said both extremes are wrong.
Proposing that all religions are basically similar means "negating or doubting the possibility of real communication between God and human beings," because the truths of Judeo-Christian faith are not human inventions, but the result of God's revelation, said Archbishop Gerhard Müller, the Vatican's doctrinal chief, in a speech at Assisi on Oct. 29. Not believing that Christ's death and resurrection make Christianity unique among religions is, in essence, the equivalent of denying that God became human in Christ or of saying that Christ's divinity is "a poetic metaphor, beautiful but unreal," the archbishop said.
For decades, popes and Vatican officials have taught that the aim of interreligious dialogue is not to come to some sort of agreement on religious or even moral principles that everyone in the world can accept. For Catholic leaders, the goal of such dialogue is for people firmly rooted in different faith traditions to explain their beliefs to one another, grow in knowledge of and respect for one another and help one another move closer to the truth about God and what it means to be human.
A societal consequence of such a dialogue should be respect for each individual's conscience, more social peace and joint efforts to defend human dignity and help those in need. Among church leaders, concerns for dialogue are not simply academic. Several members of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization, held at the Vatican in October, described on-the-ground Catholic-Muslim relations in terms that ranged from true friendship and collaboration to efforts to restrict the freedom of Christian minorities or to exert strong pressure on people from Muslim families not to convert to Christianity. Synod members responded with a formal resolution asking Christians "to persevere and to intensify their relations with Muslims according to the teaching of the declaration 'Nostra Aetate,'" the council document that expressed "esteem" for Muslims, particularly because of their belief in the one God and their devotion to submitting themselves completely to God's will.
The Catholic Church's commitment to interreligious dialogue and its affirmation of things that are good and holy in other religions does not mean the church looks upon the world's religions with rose-colored glasses. In an essay published on Oct. 11, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Benedict XVI wrote about the ongoing importance of "Nostra Aetate" for Catholics in increasingly multireligious societies: "A weakness of this otherwise extraordinary text has gradually emerged: It speaks of religion solely in a positive way and it disregards the sick and distorted forms of religion which, from the historical and theological viewpoints, are of far-reaching importance."
"In a religion that gives prevalence, in an unquestioning way, to the letter of its texts and does not leave room" for questions that seek deeper understanding, the value of the individual conscience is diminished, Benedict said. And where a religion is imposed, violently or not, personal dignity is wounded.


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It's Midnight Madness!
It seems many developers think that hairpin turns and infallible CPU-controlled drivers are what make a really good driving game. Well, they're wrong.
Any racer worth his weight in spare tires remembers the kick-ass Wipeout
series for the original PSX. Those are some great games. The one big problem,
though, is that the tracks suffer from too many 90 and 45-degree turns and the
non-player vehicles all drive in a single file line, never making a single mistake.
This is infuriating. I don't want to be the oddball out, always bumping into
something while the computer drives as smooth as Barry
White on Valetine's Day. I want to relish in the misfortune of my computer-controlled
Enter Angel Studios' Midnight Club, Playstation 2's answer to the PC's
Midtown Madness series of
games. In fact, Angel is the same developer that we have to thank for bringing
us those wonderful PC racers. But the PS2 is a different beast, and Midnight
Club offers a less than wonderful race.
Following in the tread marks of Midtown
Madness 2, Midnight Club bestows two huge, incredibly detailed metropolises:
London and New York. Neon lights, cabbies, newspaper stands, pedestrians and
often heavy traffic are but a few of the many obstacles and hazards that drivers
will face while blazing down a New York street at 90MPH. These obstacles allow
an impressive amount of road interaction…and I love me some road interaction.
And yes, you can hit the pedestrians.
One of the first things you'll notice about Midnight Club is the lack
of any kind of story-tied FMV. Sure, there's a brief opening sequence, but nothing
directly pertaining to the theme of the game, which is a midnight club of drivers
who compete against one another in a quest to become the ultimate nighttime
driving champion.
FMV doesn't make or break a game, but this is the DVD enabled Playstation 2. How come I'm not witnessing any high-quality cutscenes, live or animated? Just something to make me feel like this is truly 'next-generation' and not simply a fancy Playstation 1 street racer.
Midnight Club offers two major modes of play: Arcade and Career mode.
In Arcade mode racers are given the option of participating in four types of
races. Most gamers are familiar with Cruise, Head-to-Head and Capture the Flag.
Waypoint is by far the most intriguing option. This can be likened to checkpoint
style races, the major differences being that you can hit the checkpoints in
any order. The first person to reach all the checkpoints and get to the final
destination wins. The non-linearity of the waypoint system is pretty cool –
I never liked the idea of having to follow a prescribed route within a city.
Career mode is a much more systematic use of these same four offerings. Before
you can do a Waypoint race, you must cruise the city looking for potential competition.
This is a nice way to incorporate the cruise feature into the more competetive
gameplay of Career mode.
Club mimics the gameplay of the Midtown Madness series. The relatively
easy arcade control makes a welcome appearance. Novices and veteran gamers alike
will find the responsive steering a snap. The physics of the game follow the
tradition of the PSX classic Driver;
not too real, not too fake. It's a nice balance.
Sadly, the fun factor for Midtown Madness reaches its zenith when the
game is played multiplayer, and the Playstation 2 has no online capabilities
as of yet. Though Midnight Club does provide an adequate 2-player split
screen feature, the enhanced graphics and the number of moving objects on screen
make for a highly congested TV screen. The link option would have helped tremendously
here, but Midnight Club doesn't support it. Giving credit where credit
is due, the two-player split for Capture the Flag mode is pretty fun, despite
the limited viewing area.
This game isn't called Midnight Club because of its love for the diurnal.
No, the title contains the time of the witching hour for a reason. In Career
mode, all races take place at night, presumably midnight. You can set varying
weather conditions like rain, cloud and fog. The wet nighttime streets look
particularly good as car headlights reflect off the damp, glimmering concrete.
There are four different time settings in Arcade mode, ranging from dusk until
dawn. The problem is that all these settings look exactly like the nighttime
setting. The bland, boring textures don't help this matter one iota. Apparently,
the people over at Angel Studios must really like the shade of gray, because
it permeates this entire game like a storm cloud. Buildings are gray, streets
are gray, even the sky has a gray tint with white speckles that I assume are
meant to be stars. The whole night sky more resembles a well-used sneeze guard
at your local Sizzler's salad bar. This just isn't the graphical marvel I was
hoping for.
Ultimately, Midnight Club falls a few memory cards short of being a
good next-generation game. While offering a decent helping of fun, the bland
textures and ubiquitous gameplay make for a somewhat unexciting PS2 start.


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I'm a bit of a stickler about grammar. I cringe when I see things like "Its snowing now" or "Their going to the movies." Similarly, it bothers me when I read especially bad sentences.
In yesterday's Columbus Dispatch, there was a short article about a man who was charged with negligence in the death of his daughter in a car accident last year. The sentence read:
"He was charged with failure to restrain his unbelted 12-year-old daughter, Jessica, after she died in a Feb. 22 crash in which another vehicle slid across the center line and struck his van on an icy Rt. 22."
I know that is not what the reporter intended to say. (At least, I hope that's not what the reporter intended to say!) Why would the man restrain his daughter after she died?
The incident was a tragedy and I don't mean to sound flippant. But that sentence is so poorly constructed that it has bothered me ever since I read it yesterday. I think I need to turn "editor mode" off every now and then.


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More than 100 miles north of Sacramento, the flat farmlands of California's Central Valley give way to the forested mountains and breathtaking grasslands surrounding the 14,000-foot Mount Shasta. It is a remote landscape–more akin to Wyoming's Big Sky Country than to the rest of California–dominated by the glacier-covered Shasta and the menacing clouds that frequently cluster around its peak; and, when the tourists and the second-homers from the Bay Area and elsewhere in the region are factored out, it is a poor landscape. It is also a place where distance is an irreducible fact of daily life. Because so many residents rely on cars to get between the far-flung towns, they are particularly vulnerable to oil price fluctuations, and many are at risk of economic catastrophe as gas prices at the pump soar.
The towns strung along Interstate 5 and at points east and west of the highway, hamlets like Dunsmuir, Weed, Fort Jones, Callahan and Yreka, ooze character. Yreka–one of the few towns in the region not to have witnessed a population decline since 1990–still calls itself "the Golden City," a throwback to its glory days in the mid-nineteenth century, and still boasts Wild West saloons and elegant Victorian edifices along its central drags, Main and Miner streets. Similarly, the little railway town of Dunsmuir continues to pride itself on its charming, somehow anachronistic, eccentricity–in the window of a downtown law office is a plaster-cast skeleton reclining in a dentist's chair, an aviator's leather cap and goggles adorning its skull.
But all the character in the world can't hide the fact that these are low-income communities–poor cousins to the tourist town of Mount Shasta itself, where "log cabins" sell for $1 million.
Close to 10 percent of Siskiyou County's workforce is unemployed. For those with jobs, money is tight: According to Bureau of Economic Analysis data, the county's per capita personal income is $23,807, only 76 percent of the national average, placing it forty-third of fifty-eight California counties. Leave out the government jobs in the county seat of Yreka, and the numbers are even worse: The unincorporated town of McCloud, for example, has a per capita income of slightly less than $16,000.
Following the implosion of much of the timber industry, job options aren't exactly legion here, and what employment there is is concentrated in a handful of towns: There's a Wal-Mart on the southern edge of town at Yreka; the county has three bottling plants that package glacial waters from Shasta; there are shopping malls in Redding, to the south; and there are the hotels and restaurants that cater to tourists. "We don't have very much work in the community right now," says Mike Stacher, general manager of the McCloud Community Services District. "We have $8-an-hour jobs here, which is unlivable as far as I'm concerned." Not surprisingly, since 1990 a large percentage of Siskiyou County's working-age population has decamped to other locales.
While much ink has been spilled over the potential problems suburban and exurban commuters would face if the era of cheap oil really sputtered to a close, the most immediate victims are likely to be the long-distance commuters in places like Siskiyou County, too remote even to be considered exurbs. A perfect storm of economic changes could, quite simply, render towns like McCloud and Yreka unlivable for working-class residents, administering a coup de grâce to a region already bedeviled by blue-collar job loss. In the same way that the end of ready pickings from the gold fields created depopulated mining ghost towns throughout much of the West, so the series of oil price spikes may profoundly alter the Western landscape, as well as many other remote, car-dependent regions of the country.


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Andrew Garfield and Dane DeHaan in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Niko Tavernise/Sony Pictures,)Link
Jamie Foxx, left, and Andrew Garfield in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
Jamie Foxx in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
Paul Giamatti in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
Andrew Garfield, left, and Paul Giamatti in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
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Dane DeHaan takes flight as the Green Goblin in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (Sony Pictures)Link
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and more stars from Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" walked the red carpet tonight for the film's New York premiere.
Due in theaters May 2, the new $200-million production — directed like its predecessor, 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man," by Marc Webb — Garfield's wall-crawling hero is beset by numerous threats, chief among them Foxx's Electro, an incandescent-blue bad guy who wields the ability to control the power grid. Yet even as he must try to contain the damage Electro inflicts across Manhattan, Peter Parker struggles to learn more about his own past, including his father's inexplicable demise.
He's also wrestling with his relationship with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), attempting to balance his feelings for her with his desire to keep her out of harm's way. Plus there's the matter of an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), whose reappearance spells trouble.
In an interview with Hero Complex, director Webb, whose resume includes the L.A.-set indie "(500) Days of Summer," said fans should expect a movie that delivers spectacle as well as tender, human moments.
"I don't like the idea of this being known as a darker film, but there are certainly great emotional stakes at work," he said. "We literally wanted to shoot more in the daylight, to explore the lightness of Spider-Man, the humor, the comic-booky kind of wit that he had…. Electro shows up better at night just because of the contrast."
Webb already has signed on to direct a third Spider-Man film, due out in 2016.
At this point, Webb said he has a real affinity for the character.
"There are times when you're working at 3 o'clock in the morning and you have no life, and you get kind of cynical. But the reality is, I fall more in love with him [all the time]," Webb said.
Are you excited to see "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
— Gina McIntyre | @LATHeroComplex
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CHICAGO, IL – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Tuesday that veteran defender Cory Gibbs underwent successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on Tuesday, April 10 at Glenbrook Hospital. The surgery was performed by team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Koh from the NorthShore Medical Group.
Gibbs suffered the injury during training on April 4. He is expected to be out for approximately four to six months.
"The first couple days after hearing about the injury was basically another low point in my life," said Gibbs. "With all the support from my wife, family, teammates and with prayer, I definitely have a more positive outlook today. I've dealt with injuries in the past and have come back to perform at a high level. I hate missing training and contributing in games so from the first day after the operation, I'm going to do everything I can to get back as soon as possible."
The club's 2011 Defender of the Year, Gibbs has played every minute of all three games this season for the Men in Red.