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Dumplin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Aside from being a consummate star, Dolly Parton works hard. She is perhaps one of the most prolific artists of our time, recording in excess of 60 albums since her debut in 1967 (for the sake of comparison, only Willie Nelson has surpassed her, with 68 albums; Robert Pollard's solo and Guided by Voices work totals 49, and Neil Young's output comes to 40). With such a rich catalog to draw from, "Dumplin'" filmmakers initially approached Parton about licensing some of her songs for the soundtrack. Typical of Parton's generosity, she said yes, offered to write a theme song, and ended up completing six new songs for the soundtrack. Producer Linda Perry (former lead singer of '90s alt-rock band 4 Non-Blondes) co-wrote all six new offerings and oversaw the proceedings.
The film is an adaptation of Julie Murphy's best-selling novel of the same name. Debuting on Netflix on December 7th, the story follows Willowdean "Dumplin'" Dixon (played by Danielle Macdonald), a teenaged daughter of former beauty queen Rosie (Jennifer Aniston). The plus-sized Dumplin' decides to enter her small Texan town's pageant Miss Teen Bluebonnet — a pageant her mother had won. What started as a protest compels other contestants atypical of such pageantry to enter, Dumplin' challenges such contests and changes the lives of people in her hometown.
Songs from Parton's rich catalog are re-recorded here. Undoubtedly a highlight, this version of "Here You Come Again" is a duet with Willa Amai. Originally appearing on Parton's 1977 album of the same name, this iconic song is slowed, with piano and strings as the backdrop for Parton and Amai to highlight the poignancy in the lyrics: "Here you come again / Looking better than a body has a right to / And shaking me up so that all I really know is / Here you come again, and here I go." Quite frankly, I felt like I was hearing it for the first time.
Another highlight, "Two Doors Down," originally from Parton's 1977 album Here You Come Again," features Macy Gray and DOROTHY here on a bluesy country rocker with more than a hint of R&B and gospel. Elle King joins on "Holdin' On to You," a sassy country-rocker that first appeared on Parton's "New Harvest... First Gathering" album in 1977. Originally opening Parton's 1966 debut album, "Dumb Blonde" is straight-up country with lots of tasty pedal steel guitar, redone here with Miranda Lambert.
Then there's "Jolene (New String Version)" — do we need another version of this chestnut? Maybe not, but it's quite stunning here. Perry proposed an "Eleanor Rigby" style version of the song, framing Parton's vocal with a string arrangement. It's a poignant reimagination, losing none of the song's urgency. Only the album opener "Here I Am," performed with Sia, is a weak entry; Sia's voice isn't really suited to the R&B/country hybrid of the song.
The six new Parton/Perry co-writes are delightful. "Girl in the Movies" is a gorgeous acoustic guitar and strings-based ballad, a song of longing about wanting "to be the girl in the movies," for whom everything always works out. Parton's protagonist is going to take the risk and step out because she's "had enough of her dreams being shattered." Another ballad, "Red Shoes," is an acoustic guitar-based country ballad that works into a lush gospel-infused mid-section allowing Parton's expressive vocal to convey the yearning in her lyrics. Incidentally, Parton's description of this song as an update of her own "Coat of Many Colors" is astute.
Picking up the tempo with "Wonder Why," Parton and duet partner Mavis Staples exude pure joy on a bluesy acoustic country rocker with plenty of slide guitar. The theme of acceptance here isn't just pertinent to the film, but also universal: "Judge not lest we be judged, let heaven decide; Still we don't do it and I wonder why." The barn-burner "If We Don't" is performed here with Rhonda Vincent and Alison Krauss, another film song with a more universal message applicable to our contemporary world: "We could do a whole lot better if we walk this life together / Who will make a difference in this world if we don't?"
As with "Girl in the Movies" and "Red Shoes," Parton gets vulnerable again with "Who." A song about "looking in the mirror, not liking what I see, wishing I was surer but insecurities tell me I will never be the fairest of 'em all." Over a strummed acoustic guitar, Parton sings the album's more vulnerable and breathtaking line: "Who's going to want to see me naked, cherish me and give to me what I need the most?" The protagonist contends with self-inflicted body shaming, the fear of not being enough, and yet wanting desperately to connect physically and emotionally with a potential lover.
Finally, the mid-tempo country of "Push and Pull" features Jennifer Aniston and Danielle Macdonald. Both actresses were initially reluctant to contribute vocals to the soundtrack, but Parton insisted they join her. It's rather fitting, as the lyrics draw from the relationship between their characters: "So I push you away and then I pull you in / We say what we have to say and make up again; / We cut to the bone, and just as soon as it mends / We're back to push and pull and, oh, it never ends."
What is particularly striking is that the new material sits so well beside Parton's older songs — the intermingling of old and new could've been risky. It helps that the new songs are impressive in their quality and execution. Also, re-recording the older material here was astute, giving the album a cohesive sound. Taken on its own terms apart from the film, "Dumplin'" is a consistently fun and moving album from start to finish.
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The Australian High Court has ruled that Internet providers have no duty to act on the copyright infringement notices they receive from rights holders. Such notices amount to mere allegations that provide no "reasonable basis for sending warning notices to individual customers containing threats to suspend or terminate those customers' accounts," wrote the court in its ruling today (read the court's summary). The decision marks the third consecutive loss of the case for the movie studios that brought it.
Back in 2008, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) hired a company to watch BitTorrent networks for the online infringement of films, then sent a list of suspected infringers to Internet provider iiNet. Rights holders demanded that iiNet take action, passing the warnings on to its subscribers and eventually cutting off their accounts. When iiNet refused, the studios sued, claiming that the Internet provider had effectively authorized the infringement of its users.
iiNet has always insisted that an IP address does not identify a person, merely a machine, and that it could not possibly be in the business of determining who had been at a particular machine on a particular day and whether their actions amounted to copyright infringement. If the studios first took their case to a judge and obtained a ruling, that would be different.
At the first trial, iiNet CEO Michael Malone was asked whether iiNet had ever terminated a subscriber for repeat infringement. No, said Malone, it had not, because "no one had been found [by a judge] to infringe copyright"; all iiNet had were mere allegations of wrongdoing. The studios' lawyer then asked Malone if this was some kind of "joke" response. As the trial judge noted in his ruling, "The respondent's policy was not a joke, and its conduct was entirely consistent with the policy as outlined even though it may not have been the kind of policy that the applicants anticipated."
The studios lost at trial in Australia's Federal Court in 2010. They lost again on an appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court in 2011. And today, they lost the final time with their appeal to the country's High Court.
This has not changed their view of what the law should be, but it looks likely to lead to a push in Parliament rather than sustained action at law.
"Now that we have taken this issue to the highest court in the land, it is time for Government to act," said AFACT in a statement. "We are confident the Government would not want copyright infringement to go on unabated across Australian networks especially with the rollout of the NBN [the fiber-based National Broadband Network]."

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WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A retired police officer allegedly shot a couple in a Florida theater Monday after an argument about texting before a showing of "Lone Survivor," police said.
Chad Oulson, 43, was fatally wounded and his wife, Nichole, 33, was hit in the hand when she reached out to protect him, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
The shooting took place while previews were playing before a 1:20 p.m. showing of "Lone Survivor" at the Cobb Grove 16 theater near Interstate 75 in Pasco County. About two dozen patrons were in the darkened room at the time.
Sheriff Chris Nocco said Curtis Reeves Jr., a 71-year-old retired Tampa police officer, was watching the movie with his wife when he asked the couple in front of him to stop texting and making noise. Reeves then left the theater for a time and returned to his seat.
Chad Oulson asked Reeves if he had reported him to theater management for using his cellphone and the two men got into an argument, deputies said. Reeves allegedly took out a .380 semiautomatic handgun and shot Oulson, Nichole Oulson reached out to block her husband's chest and the bullet struck her as well, deputies said.
"It's absolutely crazy that it would rise to something like this over someone texting," Nocco said.
An off-duty Sumter County deputy stopped Reeves outside the theater and held him until Pasco deputies arrived.
Two off-duty nurses aided Chad Oulson but he was pronounced dead at a Tampa hospital. His wife was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies said Reeves, who retired in 1993 and later worked in security for Busch Gardens, was to be charged with second-degree homicide.
Another patron at the movie, Charles Cummings, told the Times he and his son were two seats away from the shooter and his victims. Cummings said the man who was shot said he was texting his 3-year-old daughter but the situation quickly escalated into gunfire.
"I can't believe I got shot," Cummings recounted the man said as blood came out his mouth.
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There weren't too many surprises from last night's Oscars show, but there was one moment in the ceremony that was truly unexpected: although Jack Nicholson took the stage to announce the Best Picture winner—Argo, in case you missed it—he didn't share the results. In fact, it was Michelle Obama, appearing via a live satellite feed, who opened the all-important envelope.
The First Lady's involvement was kept secret up until the last moment — she wasn't even included on the show production schedule, reports Deadline. The White House's official statement on the event said that the First Lady, a big movie fan, was excited to take part in the presenting of such a significant honor. The idea to do the announcement via satellite came from Harvey Weinstein's daughter Lily Weinstein, says Roger Friedman at ShowBiz411, after it became clear that there was no way the First Lady would make it to Los Angeles for the event; Sunday night was also the evening of the National Governors Association Dinner at the White House.
Many thing could have gone wrong in this complicated plan, but the show's producers had a Plan B, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Although the chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers was in Washington to hand the Argo envelope to the First Lady—yes, even Michelle Obama has to find out the winner's identity along with the viewers at home—there was a back-up envelope in a key location: as you can see in the video below, it was in Jack Nicholson's hand.
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Only a day has passed, and I already got the urge to get another guitar!
I didn't go for that paisley Strat I reserved. No, this was a "Splattercaster", a 2003 limited edition mexican Strat that was priced pretty reasonably, and looked reminiscent of the swirled Ibanez Jems. It was in great condition.
I played the guitar before work, and it didn't sound too bad either. Being single coils, it did have a bit of noise heavily overdriven, but the tone was better than I expected. Still with residual guilt from buying the last one, I relented but there's a part of me saying I should've got it.
It looks better in person, than in pictures. I found a good demo on youtube that shows what it sounds like. Deep breaths.. in.. out.
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Hermle: Incoming orders, turnover and results rise by end of September 2017
Gosheim, 14 November 2017 – The favourable business progress of the Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG has continued during the third quarter of 2017. Thus the Group turnover of the Swabian machine tool manufacturer increased in the first nine months of 2017 by 2.5 % to €280.6 million compared with the same period last year (previous year: €273.8 million), despite increasing export restrictions. The company's domestic volume rose by 4.8% to €118.8 million (previous year: €113.4 million) and international sales rose by 0.9% to €161.8 million (previous year: €160.4 million). The results, too, were slightly above the level of the previous year at the end of September.
The Hermle Group' incoming orders increased by 13.0% to €314.6 million (previous year: €278.3 million) during the first three quarters of 2017. The increased growth was equally distributed between the domestic and foreign business areas: It amounted to €130.5 million (previous year: €114.4 million) in Germany and €184.1 million (previous year: €163.9 million) from abroad. At €127.8 million, the Group volume of orders on the target date of 30 September 2017 was roughly the same as in the previous year (€127.7 million).
The currently stable economic climate and automation solutions such as the HS flex handling system all contributed to the propitious order situation. In addition, there is currently very good demand for Hermle's latest innovation, the C 650 machining centre,which was presented at the EMO metalworking trade fair in September. This machining centre extends Hermle's Performance Line up-wards and enables the company to reach additional customer sectors. This means that the company now has three machine models in this series for economical 3-axis and 5-axis machining.
Hermle increased investment in immaterial assets and fixed assets across the Group during the first nine months of 2017 to around €13 million (previous year: €9 million). The bulk of this can be accounted for by two major projects aimed at securing future progress in the region. At the newly developed Zimmern location close to company headquarters, series production of machine beds commenced as planned in the third quarter. The extension of the chipping production facilities at the Gosheim headquarters will be completed in the fourth quarter with the installation of a large machining centre.
At the end of September 2017, the Hermle Group employed 1067 people, 46 more than at the end of 2016 (previous year: 1021). Almost half of this number involved recruitment for the new location in Zimmern. Also, apprentices who had completed their training were adopted into the regular workforce while the training places that they vacated were refilled, and additional service technicians were recruited, especially abroad.


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We hurried over to Restoran Fung Seng Lao at the appointed time. Lucky for the early birds as we managed to caught the full sized Capon chicken (yim kai). Eeeeek so hungry when I was taking the pics, the chicken broth smelt soooo nice! Yeah the skin is of natural yellow, I did not tweak the pics!!! Mr Ong urged us to try the chicken innards, he said they're safe to be eaten since no growth hormones, antibiotics or vaccines were used. Another must eat is the skin! Yeah I know, they're good stuff :p based on my Chef Tam experience!
When the rest arrived, so did the steamed yim kai (sorry no price as the chicken is courtesy of Sunhine). The texture is tougher than the one we tried at Chef Tam due to the different type of chicken. This one is the Ma Lai Kai (village free range chicken) variety which explained why it was tougher but still smooth. The skin texture is slightly different too.
There was a plate of taugeh that came with the chicken. Fat and crunchy.
The stir-fried sai to fish paste with ginger and spring onion (RM35) came next. No doubt the fish is fresh but we find them not as bouncy. Cumi and I suspected they've added too much flour in the fish paste.
We were served a rather special stir-fried wild boar with ginger and spring onion (RM12). Wild boar are usually stew ala curry with strong spices due to it gamey and tough texture. No wonder Gerald kept asking us if we want to buy any of the meat :p The wild boar meat here is uber tender! Superb when quickly stir fried. I would declare, this is the best dish of the day!
The next wild boar dish is of the curry variety (RM12). Didn't like this as I find the curry powder overwhelmed the dish. For this, I preferred the one at Keong Kei Poh Ban.
Steamed river patin was "sponsored" by Thule Leo. Thanks so much as the fish is sweet, no muddy taste at all and it's huge! Despite the size, the chef managed to steam this to perfection.
A plate of roast duck (RM20) arrived but not many takers as we were busy with the fish. I had one piece and it tasted like it was deep fried, can't beat KL's roast duck :p
Not one but two plates of green vegetables made it to the table. The stir fried sambal belachan sweet potato shoots (RM10) lacked the wok hei and ommph but the stir fried four angle beans were fantastic so much so that a lil monkey came over and finish off our plate. It's fried with dried shrimp bits, fantastic I tell ya.
A large plate of Jade tofu (RM25) was served. The block of tofu contained wheatgrass juice hence the greenish tinge. Hehe we thought it was pandan when it arrived :p In the middle of the tofu there is an egg cracked over and served with a light gravy with some carrots, snow peas and seafood. We were trying to decipher and describe the texture of the tofu but none of us came close until Lyrical Lemongrass mentioned pudding! Yeah that's the word.
The last that arrived was the butter ribs (RM22) which is tender but a bit jelak to me since I was very full already.
Lastly we would like to thank Mr Ong, Gerald, Chef Marinus, Thule Leo and everyone at Sunshine Farm for this wonderful trip and lunch!
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On the eve of their first official visit to the CMT Music Awards , Florida Georgia Line could hardly contain their excitement about being nominees and performers on Wednesday night's (June 5) star-packed broadcast.
"We're pumped. We've been dreaming of playing this awards show and coming and being involved, legally, for years," said Brian Kelley, who admitted that he and bandmate Tyler Hubbard definitely snuck into the proceedings to watch in the past. "We've had some good times here. It feels good to be part of the country music family, and CMT's been very good to us, so we're excited about the night."
And they couldn't have picked a better partner to crash the party with than rapper Nelly , who will also be making his debut at the 2013 CMT Music Awards airing live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.
The other thing that makes the CMT Music Awards special for Hubbard is that the show takes place in the duo's home base of Nashville.
"There's a great energy in Nashville in the air and all the fans are here," he said of the buzz in the city building up to the show.
The night could be a capper to what has been an amazing ride for the twosome, whose debut album, Here's to the Good Times, struck gold with its very first single, the No. 1 smash, "Cruise," landing them three nominations, including video, duo and breakthrough video of the year.
They've been rehearsing for the awards show this week with Nelly, who helped the song cross over even bigger, thanks to their hit remix.
"I love country music," Nelly said on Monday. "I've always had a spot in my heart for country music. People know that. If you've been a fan of Nelly for a long time, you've definitely heard my music. You've heard a lot of my collaborations from the beginning with Tim McGraw and moving things forward. I love the stories. I love the passion. I love the feeling in it. Other than R&B, I think, for me, it's the next [most] soulful music there is."
Mr. "Hot in Herre" definitely brought his unique swagger to the single, which Kelley and Hubbard said worked out better than they could have ever imagined.
"We couldn't have been more excited about [the remix]," said Hubbard. "We've been a big fan of Nelly for a long time, so it's a huge honor to work with him. I think he made the song that much better, and we couldn't have had a better dude to do it with."
They promised some surprises for their performance and, if nothing else, they're proud to be part of the continuing wave of songs that have brought rap and country together.
"We love it. It's cool to see country music getting out of the box a little bit and other genres being willing to work together," Hubbard said. "Music's always evolving, and everybody's wanting a fresh sound. Why not mix it up a little bit?"
This year's show, co-hosted by Jason Aldean and Kristen Bell, is packed with the most performances ever, including performances by Darius Rucker with Lady Antebellum, Aldean with Lenny Kravitz , Kacey Musgraves, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town and Luke Bryan. Recently reunited group the Mavericks will serve as the night's official house band.
Bryan, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert lead all nominees for the 2013 awards with four each. Just behind them with three each are Aldean, Swift, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and first-time nominees Florida Georgia Line, while Underwood, Hayes, Brad Paisley, Jana Kramer, Journey, Musgraves, Little Big Town and Tim McGraw scored two each.View photos from the CMT Music Awards rehearsals.


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Two deer seasons open in September: the muzzleloader season, which runs Sept. 9-22, and the youth/disabled season, which runs Sept. 23-24. Resident hunters who have yet to obtain a Whitetail Either Sex permit may still obtain one at Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) offices, select license vendors, online at www.kdwp.state.ks.us (click "License/Permit Sales" on the top menu bar), or by phoning 1-800-918-2877 toll-free.
Resident hunting licenses, required of anyone age 16 through 64, cost $20.15. Resident Whitetail Either Sex Deer permits cost $32.15. Whitetail Antlerless Only Deer game tags, which may be purchased only after an antlered deer permit has been purchased, cost $12.15.
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- good looks
- solid seat with back rest (no arm rests, though)
- very respectable top speed of 11mph
- 30 miles per charge under the most ideal of conditions
- 69lbs. including batteries
- not bad looking
- does have a seat (though rather small and has no back rest or arm rests)
- whopping top speed of 15mph
- 20 miles per charge
- 78lbs. (probably includes the batteries)
- it has tighter turning radius and higher curb clearance than the Speedy EW-01 ... unfortunately this also translates to more cramped leg room and bump in the deck may make it difficult for the user to mount this trike
Of the above two, I'd pick the Speedy EW-01 based on what I know about the user I have in mind. The solid-looking seat, the step-through deck, and the more traditional "mobility scooter" look win out.
But there is plenty of room for improvement. The 69 lbs of the EW-01 is 29 lbs more than the lightweight and very "bare-bones" 40-lb Smart Scoot. That's quite a bit more, and I hope the weight of these things will continue to drop in future designs. Carbon fiber, anyone? Lighter weight wheels? Their videos never demonstrate how you would get it in and out of the trunk of your car. And as far I as can tell, the battery is not normally removable.
For prices on these scooters, please do an internet search for them and the various vendors will have the prices.


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VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND TWO-SIDED MARKET PRICING: EVIDENCE FROM THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY by Timothy P. Derdenger A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Ful llment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ECONOMICS) December 2009 Copyright 2009 Timothy P. Derdenger
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NEW YORK (AP) The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power.
No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 2 Alabama in Miami on Jan. 7 for the national title. No complaints.
That Fiesta Bowl with No. 5 Oregon against No. 7 Kansas State looks good, too.
After that, well, you can see why so many fans are so eager to get rid of the BCS.
No. 4 Florida goes to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans to face No. 22 Louisville, a Big East team that was unranked as recently as last week.
Then again, at least the Cardinals are ranked. Big Ten champion Wisconsin will be the first five-loss team to play in the Rose Bowl when it faces No. 8 Stanford in Pasadena, Calif.
Then there's the Orange Bowl in Miami, where No. 13 Florida State will face No. 16 Northern Illinois, the Mid-American Conference champion that took advantage of the lackluster Big Ten and Big East champions to slip into the BCS with a 12-1 record.
``It's a great story,'' Orange CEO Eric Poms said Sunday night, trying to put the best spin possible on a matchup that looks like a potential mismatch. ``I think we'll be just fine.''
Meanwhile, here's a list of teams that won't be playing in the BCS
- No. 3 Ohio State. The Buckeyes' postseason ban helped put the Badgers in the Rose Bowl.
- No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 11 South Carolina couldn't get in because of the rule that permits no more than two teams from one conference.
- No. 12 Oklahoma was all but a lock for the Sugar Bowl, before NIU took the backdoor to being a BCS buster.
``We're 12-1,'' Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch told ESPN. ``We faced tons of adversity this year. We won tons of games. ... We definitely deserve to be in there.''
Maybe the Huskies can become this year's Boise State and shock the Seminoles. The fear is the team that lost to Iowa and barely beat Kansas will be more like the Hawaii version of BCS buster - a 41-10 loss to Georgia in the 2008 Sugar Bowl - than the Utah-kind. The Utes beat Alabama 31-17 in the '09 Sugar Bowl.
If the undercard doesn't look like much, the main event has the making of a potential blockbuster.
``The tradition of Alabama and Notre Dame brings special attention to it, but we're just trying to be the best team on Monday, Jan. 7,'' Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said Sunday night. ``All of that tradition, what's happened in the past, is not going to help us Jan. 7, but we do respect the traditions.''
The Irish clinched their spot a week ago in Los Angeles by completing a perfect regular season against rival Southern California.
Alabama earned its spot Saturday, beating Georgia 32-28 in a thrilling Southeastern Conference title game.
The program that coach Paul Bryant turned into an SEC behemoth in the 1960s and `70s, winning five national championships and sharing another during his tenure, is again dominating college football with a modern-day version of the Bear leading the way in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide are on the verge of one of the great runs in history. Alabama would become the first team to repeat as champs since the BCS was implemented in 1998, and it would be the 11th time a team has won consecutive AP titles since the poll started in 1936. Alabama is already one of seven programs to repeat. The Tide has done it twice. Notre Dame is another.
Alabama also won the 2009 BCS championship under Saban. The last team to win three major national titles in four seasons was Nebraska, which went back-to-back in 1994 and `95 and finished No. 1 in the final coaches' poll in 1997.
In a world full of spread-the-field, hurry-up offenses, Alabama is a bastion of traditional football.
The Tide put its no-frills muscle on display Saturday, mashing Georgia with 350 yards rushing, behind tailbacks Eddie lacy and T.J. Yeldon.
The Tide has been more potent offensively this season than last to make up for a defense that has slipped, but only a bit. Alabama leads the nation in total defense (246 yards per game) and is second in points allowed (10.7 per game).
When Kelly was hired at Notre Dame three years ago, he looked at Alabama and the SEC, which has won six straight BCS titles, and decided the Irish needed to play like that.
Kelly built his reputation and winning teams at previous stops on fast-paced spread offenses. In South Bend, Ind., he has put the fight back in the Irish, who have won eight AP national titles - only Alabama has as many - but none since 1988.
Notre Dame has allowed the fewest touchdowns in the country (10) and is sixth overall in total defense (286 yards per game).
``It's clear that the formation of any great program is going to be on its defense,'' Kelly said. ``If you play great defense you've got a chance. For us to move Notre Dame back into national prominence we had to develop a defense.''
The face of the Irish isn't a strong-armed quarterback or speedy ball carrier. It's middle linebacker Manti Te'o, a 255-pound offense wrecker with a nose for the ball. The senior has seven interceptions and is a likely Heisman finalist.
Te'o, 300-pound linemen Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix have formed a red-zone wall for the Irish. Late goal-line stands highlighted victories against Stanford and USC.
``This is just a good all-around football team with tremendous balance on offense and a very physical defense,'' Saban said.
In two years, college football switches to a four-team playoff to determine its champion, and a new way of filling the other marquee bowls. It probably won't cure everything that ails the postseason, but it's safe to say many won't miss the BCS.
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I came across two posts today regarding men and their food and rather than making two separate posts, (I'm into efficiency) I decided to combine them into one.
First off, I got both of these inspiration pieces from my favorite MAN blog Cool Material. It's mostly for men slash just for men actually, but sometimes I think like a dude and can appreciate the things they love as well.
I know I recently took a hiatus from being in the kitchen, but I'm about to start up that work/life balance thing again and I'm going to have to find a way to make meals somehow for myself and for my guests. Also, one word – leftovers. Secondly, this book is called Mad Hungry. That's hilarious. I want it.
Mad Hungry – $12
Bourbon Marshmallow Bacon S'Mores
[Desserts for Dudes] < – – – See the entire list at the source!
I don't understand. Why does this all have to be for guys? I would EAT this!


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|ERIC JACOBSON (2015-present)
|JIM HENSON designer
|Don Sahlin original builder
OSCAR THE GROUCH is, without a doubt, the most famous GROUCH in the world & also 1 of the key characters on SESAME STREET. He lives in a TRASH CAN that is right between BIG BIRD's NEST & 123 SESAME STREET. In fact, he loves TRASH so much that he's rarely seen outside of his TRASH CAN ever. His trademark song is "I LOVE TRASH" explaining his love of TRASH. 1 tradition is, whenever OSCAR sings "I LOVE TRASH", his signature song, he is always shown singin at his TRASH CAN, & nowhere else. OSCAR's birthday, according to SESAME STREET Magazine, is June 1st.
Like all GROUCHES, OSCAR's mission in life is to be as miserable & GROUCHY as possible, & pass that feeling on to everyone else. When a visitor knocks on his TRASH CAN -- invariably interrupting him from a nap or an important task, OSCAR greets them with a snarl. He always complains that he wants to be left alone, although when he's left entirely to himself, he's dissatisfied -- there isn't anybody around to irritate or complain to. OSCAR has said that: "I DON'T really like being happy. But then, sometimes somebody will give me a nice bag of TRASH, & I'm going to get a chance to look through it. So that makes me happy. But I DON'T like to be happy. I'd like to be miserable. But being happy makes me miserable. So I like being miserable, so that makes me happy. But I DON'T like being happy. That makes me miserable. But being miserable makes me...I'm a mess."
OSCAR has had many pets but his closest companion is his WORM, SLIMEY. He also has a girlfriend, a GROUCH named GRUNDGETTA, although a romantic relationship between 2 GROUCHES is understandably rocky (OSCAR had previously courted a GROUCH named Hermine). GRUNDGETTA usually calls him OSKIE while he occasionally calls her GRUNGIE. OSCAR & GRUNDGETTA, in addition to being a "couple", are best friends as well. OSCAR & GRUNDGETTA have been friends for "a very long time", as stated by OSCAR & Gordon's sister Olivia in EPISODE 2107. Elmo & TELLY MONSTER both consider OSCAR to be a close friend, although OSCAR disputes this since TELLY & Elmo are the 2 monsters that OSCAR just doesn't like at all. OSCAR reluctantly confirmed in GROUCHland that Elmo was, however, indeed his friend.
OSCAR's family includes his grandmother. Granny GROUCH, who appeared in season 2 of SESAME STREET, & was the 1st indication on the series that GROUCHES are a completely separate species. Since then OSCAR has been visited by his grandfather, GRANDPA GROUCH & his mother, MRS. GROUCH, & sometimes babysits his niece, Irvine. He has 2 brothers, ERNEST & OTTO along w/ a sister named BUNNY. In both episode 0131 & A Special SESAME STREET Christmas, OSCAR revealed that he also has a FATHER.
OSCAR is 43 years old according to performer CAROLL SPINNEY.[1]
According to SESAME STREET UNpaved, "The character of OSCAR was inspired by a nasty waiter from a restaurant called OSCAR's Tavern in Manhattan. JIM HENSON & Jon Stone were waited on by a man who was so rude & GROUCHY that he surpassed annoying & started to actually amuse both Jim & Jon. They were so entertained that going to OSCAR's Tavern became a sort of masochistic form of luncheon entertainment for them & their waiter forever became immortalized as the world's most famous GROUCH." In the Ask HENSON.com web column, JIM HENSON Company Archivist Karen Falk said that the restaurant was named OSCAR's Salt of the Sea -- & went on to say, "Some of the designs that we have in the Archives were done by JIM on OSCAR's paper placemats!"
While JIM HENSON's first OSCAR sketches were colored purple, the original OSCAR puppet was orange (HENSON later said in an interview that this change was made cause the early cameras couldn't capture the color right[2]). In chapter 9 of the book The Wisdom of BIG BIRD, CAROLL SPINNEY says that the OSCAR puppet was rebuilt about a month after SESAME STREET started taping. JIM tore apart the original puppet, & a new puppet was built. An early version of the green OSCAR debuted on The Flip Wilson Show in 1970 & OSCAR's explanation for that was that he had vacationed at Swamp Mushy MUDDY, where the dampness had turned him green overnight. In a 2003 appearance, OSCAR stated that while his time in Swamp Mushy MUDDY made him appear green, he is still in fact orange underneath all the slime & mold. (with an exception, he's just never taken a bath).[3]
OSCAR explained his family roots & fur color again in a Life Magazine article in 2009, "Most of the family was orange. But I had a lovely vacation in Swamp Mushy MUDDY resort. It was so dark & dreary I kind of turned GREEN. It's mostly moss. I like it — it goes with my eyes. I accidentally took a bath once, turned orange again & washed all the moss off, so I went right back to Swamp Mushy MUDDY, & here I am."[4]"
In his introduction to the book SESAME STREET: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the STREET (which also contained his lunch from yesterday, grape juice, & something unidentifiable), OSCAR tells how he ended up on SESAME STREET, saying he was a normal GROUCH when Joan Ganz Cooney & Jon Stone decided to create the show, they hired JIM HENSON, who bugged him until he agreed to be on the show for the first episode only. He headed off to Swamp Mushy MUDDY after the production wrapped, disgusted, but discovered that his agent, Bernie, had signed a contract to have him on the entire run of SESAME STREET. OSCAR became so mad he that he turned GREEN (a fictitious explanation around how he became GREEN), but figured the show wouldn't run for more than 6 months anyway (obviously disappointed).
CAROLL SPINNEY says that OSCAR's voice on another New York resident -- a Bronx taxi driver who drove him to his first day performing the character. On entering the cab, the driver snapped, "Where to, MAC?"[1] This event was referenced in SESAME STREET's 50TH ANNIVERSARY special, where CAROLL SPINNEY dubbed the voice of a cab driver uttering the same quote.
OSCAR's first line on SESAME STREET, in episode 1, was "Don't bang on MY CAN! Go away." This would sum up his personality as it would remain for over 40 years.
Performing OSCAR
During season 1 of SESAME STREET, the set of the STREET was arranged in such a way that SPINNEY, who is right-handed, was forced to operate OSCAR's head w/ his left hand. Eventually, a subsequent redesign of the STREET let SPINNEY switch hands.
During CAROLL SPINNEY's tenure as the character, in scenes where BIG BIRD & OSCAR (both performed by SPINNEY) interact in a scene together, the situation has varied depending on the amount of lines 1 or the other is given. When SPINNEY performs BIG BIRD, a 2nd puppeteer operates OSCAR to SPINNEY's voice. These puppeteers have included JERRY NELSON (c. 1970s).[5], RICHARD HUNT[6], & Jim Martin (1990s - 2000s).[7] Paul McGinnis also puppeteered OSCAR at the 2003 Annual SESAME Workshop Benefit Gala.
In 2015, SPINNEY stopped physically puppeteering OSCAR on the show, but continued to provide his voice (& the voice of BIG BIRD) for seasons 46 & 47. SPINNEY also continued to perform OSCAR sporadically for live events. By then, ERIC JACOBSON became SPINNEY's understudy for OSCAR; sometimes lip-syncing to SPINNEY's vocals, & performing the voice himself in other appearances & media. With SPINNEY's formal retirement in 2018, ERIC JACOBSON officially succeeded him in performing OSCAR full-time. See also CAROLL SPINNEY character transitions.
OSCAR has many forms of transportation. He can move w/ his legs sticking out of his TRASH CAN, as seen in early 1970s SESAME STREET episodes (portrayed by Hervé Villechaize), in the specials Christmas Eve on SESAME STREET, DON'T Eat the Pictures & various stage shows. He also often had BRUNO THE TRASHMAN just carry his TRASH CAN around while he's inside. While the puppet OSCAR frequently moves outside of the TRASH CAN on his own his limbs are rarely shown. A rare moment where his full body was shown was in episode 3958. In a few episodes he has also made a few out-of-his-TRASH-CAN appearances during which the top half of his body is shown. Also, when he sings, "I'm Sad Because I'm Happy", we see his feet splash in the MUD, but his voice is off-screen.
OSCAR has a car, The SLOPPY Jalopy, which was used in Follow That BIRD & episodes of SESAME STREET. The SLOPPY Jalopy's New York license plate says "SCRAM". OSCAR has also been seen driving a broken-down Taxi.
- According to CAROLL SPINNEY's book The Wisdom of BIG BIRD (& the Dark GENIUS of OSCAR THE GROUCH): Lessons from a Life in FEATHERS, OSCAR's eyebrow has never changed in the entire run of SESAME STREET. It is the same eyebrow that graced the GROUCH's face when he was still the orange OSCAR of Season 1.
- In the show's early years enthusiastic young viewers frequently mailed gifts of TRASH to OSCAR in care of the Children's Television Workshop, eliciting dismay from the mailroom staff. An Information Department staff member wrote in March 1971, "Aside from an unopened can of sardines, which are probably perfectly good, OSCAR has been gifted with a box of old sneakers (not a box of Snickers), a ratty old bathing cap, some stale poppy seeds & some used Kleenexes. On the other side of the coin, an adult fan sent a $50 check to purchase a new TRASH CAN. We may soon need one for his fan mail!"[8]
- OSCAR temporarily turned white (& nice) in the SESAME STREET Live show Elmo's Coloring Book in 1997.
- Although he doesn't have a nose visible to the TV audience, he insists he has one (as well as ears), as he did in an early 90s episode when Ruby kept giving him a hard time about it. Years earlier, another episode had explained that he has a "cute" nub hidden among his fur.
- When appearing on the game show 1 vs 100, OSCAR revealed his age to Bob Saget claiming he's 43 years old & has always been 43.
- In A Muppet Family Christmas, OSCAR shares his TRASH CAN as a bed w/ Rizzo the Rat stating he never had a rat in his TRASH CAN before & that it might be nice. He also complained that he hated "Deck the Halls", as when it came time for him to sing the line "Follow me in merry measure" he shouted "I will not sing this song!".
- Along with his girlfriend GRUNDGETTA along with the rest of his fellow Muppets, OSCAR participated in singing "Just 1 Person" at Jim Henson's Memorial.(YouTube)
- CAROLL SPINNEY was an avid golf fan & brought OSCAR to the 2007 Irish Open at Adare Manor, where the puppet posed with Padraig "the GROUCH" Harrington, the eventual tourney winner.[9]
- OSCAR has become somewhat of a mascot for WASTE reduction & WASTE management, including Canada's WASTE Reduction Week, the Japanese Eco Kids Project, & various unofficial uses.[10]
- OSCAR claims to own a cell phone. He says of it, "but it weighs 7 pounds — it's an old one Jim HENSON threw away."[11]
- OSCAR makes a cameo appearance in the film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. He tries to get recruited into Kahmunrah's army, alongside Darth Vader from Star Wars, as evil people can join, but Kahmunrah finds him "mildly GROUCHY."
- On the show, the lid on OSCAR's TRASH CAN opens by swinging up, with the back edge still attached. In illustrations, OSCAR normally wears the lid like a hat. & whenever BRUNO carries the TRASH CAN, the lid hangs from the side.
- OSCAR eats a lot of the same foods that people like. However, he prefers them mixed together in unusual combinations. He paid ERNIE & BERT a visit once & traded his ice cream cone for a banana with ice cubes & gravy on it. Another time, he invited Candice Bergen to join him for lunch, which would consist of clam tuna pie with chocolate sauce & anchovies.
- For SESAME STREET's 40th season, SESAME Workshop created an online promotion spoofing Facebook called "Muppetbook". For his profile, OSCAR said he likes Anchovy milkshakes, but dislikes that he likes anchovy milkshakes. Among his other dislikes were rainbows, candy & chocolate. He lists his favorite songs as "I LOVE TRASH", "All You Need Is TRASH" & "I Wanna Hold Your TRASH"
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SESAME STREET Live Appearances
- SESAME Jamboree (1982 - 1984)
- Around the World (1983)
- Save Our STREET (1985 - 1986; 1986 - 1987)
- BIG BIRD Goes Hollywood (1986)
- BIG BIRD & the ABCs (1987)
- BIG BIRD's SESAME STREET Story (1988)
- Silly Dancing (1989)
- Sleeping BIRDIE (1990)
- Let's Play School (1990)
- When I Grow Up (1993/1994; 1995/1996)
- Where's the BIRDIE? (1990)
- Let's Be Friends (1994)
- Elmo's Coloring Book (1997)
- BIG BIRD's Sunny Day Camp Out (1999)
- Everyone Makes Music (2001)
- Out of This World (2003)
- 1-2-3 Imagine! (1996)
- Super Grover! Ready for Action (2005)
- When Elmo Grows Up (2007)
- Elmo's GREEN THUMB (2008)
- Elmo's Super Heroes! (2010)
- Can't Stop Singing (2012)
OSCAR THE GROUCH & BIG BIRD (characters both performed by CAROLL SPINNEY) in the same scene
- SESAME STREET (1969 - present)
- Episode 0131 (1970)
- Episode 2483 (1988)
- Episode 2485 (1988)
- Episode 2977 (1992)
- Episode 3158 (1993)
- Episode 3656 (1997)
- Episode 3664 (1997)
- Episode 3699 (1998)
- Episode 3790 (1998) (MATT VOGEL operating the BIG BIRD puppet to a vocal track by CAROLL SPINNEY)
- Episode 3797 (1998)
- Episode 3804 (1999)
- Episode 3831 (1999) (MATT VOGEL operating the BIG BIRD puppet to a vocal track by CAROLL SPINNEY)
- EPISODE 3838 (1999) (MATT VOGEL operating the BIG BIRD puppet to a vocal track by CAROLL SPINNEY)
- Episode 3845 (1999)
- Episode 3863 (2000)
- Episode 3879 (2000)
- Episode 3958 (2001) (MATT VOGEL operating the BIG BIRD puppet to a vocal track by CAROLL SPINNEY)
- Episode 3986 (2002)
- Episode 3991 (2002)
- Episode 3992 (2002)
- Episode 3995 (2002)
- Episode 3996 (2002)
- EPISODE 3997 (2002) (MATT VOGEL operating the BIG BIRD puppet to a vocal track by CAROLL SPINNEY)
- Episode 3998 (2002)
- Episode 4004 (2002)
- Episode 4057 (2004)
- Episode 4065 (2004)
- Episode 4081 (2004)
- Episode 4131 (2006)
- Episode 4141 (2007)
- Episode 4142 (2007)
- Episode 4625 (2016)
- SESAME STREET Theme Intro (Episode 4187 (2009) - present)
- Christmas Eve on SESAME STREET (1978)
- A Special SESAME STREET Christmas (1978)
- DON'T Eat the Pictures (1983)
- BIG BIRD in China (1983)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
- Follow That BIRD (1985)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
- SESAME STREET Home Video Visits the Hospital (1991)
- BIG BIRD's Birthday or Let ME Eat Cake (1991)
- Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
- Quiet Time (1997)
- Learning to Share (1997)
- Elmopalooza (1998)
- The Adventures of Elmo in GROUCHland (1999)
- SESAME STREET 4-D Movie Magic (2003)
- What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
- A Celebration of ME, GROVER (2004)
- SESAME STREET (comic book) (1970s - present)
- OSCAR's Book (1975)
- How to Be a GROUCH (1976)
- ERNIE's Work of Art (1979)
- A Day in the Life of OSCAR THE GROUCH (1981)
- OSCAR's ROTTEN Birthday (1981)
- BERT & the Missing Mop Mix-Up (1983)
- Ernie's Little Lie (1983)
- COUNT All the Way to SESAME STREET (1985)
- BIG BIRD Can Share (1985)
- It's a Deal! (1986)
- Oh, Brother! (1987)
- Imagine That! (1987)
- Friends to the Rescue (BIG BIRD StoryMagic) (1987)
- A Birthday Surprise (SESAME STREET) (1987)
- Don't Be Shy (1987)
- The Day SNUFFY Had the Sniffles (1988)
- Oh, I Am So Embarrassed! (1988)
- A GROUCH's Christmas (1990)
- A BIRD's Best Friend (1990)
- BIG BIRD Plays the Violin (1990)
- BIG BIRD Is YELLOW (1990)
- The Poky Little Puppy Comes to SESAME STREET (1997)
- SESAME STREET coloring books (Sony) (2010s)
- BIG BIRD at Home (2011)
- GROUCHES Are GREEN (2011)
- Just Three Colors (1972)
- Simple Song (1972)
- Singing in the Shower (1986)
- Itch & Scratch (1993)
- Great BIG Beautiful World (1998)
- If You're Happy & You Know It (2001) from Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (album)
- Is It Alive? (2002)
- Around the World (1983)
- Save Our STREET (1985 - 1986; 1986 - 1987)
- Silly Dancing (1989)
- When I Grow Up (1993 - 1994; 1995 - 1996)
- Elmo's Coloring Book (1997)
- When Elmo Grows Up (2007)
- Elmo's GREEN THUMB (2008)


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Limbo was one of my favorite games of 2010—a game that combined atmospherics, smart puzzle design and a wicked sense of humor into something dark, harrowing and distinctive.
It was a breakout hit for its developer, Playdead, who have recently been able to buy themselves back from their investors and become fully independent. To celebrate, Playdead has released a special limited boxed edition of Limbo that, while probably only for hardcore collectors, is still a very nice package.
Because I really like making videos of me holding stuff at my desk, I made this video to show what you'll get if you drop the $25 on the boxed edition. Yes, that is seriously what it looks like about 40% of the time out my window. (The other 60%, it's quite lovely!) The special edition comes with a DRM-free copy of the game for both Mac and PC, the soundtrack, some neat art cards, an extra steam key, a sticker, and 3D-glasses to use with its 3D mode. The presentation is a big part of the appeal—it's austere and simple, much like the game—no big plastic spider miniatures or anything.
This is definitely only a purchase for hardcore collectors—there's nothing essential here, and most people have already played the game digitally, which you can get for $15 cheaper. All the same, this is a cool package, and it's great to hear that Playdead rode Limbo's success to financial independence. More info on the limbo Special Edition can be found at the Limbo site.


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Im thinking of getting a cat for my flat and some people are telling me its not a good idea as I live on the 4th floor and I dont have a balcony
Any suggestions
a cat would be fine just keep her litter tray in the bathroom? if he /she never goes outside they won't miss it x goodluck
Ferrets are also fun indoor pets to have and use a litter box too. I had one while growing up but she passed away 3 months before I turned 18.
If i were you, I would get a cat. Rabbits and ferrets are AWESOME pets, but they are much MUCH more needy than a cat. Rabbits and ferrets can be kept two ways.. in a cage or out of a cage. If you keep them out of a cage, you have to proof your ENTIRE HOUSE because they can squeeze into little holes and they WILL eat paper, cables, anything in their way.. they chew like nuts
if you keep them in a cage, you need to give them at least 2 hours of out of cage time every day in a room where you can watch them closely so they dont chew
I lived in a second floor apartment and kept a litter box in the bathroom. I had flushable litter and it was perfectly fine. My apartment was about 600 sq feet (REALLY STINKING SMALL) and I had 4 cats living in there at one point and because i kept up with the box, no one was able to "smell" that I had cats.. Unless you walks by the box right as one was doing her duty..
Get a cat.. it will be very happy indoors only.. get some laser pointers to keep him energizes and have fun.. Also, if you are worried about your furniture being clawed DO NOT DECLAW - its inhumane in every aspect.. Instead, they sell these SOFT PAWS which are little caps that you put over their nails that make them rubber. I now have a house but have 6 cats and all my indoor kitties have these caps. You can even get them in cute colors
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ENN presents: E3 Bytes - covering all the latest in E3 2010 news, in a convenient "watchable" format.
Yay it may be only 2 mins but yay anyway
Also i loved the line "They look like the possesed by the souls of dead Xbox 360s"
Kittens are indeed cute! That was a very unexpected, by enjoyable mini-installment of ENN.
Baby tigers! Lol
cool idea though~ I like this special!
Yay for more ENN this week!
omg, more enn yaay :)
Like the idea and can't wait to hear more E3 news and how the news will suck eventually
1000 dead Xbox 360's in kittens? My word, what is this world coming to?
Calumon: No word on Vitality Sensor though Graham. :p
1000 dead 360's each? That's alotta "Derp Imma Tiger" aminals.
Ahhhhhh. This was a great bit, don't get me wrong, but it felt like it was over before it started!
But that's probably just because of the lack of Jer and his phancy interviews.
"It's not so much coming early to the XBOX as it is being delayed for the PS3." - Did PC wink out of existence when I wasn't looking? Last I checked, all CoD games were on it as well. Granted, I don't really care since I don't play CoD, but still, it's a matter of principle here...
Yay, daily ENN!
That was fairly awesome if I do say so myself. And I do. The credit banter was especially funny this time 'round.
Phew, such a relief to see Kathleen's hairflip again, and in what fashion! Kathleen, there should be poems written about your neckline.
Oops!--we're in a very console-centric frame of mind with all these press conferences at the moment, but I assure you this is an oversight, not a sign of PC the PC apocalypse (fragnarock?).
So, on impetus of the credits discussion of this installment I elected to look for pictures of these so called "Kinectimals," and I wish I had not. My god, those are terrifying pictures!
While the X-Com remake may be some of the more disappointing news to come from the expo, truly these soulless stuffed animal-things are the worst. We must all fear for our lives.
Why is it that "short atten... ohh, shiny!" jokes are always told the same way, always predictable, yet they always make me laugh? What is wrong with me?
"Derp, I'm a tiger" should be a new shirt.
If you managed to play through the souless zombie stares of Fallout 3, the non-Natal kitties won't pose a problem for you.
Wading through helicoptering DONG videos hahaha.
Kathleen is sooooo cuuuute during the credits! Did she ever take acting classes? That was some damn good acting right there.
So is there going to one of these dedicated to all 3 of the major conferences?
Derp, I'm a tiger! Hillarious!
What acting? kittens are cute! Awwwwww.
I really liked this ENN i thought it was one of the best ones oddly enough i've seen. It really makes E3 that much better for me now. Thanks guys.
I want a baby tiger toouuuuuh shinny!
awwwwwwwwwwwwwww cute
Wow. So they're releasing a game late to the PS3, sort of like how the ENN E3 coverage video: Rejected is only currently being shown to Publisher's Club members. I seem to remember mentioning something a couple of dozen times about how it was only a real dick move to introduce a Publisher's Club if they actually started witholding content from non-PubCluc members. I remember how so many people told me I was overreacting, and how the Escapist would never withold video content from its non-paying members, because that would be a giant dick move.
Well, conclusive proof that I am right. I love it when that happens.
Oh, and nice video.
Wow ENN all week cool. They will never leave the room ALIVE! unless Paul getting food for them.
Yay, E3 2010! All new ways to cram every gamer on the planet into one of two gaming portal/pipelines where game company's can ensure name/address/ID#/genetic fingerprint for the game company's comfort and ease of control.
Meanwhile, I will have given Nvidia and other PC gaming specific suppliers my last purchase for my lifetime.
Dude has anyone actually seen those Tigers? They -do- look like they're possessed.
She was unusually hot in this one...
I don't always watch ENN. Sometimes it works for me and sometimes not, but I had to laugh at Kathleen and the helicopter gag. ;)
My God, someone gave the green light to those cats? They're hideous!
Kathleen is so funny when talking about kittens and baby tigers.
This show is great.
You guys are cool, keep it up.
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Has the shine come off online auctions? eBay chief Meg Whitman has acknowledged that the site has lots some of its "magic", as the balance tilts away from home sellers to professional retailers.
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The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) reminds hunters that resident 2012 Firearm Either-Species/Either-Sex Deer permit applications are due July 13 and are available online at ksoutdoors.com. These permits allow firearm hunters to take a mule deer or white-tailed deer of either sex. General resident permits cost $37.50. Landowner/tenant permits cost $22.50. Unsuccessful applicants will be charged a $6.50 application fee and receive one preference point for next year's drawing.
There are two mule deer zones for resident firearm hunters. In the West Zone (Deer Management units 1, 2, 17, and 18), 1,290 permits are allocated. In the East Zone (Deer Management units 3, 4, 5, 7, and 16), 1,000 permits are allocated.
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Former Miami Heat center Greg Oden was arrested in Lawrence, Ind., early Thursday for allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend.
The incident took place at Oden's mother's home, police said, and the NBA player admitted to wrongdoing when authorities arrived on the scene at 3:30 a.m.
According to the Indianapolis Star, police "observed blood, swelling to the nose, lacerations to the forehead and nose area of the victim's face." They also "observed blood on the sofa and floor in the sitting area. (They) observed (blood) on the living room carpet (and) dirt from a flower pot that was knocked over."
Police said Oden was calm, cooperative and apologetic.
Oden, a 7-foot center, played one season at Ohio State and helped lead the Buckeyes to the national championship game. He was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, one spot ahead of Kevin Durant, who was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics.
Oden has played just three seasons, dealing with chronic knee issues that prompted microfracture knee surgery.
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Review: 'Wolverine' almost gets its claws into hero's soul
For a sturdy 90 minutes, one of Marvel comic's most intriguing creations is served well by director James Mangold's "The Wolverine."
The popular X-Men teammate with the razor claws, scalding temper and deep-seated angst is presented with a substantial story line, one that at least initially prefers character and narrative depth over nonstop action. In its opening moments, "The Wolverine" -- with Hugh Jackman reprising a role that fits him as snugly as his undershirt -- manages to wash away the stain of 2009's misguided mess of a first solo set piece, "X-Men Origins -- Wolverine."
This more focused, more dark-hued narrative gets its creative spark from a Frank Miller/Chris Claremont 1980s comic series, which refreshingly uproots our depressed half-man/half-beast from his woodsy Canadian environs and sends him to Japan.
Saddled with a reality he hates and living for the dreams in which he meets up with his dead wife Jean (Famke Janssen), Wolverine spends much of his time stuck between the bottom of a bottle and despair. The juicy role once again gives Jackman an opportunity to show off his acting chops as well as his preposterously buff body.
Wolverine's wallowing ways change, however, when the tough, magenta-haired Yukio (Rila Fukushima) comes calling at the behest of Kenuichio Harada (Will Yuen Lee), a wealthy dying man whose life Wolverine saved during the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Shaggy and shabby, Wolverine arrives in Tokyo and is plunked into dangerous family politics and drama that have an Akira Kurosawa/Shakespearean feel to them.
The fresh setting and family feuding serve the Wolverine saga well and set the stage for a well-defined culture clash. Those two elements are gracefully woven together by screenwriters Mark Bomback ("Live Free or Die Hard") and Scott Frank ("Marley & Me") when Wolverine becomes involved with granddaughter Marko (Tao Okamoto), a target of the yakuza and others after her granddad dies. At this point, it's a story that plays into hefty themes of mortality, even suicide.
But those higher ideals never get fully realized. While director Mangold ("Walk the Line") handles the drama with ease, he's less assured with the action sequences, no huge surprise, considering his resume. But while a brawl atop a bullet train does have its exciting moments, the 3-D makes it look phony and ridiculous. In fact, the 3-D here is unwarranted. Save your money.
The ending is even more problematic, shifting into superhero mode as if on autopilot and trying for a surprise that is anything but.
True to form in Marvel movies, there's a worthwhile extra bit as the credits roll, so stay in your seats. That one little
teaser -- to the upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past" movie -- whets our appetite for something better on the horizon and gives us hope.
Is it possible one day Hollywood will grab Wolverine by the scruff of the neck and give him the stand-alone movie he deserves? Hard to say for sure, but at least "The Wolverine" moves that idea forward in a promising trajectory.
Rating: PG-13 (sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some sexuality and language)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Will Yun Lee, Famke Janssen
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My design is in the running for the 10k contest, link here
I would really appreciate the votes or at the very least some comments on my work.
Hey Maing can you take a lookie loo at my first sub and tell me whatcha think?
halloo there!!! my entry "i am the samurai" is up for voting.please check and comments.Thanks
dude still there? Im BACK after like a year lol. you up to any designing?
I like your tattoo. +1
After several months, I've finally put up a new design… Let me know what you think if you get the chance… Thx!!!
hehehehe…may the DBH people listen to you my friend ^^...realy hope that "waterfall of colors" our "the triumph of the king" got printed ^^....thankx for the suport man…i got great design too
Noticed you were back on the site. Welcome back sir!
Hi! my entry "mundane existence" is up for voting.Pls check and comments.Thanks
Would you mind giving my latest piece a look?
Thanks! =D
i think you have great designs !!