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When I started this feature, I never promised I'd focus entirely on the cream of the slasher crop, but I'd like to think every film I've discussed had some merit as pure entertainment for fans of the genre. Take my earlier pick Disconnected, for example: it's an incoherent, babbling mess (if it were a person, it would be that lady on the bus who wears seven sweaters and talks to her collection of doll heads), but it was a riot to watch, and never boring... and honestly, boredom is the only unforgivable cinematic sin in my book.
The 1982 monstrosity Boardinghouse is not boring either... but damn, it's just wrong on so many levels. Made during the dawning days of home video, Boardinghouse has the dubious (and alleged) distinction of being the first shot-on-video horror film to be transferred to film for a legitimate theatrical release. In the digital era, even the lowest-budget horror titles can look totally cinematic if filmed with some degree of skill, but in 1982 a shot-on-video production usually involved equipment normally reserved for porn and local TV news... and believe me, there's little to no skill behind the camera to make up for that weakness. What Boardinghouse does have, however, is a shitload of pure, unfiltered crazy.
The plot can be summed up pretty quick: an eccentric playboy with psychic and telekinetic abilities – played by the film's director, Peter Wintergate, who struts around in a Speedo for half the movie – rents out his mini-mansion exclusively to nubile single women. As we're informed in the cheesiest computer text prologue imaginable, the house was the site of multiple murders and is believed to be haunted by a malevolent spirit. That's the setup, and the rest of the film involves the entire cast being supernaturally splattered in enthusiastic ways, thanks to plenty of absurd makeup effects (the warthog-head woman who barfs up a mouse is one of the biggest WTF moments ever) and buckets of gore. There's even a musical number performed by the film's "Final Girl," and it's even goofier than you could ever imagine.
But wait, there's more! As we're told through a reverb-heavy narration in the film's introduction, we have the opportunity to hide our innocent eyes from these plentiful scenes of carnage, thanks to a William Castle-style gimmick called "HorrorVision"TM that flashes hilarious low-tech video effects onscreen prior to any potential "scares" that may be coming our way. This gag has been pulled a hundred times before, but cheap exploitation stunts never fail to amuse the hell out of me... and it makes for a pretty good drinking game, if you're so inclined (and of legal age; I need to state that for the record).
I have no idea how Boardinghouse performed in theaters, but it actually played a few festivals and revivals, and it was quite a popular VHS rental back in the day via Paragon Video; folks who rented just about any of Paragon's titles would also be treated to a trailer spoiling nearly all of the film's goriest kills, but that probably just upped the curiosity factor for the adventurous horror seeker (like yours truly). Code Red released the film on DVD in 2008, and there's a funny interview with Wintergate and his wife/co-star Kalassu (the aforementioned Final Girl), who were just as surprised at the film's modest financial success as I was, and are even planning a sequel!
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Thursday, October 21, 2004The defending Mid-Continent Conference Tournament champion Valparaiso Crusaders have been selected to win the regular season in 2004-2005 according to a vote of the conference coaches, sports information directors, and selected media members according the preseason poll that was released on Thursday. Seniors Jenna Stangler (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville H.S.) and Katie Boone (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove H.S.) were selected to the preseason First and Second Teams respectively as well.
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In this article by Micheal Lively, the author of Instant Hands-on Testing with PHPUnit How-to [Instant], we will go into detail of how these fixtures work and what types of things you can do with them.
As you begin writing tests you'll find that many of them, especially ones inside the same test case class, need to run the same code to set up the object that you are running tests against. This code is part of what is commonly called a fixture. Many test methods require the same fixture. PHPUnit allows you to support shared fixtures using the setUp()and tearDown() methods.
(For more resources related to this topic, see here.)
How to do it...
Open tests/CardTest.php and add a new setUp() method and use the $cardproperty to hold the Cardfixture.
class CardTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
private $card;
public function setUp()
$this->card = new Card('4', 'spades');
public function testGetNumber()
$actualNumber = $this->card->getNumber();
$this->assertEquals(4, $actualNumber, 'Number should be <4>');
public function testGetSuit()
$actualSuit = $this->card->getSuit();
$this->assertEquals('spades', $actualSuit, 'Suit should be
public function testIsInMatchingSet()
$matchingCard = new Card('4', 'hearts');
'<4 of Spades> should match <4 of Hearts>');
public function testIsNotInMatchingSet()
$matchingCard = new Card('5', 'hearts');
'<4 of Spades> should not match <5 of Hearts>');
How it works...
You'll notice the biggest change in this method is the addition of the setUp() method. The setUp() method is run immediately before any test method in the test case. So when testGetNumber() is run, the PHPUnit framework will first execute setUp() on the same object. setUp() then initializes $this|card with a new Cardobject. $this|card is then used in the test to validate that the number is returned properly. Using setUp()in this way makes your tests much easier to maintain. If the signature of the Cardclass's constructor is changed, you will only have one place in this file to reflect that change as opposed to four separate places. You will save even more time as you add more and more tests to a single test case class.
It should also be noted that a new instance of CardTest is created each time a test method is executed. Only the code in this case is being shared. The objects that setUp() creates are not shared across tests. We will talk about how to share resources across tests shortly.
There is also a tearDown() method. It can be used to remove any resource you created inside your setUp() method. If you find yourself opening files, or sockets, or setting up other resources then you will need to use tearDown()to close those resources, delete file contents, or otherwise tear down your resources. This becomes very important to help keep your test suite from consuming too many resources. There is nothing quite like running out of inodes when you are running a large test suite!
There's more...
As we mentioned a moment ago, PHPUnit has the facility to share resources across execution of multiple tests. This is generally considered bad practice. One of the primary rules of creating tests is that tests should be independent from each other so that you can isolate and locate the code causing test failures more easily.
However, there are times when the physical resources required to create a fixture become large enough to outweigh the negatives of sharing this fixture across multiple tests. When such cases arise PHPUnit provides two methods that you can override: setUpBeforeClass() and tearDownAfterClass(). These are expected to be static methods. setUpBeforeClass() will be called prior to any tests or setUp() calls being made on a given class. tearDownAfterClass() will be called once all tests have been run and the final tearDown() call has been made. If you override these methods to create new objects or resources you would need to make sure that you set these values on static members of the test case class. Also, even if you are dealing only with objects, the tearDownAfterClass() is incredibly important to implement. If you do not implement it then any object created in setUpBeforeClass() and saved to static variables will remain in memory until all tests in your test suite have run.
In this way, you can use shared fixtures to reduce code duplication and to reduce the code necessary to set up new tests.
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- Testing your App [Article]
- A look into the high-level programming operations for the PHP language [Article]
- Agile with Yii 1.1 and PHP5: The TrackStar Application [Article]
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Michael Lively has worked in a variety of roles in the software development industry for 12 years, from developer to architect and now a software development director. He has worked on a variety of different projects and a variety of different technologies over that time, from small home-grown sites serving a handful of regular users to large enterprise platforms serving millions of consumers. In addition to his professional work, he has been an active member of the PHP open source community. Some of his contributions include the database extension for PHPUnit and more recently an alternative mocking framework for PHP called Phake.


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The number of hometown tickets sold for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's May 8 concert at Carnegie Hall has topped the number of tickets sold to Toledo citizens when their orchestra played Carnegie, two years ago. Both orchestras are participants in Carnegie Hall's "Spring For Music" Festival.
The BPO spoke of the bitter rivalry in The News a couple of weeks ago. Toledo music fans had bought 1,320 seats. The BPO was shooting for 1,350 to claim a solid win.
And we got it! The orchestra credits a ticket-donation campaign spearheaded by M&T Bank. That, and good old-fashioned Buffalo spirit and the rumor, unconfirmed, that Carnegie Hall would allow you to bring your beer to your seat. Oh, wait, we dreamed that last part. But if they promised that, sales would go through the roof.
"We are truly gratified by the response," BPO Executive Director Dan Hart said in a statement. "While it's an honor just to be selected for Spring For Music, having so many supporters along for the ride will make it so much more fulfilling."
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And when the consumer is feeling nostalgic, lapsed legacy brands and forgotten luminaries can architect a return to prominence. We've seen it in years passed: A heritage deodorant line revitalized with an "Old Spice Guy" campaign; a new voice and updated look for Planter's Mr. Peanut; and the revival of General Motor's Chevy positioned as an American battle cry that could save Detroit. All it takes is renewed investment, clever marketing and a strong historic foundation.
So which consumer brands and personalities will make a splashy comeback in 2012? Branding and marketing experts make their predictions for the New Year.
The Muppets
Jim Henson's Muppets were created in the 1950s and enjoyed a long, successful stretch on TV before drifting to the back of consumer consciousness. However, after the Thanksgiving release of new movie The Muppets, starring Jason Segal and Amy Adams, they have exploded back onto the scene. The critically acclaimed musical is currently getting press for its Golden Globe "snub." Meanwhile, some high-profile critics expect it will get the Oscar nod for its original songs, which would keep the brand at the top of conversation through 2012's award season. Kermit and Miss Piggy are also reaching out to a new tween demographic with a glittery nail polish line ("12 unFROGettable colors!") and ad campaign with beauty company OPI.
Miriam Quart, president of ad agency Madison Avenue Consortium, calls the one-name legend "the original Gaga factor" and predicts she will return to prominence in the New Year. Love her or hate her, Madonna remains a household name. According to The Marketing Arm's Celebrity DBI, an independent index that quantifies consumer perceptions of celebrities, 99% of U.S. customers are at least familiar with her. Considering her recent hiatus, that makes the Material Girl ripe for a major comeback. She will release a new single, "Gimme All Your Luvin," in January. Then she will take to the nation's biggest stage on February 5, headlining the Super Bowl's halftime performance using a theatrical Cirque du Soleil concept. In March, she will release her first album in five years through Universal Music Group's Interscope Records–just the first in a reported three-album deal.
With the slowing European economy, Quart believes the Italian car company's recent partnership with U.S. superstar Jennifer Lopez is "an odd marriage in marketing heaven" that makes it a classic comeback brand. Because she's featured in its recent TV commercials, Fiat lucked into a press wave after her divorce from Marc Anthony, which will likely intensify when the new season of American Idol premieres in January. Fiat has "not had a stellar reputation over the years," agrees Anderson, "but since its reintroduction in the States this year, the brand has been carefully managed."
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About 200 group home residents, operators and advocates for disabled people rallied outside the Legislative Building on Wednesday to push for money to keep the homes open next year.
On Jan. 1, hundreds of group homes are in danger of closing because a stream of federal money helps keep them running is slated to be cut off. The state says about 2,000 people with mental disabilities will no longer meet new standards for personal care services funded by Medicaid.
Before the speeches started Wednesday, the crowd chanted "Save our homes," and "Our life is in your hands."
Adult care homes and about 10,000 of their residents face the same problem, but the legislature set aside $39.7 million to support adult care homes for six months.
Some advocates for mentally ill people want Gov. Bev Perdue to call an emergency legislative session so group homes can share in the rescue fund. The legislature won't get started with its regular work until Jan. 30.
"When you take away from the providers, we the consumers suffer the most," said Robert Bullock, 48, who lives in a group home in Cary.
Republican legislators want Perdue to scare up money from state Department of Health and Human Services accounts as a stop-gap for group homes.
"The governor needs to come up with funds within health and human services to help with the transitions in January and early February," said Rep. Nelson Dollar, a Cary Republican. In discussions this week, acting DHHS secretary Al Delia said Perdue doesn't have the authority to do that.
As it stands, state administrators, advocates and legislators are talking up a 'clog the courts' strategy. This scenario has the administrative courts choking on the thousands of appeals from people who find out they're losing services. The courts will take so long to handle the cases that legislature will have time to find a solution. And while the appeals are active, residents would continue receiving services as usual.


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Many Anne Arundel County councilmen claim a political game is being played over the vacant District 1 seat at the expense of the district's constituents.
Patch editors interviewed each of the six councilmen to gauge their position in the division over who should fill the District 1 seat. The final candidates are and .
The councilmen who have supported Wagner include Derek Fink (R-3rd District) of Pasadena, John Grasso (R-2nd District) of Glen Burnie and Dick Ladd (R-5th District) of Broadneck.
Smith's supporters include Chris Trumbauer (D-6th District) of Annapolis, Jamie Benoit (D-4th District) of Crownsville and Jerry Walker (R-7th District) of Gambrills.
Wagner's backers have primarily touted his experience and criticized Smith for his lack of political experience. Fink said Wagner's history as a public official was a plus moving into budget season.
"We are getting ready to face the budget, and he has been there before," Fink said. "He has dealt with the state budget before."
Grasso has said that he likes Smith, but not as the District 1 candidate.
"If I was picking someone to run the quarter-mile, or do pushups, I would choose Smith all day," Grasso said.
Wagner isn't the only one with budget experience. Smith has balanced sizable budgets in his work as a resource manager with the federal government, Trumbauer said.
"His attachment to the military will serve the area well as we deal with the challenges and opportunities associated with [Base Realignment and Closure]," Trumbauer said.
Walker made it clear that he believes there are political games at work behind his colleagues' support of Wagner.
"The north county machine wants a political insider for the joint purpose of advancing their personal agendas and supporting their candidate should the county executive seat become vacant," Walker said.
Walker's sentiment was echoed by Trumbauer, who said District 1 constituents should not "be used as leverage for other councilmen's political agendas." Benoit said Wagner's supporters "are being influenced by other Republican politicians who have their eye on the county executive's seat."
It's nearly two months since District 1 had a representative. Grasso said that although the council is divided, the fault lays at Jones' feet for getting them into this situation.
"The only ones that have something to squawk about are the people in District 1," Grasso said. "But in reality it's the people in District 1 that voted a criminal in. It's not our fault."
With Jones now out of office, Grasso said District 1 constituents now actually have better representation.
"Some might say the folks in District 1 ... are having taxation without representation. That's the biggest crock of crap. It's six people all working for them. They're getting six bangs for their buck. They're getting away with the devil in this deal," he said.
Fink said someone is needed to represent the district, but Ladd said he thinks they can make it through budget season without a seventh member.
"Is it desirable? No. I'm not sure that putting a seventh person in there will be any easier," Ladd said.
Walker said they may make it through this year's budget, but the lack of a seventh member would hinder any budget changes.
"We can make it through, but I have a feeling it will be difficult to get to four votes on many of the budget changes without a seventh person," Walker said.
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CORRECTION: An earlier edition of this article incorrectly stated that Jones' seat has been vacant for three months. Patch regrets the error.
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Beverly — Louise M. (Witham) Fortunato, passed on June 6, 2013. Louise was born, one of 10 children of Zebulan and Annie Witham in Ipswich, Mass. Louise lived in Ipswich through her junior year of high school when her family relocated to North Reading. She graduated and was employed by the school superintendent's office.
She married and raised her children in Beverly for 30 years. She also cared for her parents in her home at this time. Louise was always caring and concerned for her friends and family. She moved to Topsfield, where she was active in the LaSallete community. She also enjoyed gardening, swimming, hiking and religious pursuits, and shared these passions with her family. Louise is survived by two sisters, Kay Birkmaier and Pat Crosby; by her two sons, Donald Fortunato and wife, Lorraine, and Ronald Fortunato; two daughters, Donna Gauthier and husband, Ronald, and Joanne Vallone and husband, Michael. She was predeceased by her brothers, Fred, Eddie and Charlie Witham; and sisters, Rose Chaput, Polly Baron, Alice Boudreau, and Margaret Crosby; also her special friend, Leonard Soule. Louise leaves nine grandchildren, Coreen, Tracey, Rena, Randy, Michael, Shane, Kurt, Kris, and Kim; 14 great-grandchildren, Leah, Trae, Nicole, Julia, Alexandra, David, Craig, Ava, Lucy, River, Kyla, Braydon, Isabella, and Celia; and many special nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be held Wednesday, June 12, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Conte Funeral Home, 17 Third Street, North Andover. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, June 13 at 10 a.m., at St. Michael's Church, 196 Main Street, North Andover. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the North Shore.


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On Marriage Equality, Eight Years = 180 Degrees
PSN on February 11, 2013 - 10:03am
(This article originally appeared in the Stateside Dispatch, Progressive States Network's email roundup of the latest state policy news. Sign up to receive the Dispatch in your inbox here.)
Eight years ago, progressives were recovering from an Election Day that saw a full 11 states ban same-sex marriage at the polls. The environment in early 2013 could not be more different. Coming off of historic successes at the polls in four states in November, momentum behind marriage equality efforts continues to grow in state after state in advance of what is likely to be a landmark Supreme Court decision on the issue this term:
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn voiced his support for same-sex marriage in his "State of the State" address, where a bill is set to be voted on by the full Senate later this month. [Freedom to Marry]
Marriage equality looks like it will also soon be on the front burner in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton reiterated his support while outlining his legislative priorities for 2013. [MN Progressive Project]
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee highlighted the economic argument for same-sex marriage, saying that the Ocean State needs "to have the same welcome mat at our door that our neighbors have." [Bloomberg News]
A bipartisan majority of Colorado's Senate voted in favor of civil unions legislation, with State Sen. Ellen Roberts (R) praising the bill for creating a "structured, legalized framework for children to grow up in." [Denver Post]
Indiana's conservative legislative leadership decided to postpone until 2014 a vote on whether to enshrine their ban on same-sex marriage in their state constitution. [Indianapolis Star]
Freedom to Marry, one of the major national groups behind state ballot victories in 2012, announced plans to engage in states including Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island in 2013. [BuzzFeed]
Iowa conservatives continue to fight amongst themselves on the issue. [Des Moines Register]
Texas State Representatives Garnet Coleman and Rafael Anchia introduced bills to repeal their state's ban on gay marriage. [Burnt Orange Report]
It's unclear exactly what arguments may be made by Obama administration in briefs filed in the two same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court. [NPR]


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The National Children's Memorial Day is Sunday, Dec. 8. Candles will be lit by families and friends in homes around the world in memory of children who have died. Candle lighting will begin in New Zealand and end on the West Coast of the United States, illuminating the globe in a 24-hour wave of light. Compassionate Friends of Rockford, Peterson Chapel, and Buffalo Hospital Foundation are sponsoring this event to make the public aware of this special day.
Parents of children who have died are invited to attend a candle-lighting ceremony from 6:30-
8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at King's House at 621 First Ave. S. in Buffalo. Parents may bring a single framed photo of their child for display if they wish. Time for sharing reflections and memories will be part of the evening as well.
The St. Ignatius CCW annual Christ Child Luncheon will be held from 10:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 35 Birch St. E., Annandale. Cookies and candy will be available at Santa's Sweet Shoppe. Proceeds will go to Birthline of
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The St. Cloud Sr. Fun Singers are coming to entertain the seniors at St. Anthony Manor at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. All area seniors are welcome to come and enjoy. They will be having coffee and Christmas cookies afterward.
The Youth Group of St. John's Lutheran Church, Kimball, is sponsoring "Faith's Hope Tree," a special Christmas tree which has been set up along Highway 15, in front of the Dingmann Funeral Home in Kimball. Members of the community are invited to bring prayer requests to the tree. Next week's paper will have prayer request slips to cut out, or use the slips provided in the container next to the tree to submit your needs and concerns. Those seeking prayer are then asked to put their requests in the containers available by the tree, and hang them on the tree with a lit tea light – also provided. The Youth Group will collect the prayer requests and lift them up in prayer to God. The message of Christmas – that God loved us enough to send His Son to be the Savior of the world – encourages us to bring our prayers to Him, and to pray for the needs of others around us.
Watch for a prayer request slip next week.
Tatum was granted a Make-A- Wish to meet Luke Bryan, a country singer. They flew us to Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday through Saturday, Nov 6-9, where we were put up in a suite. Friday, Nov. 8, a limo picked our family up at the hotel and took us to the arena to meet Luke. After makeup and hair was done, we all got to sit down with him for an hour. This was all filmed for the show that evening. After the taping, we sat for another hour, and he got to know us and Tatum. We even got to sit and chat for awhile on his tour bus. Then Macy's department store, a huge sponsor of Make-A-Wish, took Tatum shopping for a dress, had her nails and hair done, and treated her like a celebrity. Then back to the limo to be escorted to Bridgestone arena for the taping of the CMA Country Christmas that, I believe, will be airing on ABC Monday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. Our family had front-row seats and Tatum is going to be a part of the show.


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By Tim Graham
A countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ...
The choice
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams would have been higher on the list if he weren't returning from Achilles surgery. When I did a similar list last summer for ESPN.com, I rated Williams No. 11 in the division. Three studs from moved ahead of him, while two tumbled down my list. So Williams only slid one spot; that's only because of the injury.
Williams was perhaps the NFL's most underrated defensive lineman three seasons ago and finally made his first Pro Bowl for his work in 2010. The Bills made him a captain last season, and he slogged his way through five games before landing on injured reserve.
The season before last, as the nose tackle in their 3-4 base defense, Williams led the Bills with 16 tackles for losses, almost three times the number of his next-closest teammates. He also led Buffalo with 5.5 sacks and had two fumble recoveries.
Williams previously proved himself as a 4-3 defensive tackle under former head coach Dick Jauron. 2009, Williams recorded 66 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble in 14 games.
Fast fact
In the 2010 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, he tied career-highs with 10 tackles, two sacks and three tackles for losses.
How acquired
Selected in the fifth round (134th overall) in the 2006 draft.
Hint about No. 12
Time to get an offensive lineman on the board.
Picks to date
13. Kyle Williams, Bills defensive tackle
14. Sione Pouha, Jets defensive tackle
15. Jairus Byrd, Bills safety
16. Brandon Lloyd, Patriots receiver
17. Stevie Johnson, Bills receiver
18. Reggie Bush, Dolphins running back
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