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Welcome to March! In days of old the druids would celebrate the first day of March by taking some time off from Druiding and enjoying some fishing. They would spend most of February building canoes and the person with the best canoe would be given the title of Supreme Kleeton. He would be showered with gifts and given the best fishing pole in all of the Druid town. The person with the worst canoe would be flogged to death. It really sucked.
Steve Watson's book "Before I Go to Sleep", a tale of a woman who's suffering from a injury that has left her without the power to save new memories for two decades, has been in the big screen adaptation bucket for a while now without much action. But today my friends, oh today we have news that Nicole Kidman is in talks to take on the lead role in the film. So I guess that's still not much momentum there. In talks could be she went out to dinner, got drunk and said something like "Hey! I want to play the lead in a movie that sounds a lot like 'Memento' but isn't 'Memento'".
The short film "Archetype", which tells the story of a robot that begins to think on it's own, has been picked up by "Chronicle" producer John Davis with plans to turn it into a feature film. No word on when the movie will start filming but I'm hoping they turn it into "Short Circuit 3". I've been waiting almost 25 years for that movie to happen.
I've never seen "The Day of the Triffids" and to be honest I thought it was a Star Trek episode until now but it looks like Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures has picked up the rights to remake the 1962 film. The movie focuses on a couple left with the power of sight after a meteorite shower hits the earth, leaving the population blind and giant plants growing everywhere. "The Trouble With Tribbles"! That's the Star Trek episode I'm thinking of.
Bill Paxton has joined Laurence Fishburne in the cast of "The Colony". The film follows a group of survivors trying to fend off a gang of cannibals after the second ice age hits. How do they cook the meat if it's the ice age? God I hope they answer that question in the movie. That's all I want to know. I'll walk out of the theater once they tell me.
If you're going to leave your just-used butt plug someplace you might want to make sure that place isn't the back seat of the cop car you were just thrown into. I don't know proper butt plug etiquette though. I could be wrong on this.
A North Caroline man is with us no more after he accidentally drank gasoline and then lit up a smoke. A mistake any of us could or have made in the past.
Twice this week a girl has sat next to me on the bus and then gotten up and moved to a different seat after being next to me for about 20 minutes. I'm fairly sure it was the same girl. She got on at the same stop both times and this morning I saw her contemplate standing rather than sitting next to me. The first time it happened I was wearing a larger coat so I chalked it up to me taking up most of the seat. But today I was wearing a thinner one and even tried to push myself up against the wall so she had more room. I don't think I smell but who knows.
If I ever decide to be come a cannibal I'm going to catch the next flight to Laurence Fishburne's house. I bet he would be delicious. And we'll all get to find out when he and Kevin Zegers star in "The Colony", a new flick about a group of survivors living in an underground bunker after the ice age hits trying to fight off a group of cannibals. Deals are not confirmed yet but they look to be locking in sometime in the near future. I don't even think he would need much seasoning...
NBC is banking on "Hannibal" being a hit with the kids and has decided to green light the show for a full series of 13 episodes. The show will be based on the classic characters from the "Red Dragon" novel and will focus on the relationship between Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Kind of like "Will and Grace" with murdering.
Lara Flynn Boyle is going to play a weed dealing witch in the new film "Black Forest: Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch". I have no idea what else to say about that.
I haven't heard much about the new movie "Chernobyl Diaries" but it sounds pretty bad ass. The film is about a group of friends who are stuck in the city of Prypiat in the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. How the hell they got there I have no idea but it looks like they're not alone. Ohh spooky! The film has been just been given a May 25th release date and stars a bunch of people I've never heard of but I'm sure are super hot. Catch the fever.
There's nothing funny about death and it's sad that Whitney Houston is gone. What is hilarious though is this woman in England who set her house on fire with a candle she had lit to honor the singer. I can't think of any Whitney Houston songs with the word "fire" in the title but if you know one feel free to make your own joke.
And here's an adorable picture of a puppy sleeping. It looks just like a penis. An adorable penis.
If you've been anticipating the arrival of Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker's futuristic thriller "Repo Men", be sure to check out the new motion comic.
Not content with just movies and now TV, Rob Zombie is returning to the world of comics with "What Ever Happened to Baron Von Shock" from Image Comics. The first reader to locate the drawn Sheri Moon Zombie cameo in the book wins a cookie!... and a boner.
Summit Entertainment is preparing for new franchise hopes with its newly acquired script "The Last Witch Hunter" written by Cory Goodman. So far, Timur Bekmambetov is definitely producing the film and may direct as well. Despite who's on board, there is no way this movie can stack up next to Nic Cage's hair in "Season of the Witch".
"True Blood" fans rejoice; you do not have to wait much longer to sink your teeth into Sookie Stackhouse. HBO has announced that the hit series will return on Sunday June 13th.
Did the CIA secretly douse NYC Subway commuters with LSD in 1950? I don't know, but this article on H.P. Arabellis book on CIA Cold War era weapons testing makes a fascinating read regardless.
It's always good to have goals in life. In some cases though, like Donna Simpson's goal of becoming the fattest woman in the world, these goals really need to be re-thought.
1792 - At a masquerade ball, a disgruntled Captain Jacob Johan Ankarstroem shoots Swedish King Gustav III near the heart with a bullet composed of lead and carpet tacks.
Well hello there. Louis here, back for Fowler Fridays, the special little crumb I get here on BGH. I was originally planning on not making my return until the first of the the new year, because, well, next week is Christmas and I don't know if we'll be doing the news or not. I'm gonna venture on not. And, then the week after that, it's New Year's Day. Where will I be getting my ego-boosting Internet-attention from??? If not for you guys, I'd be in a constant fetal position, using my arm as a tear-soaked pillow.
The big news of the day? Genre screenwriter Dan O'Bannon is dead. Sure, he's most famous for coming up with Alien, writing Lifeforce and directing Return of the Living Dead, but, for me, his best work was Total Recall. My favorite scene? When Sharon Stone tells Arnold not to shoot her in the head because they're "married", but he shoots her anyway and says "Consider that the divorce!". I hope to use that line one day, preferably when I shoot my wife.
Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Predators. I still await the news that he's been cast as Butterball in my urban remake of Hellraiser, affectionately title Black Hellraiser. "He's Pinhead's Black Soul Brother! A screamin' demon rages inside, turnin' him into Black Pinhead! Don't give him no sass or he'll kick yo' ass! Rated R! Under 17… bring yo' mama, she'll like it too!"
A new study finds that the chemicals in plastics are altering the brains of males, making them "more feminine". Maybe that explains why all the grown men in my Twitter are constantly going on about the Goddamned Muppets.
According to a source close to Angelina Jolie, she "hates" Obama. And, suddenly, I really like Angelina Jolie.
A pair of lovable pugs feast on their owner's body when the douchebag cry-baby committed suicide. Good for those pugs! If you are the type of loser to give up and commit suicide, at least have the decency to give your pets to someone to watch. In other news, those dogs now have the insatiable craving for blood.
In 1996, the Oakland school board recognizes "Ebonics" as an official language. We wish you a Merry Kwanzaa and a happy failed public-school education!
This week we discuss alchemy, camera technology, a first time guest host joins the show, and we review "As Above, So Below".


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The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly going to interview Atlanta Falcons special teams coach Keith Armstrong this week.
#Falcons special teams coach Keith Armstrong set for head coaching interviews with Kansas City & Chicago, a source tells @foxsports.com
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) December 31, 2012
Armstrong is second name we've heard connected to the Chiefs vacancy. He is also the first minority candidate. Thanks to the "Rooney Rule" all NFL teams must interview at least one minority every time they search for a new head coach.
Armstrong is also the second candidate from the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff. The Chiefs are likely rushing to interview any possible candidates from playoff teams on a bye this week.
With Clark Hunt running the coaching search, it appears as though we will get a lot more info this time around than we did when Scott Pioli was running the show. Pioli is notoriously secretive. At this rate, we may know the identity of every candidate Hunt interviews, which is fine by me.
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This book made me think so much about how other people live in another cultures and contries. Also it touches your heart to here what someone would do to save someone else.I very highly reomend this book!
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This is a good book for people who look for fiction.It's about a King who marrys a wife in the night time and kills her in the morning. One wife tells a story and doesn't finish until the next night.Soon she runs out of storys she oders a girl to help because she doesn't remember the ending neither does the story teller.Will the King kill the wife? Read to find out.
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This novel is a retelling of the famous story of Shahrazad - the woman who saved a kingdom by telling stories to its sultan for 1001 nights. The main character in this novel, however, is Marjan, a crippled 13-year-old with a knack - and a love - for remembering and telling stories. An elegantly written, fast-paced tale that teaches about the power of story; a must-read.
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A different look at Arabian Nights. Fascinating. And that wasn't even sarcasm.
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The enormity of Vidalia's players gave Fitzgerald football coach Jason Strickland pause.
In fact, he hit pause several times when viewing three videos of Friday's second-round opponent in the Class AA playoffs, having only film by which to judge.
"Obviously, Vidalia has large, large kids," said Strickland, a tinge of nervousness coming through. So he's gathering whatever tidbits he can from common opponents.
"You ask (other coaches) how physical they are," he said. "Some give you a lot of info, and some don't give you anything."
It's that time in the playoffs where teams face opponents they sometimes haven't ever, or in this case, not in some time. Fitzgerald's game at Vidalia might be nothing like those last last two comparatively inconsequential Region 2-AA matchups way back in 1998 and '99, when neither teams was a playoff contender and current players were kindergarteners.
Yet, this matchup might be among the most captivating in Class AA. The 9-2 Purple Hurricanes, second-seeded from Region 1-AA, come in on a four-game tear, and the Indians, top-seeded from Region 2-AA, take the field 11-0 and having outscored opponents 34-8 on average.
"Vidalia might be the toughest team we'll play this year," Strickland said, keenly aware the Indians trounced Westside-Augusta 57-0 in the first round. "If we're not ready, it won't even be close. We're going to have to play our best game of the year."
Here's a glance at the other second-round games:
– Westminster (5-6) at Jefferson (10-1): Despite a 34-0 victory over Pepperell in the first round, the Wildcats hope not to become the Dragons' 11th straight victim.
– Early County (8-3) at Screven County (10-1): This is the farthest the Gamecocks have gone since winning state at 15-0 in 2002. The Bobcats look to eclipse their semifinal appearance of 2006.
– Greater Atlanta Christian (8-3) at Heard County (11-0): The Spartans want to ruin the Braves' perfect run in the teams' first meeting.
– McIntosh County Academy (9-2) at Brooks County (11-0): The Buccaneers' nine-game streak and the Trojans' 11-game run will be on the line when these two powers meet for the first time.
– Washington-Wilkes (10-1) at Calhoun (11-0): The defending champion Yellow Jackets have won by more than five touchdowns on average this season, but the Tigers have won five straight since their lone loss.
– Benedictine (8-3) at Lamar County (10-0-1): The Trojans haven't allowed anyone more than two touchdowns in nine weeks, but the Cadets are hungry for a third win in their last four games.
– Manchester (9-2) at Lovett (7-4): The Blue Devils hope to make their first quarterfinal since 2001, but have their work cut out against the 6-AA champion Lions, 27-0 winners last week against Coosa.
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Easy Slow Cooker Mac & Cheese Recipe
- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fontina cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded provolone cheese
- Cook macaroni according to package directions for al dente. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine soup, milk, sour cream, butter and seasonings; cook and stir over medium-low heat until blended. Stir in cheeses until melted.
- Drain macaroni; transfer to a greased 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in cheese mixture. Cook, covered, on low 1-2 hours or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
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My girlfriend and I loved this recipe. Easy and tasty.
This was excellent! I doubled it, and didn't bother heating the ingredients in a saucepan first. I just put everything in the crockpot except the pasta, heated on high for about an hour until everything was melted, and then added the pasta and heated on low for another couple hours. It was the perfect consistency (not too thin).
This is a good one! Will definitely make again.
I made this for a potluck, and it was a hit! It was great tasting and easy to make! This one is going in the recipe box!
5 star easy & tasty but not for M&C purists. Canned soup gives it a slightly sweet taste, but makes the sauce easy. Fontina is inexpensive & can be hard to find, so i agree with others' recommendations to try other cheese blends. Sauce-to-cheese ration is high (very saucy) so if you like a more solid M&C, use more macaroni.


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Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH The pharmaceutical industry gets a bad rap for having a corrupting influence on clinical trials, but that perception undermines the many scientific breakthroughs that have come from industry-backed research, according to UC San Francisco's chancellor.
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December 13, 2011
UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, former president for product development at Genentech, is featured in a video interview for BioCentury Publications Inc., a major biopharmaceutical news media source, which first aired online on Dec. 11.
June 30, 2011
Erik Lium has been named assistant vice chancellor of UCSF's newly created Office of Innovation, Technology and Alliances to provide the strategic leadership to both support innovation on campus and foster external alliances to advance biomedical research.
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Yervoy, a new cancer drug that has been approved for the treatment of late-stage melanoma – and that is being used to treat other cancers in ongoing clinical trials – is based on a strategy for boosting the immune response developed and tested by scientists from UCSF and UC Berkeley.
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The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at Mission Bay celebrates a decade of driving the bioeconomy and spells out its goal of helping the state foster science and innovation to benefit society.
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UCSF Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn is not ready to predict how long you will live. But she and her UCSF colleagues are exploring a feature within cells that is a kind of hourglass for aging.
December 13, 2010
Current and future scientists of all backgrounds will convene at UCSF Mission Bay on December 17 through a biotech networking event that draws students from City College of San Francisco.
November 16, 2010
Amy Pyle, a veteran journalist with more than 20 years experience in communications, has joined UCSF as executive director of news and media relations.
October 05, 2010
Katherine Flores, a family physician and director of the UCSF Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research, has been appointed a member of the new National Health Care Workforce Commission.
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Stefan Habelitz, an engineer and materials scientist, is blazing a new research trail by investigating tooth enamel in the UCSF School of Dentistry's Marshall Lab, where researchers fruitfully focus on every facet of teeth, knowing they're nothing to take for granted…


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methadone and the painkiller Opana. Court documents said the infant's mother
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levels of methadone found in her baby's bloodstream. The test came after Ryder,
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But shortly after completing its second assessment, CPS received a report
from police questioning Ryder's safety. A Citrus Height police officer cited
his mother for child endangerment when the car she was driving, with Ryder in
the back seat, went off the road.
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assessment after the car accident. Ryder died less than a month after police
made the report to CPS.
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Our build will go into every aspect of the KA24DE engine-from the parts being used to addressing weaknesses in the motor. First, we will give an overview of the KA24DE, the bottom end parts we are going to be using and how to properly prep the stock bottom as it leaves for the machine shop. The overall target is 750 bhp at 8,000 rpm on the engine dyno. Yes, we know this sounds too good to be true but never say it can't be done in the world of high performance.
So, why a KA24DE? For starters, the155hp 2.4L engine comes in the USDM S13 and S14. The large number of Nissans running this engine plus the popularity of swaps (dumping in favor of a SR20DET), makes the engine readily available and cheap. You might say, "Honda SOHC D15B motors are plentiful too," but that doesn't make them good. While the single-cam Hondas are popular among diehard H-badge fanatics, they lack the 89mm stock bore like the KA24DE and cast-iron block and main caps that utilize a girdle design. So, out of the box, the KA24DE it is built to withstand some punishment. Before you jump to conclusions and ask yourself: "Besides a big engine what else is it good for?" The intake ports on the cylinder head are large from the factory and utilize a high-degree port angle. The valvetrain also utilizes a direct-bucket design. This means you don't have the problems of rockers popping out or failing like the SR20DET.
While we briefly covered the basics on why the KA24DE is an ideal candidate, we should also include the numerous issues associated with the motor. All in truth, if this was such a perfect motor everyone would be using it right? These sure are, but before we crank up the boost and try to peg the 750 marker we took the time to carefully analyze the engine and its downfalls starting with the bottom end. The cast pistons and weak rods were designed with no intention of taking any abuse. The media-type headgasket would definitely fall apart under any serious boost. The crankshaft is only half-counter balanced. The head bolts are a measly M10 (SR20DET is M12 and RB26DET is a M14).
Although the intake ports are decent in terms of flow, the exhaust ports are the direct opposite. They're flow restrictive and don't have a very good port angle. The cam gears are so small that you cannot utilize a veneer-type adjustable cam gear (slides for adjustment); you can only use a knock-pin type (moves to lock in a permanent position).
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I'm dealing with a co-worker who makes it part of his job to push my buttons. As much as I try to ignore what he does, it eventually gets to me. He rolls his eyes or stares me down when I speak at out department meetings. He moves my insulated food bag from where I have it in the communal office fridge, and he rarely responds to my emails in a timely manner unless it benefits him. Those are just a sampling of the ways he regularly torments me. I know this probably sounds petty and juvenile, but having to put up with this for almost a year is ridiculous. I've gone to my boss who is also his boss numerous times and she thinks I'm being overly sensitive and should concentrate on my work. I think she needs to do her job and handle this. What do you think?
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I know it is not always easy, but I am a firm believer in individuals addressing such matters on their own before getting management involved. I suggest you have a firm but respectful one-on-one with your co-worker whereby you tell him you want a decent working relationship, but for that to happen, his current behavior has to change. If he continues with the unprofessional behavior, provide your boss with a written request for her assistance. Be sure your written request not only outlines your co-worker's behavior and the effort(s) you made to handle the matter on your own, but that it also clearly delineates your desire for the boss to orchestrate a meeting where the three of you sit down together to resolve the issue(s).
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I know none of us are indispensible, and I've heard people say that an employer has no use for you once you're gone, but I really thought I had a unique relationship with mine. I had worked at this company for 15 years; and not to sound cocky but I was an exceptional employee. I was the #1 sales executive in the company! I made it no secret why I decided to leave. I wasn't going to the competition even though I had had plenty of offers. I let management know I needed to spend more time with my three kids while they were still young. I tried to work out a deal in that I was more than willing and very interested in continuing to handle the major account I acquired for the company ten years ago, since I had such a terrific relationship and reputation with the account's management. But my boss and his boss wouldn't even consider my request. And since my departure, I have been made to feel persona non grata. I wasn't invited to the office annual Christmas party, nor was I asked to attend the retirement dinner for a guy I worked with the entire time I was with the company. I had to read about his departure in one of our industry's newsletters. What the heck?!! Don't companies realize how stupid it is to treat their former employees in this way?
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In as much as I understand your good intentions and hurt feelings, organizations have their own way of dealing with former employees; and oftentimes, so much of this depends on the culture of the organization and/or the management style of the person(s) in charge of such matters. It is also not uncommon for organizations to differentiate the treatment they give to those individuals who have retired and those who have resigned for whatever reason. And, of course, whenever there is a change in management, the manner in which people are dealt with after they leave can also change. It is also important to recognize that the company may not have considered your offer to handle that one account, because allowing you to do that could open the door for a lot of requests from other employees. As to you not being invited to holiday and retirement events since your departure, organizations, just like individuals, should not want to burn their bridges, but it would seem like some of the responsibility for your invitation to the retirement party would fall on the retiree.
Working for the same organization for 15 years is a long time. It would not be unusual if a part of your identity is associated with your former employer. Hopefully, in time, your attachment to this particular company will be considerably less; and if you decide to go back to work and/or volunteer, the new organization(s) will reap the benefits of all you have to offer.
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You Write the Songs that Make the City Sing—Ask any honest musician, no matter how prolific, and they'll be straight-up with you: It ain't easy writing original music. Even the professionals get their share of funks where the chords clash and the lyrics just aren't flowing like they used to. What happens if you've lost your inspiration? What if your knowledge of music theory is a little flat, or you can't seem to find time to get your ideas down? These are just a few of the potential pitfalls of the songwriting process that a new city-sponsored program, The Albuquerque Songwriters Series, is hoping to guide you through.
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For the sixth year running, High Mayhem will pack more than 30 exceptional performances into three evenings at Santa Fe's Wisefool performance space (2778 Agua Fria, unit D). Friday, Oct. 6, through Sunday, Oct. 8. Visit www.highmayhem.org for a current schedule of performers and ticket information. (LM)
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Daniel Maccabee said...
Can't believe you didn't mention Divine Storm and Zealotry. During fights like Ragnaros, Zealotry tends to come off of cooldown during an add phase. It'd be nice if I could use either Divine Storm or Crusader Strike during Zealotry to keep my TVs on Ragnaros while still maintaining AoE on the adds. If Blizzard were to grant us a Holy Power AoE finisher, then it could be Divine Storm => AoE finisher => Divine Storm etc during Zealotry.
Daniel Maccabee said...
I do the same; as soon as the Molten Seeds appear I swap to Seal of Righteousness while I'm on the move. The adds die quickly enough to make this a poor example. Think pre-nerf or the Maloriak fight last tier during the green phase. Even the current Zul dungeons have fights with many adds.
I tend to pop my cd's early (read: right away) so they'll be off cooldown to use again during the fight. Some fights have phase changes which are based off of the boss's health pool; the single target phase could change to an add phase during our Zealotry rotation. In a fight where the boss disappears and we must kill the adds before to bring the boss back this is a waste of Zealotry and we must wait another 2 minutes to use it again.


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Ivan Schwarz, the President of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission says there is nothing official, so he could not comment. But, Schwarz says, the state and the city are proving to be big players in the industry. "Right now I think we're definitely in the top five destination states in the country," he said.
Anybody who was downtown in the summer of 2011 for the filming of The Avengers knows how exciting that was, but it's about more than just excitement, its about economics.
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The state film incentives, and co-operation from the city, county and film commission are making it happen.
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Blaine school district students turned in a creditable performance in a report on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) test results, according to the district's director of curriculum, instruction and assessment Deb Cummings.
Cummings reported that test results for Blaine students are above the state of Washington averages in 15 out of 19 grade level and content areas. Exceptions are seventh grade reading and science for fifth and tenth graders. By those figures Blaine compares favorably with other similar rural districts in Whatcom County – one-third of the test results in Lynden, half in Mt. Baker and 13 out of 20 in Meridian were below average.
"We had a big jump in sixth-grade reading and eighth grade science," said Cummings, adding that results for eighth grade this year were up 22 percent over last year. That means that 22 percent more of the eighth graders who took the science test this year passed it compared with last year's group."
On the other hand, seventh grade test results for reading dropped from 73 percent two years ago to 63 percent last year and 57 percent this year.
High school math is also below par with less than half (46 percent) passing the test. "It should be noted that these results could change when the scores of those students retesting this [August] are calculated into the over-all summary," Cummings said.
All in all, Cummings was pleased with the way Blaine stacks up against the other rural districts in the county.
The only category where Blaine currently does not meet the rising federal standard known as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) from the No Child Left Behind act is in special education.
The WASL has been in effect for over a decade but is being shelved, as promised by Randy Dorn, successful candidate for state superintendent of public instruction last fall.
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The TLC show, "Extreme Couponing," is back for another season. And when the show starts up, the emails pour in.
Dear Jill,
Have you seen "Extreme Couponing?" It can't be real, can it? I've never seen so many coupons for free food in my life. On the last episode, two shoppers had more than 700 coupons for free pizza. This is what you should be writing about in your column! -- Fascinated Watcher
Dear Watcher,
Yes, I have seen the show. And despite the "reality" label, much of what happens on "Extreme Couponing" is not real.
When "Extreme Coupon-ing" premiered on TLC in 2010, coupon shoppers around the country hit the Web to voice their concern about the rampant coupon misuse and fraud depicted on the show. Some of the show's shoppers were using coupons for products they didn't buy, which they later admitted to the media, and some stores agreed to double coupons for the show, but not for other shoppers.
One supermarket chain blew the whistle on the show's rule-bending, policy-lifting and staging. Lowes Foods released a statement expressing its regret for participating in the show, and admitted that a member of the show's production crew posed as a customer on camera. Lowes acknowledged waiving part of its policy for the benefit of TV cameras and apologized to its regular customer base.
Another episode featured a 16-year-old boy who bought 34 packages of toilet paper with 34 free-product coupons. After the register beeped and showed an error, the cashier manually pushed the free coupons through, right in front of the cameras.
What happened next wasn't shown on TV. When the supermarket sent the free toilet paper coupons in for redemption, the manufacturer refused to reimburse the store because all of the coupons were counterfeit. The teen's mother later paid the store $400 for the value of the fake coupons that her son used.
During the "All-Stars" season of "Extreme Couponing," shoppers were pitted against each other in a game-show-style competition to see who could save the most with coupons. The winner of the challenge used 200 free-product coupons for laundry detergent, which looked impressive on camera. But about a month after the "All-Stars" finale aired, the manufacturer of the detergent released a statement that said all 200 coupons the shopper used were counterfeit.
Dustin Smith, vice president of communications for Discovery Communica-tions (parent company of TLC) declined to comment. The show's production company did, however, decide to continue promoting the teenager with the toilet paper counterfeits by taking him on a second shopping trip. TLC featured the teen and his new shopping trip on a subsequent episode of "Extreme Couponing," but never acknowledged his counterfeit coupon usage.
I think it's unfortunate that cutting a grocery bill in half isn't exciting enough for the TV cameras. Some shoppers have resorted to criminal activity to achieve over-the-top "Extreme Couponing"-style shopping trips. To date, none of the shoppers who used counterfeit coupons on the show have come forward to say why. However, Coupon Information Corporation, the coupon industry's watchdog group, has urged retailers not to participate in future tapings of the show.
If you're trying to achieve the extreme savings depicted on the show, please understand that some of these dramatic trips won't be possible unless you break the law! Unfortunately, with the network, the shoppers and, in some cases, the stores all turning a blind eye to the rules, it gives uninformed shoppers the impression that everything on this "reality" show is real.
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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich touched on the delay of the chip factory in Arizona, the start of Broadwell production in the first quarter, and the strength of the desktop, among other topics.
Intel is touting a future system-on-a-chip for low-cost PCs and tablets and a 64-bit kernel for Android 4.4.
Chip giant is showing off an even thinner version of its tablet design and announcing collaborative efforts with Acer and other device makers. Also on tap: the desktop, 2-in-1s, and a 3D camera.
Brian Krzanich says the company will do things it's never done before -- like getting chips from outside the company and putting more emphasis on 3G and LTE processors.


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I have rebuilt my computer with new mobo, memory but using an old sata harddrive. I can`t install Zorin as it doesn`t see my harddrive. How do I make Zorin ...
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- 05-14-2012 #1
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How to use sata in Zorin
- 05-16-2012 #2
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What version are you using? Also, you might want to check your BIOS configuration to be sure that you aren't making the drive appear to be an IDE drive instead of Sata. Have you tried another distribution (Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, etc) to see if they have similar issues?Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
- 05-16-2012 #3
If the drive has been automatically mounted, the installer may not see it. In such a case, using the file manager or terminal to unmount the drive before running the installer will fix it.What do we want?
Time machines!
When do we want 'em?
Doesn't really matter does it!?
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