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February 21, 2014, 4:46 PM — Microsoft continues to target the enterprise with the introduction of a private on-ramp for Windows Azure cloud services.
The service, called ExpressRoute, allows organizations to directly connect their data centers to Azure without using the public Internet.
With ExpressRoute, Microsoft joins other enterprise-focused cloud vendors in providing a direct connection to their services. Amazon Web Services offers Direct Connect, using industry standard VLAN (virtual local area network) protocols. Rackspace offers a similar service through RackConnect.
After getting a late start, Microsoft is finally seeing momentum for Windows Azure cloud services, which was formally launched four years ago this month. Microsoft now competes head-on with AWS, Rackspace, IBM and others for what will be a US$107 billion market by 2017, according to IDC.
"We continue on an amazing growth curve," said Steven Martin, Microsoft general manager for Microsoft Windows Azure.
For instance, NBC is using Azure to stream the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Every event is being streamed to qualified subscribers, a job that requires over 10,000 processor cores, according to Martin.
Windows Azure is adding about 1,000 customers a day, and Microsoft is doubling the compute capacity of Azure every six to nine months, Martin said. It now has over 250,000 customers, including 50 percent of the Fortune 100.
"I was in Silicon Valley during the height of the dot-com bubble and that pales in comparison to what I see every day right now" with the Azure expansion, Martin said.
In a 2013 survey of developers, IT analyst firm Forrester Research found that, after AWS, Azure was the platform developers would most likely use for future projects. Around 33 percent of developers opted for Azure, topping Google (28 percent), Hewlett-Packard (23 percent) and IBM (22 percent). Approximately 42 percent of developers opted for AWS.
"Azure is actually having success. There is adoption there," said John Rymer, a Forrester vice president and principal analyst for application development and delivery. "Enterprises are always reluctant to adopt a service or product that doesn't have a big following."
Microsoft offers other advantages for the enterprise as well, Rymer said. Organizations may be predisposed to work with Microsoft if they already use its products. In some cases, enterprise license agreements can be used for Azure instances.


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High-end luxury and sports cars stir the imagination, yet few will ever be able to buy them. This is a crowd-sourced list of models frequently viewed at Cars.com but rarely sold. Models are linked from the price range in 2013, which has widened from past years; not all prices are listed. What car do you dream of owning? Add your fantasy car in the comments below.
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Lamborghini Gallardo
$204,999-$296,598: The V-10 Gallardo features a 6-speed transmission, with a conventional or electrohydraulic automated clutch, and a top speed of 200 mph. The Audi R8 is based on the Gallardo platform.

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Audacious Goals Will Thrust Microsoft Higher
Chris is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
In its Annual Report, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer outlines a section called "Our Future: Big Opportunity."
There's a remarkable amount of opportunity ahead for Microsoft in both the next year and the next decade. As we enter this new era, there are several distinct areas of technology that we are focused on driving forward – all of which start to show up in the devices and services launching this year.
Among the key focal points, Ballmer addresses two items:
- Building and running cloud services in ways that unleash incredible new experiences and opportunities for businesses and individuals.
- Firmly establishing one platform, Windows, across the PC, tablet, phone, server and cloud to drive a thriving ecosystem of developers, unify the cross-device user experience, and increase agility when bringing new advancements to market.
Below are Microsoft's three biggest businesses by revenue. I will address two of the businesses and explain why each could propose upside for Microsoft.
*Data from 2012 Microsoft Annual Report
**Numbers in millions
Windows & Windows Live Division
Windows & Windows Live is the business unit that sells Microsoft's operating system, software, and services through Windows Live hardware products, which are mostly created by other companies. Despite stagnate returns over the past couple years, Microsoft's new Windows 8 product could deliver strength to this segment because companies that upgrade would bolster Microsoft's revenue.
Also, I do not believe that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is quite the desktop competitor that some make it out to be. Apple's desktop computer growth far lags Microsoft's growth in the commercial space.
Further, Apple's total sales in the desktop space are about one-third of Microsoft's. And surprisingly, Apple's desktop sales stagnated. Last year's sales were $6.44 billion, according to Apple's annual report, compared to $6.2 billion the year before, a gain of just 4%. Unit sales did not fare much better. Apple sold 4.67 million desktop units last year, versus 4.63 million the prior year, a gain of just 1%. While Apple creates a compelling product, I expect most businesses to migrate to Windows 8 for their commercial needs instead of shifting to Apple.
Server and Tools Division
Microsoft's Server and Tools unit has a smattering of products. These include enterprise services, like premier product support and Microsoft consulting services; Windows server; Microsoft SQL server; Windows Azure; Silverlight; Visual Studio; and Windows embedded device platforms, according to Microsoft's 2012 annual report.
As customers customize and learn to use Microsoft's products, like Windows 8 and its server systems, the premier and consulting groups will earn revenue from providing training and customization. Also, the Server and Tools business unit grew 10.4% in 2011 and 12.0% in 2012, a reflection of the current trend towards virtualization and cloud computing.
Microsoft is not without heavy competition, however. IBM (NYSE: IBM), Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), and VMWare (NYSE: VMW) are forces in the server and cloud space. According to the Annual Report:
IBM and Oracle lead a group of companies focused on the Java Platform Enterprise Edition that compete with our enterprise-wide computing solutions. Commercial competitors for our server applications for PC-based distributed client/server environments include CA Technologies, IBM, and Oracle.
IBM and Oracle are leaders in the server space, and Microsoft must strengthen its product offering if it hopes to steal share.
In the virtualization and cloud-based businesses, VMWare and IBM are both fierce competitors. All of the Fortune 100 and Fortune Global 100 and 98% of the Fortune 500 firms use VMWare's products. Its Virtualization page explains its offering in detail.
IBM also competes with Windows Azure, one of Microsoft's cloud offerings – you can see the different Azure products here. Also, IBM sells high-end business intelligence and data warehousing products, which you can see here. An example is IBM's Cognos product, which allows users to merge, compile, and analyze data on desktop and mobile devices.
Despite competition, Microsoft can continue its growth in this segment. Large, mid-sized, and small businesses are learning of the cost savings of virtualization, bringing more customers into the game. Further, companies who have field workers – for example oil and gas service companies like Halliburton – are moving towards virtualization because it allows them to interact with their offices and update information in real-time.
In two of Microsoft's largest businesses – Windows and Servers and Tools – Microsoft can seize the opportunity to continue to grow. Microsoft should also see continued growth in its Microsoft Business Division because of additional sales and updates to Microsoft Office.
In all, Microsoft has set ambitious goals for itself within its largest businesses, creating new products like the Surface tablet and Windows 8. And growth in these businesses – along with the entire macro landscape – will push Microsoft to new highs in 2013.
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IRVING, Texas – After a brief stint on the Cowboys' sideline,
Allen spent his Wednesday alongside
"I know the defense, and there's an opportunity here to start – as a safety in the NFL, and as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys," Allen said. "It's a great group of guys here. I mean, look at our defensive line – it's the best in the league, if not then it's top one or two. Why not play behind those guys?"
It's an interesting dynamic for the Ohio State product. On one hand Allen is one of the most veteran voices on the roster – his 10 years in the league is fewer only than
"There's still some small nuances and some things that I have to learn, even in my 10th year. I just spent three years in a 3-4," Allen said. "Even though I played in this defense under Monte Kiffin before, there's small nuances changing and you've got to learn it – understand body position, understand where your help is, understand where all the players are on the field – it's just a little different."
Allen's familiarity with Kiffin's defense has been the main storyline behind his arrival since he signed a free agent contract in March. Though Kiffin said himself Wednesday that familiarity isn't what brought the veteran to Texas.
"He's a veteran guy. He's been around. He knows this system. But he's not here because he knows this system," Kiffin said. "You don't bring in a guy because he played the system. Can he still play here? We feel like he'll be a good addition."
The relative youth of the Cowboys' safeties isn't lost on Allen, who spent three years backing up high-level starters Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark in Pitssburgh. He said the nuances of preparation are something that escaped him as a younger player, which he hopes to share with those around him in his new locker room.
"It's hard when you're young, because you really don't get it – you do what you're told and try to let your athletic ability take over. But then once you start seeing the big picture -- start seeing how offenses try to attack you, start studying more film, understanding routes and concepts and how certain wide receivers respond to routes – the game gets really, really easy," he said. "But you've got to be a student and want to understand that part of the game. That's been one of the attributes that's helped me, and hopefully I can help some teammates with that kind of knowledge and wisdom."
In the meantime, Allen still has to prove himself as the man for the job over the likes of
"I don't feel like it's a drop off, I just haven't seen a lot as far as experience with this offense," Allen said. "But now, day two of minicamp, I'm moving faster, seeing it quicker. So I feel great, I feel fine."


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J. J. Turner, J. Nelson, X. Huang, J. Steinbrener, and C. Jacobsen, "Lensless imaging of nanoporous glass with soft X-rays", Physics Letters A 337(15), 1150 (2013).
J. Nelson, S. Misra, Y. Yuan, A. Jackson, Y. Liu, H. Wang, H. Dai, J. C. Andrews, Y. Cui and M. F. Toney, "In operando
X-ray diffraction and transmission X-ray microscopy of lithium sulfur batteries", JACS 134 (14), 6337 (2012).
S. Misra, N. Liu, J. Nelson, S. S. Hong, Y. Cui and M. F. Toney, "In situ X-ray diffraction studies of (de)lithiation mechanism in silicon nanowire anodes", ACS Nano 6 (6), 5465, (2012).
J.Nelson, X. Huang, J. Steinbrener, D. Shapiro, J. Kirz, A. Nieman, J. J. Turner and C. Jacobsen, "High resolution
X-ray diffraction microscopy of specifically labeled yeast cells", PNAS 107 (16), (2010).
J. Steinbrener, J. Nelson, X. Huang, S. Marchesini, D. Shapiro, J. J. Turner and C. Jacobsen, "Data preparation and evaluation techniques for X-ray diffraction microscopy", Optics Express 18, 18598-18614, (2010).
X. Huang, J. Nelson, J. Kirz, E. Lima, S. Marchesini, H. Miao, A.M. Neiman, D. Shapiro, J. Steinbrener, A. Stewart, J.J. Turner and C. Jacobsen, "Soft X-ray diffraction microscopy of a frozen hydrated yeast cell", PRL 103 (19), (2009).


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Want To See The First Clip Of STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS?? Here You Go!!
The Kidd here...
Ever since J.J. Abrams' first foray into the STAR TREK Universe, I've been dying to see where the crew of the Enterprise would be going next. I've been trying my best to stay away from any spoilers that have been floating out there, as Abrams has been one of the few filmmakers out there who try to maintain the theatre experience for movie-goers. Much like Nolan, he wants to afford us the chance to let a film unfold in front of us for the first time as we watch it, instead of having a condensed version of the movie laid out for us by trailers, TV spots and advance clips.
However, when I heard Abrams brought the first official clip of STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS to Conan O'Brien's show, I jumped at the chance to see what he was willing to show at this stage of the game, and well... you really should see for yourself. By the way, Abrams' set-up of what you're about to see is a lot better than any hype I can bestow upon this, so enjoy...
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Oct. 4, 2012, 11:18 p.m. CST
by cornloaf
I am pretty excited about this already!
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:21 p.m. CST
For fuck sake Abrams, release a goddamn TEASER TRAILER.
by DrBathroomMD
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:26 p.m. CST
It was much better than CATS...
by Angry Bald Guy
I would see it again and again.
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:27 p.m. CST
very cool.
by Mennen
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:28 p.m. CST
OMG! that didn't even look like Spock
by cgih8r
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:30 p.m. CST
That was better than Revolution
by craig
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:30 p.m. CST
This movie is clearly headed in the wrong direction I mean look at how stupid that whole scene was
by cgih8r
J.J. Abrams has raped my childhood AGAIN!!!!
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:31 p.m. CST
3 frames. Let the surgery begin...
by Mennen
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:37 p.m. CST
Jar Jar should stay behind the camera
by BoRock_A_Boomer
He's way to jewy
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:39 p.m. CST
The first 2 frames were good, but after the third I'm really seeing the bad direction that this movie is going in.
by RawrBOMB
I mean seriously. AND it spoils the ending.
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:40 p.m. CST
Do not even compare Jar Jar to Nolan.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:40 p.m. CST
by justmyluck
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:41 p.m. CST
I come here for movie news, not to be trolled. Luckily for the Kidd, I'm a nice guy
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Others won't be so nice. Cue shitstorm in 1, 2, 3...
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:41 p.m. CST
Y'know, it
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:42 p.m. CST
Y'know, it's pretty sad that Jar Jar thought this was soooo funny, he wrote to all the movie sites asking them to post the video and not give away the gag.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:44 p.m. CST
Looks like a ripoff of Prometheus...
by The Dum Guy
Fire and space, with alien life forms, jeeze, what a load of reheated-ripoffed crap.
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:52 p.m. CST
Best teaser ever!
by Lord Elric
Oct. 4, 2012, 11:54 p.m. CST
by cutest_of_borg
For Christ's sake, the movie opens in eight months.
Oct. 5, 2012, midnight CST
Y'know, it's pretty sad that Jar Jar thought this was soooo funny, he wrote to all the movie sites asking them to post the video and not give away the gag, and AICN did what he asked.
by la_sith
This site grows more and more irrelevant.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:04 a.m. CST
Won't be reading any more of Kidd's 'reports'
by Player01
Can I get 2:22 minutes of my life back? No I can't.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:06 a.m. CST
Glad the skids were greased for Jar Jar so he could make HYPE-TRASH movies. So is Brian Cox a starfleet officer in this one or what?
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:13 a.m. CST
I came here to see some footage not to suffer through Conan's tired and uncomfortable schtick
by Autodidact
The joke in this clip suffers from The Onion Syndrome. The joke is in the headline, you don't need the damn article.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:17 a.m. CST
by gun_will_travel
Never Gonna Give You Up would have actually been an improvement over that tired gag
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:19 a.m. CST
fuckin A lol
by zillabeast
i'll take it
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:31 a.m. CST
That's not the title they're going with, right? Cause that's pretty terrible...
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:34 a.m. CST
Also, the hate on JJ is a little cliche. I mean, if it were cool to like him you'd like him, but it's cool to hate him, so you hate him.
by Chris
You people should really get your own opinions.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:35 a.m. CST
It's like people who like a band before they're famous, only so they can talk about how they were a fan before the band sold out...
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:36 a.m. CST
Same goes for the hate toward Conan.
by Chris
I mean, almost everyone loves the guy, so what's the craziest thing you can say to get a rise out of people? That you hate him. Seriously, get your own opinions.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:39 a.m. CST
I'd rather see Asimovlives be invited to the premiere.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:40 a.m. CST
The reason this movie is PG-13 is because Spock is burned before having to wear that suit
by Ali Kerim Bey
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:46 a.m. CST
evilsmokemonster - No. You just put the pin in the party hog now. I don't hate him I'm just insulted by that MYSTERY BOX religion bullshit. It's a DUMBED-DOWN version of Freemasonry...
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:46 a.m. CST
He's basically saying you're too stupid to understand that the Temple of King Solomon is sex worship, the female box, so we'll cut it up into pieces for baby to be entertained. A-Holery in the MAXIMUS.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:56 a.m. CST
The title is awful. Still looking forward to this, but damn...
by dahveed1972
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:57 a.m. CST
Was really hoping it was going to be the clip from Mac and Me where the wheelchair kid rolls down the hill
by ImMorganFreeman
Like Paul Rudd always does.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:06 a.m. CST
I don't hate the man himself, I hate that Mystery Box religion bullshit and he should be ashamed for even trying to slip shit like that past an idiot like me. I saw it a mile away. HOGWASH Jar Jar.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:22 a.m. CST
Lets see what JJ Abrams in peddling today. 'roll up, roll up, I have some mediocre shit to get you excited about'. Pfft
by Fortunesfool
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:26 a.m. CST
HEY GUYS, let's pick all these clues apart and try to figure out the movie
by Larry_Sanders
Then wonder why we fucking bothered when it turns out to be a massive piece of shit like CLOVERFIELD or SUPER 8 or, yes, STAR TREK. Fuck this guy, and fuck his moron writing team.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:36 a.m. CST
Hey did anyone else catch the tribble?
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
Right there behind his shoulder. It's as plain as day.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:45 a.m. CST
re: darth_kong... what box religion do you speak of?
by The Dum Guy
the Temple of King Solomon is sex worship, the female box, so we'll cut it up into pieces for baby to be entertained. A-Holery in the MAXIMUS.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:48 a.m. CST
Are You Sure
by Bill Wilson
that wasn't Tom Hanks in the volcano?
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:49 a.m. CST
yeah darthkong
by BMac
what is this box religion? im curious to know more!
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:49 a.m. CST
my post got screwed up because I used qoutation marks...
by The Dum Guy
What I meant to say was... I thought the whole Magic Box thing was about how he thought the imagination of what the mystery/box is always more entertaining than the reveal. I don't agree with it as far as making a good plot, but... Then: insert your qoute.... Just wondering what what you meant.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:53 a.m. CST
by Aiden Blackwell
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:54 a.m. CST
Ha Ha Ha. Jokes on us! Ha Ha Ha. Except its 3 frames of MASSIVE LENS FLARE!
by Reelheed
What a fucking surprise.
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:05 a.m. CST
Jesus Christ. Here's your ONLINE EDUCATION. FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL FOLKS...
by Darth_Kong
Metaphors. Mystery Box is a metaphor for the Female Box in freemasonry, freemasonry is jewish of course, the Female Box is the Temple of King Solomon. Look at the blueprints for the temple of King Solomon and you'll see it's the male phallic inside the female box. The room that is SQUARE, which is the holiest of holies, is the head of the male phallic inside the female box. You'll also notice thirty little square boxes lined around the male phallic which is akin the the lining in the uterus which is why say a woman menstruates every thirty days. So that's why they call the Temple of King Solomon the TEMPLE OF LIFE. If you have sex you can create life right? It's freemasonry sex worship garbage. Also there was NO King Solomon. He never existed. It's a TRIOM GOD WORD TRICK. A play on words and terms. Follow me... Sol - Latin Om - Hindu On - Egyptian or Greek if I remember correctly. The three esoteric languages for the SUN. Life. Why the SUN? The real King Solomon is AMENHOTEP the THIRD. Get it? King SOL-OM-ON? Triom god. Amenhotep the third. Third=Triom. Which means the real Temple of King Solomon is the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. Plus we didn't cover the fact that a CHIEF CORNERSTONE, which is Jesus or Horus, take your pick, is the capstone on a pyramid. The eye in the pyramid is the EYE OF HORUS. Jesus is Horus. This crap is all freemasonry magic, sex magic, sex worship with twisted symbols that are rearranged, redesigned from mystery religions. Isn't that why Egypt had MYSTERY RELIGIONS? He's just dumbed it down for movie fans who are too stupid to ask any hard questions. You can't, but I can. I see the tricks. Plus there is a whole lot more to freemasonry we didn't cover but you can research that on your own. Go read a book and do your homework. Google is your friend.
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:11 a.m. CST
Oh I almost forgot...
by Darth_Kong
AMENHOTEP the THIRD is known as KING SUN. KING SOLOMON. KING SUN. KING SOL-OM-ON. It's a play on words and terms. So what I'm saying is when you want to lead the masses you create a RELIGION. MYSTERY BOX. The Temple of King Solomon is the FEMALE BOX-The temple of life. A religion that is a dumbed down version of freemasonry for dumb-downed people. It's all very simple tricks. This guys a creep. Period. There's nothing holy about the temple of King Solomon there never was and never will be. It's sex worship. Mystery Box is movie worship. Think a little.
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:22 a.m. CST
HAHAHAHAHA... loved the 3 frames!!!
by bubcus
That was hilarious. Well played.
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:35 a.m. CST
Freakin hilarious.
by Mark
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:53 a.m. CST
Fuck Off...
by Albert Herbert
The next thing you know, he'll add a 4th frame with Rick Astley...
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:55 a.m. CST
Here's where it gets fun. Really fun. Why did he show 3 seconds of Spock in a VOLCANO? FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL FOLKS...
by Darth_Kong
Spock represents Judaism. Vulcan = Volcano. Kirk is Scottish for Church. Kirk means CIRCE, mother CIRCE. Holy mother CHURCH. HOLY MOTHER KIRK. HOLY MOTHER CIRCE. I don't care take your pick. Why? Moses was the leader of a MOON cult. The word for MOON is SIN. AI is mountain or VOLCANO. Take your pick. Mt. Sinai means Mountain of the Moon God. So why does SIN mean MOON? Jesus is God's SON or SUN. SUN and SON are interchangeable. If you were worshipping the MOON you we're worshipping SIN so you we're sinning. If you're worshipping the MOON you're NOT worshipping God's SUN or SON, take your pick, so you are SINNING. It's a play on words and terms. Three seconds is a TRIOM GOD like... FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT OSIRIS, ISI, HORUS BRAHMA, VISHNU, SHIVA ISSAC, ABRAHAM, JACOB TRIOM GOD. 3 SECONDS OF FOOTAGE FOR THE MYSTERY BOX RELIGION. BTW THERE WAS NO MOSES. He never existed so don't go looking for him.
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:57 a.m. CST
3 seconds, 3 frames, whatever. Barf, Puke, whatever. That's BARF!
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 2:59 a.m. CST
hey, it made me laugh
by drave117
But it didn't make me laugh as hard as darth_kong's nonsense. There is no religious conspiracy here. The mystery box is a grab bag he bought at a magic shop and never opened because he thought imagining what was inside it was more fun than opening it. The Archie McPhee shop in Seattle sells the same kind of thing, where you pay $25 for $100+ worth of merchandise, but you don't know what you're getting.
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:03 a.m. CST
drave117 - Throwing around a hundred bucks and not knowing what you're getting? And you're saying I'm insane? Right.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:04 a.m. CST
okay, but
by BMac
not sure what that has to do with jj abrams. that was my original inquiry guess i didnt word it proper like
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:06 a.m. CST
Don't even get me started on the illegitimate child thing in Seattle. I could go for weeks. Cranking out children with NO EDUCATION. NO HIGH PAYING JOB. NO MONEY. NO PLAN. NO FATHER. Right.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:15 a.m. CST
oops nevermind
by BMac
i see it now, mate. rather than take it as an insult, i may research some more on this lot. interesting. not been one for conspiracy theories me self, but looked at the blueprints and saw your meaning. cheers!
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:18 a.m. CST
and thanks drave117
by BMac
thats what i wanted to know originally cheers
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:29 a.m. CST
Too bad he isn't 1/10th the filmmaker as he is a salesman
by albert comin
And this is really pushing it. Three frames? He's now mocking the very people who make him rich by watching his movies. The more i know JJ the more he anoys me. The adulation he gets is truly bewildering. And he's a very creppy looking dude. I'd hate to be in the same room with him. He give me the creeps!
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:30 a.m. CST
by Darth_Kong
TOP MAN! Cheers!
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:35 a.m. CST
@Mr evilsmokemonster
by albert comin
You are getting it wrong. The "kullz" thing is to love JJ Abrams, even though he makes or produces sub-par movies, because of all the hype fun surrounding everything about him. Logically speaking, he man shouldn't be as well known as he is. He's made of hype and little else. Other people have consistently made better TV or movies then him and aren't as well known as he is, even though they are far more talented. So you are getting it wrong. It's quite the reverse.
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:40 a.m. CST
scirocco - Spoken like a true gentleman. Good for you.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:42 a.m. CST
Let me make my position clear. I'm not against entertainment. This guy just isn't giving me what I want and he treats the rest of the world like peasants. And this mindset is not limited to Abrams.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:50 a.m. CST
Yet i bet half of you would give Guillermo a BJ if he caught you in a dirty dark nightclub bathroom..
by Balkin Flabgurter
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:50 a.m. CST
Can't we take Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci and Lindelof
by kwisatzhaderach
and fire them into space with all the shit they've made over the past few years? So fucking tired of those fanboy bozos.
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:52 a.m. CST
Rinse, Wash, and Repeat. He's not enlightened. He's not sophisticated. He's not leading me anywhere. He's not showing me the light. He's a chump who had doors open for him because of WHO he is, not WHAT he is.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:54 a.m. CST
And we all know what he is. He's the fucking RING MASTER of the circus or a carnival. I don't care what you call it.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:57 a.m. CST
And as psychically dirempt and abrasive as a fucking BRILLO PAD as he is, I mean in your face, I'm shocked when Chekov was running around deck whatever, he didn't knock over a Polish woman pushing a wooden cart full of potatoes.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:01 a.m. CST
I can see it now. SORRY MUM. He's too busy with the TASK-AT-HAND to help the poor old Polish woman pick up the potatoes on her way to the street market. Or 10 FORWARD.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:02 a.m. CST
F this guy. I mean really. You can all get mad. Lodge your complaints with my secretary.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:06 a.m. CST
nobody raped anyone childhoods.
by popboy
sir jimmy saville, that is a different story....
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:10 a.m. CST
Lord, please return Roddenberry!!!
by Calastir
Enlighten me, were Roddenberry and the other directors ever as flippant towards their fanbase? Because this continually insulting attitude angers me and makes me want to boycot and leave the franchise alltogether. I wish Peter Jackson was producing this.
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:15 a.m. CST
Those three frames were 100 times better then all of Nolan's Batcrap Trilogy COMBINED!
by iamatroll
Now THERE'S some trolling for ya! Bring on Star Trek next year!
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:23 a.m. CST
OMG, the look is ALL WRONG. Who's the cinematographer?? That framing is SO TRITE and overplayed. This is even more disgraceful than the first one. PASS
by Jared Bond
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:37 a.m. CST
@Mr darth_kong, JJ Abrams had the doors open to him since birth because he was born in the business.
by albert comin
His father was a studio executive and her mother also worked in the film industry, an executive too i believe. Smal wonder he knows so well the effectiveness of hype above all else.
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:38 a.m. CST
@Mr iamatroll, you do your nick justice.
by albert comin
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:41 a.m. CST
@Mr darth_kong, Abrams as a landopwner lord showing contempt for the peasants who feed him is an apt metaphor
by albert comin
I'm begining to feel that JJ Abrams has nothing but contempt for the audiences. He must believe he can do anything with them, thanks to his past sucesses. And the funny thing is, if one to really come to think about it, he has not been that sucessful as his hype might indicate. Again, the victory of hype above all else.
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:42 a.m. CST
But this new "Star Trek" movie will make money regardless of quality, anyway, and he will continue on this franchise until it bleeds dry.
by albert comin
Or people wise up to him. But i think the bleed dry up will happen first, i'm affraid.
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:58 a.m. CST
Alright let's get back to SERIOUS, if Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman had any balls, here's what would have happened with the Polish woman pushing the wooden potato cart in Star Trek...
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:58 a.m. CST
The Polish woman is really a WHITE VERSION of GUINAN. Here's how it works, complementarity in quantum physics created a white version of Guinan and during her NEXUS visit that version came to Jar Jar's Enterprise...
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:59 a.m. CST
Ahh but the plot thickens, those weren't just any potatoes, they were ROMULAN POTATOES. Yeah, she was heading to 10 Forward to make not BATH-TUB gin BUT ROMULAN ALE.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:59 a.m. CST
Now we all know why the Enterprise was in spacedock for 16 weeks and we know who and who wasn't court-martialed for the ILLEGAL-POSSESSION of Romulan Ale.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:59 a.m. CST
Chekov, what goes around, comes around. The morale of the story is, beware Guinan posing as a Polish immigrant.
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 5:08 a.m. CST
Abrams is like a buddy suddenly siding with your bullies.
by Calastir
Hahaha...seriously, they're not getting my money.
Oct. 5, 2012, 5:21 a.m. CST
The Mystery Box religion
by lv_426
I don't know if his story about his magical mystery box from his childhood is true or not, but to me it feels like he pulled it out of a Bradbury story or something.
Oct. 5, 2012, 5:28 a.m. CST
by Darth_Kong
It's like a metaphor of a metaphor. If it's a mystery you can make up any hogwash you want. I see the religious component of it because of who he is. I'm not anti-jewish I'm anti-bullshit. I'm calling bullshit on Abrams. How's it going btw?
Oct. 5, 2012, 5:51 a.m. CST
Cool and funny. but yes! ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO GO::BRING US THAT FRACKING TEASER TRAILER!!
by Richard L. Rhodes
Oct. 5, 2012, 5:53 a.m. CST
darth_kong -- volcano/Vulcan
by lv_426
Oddly enough, you know what I think of whenever someone mentions a volcano? Those Dianetics commercials that were on TV all the time in the 80's. The commercial, for the L. Ron Hubbard Scientology book showed a big volcano blowing its top. Now we know there is a deeply embedded Scientology connection in Hollywood. Also, all this talk about mysterious religions makes me wonder about the obsession Hollywood has with adapting Philip K. Dick's novels and stories. What makes me mention this is VALIS, which gets into lots of crazy mysterious religious stuff that ties into ancient and archaic traditions. Now, maybe it is just coincidence and PKD's books are just that tailor made for cinema with their high concept plots? Then again, they never really do any PKD adaptations without changing a lot of things. The only two that are closest to PKD's original visions, Blade Runner and A Scanner Darkly, were kind of made in an off the radar manner. Sure Blade Runner is a larger budget movie from the era it was produced in, but then again it was also a flop. Remember, PKD stated that at least in terms of the conception of Blade Runner's world onscreen, it seemed like they, in his words, *looked inside his head and saw the worlds that he imagined.* So why not Asimov, Clarke, or Heinlein having more of their works adapted? Oh and when they are, with the exception of 2001, the movies are pretty much just FX reels. Even Starship Troopers by Verhoeven, which wasn't accurate to the novel, was still a sci-fi film that had something to say with its satirical approach. Of course this is no good cause Verhoeven was questioning the war machine and military industrial complex. He was trying to say that we shouldn't just blindly follow the leader into bloody battle like lemmings walking off a cliff. Then ask yourself why Hollywood doesn't adapt VALIS. They say it is unfilmable. How about Stranger In A Strange Land? No, Hollywood wants to keep everyone thinking that writers like PKD and Heinlein are just characatures. PKD is supposed to be seen as this weirdo that was obsessed with replicants and androids. Heinlein is then reduced to being seen as a bloodthirsty militant who writes sci-fi war porn. This way the Hollywood guys like Abrams and their mystery boxes can stand on the shoulders of science fiction giants like PKD, Robert Heinlein, and Gene Roddenberry. I tell you one thing darth_kong, I bet all the Hollywood insiders love PKD's more personal and spiritual work like VALIS, but they'll never adapt it cause it is probably forbidden to expose the dumb masses to such things.
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:02 a.m. CST
Spock with a crazy suit in a volcano
by lv_426
The way Conan said that reminds me of the way that alien talked with Picard about *Darmok at Tenagra.*
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:18 a.m. CST
scirocco -- didn't China Mevielle write a rant/skewering of Abrams around the time of the last Star Trek?
by lv_426
Or maybe it was in an interview where someone asked him about Star Trek or something.
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:21 a.m. CST
What an asshole eh?
by Dheep
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:42 a.m. CST
Can't help but read a little contempt for Star Trek fans out of that.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Hab Sosli' Quch, Jar Jar. Mak'dar Baktag!!!
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:44 a.m. CST
I actually liked Super 8 a lot, and I only say Jar Jar because it cracks me up every time I see JJ Abrams.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:50 a.m. CST
Lens flares, etc.
by Gary Makin
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:06 a.m. CST
Thanks for wasting my time JJ
by LarkStew
It's literally got to the point where the movie promoters know we'll watch any news about movies we're interested in, so they throw us three frames as a joke? And I sat through a stupid verizon advert and five minutes of Conan O'Brien for that? Next time I won't bother watching because I'll just assuming they're fucking me about anyway. Maybe I shouldn't get annoyed but it feels like that's just showing contempt for the fans. HAHA just wrote that and then saw the title of the post above... yeah it's contempt, I agree.
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:14 a.m. CST
Some people on here need to get a sense of humour.
by Gary Makin
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:23 a.m. CST
WOW...You guys are PATHETIC.
by Mikey Wood
That was really funny and, frankly, the good-natured teasing we nerds NEED from time to time. There's no use pretending you're on your high horse here because HERE we all know that your high horse is just a ratty old chair in your mom's basement. Lighten up.
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:31 a.m. CST
LOL at the nerds bursting an artery...
by quicksilver80
Every time Abrams is mentioned on this site
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:46 a.m. CST
by JediWuddayaknow
Yeah, you had cheetos and fanfic you could've been writing or women to not talk to. What a waste of your time!
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:47 a.m. CST
by JediWuddayaknow
you sat through all that instead of being an adult and downloading adblock for FREE? Yeah. Your own fault.
I think there is a theme here. In keeping with the theme of "darkness", JJ Abrams & crew are deliberately keeping us in the dark. I agree the 3 frame clip is a bit of a letdown, but this may be a clip form the soon-to-be released teaser. In a way, I applaud JJ for taking this stance because (unlike the old days), movies are basically ruined before a person can go see it. From teasers (that don't tease) to trailers that give away EVERYTHING, to scripts and bootlegging (heck, look at Wolverine, the film was online, albeit in an unfinished form). I think we need this to keep the film as fresh as possible. Granted, just because the spoilers are out there doesn't mean we have to read or see them, but I think JJ is trying to preserve as many surprises with this film as he can. Besides, Trek fans should rejoice: this will be the first Trek film in IMAX and 3d!!!
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:04 a.m. CST
JJ was really respected as a filmmaker before this--why would he do this to hurt his reputation?
by David Duchovny
ha ha. Guaranteed that this was pointed towards 80 percent of the people on this board who are absolute twats. Well played, sir.
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:04 a.m. CST
Don't give anyone in Hollywood attention when they do this
by MattHooper
They are only insulting you and laughing about it right in your face.
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:08 a.m. CST
Kong: Solomon's name wasn't Solomon--it was
by David Duchovny
Shlomo. They didn't speak English back then you dumb fuck. The Jewish bible was written in Hebrew.
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:15 a.m. CST
It's the Genesis planet! And don't even start in on how its too early in the timeline for Carol Marcus to have developed a functional Genesis device. Do you really thinks Abrams gives a sh.ite about that stuff?
by MoPea
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:29 a.m. CST
two words: stu pid
by cozy
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:34 a.m. CST
Well I'm glad I can't see it anyway. This stupid Team CoCo player isn't working on my computer
by Wcwlkr
From the reaction I'm seeing above looks like I'm glad I missed this. Because apparently he really didn't show much. Oh well I'll just wait for the teaser
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:49 a.m. CST
darth_kong always like this? I never noticed
by j
Who's been fucking with his brain medicine? ...or did jarjar give some sort of fucked up interview about King Solomon in Star Trek. He does seem capable of enough douchebaggery to claim Illuminati like that rapper guy. One thing I am sure of, JJ thought it was VERY clever to put a Vulcan in a Volcano!
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:56 a.m. CST
by obijuanmartinez
Oct. 5, 2012, 8:59 a.m. CST
He's now mocking the very people who make him rich by watching his movies.
by john
God, you're an idiot. Please don't procreate.
Oct. 5, 2012, 9 a.m. CST
I don't get the hate.....
by john
Super 8 was fantastic as was Star Trek. Even if you don't agree, surely you don't find them offensive enough to call him hack.....or apparently there's an entire talkback of people who do......
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:27 a.m. CST
Poor editing.
by davsan38
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:29 a.m. CST
Prometheus has now made more money than JJTtrek
by MustGoFaster
And it had the R rating. Abrams' success is overhyped. Anyone not clued up on the biz would think he's on the same level as Cameron or Nolan when nothing is further from the truth. He's a fucking used car salesman, recycling old shit and pretending it's something new and awesome.
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:30 a.m. CST
Oh, pull the dicks out of your clenched asses already
by wcolbert
Ok, so Abrams' TREK was never going to be QUITE as good as it was with the original cast. That's the nature of the beast. Whenever you have some new crew come in and try to play the roles that these other people BECAME (Nimoy BECAME Spock, Shatner BECAME Kirk, to multiple generations - he was no longer Leonard Nimoy - people still look at him to this day and say "hey, it's Spock!")...it is never going to be fully accepted...because they simply CAN'T be that character after the original broke the mold with it and embodied that character for 45 years. Other characters like Bond are different - because from the getgo, Bond was already defined before the first film was ever made. He wasn't sculpted by Connery - he already existed before he ever was put to film. Shatner, Nimoy, et al, they helped Roddenberry to CREATE those characters - and so they left an indelible mark on them forever. I understand that. And I'd honestly rather watch a Trek starring 80-something Kirk and Spock than any Abrams-verse take on it. Who says you have to be a young buck to fly in space? You can do that at virtually any age. HOWEVER...we all know that those glory days are well and truly over. So we'd best make peace with the fact that..if we want more Trek, with the original show's characters, different people ARE going to be playing them and a new generation of film makers ARE going to be crafting movies out of them. Abrams is not the same generation that created Wrath of Kahn or hell, Search for Spock, even Final Frontier. So this is never going to be your generation's (or in my case, my parents' generation's) Trek. Given that...Abrams did a fine job with the new Trek. It had lense flares, yes. It was infused with that "edge" so that it might appeal to a younger demographic. The way the characters are played, it is clear that they want to skew it toward a new generation who never experienced the dialogue and attitudes of the 60's, 70's, or even 80's. Kids. No, Sylar will never replace Nimoy as Spock. He can't. Whatshisname will never fill the Shat's shoes as Kirk (and in fact he doesnt even try - he plays the guy differently instead of trying to imitate Kirk-isms) ...but hey, there's always the cameo from the REAL Spock to ground the movie, lend it credibility as a real TREK film (let's face it, without Nimoy, the first Trek would NOT have quite felt legitimate and the pain of watching these guys try to play the people we've known and loved for 45 years would've been more severe).... Anyyyway....Trek's greatest weakness was having the not so incredible hulk as its main villain - he was not memorable. And as we all know...a movie is only as good as its villain (to some extent - the overall quality and Nimoy's presence definitely saved the film)...so stop pretending Abrams shoved an upturned lava lamp up your ass, realize how much worse it could be in the hands of some joke like Bay or McG....and thank your lucky stars it is not.
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:39 a.m. CST
C@ck tease
by SlyWalker
I have blue balls now!
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:44 a.m. CST
If you look closely
by Rob0729
If you look closely, there is a hidden bonus fourth frame. I warn you before you look for it, it contains at least four major spoilers that I could see. Watch at your own peril.
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:59 a.m. CST
How is this "mocking" his fanbase?
by JediWuddayaknow
At all. Grow the fuck up, you whiny fucking babies. High school's over. Go find yourself a fucking sense of humor.
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:11 a.m. CST
by D.Vader
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:12 a.m. CST
JJ should "stay behind the camera" bc "he's way too jewy"?
by D.Vader
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:12 a.m. CST
You're all the WHINIEST Bitch-Boys Ever!
by DJTripp
Have some fucking fun! You're all gonna get ball cancer and die with all your bitchy AICN posts eating you up inside. Grow the fuck up and enjoy SOMETHING for what it is. Silly sic-fi escapist fun. That's Star Trek. You're all like the little bastard kids in Galaxy Quest..."um...herm, yes, Spock would never BEEEED to go in a Volcano, you see. It's not rational."
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:13 a.m. CST
BEEEED ='s NEEEED
by DJTripp
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:22 a.m. CST
Darth Kong, The Mystery Box
by D.Vader
Its from his childhood, dude.
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:23 a.m. CST
Oh wait, its a schtick. I get it...
by D.Vader
*slowly backs out of the room*
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:24 a.m. CST
JJ isn't mocking anyone here, folks
by D.Vader
If you truly believe he is, I think you're really stretching on that one.
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:27 a.m. CST
Darth Kong has gone full Ultratron.
by D.Vader
Oct. 5, 2012, 10:33 a.m. CST
RE: darth_kong
by The Garbage Man
Now there's a manic episode if I've ever seen one. EVERYONE IS STUPID EXCEPT ME! I AM THE ONLY ENLIGHTENED ONE BUT IN MY INFINITE MERCY I WILL DEIGN TO SHARE SOME OF MY WISDOM WITH YOU SIMPLETONS! NOW FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL WHILE I REGURGITATE SOME INSANE BULLSHIT I FOUND ON A HIGHLY LEGITIMATE AND SCHOLARLY GEOCITIES SITE! NEVER MIND THAT IT BEARS EVERY HALLMARK OF YOUR STANDARD NUMEROLOGY-BASED CONSPIRACY THEORY BULLSHIT AND HAS ZERO BASIS IN FACTUAL EVIDENCE OR RATIONAL THOUGHT! Take your meds, kid.
Oct. 5, 2012, 11:04 a.m. CST
I loved it!
by Anthony Torchia
That was the best 1/8th of a second I ever spent! More, more, more!
Oct. 5, 2012, 11:40 a.m. CST
Why did JJ say "Spock!" so loud? Yeah, we all know he's a main character, dang JJ. You dumb.
by Just_Some_Guy
Oct. 5, 2012, 11:41 a.m. CST
Oh yeah, Bob Orci likes beagles...
by Just_Some_Guy
...To lick his tiny penis
Oct. 5, 2012, 11:44 a.m. CST
Didn't see any lens flare
by MuadDibuhhh
Maybe he's learning from all the jokes about the first movie
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:43 p.m. CST
Ya'll need to lighten up. I thought that was pretty funny.
by Logan_1973
Especially when Conan gives him a standing-O. And I'm not even a CoCo fan.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:47 p.m. CST
by Chris
I watched JJ's TED talk too, and he was referring to MYSTERIES in STORY TELLING. That's what the box represents. I know that sometimes life seems empty, hollow, and you have to look for things to blame for the way the world is the way it is and find conspiracies everywhere, but give it a fucking break. The guy was using the mystery box as an analogy, and I agree that his act does get old sometimes, but that's JJ's shtick. He's a geek that loves mysteries. OMG, BUT HE USED FREEMASON IMAGERY IN THE FIRST STAR TREK MOVIE IN SPOCKS SHIP SO HE'S ONE OF THE ILLUMINATI BRAINWASHING US OMGOMGOMGOMG!!!! Seriously? They're indoctrinating us with Star Trek now? You'd think they'd find something stupid people enjoy. All the moronic, sheeple I know hate Star Trek. Why not use Masonic brainwashing imagery in The Jersey Shore, since more people are watching that than Star Trek, LOST, REVOULTION, THE RIVER, or anything else JJ has touched? Oh, that's right, I'm a naive hater who is willingly letting the Illuminati control my destiny through Star Trek reboots.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:47 p.m. CST
There shouldn't be a comma after "sheeple" but whatever.
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
Or rather "moronic"
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
I fucking hate these talkback forms so much.
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
If it weren't for the hilarious, entertaining, and sometimes thought provoking comments and discussions from this community, I'd be done with this crap.
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
How long has this site been here and you STILL cannot edit your previous post.
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:53 p.m. CST
Anyway, back to the topic of JJ ABRAMS...
by Chris
The Mystery Box is a pretty simple concept. You don't know what's in the box, because you don't know what's in the box it builds tension. The tension is lost if you tell someone what is in the box, the dramatic effect that keeps the audience on the edge of their seat is lost. It has nothing to do with Solomon, with Free Masons, it has to do with storytelling, with keeping your audience captivated and, in the case of a TV series, coming back each week. It's the ISLAND on LOST, or the conspiracy Mulder is trying to uncover in THE X-FILES, or what exactly is in the attache case in RONIN. Sometimes it isn't important to the story, sometimes it is, but you never want to let people know what's in the box, because when you do, the actual revelation of what it is can never be as great as what your mind has perceived it to be.
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:55 p.m. CST
because you not knowing what's in the box builds tension*
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:57 p.m. CST
No man, it's a vast Illuminati conspiracy! Look, at the Egyptian Book of the Dead and Solomon!
by Chris
The 12th Planet will return! Satan wants to brainwash us all with his Illuminati slaves! Don't trust Obama, OR the Jews! It's not only an Illuminati conspiracy, it's also a Zionist, Left Wing, Fascist, but also Socialist, conspiracy! Look to the pyramids for the secrets to be revealed! The Sphinx hides the key beneath its forearms! Hidden within is the mystery box of Gods limitless knowledge! The end is nigh! Trust no one! The truth is out there! What IS the Island?!??!
Oct. 5, 2012, 12:58 p.m. CST
Some of you guys have CORN ON YOUR NOSE. We're you at the Huffington Post recently? You know what. Maybe I should apologize. Yeah that's the ticket. Gets on kness, folds hands, bows head...
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:01 p.m. CST
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Oct. 5, 2012, 1:03 p.m. CST
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Oct. 5, 2012, 1:06 p.m. CST
In the FULLNESS of TIME may they take the TITS of their heads and and understand that this is a TalkBack founded by SET SPIES, leaked pics, and debunking rumors of who, and who isn't a BLOODY MARY-ANNE...
by Darth_Kong
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:07 p.m. CST
I get it now! Darth Kong is attempting to be ironic by mocking the crazed, conspiracy theorists who look for the secret Illuminati message in everyday things.
by Chris
I honestly believe some conspiracies to be true, but this whole idea that everyone in Hollywood is a Satanist trying to brainwash the world is idiotic. Instead of focusing our outrage and discontent with the present circumstances of the world on tangible political figures and real people, we now have the Illuminati and Satan to blame for all the woes of the world, and if we dislike someone, rather than having a rational reason, like JJ Abrams uses way too many lens flares, like, holy shit... Did anyone see Super 8? It's like, he said to someone, HEY, we need to add some lens flares digitally to this scene, can we do that? Anyway, rather than having a rational reason to dislike someone, we can just call them Illuminati scum trying to brainwash and destroy the world.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:08 p.m. CST
i.e. Travolta, Cruise, Gere, Will Smiff, Spacey...
by Darth_Kong
Thanks BIG AL a.k.a. THE ALMIGHTY.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:09 p.m. CST
If you take all of darth_kongs capitalized words, use the numerical value of the letters, then divide them by 6, you get the number of the beast! OMGOMGOMG!!!!!! ILLUMINATI ALERT! ILLUMINATI ALERT!
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:14 p.m. CST
by Darth_Kong
A woman has a box inside her pants and it's a mystery to you until she lets you inside it. Same SHITE for the temple of King Solomon. Sorry, I'm right.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:16 p.m. CST
Hey darth, there's a reason why it's a mystery to you, and it might be because you keep calling it a box in her pants. :)
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:19 p.m. CST
Darth_Kong, you a Jordan Maxwell fan?
by Chris
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:25 p.m. CST
evilsmokemonster - Officially...
by Darth_Kong
Never met the guy. Peter Levenda on the other hand... You could say I'm a fan. Love his book the Secret Temple.
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:25 p.m. CST
I don't give a shit about "mystery box" bullshit. I like JJ, but he needs to stop taking himself so seriously.
by Just_Some_Guy
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:26 p.m. CST
JJ also needs to stop hiring ass-kissing writers and get some people that can write without any plot holes
by Just_Some_Guy
Oct. 5, 2012, 1:29 p.m. CST
I sometimes wonder if Orci & Kurtzman purposely put plotholes in movies just to piss off the fans
by Just_Some_Guy
Oct. 5, 2012, 3:38 p.m. CST
Too bad the "new" cast is getting as old as the original cast while waiting for this fucker
by Drath
4 YEARS?!?!!! Are they sure it's not time to fucking reboot it again? Super 8 my ass.
Oct. 5, 2012, 4:12 p.m. CST
Conan's a douche, but that was funny.
by MaxHeadroom
Well. It was.
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:40 p.m. CST
Love Conan, but bummed this turned out to not be the real deal
by Kremzeek
I trust JJ. I don't trust Orci/Kurtzman. (Which I know may seem odd, since obviously JJ is cool with them... but anyway...) I was very forgiving of things I found out of place in the first film. After all, this is a beloved franchise and is getting its first official reboot after half a century. That's a tough job no matter who they gave the mantle to. So, in my forgiving state, I actually ended up loving that film quite a bit (CERTAINLY better than Nemeshit). But... now... I admit, I'm having a really tough time with the sequel news so far. The name alone makes me cringe. What an awful, horrendous, vomit-inducing title for the film. (Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit there, but I LOVE Trek... and that title... UGH). Here's to hoping, JJ... but I'm not feeling the love this time around. I hope you prove me wrong. Oh, and: Release a damn teaser already!
Oct. 5, 2012, 6:58 p.m. CST
That was the biggest lens flare I have ever seen. It practically engulfs Spock.
by Arcadian
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:47 p.m. CST
Isn't it funny that JJ felt the need to explain who Spock is the video? As if Spock was some obscure character from some little known media comodity.
by albert comin
It's particulary funny that he felt the need to make an explanation of Spock, when it's him, by his own admition, who knows very little about Star Trek (a point of pride for him). The ignorant explains to the world who Spock is. This is another proof how in contempt JJ hold the audiences. The more i know of him, the more i dislike him. Everything about him just reads wrong. I might be too harsh on the man, but it's hard for me to sympathise with him, both as a filmmaker and a person.
Oct. 5, 2012, 7:51 p.m. CST
One thing is true, i'll not be disapointed with the next Star Trek movie. But that's because i don't expect much from it, anyway.
by albert comin
Not after the quite terrible first movie. I know now what to expect. It would be great to be proved wrong, but i wouldn't bet my savings on it.
Oct. 5, 2012, 9:28 p.m. CST
by Kremzeek
Ok, so first, in my observation, the general opinion of JJ's first Trek effort around AICN is it sucked. It wasn't always like that around here tho. At first, it was regarded in a generally positive light. Asimov used to piss people off by always slamming the film and everything he hated about it. Eventually, that seemed to ironically become the standard amongst TBers. (Again, in my observation.) As far as my opinion of the first JJ effort: THE GOOD: * JJ is a solid director. Certainly better than some of Trek's previous directors (Stuart Baird, I'm looking at you). People LOVE to complain about the "lens flares" around here, but I never noticed them until it was constantly pointed out. * The score was pretty damned amazing. I didn't think I'd ever love a new Trek score without it being by Goldsmith, but it's fantastic. * The acting was pretty much stellar across the board. * The cast was pretty much perfect (but see my note about Quinto below). * The time travel device used in the film was genius. They were able to successfully launch the new franchise without destroying what came before--i.e. the timeline we all know and love stayed intact. (And keep in mind this is coming from someone who hates pretty much everything Orci/Kurtzman have written, so that's high praise from me.) * Can enough good things be said about Karl Urban's "Bones"? Loved him in the role. * It was great to see Nimoy one "last" time. * The film served as a wonderful springboard to let the new cast have many, many new adventures. (Now, I hope they don't go ruining it all by severely narrowing the scope with a NuKhan in the sequel.) * Loved how they worked Pike into the new timeline. And Bruce Greenwood was a superb choice for the role. The Not-so-good: * Quinto looks a hell of a lot like young Nimoy, and he's a great actor, but that voice of his... Ugh. No offense to him whatsoever--he was great as Sylar when 'Heroes" was good, but Nimoy has such a commanding, recognizable voice. To go from that to Quinto's soft-spoken whisper of a voice was, and is, hard to get used to. * I was fine with the scenes where Bones was constantly injecting Kirk with different syrums and whatnot. It actually got a few laughs out of me. But the super-sized hands were too much. It really took me out of the film. It was too silly and too campy--even for a 'tribute' to the Original Series. * Speaking of being taken out of the film... This is still the part that irks me every time I see it: When Spock is super pissed at Kirk at about the midpoint of the film, instead of sending him to the brig like every other Federation officer in existence, he does what...? JETTISONS HIM TO HIS LIKELY DEATH ON "HOTH". What the HELL was that?!?!?!? I remember sitting in the theatre opening day, loving almost every part of the film up to that point and then WHAM! I was hit with this HORRIFIC gaping hole in the story. I remember getting that sinking feeling in my stomach, and thinking, "Oh no... they aren't going to start ruining everything now are they?" I've since gotten over it (mostly), but as I said, every time I see the film, I cringe at this part. And, to top it off, Spock Prime just happens to be in a nearby cave? It's ludricrously stupid and is an obvious plot point created merely to make Spock Prime and Kirk meet up. It was clunky and very poorly handled. * There wasn't enough explanation of Nero in the film. I have the "Countdown" graphic novel and, though I realize it wouldn't have been practical to try to wedge Picard and Geordi into the film, there were a lot a sections regarding Nero in particularly that I feel should've been incorprated into the movie somehow. Nero was brilliantly played by Bana, but the character itself was a bit hollow (unless you read Countdown). That's the bulk of what I liked/didn't like about the film. I'm sure if I watched it again I'd be able to tell you more, but those are the major points I think. I didn't have a problem with the engine room design. It wasn't my first choice, no, but I didn't loathe it like a lot of people do (especially on AICN). Over all, it was a solid film. I've rewatched a few times and it always entertaining. Will be nice if this crew can now go places no one has gone before, but I have a horrible feeling we're headed back into overly familiar territory (i.e. Khan redone and a bunch of phaser fights). I'd really like to get back to the heart of Trek now. But with the absolutely horrifyingly shitty title to the sequel serving as our first official "look" at it... I'm really having a hard time staying positive. I'm crossing my fingers JJ & Crew prove me wrong. So, what about you? What was your take on ST09 and what are your friends doing in the Trek universe?
Oct. 6, 2012, 5:06 p.m. CST
What an awful title, and this is coming from a fan of JJ Abrams. Just... what a terrible title. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS? Really? Someone probably thought that was clever.
by Chris
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:38 a.m. CST
KONG you still stalking here???
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Have you heard about Tony Scott? Apparently Ridley was having meetings on the set of Prometheus. Some one said they saw lots of people that were not actors there. They had meetings behind closed doors. He may have joined a group. Theres a lot of ways to interpret this. Whats your view
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Is Coal Back? Stocks Poised to Benefit
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With constant talk about renewable energies - or oil -, coal is usually overlooked. Many see coal as a thing of the past. Something that belongs to an archaic turn-of-the-century America, when most all electricity production was based on coal. However, the fact of the matter is that, in the United States, coal is far from being a irrelevant: In 2011, 42% of all electricity generation was coal-based (natural gas and nuclear power came second and third with roughly 20% each, and the rest was divided between renewables and oil). In fact, the United States is the world leader in coal-generated power (China came in a close second). There is, however, a fierce public debate on coal; with supporters claiming coal is "America's power", while opponents citing pollution concerns. At any rate, despite there being a slowdown of coal power plant building, mainly due to regulatory restrictions, coal is still a cornerstone of American energy production.
The following three stocks are big players in the coal industry: Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP), Natural Resource Partners (NYSE: NRP), and Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI).
Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)
- The company produces and markets coal to American utilities and industries. With the economy recovering, energy demand by individual consumers, but most importantly, by industries, should rise, therefore benefiting the company.
- With regards to valuation, it has an attractive P/E of 10.34x, and an even more attractive forward P/E of 9.50x.
- Analysts have a consensus price target of $75.75, which implies a 18.36% stock price upside. Analysts are moderately bullish on the stock (with an average recommendation of 2.00/5, with 1 being strong buy and 5 being strong sell).
- ARL pays an attractive dividend of $4.34/share (that's a yield of 6.78%).
- My take: ARL is very attractive from a valuation standpoint, is viewed favorably by analysts, and it pays a handsome dividend. This should be a good play on the coal market for 2013.
Natural Resource Partners (NRL)
- Despite being coal-centered, NRL is also a player in the natural gas business.
- The company does not currently look as cheap as ARL, as it has a P/E of 17.45x. However, earning estimates for the company are bullish, and it currently trades at a more attractive forward P/E of 12.48x.
- Analysts are generally bullish toward NRL: They have an average target price of $27.50 (which means there is potential for a 23.1% price rise), and have a moderately positive recommendation on the stock (2.1).
- It pays a whopping $2.20/share dividend (that's a yield of almost 10%).
- On Jan 23, shares worth $15M were bought by insider Christopher Cline.
- My take: The stock is viewed favorably by analysts, pays a very attractive dividend, has had recent and significant insider buying, and is set to benefit from both improvement in the coal and in the natural gas market. It has had a good run so far in 2013 (+20%), and it is likely to edge higher as general economic conditions improve. Furthermore, the fact that the stock is not exclusively a coal play (as it also has an interest in natural gas) should make it a safer bet than the rest if regulatory hurdles were to threaten the profitability of the coal industry this year.
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- Arch Coal is a coal producer.
- They have no positive P/E ratios as they reported a loss last quarter ($-0.32 in FY 12/12)
- It pays a small dividend of $0.12/share (yield of 1.66%).
- Analysts are somewhat neutral on the stock (avg. rec of 2.70). The most recent analysis, however, have all been bullish, and the current average price target on the stock is $8.98, which implies that the stock has room for a 24% upside.
My take: Despite seeming to be the least favored stock of the three, it should definitely benefit from the general improvement in coal markets. It is not as diversified as NRP, not as attractive valuation-wise as ARL, and certainly much weaker with regards to
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The coal industry is expected to recover this year (and should rise steadily until 2017, according to the International Energy Agency), which means that all three stocks are poised to benefit. All three of them look relatively attractive. However, I believe NRP has perhaps an overall edge, mainly due to the very attractive dividend yields, smart diversification, and recent significant insider buying.
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text: Table 7_1_7-2a 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportsThe National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness. Table 7_1_7.2aSuicide deaths per 100,000 population,a by race, United States, 2006 TotalWhiteBlackAPIAI/ANPopulation groupRateSERateSERateSERateSERateSETotal 10.90.112.10.22.214.171.124.211.60.6Age, not age adjusted0–171.30.01.40.00.70.10.80.24.60.718–4422.214.171.124.126.96.36.199.319.71.245–6416.00.118.00.184.108.40.206.510.71.365 and over188.8.131.52.126.96.36.199.8DSUDSUGenderMale18.00.119.60.143.01.17.90.318.31.1Female220.127.116.11.184.108.40.206.25.10.6Geographic locationbMetropolitan10.40.111.50.22.214.171.124.28.20.6 Large central metro220.127.116.11.126.96.36.199.35.40.8 Large fringe metro126.96.36.199.126.96.36.199.46.01.2 Medium metro18.104.22.168.126.96.36.199.58.91.2 Small metro18.104.22.168.126.96.36.199.216.22.2Micropolitan (nonmetro)188.8.131.52.18.104.22.168.212.71.7Noncore (nonmetro)13.90.3188.8.131.52.5DSUDSU24.22.1a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality. Current as of March 2010 Internet Citation: Table 7_1_7-2a: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/7_mentalhealthsubstanceabuse/T7_1_7-2a.html


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The Hyperinflation Model of Money Demand Revisited
AbstractIn this paper we propose a test of the hyperinflation model of money demand which is valid under any assumption concerning agents' expectations, subject only to the restriction that forecasting errors are stationary. It is also demonstrated that highly efficient parameter estimates can be obtained, and restrictions on them tested, under the same weak assumption. Finally, it is shown how these first-stage estimates can be utilized to test the stronger assumption of rational expectations. The arguments are illustrated by analysis of the classic data on European hyperinflations previously analyzed by Cagan (1956), Barro (1970) and Abel, Dornbusch, Huizinga and Marcus (1979). Copyright 1991 by Ohio State University Press.
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acrylic on canvas, 100×80 cm
original sold at my exhibition with Peers Venner 2007
This piece is lovely,Randi.A fave!
many thanks for the compliment!
– Randi Antonsen
beutiful work as usual.
– Randi Antonsen
Gorgeous use of colour!
Thanks, Emily Fox
– Randi Antonsen
Hey Randi.
I love your work, and rthe theme of birds, the colours, youve really got it!
hi garry!
thank you :)
I enjoy your art too
– Randi Antonsen
love this…you have a wonderful sense of design and great feel for colour.. beautifully painted
thanks, I'm honoured :)
– Randi Antonsen
Beautiful composition and colors !
Wonderful, I like it!
thank you, Albert
– Randi Antonsen
Love this!
– Randi Antonsen
Beautifully painted and very lovely colors! Love this!
Thank you!


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Analysts will be eagerly awaiting the results of USDA's summer survey of soybean fields when the department releases its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on August 12. Due to this year's late planting, USDA undertook and a new survey to determine a projected figure for harvested soybean acres.
Other projected numbers to watch include total corn production, harvested corn acres, average corn yield, average soybean yield, and exports.
"Corn in Indiana and the rest of the eastern Corn Belt looks fantastic," says Chad Hart, agricultural economist with Iowa State University. Some areas in the western Corn Belt, however, continue to struggle from late planting and dry conditions.
"USDA will try to balance the great crop in the eastern Corn Belt with the problems in the western Corn Belt, particularly in Iowa," says Hart.
The average trade estimate for this year's U.S. corn yield is 157.7 bushels per acre. That compares with USDA's July estimate of 156.5 bushels per acre.
Allendale, a brokerage firm in McHenry, Illinois, is somewhat less optimistic, forecasting the average U.S. corn yield at 156.2. Record yields in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan will partially offset problems in the West, the firm notes.
Rich Nelson, chief strategist with Allendale, notes that the firm dropped its forecast for average yield in Iowa to 168 bushels per acre, which is 7 percent below the 20-year trend yield of 181 bushels per acre for the state.
"Problems are sporadic throughout Iowa, from Cedar Rapids to the western edge," says Nelson.
Analysts are forecasting a record corn crop of 13.98 billion bushels, with the range of estimates coming in at 13.49 billion to 14.27 billion. USDA's July estimate called for 13.97 billion bushels.
Corn and soybeans prices have dropped dramatically since the July WASDE report, which could spur exports.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP/WRCB) - John Shulman refuses to press the panic button.
Despite his University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball team's third straight loss, a 68-61 setback to Troy on Monday night, the veteran head coach is keeping his cool.
Amidst their struggles shooting from the field and from the free throw line, his demeanor remains pleasant.
It's all part of the learning process for a roster that plays four freshman and two sophomores.
"Our guys don't understand the little things it takes to win Division I games at this moment," Shulman said. "We are just going through growing pains and that's what you do with young guys. They just feel like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders and I'm going to help them take it off.
"I'm going to clip the tape tonight and show them the little things, and once they start valuing every single possession then you start to have a pretty good basketball team."
Antoine Myers led four double-digit scorers with 13 points to help Troy pull away late for the non-conference win on day two of the CBE Classic at McKenzie Arena.
Chattanooga did many of the things it takes to win, like winning the rebounding battle (47-30) and getting to the free throw line more than its opponent.
Shooting, however, was a problem.
The Mocs were woeful from the foul line and not much better from the field, making just 15-of-26 (including 4-of-13 in the first half) from the charity stripe and 4-of-22 shots behind the 3-point arc.
"I feel like we've missed a ton of free throws," said Rico White, who led Chattanooga with 14 points. "We've done a good job getting to the line, getting to the paint and drawing fouls. We just have to execute and knock our free throws down."
Still, they had a chance.
Farad Cobb hit a 3-pointer and followed with a pair of free throws a few moments later to give a 48-42 lead with 10:29 to play.
But less than a minute later it was gone.
R.J. Scott drained consecutive 3-pointers to pull even at 48-all, then Myers added a dunk to give Troy the lead and spark a 16-3 run that put the game away.
"We have to treat every possession like the last possession of the game," said freshman wing Casey Jones, echoing Shulman's message of learning to stay disciplined down the stretch. "I just have to get past (being young) and play harder. All our freshmen have to know that."
Myers also led the Trojans (2-2) with four assists. Hunter Williams and R.J. Scott each had 12 points for Troy, and Deonata Jethroe had 11. Ray Chambers pulled down 10 rebounds.
Drazen Zlovaric added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Mocs, who try to avoid a fourth straight loss when they host Louisiana Tech Tuesday night in their third game in as many days.
Sophomore forward Lance Stokes watched Monday's game from the sideline with his foot in a boot. Shulman said he'll likely miss at least six weeks after breaking a bone in Sunday's 77-65 loss to Southeast Missouri State.
It's just another reason UTC's young pups will have to continue to grow up.
"Our guys are busting their tail, but they just haven't been through the wars yet," Shulman said. "It's like learning Spanish. You can't just do it in a day. It takes a little time. This is high level Division I basketball. It takes time.
"My goal is to have these freshmen be sophomores by the Dr. Pepper Classic. They will get there and, when they do get there, people are going to enjoy it because they are going to be there for a long time."
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