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That is, no one except Walter Latham, the force behind the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed concert film shot over two nights at the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina during the Kings of Comedy Tour.
And while most of the country had their first taste of these four now iconic names in comedy in 2000, the truth is Harvey, Hughley, Cedric and Mac were toiling away on the road and in clubs for 15 years before Latham and director Spike Lee made household names of them.
Now, Laughspin hears that those times before The Original Kings of Comedy are set to become the subject of a new biopic. Sources say the reality of a film about the lives and careers of Harvey, Hughley, Cedric and Mac leading up to those fateful nights in North Carolina is inching closer. "A film about what led up to The Original Kings of Comedy is absolutely happening," one insider says.
The details are sparse for now though hopefully we'll be able to report more about the film in the coming weeks. What we do know is that based on the staying power of all four comics' material – and that's including Mac, who most certainly lives on through his television show, stand-up specials and movies – and the lasting influence The Original Kings of Comedy has in the world of comedy and in pop culture in general, it would be easy to see such a project becoming hugely successful.
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Some of you have reached out asking what's up. And someone even took the time to post on Reddit about the lack of hot comedy action on Laughspin. That was nice of that person. So, for those of you who care, here's what's going on.
I'm exhausted. Physically and mentally exhausted.
Laughspin has always been me— and a very small handful of very talented and dedicated comedy lovers. And it's a tremendous amount of work. The site launched on Sept. 15, 2005 as PunchlineMagazine.com. I created it with the help of childhood friend Bill Bergmann, who designed the site and, to this day, helps me out with the technical side of things. I re-launched and re-branded the site in the summer of 2011. Laughspin was born. That was fun.
But after 10 years of running the site as if it's my full-time job – when it never was – I've decided to put the site on hiatus. The time and energy it takes to run the site is immense, especially while trying to balance a full-time job, a marriage and two small children.
While the site does make some money on ads – enough to keep the site up and running – it doesn't make anywhere near what I would need to live like the responsible adult I am. And that's only been the last few years. I'll never make back the thousands upon thousands of my own money I invested those first seven years or so. No regrets. I'm not complaining. (Some regrets).
In order for the site to make real money, we'd have to bring in about 500k + unique visitors a month; we do about half that. Which is great—if the person running the site is happy with sacrificing every second of free time and peace of mind for a project that breaks even. Which I'm not. Anymore. I was. For 10 years. Now, I'm not.
I've had some great experiences covering the world of comedy; I've got to hang out with some of my heroes. I interviewed legends and up and comers long before anyone gave a shit about stand-up comedy the way people give a shit about musicians, athletes and actors. I'll spare you the epic-length hyper-sentimental missive about all of that—mainly because I'm not sure what the future holds for Laughspin. "Hiatus" doesn't mean the end. It means I need a break.
Given the proper financing and infrastructure, Laughspin could (and should) be an amazing (and bankable) online hub for all things comedy. If someone or some entity with money has the balls to take a chance on an already-established, respected niche brand, by all means get in touch. I know where I want to take Laughspin, but it's not happening by bootstrapping anymore. And those hilarious articles in Entrepreneur about snagging money from friends and family are just that– hilarious. So that's not an option, either.
For the time being, I will keep Laughspin alive online. I'll post stories from our archives and maybe we'll even post some brand new opinion pieces. But Laughspin will not be updated multiple times a day as it once was.
For those of you who were with me from the very beginning, please know I appreciate your support. And to everyone else that made Laughspin a daily, weekly, monthly, occasional visit– I thank you. To the contributors, especially Emma, Billy P. and Carrie– thank you. And to Mike G., whom without, The Laughspin Podcast would have never existed– thank you.
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The video begins with the French Bulldog completely wrapped in toilet paper. But her owner is apparently not amused at the adorable sight.
"Is that what you want?" the human asks. "You want to wear that toilet paper all day long? Did you make this mess?
The bulldog just sits there with an innocent look on her face. So the human moves on to the bullmastiff, asking, "Did she make this mess? Did she do this? Who did it? Who made this mess?"
And this bullmastiff has no problems ratting out her pal. She shuffles around a bit before pointing a paw at the bulldog.
"She pointed at you," the human tells the bulldog. "Did you make this mess, Abby?" At that point, Abby could only bow her head in shame.
So far, few details are available about this video. So we don't know what happened to the French bulldog, or if she is still friends with the bullmastiff that ratted her out. But we doubt the human could stay mad at that adorable bulldog face for very long.
But no matter the outcome, the clip has clearly resonated with audiences. So far, the video of the bulldog ratting out the bullmastiff has more than 1.1 million views on YouTube in just three days.
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The video begins with young Davidson's father, alligator wrestler Jason McDonald, bragging that the world was about to see the first tooth extraction via slingbow. A smiling Davidson then attached the bow's string to the tooth in question and shot it out of her mouth. Davidson then raised her arms in victory. And McDonald was there to capture the whole thing in slow motion video.
"We were trying to think of a neat way to help her pull her last few remaining baby teeth," McDonald said of the slingbow video. "Alexis is a special kid, she does a lot of crazy stuff with me, like walking the slack line over a pool of alligators. I never push her to do anything, but I do encourage her, any time you get the chance to be the first ever to do something, I think you should take that chance."
Some people have accused McDonald and Davidson of faking this viral slingbow video. But McDonald insisted on Instagram that this is not the case.
"Lol got haters claiming this is fake," he wrote. "Um do you think I glued that tooth to her gum? Lol some people will never be happy and that's ok. She is super excited about all the positive comments she got and we gives no F#CK about the haters."
Now the only question is what Alexis Davidson will do to remove her other baby teeth. After all, as McDonald wrote on Instagram, she still has a few left in her mouth. It will certainly be tough to beat this slingbow video!
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Britain held a moment of silence last week for the victims of the shooting on a beach resort. Thirty of the 38 victims of the Islamic State terrorist attack were from England.
But Russell Brand did not appreciate this gesture. In his latest video on his Trews YouTube channel, he denounced the moment of silence for the Tunisia victims and blamed the British government for the attack.
"Does that one minute silence mean anything or is it an empty and futile gesture and part of a general policy of bulls–t so that our government can continue selling arms around the world and perpetuating a cycle where its own needs are met at the expense of its own citizens' lives," Brand said.
Russell Brand later added in this Trews video: "If you respect those people then demand that your government stops selling arms to countries on its own human rights abuse list. Demand that your country stops carrying out foreign wars on behalf of corporations. It will have a lot more impact than one minute's silence."
Naturally, this led to plenty of backlash from Russell Brand in his native country. But he refused to back down. During his new stand-up show, he even mocked some of the critics of his Trews video. In particular, he brought up one online commenter who said of Brand, "If he feels so strongly why does he not go and live in Syria and I would pay his fare for him. Anyone else contribute?"
Russell Brand fired back by joking that he would go to Syria if he could fly first class. And now some British residents want to take him up on his offer.
Several petitions have emerged to raise money for a one-way plane ticket to Syria. While a GoFundMe page has apparently been deleted, there are still campaigns on Change.org and IPetitions. And while not many people have signed these petitions yet, Twitter users are definitely in favor of Russell Brand moving to Syria.
Happy to donate. Who's in?: Russell Brand says he'll move to Syria if someone buys him 1st class ticket @rustyrockets http://t.co/KsKVhMh0Nt
— MichaelDickson (@michaeldickson) July 4, 2015
Can someone ship Russell Brand off to Syria?
— Peek. (@BennyPeek) July 4, 2015
@mizzaggie I am willing to drive him to the border, on condition that he doesn't speak too much!
— Fitzjimi (@fitzjimi) July 4, 2015
Give generously, give frequently: It is in a VERY good cause. http://t.co/oXb3ls17BT pic.twitter.com/Fy3moCbXNj
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The joke was set up by Egyptian actor Ramez Galal, host of the prank series Ramez In Control. As part of the show, Galal invited Hilton to a supposed hotel opening in Dubai. At one point, he then invites her onto a small plane so they can take a tour of the city. Shortly after takeoff, alarms go off inside the plane, and Hilton starts freaking out.
"Is this normal?" Paris Hilton asks during the plane crash prank. "What is happening?"
The plane then seems to plummet towards the ground, which just leads to more screams and cries from Paris Hilton. And the other passengers (who were presumably in on the plane crash prank) similarly start panicking. Someone even throws a passenger out the back door in a last-ditch rescue effort. But Hilton is reluctant to follow suit.
"I don't want to jump," she screams. "I'm not jumping."
But instead of crashing, the plane lands safely on the ground. Only then does Galal say that it was all a prank. "We love you," he tells her.
Yet the feeling might not be mutual after this plane crash prank. "I'm going to kill you," Paris Hilton tells the host through tears. "I almost thought I was going to die. That's been my biggest fear my whole life, dying in a plane."
Galal, however, did not regret his plane crash prank. Instead, he seemed thrilled when Hilton admitted his stunt was crazier than anything done on similar TV shows.
Some are wondering if Paris Hilton actually did know about the prank in advance. But she insisted on Twitter that this was not the case. "Scariest moment of my life," she tweeted alongside an article about the prank. "I really believed the plane was going to crash & we were all going to die."
Hilton has since threatened to sue the folks behind this plane crash prank. But the company responsible now claims Hilton was in on the joke all along.
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The moment in question took place Saturday afternoon, where CNN's Lucy Pawle was reporting in London. She claims she happened to come across the Gay Pride Parade and noticed the supposed ISIS flag in the crowd. So she took some photos and sent them back to the network. Pawle then got on the phone and discussed her findings with an anchor.
"All of a sudden, this man, quite distinctive from the rest of the crowd, he was dressed in black and white whereas everyone else was brightly colored … was waving what appeared to be a very bad mimicry, but a very clear attempt to mimic, the ISIS flag," Pawle said on the air. "The black and white flag with the distinctive lettering.
Pawle added that the writing on the supposed ISIS flag was "clearly not Arabic" and could even be "gobbledygook." Still, she found it odd that no one else at the parade had noticed the flag before her. She even called local authorities in London, but none of them had any idea there was an alleged ISIS flag roaming around the city.
But as it turns out, there was a good reason no one in England was freaking out about this "ISIS" flag at a Gay Pride event. The supposed "gobbledygook" was actually a group of sexual images, including dildos and butt plugs.
The rest of the segment featured Pawle and a security expert discussing the possible implications of an ISIS flag at a Gay Pride event. Clearly, neither they nor the anchor realized that the flag was actually made up of dildos.
Unsurprisingly, CNN has since removed video of the segment from its website, though it still survives on YouTube. And naturally, it has quickly gone viral on social media.
As for Pawle? She later denied calling the dildo flag an ISIS one, despite what was in video. And she did later retweet messages from others clarifying that the flag was just pictures of sex toys.
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The marathon will feel like a shock to the system when you see some of the old Daily Show correspondents who have long since retired from the Emmy Award-winning show and have moved on to their own illustrious film and television careers. Younger versions of Steve Carell, Rob Riggle, Josh Gad, Rob Corddry, Samantha Bee, Ed Helms and, of course, John Oliver and Stephen Colbert can be seen during the month of July. "Your Month of Zen" is a fitting tribute to Jon Stewart's 16-year plus tenure behind arguably one of the most influential television desks in American politics. Go, now, and open the Comedy Central App or visit thedailyshow.com/monthofzen and relive your favorite Daily Show moments!
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Great headset. I play MW3 and other FPS games 95% of the time and these are great for that. Only thing that can be viewed as a "bad thing" is that you talk into the mic and about 1/2 second later you hear it in your headset. Now the manual that comes with the headset says there's a option on the on "controller" to turn this off, but there isn't anything there. BUT, i've found that if you adjust your settings on the PS3 and on the controller itself just right, you won't hear yourself and everyone else hears you just fine, just takes a little bit of playing with to get it right. VERY durable well made set. Was wanting to get a wireless set and after doing some research and comparisons i decided that paying the extra $$$ for wireless was pointless, these come with a 12 foot cable, and I don't know anyone who sits that far away to play a video game. OVerall i'd recommend to anyone, great sound quality, durability is good, easy to understand controls, easy to hook up and easy to use.
I bought this item as a gift and have used them myself. They have excellent sound, makes you feel as if you're really in the environment! Set-up only looks time consuming, but isn't! Very easy! I had the wiring plugged in far less than a minute. And the settings were easy to do also. Nice to have a plugged in set (no batteries to have to keep buying like wireless). The options that you have for the different useage is great! And those are easy to change whenever you wish or if someone else uses them. They are comfortable to wear too! These improved our gaming experience, you hear things you never heard before, and all the sounds, no matter what they are, all sound true to life. These are well worth buying, great price also! They arrived fast and in great shape! Now I will order my own!
Just picked up the DPX21 yesterday. Setup with my MW2 (Elite) Xbox 360 was a snap with the audio adapter. Spent four or five hours playing COD MW2. Very nice. I'm able to hear things that my Dobly Digital 5.1 home theater system just wasn't bringing to life. The crickets, bullets, heat poping from smouldering cars, enemies walking around the building just outside of the window - Wow!!! Did notice that intermittently the blue chat button temporarily extinguishes for no apparent reason. It doesn't impede my ability to chat and it quickly comes back on. I'll keep a close eye on it anyway. However, so far so good.
we are on the third pair... the wires came loose on the first pair ...second the little white piece fell out of the usb port and the right speaker blew out lets hope the third time is a charm or we will be getting our money back!
Fantastic sound quality! Games sound completely different with the Dolby processing running. Even though it's not "true" surround sound, the headset effectively reproduces the effect excellently. You WILL be able to hear enemies sneaking up behind you. Sound cues you may have missed will be enhanced and distinctive. Overall a must have item for any gamer!
I could not believe my eyes when I looked at what actually broke. I mean come on, it is supposed to hold the entire ear piece on. I is not only a hollow plastic piece, but it is no more than 4-5 mm thick (3/16"). Snapped right off without even trying. GOING BACK for a refund. Will try Tritton
This is a good Headset for any gamer. If you don't want to spend a fortune and time on those Expensive Surround Sound systems, then this is your best option by far!
Sure it has a big price tag but it's completely worth it. I owned a Foxtrot MW3 Editon Headset of these and they lasted for 3 months(till the cats got the cords -_-). So I bought these because I loved them and wanted to try the DSS on the Headset as well. So far they have increased my gaming experience like I wouldn't believe, altho they don't work to well with non-Dolby Surround sound games like the old CoD series, they do manage to give you an amazing outcome in the end.
Overall I can hear alot more than I could if I just ran on the Headset alone and I thought that was amazing!
If you want a good headset, Get these before it's gone for good!
It has been a good purchase so far, no problems. I love the sound. These make it seem like your in the action.
I currently have the PX21 headset and I was pretty satisfied with it. But when I heard of the DPX, whoa! I had to try them out! So I ordered them and the service was great.They arrived sooner than expected and so I picked them up. They looked exactly like the headset I've already had with the exception of the digital processor that came attached. Very light and very nice looking. That was it. Just nice looking... It did not do anything else. I must have messed around with it for a couple of hours before I came into the realization that it was broken :( now I'm back to using my original headset and returned the DPX. I wish there was a way of testing them prior to bringing them home. Oh well.
These are the most awesome headphones ever, if you use skype or play ps3 games etc... the sound is incredible!! built in mic etc... is the best by far. But.....within just a few days the foam pads fall off, and even though you can put them back on..still a pain, then the swivel part of ear pad breaks so it has to be super glued, then swivel part of mic breaks and then you are stuck with a $200 pair of useless headphones. Always buy the warrranty and keep your receipt because they do guarantee them and they are awesome but just very fragile!!
They really sound great on both my ps3 and my PC. I would highly recommend these to any gamer, lightweight and the sound is fantastic.
just got it for a week, used it for few times. works great, sounds great.

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I tested this regex in other programs (like my main IDE, Geany), and it worked fine.
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In terms of fees, most of your day-to-day use of your credit card probably won't cost you any more than your annual card fee. Here's the low-down on other fees that could apply, and ways to avoid them.
Annual fee
This one's pretty difficult to avoid. Depending on the type of credit card you have, it could be as low as about $30 (for a low fee card) and up to $300 a year (for a premium card ). Usually, the more features a card has – like rewards points and complimentary insurances – the higher its annual fee.
If your card has features that you're not using, it might be a good time to change your credit card to something with a lower annual fee. Read about the important questions when choosing the right card for you.
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Cash advance fee
Put simply, cash advances are expensive, so save them for emergencies only. Our cash advance fee is a percentage of the amount you advance, meaning the larger your cash advance, the higher your fee. It's a one-off fee for each cash advance, but interest charged is also from the day you access the funds until it's paid off in full.
So make sure you know what counts as a cash advance – withdrawing cash is not the only way. Get the details in our post avoiding credit card interest (Part 1).
Late payment fee
This fee explains itself: if you're late with your monthly credit card payment, you'll see this fee on your next statement.
To avoid this fee you need to at least make your minimum payment by the date shown on your statement. (When you read about avoiding credit card interest you'll see that making the minimum payment is not enough to avoid interest.)
Our fee is less than some other banks, but you'd still probably prefer to avoid being charged at all, right?
Setting up a regular payment could help you to ensure you are never late on your payments. You can read more about this in avoiding credit card interest (Part 2).
International transaction fees
Depending on the type of credit card you use (Visa®, MasterCard®, or American Express®) and the exact type of transaction, this fee can vary. But it's always a percentage of the total you spend.
You don't have to be overseas for this fee to apply. If you're an online shopper, remember that any purchase you make with an international store or in any international currency (like USD or GBP) will attract an international transaction fee.
Repeat statement fee
This is much less common than the other fees we've just gone through, but it's important to cover every possible fee.
If you ask us to post you a copy of an old credit card statement, we'll charge you a fee. The easiest way to avoid this is to set up Smart Statements online through NAB Internet Banking. You can download statements for an open account going back as far as seven years. See How to set up Internet Banking.
Fees for non-NAB ATMs
These technically aren't "credit card fees", since they apply no matter what sort of NAB card you put in the machine. You'll probably have to pay a fee if you use an ATM other than a NAB ATM or rediATM to check your balance or get money out.
These fees are "direct charged" by the bank or company that owns the ATM. You'll see the amount onscreen and have the option to cancel your selection rather than pay the fee and continue.
Download the NAB app for your smartphone and use it to locate NAB or rediATMs near to you when you're out and about; it could save you a lot in fees.
Things we don't charge fees for
Unlike some banks, we don't charge fees for:
- going over your credit limit (but we do have the right to decline the purchase)
- replacing lost or stolen cards
- producing transaction evidence (which is part of the process if you dispute a transaction)
Credit card surcharges
This isn't a fee from your credit card provider. Some businesses both locally and overseas will charge you a 'surcharge' for using a credit card. It's usually a percentage of the purchase you're making and these fees can add up, so it pays to be aware of this when you're shopping.
Interest is another story, though, so it's a good idea to read about avoiding credit card interest.
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I need to link the international transaction fee with the actual transaction in my statement so that I can claim it for work purposes. But in the statements, they seem randomly organised and so I'm unable to link them. Am i missing something or is this an area of improvement for the NAB?
Hi Daniel, thanks for the feedback – I'll pass this onto the Credit Cards team. The separation of fees is intended to be more transparent- however, these fees can be seem randomly organised at times and it's an area of improvement for us. If you have any transaction queries in the meantime, don't hesitate to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com ^JL
Do you have any accounts that don't charge international fees? We took out a visa debit account 4 years ago to travel & it worked brilliantly but now that seems to have changed & I can't see anything similar.
Are there any fees associated with paying your credit card balance using direct debit?
I have noticed recently that the International transaction fee is now 3% and not 1.5% to 2.5%. Can I know since when this has changed? I have not received any notice about this change. And on the NAB website it is still showing 1.5% to 2.5%.
Regards and thanks
Hi, do I always have to pay ATM fees when I use other ATMs than the NAB Atms ? I read somewhere that you can get these fees back ? Is that right or am I wrong ?
Hi admin. I just want to make an inquiry. I am planning to book a hotel in the philippines for this coming christmas and since it's an online booking on their website, they are asking for my credit card details. They said that they will charge the payment for the hotel on my account 7 days prior to my arrival. I would like to know if this will incur extra charge and if AUD will automatically convert into Philippine peso when they charge the payment to my NAB credit card? Thanks.
Why am I being charged international transaction fees of 3% when I am using my debit card. I can understand such a charge for a credit card but definitely not for a debit card. NAB is charging the exchange rate that it wants and that is steep as is but the 3% is not justified when the money is coming out of my account through the debit card. Your fees schedule does not clarify this distinction I.e debit card vs credit card . I am quite unhappy about being charged 3% for using my own money.
Hi there.
Since when do we get charged for using our own money via a nab visa debit card whilst travelling overseas ? I always remember you would market yourself as no fees on debit cards. Yet I've just returned from overseas to find hundreds of dollars in transaction fees.
I would've been better if using my credit card be actually earning points. Now it's costing me money to use my own money!!
Does that make sense?
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Hi Could you please clarify, If I have an amex card, can I pay my card with NAB Banking? Is there any fees levied on payment to Amex from NAB?
If a apply for a NAB Qantas Rewards Premium Card offer of 60,000 points (if I spend $1,500 within 90 days) when is the annual the annual card fee of $250 payable?
Was initially surprised and shortly after appalled at the 1% fee on recent payments made in $A for accommodation and rental cars.
This is a monster of a fee given the banking involved is merely transactional, and does not involve FX conversion.
My learned wife has advised I should have used a non-NAB card (28 Degrees). I would have had I known in advance about this type of fee. it not possible to still use NAB for international transactions and either avoid these fees or at least incur only a reasonable fee?
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From Mercedes to Mobile, Ala pauses for World Cup
David Reeves, a group leader at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Vance, Ala., wears a red, white and blue T-shirt while inspecting a new sedan during the U.S.-Germany World [auth] Cup match on Thursday, June 26, 2014. Employees at the German-owned plant were encouraged to wear team colors to work to show their spirit. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
VANCE, Ala. (AP) — German and American workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama ditched their corporate gear and wore their national colors Thursday as the two countries met in World Cup soccer.
Dozens of employees who normally wear uniforms with the company's familiar three-point star donned red, white and blue T-shirts or German jerseys to show their allegiance.
David Reeves, a group leader on the C-Class assembly line, said the "spirit day" was similar to special days the company holds in the fall during college football season.
"Today's a special day with U.S. vs. Germany in the soccer match, and working for a German company we wanted to inspire a little bit of friendly rivalry between some of the folks to show your support for your home team and show your patriotism as well," he said.
While some German employees at the plant about 35 miles southwest of Birmingham took their lunch break at restaurants or a nearby hotel to watch the game on television, most of the Americans kept working. No one on the assembly line was watching the game on hand-held devices, though.
"That is a big no no," said Reeves. "No cellphones allowed anywhere close to a process building."
Elsewhere, dozens of fans jammed a pub in Mobile to watch the game, which the United States lost 1-0, and the AlabamaGermany Partnership held a game-watching party in Birmingham. German brautwurst and beer were on the menu, but so were soft drinks for people who had to get back to work after the midday match.
The AlabamaGermany Partnership promotes strong relations and trade between the two countries.
Both the German and U.S. teams have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.
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I want to create an auto-run CD that will play a video without needing any codecs. Is there software that can do this for me? Or would I have to write something myself?
MakeInstantPlayer is a tool for creating self-running video files, based on the MPlayer engine.
MakeInstantPlayer is open source freeware.
MPlayer does require codecs, but they don't have to be installed: to ensure the movie will play everywhere, check the box Include Codecs so the codec required to play the movie will be included in the single EXE file.
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Seafood Industry Calls New Report a "Retread" of 2006 Information
Dec. 7, 2010 -- Mercury levels in tuna remain too high, according to a new investigation by Consumer Reports.
"Mercury in tuna is still a problem,'' says Jean Halloran, director of food policy initiatives for Consumers Union, who was part of the team involved in the new report, issued today.
It will appear in the January issue of Consumer Reports.
"There has been concern about mercury in fish for quite a while," Halloran tells WebMD. "There has been growing concern about tuna."
Consumer Reports found the average levels of mercury in white or albacore tuna have gone up since it scrutinized results in 2006 from FDA testing in 2002 and 2004 of mercury levels in canned tuna.
The seafood industry takes exception to the report. The new report is ''simply a retread of a 2006 report that does a disservice to its readers by using tried and true tactics to exaggerate concern," says Gavin Gibbons, a spokesperson for the National Fisheries Institute in McLean, Va., who reviewed the report for WebMD.
Mercury in Tuna: New Findings
In the latest investigation, Consumer Reports sampled 42 cans and pouches of tuna, both white (also called albacore) and light, bought mostly in the New York metropolitan area or online. An outside lab analyzed the samples.
White or albacore had more mercury than light, Halloran's team found.
Samples of white tuna had 0.217 to 0.774 parts per million (ppm) of mercury, averaging 0.427.
A woman of childbearing age who ate 2.5 ounces of any of the samples would be over the intake deemed safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Consumer Reports says.
Samples of light tuna had less: 0.018 to 0.176 ppm, with an average of 0.071.
The previous FDA database found that 0.35 ppm was the average for white and 0.118 for light.
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Consumer Reports has stricter recommendations than do the FDA and EPA.
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The proposed settlement requires Facebook to provide consumers with clear notice and to obtain consent when sharing information beyond the guidelines established by consumers' privacy settings. As with Google and its recent privacy settlement with the FTC, Facebook has agreed to have its privacy practices audited for the next 20 years.
Facebook has long insisted, "We take privacy very seriously," and even has gone as far as to insist that it takes privacy "very, very seriously." Now, the company, which earlier this year proposed re-branding privacy policies as data use policies, will face pressure to take privacy very, very, very seriously.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in an effort to get out in front of yet another privacy controversy, Tuesday posted a contrite blog post in which he promises to make Facebook "the leader in transparency and control around privacy."
Insisting that Facebook has "a good history of providing transparency and control over who can see your information," Zuckerberg acknowledges his company's missteps.
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"I'm the first to admit that we've made a bunch of mistakes," he wrote in his post. "In particular, I think that a small number of high profile mistakes, like Beacon four years ago and poor execution as we transitioned our privacy model two years ago, have often overshadowed much of the good work we've done."
As examples of that work, Zuckerberg cited 20 new tools and resources introduced in the past 18 months that have been designed to give users more control over the Facebook experience.
Of course it's not Facebook's good work that got the attention of the FTC. The FTC's complaint cites a series of promises about privacy that Facebook did not keep.
The broken promises include: a December 2009 website change that exposed information, such as Friends Lists, that had been designated private; Facebook's assertion that third-party apps would have only necessary information to operate, when in fact the apps had access to almost all of users' personal data; Facebook's assertion that users could restrict sharing to limited audiences, even though friends could share that information more broadly through third-party apps; Facebook's assertion that it would not share personal information with advertisers, which it nonetheless did; Facebook's claim that photos and videos from deleted accounts could not be accessed, which wasn't true; and Facebook's claim that it complied with the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework governing data transfers between the United States and Europe, with which it did not actually comply.
"Facebook is obligated to keep the promises about privacy that it makes to its hundreds of millions of users," said FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz in a statement. "Facebook's innovation does not have to come at the expense of consumer privacy. The FTC action will ensure it will not."
Maybe. The FTC's requirements will do nothing to prevent Facebook users from sharing without considering the implications; the FTC is powerless to protect users from themselves. But the agency has prompted Facebook to create two new privacy officer positions: chief privacy officer for policy, and chief privacy officer for products.
Zuckerberg insists that these two positions will help ensure that Facebook develops products and policies with privacy in mind.
Of course, merely creating a position does not guarantee that that position will have real power to affect important corporate decisions, or even that Facebook's conception of privacy will match consumer expectations.
Google's global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer last week noted on his personal blog that European privacy laws are likely soon to be amended to require that companies have a data protection officer. "This will be a practical step forward for privacy," he notes. "But at the same time, it will be important to define what we're accountable for, internally and externally, especially in a field where the very notion of 'privacy' is highly subjective, and where the visions of what a privacy leader is supposed to do diverge dramatically, by country, by industry, and by function."
Facebook may well take privacy seriously, but like Google it also takes advertising revenue seriously. And as privacy advocate Christopher Soghoian recently noted, the business models of online advertising services are inherently in conflict with user privacy.
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The cybersecurity profession struggles to retain women (figures range from 10 to 20 percent). It's particularly worrisome for an industry with a rapidly growing number of vacant positions.
So why does the shortage of women continue to be worse in security than in other IT sectors? How can men in infosec be better allies for women; and how can women be better allies for one another? What is the industry doing to fix the problem -- what's working, and what isn't?
Is this really a problem at all? Are the low numbers simply an indication that women do not want to be in cybersecurity, and is it possible that more women will never want to be in cybersecurity? How many women would we need to see in the industry to declare success?
Join Dark Reading senior editor Sara Peters and guests Angela Knox of Cloudmark, Barrett Sellers of Arbor Networks, Regina Wallace-Jones of Facebook, Steve Christey Coley of MITRE, and Chris Roosenraad of M3AAWG on Wednesday, July 13 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss all this and more.


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I can't get the following code to display items from the database where the parent_id is equal to the id.
Here is the code below.
// Query member data from the database and ready it for display
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "sitename");
$dbc = mysqli_query($mysqli,"SELECT * FROM categories WHERE id=parent_id");
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That should give info about how many cores are available and which type they are.
The place to look is /proc/cpuinfo, as others have said. However, at a glance this does not tell you whether a server is dual-core. If you see two entries, it could be because
For example, take this information from cpuinfo.
I can see that there are 8 logical processors, but I don't know how many CPUs and cores there are.
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Representatives of shareholder Damm SA, the Spanish brewer, are meeting in Madrid with lenders, said the person, who asked not to be identified because they're not authorized to speak about it. The banks comprise Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Banco Popular Espanol SA, Banco Sabadell SA, CaixaBank SA, NCG Banco SA and Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA.
A bankruptcy court has given creditors until April 15 to approve a proposal from shareholders Damm and Luxempart SA, which includes an increased equity stake for lenders in exchange for additional capital. Rather than back the plan, Pescanova's lenders submitted an alternative offer this month, which would give them control of the company if it enters liquidation.
The operator of fish farms and processing plants from Spain to Chile, as well as more than 90 ships, needs to win agreement from more than 50 percent of creditors. The Pontevedra, Galicia-based company had 3.25 billion euros ($4.5 billion) of net debt at the end of 2012, according to a Dec. 10 statement from court-appointed administrator Deloitte LLP.
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I want to disable a link on a cisco router but have it enable again automatically after a certain time, if i lose connectivity - is this possible to do?
A very crude way to do this would be to save the running configuration, make the change and then set the router to reboot.* Many engineers use this method when working remotely to ensure that they can get back to the box is they accidentally break the way they're connected.
Use the following command to set a reboot in 5 minutes (I don't know what the max is, but it's always in minutes). And then use the second command to subsequently cancel it when you're happy.
Don't forget to save the running configuration when you're finished, if required.
*Edit: I've just re read your post and actually, I think you're doing exactly what I described in which case this is accepted practice and not crude as I initially posted. What would be crude (IMO) is using this as a way to automatically revert configuration in a weeks time or something!
You can use the command scheduler in Cisco, KRON, to execute commands at certain given times.
Docs are on Ciscos website docs.
If you wish to run an interface shutdown / config change / no interface shutdown at the same time you can easily execute a stack of commands in a TCL script on the router without having to schedule or do anything special.


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Looking at gas prices and thinking "Damn… I need to get one of those electric cars!" It's a logical jump, and new vehicles like the all-electric Nissan LEAF, or the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt will certainly help you avoid the stress at the gas pump. And while these vehicles have ranges that will work for the average commuter, you could well find yourself low on juice while away from your garage or parking pad with a nearby outlet. What do you do?
In St. Louis at this point, not much… electric vehicle charging stations are very rare in the region at this point. While that's not terribly unusual, other metropolitan areas are doing a better job of preparing for the growth of the EV market: Ford's recently released list of the 25 most EV-ready cities in the country shows that we're not just behind the usual suspects like San Francisco, Portland, OR, and Austin, TX, but also Indianapolis, Richmond, VA, and Raleigh, NC. Even oil towns like Houston and Dallas are in the top tier.
That doesn't mean that St. Louis isn't acting on this front, though… so, Lou-bashers, hold your tongues for a minute. We do have some examples of both private and public installation of charging stations… and, no doubt, more to come. Among the places you could charge up that electric car:
- Novus International, Inc. — the agricultural feed and nutrition giant in St. Charles just installed a Coulomb ChargePoint® Charging Station in its Visitors parking lot. Local energy services company Microgrid Energy did the work on the cutting-edge networked station, which will allow Novus to track usage and take advantage of emerging "smart grid" technology.
- French Gerleman — FG distributes charging stations (among many others wholesale electrical and power-generation products), so it makes sense that the company would install one at its new Westport-area headquarters.
- St. Louis Community College at Wildwood — the newest branch of the community college is also the greenest; EV charging stations are just one of many eco-friendly features incorporated into the campus' design.
So, yeah… we're getting there… and no doubt once vehicles like the LEAF and Volt are available for sale here, or when Enterprise starts offering them for rental (as they do now on the West coast), we'll start seeing more charging options available in the area.
Know more than I do about the development of EV infrastructure in the area? Go ahead… show me up.
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The day had finally arrived. The star on that dreaded date on our calendar was really here! We had never moved before, so it was difficult to know what to expect. I was a little excited, a lot scared, and extremely nervous about a completely different life evolving all around me at super high speed. My Dad had been transferred by his company. I'll never forget that awful night when he broke the news to me, my Mom and my sister Samantha that we would be living in a different place by November. It was definitely bad news! Of course my parents tried to make it sound like a good thing. But, now that that star on the calendar was one of the last things left on our walls, and that date had arrived, the reality of leaving behind all of my friends, my house and the special places that I like around my hometown, Chataqua, was really hitting hard.
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Local man global ambassador for La. oysters
Published: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 9:44 a.m.
Kevin Voisin travels the world promoting the wonderful seafood Louisiana has to offer -- sort of like a seafood evangelist.
His familys business, Houma-based Motivatit Seafoods Inc., patented a revolutionary process that separates the meat from the shell in shellfish. The ultra-high-pressure procedure, invented in 1999, also eliminates bacteria in shellfish.
This is the chief focus of Voisins perpetual globetrotting adventures.
The seafood advocate has presented this method to shellfish processors in Scotland, shellfish growers in New Zealand and government officials in Australia.
Hes spread the word in London, Ireland and across France in addition to extensively throughout the United States.
Voisin, the eldest of five siblings, is preparing for his next round of oyster crusades. This voyage will keep him busy for most of March and April, during which he will spend a week at a trade show in Boston, Mass., as well as time in Maine and Las Vegas.
"The world wants to know what we are doing and how we are doing it," said Voisin of his many speaking engagements, including an international talk coming up in Ireland in September.
Born and raised in Houma, the 30-year-old represents the eighth generation of Voisin oystermen. His lineage can be traced to Libourne, France.
Motivatit was established in 1971 by sixth- and seventh-generation Houma Voisins. The familys involvement in seafood commerce dates back to 1770.
Initially, Voisin didnt grasp the significance of his distinctive Cajun heritage. He had grown up in the seafood business, and oysters were all too familiar to him. He did odd jobs around the familys plant starting at about 6 years old. One of the first chores was to come in on Saturdays with his father, Mike Voisin, head of the state oyster association, to rubber-stamp tags.
When he came of age, Voisin officially joined the companys working ranks. His job was to lift 60-pound boxes of oysters.
In addition to the manual labor side of oysters, his dad would take an young Voisin to Louisiana Seafood Promotion Board meetings and even encourage him to voice his opinion among industry big wigs.
The father of two with one on the way is looking forward to doing the same.
"No one starts out in the comfortable chair," said Voisin with a laugh. He is now the companys director of sales and marketing. "Being in the seafood business is less something youre hired into, but youre born into it."
In 1993, he set off for Provo, Utah to study history at Brigham Young University. It was the getaway Voisin had longed for his entire life. He spent much of his young years trying to avoid a career in the family business.
Yet, in an ironic twist, once Voisin left south Louisiana, he concentrated on returning. It took relocating more than 1,700 miles away before Voisin was able to fully comprehend the value of his ancestors labor-intensive trade.
"Im not a traditionalist. I said no way in hell was I going into oysters," Voisin said. "I wanted to go out and get away from oysters."
But the allure of the bayou drew the Cajun-at-heart home.
In college, he picked up Web design and even launched his own operation, Big Easy Web Design. The venture proved so lucrative that it, along with refereeing flag football and soccer games, paid for Voisins education.
He had envisioned a profitable career in the dot.com boom, but when the Internet bubble burst, Voisin headed home.
He came back to Terrebonne Parish after a seven-year hiatus to toil in the very industry he had once convinced himself he wanted nothing to do with.
Spreading the word about seafood isnt the only thing Voisin feels passionately about. The virtuous man is a witness to his faith and is just as quick to share Gods teachings.
At his own expense, Voisin took two years off from college to answer his calling to serve as a missionary in the Bordeaux region of southwest France. He became fluent in French due to that undertaking. There, he went an entire year without speaking English.
He even had the life-defining experience of visiting Libourne, the town from which his forefathers migrated.
"It very much felt like home," Voisin said.
Theres more to the multifaceted Voisin than shellfish.
Hes an avid reader as well as a zealous cyclist -- to the point that months ago when the price of gasoline skyrocketed, he parked his car and started to ride his mountain bike to work. Voisin, who still cycles to work, said the decision wasnt totally money-driven.
Its a good way for him to pencil in exercise into an already chock-full schedule.
And in the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, Voisin has dedicated every other weekend -- when he was in town -- to relief efforts. He volunteered to pick up debris and clean out homes in some of the hardest hit areas in New Orleans, Bogalusa, Slidell and Mississippi.
Today, he supports those efforts once a month.
Learning Chinese is the one of the next tasks on Voisins agenda. Hes planning a trade mission to China in two years.
"I have been places through oysters that I couldnt dream of going in the high-tech world," he said.
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