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When it came time to actually sit down and play Tomb Raider, the latest entry in the renowned franchise that has spanned three console generations and garnered millions of fans, I did so with more than a little skepticism. Could Crystal Dynamics, who took over the reins to Tomb Raider in 2006, successfully reboot the iconic Lara Croft? Could they deliver a game that satisfies and delights in the same way the originals did back in the days of the PlayStation? Above all else, I wondered, in an era where Sony's Nathan Drake and the Uncharted franchise sit at the top of the action-adventure mountain, is Lara Croft, gaming's most iconic female character, even able to remain relevant?
Within the first hour of gameplay, my answers were unequivocally ''Yes.''
Lara Croft
What Crystal Dynamics has accomplished is nothing short of astonishing. Tomb Raider strips away the storylines that have built up over three generations of games, and takes us back to Lara's youth. Here, she isn't the ass-kicking, puzzle-solving, gun-toting archeologist we all know and love. Lara Croft in this game is human, fresh out of college and ready for adventure. The opening scenes see our protagonist involved in a shipwreck, thrown onto the beaches of a mysterious island, kidnapped, bound and left for dead. And with that, the theme for the whole narrative arc, and Lara's development, become clear -- survival. We don't start with all the tools needed to run, guns-blazing, into a guarded tomb. Lara must learn her skills along the way, teaching herself how to hunt, gather, make shelter, climb buildings and cliff faces, fight enemies and, eventually, wield weapons.
The initial hour of gameplay is heavily scripted, with little error for the player to explore the vast, dense world that has been gifted to them. Quick-time events, tunnels, a very stripped-down tutorial all guide the player through the basics of gameplay, as Lara escapes her initial captor, and is thrown, almost literally, out into the island. It's here that Tomb Raider's contemporary influences sneak in. If anyone has played Far Cry 3, then the method of hunting animals and collecting food will be very familiar, as will the new ''perks'' system, which allows for the upgrading of Lara's core skills, teaching her better weapons handling, greater survival instincts, more efficient resource scavenging and more.
Hunting for food introduces us to combat, with Lara gaining a bow. The bow features throughout the game, but is initially used just for hunting. Indeed, Lara spends her first hour exploring, gathering food, searching for her shipmates and trying to ascertain more information on her setting.
Controlling Lara through this is easy, with an intelligent camera set-up and familiar controls removing any barrier to instantly grappling up buildings or jumping across ravines. While lacking the fluidity of Assassin's Creed, Tomb Raider manages traditional platforming with aplomb, with Lara hurling herself across gaps, scrabbling up walls, and gingerly stepping out over makeshift bridges. Uncharted's Nathan Drake is an obvious influence here, as Lara approaches these tasks with a suitably human response, thumping into the sides of cliffs, gasping as she scrambles to climb over a ledge, shouting in agony as she falls and showing all the signs of a person out of her comfort zone and pushing her body to the limit. Intelligent design and easy-to-spot destinations make traversing the environment a constant delight -- and fans worried about Tomb Raider's ability to adhere to the platforming of its predecessors will be glad to know Lara has never looked better jumping, swinging and climbing through the game's numerous scenes.
Lara's first kills in the game reinforce the fragility of her youthful character -- she apologizes to a deer after killing it for food and sobs in fear and agony as she defends herself against wolf attack. She uses her bow begrudgingly, and combat is slow to start. Indeed, Lara's iconic gun-play isn't introduced until the player has mastered the first few opening scenes, and Tomb Raider's darker setting is emphasized as Lara takes her first human life. She breaks down, crying, shaking, apologizing for the kill. However, in a slightly awkward transition, this is the last we see of the Lara afraid of taking a life. Combat immediately switches to the offensive, with gun- and bow-play coming into full effect, as Tomb Raider's dynamic combat system opens up.
Combat is tough, with intelligent enemies making use of the landscape just as easily as Lara herself. Scale a building to escape gunfire and enemies will follow, with some climbing after you, and the rest peppering the player with arrows, bullets, molotov cocktails and dynamite. Environments are destructible, with fences and boxes splintering and cracking, stone pillars and walls crumbling, and wooden fences and cloth items setting alight as enemies rain fire upon Lara. It's a hectic, often tough affair, and I died frequently due to being overwhelmed by the quantity of enemies attacking me from different angles. Mercifully, Tomb Raider has a very strong auto-save feature, so should you die you'll often be dropped back into action moments before you left it -- which also applies to any misjudged moves while scaling walls and leaping gaps outside of combat.


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Remember when I complained about YUI's opaque governance model and lack of external committers? They've fixed it!
These changes have been a long time coming and most of them were already in the works when I wrote that post, but I want to thank the YUI team for listening to me and to others in the community and making things better.
New contributor model
At YUIConf last month, Dav Glass announced YUI's new contributor model in his keynote. He also announced the first two non-Yahoo! committers in YUI's history: me and fellow SmugMugger Luke Smith.
The contributor model is based heavily on the Meritocratic Governance Model and outlines the distinct roles (users, contributors, committers, and reviewers) within the project, as well as their rights and responsibilities. It also defines a decision-making process based on lazy consensus, which is designed to prevent roadblocks.
But perhaps the most important thing Dav announced—and certainly the most surprising—is that most of the YUI team are committers, not reviewers. This means that even though they're Yahoo! employees paid to work on YUI, they have exactly the same rights and access as external committers, and any significant changes they want to make must be approved by a reviewer. It also means that their votes carry no more weight than the votes of external committers.
This is a bold move designed to ensure that the YUI project is truly in the hands of the community and can't be too heavily influenced by Yahoo!. While there's currently only one reviewer—Dav—I'm told the team hopes to add non-Yahoo! reviewers in the future. This fills me with joy.
More transparency
In addition to posting more development details on YUI's GitHub wiki, the team at Yahoo! has opened up their weekly meetings to external contributors and users via Google+ Hangouts On Air.
Every Thursday at 2pm Pacific Time, YUI users can join the hangout (or just watch it live on YouTube) and discuss project decisions, pull requests, and more with members of the YUI team at Yahoo!. This is the same weekly meeting I attended while I was on the team, and the same discussions take place, only now they're open to the world and recorded for folks who can't catch the live hangout.
The weekly hangout isn't the only forum for discussion, though. Ad hoc hangouts occur frequently and are announced on IRC, Twitter, and the YUI Blog. Pull request activity has increased, and the new contributor mailing list is spinning up.
Eric Ferraiuolo held a great community town hall at YUIConf in which he laid out his vision of how the YUI project can embrace its community and be more open.
Gallery 2.0
YUIConf also served as the backdrop to Dav's introduction of a vastly improved process and tools for contributing and maintaining YUI Gallery modules. Everything I complained about was addressed, and because he's Dav, he also added a significant helping of awesomeness that I hadn't anticipated.
The Future
I'm excited about YUI's future. Yahoo! has shown a willingness to listen to criticism and address the project's problems. The community asked for more transparancy and more control, and Yahoo! gave it to us. Now it's up to us to make YUI what we want it to be.
Like any long-lived project, there are parts of YUI that are new and awesome, and there are parts that are old and crufty. Those old and crufty parts have often been frustrating to YUI's users, because it hasn't always been clear how we can improve them.
In my YUIConf talk, I advocated not using certain parts of YUI and thinking carefully before using others. I'm eager to tackle YUI's "bad parts" and improve them, especially now that I feel like I really do have the power to influence the course of the project despite no longer working for Yahoo!.
As I said during Eric's town hall at YUIConf, "the YUI team" used to mean "the Yahoo! employees who work on YUI". Now, that's no longer the case. There are still Yahoo! employees who work on YUI, but referring to them as the YUI team feels wrong, since that "team" now includes anyone who contributes a pull request or takes part in a hangout or offers a suggestion on the mailing list.
It sounds corny, but we're all the YUI team now, and that's exactly how it should be.


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By Lena Welch | 7/27/13 10:10 PM
The Hamilton Nationals grabbed a spot in Championship Weekend, presented by Smartlink, with a 17-12 victory over the Boston Cannons Saturday night at Ron Joyce Stadium. The Nationals are now 9-3 on the season, while the Cannons fall to 5-7.
Rookie Garrett Thul led the Nationals with five goals, including his second two-point goal of the season, and was named Player of the Game for his career-high six points.
The Nationals started the game with four goals in fewer than six minutes in an offensive onslaught. Hamilton's leader in points and goals, Kevin Crowley, opened up the scoring with a goal off of a Jeremy Thompson assist. Hamilton goalie Brett Queener notched the second goal of the night, the first of his MLL career, after saving a Paul Rabil shot. Thul scored 39 seconds later on a drive to the goal. Kevin Cunningham continued the scoring off of a Brodie Merrill assist. Rookie defenseman Scott Ratliff stopped the bleeding for Boston with a goal from Will Manny with 3:54 left in the first quarter. Thul fired a two-point goal from Cunningham to give Hamilton a 6-1 at the end of the first.
The onslaught continued in the second quarter. Boston recorded the first goal of the quarter with a Mike Stone goal from Will Manny. Hamilton responded with three goals within a minute beginning with Jordan Hall, Thompson and Roy Lang scoring their first goals of the night, putting Hamilton up 9-2. Stone scored his second goal of the game off of a Buchanan assist to end the Hamilton run. Boston initiated a run of its own with a transition goal from Martin Bowes and a goal on the run from Cameron Flint. Once again, Hamilton tallied the final goal of the quarter with a marker from Joe Walters to finish the first half leading 10-5.
Boston came out firing in the second half with goals from Kevin Buchanan and Matt Poskay to make it a three-goal game with just under nine minutes to go in the third quarter. Hamilton countered with goals from Lang and Hall before Poskay notched his second of the quarter off of a Flint assist with 3:35 to go in the quarter. An empty-net goal from Cunningham with just over a minute left in the quarter improved Hamilton's lead to 13-8 going into the final frame.
Thul opened up the scoring by completing his hat trick with just over seven minutes to go in the game. Rabil recorded his first of the game with his third two-point goal of the year. In more back-and-forth lacrosse, Cody Jamieson and Stephen Berger scored for their respective teams, putting the score at 15-11 with under five minutes to go in the game. Buchanan cut to the goal to add another one for Boston, but two Thul goals within a minute of each other sealed the game and the playoff berth for the Hamilton Nationals.
Queener tallied 17 saves in addition to his goal. He seemed to have Rabil's number with saves on eight of his nine shots on goal. Jordan Burke had a season-high 22 saves in the loss to Hamilton. Mike Poppleton won 16 out of 31 faceoffs, tying his career-high for faceoffs won.
Next week, Boston will face Ohio at home in the YouTube game of the week at 4 p.m. The Nationals travel to Charlotte for a 7 p.m. match up on ESPN3 as the Hounds try to fight their way into Championship Weekend, presented by Smartlink.
Game notes:
· Nine wins are the most in Nationals history
· Crowley improves his franchise-best 27-game point streak
· Cunningham ties the franchise record for consecutive games with an assist with eight
· Burke's 22 saves are a season-high
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parachute it, or cap it
500mg 3-5x a day
Hmm, good idea. I should just cap it.
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I used to just take it plain. Maybe have some diet soda and peanut butter right after for a chaser. Not sure if I remember if anything actually could cover up that burnt rubber taste!
Just don't burp through your nose for a while after taking it. In case some of the powder comes up with it. Happened to me once. Learned my lesson.
Yea, didn't really find anything that masked YG. Just capped it.
capping it is majorly messy! parachute it and be done with it
Capping was really tough lol. I always just parachuted it... Kicked that habit though. Too many odd looks at work
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Define "parachute"... im unfamiliar with this term. lol
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I think some people "parachute" it by putting the dose in a small piece of parchment paper & chugging it down w/ water or juice..
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The Province of the Californias or The Californias (Spanish: Las Californias) was the name given by the Spanish Empire to the northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California (Lower California) and Baja California Sur, both on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the U.S. state of California.[2] Administratively, the Province was part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The Californias was a single province until 1804 when Alta California (Upper California) province was created.
The missionary, colonial and administrative efforts focused exclusively on the Baja California peninsula and the area of the present American state of California, although the inland regions of upper Las Californias was not precisely defined. The 1781 Instrucciones and government correspondence establishing and managing the Californias and Alta California referred to Upper California as the areas to the west of the Sierra Nevada and the part of the Colorado River that flows through the Pimería Alta.[3] To the east the province was bordered by the gobernacion (province) of Sonora y Sinaloa, which included the settlements in Arizona. Further east was the province of Nuevo México. Because later 19th-century maps depict the Mexican territory of Alta California to include Nevada, Arizona, Utah and parts of Colorado and Wyoming, these are often retroactively considered to be part of the original Californias in popular thought.[2]
Political organization[edit]
Much of the first organization of Baja California was done by Jesuit missionaries, who set out in the 17th century to convert and to politically and socially reorganize the Native communities of the region. The Jesuits' efforts to establish their network of missions were backed by the presence of Spanish soldiers stationed in forts (presidio)s, but the missionaries had control of the civilian government[citation needed] until their expulsion in 1768. Once the missions and the Native communities organized around them were successfully established, secular settlements of Hispanic peoples from other parts of northern New Spain were created. This process was first carried out during the 17th and 18th centuries in Baja California, and was repeated in the late 18th century in the area that is today the State of California.
The Californias fell under the jurisdiction of the Audiencia of Guadalajara in judicial matters. In 1776 the Californias became part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas. In 1786 an independent intendancy was set up for the Californias to administer government and military finances, but the office was merged with the governorship a few years later. In 1804 the crown established two governorships for the region[citation needed], one for Baja California and another for Alta California, that is, the remaining areas in the mainland to the north.
First explorations and early history[edit]
The first recorded Europeans to sight the California region sailed in La Concepción in 1533 under the pilot navigator Fortún Jiménez in an expedition organized by conquistador and New Spain administrator Hernán Cortés. Jiménez reached La Paz, where they tried to establish a small colony. In 1535 Cortés himself participated in a second expedition, which explored the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California).[4] At the time of Cortés's expeditions, the region was occupied by a wide variety of Indigenous peoples. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's 1542 expedition, commissioned by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza, was the next to reach the area sailing via the Pacific Ocean following the coast of the Baja California peninsula to a point beyond 40° North latitude. He named the discovered territory "Nueva California" (New California) as opposed to "Vieja California" (Old California), which were the coasts of which had already been sailed and explored.
The second half of the 18th century brought about changes in policy for several reasons. First was foreign powers, especially the Russian, and to a lesser extent British, incursions into the north of the region in pursuit of fur trade. At the same time the administration of the area was revitalized by the Bourbon political reforms carried out under José de Gálvez, who was first a visitador to the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later the Minister of the Indies. Finally, another drastic change came when the crown ordered the expulsion of the Jesuits from all Spanish territories in 1767. The Franciscans were selected to take over the missions in Baja California. When the Franciscan Junipero Serra was chosen to accompany the Portolá expedition in 1769, Dominicans replaced the Franciscans in Baja California, and the Franciscans were charged with establishing and administering the new missions in Alta California.
For almost a century, the missionizing effort, carried out by the Society of Jesus- Jesuits, was confined to Baja California. The first mission in Baja California, the short-lived Misión San Bruno, was established in 1683, but the first successful mission was established in 1697 with the Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó in Loreto. The first secular Hispanic settlement in the Californias was Loreto, which became the first capital of the territory.
Following the exploration of Alta California, first by Portolá in 1769, and founding of the first missions and presidios, colonists were recruited and sent north to help build the necessary structures, and to establish civilian pueblos at San Jose (1777), Los Angeles (1781) and Branciforte (1797). Others came to claim large royal land grants (ranchos).
The southern part of the territory was referred to at times as "Vieja California" (Old California) or Baja California (Lower California). The northern part became known as "Nueva California" (New California) and later Alta California. The exact border between the missionary orders' territories in the Californias was established in 1773 by Francisco Palóu on a line close to the present United States-Mexico border. It ended at the Pacific coast in the area of Playas de Rosarito, about 20 mi (25 km) south of the current international border. The first border was at Punta El Descanso, today occupied by the Centro Histórico y Cultural Calafia. It was later moved in 1778 to the Rosarito Creek. Direction of the Franciscan, the Upper California missions fell first to Junípero Serra, and after his departure in 1773, to Francisco Palóu.
Alta California[edit]
Alta California was formed as a separate "missionary order" region, but was not separated administratively, when Spain expelled the Jesuits from its colonial territories in 1767. The Jesuits' existing Baja California missions were given briefly to the Franciscans. When the Portola expedition was initiated, the Baja missions were turned over to the Dominicans to operate, while the proposed missions in Alta California were to be developed by the Franciscans, led by Junipero Serra. The first Alta California mission was Mission San Diego de Alcalá, in 1769.
As mandated by the Laws of the Indies, Gálvez's plans also included secular settlements, the pueblos. Much as had happened in the previous century on the Baja California Peninsula, first a system of presidios were established in Alta California to protect the missionaries. Two decades later secular towns were also established to bring in Hispanic settlers into the area and to provide food, material and a place for retirement for the presidio soldiers. The first town in Alta California was San José de Guadalupe in 1777, followed by Nuestra Señora, la Reina de los Ángeles in 1781. Other settlements formed around the presidios in Monterey and Santa Barbara. Spanish land grant Ranchos were the third part of establishing a proactive presence in northwestern New Spain
As Alta California developed and gained a larger Hispanic population, the need for a separate government became apparent. In 1804 the two areas were separated and Baja California peninsula and Alta California given separate governors.[6] Diego de Borica is credited with defining Alta and Baja California's official borders.[7] With Mexican independence in 1821 the two provinces became territories, and not states as most other areas of the country did, due to their small populations in the new republic then established in 1824. However, there were several attempts by Californios to gain independence from Mexico, both resulting in increased autonomy. The number land grant Ranchos increased during the Mexican California era.
Two decades later, as a result of the Mexican–American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Mexico permanently lost Alta California in 1848. The new areas acquired by the United States continued to be administered as territories, with the exception of California, which sprang into statehood a mere 2 years after annexation in 1850. But by the early 20th century all had become states. Mexico reorganized the Territory of Baja California into two territories in 1931, North Territory of Baja California and South Territory of Baja California. By the end of the 20th century each territory would become a state, Baja California in 1952 and Baja California Sur in 1974.
- 1533- First European landing "in California" on the lower Baja California peninsula by Fortún Jiménez.
- 28 September 1542- First European landing near upper California by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in Ensenada (in Baja California).
- 4 November 1595- Sebastián Rodríguez Cermeño claims the Pacific coast for Spain.
- Approximately 100 years of inactivity and no presence in Baja California, and 200 years of inactivity or presence in Alta California.
- 1697- Jesuit Missions erected in southern Baja California.
- 1768- Spanish settlement begins in Alta California.
- 3 June 1770- Governorship established for Las Californias Province.
- 1786- Intendancy of Las Californias Province established.
- 1804- Separate administrations for Alta California and Baja California Provinces.
- 11 April 1822- Both provinces become part of the new independent nation of Mexico, now as the territories of Baja California and Alta California.
- 2 February 1848 - Alta California territory ceded to the United States—the term "Las Californias" and "Alta California" no longer formally used with this area. ("Alta California" became simply "California" and given definite borders. It was also subject to primarily anglophone American rule. The rest of Alta California became parts of various American states, such as Arizona and Nevada.)
Spanish Governors[edit]
- 1768 - 9 July 1770 Gaspar de Portolá (1723–1786)
- 9 July 1770 - 23 March 1774 Pedro Fages (1730 - 1796?)
- 23 March 1774 - 3 February 1777 Fernando José Rivera y Moncada (1724–1781)
- 3 February 1777 - 7 September 1782 Felipe de Neve (1728–1784)
- 7 September 1782 - 17 April 1791 Pedro Fages (s.a.)
- 17 April 1791 - 9 April 1792 José Antonio de Roméu, conde de Riverra Gigado (1842 - 1792)
- 9 April 1792 - November 1794 José Joaquín de Arrillaga (First time) (1750–1814) (acting)
- November 1794 - 16 January 1800 Diego de Borica (1742–1800)
- 16 January 1800 - 11 March 1802 Pedro de Alberni (acting) (1747–1802)
- 11 March 1802 - 1804 José Joaquín de Arrillaga (Second time) (s.a.)
See also[edit]
- List of pre-statehood governors of California
- Spanish missions in Baja California
- Spanish missions in California
- Indigenous peoples of Baja California
- Indigenous peoples of California
- Ranchos of California
- History of California
- Spanish colonization of the Americas
- ^ Antonio García Cubas. Atlas geográfico, estadístico e histórico de la República Mexicana. J. M. Fernández de Lara, 1857.
- ^ a b José Bandini, in a note to Governor Echeandía or to his son, Juan Bandini, a member of the Territorial Deputation (legislature), noted that Alta California was bounded "on the east, where the Government has not yet established the [exact] border line, by either the Colorado River or the great Sierra (Sierra Nevadas)." A Description of California in 1828 by José Bandini (Berkeley, Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1951), 3. Reprinted in Mexican California (New York, Arno Press, 1976). ISBN 0-405-09538-4
- ^ Chapman, Charles Edward (1973) [1916]. The Founding of Spanish California: The Northwestward Expansion of New Spain, 1687-1783. New York: Octagon Books. pp. xiii.
- ^ Mathes, W. Michael. "An Historical Survey of the Missions". (La Paz: Aristos, 1977). Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
- ^ Map of Mexico. S. Augustus Mitchell, Philadelphia, 1847
- ^ Altable, Francisco (2002). "Los años de la gobernación de California: Los gobiernos de Arrillaga, Goicoechea y Argüello". In González Cruz, Edith; Altable, María Eugenia. Historia general de Baja California Sur: Los Procesos Políticos 2. La Paz: Seminario de Investigación en Historia Regional, Universidad Autónoma de Baja Califorinia Sur. p. 181. ISBN 970-722-199-2.
- ^ "California Under Spanish Rule". www.books-about-california.com. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Mapa de los Estados Unitods de Méjico. J. Distrunell, New York, 1847.
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1884). History of California: 1542-1800. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft 18. San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company.
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1886). History of California: 1801-1824. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft 19. San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company.
- Beebe, Rose Marie (2001). Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535-1846. Berkeley: Heyday Books. ISBN 1-890771-48-1.
- Bouvier, Virginia Marie (2001). Women and the Conquest of California, 1542–1840: Codes of Silence. Tucson: University of Arizona. ISBN 978-0-8165-2446-4.
- Chapman, Charles E. (1916). The Founding of Spanish California: The Northwestward Expansion of New Spain, 1687-1783. New York: Macmilan.
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Goteborg Fest Turns Spotlight On Iceland
Story | Nov 28, 2013 | 8:30 AMThe Icelandic film industry will feted at the upcoming 37th edition of Goteborg Intl. Film Festival, Scandinavia's biggest film fest, as part of the annual Nordic Focus tribute. Baltasar Kormakur, Iceland's best-known helmer/producer who's now also... -
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Story | Oct 27, 2013 | 2:30 AMZAGREB, Croatia -- The international features jury at the Zagreb Film Festival, which is one of the Balkan region's top movie events, delivered the top prize to "The Lunchbox" Saturday at the closing ceremony in the historic Europa Kino movie theater,... -
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Jennifer Lawrence Heading to Iceland for 'Burial Rites'
Story | Oct 7, 2013 | 6:30 PMJennifer Lawrence and Gary Ross, her director on "The Hunger Games," are in negotiations with Lionsgate for "Burial Rites," a feature adaptation of Hannah Kent's novel centering on a murder trial in Iceland in 1829. Allison Shearmur, who has a first-look... -
San Sebastian Film Review: 'Of Horses and Men'
Story | Oct 1, 2013 | 8:30 PMFlabbergasting images and a delightfully dry sense of humor make "Of Horses and Men" a debut worthy of celebration. Stage and shorts helmer Benedikt Erlingsson reveals an astonishingly inventive eye and a sensitivity to the confluence of spirit between... -
Baltasar Kormakur Loads Up TV Production Slate
Story | Sep 20, 2013 | 6:30 PMFilmmaker Baltasar Kormakur, whose "2 Guns" has grossed $91 million worldwide since its Aug. 2 opening, is moving into TV. He has retooled and expanded his 13-year-old Blueeyes Prods., based in his home of Reykjavik, Iceland, renaming and relaunching as... -
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Story | Sep 6, 2013 | 12:30 AMRipped from headlines that still feel wet (even if its subjects might feel that phrasing gives print media too much credit), "The Fifth Estate" dramatizes the fast, controversial rise of anonymous-whistleblower website WikiLeaks and its figurehead, Julian...


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Hey guys, here is everything we know about the game at the moment!
-You need to scavenge for supplies and survive in the open world.
-Zombie like creatures come out at night and it seems you need to fend them off and defend your home!
-There is also a ghostly purple creature.
-You blow up buildings to scavenge supplies and build a fortress.
-You hole up inside your fortress at night to defend against the oncoming creatures.
-No platform announced as of yet!
-The stylized action game is actually hard to pin down to a single genre. It has various gameplay elements that vary by time of day. During daylight, the multiplayer experience will focus on building up a fortress through teamwork and sharing resources. This fortress becomes crucial when the sun goes down and the undead rise. Its during this phase of the third-person perspective game that shooting zombies takes over - http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaud...ense-strategy/
- Combines survival horror with "tower defense" like strategic gameplay
- Build a fortress during the day, defend and shoot zombies during the night
- Multiplayer (only?) experience
- Developed with Unreal Engine technology (not explicitly citing UE3 oddly)
- Similar to Minecraft more than the other games being mentioned (according to Lee Perry)
- No publisher yet (trailer was apparently used to catch the eye of publishers rather than gamers), which explains...
- Unclear on which platforms it'll release
- Unclear on what pricing model it'll use
-According to Digital Spy 'Describing it as a building and survival title similar to Minecraft'
-Fortnite will feature different mechanics depending on the in-game time of day. Players gather materials and build structures during the day to ward off the enemies that attack during the night. Resources can be shared with other members of the community.
-The game switches to a third-person perspective at night when zombies attack, and takes on shooter mechanics.
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Structure of the SecY Complex Unlocked by a Preprotein Mimic
Structure of the SecY Complex Unlocked by a Preprotein Mimic
Cell Reports, Volume 1, Issue 1,
Pages 21-28,
Publication Date 26 January 2012
Copyright © 2012 The Authors All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2011.11.003
Dilem Hizlan
Alice Robson
Sarah Whitehouse
Vicki A. Gold
Janet Vonck
Deryck Mills
Werner Kühlbrandt
Ian Collinson
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Department of Structural Biology, Max-von-Laue-Straße 3, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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These authors contributed equally to this work
► Structure determination of the membrane-bound SecYEG complex unlocked by preprotein ► The SecYEG dimer binds only one substrate polypeptide ► Signal sequence binds at the interface between SecYEG and the lipid bilayer ► The association transmits a conformational change enabling channel opening
The Sec complex forms the core of a conserved machinery coordinating the passage of proteins across or into biological membranes. The bacterial complex SecYEG interacts with the ATPase SecA or translating ribosomes to translocate secretory and membrane proteins accordingly. A truncated preprotein competes with the physiological full-length substrate and primes the protein-channel complex for transport. We have employed electron cryomicroscopy of two-dimensional crystals to determine the structure of the complex unlocked by the preprotein. Its visualization in the native environment of the membrane preserves the active arrangement of SecYEG dimers, in which only one of the two channels is occupied by the polypeptide substrate. The signal sequence could be identified along with the corresponding conformational changes in SecY, including relocation of transmembrane segments 2b and 7 as well as the plug, which presumably then promote channel opening. Therefore, we propose that the structure describes the translocon unlocked by preprotein and poised for protein translocation.


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Eleven of the 32 Republicans in the Mississippi Senate said Tuesday that they're forming a conservative coalition to help evaluate bills.
"We are not disgruntled. We are not unhappy. We are not rogue. We are not covert. We are not subversive," Sen. Chris McDaniel of Ellisville, the coalition chairman, said in announcing the group.
However, it's been one of the worst-kept secrets at the Capitol the past few months that some senators who aren't close to Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves have allied with each other.
McDaniel said the coalition is inviting colleagues to join, but it's unclear whether that will happen.
During a Capitol news conference, McDaniel was asked why there's a need to form a conservative coalition in a largely conservative, 52-member Senate. He said coalition members will help each other research and understand bills before the full Senate votes on them. That's the role of legislative committees that have members with different political viewpoints.
McDaniel also said: "All Republicans may not be conservative, just as all Democrats may not be liberal."
The coalition already weighed in against one of Reeves' major priorities in the 2013 regular session. Of the 11 members in the coalition, 10 voted against the final version of a bill that put state money into prekindergarten programs, while the 11th was absent and didn't vote. McDaniel was among the leaders of the opposition during that floor debate. Every Democrat in the Senate voted for the bill.
The conservative coalition has eight freshmen, and three senators who've served longer but were not appointed to top leadership posts by Reeves, who's in his first term as the Senate's presiding officer.
McDaniel, an attorney in his second Senate term, is often mentioned as a potential candidate for statewide office such as U.S. senator. During the 2011 election, he supported Reeves' Republican primary opponent, then-Sen. Billy Hewes of Gulfport.
Hewes said during the campaign that if he were elected lieutenant governor, he would appoint McDaniel as chairman of one the most powerful Senate committees, Judiciary A. Hewes also said he would appoint Republican Sen. Michael Watson of Pascagoula as chairman of another top committee, Education. Watson, now in his second term, is one of the 11 forming the conservative coalition.
Reeves appointed McDaniel as chairman of the Elections Committee and Watson as chairman of the Constitution Committee - two assignments that carry some political weight but are not considered among the most prestigious.
Republican Sen. Terry Burton, of Newton, was at the Capitol and watched the news conference from a distance. He said he won't join the coalition.
"I think it's unwise, personally, to break off into cliques," said Burton, who's in his sixth term and is an ally of Reeves.
In addition to McDaniel and Watson, the members of the coalition announced Tuesday are third-term Sen. Perry Lee of Mendenhall and freshmen Sens. Phillip Gandy of Waynesboro, Josh Harkins of Flowood, Angela Burks Hill of Picayune, Will Longwitz of Madison, Chris Massey of Nesbit, David Parker of Olive Branch, Tony Smith of Picayune and Melanie Sojourner of Natchez.
House members have had their own conservative coalition for years, made up mostly of Republicans. They formed their group when Democrats still controlled the House. Republicans have controlled both chambers since January 2012.
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We've all been through it -- you or another member of your household is battling an illness and you are hyper-aware of the potential spread of germs to anyone and everyone (and everything) in your living quarters. How to ... disinfect your house after sickness Here are ways to "divide and conquer" during and after an illness so you can once again enjoy a healthy environment in your own abode. Coryanne Ettiene of Housewife Bliss was a natural choice to offer some insight on getting your house back into healthy shape after a battle with fierce illness or even a 48-hour bug. She knows the ins and outs of keeping your home fresh and friendly any time of the year. "With three small children, the first sign of a cold or illness is an early warning sign that within days our home will be a living laboratory of germs, viruses and aliments," Ettiene says. "Daily disinfecting is standard practice in a home like ours, and deep disinfecting is vital to ensure that we don't circle back to enjoy round two of the same illness!' Follow these easy and helpful steps from Ettiene:Step1: Use vinegarVinegar is a natural and inexpensive way to combat household colds and illness. "When our home is overrun by an illness, I fill a spray bottle with 1/3 vinegar and 2/3 water, and use it to disinfect every kitchen and bathroom surface," says Ettiene. If you are sensitive to the aroma, mix in the juice of 1/2 lemon to balance the smell. Step 2: Remember you laundry roomBe sure to give your laundry baskets a cleaning with your vinegar solution, then wash your towels, linens and bedding on a "hot" temperature setting to kill any lingering germs. Step 3: Harness the power of the sunWith warmer days here, the sun is the best defense against the spread of germs. Placing comforters, rugs, pillows and even smaller mattresses outside in the direct sunshine is a great way to burn away the germs. Tea tree oilWe are big fans of tea tree oil, and it is especially effective if you have sick people in your house, as it is a natural antibacterial and antifungal, and cleans and freshens without any chemical additives. Here are steps to use tea tree oil to disinfect your home:Step 1: Disinfect with your vacuumTake a few cotton balls, apply several drops of undiluted tea tree oil to them and place them in your vacuum cleaner bag. Step 2: Keep a spray bottle handyFill a spray bottle with 2 teaspoons of tea tree oil in 2 cups of water and keep it on hand so you can spray the air to disinfect and leave a fresh smell. You can also use this solution (add a few drops of liquid soap if you like) to wipe down kitchen counters (test on small area first) and anything in the bathroom; it is also fantastic on floors. Step 3: Deal with frequently touched surfacesRemember computer keyboards, toys, doorknobs and railings are things you and your family touch frequently and will need to be disinfected regularly. Also remember your toothbrush -- when you've been sick it is a good idea to soak it in hydrogen peroxide to kill any lingering germs. Note: It is also important to build up the immune systems of all your housemates after an illness. Consuming foods with probiotic properties, such as yogurt with live cultures, kimchi and drinks such as Good Belly are ideal, along with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Just because you or a loved one has been sick, don't think you've lost the battle against germs! You can deep-clean your living space and provide a fresh, clean environment when you follow the tips offered here.
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Not surprised at all that Bud would want to try and sign Peyton. Now it's a matter if Peyton is interested in the Titans.
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Not sure if Manning would be a good signing for Locker... How many QB's has Manning helped to develop in his 14 years ?
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84448 : Opera Small Window Download Dialog Box Display Bypass Printer | http://osvdb.org/84448 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability
Opera contains a flaw that is triggered when the download dialog box is allowed to be displayed within an excessively small window. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to effectively make the download box not appear to the user, which may allow them to more easily trick the user into downloading an arbitrary file by convincing them to enter a series of keystrokes that will approve the download.
Upgrade to version 11.66 for Mac or version 12.01 for all platforms or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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Steven Spielberg at the top of his powers as one of the most successful and creative film directors of the past century is the best reason I can think of to get off your duff and head for the cinema on Christmas Day. You will not believe the epic splendor, sweeping drama and heart-stopping passion he brings to War Horse. It's a rare and genuine movie masterpiece that deserves the label in a thousand ways.
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I absoutely ADORE this nail polish. I usually get acrylics because I honestly can't wear nail polish for more than a day without it chipping. I can't stand the hastle of looking at my ugly chipped nails that I spend so much money on. I am SO happy I found this nail polish ! i've been wearing it for 4 days and it hasn't chipped, or scraped! I have a couple chips on my thimb but that's cuz my sharp tweezers hit my nail and even then it was still hard to scrape off. I have two shades - "I Need A Refresh -Mint" hahaha, i adore the clever names. I also have to pretty hot pink/pastel dark pink & I believe it's called "I want Candy". I also LOOOOOOVE the brush that comes with it. It's like a paddle shaped brush and it perfectly coats my nails evenly. This nailpolish is by far superior to any other polish. It's matte yet not flat, extremely long lasting & it's 1.99$. I'm getting every color ! :)


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Anybody else finding Stratrosphere 2 "buggy" ?
A follow-up to my prior note. We are encountering lots of little problems with new Stratosphere 2, coming over from having used Motorola Droid 2,3 and 4 for years... cap key inserts two letters capitalized before reverting to lower case, turn-off/reboot spontaneously, and more little stuff seemingly all the time.. and still the speakerphone stuck on (could be docking problem, vacuuming microusb and on/off not helping). I got a Galaxy Note 2 at same time and its working great. This is not an issue of just not being used to latest android OS or not being used to Samsung, but seems to be this phone or this model?
Anybody else who actually has this new model Stratosphere 2 phone also having problems, or just one lemon?
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National Public Radio host Michele Norris, left, speaks at the Baltimore Book Festival in Mount Vernon. WYPR radio host Nathan Sterner is on right. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun) |
Technical difficulties, as they euphemistically say in broadcasting, left some NPR affiliates like Baltimore's WYPR scrambling Monday morning.
WYPR confirmed that it had problems with the National Public Radio feed Monday. WTMD General Manager Steve Yasko said he believed there had been problems at his station as well, but he did not have the specifics because his morning team was gone for the day when The Sun called.
The trouble started at 6 a.m., according to WYPR's Nathan Sterner, who is on-air from Baltimore weekdays during NPR's "Morning Edition."
Sterner said there was a "mis-feed" from NPR from 6:01 to 6:02 a.m., followed later by a "feed of silence" from 6:10 to approximately 6:24.
There were more problems at 6:30 and 7:22, he added.
"I'm not completely sure of the timing for all this, as I was working to make sure that it wasn't being caused by problems with OUR equipment, and trying to properly cover," he said in an email response to questions from The Sun. "So, while I had replacement programming on, I may have been a minute or two late to figure out that their service was restored."
As a result of Sterner's improvisation, there was no dead air on WYPR. One of his moves involved going to a BBC World Service news feed during the second mis-feed from NPR. He went back to the BBC from "7:22 to 7:29 for the last outage."
Steve Yasko, general manager at WTMD, said that a mis-feed from NPR is not as big an issue for his station because they only take 2 and 1/2 minutes at the start of the the hour from National Public Radio and then go to music.
An NPR spokesman said he was looking into the situation Monday afternoon. But after five hours, he still did not have an answer -- or even confirmation of a problem.
UPDATE 7 p.m. Monday: Vaughn Sterling, a senior producer at CNN in Washington, tweets that WAMU "also had some issues with the feed this morning."


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Ofcom misses deadline: but on Sitefinder, not 4G
Ofcom hasn't slipped the dates on the UK's 4G auctions, at least not yet, but that's not stopped various media titles reporting that things are already going awry. The story popped up last week in Mobile Today, and was repeated in yesterday's Guardian, claiming that Ofcom had pushed publication of the auction details back to …
Don't know about you Bill...
...but in my calendar summer runs from the summer solstice on 21st June until the vernal equinox on 21st September. So summer, such as it is, is still with us for a couple more weeks....
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"glancing out of Vulture Towers I see nary a leaf has fallen and the sun is still shining. "
Lucky you, here in T'north (Derbyshire) the leaves started falling a fortnight ago, and it's cold, wet and windy.
Sitefinder is comedically bad, and not fit for purpose.
Sure, if you're in a city, it's sort-of-OK. You can zoom out to a level where you can probably see the tower serving you.
If you're in a more rural location - the process is more like find your location - now zoom out and find that the towers dissapear at a low zoom level, so you zoom out one level only, and do a manual scan around the area using the hideously clunky interface.
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About Location Services in Mac OS X v10.6 and Safari 5.0
Location Services allow applications to use information from Wi-Fi networks to determine your approximate location. In order to use Location Services, you must have an AirPort connection that can scan for nearby networks, and also a connection to the Internet.
Note: For information about Location Services in OS X Lion and Safari 5.1 or later, see this article. For information about Location Services on an iPhone or iPod touch, see this article.
Location Services in Mac OS X v10.6
In Mac OS X v10.6, Location Services can be used for setting the time zone automatically in the Date & Time System Preferences.
Location Services in Safari 5
When you visit a geolocation-enabled website in Safari 5, you are asked if you want to share your location with the website. Such websites may give you helpful location information, such as showing you the nearest post office or ATM. In the dialog sheet, you can check "Request permission only once every 24 hours" to allow your authorization to last for up to 24 hours.
Note: You can reset all website authorizations in Safari 5 by choosing Reset Safari from the Safari menu, then enabling "Reset all location warnings" checkbox (don't select the other checkboxes unless you are sure you want to reset those as well).
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Important: The data collected to provide your location does not identify you personally. If you do not want such data collected, you can choose to disable the feature, which does not negatively affect your Mac in any way.
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Sammies finalist fights unapproved drugs
Through aggressive enforcement actions, incentives and multi-faceted education campaigns, FDA stopping the distribution of hundreds of unapproved prescription drugs. Deborah Autor is the fed behind the effort.
Cool Jobs: DHS vet protects nation through food
Dr. Doug Meckes says his job is more than barns and chicken coops. As director of DHS's Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Division, he helps secure the nation by protecting our food supply. And he says the role of federal vets is only growing.
Report: FDA needs to reorganize to better protect food
A new report from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council says the FDA should become more proactive when it comes to food-borne illnesses.
FDA and NIH Launch Electronic Safety Reporting Portal
The Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have launched a new Web site that, when fully developed, will provide a mechanism for the reporting of pre- and post-market safety data to the federal government. Currently, the Web site can be used to report safety problems related to foods, including animal feed, as well as adverse events that might happen in relation to human gene transfer trials. Consumers can also use the site to report problems with pet foods and pet treats. The new site, called the Safety Reporting Portal, is meant to provide greater and easier access to online reporting. FDA officials say it's a first step toward a common electronic reporting system that will offer one-stop shopping, allowing people to file a single report that may be of interest to several agencies.
Rep. Towns: Birnbaum resignation was right decision
The Congressman explains why he thinks she made the right choice.
The changing state of Public Sector collaboration and associated operations
The Future of Public Sector Workforce and Workspace Sustainability is a series featuring a panel of renowned government and technology-industry experts. The panel, The changing state of Public Sector collaboration and associated operations, the first in the series looks at the challenges and evolving landscape facing Public Sector agencies, and how advanced collaboration models and solutions help organizations raise performance and satisfy citizen demands.
OMB to set new real property policy
Controller Danny Werfel says agencies have been developing inventories and now it's time to get rid of unneeded real estate. OMB also preparing to kick off cloud computing certification program. And administration's performance management portal under development.
FDA recalls tainted paint
The FDA is warning consumers to stop using face paints commonly dabbed on children's cheeks at parties, sporting events and other festivities and sold in retail stores.
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The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health". Now what?


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Estate taxes will not concern as many families now that the federal estate tax exemption amount has increased to $5.34 million. The increase in the marginal estate tax brackets, coupled with the Medicare Surtax result in income tax planning becoming more important inside of many family's estate plans.
I recently attended the Heckerling Estate Planning Conference, a one-week high level continuing education course designed for trust and estate attorneys, CPAs and trust officers. Top academics and lecturers impart wisdom on the 5,000 attendees from around the country on how to help family's plan their estates to minimize taxes and achieve the family's goals.
During one of the sessions, an interesting idea surfaced related to the elimination of capital gains by "reversing" the normal estate plan. Instead of leaving assets down the generational line, this strategy actually moves assets from a younger generation member to a parent or other older generation family member.
In order to understand the strategy, one must first understand the "step up" in tax cost basis concept. If I purchase a stock at $1/share and later sell that stock for $10/share during my lifetime, I recognize a $9 capital gain and pay taxes on that capital gain. If, however, I die with that stock in my estate and it is worth $10/share, generally speaking my beneficiaries receive a "step up" in tax cost basis equal to that asset's date of death value.
So, in my example, if I die with stock worth $10/share and leave it in my will to my children, and if my children were to sell the stock at $10/share shortly after my death, then they would not recognize the capital gain that I would have recognized had I sold the stock the day before I died.
Normally individuals' estate plans leave assets to their spouses, children and grandchildren – not to their parents who have a shorter life expectancy. But consider a strategy where an individual has an asset worth $1 million that has a tax cost basis of zero. If he were to sell the asset, then he would recognize a capital gain equal to $1 million and pay 23.8% in federal capital gains taxes totaling $238,000.
Assume in my above example that the owner of the $1 million asset is a wealthy middle-aged child who has a poorer parent. Provided that the family members can work together, there is an opportunity to eliminate the capital gains tax.
Suppose, for example, that the child transfers the asset into a trust for his parent that pays the income to his poorer parent for parent's lifetime. At parent's death the trust contains something known as a "general power of appointment" that allows the parent to direct the disposition of the asset, but if the parent doesn't so direct then the asset continues on in a generation skipping tax exempt trust to the child and that child's descendants who originally gifted the asset to the parent.
If parent survives the transfer by at least one year, then on parent's death the asset would receive a step up in tax cost basis to its current fair market value of $1 million. If the parent then dies, leaving the asset back to the child in trust, and the trustee sells the asset then the original capital gain could be eliminated.
There are issues that must be dealt with for the strategy to be successful. The trust must be drafted in such a way so as to avoid the IRS claiming that the whole transaction is a fraud to evade taxes, so the parent should not be so restricted that he must leave the asset back to the child who made the gift. Along those same lines, if the parent isn't restricted, then the child may lose the asset in a gift to his or her siblings. These types of issues can be mitigated in several ways. The wealthy child could, as just one example, purchase an assignment of interest from his or her siblings of any assets that parent might leave them from this particular trust.
Another danger is if the poorer parent has any creditors who could have an interest in the assets of the poor parent's estate. Again, these types of issues must be considered and planned for.
This is just one example. With the increase of both the federal gift and estate tax exemptions, a multi-generational family that shares common goals can work to save estate, gift and income taxes in a number of different ways. I'll be exploring more of those ways in future columns.
©2014 Craig R. Hersch


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Mon. May 23, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. showery We worked on the partician fence between the Hix and Rosy pasture on the Big Bend when we got to camp we found Johny there he came out over the Bend to get the team for Father to take north Tuesday 24: Ther. cool Wea. cloudy we worked on the fence till noon then I took the wagon over to Robs ranch. it took till about 8-30 to get there.


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Overstock delivered product promptly. Packaged well, though there were a couple minor surface flaws / damage to edges of one of the legs, and on the back of the bottom shelf (which was easier to hide). Both bits of damage appeared to have existed before the furniture was shipped (not shipping related, that is). Overstock credited our account for the flaws (approximately 14%), so we felt a little better about it. My husband tells me that putting it together wasn't bad, but that the instructions weren't always clear (he did a fine job in spite of them). We like that the doors are not solid and not glass - we can still use a remote for our components in the cabinet, and don't have to worry about little fingerprints and whatnot. The doors, in their grooves, will rattle if the floor of your home is not rock solid or steady and has any kind of bounce to it - that is one thing that bugs me. Other than that, I would recommend this piece of furniture, and buying it through overstock.
The media stand was very heavy when it is delivered and I had the delivery man bring it inside my door. The stand was for my daughter's new home and she actually put it together. She is not real handy with tools and we thought we were going to have to go back to assemble it. She called us on our way back home and said she already had it together and loved it! She has a large flat screen tv and it fits very nicely on top.
After I bought the media stand, I saw that it was only supposed to hold a TV up to 42", but I bought it because it was the widest I had seen, to hold a 55" LCD TV. I was ready to go out and purchase some L brackets to strenghten it, if I had to. Thankfully the stand has a warning that it holds 175 lbs., which is way below the weight of the 55" TV and videos combined! The color is an exact match and it is a little taller than most stands, which I also wanted. Great buy!
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This is an awesome accent piece and easily holds everything we need for our 42 inch television (it could hold much bigger as well). I am very picky about quality and style and I would highly recommend this to anyone.
Stand fits our tv nicely. There is enough storage for DVD player and a selection of movies. Perfect if you don't want clutter. It is a very attractive piece of furniture. The quality isn't the best, but it is still is good.Good if on a budget, but don't want to compromise style.
I love the look of this stand. It was just the right height and matched my other furniture by color..very sturdy too
This television stand would work in many design schemes. It is simple, but has a much more sophisticated look than other stands in this price range. I found it very simple to assemble, and I did it on my own with ease. When it was finished, I had my husband help me set it in its place because it is pretty heavy and I didn't want to compromise its construction. My friend is a decorator, and she really liked it.
This product arrived very quickly and was a snap to put together. I unfortunately put the second shelf in backwards so I had to remove it and turn it around. It only took 30-45 minutes for my 17 year old daughter and I to complete the assembly. It looks perfect in my sunroom.
Great stand for my purpose. The wood is very rich looking, side panel came damage and Overstock was very quick to send out a replacement panel. Great value for the quality of this piece compared to a few months of shopping for a modern but clean media cabinet for the living room.
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Jeffrey S. Kane
A native of eastern Virginia, Kane began his banking career in 1975 as a lending officer for the Bank of Virginia in Tidewater. He joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in 1977. Prior to relocating to Charlotte he was responsible for banking supervision and regulation in the Richmond office. At the Charlotte Branch facility, his responsibilities include Fifth District cash operations and Reserve accounts and loans functions. After 31 years with the Federal Reserve, Kane returned to the private sector earlier this month.
Active in financial literary and economic education organizations, Kane currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the board of Junior Achievement. His civic participation includes serving as Community Link board chair; as treasurer of United Way of Central Carolinas and chair of that organization's finance committee; as a member of the executive governing board and audit committee chair of the Charlotte Regional Partnership; and as a member of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He served as chair for the 2009 Greater Charlotte Heart Ball.
Kane has spoken extensively about the role of the Federal Reserve Bank, leadership issues, the current economic environment, and financial and economic education. He has been a guest speaker at various universities across both Carolinas and Virginia, and has been a frequent guest on "Carolina Business Review".
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