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Tigers hold out against Gloucester
December 29, 2012
Leicester got the all-important four points against Gloucester%]
Leicester fought off a rousing finish from Gloucester to win a thrilling match 17-12 at Welford Road and jump two places to second in the Aviva Premiership.
Trailing by five points Gloucester threw everything at Leicester in the final few minutes and were twice thwarted by the Tigers' last ditch defence on the line.
Anthony Allen scored the only try of the match against his former club seven minutes after half-time following intense pressure from a Leicester pack that dominated a match in which four players were yellow carded.
Leicester's other points came from fly-half George Ford, who kicked three penalties, and Geordan Murphy who added another. Fly-half Freddie Burns slotted four for Gloucester.
The withdrawal of England fly-half Toby Flood through illness deprived a capacity 24,000 crowd of a shoot-out with Gloucester's rising star Burns, who made his England debut as a replacement against the All Blacks.
It did, however, lead to a battle of the young pretenders for the England No10 spot, with 19-year-old Ford called up to replace Flood. On a pitch made heavy by recent rain their kicking was more important than usual.
Burns won the battle in the first half, slotting two penalties out of three to Ford's one from three, giving Gloucester a 6-3 half time lead. They would have been more than happy with that after spending most of the 40 minutes on the back foot, especially in the scrums where they were continuously marched backwards as if on wheels.
Leicester dominated that set piece so much that referee Andrew Small eventually lost patience in the 24th minute and showed Gloucester tight head prop Shaun Knight a yellow card.
Leicester, however, were unable to take advantage and around the half-hour mark they opted for four successive scrums near the Gloucester line instead of taking the three points from a penalty and came away with nothing.
Gloucester were awarded a penalty at the fourth scrum, escaped their own half and saw Leicester reduced to 14 men when scrum-half Ben Youngs was sin-binned for killing the ball. It was his second yellow card in successive games.
Burns missed the 45-metre penalty but he had already succeeded with penalties in the eighth and 27th minutes, while Ford's only success came in the fifth minute. He missed penalties in the 21st and 29th minutes, and he topped the second one so badly it hardly got off the ground.
The second half started with a bang and within seven minutes Burns had kicked his third penalty, and Leicester had scored a try and seen another player sin-binned. Burns' penalty came after Ford was yellow carded for killing the ball in front of his own posts as he attempted to make amends for a move which went horribly wrong, his pass to Manu Tuilagi going to ground and allowing Burns to hack the ball upfield.
As Ford trooped off Youngs came back on and he provided the scoring pass from a ruck on the line for former Gloucester centre Allen to score in the corner after intense pressure from the Tigers pack. Murphy, who took over the kicking duties from Ford, missed the conversion but slotted a penalty after Gloucester lock Will James became the fourth player to be binned.
That put Leicester 11-9 ahead and Burns missed a chance to restore Gloucester's lead when he was wide with a difficult 57th minute penalty.
Ford made it 14-9 with a penalty shortly after returning to the pitch as Leicester continued to dominate but Burns put Gloucester back in the game with a long range penalty 11 minutes from time.
Ford kicked his third penalty to make it 17-12 and while Gloucester staged a grandstand finish Leicester held on.
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It's A Brooding-But-Groovy Poster For Tim Burton's SWEENEY TODD!!
Merrick here...
Thought you might wanna nice, sharp look at the SWEENEY TODD mini-poster that's hitting Comic Con somewhere 'round today. I love this image; love the style of the poster.
I've never been a huge fan of SWEENEY TODD, although I'm really excited to see how this particular project shakes out. It's a musical. It's Tim Burton who, although inconsistent, is invariably interesting. And, when you cram Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Anthony Head, and Sacha Baron Cohen into the same film…the coolness factor pretty much jumps way off the scale if you ask me.
Here's the poster image. I strongly suggest clicking Johnny to embiggen the image; a lot of nuance is lost in the version below...which has been shrunken to fit this page.
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July 26, 2007, 9:03 p.m. CST
by Bombadils_Bane10
July 26, 2007, 9:04 p.m. CST
Sweet Poster
by Bombadils_Bane10
The blood smear is super sexy sweet
July 26, 2007, 9:04 p.m. CST
THAT is a sweet poster
by PezQ
July 26, 2007, 9:05 p.m. CST
okay, that's cool
by chains
I know nothing about Sweeney Todd, except that they spoofed it on The Simpsons once... but that poster made me smile big.
July 26, 2007, 9:06 p.m. CST
Okay, now I'm interested.
by covenant
Nothing like a good teaser poster to spark interest. And that cast...!
July 26, 2007, 9:06 p.m. CST
best poster
by uVa
Awesomest poster i have seen in ages.
July 26, 2007, 9:07 p.m. CST
by MonteCristo
July 26, 2007, 9:07 p.m. CST
Those "first" posters should be
by arteviewer
banned! Oh, and: awesome poster!
July 26, 2007, 9:07 p.m. CST
by cbebop007
That's pretty awesome.
July 26, 2007, 9:10 p.m. CST
by uVa
Just noticed the blood between the floorboards. This poster keeps getting better...
July 26, 2007, 9:14 p.m. CST
Reminds of those Art Asylum Silent Screamers
by The Rondo Hatton Blues Explosion
figures from a few years back, and that is a very good thing.
July 26, 2007, 9:16 p.m. CST
What, nobody saw Jersey Girl?
by ColBatGuano
Burton, get Affleck's stink off this, please. Hot Pockets should do a meat pie tie-in.
July 26, 2007, 9:18 p.m. CST
The Worst Pies in London!
by lost.rules
Can't wait. Hopefully, Tim and Johhny knock this one outta of the park.
July 26, 2007, 9:20 p.m. CST
Blood under the floorboards.
by lost.rules
Nice touch. The closest shave you'll ever get!
July 26, 2007, 9:20 p.m. CST
by finky089
July 26, 2007, 9:28 p.m. CST
I love it, except
by Bagheera
for that really shitty filter they put over the whole thing. Seriously, isn't that one of PS's stock filters?
July 26, 2007, 9:38 p.m. CST
hah, that rocks
by Mike_D
I want it.
July 26, 2007, 9:38 p.m. CST
lost.rules : LIGHT under the floorboards
by s8ntmark
I thinks its a combination of blood and light from the oven below the floor boards. It looks like blood by one of the chair legs :D
July 26, 2007, 9:45 p.m. CST
Now wait a second...
by Hervoyel
Let me make sure I understand this correctly. Tim Burton is going to make a movie out of Sweeney Todd AND he's going to put Johnny Depp in it? I didn't see that coming.
July 26, 2007, 9:48 p.m. CST
One more thing
by Hervoyel
I know it's a long shot but if he could somehow manage to cast Helen Bonham-Carter and Christopher Lee in this as well I think it would be really cool.
July 26, 2007, 9:49 p.m. CST
Very, very cool.
by AnnoyYou
For some reason I can now hear Depp "talk-singing" the ST song "Pretty Women." Yeah, it's probably better when someone has a trained baritone (like recent Broadway Sweeney Michael Cerveris), but Depp is such a good actor I think he'll be able to wing it. Actually, come to think of it, all the cast are such great actors they'll probably be able to fake it as well (Spall already proved he can do it in "Topsy-Turvy"). I just don't want to hear all the tiresome Sondheim perfectionists whinging about this movie and its lack of viable singers. Suck it up - if Sondheim gave his blessing, who are you to complain?
July 26, 2007, 9:58 p.m. CST
Godamn beautiful...
by Billyeveryteen
Please don't suck.
July 26, 2007, 10:14 p.m. CST
Sweeney Todd is a brilliant work of art.
by Bronx Cheer
I hope Burton does not screw it up/
July 26, 2007, 10:16 p.m. CST
Unfortunately, no Christopher Lee in this...
by Alfred_Packer
The Gentleman Ghost role was cut. He was quoted as saying at least it was better than actually going through the filming only to have it cut later. I still wish they could find a way to work him in there somehwere, with Rickman and Spall, this is looking like a great show.
July 26, 2007, 10:47 p.m. CST
Depp has Sondhiem's blessing, so don't worry.
by Larry of Arabia
This is an ideal match of director and musical.
July 26, 2007, 10:48 p.m. CST
complete and utter perfection man
by pipergates
im laughing just imagining cohen and depp playing off each other
July 26, 2007, 10:49 p.m. CST
Affleck? I'm confused
by drave117
Or was that a joke that went over my head?
July 26, 2007, 10:56 p.m. CST
the Demon Barber of Fleet Street!
by CherryValance
I keep singing that one line whenever someone mentions Sweeney Todd. I wonder why. That is a great poster. Very artsy. I'm excited and nervous about this movie. I love musicals so when they cast Johnny, an unproven singer, I felt a little woozy. But he may be a good enough actor to fudge it. I hope so anyway. It is a shame Christopher Lee got the shaft again. Now that's a voice.
July 26, 2007, 11:14 p.m. CST
the attic from Edward Scissorhands?
by BadMrWonka
that's the first thing I think of when I see that poster. especially with Depp's hair like that...
not saying it's bad, but man...no one else seeing that?
July 26, 2007, 11:16 p.m. CST
by dgcrawford
I was just about to say that. It looks exactly the same.
July 26, 2007, 11:17 p.m. CST
by dekionplexis
July 26, 2007, 11:25 p.m. CST
Fucking AWESOME.
by El Scorcho
Holy hell.
July 26, 2007, 11:41 p.m. CST
by NubtheSquirrel
Three alumni from the Potter films. I just hope everyone in the cast can sing. I know Depp and Cohen can sing. But Alan Rickman? Hmmm...
July 26, 2007, 11:46 p.m. CST
DID ANYONE NOTICE?? NO MUSIC by DANNY ELFMAN
by RenoReno
...Interesting....no Elfman with Burton project.
July 26, 2007, 11:49 p.m. CST
Fuck you fucking hypocrites!!!
by Scorecard
You guys are fucking unbelievable! When word of this got out going to the big-screen, it was met with "Musicals are GAY!" "Depp singing? GAY" WAH WAH WAH - Then it takes one fucking poster with blood on it and suddenly you're converts - Get fucked the lot of ya... This musical has ALWAYS been cool, and is a brilliant piece of work... so get fucked... And RENO RENO - OF COURSE THERE'S NO FUCKING DANNY ELFMAN - It's written by fucking Stephan Sondheim!!! DO YOUR FUCKING RESEARCH!
July 26, 2007, 11:59 p.m. CST
Looks like the attic in Edward scissorhands....
by theycallmemrglass
....and looks like edward scissorhands sitting in the chair but older and pissed of thats he aint got no hand blades
July 27, 2007, 12:06 a.m. CST
just noticed your comment BadMrWonka
by theycallmemrglass
yeah, I noticed that too straightaway, big time!! Same colour tone in all.
July 27, 2007, 12:41 a.m. CST
So, it's not "GAY"?
by SeattleMoviegoer
Scorecard is right. This comment page is way off the mark. Where are all the posts decrying this project as a GAY embarrassment? SWEENEY is one of the most acclaimed, intricate, powerful, beautifully scored musicals in the history of theatre. Yet you guys aren't crapping on it? Let me get this (ahem) straight--you're dicks will fall off if you see HAIRSPRAY but your manhood is safe if you see Depp in a musical? Could you guys be growing up?
July 27, 2007, 12:50 a.m. CST
by ludmir88
July 27, 2007, 1:24 a.m. CST
by Sepulchrave
No floaty faces. And yes, it is a bit gay; I only know one person who LOVES Sondheim and this musical in particular, and he loves Madonna, Bette Davies, 'Mommie Dearest' and perfume by the bucketload. He's VERY camp.
July 27, 2007, 1:28 a.m. CST
...but it is a great work of Art.
by Sepulchrave
So is 'All About Eve'. there are just some great artistic treasures that are exalted by gay men. Like Barbra Streisand. (memo: stop talking).
July 27, 2007, 1:32 a.m. CST
Yep, that Burton and his slop-ey ceilings
by half vader
This feels weird to say, but MrWonka, wasn't there a sloped ceiling in Burton's er, Wonka movie too?
 And what about the B&W stripes everywhere? I think Burton has a patent on that.
 I actually think Depp was great in C&TCF. But the movie WAS crap.
July 27, 2007, 1:35 a.m. CST
Oh P.S. about the music
by half vader
For God's sake please shitcan whoever mixed Charlie & the Chocolate Factory for someone new this time. You couldn't hear SHIT clearly in the songs. Worst mixing for years.
July 27, 2007, 1:35 a.m. CST
Todd is supposed to be a older man..
by Droogie Alex
who has a grown daughter whom he comes back to reclaim after 20 years away in prison.
July 27, 2007, 1:37 a.m. CST
One of the best musicals of all time
by Mvraiment
If anyone can do the dark themes and comedy of Sweeney Todd justice it'll be Burton. May Andrew Lloyd Weber and his shitty musicals rot in peace...
July 27, 2007, 1:42 a.m. CST
'Totally gay' musical
by half vader
... that's awesome (hah!) is Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Generally I'm not big on musicals unless the premise is also stylised like say Little Shop of Horrors, Grease or Rocky Horror (but not fucking animation as a 'rule'), but Hedwig is bloody fantastic.
 Droogie, if Todd is that old how on earth can Burton get a cute little bedraggled urchin in? ;)
July 27, 2007, 1:42 a.m. CST
lots of sloped ceilings in Beetlejuice, too
by BadMrWonka
and of course, in Nightmare Before Christmas...
I didn't hate charlie and the chocolate factory, but I thought the bit with wonka's childhood was not necessary, and as a huge fan of the book, I was kinda bothered that they stuck it in there...
July 27, 2007, 1:48 a.m. CST
Thank God for pre-release posters
by half vader
Now that the art of the final one-sheet has gone to photoshop montage shit (I say this as a photoshop user for fuck me, 18 years)!
 I'm still trying to get that LOTR poster where he's looking down at the ring. One of the best, simplest and most iconic images for years. Speaking of comic-con, I also want that "whiteface" Willy Wonka from Neca. That was cool.
July 27, 2007, 2:05 a.m. CST
RenoReno: About Elfman
by DerLanghaarige
The movie is using the music by Sondheim, so Elfman was unnecesary. (And "Ed Wood" was already Elfman-less, too)
July 27, 2007, 2:26 a.m. CST
I thought Elfman was involved anyway?
by BenBraddock
Shame.. though understandable. Burton/Elfman gets me excited like Hitchcock/Herrmann! Classy poster too :-)
July 27, 2007, 2:31 a.m. CST
The Music?
by cromwell1666
I love this show. In my view the music is highly operatic in the traditional sense(Benjamin Britten) with some exceptions like 'Pirelli's Miracle Elixir' and 'Best Pies in London.' I think the music may irritate mainstream audiences, but this is a classic concept and Cohen as Pirelli is fantastic casting!
July 27, 2007, 2:56 a.m. CST
by BigBlackDude
...feed me all night loooong! Little Shop of Horrors = the straight man's musical. And the only one worth watching. The BBD has spoken.
July 27, 2007, 3:27 a.m. CST
Oh come on now
by cromwell1666
Why does anything need to be pigeonholed so. Sweeny Todd is 100 times more Grusome then Little Shop of Horrors(what do you think is in those pies). Without the music it would be a Silence of the Lambs type thriller. There are plenty of musicals that arent just men dancing around in gold sequened pants. Three Penny Opera, Les Miserables, Oliver. This is high drama with music as the vehicle. If you avoid because you think "its gay" you will miss out on some of the greatest creative and artistic experiences available!
July 27, 2007, 3:31 a.m. CST
nubthesquirrel: can Alan Rickman sing?
by drave117
You tell me! Just ignore the visuals. http://tinyurl.com/3xbzqc
July 27, 2007, 3:47 a.m. CST
halfvader, I have that poster on my wall. :^)
by raw_bean
As for this poster, that's fantastic! Colour me interested.
July 27, 2007, 4:39 a.m. CST
Raw bean, Cromwell
by half vader
Cool. It's so much better than even the version where he looks straight ahead. Hooray for chiaroscuro!
 Cromwell, why then do you pidgeongole it yourself with the "Silence" comment? And too bad you spoiled things with the pie comment for those who don't know about it and were excited by this version. Having said that, are those pies Soylent Green in colour?
July 27, 2007, 4:43 a.m. CST
Big Ben
by RowanM
Apparently no matter what part of London you're in, you can see Big Ben by looking out the window. Just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
July 27, 2007, 4:56 a.m. CST
I hope it doesn't have that colour scheme throughout
by DirkD13"
Reminds me of the colour scheme for Dead Slence. Ugh. Poster's okay, nowt special.
July 27, 2007, 4:58 a.m. CST
Tony Head's not in it now
by filmcoyote
He got cut along with Christopher Lee. They were both playing ghosts, kind of a chorus, and all three - the other was an unknown - got cut. Press only reported Lee because he was the biggest name.
July 27, 2007, 5:33 a.m. CST
You Can't See Big Ben from Fleet Street
by Mr Squirrel
As a Londoner I'm pretty sure. Nice to see Dave Vanian's hair is in this.
July 27, 2007, 5:37 a.m. CST
I have to agree with BBD
by TheBladehelm
Sweeny Todd is more gay than Little Shop of Horrors, that being said, nothing wrong with being more gay. I mean, there's room in the world for Tom Cruise AND Andy Dick, well not so much Andy Dick...That was a bad example, any way, more gay doesn't equal more bad...That's all I am trying to say.
July 27, 2007, 6:11 a.m. CST
Theater is not "gay." But people who use the word...
by Bronx Cheer
as an insult are scared little weaklings.
July 27, 2007, 6:14 a.m. CST
Because the poster is cool the film in now cool? And
by Bronx Cheer
that comment about no Elfman music broke me. That was hilarious! Hell, let's make a film of one of the greatest pieces of musical theater EVER and bring in the guy from Oingo Boingo to punch it up!
July 27, 2007, 6:22 a.m. CST
by where_are_quints_hobbit_set_reports
Burton jumped the black-and-white-stripe spiral-swirled stop-motion shark a long time ago, and Depp is overexposed.
July 27, 2007, 6:42 a.m. CST
Should be good
by council estate scumbag
Burton is getting back to his gothic roots and providing us with some good shit. Dat poster has got me wanting more. Wanna c this badly. Lets also hope Depp delivers. No more of that Craptain jack sparrow nonsense.
July 27, 2007, 7:22 a.m. CST
Here comes the chopper to chop off your head!!
by Thomas Cromwell
Chip chop chip chop chip chop....The last man's DEAD!!
July 27, 2007, 7:25 a.m. CST
"gay" as an insult
by where_are_quints_hobbit_set_reports
I know it's unfortunate and regressive, but it can also be funny. For instance, saying theater is gay, that's just homophobic. Although whatever, theater is kind of gay, but that's besides the point. My point is that calling things "gay" in a second-grade way can be highly humorous.
 For instance I recently heard a young man exclaim, as his taco shell cracked and spilled its contents over his T-shirt, "man, this taco's gay." And while watching a teenager get a taco on his shirt is inherently funny, it wouldn't have been nearly as funny if he hadn't accused his taco of being gay.
July 27, 2007, 7:28 a.m. CST
Short back and sides, please.
by Alfred_Packer
Where it says "Next of Kin" should I put "Mother"?
July 27, 2007, 7:46 a.m. CST
More gay than Little Shop?
by TheBoojum
What the fuck does that mean? Some musicals have explicitly gay themes, or feature crossdressers in prominent roles... Neither Sweeney Todd nor Little Shop have either of these. I'm a musical theater writer in a four person collaborative team; one of us is proudly and openly gay; three of us are happily married (to women) with kids. It means nothing-- art forms aren't gay. And for those of you who think that Sondheim is for losers, I direct you to this interview with Joss Whedon that I did for the Sondheim Review: http://tinyurl.com/9zo9m
July 27, 2007, 7:49 a.m. CST
Bronx Cheer, and 'Gay' as insult - South Park origins?
by half vader
Forgive my ignorance Bronx, but is "Bronx Cheer" a euphemism (not from around there)?
 As far as the gay insult, I thought it was an ironic thing that stemmed from South Park. The whole point with so much South Park is actually pretty moral and as far as I understood it was the same as when they called each other 'dildo' and so on - they didn't know what it meant but used it as a swear word, and there were no parents around to actually take responsibility (usually being off trying to get things censored so they DIDN'T have to take responsibility!), same thing with 'gay'. It seems like the ironic thing is that the dopey general audience didn't see the extra layer of the joke, took it at face value and started using it as an insult in exactly the same surface derogatory manner. Which meant the South Park guys had an extra laugh. The trouble seems to be that now so much time has gone by it's passed into general usage (much like Rocky and "Yo!"). So the joke is ultimately back on Matt and Trey because they failed to enlighten anybody. I mean, how many people used it that way (especially "totally gay") before South Park?
 That was the whole theme of the film too. Of course I went to see it and sat down to find parents had taken their ten-year old son. Nobody stopped them either, even though it was rated R. The cinema workers probably worked at the video store the rest of the time - someone's gotta be responsible for putting the DVDs in the kids' cartoon section!
 Anyway they stayed through the whole thing which was good because at least there was no way they could get out of talking to their kid about the whole subject. Matt and Trey would have been proud. Really, some people just shouldn't breed.
July 27, 2007, 7:51 a.m. CST
Looks like George Miller's hair to me.
by half vader
Well it does. And I hope this has a bit of a Sleepy Hollow vibe.
July 27, 2007, 8:08 a.m. CST
not crazy about this
by tonamania
(Len Cariou in the play was awesome) but it has a hell of a cast. Damn you Johnny Deppand your French pirating. I guess I'll be forking over some dough to see this.
July 27, 2007, 9:10 a.m. CST
Half vader
by cromwell1666
The "Silence of the Lambs" comment was merely a point to counter the belief that all musicals would fit into any one category. I was trying to illustrate that Todd is not like Showboat and WOULD be more akin to a cinematic thriller, then to what the previous poster was stereotyping all musicals as. BTW- Didn't mean to to ruin it. The story has been around for nearly 50 years so I assumed people who cared would already know about it, and that most people on these boards would be in the know already. It would be like mentioning relevant plot points in a Dickens novel. It is a classic and spoilers are long past relevance, but I will cede the point. I would think that those on a Sweeny Todd TB would know the basic plot points though. Its not like the pie thing is some huge mystery, its just part of the overall plot. The real puzzles in Todd are much deeper.
July 27, 2007, 9:14 a.m. CST
Try a little priest...
by Clonetrooper
When it comes to musicals, I'm a big fan of musicals about subjects that play against the "musicals are happy and 'gay'" stereotype. Little Shop of Horrors is one of those. I don't know who's idea it was to transform a really shitty Roger Corman movie into a musical, but it worked like a charm. Another great example is Sweeney Todd. Because until Sweeney Todd came around there was no such thing as a "musical thriller." Sondheim invented a whole new genre of musical. Because any musical that features a song about how different professions would taste as pies is okay by me.
July 27, 2007, 10:11 a.m. CST
Yeah I know Cromwell
by half vader
I guess we just differ in that I actually DON'T think even most of those on this thread would know. It IS AICN after all. ;) Cheers.
July 27, 2007, 11:39 a.m. CST
"Bronx cheer" = raspberries
by Lenny Nero
July 27, 2007, 1:38 p.m. CST
What a cool poster
by Kragmose
Long time has passed since a poster could make me want to see a movie. This changes it.
July 27, 2007, 2:48 p.m. CST
God That's Good
by Wiley Deuce
Uh, the poster that is.
July 27, 2007, 3:42 p.m. CST
Wrong wrong wrong
by JSheaStanley
I'm a fan of the Burton/Depp pairing, but Burton totally blew this one by not casting Tom Waits as Sweeney Todd. Listen to Waits' Black Rider album or Blood Money disc and tell me I'm wrong.
July 27, 2007, 4:44 p.m. CST
I thought the Bronx Cheer
by Quin the Eskimo
was the middle finger.
July 27, 2007, 7:09 p.m. CST
by 40ozToFreedom
I think that you can usually tell a good film from it's poster artwork, and the amount of detail and effort that the studio wants to put into it. though, i'd like to hear about people's opinions on shitty films with awesome posters. anyone?
July 27, 2007, 10:38 p.m. CST
by cromwell1666
Terrible film....cool Poster. Both DEATHSTALKER FILMS http://www.impawards.com/1983/posters/deathstalker.jpg
July 28, 2007, 4:12 a.m. CST
"Haircut, sir?" This is off the fucking hook!
by HarryBlackPotter
Christmas can't come fast enough.
Aug. 7, 2007, 4:02 p.m. CST
I think this poster is
by hookem2008
I think this poster is amazing- I really like all the lines of it. And Johnny almost looks like a bride of Frankenstein with that hair! But seriously, this should be a really interesting movie, especially as a dark musical. I really liked The Nightmare before christmas.
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Last week we all had a good chuckle at reports that Fedor Emelianenko's Sambo coach Vladimir Voronov claimed that "forbidden psychological technology" had been employed against Fedor in his loss to Antonio Silva at Strikeforce: Fedor vs Silva. Some were skeptical about the interview, including M-1 Global executive Evgeni Kogan. Others had so little regard for Kogan's credibility that they dismissed his denials out of hand.
Now Voronov is on the record with MixFight.ru denying the interview (via Lowkick.com)
"I was really surprised by these reports. First of all, I never gave any interviews after the fight. We were on our way out of the airport, when a boy approached me asking about Fedor's health. I answered that Fedor feels alright, and will continue to compete in MMA. So he said that it seemed like Fedor didn't feel so good. I answered that maybe it only seems so, and maybe Fedor doesn't feel so well (laughing). Then, by these two phrases this lad, who even didn't say who he was, came to a conclusion that I was talking about some sort of hypnosis. It's a total bulls**t."
Admittedly the language barrier makes it somewhat more difficult for English-language writers to gauge the credibility of reports coming from the Russian-language media, but this is one where we should have been more skeptical. I think hostility towards M-1 Global and schadenfreude at Fedor's loss played a role in the MMA media jumping all over this story.


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Thread: SotD - Friday, 20 Feb 09
Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene
Peggy: "Right now, we have to get to the mental institution. Something terrible has happened."
Latrelle: "What?"
Peggy: "Brother Boy has tried to kill himself. He jumped out of his bedroom window."
Latrelle: "Isn't he only on the second floor?"
Peggy: "Yes, but he hit his head on a lawn gnome."
Fr. Sordid Lives: The Series
"Live, live, live! Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death."
Auntie Mame[/B]
Annick Goutal Sables
- this one's growing on me fast
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
SOTD is Pierre De Lune which was a quick purchase from another basenoter (thanks, Joe!) What a treat this was this week! I have been so sick with this flu, or whatever the heck it is. Not only is the scent perfectly divine: a soft comfy violet iris musk but Joe's package was bursting with goodies.
It was just the kindness I needed to make me feel better.
Thank you!
RHM's Vintage, Rare & Pretty Darn Good items on offer: http://www.basenotes.net/threads/380...old-Pour-Femme
Dior Homme Intense, DH deo spray, DH a/s mstzr
Choose to believe, choose joy.
Scelga di credere, scelga la gioia.
Histoires de Parfums VERT PIVOINE
Aqua Allegoria Winter Delice
(thank you bbBD)
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Royal Aoud
Don't Smell the Flowers,
They're an Evil Drug to Make You Lose Your Mind --- Dio
Green Irish Tweed to match my jacket today
Dior Hypnotic Poison
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Safari by Ralph Lauren
John Varvatos
Well, I've had several SOTDs today. Started out early this morning with Aramis Havana, then applied some TF Tuscan Leather while at a perfume shop, and since that didn't agree with my wife at all, I've just applied a liberal amount of Creed Original Vetiver to mask the Tuscan Leather. I think I smell great.
For swap/sale: NIB: Pure Malt, Floris Vetiver, Vintage Tiffany, Charriol Royal Leather, Dior Homme; Dior Homme Intense, Chanel PMC, M7 gel, Roma (women's), LIDGE, Spicebomb, Trussardi Uomo, Obsession, others...
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Stephen Jones by Comme des Garcons (first time from a sample - thanks nsamadi)
Love it. Smells like a barbershop version of the woman's fragrance White Linen by Lauder: aldehydes, violets and copier toner cartridge. So weird and yet very wearable.
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Jubilation XV Amouage
frankincense in a marble palace
Esencia (Loewe) today. Basteri´s thread inspired me to wear it today.
2 MAN by Comme des Garcons
Noir Patchouli
Histoire de Parfums
Guerlain Metalys
I've had a decant of this sitting around for a while and I finally woke up to giving it a full wear. WOW! I'm getting a lot of spicy florals (carnation, right?) with a touch of powdery (heliotriope) and vanilla underneath. It's really nice... why oh why do these bottles have to be so desirable (and expensive)?
SOTD: Decant day for me - Dior Homme. For some reason, this one smells like vanilla on me - I know that is not one of the notes, but it does. I am having a tough time getting past that smell.
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Narciso Rodriguez for Him
Paco Rabanne Ténéré for me.
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
first scent in a week and a half (crappy cold)
YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Versace's L' Homme. You all can now get on with your day, now that you finally know my SOTD!
Habit Rouge & Cartier Declaration.
Looking for a sample of Gucci Envy Me.
Jicky (vintage Eau de Cologne) by Guerlain
It's a sunny day and warm (for February) so in anticipation of warm weather and springtime....
Discount and drug store fragrance trollop. http://www.basenotes.net/group.php?groupid=74
Rochas Lui
Giving Life My All And Improving Every Day
My number one scent:
Looking for: Vento Canale, da Gianni Campagna.
L'Artisan Parfumeur L'EAU DU NAVIGATEUR
Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée again.
Once Upon A Time In Nazi Occupied France...A Basterd's Work is Never Done ~ Inglourious Basterds
Gucci Envy from a sample (thanks bbBD)
Caron PuH
Trussardi Uomo
Heritage EDT for a Friday night dinner with a close friend. Life is good people.
first test of L'Artisan Tea For Two.
Hit me like a plastic-coated, mothball-laden civet bomb out of the bottle (it's the same musk they use in Mure et Musc), followed by ginger, cinnamon, and a hit of flour. After about three hours, the musk died down and it actually smelled like tea for about 5 minutes. Then, vanilla crept in and mixed with the cinnamon for a very gourmand few hours (I suppose it's still similar to Chai tea, though).
Definitely interesting (I love scents that progress), but not what I was hoping for...
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Purple Label
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
Paco Rabanne pour Homme
Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur
L'Artisan - Safran Troublant
EnvYuS My Wardrobe
Cologne du 68 from a sample
This may be FBW
Bvlgari Black
Amor Pour Homme by Cacharel
Rive Gauche Intense.
Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford
Smells so good when it's cool out - just lovely stuff.
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According to Jackson's lawyer, all chargers were dropped in Bladen County District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
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don't you ever let tumblr make you have a mentality of glorifying self harm, self loathing, procrastination, disliking people, and being sarcastic is ok because it's not.
#it's not cute so stfu
being sarcastic is totally ok u prick
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All the times he did get sex are marked with italics.
This is it. This is pretty much the pentacle of male privilege in the U.S. When a husband whole heartedly believes that he is a victim to unfair treatment by his wife because she denied him sex 26 times in a month.
When a man think his pleasures is more important than a women NOT WANTING TO HAVE SEX and since they are married he has every right to her body and by denying him access to her body she is denying him said right.
He thinks her "excuses" for having sex are also unreasonable. And what are some of those "excuses"?
-She was too tired to have sex.
-She was sick.
-She was too drunk.
-She felt tender (in vaginal region) after having sex the other day.
-They didn't have enough time because they had somewhere to be. (Which means he was fully prepared to have enough time to get himself off INSIDE his wife while knowing they wouldn't have enough time for her pleasure)
These are all unreasonable "excuses"
I saw the Reddit thread, and most people were siding with him because she was committing the unacceptable crime of not having sex with him, and even among those who were more sympathetic were starting with "he did it in an immature way…BUT" and it's just so depressing how much people hate women that are not "fulfilling their purpose" of being fucked by men.
The comments on the Buzzfeed link are full of women defending the guy.
I can't believe people are defending this person. You do not have an inalienable right to sexual intimacy, even with a spouse. This is fucked up.
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Certainly journalism will survive. Indeed, it could even thrive as a result of today's very real challenges. Journalists need neither fear nor denounce the proliferation of punditry and attitude. Rather, as the media landscape teems ever more vigorously with partisanship and shout shows, infotainment, 24-hour-a-day repetitiousness and the near-anarchy of the Web world, journalism has a fine opportunity: To define itself in opposition to others. In the process, journalism could gain much-needed courage and clarity.
The evolutionary step made necessary by the growing dominance of viewpoints—along with the blending of entertainment and news and the ravages wrought by time pressure and profit pressure—is that some institutions and individuals must purposefully differentiate themselves according to a stated intention: Public service to citizens of this democracy. Through this principled differentiation, some will become known—and sought out—for their fairness and comprehensiveness, substantiality and proportionality, transparency and accountability.
Our increasingly attitude-driven media world is not all to the bad. The fastest-growing media sectors—alternative, ethnic and online media—are known for having a viewpoint. Clearly, they meet a hunger—even a public need. So do more partisan "mainstream" media, exemplified by Fox News. Ideological leanings are not themselves harmful. It is deceit that is wrong—the false presentation of one's intentions. No one should be allowed to get away with hoodwinking the news consumer. Those who try should be called out—something clannish journalists have been disappointingly timid about doing.
But forthrightly partisan media have been important in our history—and remain so today elsewhere. In both cases, political engagement has been (or is) higher than here in the era of "objective journalism." That same desirable result might well be repeating itself here today.
Accepting this reality doesn't imply rejecting balanced and fair journalism; that is more needed than ever. But "objectivity" as a touchstone has grown worse than useless. For one thing, it is inadequate: Journalism has for decades been characterized in substantial part by interpretative and investigative and analytical reporting. To the extent that objectivity still holds sway, it often produces a report bound in rigid orthodoxy, a deplorably narrow product of conventional thinking. The cowardly, credulous and provincial coverage leading up to the Iraq War was a spectacular example. This orthodoxy also leaves out huge sectors of the population. Whatever the poverty of thinking of those in power, their views and actions are seen as legitimate, while thoughts and experiences of others are ignored. But if objectivity has become an ineffective and even harmful guide, it remains an extremely effective cudgel for those who wish to discredit the messenger on any story they disagree with. And the anticipation of these bludgeon-ings has produced a yet more craven media.
A forthright jettisoning of the "objectivity" credo, and a welcoming of the diverse media landscape springing up around us, could have freeing effects. Those who wish to get their news only from media sharing their viewpoint are welcome to it. Irreverent bloggers and alternative publications will increasingly make clear the true nature of those outlets. Meanwhile, the news sources seeking to serve the public interest with as much fairness and balance as possible will become differentiated from the others—thereby appealing to a growing hunger for guidance through an ever more bewildering media forest. Objectivity bludgeonings will lose their power. These media will contribute their varied strengths—from the net's innovation and interactivity to cable news's breaking-news preeminence. And the mainstream media wise enough to let the fresh air in, rather than fearfully shutting it out, will gain in clarity, strength and purposefulness from the democratization and the questioning and critiques that accompany the transition.
One more thought: With objectivity no longer the byword, transparency and accountability become ever more important—transparency of intent and also of procedure. And accountability of every kind, from ombudsmen to reader advisory groups, from state news councils to online chats. And amid the uncertainty, the best ethical guidance might be found in time-tested credos like this one written by Walter Williams at the beginning of the last century:
"I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acceptance of lesser service than the public service is a betrayal of this trust.
"I believe that clear thinking, clear statement, accuracy and fairness are fundamental to good journalism.
"I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true. I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible."
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Geneva Overholser, a 1986 Nieman Fellow, is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting, Missouri School of Journalism, Washington bureau.
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Chris Weidman defeated Anderson Silva to retain his middleweight championship title in the main event of UFC 168 last weekend (Sat., Dec. 28, 2013) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's what the box score says, but right next to where "TKO" is written it will also say "injury" in parentheses.
That injury was a severely broken leg (see the gruesome photos here, if you dare).
Earlier this week, "The Spider" released a photograph on his official Twitter account, wishing his fans a happy 2014 and thanking them for their support.
I want to say thank you to all my fans and friends to support me at this moment, I wish a great and happy 2014 to all pic.twitter.com/nzhmvoNSca
— Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson) January 2, 2014
The picture comes after a conference call where Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) doctor Steven Sanders confirmed that Silva was already on crutches -- something that amazed him due to the severity of the break -- and will continue to be reliant on them until his leg is strong enough to have full pressure on it.
And, according to Sanders, that day can't come soon enough for Silva, as he revealed how "The Spider" asked him numerous times before and after the surgery when he would be able to resume training.
Surely the story line of whether Silva retires -- or wont -- will take some winding turns before all is said and done, but for now, the future seems positive.
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440 comments found
I bought your theme a while ago and I think it's just brilliant. It does virtually everything I need except one very specific task.
I want to use a online film distributing tool called distrify (http://distrify.com/). Distrify already provides a Wordpress-Plugin to embed their proprietary video player. But it only works inside blog posts.
What I want to do is to use the distrify-player inside the projects section ideally by extending the YouTube/Vimeo-embed functionality of the Osaka Superior theme.
It is probably too much to ask but can you tell me wether this is possible or not? Here is some information about distrifys embed API: http://distrify.com/oembed
If it is possible is there any chance that I can hire Digital Cavalry to integrate an Distrify embed functionality inside the Superior Osaka theme?
With best regards, Semjon
Sorry you had to wait for the answer. We are currently to busy and don't take any additional jobs, so we won't be able to help you to much with development. I think it could be possible to combine somehow the Osaka options with the plugin, however it might need some bigger changes. This would need some research, but if you would have any questions in regards to the theme for making these changes let us know and maybe we will be able to help. We will try to look on this more a bit later if we will have some more time.
Thanks for your answer. I'll definitely get back to you as soon as I get the development started.
Best regards, Semjon
Hi, First of all thank You for this awesome theme. I have several questions: 1. I am using Content Bulider for Page, here I have added a Google-map with destination marker. How would You suggest me to do if I would like to add 3 more destinations with destination markers for the same map? Or do I need to use some plugin? 2. When uploading images to the regular WP-media library I used the resolution 1024×768px since I saw that this resolution was the same res. as of the images that came with the theme and displays nicely in the start-page Basic Image-slider. However the images I have uploaded and added in the Content slider displays unsharpened in slider-mode. Is it better to crop the images to the exact "Viewport "width and height in px from the beginning or is the problem solved in another way? 3. If I want to change the headings of the navigation bar and color, I have learned that I will have to add some properties to the css of the menu ul and li etc. But is it also possible in an easy way to change the colors of the menuheadings so that for example the first menu-heading displays in blue, the second in red and the third in green? Since this is a responsive theme maybe You need to do the alterations in three or more layoutalternative options? Thanks, K
1. It is not possible to set more than one marker with the Google Map segment. For this some modification will be needed in the code but it would need some development, or maybe if there is a plugin that allows this, you can use a plugin if it's compatible.
2. This depends on the slider size and aspect ratio. The viewport option might make the images to look blurry if the images need to be rescalled to the viewport size. I your case, with this size for the images, I think you don't need to select "Fit images to viewport size" option – this option is also not selected for this example page with the same size of images. And if you will have a full size slider it should look good with the 960 grid resolution CSS mode. But, if you use the hi-res mode, then it might be better to have bigger images if you placed a full width Basic Image Slider segment.
3. I am not sure if you write about the different colors for main menu items or some headings inserted in the mega menu (submenu). But, both things won't be possible with just an easy change in the code if you write about titles. If you would like a different colors for each main item or heading, you will need to add some new option for color to the menu. Right now it is possible to individually change colors only for Sub-Text or Sub-Content that you can see in the Live Preview below Features, Blog and Projects items (first two have an example for Sub-Text, the last one has a Sub-Content special note with some color set).
I purchased this theme, and built up my site on a local test server. Now I'm having trouble transferring the site to a live host. Some of the pages show up right, others dont. If I use something like the search and replace plugin to change localhost to the website address it breaks the theme. Do you have any instructions for migrating the site?
Did you used the export options for this? I am not sure how your site after importing on server looks, but after the export/import you might still need to adjust some ID values or categories selection because the ID numbers for posts and pages will probably be different.
I think you should be able to export/import the site from localhost using the available export/import options, but like I wrote above some settings that are based on ID numbers might need to be adjusted on the server installation again.
Maybe you can describe a bit more what is not properly displayed or send us a link to the page. You can also contact us via email (using contact form in our TF profile) and maybe send us some screenshots if needed.
Thanks for the response! I ended up getting everything transferred successfully.
Hi, I LOVE this theme and I'm interested in purchasing, but I have a few questions:
1) Is it possible to move the search bar to the center and align the social network icons to the right of it to close up some of that white space in the header? 2) The sliders on the homepage pull in custom content or featured posts? 3) Am I correct in guessing that text content and widgets can be added to any page to create various layout options?
Thank you!
Thank you for your interest!
1. I am not sure if I understood this correctly, but I think this would be possible with some easy change in CSS code, so the icons and search will be in one line aligned to the right side and there will be no additional text at the top. In the theme admin panel you can also center the logo and place the search and icons right below it, also in centered position – this might be useful if you have some bigger logo.
2. The Homepage Slider with square thumbnails (Board Slider) works with standard posts and pages and automatically displays a thumbnail from the post/page main image plus optional title and description. The Basic Image Slider is a slider with own slider manager and each slide can be created manually by uploading a slide image, adding some description, link etc.
3. You can have various layouts of pages thanks to Content Builder functionality. You can combine various segments on each page, like for example Sidebar segment with some widgets, Basic Image slider segment, Blog segment,, Contact Form segment, Team segment etc. You can create various layouts and set different sizes for each segment on pages with Content Builder page template. Content Builder can be used for pages, it doesn't work for posts.
Thanks for answering my questions! I really appreciate it! I love the Board slider, but also need a posts slider similar to the style of the image slider. If I add a posts slider plugin, would it be possible to use it via shortcode in the content builder?
It should work without problem via the special Text segment for Content Builder – it is one of the segments which you can use to place any text on page, but also shortcodes in the Content Builder. From what I know it worked with some other slider that was not based on post, so I think it should work also in this case.
I'd like to disable the SEO options of the theme as I am using All Pack SEO plugin. Now the posts and pages does not occur with the title on browser. How can I disable theme's SEO? I checked seo options but nothing changed.
You don't need to disable the theme SEO options if don't want to use it. The theme options won't be used if you will not fill the fields and select "Active" option for individual pages. Also in Osaka > General > SEO you just don't select "Use title" or "Use description" options.
By default theme SEO is disabled, so you just don't make any changes in the theme SEO options. If the SEO plugin is not working properly, then maybe it needs some additional adjustment or something is wrongly configured in the plugin options.
Does the theme support WooCommerce, or will I have to do some hook magic to get it going?
We didn't tested this currently with the theme so it's hard to say, but some additional adjustments might be needed for this plugin.
Could i get your comment on this hosting company reason why your plugin possibly could be causing 1 min.27 sec to load a simple homepage.
fatcow-inc.com response We are definitely able to host all types of plugins, as long as they are installed correctly on the server. In this case, I truly beleive it is a matter of configuring the plugin settings within the php.ini file. If you try this or have tried this and it still does not work, please let me know. There are a number of reasons plugins can slow down a site, and this is the main one.
Regards, Elyse P. Executive Response Manager
From your description it looks like this answer is about some non theme plugin? Did you installed some non Osaka plugins? Or something is wrong in this description? There are no plugins in Osaka theme, for galleries functionality NGG plugin needs to be installed, but I think this should cause any problems. If you use any other plugins, you can try to disable the non theme plugins (besides NextGEN Gallery) and check if this helps.
Is there a way to embed video(youtube) in the Basic Image slider control? I couldn't find this feature in any other slider control too. Is there any workaround i can use to implement this?
No, the Basic Image slider works only with image slides – you can't embed a video in this slider. Some bigger modification is needed for this kind of functionality, but this would be a serious change because the Basic Image Slider was not designed for video slider functionality.
Quick questions: 1. In Search results – how to change spacing between text excerpt and "Read More" link. (currently seems to much space, would like "Read More" to be next line after text excerpt). 2. In blog post, how to change the heading from H1 to H2 3. How to change font family for any of the shortcodes? I am using dcs_blockquote and default font does not match the rest of the site theme. Would like to have option to change font option for other applicable shortcodes if need be. Can all of the above be changed by customizing css, if yes, let me know the details. Thanks in advance.
1. The spacing comes from paragraph margin. If you want to modify this, I think the easiest way would be to add these two properties:
position: relative; top: -10px;
to these classes in common.css or common_hires.css file in "css" folder:
.blog-post-short-wrapper .bsp-more-link
.page-short-compact-wrapper .bsp-more-link
You can also add new CSS code like this to the same file instead of the instruction above, but I am not sure how this will work for your site:
.blog-post-short-wrapper p, .page-short-compact-wrapper p { margin-bottom:5px; }
These changes will have effect not only on search page, but also on the blog segment.
2. Open cp_renderer.php file located in cms/php/ folder and search for "wpPostFull" function. Here you will find the h1 tags which you can just edit and that's all.
3. Search for "blockquote" in common.css or common_hires.css file and you will find the font-family property which you can edit.
Hello there, Is it possibile to get the demo contetent and layouts? Zhanks
Hello, the demo content plus all the settings are available in the product ZIP file. If you have the first version, just redownload the ZIP file and you will find the sample files inside. In the Videos section on the Live Preview for Superior Osaka theme you will find instruction how to use these sample files to recreate (almost) all the demo settings and layouts.
I can download the following files from the themeforest: Main File(s) Installable WordPress file License Certificate
The 1st one (Superior Osaka) contains a folder called "sample content" with thrre files: osaka_cms_settings_22-December-2012.zip osaka_menu_main_menu_id_2_22-December-2012.zip osakawptheme.wordpress.2012-12-22.xml I imported all the three as described at the osakawptheme.wordpress.2012-12-22.xml, after the CMS and the menus, but still an empty page.
Do you see any errors information when you check your site now? Did you saw any errors while importing the sample content? Also, did you set page with Homepage template as "A Static Page: Front Page" in Settings > Reading? Maybe you can send us a link to your site or even access to WP admin (using contact form in our Theme Forest profile) and I will take a look on this.
You can also make a small test and try to create just a Homepage like it is presented in the other "How to start" Video – without sample content import – just to check if the Homepage will be displayed properly and the site will work fine.
Hello again:)
I created some posts with a right sidebar and associated them to a specific category. Then went to Osaka->Sidebars->Choose default sidebar for individual categories, and then chose the sidebar i wanted for this category . As a result i got this exception: "No sidebar defined or selected for this page/post. Please go to theme general options and create sidebar – section Osaka > General > Sidebars. Then go to (WordPress) Appearance > Widget section – here you can add some widget to created sidebar. Set default sidebar in theme general options or assign invidual sidebar to given page or post in Custom Page/Post Settings. More about using sidebars and widgets you will find also in PDF User Guide.dc_theme"
What is wrong? am i missing something?
Thanks! Nir
P.S: when i go individually to a post in Post Common Settings section and choose the sidebar i works fine.
Are you sure you selected the correct side sidebar for the category – maybe for example the page has left sidebar layout and you selected right sidebar only. I am not sure what might be wrong, because when I test this on our test site, I selected a specific sidebar for some category archive page and it works fine.
Maybe you write about sidebar for post page, not archive category page. The categories option that you use, currently works for the archive categories pages, not for single posts pages from some category. So if you for example click on the Category name link and move to the category archive page you will see the sidebar. For each post you can select an individual sidebar in Posts section, so you can for example decide that for each post from this category you will select some specific sidebar, but it must be done for each post in Post Settings.
Yes. that was the problem. it is in the level of archive category and not a default sidebar for a single post associated with a category.
Hello. The default text size in the Body of each page displays text size bigger than the SideBar Widget Text. How can I get the font size of the Body to be the same size as the default Widget Text size?
Hello, I sent you an email response about this part. This should help.
Is WPML (Wordpress Multi Language) compatible?
From what I know from one client the theme is compatible with WPML if the standard WordPress menu option is used (not the Mega Menu that you can see in the Live Preview), but I am not 100% sure at this moment, because we curerntly didn't tested the theme with WPML on our own. The standard WordPress menu option can be used in the theme and it allows you to build standard submenus.
It looks like the theme is compatible with the WPML besides the Pro Menu system, but I think we will look on this more soon so maybe it will be fully compatible after the next update – but I can't promise this now in regards to the mega menu compatibility because I am not sure if it will be possible at this stage.
Thank you for your interest!
amazing theme, first one Ive ever bought that does EVERYTHING.
Can you tell me please, how I would change the font characteristics of the sidebar text and the main menu? I cant find it in the css files anywhere?
Thank you! I am not sure which menu element you want to edit. But if this is for example the main item in Osaka Menu System, then you can modify the values in this element:
#dc-primary-theme-menu > li
It must be done in the right CSS file from "css" folder – the file used on your site depending on your CSS mode setting in Osaka > General > Theme Core > BASIC SETTINGS (if you use hi-res CSS mode, then you need to make this change in common_hires.css).
In regards to the sidebar, if you write about standard text that is placed in the DC Text widget you can also modify this in the same CSS file.
If you want for example increase the sidebar font size, you will need to do this for each widget that uses own font-size setting. For example, search for this class:
.dc-widget-heading .plain-text
in common_hires.css file and change the font size to let's say 14px like it is set for body.
This should help, but let us know if you will need some more details about some specific modification in regards to the menu or sidebar.
thank you, I will see how I get on and let you know. Primarily, it was the DC_Pages and DC_Category widgets I wanted to change as the font is a little small.
Amazing template btw!
The content of my site is in hebrew. When i'm trying to send the contact form, fields come in gibberish :? ???? ?? ????? ?????? (such subject) and body: × ×ž× ×¡ לי ×œ× i guess i need to change the charset somewhere. can u help me where or what do?
Thank, Nir
Yes, you will need to change the charset in sendmessage.php file located in "php" folder and this should resolve this.
Activated the "Enable authorization in contact forms" in the theme core section. http://o7.no/16g5Fai
When I include it in my contact form, it is showing as a broken image.http://o7.no/16g5Pyo
Looks like it might be caused by some other problem with non theme plugin. I see some error on your site with plugin event-espresso-free and I think this might be related. You can check this first by deactivating this plugin and see if this helps. If not, you can also deactivate all the non theme plugins besides "NGG" and then check the result. Maybe this event-espresso plugin was not installed properly and is braking something.
I have just purchased your theme. I'm very frustrated as I am trying to mimic the Block functionality as displayed on the Live Preview.
However, nothing is showing. The space is being account for. Meaning I placed the Blockquote above and below where I placed the Block Slider and there is a gap between them where the Block Slider is suppose to be showing.
Hello, I am not sure which part you want to reproduce. You write about the Board Slider? Do you have some posts created with main image that will display in this Board Slider?
If you will still have problem with this, maybe you can send us an email using contact form in our Theme Forest profile with an access to your WP admin plus a bit more details about the page where the problem exist and I will take a look on this.
I've got a quick question.
Is it possible to change the thickness of the line underneath the main menu?
Best regards, Semjon
Hi, yes, it is possible. The long line underneath the whole menu comes from line.png image located in img/menu/ folder inside the theme and you will need to modify this image (change height).
The selected item line can be modified in the CSS code – in the common.css (or common_hires.css if HiRes CSS mode is used) file located in "css" folder search for this element:
#dc-primary-theme-menu > li.top-current > a > div
You will find here border-bottom property and you can just modify the thickness value for the currently selected item.
thanks for your quick reply. I managed to change the thickness for the currently selected item.
Unfortunately changing the line.png diddn't quite do what I expected. The grey line got thicker but when I select a menu item it turns back to the 1px value and the currently selected indicator seems to be attached underneath instead of replacing the bit of the grey line.
So everything not selected has a 3px grey line beneath it and the selected item has a 1px grey line plus a 3px black line. What did I miss?
One more question popped up: I have a page-link as first item of my menu and a custom-url-link as last item. Both items always show the currently selected indicator line. Why? I'd like to fix that (you can take a look here: http://allizzwell.de/wordpress/).
Also I wanted to say that your support is really awesome. Thank you so much for your help and patience.
Best regards, Semjon
We will try to take a closer look on this thickness modification a bit later to check how this looks. I think it should be possible to change it with just some simple changes, so I should be able to help you a bit more.
In regards to the page link, I am not sure because the link point to the different path and I think both shouldn't be selected like this. Is it possible you can send us access to your WP admin on email (using contact from in our Theme Forest profile) and we will take a look on this?
Great theme buy the way. I'm having trouble importing your sample menu to the theme for some reason. It says error when trying to unzip it. Any solutions to the issue ? Thanks in advance
Hello, you have this problem only with importing the menu? Did you tried also to import the CMS settings and it worked properly? If yes, it might be related to your server settings for max_input_vars in php.ini.
On your server in php.ini file, you can check the value for parameter max_input_vars is set to value around 1000 and you will need to change this parameter value to lets say: max_input_vars = 5000. You should be able to do this on your own in server settings or ask your host about this change. If this default settings is the problem, after the changes it should work fine.


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Defendants 'part of group that plotted to kill Joss Stone'
The prosecutor has told the jury that they must decide whether the two defendants are part of a wider conspiracy to "rob and kill Joss Stone".
"This case is about a decision by a group of individuals, of which these defendants are two," Simon Morgan QC said. "Your job will be to determine whether you think these two are part of a plot."
He said that an "offence is committed as soon as the agreement is reached," and that the two defendants acted on the plan.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/13 -- Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (the "Manager"), the manager of Australian REIT Income Fund (the "Fund") is pleased to announce the Exchange Ratios (as defined below) for the Exchange Option as provided for in the preliminary prospectus of the Fund dated January 30, 2013 (the "Prospectus").
Prospective purchasers were able to purchase Class A Units or Class F Units (collectively, the "Units") either by (i) cash payment or (ii) an exchange (the "Exchange Option") of select exchange eligible securities (the "Exchange Eligible Securities") of the issuers (each an "Exchange Issuer") listed in this News Release. The number of Units issuable in exchange for an Exchange Eligible Security (the "Exchange Ratio") deposited by a prospective purchaser pursuant to the Exchange Option was determined by dividing the volume weighted average trading price of such securities on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the three consecutive trading days ending on, and including February 22, 2013 (the "Pricing Period"), as adjusted to reflect distributions declared by the applicable Exchange Issuer that will not be received by the Fund, by $12.00. The Exchange Ratios were rounded down to four decimal places. Fractional Units will not be issued by the Fund. Allocation of cash in respect of fractional Units to purchasers who have authorized the deposit of Exchange Eligible Securities through CDS will be at the discretion of the CDS Participant.
A prospective purchaser of Units was required to deposit its Exchange Eligible Securities with the Exchange Agent through CDS prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on February 22, 2013.
The table below sets out the names of those Exchange Eligible Securities that were deposited prior to the February 22, 2013 deadline, the securities of which may be accepted by the Fund pursuant to the Exchange Option and includes the applicable Exchange Eligible Security's TSX ticker symbol, CUSIP number, volume weighted average trading price during the Pricing Period and the applicable Exchange Ratio.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume Weighted TSX Average Ticker CUSIP Trading Exchange Exchange Eligible Securities Symbol Number Price Ratio---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust AP.UN 019456102 34.3974 2.8570---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artis Real Estate Investment Trust AX.UN 04315L105 16.0346 1.3287---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust BEI.UN 096631106 66.1649 5.5000---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brookfield Canada Office Properties BOX.UN 112823109 29.2600 2.4302---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brookfield Office Properties Inc. BPO 112900105 17.0972 1.4131---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BTB Real Estate Investment Trust BTB.UN 11777P300 4.6223 0.3824---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust CWT.UN 131253205 29.0652 2.4114---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CAR.UN 134921105 25.7092 2.1347---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust REF.UN 13650J104 46.2162 3.8410---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust CSH.UN 16141A103 10.8371 0.8993---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust CUF.UN 199910100 22.6185 1.8749---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust CRR.UN 227107109 14.5021 1.2023---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust D.UN 265270207 37.4582 3.1063---------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Capital Realty Inc. FCR 31943B100 19.1673 1.5973---------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Service Corporation FSV 33761N109 31.5198 2.6267---------------------------------------------------------------------------- H&R Real Estate Investment Trust HR.UN 404428203 22.7694 1.8881---------------------------------------------------------------------------- InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust INN.UN 45771T132 4.4096 0.3647---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Killam Properties Inc. KMP 494104870 12.9646 1.0764---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust MRT.UN 617914106 18.8642 1.5654---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust NWH.UN 667495105 13.2849 1.1015---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust NPR.UN 66562P105 31.8491 2.6435---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Partners Real Estate Investment Trust PAR.UN 70214B118 7.7719 0.6432---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust PMZ.UN 74157U109 27.0538 2.2457---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riocan Real Estate Investment Trust REI.UN 766910103 27.6949 2.2981---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temple Hotels Inc. TPH 879854107 5.8707 0.4855----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Manager reserves the right to accept or reject any security under the Exchange Option for any reason, including, without limitation, an unfavourable relationship between the Exchange Ratio and the prevailing trading price or rating of an Exchange Eligible Security prior to the Closing. If, for any reason, at the discretion of the Manager, the Exchange Eligible Securities deposited pursuant to the Exchange Option are not acquired by the Fund, the holders of such securities will be notified of such fact as soon as practicable following the Closing or the termination of the Offering, as the case may be, and such securities will be re-credited to their accounts through CDS and the CDS Participants. The Manager's interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Option will be final and binding. The Manager also reserves the right to waive any conditions of the Exchange Option, other than the Maximum Ownership Level, and to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any deposit of securities made pursuant to the Exchange Option.
The syndicate of agents for the Offering is being co-led by BMO Capital Markets, CIBC and Macquarie Private Wealth Inc., and includes Scotiabank, National Bank Financial Inc., TD Securities Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Desjardins Securities Inc., GMP Securities L.P., Raymond James Ltd., All Group Financial Services Inc., Burgeonvest Bick Securities Limited and MGI Securities Inc. (collectively, the "Agents").
Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those identified by the expressions "expect", "intend", "will" and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Fund and/or the Manager. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the Fund's and/or the Manager's current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations. Although the Fund and/or the Manager believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Fund and/or the Manager undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement or information whether as a result of new information, future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
A preliminary prospectus dated January 30, 2013 containing important information relating to these securities has been filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The Prospectus is still subject to completion or amendment. Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained from any of the Agents. There will not be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy the securities until a receipt for the final prospectus has been issued.
For additional information or a copy of the Prospectus, please contact your registered financial advisor.
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc.
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Chauncey will play, but apparently after looking at the replay of Amar'e ankle roll, the Knicks are a little concerned. Heck, I'm a little concerned too, but if they're talking about days and not weeks, I think Amar'e will be OK for the playoffs.
Meantime, Extra E will try to do his best Amar'e impression and I have a weird feeling that he might actually be good at it. Will be interesting to see Extra E do his thing with big minutes at the 4. We'll probably see a lot of She-will as well and maybe another D.Brown sighting?
Deron Williams is out, having elected for wrist surgery (What if we got him instead of Carmelo?) Anyway. That's the dealio. Hope the Knicks find some more good chemistry tonight and if the Nets win they are going to feel really good about themselves but it just doesn't matter much at this point.


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HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - An emotional Robin Roberts announced on Monday that she has been diagnosed with a rare blood and bone-marrow disorder called MDS, and will undergo a bone marrow transplant.
Speaking on "Good Morning America" and writing on a blog post, Roberts said the disease was once called preleukemia, and is a complication from the treatment she received to beat breast cancer in 2007.
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I just got the two space packs from SLM (25% off! WOOT!) and am wondering who is who.
I'm thinking Mal, Wash, Jayne (and Vera), and Zoe but have no idea who the other two are.
In this set I'm pretty sure I know all of them: Shepard Book, Saffron, Kaylee, Simon, River, and Inara
Besides that these figures are amazing. They're slightly heroic scale for 15mm, which depending on your tastes can be a good thing, and are jam packed full of detail. In addition, since I got a small order it seems that he cut me a break on shipping costs. If he makes more 15mm Scifi I'd buy it with a smile. In fact I even have a suggestion if he's listening
Hey, thanks for the post. Glad you like the figures. I apologize for not answering your email about who is who but achilles tendinitis, xmas parties, and family have killed what few communication skills I have! You got the ids correct and the two on the end of the first photo are random dudes with guns to make the pack have six figures.David
Oh, I would absolutely second that suggestion.
At the very least an Ace Rimmer figure! Smoke me a kipper
No problem, Dave. Tis the season to be obscenely busy.
Kryten, Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kochanski, Ace Rimmer
need a 6th.
How about Mr. Flibble and Rimmer in his red and white checked gingham dress? :p
A RD crew would be cool
Heh. So any tips on painting Hawaiian shirts?
Wash needs you! :)
I can see it now
the two on the end are the crewmen no one talks about after that fateful day
Oh how tragic it can be to run into Reavers. Lets just hope the space cannibals put "Kill" as the first order of business. After that, the rest matters not.
Oddly I also got the two space packs from SLM this sale, and had the same trouble with the last two figures in pack A. Thanks for asking and sorting it out.
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Jonathan Mayo writes about a silver lining for the Pirates in the new CBA. Most of the changes to the Rule 4 amateur draft would appear to be disadvantageous to the Pirates. This one will benefit the Bucs, most likely on an annual basis. As we have seen from Jim Callis' work that Charlie highlighted below, we probably won't have a full read on all the ins and outs of the new system until after the 2012 draft has taken place.
A couple highlights from the article: 1) the lottery picks can be traded by the team (and only that team) that wins them. 2) first round picks that are forfeited due to exceeding the budget cap are put into a separate lottery. Every team is eligible, but there is a weighted allocation.


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The idea occurred to me the other day and i'm gradually getting more serious about it, to the point that i think i might actually go ahead and do it. That is, drive from Nice to Carpentras sunday morning, and ride the Ventoux ahead of the tour.
For one i'm wondering what time the roads will be closed. The caravan passes Bedoin at 15h and the finish at 15h40. Any ideas about when i need to be on the road and when i need to finish the climb by in order to be guaranteed not to be stopped by the gendarmes? Nothing would be worse than going to all that trouble and expense and not being able to actually ride the thing (something i've never done).
Second question is will other PdCers be there and want to meet up. I might or might not have some work collegues or other folks with me.
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The origin of the English word "toast"in the sense of "drink a toast to someone"has several explanations. According to most sources, a drinking "toast" (a word also used in German) is actually related to roasted bread, aka toast. Webster's says the word is derived "from the use of toasted spiced bread to flavor the wine [during a toast], and the notion that the person honored also added flavor." Other sources claim that the word is derived from the 18th century English custom of covering a glass of hot spiced wine with a slice of toast as it was passed around the table. Each person lifted the toast, took a sip of wine, said a few words, and passed the glass on. When the glass reached the person being "toasted," the honoree got to eat the toast.
The German equivalents of "Cheers!" or "Bottoms up!" are Prost! or Zum Wohl! But longer, more formal toasts (Trinksprüche, (kurze) Tischreden) are common on special occasions such as marriage, retirement, or a birthday. A birthday toast almost always includes Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! (or nowadays even an English "Happy Birthday!"), but a real birthday toast would expand on that with more good wishes, such as this humorous jab: "Hoffentlich hast du soviel Spaß an deinem Geburtstag, dass du ihn von nun an jährlich feierst! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!" ("I hope you have so much fun on your birthday that you'll celebrate it annually from now on! Happy birthday!")
The Irish seem to be a bountiful and universal source of toasts and good wishes. Germans have borrowed many Irish sayings like the well-known "May the road rise to meet you..." Although it is often used by German-speakers in English, there are German translations. This is one German version (author unknown) that I think comes closer than most...
Möge dir dein Weg leicht werden
Möge dir der Wind immer von hinten kommen
Möge dir die Sonne warm ins Gesicht scheinen
Möge dir ein sanfter Regen auf die Felder fallen
und bis wir uns wiedersehen
möge Gott dich in seiner Hand halten.
Germans also like to send shorter greetings as SMS (short message service) text to each other on their Handys (mobile phones). There are many Web sites in German with sample SMS texts that can also be used for toasts. Here's a typical example:
Die allerbesten Geburtstagswünsche send/wünsch ich dir,
sie kommen vom Herzen, sie kommen von mir.
You can find the full English and German for these and other toasts and good wishes on the next page!
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These days, the idea of pursuing any leisure activity in the Middle East might seem eccentric, if not downright insane, but, in spite of all the political turmoil afflicting that part of the world, the annual Dubai Shopping Festival took place in that country during the month of March. Ever since its 1996 launch, the festival has lured visitors with a combination of entertainment, sporting events, and daily raffles. This year, for example, performers included Shaggy, Artful Dodger, Gipsy Kings, and others, along with golf and tennis events; over 80 Lexus cars were raffled off, along with 35 Nissan Super Safaris. (There are also competitions in such categories as Ideal Arab Mother and Ideal Arab Family.)
The festival's opening ceremony was staged at a purpose-built site at the Dubai Police Academy and was broadcast to 19 countries. All technical production and equipment was supplied by Dubai-based production and staging house ProTec. The project was managed by Stephen Lakin in collaboration with Damien McGurn, Hares Shehad, Rick Wade, and Jason Strange. In addition to their regular tasks, the group helped find five international dance troupes to take part in the ceremony. The assembled technical team came to 102 people from five continents, speaking a total of 20 languages.
Working off a theme of One World, One Family, One Festival, the two-hour opening ceremony featured five automated scenic globes, each of which were swallowed up into a massive sixth globe during a final lighting/pyro sequence. (The finale featured a seven-minute pyro show, designed by Mike Jones of Pains Fireworks). The stage featured six hydraulic superlifts, each capable of lifting 25 tons up to 7m above the stage.
Local contractors were hired to build footings for the stage, as well as for an 18m-high (60'), 140m-wide (460') protective windwall wrapping around the stage and backstage, constructed to withstand gusts up to 200kph (124mph). Also, five electricity generation substations were built on-site, which could deliver up to five megawatts of electricity.
ProTec designed and drew up the engineering specs for the stage, which was divided into three interconnecting sections. The stage included a four-section elevator that rose, like a wedding cake, plus four additional hydraulic platforms that dropped from stage to ground level.
Lakin hired Andy Edwards, who worked on the Rolling Stones' Bridges to Babylon tour, and Richard Estridge to devise the movement systems for the stage platforms and the six scenic globes, which spun and drove on four axes. The globes had two independently controlled motors on each front corner and free running casters on the back. Andy Cave of Entertainment Innovations designed, supplied, and installed the automation control systems, which operated the hydraulic scissor lifts, and the drive and rotation controls for the globes. Cave designed a system with 57 hydraulic axes, controlled by a Stage Technologies Acrobat desk, which was programmed by Vicky Hamilton and Richard Smith. Cave also designed the control systems for the five pantograph staircases and extension tabs, built by Tomcat, that slid into place, linking the four stage lifts and giving performers access to the globe stage entrance doors. The globes were driven by 15 AC servomotors linked to precision planetary gearboxes, and operated by 15 fully automated digital variable speed drive controllers, also designed and installed by Cave. All hydraulics were designed by Alan Lee.
Lakin asked LD Nick Jones to create a circular lighting design; the LD's main challenge included providing coverage on the vast stage and working the concept of flying screens--conceived by Lakin--into the show. Jones designed seven elliptical trusses, all moving, five of them filled with scrim for projections. He added eight triangular lighting trusses--two at each corner of the roofs, which also moved. On each side of the stage, Lakin designed two "spiders," each with 12 jointed legs, made from Total Fabrications' XO truss, controlled by 48 hydraulic rams and proportional valves. Each spider featured a Vari*Lite® VL5™ unit at the tip of each leg, along with PAR-56 truss toners and banks of short-nosed ACLs mounted inside. Lawrence Heron of PAI was in charge of all overstage truss motion control; using 64 Columbus McKinnon Lodestar fast-runner motors, and a new 72-way Ibex computer controlled system.
Jones' lighting rig included the following Vari*Lite units: VL2C™ spot luminaires, VL5 and VL5Arc™ wash luminaires, plus VL6C™ units. Other equipment included Clay Paky Stage Scans, Stage Colors, and Stage Zooms, plus over 600s PARs, more than 60 8-light Moles with Wybron scrollers, 200 ACLs, and a large number of Diversitronics strobes on the windwall. Also, 80 Coemar Panorama 1,800W floods covered the seating bank and windwall and 12 Coemar NAT 2.5 TMs were used to project customized gobos onto the five elliptical trusses with scrims, and for beaming textures onto the globes. Fifty Space Cannons were placed along the rear of stage and audience platform. Overall, 2,300 lighting fixtures were used.
Control was provided by an Avolites Diamond II console for the Panoramas and Space Cannons, with three Flying Pig Systems Wholehog IIs for the overstage lighting system. The production required 11 racks of Avolites ART 2000 dimming. Lighting crew chief was Steve Shipman.


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By Heather McPherson, Food Editor
3:26 PM EDT, October 17, 2013
After more than two years serving metro Orlando area, sushi chef and food truck entrepreneur Al Ruiz has unveiled his latest in gourmet street fare: Fish Out of Water food truck is now Sushi & Seoul On The Roll. The new menu includes truck ramen, steamed pork buns, tuna tataku and pork belly donuts. Yes, pork belly doughnuts. Take that cronut nation.
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