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S'mores Jar Cake for One
It's time for me to give you a dessert for Single Serving Sunday, because in all honestly leftover desserts are my downfall. Leftover entrees are dispersed throughout the week as lunches or dinner on subsequent days (even though I may get bored of it sometimes), but desserts either have to be passed out at work or frozen. There are so many more servings in a batch of cookies than a pizza! So single singer desserts are really what I should focus on more.
Jar desserts are pretty popular in the summer-time, especially for bringing to picnics because they are easy to transport and hand out as individual portions. However, most recipes make multiple single servings. But this s'mores jar cake recipe only requires one 16 oz jar. Granted you probably could say it serves 2, but do you really think you will want to share this with anyone? Let's be honest with ourselves.
Jar cakes are also great when you want to ship a treat for someone's birthday, which is exactly what I did. To make it prettier, I topped the jar lid with a cupcake liner – something I probably saw on Pinterest once. I thought it was really cute.
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Makes one 16 oz. jar cake
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Pinch salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 egg
2 Tbsp canola or vegetable oil
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
4-5 large marshmallows
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mason jar with non-stick spray.
- In a small bowl, combine butter, graham crumbs and salt. Mix until moistened. Press graham crust into jar. (I pressed the crumbs down firmly with the back of a cookie scoop.)
- Place flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, baking soda, egg, oil, vanilla and melted chocolate into a medium mixing bowl. Mix all ingredients until well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared jar, place in a small baking dish and add about enough water to cover the bottom inch and bake for 25-30 minutes or until baked through.
- Remove cake from the oven and press large marshmallows down on top. Heat the broiler and brown marshmallows for about 1-2 minutes, or until golden brown.
Source: Adapted from Picky Palate and The Cooking Actress, originally from How Sweet It Is.
13 Responses to "S'mores Jar Cake for One"
Ooooh this looks amazing, and much less dangerous when it's just for one
Super cute! LOVE the cupcake liner idea. And the recipe sounds awesome!
I love desserts in a jar, but S'mores! So perfect! I love the recipe! Looks delish!
Even though I bring most of my dessert leftovers to lab, there are some times I just want to make something all for myself or not have to make a huge batch of it. WIN for the s'mores jar cake!
Jar cakes are so cute, but doing S'mores is a stroke of genius!
I've never made a jar cake, I'm so late to jump on the bandwagon! But if I did make one, it would have to be s'mores and you're right, I wouldn't share it with anyone
This looks awesome!!! Need to try these!
Love this. Easy portion control, right?
S'mores = the ultimate summer dessert. I love jar cakes, too!
Ok I love that cupcake liner idea. I always have cupcake liners, especially in different patterns for holidays. So stealing that And I'm a huge supporter of single serving desserts because well it's just me here. And I love smores cake
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Braves Activate Takashi Saito, Send Craig Kimbrel To Gwinnett
#Braves: Takashi Saito has been activated from the 15-day DL. Kimbrel optioned to Gwinnett.— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) June 22, 2010
And somehow Jesse Chavez lives to give up runs another day. I don't get why they called up Kimbrel the second time. And what the heck does Michael Dunn have to do to get a shot? Imagine the left side of the pen we would have if Dunn joined Venters, EOF, and Wags.


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Slinky Day Saturday 30th August – Homage to the Slinky
To celebrate Slinky Day we thought we'd offer you a tribute to the world's most popular spring in all its tangle-y, stair-descending glory!
The weirdest piece of Slinky history we can give you, (which is always a good place to start), is that founder Richard James, who invented the Slinky by chance in the 1940s, suffered from a sort of 'mid-life crisis' in the '60s and joined a Bolivian cult.
Around 1960 James abandoned his wife Betty, six children, and his business in order to take up with his new religious friends/cult members. Funny/depressing as this is, it turned out to be arguably the best thing that could have happened to the Slinky Empire.
Betty James (my new feminist heroine!) took over her husband's company, rescued it from debts run up thanks to Richard's donations to his new spiritual chums, and made Slinky the phenomenon it became. It was Betty who created the famous Slinky jingle and advertising campaign which turned it in to a huge success.
Who knew the history of the Slinky was actually a story of girl power?!
Everyone who ever owned a Slinky remembers pushing them down the stairs as kids, and the sad, furious frustration that came with getting one tangled up. Seriously, did ANYONE ever manage to get one untangled?!
As we've all 'matured', and pop culture has evolved, today in 2014 we can enjoy hilarious videos of pets playing with Slinkys, or cats pretending to be Slinkys coming down the stairs! Ah, a Slinky really is the gift that keeps on giving!
In the name of unbiased research, I should mention that Richard James' cult have also been described as just being "exceptionally enthusiastic" about religion, and so leave you to form your own opinions about the inventor's spiritual adventures!
Here are a few videos to keep you springy-ly entertained:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR6NqF-KmDI - cat pretending to BE a slinky!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTde2HDcW7E - dog vs slinky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltwxC19s5u8 – Ace Ventura and a slinky – THE BEST!!
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When government goes behind closed doors in a meeting labeled an executive session or when officials whisper in a hallway, beware. If it looks like they are up to something, they probably are.
Now state Senate Bill 287 would, if not close a door on the public, at least drop a curtain that would make it more difficult for those wanting to learn of zoning changes, annexations, building projects and other decisions of local governments. These matters are important. They can affect property values, change neighborhoods or cost taxpayers money, among other things.
The bill would allow some governments to escape the current requirement that they notify the public about what theyre doing through the tried-and-true process of legal advertising in newspapers.
Instead, they could put the information on government websites, which legislators well know are not closely followed. Newspapers put the information out there for all to see, and many citizens customarily check them. Government websites can be extraordinarily difficult to navigate and some entities that want to hide what theyre doing might take advantage of that.
Yes, newspapers make some money from the ads, but they also perform a public service and make the information accessible to a much wider audience. And that makes it less likely that local governments are, yes, going to be up to something.
This is bad legislation from Republican lawmakers who have been criticized by many North Carolina newspapers for their actions in this session of the General Assembly they now control. Perhaps this is payback but this kind of revenge is not in the public interest.


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Full List of The Princess Anne's Godchildren.
Does anyone have the full list of Anne, The Princess Royals Godchildren?
I'm doing something about it in school but only have these so far:
Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, born 1970;
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, born 1973;
Alice McVittie, born 1976;
Prince Peter of Yugoslavia, born 1980;
Lucy Margot Therese Cameron, born 1980;
Lady Eloise Anne Elizabeth Anson, born 1981;
Kelly Louise Doreen Knatchbull, born 1988;
Does anyone know if that is it or does she have more?
Interesting lists. I notice that William's and Harry's Uncle Spencer is the godson of the Queen - that's a factoid that I'm sure has been mentioned endless times but which never penetrated. Now it has. :tongue: I assume all the Queen's godchildren never had her present at the christenings.
Haakon of Norway is also the Queen's godchild.
Which brings up the religion thing - surely Haakon and others are not Church of England. That puzzles me. To be a Roman Catholic godparent one has to be Roman Catholic - makes sense since you're promising to make sure the child is raised up in the religion. No one does, of course, but that's the idea.
Also noticed that all the Queen's children - including Charles, ceased being godparents by the late 1990's. I wonder why that is.
I read you can have Godparents of different religions as long as you have at least two Godparents from the same Religion you are going to bring the child up in.
I am a godparent to two children - both Roman Catholic - and I am not RC and nor are any of the other godparents and both children were baptised in the Roman Catholic church.
^^^^^^ to save you time, go to (IV, A., 98)
Two separate priests in two separate parishes and two separate dioceses and 26 years apart. I know a number of other people who are godparents to RC children and whose other godparents aren't RC (e.g. one of my godchildren has three sibings and none of them have RC godparents and none of them have mutual godparents) - so obviously these priests are reasonable people who know that parents want godparents to be people who are Christian and who will do the right thing rather than having godparents who are RC in name only and don't go to church otherwise.
I noticed from the supplied list - which could be in sore need of an update - that all the Queen's children, including Charles, apparently ceased being godparents by the late 1990's. I wonder why that is - if it really is so.
:previous: by the late 1990s the Queen's children and for the most part their friends would have moved beyond the 'having babies' phase in their lives.
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Half of the knockout stage bracket was set at the FIBA Africa tournament Saturday, as Group A and Group C finished up their portions of the round-robin stage. The action didn't feature as much top talent as Sunday's group play will, but the games were largely competitive as teams prepared for the knockout stage.
Cape Verde 65, Mozambique 53: Cape Verde finished second in Group C with the win over Mozambique. Neither team shot well from the field, but Cape Verde took advantage of its 47-37 rebounding edge to secure the victory.
Pio da Silva Matos was Mozambique's only scorer in double figures, finishing with 12 points and four rebounds. Mozambique finished 1-2 and third place in Group C.
Senegal 62, Algeria 57: Senegal clinched the No. 2 seed out of Group A with a 62-57 win over Algeria, dominating the second and third quarters and creating enough space to hold off a late Algeria push.
Senegal, which shot 39 percent from the floor, held a steady lead between eight and 12 points throughout most of the third quarter, but Algeria closed the gap to as few as two points on a pair of Mohamed Harat free throws with 1:07 left in the game.
The following possession, Maleye Ndoye hit a 3-pointer to give Senegal a 60-55 lead that Algeria would not overcome.
Ivory Coast 69, Egypt 62: Ivory Coast finished group play undefeated and clinched Group A with a seven-point win over Egypt, despite a strong performance from Egyptian forward Assem Marei.
Marei, a 6'9 forward who plays college ball for Division II Minnesota State, had 25 points and 19 rebounds and shot 10-19 from the floor. Ivory Coast was lead by Mamadou Lamizana, who finished with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
Egypt was 0-3 in the group stage and finished fourth in Group A.
Angola 85, Central African Republic 80: Angola finished off an impressive run through Group C on Saturday with a five-point win over the Central African Republic.
Carlos Morais led Angola with a well-rounded effort, recording 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in the win. He only shot 6-15 from the field, but his teammates chipped in with a great outside shooting performance, combining to go 23-41 from beyond the arc.
Angola finished 3-0, tops in Group C. Central African Republic finished 0-3.
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With the glut of guards we currently have with Tyreke, Thornton, Thomas, Jimmer, 'Cisco and Salmons, I think it would make sense to try and trade one of them.
Thornton would be the best option because he has the most trade value other than Tyreke (and maybe Thomas) but I would rather keep Tyreke.
In my ideal world, we would be able to trade Thornton for a top 6 or 7 pick with a team that would rather have a proven scorer (although with mediocre stats everywhere else) than take a risk on a draft pick. If not a top pick, then a lottery pick along with a decent player would be good. (I was thinking Suns at 13 and their SF Jared Dudley.)
Yes, I realize that Thornton was our top scorer, but we were 6th in the league in scoring so that is not an issue. With MT gone, that frees up more shots for Cousin's down low, and also for Tyreke and Thomas along the perimeter.
Also, with getting another lottery pick, I would feel much safer drafting a risky player like Drummond at 5, as long as we stay safe with the other pick. It seems like the Kings really like John Henson, but I feel he would be a reach at the five. I also like Terrance Jones out of Kentucky, maybe Tyler Zeller if that second pick is after 12 or so. There are a lot of good choices for the 4 spot. My top three choices at 5 (obviously Davis and most likely MKG are gone) would be Robinson, maybe Barnes, and Drummond.
In the free agent market, I'd like to see the Kings make a push for Gerald Wallace at the 3. I realize that he is just leaving his prime and is injury prone. Last year he started and played in 58 out 66 games. He will still contribute on defense and fast breaks. I would also like to see JT resigned, as long as its on the cheap.
My lineup could look like
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5. Cousins-Hayes-Whiteside
I don't see the Kings resigning Green or Williams, and obiously some players could play in the D league.
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Here is an 800 year-old linden tree. It's fantastically large and sprawling. If you happen to be in western Moravia / eastern Bohemia on a beautiful summer day, this place is worth checking out. www.kamenicenl.com/zamek.php
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The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.
Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.
There was a coup d'etat in 1948 and Czechoslovakia fell under Soviet rule. For fifty years Czechoslovakia was a Socialist state under the USSR, subject to censorship, forced atheism and even the arrest of jazz musicians!
In 1989, communist police violently squashed a pro-democracy demonstration and pissed everybody off so bad that a revolution erupted over it, finally ending the Communist rule.
The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.
The Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union in January 2009. This instantly created lots of political drama because the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, is a renowned Euroskeptic.
We anxiously await the outcome of "President Klaus vs. the Lisbon Treaty", a world heavywieght fight sceduled for spring 2009.
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Okay, so the Giants just destroyed the Rockies for the 2nd night in a row and now our beloved (and bi-polar) Braves are only 5 games back in the wild card chase (we're only 4 out in the loss column, actually). Its hard to believe, but our team still has a fightin' chance of playing October baseball. I know a lot of us counted the Braves out, myself included, but hey, why not us?
Also, I know that "the only team that matters is the Braves because blah blah blah..." in regards to the schedule. I agree somewhat, but if we finish our season 21-0 and the Rockies finish 21-0 as well, we're kinda outta luck. So here goes:
Braves: Phillies: Marlins: Rockies: Giants:
2 vs. Mets 2 vs. Nationals 1 @ St. Louis 1 @ SF 1 vs. Rockies
3 vs. Phillies 3 @ Atlanta 4 @ Cincinatti -Off day -Off day
3 @ Mets -Off day -Off day 3 @ Arizona 3 @ LA
-Off day 3 @ Marlins 3 vs. Phillies -Off day 3 @ Arizona
3 @ Washington 4 @ Milwaukee -Off day 3 vs. Padres 4 vs. Cubs
3 vs. Marlins 4 vs. Astros 3 vs. Mets 3 vs. Cardinals -Off day
4 vs. Nationals 3 vs. Marlins 3 @ Atlanta -Off day 3 vs. DBacks
-Off day 3 vs. Brewers 3 vs. Padres
3 @ Philly 3 @ LA
Of the remaining schedules, I think the Marlins have it the hardest and the Giants and Braves have it the easiest. It'll be interesting to see if the wild card race comes down to the final weekend. If it does, the Braves and Giants have a huge advantage over the Rockies and Marlins. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
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Did you say you were going to split the 120v hot lead and connect that to the two hot leads of the 240v? That would result in a direct short, the hot leads of a 240V system are both 120V but 180 degrees out of phase so the difference is 240V.
Your're right, I realized that as soon as I posted. Either way though its probably not a good idea. An ohmmeter and a triple check of the wiring to the diagram should be all that is needed. Although powering up an incorrectly wired panel will let you know where the problem is instantaneously.
yup, meter everything out first. but a power on check doesn't hurt. when I did mine I realized I had the pumps and lights flipped on the wiring - forgot to mirror things when I wired from the backside.
You do see 0V on the voltmeter however as someone above pointed out:
But everything still works. You can test everything but the voltmeter and heating element receptacles.
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New York-based artist Judith Braun said she wanted to recruit two or three Old Dominion University fine arts students to help her create the 48-foot-long mural, "Diamond Dust," that is now complete and open for viewing at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk.
"But 13 came on board," she told a knot of observers who were watching her draw the mural in mid-February. "They were all like, 'Choose me!' I couldn't just pick one or two."
So what did the 13 do to help?
Some acted as personal assistants to the 64-year-old artist, whose work has been shown in galleries internationally and who is probably best known to the public as one of the contestants on the 2010 season of Bravo network's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist." Other ODU students took photographs to document the creation of the charcoal (hence the "Diamond Dust" title) artwork, some meticulously hung carbon paper and tracing paper for the transfer to the wall of the artist's basic sketch, and still others executed the glittery "Diamond Dust" marquee on a wall adjacent to the mural.
"Each and every student fulfilled their roles eagerly, efficiently and creatively," Braun said when the job was done. "I couldn't have done it without them, and I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much without their enthusiastic cooperation."
For the glitter graphic on the exhibition title wall, she said, several students "used their eyes and hands and personal judgment to create an effect I had envisioned and described to them, and then they executed (it) on their own."
Students participating were Stephanie Eley, Rachel Gaus, Abigail Johnson, Karl Jones, Karine Lombardo, Nicole Marlowe, Oktawian Otlewski, Holly Pim, Larissa Williams, Rali Manouk, Heather Prestage, Bianca Rawlings, and Elyse Lovelace.
Braun's work, which is highly stylized finger painting, will be on display at the Chrysler through the summer. This was the largest mural project she has tackled, the first to be painted in a setting where the public could watch her work and her first non-abstract mural. She said the landscape scene was inspired by the Norfolk Botanical Garden.
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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- President Abbas has proposed that US-led NATO forces be stationed indefinitely in a future Palestinian state, according to an interview with the New York Times on Sunday.
Speaking about security arrangements from Ramallah, Abbas said a NATO force could be positioned at all borders, checkpoints and within Jerusalem for a "long time" after Israeli military forces eventually withdraw from the occupied territories.
"The third party can stay. They can stay to reassure the Israelis, and to protect us," Abbas told the NYT.
The president said that Israeli military forces could remain in the West Bank for up to five years and the removal of illegal settlers should be phased out according to a similar timetable.
Abbas insisted that the future Palestinian state would be demilitarized with only a police force.
The president said recognizing Israel as a Jewish state was "out of the question" and insisted that the PLO will temporarily refrain from joining any UN agencies.
"If I don't get my rights, now put your foot in my shoe — what should I do?" he added, referring to possible future action.
Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were relaunched in July under the auspices of the US after nearly a three year impasse.
Israel's government has announced the construction of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements since peace talks began.
Israeli officials have insisted that the PLO recognize Israel as a "Jewish state" and have also refused to remove military forces and settlers from the Jordan Valley, which forms a third of the occupied West Bank.
Israel has occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip since 1967 and moved hundreds of thousands of settlers into the occupied territories in contravention of international law.
1 ) shirley / australia
03/02/2014 11:43
hate to say it but abass has chucked in trhe towel it was alright talk of peace keepers when paeople believed us would back off its agression in me once pal state created has not been the case in fact us wants to collapse pal state so what better way than to put nato in charge and shut down all borders just like ]dayton in charge what coup for kerry could not abass even suggest or demand un peace keepers eu backs us isreal abass needs to resign rip state 194 of the un millions dead for nothing
2 ) Smart man / FINALLY HE DECIDED TO CON
03/02/2014 11:57
the ISRAELIS in their OWN GAME you want a piece by piece peace? I am ready I will take from you PIECE AFTER PIECE OF LAND-- slowly buy surely GREAT AND CLEVER LEADER!!
3 ) Rami / Palestine
03/02/2014 13:40
If the Israelis REALLY want peace, they'll agree to allowing NATO or UN Peace keeping forces to man the borders and checkpoints. After all, in 65 years we've seen the #s of casualties of so-called "Israeli border police." They can't be trusted at all. Especially with an indoctrinated and venomous hatred of all Arabs.
4 ) JohnWV / United States
03/02/2014 14:00
Illegal annexations, settlement growth, and ethnic cleansing have precluded any negotiated two state solution. Justice demands UN and NATO impose resolution just as involuntary, disruptive and humiliating to Israel as it has wreaked upon occupied Palestine. Israel must be forced to accept an armed Palestine with externally enforced autonomy, eviction of all settlers, true contiguity encompassing Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem together, neither pinched nor parceled and pay punitive reparations
5 ) Rondo Mondo / Canada
03/02/2014 18:53
To Rami, Israel knows from the performance of UN troops in Lebanon not to outsource their security to third parties. Palestinian causalities are directly related to attempts to harm Israelis in the past and present. Stop Palestinian terrorism and incitement to hate and violence against Israelis and you will see few Palestinian causalities caused by the Israelis. Neither side has to profess love for the other. Palestinians need to give up their addiction to violence.
6 ) Brian Cohen / Israel
03/02/2014 20:54
That's a cute thought - JohnWV forced to accept a combined first nations army of Sioux, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, and the rest. They would disarm all the white invading police forces and take over the U.S. Army, then evict JohnWV and the rest of his disgusting settler colonists who will pay punitive reparations before JohnWV is repatriated to wherever he came from. I like the thought. Good plan John. Pack your bags. You're part of the war criminal organization that will be evicted.
7 ) Maureen / Australia
03/02/2014 21:30
Yeah, and 'pigs might fly!' NATO does what USrael says!
8 ) likadik / Hong Kong
03/02/2014 21:34
Israel objects to withdrawing its troops or evacuating its settlements there, on the grounds that without its own military manpower on the ground, even the most sophisticated instruments of surveillance would not be proof against terrorist incursions to the West Bank and Israel itself. This danger is more acute since the jihadst Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized territory in Iraq, especially in consideration of the offshoots these jihadists maintain in Jordan
9 ) Colin Wright / USA
03/02/2014 22:20
How about putting the Nato force in Israel? After all, it's she that needs to be restrained.
10 ) j / usa
03/02/2014 22:21
Nato. UN. And pretty much every so called peace keeping force are useless. Abbas is in no postion to demand or suggest anything. His own hamas palestinians don't regognize him. Palestinians only want to kill jews and that why they exist. Israel will never agree to this useless idea and palestinians will never have a state and that's what they deserve
11 ) Arnold / Canada
03/02/2014 23:57
Shirley / Australia. Try using simple punctuation. It really helps when posting in English.
12 ) Arnold / Canada
04/02/2014 00:01
JohnnyWV. You forgot the right of return of all the Palestinians living in the other Arab countries. Once you are going for the jugular you might as well go whole hog. Being from WV you do relate to hogs don't you ? Family members no doubt.
13 ) Imael / USA
04/02/2014 00:03
The facts on the ground always prevail. What Abbas should do is to transfer a million Pal refugees in from Jordan and Syria into West Bank. They will be in poverty, but they will establish facts on the ground. Otherwise it is game, set, and match for Israel.
14 ) Outlier / USA
04/02/2014 03:05
Considering the uselessness of NATO troops in southern Lebanon, Israel might accept this, knowing they will be no deterrent at all!
15 ) spb / usa
04/02/2014 03:58
i would add NASA too
16 ) Alquds / News
11/02/2014 18:05
Why not a national force? You see how south Lebanon isn't safe even with UN troops and didn't prevent the 2006 war
17 ) Colin Wright / USA
15/02/2014 07:46
To Rondo Mondo #5: 'Stop Palestinian terrorism and incitement to hate and violence against Israelis and you will see few Palestinian causalities caused by the Israelis. ' Considering how what you are pleased to call 'terrorism' and 'incitement' has fallen off dramatically, and the only result has been to excite the Zionists to still greater excesses of aggression and violence, it takes quite a bit of chutzpah to make the claim you just did. 5 points.
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Western Association of Governors Climate Change Committee. 2008.
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Utah Regional Advisory Council. (Gubernatorial Appointment). The council set season and limit regulations for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 1998-1999 term.
Research Associate. Forest Service Research Intermountain Region Shrub Sciences Lab. Provo, Utah. 1997-2000.
Upper Snake River Sage Grouse Working Group. 1999.
Bighorn Sheep Regional Lead Biologist. Intermountain Region of the Forest Service. 1997-2000.
USDA FS Region 4 Standing Appeal Review Team. 1997-1999.
Bat Regional Lead Biologist. Intermountain Region of the Forest Service. 1995-1997.
Greater Yellowstone Bald Eagle Working Group (Chair). 1992. Research Associate.
North American Lynx/ Fisher/ Wolverine Working Group. 1990-1992.
Nebraska Taking Wing/ Waterfowl Working Group. 1989-1990.
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- BIO 351-Principles Wildlife Management
- BIO 225 Range Management
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Sherwin R.E., S. Haymond, D. Stricklan, and R. Olsen. 2002. Freeze branding to permanently mark bats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30 (1): 97-100.
Sherwin R.E., D. Stricklan, and D.S. Rogers. 2000. Roosting Affinities of Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhynus townsendii) in Northern Utah. Journal of Mammalogy 81 (4): 939-947.
Sherwin R.E., D.S. Rogers, and D. Stricklan. 1996. The Gating and Management of Logan Cave, Utah, a cooperative effort. Bat Research News 37:4.
Stricklan, D., J.T. Flinders, and R.G. Cates. 1995. Factors Affecting Selection of Winter Food and Roosting Resources by Porcupines in Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 55:29-36.
BYU-Idaho College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2004 - 2005 Outstanding Faculty cash award.
Faculty Service Learning Award - University Meritorious Service-Learning Award 2002 - 2003. Brigham Young University - Idaho.
Utah Foundation for North American Wild Sheep Public Land Steward of the Year (1997).
(1993), Intermountain Region (4) of the U.S.D.A. Forest Service.
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I still see "Not having to buying somewhat expensive non-EF-S standard zoom and comically expensive longer glass" as a huge selling feature that is worth driving up the price of the 7D2.
As much as many folks on this forum believe there is a not-so-subtle attempt by Canon to push all 'gear spenders' into the FF column, isn't there also value in selling a very pricey rig that obviates the need to buy new glass?
So in many situations, the crop body forces you to buy more expensive glass to get close (but not quite) to what FF can do.
In some cases, the more expensive glass offsets the greater expense of going FF altogether. And in some cases, you can actually make do with a cheaper glass. For example, don't you think Canon can charge few hundred dollars more to the birder who can now make do with a 500mm instead of a 800mm? Of course, he will not get the same quality, DoF, precision, etc. in a 7D vs a 1Dx/5DIII- but he might not need it, or might not want it, or might not be able to afford it. Sure, he can use FF and crop, but even then he would be paying more anyway, wouldn't he? Given his situation, it might not be an option! So, in theory it is possible to up-sell an APS-C camera because it will reduce the overall cost. At the end of the day, going APS-C IS a compromise in IQ- whether for the sake of money, weight, frame rate, etc.
Each person's preferences are different- otherwise there would have been no landscape photographers in this forum, they would all be lugging medium format cameras in search of better IQ.


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Local teachers file lawsuit over evaluation legislation
By Nickelle Smith on April 16th, 2013 | Last updated: April 16, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Janine Plavac and Kim Cook are two of the teachers involved in a lawsuit against both the state and district school boards. The suit has filed in response to legislation that requires teachers to be evaluated from student test scores.
Florida teachers disappointed in Supreme Court decision
By Rachel Jones on January 17th, 2013 | Last updated: January 24, 2013 at 2:21 pm
The Florida Supreme Court ruled to uphold the law requiring public employees to contribute three percent of their salaries to the state pension system Thursday. The 4-3 decision affirmed the law that went into effect July 1, 2011. The Florida Education Association opposes the law, which is backed by Republican legislature.
School security safety protocols in place, Alachua official says
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Alachua County teachers and staff are trained not only on how to carry out the procedures, but also in how to do their best to handle the children in scary situations.


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In the summer of 1865 a meeting was called in the office of Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton to make plans for the establishment of a home for disabled Civil War soldiers and sailors. A former military hospital in Indianapolis served temporarily as a home until a more suitable location could be found. Early in 1866 the "Knightstown Springs" in Rush County, with 54 acres of ground, including a hotel and other buildings, was purchased. Disabled veterans were housed in the hotel. A handful of soldiers' orphans were put up in a cottage across the road. In 1867, when private funding proved insufficient, the State of Indiana took over the facility. The Indiana Soldier's and Seamen's Home formally opened on June 15, 1867. Besides disabled soldiers and seamen, the law creating the Home provided that widows and orphans of veterans be admitted. By 1872 orphans outnumbered disabled soldiers and sailors. When a fire that year destroyed the old hotel building, the veterans were removed to the National Military Home at Dayton, Ohio. A separate facility, the Indiana State Soldiers' Home, was erected for disabled veterans and their widows at Lafayette, Indiana, in 1896. From 1872 forward, the Knightstown home was solely a facility for children. It was renamed the Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home. From 1879 to 1887 the state's Asylum for Feeble-Minded Children was operated in conjunction with the Orphans' Home. The two institutions were separated in 1887 with the creation of the Indiana School for Feeble-Minded Youth at Fort Wayne. The Knightstown home was renamed the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home in 1887. The name changed again in 1929 to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. The Home's mission broadened during these years to include care and education of not only orphans of soldiers, but children of all Indiana veterans unable to provide for their support. The age limit for discharge from the Home was raised from 16 to 18 years in 1921-22. Enrollment reached a peak of 1,010 children in 1935. By that time the Home occupied 287 acres and had thirty buildings, including a hospital, a chapel, and separate cottages—called Divisions—for boys and girls. The Home's first school opened in 1870, with separate departments for primary, intermediate, and higher education. Commencement exercises began in 1890. The first four-year high school class graduated in 1923. Morton Memorial High School was erected in 1927. Vocational training began in 1872 when the Industrial Department was established to offer chair caning. A separate Industrial Building was completed in 1888, housing courses in printing, carpentry, sewing, baking, and shoe making. The Home's dairy and farms provided agricultural training. Military training has been an educational component for many years. The Home's Alumni Association was organized in 1892 and remains active today. Notable graduates have included U.S. Army General Paul Mayo, entertainer Monte Blue, journalist Frederick McCormick, and pro football player Tim Brown. In recent years the Home's mission changed to include comprehensive care and education for a wide variety of "at-risk" Indiana youth. Both college preparatory and vocation education programs continued to be offered, along with counseling, psychological and health care, spiritual development, and varied social and recreational opportunities. Faced with declining enrollments and a deteriorating physical plant, the Home closed in May 2009. The property was transferred to the Indiana National Guard. All of the Home's records have been transferred to the Indiana State Archives. This searchable database is an index to seven sets of records from the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. These are: Applications for Admission; Admission Books; Discharge Books; Discharge Cards; School Record Cards; Indenture Papers; and the 1909 catalog of pupils published by the Home. Not all records are available for every child. Consult the index to see what is available. Names of children admitted after October 1995 are not included in this index for reasons of privacy. Student educational records and social service case files transferred to the Indiana State Archives are confidential and open only with the consent of the student or guardian. Inquiries concerning records from the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home should be directed to the Indiana State Archives at
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It's the 1930's. The state is locked deep in the depression. And out of the back roads roars a new way to make ends meet-- running moonshine.
"Times were hard then, real hard. People had to do whatever they could find to try to make a living. Some of those things weren't legal," Dan said.
And from guys bragging about who had the fastest ride came the fastest growing sport -- auto racing. Many champions of the sport have their roots right here in Georgia. So Dan Elliott has helped set up this shrine to horsepower and twisted sheet metal.
See Bill Elliott's car straight from the track, grime and all. This is the last car he ran as an owner-operator. The very first trophies given in the sport are here, and so is your chance to experience a few G's going into the turn.
But the real experience is learning the Nascar story, and the story of motorsport pioneers. Dan knows his racing history, as well as the dangers of racing. He was on a pit crew changing tires. "We had a guy who lost his spleen in a pit-road wreck, and a few years later, he lost his life..."
He misses the days of being in the pit, and when racing was for the fun of it, not for big business profit. But he is still a big part of the Nascar family.
In fact he's related to it. His brother is Bill Elliott--awesome Bill from Dawsonville. And while Bill is on the track, Dan is on the floor of Thunder Road, ready to take you on a high RPM tour of the dirt roads where moonshining paved the way to Nascar victories.
Thunder Road opened May 11th and is already planning an expansion to house more race cars.
Thunder Road is also known as the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, and is located in Dawsonville, north of Atlanta in Dawson County.
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A pair of interesting articles popped up recently concerning the problem of retaining highly touted recruits. This is sort of the flip side of the Great Oversigning Debate of '08 still being bantered about in some corners of this website. Oddly, it seems almost completely overlooked.
The great and powerful Dr. Saturday penned a post today taking note of a slight wrinkle in Alabama's recent recruiting success - in the past three years almost30 percent of the most highly touted players who have signed with the team have not made the final roster. But Hinton isn't scrambling for snake oil here, his point is in terms of program dominance and we are likely going to have difficulty in the near term against the Floridas and LSUs of the world that keep the bleeding of such talent to under 20 percent.
Of course the next question is what the hell happens to the Mike Fords of the world who were expected to dominate but never played a down wearing crimson and white? Pop over to the Bleacher Report and Walter Kirkwood has penned an article looking at just that - the 14 players who donned the Alabama hat on Signing Day 2005 but never made the final roster. It's an interesting look at some you know the story of (Jimmy Johns) and a few you probably don't (Nick Kyles).
The impressive thing about this is when you look at how folks like a two-star quarterback and a safety-net running back turned into the great players we saw on the field this year. That's a testament to just how much we owe the seniors we just bid goodbye to for the current state of this program.
Anyhow, the lesson here seems to be depth. (Well, duh.) You need it. And it needs to be quality. Saban has loaded up with quality recruits over the past two years (and made a good effort on a third) but he's still filling a ton of holes with the talent that is available (but a stud QB would be nice while you are at it there, coach). And when you spread it that thin, you aren't picking and choosing like you can if you've got a solid stable of talent already in place.
I expect Hinton is right here, we are going to have a bumpy road over the next two years keeping up with the cream of the SEC - particularly if we get the injury bug one of these years. Another undefeated season isn't likely anytime real soon. But I also expect that retention rate to drop in the next few years as well - we'll be getting the players we specifically need and playing them exactly as they should be - and that's when folks need to look out.


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There's not a whole lot to feel good about in Steeler Nation at the moment. The Pittsburgh Steelers got spanked by the hated New England Patriots, 39-26, on Sunday night in their first game at Heinz Field in nearly a month. Earlier, I shared a few of my quick post-game reactions. I won't be delving any deeper into the game here. Instead, just a quick conversation-starter to begin the new week.
How many of you would have taken that record at the beginning of the year? Just about every last one, I'd imagine. Folks were thrilled we started 3-1 in the four games that Ben Roethlisberger was suspended. Then following Big Ben's first game back against the Browns - a game most thought the Steelers would win - Pittsburgh entered a brutal four-game gauntlet of games. The first three were on the road, with the first two coming against quality opponents (Miami, New Orleans), and the third coming against a desperate divisional rival (Cincinnati). To conclude the quartet of games, the Steelers returned home to play an angry Patriots team that had just gotten humiliated by the Browns. And the Steelers were coming off a short week of rest and preparation after having played on Monday Night Football the week before.
So, as I look back at the past four games, I'm not at all surprised that the Steelers went 2-2. In fact, I'm fairly pleased and impressed. And the fact that the Steelers got whooped by New England may just be what the doctor ordered for Mike Tomlin's team as they enter a new mini-section of their season. The next four for Pittsburgh? Oakland, @ Buffalo @ Baltimore, Cincinnati. These next two in particular are a nice opportunity to get back on track with important conference wins.
So, as bad as last night was, the Steelers are still right where they need to be, and ahead of where most people realistically thought they'd be positioned after nine games. Whether or not they replicate their mid-season collapse from a year ago remains to be seen. But up until this point, the Steelers' 2010 season seems to have taken a fairly common trajectory - some highs, some lows, and a whole lot of questions still to be answered.
Next, we'll get into the specifics of what went wrong on Sunday night, as well as the challenges that lie ahead for the 6-3, injury-depleted Steelers.
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I don't even try to hide it anymore. I love fancy hotels. I think I pretended I could do the whole hostel thing, but even in my 20′s I had no desire to sleep in a bed bug infested hell-hole. Nope. Send me over to the cute B & B or the well-appointed hotel and I can travel anywhere in the world.
I learned this the hard way when we celebrated Luke's 30th Birthday in India. One of these days I will put up our pictures. The trip was amazing. But we were on a budget and we didn't stay in the nicest of hotels, but we were not staying in hostels. A good middle ground. For Luke's actual 30th birthday we were in the incredible town of Udaipur. Since it was his birthday I offered (my treat) to stay a couple of nights at the Taj – an old stunning maharaja palace where one of the James Bond movies was actually filmed. Sounds amazingly romantic right? His answer was the instead of a nice hotel, he would like to stay in a hostel. An Indian hostel. What? As calmly as possible, I agreed. How bad could it be? Well it was worse than I could have imagined. Our first night there was fine – hard bed with sheets that had not been washed in a while. Bathroom was a little gnarly but I could deal if I walked on my tip-toes and didn't touch anything. On the morning of his birthday we decided to climb to the top of the highest temple in town. As soon as I got to the top it hit me. Delhi belly. It was miserable to every extent of that word. Miserable. Best part was, instead of a nice hotel to go back to and rest up, I went back to a hostel. One of the lowest points in a person's life is probably when they are getting sick in an Indian hostel's toilet. It was rough. So I now have made a rule. No. More. Hostels. Ever. Plus, I get to pick the hotels.
Since I am picking, this is what I am choosing next. Blackberry Farm. Yes please. Have you heard of it? Located in the Foothills of the Smokey Mountains in Eastern Tennessee, it looks amazing. Rustic yet plush – the best kind. Set on 4,200 acres, Blackberry's 62 rooms are spread throughout the main house, three guesthouses, and 20 cottages. Rocking chairs line the front lawn to watch the sunset with a cocktail. Owner Sam Beall, whose resume includes cooking at French Laundry has made this a food destination. It has won many awards, most notably an award for food lovers from Bon Appetit. It is right up alley. The property has sheep, chickens and even llamas, and pretty much any activity possible.
Check out these pictures – don't they look amazing?
I actually just bought their cookbook. I was planning on using it more like a coffee table book – you know one of those cookbooks that are too beautiful to actually cook out of? But in reading the recipes (which is one of my favorite things to do at night in bed) they look amazing!
I started to make a list of all the things I wanted to make from it. It got long really fast. I love that the book is organized by season. There is a peach tart in there that looks fantastic which might be on my list for the weekend.
Sadly I have no plans to make it to Eastern Tennessee anytime soon, but if and when I do, we are staying at Blackberry Farm.I would love to go in the winter time. Hole up at a beautiful hotel drink some hot toddies and eat amazing food! Dogs are even allow too! Road trip?
What do you think – do you like to stay in hostels when you travel? Am I just high maintenance?


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You've probably heard the hype, but what can we expect from Chambers' first heralded recruit?
Southern Miss got off to a hot start, but faded late in their Conference USA schedule
Here is your C-USA Championship Day 2 Open Thread.
It's Here. Here is the C-USA Morning Games Open Thread.
The C-USA Championship is here. Here are some quick gameday links.
In The Dig: A majority of ESPN's "Experts" think UTEP will come out victorious in the 2011 Conference USA Tournament; The Marshall Players vote for the best in the league; and all the Tourney links...
Things are starting to become a little more clear in Conference USA, as only 3 or 4 teams still have a legitimate shot at taking the conference crown. Here are this week's Conference USA Power...
It's time to take a look and see where Conference USA teams stand in the line for bids to the NCAA tournament.
Rams Look For Cancun Governor's Cup Gold Tonight!
As a way to pay homage to a terrific C-USA season, I thought it would be a great way to wrap up the season by handing out some awards. Today, we kick it off with the Don Haskins Award for the...
The #25 UTEP Miners (21-5, 12-1) survived a late rally to hold off an inspired Southern Miss (16-11, 6-7) team 59-53 in Hattiesburg. In a game that was every bit as close as the score suggests,...
Let's take a look around the C-USA landscape (and a glance at our neighbors up 1-10). UTEP Miners The Miners clinched a first round bye in the C-USA Basketball Tournament after beating Tulsa 78-70...
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Prescreen is Suspending Operations, but Plenty of Options Still Exist for Indie Filmmakers
It seems like only yesterday (8 months, actually) that the curated rental website Prescreen appeared as one of the many new startups competing for eyeballs in the growing digital distribution world for independent films. Prescreen (technically still in beta) sent a message to users that it would be suspending operations for the foreseeable future and would notify members of future plans with the site. Just because Prescreen is shutting down, however, does not mean all hope is lost for independent film. There are plenty of other services still going strong.
Here is the original launch video for Prescreen:
Back in February, Prescreen relaunched with Facebook integration, a sign that the website was heading in the right direction. It seems things were not going well under the surface, however, as they have now officially closed their doors. Here is a portion of the message to users:
Please be advised that on Thursday, May 31, 2012, Prescreen will be suspending our initial beta test until further notice. We very much appreciate your interest in our service and hope that you enjoyed your experience with Prescreen.
In early 2011, we started Prescreen because we believed the future of film discovery and distribution is digital. Last September, we launched the beta version of our site to test this premise. In just 8 months, we proved that this is likely to be the case. In total, Prescreen featured 168 films, rented more than 10,000 movies, and saw more than 115,000 subscribers opt in to receive Prescreen movies. That said, we're perfectionists and we still don't believe we've seized the opportunity. For now, we're going back to the drawing board. When we come out on the other side, we'll be sure to let you know.
So while Prescreen could relaunch at some point in the future, it's likely this is the end of the road for the promising site. Does this mean that independent film distribution is a losing battle? Not necessarily, as online distribution for independent films is still a wild west frontier. While Apple's iTunes has been very successful with digital distribution, independent films have a harder time getting their work onto that platform. Even though Prescreen is shutting down, independent-oriented startups like Distrify, FilmDIY, and Dynamo are still active. If you're an independent filmmaker, you've also got a service like Distribber, which acts as a cheap middle-man in order to get your film on various platforms, including iTunes. Since Apple doesn't directly deal with filmmakers, using a distribution company is the only way to actually get your film on that service.
If you're into doing things yourself, you also have the option of building your own VOD portal. Either way, it's likely we will see plenty more startups in the coming years for filmmakers who want to sell their films directly to fans, but one thing is still clear: building an audience is the first step towards successfully releasing a film on any platform.
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Hummer on 06.1.12 @ 8:06PM
As expected, these eager startups will all eventually choke and run out of investor cash. And then we'll be back where we started – indy's will find it excruciatingly difficult to succeed financially, and a handful of big studios will run the show for both mainstream theatrical and VOD. C'est la vie, I suppose.
Brett on 06.1.12 @ 11:45PM
Nothing stays static, and nothing overcomes the momentum of technology. Power shifts, but there's always a centre of power. Film has always been a social thing; word of mouth is one of the most powerful drivers of box office. It's inevitable that someone will capitalise on this and combine it with streaming.
john jeffreys on 06.1.12 @ 8:18PM
I smell studio activity
My film was 30 days into a 60 day run on prescreen when it shut down …. Views of our trailer were REALLY high, but for some reason they had a hard time converting those views into actual purchases. I'm not sure if that's because of the price ($4 to watch the movie the first week, then it goes to $8), or because people didn't want to link their facebook account … or because my trailer sucked … hopefully it was one of the first two reasons. I never really could get much of an answer out of them about how our conversion rate compared to other films ….
Thanks for sharing, Luke! Am definitely curious to see how this plays out.
Hummer on 06.2.12 @ 10:36AM
It's probably just the price. People just don't like paying for things. And I wouldn't even trust those "view counts" they gave you anyway.
It's more than that. For digital distribution to function we need a marketing campaign to rival traditional distribution. A way to achieve that is through engaging and empowering genre fan bases during the development process. If they participate in development, they will acquire an emotional investment in the outcome. This represents a viral and rival marketing campaign to match traditional distribution.
Michael P on 03.1.13 @ 9:42PM
I agree with David and am every excited to see what 2013 brings with new and innovative ways to include the audience/public in the development!
Tyler on 06.2.12 @ 12:52AM
Apple thought they have it by distributing films via iTunes, but a lot of people hate it for one of these reasons:
1) It's cheaper to get a physical copy down town
2) iTunes is so annoying it isn't funny
3) Data caps – people don't have unlimited internet everywhere!
When I heard about this I thought – great! A platform to sell my films on, but no. You only rent them. It's still money but I would like the person to be able to keep my film. Sure, if they don't it's more money but imagine if they show it to their friends who couldn't afford to rent it? That's really what I want.
And also I like the whole 60 days thing, but then again it's only 60 days. That's two months for you to hopefully make a return and at $8 a person that ain't really gonna get you far.
The way I see it is film is art, and I want as many people to see my art as possible. If I need to get money out of them then sure, but I don't /really/ care about piracy because hey – now people will know your name.
Marcus on 06.2.12 @ 1:24PM
Well I think it was too expensive, Itunes is expensive as well, you pay more than your rental store and you don't get to see making ofs, commentary and all the extras I enjoy. I'm sure there's a more successful business model yet to be explored regarding online rentals and purchase. I'd love to see something like Netflix with the Itunes library, for sure it won't be as cheap as Netflix but Im positive they could do it for something reasonable.
kris on 06.2.12 @ 6:33PM
Some mentions of price being an issue. Is $4 really too much to pay if a film is good? $6? $8? If you went to a movie theater, you'd be charged at least $8 for EACH person. And then there are the added costs of concessions if one goes for that (and also the time spent getting to and from the movie and the transportation costs).
Economists have found that putting a price on something makes people value it more. Perhaps we're doing a disservice having an all-you-can-consume-for-one-monthly fee model. We're getting the film equivalent of fat, lazy consumers who are consuming poor quality content just because it's there.
I wonder what the average usage of Netflix is — what is the real cost of the physical rentals. How long are those dvds sitting around before they get viewed? And how much are people actually streaming?
What percent of the population even has access to a rental store any more?
sammy on 06.7.12 @ 4:05PM
People dont' want an all you can eat garage junk food.
They want quality..they something that blows them away.
And for this they will pay. Anything less…might be well done
and all…but people won't want to pay for it. If bored they
MIGHT watch it for free. Enter youtube and 2-5min. clips.
That is why all these companies will go bankrupt.
As Brett stated here below. Something else will come. At least for independent documentaries. It's called fairpie.
At fairpie we have worked hard to pinpoint how to optimise independent online distribution of independent niche content so that the filmmakers can start to make some money and efficiently cultivate a core fanbase to have an ongoing relationship with.
We believe that in order to create a more fair and level playing field on the distribution side the problem has to be tackled on three fronts.
- The first is to make as easy to create an online microsite for your film as it is to set up a youtube page. Filmmakers aren't web developers so why should they have to build and maintain a website, that let's be honest, only a fraction of their potential audience will ever find.
- The second is to make it as easy to browse and pay for content as it is to buy a dvd online. And here we're actually going one step further, showing the customer exactly how much of what they're paying ends up with the filmmakers. We've also worked hard to make it easy and intuitive to share content you like with your friends and on social networks
- The third is to amass and aggregate independent documentaries in one place. Just as you would go to the farmer's market for fresh organic produce, you will be able to finally know where to find amazing independent documentaries.
We're obviously keeping our ear to the ground to ensure that we're developing tools and features the filmmaking community actually wants, so I would hereby like to invite all filmmakers and documentary lovers to our site which will start alpha testing very soon, and I promise that we will take on board all suggestions and criticism you might have. We're building fairpie for you guys, so if we've got it wrong, be sure to let us know!
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Hummer on 06.2.12 @ 11:10PM
If I hear one more startup company using the line "we're doing it for you guys," I'm going to vomit.
I understand your skepticism Mr Hummer, but in our case it happens to be true.
I'm an independent filmmaker myself so when I'm talking about the independent filmmaking community I obviously mean me as well.
Many other DIY distribution services charge the filmmakers money up front. We don't. Our business model is based on commissions on transactions which means that if the filmmaker doesn't make money, we don't make money. This will ensure that we are always developing the tools and services filmmakers want to use, simply because if we don't noone will want to use our service.
Finally I want to let you know that we are entirely self-funded. We're building this organically hoping to scale it up and develop it further as we go along.
Maybe you're right though, maybe we will be back where we started with a handful players running everything, we'll find out in 5-10 years. Until then, we're gonna focus on building the best platform for independent documentaries and filmmakers that we can.
Hummer on 06.3.12 @ 9:23AM
I've got some harsh news for you: as you've said, if the filmmakers don't make money, you won't make money.
Given that the former is a forgone conclusion, you won't make money. I imagine it'll be challenging to run a company that makes no money.
john jeffreys on 06.4.12 @ 7:02PM
Dear Hummer,
There can only be one contrarian character on this board, and that space is currently taken by me.
Hummer on 06.5.12 @ 8:36AM
How does anyone know we aren't the same person?
Joe Marine on 06.5.12 @ 10:05AM
We know.
Chimp on 06.3.12 @ 6:34AM
Guys, enough already, just deal with it, there is no Indie film Fans! This a retro term from the 90s, for people who waited months to see a Quentin Tarantino film, and the only possible way to saw it was at the theatre. Back than you could count the number of indie films made each year. Today every dude with a Canon 5 and FCP who saw miss little sunshine, thinks his an "indie filmmaker" so there are millions of crappy movies. Crappy "indie" Movies no one wants to see for free. Trying to sell them another indie crap for $4 just won't do it. And Prescreen is the living proof for that.
Hummer on 06.3.12 @ 9:21AM
As much as most of us would hate to admit it, this is the truth.
bguest on 06.3.12 @ 10:09AM
There is no distribution problem…there is simply a lack of quality indie films being produced…in the rare event that one is made…it has zero problem getting distribution or an audience…the rest of it is garbage and deserves to remain unseen and bankrupt anyone stupid enough to fund it.
cows on 06.3.12 @ 11:10AM
How would you know that the unseen indie movies are garbage? You haven't seen them. Because they're unseen. Yeah.
bguest on 06.4.12 @ 6:48AM
Post a trailer of an indie film which failed to get distribution that you think deserves to be seen…if you can.
cows on 06.4.12 @ 1:19PM
Like I said, how would I know if the movies deserved to be seen without seeing them myself? You're the one making the extraordinary claim; why don't you provide your own evidence?
bguest on 06.4.12 @ 5:49PM
It's nice that you have faith that somewhere out there are solid indie films that never received distribution…I'll leave you to cherish that hope…enjoy.
cows on 06.4.12 @ 8:04PM
I'm not sure if you're being patronizing or just cynical.
sammy on 06.7.12 @ 4:21PM
Correct most of the films don't deserve to be seen.
Some years even the Sundance winners and finalists
don't deserve distribution.
But I did see a movie The Guitar which I had not heard
of and thought it well done. Only reason I saw it
cause it was on The Sundance Channel and it was
directed by Robert Redford's daughter. If Joe Schmoo's
daughter did same movie with no name actors it wouldn't ever
have surfaced anywhere most likely.
sammy on 06.7.12 @ 4:11PM
Plus most of the 90′s Indies other than the strict genre
pics like Pi and El Mariachi had known NAME actors.
It's a whole 'nother ball game to get someone to watch
a movie with no-name actors. Even all the Sci-Fi channel
TV movies use former celebrity TV actors from the 80′s-90′s.
enlivener on 06.4.12 @ 1:17PM
I think the challenge for indie filmmakers is not a distribution challenge, there a plenty of options available today. It's marketing… 'Just because you build it, doesn't mean they'll come'. One needs to create demand for the supply… study what Kevin Hart did for Think Like A Man http://www.eurweb.com/2012/04/kevin-hart-says-his-social-media-game-leads-to-1-films/ Budgeting for Effective Social Media (PMD) and PR (Public Relations expert) campaigns, word of mouth, savvy marketing strategies, street teams, and festivals are tools to organically build an audeince and buzz to put people in the seats, and eyeballs to to watch your movie… Also if you can attach a name director, executive producer, and cast this helps. Even Ryan Koo, built NoFilmSchool before launching his film project Man-Child.
yeahwhatever on 06.11.12 @ 10:00PM
Word. Nofilmschool is perpetuating the idea that the only thing separating indie films from success is equipment, distribution and marketing costs. Hell, even hollywood has succumbed to a torrent of terrible movies over the years, so much that nothing has any charm anymore, nor is remotely unique in its style. We might see maybe 1 movie every 5 years or so that is worthy of classic status but this flies in the face of 1000′s of movies that are variations of the same old tired concepts.
Simple fact is a great movie could be displayed unannounced on a 10″ screen on some streetcorner it would still draw an audience and eventually end in an academy award. Shit is shit no matter how much hype or production value goes into it.
Joe Marine on 06.11.12 @ 10:22PM
I'm not sure how you've ever gotten that idea. We've never once said anywhere that you will succeed if you do certain things. There are only best case scenarios that we can point out from our experiences and from the experiences of other independent filmmakers. Our goal has always been to be positive about options for filmmakers because we believe in independent film. It's not easy, none of this is, but the inspiration behind this site is that you don't necessarily need to go to film school to learn a lot about filmmaking – the internet contains a wealth of information.
An academy award, are you serious? I don't even know where to start with that one.
Kaboom on 06.12.12 @ 8:04PM
The glut of "indie" films can only be a good thing. Removing barriers to entry – by offering cheap cameras, editing software, etc – has allowed more people to explore their ability (or lack of) to tell a good story via moving pictures. It is no longer restricted to big studios and film makers with lots of money behind them. I've got about 8 family members who are now "film makers" because they own a dslr and a computer. The stuff they make is unwatchable crap, but that's okay because they can only get better…in theory.
And that's what is happening all over the globe, crappy homemade (absolute indie) films are getting better. Some have stories and acting that is good. Not yet great, but I have definitely seen improvement. Technique is improving, picture quality, sound and lighting, it's all getting better. Derivative? For sure. But every film maker has started out by making something only his family will applaud. But real story tellers will emerge in the near future and they'll have to be original to stand out.
That's why we need to encourage young film makers. We need to watch 1000 crappy films to find the gem, because in amongst the rubbish is a future Bergman (or whoever). But what a waste of time, you say, no doubt you have lots of better things to do (like reading posts on nofilmschool). Holy crap, but I really have waffled on long enough…


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Tammy Harden Galloway, The Inman Family: An Atlanta Family from Reconstruction to World War I (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2002).
Franklin M. Garrett, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 3 vols. (1854; reprint, Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1969).
James Michael Russell, Atlanta, 1847-1890: City Building in the Old South and the New (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988).
Franklin M. Garrett, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 3 vols. (1854; reprint, Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1969).
James Michael Russell, Atlanta, 1847-1890: City Building in the Old South and the New (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988).
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get laid off and travel South America for a few months.
My favorite comfort food:
capellini w/ pecorino romano cheese, sauteed garlic, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Suppenkuchen, 5th floor. Yamo, El Farolito... I've been eating in too much lately!
My most tattered cookbooks:
Joy of Cooking
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Rolex Rankings #2
Rolex Rankings #30
Will Lydia Ko defend her title?
Will Suzann Pettersen defend her title?
Park putting her way up the career Majors list
The Social Scene for August, 2014
With a five-under 67 during the final round of the Navistar LPGA Classic, Katherine Hull was the Prudential Rock Solid Performer with her win.