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Gaming's Greatest Unsung Heroine
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How gaming was given a great feminist hero… 13 years ago
This is an extremely in-depth look at a game that many of us enjoyed back in 2000, and it's surprising how well it holds up today. No One Lives Forever has been a cult classic for a long time, but Kirk Hamilton's look at how the game is actually a stealth take down of sexist workplace politics is both spot on and fun to read.
I don't have much else to say here, you need to go read the story and then we'll talk. Hamilton brings up a lot of good points about the game's subtext that I definitely missed in my younger years, and he has me itching to go back and play it again.


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He's gone now, but I enjoyed his class, it helped me get on a mission and I met my wife in his class. sure he said some incorrect things but his heart was in the right place.
One thing I liked about Brother Bott is that he tried to answer your questions. Maybe his answers were a bunch of baloney, but he didn't treat them like they were irrelevant.
Awesome Professor... Praise to the man!
Awesome Professor... Praise to the man!
Brother Bott was awesome! Sure he's human just like everyone else but he had so much knowledge to share and had the ability to really inspire those who wanted to hear. I found his class very interesting and enjoyable.
After taking his class, I'm unsure as to why everybody raves about this class. He seems to feed his students through the system. I feel like he tried to say outrageous things to get a reaction in class. I got tired of his antics and his rushing through repetitive stories. He always said he wasn't bragging and then proceeded to do so. Unimpressed.
Bro. Bott is funny, moving, powerful, entertaining, and one of the best all-around teachers I've ever had. He makes the class more about religion and less about tests and homework, which makes it an easy A but still a powerful, life changing experience. Full marks to Randy Bott. He definitely lives up to the amazing things people say about him.
Mission prep was amazing with Brother Bott. He can always bring the spirit and he is such an interesting person. The class was probably my favorite of the semester. There aren't that many assignments and they are all pretty doable. The take home "Celebrations" take away the stress of test taking.
The Bottmeister Rules. What a guy.
Best class, best teacher I've ever had. He blows all other religion teachers out of the water. This guy is incredible. Most interesting class ever. He is a powerful teacher. It was the most applicable class to life that I've ever taken.
If you're taking Mission Prep, take Bott. His class is interesting and informative. Getting an A is not difficult. We spent a great deal of class time discussing doctrine, but also the practical side of being a missionary. Great class.
Great teacher. Sure Bott is flawed like everyone else in the world, but that's what makes his class so interesting, even with the flaws the spirit was often palpable. He isnt interested in teaching a course, he is interested in teaching individuals to get up and do something. I didn't always agree with what he said, but in most cases I learned.
I LOVED Bro. Bott's class. He gives such interesting insight. We spent most of the year discussing gospel basics. If you think you have the basics of the gospel down take Bro. Bott, and you will learn so much more! Great lecturer! It was my earliest class, but it was the one that was easiest to stay awake in.
Bro. Bott is an excellent teacher. Everything is backed up with scripture or quotes from prophets and he spends several hours a day answering students' questions or concerns because he truly wants to help every student.
the perfect religion teacher. manual reading was annoying
Best religion professor at BYU! I love his lectures.
Easily the best religion professor at BYU.
He's great! And the more you put into it the more you'll get out of it. His tests are "Celebrations" of what we have learned.
Bro. bot is amazing. You wont want to miss a class, and he only teaches things you should really know, and that are very helpful for life. No tests, only celebrations!
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The last thread has been off the rec'd section for a couple days so I figure I'd make another one.
I have considered keeping open threads going thru the season, but I have decided this will be my last regular open thread. I'm not going anywhere I just won't be posting open threads now that football season is almost upon us. I started these for something to keep us entertained during the lockout.
As with the other threads, please rec this so it goes on the rec'd section so it's easy to find. Thanks.


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Posted by Rick Holland on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on July 24, 2014
During the past 18 months or so, we have seen the emergence of innovative endpoint security solutions. The list is long; it is hard to keep track of all the solutions in the space. In no particular order, here is a sampling: Bromium, Invincea, IBM Trusteer, Cylance, Palo Alto Networks Next-Gen Endpoint Protection (Cyvera), Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), Bit9 + Carbon Black, Confer, CounterTack Sentinel, Cybereason, CrowdStrike Falcon Host, Guidance Software Cybersecurity, Hexis HawkEye G, FireEye HX, Triumfant, Tanium, and Verdasys Digital Guardian.
I take many briefings from these types of vendors (primarily the ones I cover in Forrester's Endpoint Visibility and Control category) and within the first 5 minutes of the conversation, the vendor mentions that their solution has a "small footprint." The use of this phrase is the equivalent of nails scratching their way across a chalkboard for me. When was the last time you heard anyone say that they have a "large footprint?" Please provide more information: Do you run in user or kernel land? What are the impacts to utilization? Even if a vendor truly has a "small footprint," when that new agent is deployed to a host that already has four or five agents running, the collective footprint is far from small.
Posted by Tyler Shields on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on January 28, 2014
It's hard to believe that a company could burn through $225 MILLION dollars in 11 months, but it looks like that may have been exactly what AirWatch did. According to data released by AirWatch and written by financial analysts (links to all data sources at bottom of post), AirWatch likely had burned through nearly all of its available cash in record time. Based on an assumption of $120K burn per employee (fully loaded) per year and an assumed removal of $50M in equity at the time of the venture round, AirWatch would have had somewhere between 5 and 6 months of runway left as of January 2014. These assumptions are corroborated by the fact that VMware has contractually extended AirWatch an offer to provide a bridge loan if the acquisition deal does not close in the next 6 months.
What did AirWatch do wrong? It sounds like they may have made some over-assumptions with regards to their growth rates for 2013. It could have possibly been the adoption rates in countries outside of North America. It may have just been bad luck. Or it could even be a cooling off of interest in mobile device management technologies based on containerization. We won't know exactly why they were getting near the end of the runway, but what we can say is that VMware may have overpaid in multiple. Based on the data provided by VMware of AirWatch bookings for 2013, VMware paid somewhere around 16x bookings for AirWatch. Man, that's a lot of bread!
Posted by Tyler Shields on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on January 23, 2014
After reading this blog post, if you would like more detail, fellow Forrester analyst Christian Kane and I have collaborated on two short reports describing the acquisition of AirWatch through the lens of mobile workforce enablement and a second report through the lens of mobile security. Enjoy the reports, and as always... we love to read your comments!
On January 22, 2014, a new mobile security player was born. This is the date that VMware announced its intention to purchase the mobile device management (MDM) firm AirWatch. With a price tag of $1.5 billion, this acquisition confirms that the mobile security market is scorchingly hot. This news comes on the heels of the November acquisition of Fiberlink by IBM. I expect additional mobile security market consolidation to occur throughout the remainder of 2014. This acquisition is a shot across the bow of any other major vendor looking to play in the mobile security market. If you don't step up and spend now, you might just be left holding the bag.
Posted by Christopher Sherman on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on November 25, 2013
Posted by Christopher Sherman on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on July 23, 2013
Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., Dan Bieler, Henning Dransfeld, Ph.D., Bryan Wang, Clement Teo, Fred Giron, Michele Pelino, Ed Ferrara, Chris Sherman, Jennifer Belissent, Ph.D.
Orange Business Services (Orange) hosted its annual analyst event in Paris July 9th & 10th. Our main observations are:
Posted by Tyler Shields on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on July 9, 2013
Posted by Rick Holland on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on February 11, 2013
You are now no doubt aware that Boston-based security firm Bit9 suffered an alarming compromise, which resulted in attackers gaining access to code-signing certificates that were then used to sign malicious software. See Brian Kreb's article for more details. (Symantec breathes a quiet sigh of relief to see a different security vendor in the headlines.)
The embarrassing breach comes at a time when the company has been seen as one of the security vendor landscape's rising stars. Bit9 has actually been around for more than a decade, but the rise of targeted attacks and advanced malware has resulted in significant interest in Bit9's technology. In late July, Bit9 secured $34.5 million in funding from Sequoia Capital. Bit9's future was bright.
On Friday afternoon, Bit9 CEO Patrick Morley published a blog providing some initial details on the breach. A few of his comments stood out: "Due to an operational oversight within Bit9, we failed to install our own product on a handful of computers within our network … We simply did not follow the best practices we recommend to our customers by making certain our product was on all physical and virtual machines within Bit9."
Posted by Stephanie Balaouras on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on September 10, 2012
Guest Post From Researcher Chris Sherman
Traditional antivirus techniques have been fighting a losing battle for years. Popular hacker exploit kits pounce on new vulnerabilities quickly while advanced tools such as polymorphic viruses propagate their malicious intents. As a result, signature databases (known as "blacklists") have ballooned in size, causing strain on a company's infrastructure and endpoint performance. Combined with the fact that antivirus vendors miss a significant number of the unknown or zero-day threats, many security professionals are left questioning their antivirus-centric approach to endpoint protection. As the number of malware samples rise, this traditional "Whack-A-Mole" blacklist strategy of signature-based antivirus protection is simply unscalable.
Posted by Edward Ferrara on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on August 15, 2012
Last month, Ed and I spent a couple days in Paris with Orange's management team for their annual analyst event. Overall I was impressed with Orange's innovation in business service offerings as well as their extensive global reach. Many of the large telecoms (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc.) have had to and very much want to expand their business offerings. The telecoms clearly see platform-as-a-service as the natural extension of their core telecom business. Just selling bandwidth is no longer sufficient for these companies, which is in fact now a commodity business. Orange is no exception. This evolution in the telecom business model has been successful due to the industry's ability to:


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Friday morning, the twice-convicted murderer from North Wolcott was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison.
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1990 – Craig Hickman
Making art kid‑friendly
Craig Hickman, who teaches digital arts at the University of Oregon, saw how frustrated his son was with early drawing tools for computers. He was inspired to create the breakthrough, easy-to-use program Kid Pix. He chose to build it for the Mac because its intuitive interface let kids draw what they saw in their heads. His son loved it, and so did a lot of other kids, making it a best-selling application that still inspires young imaginations today.
Introduced October 15, 1990
Macintosh LC
The Macintosh LC dramatically lowered the price of a color-capable Mac, making it available to many more people. Color opened a new world of possibilities, letting users create things they could only imagine before. This computer also introduced built-in audio input to the Mac, making it easier to treat sound as a powerful creative tool.
What people did with it
In 1990, the Macintosh LC was many things to Mac users. Here's how people say they used it the most.
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We realize there's only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today:
Dear Late Night with Jimmy Fallon producers, writers, and Jimmy Fallon. We cannot thank you enough for making this:
No, we don't condone the capture of wild kangaroos/wallabies nor does YouTube user Kookabugga mention anything about the safety of the captured marsupial, but it looks so fun and easy and we want one to take home (provided that no marsupials were harmed in the making of this video):
It's undeniable that Gotye's "Somebody I Used to Know" was clearly conjured up by some black magic wizard and set loose upon earth to make us feel bad, angry, and act like angst-filled tweens. Thankfully, we have actors Kyle Kaplan and Nick Braun to break that spell:
And finally, we don't know whether to laugh or be riveted by The Onion's Sex House spoof. Listen, we get that it's supposed to be riffing on the exploitative, embarrassing reality television industry. And we'd totally be laughing, if you know, the whole thing weren't so spot-on:


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Our Eclectic Elements large tote is ready for a road trip, and comes complete with great destinations built in to the design, like Times Square and Coney Island. Fussy cutting is the name of the game in creating the bag's unique look. If you're new to this technique, we offer a great step-by-step tutorial, but the concept is simple: carefully cut each of the fabrics to center and feature a particular motif, such as the subway stop names, clock faces and butterflies we selected from the dozens of interesting options within this great new collection from paper-crafting guru, Tim Holtz. The front of the bag features a fabric flower as an optional embellishment, the tutorial for which we presented the first day of the Series. And, decorative metal rivets help hold the strap ends in place and add a subtle dash of dimension.
All of the projects in our Tim Holtz series are uniquely designed to showcase the "eclectic elements" that make up each of the fabrics in the collection. There are 12 options in three color ways, giving you a huge variety of combinations. We found the mixing and matching similar to putting together an interesting display of collectibles, blending similar shapes and tones then injecting something unexpected as a focal point, such as the bold lettering in our tote, which pops off the background prints.
Our thanks to Coats and Tim Holtz for sponsoring the series and giving Sew4Home the chance to be a debut forum. We're excited Eclectic Elements will be so readily available as yardage and bundles at your local independent fabric shop as well as select designs at Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores®.
This bag finishes at approximately 14" high x 18" wide, when laid flat, with a 12" strap drop. When standing, the bag has a 6" base and sides.
Sewing Tools You Need
- Any sewing machine (we recommend the Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8200 QC)
- Piping foot or Beading foot (optional)
- Zipper foot (if not using a piping or beading foot)
Fabric and Other Supplies
NOTE: For the very best look, all your pieces should be carefully fussy cut. The yardage shown allows extra for this purpose.
- 1 yard of 44-45" wide cotton for the base, straps and flower tails; we used Subway Signs in Taupe from the Eclectic Elements Collection by Tim Holtz for Coats
- ½ yard of 44-45" wide cotton for one of the two alternating center panels; we used Timepieces in Taupe from the Eclectic Elements Collection by Tim Holtz for Coats
- ½ yard of 44-45" wide cotton for the second of the two alternating center panels; we used Butterflight in Taupe from the Eclectic Elements Collection by Tim Holtz for Coats
- 1 yard of 44-45" wide cotton for the lining and lining pockets; we used Stamps in Neutral from the Eclectic Elements Collection by Tim Holtz for Coats
- ¼ yard of 44-45" wide cotton for the fabric flower embellishment; we used Dictionary in Neutral from the Eclectic Elements Collection by Tim Holtz for Coats
- 1 yard of 20"+ wide lightweight fusible interfacing; we used Pellon Shir-Tailor®
NOTE: A full yard allows you to cut the strap interfacing strips as single pieces. To conserve you could get ¾ yard and piece together two 17" strips.
- ¾ yard of 45"+ wide fusible fleece; we used 45" Pellon 987F Fusible Fleece
- ½ yard of 1" cotton webbing; we used natural
- ONE package (2½ yards) of bias tape piping; we used Bias Maxi Piping by Wrights in Black
- ONE magnetic purse clasp
- EIGHT small decorative rivets
- All-purpose thread to match fabrics
- See-through ruler
- Fabric pen or pencil
- Iron and ironing board
- Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
- Seam gauge
- Seam ripper
- Straight pins
- Hand sewing needle
Getting Started
- From the fabric for the base, straps and flower tails (Subway Signs in Taupe in our sample), fussy cut the following:
TWO 7" high x 19" wide rectangles for the base
TWO 4" x 34" strips for the straps
ONE 4" x 16" strip for the flower tails
NOTE: All our cuts were done horizontally to best feature the writing on the fabric; the exact measurements were tweaked a bit as needed to perfectly center the words.
- From the fabric for one of the two alternating center panels (Timepieces in Taupe in our sample) cut THREE 7" wide x 11" high rectangles.
- From the fabric for the second of the two alternating center panels (Butterflight in Taupe in our sample) cut THREE 7" wide x 11" high rectangles.
- From the fabric for the lining and lining pockets (Stamps in Neutral in our sample), cut the following:
TWO 17" high x 19" wide rectangles
TWO 9" wide x 11" high rectangles for the pockets
- From the fabric for the fabric flower embellishment (Dictionary in Neutral in our sample), cut ONE 5" x WOF strip (5" x 44").
- From the fusible interfacing, cut the following:
TWO 4" x 34" strips
TWO 2" x 2" squares to reinforce the magnetic clasp
- From the fusible fleece, cut TWO 17" x 19" rectangles.
- Cut the cotton webbing into TWO 7" lengths.
At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board
Front and back exterior panels
- Find the six 7" x 11" panels and the two 7" lengths of cotton webbing.
- Arrange the panels in two rows of three, alternating the panels as shown in the photo below.
- Pin a length of webbing to the outer-right panel in each row, positioning the webbing ½" up from the bottom raw edge of the panel. Pin the webbing in place. These two panels will become the side panels of the tote.
- Place the first two panels of one row right sides together, aligning the inside 11" sides. Pin in place.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch the one 11" seam. Press the seam allowance open and flat.
- Place the final panel (the one with the webbing) right sides together with the sewn unit, aligning the inside 11" sides. Pin in place.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch the one 11" seam. Press the seam allowance open.
NOTE: Pressing the seam allowance open will allow the seam to lay flat across the webbing.
- Flip the three-panel sewn unit to the right side.
- Edgestitch along both sides of each seam.
- Repeat to create the second three-panel unit.
- Find the two 7" x 19" base panels.
- Place one three-panel unit right sides together with one base panel. Align the bottom of the three-panel unit (the side with the webbing) with the 19" top of the base panel. Pin in place.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch across the 19" width. Be very careful to NOT catch the webbing in the seam. You want the bottom of the webbing to lay right along the seam, but it should not be in the seam.
- Press the seam allowance down toward the base panel. Edgestitch along the seam within the base panel only.
- Repeat to attach the remaining base panel to the remaining three-panel unit.
- When done, each front and back panel should look like the photo below: two vertical panel seams, both with edgestitching on either side of the seam; and one horizontal base seam with edgestitching just within the base panel. Keep the free end of the webbing pinned in place.
- Find the two pieces of fusible fleece. Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse one piece to the wrong side of both the front and back.
Assemble front to back and box the corners
- Place the front and back right sides together. The webbing panels should be at opposite sides (one to the left and one to the right).
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch both side seams, creating a tall tube. These seams capture the remaining raw ends of the webbing strips. Press both seam allowances open and flat.
- Turn the tube right side out. Edgestitch along both sides of each side seam to match the previous vertical seams.
- Roll the front/back tube and press flat with your hands. The vertical seams should align front to back and the side panels should be folded in half.
- Mark the bottom of the fold with a pin on each side.
- Turn the tube wrong side out. Re-fold, using the pin marks as your guide. The vertical seams should still all align and the side seams should be 3" from the side folds.
- Pin across the bottom, keeping the raw edges flush.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch across the bottom.
- Clip into the seam at the folds. Press the seam allowance open.
- Our bag is designed to have 6" sides and base. To create this width, we figured our corners at 3".
- Fold the tote bottom to create a point with the seam at the peak.
- Measure 3" down from the tip of the peak and draw a horizontal line. If your point is correctly figured, this line will be 6" across. Pin in place.
- Double stitch along the drawn line.
- Trim away the excess, leaving just ½" from the double-stitched seam.
- Repeat to create the opposite corner.
NOTE: If you are new to boxed corners, check out our tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
- Turn the tote right side out.
Attach the piping
- Find the piping. Starting at a vertical seam, pin the piping in place around the entire top edge of the tote. Align the raw edge of the piping tape with the top raw edge of the tote.
- Use a piping or beading foot to keep your seam as close to the piping cord as possible. If you do not have one of these optional feet, a Zipper foot will also work.
- Stitch all the way around the top, finishing the ends with a standard cut-and-wrap method.
- If you are new to sewing and finishing piping, we have a tutorial you can review first.
- Press the seam allowance down towards the inside of the tote so the piping stands up around the edge. Lightly pin the seam allowance in place.
- Set the finished exterior aside.
- Find the two lining panels, and the two 9" x 11" lining pocket pieces.
- Fold each 9" x 11" pocket rectangle in half, right sides together, making them 9" x 5½". Pin along all three sides, leaving an approximate 3" opening along the bottom for turning.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch around all three sides, pivoting at the corners. Lock your seam on either side of the 3" opening. Clip the corners and press open the seam allowance.
- Turn right side out. Push out the corners so they are nice and sharp. A chopstick or long knitting needle works well for this.
- Fold in the raw edges of the opening so they are flush with the sewn seam. Press well.
- Place one lining panel right side up and flat on your work surface. Measure to find the exact center of the panel.
- Pin one pocket in place on the right side of the lining panel. The pocket should be centered side to side and 3½" below the top raw edge of the panel. Pin in place along both sides and across the bottom. (The folded edge is the top of the pocket.)
- Edgestitch the pocket in place along both sides and across the bottom, pivoting at the corners and with a generous backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam, ie. at the pocket top. This is a stress point for the pocket and it's smart to secure the seam well. This edgestitching also closes the opening used for turning.
- Repeat to place the remaining pocket on the remaining lining panel.
- Place the two lining pieces right sides together, sandwiching the pockets between the layers. Pin in place along both sides and across the bottom
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch along both sides and across the bottom, pivoting at the corners.
- Following the same steps as above, measure for 6" boxed corners.
- Flatten, double stitch, and trim away the excess.
- Press down the top raw edge ½" all around the top of the lining.
- Unfold so the crease line is visible.
- Flatten the lining bag to find the exact center front and back. Mark both points with a pin.
- Find the two small squares of fusible interfacing. Slip one square into place at each center point against the wrong side of the lining fabric. The square should be centered on the pin mark and the top edge of the square should align with the crease line. Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse each square in place.
- Find the magnetic clasp. Following manufacturer's instructions, attach one half of each clasp at each center point through the interfacing squares, which act as reinforcement tabs. The top edge of the snap should be approximately ½" below the crease line.
- Re-fold the top raw edge along the original crease line.
Assemble lining and exterior and add the straps
- Find the exterior bag. It should be right side out.
- Find the lining bag. It should be wrong side out.
- Slip the lining bag inside the exterior bag so the two bags are now wrong sides together. Align all the seams and the bottom corners.
- The top folded edge of the lining should sit just below the exterior bag's piping. If it does not align perfectly, re-fold the lining to match all around.
- Pin the lining to the exterior all around the top.
- Edgestitch all around top, through all the layers.
- Find the straps and the matching strips of fusible interfacing.
- Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse one interfacing strip to the wrong side of each strap.
- Fold each strap in half lengthwise and press to form a center crease.
- Open the strip wrong side up so the crease line is visible. Fold in each raw edge so they meet one another at the center crease line. Press well.
- Fold in each end ½". Fold the strip in half along the original crease line, aligning the folded-in edges along both ends and the long side.
- Edge stitch around all four sides.
- Repeat to create the second strap.
- Find the exterior bag. Position one strap on the front and one on the back. The ends of each strap should be ½" in from each side panel seam and 2" down from the top piped edge.
- Pin each end in place, then stitch in place with an approximate 1½" "X-box" through all the layers.
- Further secure with two rivets. Apply the rivets following the manufacturer's directions at the top corners of the "X-box."
Fabric flower embellishment
- Find the 4" x 16" strip for the flower tails. Prepare it following the same steps you used to create the straps. When the strip is finished, tie a knot at each end.
- Find the 5" x 44" flower strip. Complete using the Fabric Flower tutorial featured in our Series opening article. The only change we made was to eliminate the dowel as a "stem." Instead, we simply rolled the flower on itself rather than around the dowel.
- Fold the flower tails strip in half so the ends offset.
- Hand sew the tails to the back of the flower, covering the glue and the raw edges.
- Hand sew the flower to the tote at the base of one end of the front strap.
Project Design: Alicia Thommas
Sample Creation and Instructional Outline: Michele Mishler


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Hatsu Hioki training alongside Georges St. Pierre HT: Nightmare Of Battle
Marlon Sandro was obviously dejected following his loss to Hatsu Hioki at SRC: Soul of Fight. A photographer captured Sandro's emotion after the loss.
The complete video footage of Hatsu Hioki vs. Marlon Sandro from Sengoku: Soul of Fight.
#1 Dominic Cruz ably defended his WEC belt against #3 Joseph Benavidez at WEC 50.
#1 Jose Aldo will defend his WEC title against #2 Manny Gamburyan at WEC 51 in September.
Hatsu Hioki submitted Jeff Lawson in the first round of their featherweight bout at Sengoku Raiden Championships 14, setting up a long-awaited encounter with 145-pound champion Marlon Sandro. In...
Sengoku Raiden Championships 14 (SRC 14) takes place in Japan on Saturday and Bloody Elbow will have full live results, play-by-play and commentary beginning at 2AM ET. In the main event,...
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After yesterday's game, in which Brendan Ryan made a couple of really nice defensive plays and hit a game changing triple, I began to wonder just how valuable Boog is to this team. I also began to wonder if he could be the answer at short long-term for the Cardinals. I've taken a look at his numbers, both in the minors and as a big leaguer, to answer these questions and I think I've come to an encouraging conclusion: Brendan Ryan has a chance to be a Cardinal for a while.
Let's start by looking at the area where, to the naked eye, Boog has the most value. This, of course, lies in his defense at SS. Ryan has the highest UZR/150 rating of anyone in baseball who has played at least 300 innings at SS. Yes, you read that right. At arguably the most important defensive position in the game, we have the best fielder in all the majors, according to UZR/150. And really, its not even that close. His 26.2 rating is 6 points higher than his closest compatriot at SS, Jack Wilson(who is generally considered one of the better shortstops in the game). Now, I realize that his 320 innings may cause people to scream "Small Sample Size," but unlike with hitting, luck really doesn't play a part in fielding(especially a zone rating). Additionally, he has been a plus defender in his other two years with the Cardinals and in his time in the minors, so this defense isn't likely to go away. His defense this season has been worth 10.7 runs above average already this season, which calculates out to about 1.7 wins(10 runs=1 win). I have to feel like he is going to get twice as many innings at short in the second half, so if he keeps up his current defensive level, he could be worth at least 3 wins just with the glove alone.
Now let's look as his less glamorous side. Ryan has been the definition of average at the plate this season, being worth -0.3 runs at the plate. Coming into today's game, Boog has had 184 at bats this season, which is 4 more than he had in 2007(I'm kinda disregarding his '08 season due to his rib injury, which we all know can really hurt a player's offensive performance.) He was worth 2.5 runs above replacement with the bat in 2007, so he has not been quite as good this year at the plate. His slugging% in those two seasons('07 and '09) is actually higher than i would have thought, being over .400 both season(though just barely). The thing that really hurts Ryan's offensive performance is his low OBP. He's never going to hit for any real power(the occasional double or triple) so in order to be a valuable offensive player, he has to get on base. The reason he has a low OBP is because he doesn't take walks. His average has hovered around .290-.300, so he is getting hits, he just isn't taking walks. His BB% is 4.7 this season and was 7.7% in '07. His highest BB% in the minors was 8.1 in 2006 at low A ball, so we probably don't have a rise in BB% to look forward to. If he could get is BB% up to, say, 10%, he would be roughly half a win over 500 plate appearances(I extrapolated his current numbers to 500 PA, so thats 50 BBs for a .353 wOBA). I don't think we will ever see Ryan take 50 walks over 500 at bats, and until he does he will probably be league average hitter. You could probably also say that his average around .300 is due to a small sample size, and you may be right. Boog did show the ability to hit for a pretty good average in the minors(.278 in 353 PA in 2007 at Memphis), but expecting him to stay in the .290 to .300 may be asking too much. Still, I will give him the benefit of the doubt, since he has done it in two different major league seasons. I will add here that he has shown the ablility to steal a few bases(though his 4 CS in 12 attempts is nothing to write home about); in fact, I believe that if Tony would run more, Ryan could probably steal 20-30 bases over a full season. That adds some value to the overall Boog package, though probably not much(I'm sure there is some way to evaluate the value of a steal, but I don't know where to find it).
So, hopefully I have shown that , assuming Boog continues to be a plus defender, he can be worth at least 3 runs over the course of a full season(and potentially more if he takes some walks and plays the stellar defense he has been this season). 3 WAR would have made Boog the 11th best SS in baseball last year, more valuable than Stephen Drew, Michael Young, and Cristian Guzman. 3 WAR is more value than Jack Wilson had in any season but his career best year(2004). Now, this could be Ryan's career year, but since his value is weighted in defense, which isn't likely to diminish to much, I think this could be sustainable. Not bad for a guy only making 400K(he's been worth $8.7 milion already this year) this season. He'll have under 3 years of service time after this season, so he'll be incredibly cheap again next season. He's 27, so he's about to enter the "prime" of his career, and I think he can be a cheap, yet valuable, bridge to the era of the Kozmonaut(Pete Kozma-who probably has at least 2 more years before he's ready to take over.) Let's just hope his wrist holds up and that is proneness(is that a word?) for injuries stops being a problem.
All stats and figures came from Fangraphs.com
I used the wOBA calcualtor provided online by BayCityBall.com.
If I screwed anything up(math, stats, analysis of numbers) feel free to let me know.


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Every year during training camp and preseason, teams will be letting go of good players to make room for others on their roster. To me, the WR position is the one in which we need the most help with this season. Undoubtedly, there will be capable wideouts being let go by other squads... and I think we should at least take a look at and possibly sign the best possible option for our team. We have plenty of possession receivers and a couple of potential deep threats (Graham, Easley, and maybe Donald Jones.) We should still be on the look out for a big bodied receiver with some speed to get down field. They should also have some strength to go up and beat a corner one on one. I have a list of guys that I think may be cut that could fit our team well. Let me know what you think and if you have other potential cuts you wouldn't mind us checking out.
Currently unemployed:
Mike Sims-Walker- 6' 2" 212 lbs. 27 years old. Was a WR on the rise 2 years ago and has fallen off a little bit, but I believe he still has something left to give and would fit our system pretty well.
Braylon Edwards- 6' 3" 214 lbs. 29 years old. Another rising star that has fell off in the eyes of some. Edwards has some character concerns but could still be an effective deep threat, at least in my opinion. Had 900+ yards and 7 TD's in 2010 but had a rough year in San Francisco before getting cut.
On the "bubble" of being unemployed:
Jabar Gaffney (NE)- 6' 2" 200 lbs.31 years old. Reuniting with the Patriots after 3 pretty successful seasons with the Broncos and Redskins. A guy who averages around 44 receptions, 5-600 yards and 3 TD's a year could help our team. And he's been much better in the 2nd half of his career. Although, he is one of the most unlikely to be cut receivers on my bubble list, you never know who the Pats will cut considering they have the two monsters at TE, Welker, Lloyd and Branch.
Louis Murphy (OAK)- 6' 2" 200 lbs. 25 years old. With a young group of WR's on the roster (Murphy being one of them), this team will be cutting someone who's got some potential and word is Murphy could be that guy. Not counting last season, he has been relatively productive and could provide big play potential.
Maurice Stovall (DET)- 6' 5" 220 lbs. 27 years old. After never breaking 400 yards in 5 seasons with Tampa Bay, Stovall went to Detroit last seasons and only caught one ball.
Mike Williams (SEA)- 6' 5" 235 lbs. 28 years old. After being out of the NFL between 2008-2009, Williams stormed back in a comeback role for the Seahawks, catching 65 balls for 750 yards in 2010. Last season, he slumped back down to 18 for 236. He's obviously on the chopping block right now.
Others considered: Earl Bennett (CHI), Mardy Gilyard (PHI), Domenik Hixon (NYG), James Jones (GB), Devin Thomas (CHI), Ben Obomanu (SEA), Johnny Knox (CHI), David Gettis (CAR), Tiquan Underwood (TB), Danario Alexander (STL),


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Original post made on Aug 28, 2012
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on Aug 28, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Had this department been using the Smart Shield this may have been avoided. This law enforcement impersonation deterrent developed exclusively for the men and women who protect our communities could have meant the difference for this woman.
on Aug 28, 2012 at 6:20 pm
This is VERY frightening to me because this sounds remarkably similar to a run-in I had with a police impostor a few months ago. I was fortunate enough to get away without any altercation, but it's terrifying that this actually happened to someone. My issue occurred in San Jose in April.
on Aug 28, 2012 at 7:54 pm
I am trying to figure out a few things here after reading the article in three different publications. Why did the victim wait so long to report this? Why does it not say what she was being handcuffed for? The so called Officer (the suspect) told her to get out of the car right away and he handcuffed her. I am sorry I would have questioned the suspect as to what I did wrong-just open the window a little enough to talk. any officer of the peace would surely understand.


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(Glassboro, NJ) – Richard Stockton (11-2, 7-1 NJAC) erased a 13-point deficit in the second half and scored the final seven points of the game to defeat Rowan (10-4, 4-4) 68-64. Jesse Hunt (Freehold/Freehold Boro) scored a career-high 19 points and gave the Ospreys the lead for good by draining a three-pointer with 48 seconds to play. Stockton defeated Rowan for the ninth consecutive time and 10th in the last 11 meetings between the teams.
Darnell McCargo (Woodlynne/Collingswood) tossed in 13 points while Rameel Johnson (Newark/Science Park) finished with 12 markers and a game-high nine rebounds, which also tied his career best on the glass. Stockton shot just 32.8 percent from the field and never led by more than two points until Hunt clinched with victory by sinking a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining, yet the Ospreys found a way to prevail.
Stockton led by two points on three occasions during a first half that was close until the last three minutes. The score also was tied seven times before Rowan closed the period with a 13-4 run over the last 3:26 to put the Ospreys on the wrong end of a 41-32 halftime score. Hunt and McCargo led Stockton with eight first-half points apiece and the Ospreys stayed within striking distance by going 9-10 at the free throw line.
Stockton went scoreless for the first 4:50 of the second half while Rowan extended the margin to 13 points at 45-32. Backup point guard Mike Perry (Mt. Laurel/Peddie School) gave the Ospreys a lift off the bench by scoring all seven of his points during an 18-4 run as Stockton roared back to take a brief 50-49 lead with 9:16 on the clock.
Rowan built a five-point lead twice in the next four minutes and led 64-61 with 3:26 remaining. The Profs did not score again and Stockton whittled away its deficit, finally pulling ahead 66-64 on Hunt's three-pointer at the 48-second mark. The Ospreys then missed four straight free throws but held onto the lead as Rowan committed two turnovers. Hunt sank two from the stripe with two seconds left to seal the 68-64 triumph.
Stockton will host Ramapo in an NJAC game on Saturday at 3 pm. The Roadrunners are ranked seventh in the D3hoops.com national poll.


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Cisco and Xerox will deliver the mobile printing capability in three products. Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) over Cisco Borderless Networks is a software product from Xerox that provides the tools for an enterprise to implement mobile printing services to its own employees. The software, which takes advantage of IOS (Internetwork Operating System) on Cisco network equipment, provides the security, WAN optimization and print monitoring for mobile printing. Cisco channel partners will also be able to use Xerox MPS to offer these services to enterprises. Xerox MPS should be offered through Cisco channel partners in the U.S. starting in July or August and in Europe in January.
Xerox Cloud ITO Services is a set of services, including mobile printing, that Xerox will offer to enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses. The services grow out of Xerox's acquisition of ACS last year. They will run on Xerox data centers built with Cisco's UCS (Unified Computing System) servers and the Vblock infrastructure made up of Cisco networking and computing, EMC storage and VMware virtualization software. These services will also be sold through Cisco's channel. They are available on a limited basis now and are likely to be generally available next January, the companies said.
There will also be client software written specifically for Cisco's Cius enterprise tablet and for its Cisco Virtualization Experience Client devices, which reside on enterprise desktops and can present a virtual desktop to users. This Xerox Mobile Print Solution will allow users of those clients to securely print documents on any printer in the enterprise. The software will be available as soon as the Cius goes on sale on May 31.
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Jurassic Park III (2001)
In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
Alternative titles: JP3; Jurassic Park 3; Jurassic Park 3: The Extinction; Jurassic Park: Breakout; Return to the Island: Jurassic Park 3; The Extinction: Jurassic Park 3
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It seems that RIM and Dolby Laboratories have been able to put aside their differences and come to an agreement over Dolby's patent complaint against the smartphone manufacturer.
According to Reuters, RIM has signed a licensing agreement with Dolby to use its technologies in smartphones and tablets. Dolby had originally filed lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany complaining that RIM was using proprietary audio compression technologies in its BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet without a licensing agreement.
Both lawsuits have been dropped at this time. The exact terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.
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Fear is back in the market.
Investors are worried about slower economic growth in China, a gloomier outlook for U.S. corporate profits and an end to easy money policies in the United States and Europe. They're also fretting over country-specific troubles around the world — from economic mismanagement in Argentina to political instability in Turkey.
Those fears converged to start a two-day rout in global markets this week, capped by a 318-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average Friday. It was the blue-chip index's worst day since last June. The Dow plunged almost 500 points over the two-day stretch.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 38 points, or 2.1 percent, to 1,790 Friday. The Nasdaq composite fell 90 points, or 2.2 percent, to 4,128.
Despite the sell-off, U.S. stocks remain near all-time highs after surging 30 percent last year. The S&P 500 is 3 percent below its record high of 1,848 on Jan. 15
U.S. stocks have not endured a correction — a drop of 10 percent or more over time — since October 2011.
In Asia Friday, Japan's Nikkei 225 slipped 1.9 percent to close at 15,391.56; Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.2 percent to 22,450.06; and Seoul's Kospi dropped 0.4 percent to 1,940.56.
The turbulence coincides with a global economic shift: China and other emerging market economies appear to be running into trouble just as the developed economies of the United States and Europe finally show signs of renewed strength nearly five years after the end of the Great Recession.
The trouble began Thursday after a January survey showed a drop in Chinese manufacturing activity. Days earlier, China reported that its economic growth last year matched 2012 for the slowest pace since 1999.
"It is interesting how even a mild tremor in China's growth causes such anxiety around the world," said Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy at Cornell University.


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ALBANY, N.Y .— Time is running out for the New York State Assembly to pass the Public Assistance Integrity Act.
Senator Tom Libous urged the passing of the Public Assistance Integrity Act on Tuesday. The Senate moved to pass the bill, which has died in the Assembly for the past two years.
There used to be a stigma attached to buying groceries and using food stamps, so the federal government created an Electronic Benerfit Transfer card, or EBT, to simplify the buying process. Public assistance can now legally be spent at liquor stores, casinos, and strip clubs currently in New York. If passed, the bill would prevent welfare purchases like this.
Governor Cuomo gave it a lot of support in his executive budget proposal this year for the bill.
"I believe at some point, if you're a welfare recipient, and you abuse the system and are caught three times, we give you a suspension of benefits for some time and I don't think he (Cuomo) went that far," said State Senate Tom Libous.
If New York does not comply with the federal mandate by February 22, the state could lose up to $122 million in Federal Temporary Assistance Aid.
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Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipality, Chiapas. Aside from the daily patrols through the community of Patria Nueva (in which between 200 and 300 soldiers participate, and even armored tanks), two other threats have materialized here, in the form of cows and fire. Not because cows and fire are intrinsically "bad," but because, in the specific context of the Autonomous Municipality, the proliferation of cattle, and the deliberately set fires in April and May, represent an attack against the campesinos in resistance, destruction of their fields and forests.
May 3.
According to autonomous authorities, members of the Regional Coffee Producers Organization of Ocosingo (Orcao) are continuously invading and destroying Primero de Enero's recovered lands. They are introducing the new cattle into the fields and, apparently, setting fires in order to destroy the forests and cultivated lands in order to eventually turn them into pasture. The operation seems innocent and simple: the government provides cows, and the recipients need someplace to put them.
Under these conditions, the friction is continuing between EZLN support bases and members of Orcao, which reached a critical point a month ago with injuries and "detainees" on both sides.
In a conversation with La Jornada, members of the Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipality described the events: "This April three times the cattle arrived for Orcao. They delivered 20 cows in the community of Ojo de Agua, and they put them on recovered lands that we are working."
According to the autonomous authority, this "is of concern, because if we want to take their cows out, they are going to accuse us of provocation."
Something similar took place in the Corazón de MarÃa ejido, where the new cattle also invaded recovered lands. "Zapatista support base compañeros have fields between Ojo de Agua and Corazón de MarÃa, and the Orcao people now want to take them away from them."
On March 28, a problem arose between zapatistas and Orcao over the cutting down of fencing here in Patria Nueva, over the delivery of cattle to the coffee producers organization. On April 20 "28 more cattle arrived at the same place, and they were waiting for them, since they had already put up the fencing. It is worrisome because we have seen how they behave…they are invading our field with their animals," he noted.
As has been documented, the friction between the Autonomous Municipalities in the Ocosingo-Altamirano region and members of organizations which are close to the current chiapaneco government is owing to differences over methods of ownership and the use of lands which were "recovered" in 1994, following the zapatista uprising. According to estimates from the state government and from independent bodies, conflicts of this type are currently going on in fifty communities, in eight Autonomous Municipalities.
While the municipalities in rebellion continue to consider the lands to be collective, the Orcao, and other independent organizations, which had participated in this concept, appear to have changed. Now that they are with the government, they are seeking individual title to the lands, so that they can implement economic programs being offered by the State.
Autonomous authorities added that "they are burning part of our territory. We suspect the Orcao, because they want to put in pasture lands."
In the mountains which surround Patria Nueva, dense clouds of smoke rise up during the day, and at night it looks like a necklace of fires. "Since the drought is very severe, the fires are easily set."
Concerning the military pressure, the Autonomous Council denounces: "Beginning on April 28, the patrols increased. Up to 200 to 200 soldiers pass by every day. They go from Ocosingo to we don't know if it's Yajalón or Palenque (to the north)." The convoy is accompanied by a state Public Security detachment.
"Today a lot of soldiers passed through, with tanks, and they stopped and turned around right here in front, as if they were looking for something," said the man who was conducting the conversation, aided by notes he was carrying in a small school notebook. It was, he explained, "the words of the agreement which the Autonomous Council reached."
Ocosingo municipal police are constantly keeping the community of Patria Nueva under surveillance. "They are parking right there," as one of the autonomous representatives pointed towards the international highway, less than 100 meters from the "big house" of the finca, which today serves as a school and headquarters for the Autonomous Municipality. "They don't want to leave us in peace," he concluded.
Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipality, Chiapas.
Aside from the daily patrols through the community of Patria Nueva (in which between 200 and 300 soldiers participate, and even armored tanks), two other threats have materialized here, in the form of cows and fire. Not because cows and fire are intrinsically "bad," but because, in the specific context of the Autonomous Municipality, the proliferation of cattle, and the deliberately set fires in April and May, represent an attack against the campesinos in resistance, destruction of their fields and forests.
Moisés Gandhi, Chiapas.
May 2.
The dry season has brought more fires than usual this season, which is making communities in the area suspect that they are deliberate disasters. While making his way here, this correspondent crossed by a place, close to La Florida bridge, that had been razed. "It took us two days to put it out," commented a man at the entrance to this community.
Military movements, however, have been intensifying since the end of April, in the direction of the cities of Ocosingo and Altamirano, both some 20 kilometers from Moisés Gandhi and the Cuxuljá crossroads.
The representatives of the Ernesto Che Guevara Autonomous Municipality, whose municipal seat is here, spoke to La Jornada: "We don't know who is setting the fires, nor what their purpose is. Could it be that they want to send us here and there, putting out fires? Because that is what this municipality has been doing."
The spokesperson for the Autonomous Council said: "We have seen mountains on fire where there are no fields. A few days ago I myself saw a plane pass over the mountain there, and 15 minutes later smoke started to rise up from the fire that had started." The indigenous did not believe that it was a coincidence: "The fire seemed to be on purpose."
The fire in La Florida, and another along the boundary line with the community of Abasolo, were also set in order to affect the lands of the municipality in rebellion. "We have been seeing fires everywhere that are not burnings [controlled fires set to clear fields]. It's happening like it did in 1998," noted the zapatista spokesperson, referring to the great counterinsurgency campaign of that year, which included the largest forest and selva fires in a long time in Chiapas, especially in the conflict zone.
The Air is Cloudy…
"Look at the smoke," he indicated to the reporter. The air was "cloudy" with smoke, something which is, in any event, usual at this time of the year. In the campesinos' judgment, the layer of smoke is thicker this year. The sun is filtered, and it looks like an orange disc, seen through dark glasses (which are given to be called, precisely, smoked).
As to the military movements, the autonomous spokesperson said: "Recently 17 federal Army trucks passed by from San Cristóbal to Ocosingo. And 25 tanks." The zapatista civilians do not believe that this has to do with troop rotations. They note that something similar was reported by the Miguel Hidalgo Autonomous Municipality: 80 trucks with troops entered from San Cristóbal going to Comitán.
"In none of these instances have we seen the same number returning. More than a troop replacement, it looks as if they are increasing the number of soldiers in these territories," he added.
The authorities of the 17 de Noviembre and Primero de Enero Autonomous Municipalities, in this same area, have also mentioned intense patrols by military and Public Security vehicles, which cover the routes from Altamirano-San Cristóbal and Altamirano-Ocosingo on a daily basis, some of them crossing by the communities of Primero de Enero which are close to the federal highway.
The campesinos of the zapatista 17 de Noviembre municipality insist, in a similar fashion to the people of Moisés Gandhi, that they can very easily those identify disasters which are caused by carelessness or negligence, close to lands which have been burned for planting, and which ones could only have been set intentionally and illegally. And these former ones are proliferating for the first time in four years.


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Supervisors vote 4-1 to put sales tax on ballot
Original post made on Jul 24, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 4:29 PM
on Jul 24, 2012 at 5:34 pm
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein
We obvious have really intelligent elected officials -- MP city council wants to raise the hotel tax when the county voted it down in June; the Board of Supervisors want to raise the sales tax to add to the general fund when the county voted down tax increases in June; and the legislature and governor want to raise taxes to fund HSR when other viable programs are cut and the state is going broke. The feds want to raise taxes too. Pretty soon we won't have any money left to pay for government.
Just say NO to more taxes.
on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:39 pm
I'll be saying NO. Our politicians just don't seem to have "cutting expenses" in their lexicon. Until they do, they'll get no more voluntary money from me.
on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:40 pm
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"the need to maintain critical county services in the face of continuing government budget cuts and rising benefit expenses."
The taxpayers' well is dry.
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So here we are... if it feels like it's been a long journey from script to screen for Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, it's because it has.
Welcome to indie filmmaking!
We first learned about it in 2009, and profiled the film on the old S&A website - almost exactly 3 years ago actually (November 3, 2009). This was about 3 weeks or so before one of the film's co-stars, Gabourey Sidibe's feature film acting debut, the heavily-debated Precious, would open in theaters in the USA, and there was much interest in what she would do next - questions about whether she could have a career in Hollywood (given her skin color and size - both antithetical to Hollywood's standards of beauty and femininity), what types of roles she'd be *allowed* to play, etc.
Her appearance in it seemed to initially overshadow the contributions of the film's talented young star, Zoe Kravitz (in a seemingly natural, strong, gritty, gutsy performance, and unlike anything you've previously seen her in, or expect to see her in), as well as its writer and director, the aforemention confident and courageous Victoria Mahoney.
And audiences around the world (the film screened internationally, premiering at the Berlinale early last year) have since come to recognize and applaud the abilities of both, as well as the entire talented, and in some ways invisible, ragtag group of actors and production crew, who invested plenty (and I'm not even talking about money) to see Yelling To The Sky realized.
It was in 2011 when I first saw the film, and, in short, loved it! I'll re-post my review of it after this, for those who haven't read it (this was over 1 1/2 years ago, so I imagine lots of you have not, since you may not have been readers of the site at the time).
It's a film that I'd say is more about the journey than the destination, as cliched as that might sound. It's what I'd call an immersive experience - less traditional 3-part story structure Hollywood studio (or even American indie) movie, and almost more of what I'd call stream-of-consciousness cinema, that stimulates almost all the senses, really placing the audience inside the movie - specifically, inside the lead character's head, as you experience the same life trials and triumphs that she does.
So prepare to be challenged - which is a very good thing, in my not-so humble opinion when it comes to cinema, especially as we're constantly bombarded with movies (especially Hollywood-style) lacking in spirit and courage.
And just like Precious did, I expect that Yelling To The Sky, given its raw content, will stir up some debate amongst audiences who see it; although, to be clear, it shares little with Lee Daniel's drama.
That long journey is coming to its end, as Yelling To The Sky opens in a multi-platform release (theatrical, cable VOD, digital download - via MPI Media Group) today, Friday, December 14, 2012, to hopefully be followed by a major market roll out.
In terms of theatrical, it opens in New York today, playing at Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, in Manhattan. And for those uptown, ImageNation's RAW SPACE, at 2031 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd in Harlem, will also run the film for a week.
Ideally, I'm sure many would prefer to see it on the big screen; but again, welcome to indie filmmaking and distribution! Not everyone who's interested in seeing it in a theatrical setting will. However, as noted, the film is available in other formats - like iTunes. In fact, I'm sitting at my laptop, with iTunes open, and looking right at it, in the movie section, where you can rent it and watch right now - just a few clicks away!
The point is, you've got options, so take advantage of whatever is available to you. I encourage you to visit the film's website at this link HERE for what all those options are.
The coming-of-age drama was produced by Mahoney, Billy Mulligan and Ged Dickersin, and stars Kravitz, Sidibe, Antonique Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Yolonda Ross, and Shareeka Epps.
The synopsis again:
Kravitz stars as Sweetness O'Hara, an introspective and shy teenager who tries to blend into the crowded halls of her high school. But an increasingly complex home life and a growing threat at school soon carry her into a world of reckless ambivalence.
A Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Lab selection, Mark Silverman Maryland Film Fellowship, and Annenberg Film Fellowship winner, Mahoney's Yelling To The Drama debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011, commencing its film festival circuit travels, attracting acclaim, and some controversy, along the way.
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Xi | December 18, 2012 12:17 PM
FINALLY!!!! I've been with this film from the beginning and I'm so excited to finally get a chance to see it. I'll be reading your review after I watch the film today! ::happy dance::
Peggy | December 16, 2012 11:08 AM
Um, before I spend my money on streaming (and using up my data quota) can somebody tell me what it's about?
ska-triumph | December 16, 2012 1:09 AM
FYI S&A family:
I saw the film earlier this evening on the big screen in NYC. And while I wasn't fulfilled by the narrative - I'll get into it more on Tambay's review - I did appreciate and do applaud the filmmaking. It showed boldness and commitment, to a point where I'll see this again on VOD.
J | December 14, 2012 7:01 PM
First time commenter, long time reader of the site. Films like these are what makes streaming worth it to me. I wouldn't be able to see films like this before they come out for purchase in DVD, Blu-Ray format because KY isn't the spot for independent black films. Red Hook summer was my first streaming rental, Yelling to the Sky was my second. Good movie, not perfect, but great start for Ms. Mahoney. She didn't overdo it in ways films of this subject matter could go which I appreciate. Antonique Smith was very good, maybe it's because she reminded me of some women I've known. Keep informing us your readers, Shadow and Act.


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I have friends who have known where they wanted to go to college since they were freshmen. I, on the other hand, made my decision well into the second semester of senior year. I always thought I knew where I wanted to go, but then someone would talk about another college and I would become interested in that one. I didn't want to do the research, I just wanted someone to say, "Hey, this is a good college. You should go here." I learned, however, that I had to make that decision for myself.
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In an effort to get a bit of political-cred, Maria Hutchings the Tory candidate in the Eastleigh by-election has been putting her blue-rinsed mind to constituency problem-solving.
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