text:
Weight: 0.04
In stock
List Price:$13.08
Your Price:$8.70
You Save: $4.38 (33%)
International customers, please view our shipping page for information on additional shipping fees. CLICK HERE
ACME-Claus Titanium Bonded Rotary Cutter Replacement Blades. Clauss cutting instruments have been the choice for professionals since 1877. The professional heritage means Clauss tools are engineered for the demands of continuous daily use. This rotary cutter is made of Titanium Bonded cutlery-grade steel and is through-hardened to hold an edge. Claus true professional products will withstand the toughest task and continue delivering over extended use. This package contains two 45mm rotary blades for use with the 45mm Claus Titanium Bonded Rotary Cutter (sold separately). Imported.


text:
UFC lightweight contenders Jim Miller and Nate Diaz join Nick Lembo of the New Jersey Athletic Control Board and UFC President Dana White for a press conference announcing the ticket sales for UFC on Fox 3. The event will be held on May 5, 2012 in the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Full card after the jump.
More SBN Coverage of UFC on Fox 3
Nate Diaz (15-7) vs. Jim Miller (21-3)
Josh Koscheck (17-5) vs. Johny Hendricks (12-1)
Alan Belcher (17-6) vs. Rousimar Palhares (14-3)
Pat Barry (7-4) vs. Lavar Johnson (16-5)
Tony Ferguson (13-2) vs. Dennis Hallman (51-14-2, 1 NC)
John Dodson (12-5) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (7-3)
John Hathaway (15-1) vs. Pascal Krauss (10-0)
Danny Castillo (13-4) vs. John Cholish (8-1)
Pablo Garza (11-2) vs. Dennis Bermudez (7-3)
Nick Denis (11-2) vs. Johnny Bedford (18-9-1)
Mike Massenzio (13-6) vs. Karlos Vemola (8-2)
Louis Gaudinot (5-2) vs. John Lineker (19-5)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
MADISON (WKOW) -- On days like this, it's difficult to talk or even think about sports.
It's fair to say most of us often turn to sports as a diversion from life's issues, but on Friday most everyone -- athletes included -- was affected by the tragic shooting in Connecticut.
Many athletes turned to social media to express their thoughts.
Packers receiver Greg Jennings tweeted, "I can't put into words the feeling I have for the families in Connecticut today. Prayers going up for everyone involved."
Former Badger quarterback Russell Wilson tweeted, "My heart and soul aches for all the families, friends, students and worst of all, the kids in Connecticut. #We need peace in the world."
And this from former Badger football player JJ Watt: "Horrific. Simply horrific. Thoughts go out to all of the parents, teachers, family members, responders & saddest of all, the kids."
Packers offensive lineman TJ Lang tweeted, "Disgusted and saddened after hearing of this school shooting.. Absolute coward.. My heart is hurting for all the families involved."
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WQOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's pubic inspection file should contact News Director Dan Schillinger at 715-852-5920. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
SI ranks Browns 29th in Power Rankings
As has been discussed elsewhere, these power rankings after week 1 are pretty meaningless, but Don Banks lays a whole bunch of pressure on the Browns in this one. The thing I really wanted to highlight in this one, though, is that the Steelers are still ranked in the top-10 after that federal-prison-style pounding they took on Sunday. I realize the national media generally sweats the Steelers, and it is only one week, but that's still a top-10 team?


text:
Crockpot Chili Recipes
This chili is made with ground beef and pinto beans, along with tomatoes and chili seasonings. It's a classic combination of ingredients, perfect for a fall or winter supper or game day meal.
Ground Beef and Sausage Chili
Make this delicious hearty chili in the slow cooker. A great chili to enjoy on a cold January day.
Chicken, Sausage, and White Bean Chili
A slow cooker chicken chili recipe with diced chicken and chicken apple sausage, along with beans, tomatoes, corn, and other ingredients. Crockpot chicken and white bean chili with tomatillo salsa and more.
Turkey Chili Recipe - Crockpot Turkey Chili
This turkey chili is made with ground turkey, but you can also make it with ground beef. Also in this recipe, onions, tomatoes, pinto beans, cheese, and black olives.
Vegetable Chili Recipe for the Slow Cooker
Crockpot chili with vegetables. Slow cooker vegetable chili recipe with beans.
Rick's Slow Cooker Chili
Easy crockpot chili with ground round and seasonings.
Taco Chili - Slow Cooker Ground Beef Recipes
Easy crockpot chili with taco seasonings and ground beef.
Vegetable Chili Recipe - Crockpot Veggie Chili
Crockpot vegetable chili with kidney beans and tomatoes.
Lynn's Crockpot Chili Recipe - Ground Beef Chili
Crockpot chili recipe with ground beef and pinto beans and tomatoes.
Karla's Simple Chili
A ground beef chili recipe with tomato sauce and beans and ground chuck.
Frank's 4 Bean Chili Recipe - Crockpot Chili With Beans
This chili is made with chili beans, ground beef, kidney beans, and pinto beans, along with tomatoes and seasonings.
Favorite Slow Cooked Chili - Crockpot Chili Recipe
Easy crockpot chili recipe with coarsely ground beef and beans.
Chili With Beef and Beans for the Slow Cooker - Crockpot Chili Recipe
A Mexican style chili recipe with ground beef and beans. Chili recipe for the slow cooker.
Mom's Favorite Chili - Crockpot Chili Recipe from Liz
Crockpot chili recipe from Liz, with ground beef and beans, along with tomato sauce. Chili recipe with ground beef, for the slow cooker.
Bowl of Red Chili - Crockpot Beef Chili Recipes
Crockpot chili recipe with beef, beer, jalapeno chiles and cumin. A flavorful beef chili recipe for the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Chili With Ground Beef
This slow cooker chili is made with a combination of lean ground beef, beans, and crushed tomatoes. It's an easy chili recipe, prepared and cooked in the slow cooker.
Chili Recipe with Ground Beef - Crockpot Chili Recipes
Chili recipe for crockpot or slow cooker contains ground beef and onion and jalapeno pepper.
Texas Style Beef Chili - Crockpot Chili Recipes
This chili recipe contains cubed beef, tomatoes, chili powder, carrots, bacon, onion, garlic, and other ingredients. This is a chili recipe for slow cooker or crockpot.
Skyline Chili with Ground Beef and Cinnamon - Chili Recipe for Crockpot
Skyline chili recipe includes ground beef and cinnamon. this chili recipe is cooked in crockpot or slow cooker.
Sour Cream Chili Bake with Ground Beef and Pinto Beans - Crockpot Ground ...
Crockpot casserole recipe with sour cream, ground beef, enchilada sauce, pinto beans, tortilla chips, onion, and cheese. This chili bake is cooked in crockpot or slow cooker.
No-Bean Chili
Crockpot chili without beans. Ground beef chili recipe in the slow cooker.
Hearty Chili Recipe with Ground Turkey - Crockpot Chili Recipes
Crockpot chili with ground turkey. A turkey chili recipe.
Black Bean Chili with Beef - Black Bean Chili in Crockpot or Slow Cooker
Black bean chili recipe uses stew beef, green chiles, Monterey Jack cheese and cooked or canned black beans. Black bean chili recipe with beef for the crockpot or slow cooker.
White Chili with Chicken Recipe - Chicken Chili in the Crockpot with White Beans
A white bean and chicken chili with cumin, jalapeno peppers, chicken broth and oregano and Monterey Jack cheese. This is a white chicken chili recipe for the crockpot or slow cooker.
White Chicken Chili Recipe with White Beans - Chicken Chili Recipe Cooked in...
Crockpot chicken chili recipe with chicken and beans, along with Mexican style spices. Chicken chili, white chicken chili recipe.
Cincinnati Chili Recipe - Crockpot Cincinnati Chili Recipe
Cincinnati chili recipe cooked in the crockpot contains ground beef, tomato paste, cocoa and cinnamon, among other ingredients. Serve this crockpot Cincinnati chili recipe over spaghetti.
Gail's Hearty Chili
Crock Pot recipes for ground beef, a chili recipe from Gail made with ground beef and tomato juice.
Chicken Chili Recipe for the Crockpot
Frozen seasoned chicken makes this chicken chili easy and convenient. The slow cooker makes in nearly hands-free.
Pork Chili Recipe - Crockpot Pork Chili Recipe
Pork chili with tomatoes and chile peppers. A tasty pork chili recipe.


text: I wish the internet had been around when I was most of you guy's ages. In my younger day when Jan 1st and the bowl games were over you didn't get much college news at all. I've eaten and slept Alabama football for 53 years and you don't know how much it thrills me to be able to keep up with the Tide the way the internet has provided us. Anytime I want to know anything about the Tide all I have to do is turn on this dot com machine and click on RBR and read the news that friends have posted here. I don't know who started this blog and built it to what it is today but my hats off to them and I want to thank them for giving me a place to come to and be with Alabama minded people. I want to thank all the people on here that are so damn passionate about Alabama football, it amazes me how so well informed some of yall are. I also want to thank you for putting up with my computer illiteracy and my reply fail. I hope everyone here at RBR has a great 2012 and we start it off with another national championship. ROLL TIDE YALL!!!!


text:
The Solid Verbal, the world's finest college football podcast, is back again on SB Nation this Saturday evening.
A loaded Week 3 schedule, including Florida-Tennessee, USC-Stanford and Alabama-Arkansas means Dan Rubenstein and Ty Hildenbrandt will have plenty to discuss, along with the big night game between Notre Dame and Michigan State.
As always, follow @SolidVerbal and get yourself involved!
Check the national college football scoreboard right here, and look through SB Nation's many excellent college football blogs to find your team's community.


text:
Just a heads up for you guys. This makes me somewhat skeptical that the Cubs and Rangers have anything serious brewing, otherwise Leicester would have likely been included in that trade. I guess that means no Kevin Mench, and Patterson won't be a Ranger?
Here is the link to the Cubs' press release.


text:
Passan's Latest: Myers, Fowler, Asdrubal, McCarthy
By Mark Polishuk [November 23, 2012 at 8:36pm CST]
The Royals have been shopping top prospect Wil Myers but only in exchange for starting pitching, reports Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan. Earlier this week, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reported that Kansas City was known to be at least listening to offers for Myers and top position players like Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer. The only untouchable Royals appear to be Alcides Escobar and Salvador Perez due to their team-friendly contracts --- "executives consider [Perez's deal] the best in the game," Passan writes.
The Royals have discussed trades with the Rays, Mariners, Diamondbacks and Athletics, Passan reports. While Myers would be of interest to any team, he is of particular value to low-payroll teams like the Rays and A's given that Gordon and Butler have large contracts and Moustakas/Hosmer are Scott Boras clients.Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/kansas_city_royals/index.html#qTrrYE3T5xE0TfHt.99


text:
CHESTERTOWN, MD—In an unprecedented journalistic partnership with one of the world's foremost media outlets, faculty and students at Washington College have created a new online feature in The New York Times that will keep watch over the ways politicians and special interest groups use and misuse history. The series, which is titled Historically Corrected, launched on Sunday, July 8, with a broadside aimed at both Democrats and Republicans, casting significant doubt on claims that both President Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, have recently made on the campaign trail.
"History is often the language of American politics," says Adam Goodheart, director of the College's C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, which is spearheading the project. "But whether it's Democrats harking back to the New Deal or Republicans claiming the mantle of the founding fathers, fact and fiction are often much too easily confused."
For instance, Mr. Obama's standard stump speech usually hails past achievements such as Hoover Dam as examples of how Americans "built this country together." But this week's column reveals that the dam's construction in the 1930s was far from what one might call a "kumbaya" moment. Washington College undergraduate Kathy Thornton, part of the faculty-student research team at work on Historically Corrected, unearthed a 1932 newspaper article documenting protests against policies banning Asian-American laborers from working on the site, while African Americans were relegated to a few menial jobs.
Meanwhile, Mr. Romney recently gave a speech celebrating the United States as "unique" and "exceptional in the history of the world" as the only nation that has never taken land through war. But as the Historically Corrected team points out, he made the comment in San Diego – which itself was seized by a U.S. force in 1846, invading what was then part of Mexico.
Co-directing the project with Goodheart is journalist and historian Manseau, a scholar-in-residence at the Starr Center. Beginning with a handpicked group of student associates this summer, the project will expand in the fall when Manseau's "Writing for the Media" course will serve as a "newsroom" allowing students to track down leads, hone their fact-checking skills, and pitch topics for the series just as they might do one day at newspapers or television networks. "Working on a project affiliated with the New York Times is unbeatable real-world experience for any aspiring journalist," Manseau says. "Students will come away from Historically Corrected with a better sense of how news and other media are created today, and the role they might play in that process."
With tens of millions of unique visitors per month, the newspaper's Web site is one of the most-read media outlets in the world. Historically Corrected will run several times per month under the rubric of the Campaign Stops blog, one of the Times' most high-profile online series. A condensed version of this week's inaugural column also appears in the Sunday, July 8 print edition of the Times.
"The Times is excited to be able to include in our pages and online this valuable contribution to the political discussion," says Clay Risen, senior editor in the paper's Op-Ed department, which will oversee the series. "We expect that Adam Goodheart, Peter Manseau and the rest of the Washington College team will offer our readers a unique insight into American history, ironically via a medium — the Internet — that has only recently made such perspectives so quickly and widely available."
Washington College president Mitchell B. Reiss sees the project as "a wonderful opportunity for our students to be engaged at the intersection of history and politics in a meaningful way. They will be learning from some of the finest historians in the nation, and their research will support journalism on one of the most widely read and influential Web sites in the world," he adds. "Adam and Peter are illustrating yet again how the work of the Starr Center can bridge the past and present and bring the insights of history to the forefront of the national dialogue."
Unlike existing fact-checking sites that simply declare a statement to be true or false, Historically Corrected is designed to encourage nuanced interpretation, discussion, and debate among readers. Nationally distinguished scholars will contribute comments to spark the discussions. The initial group of participating historians includes Richard Beeman of the University of Pennsylvania, the biographer and journalist Richard Brookhiser, and Ted Widmer of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, along with Washington College professors Melissa Deckman, Joseph Prud'homme, and Richard Striner.
"Readers will be encouraged to join the debate in the comments section and through social media," Goodheart adds, "and the column will also offer a window into the past by providing primary sources—documents, letters, and images—gathered by Washington College students."
This examination of how history is incorporated into today's politics is at the heart of the mission of the Starr Center, which was founded in 2000 to encourage new approaches to studying American history, to draw connections between the past and present, and to make the work of first-rate historians accessible and inviting to the general public. The Center also creates unique opportunities for Washington College students both on-campus and far beyond; in addition to the new Times endeavor, it has developed longstanding partnerships with the Smithsonian, George Washington's Mount Vernon, and other nationally eminent institutions.
Goodheart, who serves as the Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the Center, is a historian, essayist and journalist. His recent book, 1861: The Civil War Awakening, was a national bestseller. A frequent contributor to the acclaimed New York Times online Civil War series Disunion, he also contributes to numerous national publications, including Slate, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Smithsonian, and the New York Times Magazine.
Manseau, the Center's scholar-in-residence, is the author of several books on history and religion, including Rag and Bone: A Journey Among the World's Holy Dead and Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son, as well as the award-winning historical novel Songs for the Butcher's Daughter. Manseau has written for publications including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, and is currently at work on a book about the forgotten influence of religious minorities in American history.
For more information on the Historically Corrected project and its research and writing team, visit http://www.washcoll.edu/historically-corrected.
|Project directors Adam Goodheart, left, and Peter Manseau, right, discuss
the first installment of Historically Corrected with student assistants
Maegan Clearwood and Kaitlin Tabeling.


text:
Earlier this summer we told you the story of the Mohr family of Ute, Iowa traveling the state in hopes of finding answers.
Their ten year old grandson Taylor is battling a fatal neurodegenerative illness called Batten Disease.
Like other rare diseases of its kind, Batten Disease currently has no treatment or cure.
Researchers have made progress in studying and treating the disease in mice.
But one genetics company is using what they say is a more effective model for mimicking human disease- pigs.
"Pigs are much more similar to humans than rodent models are. They're much more similar in size obviously, the metabolism of a pig is much more similar," said Dr. John Swart, director of Exemplar Genetics.
Exemplar Genetics, which has a lab in Coralville, has recently entered into an agreement with a group of researchers to develop a model to study Huntington's disease- another rare neurodegenerative disease usually beginning to affect people in their late 30's.
"It's really a challenging disease to deal with and there's not a good model today. One of the barriers to drug development is to have that tool and so the tool will allow these research organizations to develop these therapies much more quickly," Swart said.
The company has had recent success with its models.
In fact, it was a new model created by Exemplar Genetics that actually led to a breakthrough by University of Iowa researchers in finding effective therapies for cystic fibrosis.
It's the hope that a new model will help lead to many more new discoveries and help families like the Mohrs who are coping with a devastating diagnosis.


text:
To the editor:
Please accept this letter in response to the one penned by Mr. Buetow on March 11. On behalf of the Amesbury Carriage Alliance, I would like to clarify some information regarding the forthcoming City Council vote and the overall Lower Millyard investment.
For those that do not know, on the City Council's agenda for March 12 was a first reading for "bond authorization of $725,000 for the design, engineering and construction of a public park on property owned by the City of Amesbury along the Back and Powow Rivers on Water Street." Nowhere in this request is mention of "spending some $2.2 million of taxpayer money to fix up the Lower Millyard," as Mr. Buetow incorrectly stated.
In fact, the updated total project cost is $1,276,404, from which $976,000 is expected to be reimbursed by state and federal grants — leaving a net exposure to the city of about $300,000. And, much of that investment could still be reimbursed to further minimize budgetary impact. These details were in a Daily News article on March 6 titled "Amesbury Mayor Kezer reveals new spending plan."
The anticipated support of the City Council will also speak volumes to the private sector, which has already invested about $25 million in the Lower Millyard to preserve buildings, create jobs and improve neighborhoods. These investors are ready to invest much more, but their projects depend on the city cleaning up the area, moving the DPW and building Heritage Park, the latter of which is currently up for a vote.
In a nutshell, a favorable vote for the bond authorization of $725,000 will demonstrate the city is committed to the Lower Millyard. With that commitment, the city becomes eligible for much of the $976,000 in reimbursements — and many private investors will, in turn, move forward with their own projects.
I should also mention that private sector support for the Lower Millyard is also happening in quieter ways, such as the $20,000 that was recently pledged by dedicated residents and business owners to the Amesbury Carriage Alliance toward a feasibility study to determine the viability of a Carriage Museum at 29 Water St. This demonstrates their desire to see Amesbury reach its fullest potential.


text:
By LYNNE TUOHY
Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's Senate has voted to leave intact the state's centuries-old death penalty.
Lawmakers voted 12-12 Thursday and the tie means the measure will stay on the books.
The House last month voted in favor of repeal 225-104 and Gov. Maggie Hassan said she would sign the measure into law.
The repeal measure was drafted to keep the state's lone death row inmate eligible for execution. Michael Addison was convicted in 2008 of killing Manchester police officer Michael Briggs two years earlier. His case is in the appeals process.
The last time New Hampshire executed someone was 1939.
It was the closest the measure has come since 2000 when both houses passed a repeal of the death penalty but it was vetoed by then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat.
Here's how individual senators voted. A "yes" vote is in favor of repeal.
Sen. Jeff Woodburn, D-Dalton
Sen. David Watters, D-Dover
Sen. David Pierce, D-Hanover
Sen. Sam Cataldo, R-Farmington
Sen. Andrew Hosmer, D-Laconia
Sen. Bob Odell, R-New London
Sen. Molly Kelly, D-Keene
Sen. Peggy Gilmour, D-Hollis
Sen. Bette Lasky, D-Nashua
Sen. Sylvia Larsen, D-Concord
Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester
Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth
Sen. Jeanie Forester, R-Meredith
Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro
Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford
Sen. Peter Bragdon, R-Milford
Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry
Sen. David Boutin, R-Hooksett
Sen. John Reagan, R-Deerfield
Sen. Jim Rausch, R-Derry
Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester
Sen. Chuck Morse, R-Salem
Sen. Russell Prescott, R-Kingston
Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
i have a problem, first off it isn't like the other .bin and .cue questions i've check most of the threads and i've gotten bunch of help thanx to you guys and gals with the answers i learned alot. The problem i have is i've dl a movie which was 1.8gb big and came wit two folders; CD1 and CD2 with a file extension called .nfo but i dont think its important. Both folders came with bout 40 .rar files and a .sfv file, the first thing i did after looking at all the threads was i extracted one of the .rar files from each folder using Izarc and out came two sets of .bin & .cue files. I dl videolan since the files wont play on divx and i play the .bin file from the CD1 folder on videoLan and it worked great for about 15min then it stopped for sum reason even though it said it had bout 40 more min left and sumtin popped up about video output. So it tried extracting from another .rar file but for sum reason Izarc stopped working and it came out only a .cue file. So to sum up my question is is there any way to convert .bin or .cue file into avi, mpeg, or divx format so i can play the movie on my comp since my dvd player cant play cdrs.
Any Help is graciously appreciated.
.nfo files often contain relevant information and should be read. Don't double click it, since Windows has it associated with the msinfo utility. Instead right click it and open it with wordpad.
Just for clarity: .bin and .cue files are cd image files. Their contents could be a data cd, music cd, vcd (video cd), svcd (super video cd), or something else. In the case of data cd's - data cd's contain files just like your hard disk. The files can be images, movies, text files, programs, etc. In most cases, the point of a cd image is to have it burned to cd-r. In some cases you can read the contents directly from the cd image by mounting it, and in the case of vcd or svcd, the contents can be read directly by videolan.
"So to sum up my question is is there any way to convert .bin or .cue file into avi, mpeg, or divx format so i can play the movie on my comp since my dvd player cant play cdrs."
If you have a cd image, just burn it with nero or other cd burning program that handles cue/bin - as a cd image, not as a data cd (there should be an option in the file menu to 'open cd image', or 'burn from cd image'. If it's a vcd or svcd, your dvd player will play it. If it's a data cd with a video file on it, then your dvd player may or may not play the file depending on the circumstances. For example, if the file is an avi in the divx codec, and your dvd player is divx-certified, it will play it. If it's not playable on your dvd, you'll have to do some conversion. There's many vcd, svcd, and dvd authoring programs out there. Just google them.
you can convert .bin & .cue files to mpeg format by using a program called vcdgear..you can download it for free at www.vcdgear.com and better still it is a stand alone program..good luck
OMG!!!! I just wanted to say thank for the info..
I DL the program vcdgear.. as said and wow I think its great!! It saved me from a few probs I was having trying to do things manually..
Great prg. if your dowloading torrent files for changing them to a format that plays..
www.vcdgear.com Two Thumbs Up from me :o)
Thanx Again
how do we change .rar files into .avi or .wmv files so that we can watch them as movies? I really need help i can seem to make my .rar movies work on my computer. Plz help. I will be really grateful!
.RAR files are compressed, and can be extracted with WINRAR available from www.rarlab.com. After extracting the contents, the movie may be viewed.
I'm trying to extract RAR files with WINRAR, but the torrent download includes one .rar files, then the rest are .r00, .r01., ect. The numbered files say there are no archive to extract. I convert the rar file and get 40 minutes of the movie. what about the .roo and .ro1 files?
you can convert winrar files to mpeg using vcdgear..it can be downloaded free from www.vcdgear.com
I have a problem installing nhl2005. I've dwnlded 2 bin files (1 of each cd) and installing from the first cd doesn't work.(even befor asking the key) So I just use the setup.exe file on my hard disk, it askes for the key and then it starts installing. Halfway trough, I'm asked to enter the second disk and installation continues untill 100%, then I'm told that the SAR2.exe file can't be transferred from the media, and I have to abort installation, which kinda sucks
What can I do to solve this ?
PS: When I open the file (sar2.exe) seperatly it gives the following error:
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:06bd IP:0212 OP:63 33 32 36 64
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application
thx in advance,
excuse me for writing mistakes, but I'm no native English speaker
I managed to download a SVCD file.
Two CD's.
CD 1 has the RAR file and R00, R01 etc files(0.78GB).
CD2 has the same.(0.78GB)
When I open the RAR file in CD1 there is a BIN image.
I can extract this and using ISO I can open a mpg file from it.
This plays the first part of the film (CD1)
When I go into CD2 and open the RAR file all I see is a cue file.
I don't know how I can open the second part of the film.
Can anyone help?
i have downloaded loads of things that are bin/que files...some won't open or i get an error message....again i say download vcdgear from www.vcdgear.com....this will convert a bin file even if the que file is missing....a free download so you have nothing to loose...if you convert a movie with vcdgear and windows sayes that it can't open the file,just right click and chose a program from the dropdown list and chouse to open with nero showtime....works great...you can then watch the movie or burn the dvd using nero's movie maker.....hope to have been of some help
Hey thanx for the vcdgear man I had about 20 movies in the cue bin format that for one reason or another just would not mount like the rest. VCD turned each one into a playable mpg in about 40 sec a movie... HOT STUFF thanx again
To you people that want some help with this subject of r01, r02 etc)
MY observations (not an expert):
OK. You are seeing the folders like CD1 and CD2, or just perhaps CD1. In them are several files - most ending with extensions like r00, r01, r02, r03, r04, r05, maybe up to r40 or whatever. Now,, these are RAR files. However, you don't have to do anything with them. There also will be one file that ends in plain .RAR, and of course this is also a RAR file, and this is the one that will concern you.
Since this .RAR file is the same size as some of the other RAR files (r01, r02, etc), the .RAR file must be a starting point that will unRAR the other RAR files mentioned. So it puts all of these files together into one nice usable file. If the original started as an .AVI it will end up an .AVI. Or if the original was whatever else, it will end up as those. So, you need only right click on the .RAR file and choose to unRAR it. Give it some time to finish.
As far as I figure, the size of the .AVI movie file (or whatever other movie format or even game formatted file) is usually broken into CD sizes for easy transfer to a blank CD.
AS far as the person that said they saw a CUE file but not a BIN file - I have always seen both together. The .BIN file is the movie file at, say, 700 MBs, while the cue file is a few KB and is what starts up the BIN file. If you see no BIN file there is something amiss. List the files in that folder using the "list" command not the icon or thumbnail command - maybe you overlooked it. If so than read what others wrote about what is needed to play bin and cue files.
By the way, if any of you are just now looking into this - there is an alternative to having to get WinZIP or WinRAR - if you have to pay for those, a free alternative, and this is a complete total ZIP/unZIP un anything that is archived program, is called "ZipGenius". It's a good solid program.
Also, if any of you get into Usenet and into the multimedia files, you need a Usenet reader of course. I originally bought Agent. Agent is great for text newsgroups and pictures, but when you get into the good stuff like video files and audio files, the best new reader out there for this is called "News Rover". For one thing the RAR stuff is completely internal (built in), while with Agent and other new readers you have to do it externally. And with it being built in, it is geared for this, and a couple of clicks and it marks all of the downloads without you having to hunt them down, and proceeds. You don't touch it until it unRARs and you have the final product (a clickable .AVI file, for example). Also filters are great to (it will let you specify to show only those posts that have what you are looking for display, as in multimedia movie files, or music files, whatever, all other posts you never see unless you click to show them).
Try using "Daemon Tools" it will create a virtual cd/dvd rom and you can mount cue files in it and play away.
Hope this helps......
Anyone know how I can take a game and turn it into a cue file?
I need help
step one.....I downloaded a movie from a torrent site and converted it with bitcomet(the movie has
50 rar. files
step two.......after it was finished downloading I converted the rar. files with winrar
step three......I watched it on realplayer to make sure it was ok..(it seemed fine)
step 4.......I tryed to covert it with my vso dvix to dvd software
THis is where my problem happens.......It converts one frame and then tells me its complete.....I've tryed it 3 or 4 times with the same results........can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong?....thanks a bunch
hi there..try using a prog like winavi or tmpge dvd author...you can download it from most torrent sites...the problem with your prog is that it most likley dos'nt like that perticular file...hope that you get sorted
Okay, the question I have is why are there so many rar files? I have a movie with 4 cd's and in each cd directory there are like 30 parts. Each part has 1cue and 1bin file that are named the same so when I extract them they try to overwrite each other.
Also I used VCDgear to convert rar to mpeg and I get an error saying source file could not be opened.
All your help is greatly appreciated.
When they break up a movie or whatever, they usualy break it into CD sizes, and I figure it is so they an be stored on a CD if so desired.
If the bin and cue files are already present in each folder to me it means the RAR files have already been "un-RARed". The author or burner shouild have named each one different, like stick a 1, on the end of one, a 2 on the other, and so on, but he didn't.
I am not sure if a cue file is written to only play a certain named bin file, or if renaming is ok - why not just leave them in each in a folder and play them from there? You can delete all of the other files. If that is what you mean buy "extract" (remove them from the folder).
RAR files are like ZIP files in pieces. And un-RARing will put them back together to the original - in your case a bin and cue file in each CD byte sized folder.


text:
Don't-Miss Display Stories
Asus PB287Q display review: Don't expect miracles from this inexpensive 4K display
It's a solid value at $694, but (no surprise) it pales in comparison to Sharp's $3500 PN-K321.
NEC MultiSync EA274WMi review: Display's 'human sensor' makes it go to sleep
This 27-inch monitor can sense when you're at your desk or not and put itself to sleep or wake up.
HP Z Display Z27i review: High-quality display with an anti-glare screen
For those looking for a high quality, IPS screen, the 27-inch HP Z Display Z27i offers extra wide viewing angles, accurate color, tons of input options, ergonomic flexibility and anti-glare screen.
Touchscreen monitor shootout: Dell's P2314T takes on Samsung's S24C770T
Use Windows 8 the way it's intended. These huge, high-res touchscreens tilt deeply for easier use.
Monoprice Glass Panel Pro review: Affordable alternative to Apple display
Monoprice's new display uses high-quality IPS panels.
Review: Cintiq 13HD is a lovely small-screen addition to your workspace
Wacom's smallest and most-affordable Cintiq has many charms going for it—but it's held back by its lack of Multi-Touch capability.
Review: Three widescreen HD monitors that pivot from portrait to landscape
We go eyes-on with new models from HP, NEC, and Samsung, whose expansive screens and pivoting hinges give you more options for viewing content or images.
Humongous is here: 'Eyes-on' with three 29-inch displays
Go wide—really, really wide. Like 2560 by 1080 pixels and 21:9 aspect ratio. These huge displays will change the way you work.
How DisplayPort multi-streaming delivers new levels of multi-monitor madness
DisplayPort 1.2's multi-streaming feature lets you rock four monitors—from a laptop, no less!
Review: Dell's UltraSharp U3014 delivers the big picture
If you're in the market for a high-quality, large display, the Dell Ultrasharp U3014 is definitely worth considering.
Reviewed: Three touchscreen displays that bring Windows 8 to life
We lay our hands on three 23-inch, 10-point multitouch displays from Acer, LG, and ViewSonic.
Review: BenQ VW2430 and HP Pavilion 27xi displays
The Lab takes a look at two displays that offer a 1920 by 1080 resolution.
10 PC peripherals that push the limits of science and tech
Science fiction or PC fact? From shipping products to working prototypes, we give you the weirdest, wackiest replacements for mice, keyboards, and displays we've ever seen.


text:
Hi Friends,
There is a problem when i am executing standard reports
MC+2 Sales org analysis : Once execute this report system is considering finanicial year
MC.9 Material analysis: Once execute this report system is considering actual calender year.
Why system has to take any one why its taking differen
Waiting for reply,
The time period/calendar of the updating is defined in the updating customizing.
have a look to OMO1 tcode
Hi ,
I had checked om01 even still i am not getting any information.
waiting for reply,
In OMO1 there is the field FYV "Fiscal Year Variant".
The data strucures behind MC+2 and MC.9 are updated using this criteria:
check table S003 for mc+2 and S031 for mc.9


text:
December 01, 2003 |
Comments (0) | Post a comment
by Steve Hirano, Editor
Please fill out the form below to send a link to this story to your colleagues.
Although the intent is not to scare people, security against terrorism needs to be a more prominent issue in the school transportation community.
That was one of the messages delivered to members of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) at their annual meeting in Salt Lake City in November.
The messenger, John Green, school transportation supervisor for the California Department of Education, is a former sheriff's deputy who was involved in the 1976 investigation of the Chowchilla kidnappings in northern California.
"The most common misconception about terrorism is that it can't happen to me," Green said. "In Israel, terrorists target buses that carry kids."
Green said school transportation providers should prepare for a terrorist attack by assessing vulnerabilities, developing and implementing strategies, planning enforcement and training employees. "Our frontline employees need to be taught to observe and report," Green said. "If they see a suspicious car near a bus stop, they need to write down that license plate number and report it to the authorities."
Buster makes friends Topics on the NASDPTS agenda varied from the extremely serious to more light-hearted fare.
One of the more interactive sessions involved Buster the Bus, the robotic bus that enchants children with its movement, speech and flashing lights.
The Buster session was led by Deborah Graham, a route specialist for the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina. Enlisting several NASDPTS members as an audience of first-graders, Graham put Buster through his paces, asking him questions about school bus safety and directing the responses to the young audience.
Derek Graham, state pupil transportation director of North Carolina, was the voice of Buster. Using a remote microphone and voice filter, he responded to Deborah Graham's (no relation) questions and chimed in with amusing answers and observations.
Influencing the media NASDPTS Executive Director Charlie Gauthier explained how the association and its public information arm, the School Bus Information Council, has been able to positively influence media coverage of school bus-related stories. As an example, Gauthier cited the broadcast coverage of an Ohio school bus crash on Sept. 30 that was captured by the video surveillance camera. Footage of the vehicle tipping over and spilling the busload of students onto the left side wall and windows was broadcast by many media outlets. Because he was contacted and interviewed by national broadcast networks, however, Gauthier said he was able to balance the coverage of the incident.
"I'm on a first-name basis with some of these reporters, such as Bob Hagger at NBC, and they know who to call when there's an incident like this," Gauthier said, adding that he was contacted at home at 10:30 on a Sunday evening by a reporter looking for his perspective on the crash.
"It's a whole new world compared to five or six years ago," agreed Barry McCahill, a media consultant with Strat@comm. "Public relations issues have changed because we've inoculated the media. Some of the smaller incidents used to make national news, but they don't as much these days."
McCahill said pupil transportation professionals need to be prepared to talk with the media in the event of a breaking news story. "There are a few things that you should do: tell the truth, be in the loop at your operation so you know what's going on and make only three points during the interview," he said.
Safety and convenience Although safety is the primary reason why students should be riding school buses to and from school, the industry should also be exploiting another key benefit — convenience. "It's another way to think yellow," said McCahill.
Specifically, McCahill said, many parents take it for granted that the school bus will be shuttling their children to and from school each day, freeing them up to commute to work and back home at their convenience.
To promote the convenience aspect of pupil transportation, McCahill said the industry should be communicating this message to natural allies such as women's and minority groups, large community employers, homeowners' associations and police and public safety groups.
The positive effects of this promotion could be additional funding for operations and capital expenditures as well as prevention of service cuts.
NASDPTS business This year's meeting was presided over by Deborah Lincoln, pupil transportation director for the Oregon Department of Education. One of the key changes during Lincoln's tenure was the retirement of Ted Tull, who was administrative director of NASDPTS for eight years. To fill the void created by Tull's departure, the association expanded Gauthier's role and, at press time, was in final negotiations to hire a part-time administrative director.
Another development in the past year was the discontinuation of the "Buslines" newsletter, which Lincoln said will save the association several thousands of dollars in printing and distribution costs. Lincoln said the dissemination of industry news through clipping services, e-newsletters and Websites reduced the need for the newsletter. In addition, she said breaking news can be distributed to NASDPTS members by Gauthier via e-mail.
Next year's state directors meeting will be held in Cincinnati in conjunction with the NAPT's annual conference and trade show. For more information about NASDPTS, visit http://www.nasdpts.org.
Read more about:
NASDPTS, school bus security
Request More Info about this product/service/company
Fill out the form below to request more info regarding the company/product/service featured in the story.
Post a comment
Post-accident Procedures Committees Key in Prevention
15 Tips to Boost Efficiency
Get breaking news, industry updates, product announcements and more.
Shop at School Bus Store


text:
Twice this week, parents in Binghapmton have spoken out about the state takeover of Lester Elementary School, first to the Unified School Board and Wednesday night in a community meeting with the superintendent of the State District.
Cornerstone Charter was authorized to operate grades K-3 this year, and add three grades next year.
The superintendent of the State District said there's already been a years worth of gains made in just a few months.
But the parents at the meeting said the children are being mistreated by the teachers.
One mother said her child her wet her pants was not permitted to change, another said a child was forced to go without shoes for not asking permission to tie them.
The parents say they were not given the opportunity to weigh in on the decision making of the takeover.
"They never talked to anybody they just blind-sided the whole community," said Marty Merriweather, community organizer. "When we finally got some information about Cornerstone, they were already moving forward."
"Lester Elementary School is in the bottom five percent," added Chris Barbic. "There is only one school in the entire state, and there's 1,700 schools in Tennessee that's performing worse then Lester. As much as people are concerned about what's happening, we also need to be concerned about what's been happening."
The State Achievement School District is able to take over the bottom five percent of schools in Tennessee. The aim is to turn those schools into the top 25 percent in the state.
Sixty-nine of the 85 lowest performing schools in the state are in Memphis.
WHBQ-TV | Fox 13
Didn't find what you were looking for?
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Worldnow. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | New Terms of Service What's new | Ad Choices


text:
Crime Busters
- Reward for missing man increased
- Report: Police officer impersonator in Powhatan Point
- Home invasion victim speaks out about attackers
- 2 in custody, 1 suspect on the run in Harrison County home invasion case
- Police seek help finding shoplifter
- Robbery investigation underway
- No leads in case of stolen bell
- Wanted suspect indicted
- St. Clairsville Police investigating hit and run involving pedestrian
- Officials investigate hit-and-run accident
- Police believe they're looking for same suspect in two Wheeling bank robberies
- Officials ask for help finding wanted man
- Shots fired in local club
- Officials investigate case of shots fired
- Breaking: Police looking for gas station robber in Belmont County
- Brooke County police look for storm grate thieves
- Body found in Sandy Township
- Wanted: Jajh Jackson
- Officials investigating case of shots fired.
- Officials ask for help locating wanted man
- Police looking for pair of suspects in Weirton
- Task Force asks for help finding fugitive
- Officials search for alleged stabber
- Officials search for alleged stabber
- Steubenville officials speak out about unsolved murders
- Shots fired near gentleman's club
- 18 car break-ins reported
- Shots fired in Steubenville
- Home invasion investigation underway
- Home invasion investigation underway
- Police searching for armed robber
- Police searching for armed robber
- Wellsville Police investigating robbery
- Owner seeks justice for dog being shot
- Wife of homicide victim speaks out
- Search continues for suspects in Harrison County homicide investigation
- Police ask for help finding shoplifter
- Police ask for help finding shoplifter
- One arrested, another on the loose after drug bust
- Jefferson County drug bust
- Fatal shooting investigation underway in Wellsville
- Officials asking for help finding couple involved in Walmart theft
- Police looking for suspect in case of Holloway home invasion
- Officials search for wanted man connected to home robbery
- Police investigate into case of shots fire
- Police investigate into case of shots fire
- Police: investigating into reports of shots fired
- Authorities search for missing child
- Bellaire robbery string continues, thieves remain at large
- Cambridge police still seeking gunman who robbed store
- Officials search for armed robber
- Armed robbery at Bellaire apartment complex, 4 robbers at large
- Bellaire police investigating 3 armed robbery reports
- Hancock Co. officials continue search for armed robber
- Mingo Junction business burglarized a 4th time
- Wheeling break-ins, burglaries on the rise
- Store robbed, gunman at large
- Police investigate daytime burglary
- Officials investigate Herron Airport vandalism
- Officials search for shooter
- Wheeling business burglarized
- Police seek armed robber in Brooke Co.
- Police: Three arrested in meth lab bust
- 3 arrested in meth lab bust
- Tires slashed in Moundsville
- Woman attacked, robbed at trailer park
- Fatal hit-and-run remains under investigation
- Hancock Co. store robbed at gunpoint
- Reward offered for unsolved arsons in Jeff. Co.
- Former mayor, businessman fatally shot
- Sex offender pleads guilty to more crimes against child
- Crimes against children cases increasing
- Wheeling robber sentenced 15-54 years
- Patrol dogs helping curb drug smuggling in Ohio
- Police search for man after shots fired
- Officials investigate breaking and entering
- Police look for suspects in home burglary
- St. Clairsville PD warn of break-ins
- 1 charged, 1 at large after Weirton armed robbery
- Vehicles, properties vandalized in Mingo
- Local pizza shop robbed
- 1 wounded in Steubenville shooting
- 12 indicted on drug, firearm charges
- Police: Thieves targeting storage sheds
- Phone lines stolen
- First on 9: Downtown Dicarlos broken into again
- Police look for suspect in Wheeling shooting
- Fmr. teacher sentenced on Drug charges
- Gun found in student locker
- More info into WJU beating hearing
- Store must close for 1 year for selling synthetic drugs
- 2 Arrested in murder of Jesuit student
- WJU statement on student's death
- Wheeling Jesuit student assaulted dies
- WJU student hospitalized after assault
- Police seek attempted bank robber
- Mull sentenced to 3 years in Federal Court
- Alleged attempted kidnapping under investigation
- Air conditioning thefts leave residents in a fury
- Man wanted by Wheeling police in assault
- Police seek felon considered armed, dangerous
- Moundsville P.D. investigates burglaries
- 3 arrested in connection with Columbiana Co. mother's death
- WTOV9.com undergoing redesign
- FIRST ON WTOV9.COM: Search warrant executed in Bellaire
- Vandals trash dozens of buildings in Yorkville, Tiltonsville and Rayland
- Status hearings, sentencing held in Belmont court
- Stolen bulldozer plows vehicles over hillside
Police seek attempted bank robber
Updated: Friday, August 23 2013, 04:15 PM EDT
By: NEWS9
GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio--
Police in Guernsey County are seeking an armed man who was carrying a bag when he attempted to enter a bank.
According to a news release from the Cambridge Police Department, officers went to the U.S. Bank East Branch around 5 p.m. on Thursday after a report of an attempted robbery.
The bank had just closed for the day and employees had locked the doors when a man drove up to the bank in a black Chrysler Town & Country van.
The man got out of the van and walked up to the bank. According to the news release, the man was seen carrying a bag and a gun as he approached the doors.
After pulling on the main doors and not being able to enter the bank, the man went back to the van and drove away. He was last seen traveling south on Interstate 77.
The man is described as white, between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall with a slender build. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored sweatshirt with the hood up, covering his head.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department at 740-439-4431.


text:
Jammin in July 2014
July 17-20, 2014
This year's pro staff includes Steve and Michaela Giles, John Lindo, Jessica Cox, Jason Miklic & Sophy Kdep, Don & Jean Kingen and Kristie Waltz. They will be working hard to provide you the moves that you can add to your dance. They will be available for private lessons throughout the weekend.
And of course top DJ's playing the music you want to dance to all day and night long. Our DJ's Rich Kopels, Don Kingen, John Lindo, and DJ's from the Swing Dance DJ's Association .
With over 30 hours of dancing, 14 free workshops, Thursday Hospitality, Friday Night Buffet Dinner, and Saturday Night Buffet Dinner, this is an event you don't want to miss! Our 2013 event sold out early with a waiting list for tickets.
Join the Jammin in July Facebook Group
Jammin in July Productions is a proud member of the National Fast Dance Association!
Our event is licensed by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC through the National Fast Dance Association


text:
|SitePoint Sponsor
User Tag List
Results 1 to 2 of 2
Hybrid View
Aug 21, 2012, 06:34 #1
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- England
- Posts
- 44
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Editing drop down menus in Google Chrome? Really?
So I have been trying to edit a drop down menu in Google Chrome and whenever I try to inspect the element of the drop down item after a few seconds the element hides and I can't see visually how it looks.
How do you guys edit your drop down menus effectively?
Aug 21, 2012, 15:24 #2
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Location
- Melbourne, AU
- Posts
- 24,317
- Mentioned
- 461 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 8 Thread(s)
In the right hand panel you can choose to show an element as it appears in its hover state. I don't find it always works perfectly with dropdowns, but it's pretty good.
Another option (which I tend to use) is make the dropdown visible (that is, not hidden off screen) so that I can see what changes are being made. Then, at the last moment, you restore the off-screen style.


text:
"I really couldn't tell if it was me or the PTSD," said Angela* an Army wife. "It didn't matter. He wasn't going to live here any more without seeing a therapist." Angela told me that … [Read more...]
All 50 States Now Offer Military Child Education Help
PCSing with school-aged kids or teens is now just a little easier in all 50 states, thanks to an inter-state education agreement that is now law across the U.S. The governor of New York State, … [Read more...]
MilSpouse Honored by White House as 'Champion of Change'
The White House is honoring a set of veterans and military spouses Aug 27 as part of the Obama administration's Champions of Change program. Adrianna Domingos-Lupher, founder of MSB New Media … [Read more...]
Car Lost in Shipping? How to Join a Lawsuit
A pair of attorneys based in Georgia have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Defense Department contractor responsible for shipping service member's cars to and from overseas bases. And if your … [Read more...]
We Got the Pink Slip – And We're Okay
Every time I see a story like this one about another service member getting pushed out and another family getting the pink slip, my stomach turns. Partially out of fear (because I know that sinking … [Read more...]
Five Tips for Cleaning Military Uniforms
Because camouflage doesn't clean itself. And, for reasons I don't understand (and, for the record, don't like), the 'don't touch my gear' rule seems to apply to everything but the dirty cammies. The … [Read more...]
Top 10 Things To START Doing in Your Military Life
We already told you what you should STOP doing in your military life. That was so easy. We are all so good at picking apart our current performance (and the current performance of … [Read more...]
9 Ombudsman Rules I Learned From a Navy SEAL Team
An Ombudsman is faced with enormous responsibility during deployment. The command Ombudsman also has a tremendous opportunity to lead by example and to deeply love those who wait. I had the honor … [Read more...]
Law Gives Dependent GI Bill Users In-State Tuition
A bill recently signed into law makes it so anyone using the post-9/11 GI Bill will receive in-state tuition rates regardless of how long they have lived in the state. The federal government can't … [Read more...]
Lynn Carroll: This Is Who You Are Missing
When death comes to the military community, it comes by Facebook. Tuesday morning Amy messaged me, "You knew Lynn Carroll, didn't you? Anyway, she passed away. Cancer." Cancer? Somehow Army … [Read more...]
Why Don't You Have a Plan B, Soldier?
"Always, always have a Plan B," a SpouseBuzz reader advised an Army wife whose husband was recently passed over. "We serve at the pleasure of the President, and, as has been said by other … [Read more...]
Do 25 Percent of Military Families Use Food Banks?
A new report by Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, says that 25 percent of military personnel use food banks. Could that possibly be true? Before I dive into the numbers let me … [Read more...]
Open Access Bases to Require Visitor Passes Again
If you have the pleasure of living on a base where visitors simply show their drivers licenses to get on, or you count on showing yours when you forget your DoD ID card at home, that's about to … [Read more...]
Did Gen. Amos Really Try to 'Take Down' the President?
You may have seen the footage or heard the rumor -- Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos slammed the president, blamed him for the current Iraq and basically took down Obama. Shocking, right? But true? … [Read more...]
Dear Army: You Made a Mistake
Dear Army, You made a mistake. I know you don't enjoy being told that, but I feel I have earned the right to let you know. I understand the need to "trim the fat." I understand the logic … [Read more...]


text:
Converge vocals
Jacob bannon from converge has always had a seriously vicious scream. i thought he was usin effects on his voice but even live its fuckin perfect and i was wondering is there some technique or style hes using? i realize theres plenty of threads about death/black metal singing but im more interested in a high pitched destorted sound.
just scream at the top of your lungs like your being raped in the ass :rolleyes:
Has the thought crossed anyone's mind that there can only be so many threads on the same thing?
There are threads here about distortions, breathing, and all general vocal styles--including your high pitched screech. You're not going to sound exactly like someone many years older than you, so I'd suggest quit asking and just read.
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:00.
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2014, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.


text:
Herc Loves WONDERFALLS
Wonderfalls 1.2 FAQ
What's it called?
"Karma Chameleon."
Who's responsible?
Teleplay is credited to Tim Minear, a "Firefly" mastermind who wrote and directed last season's insanely well-crafted Wolfram-centric "Angel" finale.
Jesus Christ, Hercules! Another "Wonderfalls" post?
Underkill didn't save "The Tick" or "Firefly" or "Star Trek" now did it? I experiment now with a different tactic. But don't worry, the minute Fox crucifies this genius show, I'll be right back to discussing useless reality hourlongs. Anyway, writing this review gives Herc an excuse to watch "Karma Chameleon" a fourth time!
What does TV Guide say?
Jaye is told to help a stutterer "get her words out," but she'd prefer to get the woman out of town when she copies Jaye's hairstyle, job and interest in Eric. Bianca: Sarah Drew. Alec: Neil Grayston. Eric: Tyron Leitso. Mahandra: Tracie Thoms. Jaye: Caroline Dhavernas.
Is it true you like this episode better than "Wonderfalls'" brilliant pilot?
I do. As hilarious as I found the pilot, this one is just as funny and bolsters the funny with effortless, undemanding style.
"Copies Jaye's hairstyle, job and interest in Eric"? Do the words "Single White Female" make their way into the dialogue at any point?
They do. This episode pays repeated homage to the 1992 Jennifer Jason Leigh thriller.
The big news?
Did they use the theme music last week? If not, it's introduced this week.
Is the theme music the new Ryan Adams version of "Wonderwall" that seems to be popping up on every hourlong from CBS to UPN?
No. It's a custom-made ditty by Andy Partridge (of XTC fame) that I initially despised, but now quite look forward to each Friday. "I wonder why the wonder falls on me," indeed.
What else is TV Guide not telling us?
"Karma Chameleon" is not only enormously entertaining, it's revelatory, and likely key to understanding the weirdness that is overtaking young Jaye Tyler's life. The stuttering clone is obsessed with Jaye, and really does come to figure her out. If you're curious about what's doing with the retail job and the trailer park, much is explained this week.
What's great?
"Son Aaron is the youngest non-Asian to win the prestigious Fulton Scholarship for religious studies and is currently pursuing his doctorate in comparative religion." "Sure used up a lot of them on Aaron." "You weren't, though, were ya?" "I need more environ-friendly plastic bags. Konichiwa!" "Yes, I was just looking for … Oh my God! It really is mine!!" "Here's five back!" "Exactly. In the back. Up on a high shelf." The mouth-breather's Butters-like injury. The scary casting of Jaye's sneery doppleganger. "He could very easily … paralyze … you." "You think I'm his type?" "You're the one who called for it!" Jaye's sour-faced incredulity as Binky's duplicity falls into focus. "'Grease'?" "Stealing my organs after you stab me??" "'Losers'?" "In theory." Dhavernas' delivery of the lines "You're sure not having any trouble getting your words out tonight" and "You know some people will swallow just about anything" and "Three years, huh?" and the sheer loathing with which she rolls her eyes when Binky reveals she's "sought answers in various world religions." "This is my fault. Jaye! I thought you knew I was kidding!" "Ironically? I think I saw a little of myself!" "Can you really blame her?" Jaye's sitcom-tied appraisal of the size of her trailer. "And if there were pictures? I'd buy two copies." "No, you're the fake. The letter's real." "I am not 35!" "It – it doesn't say that …" "It was implied."
Herc, if you could forward the great Tim Minear any message, what would it be?
"Dear Mr. Minear sir: If the Fox people elect to discard 'Wonderfalls,' it will be a loss only to us, the consumers of fine televised entertainment. You, of course, will be freed from the penny-ante universe of weekly television and reap zillions authoring fabulous feature screenplays that beautiful, newly-promoted 23-year-old development executives will reduce to unwatchable horseshit. If the Fox people elect to continue their support of 'Wonderfalls,' you will continue to receive only moderately gigantic TV wages, and perhaps be worshipped as a modern living TV god much as Joss Whedon and Aaron Sorkin and David Lynch continue to be. I personally am holding out for continued airings of 'Wonderfalls.' Though its continuance will do little for your bank account, it will make the world better for those who enjoy really smart comedy. Yours Sincerely etc. etc."
How does it end, spoiler boy?
With 15 words: "Daughter Jaye lives in Niagara Falls; her blurb, and life, are a work in progress."
Herc's rating for "Wonderfalls" 1.2?
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
***** better than we deserve
**** better than most motion pictures
*** actually worth your valuable time
** as horrible as most stuff on TV
* makes you quietly pray for bulletins
9 p.m. Friday. Fox.
Swing the crebbil!
Swing the crebbil!
Watch "Wonderfalls"!! Herc says it's the season's best new show!! 9 p.m. Fridays!! Fox!!
Looking for bumper stickers, plush toys and girls' underwear covered with cartoon double-amputees? Visit The Herc Store!
Readers Talkbackcomments powered by Disqus
+ Expand All
March 19, 2004, 12:38 a.m. CST
caught the first ep last friday...
by ZeroC
And I think it's got potential. I didn't find it necessarily great, but I'll definitely catch it again.
March 19, 2004, 12:43 a.m. CST
by First
sorry bout that ... i hit the return by mistake and entered a null msg ... but anyway (to quote ellen) i actually was writing to suggest that maybe herc got the lyric wrong ... shouldnt it be 'i wonder why the wonderfalls on me?' ... and ... i am quite certain that its 'penny ante' not 'penny enny' ... love ya herc but thats a very stupid error (almost as stupid as hitting return on this talkback without entering a msg)
March 19, 2004, 12:44 a.m. CST
please delete null post and this one too
by First
March 19, 2004, 1:05 a.m. CST
Wonderfalls Lame derivative rent Amile instead
by spoits
Were we watching the same program? it is sort of what the x files was to twin peaks. if i hate it it will have to be a hit Scott
March 19, 2004, 1:08 a.m. CST
Herc has been banning people critical of his obsession for Wonde
by Jim-Jam Bongs
I didn't attack the guy personally -- I made it a point not to, but merely brought into question his editorial judgement, and opined that he needs to broaden the variety of coverage on Coaxial. And for that I got banned. Dude, that's just sad on your part. Harry has far more integrity than you. THIS MESSAGE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 5, 4, 3, 2...
March 19, 2004, 2:02 a.m. CST
Will Fox give it a chance?
by zacdilone
Two words: Andy Richter
March 19, 2004, 2:30 a.m. CST
"the weirdness that is overtaking young Jaye Tyler
by Creamery Butter
Is "the weirdness" actually a dangerous bipolar disorder with hallucinations and homicidal urges? 'Cuz that's the only reason I watched the first episode to the end. If Jaye isn't eating human flesh by the end of episode 4, I'll be severely disappointed. ... Come on, fellas -- the absence of a laugh track clearly indicates that this show is "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" without a Y chromosome.
March 19, 2004, 5:13 a.m. CST
Wonderfalls, I thought if I could just get my sister layed the p
by johnnysac
Just watched The Pilot. It's nowhere near as good as The Sopranos Or The Shield, but that's a pretty unfair comparison. I enjoyed it. I thought there were qite a few flaws in the pilot but it was defintly a B+. I don't know who the actress is who is the star, but she's the best thing about the show. I enjoyed the scenery with the soundtrack (not the female rock bullshit) but the Twin Peaks type stuff. It was cooky which brings me back to Twin Peaks. I didn't particulaerly care for how fast paced they tried to make it. The scenes when it would slow down it succeded. I didn't care for the typical angles that seemed more suited for a teen show, but hell it worked on Buffy. The writing was either really good, or a little too cheesy. The opening, the way the Indian princess sequence was shot, almost had me turning it off. I'm glad I stuck through it though. Anyways, I will watch tomorrow night, and recommend it. If this bullshit about Angel comes true, then it's probably the best thing on network TV for all of us Post Whedon fans. Now Herc, you should do something about Angel.
March 19, 2004, 8:09 a.m. CST
Well, I watched the first episode last night...
by chrth
It was funny (lowercase, not uppercase), but I'm not entirely sold on the show yet. I'll watch it tonight, and if it moves me (TO A BIGGER HOUSE!) then I'll probably keep watching it. What I want to know is, where's the Kingdom Hospital talkback? That's a weird show (not sold on that one either, it might be too weird, but I still haven't watched the Wednesday ep)
March 19, 2004, 8:11 a.m. CST
This show is a blatant rip-off of...
by Atticus Finch
The premise of this show is that a girl struggling with her place in life receives cryptic missives from a strange, mystic force or being. Said missives lead to a chain of coincidences that lead lost girl to a stonger relationship with herself and/or her family/friends. I watched the re-run last night and realized I've seen this show before...its called "Joan of Arcadia".
March 19, 2004, 8:20 a.m. CST
JoA and WF
by chrth
They were both developed at the same time, Wonderfalls just wasn't put on the air until now. It's not like they watched the first ten eps and said 'Ooh, we can do that!'
March 19, 2004, 8:55 a.m. CST
It really annoys me...
by zer0cool2k2
that Fox held Wonderfalls so laong that it's getting the inevitable "Joan-clone" tag. guess you can't really blame people for not knowing Wonderfalls was developed before Joan of Arcadia was on the air. I remember reading about the development of both shows and thinking even then that one would be tagged a pale imitation of the other. Joan seems like CBS' attempt to have a "Touched by an Angel" with a younger demographic, while Wonderfalls doesn't seem so much like a preachy show that will have some life altering situation get tied up into a happy loving bundle in an hour every week. I'll take Jaye's pessimism myself. And I thought "Touching Evil" was great! Is it okay to talk about it now, since it's on an hour later than Wonderfalls this week?
March 19, 2004, 11:24 a.m. CST
by Vaebn
I just don't get it. I guess because I'm a lurker and not a regular poster. But Wonderfalls has been a critically acclaimed show with a very well received pilot. I enjoyed it immensely and really look forward to the next episode. Criticisms are fine, if you didn't enjoy the show. But what's this nonsensical 'Oh, watch Angel instead' or 'It's a Joan of Arcadia/Amelie/Whatever ripoff'. Watch Angel 'instead'? Hell, I watch Angel, and Joan and Kingdom Hospital and Wonderfalls and all of the other very high quality shows out there. I don't feel the need to CHOOSE one. If you don't like Wonderfalls, then that's fine. If you have something intelligent to say on the subject, then say so. But what's the use of slamming Herc for an opinion that is certainly not out of left field? Wonderfalls 1x01 was one of the most well received pilots this season, and Fox is at least making /some/ effort with the encore presentation on Thursday. Hell, if you don't like the show, what the hell are you doing in its Talkback to begin with? I hate 24 and, as such, I don't even read the talkbacks let alone seek them out for the sole purpose of belittling the reviewer's intelligence. Christ.
March 19, 2004, noon CST
www.rawstory.com - Wonderfalls review
by The Colonel
For a few words from someone like you, check out this review of Wonderfalls: ---------http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/julianelle/wonderfall.html ------- The show is damn entertaining, SO FAR, and Dhavernas is cute and cynical. A nice mix. Hopefully Fox will hold onto a show for once. I'm not on board with all of Herc's unbearable hyperbole, but it's definitely worth watching.
March 19, 2004, 3:22 p.m. CST
No shit,Wonderfalls creators next job is Mike Mignola's Amazing
by Kungfumanchu
Check it out: What else are you working on? I'm writing an animated pilot for the sci-fi channel based on a Mike Mignola comic called The Amazing Screw-On Head. I'm really enjoying working with the Sci Fi channel--but I'm also really looking forward to coming back for a second season of Wonderfalls.
March 19, 2004, 3:28 p.m. CST
Herc, I watched the show solely because of your recommendation .
by hulkdog
. . . and I really enjoyed it. I got my wife to watch the Thursday rerun with me, and we're watching the second episode tonight. Thanks for finding the diamond in the rough for us.
March 19, 2004, 4:11 p.m. CST
Poor Bitch and Shannon!
by Aud
You know I wasn't expecting much from this show- before I knew the connections to Firefly - and would have missed it entirely before I saw this sites promo of it and who it's coming from. In fact I just caught it last night - on it's 3rd showing of the 1st ep! Now I can't wait for the new one tonight. This shit is sooooooo fucking funny! "Poor Bitch and Shannon sitting in a tree.." I can't get over that!
March 19, 2004, 5:28 p.m. CST
Jossverse news
by Barry Egan
March 19, 2004, 5:29 p.m. CST
Jossverse news
by Barry Egan
Here's the real Jossverse news: Charisma Carpenter in Playboy!
March 19, 2004, 6:32 p.m. CST
I caught the pilot last night and have to say that....
by Rein
...I friggin loved it! My only concern is, and I wonder if other people agree with me, that the concept could get old and tired really fast. You know, perky, cute girl helps people out. It's really cool and the handling of the idea is beyond brillant, but it also has the potential to get stale fast. I thought "Tru Calling" had an interesting concept, but I'm already bored and done with that show.
March 19, 2004, 7:49 p.m. CST
Who cares about Wonderfalls? Lena Olin's coming back to Alias
by majorq007
You heard me.
March 19, 2004, 8:57 p.m. CST
Digressing completely! New Doctor Who
by inferno133
As there was nowhere else to put it right now, it's just been announced over here in the UK, Christopher Eccleston (Cracker/Our Friends In The North/Shallow Grave/Gone In 60Secs) is the new TV Doctor Who. Good choice IMO
March 19, 2004, 9:58 p.m. CST
This episode sucked.
by Vnhaln1
I liked the 1st episode but tonights was putting me to sleep. This show is on friday nights and if they make the episodes too complicated and deep people will turn it off.
March 19, 2004, 9:59 p.m. CST
"Sure, no problem, baby. I'll remember to tape it"
by Fuego Grande
I said when the wife asked if she should set the vcr. Anyone know of anywhere (barring p2p) that i could get ahold of tonight's episode? Or if someone could be so kind as to post it to one of the mutant enemy related usenet groups?
March 19, 2004, 10:07 p.m. CST
Wonderfalls is most excellent
by Fan31
I'm hopelessly addicted after two episodes.
March 19, 2004, 10:11 p.m. CST
Don't Sweat It.
by Vnhaln1
FOX will run a couple "Encore" episodes before the enxt one airs. Look for FOX over the weekend. You might get lucky.
March 19, 2004, 10:28 p.m. CST
Wonderfalls Record 0 FOR 2 LOSER!!!
by zathras34
What can I say...This show sucks! I want to give a show a break...but this show doesnt deserve it...maybe if one of the objects that comes to life is a rifle, and shoots the lead(and well the whole cast for that matter but luckily not minear.. HEY I HAVE IT!!! PUT ALL THE PAID PROGRAMING WHICH IS ON OVERNIGHT ON FOX..AND PUT THAT ON PRIME TIME FRIDAYS..AND ITS ABOUT THE SAME THING....PEACE
March 19, 2004, 10:43 p.m. CST
Good second episode
by Tokyo_Drifter
I saw this and last week's episode. The show's really good. I REALLY hope that it stays on the air, but unfortunately, this isn't possible. Almost no good show can stay on the air these days. Well, on broadcast TV anyway. The writing on this show is so good. The second episode was a lot better than the first, and if the cycle continues, like Herc said, it definitely will be the best new show of the season.
March 19, 2004, 10:45 p.m. CST
Friday Night Death Time Slot
by Tokyo_Drifter
You know, absolutely nothing that Fox puts in this time slot will get good ratings, so you might as well stick to something, and it might as well be something great like Wonderfalls. If whatever you put in a time slot is bound to get low ratings, it might as well be a great show. I really hope Fox execs figure this logic and keep Wonderfalls on.
March 19, 2004, 11:32 p.m. CST
Interesting episode, but not as funny as the first, except for..
by Craiggers
that joke at the end when the article is listing Jaye's family and their attributes. "A wise father. A compassionate mother. A protective brother. A sister who is 35." I thought that was very funny. Great reversal. Otherwise, kind of a ho-hum episode. I'm still won over though; Wonderfalls is pretty great.
March 19, 2004, 11:45 p.m. CST
Compared to the first episode, this one was positively minimalis
by Stanley Spector
Bring back the trippy stylistic excess of "Wax Lion" and its director, Todd Holland! *** Speaking of which, Herc, did you catch the commentary track by Holland and Caroline Dhavernas posted on the Wonderfalls website this past week (but no longer there)? It ran the full forty-three minutes of "Wax Lion" and would be extraordinarily fascinating to listen to, if one were to have the episode on tape.
March 20, 2004, 12:15 a.m. CST
by Weasel69
Do yourselves a favor and watch Dead Like Me. Same type of comedy, only with random violence, and swearing. Jaye is no Georgia.
March 20, 2004, 3:39 a.m. CST
by johnnysac
I found tonight's to be a VAST improvement over the pilot. A+, defintly. No more of the fast edit Bullshit, and a lot more humor, both on the surface and below it. "The Gen Y Non Winner". Seriously, they should cancel that bullshit Smallville, and put this before Angel. And bring Angel back of course.
March 20, 2004, 4:53 a.m. CST
Funny show......
by Jimmy Jazz
Good characters, witty lines. What more do you losers want? Philistines.....Anyway, I laughed my ass off through this episode. Jaye's reaction shots were priceless. Caroline D'havernas is a Goddess. I recommend renting a movie called "The Edge of Madness", in which she plays an entirely different kind of character equally brilliantly. As for this show, I hope they keep it, but past history belay's my wishes. I am taping all the episodes (most probaly twelve) until it is cancelled and replaced with "Gay Midget American Island Temptation Survivor Idol", or some such Horseshit.
March 20, 2004, 4:55 a.m. CST
Oh fuck....
by Jimmy Jazz
That's "belies", "Belies my wishes". I no Amercan good.
March 20, 2004, 1:11 p.m. CST
Friends springs to mind. That show was no hit when it debuted.?
by MortimerBrewster
Friends was a top ten show in Season 1.
March 20, 2004, 1:59 p.m. CST
enjoy it while you can
by Kungfumanchu
I personally enjoyed the pilot more but would definitely like to see where this goes. Unfortunately though,seeing how low the ratings(2.6/5) dipped from the first weeks already low #'s(3.4/6),I doubt we'll be seeing the whole 13 episodes(on Fox,anyway).If Firefly & John Doe couldn't stay alive on Fox Fridays with better ratings than these,this isn't going to be different. One low rated crictical fav is probably all Fox will keep on at one time & Arrested Development seems to be filling that slot well.Odds are the only way we'll get to see all 13 will be on a dvd release or on a channel like Bravo or Sci-Fi,ala Now & Again.
March 20, 2004, 5:36 p.m. CST
unfortunately it's too good to last, too effortlessly clever for
by atomheartbrother
yeah, it'd be great if this show got a chance to get it's legs and really take us places, but i suspect the jig is up (because alas the x-files it is not). i hope the geniuses at fox or old rupert himself realizes that this is the only affirming show on their roster and keep wonderfalls on for decencies sake (and not decency as defined by the screwheads either, because it's got a sexy thang sort of air about it), but i won't get my hopes up. anyhoo, enjoy it while it lasts.
March 20, 2004, 5:39 p.m. CST
Them's fightin words....
by zathras34
Oh I have to draw my bugs bunny foot, through the sand, and say I dare ya to cross that line..and some of you I know are sayin "IM a steppin" To say that wonderfalls is better than smallville and especially "24" ARE YOU INSANE! Once angel leaves,,,(grrrr swear words to that) smallville or "24" could easily carry wonderfalls, cause it NEEDS TO BE CARRIED!. now what would really be cool is if the girl from wonderfalls meets up with joan of arcadia and they both get medical help for talking to god...and a false god! gives it a whole new ten commandment feel now dont it!! Now,I dare ya to step over that line......And Dat one....And Dat one..PEACE
March 20, 2004, 8:16 p.m. CST
What I want to know......
by Jimmy Jazz
If who the FUCK these "nielsen households" are. I have never known any. Why do they keep hanging on to this obsolete dinosaur of a system? Judging from what actually gets high ratings, Nielsen people must be inbred, lobotomized mutants living in a cave somewhere. That's the only way I can explain how most of this cloned crap stays on the air. If they cancel this show, I am through with networks. I am tired of getting into shows that don't last the season. Leave the networks to the drooling zombies who actually give a shit about which shameless, exhibtionist slut the idiot picks to be his fuck toy or which no-talent FUCKHEAD wins their stupid karaoke contest. Fuck em all!!!!!
March 20, 2004, 8:29 p.m. CST
The Death of Nielson
by Mad_Radhu
I can only hope that sometime really soon, when most people are running digital cable, satellite and TiVo, they can start pulling the viewership numbers directly from these devices and not relying on Nielson families to provide an accurate cross section of American viewership numbers. I'm betting that only true weirdos would consent to the type of stuff that being a Nielson viewer subjects them to, and thus what they watch doesn't really match up with what most of us really do.
March 21, 2004, 5:13 a.m. CST
I love Wonderfalls as much as I love my molester uncle
by quantum_ken
March 21, 2004, 6:22 a.m. CST
Not so wonderful Wonderfalls
by 1013nomore
I agree with the person who likes DEAD LIKE ME more. I won't be watching any more WONDERFALLS, but I did give it a chance because Herc liked it.
March 21, 2004, 12:53 p.m. CST
smallville is buffy lite, minus the consistant genius, and 24 ju
by atomheartbrother
and i love to watch both of them, but at this point neither are as good as wonderfalls. maybe if smallville didn't have two if it's main characters seemingly willfully ignorant about the big secret that's ludicrusly obvious three years into the show, or jack bauer the functioning federal agent / smack addict i'd give them higher marks this season. at least wonderfalls has clever writing, creative whimsy (yeah- whimsy!) from the start(much like my precious arrested development), and pathos (thanks to that chick and her many wonderful expressions of multitudes of angst, and the fact that on this show people, like the rest of us turn to drink like the rest of us). frankly i think wonderfalls just seems fresher with many swell possibilities, and i think it should get chance.
March 23, 2004, 10:51 a.m. CST
Tim Minear's Pleading Worked With Me
by Damitol
I taped the first two episodes of Wonderfalls last Thurs and Fri due to Minear's "Please watch this" email - and I am so glad I did. I watched both Sunday and re-watched the first episode last night. The instant Big Huge Crush
March 23, 2004, 5:19 p.m. CST
by TomVee
The 2nd episode was as good if not better than the first. The transformation of the young journalist/stalker into Jaye's doppelganger was astounding and funny and scary all at the same time. The actress playing the doppelganger can really act and gave Caroline D. as Jaye a run for the money. The bit about the sister's age "I'm not 35!" was priceless. The creepy store manager's eye injury was played to perfection. He should wear the patch for the rest of the season. DEAD LIKE ME went into a tailspin with its third episode. I hope this does not happen with WONDERFALLS. My 15-year-old daughter loves this show, as she should. It's one of the few things we can agree on. That and the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD, which we both loved.
March 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m. CST
And another thing...
by TomVee
It is at least as good as MONK, and this presents a problem. How many MONK episodes are shot each season, six maybe seven? Not nearly enough, and watching reruns within two weeks of the start of the season (whenever that is anymore) is disconcerting. We have fallen away from MONK for that reason. I hope this does not happen with WONDERFALLS. I do not want to gather with the family in front of the Tv two Fridays from now and find we are watching the 2nd episode again. That would be the last time we would gather round the set on a Friday night. This same shit happened with Emeril Lagase, a show that started out with a bang but then an odd thing happened: an episode running on a November night would be from last July. An episode broadcast in July would be from November. I have nothing against reruns, just not in prime viewing time, especially on a night when we are expecting a new episode. That ended Emeril for us. Reruns work when they are broadcast separate and apart from the time slot set aside for new episodes. LAW & ORDER reruns four or five nights a week on USA or TNT or whatever are a case in point. Happy to watch them, especially since I am not around whatever weeknight L&O's new episodes run. Same with ER. Plus these series have a full run, of up to 20 new episodes a season. Limited series are great but they tend to go south quickly.
March 23, 2004, 8:13 p.m. CST
"Wonderfalls" is fucking genius.
by Mr. Waturi
Easily my new favorite show. Unfortunately, it will probably be cancelled because the chimps in the flyover states need everything spoonfed and familiar (no offense to my cousins that live in Missouri).
Awesome take on Wonderfalls! you should pack that in an email and send it to Fox, It doesn't mean much but it shows the love!
Top Talkbacks
- The Friday Docback Crawls 'Into The Dalek'!! Reader Reaction For DOCTOR WHO S08E02 Is Here!! + HornOrSilk's 'Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories' Big Finish Audio Review, Clips, And More!! -- 385 total posts 19 posts
- Who is in consideration to take the role of Snake in the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake!?! -- 636 total posts 13 posts
- A Few Promo Images From EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Bring Ridleyish Spectacle!! -- 203 total posts 12 posts
- WALKING DEAD!! BOARDWALK EMPIRE!! AGENTS OF SHIELD!! STAR WARS REBELS!! SOUTH PARK!! NEW GIRL!! HOMELAND!! GOTHAM!! FLASH!! SURVIVOR!! RESURRECTION!! PARENTHOOD!! BURGERS!! BLACKLIST!! BANG!! VOICE!! SLEEPY!! PERSON!! UTOPIA!! ANARCHY!! Z!! More Than 200 Autumn Premiere Dates!! -- 25 total posts 8 posts
- Abortionist Killers On PBS!! HOUDINI Hits History!! Angie Returns To THE DOME!! New DALLAS, PARADISE, WOLF, WILD, MASTERCHEF, MODEL, NINJA, HOTEL, BEACH, & RAW!! PARTNERS & MISTRESSES Finales!! UNAUTHORIZED SAVED BY THE BELL STORY!! Annaleigh Ashford On CRAIG!! Herc's Monday TV Talkback!! -- 5 total posts 5 posts
- Fantastic Fest 2014 Trailer Wave Part 2! -- 14 total posts 5 posts
- Will there be a change of roster in Avengers: Age of Ultron and if so, who's gonna be on it? -- 303 total posts 4 posts
- Two More BIG BROTHER Nominations!! The Return Of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!! MI6 On PBS!! FALLING SKIES Finale!! New STRAIN, MANHATTAN, MASTERS, NAKED, RAY, RECKLESS, BEACHFRONT, BREATHLESS, KARDASHIANS, WIPEOUT!! No LEFTOVERS Finale!! Herc's Sunday TV Talkback!! -- 24 total posts 3 posts
- Is this what Doctor Doom looks like in Josh Trank's FANTASTIC FOUR?! -- 312 total posts 3 posts
- Final PICKS & PEEKS of Aug 2014: LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, Zombies, FOSSE, RATS, Nukes & Teens!!! -- 349 total posts 2 posts


text:
To say that Jonny Venters is having a hard year is an understatement. His 4.45 ERA and 4.86 FIP look more like what we expected from Chad Durbin than what we expected from the man who has contributed +3.4 WAR over his last two seasons. I'm not proposing any definite answers in this post, but thought I'd bring up some points I found interesting. I hope it will lead to a positive discussion. Dave Cameron recently wrote a similar post on Tim Lincecum.
Our best metrics don't even know what to think of him. Consider: 4.45 ERA, 4.86 FIP vs. 3.03 xFIP, 2.76 SIERA. Based on SIERA alone, Venters has been one of the better relievers this year. The gap seems to be coming from the number of home runs Venters has allowed. Following his homer allowed today, Venters HR/FB% is up to an astounding 42.9%. We know that this is not sustainable; but before we follow xFIP and give Venters credit for a league average home run rate, I wanted to see if his homers were "bad luck" homers. When I say "bad luck" here I mean it in a more broadcaster-friendly sense. Did he throw a good pitch that just happened to get knocked out of the park?
Here are the pitch locations for the at bats leading to home runs in 2012. All images courtesy of Brooks Baseball.
I have a hard time classifying any of these as "bad luck" pitches. They're all up in the zone and near the middle of the plate. As with Cameron's article on Lincecum, what conclusion are we to draw from this? Can we rely on xFIP for his future performance -- is his home run rate going to drop back to league average?
This was actually my first thought. Yes, Venters is throwing some bad pitches and they're getting creamed. But he should turn it around, and the home run rate will drop accordingly. I went digging through Venters' location heat maps to compare 2012 with his great years in 2011 and 2010, expecting to find that his pitch location this year is the source of his problems. What I found surprised me.
(If anyone knows a way to combine heap maps, please let me know. For now I'm splitting them by pitch and by batter handedness.)
Venter's sinker vs RHB & LHB from 2010 - 2012, courtesy of FanGraphs.
And his slider from 2010 - 2012
It seems to me that Venters has always thrown a lot of pitches to the middle of the plate. Sometimes they sink below it, or just to the bottom of the strike zone, but his sinkers often stayed right in the heart of the plate. Though we're dealing with a smaller sample in 2012 than the other years, I don't see an extreme difference in pitch location.
Running with my tentative conclusion that his pitch location isn't the sole reason for his 2012 results, could his diminished velocity and movement be the primary culprit?
According to TexasLeaguers Pitch/FX, from 2010-2011 Venters' sinker averaged 95 mph, and his slider 85.5. The sinker had 2.70 "vertical" movement and 9.76 horizontal movement, the slider -2.74 and -1.58. For 2012, his sinker has averaged 94 and his slider has stayed at 85.5. The sinker has had 3.39 "vertical" movement -- meaning it's "rising" more, never a good thing for a sinker, and the slider is at -1.75 vertical and -2.73 horizontal, essentially flipping the numbers from past seasons.
So -- what to make of all this? Does a drop in velocity coupled with a change in pitch movement mean Venters can get away with pitches in the middle of the zone less frequently than in the past? With poorer movement and velocity, hitters may be picking up on the fat pitches and putting them in play, rather than swinging through them or fouling them off. I'd like to hear what everyone thinks.
All I know is that I want this guy back..


text:
If passed, we could be looking at some teams reporting to training camp as early as Wednesday, with free agency starting next Saturday.
With a little help from his sources, Chron.com's Lance Zierlein suggests that this salary cap may not have a ceiling at all, at least in its first few years. I tend to agree with him. What do you think? Could the cap be soft/non-existent? Do the big team owners have another agenda here?
Mike Jones of the Washington Post is reporting that the sides are willing to make a deal, and it's looking increasingly optimistic. When you add the sense of urgency to get a deal done so we have a full season, I think the good news we've been waiting for is just around the corner.
The news from Pro Football Weekly isn't much of a shock, but it looks like the Texans will attempt to retain their two key free agents on the offensive side of the ball. Whether they'll receive more lucrative offers from other teams is another story altogether. A little throwaway line at the end also foreshadows the uphill battle Trindon Holliday could face to make the team if there is a preseason and training camp. I'm going to place my bet on practice squad at best.
You may have recently read, at a few different places, that the optimism about quickly reaching agreement on a new CBA has faded in the last day or two. This article does a great job explaining why.
Kubiak said it's important the Texans try to re-sign potential FAs like Jacoby Jones & Rashad Butler. Called them "a big part of our team."— Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) June 23, 2011
That's from Nick Scurfeld's twitterati account, quoting (paraphrasing?) Gary Kubiak. Click the link for the whole thing.
This shouldn't be considered a surprise. With the short training off-season and even smaller likely free agent window, teams will put a premium on bringing back players.
Obviously, keeping Jakespeare around will be a key part of
our team running jokes going forward.
Agreement on a revenue sharing scheme is a huge step in the negotiation process, and the NFLPA and owners might be there. In a strange twist on an old saying: new news is good news. h/t DisplacedTexan. Link goes to espn.com.
Mike Freeman at CBSSports.com seems to think so, and to be honest, even I'm starting to feel a bit optimistic with all the news coming out of negotiations. It's far too early to start counting chickens - maybe a new slew of fan-driven petitions will help? - but it might be time to start stocking up on bleach before demand drives up the price. h/t me, because I rock, that's why.
Timely leak or legitimate contingency plan?
Unlike most years, undrafted free agents are still, well, free agents. The link above takes you to the list of 2011 undrafted players. Until the lockout is resolved, no one can sign, and some suggest that these guys may look at the CFL, UFL, and Arena League as serious options depending on how long this drags out. Still, the lockout won't stop us from speculating. I have seen some comments here and there about who to go after, so I thought there was some interest in a thread dedicated for this purpose. Some names I wouldn't mind seeing in Houston: All-American P Chas Henry (Florida), WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Ohio State), FS Deunta Williams (North Carolina), NT Ian Williams (Notre Dame), LB Mark Herzlich (Boston College), QB Pat Devlin (Delaware), and C/G Zane Taylor (Utah). Anyone catch your attention?
As part of the new SB Nation launch, prior users will need to choose a permanent username, along with a new password.
Your username will be used to login to SB Nation going forward.
Please login to your Vox Media account. This account will be linked to your previously existing Eater account.
As part of the new SB Nation launch, prior MT authors will need to choose a new username and password.
Your username will be used to login to SB Nation going forward.
We'll email you a reset link.
If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead.
You must be a member of Battle Red Blog to participate.
We have our own Community Guidelines at Battle Red Blog. You should read them.
You must be a member of Battle Red Blog to participate.
We have our own Community Guidelines at Battle Red Blog. You should read them.
Choose an available username to complete sign up.
In order to provide our users with a better overall experience, we ask for more information from Facebook when using it to login so that we can learn more about our audience and provide you with the best possible experience. We do not store specific user data and the sharing of it is not required to login with Facebook.


text:
A father of two who was hit by a train at Radlett station last year has been described as a "perfect son, a supportive brother, and someone people would turn to".
Peter Campbell, 41, who lived in Lemsford Road in St Albans with friend and colleague Andrew Mackay, died on October 21 after stepping onto the tracks of the Thames Link Line into London when a high speed train was approaching.
Deputy Coroner for Hertfordshire Graham Danbury led an inquest at Hatfield Cornoners Court on Friday and concluded Mr Campbell took his own life after suffering from depression.
Mr Campbell had been working in Hatfield since August 2012, and travelling home to Limerick in Ireland, every weekend to see his family.
A statement read out from Katherine Campbell, Mr Campbell's wife of 14 years, said her husband had been suffering for depression for the past three and a half years.
She said: "He was a perfect son, a supportive brother, and someone people would turn to.
"He was exactly what you would have wanted in a son-in-law. He was loyal, trustworthy and compassionate.
"He was the best uncle in the world and he had a special rapport with all his nieces and nephews and in fact all children in general. He would spend hours playing with them all.
"He was all heart and always put everyone else first and himself last."
Mr Campbell, who worked in IT, saw his wife and children for the final time on the weekend of October 11, when he said he "wanted some peace and quiet after a stressful week at work".
The following weekend, Mr Campbell told work he would be flying home to spend the weekend there. However, he told his wife he was staying in St Albans to prepare for a meeting on Monday.
Terence Hancocks, British Transport Police fatality investigator, told the inquest that Mr Campbell, who was wearing business clothes on the day of his death, did not leave a suicide note and had left his wallet and car keys at home.
The inquest heard that Mr Campbell had worked in a stressful position for 14 years in Ireland but was made redundant 2011. He tried to create his own business, but spent the following year unemployed.
In August 2012 Mr Campbell got a job in Hatfield, after being recommended by Andrew Mackay.
He spent last summer off work after a period of illness and had returned in September.
The post mortem revealed he died of multiple traumatic injuries, and toxicology found small quantities of prescribed medication for anxiety and depression in his system.
The coroner said: "Clearly there was a background of three and a half years of stress and depression that he was fighting with all of the strength that he had.
"It is significant that he was due to fly home to see him family, and was clearly devoted to his family, but choose not to when he had the chance to do so.
"The conclusion I draw from that is that he was in one of the dark periods. He clearly had an important and demanding job and gave his all to it but it all became too much for him.
"The evidence makes it clear that what he did was a deliberate act so I record a verdict of suicide.
"I am sure he did it when he was not in his normal frame of mind.
"I conclude he took his own life while suffering from depression. It is a desperately sad way to end a promising life."
Mr Campbell's children were 12 and 10 at the time of his death. His brothers Glenn and David and sister Ciara travelled from Ireland for the inquest. Mr Campbell's brother said his parents wanted to extend their sympathy to the train driver and everyone involved.