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This is the second film that Mark Kuczewski premieres on Film Annex. Watch and read about Living With Someone, a mocumentary about Alice, a girl with big dreams… and an imaginary boyfriend.
Recently, the Film Annex Creative Director, Eren Gulfidan, and social media coordinator, Jennifer Bourne, worked together on creating a social media curriculum for Afghan students. The multiple-choice and essay questions are currently posted on Examer, the technology platform Film Annex built in collaboration with Afghan Citadel Software Company. For the past week, Eren Gulfidan has been collaborating with several Film Annex filmmakers in launching a brand new curriculum consisting of more multiple choice and essay tests. The topics include filmmaking, editing, screenwriting, animation, and storytelling amongst others. The Afghan students will be asked basic cinematography and editing questions as well as specific ones such as how to use a Canon 5D or how to edit on Final Cut Pro.
The filmmakers who are participating in this initiative are Mark Kuczewski, Amy Hill, Lisa Stock, Anderson West, Alex Nakone, Andy Parker, Jonathan NG, and Ken Turner. We'd like take this opportunity to thank them once again for their enthusiasm and interest in working with us to create a filmmaking curriculum for Afghan students. Here's a little update on the tests we have created so far:
1 multiple-choice test about Final Cut Pro (20 questions)
1 multiple-choice test about Canon 5D (20 questions)
2 multiple-choice tests about basic cinematography (10 questions each, 20 questions total)
1 multiple-choice test about basic editing
In the upcoming week, we will work on questions about:
Animation (different methods by different filmmakers)
Storytelling, and more…
Stay tuned for updates!
The Film Annex Team
We interviewed filmmaker Mark Kuczewski on how he uses social media to promote his work and how it has affected his revenues on Film Annex. He also gives a few tips on social media film promotion
"I have definitely noticed a difference with the new implementation of the buzzscore. Now I can see where all aspects of my filmmaking and social media are making a difference and it also gives me an incentive to try and promote my work more." - Mark Kuczewski
Mark Kuczewski is one of the most active filmmakers on Film Annex and is currently in the top 3 on Eren's Picks thanks to his high BuzzScore. He regularly uploads new videos and writes blogs. He actively shares his content on his social media networks and is influential online as other people share his work as well.
Mark has a personal website which directly links to his Web TV. He also regularly shares his films, blogs and Web TV URL on his personal Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. He set up a Facebook page and a second Twitter account dedicated to his Web TV as a portfolio for his work, two more sources of traffic which increase his revenues.
You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and see his Facebook page and 2d Twitter dedicated only to his Web TV.
Film Annex: When did you start promoting your work specifically on social media platforms?
Mark Kuczewski: I must have started promoting my work on social media around 5 years ago. It started with uploading to Vimeo basic edits of my films that I would then send out via email or Facebook to get feedback on the film.
FA: What social media platforms do you use? Which one(s) do you think is(are) more efficient for filmmakers to use to promote their work and why?
MK: I use Facebook mainly because pretty much everyone has Facebook these days. You can even make pages specifically for your films which is great. I could take out an add to try and reach more people. Twitter is another one that I use to get my work out there. It's far more basic but I think sometimes Twitter is more about reaching people with a similar interest rather than people you know.
FA: Did you make interesting contacts or create business opportunities by sharing your work on social media?
MK: I have made a lot of interesting contacts via social media. I have had people contact me for advice on making films and just general questions. These are contacts that I could work with in the future and I think filmmaking really benefits from this because it is about team work and helping each other out.
FA: Give us an example on how you promote your Web TV or work in general on social media?
MK: I promote my Web TV via a page on Facebook that I created specifically for it. I took out an advert that then helped to build up a number of people that would be interested in my work. This was great because now rather than just sending out my work via my Facebook and reaching my contacts, I have the opportunity to send it out via my Web TV Facebook page and reach even more people who have liked the page because they are interested in the content.
FA: Did you see a change on your revenues on Film Annex after promoting your Web TV on social media?
MK: I didn't see too much of a change when I first started promoting my work but I have definitely noticed a difference with the new implementation of the buzzscore. Now I can see where all aspects of my filmmaking and social media are making a difference and it also gives me an incentive to try and promote my work more.
FA: Do you have any tips for other filmmakers on how to promote their films on social media?
MK: I would say to get all of your work out there by any means. We don't make films or videos for people not to watch. Post your films wherever you think they will get views. If you shoot on a specific type of camera, then once the film is done, post a link in a camera forum so they can see how it looks. This could apply to lens or sound equipment or anything. Also, make Facebook pages for your films to get people interested before they are finished. Ask other people to share your work if they like it. This way, it can reach more than just your contacts and go further.
Mark Kuczewski was featured on our homepage and made up to $16,000 in one week. He used part of those revenues to buy a Red Scarlet camera to shoot his next films. The first one he shot is called No Sugar and today he's showing us the trailer!
That is why we create Web TVs for filmmakers, so they can generate revenues and finance their next films!
Read his success story and watch the trailer.


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The Cleveland Cavaliers moved on from flirting with the Los Angeles Lakers and Pau Gasol and found a way to land Luol Deng by sending Andrew Bynum to the Chicago Bulls. It was a subtle shift -- from one expiring former all-star to another -- and the team gave up an assortment of assets to seal the deal.
But when you dig deeper and look at what those picks actually are -- a protected 2014 first-round draft pick from the Sacramento Kings, 2015 and 2016 second round draft picks from the surging Portland Trail Blazers and the added top-15 protection on the pick Chicago can swap for in 2015, the cost was relatively low. They turned a player they were going to waive into an all-star at their weakest position.
The duo of Earl Clark and Alonzo Gee aren't producing for Mike Brown and Deng gives them an immediate upgrade at the worst position on their roster. Fear The Sword's Sam Vecenie concludes that the trade provides a "tremendous" upgrade for the team in every aspect:
How does Deng fit on the Cavaliers? Mainly, the upgrade that he represents on the wing both offensively and defensively is tremendous. The small forward position has been the bane of the Cavaliers' existence since LeBron James left. Earl Clark and Alonzo Gee are combining to average 9.6 points on 38% with 5.8 rebounds and 1 assist per game in 36.6 minutes this season. I'd probably argue that no team was getting worse production out of that position in the entire NBA.
Deng is averaging 19.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on 45% shooting in 37.4 minutes per game this season. Even going by simple counting stats, the advantages of having Deng in the lineup as opposed to this season's small forward dumpster fire are apparent.
Nevertheless, there are questions.
Current impact
As mentioned above, Deng is going to be a huge lift at small forward for the Cavaliers. This move shows a clear motive by their front office: Win now. Cleveland went into the season with high expectations after adding another first-overall draft pick to their roster, but Anthony Bennett's disappointing rookie year could be a perfect analogy for how their 11-23 season has gone up till this point.
More on the Deng trade
Bulls gain flexibility
In trading Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls will obviously be worse in the short-term. Given their salary cap picture, it also means that they have the opportunity to be better in the long run.
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The Eastern Conference is filled with middling teams trapped between the playoffs, rebuilding and possibly tanking, and the Cavaliers were beginning to fade into obscurity again. Cleveland is three games out from the No. 8 seed Detroit Pistons and should be back on track to challenge for that, and possibly more. The bottom four seeds in the East are clumped up, all within 1.5 games of one another.
For a team that wants in the playoffs now this was a perfect trade. Only time will tell if making the playoffs was the right play for the Cavaliers this season.
Cap space
But this trade becomes complicated is when looking at the Cavaliers' long-term prospects. Deng is currently making $14 million, set to expire as an unrestricted free agent this summer. He turns 29 in April and is slowly moving away from the prime of his career.
Partner his age with the incredible mileage he put on under Tom Thibodeau, and signing him to a large multi-year contract becomes a dangerous proposition. It's unclear what salary range he'll be looking for, but he turned down a three-year, $30 million extension from Chicago prior to the trade, according to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.
Whether it was the money, the years or the franchise situation is unclear, but Cleveland will almost definitely have to combat other suitors who will be willing to sign Deng for $10 million per year.
The Cavaliers have roughly $50 million in salary on the books for the 2014-2015 season. The second year of Earl Clark's salary, worth $4.2 million, is fully non-guaranteed according to ShamSports. Alonzo Gee also has a fully non-guaranteed contract next season that can be waived to save $3 million. Rookies Henry Sims and Matthew Delledova are also non-guranteed next season, and only $4 million of Anderson Varejao's $9 million salary is guaranteed.
In total, the Cavaliers can save $14.7 million by waiving non-guaranteed contracts for next season. They'll have space to re-sign Deng, but there's no guarantee he sticks around in Cleveland.
If the team does bring back Deng, it's becomes incredibly difficult for them to sign LeBron James if he opts out of his contract with the Miami Heat this summer. This puts the front office in a tight position as it's unlikely they'd pass on a chance at bringing LeBron back. They would have to wait on re-signing Deng until they knew what LeBron's plans were, and that's a bad message to send to an unrestricted free agent who should have plenty of options.
Future Assets
The Cavaliers didn't give up any franchise-changing assets when they acquired Deng, which makes this trade a perfect one-year band aid if the team is set on seeing the postseason. Cleveland has all of their own future draft picks and still have two additional second round picks (2014 Memphis Grizzlies, 2014 Orlando Magic) and two protected first round picks (the Heat and Grizzlies' 2015 selections).
Miami's first-round pick is top-10 protected in 2015 and 2016 but unprotected in 2017. The Grizzlies' pick is a bit more complicated, providing protection on selections 1-5 and 15-30 in 2015 and 2016, and top-five protection in 2017 and 2018. Memphis' pick becomes unprotected in 2019.
Cleveland gave up low-tier draft picks from Portland and a Sacramento first-round pick that isn't leaving California because of the protection the Kings have on it. Sacramento's pick is top-12 protected in 2014 and top-10 protected from 2015-2017. If Sacramento has not given up a pick by 2017 the first round pick becomes a second round pick, 55-60 protected. If the second round pick is still protected, the deal is terminated and Sacramento does not lose a draft pick.
The Cavaliers still have plenty of filler picks over the next two drafts and didn't need the overflow of future picks they had in their back pocket. What they did need was serious help at small forward, and they did it without giving up any of their young prospects.
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• Prada: Streaking Golden State Warriors blending old with new
• The NBA wiggles out of the sweetest deal in sports
• Dennis Rodman's North Korea dream team roster is spectacular

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In response to Man of Pace's most recent FanPost about the rumors of Allen Iverson considering a move to the Pacers, I did some serious soul searching and I believe the Pacers should go for it! I also believe they can get their hands on the Answer with very little risk involved. Here's what has to be done:
The Pacers have exhausted their Mid Level Exception on the players they already acquired this summer, so that option is out. The only way the deal works involves a sign and trade with Detroit.
Indiana has about $2.25 million in S&T money from the Jermaine O'Neal deal last year. Since Iverson was reported to be willing to sign for somewhere in the $5 million range, Indiana would probably have to throw in a player to make contracts equal under CBA rules.
There is only one available player on the Pacers' current roster who has a salary that could contribute to a S&T getting done - Travis Diener, who currently has a 1 year deal worth $1.74 million. Luckily, salaries don't have to match exactly. According to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team's incoming salary cannot exceed 125% of the outgoing salary + $100,000. So, in terms of a money standpoint only, the trade would work if Iverson would agree to sign a 1-year salary at $5,087,500 or less.
Diener makes some sense for the Pistions, considering Will Bynum is their only point guard behind Rodney Stuckey. And, he's only inked for one more year, so they aren't tied down to a lengthy salary.
For Indiana from a financial perspective, it's a one-year experiment with
no few strings attached. Iverson's #1 uni would certainly be a major contributor to jersey and ticket sales. It's not out of the question that Iverson's jersey would be in the top 5 in sales for the year, which is major money coming back to Indiana. Also, there's no denying that Iverson's talents on the court would help get fans back to Conseco. Not to mention he vaults the Pacers into the playoff discussion. A scoring tandem of Iverson and Danny Granger would give opposing teams nightmares night in and night out.
From a personnel standpoint, it takes care of worrying about a 4-man rotation (possibly 5 depending on the Pacers' stance on A.J. Price) at point guard. Iverson can play the 1 or 2, depending on match ups. A combination of Ford and Watson can split time at point guard when Iverson plays shooting guard.
However, It's not all cake and ice cream. There are several potential catastrophic risks attached to an Allen Iverson signing. For starters, both T.J. Ford and Earl Watson have been quite notorious for vocalizing their discontent of playing backup PG on previous teams. So much so, they were asked to be traded and fell out of favor with fans in Toronto and Oklahoma City. So, coach Jim O'Brien could have some pride issues with which to deal. Iverson has some baggage of his own in regards to playing time. He would expect to be the starter. Could he handle coming off the bench? It didn't go so well for him last year in Detroit. He had much to do with the dissension amongst players and coach Michael Curry in the Motor City. O'Brien better be prepared for a bumpy ride if he asks Iverson to come off the bench to spell Ford and/or Watson. All the work the Pacers have put into finding quality character players might blow up if not taken care of early. Don't doubt for a moment that if all goes wrong, O'Brien will be looking for new employment come spring of 2010!
It's definitly a high-risk, high-reward decision. If accomplished, Larry Bird would need some major props for sticking to his guns and getting marquee talent at a bargain. He'd finally get that second All Star caliber player to pair with DG 33. Iverson may literally be the Answer the Pacers have been looking for to help get them back on the winning road. Sometimes big risks pay off huge. Just ask 2008 GM of the year Danny Ainge about taking huge risks by bringing in big-name talent to a previously wretched team.


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Overwhelmed in class? Have zero to little idea what's happening or just need help on a hard subject? You don't have to go it alone. The Learning Studio is a resource for all students who need some academic support. From tutoring to computer lab space to supplemental instruction, they got you covered. We get the scoop on the best way to use this amazing resource on campus.
What does the Learning Studio do?
The Learning Studio has a Writing Center and a Science & Math Learning Center to help students with their coursework in those areas. "For writing, our tutors come from almost every discipline at the college," says Julie Redmond, Assistant Vice President for Academic Support. "We help film and dance majors with very specific writing within their departments. It's not just for a freshman writing class." While writing, science and math are the most popular tutoring subjects, the Learning Studio also offers support in foreign languages, technology and accounting.
Why should you use the Learning Studio?
"There's no cost associated with [our services], so there's really no loss to students to give it a shot. Students are in charge of their academic success so they have to take the initiative to come here and use the resources that are available to them," says Redmond. Seriously, if you're having trouble, you have nothing to lose.
When can I go in?
Tutoring hours are available every single day. To be more accessible to students, there are weekend and after-hour tutoring sessions, too.
Keep in mind that the busiest times in the Learning Studio are during midterms and finals. With one third of the student population filing through the Learning Studio, that's super busy!
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Police appeal following teen rape in Harrow
3:04pm Wednesday 18th April 2012 in News By Anna Slater, Chief Reporter
Police are appealing for information following the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Harrow last week.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was attacked in Harrow Recreation Ground, in Boxtree Lane, at around 8pm on Monday, April 2.
Police are anxious to speak to anybody who was in or near the park at the time. People with information are asked to call Detective Constable John Isaacs or Police Constable Stacy Davis on 020 8733 5009 or 020 8733 5062.
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er! There are far more attacks in this park to what gets reported.
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Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment: Not so fast
Community activists want their voices heard before plans are finalized to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.
A group called the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance is heading to City Hall at noon Thursday to make their case. The group, which represents churches, community groups and unions, wants a say in the negotiations on the armory's future, the alliance has said.
Right now, preliminary plans for the site call for retail development that would create 2,000 jobs.
The alliance wants to ensure any jobs pay a living wage and that new businesses won't displace old ones, a member of the group said. Another grievance is that the group wants new schools to be built as part of any development plan, which they say the city promised them.
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Anybody catch this at the games so far? Got a piece last night. Great work, great price. They not only do the real thing...but its awesome for kids who wana get a temp orange and blue.
Can say this was an awesome idea. People who were close minded at first came by and checked it out as I was getting my piece done. The intrigue was amazing. Even Mr. Wang checked out the hubbub.


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Cycling Santa on the loose
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There were sightings over the weekend of Santa Claus on a tinseled up bike through the streets of Fremantle. When spotted he was very popular with the kids possibly due to his impressive white beard but more likely due to the large bowl of free lollies he had in his basket. The rumour is that it was Fremantle City Councilor Bill Massie in disguise but he disappeared in a blur of red before this could be confirmed. Merry Christmas to you all.


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"Cool. Coastal. Far from Ordinary." - This is the official new tagline for the town of Port Royal following the unanimous vote by the town council.
For years, Port Royal
has struggled to set itself apart from its neighbors like Beaufort and Hilton
Head Island. But with the new tagline and logo, some folks believe this will
help it stand out from the crowd.
This simple design of
the town's name bearing an anchor against the date of its establishment will
soon be seen by countless people in future marketing campaigns.
Some folks including local business owner
and realtor Carol Poore have been waiting a long time for this. She came to
Port Royal 20 years ago and knows the effect it has on visitors.
"I've literally had
people that just came in for a Marine graduation and just fell in love and
wanted to come back…and they've come back and now they live here," she said.
Aside from offering
charm, history and hospitality, she says Port Royal is one of the few walking
communities left.
"You just expect to see
Andy Griffith walking down the street like with Mayberry, it just is that kind
of town," Poore said.
Poore and others want to
see Port Royal recognized once and for all for what it has to offer
businesses and tourists.
Town leaders hired a
branding consultant who spent six months researching what best represents it.
"Charm" and
"history" were among the top choices but in the end, it was its
connection to water that lead them to choose "Cool. Coastal. Far From
"The term history didn't
come out as often as the term water," Port Royal Councilman Joe Lee said.
Lee said the icing on
the cake is the town's 1562 settlement which is etched onto the new logo.
"And this pre-dates
Jamestown and St. Augustine and all the other cities that claims to be the
oldest places in America. No one else can pre-date that date," he said.
The next step for the town is to launch a social
media campaign that will market the new tagline and logo.
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How to Replicate a First-Year Film School Project Without Spending $40,000
This is a guest post by filmmaker Seth Hymes, who runs Film School Secrets. He previously posted about whether film school is worth is in 2011.
Since graduating from NYU, I have met many DIYers who have expressed a desire to go back to film school to learn more about the craft of filmmaking. But they are typically surprised when I explain what is typically taught in the first year at any major film school. In this blog post, I'd like to share with you a very simple way to get a similar filmmaking experience to what a student at NYU, USC, or New York Film Academy gets — without paying a lot in tuition. More »
Is Film School Worth It in 2011?
Note: I have argued both for and against film school in the past, and as I say on this site's about page, "different strokes for different folks." This is a guest post by filmmaker Seth Hymes, who runs Film School Secrets. Image by LuMaxArt.
Film schools are a great place to learn the basics of filmmaking and meet like minded collaborators. They also provide a structured environment to experiment and hone your craft. Unfortunately, I've met more than my fair share of young NYU and USC film school alumni deeply in debt with no clear job leads or any idea how to start making movies for a living. I've also met many DIYers who wonder if they missed out by skipping school. With tuition costs continuing to rise, and HD equipment costs continuing to plummet, the film school debate is worth reopening in 2011. My goal in this post is to shed some light on the specifics of investing in film school and also share some cheaper alternatives to get a film education in a classroom setting. More »
Fifteen Things to Prepare for when Making a Film
This is a guest post by filmmaker William Speruzzi.
1. Use SAG talent (if you can) – If the budget can take the hit, go for people who have experience and know how to conduct themselves on a set, rehearse, etc. It will save you time and aggravation in the end. The last thing you want to do is teach someone how to act while you're making your film. If you can't go this way, get non-union but make sure all the talent is non-union. If you have a cast of ten actors and one actor is SAG then you still have to become a SAG signatory. An audience can forgive a scene that's shot a little too dark but they will never believe a film that has poor acting. More »
Music vs. Silence: 5 Simple Rules for a Better Film
This is a guest post by musician Milosz Jeziorski.
Your most powerful asset as a filmmaker is understanding the tools available to tell your story. As filmmakers, we are creators and initiators of experiences and emotions. A film is ultimately successful when the audience can feel connected to the 'emotional narrative' the film traverses. If you're a frequent reader of NoFilmSchool then you already have an edge in understanding the tools available for the visual aspect of film. This article aims to put you in control of the aural tools: sound and music. I've seen directors improve their films tenfold by taking the time to consider the role that sound and music play in a film. More »
Five Quick Lessons from Whitewater Films' 2011 Roundtable
This is a guest post by multimedia journalist/publicist Kristen Lepore.
How has the past year changed the outlook for independent film? As roundtable moderator and The Hollywood Reporter journalist Jay Fernandez stated, "It's an interesting time for filmmaking in general, but the indie world is a bit of a crap shoot from picture to picture, year to year." The point of Whitewater Films' roundtables is to share information and intelligence, according to Whitewater Films founder Rick Rosenthal (Halloween II, Halloween: Resurrection). And it did just that. Here's a taste of what I learned from February's all-women panel. More »
How to Cheat at the YouTube Game and Get Millions of Views
This is a guest post by filmmaker Robin Schmidt, who today courts controversy with his ongoing series Choosing an Online Video Platform. Next time you see a view count in the millions, you might wonder where some of those views came from! This is not to say that I'm suggesting filmmakers cheat, but NoFilmSchool is devoted to sharing the tools that might help a filmmaker succeed, and the ability to hack YouTube is certainly worth filing under "good to know" — even if you never employ such tactics. Without further ado, here's Robin: More »
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Have a filmmaking experience you'd like to share? Got your hands on some good (or bad) equipment? Record a helpful tutorial? Interview another filmmaker? All of this content is of interest to us, but I simply don't have the time or resources to cover every story out there. I have managed to build a site that's read by thousands of filmmakers and other creatives every day, however, and as a result writing a guest post here can be a great source of exposure for you and/or your project. More »
The Short Film is Dead: Time for the Emerging Filmmaker to Get a New Calling Card
This is a guest post by Mike Jones, Lecturer in Screen Studies at the Australian Film Television and Radio School.
Filmmaking is full of traditions. These traditions are the "way things are done," they are what is "expected," they are "industry standard," they are "default" and "accepted." This is all fine and dandy until we recognise the innate implication of such Traditions is to imply Right and Wrong – that there is a correct way to do things and deviations are "incorrect," not "acceptable" or, worse still, not "professional."
These traditions manifest themselves in all manner of guises – creative, technical, business, logistic. I have written previously about how the tools of filmmaking (particularly software) possess internal philosophies that enforce traditions – traditions which may or may not be a good fit for your own creative processes. In a similar light, there occurs to me to be another long-standing and entrenched tradition (one that may not be serving emerging and indie filmmakers as it should) that needs to be questioned. That is the significance of the Short Film. More »
Choosing the Right Tool: DLSR vs Camcorder
This is a guest post by Alexander Fox, founder of 5DFilmMaking and Vid35.
Thanks to the rapid adoption of HD-enabled DSLRs, many photographers have discovered that they like working with video. However, they don't necessarily like working with video on a DSLR. Now that the novelty of cinematic depth of field has faded, it's a good time to take a quick look at the other options available for capturing "motion pictures." More »


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So far the Notre Dame men's Basketball team has worn four different uniforms this season, but the new jerseys they plan to wear in the tournament are of a completely different breed.
The socks and shoes are neon green, the shorts have camouflage patterns in them, and the jerseys have florescent numbers and logos.
"It looks like a leprechaun threw up and they made a shirt out of it," said Trey York, after seeing the jerseys for the first time.
Clearly not everyone is a fan of the jerseys the Irish basketball teams plan to wear in the Big East and NCAA tournaments. However, the guys and girls who are going to wear them are excited for the new look.
"I really like them," said Notre Dame guard Eric Atkins. "I think they're very different and it gives us a standing out effect."
After seeing the Adidas "highlighter" style uniforms unveiled last season by Baylor and Louisville, the men's team says they were anxious to get their own.
"Everybody was happy because a couple of Adidas teams got the jerseys last year and we didn't," said Jerian Grant, Notre Dame guard. "So this year to know that we get them is exciting for us."
It is not just the current players who like them either, Head Coach Mike Brey says these new uniforms help get the school more exposure in some key areas.
"I've had four or five texts from key recruits who love [the new uniform]," said Brey "That's good enough for me."
The players love it, but how about the fans? When many of them saw the jerseys for the first time, there were mixed reviews.
"They're not that flattering," said Notre Dame fan Gabby Sanchez. "Lime green is not the best choice."
Color played the biggest role in whether fans liked or disliked the uniforms.
"I like the light green," said South Bend resident Nancy Lorenzo. "It's really pretty."
There is one thing that both the fans and players agree on though. They both hope the jerseys bring the Irish luck in the tournament.
"I won't complain about them if [the basketball teams] win," said Emily Schmid, a Notre Dame student.
The first time Notre Dame will break the uniforms out will be in the Big East tournament. For the women, that starts on March 8th and the men's starts on the 12th.
Other Adidas sponsored schools will be wearing similar jerseys, including Notre Dame's Big East rivals Cincinnati and Louisville.
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As fans we are subject to swings of emotion when our team wins or loses. Our team can go from a Final Four contender to a Big East pretender in the span of three games. But it seems to me that this team is almost the same today as it was near the start of the conference play.
We can play D, Gorgi can change shots, Chane can rebound, we can't shoot super well, etc. Outside of a big loss (Providence) and a big win (Uconn) we haven't had a break out game that really changed the dynamic of the team. Perhaps Rick's altering the starting lineup will being change he wants, but that remains to be seen.
With this steadiness I wanted to try to predict the success of the team.
I organized UofL 's opponents into tiers to calibrate how the Cards faired against them. I used NCAA at large bid chances as a barometer for middle and above, then top 25 rankings. Playing UK and Memphis non-conference, then playing in such a large conference assists greatly in this.
My results:
Top Tier: 0-3 UK, Cuse
High End: 0-3 G-Town, Marquette, ND
Middle: 7-2 Vandy, Butler, St Johns, Memphis, LBSU, UConn, WVU, Cincinnati, USF
Lower: 11-1 IUPUI, Ohio, Ark St, WKU, Pitt, Seton Hall, Rutgers, CofC, Nova, Providence, Fairleigh
Depaul: 2 - 0 Depaul
As much as a team's record can be an indicator of future success, this can be used to show the "cap" of the Cardinals ability. They have repeatedly shown that they cannot defeat the best and the best of the best.
My view is that this team, with a good seed, can make it to the sweet sixteen, but no further. Having a worse seed (6,7,8) things get sticky real quick as we would playing middle to high end teams in the first and second round.


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A certain CJ user named after a food item has gone on record saying that not only is Kaepernick a better QB than Dalton, but the person who chose to draft Dalton instead of Kaepernick should be fired on the spot.
Obviously, we can't directly compare stats because Kaepernick hasn't been the starter for an entire season yet (in fact he has only even played in one season's worth of regular season games in his career thus far.
But, you can take his averages and extend them across the year as though he were the starter all season. It won't accurately reflect what would have happened, but it should give a good idea how he would have performed.
Andy Dalton's stats for the 2012 season:
Passing: 329 completions on 528 attempts (62.3%) for 3,669 yards and 27 TDs to 16 interceptions.
Rushing: 47 attempts for 120 yards (2.8 YPC) and 4 TDs.
31 TDs total versus 16 interceptions and 4 fumbles (none as a runner, all came as the result of QB hits)
Kaepernick's stats for the 2012 season:
Passing: 131 completions on 209 attempts (60.1%) for 1,725 yards and 10 TDs to 3 interceptions (That is only counting the games he started or played a significant amount, 8 in total)
Rushing: 50 attempts for 304 yards (6.1 YPC) and 3 TDs (again, that is JUST the games he started or played a significant portion of)
13 TDs total versus 3 interceptions and 9 fumbles (7 of his fumbles were as a runner, only 2 as the result of a QB hit)
Now, lets extend Kaepernick's stats across the rest of the season as though he had been the starter all year.
It becomes:
Passing: 262 completions on 418 attempts (60.1%) for 3,450 yards and 20 TDs to 6 interceptions.
Rushing: 100 attempts for 608 yards (6.1 YPC) and 6 TDs.
Now to extrapolate the number of fumbles if he had started all year: 18 fumbles, with 14 of them coming as a runner and 4 as a result of a QB hit.
Total potential turnovers for both players:
Kaepernick: 21
Dalton: 20
Total touchdowns for both:
Kaepernick: 26
Dalton: 31
Now, again, my extended stats for Kaepernick don't indicate what would really have happened, but they give a decent idea of what his performance may have been like if he had been the starter all year.
My take on all this:
Kaepernick is quicker to run than Dalton is, but he also has ball security issues when he does. He fumbled 7 times last season as a runner, while Dalton did not fumble at all during a scramble. Dalton also had only 4 fumbles all year.
Dalton throws more interceptions, but he also throws more passes in general. He also had only 2 games last season in which he did not throw a TD pass, and 7 in which he threw 2 or more. In contrast, Kaepernick had 3 games in which he did not throw a TD pass and only 3 where he threw 2 or more.
My conclusion?
Colin Kaepernick is a decent QB, but the only reason he went to the Super Bowl last year is because he was drafted by the 49ers. If the Jaguars had drafted him instead of Blaine Gabbert, he would have been watching the Super Bowl from his couch just like 29 other QBs. He is not good enough to make a bad team great single-handedly. He went to the Super Bowl because he got drafted by a team that was already very good without him.
In contrast, Dalton was drafted as part of a rebuilding project, and has been an important piece of his team's improvement.
So, if the draft were to happen over again, with the knowledge we have now, I'd still draft Dalton over Kaepernick.


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On Softball
Let's bestow some honors and make a few citations following another exciting season.
Whitney Mollica Award
This goes to the best pure hitter, in honor of the three-time UMass Amherst all-leaguer out of Salem High.
My pick is North Andover infielder Krissy Whitley. She hit .492 (her fourth straight year of at least .475) and struck out only once all year. The Southern Connecticut State-bound senior can hit anyone.
It makes you wonder what was wrong with the Cape Ann League coaches who didn't put her on the all-conference first team.
Alexis Souhlaris Award
This goes to the best combined pitcher/hitter, like the current University of Maine star from Pinkerton.
The winner, without a doubt, was Brooks senior Britt Hart of North Andover, who compiled a 0.76 ERA for the 14-3 Green and White and also led the team in batting with a .492 average, 20 RBIs and four game-winning hits. If there's a way to beat you, Hart will find it.
Sara Jewett Award
This goes to the best combined catcher/hitter, in honor of the former University of Maine and New England Riptide basher from Haverhill.
North Andover's Candace Waldie earns the honor. Great defensively with a rocket arm, Waldie not only batted .393, but she was all about power, leading the Knights in doubles (6), triples (4), home runs (3) and runs scored (23).
Most Improved Player
Georgetown sophomore Sarah Erlandson gets the nod based largely on her improved control. When she stopped walking batters, and increased her strikeout total, the Royals turned around their fortunes. She had some huge games including striking out 18 vs. Lynnfield and 15 in a no-hitter vs. Manchester Essex.
Most surprising team
Who else but Londonderry? Despite graduating stars Brooke Beaudet, Andrea Ouellette, Cristina Bailey and Molly Rooney, the all-underclassman Lancers (except for pitcher Erica Boehm) went to the Class L semifinals and finished 18-4.
Chip off the old block
OK, they play different positions, but Sanborn junior Morgan Farmer is doing older sister and current UMass Lowell pitcher Lindsay Farmer proud. The Indians shortstop hit over .500, led the team in average and RBIs and was the best player for the state semifinalists.
Lindsay, you'll remember, was a two-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star who posted a minuscule 0.19 ERA her senior year.
Performance of the Year
You've got to go with Pinkerton senior Cara Chooljian, who was nearly perfect for seven innings, and had 15 strikeouts and a shutout for 15 innings under tournament pressure before dropping a 1-0 heartbreaker to Londonderry.
The Eagle-Tribune's final 2009 ranking of area softball teams:
1. Londonderry%18-4
2. Salem%16-5
3. Central Catholic%16-5
4. Brooks%14-3
5. Pinkerton%15-6
Honorable mention: Methuen (15-6), Sanborn (18-2), Phillips Academy (15-4), North Reading (16-5)
Sorry Bay State, New Hampshire is superior
Which state is tougher in high school sports: New Hampshire or Massachusetts?
That chronic border debate is rather one-sided in softball. The Granite State is, plain and simple, superior.
There are definitely some outstanding teams in Mass., but they're far from numerous. And, in the Merrimack Valley area, the talent can't quite keep up with those over the border.
Look at the final Fab 5 and you'll see Londonderry first and Salem second, with Pinkerton and Sanborn not far behind.
It's not that teams like Central Catholic and Methuen didn't have plenty of talent, but they each had a couple of defensive holes and their hitting was inconsistent once you got past the sixth spot in the order.
By contrast, Londonderry had seven batters over .300 for much of the season and it scared the heck out of Class L champ Concord while both Pinkerton and Salem were nearly as dangerous throughout their batting orders. Not to mention they were all hitting against pitchers from just 40 feet away, three feet less than in Mass.
Defensively, you can tell a lot in high school softball by the abilities of the outfielders, and they were top notch in New Hampshire. In Mass., the corner outfielders were generally not as impressive.
Also, New Hampshire seems to have more pitching. There are very few Class L teams that don't have a standout pitcher and several, including Londonderry and Salem, have at least two.
In a year noted for extraordinary young talent, Concord, Alvirne and Spaulding are among those who will return their aces next year, joining Londonderry and Salem in another competitive Class L race.


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Huffington Post's Stein Suggests GOP Budget 'Would Actually Hinder the Recovery Effort'
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, the Huffington Post's Sam Stein suggested that the budget plan that the House Republican leadership is trying to pass would harm the economy, and, as if the government did not take in lots of tax revenue already, referred to the absence of a tax increase as "no revenues." Stein:
It's going to be a bill with no revenues in it. It will be a bill that if you're a Keynesian economist or just a general economic observer you would think would actually hinder the recovery effort. So, you know, let's not overplay the Democratic victory that seems possibly at hand at the last moment here because this legislation is very much a Republican-drawn bill.
Below is a transcript of the relevant portion of the Thursday, July 28, Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC:
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: Sam, as we all know, the truth of how governing is done in Washington, is that when nothing seems to be happening to us, or nothing is happening in front of our cameras, that's when something interesting is happening, because it all happens in the room behind closed doors. Sam, I want to go to you on the issue. There's a group that has not been heard from lately at all. That is House Democrats. They are the ignored force in this dynamic. What are they feeling as they watch the President reach out and accept the possibility of a Reid bill moving that has absolutely no balancing tax revenue in it to balance the spending cuts? The debate seems to move and shift every day in a way that doesn't ever consult with House Democrats.
SAM STEIN: Yeah, and it's ironic because, in the end, they're, or a portion of that caucus will end up making the deciding vote, in all likelihood. And one of the points that's worth, not, you know, we don't want to lose this point because this is probably the overwhelming point, which is that while the Democrats may seem poised to win this last-minute standoff with John Boehner who's having troubles with members of his own party. You know, in the broader theme, in the broader war, it's very much a war drawn on Republican turf. And regardless of what actually gets passed, it's going to be a bill that slashes about $1 trillion plus or minus a few hundred billion from the government spending roles in the next 10 years. It's going to be a bill with no revenues in it. It will be a bill that if you're a Keynesian economist or just a general economic observer you would think would actually hinder the recovery effort. So, you know, let's not overplay the Democratic victory that seems possibly at hand at the last moment here because this legislation is very much a Republican-drawn bill.
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In the long tradition of
Submitted by robert108 on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 2:41am.
In the long tradition of leftists saying the exact opposite of what is true, the Dems are deathly afraid that fiscal conservatism will revive obama's sick economy, thus revealing all of their lies about economic matters.
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Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:23am.
Chapter 1 LIE!!!!
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Spending to a liberal is like ...
Submitted by HelloDare on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:52am.
alcohol to an alcoholic.
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Old and stale: "taxes." New and hot: "revenues."
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:51am.
Isn't it amazing how, like teens imitating the cool kids, liberals immediately pick up on the new words?
It's going to be a bill with no revenues in it.
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Its no longer homosexual or
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:38am.
Its no longer homosexual or queer but "gay"; no longer murder or abortion but women's health. Make words palatable or even desirable to the public.
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No longer Republicans
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 10:25am.
instead -- Radicals
Why don't we have any Republican stand up and tell dirty Harry: "Senator, we are elected representatives of the people. We are not radicals; children; or reckless. Stop your rhetoric, and address us with respect and dignity when you are on the floor of the Senate. Or simply don't say anything at all. Save your name-calling and mis-characterization for the cameras outside the Capital building."
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And we can see. . .
Submitted by rickbren on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:00am.
. . . how well Keynesian economics has worked so far. Heard about a study of past recessions done 38 months after it started. Since WWII employment has risen, on average, by 3.7% within 38 months. In the last 38 months, Barry's employment has dropped almost 5%!! But then I guess we don't need to worry about all 23 readers of the Huffed Post. . .
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Every dollar the Government spends
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:02am.
Is either taken directly out of the GDP via taxes or is borrowed and adds to the interest payments wich have to be taken out of the GDP through taxes. On top of that, the Government's overhead is about 30-40%...so for every billion taken out of the GDP in taxes, there is only about $600 million available to be put back into the economy wherever the Government thinks it might do some good. Then there is the track record of the Government's decisions on what helps and what doesn't. Lets be generous and give them a 50% hit rate. So.... they take out $1 billion and have $600 million to "reinvest", and only $300 million actually does any good.
That is a terrible way to try and "stimulate" the economy. A better way is just to reduce taxes by $600 million from the start. Youve already left 2 times the amount in the economy for people to start using themselves on all sorts of stimulus that the Government would never think about.
I think that liberals became that way because they couldn't understand economics.
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Due to the economic fact of
Submitted by robert108 on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:02pm.
Due to the economic fact of "crowding out", when govt spends our money, it simply displaces more effective private sector investment, even if the govt spending is intended to create any sort of economic activity. Mostly it's political payoffs, which don't help economic activity at all.
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oops...double post
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:02am.
I hate when that happens
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!¬Ý
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put down the crack pipe
Submitted by spepper on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:19am.
These "Huffing" commentators really should start putting down the crack pipe while attempting to write-- because it ALWAYS comes out as DRIVEL.....
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What is the Real Agenda of Obama?
Submitted by Retired Geek on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:20am.
President Obama, what exactly will you choose to pay? What are your priorities?
The Government has $181.1 billion on average a Month revenue.
Monthly Obligations:
$17.2 Billion service of existing debt.
$52.9 Billion Social Security obligations.
$41.1 Billion Medicare obligations.
$52.7 Billion ALL Military Operations, the Wars, VA services, Military Families, Air Traffic Controller obligations.
This leaves $17.2 billion.
Barack Obama - what are your priorities - your real agenda?
Why are you threatening Senior Citizens and the Military?
Where's that money going to go each and every month?
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I am all for Bonehead and his
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 10:43am.
I am all for Bonehead and his gang cutting out some of 0bama's discretionary spending like the 330 million he is proposing next year for healthy eating. This is just one example. There are 100's more.
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Stein and O'dummy
Submitted by adamsmith on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:47am.
O'dummy is an admitted Socialist( non thinking mouth breather) and Stein is a Communist. They all work for George Soros in one way or another. That's all folks.
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What recovery effort are the Hufftards referring to?
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 8:49am.
There is no recovery effort going on anywhere in America, and certainly not in Washington, DC.
Our economy is being brought down deliberately, and if the people doing it aren't stopped very soon, we are going to hit the point of no return - if we haven't already.
The only way there will be any real recovery in this country is when whoever this clown of an impostor in the Oval Office has been thrown out of office, and his hideous, regressive taxes and regulations are thrown out with him.
Then they need to get rid of most of the hideous, regressive taxes and regulations that were in place before he crawled out from whatever slimy rock he was living under.
Vote for the American in November
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The recovery?
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:08am.
Which one is that? The one that is zooming along at a sure-to-be-revised-downward pace of 1.3%? Yeah. Good call.
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Is it any wonder...
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:31am.
That after the "stimulus" was passed and the governemnt spent almost $1 trillion that it didn't have and couldn't collect the economy got worse?
It's time to do the opposite of what these Keynesian libtards are advocating. Don't raise the debt limit and let the Executive Branch have to prioritize all the spending it wants based on the revenue comming in. Regardless of what the Communist-in-Chief actually spends it on this will cause an immediate cut of $1.5 trillion to the current CR that the government is opperating under. Actually since this is Aug, it will be a $375 billion cut. But...using the DC magic math and counting that over 10 years, that is an immediate and permanent reduction of $3.75 trillion in spending.
So by doing nothing they can actually reduce spending, but by passing something they can only reduce the spending increase. Hmmmm. Why do we elect these idiots again?
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Good grief!!
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 10:05am.
After two years of failure to revive the economy, they now want to pass the buck to Republicans if they don't vote for more of the same???
Yes, that sounds about right.
It's time Republicans steal the Democrats' signature talking point and start referring to the failed policies of the last two and a half years.
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o'bama's re-election
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 10:13am.
They're acutally afraid that the GOP bill will hinder o'bama's re-election. That's why Reid, this morning, wants to move forward and pass something that won't be mentioned again until March, 2013. That gives o'bama time to get re-elected, and progressives time to party.
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Words of wisdom from Ronaldo Maximus
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 10:39am.
We could say [Democrats] spend money like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors. It would be unfair, because the sailors are spending their own money.
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You would think SOMEONE on
Submitted by Van Halen on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:09am.
You would think SOMEONE on the Left would stand up and shout that this isn't working for them. That Obama and Liberalism is a giant failure. They haven't been able to do one thing right since he took office. Not one thing. But at Huff Po, there is where you'll find the craziest, bitter, America-hating, hardcore Leftists who will never come out of their Liberal bubbles.
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The Test....
Submitted by scout on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 1:22pm.
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan"..
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A....
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that. (Please pass this on)
Remember, there is a test coming up. The 2012 elections.
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House Democrats
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 3:25pm.
The reason that the dems in the House are ignored Larry, is that Obama's ego is so overwhelming that he doesn't feel they have anything to add to this. They are supposed to march in lockstep to whatever he wants. And the probably will.
If he could, Obama would be shutting out the GOP the way he did on health care. The only reason the GOP is involved in this is due to the election of the Tea Party which sent the message that Obama does not have a blank check.
I <3 the Tea Party!
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Gmail search tweaked with improved autocomplete suggestions
We've seen Gmail go through many changes over the years — some big (like the complete redesign from last year) and some small (like auto-translation) — but recently Google's been trying to improve search in the webmail service. The company introduced new contact search features last week, and now autocomplete has been tweaked. Gmail will now use the vast stores of information it has at its disposal from your inbox to give smart autocomplete suggestions. For example, if you type "lax" into the search box, it might suggest "lax reservation" if a flight itinerary to LA is sitting in your inbox or archive. Search has long been one of the many strengths of Gmail, but it can't hurt to see it improved a bit more. Google says the new feature will be rolling out for English-language users over the "next few days," with other territories getting it in the coming months.


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It was a little slow today, at my tiny run-down apartment and I decided that to entertain myself I would force my roommate to let me straighten her hair.
She has beautiful curly that she usually styles with a thick headband and down. She never, ever straightens her hair or styles it so I had to beg (fake tears, included) her to let me straighten up her hair.
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I would say there about two moments in my childhood (I guess you could say "my formative years," but it's not as if I could describe what was actually formed in the process) that I can point to a specific moment that changed my tastes in music. "Change" maybe isn't the right phrasing. Perhaps "dramatically expanded into new territory." Whatever, "change" is catchier to say. Anyway. The first would be early on when my dad drove me around blasting Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Eric Clapton's "Unplugged" on cassette over and over again until I learned there was more to life than my mom's affinity for country music (she, too, has since expanded her tastes). It was a long car ride but absolutely worth it. There was some raw emotion... but I don't want to get too poetic here, that isn't the point.
The second moment was Dave Brubeck. I was dating a girl in high school whose father was the sort who could make a suburban apartment something a few steps fancier than you'd expect. Glass tables, red wine, an assortment of decorations more sentimental in nature. For my birthday that year, he bought me two CDs — Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" and The Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Time Out." That first track, "Take Five," the 5/4 rhythm... the extra beat every measure. Complex time signatures is something I knew from artists like Soundgarden and Frank Zappa but somehow never really stopped to think about, and then it became all I thought about. It changed how I listened to music, the instrumentation I could appreciate. An intensity without distortion. Chords with more than three notes. It changed how I played music, personally affected my taste in a huge way.
Dave Brubeck passed away today — just one day shy of his 92nd birthday. He will be missed.
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Some freinds and I are Looking to attend the Garnet and Gold Game this spring game and I have a few questions...
Those who are in Tally....
What time is the spring game?
If you don't know where should I check for that info?
Is there an entry cost?
Can ya bring food....legitimately?
Let me know if there is anything else that I should be aware of.... besides how bad the reciever corp is likely to look.


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East St. Louis Police Department
End of Watch: Sunday, June 16, 1940
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Sunday, June 16, 1940
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Fletcher was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Patrolman Fletcher was survived by his son.
From the ODMP.