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Presto 05201 Orville Redenbacher's Stirring Corn Popper Popcorn Machine
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Orville Redenbacher's® Stirring Corn Popper
This model has a motorized arm stirs corn as it pops for virtually no un-popped kernels. a unique scalloped stirring arm assures even distribution of kernels for superb popping performance. It pops up to 6 cups of delicious popcorn and makes kettle corn too. It has a transparent cover lets you see popcorn as it pops and the cover flips over after popping for use as a serving bowl. it is nonstick popping surface cleans easily.
- The motorized arm stirs the popcorn as it pops for virtually no un-popped kernels
- Built-in melter distributes butter over corn while it pops
- Transparent cover lets you see the popcorn as it pops
- Attach butter melter lid and flip popper over to use the cover as a handy serving bowl
- Nonstick popping surface cleans easily
- Base nests inside cover for compact storage
- Created by Presto and Orville Redenbacher
- 120 volts AC, 800 watts
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- Calories: 25
- Total Fat: 3g
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Southeast: Raised slab (4 CMU tall), drainpipes directly out exterior walls and connected together *outside* footprint perimeter (all baths on exterior walls), 2nd floor flooring would be trussed with (split) HVAC running through trusses possibly blowing both ways (up and down). Would like to stick build the roof since there is living space on 1/2 floor above. House is 1 1/2 story ranch comprised of two boxes: Main box is 32' across front by 32' deep. This is Family Room in front and Kitchen/Dining area in back. To the left is a rectangle of bedrooms and baths (on exterior walls) which is 28' across the front by 46' deep. Roof is Saltbox over Main box with 2nd Family Room under roof, and standard gabled roof over bedroom rectangle. There is also a breezeway coming off the main box at the kitchen going to a 2-car garage.
Want to minimize piping buried under raised slab, hence baths (and all water) on exterior walls.
Want to put HVAC ductwork into flooring/trusses as opposed to running overhead in attic (to maximize usable space on 2nd floor).
Want to stick build roof to maximize space on 2nd floor, but can this be done on top of trussed floor?
Everything you want to do is fairly basic and can be done, but like all things there can be good and bad:
1. Plumbing on the exterior walls invites all sorts of problems. The obvious freezing issues can be countered by making thicker walls (2x6 vs 2x4). This along with proper instillation of the plumbing will give enough insulation on the outside of the plumbing to avoid most freezing issues - especially in the Southeast. However even with that be aware that the chances of having a plumbing issue with your plumbing run in the exterior walls is much greater than having a problem with plumbing buried in the slab.
Another downside will be cost. Running all plumbing to the outside walls will be more expensive to install, both in materials and labor.
Have you considered building a crawl-space rather than on a slab?
2. Running ductwork within floor trusses makes perfect sense and is done all the time.
3. Stick building the attic / upper floors is usually the only way to get that 1-1/2 story living space. It's going to cost more to build compared to roof trusses. The best compromise will be to use engineered trusses in all areas that you can and stick build the rest.
Only other thought is just one on design - an open breezeway is not as nice to use nor as secure as a closed passage to the garage.
Thanks for your response. I was trying to keep my post as concise as I could, and I guess there were some loopholes:
I am planning on 2x6 exterior walls. Possibly even some 2x6 interior walls where I'd like to run bath sink drains toward exterior wall before connecting to toilet main line. Idea is to minimize PVC piping below floor in case of plumbing problems down the road. Will also be adding extra vertical cleanouts on the exterior for maintenance purposes. I realize the cost will be greater bringing piping from both ends of the house and "Y"-ing together before going to street, but that's the only way to minimize burying the piping below the slab with the "Y".
I *have* considered a crawl space. In fact, I've gone back and forth 100 times on this in my mind with all the pros and cons. It's always been crawlspace for this house - until they recently changed the rules to require "engineering" (which adds at least $2000). Not a deal breaker, but then when you add this to the drawbacks of the crawlspace: no useful space in this 3' height, mold growth, bugs, etc. versus the advantages: better PVC access, softer floor, the raised slab looks better and better (as long as you minimize the buried piping). Plus, I find that in the Southeast, the wood subfloors don't really hold up over time. Subflooring starts to warp in the bays with the joists forming peaks over time. Then you've got all the squeaking (unless screws are used), rotting around bathtubs, etc. I've finally concluded that if you're not getting a basement, and your crawlspace is going to be a dirt floor, might as well pour the RAISED slab - but with localized and minimized PVC running through it. Then, put in plenty of wiring in your walls. Also, HVAC in crawlspace is dirty - that's another negative.
As far as trusses, I really don't like them, but with the slab, I feel I need an efficient way to run the HVAC duct work and the floor truss does that. For the roof, I dislike trusses even more because they just waste so much space (although they probably give the stronger roof). Stick-building a roof on top of trusses can give truss manufacturers pause, however. Not sure if it's really a structural issue they have (because they don't know how the loads from a stick-built roof will affect the floor trusses), or if they're just telling a story to sell the roof trusses along with the floor trusses.
The breezeway *will be* enclosed to the garage. I guess I worded that vaguely? It's a one-story breezeway. Wanted a 2-story so you could walk from 2nd story of main house across to garage, but Saltbox on main house doesn't seem to want to cooperate. As it is, I might have to lower that 2nd floor back wall to 7' just to ensure at least a 5/12 pitch on the short Saltbox roof section in the back. Want at least an 8/12 on the front (with 3 dormers poking through).
I'm in NE SC. They change the building requirements every year here, it seems. About 5 years ago, the county tried to incorporate wind load building requirements typically seen at the beach with cables running from the footings through the external walls. Might've been some window changes and sheer wall upgrades, too. Can't remember. Builders got together and got all this stuff thrown out. But now the county is apparently on the warpath again with the need for an "engineered plan" if building a crawlspace, but not for a raised slab. I don't think anything has changed as to what you need to *do* (24" wide footings w/ double horizontal rebar, continuous block foundation all around w/ vertical rebar every 4' and filled with grout, bond beam at top with single rebar filled with grout, bolted sill plate, termite break, hurricane straps to rim joists (or in place of Hurricane Straps - I think there is a more efficient bendable metal plate that goes underneath the bolted down sill plate then is turned up and nailed to the external side of the rim joist ... but it's patented and requires royalty payments). Even with this plate, might still need *some* hurricane straps near corners, not sure.
Speaking of the crawlspace, my idea there was to build the house as if it had a basement: 3" slab on the floor, no vents in the foundation, condition the airspace just enough to avoid mold growth, then conventional wood floor system above. This way, you still have access to utilities and piping below with no buried pipes in slab or walls, and airspace between wood floor and slab below.
Would be nice if water heater could go down there, too. Is there such a thing as a horizontal water heater? Could also do "instant" hot water since lot has natural gas.
The 'finished' crawlspace is a great idea - only downside is the cost.
As to the water heater - We had a similar issue with a small house we were building. Crawlspace only 2-1/2' to 3' high and no room in the house for the water heater.
When we excavated for the footers, we dug out a pit to hold the water heater. Poured a concrete bottom and sides and had a drain in it. Water heater could be muscled in to the crawl sideways and then set down into the hole.
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We're fairly certain that we haven't yet made contact with any extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), but when we do — and yes, let's go with when — it's definitely going to be big news. What is somewhat less definite is what form that news will take: will it be beneficial to humanity, with ETI offering to solve all of our problems, or will ETI turn out to be hostile and eat our entire species for dinner?
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When Dad Met Ahmed
By Laura McInerney, Policy Development Partner
When my dad told a group of students that his bus-driver training involved racing double-deckers I made a motion of despair by banging my head against the wall. Dad clearly saw me, the students didn't. Undeterred he continued telling them how useful hourly paid work was (his overtime got us through some tricky spots) and why he loved working with 'blokes'. At this point I began miming strangulation. It was my first year in teaching and I intensely wished I'd never asked him to 'talk sense into' a group of Year 11 boys. In 2006 you may remember TFL running an extensive campaign for new bus drivers, each would be paid £18k year and - here's the kicker - no qualifications were necessary. A group of about 10 boys consequently delighted in telling us precisely why their GCSEs no longer mattered and I, in my infinite wisdom, had asked my dad – a bus-driver of 25 years – to come and provide a reality check. Imparting the joy of shift work and listening to football matches while driving was not exactly what I'd had in mind.
Then a funny thing happened. These usually terrifying boys, now like putty in his hand, watched intently – hanging on his every word – as his manner changed. Dad shifted in his chair and looked sombre. "Thing is," he said, "I've sat in union meetings over the year, I've listened to people in suits telling us how to do our job and getting rid of us when it suited. I've watched friends lose their jobs and lose their families because of them. They didn't know more than me, or the other blokes on the buses. But they wore the fancy clothes and got paid three times our wages. And do you know why? Because they had the degrees you need to get those jobs. What could I do? If I questioned them people only had to ask me how many exams I'd passed and what could I say? I knew I was cleverer but I couldn't do their job, it wasn't a choice and no matter how much you think you're the big man, how good it feels to take money home to your family at the end of the week, it still plain hurts when some pillock gets more money and more respect than you because he has a piece of paper that says he's smart. Don't put yourself in the position where someone else can look down at you just because you thought it was funny to mess about when you were 16. Be a bus driver if you want. Be the best bus driver you can be. But do these exams and do them well, because you'll regret it if you don't."
Silence. Nodding.
Darn, he had got them good. In 6 months I never saw those boys respond to anyone like that and though it didn't make them angels overnight something seeped in for the majority of them.
Two years ago I was waiting in a lengthy queue at the post office. From about 8 people back I can hear someone shouting "Miss Mc! Miss Mc! It's me Ahmed". It was Ahmed. I waved silently across the 8 confused people. He carried on yelling: "Miss, do you remember when your dad came? Tell him I didn't become a busdriver. I did A-Levels Miss, I'm studying at uni now." I beamed and put my thumbs up across the Post Office. "Seriously Miss TELL HIM" he yelled as I was called to the counter.
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Keep the list and share your network with students as often as you can. Sometimes I send classwork to friends to get their thoughts on it and pass it back to students (most recently a comic was reviewed by a friend in advertising, and a maths project by an engineer), or sometimes students 'win' a phonecall at the end of a topic so they can learn more about something we have studied. Meeting other adults introduces them to new jobs and provides new role models. Education secretaries and policies will come and go, but cultivating a social capital-enhancing network for your class will enliven your classroom for years to come regardless of looming reforms.
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ANAHEIM, CA: Can eating less be as simple as leaving serving dishes on the stove and off the table? According to a team of researchers from Cornell University, it can.
At this week's Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, Calif., researchers led by Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, shared findings of their "Serve Here; Eat There" study of 78 adults.
"We looked at whether serving foods from the kitchen counter, instead of at the table, would reduce the number of times a person refilled his or her plate," Wansink said.
"Quite simply, it is a case of 'out of sight, out of mind,'" he continued. "When we kept the serving dishes off the table, people ate 20% fewer calories. Men ate close to 29% less."
The same strategy can be used to help increase the consumption of healthier foods, Wansink explained.
"If fruits and vegetables are kept in plain sight, we'll be much more likely to choose them, rather than a piece of cake hidden in the refrigerator."
Dining environment, plate and portion size, and other hidden cues that determine what, when and how much we eat are familiar topics in Wansink's work. He is the author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.
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Thanks for reading this year, then, and I hope to see you again when Mission 28 resumes.
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2009: Back at the Stadium, the Yankees ride 6 RBI from Series MVP Hideki Matsui to Championship No. 27. Homering, singling and doubling for two runs each his first three times to the plate, the first two off Pedro Martinez, Matsui gives Andy Pettite a big lead that held up despite a two-run homer by strikeout-prone Ryan Howard in the 6th. The bullpen will hold it from there in impressive fashion, with consecutive strike outs of Chase Utley, Howard, and Jason Werth, the first two by Damaso Marte. The Werth whiff comes courtesy of Mariano Rivera, who wraps things up by getting the last five outs of the 7-3 Yankee win.
On other 4ths of November…
2001: The Yankees suffer one of the most heartbreaking postseason defeats in their history in game 7 of the World Series. Roger Clemens throws another strong game, and Alfonso Soriano reaches Curt Schilling for an 8th-inning tie-breaking home run. But the game slips away when the rock-solid Mariano Rivera muffs a throw on a bunt in the bottom of the 9th. Randy Johnson gets the win in relief and Luis Gonzalez pokes a broken-bat flare over Derek Jeter to knock in the winning run in the 3-2 victory. Johnson and Curt Schilling share the Series MVP award.
1948: Former Yankee outfielder Jake Powell, 39' shoots and kills himself in a Washington' D.C.' police station.
Powell, who had been arrested for writing checks on a false account, was the start of the 1936 World Series, going 4-for-4 in game 1 against Carl Hubbell, and finishing the series with a .455 average and 8 runs.
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2004: Willie Randolph resigns as a Yankee coach in order to become manager of the Mets.
2001: The Diamondbacks even the World Series at 3 games apiece with a 15-2 thrashing of the Yankees in Game 6. Randy Johnson gets the win for Arizona while Danny Bautista drives in 5 runs. Arizona deliver a WS-record barrage of 22 hits' and score 8 runs in the 3rd inning, chasing starter Andy Pettitte in the process.
1992; One of the most important trades in recent Yankee history goes through, as Paul O'Neill arrives from Cincinnati in exchange for Roberto Kelly and minor league prospect Joe DeBerry.
1982: Early Yankee workhorse pitcher Ray Fisher dies at the age of 95.
1954: The Yankees' tour of Japan opens in Osaka. The first game against the All-Japan Stars draws a record crowd of 64'000. Andy Carey belts 13 HRs' and Elston Howard bats .468 on the 25-game tour.
1942: Yankee second baseman Joe Gordon is voted American League MVP by a margin of 21 votes, even though Ted Williams won the Triple Crown. Moreover, Gordon led the league in strikeouts' GDPs, and errors at his position.
1911: Johnny Keane, Yankee manager who presided over the initial phase of the club's '60s decline, is born.
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2009: The Yankees threaten a big come-from-behind win before falling 8-6 to the Phillies at Citizens' Bank Park in game 5 of the World Series. After the home team jump on A.J. Burnett for six runs through six outs, the bullpen hold the home team in check until Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez hit solo homers in the 7th. They will make all the difference, as the Yanks score three in the 8th on Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez doubles and one more in the 9th to forge the final score.
1995: A new era begins: the Yankees name Joe Torre as their new manager' replacing Buck Showalter.
1964: The CBS purchase of the Yankees goes into effect, precipitating a sharp decline in the club's fortunes afield. The neglect-driven decline will not be reversed until George Steinbrenner's consortium buy the team in 1973.
1960: Roger Maris edges out Mickey Mantle for the AL's Most Valuable Player award' 225 votes to 222' the second-closest vote ever' after the Joe DiMaggio-Ted Williams race in 1947.
66-year-old George Weiss resigns his position as general manager of the Yankees.
Former Yankee shortstop Everett Scott ,who had the only Major Leagues' only 1,000 + consecutive games played streak until Lou Gehrig, dies at the age of 67.
11/01 in Yankee History
2009: With the Yanks up 2 to 1 in games in the World Series, CC Sabathia outpitches Joe Blanton through 7 2/3 innings when Chase Utley closes the score to 4-3 with a home run. Joba Chamberlain strikes out two in the 8th, only to have Pedro Feliz tie it with a two-strike homer of his own. Johnny Damon takes over at that poin – battling to a two-out single in the 9th, he steals second and
continues onto third when the shifted Phillies infield fails to cover. Following a hit by pitch, doubles from Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada plate three off Brad Lidge, and Mariano Rivera closes out the 7-4 Yankee win.
2001: Deja vu all over again…
In an amazing case of history repeating itself' the Yankees again come from 2 runs down with 2 outs in the 9th inning to defeat the
Diamondbacks' 3-2 in 12 innings.Byung-Hyun Kim is again victimized' this time by Scott Brosius 2-run home run in the 9th. Alfonso Soriano's single wins it in the 12th. Steve Finley and Rod Barajas homer in the 5th for Arizona's runs.
1979: After a disappointing fourth place finish, the Yankees begin their offseason wheeling and dealing. In separate transactions, they Yanks acquire outfielder Ruppert Jones from the Mariners, and catcher Rick Cerone and pitcher Tom Underwood from the Blue Jays, giving up 7 players' including popular first baseman Chris Chambliss, shortstop Damaso Garcia, outfielder Juan Beniquez and pitchers Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays for a month before they swap him to Atlanta.
1978: Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the AL Cy Young Award. The southpaw led the league in wins 25)' percentage (.874)' shutouts (9)' and ERA (1.74).
1974: 'Bullet' Joe Bush, who won 19 games for the Yankees first World Championship team in 1923, dies at the age of 81.


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Here is the evil Dick Morris, warmonger and police state advocate: "Fred Thompson and the other wannabes will likely drop out after Iowa or New Hampshire (except, of course, for crazy Ron Paul, who will never give up the ghost). Then, it will all come down to the third state to vote – the Michigan primary, a week after New Hampshire." (Thanks to Stephan Kinsella)
Dick, you creep, you are right about this: Ron Paul will never give up. Get ready for a pro-American presidency.6:52 pm on December 20, 2007 Email Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.


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Tirey Hall 136A
Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Phone: 812.237.2334
Fax: 812.237.2525
Through its service trips program, the Center for Community Engagement provides many opportunities for students to assist other communities. Below are trips which provide students the chance to experience new cultures and see different parts of the country while doing service.
The Indianapolis Day of Service trip will be at Gleaners' Community Food Bank in Indianapolis on October 25, from 12:30-3:30 pm. Twenty four students will be assisting with various projects at the site including sorting and packing food.
The Gary Service Trip will allow students to visit ISU's No Excuses classroom at the Charter School of the Dunes in Gary, Indiana. ISU students will interact with the school's students through service activities and mentoring for the day. Registration will be available in Spring 2015.
Indiana State University's third Fall Break Service Trip sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement will be November 21st to 23rd, 2014. We are partnering with Bradford Woods for a weekend long service project at their camp. Cost- $100.
The Center for Community Engagement will be hosting its first ever Alternative Winter Break Trip! This trip will give students the opportunity to work with the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Florida, doing beach/Jetty clean up. Students will have the possibility to work with sea birds and turtles. Housing will be in a rental property located on Daytona Beach. Transportation will be by flight. Cost - $450
The trip will be for 4 nights and 5 days, during the week of December 14th.
Trip is full but waiting list is still available.
Since ISU students first went to Jackson, Mississippi in 2004, for Alternative Spring Break (ASB), hundreds of Sycamores have participated in a variety of Alternative Break projects throughout the United States. Outreach efforts have included: working with youth, working with the elderly, environmental rehabilitation, wildlife rehabilitation, Gulf Coast clean-up, and minor home repair. ASB is a student-driven national movement that creates opportunities for students to reach out to communities around the nation and beyond. It fosters a lifelong commitment to citizenship and community engagement. While participating in ASB, students will gain knowledge, learn practical skills, and become more aware of the many social and environmental issues in the United States and around the globe.
Freedom Foundation in Selma, AL: The Freedom Foundation focuses on educating and empowering local youth. Many of their projects focus on building confidence and creating an environment that is receptive to learning about different cultures. While visiting Selma, ISU students will have the opportunity to work with the youth program and help with community clean-up and painting projects. Our students will also learn more about the significance of Selma, Alabama for the Civil Rights Movement. Housing accommodations will be at rental house in downtown Selma, Alabama. Cost - $425
SCORE International in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic (MUST be in a social fraternity or sorority to attend this trip): This trip gives students the opportunity to do service while experiencing the culture of the Dominican Republic. Working with SCORE International, students will participate in service activities that include distributing food in Dominican villages, working with school children and going to orphanages working with children. Because this trip requires a flight, your fundraising requirements are higher than the domestic trips. Housing will be in the SCORE Juan Dolio Hotel which offers recreation areas, bunk beds, air conditioned rooms, and a swimming pool. Cost - $1350
SCORE International Costa Rica: This trip gives students the opportunity to do service while experiencing the culture of Costa Rica. Working with SCORE International, students will participate in service activities that include distributing food in Costa Rican villages, working with school children and going to orphanages working with children. Because this trip requires a flight, your fundraising requirements are higher than the domestic trips. Housing will be in the Costa Rican Nazarene Seminary, which offers recreation areas, bunk beds, air conditioned rooms, and a swimming pool. Cost - $1350
Animal Welfare in Orlando, Florida: This trip gives students the opportunity to work with domestic animals and wildlife in many different settings. Students will be working with the SPCA of Central Florida, the Dream Catcher Horse Ranch and Rescue, Brevard County wildlife conservation team, and a local wildlife center. Housing will be in a rental home located in Kissimmee, FL with a pool. This trip will be flying, so fundraising requirements will be higher than that of the domestic driving ones. Cost - $625
Camp Twin Lakes-Will-A-Way in Winder, Georgia: Camp Twin Lakes-Will-A-Way is located in Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, Georgia. The camp provides week-long summer camps and year-round weekend retreats at three fully-accessible and medically supportive campsites. At the Will-A-Way location, students will have the opportunity to work on a sustainability project by helping to install a several acre organic garden. Housing and meals provided on site. Cost - $425.
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The Avengers (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Official Movie Website Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures "Marvel's The Avengers"–the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When … Continue reading
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The Avengers (2012)
SYNOPSIS: Official Movie Website Marvel makes cinematic history as it unites the Super Hero team of a lifetime. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evens), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) assemble together for the first … Continue reading
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
SYNOPSIS: Movie Website Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returns as his friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows." Sherlock Holmes has always been … Continue reading
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Ryan Reynolds: People's Sexiest Man Alive
Tru'dat! The competition was fierce, but I think they made the wise choice in the end. Other contenders included Jon Hamm, a hot Kellan Lutz, Matthew Morrison (1, 2), Robert Downey Jr, Justin Timberlake, Vin Diesel and Jake Gyllenhaal (Brothers, … Continue reading
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Finally watched this movie on DVD. Found these additional images prior to posting my Front Row Center movie review of Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
SYNOPSIS The game is afoot! Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law put memorable imprints on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in a bold reimagining that makes the famed sleuth a daring man of action as well as … Continue reading
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Tropic Thunder (2008)
SYNOPSIS Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. Lead an all-star cast in the outrageous comedy Tropic Thunder. When three of Hollywood's biggest stars head into the jungles of Vietnam to shoot a war movie, they have no idea … Continue reading
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The Soloist (2009)
KOL Rating: SYNOPSIS From the director of the Academy Award®-nominated " Atonement," Joe Wright, and starring Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx and Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr., comes this poignant and ultimately soaring tale. It is based on an incredible true … Continue reading
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Now would be a good time to update you and all the new things I had added prior to Blogger crashing out on me. I had finally finished my movie reviews of Watchmen and Knowing. As a result of the … Continue reading
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What transpired Friday night at Amway Center almost could make an objective person feel sorry for Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Orlando Magic schooled 'em from start to finish.
Dwight Howard outplayed Andrew Bynum. Jameer Nelson bounced back from one of the worst games of his career. And the rest of the Magic looked like they were going full-speed while Bryant's teammates looked like they were sleepwalking.
The result: a 92-80 Orlando win over Los Angeles that might have made Shaquille O'Neal regret saying that Bynum was the NBA's best big man.
"Tonight's game was not about Andrew Bynum and Dwight Howard," Howard said afterward. "It was about the Magic and the Lakers, and that's the only thing that was on my mind: getting a win."
Yeah, right.
Howard's quickness forced Bynum into early foul trouble, and Howard finished with 21 points and 23 rebounds.
"I don't think he played any differently than what he's been playing," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. "These are the kind of things he's been doing night-in and night-out."
Knowing that the Lakers (10-7) had played the night before, the Magic (11-4) just brought more energy.
Orlando took a double-digit lead with 3:51 left in the first quarter, ballooned that advantage to 23 points late in the second and led by double digits until Jason Kapono drilled a 3-pointer with 6:l9 left in regulation.
But 16 seconds later, the Lakers' momentum evaporated when Bryant was called for a technical foul for arguing an out-of-bounds call.
Nelson sank the ensuing free throw, and Jason Richardson took the ensuing inbounds pass and maneuvered past Bryant for an easy dunk to extend Orlando's lead to 77-66.
After Bryant missed a long 3, Ryan Anderson hit a 3-pointer, prompting the announced crowd of 18,846 to give a standing ovation.
"I think everybody came out with great energy," said Richardson, who played for the first time since he bruised a bone in his left knee Jan. 12. "We knew they were playing on a back-to-back and we could come out and have some energy and get up and down the court."
Orlando had 14 fastbreak points to Los Angeles' five.
Meanwhile, the highly anticipated matchup between Howard and Bynum never materialized.
Bynum was whistled for two personals 12 seconds apart midway through the first quarter.
Howard caused both fouls. The Magic center drove toward the hoop on both plays, and Bynum struggled to match Howard's quickness.
Bynum left the game with 6:11 remaining in the first and returned at the start of the second. But Bynum earned his third foul just 2 minutes, 48 seconds later. He sat the rest of the quarter.
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Focus on birthing experience, labor & delivery, breathing and preparing partner. Please dress comfortably and bring 2 pillows and a blanket. Children are not allowed. Please make other arrangements for their care during class time.
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Leno's Back at Late Night Line-Up: American Heroes and Zeros
NBC's revival of their prime time line-up, er Jay Leno moving back to late night, starts next week. His guests include athletes who won gold at the Olympics like Apolo Ohno, Lindsay Vonn and Shaun White and others who are just famous for being trashy and on TV like the Jersey Shore kids, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Palin.
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Washington Stealth head coach Chris Hall has been impressed by the team's highly-competitive training camp thus far. (Photo: Richard Olson)
With a third preseason training camp in the books, the Washington Stealth are now just three weeks away from the start of the 2013 National Lacrosse League regular season. Stealth head coach Chris Hall has been especially impressed by the camp's competitiveness as players try and crack Washington's roster for their home opener on Saturday, Jan. 5 against the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks.at Comcast Arena.
Following three grueling camp sessions in Langley, B.C. this past weekend, Hall and his staff will be faced with some tough decisions as they head into their final camp this weekend before the club's roster is trimmed down on Thursday, Dec. 20.
"We've been grinding it out for three weeks now," Hall said. "The camp really continues to be highly competitive. Guys are battling hard for jobs. The free agents and draftees continue to push the veterans every step along the way. It's what we would expect to happen."
Hall sees the competitiveness – and challenges to the establishment by younger players – as a necessary part of returning to the upper tier of the NLL.
Among the bright spots in camp are three Stealth rookies from the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, sixth-round pick (48th overall) forward Kyle Buchanan (Nepean, Ont.), second-round pick (11th overall) defenseman Tyler Garrison (Coquitlam, B.C.) and defenseman Justin Pychel (Welland, Ont.).
On the offensive side of the floor, a player that has caught Hall's eye (mainly for his ability to create offense) is the 5-8, 160-pound right-handed Buchanan.
"His vision, ability to see the floor, find open guys, and get open himself are impressive," Hall said. "His decision-making continues to impress us."
On the defensive end, Garrison (6'2", 200 lbs.) is playing with a high level of maturity while Pychel (6'1", 210 lbs.) is also having a great camp.
"[Garrison] is fitting in very well," Hall said. "[Pychel] has had an outstanding two days. He's very aggressive and hard hitting. His lot is rising week-to-week."
Others showing promise out of the free-agent ranks are Coquitlam, B.C. natives David Joyce and Patrick O'Meara. Joyce (6'6", 220 lbs) and O'Meara (6'5", 215 lbs) are easily the Stealth's tallest and possibly most powerful defenders.
"Joyce needed a season or two of development in the summer leagues to be effective," Hall said. "Both have great size and momentum."
The Stealth's ability to find the net and physically dominate their opponent was prevalent during their consecutive Champion's Cup appearances from 2010-11, but the team is focusing a little more on their goaltending corps led by Tyler Richards.
"To win a championship in this league, you've got to have a top-line goaltender," Hall said. "The players have total confidence that 'T-Rich' is going to make the kind of saves that you don't expect. When the goaltender makes huge saves, it's a kind of a motivator."
Along with the play of the incumbent starter Richards, Hall was pleased with the weekend play of challengers Nick Patterson (Victoria, B.C.), Kevin Croswell (Peterborough, Ont.) and Chris Seidel (Coquitlam, B.C.). The netminders are building confidence with the team and coaches.
"Patterson has been an outstanding goalie in this league," Hall said. "Sitting out has helped him refocus and reenergize so he's pushing hard for that number two spot. Pushing all of them to raise their game. That's great for our shooters. When our goaltenders are sharp during camp, it can only do good things to prepare us to start the season."
Saturday's training camp session at Comcast Arena's Community Rink will not be open to the public, however Sunday's 11 a.m. session will be open to season ticket holders.
"Anybody sitting in the stands can see it out there," Hall said. "It's very entertaining."
Final cuts to determine the 23-man active roster and three practice roster spots take place on Thursday, Dec. 20.
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During the period from early June through mid-July 2012 the SMAPVEX12 field campaign took place at field sites in Canada near Winnipeg, Manitoba. Blogs on this page, contributed by participants in the campaign, describe highlights of events as they took place every few days and provide insights into the field sampling and soil and vegetation conditions. We much appreciate everyone's willingness to share their experiences.
Special thanks are due to our Canadian partners in SMAP who managed the ground logistics and data acquisitions for the campaign. Thanks also to the aircraft instrument mission managers and their teams (PALS and UAVSAR) for their contributions to the success of the experiment; they provided a total of 17 and 15 flight days over the 6-week period for the PALS and UAVSAR, respectively. To all the dedicated members of the ground sampling teams who did the real hard work, we say a big thank you and hope your participation yields future rewards!
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Laibach – Eurovision
Eurovision is over now and Austria grabbed the top position, Holland as number two, and the home base of Stereoklang, Sweden, came in third – and perhaps by coincidence Laibach has released a new video from their new album called Eurovision
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Eurovision was filmed in the industrial area of Trbovlje (Slovenia), the home town of Laibach and nearby the Kum mountain. Parts of the video were also shot during the last winter ice cataclysm, when half of Slovenia was in a deep freeze for two weeks.
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Laibach – The Whistleblowers (Diamond Version edit)
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02 April – Rome – Orion Club – IT
03 April – Milan – Live Club – IT
04 April – Frankfurt am Main – Mousontrum – DE
05 April – Dresden – Reithalle – DE
07 April – Berlin – Volksbühne – DE
08 April – Hamburg – Uebel & Gefährlich – DE
10 April – Malmö – Babel – SE
11 April – Rostock – Zwischenbau- DE
12 April – Poznań – C.K. Zamek – PL
13 April – Gdansk – B90 – PL
15 April – Wien – Arena – AT
16 April – Budapest – A38 – HU
17 April – Olomouc – S-Cube – CZ
18 April – Prague – Archa Theatre – CZ
09 May – Zagreb – Tvornica – HR
16 May – Ljubljana – Križanke – SLO
21 May – Sofia – Sofia Live Club – BG
22 May – Bucharest – The Silver Church – RO
23 May – Belgrade – Dom Omladine – RS
The Whistleblowers video
Directed by Morten Traavik
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Get ready for the Mute synth event
On 13-14 May, the British label Mute will host Short Circuit Electronic Music Festival at the Roundhouse in London. Performances and unique collaborations with the past as well as current and prospective Mute artists will be interspersed with discussions, workshops, screenings and installations to celebrate the Mutes successful and influential time as a label.
Program (more names will be added soon)
Friday, May 13
Nitzer Ebb
CARTER TUTTI with Nik Void
Thomas Fehlmann
Saturday, May 14
Erasure AND SPECIAL GUEST
The Residents
Alison Moyet (SPECIAL GUEST)
POPPY AND THE Jezebel
SFT AND MIRA Calix
Peter Gregson
Irmina SCHMIDT AND Kumo play The Sound Of Can – CAN ARCHIVE SPECIAL
AN EXCLUSIVE NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS FILM BY Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
WITH MORE "To be announced
GARETH JONES ON Producing MUTE ARTISTS
STEFAN BETKE (AKA POLE) 'An Introduction
PLUS MORE "To be announced
INSTALLATIONS – 13 & May 14
Flies, GUYS AND CHOIR
Mute founded by Daniel Miller in 1978 and has since signed now world-famous artists such as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Goldfrapp, Erasure and Moby as well as new talents that Yeasayer and soon the album in question Josh T. Pearson.
Whilst maintaining a firmly eclectic roster, from the earliest days of The Normal, Fad Gadget and DAF through to the techno era with artists such as Plastikman / Richie Hawtin and Speedy J, and to the present day with hybrid electronic artists such as Yeasayer and S.C.U.M, the label has always been a champion of electronic music.
Mute also looks after a catalogue of seminal electronic artists such as Can, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and Kraftwerk.
Short Circuit pays tribute to the key Pioneers of Electronic Music, recent festivals have hosted performances from artists such as the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Holger Czukay, John Foxx, Jeff Mills and Gavin Bryars.
Tickets for the Mutes festival days in London are available here. www.roundhouse.org.uk
Laibach on tour
The dates for Laibach's December 2010 European tour have been confirmed. Laibach will play the "Laibach Revisted" programme which includes new interpretations of songs from the 80s (Boji, Smrt za Smrt, Drûava, Brat moj, Ti ki izzivaö, Nova Akropola, etc. …) and a selection of songs from other Laibach albums. The second part of the tour is expected in March 2011.
03.12.2010 – Zadar – Arsenal – HR – LAIBACHKUNSTDERFUGE
04.12.2010 – Rijeka – Stereo – HR – Laibach Revisited
05.12.2010 – Zagreb – Cibona – HR – Festival program
06.12.2010 – Kosice – Kasarne – SK – Laibach Revisited
07.12.2010 – Bratislava – Majestic Music Club – SK – Laibach Revisited
08.12.2010 – Krakow – Kwadrat – PL – Laibach Revisited
09.12.2010 – Prague Archa Theatre – CZ – Laibach Revisited
10.12.2010 – Budapest – A38 – HU – Laibach Revisited
12.12.2010 – Munich Backstage – DE – Laibach Revisited
15.12.2010 – London Garage – UK – Laibach Revisited
16.12.2010 – Glasgow – Classic Grand – UK – Laibach Revisited
18.12.2010 – Antwerpen – TRIX XL (Bim fest) – BE – Festival program
26.12.2010 – Hannover – Capitol – DE – Festival program
27.12.2010 – Cologne – Theater am Tanzbrunnen – DE – Festival program
28.12.2010 – W¸rzburg – Posthalle – DE – Festival program
29.12.2010 – Berlin – Huxley's – DE – Festival program
04.02.2011 – Trieste – Slovensko Stalno Gledalisce – IT – Laibach Revisited
Time for BIMFEST 2010
BIMFEST 2010 welcomes Laibach and DAF
For its 9th edition of the BIMFEST (taking place on December 18), BodyBeats Productions finally got hold of Laibach who canceled the last time, and of DAF, who returned with one of the most expensive songs in history of electronic music. As far as Laibach is concerned, the band will be bringing a 'best of' set.
Also invited to this usually very family friendly festival are the Belgian punk legends 'There will be no next time' The Kids, cold-wavers De Brassers and the rebooted minimal electro heads Emotional Violence. Next to them, you may expect the British punkrock/new-wave band The Bollock Brothers, Swedish old school EBM acts Autodafeh and Sturm Café and the Berliner electro-rockers Din[a]tod.
Tickets are €30 (before October 1st) / € 35 (from October 1st on) or €40 at the doors. Tickets and more info can be found at www.bimfest.be .
Laibach a work of art
The Palac Sztuki museum of modern art in Lodz has finally released the catalogue of the Laibach exhibition held in the museum from May 26th until the end of August 2009. The full colour 200 pages catalogue "Ausstellung Labach Kunst Rekapitulacja / Recapitulation 2009″ includes selected Laibach visual works from the end of 1970 until today, and separately presents works and installations from the Lodz exhibition. The catalogue also includes the most important manifestos and other Laibach texts, as well as rare photos and documents from the exhibition opening. It presents nine essays, authored by Wiktor Skok, Taras Kermauner, Lev Kreft, Slavoj Zizek, Ales Erjavec, Alexei Monroe, and Eda Cufer. All texts are published in both Polish and English. (…)
Laibach, Grendel and more @ ElectriXmas
Well half the Laiback concert was OK – that is the second half when they returned to their old songs rather than performing their new stuff. Their new songs are not catchy enough and they take themselves too seriously – so remain with your back catalogue next time you visit Malmoe. Grendel did an OK impression, although their songs to sound the same when you've listened to two or three LOL. Finally I must say OneTwo is a joke and can´t understand what they are doing at a gig like this, apart from their legacy with Alpha Ville – crap.
ElectriXmas was an OK event this year, but lacking one or two of the really big names to round the evening off with, better luck next time. below a couple of snapshots from the event:
Agonize – german EBM
Since Laibach is due for this saturday evening I got inspired to listen to some more EBMish type music and came to think of these guys. Not a favorite act but still some nice heavy tracks.
The German EBM act Agonoize has a new album called Sieben. It's a double disc album with a total of 19 songs, and there will be 2 versions of it available. As you can guess, the standard version just contains the album's 2 discs, while the limited "Maximum Permissible Dose" version comes in a box set with a bonus shape-CD containing 3 remixes of their club-friendly track "Femme Fatale" and a few other goodies like a sticker and a photo card.
You can listen to the songs "Femme Fatale" and "I Against Me" on the Agonoize MySpace page. My first impression of the new tracks – it sounds pretty OK
As happy I am about Laibach…
…playing at ElectiXmas as cheezy I think it is to enroll OneTwo. OneTwo, who are close buddies with Erasure, still fall into that category of bands that does not have a unique style and expression, more than perhaps that they have a female singer (which is quite uncommon in the electro community).
Well I will still attend the event and definately so after Laibach came onboard however I will probably have a beer when OneTwo are playing – some kind of ugly mix of Erasure, Enigma and Kraftwerk look-a-like telephone calls – judging from their homepage at Myspace, hehe
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Special: writings inspired by the May 2012 delegation to the Rio Grande Valley to witness the human impact of immigration and free trade law and policy at the Mexican border: click below to access the articles published in Social Justice Today.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TODAY Fall 2012
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We never had a fixed production standard; we just had to make as many dolls as the supervisor wanted, the number demanded by the buyer. All of us girls stood in a kind of circle, and as the conveyor belt went by, some of us grabbed the dolls to dress them, and the rest did other things to the dolls. The pace was so swift that very quickly the dolls began to stack up. When that happened the supervisor would come to reprimand us, and we just got more agitated.
– Elena, a maquiladora worker.
One time I had just spoken with one of the girls about our treatment in the workplace, and right away the boss knew about it. All I tried to do was organize study groups for women who had never finished primary school, because their general awareness is quite limited. Some cannot even add or subtract, which indicates the kind of barriers there are to improving workers' lives.
– Alma, a maquiladora worker.
The Maquiladoras: Licensed to Exploit, Profit, and Oppress
It is not difficult to pick out the setting of a maquiladora in a Mexican border city. Their physical infrastructure broadcasts power: state-of-the-art manufacturing, assembly and packing plants, modern industrial parks, huge truck parking facilities, powerful electric lights, massive water tanks, and in some, beautifully landscaped exteriors. The maquiladora zone is served by large highways, railroad tracks, and trucking terminals. Small airports serve trafficking between sister cities' twin plants.Warehouses and assembly buildings are policed by guards and officials, who watch day, night, and weekends the entrances of grounds surrounded by tall chain link fences. The atmosphere communicates efficiency and the import and export movement runs as smoothly as possible. The loud sounds of machinery can be heard from a few buildings even late on a Saturday, giving the impression of a twenty-four hour operation. Across the street, in contrast, there are literally rows and rows of tiny shacks mixed in with the occasional string of company houses on unpaved streets. Some of the shacks in the colonias are made of tar paper, cast off pieces of industrial waste, cement blocks, and cardboard. The nicer company houses are brightly painted, but all are hovels in comparison to the wealth and power that emanates from the small industrial city of maquiladoras.
TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE (pdf)Voices from the Barbed Wires of Despair: Women in the Maquiladoras, Latina Critical Legal Theory and Gender at the U.S. –Mexico Border (Vol 49 DePaul Law Review at 729, 2000).
Continued…As of April 1999, there were 4,235 maquiladoras operating in Mexico. These industries were initiated as part of the Border Industrialization Program, a bi-lateral predecessor to NAFTA negotiated between Mexico and the United States in 1965.Their name is derived from maquila that once referred to the miller's practice of keeping a portion of the grain as a form of payment. Today, the term maquiladora refers to the factories on Mexican soil that assemble raw material components of foreign- owned enterprises, most of which have been manufactured in America.Generally, they share the following characteristics:
(1) being American subsidiaries or contract affiliates under Mexican or foreign ownership;
(2) principally engaged in the assembly of components (e.g., radio cassettes, television, small appliances), the processing of primary materials or the production of intermediate or final products;
(3) that import most or all primary materials and components from American plants and re-export them to the United States; and that
(4) are labor intensive.
The maquiladoras are also repressive technological and management systems that in just a few decades have transformed the economic, political, and ecological landscapes of the Southwestern region we know as the U.S.-Mexico border. They have been labeled "the terror of the machine," the historic legacy to the industrialization philosophy of Henry Ford, who introduced automation and the segmentation of workers into unthinking "factory idiots." [At their core, the maquiladoras do seem to reproduce that mastermind labor philosophy, which viewed it essential for the competitive manufacturer in a capitalist labor economy to strip the worker of any independent possession of skill, knowledge, and power over the end product in order to achieve mass output.
The less the worker knows about the specific connection of a task to another, the better for the manufacturer since thinking prevents high-speed and mass production:
I handle thousands and thousands of pieces of card stock daily. I do up to ninety-five or one hundred boxes of 260 cassettes. That is I pack some twenty-five thousand or twenty-six thousand little boxes a day. I get bored, I get annoyed, I curse. I take a trip to the bathroom.
– Angelita, maquiladora worker.
In line with this Fordist labor philosophy the maquiladoras have indeed replicated its trio of essential elements–the five dollar day, assembly line production, and the "social department," the presumed moral authority of the boss to dictate workplace rules of conduct on the line and outside the factory.
Yesterday . . . they put me on a task that I don't do. They assigned me to put cassettes in the cases. I don't know how to do that the way it's supposed to be done. I don't have any experience. The supervisor put me on it because I refused to switch from day to night shift for a few days. She assigned me the job as a form of punishment.
– Angelita, a maquiladora worker.
The price of mass production is not only a bored worker but one whose livelihood depends on being able to keep up with an incredibly fast pace of production. As one writer describes the attitude of the maquiladora boss, he is likely to ask himself at the day's beginning, "how can I get the most out of my workers today, rather than how can I increase productivity?"There is never any concern expressed for the impact of high production quotas on the workers:
I have to work rapidly despite perspiration and back pain. If I don't work rapidly, I don't meet the quota; then I get nervous and they get on me. There is no feeling more desperate than seeing the pieces accumulate while your companions go on working. On various occasions I've had the urge to cry, scream, to leave everything and run out, to start some other job and to stop doing the same old thing.
– Angela, a maquiladora worker.
Meanwhile, business merchants of the new "transnational capitalist class" created by the maquiladoras have only praise for this booming industry whose draw to foreign investors is primarily the lowered production costs, i.e., the ability to pay workers in a devalued Mexican currency.An Internet homepage entitled, "Advancing Women," under the Latino Business link, ironically describes the maquiladora industry as a "marriage of the best of both worlds."Management firms dedicated to helping American businesses tout the benefits as (1) saving money by performing labor intensive manufacturing and repair operations; (2) enjoying the benefits of NAFTA for exports back into the United States and Canada; and (3) offering an attractive environment for maquiladora manufacturing and repair operations.
According to the Mexican National Institute of Statistics ("INEGI") the maquiladora industry falls into seven broad categories: textile and garments, electrical and electronic, furniture and wood, services, chemical products, auto parts, and other industries.They employ over 1,000,000 workers in the borderlands alone, a trend which is only moving towards greater and faster development. Critics of the increased expansion argue that the impact of the maquiladora system on the workers is a very high price for modernization in Mexico.Indeed, to other critics the term maquis is a nickname for sweatshop,the "graveyard of American union labor," or a labor policy that ties women to the "bonds of patriarchy and capitalist exploitation."


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Barack Obama, the US president-elect, is stepping into a yawning power vacuum in Washington DC in an unprecedented effort to restore confidence in the financial system.
"The truth is, we don't have a minute to waste," Obama has said.
"Right now, our economy is trapped in a vicious cycle: The turmoil on Wall Street means a new round of belt-tightening for families and businesses on Main Street – and as folks produce less and consume less, that just deepens the problems in our financial markets."
Obama said the economy needs a "jolt" - a whopping stimulus package to put people back to work, fix the crumbling public infrastructure and develop clean energy sources.
What he might have added is that the current president needs a jolt to wake him from his irresponsible slumber.
A rare bird
George Bush has checked out early, it seems.
Instead of bearing down 24/7 on dealing with the worst economic disaster in almost a century, the 43rd president has virtually disappeared from public view.
There was a brief sighting of this rare and odd bird over the weekend.
In Peru, that is right, Peru - dressing up in a cute poncho for a photo opportunity at the largely irrelevant Apec summit in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
Obama, however, got to work.
He has assembled a fairly high-powered economic team in a very short time.
But the team is not without its flaws. Lawrence Summers, named as Obama's new chief economic advisor, was treasury secretary in the late phase of the Bill Clinton administration.
He acquiesced in the fatal decision to repeal the Depression-era, Glass-Steagal Act, which allowed banks and brokerage houses to begin promiscuously inter-marrying and cooking up the absurdly complex derivatives and other such financial hocus-pocus that led, inevitably, to the collapse of the housing market.
Meltdown questions
Meanwhile Timothy Geithner, the prospective US treasury secretary, has been deep in the middle of the current administration's efforts to cope with the meltdown.
Can he explain why banking giant Lehman Brothers was allowed to fail, the single most destabilising event of the crisis?
What did he do - or what should he have done - to prevent the greedy binge of subprime mortgage lending and securitisation?
Those questions will, no doubt, come up during congressional confirmation hearings.
In the meantime, although Obama said earlier that the country can have only one president at a time, he looks like the only leader the country has got right now.
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Oh, this is so good. This is so very, very good.
By Nathan Grayson on October 31st, 2013.
Oh, this is so good. This is so very, very good.
By Craig Pearson on October 3rd, 2013.
If you've been playing Introversion's Prison Architect, you might have noticed that it was a tough game. Like, unfairly tough. And being overall nice peeps, you'd have shrugged and thought "Hey, I'm sure it'll all work out". You're nice. I like you. PA is tough because it's still in development, and a lot of the mechanics that have been dropped into the prison sketching sim have been a bit skewed towards prisoner activities. That's been somewhat fixed in the latest update: to give the player more power to detect criminals being criminals, Introversion has added dogs to aid the detection of contraband and escape tunnels. They are SUPER CUTE!
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By Ben Barrett on August 30th, 2013.
Weeeee-ooooooo, weeeee-oooooo, weeeeee-ooooooo! It's the news alarm! Prison Architect's latest update has escaped the seemingly impenetrable holding cell of Introversion HQ and come running to us for somewhere to stash the goods. Ha! Little bastard's going straight back to the hole once he's told us everything he knows. Like about the new tunneling system that's forcing prison redesigns the world over or customisable punishment regimes that finally let you create the fascist nightmare of your dreams. You can take a glance at everything we got out of that scum bucket before we sent him off here or video evidence once you've been searched.
By Craig Pearson on August 29th, 2013.
*Gavel thumps* "Silence! Bring the prisoner forward. Craig 'Thomas' Pearson, you have been found guilty of being a rubbish Prison Architect. A most serious offense that resulted in a record number of convicted felons escape your shoddily designed hole. As punishment, you are to spend the morning looking at the Steam Workshop, finding lovely prisons that you can compare your weedy efforts to. Then we'll shoot you or drown you or something. Be off with you, and may Gabe have mercy on your soul."
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Indie Megachat Ultrotranscript, Pt 3
By Nathan Grayson on July 10th, 2013.
All good things must come to an end. Weekends, guitar solos, and – yes – even seemingly unending conversations with a panel of thoughtful game developers. It is nature's way. And so we reach the third and final part of my chat with Obsidian's Chris Avellone, Dreamfall's Ragnar Tornquist, Vlambeer's Rami Ismail, Introversion's Chris Delay, and Redshirt's Mitu Khandaker. This time we discuss clones, competition, diversity, and the future of PC gaming. Also, Ragnar dies horribly. Or maybe he leaves in the middle. I forget. Either way, READ ON OR REGRET FOREVER.
Indie Megachat Ultrotranscript, Pt 2
By Nathan Grayson on July 9th, 2013.
The megachat continues! At the behest of many, I'm carving it into the Internet's unforgetting crystalline walls – one hefty chunk at a time – because mere ears could not withstand its relentless auditory onslaught. Last time, I gathered Obsidian's Chris Avellone, Dreamfall's Ragnar Tornquist, Vlambeer's Rami Ismail, Introversion's Chris Delay, and Redshirt's Mitu Khandaker to discuss what exactly makes each of them "indie" despite their exceedingly different backgrounds, so you should probably read that and stuff. Done? Then you may now proceed onward to a spirited debate about the increasing uselessness of the term "indie," Steam Greenlight's many shortcomings, and the role of Kickstarter for smaller devs vs juggernauts like Obsidian. It's all after the break.
Indie Megachat Ultrotranscript, Pt 1
By Nathan Grayson on July 8th, 2013.
Let's try this again. Earlier this week, I posted the audio from a spur-the-moment indie megachat I put together during Rezzed, but its audio quality ended up a casualty of the fact that everyone at Rezzed never stops screaming. Never. The agony of existence. It is terrifying.
So as a (probably much better) alternative, I'll be posting a transcription over the next few days. If I did it all in one go, the page would strike the bottom of the Internet and rupture its core (and, you know, take a billion years to read), so here's part one. In it, Obsidian's Chris Avellone, Dreamfall's Ragnar Tornquist, Introversion's Chris Delay, Vlambeer's Rami Ismail, and Redshirt's Mitu Khandaker discuss the evolution of the "indie" scene in the gaming industry, the gulf between triple-A and smaller-scale development, and the way Kickstarter-empowered no-longer-triple-A developers like Obsidian and Red Thread are starting to bridge it.
By Nathan Grayson on July 3rd, 2013.
Update: embedding fixed, and download links provided!
Rezzed was a time of magic and wonder. Indie developers of all shapes and sizes mingled with fans and each other alike, and it was nearly enough to make us all forget that we were trapped in Birmingham. Honestly though, it was a pretty strange scene. I mean, on one hand, there were devs like Vlambeer and Introversion – outfits who've been relatively small since day one – but on the other, folks like Obsidian's Chris Avellone and Dreamfall/Secret World creator Ragnar Tornquist roamed the halls. And yet, all of them could technically be considered "indie" nowadays. So I decided to gather a formidable panel of developers for an impromptu discussion about what exactly "indie" means, indie as a reaction to triple-A, the difference between bigger "born-again" indies like Obsidian and tiny outfits like Vlambeer, publishers, creative constraints, the film industry's approach to similar issues, diversity, and heaps more.
Head past the break to hear Chris Avellone, Ragnar Tornquist, Introversion's Chris Delay, Vlambeer's Rami Ismail, and Redshirt's Mitu Khandaker chat about all of the things. All of the things.
By Alec Meer on December 17th, 2012.
While I may still be searching my rotten soul for how I really feel about Prison Architect's concept and attendant amorality, I remain highly interested in its ongoing development. The fifth alpha build is now available to pre-orderererers, and among its new features are sexy firemen. Well, firemen, anyway.
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By Alec Meer on November 26th, 2012.
Prison Architect is a management game from Introversion, makers of Uplink and Darwinia. They're currently running a pre-order system in which you get access to ongoing alpha builds. I've been playing virtual, invisible warden in the most recent one, which though lacking several features and an ultimate objective offers a good flavour of this game of construction and containment.
Why? Why do they hate me so? I go out of my way to be nice, to give them plenty of free time and fresh air, to give them varied meals and hot showers. I give them TVs in their rooms. They miss their families, so I build payphones that they might talk to them.
So they smash the payphones.
They smash the TVs.
They smash the showers.
They smash the meal trays.
They smash each other.
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By Alec Meer on November 20th, 2012.
Pretty much the type of comment I hate most here is "shame on you RPS for not posting about game/event x". No, shame on you for being a plonker. But this time and this time only you are allowed to say "shame on you" to me. Why? Because I still haven't played Introversion's Prison Architect, even though I have a copy of the alpha.
Shame on me.
I do intend to correct this very soon though, and fortunately I'll be going into a newly-updated build which corrects the notorious fog of war issue.
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By John Walker on November 1st, 2012.
Prison Architect really seems to be turning around Introversion's fortunes. With more than $400,000 made since the release of the alpha, their out-turned pocket linings might be facing inward once again. And now the alpha has reached its third stage, adding in fog of war, and a new CCTV system. There's a video to prove it.
By Alec Meer on October 29th, 2012.
Introversion's management sim/financial experiment Prison Architect has done reasonably well for itself off the back of an alpha version alone, managing 10,000 sales and not too far south of $400,000 as a result.
Those are small beer numbers for a full release game, but we're talking about a far-from-finished alpha only available direct from the developer. In that context, it is BIG BEER.
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Beachfront Family Villa with Private Pool Koh Samui
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A child's play pool and connecting bedrooms make this an ideal villa for parents with young children.
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- 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms
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Perfect for all ages, the villa boasts an oversized pool incorporating a child's play pool and Jacuzzi, a large sunbathing terrace and decking for entertaining and outdoor dining. To one side of the pool there is an attractive water feature and a traditional Thai sala, ideal for lazing around or the perfect setting for a relaxing massage.
The open-plan layout of the villa enhances the sense of spatial freedom and stretches across two pavilions. One pavilion contains two beautifully furnished double bedrooms, one with a king size bed and the other with large twin beds. The shared bathroom with inter-connecting doors makes this a perfect solution for parents with younger children.
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"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation"
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"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation" Doc. 301 Case5:05-cv-00037-JW Document301 Filed11/23/09 Page1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA *E-FILED* TOTAL TIME: 1 hr, 10 mins CIVIL MINUTES Judge: James Ware Date: November 23, 2009 Case No.: C- 05-0037 JW Related Case No.:C-07-06507 JW Courtroom Deputy: Elizabeth Garcia Court Reporter: Irene Rodriguez Special Master: N/A Interpreter: N/A TITLE "The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation" Related Case: Stacie Somers v. Apple Inc. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Bonnie Sweeney, Thomas Merrick, Paula Roach; Helen Zeledes (Stacie Somers) Attorney(s) for Defendant(s): Robert Mittelstaedt, Michael Scott PROCEEDINGS 1. Defendants' Motion for Decertification of Rule 23(B)(3) Class [Doc. 240] 2. Plaintiffs' Motion to Modify Injunctive Relief Class Definition to Include iTMS Purchasers [Doc. 236] 3. Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration of Rule 23(B)(2) [Doc. 244, 250 (sealed motion)] Related Case: 4) Plaintiff's Supplemental Motion for Class Certification Pursuant to Rule 23(b)(2) [Doc. 83] ORDER AFTER HEARING Hearing Held. The Court took the matter under submission after oral argument. The Court set a hearing for Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment on February 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM. The Court to issue further Order on the various Motions. ________________ Elizabeth C. Garcia Courtroom Deputy Original: E-Filed CC: Dockets.Justia.com


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A Fargo food truck is back in business after a family food fight temporarily shut it down.
Taco Bros., one of Fargo's few mobile restaurants, opened its window again Friday to the mouths of customers hungry for Mexican.
"Is it time to panic? Almost!" said Taco Bros. Owner Octavio Gomez.
The tickets kept backing up, as customers rolled in.
"It was so fresh. They toasted the tortilla so that it was nice and crispy," said Jen Nelson of Fargo.
"[I got] two corn tacos with chicken. Lots of pico and cilantro. It was perfect!" said Jennifer Koshnick who came all the way from Flagstaff, AZ.
But for 10-year-old Austin Leonard of Moorhead, he waiting in line "Trying to see how good the tacos are."
It's been just a few weeks since Octavio Gomez and his brother Raul opened Fargo's first Mexican food truck.
"I got the 'I trust you bro platter'. And it was definitely a really, really good decision because I trusted him," said Nate Sojka of Fargo.
"I was just screwing up a lot, so I thought, how about I just make an 'I trust you bro'," Octavio said.
But things can get messy, when food comes between family.
The long line of customers eager to get their hands on a bite have gone hungry for a week, after a fight between 'bros' temporarily closed down the vendor.
"I was really sad and disappointed because they're a great upstart business and are doing something good for Fargo," Sojka said.
But after some negotiating, the food is back, just one brother short.
"I never got a chance to try it before the family feud started, so I was excited to come out today and have some tacos," Nelson said.
The only problem, one man down means one less standing.
Raul is out of the business.
"That definitely makes things a little tougher," Octavio said.
Making waits a little longer, and food a little lower.
"We're out of rice! We came and prepped for two hours yesterday. Made enough pico to stop that train back there," Octavio said.
But the menu and manner… "Just like good little Catholics here, let's get these [orders] confirmed!" Octavio said…good enough for seconds.
"Spicy, perfect, the way I like 'em," Leonard said.
"It's great. It brings people together outside where you can enjoy food and friends," said Sojka.
And for Octavio, the turnout may be overwhelming, but it's the biggest praise of all. "It's amazing. I didn't expect there to be this much of a craze for Mexican cuisine […] And for now, it's make do with what you've got."
Taco Bros. is temporarily located in the parking lot of the Empire on Broadway and is opened for lunch and dinner.