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New! Several times a week, the Daily Traveler will spotlight a travel news item by taking a look at how it is reported by the growing mass of travel-based blogs, magazines, and assorted Web sites. We call this section the Aggregator.
by Tom Loftus
Surf paradise Zihuatanejo, Mexico, has been the site of three shark attacks, two of them fatal, in the past month. Jaunted.com uses the opportunity to add the area to its Killer Beaches 2008, a Google mashup documenting recent shark attacks worldwide. Gadling.com also runs a post on the attack, although it makes the mistake of running a photo of the fearsome-looking, but harmless sand tiger shark. The shark(s) in question may be greys or tigers.
The most recent victim, a 49-year-old Floridian who managed to get away--minus a thumb--told his tale to the Associated Press. You can catch the video interview on USA Today. All victims were surfers, and surf blogs and surf sites covered the news with a typical mixture of eulogy and bravado. Surfline.com put together a slideshow of Adrian Ruiz, the 25-year-old surfer from San Francisco, California, who was killed on May 1 while surfing in Troncones, Mexico. The second fatality, 21-year-old Osvaldo Mata Valdovinos from Mexico, died on Friday, May 30.
As anyone who has caught Jaws on AMC knows, there is no truer equation than the following: tourist destination + shark = panic.
"Shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic" reads yesterday's Associated Press story via MSNBC.com. Mexico officials, according to the story, are considering posting shark warning signs on local beaches. The AP quotes an unhappy surf instructor at Troncones: "Those signs will be the worst thing for us."
Such signage beats the usual official response, slaughtering sharks wholesale. 5ones, a Web site covering what it calls the "action sports industry," claims in "Mexico's Disgusting Response to Shark Attack" that Mexico's Navy was stringing the area's beaches with baited hooks shortly after the Ruiz incident. Meanwhile, WiLDCOAST, a southern California-based coastal protection group, has reported that authorities there have recently taken a softer approach, with marines walking the beaches to warn swimmers.
Why the sudden surge in shark attacks in an area better known for killer margaritas? A shark expert with Mexico's National Fishing Institute is quoted everywhere saying that cold currents and an abundance of giant squid and other prey may be attracting sharks to the area. And of course global warming makes an appearance in The Observer as another possible culprit.
Many news sources used the recent attacks to quote statistics from the International Shark Attack File showing that one has better odds of being hit by lightning/drowning in the bathtub/etc. than ever getting attacked. The odds continue to diminish. According to the environmental organization Oceana, an estimated 70 million to 120 million sharks are killed each year either for their fins or as the result of bycatch.
Further reading:
* The Simple and the Sublime
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Pasta Shells with Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
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Here's a homey pasta dish with chicken and vegetables enveloped in a creamy Parmesan sauce.
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- 2 tablespoon(s) cooking oil
- 3 tablespoon(s) butter
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/3 pounds in all)
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) fresh-ground black pepper
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3/4 pound(s) fresh Brussels sprouts (or one 10-ounce package frozen), cut into quarters from top to stem end
- 1 cup(s) canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 1/8 teaspoon(s) dried red-pepper flakes
- 1.50 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
- 1/4 cup(s) chopped fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup(s) grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 pound(s) medium pasta shells
- In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon each of the oil and the butter over moderate heat. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Cook the breasts until browned and just done, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and let it rest for 5 minutes. Cut into small pieces.
- In the same pan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately low heat. Add the red onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, Brussels sprouts, broth and red-pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer and cook,covered, until the Brussels sprouts are just done, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken, lemon juice, parsley, Parmesan, and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Remove from the heat.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until just done, about 10 minutes. Drain and toss with the sauce.
- Wine Recommendation: A crisp white wine such as a chardonnay-based Chablis from France matches up nicely with the acidity of the lemon juice in the sauce.
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Impossible Road is an excellent example of how a highly-repeatable game should work. There's the immediate visual appeal, simple controls, a goal that makes immediate sense, yet plenty of depth in challenge to get the player to come back again and again.
Players need to get a ball to roll as far along a winding road for as long as possible, scoring points by passing through checkpoints. Players don't control the ball, they only spin the track left and right. If the ball falls off the road, it's not the end–as long as it hits the road again before the screen goes white, all is good. It's not about hitting a certain number of checkpoints–score is based entirely on the last checkpoint number reached. 'Jumping' from checkpoint 3 to 13 is exactly the same as if managing to stay on the road and hitting checkpoints 4 through 12 in order. Of course, jumping is random since the ball can bounce far off the track and lead to one's demise. I'd call it a risk-reward system, but the game ramps up its challenge so quickly that it's more about adjusting to survive and advance.
What's interesting is that really, any strategy that works is valid. Constantly jumping is a possibility, a risky one to be sure, but something that could work. However, since points are only awarded for reaching each checkpoint, players who try to stay on the road can theoretically do just as well. It's solely about getting as far as possible, no matter how it's actually done. The game makes it incredibly easy to play–and replay–over and over again.
Impossible Road's visual style is incredibly minimalistic, yet is a great fit. Only a metallic blue is ever used, even the ball that the player controls is just solid white, but the way that everything fades back into white as failure approaches is inspired. It's a stunning, simple look that's perfect. The controls work well, just allowing for left and right spinning.
The only problem I find with the format of the game is that randomness is both a driving element and both the key flaw. The tracks are so random that often it's just a matter of getting a good break with the design to allow the player to last longer. Yes, as with any random game, skill plays a big part, but often I've fallen off the road early on, and wound up nowhere near the road. It feels like a bit more curation with the procedural generation of levels would make the game work a lot better.
Of course, difficulty is promised in the title, and it didn't keep me from coming back again and again. This visually-stunning game is well worth it.
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A new lease on life for the mysterious lost bank accounts of Switzerland
tags: World War II, Holocaust, Switzerland, Time Magazine, Swiss banksOne of the most enduring myths associated with Swiss banks is the money of "unknown" origin that has been hidden in their coffers for generations. Because of a number of laws enacted in the past 15 years, Switzerland's financial institutions are now tightly regulated, but at least one mystery still remains: who owns hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of unclaimed assets languishing in the nation's banks — and how long will they be kept there?
Earlier this month, Switzerland's parliament set a 62-year deadline for the recovery of unclaimed assets, which are roughly estimated at anywhere from $100 million to $600 million. This means that the banks must keep inactive accounts for six decades after the last contact with the customer, and then turn the assets over to the Swiss government. The new time limit is longer than allowed in most other countries, which liquidate dormant accounts after five to 30 years. And while the deadline is part of larger reforms of the banking sector, it is born out of the scandal that erupted in the 1990s over the dormant World War II accounts stashed in Swiss banks by Jews fleeing Nazi persecution....
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Another Analyst Gets Bearish on Sears (SHLD)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Things aren't looking good for Sears (SHLD - Get Report) after another investment firm casts doubts on its recovery. In a report Monday, Credit Suisse gave the struggling retailer an "underperform" rating with a $20 price target, turning bearish as it notes each quarter is seemingly worse than the previous one.
"Sears has turned its operations into a $1.2 billion negative cash flow story in 2013 (assuming similar January outflows from previous years). More important, as Sears passes off its good locations and its profitable segments, and loses market share to stronger retailers in its core franchises, the hope of this disaster turning around becomes remote," wrote analyst Gary Balter in the report.
For the fiscal year ending January, Credit Suisse estimates the company will see a net loss of between $6.05 and $8.25 a share and in the range of $4.78 to $6.84 a share in the year after. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters anticipate a net loss of $6.20 a share this year and a loss of $5.72 a share in 2015.
Late last week, the Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based business provided an update on its quarter-to-date performance sending shares spiraling. Same-store sales as of Jan. 6 were down 7.4% compared to the same period a year earlier, a dismal result for the critically-important holiday shopping season. Sears Domestic same-store sales dropped 9.2% while Kmart experienced a 5.7% fall.
By way of comparison, in the third quarter ended October 2013, comparable store sales fell 3.1%, which included a 2.1% drop at Kmart and a 4% decrease at Sears Domestic. With shoppers snubbing the store, Sears downgraded its fourth-quarter net loss guidance for the period ending Feb. 1 to between $2.01 and $2.98 a share. Analysts expected a far less severe loss of 20 cents a share. Sears is due to release fully reported fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 27. On Monday, shares dipped 3% to $35.60. Since the beginning of the year, the stock has dropped 27.1%. TheStreet Ratings team rates SEARS HOLDINGS CORP as a Sell with a ratings score of D. The team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate SEARS HOLDINGS CORP (SHLD) a SELL. This is driven by several weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally high debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- The debt-to-equity ratio is very high at 2.51 and currently higher than the industry average, implying increased risk associated with the management of debt levels within the company. Along with this, the company manages to maintain a quick ratio of 0.12, which clearly demonstrates the inability to cover short-term cash needs.
- Current return on equity is lower than its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of weakness within the company. Compared to other companies in the Multiline Retail industry and the overall market, SEARS HOLDINGS CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- The gross profit margin for SEARS HOLDINGS CORP is rather low; currently it is at 23.34%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -6.45% trails that of the industry average.
- In its most recent trading session, SHLD has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, we do not believe this stock offers ample reward opportunity to compensate for the risks, despite the fact that it rose over the past year.
- The change in net income from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the Multiline Retail industry average, but is less than that of the S&P 500. The net income has decreased by 7.2% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, dropping from -$498.00 million to -$534.00 million.
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Pushing Daisies | |
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Created by | Bryan Fuller |
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Narrated by | Jim Dale |
Composer(s) | Jim Dooley |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 22 (List of episodes) |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
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Original channel | ABC |
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Original run | October 3, 2007 | – June 13, 2009
Pushing Daisies | |
Genre | |
Created by | Bryan Fuller |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Jim Dale |
Composer(s) | Jim Dooley |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 22 (List of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Original channel | ABC |
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Original run | October 3, 2007 | – June 13, 2009
Pushing Daisies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007 to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations.[1] The cast also includes Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene and Swoosie Kurtz. The series is narrated by Jim Dale.
Touted as a "forensic fairy tale", the series is known for its unique visual style, quirky characters, and fast-paced dialogue.
The series received critical acclaim including numerous awards. The series received 17 Emmy Award nominations, with seven wins; including Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for Barry Sonnenfeld and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Kristin Chenoweth.
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Pushing Daisies centers on the life of Ned (Lee Pace), a pie-maker gifted with the mysterious ability to bring dead things back to life by touching them. There are some conditions to this talent. Ned quickly learns that if something is revived for more than exactly one minute, something of similar "life value" in the vicinity drops dead, as a form of balance. Additionally, if he touches the revived person or thing a second time, it falls dead again, this time permanently.
In the pilot episode, Ned discovers his gift as a child by resurrecting his Golden Retriever, Digby, after the dog is hit by a truck. He later brings back his mother when she dies of an aneurysm. However, in doing this, he accidentally causes the death of the father of his childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel), as the "price" of keeping his mother alive. Even worse, Ned's mother falls dead permanently when she gives him a good-night kiss (which is how he learns the effect of the second touch).
In their childhood, Ned and Chuck become separated after Chuck's agoraphobic aunts, Vivian (Ellen Greene) and Lily (Swoosie Kurtz), move in to take the role of her parents, while Ned is shipped off by his father to a lonely boarding school.
Inheriting his mother's baking talents, Ned becomes a pie-maker who owns a restaurant called "The Pie Hole", which he runs with the help of waitress Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth). The restaurant is failing financially when private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) accidentally discovers Ned's gift and offers him a proposal: Ned will temporarily bring murder victims back to life, allowing Emerson to inquire about the circumstances of their demise, quickly solve the case and split the reward money with him.
The scheme succeeds until they learn that Chuck, whom Ned has not seen since childhood, was murdered while on a cruise ship. When her body is shipped back home, Ned revives her, but can't bring himself to allow her to stay dead by touching her a second time. Against his better judgment, Ned allows her to live and the larcenous funeral home director falls dead in her place. Ned and Chuck fall in love again and he brings her home to live with him under the unique circumstances of their never being able to touch each other, with the exception of the occasional kiss through the protective barrier of a sheet of plastic wrap. Chuck, extraordinarily grateful for her second chance at life, starts to appreciate life as a truly precious resource; and Ned, witnessing his vivacious beauty's happiness, begins to break out of his lonely shell. Chuck joins Ned and Emerson in investigating deaths for reward money, starting with tracking down her own killer. Emerson initially dislikes Chuck, whom he calls Deadgirl, but often allows her to take part in detecting.
Other storylines include Emerson's search for his missing daughter, after she was taken away by her mother, a con woman. After meeting a publisher of pop-up books, Emerson is inspired to create his own pop-up book, Li'l Gumshoe, hoping that it will be published and that his daughter will read the book and find her way back to him. Olive Snook pines away for Ned. Chuck's aunts slowly learn to accept the death of their only niece, and become friends with Olive, who brings them pie laced with homeopathic mood enhancers baked by Chuck to uplift their spirits. As the series goes on, we find out Chuck is actually Lily's daughter from an infidelity with Chuck's father who was also Vivian's fiancé. We also learn that Ned's father, after abandoning him in boarding school, became the father of twins Maurice and Ralston, aspiring magicians. Ned revives Chuck's father to ask him some questions, and Chuck fakes her father's second death (having him put on a glove so Ned doesn't touch him again) so she can have her father back in her life.
An epilogue at the end of the series reveals that Emerson's daughter returns to him, Chuck is able to reveal that she is alive to her mother Lily and aunt Vivian, and Olive has fallen in love with Ned's friend Randy Mann and opens her own restaurant dedicated to macaroni and cheese called "The Intrepid Cow".
The series was greenlit and given a 13-episode order by ABC on May 11, 2007.[2] On October 23, 2007, the show received a full season order.[3] However, scripts for only nine episodes were completed before the start of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[4] Bryan Fuller reportedly made last-minute changes to the ninth episode to allow it to serve as a season finale, adjusting the episode to be a cliffhanger.[5]
Because of the Writers Guild strike, the show completed only nine episodes of a full 22-episode season.[6] Instead of attempting to complete the first season, the writers planned to start work on the second season with production restarting around March to June 2008. Although ABC picked Pushing Daisies up for the 2008–09 television season, when ratings quickly declined ABC opted not to order any additional episodes beyond the second season's initial thirteen.[7][8] By November 20, 2008, creator Bryan Fuller had confirmed that Pushing Daisies had been cancelled by ABC and expressed the possibility of wrapping up any lingering plotlines in a comic book or movie sequel.[9]
On July 17, 2008, Pushing Daisies was nominated for twelve Emmy awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Lee Pace), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Kristin Chenoweth), and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (Bryan Fuller). It won three, for Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series (Barry Sonnenfeld), Outstanding Original Score (Jim Dooley), and Outstanding Editing of a Comedy Series.
The last scheduled episode of the show was broadcast in the United States on December 17, 2008, leaving three episodes unaired, although those episodes were screened at the 2009 Paley Fest.[10] ABC was in negotiations at one time to forfeit broadcast rights to the shows and make the unaired episodes available exclusively online,[11] but announced on April 3, 2009 the final three episodes would be broadcast on ABC Saturdays at 10:00 pm beginning May 30.[12] According to Chenoweth, these episodes do not provide a narrative conclusion to the series.[13]
The final three episodes aired on ABC on successive Saturdays at 10:00 pm from Saturday, May 30, 2009 to June 13, 2009, having already aired elsewhere around the world. In India, the last episode aired on February 27, 2009 as a world premiere. In Germany, the television network ProSieben showed the last three episodes of Pushing Daisies on March 4, 2009 ("Window Dressed to Kill") and March 11, 2009 ("Water and Power", "Kerplunk"). The three remaining unaired episodes were also broadcast in the UK as ITV1 announced it would be showing the complete season during its run on the channel.[14]
The original concept of Pushing Daisies was rooted from Dead Like Me. The show's creator, Bryan Fuller, intended for Pushing Daisies to be a spinoff of Dead Like Me.[15]
Production designer Michael Wylie told TV Guide that, "My goal was a storybook come to life. I wanted everything to look almost like an illustration." He achieved this by "concentrating on conflicting patterns in different colors, particularly reds and oranges, but per director Barry Sonnenfeld, virtually no blues."[16] Cinematographer Michael Weaver told Variety that he and the producers decided the visuals should "feel somewhere between Amélie and a Tim Burton film — something big, bright and bigger than life."[17]
The distinctive storybook-esque style is continued within the overall design of the visual aspects. Circular background shapes, circular windows, and framing shots within circles was a common theme consistent throughout the series. Symmetry is also a common theme used in its visual style, and characters are often framed in windows, doors, or background props. A heavy use of patterns within a location was often used, where a similar pattern would be used in almost the entire location—the wallpaper, window blinds, bedsheets, pillows, furniture, and even clothing, such as Olive's apartment. The series would often use top-down perspectives and over-head shots which would showcase its overall visual style. Regardless of the fact that the show focuses on murder investigations, the morgue is still painted in candy-cane stripes and many of the outfits worn by the characters are vibrantly colored, bright, and cheery (for example, Olive's work uniform is a lime-green pinstriped dress, and Emerson is frequently seen wearing shades of purple).[18] Only Ned consistently wears black.
CGI is very prominent in the series, with much use of blue screen technology[19] (the shop window, similar set pieces and outdoor scenery outside often cast a blue halo tinge) and 3D set-extensions (streets, grass and landscape, the pie shop façade). The use of matte painting backdrops are also used to complete the look.[20]
Automobiles featured in the series are often mint-condition vintage vehicles, though some newer vehicles have been used (such as a mid-1990s Chevrolet Lumina APV minivan, a Hummer, or a 2006 Toyota Prius). Emerson drives a mid-1960s Lincoln Continental with suicide doors in like-new condition. Ned is also seen driving a very old, but like-new car, a Mercedes-Benz W108. Other characters drive decades-old vehicles as well. 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor cars in their ambulance and hearse configurations figure frequently in the series. Old-fashioned trolley cars can also be seen in several shots panning in to the Pie Hole.
Critics have noted that Pushing Daisies has a distinctive visual style. A NYTimes critic describes it as a "candy-colored, computer-generated bucolic scenery"[21] and another describes a "Technicolor world that seems to exist at right angles to our own" and also note "bizarre dialogue" and the use of alliterative and near-duplicate names of both characters (such as Deedee Duffield, Billy Balsam, the Darling Mermaid Darlings, Charles Charles, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, John Joseph Jacobs, etc.) and locations (Boutique Travel Travel Boutique, Über Life Life Insurance, Coeur d'Coeurs, etc.).[22] Some of the narration is done in the poetic style of Dr. Seuss.
The show contains original music composed and arranged by Jim Dooley. The first six minutes of the series pilot, "Pie-lette" were composed by Blake Neely. Dooley describes the musical score as having an Amélie type of sound (Yann Tiersen), which is a "wide-angled, adult fairy tale, with a narrator and this super-real world."[23] It was announced on Jim Dooley's website that the soundtrack of the first season was originally going to be released by Varèse Sarabande on October 21, 2008, but was delayed until December 23, 2008, with the album being available in the iTunes music store on December 10, 2008.[24] A soundtrack for the second season was released on April 5, 2011, also composed by Jim Dooley and released by Varèse Sarabande.[25]
Both Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene have backgrounds in musical theater,[26][27] and have performed musical numbers in some episodes. In "Dummy", Chenoweth sang "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from the movie musical Grease. In "Pigeon", Chenoweth and Greene harmonized on the They Might Be Giants hit, "Birdhouse in Your Soul". Also in "Smell of Success", Greene sang "Morning Has Broken". Chenoweth had requested to sing "Eternal Flame" in an episode, which Bryan Fuller had agreed to accommodate.[28] The song was sung in "Comfort Food". She also performed a cover of Lionel Richie's "Hello" in "Window Dressed to Kill".
The show's official website included a comic book that was distributed at the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con International, which featured new mysteries and background information not shown on the televised episodes.[29] The book also contained recaps of aired episodes.
When the show struggled in the ratings during its second season, Bryan Fuller said that, should ABC not pick up the series for additional episodes, he would release comic books and maybe a movie based on the show in order to wrap up outstanding stories for fans.[30] Warner Bros. has given the okay to Fuller to produce comic books.[31]
Fuller stated that the "third season" comic book series would be twelve issues long, and be a fresh take on the zombie genre starring all of the characters from the show. It was to have been published by DC Comics' WildStorm imprint.[32] On October 13, 2009, Entertainment Weekly reported that Bryan Fuller had just turned in the script for the first comic issue, featuring recurring character Oscar Vibenius, and continued to work with the show's writers on the next three comic scripts.[33] In January 2010, a rumor leaked that the comic series could potentially become a graphic novel instead.[34]
On September 23, 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported the first issue of "season 3" was expected to come out early 2011. Further, Fuller stated that he and the show's composer Jim Dooley had talked about giving the audience a multimedia experience with a Pushing Daisies comic soundtrack, to be released officially or streamed for free online when the comic book was published. Fuller stated that Dooley had started composing musical cues, and that the cast had agreed to sing on the soundtrack, though licensing fees for the actors may have prevented such performances from being included.[35]
In late 2010, DC Comics shut down its WildStorm imprint. On April 23, 2011, Fuller confirmed on Twitter that release of the comic had been postponed by the loss of its publisher.[36] At the same time, Fuller released the first page of the uncolored version of the comic book.[37] As of December 2011, the ultimate fate of the comic remains unknown.
On April 1, 2011, at WonderCon in San Francisco, Bryan Fuller was quoted as saying "I am really emboldened by what Starz is doing with Torchwood and I would love to do a Pushing Daisies mini-series on Starz," Fuller says. "This would be a great way to wrap up the show properly. [We could] do six great episodes or even a Pushing Daisies movie. But I kind of like the idea of a Starz mini-series since they really embraced Torchwood."[38]
The heavily-promoted pilot episode ("Pie-lette") attracted 13 million viewers in the United States; it was the most-watched new series and 14th in overall viewership for the week.[39]
Season | Episodes | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Season rank | Viewers (in millions) | Network |
1 | 9 | Wednesday 8:00 pm | October 3, 2007 | December 12, 2007 | 2007–2008 | #52[40] | 9.46[40] | ABC |
2 | 13 | Wednesday 8:00 pm (October 1, 2008 – December 17, 2008) Saturday 10:00 pm (May 30, 2009 – June 13, 2009) | October 1, 2008 | June 13, 2009 | 2008–2009 | #95[41] | 6.10[41] |
Critics responded well to the series, comparing the style and direction to that of director Tim Burton.[42] The pilot, before it officially aired, was well received by critics who were able to screen it. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello claimed that "ABC has found its next Lost!" upon review[43] and the series has also been touted as "the fall show with the most spring buzz" by many, including the trade publicationVariety.[44] New York Magazine also provided it with a rave review, calling it "funny, imaginative and smart" while also claiming it "boasts Gilmore Girls-speed wit."[45] Television Without Pity declared it "one of the most original, most genuinely entertaining shows on TV. It's filled with tongue-tying turns of phrase, fabulous set design and a fantastic cast."[46] Time magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #5.[47] The show was also heavily promoted by E! online columnist Kristin Dos Santos (who guest starred in one episode as the "'30s Woman") and was featured in her Top 10 shows of 2007.
The show was nominated for 57 awards, and won 18 of them, including seven Emmy Awards.
In 2008, the series received 12 Emmy Award nominations, including 3 wins. Barry Sonnenfeld won for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the pilot episode, "Pie-lette". James Dooley won for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for "Pigeon". Other notable nominations included Lee Pace for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Kristin Chenoweth for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Bryan Fuller for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "Pie-lette". The series also received 3 Golden Globe Award nominations, for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Lee Pace) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy (Anna Friel). Barry Sonnenfeld also won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for "Pie-lette".[48]
In 2009, the series received 5 Emmy Award nominations, including 4 wins. Kristin Chenoweth won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series while the series won 3 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[48]
Season | Region 1 Release Date | Region 2 Release Date | Region 4 Release Date | Episodes | Discs | Bonus Features |
1 | September 16, 2008 | June 23, 2008 September 15, 2008 (Blu-ray) | December 9, 2008 | 9 | 3 |
2 | July 21, 2009 | May 25, 2009 | April 28, 2010 | 13 | 4 |
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NBC NATIONAL NEWS — Wednesday was another fast-moving day of testimony at the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial.
More accusers took the witness stand to say they were abused by the former Penn State football coach, an attempt by the state to establish a pattern of behavior.
One testified he was just 10 when he fended off the first of many fondling attempts and repeated physical advances.
Under cross-examination he admitted he told a grand jury he had not been touched or fondled.
He explained he had blocked out the incidents, but with the help of counseling now remembers.
"Joe Amendola did a marvelous job of cross examining him," says NBC News legal analyst Wes Oliver. "There were a number of things that Amendola was able to point out, and did in a very methodical way point out that this witness had not testified to before he obtained private counsel."
The defense also produced a 2004 scholarship form for Sandusky's Second Mile charity in which the witness mentions Sandusky as "a kind and caring gentleman," and someone who "changed my perceptions on life in a positive way."
Like witnesses before and after him, the young man said Sandusky initiated a physical relationship.
The jury also heard from two other men who told similar stories of courtship and abuse, and for the first time the jury heard from Sandusky himself in his infamous interview with NBC's Bob Costas.
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27 Responses to "Mardi Gras 1956: "Through my father's lens" (Boing Boing Video)"
Thanks for sharing these – beautiful!
The Crewe of Adonis still conducts parades.
More recent pictures can be found here: http://www.adonis-tlc.com/pixpage.html
If you really want to enjoy Mardi Gras, my recommendation would be to avoid the French Quarter and the more infamous parades.
I encourage anyone who has old photos/videos of New Orleans to upload a copy to The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank http://hurricanearchive.org/
Housing more than just a record of Katrina/Rita stories, the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank has become a valuable online resource for New Orleans history documents. It is FREE and available to anyone. Rather than donate your family photos/video to an archive, you can digitally copy them to an online collection and be assured they will be there forever.
From the site: The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in partnership with national and Gulf Coast area partners. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection.
Thanks for the post about my beloved New Orleans, Xeni.
I was born and raised in New Orleans, and I don't act like this—you people need to stop acting so territorial—-you should be grateful that More Dore brings forth even more for us to be proud of—the proof is in the pudding—-many people love it.
Do all you youngsters out there think movies and video are the same? Dang, I wish I had had color video in '56! ("through "found" video footage" you said). Or perhaps the 8mm (or 16mm) home film had been converted to video at some point? I've noticed a lot of writers using "video" when they mean filmed movies.
Nonetheless, the '50s New Orleans visual history is really nice to have and preserve on more modern media. And it sure looks like it was a far cry from today's Mardi Gras, as cymk said!
Just think! Rock and roll, i.e., white R&B, was only a few months old, and the Old South was in for some mighty changes, I say I say. Some good, some not so good. For the literary minded, I recommend Walker Percy's The Moviegoer, which takes place around the same time down in that unique American city.
Thanks for sharing!
You'll notice in frame 237, the King of Mid-Cities head jerks back, TOWARDS the library depository and AWAY from the grassy knoll. This is some magic bullet we have here.
I have hundreds of slides that survived Katrina of my parents and grandparents (and me) at Mardi Gras in the early the 1960's. Never knew folks would something like this so interesting.
Want to see more? Here's 1941:
and here's the Parade of Krewe of Rex, 1941:
Rick -
Actually, as a native New Orleanian and lifelong resident of the city, I can assure you that this is NOT a far cry from modern Mardi Gras celebrations at all – as a matter of fact I could easily recreate this footage almost exactly over the next three weeks, and the only changes you'd notice are later model cars, more modern clothing, and fewer hats on the spectators.
For the vast majority of people in this city, Mardi Gras has always been and remains exactly what you see here – a fun, friendly, and yes, family-oriented celebration. The "show your tits" drunken debauchery that goes on in the French Quarter is an infinitesimal fraction of what Mardi Gras really is, now as then – but it's what the media loves to show, so it's what the public perceives Mardi Gras to be. Which is great for tourism here, I suppose, since we all know sex sells; but it's a pity that most of those tourists and TV cameras never venture far beyond the French Quarter to see Mardi Gras as it truly is for the rest of us.
It's interesting to me that Mar Dore is getting this attention for her father's work – perhaps it's that as a non-local, it all must seem exotic to her, whereas here they're just unremarkable history, like anything else. Photos and videos like these can be found in grandma's attics and closets all over New Orleans (unless, like my grandma's attic, they got flooded in Katrina.)
yea—-well OK—but everyone love's her version—it is pure, and sweet, and heart warming
Having never been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, I stand corrected. As for where Mar Dore is coming from I think I kind of understand, the photos are a look back in time to see a very different side of someone she knew and loved dearly. I personally delight in going through old family photos when my father was growing up or even when I was growing up; I get to see things from a very different perspective. To everyone, as you say, "they're just unremarkable history" but to me(& presumably Mar and others) they are glimpses into a past you thought you knew well.
It's interesting to me that Mar Dore is getting this attention for her father's work – perhaps it's that as a non-local, it all must seem exotic to her, whereas here they're just unremarkable history, like anything else. Photos and videos like these can be found in grandma's attics and closets all over New Orleans (unless, like my grandma's attic, they got flooded in Katrina.)
I'm a bit unclear on your point. You want New Orleans history to remain buried and obscure to the rest of the world?.
And she grew up in the area.
I recommend that Mar publish a photo of her dad and we'll all look for him in the photos. Maybe someone will find him.
After all, four eyes are better than two; ask anyone who wears glasses .
I recommend that Mar publish a photo of her dad and we'll all look for him in the photos. Maybe someone will find him.
After all, four eyes are better than two; ask anyone who wears glasses.
Those are gorgeous (and I find myself taken with Shell's old sign – why did they ever change it?). BUT it is so weird for me to gaze upon any street seen in New Orleans that is so completely white. As a kid, I often visited my mother's hometown of New Orleans, and coming from Massachusetts, I was always struck by how many shades of people there were. Not everything was better at the time of these lovely pictures.
Wow! Actresses wearing mink coats in New Orleans! Even in February it must have been warm in a mink coat…
Thanks for posting this y'all – what a treat to watch! It's true: if you come to Mardi Gras next month, you'll see all this – just with different haircuts. I sincerely believe that everyone needs to experience Mardi Gras at least once in their lives. For me, missing it is unimaginable. I look forward to it all year long! There's a great article about the lesser known side of Mardi Gras in this month's issue of National Geographic Traveler Magazine, with some really good photos (incidentally, one happens to be of my head!) There's so much more to the experience than beads and boobs. It's America's only real Saturnalia, and it's actually quite sacred.
unapologetic is correct; this kind of footage is not rare, but it is historical, and enjoyable to view. You can see similar stuff, as that poster says, in lots of folks' homes, but also on Canal Street this year. Mardi Gras is a wonderful, magical event and not at all about "show your tits!" That's a frat kid, tourist thing, and it's very much restricted to only a few parts of the Quarter. Much more interesting and still quite risque are the queer costume contests down at St. Ann and Royal.
The part I enjoyed here is what you describe as "A lot of the New Orleans you see in this video is no longer there." Here, we say "it ain't dere no more."
"You want New Orleans history to remain buried and obscure to the rest of the world?"
That question poses a false dilemma. Mardi Gras and New Orleans history are neither buried nor obscure. Certainly parade footage exists from as long as there has been means to record it, and you can find it in public and private collections. I think the other writer just finds the "rare" tag overstated in describing Mar Dore's findings. I find them interesting, and it's great that she's sharing them on the internet, but they're nothing exceptional. The family story is what's important, in my view.
I think the other poster also was offended by the comment about "celebrations of late" from a person who admits later that he's never been to New Orleans. Mardi Gras is a vast celebration, covering more than two weeks in locations all over the city and surrounding parishes. Most of the parades are very much a family event, rich with tradition and spectacle. The "show your tits" crowd is mainly tourists who don't know how to behave themselves, but there is certainly a risque side to Carnival as well. But update the cars, clothes and floats, and make the crowd more diverse, and you'll see much the same thing on Canal Street this year.
Great stuff! I love watching old footage of this city. 1950s/60s era New Orleans is so interesting to me. Sorta makes me wish I had been 30 years older. Thanks for posting this. Looking forward to this year. Gonna be a heck of February down here!
Xeni mentions that Mar is a member of her family, so I'm sure that explains part or the reason for this post. Nonetheless it's entirely topical and a beautiful part of history.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm going back this year after my first full year away and I absolutely can't wait.
Thank you, Unapologetic (post #5) and Anonymous (post #7) for your comments! I, too, am a native New Orleanian and I go crazy when I hear that people think Mardi Gras is about the "show your t*@s" mentality. I have never in my life seen anyone expose themself nor do I go to the Quarter for Mardi Gras. What I find sad is that people think this is what Mardi Gras is to New Orleanians. Like you, I remember Mardi Gras fondly as a time to be with family and to costume. We still get together in the same spot, dozens of cousins and aunts and uncles, and party as a family. It is sad to me that the media, as you so rightly pointed out, have focused on the seedy side of Mardi Gras which is largely made up of tourists who come to NOLA to cut loose much as Spring Break is not a reflection of native Floridians. Thank you for pointing this out and helping our outside friends know what Mardi Gras TRULY means to us! And for you outside of NOLA, please come visit us and enjoy Mardi Gras the way we New Orleanians do!
PS – What is interesting about this footage is how dressed up the crowds are: men in hats and women in dresses. Ah, the simpler, more elegant days of our past.
I love the photos Xeni, and the look back into 1950s New Orleans; it is a far cry from the Mardi Gras celebrations of late.
PPS – Sorry, one more thought. I grew up in Mid-City and the Krewe of Mid-City used to line up on St. Patrick Street at the corner of Canal, next to my school, St. Anthony of Padua. During the 70s when I was growing up, many of the boys I went to St. Anthony with were in the Boy Scouts and were under the floats as the narrator talks about, working the animation. We used to try to find out what floats they were on and then yell at the float when they passed calling out their names. St. Anthony also sold hot dogs and meatball po-boys for a couple of years to earn money for the school when Carrollton lined up there and then the next week when Mid-City lined up. And those two Sundays of Mardi Gras, when Carrollton and Mid-City lined up outside of Church, always guaranteed us a short Sunday Mass because before Mass was over, the sounds of the bands practicing outside the Church drowned out Mass, so the priests would have what I used to call express Masses – they only lasted about a half hour. Those were great days. Thanks to the poster for sharing her father's footage!
What a great view from the eyes of of a NOLA kid back in the day. Thank you so much!


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Trips & Tours
Vintage Somerset Cider Trail
Walk summary
Discover South Somerset a unique cider producing region with rural beauty and tranquillity. Spend a day exploring one of England's three only remaining vintage apple orchards and taste cider from the wooden barrel and the rest of your holiday enjoying South Somerset's villages, historic sites and green landscapes.
Relax at a luxury country inn where award winning apple juices from Orchard Pig and award winning ciders grace the menu.
England has three vintage areas where soil conditions and climate are recognised as the best for growing apples for cider and all three of these vintage areas are in Somerset.
These uniquely and expertly created trails enable you to discover and walk through South Somerset's cider producing region with this apple themed short break. Spend one day exploring one of the vintage apple orchards and taste cider that has been made with traditional methods straight from the wooden barrel.
And on your other days you will explore the other delights to rural South Somerset including villages, historic sites and green landscapes. Enjoyable walking all year round. Come in spring to admire the pink apple blossoms, in summer to unwind with leafy walks and in autumn you can enjoy the apple harvest.
Relax at a luxury country inn where award winning apple juices from Orchard Pig and award winning ciders grace the menu.
For a FREE full itinerary for this holiday, just fill out the 'Find out more?' form on your right.
Walking Tailored to suit you
Your holiday will be tailored to suit your requirements and the season. There's a choice of two daily trail lengths - shorter 5 to 7 miles (8 to 12km) trails or - longer up to 10 miles (16km) trails.
3 to 4 night (4 to 5 day) itineraries are available.
Trail highlights include:
• Explore little known villages with rural traditions and history
• Visit a 100 year old cider farm and taste cider from the wooden barrel
• Explore vintage apple orchards
• Soak up the atmosphere are iconic spots and enjoy fabulous views over Somerset
• Discover villages of the local pale ham-stoneFor a FREE detailed example itinerary, simply pop your details in the form (to the right).
Getting Here
Getting here is easy, your trail is located Near Sherborne on the Somerset/ Dorset border. Please note that to enjoy the cider trail you will require a car.
Its about a 2 hour car journey from London, 1 hour from Bristol.
For overseas guests the nearest airport is at Bristol or Southampton. London Heathrow is also easy to get to. Airport transfer can be arranged, just ask.
Use of your car is recommended for this holiday, if you would prefer to holiday without the car just get in touch, we have many car-free walking experiences.
Superior Country Inn
All Foot Trails offer a choice of both superior and rustic country inns. Hand-picked, tried and tested and much loved by our guests.
On Foot Trails Vintage Somerset Cider experience relax at an award winning superior country inn with a choice of standard or superior luxury bedrooms, tasty country breakfasts and wonderful dinners.
Unwind in the garden with its patio or in the bar with its log fire and wooden furniture. Taste local ciders and apple juices from Somerset's Orchard Pig. At the day's end sleep in a luxury en-suite bedroom, many with countryside views.
Price & availability
Prices from £285 per person for 3 nights / 4 days*
*Based on two sharing, staying on a bed & breakfast basis (dinner inclusive packages available, just ask)
• Independent (self guided) walking days tailored to you and the season • Tailored walk and explore pack • Local Ordnance Survey™ maps (waterproof) • Trail guide cards (waterproof one for each day with easy to follow instructions) • Plastic map holder • Local stories and histories • Recommended lunchtime stops at country pubs and cafes • Nature cards for identifying wild flowers, trees and animals • Seasonal nature guide book • Sweets (for a boost on route) • Your en-suite accommodation • Breakfasts.
3 to 4 night (4 to 5 days) holidays are available.
Your holiday will be planned for you to your dates and for how long you wish to stay. There are no fixed scheduled dates
How to book?
Just get in touch to let us know your preferred dates and we will look after the rest. You can call us on +44 (0) 1747 820626 or use the form to your right to send a message or request an itinerary.
Trails are devised using our local knowledge and rigorously tested and checked. Find your way using either the easy to follow trail cards if you prefer not to map read, or the local Ordnance survey maps provided. Or a combination of both. For peace of mind an on call service is provided every day including weekends between 8am and 6pm.
Where will I be walking?
Your walks are on public rights of way and a mixture of paths, tracks and trails through woodland, on farm land, village country lanes and countryside. Most walking is away from roads. Everything you need will be provided in your walk and explore pack.
For more details please request your free example itinerary using the form opposite to your right.
Looking for more inspiration?
We've been planning and organising memorable holidays for over 10 years, knowledge we can use to help you plan a tailormade holdiay just for you. Find out more by getting in touch.


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Creative Soul Spectrum: DIY Bleach Dipped Scalloped Shorts. I'm finally back from my long relaxing vacation, and rest assured that I haven't returned empty handed!
I bring to you, a Do It Yourself "Bleach Dipped Scalloped Shorts" tutorial. With the end of summer looming upon us, my vacation brought me right back to the reality that it ain't over yet!
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I've been absent a while! ...love Maegan: 10 Ways to Easily Upcycle Vintage Rhinestone Earrings Fashion. DIY. Lifestyle. I found these large vintage rhinestone earrings on Ebay for under $5, but I'm 100% sure my local thrift shops have a nice little collection and yours would too.
I bet you could also find some in your Grandma's jewelry box, if she'll part with them! Since they're clip-ons, and clip-ons never seem to say clipped onto my little lobes, I thought I'd upcycle them in a number of ways to show you just how versatile they are as well as adding that extra something to brighten up a plain object, giving it a really unique vintage flair. * Beading Pliers* Wire cutters* Hot glue gun First things first… let's remove the earring backs. * Using your pliers, bend the clip on metal piece up, and using your wire cutters, snip them off at the base.
Pearl Stud Collar. Today's DIY is a little different than usual, as I'm collaborating with Kiley and Caitlin.
They are each styling their own pearl collar tops today on their blogs. This certainly isn't the first (or last) collar DIY that you'll see, but I love this project because (if you ask me,) the pearl studs I used were pretty awesome. As a crafts nerd, I geek out a little when I find a new supply I love, and these fit the bill. DIY Accesories. Linen, Lace, & Love. We have, hands down, the best Dad in the whole world.
He is the most patient man on the planet, putting up with three women in the family. He likes to say, "I always dreamed of being surrounded by beautiful women, I just didn't think I would have to support all of them. " Daddy, You are our hero in every way. Thank you for teaching us about love, and patience, and sacrifice. Thank you for being a constant example of our Heavenly Father, and gently guiding us through all of life's ups and downs. Fun stuff. Top 10 Bracelet Tutorials - Best DIY Friendship Bracelets - Favorite Stylish Wrap Bracelets. Hi!
Welcome to Small for Big – the place where all things playful and well-designed hang out together! (scroll down to learn more about my design finds!) Um. Video Tutorials. DIY - jewelry. Diy dannijo - Going West - San Francisco Fashion & Personal style blogger. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. and i have more time on my hands than dollars in my pocket, so when i see a $445 dannijo necklace i love - that's like a year's worth of burritos - i have to get crafty. here's my diy version of the dannijo capucine. i bought my vintage rhinestone necklace on ebay and my neon nail polish from claire's. total spent: $25.
(you obviously can save more shopping at the flea market, forever 21, or your grandmother's costume jewelry and using nail polish you already own.) okay! Let's get started: DIY Braided Bead Bracelet. It's been awhile since our last bracelet DIY.
I don't know about you, but our wrists have been begging for another colorful addition for months now. So after playing with some materials that were already on hand, we've created a tutorial for a braided bead bracelet, which is a not so distant cousin of the hex nut and wrap bracelet. Project Re-Style #47 Glitter Heel Fix. I was debating over a couple of Re-Styles this week, but because of a few parties, the glitter heels won out in the end.
Welcome everyone to my Project Re-Style Monday. I have only 5 more Re-Styles left to reach the the one year mark. I can hardly believe that a whole year has passed. D.I.Y. WobiSobi, DIY. DIY Wrap Bracelet - Honestly WTF - StumbleUpon.
You should all know by now that we are all about stacking bracelets on our wrists.
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Features & Use
Test device: Samsung Galaxy Note
Android version: 2.3.6
Root: None
Installing the 1,59 MB file takes but a moment. Once that's taken care of the first step is to enter a password and email address followed by the code you received upon purchasing the app.
Here's an overview of the app's main features:
- Backup
- Restore
- Manage
- View
- Schedule
Save you photos, galleries, contacts, call registry, app installation data, bookmarks, SMS, MMS, calendar, system settings (even homescreens and the onscreen positions of your shortcuts), alarms, dictionaries, music and playlists and more. You can either do manual backups or set up a weekly automated backup.
Backup to the SD card or online. You are allotted free online 100 MBs; should you want more space you will need to pay either US$1/month or US$10/year for 250 MB or US$2/month or US$20/year for 1 GB.
Should you have chosen to backup up manually, be sure to name the backup before hitting OK.
Recovering data is just as easy: select the data type and a location.
Bottom line:
MyBackup Pro is easy to use and highly effective. It allows even non-root users to backup and restore data in a heartbeat. The only drawback is that very little online storage is available unless you're willing to invest more. This is especially annoying considering how much the app already costs and the fact that there are numerous cloud services the provide free storage space.
I used MyBackup Pro to transfer a ton of data from a Nexus to a Note and found the procedure to be easy breezy.
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Use the first option to set up the app according to your preferences: pick a location for restored data, select which settings are to be restored (Google contacts, contacts, call lists, bookmarks, SMS, MMS, alarms, dictionaries, calendars…).
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Price/Performance Ratio
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