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Ready or not, it's time for another 3D Journey. Only this time instead of Brendan Fraser making his way to the center of the earth, we've got Dwayne Johnson muscling to the shores of The Mysterious Island in the company of Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, and the inimitable Luis Guzm�n -- who's been stealing scenes throughout his career, and now gets his first chance to upstage some giant bees. In honor of Luis' latest role, we decided to dedicate this week's list to some of the best films in a r�sum� filled with memorable moments. It's time for Total Recall!
Superhero movies, how do they work? For decades, the only answer seemed to be "license a popular comic book franchise, then add cheesy special effects and loads of camp," but there were occasional exceptions to the rule -- and over the last decade and change, a growing number of filmmakers have gone beyond corny humor and F/X flash to explore other areas of the superhero mythos. With the found-footage/superhero hybrid Chronicle heading to theaters this weekend, we decided now would be the perfect time to draw up a supersized list of other non-traditional entries in the genre. We hope you're ready to take flight, because it's time for Total Recall!
With some directors, you pretty much always know what you're going to get (paging Michael Bay to the red awesome button next to the white courtesy phone); with others, you can depend on certain stylistic sensibilities regardless of the genre they're exploring (come on down, Danny Boyle!). And then there's Steven Soderbergh: restless, eclectic, award-winning, and equally at home in the arthouse and the megaplex. With Haywire, Soderbergh is aiming squarely for the latter, but bringing his own unique style to the ever-popular action genre -- and making this week's Total Recall the perfect place to look back at some of his brightest critical highlights!
Having a hard time shaking off the post-holiday blues? Alcon Entertainment has just the thing for you: Joyful Noise, the Queen Latifah/Dolly Parton musical drama about a newly instated small-town choir director (Latifah) whose battles with the former director's widow (Parton) threaten to derail the choir's performance in the annual Joyful Noise competition. In other words, we'll get to see a rafter-raising musical number in the final act -- which means we had no choice but to dedicate this week's feature to a look back at some other movies that culminated in a Really Big Show. Whether they're saving the orphanage or chasing a dream, the characters in these films have one thing in common: they all ended up on stage. Take your seats and turn off your cell phones, because it's time for Total Recall!
Beelzebub. Ol' Scratch. The Lord of Darkness. The Dark Prince. The devil has no shortage of nicknames -- and no shortage of opportunities on the big screen, where he's surfaced repeatedly over the years, adding a dash of brimstone to some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) dramas, comedies, and horror flicks. With the supernatural mockumentary The Devil Inside wending its way into theaters this weekend, we decided now would be a fine time to take a look back at some of Lucifer's previous adventures in Hollywood. Grab your Bible and unbutton your coat -- just in time for the January winter chill, it's time for a devilishly super-sized Total Recall!
This weekend, Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law return to theaters in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, reuniting the duo that sleuthed up more than $520 million in worldwide box office receipts during their 2009 debut. But it isn't just Robert and Jude who deserve credit for all this blockbuster detecting -- there's a whole team behind Hollywood's latest incarnation of Holmes and Watson, including director Guy Ritchie and screenwriters Kieran and Michele Mulroney (not to mention the characters' creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). But today, we're here to pay tribute to someone else: Joel Silver, a co-producer on the Holmes franchise and someone whose instinct for developing major movie hits has made him one of the industry's most sought-after talents for the last 30 years. You know his name, you've seen it on the credits of countless films, and now it's time to take a look at some of the most critically successful of the bunch. It's time for Total Recall!
The words "from the makers of Valentine's Day" may not fill you with excitement, but judging from the star-studded cast of Garry Marshall's New Year's Eve, most of Hollywood felt differently: this weekend's biggest wide release features a Who's Who of famous faces, including Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Abigal Breslin, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Hilary Swank. Naturally, we knew we had to dedicate this week's list to New Year's Eve movies. Those of you with sharp memories may remember that we did a New Year's Eve list just a couple of years ago, but as a number of commenters were all too happy to remind us at the time, it only scratched the surface -- so here's another batch of films for your 12/31-centric viewing pleasure. From comedies to dramas, from sci-fi to romance, there's something here for cineastes of all tastes. Let's watch the ball drop together, Total Recall style!
In order to help differentiate between high art and cheap thrills, the MPAA introduced the NC-17 in 1990, and although it hasn't done anything to improve the box office prospects of films receiving the rating, it has given an alternative to filmmakers who want to create challenging and/or provocative movies for grown-ups without dealing with the "rated X" stigma. With Steve McQueen's Shame heading for limited release this weekend (and already courting controversy), we decided now would be the perfect time to pay tribute to the NC-17. Get ready for plenty of skin, violence, and broken taboos -- and bring your ID, because it's time for an adults-only Total Recall!
If we had to guess, we'd say more than a few of you probably aren't looking forward to this weekend's Jack and Jill, starring Adam Sandler as a Los Angeles ad exec... and as his obnoxious twin sister. But even if it most likely isn't destined to win any Golden Tomato awards, Jack and Jill is still part of the long Hollywood tradition of actors playing their own twins, and decided to take this opportunity to revisit a few examples from the genre. From action to comedy, critical darling to cult classic, twins are everywhere at the cineplex. It's it's time time to to Total Total Recall Recall!
Most of the fuss surrounding this weekend's Tower Heist has to do with Brett Ratner, Eddie Murphy, and/or Ben Stiller, and we totally get that -- but for our money, the real reason to get excited about the ensemble comedy is that it boasts a supporting turn from the ever-reliable Matthew Broderick. We don't see Broderick on the big screen as often as we used to, but he spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood's busiest leading men, displaying a knack for arch comedy as well as sensitive drama. To celebrate his latest role, we decided to take a fond look back at some of the many critical highlights from Broderick's filmography, and found a few surprises -- as well as plenty of classic hits. It's time for Total Recall!
To a lot of American filmgoers, Antonio Banderas is the suave Latin heartthrob who came out of nowhere in the 1990s to star in some hits (Desperado, Evita, The Mask of Zorro) and some big misses (Assassins, Never Talk to Strangers, Play It to the Bone). But as film buffs know, Banderas is more than just the guy who co-starred in the worst movie of the aughts. He's built up an admirably diverse filmography over the last 30 years, and with two movies -- his reunion with Pedro Almod�var, The Skin I Live In, and this weekend's Shrek spinoff, Puss in Boots -- now playing in theaters, we decided this would be the perfect time to revisit some of the many critical highlights from his career. �Es tiempo para la Retirada Total!
Movie trends come and go, but filmgoers are pretty much always in the mood for a good spy thriller. And why not? Spies are suave, they lead lives of dashing high adventure, and they make their own rules. They're also pretty easy to make fun of, judging from the number of screwball spy spoofs Hollywood has given us over the last few decades. From Woody Allen and Mike Myers to Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase, the secret agent parody has been a hallowed rite of passage for some of our finest funnymen. This week, with Rowan Atkinson returning to the genre in Johnny English Reborn (tagline: "One Man. One Mission. No Chance"), we decided now would be the perfect time to take a fond look back at some of our favorite clueless, bumbling, and/or completely accidental spies. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is Total Recall!
Over the course of his long film career, Dennis Quaid has done a lot of things -- played piano like Jerry Lee Lewis, helped NASA make history, policed the wild west, battled a 3D shark, and piloted a teeny-tiny ship through Martin Short's innards, to name just a few. But he's never had his own Total Recall, so in honor of his supporting turn as the tight-seated Reverend Shaw Moore in Craig Brewer's Footloose remake, we decided to take a look at some of the brightest highlights from the DQ filmography. Which of your favorites made the list? Read on to find out!
Throughout Hollywood history, countless actors have played boxers: young ones, old ones, prize-winning champs, washed-up palookas, and everything in between. But never have audiences been treated to the sight of a down-on-his-luck pugilist who rebuilds his shattered dreams by coaching a boxing robot -- until now, that is. Yes, that's right, Real Steel is here, and in honor of his turn as the rockin'-est, sockin'-est corner man in celluloid history, we're dedicating this week's Total Recall to Hugh Jackman's greatest hits!
At the ripe old age of 30, Joseph Gordon-LevittJoseph Gordon-Levitt is already a grizzled Hollywood veteran, having made his film debut nearly 20 years ago in the slobbery family comedy Beethoven. And he's a busy guy, too -- when 50/50 debuts this weekend, it'll mark his ninth trip to theaters in the last two years, with a whopping four more films on tap for 2012. Clearly, the time has come for us to take a look at the critical highlights from Mr. Gordon-Levitt's growing filmography, and you know what that means: It's time for Total Recall!
Once, during a long-ago era called "the 1980s," Hollywood action heroes roamed the Earth with bulging biceps and names like Sly, Arnold, and Bruce. With a limitless supply of weapons and wisecracks, they saved the world countless times -- and they were exiled to the land of Direct to Video for their trouble, where they wandered lost throughout the '90s and much of the aughts. But they're fighting their way back from extinction now, thanks in large part to the tenacious efforts of steely-eyed roughnecks like Jason Statham -- and to thank him for his bravery in the face of indie dramas and romantic comedies, we've decided to dedicate this week's feature to a list of his finest films. Are you tough enough to Total Recall, Statham style?
Anyone who can claim the titles "ace poker player," "antiques dealer," and "MIT dropout" is bound to be a pretty interesting guy -- and two-time Academy Awards nominee James Woods is living proof. Over the course of his four decades in showbiz, Woods has cut an intriguingly eclectic path, popping up everywhere from Oliver Stone movies to family flicks (that's his voice you hear in Stuart Little 2 and Hercules), video games (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas), and TV (where he's tormented Family Guy's Peter Griffin for years). But he's never received the Total Recall treatment, and when we saw his name on the cast list for Straw Dogs, we knew we needed to repent. It's time to Total Recall, James Woods style!
Car chases are a classic element of action movies, and we've seen them since the Silent Era. A well-executed chase can be extremely thrilling, even in an otherwise crappy movie. Since the remake of Drive hits theaters soon, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the greatest car chases to ever go careening across the silver screen.
As we approach Labor Day weekend, it's time to say goodbye to summer -- and thanks to director David R. Ellis (The Final Destination), we get to bid it adieu in the most appropriate fashion: by lining up to watch scantily clad twentysomethings futilely splash around in abject terror while trying to escape from bloodthirsty sharks. Yes, that's right, it's time for Shark Night 3D, and to celebrate its finny arrival, we decided to devote this week's list to Hollywood's hunters of the deep. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, it's time for Total Recall -- Deadly Sea Creatures edition!
By the time he turned 20, Guy Pearce had already been an award-winning amateur bodybuilder, fencing student, and Australian soap star -- the kind of career path that not only must make for great conversation at cocktail parties, but set the tone for an eclectic filmography that has seen Pearce go on to take roles in period dramas, Disney comedies, and neo-noir classics. This week, he returns to theaters with Katie Holmes and a house full of creepy-crawlies in the Guillermo del Toro-produced Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, and we're celebrating by taking a look back at his critical highlights. It's time for Total Recall!


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Robert Hunter: Knocking on Heaven's Door
Robert Hunter pauses for a moment before he discusses the ailment that hospitalized him last year. "I'm of two minds about whether I want to say anything about it because the last thing I want is pity," he says. "I didn't let any information out but I was seriously ill with a spinal infection. I don't know where it came from. I think it was ebola or something like that, and it put me at death's door."
Prior to this setback, the longtime Grateful Dead lyricist had been in fine fettle, writing songs with Little Feat, Bruce Hornsby, Jim Lauderdale and old friends David Nelson, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and even Bob Dylan. As Hunter reflects on his career, he is quick to remark, "I'll just say right out front that I am one lucky lyricist to have had Jerry Garcia to work with. I never get tired of those melodies. The man's genius is there. He's with those songs. It's part of what he's left."
Hunter will revisit his expansive catalog of material in late September, when he embarks on his first tour in nearly a decade.
It's been a while since you last performed live. I'm sure there are plenty of people who assumed that you had retired from the stage. What prompted your decision to return?
In a nutshell, I had the benefit of the experience of being extremely ill. When I got out of the hospital, I began thinking that time was precious and what I really would like to do, God willing and the creek don't rise, is continue my performing career. I realized that I missed being on the stage. When I gave it up, it wasn't the performing I was giving up—it was the travel, the hotels, the days between.
Since you hadn't played guitar in a performance setting for quite some time, was it a challenge to bring your chops up to speed?
Oh, my God, yes. I get up before dawn and, as soon as the sun is up, I go out in the yard with my guitar. I find that's the nicest place to do it with the birds singing, and I work about four or five hours in the morning. I've pretty much got my repertoire back together. My guitar playing is better than it's ever been, by far, because I never really worked at it before. This time, I decided to sit down and put in the hours instead of just writing songs all the time. I've written plenty of songs in the time I've been off.
Speaking of which, do you plan on incorporating any of that material from the recent years into your show?
I'm planning to do "Patchwork River" that I wrote with Jim [Lauderdale]. I've been working it up and I really like singing it. Just because a song is kind of good doesn't make me want to sing it. The song has to command me to sing. When I get out there, every song I perform demands to be sung.
I've worked out about 40 songs of which I'll do about 18 when I do two sets. I generally do about six in my first set and a dozen in my second set. So, for example, will I do "Mission in the Rain" or some other one? I won't know until I make up my setlist right before I go onstage.
I'll be doing a couple I haven't done before though. For instance, I'm going to pull out an "Attics of My Life," which I've never dared to do solo before because everybody knows it takes at least three singers. [Laughs.] But I've worked my way around it and I'm feeling confident with it. I'll be doing a couple songs that I've written for myself over a few years now, but I know what people come to hear from me and they're going to get it. They pay their money, they're entitled to hear what they want to hear and that's largely Grateful Dead. I understand this.
An awesome artist n musician walked many roads all Deadheads Worldwide loves you.
Yes come to the NW next spring, please
We love you, Robert Hunter, and thank you for your wisdom and words.
Peace and love, always…
Coming to the Capt to see your show! Saw you years ago (1978) outside of Philly. All the years combine…
See you In Cambridge….. It has been awhile…. Thanx for coming to Boston. .Peace and Happiness.. Barry…....... Say to Phil for me
We do love you Robert Hunter. My life was much richer because you wrote great songs for us. Thank you.
I got my Town Hall NYC tix.I'm excited because my wife married a Dead Head and now she will see who caused all this shit.hahaha
(((Robert Hunter))) "What's your Hurry?" <3
Waiting patiently for a decade to see you again. Just like last time, we'll be sitting right there with love and gratitude. Can't wait. Much love.
Thanks for all the wonderful songs.It's ok that you won't be coming to Britain anytime soon.It's good to know you are still out there
WOuld love to hear some of your other tunes that weren't recorded by the Grateful Dead. A full length Ballad of Terrapin Station, Promontory Rider & any of the Jim Lauderdale material would be great! Glad to see you'll be taking the stage soon.
good to see you back on the road hunter. have a great time and hopefully we will see you down florida way in the spring.
Nice article…Glad Robert is in charge of the publishing and getting back on the Road ...Fare thee well !!
wonderful news! so glad to know Robert will be touring again, I hope I get another chance to see him play, great interview,
Welcome Home, Robert Hunter!!
I really hope Robert plays some of the Together Through Life songs. It's All Good!
I was excited before, but now after seeing his performance/acceptance speech at the Americana Awards last night I cannot WAIT to see the show he's put together for us. Hooray Hunter!!!!!
Oh, if there's any way you can bring yourself to the Southeast, we would be so very much obliged, Mr. Hunter!
It would be a dream to hear his version of Terrapin in Red Bank, NJ! Been waiting patiently for years! Much love, Robert. Thank YOU!
Glad to hear the tour went well and that you're thinking of going out in the spring.
Come on back to Denver, maybe the Gothic Theater or the Bluebird. We'd love to see ya here.


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If you handle dry pet food—and chances are, you do—a veterinary epidemiologist urges you to wash your hands afterward and regularly disinfect pet food bowls and eating areas. That food may carry Salmonella and may be responsible for human salmonellosis outbreaks, according to a recent report published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its analysis of a salmonellosis outbreak in 2006 and 2008 that was likely caused by contaminated dry pet food. Especially at risk are young children, who may play with the pet food and put their hands or the food itself in their mouths.
The report comes in the wake of a number of voluntary pet food recalls involving Salmonella contamination in the past few months. The Food and Drug Administration has been randomly sampling pet food for contamination with the bacterium.
Dr. Casey Barton Behravesh, a CDC veterinary epidemiologist, says food bowls should be cleaned outdoors rather than in sinks used for hand-washing or food preparation.
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Disney has a pretty well-known policy of not allowing adults to wear costumes to the parks outside of the Halloween parties at MK (and people in Star Wars costumes for Star Wars Weekends). I was honestly surprised to hear they got in DHS without any issues. And the policy is in place for the reason stated... some guests might confuse those in costume as actual park characters.
Yep, Disney did the right thing. She should come back for the Halloween Party.
Meh, Disney did what they had to do. I don't see why she's crying though.
i do feel bad for her and think her costume was great but rules is rules.
Agree with the consensus here. This policy has been in place for a LONG time and Disney is generally pretty uniform about enforcing it. Kids can get away with being in costume because no one will think they're a Disney face character. Teens and adults can't. Disney can't risk that other guests will think that the costumed individuals are official Disney characters and then hold Disney responsible for something the costumed individuals did.
It's unfortunate that this particular girl didn't know the policy - her costume is great and I feel bad that this ruined her day. If I was her I'm sure I'd be very upset, but the CMs at the DAK gate made the right call.
She got free clothes and was still allowed to stay. I've no sympathy for her at all.
Kind of off-topic, but does this policy only apply to Disney costumes? 'Cause I've seen people get through in full-on anime cosplay with no issues.
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I was honestly surprised to hear they got in DHS without any issues.
I've also seen someone dressed as a pin-up girl at Hollywood Studios (really well-done too).
Incidentally, does the exception for Halloween only apply to the Magic Kingdom or can people go to other parks in costume too? I emailed guest services asking this same question and they gave me a very unhelpful form letter that had all the rules for costumes on it, but didn't answer my question at all.
Of course, during Halloween, if guests wear costumes of Disney characters they also have to wear a bad or sash that says they are not Disney employees. I don't know why they can't just had those out all the time for when stuff like this comes up. I guess it's easier just to not let people in costume in than run the risk of any sort of confusion.
I remember reading a while back - must have been over a year ago - about and Englishwoman who was told she couldn't wear an old wedding dress and tiara (she and her daughter were playing Generic Princess) to Disneyland Paris.
This is where Disney has to enforce things. If you let one go by, the next will get more detailed and more inappropriate. And of course that person will say "but you let the others dress up".


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If you ever read classic science fiction from the 1950's, you can feel America's pulse, we were going to conquer space, we were going to colonize orbit, the Moon, Mars, we were going to spread humanity through the Solar System, and eventually the galay. Somehow, in the last 30 years this changed.
Nowadays, Americans want comfort and safety, real heroism is lacking. We'll spend millions on designing a better recliner, with built in cat5 ports and a refrigerator. We'll spend millions on keeping people from smoking cigarettes, ignoring the fact that God gave people free will to decide for themselves. And then, because the budget has been spent on frivolous mandates like family-destroying welfare, we'll give up on space.
I, for one, blame the permissive 60's. Too many baby boomers ruined their mind on hallucinogens, and lost the courage and faith of their forefathers. Now, unless they're guaranteed 100 percent safety and comfort, these boomers won't have anything to do with it. Take NASA's money and spend it on Social Security so I can still rock to the Doors and drive my SUV when I'm 80. Greedy bastards.
What can we do to reclaim America's spirit? I don't think it's a coincidence that America's only Catholic president got us to the Moon. Yes, when you're involved in the True Church [vatican.va], you know that despite all your efforts, Death will get you, so it's better to be in orbit and die in a meteor shower, or die of a pressure suit leak on the Moon, than cravenly hiding in a planned retirement home.
America, let's get back to the Moon, let's go to Mars, and let's bring the Jesuits!
I hate when nouns are turned into verbs.
First flight - Michael Jackson, Rosie O'donnell, Jack Valenti, and Hilary Rosen.
It's just so darned expensive that probably only giant companies could even consider the whole field. Companies like... Oh, God. I just had a horrible thought:
Microsoft Space Station.
Just imagine it in that insidiously friendly font they always use... *Shudder*
They (russians) just lost a comm satellite yesterday, launched it into LEO (low earth orbit), insted of GSO (geo-stationary orbit).
Mind you, when it comes flaming back into the atmosphere and kills some cow in Auckland, it'll be geo-stationary.
James gets angry as Kara's juice is always floating towards him due to his large gravitational effect. Rick and Julio's ongoing power struggle leads to the inevitable...taking it outside.
"Mach was the greatest intellectual fraud in the last ten years." "What about X?" "I said `intellectual'." ;login, 9/1990


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Place the vanity into the room and hook up the plumbing. Install the faucets and hardware (Image 2).
For the towel rack, use "U" shaped fasteners to attach the antique drills at the top and bottom (Image 1) to a stained wood plank. Use a rust spray to give the fasteners an antique patina.
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Teenager Nick D'Aloisio cashes in on an application he created at just 15 years of age, after Yahoo! spends $30 million.
March 27, 2013 4:51 by Muhammad Aldalou
Do you remember your biggest concerns as a teenager? What about your dreams and aspirations? Chances are, you've had many, but it's safe to say that whatever they were, they weren't even remotely close to those of a 17-year-old millionaire. And if they were, then Kipp is flattered to have you as a reader.
Nick D'Aloisio, a 17-year-old boy living with his parents in London, is the latest 'tech prodigy' to join the ranks of the elite after successfully selling Summly, a news app reader he began developing at the age of 15, to Yahoo! for an undisclosed amount (although the figure $30 million has been floating around).
Young D'Aloisio is a self-taught programmer, since he began at the age of 12, developing "gimmicky games" such as a treadmill app for your fingers. He says that after a couple of years, he decided to take a turn and focus on actually building a serious application.
Summly works by summarising news articles into 400-word summaries using an artificial intelligence algorithm that Yahoo! has clearly found irresistible. They haven't actually bought the app itself, but rather the technology behind it – which will 'soon' be integrated in Yahoo!'s services.
With the help of SRI International, a Silicon Valley research and development firm that has an artificial-intelligence lab and an ownership stake in the startup, Summly was released in November 2012. It didn't take others long to notice the app's potential, because D'Aloisio says he was also 'contacted out of the blue' by Mark Pincus, CEO of Zynga and the investment firm owned by Hong Kong billionaire La Ka-shing, to help with the funding.
Soon after, the likes of Yoko Ono, Stephen Fry and Ashton Kutcher got involved, collectively giving him an approximate total of $1.5 million in funding.
At 17, Nick is reportedly the youngest person to ever receive venture capital funding; he's made a name for himself and a fortune that could potentially last him forever. A senior vice president at Yahoo! describes him as an "exceptional talent" and he's already achieved what most can only dream of.
We don't know what his personal plans for the future are, but he said during a Bloomberg interview that what drives him more than anything – and incidentally what people should be focusing on more than the money – is being creatively excited.


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Montgomery, AL – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed two state budgets into law.
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25 years ago: 1985
Boots Donnelly withdrew yesterday from Memphis State University's hunt for a football coach, and Billy "Spook" Murphy, former MSU athletic director, emerged as a participant in the search. Donnelly, head coach at Middle Tennessee State University and a primary contender for the Memphis vacancy, withdrew after a Tuesday night interview. He kept his decision quiet until his return to Murfreesboro yesterday.
50 years ago: 1960
If Memphis purchases the Memphis Transit Co., as the City Commission has virtually agreed to do, three present top officials of the company will bid for the management contract to run the property. Former Mayor Edmund Orgill, chairman of the newly created Memphis Transit Authority, said last night that overtures for the management contract have been made by E.P. McCallum Jr., president of the transit company, and two vice presidents. Associated with Mr. McCallum in the bid are Robert Brake, financial vice president and secretary, and M.G. Tate, vice president for operations.
75 years ago: 1935
The 41st traffic death of the year in Memphis was recorded last night when a man died of injuries suffered when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Riverside, near Beale. The total is one less than that recorded at this time last year.
100 years ago: 1910
Finishing touches on the big storm drainage ditches, draining the section between Cleveland and North Watkins and Poplar, have been finished and Street Commissioner George C. Love is now anxious for a big rain to see if the ditches will do the job. The ditches join north of Poplar and extend in a common channel to North Parkway.
125 years ago: 1885
The 14 mail carriers in Memphis in the past year have handled a total of 4,606,418 pieces of mail of all kinds, at an aggregate cost of $832.16 per carrier.
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|Los Angeles
|Team: Player goal (assisted by) minute
|LA: Todd Dunivant 1 (Mike Magee 4) 24.
|Team -- Player (foul type) minute
|HOU -- Mike Chabala (caution; Tactical Foul) 54HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 56LA -- Edson Buddle (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 56HOU -- Geoff Cameron (caution; Reckless Tackle) 81LA -- Mike Magee (caution; Reckless Tackle) 89
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|Pat Onstad, Richard Mulrooney, Brian Mullan (Dominic Oduro75), Kei Kamara (Cam Weaver 73), Brad Davis, Mike Chabala, Geoff Cameron,Stuart Holden, Brian Ching, Corey Ashe, Bobby Boswell.
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|Tally Hall, Julius James, Ade Akinbiyi, Craig Waibel,John Michael Hayden.
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|Donovan Ricketts, Todd Dunivant, Omar Gonzalez (TonySanneh 62), Eddie Lewis (Chris Klein 84), Jovan Kirovski, Edson Buddle,Stefani Miglioranzi, Gregg Berhalter, Mike Magee, A.J. DeLaGarza, Alan Gordon(Bryan Jordan 72).
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Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Todd Dunivant's goal in the 24th minute was enough to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at The Home Depot Center on Sunday.
Dunivant's goal, which is his first this season, came from a short corner kick as he redirected a shot from Mike Magee past Houston goalkeeper Pat Onstad, snapping the Dynamo's (8-3-4) 11-game unbeaten run.
The win is just the third of the season for Los Angeles (3-3-9), and their second victory in nine games.
Neither side was able to generate much in attack in the opening 20 minutes, but the first chance of the match fell to the Galaxy from a throw in.
Dunivant tossed the ball long down the left wing for Edson Buddle, and he squared it to Alan Gordon inside the box. Gordon struck the ball first-time, but it sailed past the far post.
It took just a few minutes for the home side to create another opportunity, and this time, they made it count.
Magee took a short corner and dribbled into the box before firing a shot towards goal. The ball appeared to be headed wide of the net, but Dunivant got his foot to the ball and redirected it inside the post.
Houston's attack failed to produce a shot until the final minute of the opening half, and it came from the head of Kei Kamara, who nodded the ball straight at goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts from a Corey Ashe left-wing cross.
The Dynamo got another look at goal early in the second half when Brian Mullan fired a volley over the net from inside the area, while Kamara had a chance to put Houston on the scoreboard when he was played into the box by Brad Davis, but his attempted chip was poor and it sailed comfortably into the arms of Ricketts.
The Galaxy threatened in the 66th minute when Eddie Lewis drove a cross into the area for Buddle, but he sent a glancing header skipping past the post.
Houston continued to be frustrated in attack, but they had a chance to grab a point in the 88th minute when Stuart Holden's corner kick found the head of Brian Ching, but the ball was once again hit straight at the keeper.
Ricketts then came up with his biggest save of the match in stoppage time to preserve the win as he denied Cam Weaver at close range.


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Growing up on a farm just outside of England (Lonoke County), William "Hank" Henderson didn't want a career as a farmer.
"I wanted to try my hand in business," said the 48-year-old CEO of America's Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville.
After attending the University of Central Arkansas in the 1980s, Henderson went to work for a car rental and leasing company in Fort Worth, Texas.
"I didn't like it out there, and came back [to Arkansas] and went to work at Car-Mart," he said.
That was in 1987. And he's been there ever since. He's held positions of district manger, regional manager, general manager and chief operating officer. Henderson became Car-Mart's CEO in October 2007, just in time for the Great Recession struck.
"Really for our customers, … our company hasn't been affected by the recession," he said. "What we sell is basic transportation. And that is a need, … and something that people [will] continue to buy."
America's Car-Mart not only sells used vehicles, but also provides the financing for their customers too. With 112 dealerships in nine states, America's Car-Mart has about 1,100 employees, making it the largest publicly held automotive retailer in the United States.
Henderson said his management philosophy is to have the right people in the right places and then let "them do their job."
The strategy seems to be working. For the fiscal year that ended April 30, 2009, the first full year under Henderson, Car-Mart had $299 million in revenue. A year later, its revenue jumped 13.4 percent. And for the fiscal year that ended in April 2011, revenue was $379.25 million.
And through the first three quarters of its current fiscal year, revenue was $316.7 million, up 14.8 percent from the same period a year ago.
"Our strong performance is the direct result of taking great care of our customers, one at a time," Henderson said in a Feb. 15 news release about the third quarter results.
Henderson received a raise for the fiscal year that ended April 30, 2011, to $350,000, up from $300,000 the previous year. His total compensation was $450,000 for the fiscal year that ended April 30, but the previous year it was $3.55 million, thanks to $2.8 million in stock compensation.
He owns about 92,000 shares of the company, which was worth about $4.2 million as of March 13. The stock's price has soared more than 300 percent since Henderson was promoted to CEO. It closed at $45.78 on March 13.
Henderson also started serving on the company's board of directors in 2002. In 2004, he was named vice chairman of the board.
Away from the office, Henderson plays guitar in a band that performs a few shows a year. And in the winter, he can be found duck hunting.
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I dunno about you, but I kind of expected DDS to be more dark and not like, Persona 4-colorful. You're in a post-apocalyptic world, how rainbowy is that gonna be?
I like the mantra grid so far because it makes sense. Plus it makes it easier for characters who are weak to Fire (for example...) learn Void Fire etc.
I find that I can die really easily to new enemies, yes. After a death or two I realize what they're weak/immune to, but yeah, still annoying. :P


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FOSSTON -- Trent Benson was the sort of young man who was named captain of his high school swim team in Fosston; who kept in touch with classmates years after graduation, commiserating when they lost loved ones; and who sent Christmas cards each year to his coach.
But Benson, 36, was jailed a few days ago in Mesa, Ariz., charged as a serial rapist and kidnapper and the murderer of two women.
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Tore out old deck this weekend - found this - now what???
We tore out the old deck that was 3 steps high last weekend since we are planning to seal off the old backdoor and overhang that used to lead out to the deck.
We started digging around today and found this concrete pathway.
Wanted to build some sort of paver patio from garage (where there will be a fence/gate) past the new backdoor and then spread out (somewhere) so that we could have a table/chair/grill set up. We have a boxy house so was advised to keep edges of patio rounded, if possible.
Would like to maximize space with grass as much as possible since we have a postage stamp as a backyard (and we have small children).
Knew old broken concrete step existed before demo began and thought if too hard to break apart, could always cover with raised garden bed (right?).
Did NOT expect concrete walkway and now trying to decide how to do the patio - work with the concrete path, pay to demo or cover with stepping stones?
Any suggestions on layout of the patio? I can provide a diagram if that helps...
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Also, *IF* price was not an issue, with the white stucco house, yellow door and brown stained steps, do you like the brown brick pavers (that used to line the deck) or think grey cobblestone would look nicer?
Yellow door is cute.
You have an opportunity to gain experience with a jackhammer, or demolition hammer.
For a small unreinforced slab of less than 6" thick, electric tools will be fine. Pneumetic hammers are WAY more powerful, but that is overkill for you.
Look at a Hilti demolition hammer for rent The Hilti TE905 would work great. The Bosch jackhammer is commonly available fro rent, but I would choose the Hilti. Bosch is heavy, slow, and weak. Either way, if you rent one for a day, the concrete will be a goner.
Paid $300 today for a Bob Cat to come in - he was already going to be in the neighborhood so he said he'd cut me a deal (no charge for bringing the truck out...) - the "show" I think was well worth it (seriously, who knew concrete excavation could be so entertaining?) but knowing it would cost $50-70 for the jackhammer rental for the day and my husband has a slipped disk in his back, also helped us decide to hire it out. The guy we worked with was SUPER nice too which always helps :-) I'm not sure how big of a "deal" it was but it was well worth it to us - job done! ;)
Attached is a pic of the largest footing (I had NO idea they could be so big given our deck wasn't that large...) as well as part of the stairs that they ripped out.
Thanks for your response - I appreciate the information!
In retrospect the Bobcat was definitely the right choice! Who'd have guessed they put such solid footings in? It's not the biggest they make (some of ours are 24" diameter and 3' deep on our deck), but way too much work to do by hand.
BTW, I like gray pavers with your white house and yellow door, but I also think what you've got is just fine.
Make sure to post photos of your project!
That pier is done correctly. Look at the base of the concrete, see how it mushrooms out? That is important to prevent frost heave. The mushroom part can't heave up through the frozen layer of ground above, it's too big, and the frozen ground is too hard to break through. It's not the diameter or mass of the pier that resists frost heave. It's the shape and depth of the footing.
A straight pier can slip up through the hole in the frozen layer of topsoil. That is why I tell everyone to dig a deeper, wider base, and then lift the sonotube up several inches from the bottom of the hole


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If you follow energy discussions, you will often hear one of two visions of China's energy system emphatically described by various pundits and advocates. At first blush, the two visions seem fundamentally in conflict. Only one must be true! How can China be both "green" and "black" at the same time?[read more]
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Application for Admission to the Old Dominion Soccer League Fall 2002 Sponsoring Organization Every team participating in the ODSL must be sponsored by an existing Soccer Club or Association. Please provide the name of the sponsor and a contact at the organization that can provide verification. Each sponsoring organization should provide an ODSL Representative who can cast votes for all the participating teams at the General Membership Meeting. Note: No commercial sponsor names or logos may appear on the player's uniforms. Age Group In order to qualify for an age group, every rostered member of the team must have been born on or after August 1st, of the given year: U9 1993 ~U10 1992~U11 1991~U12 1990~U13 1989~U14 1988~U15 1987~U16 1986~U17~1985~U19 1983 Correspondence All written correspondence will be sent to only one address per team. All schedule change notification will be made via e-mail. Each team must provide an E-mail contact address. Each week the home team is required to make an advance call to the visiting team by the Wednesday preceding the match. Please indicate who is to receive that call, or other calls in the event of rain-outs. Home Field Every club that sponsors teams to the ODSL has an absolute obligation to its teams to commit definite fields and playing times to the league at the time of their application. Each team should coordinate with their sponsoring organization the availability of a home field for match play on Sundays, and in some cases an occasional Saturday. The name of the person responsible for field scheduling for each club must be provided on the application. The ODSL Administrator will contact each club's scheduler and give instructions for filling out a field availability form for the club's teams. All field availability forms must be completed by August 1, 2002. These fields must be available through November 17, 2002. The ODSL encourages play after 12:00 Noon on Sundays. All of a club's applications will be returned if this information has not been provided by August 1st. Please check directions to your field at www.odsl.org and report any discrepancies. Referee Assignor Each sponsoring organization must provide to the ODSL the name of an assignor who will coordinate the referees for each of their home matches. All teams from each sponsoring organization must use the same assignor. An e-mail address is critical, as assignors will be informed by E-mail of any schedule changes. Deadlines All applications and registration fees must be postmarked by July 6, 2002. The last day to withdraw and receive a partial refund is July 15, 2001. Notice of withdrawal must be sent to the administrator in writing. U9 Play No standings will be posted and no trophies will be awarded at the U9 level. All U9 teams will receive ODSL patches in the Fall and pins in the Spring. Fees U9 teams $375.00 U10 teams $415.00 U11 and older teams $515.00 This fee does not include the $9.50 per player that must be paid to our registrar for state player pass fees and insurance when the team has its roster approved. The League fee must be paid each season. The player pass fee is a once a year fee. Once the application and league fee have been received and approved, teams will be mailed a player registration packet. All rosters and player pass forms for teams must be submitted to the team's assigned registrar by August 18, 2002. Make all checks payable to: ODSL Mail to: ODSL Administrator's phone and fax # 703-753-9191 P.O. 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Well I can safely say that this is a very delicious beer. I cracked the first one open yesterday, and shared with 2 others; we reached consensus. I used the recipe based on pg. 20. It is also evident that this is in no way a clone of ST Pumpking. I had one side by side. The color is right on, but there is definitely not the graham cracker, vanilla, or much cinnamon in the ST beer. That being said, I am really enjoying all of those flavors in this beer; the vanilla compliments it very well. Oak would only enhance this even more. I used a full tsp of the Graham cracker extract; thankfully I have not detected any of the metallic or other off flavors that others have noted.
For what it's worth, I feel the actual clone might need less to none of the Victory, more of some kind of crystal/caramel malt, and a mash temp of 156-158. I would also drop the extract, vanilla, and add some more of all of the spices (for a clone, that is).
Thank you all who have helped this process along. I will continue to enjoy the fruits of your labor this fall.
I was going to go with 15 lbs of two row and 3/4 lb crystal 50/60L. That is basically what others have recommended in here. Going with 1tsp of nutmeg, all spice, and pumpkin spice. I think I will add some butter vanilla extract. I also have fresh butternut squash instead of pumpkin in the mash. I'm going with a mash temp of 158* F.
The hops since I don't have what I need I'm going with 1/2 oz chinock and 1/2 oz perle.
I had a bomber of this beer on Friday. Without a doubt the single worst beer I have ever had. I don't see how anyone could possibly like the one I had. Spiced beyond all belief, with a wretched, tongue-raking flavor. Do they have quality control issues? I know that keeping pumpkin beers consistent is tough, I have had some good and some pretty bad Punkin Ales.
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I just kegged mine. Based on page 20 recipe with a few changes. WLP002 English Ale, 32oz of canned pumpkin in the mash, 1lb of honey malt, mashed at 156, no lactose, Goldings and Northern brewer hops (what I had). 2 cinnamon stick in boil and 1tbs candied ginger, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg, 1/2 lb demerara sugar 1/2 lb light brown sugar. 3 vanilla beans in secondary,1 tsp pumpkin pie spice blend, 7 drops of graham cracker extract in 5g.
I like it. Not quite ST, but in the ballpark and a very nice spiced beer with a beautiful color. Would like a little more sweetness but I cant tolerate lactose. The mash and yeast enhance the breadiness and left some sweetness (fg 1.013), and I think muted some of the spices.
I would make this again with a little more spice.
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Brewed a partial mash version of this on Sunday using Cannondale's recipe with 10 lbs Alexanders pale malt extract in place of the 2 row. Did 3 lbs of Libby's canned pumpkin coated in orange blossom honey and brown sugar baked at 350 for 45 minutes. I also subbed the Wyeast 1469 Yorkshire a la TyTanium. I'm debating the graham cracker or vanilla butternut extracts, though those seem risky. I am however expecting my first 5 gallon oak barrel as a gift, of which I do think I will make this beer's home for a week or so...
Cool. I'm loving the Yorkshire yeast. Hope you do too!
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Is this normal? I made 12 gallons so I was going to add 4 vanilla beans to the secondary. I only let them sit in about 2 ounces (maybe) of vodka with the ground cinnamon, and I took a look at it today (after about a week or so) and it looked like there was a blob in it, so I reached in and found this???? WTF? I didn't sanitize anything because I figured the vodka would do that, but there isn't any way I'm dumping any of this nastiness in my beer!!!
That is not a full bean btw... I chopped up and split all the beans before adding to con and vodka... It has the consistency of flubber!
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That's it: Fire the drummer. Though it's a problematic if long-standing complaint, Pelican drummer Larry Herweg has consistently prevented his Chicago-based instrumental four-piece from being as transcendent as they've long been touted. On their third album, City of Echoes, it's worse than it's ever been, largely because it now seems that the excellent and consistently developing guitar duo of Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor de Brauw are better than they've ever been. The compositions and performances have become more subtle and complex and, here, are occasionally as powerful as those early Pelican moments, when a young, passionate band would grind a handful of chords into fine, red-hot dust. But Herweg, unlike his flanking guitarists and even his bassist brother Bryan, hasn't progressed beyond his role of generally beating things hard and misguiding the upswing of a song by botching fills and missing beats. On City of Echoes, he muddles some of the album's most otherwise-transcendent moments, the album's approach of more density and less repetition giving him more opportunities for failure than ever before. Plenty of them are requited.
This complaint is nothing new. Long before Pelican were popularly associated with the post-rock cadre that includes Explosions in the Sky, Mono, and a dozen other post-Young Team acts, Kid606 mentioned that the band, drum machine and all, reminded him favorably of Godflesh. Oops. At this year's South by Southwest, one writer noted Herweg seemed to be made of wood. But City of Echoes demands a different drummer with finesse and a wide toolkit. After all, this is Pelican's big shot at making a more concise and dense album. City of Echoes edges 45 minutes, while 2005's The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw was 14 minutes longer with one less track. Here Pelican spent more time compacting things, excising prior largesse, and letting each part stand out more by raising the contrast. As de Brauw told Decibel reporter Andrew Parks in a fantastic, blunt feature, "There was an intensity that wasn't there before in our songwriting-- a real heightened sense of awareness of each other's parts and a desire to write really compact, perfect songs."
But that entails a wider range of dynamics and a higher number of changes in less time, two qualities that lay a series of snare traps for Herweg. Consider the title track, the only piece here that breaks the seven-minute mark. The ideas warrant such length: Schroeder-Lebec and de Brauw diverge and converge, ricocheting between calculated broods and angular charges with guitar lines stretching as catapults. Less than two minutes in, half of the guitar duo is sprinting in sludge while the other is serializing a triumphant, ascending pattern. But if something sounds like it's unraveling, it is: As he does with almost all of his transitional movements, Herweg falls apart by a hit or two, chopping his hands and losing his place. It's awkward and unnatural, detracting from the intended motion entirely. Pelican proper sounds so good here, really: They're as aggressive and brimming as they are patient and smart, writing an anthem harmed by corrupted technique.
But it's not that Herweg simply can't play; he can't place properly in the band's evolving approach, either. Herweg sits the record's acoustic midsection out, but he spoils the album's other quiet track, closer "A Delicate Sense of Balance". He understeps his pace on a simple turn-around, but even when on point, his big, lumbering drums sound cumbersome and stiff. The guitars snake; he stomps, occasionally subdiving his beat without any awareness for the rest of the band. By the time the track peaks, Herweg stays in place. And, when one of the guitars finally trails off for the dénouement, Herweg's sore thumb is still there, negating delicacy. Herweg's drumming and complete oblivion to feel doesn't allow Pelican the range to be the exciting, dynamic band that's capable of the structural complexity they're interested in here. This makes City of Echoes static and, often, boring.Ignoring the rhythm section and its side effects, though, this is the best Pelican album yet, largely because de Brauw and Schroeder-Lebec are only getting better in tandem, increasingly comfortable as complementary foils. On "Far From Fields"-- one of the disc's late-breaking, open-vista tracks-- one guitarist embraces textural sweeps while the other builds through a surface staccato motion. Both guitars eventually arrive together, on top, flipping between near-harmonies and counterpoints. It's a special moment, pure finesse. Behind his kit, though, just as the guitars open up and soak in the shimmer of their sound, Herweg sounds like he's staring down, grimacing and just heave-hoeing, sticks in hands, oblivious to the aural eclipse happening feet away. If you focus too hard on how Herweg's trying to keep up (with himself?) and failing, you could miss the beauty of that moment, too. Or you could simply continue to demand more from this "[quasi-] triumphant band."
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