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NASHVILLE -- Audits show nearly $470,000 in annual travel expenses were reported by higher education presidents at the 24 University of Tennessee and Board of Regents schools in the last fiscal year.
Among the expenses were $1,500 for an awards banquet in Barbados, West Indies; $4,700 for a pep rally, reception and football bowl game in Tampa, Fla.; and $5,700 for a commencement address at an Ethiopian university.
A review of travel reporting from the first quarter of this year by Board of Regents campuses suggested the presidents at most institutions were traveling less.
State auditors found no significant problems with college presidents' travel reports, and college presidents say they are eliminating some travel.
Man charged in deputy shooting
COLUMBIA -- A man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the wounding of a Maury County sheriff's deputy.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that Damon Grady Brewer, 43, an unemployed carpenter from Columbia, was booked into the Maury County jail for the Wednesday night shooting of Sgt. Brian Owens. Brewer was held without bond.
Owens, a 20-year veteran of the sheriff's department, was wounded in the face as he entered the Brewer house while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
He was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where his condition was being withheld Thursday. However, The Daily Herald in Columbia reported he was in serious but stable condition, and TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said she's been told he will recover.
Brewer was charged with three counts for wounding Owens and firing at Brewer's wife and Maury County deputy Bradley Thompson, who was responding with Owens. No one else was hurt.
The bullet shattered Owens' jaw and lodged in his neck, a Nashville television station reported.
Lawmakers eye May primaries
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas' primaries may be headed toward a reunion after they were split up to give the state a bigger say in the presidential nominating contest.
Two lawmakers on Thursday proposed repealing the state's decision to hold its presidential primary on the first Tuesday in February. The legislation filed ahead of next year's session would move the presidential primary back to the third week in May, when other primaries for state races are held.
Lawmakers voted in 2005 to move the presidential contest to February, arguing it would give the state bigger heft in national politics. Instead, Arkansas was joined by more than 20 other states that held their nominating contests that day.
"If we had voted later this time, maybe we would have more significance and maybe we could have gotten a visit from (Obama)," said Rep. Nathan George, a co-sponsor of the bill. "I think it was worth a try at the time. But it's time to move it back."
George, D-Dardanelle, filed the proposal with Rep. Jon Woods, R-Springdale.
Court upholds no-bid measure
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas' highest court ruled Thursday that a state law allowing no-bid contracts on some state construction projects is constitutional.
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a Pulaski County judge's ruling that the 2001 law allowing the no-bid contracts on projects of $5 million or more does not violate the state constitution. A judge ruled in January against a group of contractors who said it violated a section of the state constitution.
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3 dead, including gunman, in Oregon mall shooting
"I put the baby back in the stroller and ran like hell," Rowland said. "It was awful. It was shots after shots after shots like a massacre."
Holli Bautista, 28, said she was shopping in the Macy's for a Christmas dress for her daughter when she heard pops that sounded like firecrackers.
"I heard people running and screaming and saying `Get out, there's somebody shooting,'" she told the AP. "It was a scene of chaos."
She said hundreds of shoppers and mall employees started running, and she and dozens of other people were trying to escape through an exit in the department store.
Bautista said the Macy's opens into the food court area, where it was reported the shootings took place. Bautista said it sounded like the shots were coming from that direction.
Tiffany Turgetto and her husband had exited Macy's through the first floor when they heard the gunshots coming from the second floor of the mall.
"People in front of us people were dropping, finding covering," she told the AP. "People were yelling screaming and gasping, yelling to get out.
"The lady next to us, she threw a chair and started running. We couldn't run because the chair was there."
Turgetto and her husband and other people were able to quickly leave through a Barnes & Noble bookstore before the police arrived and locked down the mall.
"I had left my phone at home. I was telling people to call 911. Surprisingly, people are around me, no one was calling 911. I think people were in shock."
Kaelynn Keelin was working at two stores down from Macy's when the gunfire began and watched windows to another store get shot out.
She and her Made in Oregon co-workers ran to get customers inside the store to take shelter, Keelin said.
"We got lucky we stayed in," she said. "If we would have run out, we would have ran right into it."
Associated Press writers Nigel Duara in Portland, Michelle Price in Phoenix and Manuel Valdes in Seattle contributed to this report.
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Our Lady of Cupcakes
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Excellent & UniqueReviewed on 1/10/2013 Regan S
KT and Our Lady of Cupcakes was fabulous for our wedding. BEST cupcakes in town, and we receive countless compliments on the flavors and display! I wouldn't have had our wedding cake any other way.
Best cupcakes ever!!Reviewed on 7/12/2012 Jodi P
KT and Lisa are the best! They were able to give me exactly what I wanted for my wedding. Our wedding had a Luau theme and they were able to give me exactly what I wanted with the flavors they offered, the colors and the decorations. They even did a 6" top cake for us that had an edible plumeria lei on it. It was beautiful!! The flavors we had were the talk of the wedding, all of my guests were so impressed with how wonderful and fresh everything tasted. I sampled a couple other local cupcake bakers, one that was even on, and won Cupcake Wars, and I must say that KT and Lisa's cupcakes were so much better and their price was better also!! I will definitely be using them again in the future and have been telling everyone I know about them. You will not be sorry if you order from them, they are excellent!! Jodi
Absolutely amazing!!!!!Reviewed on 7/05/2012 Jess P
These cupcakes are sooo good! We knew as soon as we did a tasting that these were the cupcakes for us. They work within whatever budget you have, which is really great! You can customize the cupcakes and change fillings and toppings for whatever you like. They did an amazing job and everyone made a mad dash for the cupcakes as soon as the cake cutting was over! They couldn't refill the table and tower fast enough! I wanted a cake that looked great, but more importantly, tasted great, and Our Lady of Cupcakes did that. We chose to do 3 flavors with 3 different designs. It was perfect!! I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for cupcakes or unsure of what they want. These ladies will help you find exactly what you are looking for!
Don't look any further!Reviewed on 1/06/2012 Catherine M
We wanted to have cupcakes on towers as center pieces on the tables at our wedding, and from the very beginning KT and Lisa worked with us to make every detail of our vision a reality. Not only do their cupcakes taste phenomenal (try the chocolate with chocolate chip frosting), KT and Lisa are also very creative - and fully committed to ensuring the cupcakes LOOK exactly as you envision too. KT and Lisa worked with us to make sure every detail was perfect, from the flavors to the creative details, to the height and appearance of the cupcake stands. I just told them what we wanted and they delivered. Their customer service is impeccable and they are fast to respond to emails - no matter how small the question! Our guests raved about the cupcakes, and plenty of people took spares home in their pockets! I can't recommend Our Lady of Cupcakes enough - you definitely want them on your wedding team!
Beyond Excellent!Reviewed on 12/20/2011 Stephanie W
I can't praise Our Lady of Cupcakes enough. I used them this weekend for my small, intimate wedding and I could not be happier. KT and Lisa were helpful through the entire process and will literally do anything they can to make sure you get exactly what you want. We went with a book theme, so I sent them a list of our favorite books and they then made small paper books, complete with dialogue inside, to be placed on top of the cupcakes! They turned out beautifully! They were, hands down, the centerpiece of the reception and everyone loved them. Also, besides appearance, they were absolutely delicious. They tasted fresh and homemade, weren't too sweet and each flavor tasted natural. We picked the Raspberry Beret, Pumpkin Spice and Triple Chocolate and all three were amazing. KT arrived on time, early even, and set up the entire tower like a boss. So, if you're looking for something tasty and personal that goes beyond the traditional wedding cake, use Our Lady of Cupcakes. You will not be disappointed!
Perfect From Start to FinishReviewed on 12/06/2011 Eshani O
To start, I was a little unsure of how cupcakes would work for a wedding- I'd never seen it done before. When KT and Lisa met up with us for a tasting, I was brilliantly surprised. Never had I thought that cupcakes tasted so good. As soon as they left, we'd decided to go with them. Throughout the following few months, we had changed our minds a couple of times on location, style, etc., and they were there to adjust as quickly as we were. On the day of the wedding, they showed up and setup the cupcake tower quickly and quietly, with an absolutely beautiful presentation. I highly recommend Our Lady of Cupcakes for any of your events.
Wonderful presentation and delicious cupcakes!!Reviewed on 11/03/2011 Jennifer M
I cant say enough great things about these ladies. Before the wedding they met up with me and my mom and let us taste a few flavors. It was sooo hard to choose because they were all delicious! We of course ended up booking KT & Lisa that day! They kept in touch throughout the next few months and came up with a perfect vision of what we wanted. Fast forward to our wedding day..my expectations were exceeded. Of course the cupcakes were delicious! But I was also impressed by the beautiful presentation. You will not be disappointed with Our Lady of Cupcakes for your wedding, bridal shower, birthday party...etc. Thank you again KT & Lisa!!!
Perfect!Reviewed on 10/19/2011 Nicole B
Our Lady of Cupcakes was absolutely wonderful to work with! Most importantly to me, I have severe food allergies to peanuts/tree nuts and it can be a huge challenge to find any baked goods that are safe for me to eat. This was a big anxiety producer for me when planning the wedding, as I wanted to be able to eat our wedding cake without being terrified of a possible reaction. I first came across Our Lady of Cupcakes and emailed them with my concerns. They addressed all of my concerns and were so incredibly accommodating with my allergies. They even went as far as researching manufacturers of all ingredients to make sure they were safe as well as ordering separate frosting tips for me to make me feel comfortable. I always felt so at ease and didn't worry once about eating the cupcakes. Not only are they accommodating with food allergies, but they also bake delicious cupcakes and decorate them beautifully as well! We were amazed at our tasting at how awesome these cupcakes were. At our reception, we had so many guests coming up to us telling us how much they loved the cupcakes and even our caterers, who have tasted many cakes, expressed their love for the cupcakes and said they would be recommending them to all of their future customers. We did not want traditional vanilla or chocolate cupcakes for our reception, so KT & Lisa asked us what our favorite desserts, flavors, etc. were so they could come up with creative flavors for us. We ended up with Tiramisu, Strawberries and Cream, Lemonade, and Banana Cream Pie. All of these flavors were beyond amazing. I can't wait to use Our Lady of Cupcakes again in the future! They will be the first ones I contact when the need arises :) I might even need to come up with a reason just so I can order more...
Thanks, Nicole! We really enjoyed working with you - and we sure learned a lot about our ingredients! We look forward to creating more wonderful (and non-allergy inducing) cupcakes for you in the future. We've got some pictures up on Flickr if you'd like to... Read Less Read More
Just PERFECT!!!Reviewed on 10/17/2011 Jackie J
I gave KT and Lisa my "vision" from a photograph I found on the internet, and they executed it perfectly!!! My cupcakes were visually appealing, but best of all, delicious!! If you are looking for a custom cupcake display on a budget that tastes great, they will surely deliver!! Thanks for making my wedding perfect!
Thanks, Jackie! Your cupcake display table was one of the most detailed we've done so far - it was very rewarding and we were so happy to hear that you loved it. We have some pictures up on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyofcupcakes/sets/72157627867371538/) if you want to show... Read Less Read More
Best Cupcakes Ever!Reviewed on 10/10/2011 Lisa L
I do not even know where to begin. KT and Lisa were so accomodating from the very beginning. They are great at communicating via email and never left a question unanswered. They are the most cost effective cupcakes I could find and they offer the most customization. How could they be any more perfect? Well, their cupcakes are absolutely delicious and they come up with the most creative flavors. And...if you want them to create a new flavor for you they are ecstatic. My husband and I got married and our colors were black/jade with peacock accents. KT and Lisa came up with wonderful decorating ideas such as rice paper peacock feathers and stamping cupcakes with embossed peacock feathers. As for the flavors we had chocolate and vanilla cupcakes (which sound plain but these girls know how to make even the plainest flavors exquisite!) And they based two other cupcakes on mine and my husbands favorite desserts. Banana cream pie for me and lemon meringue for my husband. Our guests loved all of the flavors! Also, they decorated our cupcake tower beautifully and arranged the cupcakes perfectly! I could go on and on about the wonderful service that they provided but it basically comes down to a few things. If you are looking for friendly, accomodating, organized, and honest cupcake people as well as cost effective, completely customizable, DELICIOUS cupcakes then you can not go wrong with KT and Lisa or Our Lady of Cupcakes!!!!
Thanks, Lisa! We loved working with you and had a great time pulling the concept together. We saw the picture your photographer took of the bridemaids taking pictures of the cupcakes - loved it! We've got some pictures of the tower up on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyofcupcakes/sets/72157627867378588/)... Read Less Read More
Nobody Will Top These Girls!!!Reviewed on 10/01/2011 sarah l
I can't say enough good things about this vendor. Kate & Lisa were both so helpful during the design process and helped me create a beautiful, classy dessert table...exactly the way I had envisioned it. Their cupcakes are literally the best I've tasted. EVER. They offer a ton of unique flavors and every single one we tried was ridiculously good. We ended up going with 4 different flavors (Strawberry Shortcupcake, Peanut Butter Cup, Lemonade and Breakfast Club) & had 200 cupcakes total, along with a 6inch cutting cake. It was a big order but they executed the whole thing perfectly, from start to finish. Their pricing is extremely reasonable for the quality of the cupcakes and service they provide. Literally countless guests came up to me, my family & husband throughout the night to ask about the cupcakes & compliment us on how yummy they were. I'm beyond happy that I chose this vendor over some of the more "commercial" shops. They're obviously very passionate about this business and pour their heart & soul into it. They helped to make my wedding day over-the-top gorgeous and decadent. I HIGHLY recommend Our Lady of Cupcakes. Do yourself a favor & check them out before you settle for anyone else! I promise you, their pricing, service & product quality will be hard to say no to.
Thanks, Sarah! We had a lot of fun doing the cupcakes for your wedding - and they looked great next to the beautiful candy bar set up you did! We have some pictures up on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyofcupcakes/sets/72157627625476473/) but if you get any from your photographer,... Read Less Read More
Love Our Lady of Cupcakes!Reviewed on 6/07/2011 Lindsey F
I have used Our Lady of Cupcakes to cater two graduation parties, so it was a no-brainer when it came time to plan my wedding dessert. Katie and Lisa not only know how to cater appropriate to the theme of the event, but they actually helped take the vague ideas I had of what I wanted, and turned it around and gave me a tangible theme that I adored. I even ended up sharing the style board they created for me with the other wedding participants and vendors to guide them with our theme and colors. Their cupcakes are not only beautiful, but delicious - my wedding guests could not stop complimenting the yummy customized Pirate's Booty and Raspberry Beret cupcakes that adorned our beautiful wedding cake tower. Katie and Lisa arrived with plenty of time to assemble the tower, and they charged extremely reasonable rates. I will definitely be using Our Lady of Cupcakes again in the future!
Thanks, Lindsey! We love catering all of your events and we were so excited to be included in your wedding. It was an honor for us! We put some pictures of your cupcakes tower up on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyofcupcakes/sets/72157626902294616/
Amazing Cupcakes- Couldn't have asked for more!Reviewed on 4/28/2011 Rebecca L
I was so incredibly happy with my cupcakes and cupcake display from Our Lady. Lisa and Katie were amazing to work with. When they say customization- they truly mean it! These girls can make anything. While we did an assortment of 4 flavors, our main flavor was the Raspberry Beret and it was to die for! I got so many compliments from my guests- they wanted to take some home with them! The girls showed up on time to set up the display and it looked gorgeous! I will definitely use Our Lady again.
Thanks, Becky! We were so happy to be able to put this together for you and Jon. And you're our best cupcake model yet! Some pictures of your display are on our Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladyofcupcakes/sets/72157626528426770/


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Narendra Modi has scripted one of the most gloriously spectacular political triumphs in the history of independent India. There is no other way to describe this election. Just think of the magnitude of the achievement. For the first time since Independence, a non-Congress party has got a majority on its own. By enlarging its footprint, it has become a genuinely national party and transformed India's political landscape, perhaps forever.
The Congress has been brought to the verge of extinction. Every known rule of Indian politics has been transformed. Caste-based political parties have been sidelined at a national level. A party has been able to create a broad-based support, across social classes, across rural and urban areas, across different castes. A chief minister from a small state has become a national figure. And perhaps most importantly, this election has belied the cliché that all politics is local.
This election was fought on national themes. The voters have not been swayed by narrow horizons. They have voted what they thought was in the national interest. The idea of India is not an intellectual abstraction. It is created and enacted by millions of voters thinking about the future of India as a whole, joining in a national discourse and delivering their verdict. This is a community of fate charting its future together.
But Modi is a political phenomenon without precedent. In the annals of democratic politics, there are few stories to match his. He is a politician who embodies the quintessence of politics: converting adversity into opportunity. That single characteristic, more than any other, sums up his appeal. It stood out in distinction to a political culture where a ruling dispensation lost no opportunity to miss an opportunity, where privilege masqueraded as victimhood, and care for the poor as a paternalistic excuse to keep them poor.
In a discourse suffused with all that cannot be done, he came to be an embodiment of all that can be done under adversity. He rose from a humble background, and in some ways, understood the possibilities democracy affords for mobility more than its princely custodians. He was an outsider, demonised by the intelligentsia, with a Central government arrayed against him. But he has broken through and will now produce the biggest churning that India's power structure has seen since Independence.
He has tenaciously fought every charge. He has overcome the opposition of his own party establishment. But he has done what his opponents failed to do. He continued to think politically, sensing the national mood, mounting a formidable political machine, by sheer dint of will crisscrossing the country, connecting with crowds from West Bengal to Kerala, and demonstrating an old truth: politics is about creativity, will, organisation, imagination, aspiration. …continued »


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Angie Mar got the green light this afternoon to premiere the latest collabo from MJB and Drake. My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act I) drops November 21st. UPDATE: CDQ via Ang
Curtis was the special guest this afternoon on Angie Martinez Show. He spoke on a few things including his new energy drink, Street King. Listen up. Break 1: 50 speaks on his next album, his like=one meal initiative and Rick Ross' seizure. Break 2: Speaks on Fab & Ray J incident once again and Street King. hhnm
Fresh off a flight, Billboard's current king called Angie Martinez this afternoon on Hot 97. As expected, he spoke on his album debuting at number one and well wishes from manager Mark Pitts, Jay-Z and Beyonce.
Now that Jermaine's debut is finally in stores, today he's in full promo mode. This afternoon he stopped by Angie Martinez's show for the first time on Hot 97. Break 1: Cole tells Angie he purchased her album, addresses rumors, and sales projections. Break 2: J gives his take on subliminal disses and being one of the first artists on Roc Nation to release an album. Break 3: Cole talks about returning to Fayetteville, NC, his in-store signing today at […]
Frank Ocean rarely does interviews. But today, he let his guard down and spoke with Angie Martinez for the first time on New York's Hot 97. Break 1: Frank speaks on being enigmatic and fame. Break 2: Frank gives his experiences on working with The Throne and Beyoncé. Break 3: No album date set yet. Frank hopes to be part of the upcoming Watch The Throne concerts and shows off his marijuana card.
Although Nas is in California, he called Angie Martinez this afternoon on Hot 97. He didn't touch on anything new, but he did speak on forgetting his lyrics while on The Rock The Bells tour.


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At the end of the day, I have to shrug and surrender to my baser side and say that Michael Carreras probably needed to be kicked in the shin at least once. Possibly more than once, but at least once. Allow me to explain myself. Michael Carreras was the son of Hammer Studio founder James Carreras, and he used that relationship to finagle himself a more or less permanent fixture in the hierarchy of the studio, until eventually the reigns were passed to him entirely and the whole show collapsed. Now not everything with the name of Michael Carrereas on it was an embarrassing display of nepotism. In fact, there is much about Michael's involvement with his father's studio that is of high merit. He served as producer for most of the studio's best films. As a director, he was a mixed bag, but he did manage to deliver The Lost Continent, one of Hammer's loopiest and most hilariously daft adventure films. And after directing a decidedly pedestrian follow-up to Hammer's smash hit The Mummy, he redeemed himself somewhat by stepping in to finish the job of directing the superb Blood from the Mummy's Tomb when original director Seth Holt passed away. No, there is much about Michael's tenure at Hammer that is worth celebrating. It's just that at some point in the 1970s, he lost his mind.
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At various points in various reviews, we've discussed the painful demise of Hammer Studios and the Hammer horror film, so rather than rehash it here yet again, I direct you to Taste the Blood of Dracula (the review, I don't mean I'm actually directing you to taste Dracula's blood, should you have any lying about), Dracula AD 1972, and Satanic Rites of Dracula, all of which ramble on and probably repeat the same information about Hammer's inability to sustain itself into the 1970s and in the face of a brutal collapse of the British film industry. I also point out on several occasions that, despite the fact that Hammer was a rudderless ship adrift in a tumultuous sea, many — in fact, most — of the horror films they made in the 1970s were of exceptional quality. It's a shame that the worst horror film they ever made, To the Devil…A Daughter was their last, and thus the swan song for a studio that deserved much better.
Count Yorga, Vampire
At the time of Yorga's release, there were very few people making vampire movies. Hammer was pretty much the only game in town, and they were still setting their vampire films in the Victorian era. Devils of Darkness was one of the first vampire films to transport a vampire into the current era, at least since the 1932 Tod Browning production of Dracula, which was set in what was then modern-day London. However, one can argue that the differences between the London of 1897 and 1932 is markedly less than the difference between 1897 and 1970, and so for our purposes here, Devils of Darkness is a more substantial foray into an unfamiliar time period than Dracula. It's also less substantial because almost no one saw Devils of Darkness, and without a dedicated distributor or studio, it quickly faded from memory and was almost totally forgotten until it finally found its way to DVD in 2007. Which means that Count Yorga, Vampire, is really where we can say this short-lived trend began.
Devils of Darkness
So let's say, just for the sake of argument, you're a vampire. Not one of those post-Anne Rice vampires with the leather trenchcoat and the bad poetry and the ill-advised appreciation of Pigface. No, I'm talking about one of those older, more distinguished vampires. Not too bad, huh? I mean, yeah, there are drawbacks. I, for one, would miss the sun and a good day's surfing. On the other hand, if you were to become any monster, a vampire would be pretty sweet. A mummy or Frankenstein monster would be the worst, of course. Mummies only have one outfit, and they have to spend the entire afterlife shambling around in pursuit of some dame who looks like some other dame the mummy loved back in ancient Egypt, and then a dude in a tweed jacket sets you on fire. And Frankenstein monsters have to do pretty much the same thing in terms of shambling, though at the very least they get to smoke cigars and drink wine. As for werewolves — sure, cool power, but you have no control over it, it only happens once a month, you can't remember anything afterward, and your clothes are constantly getting ruined by your transformations.
Satanic Rites of Dracula
What a long, strange trip it's been for Hammer Studio's lord of the undead, the prince of darkness, the king of vampires, Count Dracula. When first we met him back in 1958, he was a snarling beast, a barely contained force of nature that ripped into his prey with lusty abandon and was explained by his arch-nemesis Dr. Van Helsing in purely rational, scientific terms. Dracula, and vampirism in general (as expounded upon by Van Helsing in Brides of Dracula), was nothing more than a disease, like any other disease, and what we regarded as "supernatural" was really nothing more than an explainable part of the rational world that humanity had simply not yet learned how to explain. As Hammer's Dracula series progressed, however, Van Helsing faded from the picture and was replaced by a procession of forgettable guys named Paul, usually in league with some sort of religious authority figure. In Dracula, Prince of Darkness, we have a monsignor who seems to have some degree of faith in faith's ability to defeat Dracula, but he's far more reliant on his trusty bolt-action rifle than he is on the Lord Almighty.
Dracula A.D. 1972
And so we enter the dire straights of Hammer Films in the final throes of a long, drawn-out death much like those experienced by Dracula himself. As has been detailed elsewhere and will be summarized here, by the 1970s, England's Hammer Studios — the studio that pretty much defined and dominated the horror market through the 50s and 60s — had fallen on hard times. The old guard had largely retired or died, and the new blood was flailing about, desperately trying to find the direction that would right the once mighty production house. The problem was that everyone felt like they needed to update their image, but no one actually knew how. In retrospect, though they may have seemed painfully antiquated at the time of their release, many of Hammer's releases during the 70s were quite good and often experimental (by Hammer standards, anyway). This movie isn't really one of them, but it's still pretty enjoyable in a completely ludicrous way.
Scars of Dracula
And we were doing so well! Most movie studios can't sustain the quality of a film series beyond two films — and quite a few have problems even getting that far. It was no small feat, then, that Hammer managed to produce not one, but two consistently good series. Their Dracula and Frankenstein films set the benchmark for quality horror during the late fifties and throughout the 1960s. And you know, they almost made it to the finish lines with both of them. The Frankenstein series featuring Peter Cushing as the titular mad doctor lasted six films, with only the third film being a misfire, and not a very bad misfire at that. By the time Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell was released, it was clear that the series was at its end, both creatively and financially. Still, it managed to go out with a dash of class, and the final film features the second worst monster in the series (the honor of worst, in my opinion, goes to Kiwi Kingston's shrieking slapdash Karloff wannabe from Evil of Frankenstein) but one of the best stories and finest performances from Cushing. Even if the final film was not a financial success, everyone involved could hold their heads up high and be proud of all six movies.
And then there was the Dracula series starring Christopher Lee.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Last time we saw the prince of the undead, he was impaled on a cross and turned into that pink sawdust bus drivers sprinkle on the floor when kids throw up. For just about anyone, even the common vampire, that would signal the end, once and for all. But this is Dracula we're talking about, and if Dracula Has Risen from the Grave proved to be a financial success for England's Hammer Studio, then you could bet good money on the fact that they'd find yet another way to bring the Count back from the dead, even if he'd been impaled on a cross and even if series star Christopher Lee was back out on the streets again telling anyone and everyone who would listen that the Dracula movies were awful and he would absolutely, positively, under no circumstances ever play Count Dracula again. Anyone who knows the cycle knows that means that the next film in the cycle, Taste the Blood of Dracula, stars Christopher Lee as the titular count, and that in turns means we'd have to read even more quotes from Lee about how he was practically forced to do this film, but that he'd sure as heck never do another one.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
When a creature is so vile, so evil, so much an affront to the nature of the world and of God himself as is the vampire Count Dracula, there is no easy way to destroy him and keep him down. So it is that in every episode of man's struggle against this infernal prince of darkness, we mortals seem to succeed in wholly destroying this spawn of Satan only to see him find some way to cheat death yet again, as he has for so many centuries now, so that he may once again rise up and cast his long shadow of terror and bloodshed across the countryside. It seems this notorious bloodsucker has any number of ways he can reverse the effects of his apparent destruction, but the most powerful one by far is making certain that his movie provides bushel baskets full of money for the producers.
Dracula, Prince of Darkness
For many, the first official sequel to Hammer's groundbreaking Horror of Dracula, an oft-neglected film called Brides of Dracula, was little more than a pit stop on the road to this film, the second sequel but first to feature the return of Christopher Lee in the title role of Count Dracula. Hoping to avoid being typecast as Dracula, Lee resisted doing the sequel, and it was another eight years or so before he agreed to don the opera cape once again and reprise the role that made him famous. In that time, he'd built up a pretty solid and diverse career that would ensure he would not become "nothing but Dracula" to the audience. Of course, in the end, he was best known as Dracula, but what can you do? He would, I assume, remain cranky about people calling him Dracula until, some decades later, everyone just started calling him Saruman.


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Metal album art
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Very Cool! Is this for Lich King?
February 8th, 2011 #3
that is awesome, just plain awezome.
ye, whats the band?
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February 9th, 2011 #4
Thanks people, I feel like it's my best piece ever. I'm good with the undead and ambient lighting effects. Everything else makes me fall apart.
Tom Martin, stuff-drawer
February 11th, 2011 #5
oh my buddy is the bassist for lich king, very retro! anyways, Great work, captures sort of a defined cartoonish feel. Also, lolz nukez
February 12th, 2011 #6
Brutally awesome. Not a huge Lich King fan, but I made this my desktop background. This is probably one of the most metal images I've ever seen.


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Originally posted by Gholos
Yeah, Guild Wars 2 jump puzzles were too easy. Make them significantly harder and during boss fights!
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Originally posted by ropenice
I remember wandering into befallen as a low level to take a quick look, then running right back out as someone brought the giant hand to the entrance. Good times.
I also enjoyed the dungeons that acted as connectors between two areas or cities. I held my breath every time i made the run through RunnyEye or Blackburrow trying to meet up with friends from the northern cities.
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Originally posted by Butr0sButr0s
Yeah there was a lot of fun in EQ just trying to get somewhere. Most games you can run safely if u stay on a path or doge mobs as they had a small aggro radius. And after you aggroed in EQ they wouldn't stop chasing you until you zoned out, and since they were faster than you in most cases-making it to the zone line was a feat.
My favorite was the first time I decided to run through the low level zone of kithicor at night. Its low level and my 10th level or so Ranger thought he could just zip through at night no prob. Since at night you couldn't see very far if human (no infra vision) and the torchlight only extended about 10 feet you couldn't avoid the mobs very well. No big deal, it was low enough level I could handle any mobs. Hey, whats that shuffling toward me? Hmm, zombie near my level, sweet I'll get a little xp. Oh, he has a friend. Hmm, he doesn't look like any undead Ive seen before, I better con him for level. Red, huh? Be a tough fight but I'm game. What? I'm dead in one shot. Running naked to get corpse, mustve been a boss I didn't know about. I better use my tracking to see whats all going on. Oh, 50 or so undead my level or 25 level higher. I'm officially pissing my self. This should be interesting. After a few more deaths, and corpses, I decided to wait for daylight. Modern games just don't have that immersion or emotional impact. At least for me.
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I would love to see Halas,Gregs eye and seb with the run to trek.
I would also love to see the outside zones like Great divide, Pog and West Common lands. But none of these zones will be any good unless you have none tethered mobs and the need for invis to undead and a diff invis for live mobs.Nothing like running through a zone and your invis started to wear of cause it was the crappy druid invis that would wear off at a random time.
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A lot of these experiences we've had, and have been talked about in this thread, stems from an open world and required travel.
It's something most modern MMOs lack because they're basically lobby games. SWTOR, Aion, Tera, Neverwinter, etc etc. Tons of AAA MMORPGs are basically set up so you just hang around in a center city or station somewhere and "que up" for gameplay, which warps you right to the dungeon or pvp event or whatever.
You don't have a sense of a huge, living, dangerous world, even if the game has one, because you constantly bypass it with the lobby setup.
With EQN being a huge sandbox open world experience, I think we can rest easy knowing that we're probably going to be getting a lot of these experiences again, but with a more modern twist.
I can easily see things like non-fast travel, non-instanced dungeons, corpse runs, and other nostalgic things making a return in EQN, but they will more than likely be modernized. (which should be interesting to see).
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Originally posted by bcbully
I'd like to 3rd this. Not a fan of jumping puzzles in MMO's especially when the camera can be hit or miss with them (can I zoom in on my character and NOT see where I'm going GW2?). To be honest, if I want to do jumping style gameplay, I will just throw in super mario brothers.
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I'll give them heroics...and when everyone is super...no one will be.
Originally posted by ropenice
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I gotta say that traps are something I miss from DDO. Even WoW has them but they dont use them except one time in BWL suppression room...
Treasure chests are another. A bunch of mobs camped around a treasure chest is great incentive, even tho you know it has a few copper and some flasks of water in it, lol.
Originally posted by Gallus85
I think added on top of this was a death penalty that stung. Knowing that if I died running through Kithicor I'd be all the way back in Freeport, naked, and with a drop in XP - I was very careful to take my time because I valued my characters life.
If it was set up more like a modern game, where you simply start back at the entrance of the zone with everything intact, a lot of the excitement and fear would have been removed. The need to group for buffs and protection would be removed. And some of the coveted skills such as summon corpse and teleport would be useless.
It's strange, but the mechanics in the original everquest are more closely aligned with DayZ than they are with current MMO's - and DayZ also happens to be the game that has given me the most excitement while simply exploring since the original EQ.
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Originally posted by Butr0sButr0s
Yup. I think there's a lot to be learned from the mechanics of the original EQ. Things like the death penalty and corpse runs were harsh, but they had a drastic effect on the way the community was and how you played. Same with traveling. The travel time in EQ was extremely long, and that made seeking out druid and wizard friends a huge part of the game.
Same with corpse runs. They basically forced community cooperation and encouraged good behavior (GL getting help on a corpse run when you're the guy spamming racial slurs in OOC)
I honestly don't think that they need to clone EQ to get these same effects though. The harsh mechanics of EQ could be modernized to be less severe (so to not scare away players) but still be incorporated so they have the same community building effects.
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Originally posted by hMJem
This. It is impossible to make something "google proof". Back in 1999 people really didn't automatically go online and search for all the answers, well simply because they weren't there. It was more expensive to run a website, games didn't have the coverage that they do today. If you remove the map, then people will post a map online, if you have invisible walls, hidden chests, crazy mazes people will just find a way to post all that information online. I'm sure there will still be the people who want to do it without google or the internet, and that's fine. But if they are open world dungeons, you can sure expect guilds who do want to go online will have that dungeon on farm. Make it bigger, and it becomes like the cata's in Lineage 2 where people would basically call a room and farm that room all day long, and every single room is taken by two people.
I think you're correct, but part of what could help would be a general change in design philosophy. Diminishing returns is one way to reduce farming in open world dungeons. The other is a strong death penalty and high rate of failure - simply make it non-profitable to grind dungeons.
I remember in the original everquest the first raids, more often than not, ended up in failure (fairly large loss of experience, hours of lost time, etc). The reason we ran them wasn't to farm (most items were bind on acquire, and there was no auction house), but because we genuinely wanted to help our friends and guildmates progress their characters. I knew going in I was probably going to come out in the negative (as well as some dungeons which didn't even have equipment for my character) but I loved going along to try to help my cleric friend get that res stick, or to help my warrior friend get an executioners axe.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it's important what a game designs as the 'carrot'. Titles, account points, achievements, and daily's have all detracted from playing the game to have fun with friends. I personally especially loathe speed runs - it seems like you're defeating the purpose of playing the game if you want to blast through the content using every means and exploit possible. I'll be interested to see what the 'vision' for everquest next is, it should help inform us about the focus of the game and what our immediate goals will be.
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If the game has a dynamic ecology, the issues from farming becomes irrelevant. If you clear a dungeon, it stays cleared until repopulated by something else that fills the vacuum.
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Originally posted by kellian1
Exactly, i think that jumping puzzles are not part of a fantasy world, if i want to do something like that i will play a platform, not a MMORPG. I normaly play plate classes and big races, i dont like to see my char. jumping to left and to the right wearing an heavy armor, is ridicolous.
I would not like to see in EQN other things i have seen in GW2: absurd dungeons like Super Adventure Box, stupid games like the one with crabs (cant remember the name atm), dragon ball and so on, i think that those things ruin the immersion in a fantasy world and the lore of the game.


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I just got Dish installed with two Hoppers. Can I buy another dish and take one of the Hoppers back and forth to a lake cabin?
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 05:38 PM
You would also need another node or you could take the node with you.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 06:57 PM
You would probably want another node, if you took the one installed, the Hopper left at home probably won't record anything while it's gone. It may also be installed at a place you may have trouble getting to.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:12 PM
You would also need another account... because what it sounds like you are asking to do would be against the terms of service.
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1856 N-5 Cent, PR66 Red and Brown1856 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. N-5, Low R.5. Perhaps as many as 60 examples of this proof-only variety still survive, but most are in lower grades than this piece. The Mint distributed proof large cents in larger quantities in 1856 and 1857 than at any previous time. The result is a higher survival rate, but many have become damaged or impaired in the intervening years. Relatively few exist in higher grades, and this piece ranks as one of the 10 finest known examples. Just six pieces carry the numerical PR66 grade, including two PR66 Red and Brown PCGS, two PR66 Brown NGC, and two PR66 Red and Brown NGC (2/11).
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H. John Jay (John Jay Humski) - Original Comic Strip Art for The Brown Boys, Group of 115 plus proof sheets (American Features Syndicate, ca. 1936). Offered here is a true rarity, a nearly complete record of what appears to be an unpublished comic strip from the mid-1930s. Presented in an attractive wooden box with a hinged lid measuring approximately 26" long by 8.5" wide by 4.5" deep, which bears a lovely metal plaque with color engraving of Tom and Tim Brown and Wow the dog, with the words, "The Brown Boys by H. John Jay," are 115 original daily strips, numbered 6-121, and a proof sheet reproducing strips one through five. John Jay Humski was apparently an advertising illustrator in Chicago in the 1930s, as is evident from his business card that is included, affixed to a piece of illustration board. The Brown Boys seems to be his attempt at a daily newspaper strip, one that was picked up by American Features Syndicate (of which little is known) but never bought by any newspapers. The work itself is a charming, engaging adventure strip, in the style of The Rover Boys or The Hardy Boys, both popular adventure series' of the time featuring young heroes. The art is strong and attractive, and the initial storyline, regarding the boys' missing father and a mystery unearthed with the discovery of a wrecked car, is engaging and fun. It's a shame that this strip apparently never saw print, as it is quite well done and deserves to be read and enjoyed. The first twenty or so original strips in the collection have had light blue watercolor applied as shading, and all the strips, which measure approximately 24" x 6.5" overall, are in excellent condition. Each strip is signed by the artist, typically in the last panel. This is a unique opportunity to own an unpublished chapter in the story of the American newspaper comic strip, an opportunity that may never again present itself.
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Livity Outernational has an interesting distribution model. The brand sells their products not only to better boutiques and core shops, but to some of the biggest natural foods grocery store chains in the country: Whole Foods and Wegmans. They also supply eco-friendly fabrics to other action sports and outdoor brands like Quiksilver, the North Face and Burton.
I asked Livity Founder and CEO Isaac Nichelson about this history of his company. He said he launched the brand in 2002. Isaac was a sponsored skateboarder and snowboarder who received free product from brands like Volcom and Lib Tech. He also worked as a product developer and designer for various snowboard brands. In 1993, he started his own outerwear label, Soopkich'n that he ran in the Pacific Northwest until 1998.
"After that I started Livity really out of my frustration at bigger brands that wouldn't make the eco stuff I wanted them to," he said. "I wanted to show my friends in the industry you could make eco-friendly products that were stylistically relevant and affordable – products that the market would ultimately want."
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Livity became their staple brand sold to all accounts. Outernational is composed of mostly artisan-made fair trade products like hats and accessories, sold at slightly higher price points to boutiques.
The self-funded company is approaching $5 million in sales this year. They are growing rapidly, even during the recession. Isaac attributes their growth to the brand's environmental positioning and ability to sell to a range of stores, from core shops and boutiques to natural food stores like Whole Foods, which he calls the "Bloomingdales of grocery stores."
Distribution to natural foods stores has accounted for their largest growth category during the economic downturn.
"The great thing about selling to this channel is that there is no teaching the consumer about the product. They are already into sustainability and will pay for the right products," he said.
He also said the brand has received more press from celebrities wearing their products in tabloids from buying it directly at Whole Foods, then any product seeding they have done with stylists or publicists.
Besides Whole Foods, Wegmans, and boutiques like Fred Segal and SEED in Costa Mesa, Livity also sells to core shops including Hobie, Pacific Beach Surf Shop and the Beach House in Santa Barbara.
"We have really been a brand that has a proven the ability to transcend the market," said Isaac. "We have an authentic eco-positive message that resonates across different subcultures."
The ASEC "Green Room" has also helped the brand, especially in penetrating doors in the action sports core channel. According to Isaac, the ASEC Green Room has given eco brands like Livity a place to stand out and be identified in an otherwise saturated market.
"Good sustainable products shouldn't look any different than conventional products," Isaac said. "Grouping those products together is the only way for sustainable brands to be showcased effectively at the retail floor without getting lost in the mix. It also helps consumers understand the product more effectively and gives retailers a chance to show the community they are doing something for the environment," he added.
Besides their own label, Livity Outernational does 10% of their business sourcing environmentally friendly fabrics to other outdoor and action sports brands. They have helped Quiksilver, Burton, Levi's and the North Face create specialty fabrics for technical outerwear, knits, and backpacks.
"Because we have been doing this so long, we developed a sophisticated global supply chain that make textiles like hemp yarn from the best hemp mill in the world."
Lately, Isaac has seen brands pull back on designing earth friendly products. "It seems like when the economy hit, companies responded by using the cheapest fastest product available instead of product that is better for the earth and the industry."
The bulk of Livity Outernational's business is in headwear and accessories, but they also sell tees, hoodies and limited edition outerwear and surf trunks. They are known for using organic hemp in most of their products, which Isaac said saves 55% more water than conventional or organic cotton.
Last year alone, they saved over 250 million gallons of water by using a tee shirt blend made from 55% hemp and 45% cotton than if they had used organic or conventional cotton. "We are just a small brand. Imagine what the bigger brands could save if they incorporated hemp into their products," he added.
Livity Outernational has been self-funded until now, but are currently half way through their Series A fundraising of $2.5 million that they hope to close before the end of Q2.
Most of their investors come from the natural products side, but Isaac said they are looking for the right partners from the action sports world right now. "We hope to be the Lib Tech or Quiksilver of sustainable product in action sports."


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January Term at Luther alters the pace of the academic year by creating opportunities for students to engage in focused exploration of a single subject. January study is often experiential and/or experimental, and it offers students both greater freedom and greater responsibility for their learning. A separate listing of January courses is published online every year. Students can enroll in a maximum of 4 credit hours during each January term.
Students must take a first-year seminar (4 credits), and they must complete a second January experience (2 or 4 credits) that involves one of the following: off-campus engagement, directed readings/research, or student-designed study.
The first-year seminar, offered on many different topics each January, engages beginning students in significant responsibility for course presentation and interaction with their peers.
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The registration form for directed or independent study or research can be found online at https://www.luther.edu/academics/registrar/ (http://www., http://www.luther.edu/financialaid/consumer, http://www.luther.edu/registrar).
Students are encouraged to spend their other two January terms in off-campus experiences, vocational exploration, community service, and/or senior project development. A sample January term pattern over four years might look like this:
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I am currently a PhD student in computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Tommi Jaakkola and Josh Tenenbaum. Previously, I studied statistics at the University of Oxford, and computer science at MIT.
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Selected PublicationsTheoretical Foundations of Equitability and the Maximal Information Coefficient
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2014.
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Equitability Analysis of the Maximal Information Coefficient, with Comparisons
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Factors Related to Increasing Prevalence of Resistance to Ciprofloxacin and Other Antimicrobial Drugs in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, United States
E. Goldstein , R. Kirkcaldy, D. Reshef, S. Berman, H. Weinstock, P. Sabeti, C. Del Rio, G. Hall, E. Hook, M.Lipsitch
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012.
Detecting novel associations in large datasets
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Science, 2011.
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On measures of dependence
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Graduate thesis (University of Oxford), Department of Statistics, advised by Gilean McVean, 2011.
Oseltamivir for treatment and prevention of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus infection in households, Milwaukee, 2009
E. Goldstein, B. Cowling, J. O'Hagan, L. Danon, V. Fang, A. Hagy, J. Miller, D. Reshef, J. Robins, P. Biedrzycki, M. Lipsitch
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010.
Development of high-throughput drug screening assay for membrane repair
D. Reshef, E. Gallardo, S. Gibb, L. Glover, J. Landers, I. Illa, R. Brown Jr.
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