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A few days ago I came across a marvelous (albeit rare for me) opportunity to photograph with my 8x20 Canham camera in the verticle orientation. Having never done this before I approached the situation with much trepidation. While my Ries head was able to make the 90 degree verticle shift I found that there were a couple of things that I need to consider to make this situation optimal. First was to make sure that the tripod legs are spread very wide to accomodate the shift in center of mass and also to fit the lower section of the camera between the legs. Second problem evolved around the stresses placed on the single tripod mount. I found that although I tightened the base screw well with relatively light pressure the camera could rotate while in position - not good. As a result, I felt that improvements in this area are much needed. Hey, I may want to shoot more in this orientation.
I immediately thought of the thin circular rubber sticky pads that we used to open up screw on caps with. Spreading the surface pressure of the make up screw could make it more difficult for the camera to shift. However, IMO the best solution of all would be the ability to utilize both camera screws (3/8" and 1/4") that would prevent any possible camera shift while photographing. Both my Wisner and my Canham have two tripod mounts int eh base of the camera.
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Prospective WWE Star Repackaged As Evil Doctor, McIntyre Reveals Dream Opponent
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— Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre revealed in an interview with WWE Magazine that his dream opponent is The Undertaker as he would put his cherished hair on the line for a chance to break his undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
"Undertaker and The Streak—a Hair vs. Streak Match. I would absolutely risk my hair for a chance to break 'Taker's record," he replied in response to a question asking who he would put his hair on the line against and what type of match. "Even if I lost, I'd still have main-evented 'Mania against 'Taker. Either way it goes, I'm a winner. Maybe a bald winner, but it'd be worth it."
Earlier in the interview, McIntyre jokingly said he plans on being buried with his hairbrush.
— WWE developmental wrestler Cable Jones, who has largely worked in a preliminary role since debuting in Florida Championship Wrestling in March, was recently repackaged as a villainous chiropractor.
During an interview segment with Ashley Valance on a recent episode of FCW Wrestling, he requested that she refer him as "Dr. Cable Jones, Chiropractor… with a speciality in pain." He then vowed to redefine the meaning of pain on all of the FCW Superstars.
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Armed with two back-to-back #1 singles, expectation was naturally high for Cheryl Cole's fourth solo album 'Only Human'.
However, after one week on sale, it's become apparent that she's only a "singles artist" these days.
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Armed with two back-to-back #1 singles, expectation was naturally high for Cheryl Cole's fourth solo album 'Only Human'.
However, after one week on sale, it's become apparent that she's only a "singles artist" these days.
Details below…
Cheryl Cole must have felt in a charitable mood tonight.
Because, after years of lip-syncing, she donated her live vocals to this evening's 'Children In Need' broadcast.
The X Factor judge did away with the 8-counts and instead served up a stripped-back performance of the title track of her new album, 'Only Human'.
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Based on the singles Cheryl Cole has been serving up of late, it'd be fair to assume that her new album 'Only Human' was weak, limp, and lifeless. And it is.
However, in being fair and unbiased, it'd be a injustice to not share the one titillating tune that the LP houses, 'All In One Night'.
A steamy R&B affair, the sensual track has been on replay here at TGJ HQ. Listen below to find out why….
Cheryl Cole has done it.
The Pop starlet has not only hit number one with new single 'I Don't Care', she's made UK chart history in the process.
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Cheryl Cole's 'Only Human' album campaign was gifted a major boost today courtesy of Beats By Dre.
The technology giant premiered a new TV and online commercial starring The X Factor judge sporting a number of their famed headphones.
With the LP set for release tomorrow (November 10th), the arrival of the ad is especially apt – particularly as it's reportedly going to be put into power rotation.
It's all rather ironic, though, as the album its promoting is dreadful. But we digress…
Check out the commercial below…
Given that Nadine Coyle served as Girls Aloud's only talented singer, the assumption would be that her former bandmates would, at the very least, offer a base-level of respect. After all, despite the group's well-documented issues, the fact remains that it's her voice alone that is most synonymous the band's sound.
However, with solo projects to promote, it seems protocol has been thrown out of the window.
Cheryl Cole, whose new album 'Only Human' dances into stores next Monday, has sensationally slammed Coyle in a freshly published interview with Attitude Magazine.
Details below…
With less than a week until the artist formerly known as Cheryl Cole releases her fourth studio album 'Only Human', The X Factor judge has premiered a brand new song from the set.
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Investors are watching for the next potential takeout target, FBR Capital Markets Semiconductor Analyst Chris Rolland says.
Stocks rose Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting.
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MV Agusta's 1000cc 148 kW, 200 mph, F4 RR
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MV Agusta has announced a new 148 kw, 1000cc version of its F4 sports bike aimed at homologating a bike with the potential to push Ducati's 1098S, BMW's S1000RR and Kawasaki's ZX10R off the superstock podium. Equipped with a new 13,700 rpm short stroke engine, the original F4 frame updated to enable steering-head angle adjustment via interchangeable inserts and new and better Öhlins suspension units and lightweight wheels, the new MV Agusta F4 RR is more than double the price of any of its aforementioned competitors, so let's hope we see a few on the racetrack that can validate the EUR 22,900 (US$32,500) price tag.
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Hey. I have 2100 points, more than enough to buy this, but I'm getting a generic error when I try to purchase it. I've tried buying it both from Xbox.com and from the console itself, but nothing seems to be working. Any idea on what this problem could be and how to fix it? I've been so unbelievably excited for this game for ages.
Xbox will not let me purchase this?
Its because we are all going apeshit trying to get it right away, it will work soon...
EDIT: Actually this is kinda weird, I used the backdoor website way of getting games an hour early a few times now. Did it with Turtles RS and Perfect Dark, but with both of those I was able to purchase right away. Maybe they are finally stopping us from jumping the gun on new releases? Seems weird that they would stop us from sneaking money into their pockets, lol...
Same thing. I thought maybe my points were invalid, so I bought that shitty Ghostbusters game to make sure, and they weren't. So yeah I guess too many people are trying to purchase it right now. Just have to wait it out.
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XBOX Live seems to be saying that some may be seeing service issues right now. So, I'm guessing you may just be one of those affected. Try again later and see if it works. :)
If you search for it on Xbox.com you an add to your queue form there. That's what I did.
In the mean time, just play the trial. :)
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I wouldn't bother, its get really old really fast.
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Damn it. I wanted to play some of this before I crashed out. Oh well. I'll just play it tomorrow.
Anybody actually gotten it to work yet?
Yep, it's kinda fucked. It's weird because the game wasn't up and advertised on the dashboard when I woke up about an hour ago, but I found it on Xbox.com, which allowed me to DL the tria but not purchase it. Now all the Summer of Arcade adage is up on the dashboard and you can download the trial, but you can't actually buy the game, which is...odd.
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Goldfinger and Millencolin. Sweeeeeet.
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Yeah.... I can't download the thing period. No option at all on the Dashboard. WTF? =\
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You won't have this problem on PSN (but you would wait a day to download it)
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LiteSpeed Web Server comes configured for PHP 4 and PHP 5. Normally, there is no need to change the default settings (though users should compile from source code or install from RPMs a newer version of PHP than the one that comes with LiteSpeed Web Server). However, users may, wish to set up special configurations for PHP at either the server or virtual host level. This wiki reviews how PHP is configured with LiteSpeed Web Server.
Unlike Apache's mod_php, which embeds the PHP engine inside web server processes, LiteSpeed Web Server talks to standalone PHP engine processes via a PHP SAPI interface. This allows the web server to delegate processes to different processors and efficiently handle multiple tasks. Two types of PHP SAPI interfaces are supported by LiteSpeed: LiteSpeed and FastCGI. LiteSpeed SAPI (LSAPI) has similar architecture to FastCGI SAPI with two major enhancements:
For cPanel, PHP must have been built with EasyApache and should be working fine with Apache. LiteSpeed will build its matching PHP (with LSAPI) based on this build of PHP through WHM/cPanel plugin. See cPanel installlation Guild.
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Can you afford $66 for peace of mind?***
Otherwise...proceed with other options.
***Let's think this through to it's illogical conclusion:
1. Tire fails.
2. Bike sustains damage during accident.
3. Bike is repaired by your insurance...minus your ($500?) deductible?
4. You sustain some damage (injury) during this accident.
5. Ambulance, hospital charges exceed $45,000 for your 1 week recuperation.
6. Your boss fired you since you were really needed at work.
7. You injure somebody else and they end up suing you for their personal injury and damage to their car.
8. You're convicted of careless operation of a motor vehicle and serve 60 days in jail.
9. Your boss REALLY doesn't want to know about you...particularly now.
10. Since you have no income for 2 months...you miss a couple mortgage payments...bank forecloses on your home.
11. All your credit cards increase your rate since you defaulted on your mortgage payments.
12. Your FICO score drops to the low 500's.
13. It takes you 4 more months (I'm being generous)...in this BAD economy...to find another job comparable to what you had.
I think you can see where this COULD be headed...worst case scenario.
Back to my original question:
Can you afford $66 for peace of mind?
HOPE SO...otherwise park it until you have the $66.
PS..."No" I don't sell insurance.
And dude, if you are really so afraid of life should you even be riding a motorcycle in the first place?..
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Replacing Asus BIOS on v9980
Is it safe to replace the crappy Asus BIOS with something from another manufacturer? I can't find any guides on modifiying this paticular BIOS, and rying to overclock with ANY OC utilities fails. Applying any clockspeed settings auses it to throttle out, and perform worse than my old TNT2.
I'm one who MUST OC. :p
Re: Replacing Asus BIOS on v9980
Is that a V9980Ultra, or just the V9980? If the Ultra (GeForceFX 5950Ultra GPU), then I find that the card runs best with ForceWare versions 56.72. Try that driver. Then, make sure SmartDoctor is UNINSTALLED. THEN install Coolbits, RiverTuner, etc and try your oc'ing then.
Quick note:
Make CERTAIN that you have proper COOLING and VENTILATION in your computer. If your computer lacks in cooling, ventilation, or both, you greatly risk damaging your hardware by overclocking it.
I recommend atleast a fan in front of the case as intake, and a second fan in the rear of the case for exhuast. Adding a blower just below your vcard to help eliminate the hot air generated by the card and exhuast it out the back helps keep temps down as well. If you get a blower, make sure that there is atleast one PCI slot in between the blower and the vcard.
Good luck!
Re: Replacing Asus BIOS on v9980 [solved]
I succesfully flashed with a BFG 5950u Rev2 BIOS from mvktech.net. ALL of those little problems are gone! :D Except, this BIOS clocks the core from 475 to 510 in 3D mode wich causes pausing in UT2004. I definately need some better cooling for this card before I can OC it.
Edit: Ok, the 56.72's allowed me to OC, were good performance-wise, but plauged with other problems. Using CoolBits or any OC utility with any post 60xx driver causes this card to throttle out badly after opening the display properties. I have tried several modified driver packages from Guru3D, and NONE of them function properly with this card :( . I'v read somewhere that flashing with a Leadtek BIOS will get rid of these sort of problems, but I have no clue how to do that.
Ok, I will try those drivers. As far as cooling goes, I got a 120mm in the front, two 80mm's in the back with a blower under the card, but the card itself still has stock cooling (wich I hear isn't so great).
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Pa Hin Ngam National Park is dotted with large rocks of unusual shapes, some, for instance, resembling a nail, a serpent head or an ancient castle. During the early part of the rainy season in July, Dok Krachiao or Siam Tulips (a type of jungle flower with an underground bulb,related to ginger) sprout cheery pink blooms all over the area. With winter, orchids emerge from cracks in rocks, alongside numerous wild flowers.
Within the national park, there is Sut Phaendin, a steep cliff that connects the Northeast to the Central Region. Visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding area from here. In addition, there are Namtok Thep Prathan and Namtok Thep Phanom, which are medium-sized waterfalls at their most beautiful in the rainy season. They are 34 kilometers and 48 kilometers from Thep Sathit district respectively.
This national park can be reached by taking Highway No. 1 past Saraburi to Phu Khae T-junction. Then take Highway No. 21 and Highway No. 205 (Chai Badan - Thep Sathit - Chaiyaphum). Take a left-hand road just before the district, continuing for 29 kilometers.
Pa Hin Ngam National Park provides accommodation and a camping site for visitors. For more information, please contact the Pa Hin Ngam National Park, P.O. Box No. 2, Thep Sathit Provincial Post Office, Chaiyaphum 36230 by calling 0 4489 0105, or call the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department at 0 2562 1760. Alternatively, visit the website at www.dnp.go.th.
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Extremely Rare 1872 Gold Dollar Pattern1872 G$1 Gold Dollar, Judd-1228, Pollock-1371, R.8, PR66 Cameo NGC.
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Design. Both obverse and reverse dies are the same design used on regular issue coinage in 1872. Struck in aluminum with a reeded edge.
Commentary. This extremely rare pattern has traditionally been listed as a dies trial issue, but USPatterns.com believes the coins were produced for sale to collectors in pattern sets. The issue was unknown to R.C. Davis and was missing in most of the great pattern collections of the 19th century. Auction appearances in the 20th century are equally rare. We note an appearance in The Palace Collections of Egypt (Sotheby's, 2/1954), lot 1893; and ANA (Stack's, 8/1976), lot 3637. Opportunities to acquire an example of Judd-1228 are nearly as rare as the coins themselves. Pollock and others considered this pattern to have a rarity rating of R.7 in the past, but numismatic researchers today agree that the rarity is more accurately set at R.8.
Physical Description. The current offering was documented in the 1994 Pollock reference at 5.1 grains, 0.591 inches, with a die alignment of 180 degrees. The surfaces are untoned and well preserved. The fields are deeply mirrored and set up a strong cameo effect against the thickly frosted devices. The strike is above average, with only a little softness on the hair and feathers. Overall eye appeal is excellent. This is the only example at NGC certified in any grade, and there are none at PCGS (11/08).
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ESPN is in full defensive spin mode after another quarter of ratings drops, and David Letterman decided to drive the knife in a bit further with this "Top 10 Lowest Rated Shows" bit. Right ESPN, you're definitely losing viewers because of lower rated teams and less meaningful games. It has nothing to do with putting yourself in manufactured stories, pushing "Tebow Mania!" and "Look at the Lakers!" until everyone's blue in the face, and your race to become a marriage of CNN and Fox News as fast as you possibly can. And once everyone caught on, we got tired of you real.*******.fast. Keep it up. Can't wait for you to take ALL the remaining fun out of sports with your cookie cutter anchors and vanilla programming. I just hope when you go under in 2016, PTI can at least find a new home. Who Else Missed NHL 94? Rodmans New Vodka
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While a sizable amount of press has been devoted to the possible acquisitions of Michael Bourn or Brian Wilson, Sandy Alderson has methodically been adding pitchers to the organization's choices for the 2013 iteration of the Mets bullpen staff. One such signing is the January 31st signing of LaTroy Hawkins. Hawkins, age 40, is an 18 year veteran of the major leagues and now returns to the National League after a one year stint with the Angels. Prior to that he spent two years with the Brewers. How much has Hawkins got left in the tank? In 2012, Hawkins won two games, lost three, and saved one. He threw 42.0 innings, accrued a 3.54 ERA and a 1.77 K/BB ratio. He lost a month due to a fractured finger. In 2010, Hawkins only threw 18 innings. So a review of his full season performances since 2009 reveals the following: 1) Innings Pitched: in 2009, he threw 63.1 innings. In 2011, he threw 48.1 innings. In 2012, he threw 42.0 innings. That's, of course, a downward trend. 2) S...
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It will take place at The United Palace, 4140 Broadway at 175th Street in Washington Heights, a historic movie palace that opened in 1930 with well-preserved Art Deco and Oriental architecture. The theatre is one block east of the 175th Street A-train station. Tickets: $10 online, $15 at the door. On sale at www.unitedpalacearts.org.
Tony Award-winning poet and actor Lemon Andersen (RUSSELL SIMMONS DEF POETRY JAM ON BROADWAY, INSIDE MAN) will set the tone for the gritty NYC classic with a performance piece during a stage show created by Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda (IN THE HEIGHTS, HAMILTON).
In 2013, the nonprofit arts and cultural center United Palace of Cultural Arts (UPCA) led a crowdsourcing campaign to "Return Film to the Palace" that raised nearly $50,000 in 40 days to start showing movies at the historic United Palace for the first time since 1969.
The "Sunday Movies at the Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda" series was conceived after the 5-year anniversary concert of IN THE HEIGHTS nearly sold out the Palace in 2013. Miranda met with UPCA Executive Director Mike Fitelson to discuss future plans and said his dream was to present iconic New York films in his community, where the last movie theatre closed in 2011. Each screening is preceded by music, performance, and guest speakers that connect the audience more deeply to the movie.
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It wasn't planned to be this way. I was hoping to get a couple more weeks getting used to only having one gear on the flatter fenland roads.
The 48x16 gearing of the single speed is still moulding my legs into shape so I figured whilst setting out this morning to grab an hour that the riding would be flatter and faster.
But the fens do have a habit of spoiling even the best laid plans, and the stiff tailwind for the first couple of miles left me thinking that it would be ridiculously hard to get back down the Holme Road... therefore, I might as well climb up the valley road and zig-zag my way back using the hills for shelter...
Good plan eh?
So I headed over the A1 flyover at Glatton with more than a little doubt in my mind as to whether I had (a) the right gearing or ( b ) the right mental state to get up High Haden Road...
Fortunately there was company as to get up the climb I needed to join the route of the Richardsons cycle sportive that was headed from St Ives (Cambs) to Stamford.
As I chugged up the lower part of the hill out of the village it felt surprisingly ok. I even overtook someone (apologising for not being able to ride alongside them "I AM ON A SINGLESPEED AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF I WILL MAKE IT TO THE TOP") before the steeper part kicked in and I was out of the saddle trying to keep forward motion.
As it levelled out and I got into the wind I was still able to keep going and successfully make the Bullock Road.
But my legs were completely "jellified"...
I am not even sure that is a word, if it isn't I am claiming it. And all you cyclists reading this will know exactly what it means !!!
They gradually came back to some form of life and I pressed on towards Ashton Forest before cutting straight back to the A1.
The wind was bang on my nose, but despite flicking the brake lever to change down, no easier gear was forthcoming.
All in all though the singlespeed experience is proving to be everything and more I had imagined.
I know people say this all the time but it is cycling in its rawest form. Just pedal and pedal and pedal.
Brilliant stuff...
Welcome. I'm not surprised you're jellified ...that's quite a character building gear you've chosen
posted by stever [63 posts]
12th April 2010 - 14:21
posted by jimmythecuckoo [1343 posts]
13th April 2010 - 20:56
Welcome. I'm not surprised you're jellified ...that's quite a character building gear you've chosen
'Character building' aka 72ish inches. Not what I called it this morning as it and a head/cross wind destroyed what was left of my moral fibre on one short sharp climb.
But I know what 'jellified' feels like.
Really, though?
posted by workhard [393 posts]
15th April 2010 - 15:33
'Character building' aka 72ish inches.
...up a bit!
posted by stever [63 posts]
15th April 2010 - 16:20
Hi Jimmy, went to Stamford for the clarion easter meet a couple of years ago, rode fixed gear over the weekend. I didn't get jellified, but did get stupified on the clarion pub run, stick with it, Boots!
posted by antonio [1093 posts]
15th April 2010 - 17:22
workhard wrote:'Character building' aka 72ish inches.
...up a bit!
St Sheldon RIP says 79.1 inches for 700-25 170mm cranks and a 48:16
I say EEEKKK! No wonder a couple of the steep bits were tough.
Think I'll ask ebc if they will sell me a larger cog for thefixie side of things....
Really, though?
posted by workhard [393 posts]
16th April 2010 - 15:53
posted by jimmythecuckoo [1343 posts]
17th April 2010 - 19:45
ordered an 18t Surly cog for the fixed side from charliethebikemonger today. Will keep the freewheel as is for now as I sort of like teetering on the edge of a stall on steep country lanes during the rush hour... big adrenaline rush.
less said about today's fixed ride the better. In summary I can't remember the last time, before 15:17 today that I had a clipped in moment
Really, though?
posted by workhard [393 posts]
17th April 2010 - 20:48
A Fenland clarion lad came up north to ride the Bolton clarion ten today Jimmy, he rode 88" fixed, not a bad ride either, stick with it, Boots!
posted by antonio [1093 posts]
17th April 2010 - 21:37
dare I say riding 88" in a ten mile TT, when you are used to it, is a bit different to riding much further on a 79" when you're not
Really, though?
posted by workhard [393 posts]
18th April 2010 - 17:26
88" for a 10TT machine? pah. mine's gonna be a 99". bring on the hurt*
*okay, with the option for 90" too
posted by Dave Atkinson [7786 posts]
18th April 2010 - 20:53
posted by jimmythecuckoo [1343 posts]
8th October 2010 - 23:09


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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Commitment to the running game? Check. Production in the running game? Not so much. The Packers' 26th-ranked rushing attack has been trending in the wrong direction over the past three weeks. Since Cedric Benson's Lisfranc foot injury in Week 5 in Indianapolis, it's been mostly a struggle for Green Bay to get anything going on the ground. Second-year running back Alex Green has stepped into the starting role, less than one year after tearing his ACL as a rookie. But in his three starts, plus the second half against the Colts, Green is averaging just 2.9 yards per carry. "Coming in, the guys don't really have a good feel for me yet," Green said Wednesday. "We're definitely making steps forward. Obviously the production isn't there, but we're making positive steps forward and that's the biggest thing. "I think it's close. It takes time." The lack of success hasn't been for a lack of trying, though. After several Packers offensive linemen complained publicly fol...
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Well, the calendar has turned to December folks, so now we're getting serious here in terms of Oscar predictions. Precursor awards are in full swing now, so expect the Academy Award picture to begin to clear itself up little by little. As I keep saying, that doesn't mean that from now on we'll suddenly know how the whole thing will go down, but we're close to the point where things should make more sense. Without any unseen contenders left, all that's left is figuring out how these various Oscar hopefuls will do. Well, that's what I'm here for ladies and gentlemen, so let's figure it out!
The big new piece of information here is that I've now seen and digested Angelina Jolie's film Unbroken. Honestly, I'm skeptical that it'll be a major player, which is why I now have it snubbed in the Best Picture category and not going home with a single win. I could be wrong, but I also think that Jolie will fall short in Best Director and Jack O'Connell won't be able to break through in the Best Actor race. It's not that I don't think it's a good movie, because it is, but it doesn't feel like something that can stand up to the major players in this race. As such, voters might leave it behind.
This leaves us mostly with a race that's going to come down to Richard Linklater's Boyhood, Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game, and Ava DuVernay's Selma in terms of Best Picture as well as Best Director. You can make the case that Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a potential dark horse, but aside from that, it's those three. You'll see what I think will happen below, but get used to seeing those titles a lot, because those are the names that will compete for Oscar glory.
Anyway, it's time to get down to business, right? Without further delay, here is how I see the Academy Award nominations going at this current juncture, with once again my next in line picks listed for completion/as a bonus. Behold:
1. Boyhood
2. Selma
3. The Imitation Game
4. Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
5. Interstellar
6. Gone Girl
7. Whiplash
8. The Theory of Everything
9. Foxcatcher
10. A Most Violent Year
Next in line: 11. Unbroken 12. American Sniper 13. Into the Woods 14. Fury 15. Rosewater 16. Wild 17. Mr. Turner 18. Inherent Vice 19. Nightcrawler […]
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A December Oscar Predictions Update
Well, the calendar has turned to December folks, so now we're getting serious here in terms of Oscar predictions. Precursor awards are in full swing now, so expect the Academy Award picture to begin to clear itself up little by little. As I keep saying, that doesn't mean that from now on we'll suddenly know how the whole thing will go down, but we're close to the point where things should make more sense. Without any unseen contenders left, all that's left is figuring out how these various Oscar hopefuls will do. Well, that's what I'm here for ladies and gentlemen, so let's figure it out!
"Boyhood" takes Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress from the New York Film Critics Circle
It's officially precursor season folks. As such, prepare to hear a lot about various critics groups chiming in with their picks for the best of 2014. This will go on until the major guilds more or less decide things early next year, but for now, it's the critics stage of the precursors. As such, earlier today the New York Film Critics Circle (or NYFCC for short) announced their winners for the year, crowning Richard Linklater's Boyhood as the big victor of the afternoon. They also brought a few contenders back to life, like The Immigrant for example, but it was mostly a triumphant precursor for Boyhood.
Linklater's film was the big winner for sure, one of only two titles (along with the aforementioned The Immigrant) to have multiple citations. Boyhood led the awards with three wins, showing up in Best Picture, Best Director for Linklater, and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette. As such, the fuel to the "Boyhood is the Best Picture frontrunner" fire can burn even brighter, particularly since its main competition in Birdman, The Imitation Game, and Selma all were shut out by the NYFCC voters. Score one for Linklater and company, without a doubt. It's too early to say if this is the beginning of a sweep, but this is the start that the film needed this awards season.
As I've hinted, the other title that did the best was James Gray's The Immigrant, which picked up a Best Cinematography win for Darius Khondji as well as being half of Marion Cotillard's Best Actress win (the other half belonging to Two Days, One Night). I don't think this suddenly makes The Immigrant a serious player again, but it's a hint that we might see it show up here and there this season. If nothing else, it does help boost Cotillard's chances in Actress for her other performance.
Among the other major categories, NYFCC bestowed their Best Actor prize upon Timothy Spall for Mr. Tuner (which was a bit of a surprise considering the top tier competition he had), J.K. Simmons took Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash (which wasn't a surprise at all, at least to me), and The Grand Budapest Hotel pulled off an upset Best Screenplay win. Presumed frontrunners Citizenfour, Ida, and The Lego Movie also won in Best Documentary (or in this case Best Nonfiction) Film, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Animated Film, respectively.
Here now […]
Golden Globe predictions for November
It's Black Friday, so I know you're all mostly concerned with taking advantage of various sales, but since it's also the end of November, I wanted to bring some new Golden Globe predictions to you as well. We've been doing these for a while now, but this represents likelythe final one I'll be doing before the actual nominations are announced in about two weeks on December 11th (unless I preview the announcement with a final set of predictions…we'll see). As such, I'm hoping to really nail them this time around, and try to figure out how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association might go with their nods. The HFPA can go in some odd directions too, so these noms might even be a little more Oscar friendly than they wind up being. We'll see though.
The biggest addition this time around is accounting for Selma in the race. I still had it shut out last time around, and while I don't necessarily think it's going to dominate the Globes, I do think a shut out isn't going to happen. I also had to try to figure out what to do with Unbroken, which I don't see until Monday. As such, I left it alone for the most part. If I do indeed do one last update to these predictions, it'll be due at least in part to a need to account for the film, one way or another. Perhaps I'll need to predict it for some wins? Perhaps I'll need to drop it completely? Somewhere in between? I'll find out at the beginning of next week and report in on the film itself, but if I do update Globe predictions, reflections on that movie will be involved for sure.
Here now though, without any further delay on my part (since as always we know that you're really here just to see what I have below in each of the categories), are a brand spanking new set of Golden Globe nomination predictions to pour over. Behold:
Best Picture (Drama)
1. The Imitation Game
2. Selma
3. Boyhood
4. Gone Girl
5. Unbroken
If there's a sixth: Interstellar
Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
1. Into the Woods
2. Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
3. Whiplash
4. Begin Again
5. St. Vincent
If there's a sixth: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actor (Drama)
1. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
2. Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
3. David Oyelowo – Selma
4. Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
5. Timothy Spall – Mr. Turner
If […]
"Birdman", "Boyhood", "Nightcrawler", and "Selma" lead the 30th Spirit Awards nominations
Just a few moments ago, the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominations for their 30th annual ceremony, once again providing a mix of future Academy Award nominees and smaller contenders getting their moment in the sun. In terms of the former, Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) lead the nominations with a half dozen citations, followed by Boyhood and Selma with five each. Nightcrawler also scored a total of five, with Whiplash not far behind at four. They mixed with more fringe contenders like Love is Strange (also at four) and the aforementioned smaller players that won't even sniff Oscar love, such as A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (three nominations). Overall, it was an eclectic mix, to say the least.
I won't speculate about potential winners just yet, but I will do a quick bit of analysis. Obviously, Birdman, Boyhood, and Selma solidified their causes as top tier Academy Award players, while Nightcrawler and to a lesser degree Whiplash strengthened theirs. There isn't really a film, filmmaker, or performance that really announced itself as an Oscar contender here, but if you want to stretch, you could say that Big Eyes popping up in Screenplay keeps that potential player afloat.
As always, there were plenty of snubs, particularly in the acting categories, where Oscar Isaac is a notable one, missing for A Most Violent Year. Also, a shutout for The Skeleton Twins boggles my mind. That being said, for the most part bigger names tend to miss for smaller contenders, so it's hard to get too upset about that sort of thing. As such, I won't go into who missed out today, though perhaps later in the week I'll come back to that…
Here now are the full nominations for the Spirit Awards:
(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
Love is Strange
Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak
Damien Chazelle
Ava DuVernay
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater
David Zellner
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Big Eyes
J.C. Chandor
A Most Violent Year
Dan Gilroy
Jim Jarmusch
Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs & […]
A November Oscar Predictions Update
The calendar has turned to November folks, so now we're getting down to the nitty gritty of Oscar predictions. Precursor awards have begun to be given out, so expect the Academy Award picture to slowly begin to clear up. That doesn't mean that from now on we suddenly know how the whole thing will go, but we're closing in on the point where things should begin to make more sense. We can still guess to our heart's content, but certain long shots just won't happen and certain likelihoods are even more likely now. That's just the name of the game. By nomination morning I should have things pretty accurate, but for now, it's still a matter of fine tuning. This is just the first phase of the game too, keep that in mind. Once the nominations are announced, the whole situation changes and it becomes all about figuring out winners. Nominees are one thing…winners are a whole other.
For this particular update, I tried to decide if there were any surprises to consider. For one thing, I backed away from American Sniper quite a bit. On the flip side, I've gotten pretty bold with Interstellar, including Christopher Nolan's first Best Director nomination. I also am sticking with my next in line bonus little thing in each category, since it give you all a further look at what I'm thinking as the weeks progress. Knowing the top ten in a given category (double that in Best Picture, obviously) can help assess the whole situation, so I think it's a help overall.
In terms of my winners, I just want to say once again that I think just about every race is still wide open (give or take Best Supporting Actor) and I refuse to predict a split between Best Picture and Best Director this early in the game, so when I switch one, I have to change the other as well. As such, you'll see a new winner or two throughout the big eight categories, but mostly the status quo from last time around. They could just be temporary, but time will tell in that regard. For now, that's just how I see the race…
Well, enough talk though my friends. I know you all just want to see how the predictions have changed, even if only a little bit, so let me oblige you. Here now are my most up to date Academy […]
Golden Globe predictions for October
With the month of October almost complete and the precursor season having officially kicked off yesterday morning with the Gotham Award nominations (I'll be writing about that on Monday or Tuesday as part of something more substantial about precursors), now's a perfect time for my monthly set of Golden Globe predictions. Some might consider it a bit too early still, but not me. It's time. Especially considering some of the embargoed things I've seen this month (including one big one I can't talk about yet), it's high time to discuss the Globes again.
To reiterate the basics to you all one more time, the biggest difference that you'll see here between the Academy and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is that they tend to go for the bigger names or the bigger productions, as well as more European fare at times. So yes, some films that do better here might not do quite as well with Oscar. Certain titles will do about the same with both groups, like potentially Angelina Jolie's Unbroken, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, or Morten Tyldum's The Imitation Game. You also still might lose certain indie players here, as you'll see evidenced by much smaller nomination totals (or even shutouts) for Richard Linklater's Boyhood (though that one can go either way considering it's potentially a frontrunner for Best Picture), just as one example, though others could be movies like J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year. On the flip side though, the inclusion of comedies and musicals allows longer shot work like John Carney's Begin Again, Damien Chazelle's Whiplash, Rob Marshall's Into the Woods, and Theodore Melfi's St. Vincent to have a shot at not just contention for nods, but actual noms, as well as wins. Nominations that would have been wishful thinking with the Academy and AMPAS (or just harder to come by) are very much in play with the categories that the HFPA deals in. That's just the nature of the beast here folks.
Here now though, without any further delay on my part (since we all know that you're really here just to see what I have below in each category), are a brand spanking new set of Golden Globe predictions. Behold:
Best Picture (Drama)
1. The Imitation Game
2. Interstellar
3. Unbroken
4. Boyhood
5. The Theory of Everything
If there's a sixth: Gone Girl
Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
1. Into the Woods
2. Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
3. Whiplash
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. […]
A Mid-October Oscar Predictions Update
Ladies and gentlemen, as I've been saying over the past few months…oscar predictions are a rather funny thing. Sometimes you have to just update them all wholesale in order to not be way off the mark/behind the times, while sometimes they only require a relatively small bit of tinkering as to be on the right track and not out on crazy limbs. That's simply the nature of the beast, one where a single new contender on the horizon can upend the race, one way or another. With only a small amount of Oscar hopefuls still to be seen, we're again waiting for a new contender to potentially change the landscape (I'm looking at you, American Sniper), now that we're in a world where Inherent Vice has already unveiled itself and not particularly changed things at all. In any event, it's time for a new predictions update!
If you look at what I have in this particular update, you'll see that I've made some changes, but not a complete overall. Once again though, a special thing I have for you all is the addition of who I have next in line in the major categories. This will give you a better idea of what the larger landscape looks like. I'll obviously need to update these all again in a few weeks, particularly after I hopefully see things like Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, but that's one step ahead of the game for me. Until then (as well as when the other unseen contenders reveal themselves), the educated guesswork will just have to continue on a little bit longer.
In terms of my winners, I just want to say that I think just about every race is still wide open (give or take Best Supporting Actor) and I refuse to predict a split between Best Picture and Best Director this early in the game, so when I switch one, I have to change the other. As such, you'll see a handful of new winners throughout the big eight categories. They could just be temporary, but time will tell in that regard. For now, that's just how I see the race…
Well, enough talk though folks. I know you all just want to see how the predictions have changed, even if only a little bit, so let me oblige you. Here now are my most up to date Academy Award predictions:
1. Boyhood
2. The Imitation Game
3. Birdman or […]
Re-ranking the contenders in Best Actress
As I've been mentioning over the last few weeks or so, with the festival season well underway and just about all of the major contenders for the Academy Awards having screened or about to screen, now seems like as good a time as any to move forward and take a look at the big eight categories to see what's what in an updated/more expanded fashion. I did this with the major categories a couple of months back, but that was when almost everything was still speculation. We have some facts to go on now, so while much of this is still just an educated guess, I'm not completely relying on overt hunches this time around. It's more of an even mix, depending on the film/director/performer in question, of course. Today I'm turning my attention once again to the Best Actress field, which is another category that won't necessarily match up with Best Picture in any major way, but likely won't be too far off either. Read on to see what I mean for this one…
One special note about Best Actress this year is that, on the flip side to best Actor, it's a fairly barren race. Each of the ten women that I have cited as the ones with the best chance at a nomination have some chance at a nod, but only a few of them can realistically win. It's going to be interesting to see if any surprise noms wind up shaking up this category when all is said and done…
Here are the ten ladies that I have in play for Best Actress currently, with the top five cracking the lineup at this point and time:
1. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) – If you ask a dozen pundits who the frontrunner is in Best Actress, you'll probably get one of about five answers (hint, my top five), but if you ask me, I think this could turn into a walk for Jones. It's just a hunch, but Oscar loves their supportive wives, something this performance apparently does incredibly well. Jones in the sweet spot of the age the Academy enjoys honoring, so that doesn't hurt too. We have a long way to go before anyone in this category starts to separate themselves from the pack, but at this juncture, I'm backing Jones ever so slightly.
2. Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) – Now that folks are able to see […]
An October Oscar Predictions Update
Just as I said last month…oscar predictions are a funny thing. Sometimes you have to just update them wholesale in order to not be way off the mark, and sometimes they only require a relatively small bit of tinkering to be on the right track. That's the nature of the beast, one where a single new contender can upend the race, one way or another. With only a day to go until Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice is finally seen (yours truly will be there at the New York Film Festival), we're waiting for a new contender to change the landscape, what with Gone Girl last week turning out great, but not as a game changer. In any event, it's time for a predictions update!
If you look at what I have in this particular update, you'll see a lot of what I had a few weeks ago, with small changes here and there. The big new thing I have for you all is the addition of who I have next in line in the major categories. This will give you a better idea of what the larger landscape looks like. I'll obviously need to update this in a few weeks, particularly after processing Inherent Vice, but that's one step ahead of the game. Until then, the educated guesswork will just have to continue a little bit more.
Well, enough talk though. I know you all just want to see how the predictions have changed, even if only a little bit, so let me oblige you. Here now are my most up to date Academy Award predictions:
1. Gone Girl
2. Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
3. Foxcatcher
4. The Imitation Game
5. Boyhood
6. The Theory of Everything
7. Whiplash
8. Unbroken
9. American Sniper
10. Interstellar
Next in line: 11. Men, Women & Children 12. Inherent Vice 13. Into the Woods 14. Fury 15. Selma 16. Mr. Turner 17. Rosewater 18. A Most Violent Year 19. Wild 20. Nightcrawler
1. David Fincher – Gone Girl
2. Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
3. Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher
4. Richard Linklater – Boyhood
5. Clint Eastwood – American Sniper
Next in line: 6. Christopher Nolan – Interstellar 7. Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game 8. Damien Chazelle – Whiplash 9. James Marsh – The Theory of Everything 10. Angelina Jolie – Unbroken
1. Michael Keaton – Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
2. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
3. […]
Joaquin Phoenix: Oscar veterans hoping for another nomination this year
Each and every single awards season, there are tons of both newcomers and veterans to the Oscar game. Tomorrow I'll be taking a bit of a look at those seeking their first nominations from the Academy, but today I'm going to be going ahead and listing some of the major players who've already been nominated before, and in some cases are already winners. It's leading up to me re-ranking the contenders in the major categories next week, but right now it's just going to be a preview of which old hands to the Oscar ranch are saddling up for another ride on the awards season pony.
In the Best Actor race, the highest profile former nominee is Joaquin Phoenix, who will look for his first win this year with Inherent Vice. He represents the most likely non first time nominee who could win the Oscar in this category, though one level down we have Bradley Cooper for American Sniper and Bill Murray for St. Vincent, with Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler and Brad Pitt for Fury as other possibilities, plus Ben Affleck, who I'm counting here since he's an Oscar winner, even if he's never received an acting citation to date. Longer shots for nominations who've been to the dance before include Christian Bale for Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Philip Seymour Hoffman for A Most Wanted Man, Matthew McConaughey for Interstellar, Al Pacino for Manglehorn, Jeremy Renner for Kill the Messenger, and Mark Walhberg for The Gambler. Those fellas will be fighting it out with a bunch of first timers in this category, and it's going to be a bloodbath.
Over in Best Actress, we have perennial bridesmaid Amy Adams hoping that this year she'll finally be the bride with her work in Big Eyes. She's going to be getting a challenge from both Jessica Chastain (for either The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Miss Julie, or A Most Violent Year) and Reese Witherspoon for Wild though. One level down you have Julianne Moore for Still Alice and Meryl Streep for Into the Woods, with other former nominees/winner on the hunt including Marion Cotillard for The Immigrant or Two Days One Night, Keira Knightley for Begin Again, Hilary Swank for The Homesman, Kate Winslet for A Little Chaos, and Robin Wright for The Congress. The newbies could seriously vie for a win here, but the vets have […]


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Good Monday morning everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and found plenty of fun and local activities to fill your days.
The LeFlore County Emergency Management Department recently received 500 weather radios that are available to LeFlore County residents for $1. You must provide proof of residency.
I had the opportunity to watch a video on Facebook that was a very heart warming story. I would like to share a bit of it with you.
The widow of Lt. Billie D. Harris of Oklahoma recently got the answers she had been seeking for 68 years since her husbands death during World War II.
The number of LeFlore County high school basketball teams to make state this season will be at least three all total.
After the Arkoma girls made state this week, the Spiro boys made the Class 3A State Tournament with a win Friday night.
There will be at least one more county team join the Bulldogs as the winner of tonight's Howe-Pocola game will make state.
There's also a chance the Spiro Lady Bulldogs will make state with a win tonight.
Let's see what will happen tonight.
Good Friday morning everyone. I recently ran across a little historical fact sheet that provided some off-the-wall information. Finding it interesting I thought I would share them.
Don't forget the St. Paddy's Day 5K Saturday [March 8] morning or the Disable American Veterans Poteau Chapter's Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament that starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at their building north of Poteau.
There are several more events occurring over the weekend. For a complete list check out the Calendar of Events in the Poteau Daily News.
Hope everyone is having a great Throwback Thursday. The editorial staff at Poteau Daily News is rockin' and rollin' this morning as we have many places to be through the day.
Don't for the National Wild Turkey Federation banquet that begins at 5:30 tonight at the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center in Poteau. Support conservation.
Saturday marked the beginning of March. Now, we can really talk about March Madness.
Tomorrow (March 6), the high school basketball playoffs resume. One local team, the Arkoma Lady Mustangs are in the Class A State Tournament. Eight others hope to be there by the end of the week.
Enough is enough — let me have some sunshine.
After a couple of floundering balance acts trying to walk on ice this morning, it is official — I hate ice. I find myself praying for a sandstorm so that the simple act of walking to my car doesn't play out like some 007 action flick with somersaults, belly rolls and that stretching life saving reach for a life line — my door handle.
The highways are fine but I felt like I pulled into Atlanta this morning when I hit Poteau. Little improvement has happened overnight and the roads still look like part of the North Pole.
Sorry I am so late hitting the page today but it was a slippery, sliding drive to work. If you don't have to get out — don't.
I must say, I think this was my first thunder-sleet storm, also the first time I have ever seen three inches of sleet cover the ground. Not only did it thunder, sling ice and become bitter cold — hail fell from the sky. Such a strange twist of weather.
Not long and it will be boiling clouds, green glows, lightning strikes and twisters.
I am ready to see Old Man Winter be lynched by Mother Nature — let's have some sun.
Sorry I am running a little late today but the morning has been hectic. Reason — Chamber banquet recovery.
With more than 200 pictures of the nights festivities to cull through and several stories involved, PDN employees hit the ground running.
But on to the good stuff!
I have to hand it to Stephen Fruen and Matt Blake — they pulled it off — I felt like I was at a male version of Cheyenne's Gentlemans Club! If only I had a few dollar bills to throw on the stage I would have felt better.
To start the morning with a little fun I usually check out the weird headlines of the day. Needless to say, each and every morning something always is worth a laugh.
Apparently McGruff the crime dog was sentenced in Texas recently after police found him with 1,000 marijuana plants and about 30 weapons — including a grenade launcher. John Russell Morales, 41, who played the part of the crime-fighting bloodhound, was sentenced to more than 20 years behind bars.
The irony of it all — real police dogs were used to find the actor's stash.
I know March Madness won't happen for about three more weeks yet, but it might as well be here if you're a high school basketball player or fan.
The 2014 Oklahoma high school basketball playoffs will resume tomorrow [Feb. 27] with 18 LeFlore County teams still alive. Two of those, Leflore's boys and Whitesboro's boys, can make the Class B State Tournament with wins Friday night.
Of course, six of our 18 teams still alive are in must-win games tomorrow [Feb. 27] through Saturday [March 1].
Although it's not March, all I can say is "Let the Madness Begin."