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I was a big fan of the WiiWare game, so this definitely sounds right up my street, and with the current price drop it's a must buy!
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Australian developer Nnooo has released a handful of download titles on Nintendo services over the years, starting with Pop on WiiWare and more recently launched Spirit Hunters on DSiWare. escapeVektor: Chapter 1 rose onto WiiWare in 2011, initially planned as a series of multiple chapters that sadly never quite came to fruition on the fading away Wii download platform. Since then, Nnooo has decided to bundle all four chapters of escapeVektor into one tidy little package for download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop, and with the game currently at half price, what better time to take a look at this action puzzler?
escapeVektor evokes very familiar memories of classic arcade puzzle titles that set players to travel strictly in only four directions, such as Qix and Pac-Man, and even the more recent 3D take on the former, Cubixx. To give a quick gist of how escapeVektor works, players control a small ship-like cursor that can move along lines that need tracing over. Trace over lines to form a cell (effectively a square- or oblong-like shape), then fill all the remaining cells in the level to unlock the exit, escape to it, and win. Sounds easy, right? Well it's far from it.
Initial stages ease players into escapeVektor, and begin to introduce enemies that also travel over lines. Some enemies follow the ship in a kamikaze attempt, whilst others trace back over the lines players have already made to erase them. One collision with an enemy and the mission is over. Level design is implemented incredibly well, to the point where eventually some tactical planning is in order to work out the safest routes to take over next, based on the paths already being made by enemies, and needing to pass through switches to open and close gates. This quickly becomes very tense and requires immediate reactions to dodge and swoop away from those closing in once enemies begin to swarm later stages. With detonation bombs and boost functions that can be upgraded to get the upper hand, quick-thinking is needed so as to put these weapons to the best use.
The fast-paced nature of escapeVektor really keeps players on their toes, and has a strong addictive flavour to it that seems to keep dragging them back in for one more go. Whilst subsequent stages can undoubtedly become very frustrating, they never seem impossible, urging players on to overcome them. A charming little plot is worked into the gameplay, too, which adds a bit more incentive to get through each stage, focusing on a human named Vektor trapped inside a computer trying to uncover his memories and defeat the CPU (the game's title makes more sense now, right?). It's not necessary, but it's a harmless not-so-serious distraction to break up levels.
Sadly, there are one or two issues that can be a nuisance. The default zoom of the camera is too close to the action, meaning a constant hold of the R button to keep the camera at a distance is necessary for practically the entire game. A toggle mode would have been ideal, here. Naturally, the smaller screen of the 3DS itself can't help matters, and the bigger viewing space of the PS Vita may tip that version above this one. Whilst the bottom screen does also display the lower portions of the level, there's never really any opportune time to look at it, else risk committing suicide and restarting the level, nor does it even really help at all, anyway.
However, whilst the WiiWare edition was only one chapter and 40 levels long, the four chapters crammed into the 3DS version contain 150 stages to plough through. This includes the numerous bonus worlds that can be unlocked, which put up some serious challenge with time limit levels, plus the Eraser mode which means any lines players trace back over are erased, so careful planning is in order to complete these stages. Levels can be replayed and wildcards can be used to double the total points score in attempts to achieve any of the bronze, silver, gold and platinum medals up for grabs. One of the greater features of escapeVektor is the instantaneous updates of online leaderboards, with players being able to check their rankings right after completing a stage, whether this is by country, worldwide or between friends. This is a meaty little title with a number of achievements thrown in for good measure to ensure that extra replay value. Cap this off with a terrific electronic chiptune-like soundtrack and what is delivered is one of the finer action puzzlers available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop right now.
Like many popular arcade action puzzle games of old, escapeVektor is easy to learn and quickly becomes very addictive. The non-stop speedy gameplay of each short stage is ideal for quick bursts, with a gradual level of difficulty that is wormed onto the player at the right intervals, which can bring frustration, but never feels overwhelming. Except maybe those bonus stages, which will really put skills to the test!
Visuals are basic to the point that they give off a Commodore 64 and NES style, but are full of vibrant colours. Pop-out effect from 3D is good but doesn't offer much help gameplay-wise, and the game does seem to appear slightly clearer and sharper with it turned off.
Easily a standout aspect of the game, the electronic soundtrack has some highly motivating and addictive pieces that really go hand-in-hand with the fast-paced action of escapeVektor, and they all adapt to each level the further the player progresses. Purchasing the download album of the full soundtrack comes highly recommended!
The story chapters themselves will last a few hours, but bonus levels, attempting to achieve platinum medals and competing in the online leaderboards really bump up the replay value by a large extent.
Anyone with a fond taste for such arcade classics as Qix, Pac-Man and the more recent Cubixx are likely to thoroughly enjoy escapeVektor, whilst anyone with an eye for action puzzle games in general will equally be hooked. Some improvements could be made in terms of the camera angle, and the normal £9 asking price may seem a little steep to many, but those that do invest will find an enjoyable fast-paced game with a whole bunch of replay value and awesome soundtrack. At the time of writing, escapeVektor is currently half-price at £4.49, so now would be the perfect time to snap it up.
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I was a big fan of the WiiWare game, so this definitely sounds right up my street, and with the current price drop it's a must buy!
Can you remember any issues of the zoom in the WW version, Adam? I found that you needed to keep the camera zoomed out constantly to really give yourself room to see more of each stage and any enemies nearby. Had read others having the same problems. A simple camera toggle option instead of holding R constantly would have been ideal. I'd thought that a TV or the larger Vita screen would help, but not if they still force the camera so close regardless.
The soundtrack can be previewed and bought here for those interested.
To be honest, I don't recall a zoom option at all...
Ah, I had a little search around and you can hold the B trigger to zoom out in the WW version, too. Another reviewer of the WW vers also had the same camera issues, so I guess it's across all versions. It is a bit of a set-back, having to constantly hold a button like that, but is probably about one of the only downfalls.


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The grant program is designed to support the efforts of individual teachers and school districts to begin innovative and sustainable financial literacy programs and events. The ultimate purpose of Sheboygan Area School District's project is to actively engage over 2,100 middle school and high school students in personal financial literacy learning activities so that they are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to lead financially literate lives. The grant will assist Sheboygan Area School District in meeting Goal 1, Objective 2 of the Long Range Plan, which says "By 2016, all students will have two intentional financial literacy experiences, one in middle school and one in high school".
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An anode pod system for cathodically protecting offshore structures and method of installing the system in which a set of anode pod units are individually placed on the ocean floor adjacent an offshore structure. Each anode pod unit comprises a plurality of anodes attached to a top tubular ring and a base tubular ring larger than the top tubular ring to form a conically-shaped unit. An electrical conductor cable connects each anode pod unit to the offshore structure.
1. An anode pod system for use with an offshore structure positioned on the ocean floor, comprising:
at least one anode pod having a lower tubular ring positioned on the ocean floor, an upper smaller tubular ring and a plurality of anodes, each connected to the upper and lower rings to form a connically-shaped unit, said anode pod being supported on the ocean floor and being outside the perimeter of the base of said structure; and
an electrical conductor cable means connecting said anode pod to said structure.
2. An anode pod system as recited in claim 1 in which said anodes are angularly spaced-apart equal distances.
3. An anode pod system as recited in claim 2 including a series of said units positioned on the ocean floor and spaced about the perimeter of said structure; and
an electrical conductor cable connecting each pod unit to said structure.
4. An anode pod system as recited in claim 3 in which each anode comprises a metallic core and a sacrificial metallic anode surrounding said core, said core being connected to said upper and lower rings.
5. An anode pod system as recited in claim 4 in which each pod unit comprises six anodes.
6. An anode pod system as recited in claim 5 in which said anodes comprise magnesium.
7. An anode pod system as recited in claim 5 in which said anodes comprise zinc.
8. An anode pod system as recited in claim 5 in which said anodes comprise aluminum.
9. An anode pod system as recited in claim 5 in which said anodes comprise an alloy of magnesium, zinc, and aluminum.
10. A system as recited in claim 5 in which at least one anode pod is connected to said structure above the surface of the water.
11. A method for cathodically protecting the metal near the mudline of an offshore structure comprising;
lowering an anode pod unit from the water's surface to the ocean floor, said anode pod unit being supported entirely by the ocean floor and being located outside the perimeter of the base of said offshore structure, said anode pod unit protecting only the base of said offshore structure; and
connecting an electrical conductor cable attached to said anode pod unit to said structure.
12. A method as recited in claim 10 including lowering a series of pod units to the ocean floor and positioning said pod units about the perimeter of said offshore structure.
13. A method as recited in claim 11 including connecting each conductor cable to said offshore structure prior to lowering said pod units to the ocean floor.
The present invention concerns an anode pod system and method for installing such system. When installed, the system provides cathodic protection to offshore structures or platforms, such as those used in offshore oil and/or gas well drilling and production operations.
The invention involves a new concept for installation of anodes on existing offshore structures. A primary application of that concept is to improve the cathodic protection for iron or steel located near the mudline or base of such structures.
Cathodic protection systems are implemented on offshore structures to prevent the corrosion of the structural iron or steel. The use of sacrificial anodes, which are typically placed throughout the structure during onshore fabrication, has proven to be an effective method of protection. Some existing platforms, however, have anode systems which have depleted to a state in which they no longer are preventing active corrosion. Some structures have low protection throughout, while others experience the problem only in particular areas. One specific area of concern on conventional offshore drilling/production platforms is the mudline area. The lower section of a platform with battered legs has more metallic surface area, and thus requires a higher concentration of anodes. The installation of additional anodes to improve the cathodic protection in the mudline region is a difficult task and that task becomes more complex with increasing water depths.
An anode pod system for use with an offshore structure positioned on the floor of a body of water (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "ocean floor") comprises at least one anode pod having a lower tubular ring positioned on the ocean floor and an upper tubular ring and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart anodes, each connected to the upper and lower rings to form a conically-shaped pod unit. A conductor cable connects the pod to the structure.
Each pod is lowered from the water's surface to a location on the floor near the offshore structure. A series of pod units may be arranged about the perimeter of the offshore structure. The cable is preferably attached to the offshore structure before, but may be attached after, the pod unit is lowered into position on the ocean floor.
FIG. 1 is an elevation of an offshore drilling platform showing one pod unit in position on the ocean floor and the other pod unit being positioned on the ocean floor;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of one of the anode pods; and
FIG. 3 is a view taken on lines 3--3 of FIG. 2.
There is shown in FIG. 1 an offshore production or drilling platform 10, having support legs 11 and cross-bracing 12, positioned on the floor 13 of a body of water 14. A deck 15 is arranged on legs 11 above the water's surface 16, and a drilling derrick 17 is positioned on the deck.
One anode pod unit 20 is shown positioned on ocean floor 13 and connected to platform 10 by electrical conductor cable 21. Another anode pod unit 20 is shown in FIG. 1 being positioned on ocean floor 13 after being lowered to the ocean floor on a cable suspended from a crane 19 mounted on deck 15 of platform 10.
Details of the anode pod units 20 are shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Preferably, each pod unit 20 has six anodes 30 angularly spaced-apart equal distances. Each anode includes a pipe core 31 connected at its upper end to an upper ring 32 and at its lower end to a lower ring 33. Lower ring 33 is mounted on a base plate 34. Each pipe core 31 is embedded in a soft metal anode 35. The principal metal is preferably aluminum, magnesium, zinc, or an alloy of those metals. Small quantities of other metals may be alloyed with the principal metals. A pipe 36 extends across the center of upper ring 32 and contains spaced-apart circular plates 37. The portion of pipe 40 between those circular plates may engage a releasable cable, such as cable 18, when lowering the pod unit into position on the ocean floor. Cable 21 is connected to upper ring 32 at 38. Each soft metal anode 35 is shown as rectangularly shaped. However, the anode may be formed square, circular, doughnut-shaped, or any other desired shape. The pod unit 20 is conically shaped, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 more clearly, for stability. The center of gravity is low and resistance to current is minimized.
As illustrative of sizing, the height of the anode unit may be about 12 feet with the upper ring 32 having a diameter of 24 inches. The lower ring 33 may have a 72-inch diameter and pipe core 31 may have a 4-inch nominal diameter. Base plate 34 may have an inside diameter of 66 inches and an outside diameter of 78 inches. The anode length may be 10 feet with an anode material weight of 1260 pounds. Nominal anode cross-section dimensions may be 10 inches by 12 inches.
The pod unit 20 can be completely fabricated at an onshore site, transported to the offshore structure location, lowered by cable to the mudline, with the cable already connected to the offshore structure. Alternatively, the cable may be connected to the offshore structure after the anode pod unit is lowered into position on the ocean floor.
The conical shape and net weight of anode unit 20 can be adjusted to conform to the stability requirements at the platform location. The size and number of anodes in each pod can vary, dependent on the required protection levels or on the type of equipment available for installation. The cathodic protection in the mudline area can be increased to the desired degree by installing several anode pods around the perimeter of the offshore structure, as indicated in FIG. 1.
Cable 21 may be welded to platform 10 or any other desired electrically-conductive connection may be employed. The connection of cable 21 to the anode pod may also be by welding or other electrically-conductive means. Also, the connections may be made to any part of the hard metal, iron or steel, of the pod unit and platform.
The anode pod system contains several features which make it an attractive method of increasing the cathodic protection in the mudline region. These features include:
Ability to fabricate the anode pods units at an onshore site.
Ability to install the pod units without the use of large marine vessels.
Ability to design the pod units as stable, self-supporting units which only require a single connection to the platform.
Ability to install a large quantity of anodes in a minimum amount of time.
Ability to adjust the size of each pod unit and the number of pod units to accommodate the protection requirements for the offshore structure. Further adjustment may be made by removing and/or adding individual anodes to any pod unit.
These features indicate that a major advantage of the anode pod system is that it allows offshore installation time to be kept at a minimum. This concept becomes increasingly efficient in deeper water depths because many anodes can be installed as a unit, thereby eliminating individual anode-to-platform connections.
Changes and modifications may be made in the illustrative embodiments of the invention shown and described herein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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Washington, D.C. (Jan. 28, 2008)—The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) applauds Senate Small Business Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) for introducing the Small Business Stimulus Act of 2008 (S. 2553).
"ICBA applauds Sen. John Kerry for introducing S. 2553 and for focusing economic stimulus on small business, a sector that is at the foundation of the nation's economy," said James P. Ghiglieri, Jr., ICBA chairman and president of Alpha Financial Group, Inc., Toluca, Ill. "S. 2553 includes three ICBA-backed provisions that give community banks tools to spur growth in our communities. As the Senate considers adding additional provisions to the House stimulus package announced last week, these small business enhancements would be extremely helpful."
Sen. Kerry's legislative provisions will immediately free up resources and capital for individuals, small businesses and community banks including:
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Well, there is THE software to make IOS/OSX apps. Xcode. It is free, although very large so you are going to need a fairly decent connection to get it.
However, be advised that Xcode and Objective-c are not something that you are going to be able to sit down with for a few hours and then begin to use to whomp up really impressive apps. The learning curve is very long and steep. By the way, Xcode is the programming suite and Obj-c is the language.
I don't mean to discourage you by any means. I encourage anyone who is interested in learning programming to give it a try. But just realize that you are not going to write the next Angry Birds in your first month. Have fun learning how to make a button and click on it to do something, then move on to the next level.
First, get a beginning Objective-C book. The language doesn't change at all - at least at the beginner level. You will have to know some basic Obj-c before you do anything with Xcode besides make pretty windows.
My experience says don't waste your money buying an expensive XCode book. The suite changes too much and too often and leaves the book behind. Get your Xcode info from the web.
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Discover how to manipulate time in After Effects. Author Chris Meyer shows how to stop, slow, and speed up footage, and how to combine these techniques with nested compositions, expressions, and the Graph Editor. Along the way, he reveals several important yet somewhat hidden functions, such as the advanced composition setting that ensures predictable stop motion, the Frame Mix and Pixel Motion modes of the Frame Blending switch, and the Time Remap parameter.
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In the previous movie we showed how Frame Mix mode, indicated by this dashed line underneath the Frame Blend Switch column, can help smooth out slowed-down motion and soft amorphous footage. For example, we started with this Aerial Clouds. I'll hold down Option or Alt, drag it in to replace. You can see we had some very nice smooth motion. However, it doesn't always work that well. Open up the comp 10-Pixel Motion*starter, where we have this man walking around his car towards his plane. Yup! It looks like a tough life.
Notice that we already opened up the Stretch column and slowed this down by a factor of 300%, and again, you can right-click on any column header and choose or hide any of these columns. If I was to enable Frame Blending for this layer in Frame Mix mode and also turn on Frame Blending for this composition so you can see it previewed, you can already see these echoes, or ghosting, appearing around the edges of this man. That is the result of adjacent frames being mixed together to try to smooth out motion.
I'll press page down a few times to step through this clip. You'll see where it gets sharp, where we get back on a whole frame, but these intermediate frames exhibit some clear ghosting issues. You will see it on the car as well and a little bit on the plane. But this high contrast edge between his dark jacket and the bright sky really shows up the problem. Well, there is another Frame Blending mode known as Pixel Motion and to enable that, you just need to click on the Frame Blending switch one more time. I get a solid line.
You'll notice this line is sharpened up immediately, and focus on this edge of the jacket as I now step backwards in time back to the frames we were having trouble with. You'll see that we don't have any of that ghosting going on through his collar. What Pixel Motion mode is doing is actually looking at the motion of every individual pixel from frame to frame and trying to create brand-new in-between pixels, guessing where that pixel would have been if we indeed had shot, say, at a higher frame rate.
At first, this looks like magic, and you go, this is great! I'm going to use this on everything to make it look better. However, if you've been looking at other parts of the frame, like right around the Artbeats logo that's burned in here in the right corner, you notice some things are falling apart. Let's go to something very obvious, like where he is walking across this car. So he has motion in one direction, walking to the left, and the car has motion in the other direction as the camera pans and the car slides off to the right. Go down to around 120, where his arms start to swing in front of the car.
Now his arms are moving at a different speed than rest of his body. This is where it gets to be a bit too much for Pixel Motion to guess where all the pixels are moving to. You can see these weird interference fields moving across the windshield of the car and really wrecking it. So this is something you need to watch out for in Pixel Motion mode. Never just apply it and render assuming it worked fine. At the very minimum, RAM Preview the entire visible portion of the clip to make sure you don't have any weird artifacts like this appear.
This is the type of thing that makes a client reject what you thought was a final version, and then you're left scrambling trying to fix it. Now, if Pixel Motion doesn't work for you, and if Frame Mix is leaving too much ghosting going on, like around his collar here--I will step forward-- you do have a few other alternatives. Inside After Effects you can turn off Frame Blending, set your Stretch back down to 100%--you need to go back to where the clip actually is. Then apply Effect > Time > Timewarp.
Timewarp uses the same underlying technology as Pixel Motion but exposes all these parameters to you to help tweak. Now, I'm not going to go through all these parameters here. If you are really curious though, this is based on a technology called Kronos from The Foundry. If you go to their web site and dig up a manual on earlier versions of Kronos, such as Kronos for Final Cut, you will find an explanation of all of these parameters to help you dial this in. There is also a pair of third-party solutions: one, The Foundry has a brand-new version of Kronos called Kronos 5 which works even better, and secondly, Re:Vision Effects has long had this wonderful plug-in called Twixtor.
That's the one we've used for years to help smooth out motion on critical shots. So between Twixtor or Kronos 5 you should be able to crack problems that After Effects cannot solve with its built-in Frame Blending and Pixel Motion.
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Security screening for visitors to the Statue of Liberty will be held on Ellis Island when the site reopens this summer after being closed since Superstorm Sandy.
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Ab initio and homology based prediction of protein domains by recursive neural networks
1 School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
2 Complex and Adaptive Systems Laboratory, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10:195 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-195Published: 26 June 2009
Proteins, especially larger ones, are often composed of individual evolutionary units, domains, which have their own function and structural fold. Predicting domains is an important intermediate step in protein analyses, including the prediction of protein structures.
We describe novel systems for the prediction of protein domain boundaries powered by Recursive Neural Networks. The systems rely on a combination of primary sequence and evolutionary information, predictions of structural features such as secondary structure, solvent accessibility and residue contact maps, and structural templates, both annotated for domains (from the SCOP dataset) and unannotated (from the PDB). We gauge the contribution of contact maps, and PDB and SCOP templates independently and for different ranges of template quality. We find that accurately predicted contact maps are informative for the prediction of domain boundaries, while the same is not true for contact maps predicted ab initio. We also find that gap information from PDB templates is informative, but, not surprisingly, less than SCOP annotations. We test both systems trained on templates of all qualities, and systems trained only on templates of marginal similarity to the query (less than 25% sequence identity). While the first batch of systems produces near perfect predictions in the presence of fair to good templates, the second batch outperforms or match ab initio predictors down to essentially any level of template quality.
We test all systems in 5-fold cross-validation on a large non-redundant set of multi-domain and single domain proteins. The final predictors are state-of-the-art, with a template-less prediction boundary recall of 50.8% (precision 38.7%) within ± 20 residues and a single domain recall of 80.3% (precision 78.1%). The SCOP-based predictors achieve a boundary recall of 74% (precision 77.1%) again within ± 20 residues, and classify single domain proteins as such in over 85% of cases, when we allow a mix of bad and good quality templates. If we only allow marginal templates (max 25% sequence identity to the query) the scores remain high, with boundary recall and precision of 59% and 66.3%, and 80% of all single domain proteins predicted correctly.
The systems presented here may prove useful in large-scale annotation of protein domains in proteins of unknown structure. The methods are available as public web servers at the address: http://distill.ucd.ie/shandy/ webcite and we plan on running them on a multi-genomic scale and make the results public in the near future.


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Addressing cybersecurity is critical to enhancing the security and reliability of the nation's electrical grid. While integrating advanced technologies is essential to building a grid for the 21st century, it is also necessary to continue strengthening protections that mitigate vulnerabilities arising from increased complexity and interdependency. Cybersecurity of advanced technologies, including energy delivery systems, is critical for protecting the energy infrastructure and the integral function that it serves in our lives.
Cybersecurity technologies developed to protect business IT computer systems and networks can break an energy delivery control system. Energy delivery control systems are uniquely designed and operated to control real-time physical processes that deliver continuous and reliable power to support national and economic security. As such, they require security solutions that meet unique performance requirements, design, and operational needs.
DOE plays a major role in protecting and enhancing the cybersecurity of our Nation's critical infrastructure. Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 7 established a national policy for federal departments and agencies to act as "Sector-Specific Agencies" for 18 critical infrastructure sectors. As the Energy Sector-Specific Agency, DOE has a responsibility to promote a resilient infrastructure within the Electricity subsector as well as the Oil and Natural Gas subsector. DOE OE champions effective risk management programs, secure and reliable information sharing and situational awareness, and relevant research and development (R&D) activities.
DOE aligns energy delivery system cybersecurity R&D efforts with the energy sector-led, DOE-facilitated, strategic framework presented in the 2011 Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity Roadmap , which is an update of the original 2006 Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector. The vision of the Roadmap is that resilient energy delivery systems are designed, installed, operated and maintained to survive a cyber incident while sustaining critical functions. The Roadmap, with its energy sector-led strategy and vision, is the outcome of a public-private partnership that engaged all energy sector stakeholders.
To advance the Roadmap vision, DOE's Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems Research and Development Program (CEDS) fosters and actively engages in collaborations among all energy stakeholders from the earliest stages in the research process – utility, vendor, national lab, academic, and government – working together to perform research at the intersection of power system engineering and the computer science of cybersecurity.
The Roadmap has helped produce a number of new technologies that are now being deployed to enhance cybersecurity in the sector including more secure "hardened" SCADA systems, advanced intrusion detection systems, and a secure communications protocol for grid substations. Examples include research and development of:
- Cybersecurity protections for control systems that only allow expected cyber-activity for substation-hardened computers, communication processors, and control system networks.
- Near-real-time cybersecurity situational awareness capabilities for the energy-sector control system environment.
- Role-based access control that enforces a least privilege architecture for energy delivery control systems.
- Mitigations that harden energy-sector communication protocols against cyber-attack and that enforce proper communications within energy delivery control systems.
- A secure information exchange gateway that secures communications between control centers.
- A low-power, small-size technology that provides strong authentication, logging, alarming and secure communications for intelligent field devices operating at the distribution level, and that alerts the central control system if the field device has been subjected to physical tampering.
The following sites summarize specific efforts led by DOE OE and others to address cybersecurity in the electric sector:
Other Cybersecurity Programs and Initiatives
The CEDS National SCADA Test Bed (NSTB) is a one-of-a-kind national resource that draws on the integrated expertise and capabilities of national labs. Established in 2003, the NSTB core capabilities combine a network of the national labs' state-of-the-art operational system testing facilities with expert research, development, analysis, and training to discover and address critical security vulnerabilities and threats the energy sector faces. National Labs that make up NSTB include:
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Sandia National Laboratories
CEDS issues competitive solicitations for research and development of capabilities that advance cybersecurity for energy delivery control systems. These research and development projects are conducted by collaborations of energy sector stakeholders, including academia, national laboratories, energy sector vendors and utilities, to ensure the developed capability meets energy sector needs.
CEDS also provides funding to the Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) university collaboration, in partnership with DHS, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). More on TCIPG and SEI can be found at the links below:
H.R.3183 - The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010 – required the DOE to establish an independent national energy sector cyber security organization. Through a competitive process, DOE selected EnergySec to form the National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization (NESCO) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to serve as the research and analysis resource for NESCO, called the National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization Resource (NESCOR). More about NESCO and NESCOR can be found at the links below:
- National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization
- National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization Resource
Cybersecurity Risk Management
While cybersecurity risks cannot be completely eliminated, they can be managed through informed decision making processes. Managing cybersecurity risk is critical to the success of the energy sector and the reliable generation and delivery of electricity.
The focus of DOE-OE's risk management and cybersecurity capabilities development activities is to support organizations in assessing risk to national electric infrastructure and to promote robust cybersecurity practices within the Electricity Subsector. The following resources summarize efforts supported by DOE OE and others to provide a consistent approach to managing cybersecurity risks:
- Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Overview
- Cybersecurity Risk Management Process
- NARUC Cybersecurity for State Regulators Primer
Approaches to securing grid technologies and to protecting privacy should be designed and implemented early in the development lifecycle. In partnership with DHS, DOE developed the Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (ES-C2M2), which allows electric utilities and grid operators to assess their cybersecurity capabilities and prioritize their actions and investments to improve cybersecurity. This resource, along with Guidelines for Smart Grid Cybersecurity developed by NIST, can be found at the links below:
- NISTIR 7628 - Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security Vol. 1


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- In other music news, Pat Boone, who turned 65 Tuesday, will premiere his latest CD on Wednesday. It's a collection of his greatest hits (such as "April Love") accompanied by new orchestral arrangements. Tonight he'll appear at Los Angeles's Shrine Auditorium with the Junior Philharmonic Orchestra of California. Boone says profits from the CD will be donated to charity.
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A lawn sign opposing proposed casino developments in Western Massachusetts sits in front of a Williams Street home. Longmeadow residents will decide on Nov. 5 whether or not to adopt a resolution urging the Massachusetts Gaming Commission not to award a license in the region.
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LONGMEADOW – Selectman Alex Grant and the Longmeadow citizens group No Casino Springfield have called out MGM Springfield, alleging that they are using cold calls to residents' homes to sway their vote regarding a casino resolution at the Nov. 5 Special Town Meeting.
In a press release, No Casino Springfield stated that LSI Research, the company conducting the calls that consist of a survey regarding a casino in Springfield, has refused to identify its funding source. The anti-casino group "is convinced that the LSI Research calls are an attempt by MGM to influence the Town Meeting vote."
"If MGM cares about the Longmeadow vote, and it wants to lobby town residents, MGM should step up and state its case publicly," Grant said.
The vote in question would decide whether or not the town would adopt a non-binding resolution that states, "Be it resolved, that the Longmeadow Town Meeting urges the Massachusetts Gaming Commission not to issue a license to operate a casino in the cities of Springfield or West Springfield."
Carole Brennan, spokesperson for MGM, confirmed to Reminder Publications that the gaming company is funding the surveys being conducted by LSI, which is also identified as Target Research. However, she dismissed the notion that the polling, which consists of two questions, was an effort to bias voters and stressed MGM has been open about the proposed project and its efforts to learn about residents' feelings on it.
"MGM has held countless meetings in Springfield and surrounding communities to discuss all aspects of our widely publicized desire for a resort-casino license in Western Massachusetts," she said. "We also have polled residents informally and formally. All of this is intended to gather information to better integrate MGM Springfield into the community."
Brennan provided the contents of the poll's questions. The first asks if residents are planning to attend the town meeting; the second asks specifically if residents would vote to oppose the resolution.
Grant explained in an earlier interview with Reminder Publications that a lack of support from surrounding communities, coupled with only 57 percent of Springfield residents voting favorably in their referendum vote, could affect the Gaming Commission's decision as to where the license would be awarded.
No Casino Springfield asserted in its written statement to the press that the calls began shortly after East Longmeadow residents voted at their Oct. 21 Special Town Meeting to adopt a similar resolution that stated the town did not "approve" of casino gaming in Western Massachusetts.
Grant also challenged MGM Springfield representatives to a Lincoln-Douglas debate with No Casino Springfield.
"If MGM will not debate us, then Longmeadow and other surrounding communities will see that MGM is more interested in the dark arts of political manipulation than honest debate," he said.
At its Oct. 28 meeting, the School Committee unanimously voted to adopt its own resolution, drafted by committee member John Fitzgerald, urging residents to vote in favor of the resolution to be voted on at the Special Town Meeting and recommends the Gaming Commission not award a license in Western Massachusetts.
School Committee Chair Michael Clark said it was the committee's belief that a casino would affect the quality of life for Longmeadow residents, including its students.
The resolution states that Longmeadow Public Schools' goal is to "prepare learners to achieve their full potential; contribute to a global community, cultivate confident critical thinkers and problem solvers; create and maintain a safe environment; develop the skills and habits of mind for lifelong learning. A gambling casino in Springfield promotes none of these values or ideals."
It goes on to outline the committee's belief that a neighboring casino would have a negative impact on property values and that change "would have a malignant effect on our ability to support schools in a manner that Longmeadow citizens have historically demanded and require for the education of our children."
Traffic and safety were among the other concerns raised by the School Committee mentioned in the resolution.
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The town would pay those expenses up front with the opportunity for reimbursement from the Gaming Commission and MGM.
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The Nile River has been the lifeblood of Egypt for thousands of years; the narrow fertile strip on either side of the river lies in stark contrast to the desert wasteland beyond.
The annual flooding of the Nile, and the resultant deposit of silt on its banks, has left layers of archaeological remains from previous settlements that have been discovered underneath almost every town and village in the valley. Excavations have revealed thousands of tombs, temples and monuments along the banks of the river, and the best places to explore some of these relics are the historic towns of Luxor and Aswan.
Cruises along the mighty Nile River are very popular and allow tourists the chance to visit the numerous ancient attractions along the banks as well as view rural Egyptian life slowly passing them by. The sunsets on the river are legendary.
Popular sightseeing stops include the magnificent Abu Simbel temples, built by Ramses II, the Temple of Karnak - still the largest temple complex in the world - and the West Bank, which includes the famous Valley of the Kings. Visitors who aren't keen on a river cruise can easily travel on their own steam to all these incredible places.
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I talked to CBS/NFL Network analyst and former NFL defensive back Solomon Wilcots recently about the Jeff Fisher-Vince Young issue. I used some of his comments in a Sunday story about Fisher's future. Here's more of what Wilcots had to say:
- "Most teams who take a quarterback as high as the Titans took Vince Young and miss, it sets an organization back. Jeff Fisher went out and got Kerry Collins immediately but he still tried to coach Vince Young. But maturity has to be there and you have to have the work ethic and Vince doesn't have it."
- "If you miss, your organization is set back so far. Jeff Fisher has literally gotten productive seasons out of the Titans in lieu of that miss. Despite that miss, this team has remained competitive but it finally blew up. .. Jeff tried to help the kid. One could argue Jeff went as far as he could go with Vince… but it's time."
- "People want (Fisher) out just because … But here is the deal: Give me a coach right now who is an improvement on Jeff Fisher, given what he has to work with. Jeff has said 'OK' for years. Name me a guy who can step in and do better than Fisher. But I tell you what it would be: Some guy would come in without a lot of experience, and he'd be much cheaper. But guess what? You get what you pay for."
- "Jeff has been like mascara, covering up pimples on the organization. He is not a crybaby, he just takes what he has given and he mans up … He is a great coach in my mind. He will work for someone else if something happens to him there."
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According to several reports, the IRS is stalking you on social media sites, and it ain't to see pictures of your trip to the Outer Banks or read about how refreshing your three-mile run felt last Saturday.
While I can't find anything from the Service directly, the word is that the agency will be gathering personal information from sites like Facebook and Twitter if an individual's tax return already contains a "red flag." The point is to build a case against taxpayers who appear to be gaming the system.
So be careful with what you post. Stick to taking on Candy Crush and boasting about your kid's Little League exploits, and save the anti-government tax evasion rhetoric for the dinner table.
And while you may find this gross invasion of privacy appalling, just be thankful that horrific spelling and grammar doesn't typically trigger an audit, or else you'd all be screwed.
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Leaked U.S. Army Document Outlines Plan For Re-Education Camps In America
Political activists would be pacified to sympathize with the government
Paul Joseph Watson
Thursday, May 3, 2012
RELATED: Yes, The Re-Education Camp Manual Does Apply Domestically to U.S. Citizens
A leaked U.S. Army document prepared for the Department of Defense contains shocking plans for political activists to be pacified by PSYOP officers into developing an appreciation of U.S. policies while detained in prison camps inside the United States.
The document, entitled FM 3-39.40 Internment and Resettlement Operations (PDF) was originally released on a restricted basis to the DoD in February 2010, but has now been leaked online.
The manual outlines policies for processing detainees into internment camps both globally and inside the United States. International agencies like the UN and the Red Cross are named as partners in addition to domestic federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA.
The document makes it clear that the policies apply within U.S. territory and involve, DOD support to U.S. civil authorities for domestic emergencies, and for designated law enforcement and other activities, including man-made disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks and incidents in the U.S. and its territories.
The manual states, These operations may be performed as domestic civil support operations, and adds that The authority to approve resettlement such operations within U.S. territories, would require a special exception to The Posse Comitatus Act, which can be obtained via the President invoking his executive authority. The document also makes reference to identifying detainees using their social security number.
Aside from enemy combatants and other classifications of detainees, the manual includes the designation of civilian internees, in other words citizens who are detained for, security reasons, for protection, or because he or she committed an offense against the detaining power.
Once the detainees have been processed into the internment camp, the manual explains how they will be indoctrinated, with a particular focus on targeting political dissidents, into expressing support for U.S. policies.
The re-education process is the responsibility of the Psychological Operations Officer, whose job it is to design PSYOP products that are designed to pacify and acclimate detainees or DCs to accept U.S. I/R facility authority and regulations, according to the document.
The manual lists the following roles that are designated to the PSYOP team.
- Identifies malcontents, trained agitators, and political leaders within the facility who may try to organize resistance or create disturbances.
- Develops and executes indoctrination programs to reduce or remove antagonistic attitudes.
- Identifies political activists.
- Provides loudspeaker support (such as administrative announcements and facility instructions when necessary).
- Helps the military police commander control detainee and DC populations during emergencies.
- Plans and executes a PSYOP program that produces an understanding and appreciation of U.S. policies and actions.
Remember, this is not restricted to insurgents in Iraq who are detained in prison camps the manual makes it clear that the policies also apply within U.S. territory under the auspices of the DHS and FEMA. The document adds that, Resettlement operations may require large groups of civilians to be quartered temporarily (less than 6 months) or semipermanently (more than 6 months).
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By Eric Kohn | Eric Kohn July 6, 2011 at 6:27AM
In a review posted today on the main site, I wasn't exactly kind to John Carpenter's "The Ward," although if it was just some forgettable effort from a first-timer I may have simply ignored it. Instead, it's a forgettable effort from a guy who has made masterpieces and for all intents and purposes should still be able to make them. "The Ward" proves that by containing many of the components of great Carpenter works while failing to bring them to life. Here are a few other options that will remain classics long after "The Ward" fades from memory. ("Halloween" being "Halloween," I have left it off this list. It's not really fair to compare any movie to an acknowledged classic of its genre, is it?) With the exception of "Dark Star," all of these titles are available on Netflix Instant.
"Dark Star"
Carpenter's directorial debut, a student film, was a savvy take-off on sci-fi conventions about a couple of astronauts hippies aimlessly wandering the universe. Although amusingly campy at times, particularly in its implementation of an alien beach ball, "Dark Star" contains an effectively claustrophobic setting and makes its goofball characters (one of whom is played by co-screenwriter and effects guru Dan O'Bannon, later hired to work on "Star Wars") genuinely likable, which gives the morbid climax a bittersweet finish. "The Ward" also uses a single location, but makes its ill-fated protagonists utterly banal. Watch it online here.
"The Fog"
Like "The Ward," Carpenter's follow-up to "Halloween" also revolves around murderous ghosts who were killed by evildoers of the past. But in this case, their fury calls into question the town's ritualistic celebration of its centennial. The spirits of lepers killed by the town's founders, these angry beings eventually converge on the church and drag a golden crucifix back with them to the other side. Carpenter spookily deconstructs traditional hometown and religious allegiances with the little more than a smoke machine and make-up at his disposal.
"They Live"
This hilarious send-up of capitalist society stars "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as a homeless man who picks up a pair of sunglasses that enable to see aliens that overtook the world months earlier. The subject of a recent book by Jonathan Lethem, "They Live" is undeniably irreverent fun, but maintains its clever indictment of modern society's Orwellian proclivities. Also: Without a doubt the best fist fight ever committed to moving pictures since the early days of boxing films. See below.
"Escape from New York"
Just imagine how much better "The Ward" would be if Snake Plissken had to escape from it.
Carpenter's studio effort landed an Oscar nomination for Jeff Bridges. It's a warm, energizing sci-fi tale that deals cogently with issues of love and family--"E.T." for grown-ups. And if Carpenter had stuck to the material like this, his audience would have broadened in wonderful ways. Alas, it was not to be.


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Posted by anonymous on 05/16/2011
(Remember the "Where's the beef?" commercial from years ago?) Well, if I'm going to indulge in a grilled cheese sandwich, I expect more than an measly bit of cheese. I had the cheddar with bacon on sourdough. This should have been called a bacon sandwich with two of the skimpiest slices of cheese known to man. This is really too bad, as I wanted to love this place, but if I have to order extra cheese to simply get a proper grilled cheese sandwich, I'll just go to a nearby diner or any old sandwich shop, where cheese is the main focus on a grilled cheese sandwich. Although the quantity of cheese was a huge letdown, the sourdough was perfectly buttered and grilled, and the maple-glazed bacon added the most splendiferous flavor; sadly, that didn't make up for the lack of cheese on my grilled cheese sandwich! I have no issue with the price, but don't skimp on ingredients, especially not on the supposed star of the show . . . cheese. Unless they can get this right, I'll not be back.
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After reading about Melt on the Midtown Lunch blog, I was definitely planning to try the food, especially the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich (sounded really good!!) I arrived after 2 and was a little annoyed to find out that the fried chicken sandwich was sold out. Since I wasnt in the mood to find somewhere else, I ordered the grilled cheddar with maple bacon and the tots with melt sauce. While the sandwich was tasty, there was not much bacon in it. The tots were pretty good, the sauce with it too. Hopefully when I go back they will not be sold out of the fried chicken.


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Mr John Francis Blee—
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Father: Thomas Blee IV
Mother: Mary Ann Wills
Worked at: HM Dockyard
John Francis Blee has 8 children listed here: Ada Frances Blee • Albert John Blee • Arthur James Blee • Ellen Elizabeth Blee • Ethel Mary Blee • Florence Louise Blee • Mabel Caroline Blee • William Harold Blee
Born Dec Q 1864 Devonport reg.district Stoke D Vol.5b Page 303.
John was working on the newly converted minelayer HMS Princess Irene when the ship exploded. There was only one survivor out of the crew,other navel personnel, and dockyard workers numbering in all some 377 men. The cause of the explosion is believed to have occurred while the mines were being prepared for laying; the ship was due to sail on her maiden mission in a few days time.The body of John together with many of his comrades was never found. His name is commemorated on the Isle of Sheppey war memorial also on the Naval Memorial,Great Lines, Chatham.


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Wedding photos are one of those things that you will carry around with you forever. It is no surprise that the perfect photos you strive for are something you will one day show your children and grandchildren. However, there are always those couples out there that might not realize a photo is a mistake before taking it, and by some strange twist of incorrect fate, they believe it is a good pose. So, while the biggest tips are to be aware of your surroundings and hire a professional photographer, these people missed that apparent memo…
Do Not Make People Regret The Creation Of Photoshop:
Do NOT, by any means, hire any photographer that could support the prosecution side for making Photoshop illegal. There are so many things wrong with this image, even if they were trying to be funny. The groom is essentially floating above the water while his bride's sitting on a children's bed in the middle of a pond that may or may not be sitting in someone's front yard. Watch your use of Photoshop, no child wants to ever know their parents were capable of this.
Don't Promote Violence:
While it is never good to promote any type of violence, when it comes to wedding photos, this couple fell seriously short of looking even remotely like the Mob. Of course, no one knows what their intentions of this photo were, probably not even them, but if one thing is certain, it's that this is what a Men In Black and Mob themed birthday party would look like. While the sunglasses could work, make sure EVERYONE is wearing them (Check the far left bridesmaid). Also, under no circumstances are leather vests over tuxedo jackets okay.
Avoid Every Type Of Photobombing:
Not much needs to be said about these photos except for the fact that the photographer must not have been looking through the lens, or even at the people in the frame. Yes, it is funny to be photobombed by wildlife, but make sure it doesn't get to a point where people might think the animal actually plays an integral role in your relationship.
Try Not To Cause Controversy:
There is nothing wrong with being opinionated, but try not to let that reflect in your wedding photos, otherwise you will most likely look like this unlucky couple. Congratulations on your big day, but it is not a good idea to make controversial political statements at the same time. For example, it is not recommended to have Death standing in the frame while holding cardboard cutouts of nuclear weapons… it's just not cool, and it doesn't even look that good.
Be Above The Influence:
Wedding photos are in total support of expressing the beauty of a couples relationship, not their weekend activities. While this could have been horrible timing, or maybe they thought the spelling would throw people off (does that say 'snake math'?), it is still not an excuse to publish this photo as a milestone marker. Nice try, but next time, look into finding a different concrete structure for your backdrop.
Look At Your Surroundings – BEFORE:
While this may just be the general problem for all these photos, it is one thing verbally asking animal to move versus actual humans. What is even going on here? It almost looks like these newlyweds were photoshopped into an moment that was awkwardly captured on film. Bottom line is, if your photographer will allow this nonsense, then take the picture (at least it's a good laugh) and get your money back.
Do Not Do This:
Okay, so this may be a comical idea for a photo, but the execution is off. Under no circumstances should one of your wedding photos look like a funny "Save The Date" invitation. If it is looking like a "Save The Date" photo, then you must think you are stuck in time, because the date has passed. The idea of the concerned father protecting his little girl is a cute and funny , but one, the bride looks too oblivious to the events occurring, and two, the dad is not even centered. It's a cute idea, but when it comes to your actual wedding photos, just don't do this.


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I was surprised because I didn't expect their performance to be enough to come third in the contest. I'm not suggesting that they didn't deserve it but didn't think that they brought it to life as much as some of the other performances I heard.Originally Posted by Leggy
I didn't expect Burry Port to be placed 20th either!
I'm not saying that the adjudicators got it wrong but just that I was surprised by the outcome!


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-1 foam sheet (18 in X 8 in)
-1 roll of reflective Mylar
-4 Popsicle sticks
-a pan
-a pack of ramen
-a roll of string
Cardboard can substitute for foam sheets. Reflective tape, or aluminum foil can be used to replace the Mylar. Wooden pencils or any strong stick can be used in place of the Popsicle sticks.
-box cutters
-duct tape
-yard stick
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Tip: when attaching the Mylar, stick one end to the foam board first, without removing the whole thing. Afterwards, slowly remove it while smoothing out the other end.


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Spring Hill College is trying to put a face to immigrants who are threatened by HB 56, Alabama's controversial new immigration law.
Todd Duren, an assistant professor in Spring Hill's Fine Arts Department, has started a campaign called "Becoming Visible" on Facebook.
"We're telling the stories of real immigrants in Alabama, people who are both documented and undocumented,""said Duren.
He said the stories will tell how the immigrants' lives have been "radically impacted" by the state's immigration bill, which allows local police to detain people suspected of illegally being in the United States, public schools to inquire into immigration status of students, makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant to seek work, and makes it a crime to knowingly transport or harbor an illegal immigrant.


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halloween 2010: los angeles
Halloween and All Hallow's Eve aren't average days in LA—they're as sacred as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and there are more than one way to celebrate:
What: West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval
Where: West Hollywood
When: Sunday, October 31
Multiple stages will feature musical acts, circus arts—but this year's special feature is a tribute to the Rocky Horror Picture Show to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
What: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Where: The Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA
When: Sunday, October 31
Looking for something a little more low-key? Catch John Barrymore in this silent classic—with accompanying music performed on a pipe organ.
What: The Birds, All Hallow's Eve Eve
Where: Ojai Valley Inn
When: Saturday, October 30
Tickets: $25. in advance
Ojai Valley Inn is the perfect place to watch 'The Birds', Alfred Hitchcock's classic scary movie set in the wild and beautiful Bodega Bay of northern California.
Tippi Hedren, the star of the film, will be stopping by for a Q&A session before the screening. Proceeds from the evening's ticket sales will help The Shambala Preserve, supported in part by the Roar Foundation which she began in 1983.
Thanks to nicole, west hollywood sales, for contributing the spirit of this submission.


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It's easy, breezy… Nasty.
We begin this week's The X Life with Jeremy and Cory meeting inside a coffee shop — a very un-x-treme coffee shop. They look so out of place next to the scone display:
Cory reveals that he's planning on proposing to Nicole in Australia. She doesn't expect it at all. Or rather, she expected it for a while then slowly let that expectation slip away, like so many hopes and dreams. "Dude that's probably the smartest thing I've ever heard you say," Jeremy tells Cory. In turn, this is the smartest thing I've ever heard Jeremy say. We're only two episodes into the show, though, so the bar is pretty low.
Cory, old fashioned professional BMX biker he is, plans on asking Nicole's parents for permission before he proposes. Even thinking about meeting with her parents makes him nervous and bug-eyed.
Pierre-Luc and Denise are also thinking about marriage, but like Cory and Nicole, this couple's female half has let go of the dream. Denise states that she and Pierre have been together three years, and that she thought they'd get married and have kids by now. Instead they've raised two French bulldogs. That's sad, I guess. But these bulldogs make great baby substitutes. You can take family portraits with them:
And even give them hip baby names:
"What's a ring gonna change?" Pierre-Luc argues. It's a good question. I'd argue that a ring means that you'd one day hang pictures of your children on your stove, instead of your dog and other people's babies.
Denise and Pierre meet Cory and Nicole at Del Mar dog beach. Denise makes it clear that she doesn't want to be there, because people don't know how to look after their dogs. The water's also filthy and smelly and really shallow, because people don't know how to look after their dogs.
Pierre insists on taking their dogs off the leashes, and he merely laughs while Denise chases them, trying to keep them in sight. She gets so angry she grabs the dogs and starts marching homeward.
Denise takes all this as a sign that Pierre isn't ready for children. That's unfair: I bet Pierre would never let his children off their leashes. "I don't know if they like each other," Nicole interviews. A better question: Why play on a beach that isn't good enough for Denise's dogs? Get that baby out of there!
Cory visits Nicole's mom to ask for permission to propose to her. For some reason he's very dramatic about the asking, considering that everyone's thrilled he's finally proposing. Maybe he's remembering how she saw him do this?
"Remember it isn't always fun and games when you're married," Nicole's mom tells him, and he reminds her that he already has two kids with her daughter. Either this is supposed to mean that he already knows that marriage isn't always fun, or he's acknowledging that it's way too late for this speech.
Meanwhile Denise goes out shopping to get over her argument with Pierre. He interviews that Denise loves shopping, and that he doesn't mind giving her money when she's depressed. She buys this pair of $200 sunglasses.
They not only make you feel better, but they hide your eyes if you've been crying. It's a smart purchase.
Unfortunately Denise and Pierre start arguing about money. He says that since he works and she doesn't, Denise should do more around the house and not yell at him when he comes home from a hard day of vert skating. She doesn't like that he holds money over her head. They really should not be arguing in front of dogs.
The next day Pierre tries to repair the damage by taking Denise out on a surprise trip. It's not a jewelry store:
But it's the next best thing. They decide to get matching anchor tattoos, because they keep each other grounded. Another interpretation: they are dead-weight. That interpretation isn't nearly as romantic, though. "Maybe it's not a ring, but the tattoos are always going to be there," says Pierre. Also, you can't usually drink a soda while making a deep emotional commitment, but you can during this one:
Back to Cory, who tells us he's scared of Nicole's dad, Tal, who he's left waiting on a park bench. Tal looks pretty tough, plus he's got a forearm tattoo, so he's either a badass or he's made an emotional commitment to his girlfriend. I can't tell. This episode has me confused on what tattoos mean.
Cory finally arrives and states his case for wanting to get engaged. "It's about time, Tal says. Cory's late for this meeting, and like, 10 years late for Nicole.
Last on the list: Cory's mom. Cory interviews that his mom and Nicole don't get along. He almost had to call the cops on Nicole and his mom. He tells his mother that he's got news and she's like, "Please don't tell me she's pregnant again." Grandmother of the year, y/y? Finally he tells her that he's going to marry Nicole and she's…relieved?
Her next few sentences are golden: "You should get married. I don't have to like her, but it's the proper thing to do." Shrug. "That's what I did, I always got married. Maybe three or four times, but I was always married." Shrug. And finally: "You can always get divorced."
I can't wait for her wedding toast.


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A long fly ball from the new Busch Stadium, the new Mike Shannon's Steak and Seafood is, like its namesake, larger than life and in love with baseball. Search among the memorabilia for your favorite hall of famer's jersey while you enjoy a prime (and expensive) steak -- or while you have a beer or two at the bar after the game. The menu is classic steak house, the steaks unadorned but bloody good. For those who prefer more nuanced flavors, consider the daily seafood special or the lamb chops. They aren't the reason you come to a place like Shannon's -- but they, and the buzz of dozens of excited Cardinals fans, are the reason you'll come back.


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Snooki Confronts New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: "Why Do You Hate Us?" (VIDEO)
Our girl Snooki has always been the outspoken member of the Jersey Shore family, and at this morning's re-opening of Seaside Heights after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Snooki confronted New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, asking why he "hates" her and her roomies!
The Governor and the entire cast, save for The Situation, attended the big event to announce that the Shore is open once again for some summer fun. At the event, Snooki took a moment to ask the Gov., who's been quoted as saying our favorite guidos are "bad for Jersey," to ask him why he loathed her and her friends so much.
In the video below (via New Jersey Press Media), she asks, "Why do you hate us?" to which he responds, "That's your opinion..." getting close to her face. "I know you are — I was talking about her!" Chris says condescendingly.
"We wanted to meet you, and we hope you start to like us," Snooki said softly as she shook his hand. "Well, we'll do our best," he responded, his tone laced with sarcasm. Ouch!
"He just doesn't like us!" Snooki says with a sigh, admitting defeat. She later Instagrammed a pic of the interaction, writing, "Getting told why we are bad for Jersey. Amazing."
What do you think of Snooki asking the governor why he hates her and her roomies? Watch the video, and then tell us below!
Source: New Jersey Press Media