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Blame it on Shawn Fanning, the tanking economy, American Idol's shaping of the pop market, or the way the mainstreaming of "indie" music resulted in increasingly insular, niche-oriented consumers: The biggest talking points about albums in the 2000s is the precipitous decline in sales and how record labels' hemorrhaging profits impacted the way we interact with music. Perhaps the trend was part of a greater cycle, and the current singles-driven market will shift in favor of LPs after a few years. Given what a phenomenal decade the aughts were for singles, plus the advent of iTunes and file-sharing options, it's understandable that consumers gravitated toward individual tracks. But the quality of the proper studio albums released over the last 10 years was anathema to the drastic plummet in sales: Limited attention spans or otherwise, audiences short-changed some exemplary music.
Like many of the decade's finest films, the best albums of the decade shared a preoccupation with subverting conventions of narrative, plumbing the depths of society's collective memory, blurring the lines between the personal and the political, and exploring the mechanics of how we construct personal identity. From the shameless escapism of the first 20-odd months of the decade, to post-9/11 disaffect and alienation, and then to a tempered, guarded sense of optimism, the best work of artists like OutKast, TV on the Radio, M.I.A., the White Stripes, Madonna, and Animal Collective served as a cultural barometer, reflecting the broader zeitgeist and the trends that informed collective beliefs and perceptions. Put more succinctly, the best albums of the decade did exactly what pop art is supposed to do. That something vital to pop discourse might be lost if full-length albums disappear should give pause as we dive headfirst into the 21st century's gangly, awkward teenage years. Jonathan Keefe
[Editor's Note: Head on over to The House Next Door to see # 101 – 250.]
Aimee Mann, Bachelor No. 2
Initially released through her website after she was dropped by Interscope, Aimee Mann's finest hour both heralds the dawn of the music industry after new media even as she keeps her sound classic. Jon Brion's production richly fleshes out the Bacharach-tinged melodies (and Bacharach's occasional collaborator Elvis Costello co-wrote "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist"), but the real star here is Mann's witty, caustic lyrics. The album opens with Mann coolly asking a would-be suitor what his return policy is ("When you fuck it up later, do I get my money back?"), perfectly coupling Mann's gorgeous, unforgettable melodies with her knack for a charming cynicism. Jimmy Newlin
Sinéad O'Connor, Faith & Courage
Christianity got a bad rap this past decade, and with the far right co-opting Jesus's message and using it as an oppressive tool to control women, gays, blacks, Latinos, and science, it certainly earned its reputation. So it's easy to forget that, in gentler, wiser hands, religion can be a tolerant and empowering device. Ten years ago, Sinéad O'Connor did just that with Faith & Courage, challenging the patriarchal pillars of her faith and proving that it's possible to be spiritual and optimistic and still have a healthy amount of rage. Sal Cinquemani
Clipse, Lord Willin'
Kanye West may have definitively proved that backpack and gangsta rap can converge on a shared mainstream plane, but Clipse had been working on subverting the ties between those two since their first album, giving their lyrics an almost geeky focus on the specific commerce of drug dealing. Seasoned with just the right amount of guest appearances and snarky brio, these songs are clever and expressive while still resolutely single-minded. Production by the Neptunes, who honed their craft with exquisitely wafer-thin stagger-step beats, didn't hurt. Jesse Cataldo
Bat for Lashes, Two Suns
Natasha Khan is unabashedly melodramatic and her music is at turns spacey and cavernous, but you never get the sense that you're dealing with a flake. The Pakistan-born beauty's sensuality tethered her sophomore effort, Two Suns, to something earthly and tangible. It helps that both the album is slightly more grounded than 2007's Fur and Gold and that, by the end of the decade, pop music was inching closer to the fringe (the tribal "Two Planets" would make Kanye a fan if he isn't already). PJ Harvey and Kate Bush are obvious points of reference, but Khan etched out a heady, haunting spot in the pantheon of female singer-songwriters that's truly all her own. Cinquemani
Gorillaz, Gorillaz
As Gorillaz, Blur's Damon Albarn hides behind characters invented by Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and in a way, you could say the music itself is a living, breathing comic book. Albarn's influences span garage, pop, and hip-hop (rap interludes have found their way into the most celebrated singles, from "Clint Eastwood" to "Feel Good Inc.), and while the overall mood is downtrodden, it's never sullen like Blur; like a cyberpunk movie, it's futuristic and wistful all at once. That's also thanks to the tight production work. A harmonica, a whistle, and a drum loop is all it takes to make even a low-key head-bopper like "Tomorrow Comes Today" ecstatic. Paul Schrodt
The Knife, Silent Shout
Putting a decidedly modern spin on the concept of "danse macabre," Swedish duo the Knife pushed well beyond the set boundaries of dance music on their chilling sophomore album, Silent Shout. While much of the decade's dance music leaned on its synthetic origins as a means to create an icy, detached remove, Silent Shout rejects that impersonal approach. Instead, the album teems with palpable menace, tapping into the violence found in the disconnection between society's crippling dependence on technology and deep human emotions of fear, rage, and regret. Keefe
Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain
Released in 2000, Goldfrapp's debut was either a signpost of trip-hop's impending second wave or the last masterpiece to come out of a movement that began a decade earlier. Sadly, it seems it was closer to the latter, signaling the end of the genre's creative peak. But oh what a lofty peak Felt Mountain was. Namesake Alison Goldfrapp's voice is at turns evocative of Shirley Bassey, Portishead's Beth Gibbons, and any number of French-pop chanteuses from the '60s, while Will Gregory's lush, orchestral arrangements swing effortlessly between vaudeville and something from Rosemary's Baby. SC
Hot Chip, The Warning
People tend to remember this album for its hits: the stone-cold Party Jam™ "Over and Over" and "(Just Like We) Breakdown" and its monumental DFA remix. But the album tracks are all aces too, representing the band's most successful attempt to reconcile its opposing poles: weepy, white-boy soul and dorky prankster disco. Just listen to the title track, a cooing lullaby flush with skittering subliminal percussion and twinkling ascending synths and a lyric that endears and takes the piss in equal measure. Sly, wry, and persuasive, it sneaks up on you slowly before smacking you upside the head with a perfectly nursery-sized synth rush. One punch and you're floored. Dave Hughes
Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
Cee-Lo squeals on the opening track of St. Elsewhere as if he were a jack unleashed from his box, courtesy of the gorgeously propulsive force of Danger Mouse's winding backbeats. The funkiest and most spontaneous of pop records, about hot topics as wide-ranging as suicide and receiving good head, Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere libidinously slaps Cee-Lo's bizarrely infectious and soulful vocals atop Danger Mouse's cool experiments in sound to create a marriage of styles that isn't perfect so much as perfectly fun. Ed Gonzalez
The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
The Shins's debut, Oh, Inverted World, was a pleasant enough set of anti-rock songs that evoked 1970s AM radio, but despite what Zach Braff's Garden State claimed, it was far too mellow to really change any lives. Follow-up Chutes Too Narrow, on the other hand, explodes with twee exuberance: Opener "Kissing the Lipless" starts with a Neutral Milk Hotel punk-folk strum before moving toward a shrieked, psychedelic chorus. Chutes's songs are delightful, but they're also jagged, making for one of the most interesting about-face sophomore records in recent memory. Newlin


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Your Career in Engineering
Steve Hunt, a graduate of Bath High School, studied mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. Hunt is now a rotating equipment engineer for the oil movement and storage (OM&S) area at the Husky Lima Refinery.
Consider engineering if you:
- Like figuring out how thing work
- Like to solve puzzles
- Enjoy math and science
Engineers hold a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline such as civil, electrical, mechanical or computer. Those directly serving the public must also be licensed. At Ohio Northern University, engineering majors complete a four-year program with an option to spend an additional year in a cooperative program, working in a semi-professional position with an industrial company or consulting firm. A new concentration in advanced energy has just been added to the curriculum.
Financial Aid
Grants, scholarships, loans, and work/study programs are available for students. For most of this aid, high school seniors must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is available from high school guidance offices and postsecondary financial aid offices.
For more information on federal financial aid programs, or to apply electronically, visit the U.S. Department of Education's Web site at http://www.ed.gov.
Engineers use science and math to find solutions to problems. Because they may both plan and supervise a project, engineers work in an office setting, in an industrial plant or outdoor work site or other locations.
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ABET-accredited engineering programs
The BSCE, BSCPE, BSEE, and BSME programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Civil engineers
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Computer hardware engineers
IEEE Computer Society, 2001 L St. NW., Suite 700., Washington, DC 20036. Internet: http://www.computer.org/web/guest
Electrical and electronics engineers
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Mechanical engineers
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Engineers are problem solvers. As curious kids, they took things apart and put them back together again – just to discover how they worked. They built bridges and buildings with LEGO® blocks and had a deep fascination with cars and trucks. As adults, they design real bridges, create new machines, make better computers and solve a whole range of problems.
Steve Hunt, rotating equipment engineer for the oil movement and storage (OM&S) area at the Husky Lima Refinery, says, "I've always wanted to know how stuff works. I love to take things apart, and math and science were my two best subjects. When I found out there was a whole degree – engineering – centered around those things, it was a natural fit for me."
Engineers work in wide range of fields, from energy, like Hunt, to medicine, manufacturing, building, computing and many more. Civil engineers are involved in the construction of roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams and water systems. Electrical engineers design, develop and test electrical equipment. Mechanical engineers research, design and develop tools, engines, machines and mechanical devices. Computer hardware engineers work on things like computer chips, circuit boards or related computer equipment.
While the things engineers do vary widely, it is the engineering mindset that allows them to find new ways to solve old problems. "I love to tell people that engineering is not just a major, it's a way of life," says Hunt. " What you learn in college is how to solve problems. What you do after college is take that ability to solve problems and apply it to thousands of different situations, different career paths and different options."
Hunt, a graduate of Bath High School, studied mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, including a year of co-op work at the Valero Refinery in Lima. After graduation in 2009, he took a job at American Electrical Power's D.C. Cook Nuclear plant in Bridgman, Michigan. The company allows new engineers to spend a year in a rotational engineering program to determine their best fit. "AEP realizes that engineers have a very broad set of skills," Hunt says. "Just because you have an engineering degree doesn't mean you're sitting there doing calculations all day long."
He admits, "A lot of us do that, but we are problem-solvers. We work well in analysis, in business-centered groups and preparing proposals."
After exploring his options at the nuclear plant, Hunt chose to work with the nuclear systems engineering group.
He says, "A year later I was the system manager for the reactor coolant system, the spent fuel pool and the component cooling water systems. That was a really cool opportunity to actually go inside the containment building and actually see the 'nuclear' side of the plant."
As much as he enjoyed the work, when he was offered a chance to return to the Lima Refinery, he took it. He says, "It gave me the opportunity to come home and be around my family and still have a career that challenges me. It was hard to say no to that."
Becoming an engineer takes hard work, Hunt says. "Engineering's a tough major in college, but it's rewarding. There's a sense of accomplishment and pride in being an engineer."
Part of that pride is being prepared to adapt to changing conditions.
"Engineering is hard to define," Hunt says. "We learn to solve problems. So, whether the problem is in aerospace or manufacturing, we have the ability to adapt. In today's market, that's an amazing skill."

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Gimme Foye
What Foye brings is something we've always loved about him here. He's a catch/make player who can play off a post player who can draw doubles. He's a TKB favorite for other reasons as well including toughness and that he can defend two positions.
He's not going to get you 20 plus every night, but I'll take a player who is a threat to stretch the defense in the half court. And as you know that's what I feel is the Knicks most glaring need that needs to be addressed.
The good news is that Foye is represented by CAA, which means you can guarantee that discussions have taken place.


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The Margaret Jones Wyllie '45 Engineering Program
Engineers are changing the world. We design and create practical solutions, work with inspiring people, and invent and build things that improve people's lives.
The Sweet Briar College engineering community provides a challenging and supportive environment in which women become engineers and leaders who make a difference. Sweet Briar engineering graduates work in a variety of industries and have been accepted to a wide range of engineering graduate programs.


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Looking Back Antiques
This is a 4.25" vintage souvenir spoon from New Orleans. It has a gas lamp cut into the handle. On the back is the sterling mark and the maker's mark which is illegible with our equipment. It is a horizontal diamond with a design in the middle that could be a shield or staggered letters, we just can't be sure.


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The Jordan Rules
Posted by Kevin Arnovitz on Thu, 10/16/08, 12:06pm:
Category: General
Posted by: Kevin Arnovitz
A semi-revealing blog post from rookie center DeAndre Jordan over at the Clippers' site. Among the revelations:
- Cuttino Mobley is a carbophobe.
- The "rookie wall" is real.
- Al Thornton is "a great defender" [!]
- The Clippers kick off their workouts with yoga.
- 11-week-old huskies tend to be indiscriminate about where they do their business.


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16 U.S. Code § 1537a - Convention implementation
(a) Management Authority and Scientific Authority
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") is designated as the Management Authority and the Scientific Authority for purposes of the Convention and the respective functions of each such Authority shall be carried out through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(b) Management Authority functions
The Secretary shall do all things necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the Management Authority under the Convention.
(c) Scientific Authority functions; determinations
(1) The Secretary shall do all things necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the Scientific Authority under the Convention.
(2) The Secretary shall base the determinations and advice given by him under Article IV of the Convention with respect to wildlife upon the best available biological information derived from professionally accepted wildlife management practices; but is not required to make, or require any State to make, estimates of population size in making such determinations or giving such advice.
(d) Reservations by the United States under Convention
If the United States votes against including any species in Appendix I or II of the Convention and does not enter a reservation pursuant to paragraph (3) of Article XV of the Convention with respect to that species, the Secretary of State, before the 90th day after the last day on which such a reservation could be entered, shall submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a written report setting forth the reasons why such a reservation was not entered.
(e) Wildlife preservation in Western Hemisphere
(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Secretary"), in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall act on behalf of, and represent, the United States in all regards as required by the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere (56 Stat. 1354, T.S. 982, hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Western Convention"). In the discharge of these responsibilities, the Secretary and the Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other agencies with respect to matters relating to or affecting their areas of responsibility.
(2) The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall, in cooperation with the contracting parties to the Western Convention and, to the extent feasible and appropriate, with the participation of State agencies, take such steps as are necessary to implement the Western Convention. Such steps shall include, but not be limited to—
(A) cooperation with contracting parties and international organizations for the purpose of developing personnel resources and programs that will facilitate implementation of the Western Convention;
(B) identification of those species of birds that migrate between the United States and other contracting parties, and the habitats upon which those species depend, and the implementation of cooperative measures to ensure that such species will not become endangered or threatened; and
(3) No later than September 30, 1985, the Secretary and the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress describing those steps taken in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and identifying the principal remaining actions yet necessary for comprehensive and effective implementation of the Western Convention.
Source(Pub. L. 93–205, § 8A, as added Pub. L. 96–159, § 6(a)(1),Dec. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 1228; amended Pub. L. 97–304, § 5[(a)], Oct. 13, 1983, 96 Stat. 1421.)
1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–304, § 5[(a)](1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–304, § 5[(a)](2), substituted provisions relating to reservations by the United States under the Convention for provisions which had established an International Convention Advisory Commission and had provided for its membership, staffing, and operation.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97–304, § 5[(a)](3), substituted provisions implementing the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere for provisions which had provided that the President shall designate those agencies of the Federal Government that shall act on behalf of, and represent, the United States in all regards as required by the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–304, § 5(b),Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1422, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect January 1, 1981."
Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives in case of provisions relating to fisheries, wildlife, international fishing agreements, marine affairs (including coastal zone management) except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters, or oceanography by section 1(b)(3) ofPub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
Endangered Species Scientific Authority; Interim Performance of Functions of Commission
Pub. L. 96–159, § 6(b),Dec. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 1230, provided that until such time as the Chairman, Members, and Executive Secretary of the International Convention Advisory Commission are appointed, but not later than 90 days after Dec. 28, 1979, the functions of the Commission be carried out by the Endangered Species Scientific Authority as established by Ex. Ord. No. 11911, formerly set out as a note under section 1537 of this title, with staff and administrative support being provided by the Secretary of the Interior as set forth in that Executive Order.
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CALL FOR IDEAS : the definition of potential GNSS R&D activities funded under Horizon 2020 Zveřejněno:: 29/04/2013, Poslední aktualizace: 07/07/2014
- Konečný termín:
- 31/07/2013.
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Horizon 2020 is the next Research and Development (R&D) framework programme of the European Union, to be launched in 2014 and covering the period 2014 – 2020. Within this programme, R&D activities shall be carried out in the frame of satellite navigation.
the final report is now available.
Irrespective of the final set up that will frame the GNSS-related R&D activities (topics eligible for funding in H2020, governance, budget), it is key to identify already by mid-2013 potential GNSS R&D activity areas which shall be funded by the H2020 programme and to develop a multi-annual strategic R&D programme concept.
However, this task cannot be adequately completed without having also considered the R&D actors' views together with their identified challenges and barriers for the evolution of European GNSS. Such a consultation, towards industries, research institutes and SMEs, should further help to correctly frame the H2020 GNSS programme, to deliver feedback from the R&D actors and push the sectors' priorities up to institution level, and to up-date the long-term EC R&D strategy.
In this context, the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission is launching a call for expression of ideas with the objective of gathering recommendations in satellite navigation R&D activities, with specific focus on Mission evolution, services, infrastructure and user technology.
These views will be of great help for the EC to design the R&D activities that will be supported by Horizon 2020, and to identify European capacities and weaknesses in this field.
Please note that this call for expression ideas does not present any commitment on the side of the Commission to provide funding for the proposed R&D topics.
The consultation takes the form of a questionnaire.
The European Commission would like to invite you participate to this call for expression of ideas, by filling in as many questionnaire as R&D topics you have identified in the fields of Mission evolution, services, infrastructure and user technology, and returning it to EC at the following address:
Please be assured your inputs will be treated confidentially.
The call for expression of ideas was open until 31 July 2013.
This is a unique opportunity to voice your opinion on the direction these R&D activities should take in the years to come.


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European Commission
News about European Commission, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Aug. 14, 2015
European Commission extends Google's deadline to answer claims that it favored its own comparison shopping search over those of rivals until end of August; European officials and antitrust lawyers say company's move to reorganize its business units under new name Alphabet will not affect antitrust case. MORE
Aug. 6, 2015
Editorial warns that Greece is facing largest influx of refugees crossing the Mediterranean than any other country in Europe, even as it struggles with debt crisis; argues that nation's resources are clearly overwhelmed and calls on European Commission to immediately allocate substantial funds for refugee services. MORE
Aug. 1, 2015
European Commission starts probe into competition issues related to FedEx's $4.8 billion agreement to buy TNT Express in European market. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
European Commission sends antitrust charges to Sky UK, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Fox and Warner Bros regarding unfair blocking of access to films and other video content; Margrethe Vestager, European Union's competition commissioner, says charges stem from fact that European consumers are entitled to watch pay-TV channels regardless of where they live or travel in EU. MORE
Jul. 17, 2015
Margrethe Vestager, Europe's top competition official, says European Commission has opened two antitrust investigations into Qualcomm; it is latest in number of competition inquiries involving technology giants from the United States. MORE
Jun. 12, 2015
European Commission will begin antitrust investigation into whether Amazon abused its e-book market position to favor its own products; move represents latest hurdle for tech giants on the Continent, and marks stark reversal for Amazon, which just three years earlier had called for antitrust investigation into Apple on similar charges in the American e-book market. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Leaders at Group of Seven summit meeting in Germany dial up pressure for resolution to crisis over Greek debt; European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker accuses Greek Prime Min Alexis Tsipras of not fully disclosing important details of proposals made by creditors when speaking before Greek Parliament. MORE
Jun. 3, 2015
Greece offers its creditors new proposal to receive financial aid; European Commission, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank are finishing up their own proposals. MORE
May. 13, 2015
DealBook Online; European Commission increases its scrutiny of General Electric's planned acquisition of Alstom's energy business, further endangering $13.5 billion bid; Commission cites concerns that merger would hurt competition in market for heavy-duty gas turbines. MORE
May. 12, 2015
Outbreak of bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which has destroyed vineyards and citrus groves in California and Brazil, is rampant in Italy's Salento peninsula, killing centuries-old olive trees and threatening olive oil production and traditional way of life; plants imported from Costa Rica may be how bacteria came into country; European Commission, fearing spread of disease, endorses quarantine and plans policy of swift culling in case of new outbreaks. MORE
May. 7, 2015
European Commission begins antitrust probe into whether American technology giants are impeding competition in online shopping; regulators will implicitly investigate American firms like Amazon, which is top e-commerce company in European Union. MORE
May. 6, 2015
European Commission revises forecast for eurozone economic growth to 1.5 percent from 1.3 percent, and predicts growth rate of 1.9 percent in 2016; forecasts indicate that European economy is picking up steam as low oil prices, favorable exchange rates and stimulus have spurred on modest recovery. MORE
Apr. 23, 2015
European Commission accusations targeting Gazprom's pricing policies have come at time when Russian state-owned energy giant has become vulnerable due to market forces; policies at issue have been used by Kremlin to further political goals, but at same time have made it difficult for company to respond to market pressures; analysts suggest that for time being Pres Vladimir V Putin's political ends will trump Gazprom's profits. MORE
Apr. 23, 2015
Case brought by European antitrust chief Margrethe Vetager against Gazprom will inevitably be test of geopolitical wills between Russia and West, which is illustrated by fact that Gazprom's response casts itself as effectively arm of Russian government; experts believe that European Commission has stronger hand in terms of antitrust law and economic leverage. MORE
Apr. 19, 2015
Editorial examines merits of case brought against Google by European Commission antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager; underscores challenge European regulators face, given how hard it is to prove whether a practice harms consumers when technology changes so rapidly. MORE
Apr. 16, 2015
Formal antitrust charges filed against Google by European Commission are latest regulatory challenge to an American tech company by European authorities, which have long challenged titans of field; while tech companies tend to continue doing business as usual while battling regulators, cost to companies is time and money spent defending practices that they should abandon in order to respond to changing technology market. MORE
Apr. 15, 2015
European Commission is expected to bring antitrust charges against Google, accusing it of using its 90 percent search market share to favor its own services over others; case would be largest of its kind since that against Microsoft, and could present Google with an enormous fine and prospect of shifting its business practices on the Continent. MORE
Apr. 13, 2015
Impending visit by Europe's antitrust regulator Margrethe Vestager to Washington, DC, has experts wondering if she will take opportunity to file formal charges against Google to pressure it to settle its antitrust suit, move her predecessor Joaquin Almunia failed to take. MORE
Apr. 9, 2015
European Academies Science Advisory Council issues report finding group of pesticides known as neonicotinoids is likely to be more damaging to ecosystems than previously thought; previous research has shown chemicals are likely to have played role in mass deaths of honeybees; European Commission ban on some of the chemicals is up for review, and report is intended to provide officials with recommendations for proceeding. MORE
Mar. 10, 2015
Greece will start debt negotiations in Brussels with European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund; bailout money is contingent upon structural overhauls of country's economy. MORE
Feb. 28, 2015
Parliaments of creditor countries approve four-month extension of Greece's bail-out program; Prime Min Alexis Tsipras characterizes move as victory for Greece, though it goes against his promise to end dealings with Greece's three creditors--the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank. MORE
Feb. 26, 2015
European Commission says its proposal to accelerate efforts to creat energy union is important step toward unifying European Union countries and reducing dependency on Russian natural gas; proposal's most serious challenge overcoming fact that bloc's countries zealously guard their control over national energy systems. MORE
Feb. 24, 2015
European Commission says it is concerned about how General Electric's $13.5 billion acquisition of Alstom would affect competition in heavy-duty gas turbines market. MORE
Feb. 20, 2015
European Commission says it will increase funds to Italy to help it handle surge of migrants fleeing Africa and Middle East by boat due to conditions in Libya; commission has pledge 13.7 million euros to assist unaccompanied minors and 18 million euros to bolster its border control operation. MORE
Jan. 17, 2015
European Commission finds that tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg may have broken European Union competition rules, allowing company to underpay its taxes for a decade or more; statement comes amid wider investigation into tax and competition violations by a number of multinationals; finding could result in tax clawback in the tens of millions of dollars. MORE
Jan. 4, 2015
Editorial questions wisdom of European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund insisting on absolutist position regarding necessity of austerity measures in Greece; notes that even IMF has acknowledged that such policies have left country with unmanageable debt; warns that no matter what happens in Greek parliamentary election, it is clear voters demand change. MORE
Nov. 29, 2014
European Union gives Belgium, France and Italy three more months to bring their budgets in line with legal requirements; decision is sign that European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker will be sensitive to calls to ease up on austerity in Europe. MORE
Nov. 7, 2014
Newly minted European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker is facing rising furor over revelation that Luxembourg was transformed into one of the world's premier low-tax hubs during his tenure as prime minister. MORE
Oct. 30, 2014
Jyrki Katainen, European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, warns France and Italy that they could still face disciplinary action for violating bloc's fiscal rules if their revised budgets do not pass muster; announcement follows provisional pass on budgets that missed mandated targets by wide margins. MORE
Oct. 23, 2014
European lawmakers approve new set of commissioners for European Union's executive branch, ending months of debate over administrative direction of 28-nation bloc. MORE
Oct. 21, 2014
Jose Manuel Barroso, departing president of European Commission, warns Britain about dangers of isolating itself within European Union; says nation's confrontational stance is backfiring and hurting its chances of winning the policy changes it seeks. MORE
Oct. 9, 2014
Estonia has welcomed technology as fact of life; Estonians use national identity card embedded with microchip to gain access to some 4,000 services including banking and medical records; other nations have noticed, and former Estonian Prime Min Andrus Ansip has been tapped to become European Commission vice president in charge of Europe's digital future. MORE
Oct. 8, 2014
European Commission adds Amazon to list of multinational companies whose tax activities it is questioning; announces it is investigating whether Luxembourg has given online retailer illegal preferential tax treatment, breaking EU's competition rules. MORE
Oct. 1, 2014
Editorial contends that finding by European Commission that Ireland provided extravagant tax benefits to Apple is latest evidence of resourcefulness of multinational companies when it comes to minimizing taxes; calls on lawmakers around the world to agree not to compete by offering relative tax advantages that hurt everyone, and for tightening of rules that let multinational companies avoid paying taxes they owe. MORE
Oct. 1, 2014
European Commission publicly accuses Ireland of giving illegal subsidies to Apple and cautions that country might need to collect back taxes from company, which analysts say could reach billions of dollars; case is warning shot to companies shopping for tax deals around the globe. MORE
Sep. 15, 2014
European Union finance ministers endorse plans to leverage hundreds of billions of euros to finance new infrastructure projects and spur demand as part of effort to avoid economic stagnation; they direct the European Commission and the European Investment Bank to present initial plans. MORE
Sep. 11, 2014
Jean-Claude Juncker, incoming president of European Commission, European Union's executive branch, nominates slate of new commissioners, but also reduces their autonomy by adding layer of oversight; Juncker's nominal goal is to streamline operations, but whether he is streamlining them or making them even more complex remains to be seen. MORE
Jul. 16, 2014
Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg is elected president of European Commission, most powerful agency of European Union, after overcoming fierce opposition from Britain and some lawmakers in European Parliament. MORE
Jul. 12, 2014
Op-Ed article by Prof Gary Marcus holds that controversy over both European Commission's Human Brain Project, which hundreds of neuroscientists have called ill-conceived, and Pres Obama's Brain Initiative points to lack of unified vision among scientists; says it is difficult to answer questions about how the brain works without having decided which questions to ask. MORE
Jun. 27, 2014
Jean-Claude Juncker, former prime minister of Luxembourg, has become the European Union's most divisive figure in his run for president of the European Commission, while revealing little of himself; British Prime Min David Cameron opposes Juncker, but majority of European leaders support him. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014
Editorial cautions that British Prime Min David Cameron's plans to oppose nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg as European Commission president may result both in Cameron's defeat and greater anti-European Union sentiment in Britain; observes that Cameron objects to fact that Juncker was put forward by the European Parliament, move he calls power grab; says that while Cameron has a point, his resistance will likely have negative effect. MORE
Jun. 26, 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes clear that Britain will fail if it tries to stop nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as the next head of the European Commission. MORE
Jun. 23, 2014
European leaders appear set to select Jean-Claude Juncker as next head of European Commission, in defiance of British Prime Min David Cameron; selection would be defeat for Cameron on number of levels, leaving him at risk of looking weak at home and isolated abroad; Cameron's decision makes more sense in light of pressures from anti-Brussels UK Independence Party. MORE
Jun. 11, 2014
Tensions rise as Germany and Britain clash over who should next lead European Union; German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs Jean-Claude Juncker to be new president of European Commission, EU's powerful administrative arm, but British Prime Min David Cameron believes Juncker will only make EU seem even more removed from its citizens; also makes it clear that his promotion will hasten Britain's departure from the bloc. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Facebook has asked European Commission, union's executive arm, to review proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Internet messaging application WhatsApp; company hopes that European Commission review will allow them to sidestep possibility of country-by-country hurdles. MORE
Apr. 30, 2014
European competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Motorola Mobility broke European Union law by trying to wield unfair control over its basic patents for communication technologies used in smartphones and tablet computers; ruling is strongest statement yet by an antitrust authority against use of vital patents for mobile digital devices to hold back rivals. MORE
Dec. 21, 2013
European Union's competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia says Google's latest proposal to settle an antitrust investigation in Europe does not go far enough, dealing blow to the company as it tries to resolve the case. MORE
Nov. 28, 2013
European Commission demands American authorities take greater care in protecting European citizens' personal data; stops short of threat to overturn agreement that enables American technology companies to mine data. MORE
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October 3, 2015, Saturday
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Swiss Regulator Is Examining Precious-Metals Market
Switzerland's Competition Commission is investigating seven financial institutions over potential collusion to manipulate the trading of gold and other metals.
September 29, 2015, Tuesday
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Breaking Up Big Tech Would Harm Consumers
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September 28, 2015, Monday
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Silicon Valley Lawyer, Gary Reback, Takes Antitrust Fight to Europe
Gary Reback, who persuaded the federal government to bring a case against Microsoft in the 1990s, is now pursuing a case against Google.
September 28, 2015, Monday
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September 25, 2015, Friday
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As Europe Wrangles Over Migrant Relocation, Reality Moves Faster
The situation on the ground is often very different from what is discussed in the conference rooms of Brussels as the tide of desperate people keeps flowing into Europe.
September 24, 2015, Thursday
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E.U. Leaders Say Common Ground Reached on Migrant Crisis
Leaders ended an emergency meeting on Wednesday saying that they had eased tensions over the crisis and agreed to increase financial support for displaced Syrians.
September 24, 2015, Thursday
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Plan on Migrants Strains the Limits of Europe's Unity
Gathering for their second such session in eight days, the ministers haggled over a proposal to resettle an additional 120,000 people across the European Union.
September 23, 2015, Wednesday
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European Emissions Investigations Urged
In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal, Lucia Caudet, a European Commission spokeswoman, encouraged member states on Thursday to investigate so-called defeat devices.
Seeking a Fair Distribution of Migrants in Europe
German and European Union leaders have called for European countries to share the burden of absorbing the hundreds of thousands of migrants who have poured into the continent this summer.
Greece Says New Bailout Deal Is Reached
Annika Breidthardt, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, said on Tuesday that "the technical agreement has been reached in principle."
Ball Is in Greece's Court, Juncker Says
The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said on Tuesday that no one should want to throw the Greeks out of the eurozone.
Juncker Says He Feels Betrayed by Greece
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The Jefferson County Suicide Prevention Coalition is working with school districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties to train them on proper response, or postvention, to suicide.
Timothy J. Ruetten, Jefferson County Department of Community Services coordinator of mental health services, said several school districts have signed up for training Tuesday that will make sure responses dont exacerbate a problem in the community.
If we respond to a tragic event in a way that glamorizes the loss, it draws a lot of attention to it where suicide isnt talked about, he said. We dont want to hide it, rather talk about it in a therapeutic way. We dont want to make it more of an appealing option for others struggling.
People who are feeling alone, overwhelmed or unappreciated may see suicide as a way to get attention, Mr. Ruetten said. The training, titled Lifelines Prevention: Responding to Suicide and Other Traumatic Deaths, will teach school nurses, teachers, social workers and counselors to help deal with families and the media and will promote sharing of prevention resources.
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Jacks dominate Briar Cliff
The South Dakota State wrestling team sent competitors to the Briar Cliff Open and placed three.
Troy Morisette, seeded fourth at 174 pounds, dominated the early rounds and was decisive in the end. Morisette opened with a second-period pin versus Logan Henning (Augustana) and improved to a first-period pin versus Asaiah Dyer (Midland) in the quarterfinals.
In the semifinals, he scored a 5-1 decision versus top-seeded Tanner Taylor (Augustana). Facing his second seeded opponent, Morisette wrestled a low-scoring match, but ended with the 2-1 upper hand versus third seed Drake Fanslau (Augustana).
Will James placed second at 141 after three wins to open the day. James, seeded second, won three-straight matches by decision to advance to the finals. He defeated Tanner Werner (Grand View) 3-0, Kevin Olson (Morningside) 6-3 and JL Mayo (Northwestern College) 6-0.
In the finals, James wrestled to another decision, but was on the short end of an 8-3 score.
Trey Hable was the third-place finisher at 184. Hable opened the day with an 11-8 decision versus Brock Binversie (Waldorf), but lost by decision in the next match and dropped to the consolation bracket. From that point on, he dominated the competition. Hable pinned James Gomez (Waldorf) in 1:06 and Matthew Cintron (Briar Cliff) in 1:41. In the consolation semifinals, Hable won by 8-6 decision versus Logan Kellogg (Grand View).
In the third-place match, he won by pin once again, versus Dan Harvey (Briar Cliff).
Three other Jackrabbits also competed in Chet Utesch (125), Eric Orozco (133) and Kevin Caruso (157). Utesch was 3-1 on the day with two pins, Orozco was 2-2 and Caruso was 1-2 with one pin.
Complete SDSU wrestler-by-wrestler results are available
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125 - Chet Utesch pin
Tanner O'Gorman (Wayne State), 2:48
125 - Chet Utesch pin Shawn Miller (Briar Cliff), 3:25
125 - (1) Sean Blumhardt (Jamestown) pin Chet Utesch, 4:57
125 - Chet Utesch decision Evan Amaro (Wichita State), 9-4
125 - Chet Utesch vs. Andrew Clark (Grand View), DQ F;DQ
133 - (2) Eric Orozco decision
Tyler Hatch (Northwestern College), 7-0
133 - Chris Canton (AF Prep) decision (2) Eric Orozco, 6-2
133 - (2) Eric Orozco decision Tyler Emert (Grand View), 5-0
133 - Ray McWueen (Waldorf) decision (2) Eric Orozco, 2-1
141 - (2) Will James decision
Tanner Werner (Grand View), 3-0
141 - (2) Will James decision Kevin Olson (Morningside), 6-3
141 - (2) Will James decision JL Mayo (Northwestern College), 6-0
First-place match - Walker Marshall (Grand View) decision (2) Will James, 8-3
157 - Bryce Robbins (Waldorf) decision Kevin Caruso, 6-3
157 - Kevin Caruso pin Dario Gamino (Waldorf), 2:54
157 - (1) Eric Albers (AF Prep) decision Kevin Caruso, 4-0
174 - (4) Troy Morisette pin
Logan Henning (Augustana), 3:21
174 - (4) Troy Morisette pin Asaiah Dyer (Midland), 2:03
174 - (4) Troy Morisette decision (1) Tanner Taylor (Augustana), 5-1
First-place match - (4) Troy Morisette decision (3) Drake Fanslau (Augustana), 2-1
184 - Trey Hable decision
Brock Binversie (Waldorf), 11-8
184 - (2) Andrew Anthofer (Morningside) decision Trey Hable, 9-6
184 - Trey Hable pin James Gomez (Waldorf), 1:06
184 - Trey Hable pin Matthew Cintron (Briar Cliff), 1:41
184 - Trey Hable decision Logan Kellogg (Grand View), 8-6
Third-place match - Trey Hable pin Dan Harvey (Briar Cliff), 1:34


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Photo stitcher update, plus short linksJuly 22nd, 2009
First I must apologise for the lack of updates. All I can say is that I've been very busy. With that in mind, I am happy to announce two updates. First, and most important, is a new version of the CleVR Stitcher. I know that a lot of people have been having problem with poor stitching of some images. I've been having the same problems. Anyhow, I'm happy to say that this update greatly improves stitch quality. This is mainly down to improvements in focal length estimation and initial image warping. It's amazing the difference that makes. I've also tweaked some thresholds and values to improve stitching in other ways. Let me know if it works for you.
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a few years back and I agree that it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If you have the opportunity to enter Stockholm by ship from another country, take advantage as it's an amazing perspective to enter by ship in the morning. Skansen was great from a cultural and historical perspective. Gamla Stan is beautiful -- the quiet little walkways on cobbled streets add to the atmosphere of a city that was founded almost eight hundred years ago. The best feeling to me was walking along the waters edge and capturing great shots of Stadshuset (City Hall) from the different angles and meandering along the different walkways by day and night and popping in for a hot chocolate in one of the many cafes. The Stockholm Cathedral (Storkykan) is a must to see. Despite its cold temperature, Stockholm leaves you with a warm feeling inside.
is very boring! Interesting monuments are few, streets look like each others, bars during weekends must close at 1 o'clock. The people are cold and rude. I liked trips to islands, and the sight of old town from the boat. I spent twelve days there and got bored after three.
I lived in
for two months and it was incredible! If you are really young and drinking and partying are your main reasons for visiting Europe, don't bother with Stockholm. However, if wandering unique city streets, hanging out at cool cafes, enjoying small villages (on the islands of the city) and finding fun and unusual shops are what you are looking for, it can't be beat. It has been claimed that it is the most beautiful capital city in Europe, and I think it might be. If you are young, especially visit Sodermalm.
The city is lovely, maybe the most beautiful in Europe. Make sure to visit City Hall, Gamla Stan (the Old Town), and I especially recommend "Under the bridges" boat trip, which will show you beautiful small islands of
from different perspective. If you have time, go to see Skansen, the oldest open-air museum in the world, there's plenty to see.
I spent my first night in
in an ultramodern super clean jail. The food was great and I got to listen to classical music piped in on an overhead speaker. In the morning, when I had sobered up, the police sent me over to the Chapman where they had made a reservation for me. You just gotta love the Swedes!
I wasn't thrilled by
, but any trip to Sweden requires a stay in the capital, and it is pretty. You need maybe two days to look around. Wander around the islands, they are pretty. Skansen is ok, it's an outdoor museum of old Scandinavian buildings and real live animals. Spend half a day here. Walk the shopping street, it's very nice, no cars. Shopping wasn't as expensive as everyone claims. You can easily spend a few hours on this street. Movies are in English with Swedish subtitles, so that's a bonus. Warning: if arriving on a night train from Copenhagen, you'll get in at 6am, and nothing opens until 10!
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To start, users should close the program both on the main desktop as well as on the system tray to be sure that nothing is running. Then, they should go into the control folders and select the view tab to ensure that all of the entries are available. Make sure that you turn off the option to allow for hidden folders. In this folder there should be a shared .xml file. Once you have located that, you type %appdata%skype into the run option and then click ok. You will then delete the shared.xml file and will restart Skype, which should correct the issues.
Skype was able to very quickly fix the issue and release a workaround that was very easy to follow that most users should be able to follow fairly easily. They will also probably be releasing an update at some point in the near future that does it all for you for those of us that are not as inclined with computer. They were able to quickly address the issues and give users a fix to the problem. Skype's customer service is some of the best that is out there at this current time and they responded to the issues in just a few short minutes which is something that you have to admire when it comes to larger companies that often take quite some time to address issues that are seen by a minority such as this issue.


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Hey, do you guys wanna see a sequel to The Professional? Well, too bads. It's scripted and good to go and Natalie Portman wants it to happen (although she's refused to read it), but it's just one of those things that will probably never come together. The obstacle here is Luc Besson. Portman will only take part in the sequel if the semi-retired director steps behind the lens, but he only seems interested in crapping out more Transporter films.
To further impede production, Columbiana director and "Ben 10" villian Olivier Megaton says that the company who holds the rights has no interest in a sequel. Which causes me to question, why do they hate awesome? (MTV)
Quentin Tarantino's long time editor Sally Menke was found dead at 56 years old in Beachwood Canyon in Los Angeles. Not all the details are in yet, but Menke apparently went for a hike yesterday in the 113 degree weather with her dog and when she didn't return her friends got worried. The police searched the area and found her body in a ravine.
Menke has collaborated with Tarantino since Reservoir Dogs and undoubtedly helped establish the director's unique style. I'd even go so far as to say she's the reason we see twenty minute scenes in his films instead of 120 minute scenes. Will another editor be able to reign Tarantino in? Only time will tell. Our thoughts are with Sally's family and whomever is blotting the tears off of Tarantino's chin. (LATimes)
Gore Verbinski has his sights on Tim Burton's Guinness World Record. The director has teamed with Johnny Depp on three Pirates Of The Caribbean films as well as the animated Rango. Now, there are rumors that they'll work together again with Verbinski helming Depp's upcoming The Lone Ranger.
Nothing official has been announced, but it's believed this news leaked in advance of Disney's big press event later this week. If true, this is sure to upset the execs over at the Mouse House. They rented all those chairs and everything. Just great. (Deadline)
Director Darren Aronofsky is on the list of possible diectors for Christopher Nolan's upcoming Superman project, Heat Vision is reporting. Aronofsky joins a group that already includes Duncan Jones, Tony Scott and Matt Reeves.
But with Aronofsky in the running, there is also talk that another director has been ruled out…
Ben Affleck, who is soaring after The Town became both a critical and commercial hit, and who actually played superman (or at least the man who became known for him, George Reeves) in Hollywoodland, took a meeting about possibly taking the job, but has apparently moved on to other things.
Something tells me that Affleck moving on to other things before hearing back from the producers is a lot like me moving on with my love life before hearing back from Salma Hayek…or those lawyers, of hers. (Empire Online)
He refuses to offer support back. (DailyWhat)
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Someone tell this girl how chairs work.
Take off your press-ons, ladies. Things are about to get rowdy. Taken takee Maggie Grace has been cast as Bella's nemesis Irina in Twilight: Breaking Dawn. My girlfriend hasn't updated me yet on the next installment so I'll let Deadline do the honors:
Irina is a member of the Denali coven, considered cousins to the Cullen clan as the only other "vegetarian" vampire group. When Irina blames the Cullens for the death of her lover, her actions set in motion a terrifying chain of events.
And by terrifying they mean sparkly. The film is being directed by Bill Condon and released in two parts because that means more money. The first part comes out November 18, 2011 and the second part November 16, 2012. After that, Twihards dismember a highly populated metropolis.
The teaser for Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit just rode into town, and it looks like a good one. The action follows Hailee Steinfeld's Mattie Ross as she teams with Jeff Bridges to hunt down the coward that killed her pappy. You might be quick to say that the Coens are trying to recapture the magic of No Country For Old Men, but that I really don't see the similarities. For instance, this teaser keeps it fresh with sun-bleached Western scenery, gunfights, Josh Brolin, and dorky haircuts. Oh.
Check out the teaser after the jump…
Max Weinberg, Conan O'Brien's band leader for the past 17 years, won't be following the red headed host to his new gig on TBS. The split was ammicable and both parties hope they can get together in the future for a staring contest or some other sketch where Max talks about his affinity for hookers.
During Max Weinberg's time on "Late Night" he created some inspirational and eye-opening public service announcements for NBC. He took "The More You Know" to a dark and dangerous place. I thought I'd share a few of his best moments now. You might learn a little thing or two. About hookers.
Green Lantern producer and co-writer Greg Berlanti offered up some info about how he's handling the gritty world of The Flash. Also, The Flash is going to be gritty now.
Flash' as we're getting into it is interesting, too. Though Barry Allen was a little lighter in the comic, I think because of the nature that he was a CSI and moved in this world of crime before this stuff happened. I think it's tonally somewhere in between 'GL' and 'Dark Knight.' It's actually a little bit darker than when we were working on ('GL'), because you're dealing with somebody who is already a crimefighter in a world of those kinds of criminals and that kind of murder and homicide. I find you talk a lot about different films when you're working on a film, and we spend a lot more time talking about 'Se7en' or 'The Silence of the Lambs' as we construct that part of Barry's world, then I thought when we got into it. It helps balance a guy in a red suit who runs really fast.
He's totally right. I've always said that Se7en and The Silence of the Lambs were okay movies, but y'know what would make them great movies? The presence of the Flash. In fact, I feel that Zodiac's greatest failing was its absence of a red guy in a suit who runs really fast. That and the fact that pretty much nothing happened in it. (SuperheroHype)
Patton Oswalt has signed on to play Charlize Theron's chubby best friend in Young Adult. Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody, who last worked together on Juno, are teaming up again for the film about a woman who returns to her high school town to basically stalk her old boyfriend like she's Marky Mark. The guy's got a wife and kid now though, so he's not interested in Charlize. Not interested? His Mrs. must do crazy sh*t in the sack.
Josh Brolin decided he couldn't pretend Charlize isn't worth leaving his wife for and now Patrick Wilson is in talks for the role. Seems like a missed opportunity to put Wilson in a fat suit and cast him as the best friend and Oswalt as the ex-boyfriend. I'd love to watch Charlize beg Oswalt to have sex with her and he looks up at her with stern eyes and proclaims, "No, Ugly!" (/Film)
Hey "The Walking Dead" producers, Daniel Kanemoto made an awesome title sequence for your new show. You should consider using it. Fans of the graphic novels might think the Eels song "Fresh Blood" is too upbeat for the bleak series, but at least we know this guy can put together an impressive "ripped from the pages of the comic" sequence. I say hire him to produce another one with the song of your choosing. A Korn/Mudvayne collabo would be perfect. Don't you agree, avid "Walking Dead" fans?
Check out the title sequence after the jump…
As you can tell from the above pic, Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX is a splended event for ass-picking. It also screens some mind-bending and stomach churning genre films that you won't see anywhere else. This was my first time at Fantastic Fest and I loved the vibe of the event. Everyone was jazzed to be gathering at a festival that showcases martial arts movies in one theater, cannibal movies in the next, and of course torture porn just down the hall. The festival goes through this Thursday, but I certainly took in my fill of askew cinema over the past five days. You can check out our reviews at the Fantastic Fest page, which I'll continually update, as our writer Fred is still over in Austin soaking up the on-screen madness and mayhem.
Stephen Fry has joined the cast of Sherlock Holmes 2. Guy Ritchie's exxxtreme take on British literature will add Fry in the role of Holmes's older brother, Mycroft. Here's what the witty actor had to say of the part:
"I'm playing Mycroft in the sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film Guy Ritchie directed with Robert Downey Jr., and that sort of part is fun, but just once in a while to play a genuine all round sort of lead figure with complexity and tragedy and wit and all the sort of things that Oscar [Wilde] had was a once in a lifetime thrill."
Okay. Can someone translate that from British to English for me and let me know if it was witty or not? Anyway, in the original stories, Mycroft was considered just as brilliant as Sherlock but was lazy and unwilling to prove his deductions. There's no word yet how the character will be shaped in the sequel nor any on whether or not he'll be an exxxtreme cage fighter. (Bleeding Cool)
Guillermo del Toro has inked a deal with DreamWorks for his first animated film: Trollhunters. Based on a children's book authored by del Toro himself, the story will be geared toward kids (duh) and will focus on…wait for it…trolls!
"I wanted very much to develop a story that could be written for kids but dealt with a genre that was scary," he tells the Heat Vision Blog. "It essentially combines fairy tales with modern times and is about how difficult it is to be a kid. Normally, kids are idealized in animated films. But the growing pains, married with the notion that there is a world right next to us that is completely plagued by creatures of ancient lore, it's thematically fitting with the rest of my stuff."
No word yet on whether these trolls will deny the holocaust and claim Obama is a secret Muslim Homojew, or if they'll just stick to living under bridges and eating bones. (Heat Vision via Empire)
Everyone knows that Hobbits, with their hairy leather feet, hate wearing shoes. Well now we can add another item to the list of things hobbits despise: organized labor.
Various unions, including the Screen Actors Guild and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance of Australia, have officially warned their members not to take part in the production of the film due to a dispute over working conditions and residual payments. In response, producer/director Peter Jackson is claiming the move is an attempt by Austrialian interests to gain control of New Zealand's film industry and is threatening to move production to Eastern Europe if the matter is not resolved.
"There is a twisted logic to seeing NZ humiliated on the world stage, by losing the Hobbit to Eastern Europe," he said. "Warners would take a financial hit that would cause other studios to steer clear of New Zealand. Seriously, if the Hobbit goes east (Eastern Europe in fact) – look forward to a long dry big budget movie drought in this country."
Personelly, I thinks Jacksons actions be deplorable. Unions is vary important. Four example, the Tearchers Unions' are vary big in the USA, and education ain't never been better. Sham on u, Peter jackon (Empire Online)
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At Nerdeoke tonight at The Highball during Fantastic Fest, RZA, Elijah Wood, and friends gathered on stage to sing "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas. Will.i.am was nowhere to be found, but somewhere his ears were ringing as part of the Wu Tang spit his flow.
Drunken boxing is probably the most entertaining form of martial arts to watch. Jackie Chan defined it on screen in Drunken Master and took it to the next level in Drunken Master II. A few other artists have tried it but now master choreographer and director Yuen Woo-Ping is going back to drunken fist with all his decades of experience behind him and modern filmmaking tools at his disposal.
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I've been very excited that so many Asian action films are in the Fantastic Fest lineup. I love martial arts and Hong Kong action, although one subgenre that doesn't do much for me is the Hong Kong cop movie. Fire of Conscience is one of those, and if that's your pet genre than I'd imagine this one is a solid entry, but not for me.
Manfred (Leon Lai) is a tough cop who beats up perps because they deserve it. Kee (Richie Ren) is a more optimistic inspector with a baby on the way. Those two and Manfred's team of cops (Michelle Ye and Kai Chi Liu) pursue a case of drugs, bombs and money.
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Fearnet's web series "Zombie Roadkill" premiered at FantasticFest in its 30-minute entirety. It will be online in five parts beginning in October. "Zombie Roadkill" has a good spirit of silly fun and extreme gore. This is definitely a spoof done with a wink, with love for the genre. It's not Shaun of the Dead but it's something to watch online in parts.
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I think we all have a healthy attitude about straight to video sequels. We know they're not going to be careful attempts to forward the story, but they can either have fun with it or not, and either way it doesn't ultimately matter. Well, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days is not fun, and it is aggressively bad even by DTV standards.
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Stone starts with some intense emotional terrorism. This is how you show how seriously conflicted people can be. It's not just hitting or yelling at each other. What young Jack Mabry does to his family is so sickening you feel anything could happen in this drama. I have not qualms with watching a tough, intense story. Just don't wuss out on me. Make the characters really complex and manipulative, and let Robert DeNiro and Edward Norton play them.
After about an hour though, you realize that the opening scene isn't setting anything up for later. This is just going to be one of those films that revels in despair and monotony, just another "bad things happen, people are miserable" pieces for actors who want to show how downbeat they can be.
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It sucks we won't see Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in The Avengers, especially the way it went down. The recasting has been well-covered and Norton even told MTV he laughs about it now. The good news it, it sounds like Mark Ruffalo playing Banner in The Avengers doesn't rule out another solo Hulk film that could continue with Norton.
"No, I don't rule out anything," Norton said while promoting Stone at FantasticFest. "As I think was amply demonstrated, I think a lot of those things on the other side of the table are big business, which I respect. I don't have any urgency about it one way or the other."
No rush, of course. Certainly Edward Norton will do fine in his career. It's
good to hear Marvel hasn't told him they won't continue a solo Hulk franchise.
"I couldn't say," Norton hedged. "I'm a fan of those films. I hate when they screw them up so I hope they do it right."
Maybe Marvel's hedging their bets. They had some needs for The Avengers but people liked The Incredible Hulk, so they could always alternate. "I've got so many things I'm working on that I'm interested in. People have been completely great about the film we made and I'm happy about that. I have nothing to complain about."
New York Comic Con always pales in comparison to the San Diego convention. Food and water are over-priced, the booth-bait is in short supply, the panels are meh, and David Hasselhoff never shows up on a party bus. Until this year.
AMC has announced that they will premiere full scenes from "The Walking Dead" at the convention on Sunday, September 10th. In addition, the series stars, producers, and creators will be in attendance to field questions from New York's finest nerds. Hasselhoff remains unconfirmed. (Walking Dead Blog)
The screengrab above may look like something from "Mythbusters" but it's actually a shot from the new teaser trailer for gory sequel The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence). The teaser features Tom Six, the blood-spattered director, walking through a parking garage while his voice-over prepares us for a film far more shocking than the original.
We're then introduced to one of the film's lead actors — dude with a box on his head. Good to see that guy making a comeback.
Check out the trailer after the jump…
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After Whiteout turned out to be a washout, Kate Beckinsale is ready to return to the Underworld franchise. The actress has officially signed on to reprise her role of Selene, the hot karate vampire she played in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. She did not return for the third film in the series, Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans, otherwise known as Cliff-Sex: The Movie.
The search for a director is underway, as Len Wiseman will only return in a producer capacity. There's also no word yet on what outlandish sex location will be featured this time around. (Coming Soon)
Lovers of Let The Right One In, I have some good news for you. Matt Reeves didn't eff up the movie you cherish so dearly. In fact, he might have…
I knew there were going to be problems with Ong Bak 3, but I figured as long as there were some fights it couldn't be all bad. So they turned a sequel into a trilogy. So Tony Jaa ran off into the woods. As long as he knees some people in the head I'd be happy. Unfortunately, the problems with Ong Bak 3 are palpable.
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Linkin Park?
Alex Winter has corroborated Keanu Reeves' story from earlier this week. William S. Preston, Esq. himself, told MTV that a third Bill & Ted film is in the works. They were struggling to find the right plot for a while, but now writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon have hatched a plot that they've begun writing.
The big issue, however, is what to do about George Carlin's character? Winter assures there's no way they would re-cast the part, so the trick now is to delicately work around his character. I'm hoping this means they'll use sophisticated Coke commercial CGI technology to bring him back to life. If I know Carlin, that's definitely what he would want to happen. (MTV)


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