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- Jan 6:
- Republicans vulnerable who voted to avert "fiscal cliff," raise taxes
- Jan 5:
- U.S. employers add 155,000 jobs in Dec. despite "fiscal cliff"
- Jan 3:
- 10 arcane provisions stuffed in "fiscal cliff" bill
- After fiscal cliff, lawmakers face battles on debt ceiling, spending cuts
- Jan 2:
- The losers of the fiscal cliff fight
- Winners and losers in fiscal cliff fight
- Fiscal cliff: For most, no tax boost
- Jan 1:
- Obama, Republicans reach "fiscal cliff" deal
- Dec 30:
- Fiscal cliff: Taxes and time weigh on talks
- Obama pushes for stopgap measure to avert "fiscal cliff"
- Dec 29:
- Senate will try to strike deal to avert "fiscal cliff"
- Dec 23:
- Fiscal cliff: Already too late to fix payroll taxes for January
- Dec 22:
- Obama asks Congress for minimal package to avert "fiscal cliff"
WASHINGTON — After a tortured day of bargaining, setbacks and speech-making, Republicans and Democrats had yet to reach agreement late Sunday to avert the "fiscal cliff."
That left them barely a day to strike a deal and then pass it through the Senate and the House.
If that doesn't happen, a set of painful tax-rate increases will begin to kick in Tuesday, followed soon after by deep cuts in government spending.
On Sunday, there were some small reasons for hope. Negotiations shifted to the capital's two unofficial "closers" — Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who together had resolved past crises over tax-rate increases and the limit on federal borrowing.
And Republicans also dropped a demand that had briefly become a major sticking point: that Democrats agree to a cost-saving, but politically sensitive, reduction in Social Security benefits. The demand, which involved using a less generous measure of inflation called "chained CPI," would effectively reduce the cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits over time.
Previously, the GOP had demanded it in exchange for President Barack Obama's request to extend emergency unemployment benefits and cancel deep cuts to the Pentagon and other agency budgets. A Democratic aide close to the talks described the request as a "poison pill."
Even after that demand was set aside, the broader talks remained hung up over the same issues that had stalled them for months. Republicans and Democrats could not agree on how many taxpayers should see their tax rates go up or about whether to put off a $100 billion spending cut called the "sequester."
By the evening, the best thing that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., could say about the talks was that there were still talks going on.
"There's still time left to reach an agreement, and we intend to continue negotiations," Reid said on the Senate floor.
The chamber will be back in session Monday morning.
On Capitol Hill on Sunday, lawmakers seemed confused about whether they were watching another round of that familiar late-stage political theater — or if, this time, the pessimism was genuine.
"The two parties are so close that they can't afford to walk away," said Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., calling the fits and starts of the weekend "normal" posturing in high-level negotiations. "I continue to be optimistic."
But, as optimistic as Johanns was, other senators were gloomy. "I think we're going over the cliff," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote on Twitter.
"It just looks like we can't govern," Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said on the Senate floor. She said she was horrified that the last few days before her retirement would be spent on "a complete meltdown."
The fiscal cliff includes the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, plus the "sequester" that Congress set up during the 2011 debt-ceiling fight. Lawmakers thought then that these cuts were so big and so broad that even this gridlocked Congress would have to come back and figure out a better solution.
On Sunday, it looked as if they were wrong.
On Capitol Hill, Sunday's events revealed a new — and troubling — dynamic in these negotiations. It had been assumed, beforehand, that the most difficult part of averting the fiscal cliff would not be striking a deal. Instead, it would be passing that deal through the fractious, GOP-led House.
On Sunday, however, it seemed that the Senate, and the Democrats, would also be an obstacle. Reid said in the afternoon that Democrats were unwilling to respond to an offer that McConnell had delivered to Reid's office Saturday evening — nearly 19 hours earlier.
"I have had a number of conversations with the president, and at this stage we're not able to make a counteroffer," Reid said, adding of McConnell's talks with Biden: "I wish them well."
McConnell then reached out to Biden — with whom he brokered deals to end standoffs over tax-rate hikes in 2010 and over the debt ceiling in August 2011. Aides to McConnell said this was done out of frustration and their belief that Biden was slow-walking the negotiations.
McConnell presented Reid with his first proposal Friday evening. Democrats then waited until 3 p.m. Saturday to respond and, after a flurry of activity Saturday evening, went dark after receiving McConnell's latest proposal at 7:10 p.m.
Most, if not all, of the GOP proposals sought to change the measure of inflation for Social Security, senior Republican aides said, adding that Democrats had not indicated until Sunday that it was a deal-breaker.
"There's no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point," McConnell said on the Senate floor earlier Sunday. "The sticking point appears to be the willingness and interest or frankly the courage to close the deal. I want everyone to know I'm willing to get this done, but I need a dance partner."
The abrupt developments in negotiations came after a brief interlude of unusual optimism.
The Democratic aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private negotiations, said Democrats had shown flexibility over the weekend on the major sticking points involving taxes.
They had not ruled out maintaining the tax on inherited estates at the current low rate, as Republicans prefer. And they had been open to a deal that would allow taxes to rise on many fewer wealthy households than Obama had proposed. Republicans were seeking tax increases only on income higher than $400,000 or $500,000 a year, while Obama wanted to set the threshold at $250,000 a year.
But Obama was pressing for $30 billion in new spending to keep unemployment benefits flowing to the long-term unemployed, and he wanted to postpone roughly $100 billion in automatic spending cuts set to hit agency budgets next months.
In exchange for those items, Democrats said, McConnell insisted that Democrats put cuts to Social Security benefits on the table, noting that Obama had offered to do so as part of the big deficit-reduction package he had been negotiating this month with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.


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During our two night stay in Key West with our buddies, Betty + Mathieu, we headed to Higgs Memorial Beach for a fun afternoon in the sun. It was a bit small, but the water was amazingly nice and warm that we couldn't complain. We went pretty far into the ocean and played around until my fingers started to get wrinkly then I decided to just layout the rest of the day.
This whole summer, I've been so into one piece suits. Used to hate them before but for some reason, I've been diggin' them quite a lot this summer. I've collected quite a collection of one piece suits, but this black one is probably one of my favorite ones. The cut out hearts is the cutest. I decided to actually style it up, yes even if its at the beach.. you gotta look good even at the beach!… so I layered a bunch of my favorite long necklaces for a cool boho look!
A few snaps from that day, and beautiful sunsets we got to witness.
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Vampires have roamed the world for ages, a steady line of ancient demons passing their bloodthirst on to their successors - most losing their precious immortality at the hands of those very same successors. One vampire, however, has put an end to this self-destructive cycle. Ancient beyond measure, he has hand-picked his children from among the centuries and bound them to a common cause. For now a hunter with their blood stalks their daylight resting places and their rule over the night is in danger of being broken. Once loners and rebels, the vampires joined together to face this unprecedented threat.
The ancient one hoarded many dark, powerful items over the years, talismans that would lend his children vast and ancient power. The younger vampires took them, drinking in their strength like blood, less human with every breath.
The vampires stalked out into the night, bringing death to meet their enemies.
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Cornelius Constantine, the Suave
One glance into Cornelius Constantine's eyes and he'll wear down anyone's resistances, but no one can do the same to him.
Vulnerabilities: Light Magic Attacks, Speed
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Cain Solomon, the Quarterback
Cain's got an immortal temper and Friday Night regrets, but turn up the light magic and you can score.
Strengths: Dark Magic Attacks, Physical Attacks
Vulnerabilities: Light Magic Attacks
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Ambrosia Thorn, the Blood Worshiper
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Strengths: Self-Healing, Stunning
Vulnerabilities: Light Magic Attacks, Long Range Attacks
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Marquis Le Morte, the Ancient
Marquis Le Morte is walking death. Hard to kill but even harder to kill with, he bleeds his victims dry a little at a time.
Strengths: Self-Healing, Dark Magic Defense
Vulnerabilities: Physical Attacks, Light Magic Attacks
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Vanessa Voss, the Daywalker
Vanessa Voss is deadly to those who deal in dark magic, but dark magic might well be the death of her.
Strengths: Strongest Against Dark Magic, Self-Healing, Light Magic, Multi-Enemy Attacks
Vulnerabilities: Dark Magic Attacks
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Gem of Souls
The Gem is a wild card that sometimes does nothing (if you don't kill an enemy character) and sometimes sets up amazing situations for you.
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Most of the time the Phylactery does nothing, but when it comes through and gives you multiple extra lives, it seems incredibly powerful.
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Blood Vial
The extra healing power of the Vial is a great help to Cornelius, Ambrosia, and Vanessa, but Cain actually likes to fight at low hit points and the Marquis probably gains enough health from his innate ability.
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Necronomic Tomes
Ambrosia is notorious for liking the Tomes, but every Vampire enjoys their life draining ability.
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Ring of Curses
You have to get hit to trigger the effect of the ring, so it's probably best on a life gaining character such as Ambrosia, Vanessa, or the Marquis.
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Sex education is changing for for 8th graders in North Carolina after studies show 8th grade is the best time to start talking to kids about sex. Lenoir County is the first school district in the state to start the new program called "Making Proud Choices" introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services last year. We spoke to teachers and students Tuesday at Frink Middle School.
Back in December, health teachers at Frink Middle School stopped teaching students abstinence, and started teaching Making Proud Choices, which gives students options other than just not engaging in sexual behavior. They are taught how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies. Lenoir County Schools officials say they were awarded a grant which funded the program after studies showed Lenoir County ranked 28th in the state for teen pregnancies.
"We just want to let kids know that they do have an option. They have a choice. To give kids the confidence to either say no they don't want to do this, or if they do choose to have sexual relationships, they can have the confidence to be safe when they do it so that we don't have unintended pregnancies or STDs."
said health teacher Trenton Lovekamp
The program lasts eight days. Frink Middle School taught it in December and will offer the course again in April.
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Charlottesville, VA (Sports Network) - The No. 19 NC State Wolfpack aim at
their first-ever victory at John Paul Jones Arena when they tangle with the
Virginia Cavaliers in an Atlantic Coast Conference bout on Tuesday.
Although the Wolfpack hold an 81-58 all-time series edge versus Virginia, the
Cavaliers are 35-23 against NC State in Charlottesville, including a 4-0 mark
at JPJA. NC State is the only winless ACC team at JPJA. This will be a match-
up of offenses on opposite sides of the ledger. NC State boasts the top
scoring offense in the ACC at 79.8 points per game, while Virginia is posting
a mere 62.8 points per contest.
Mark Gottfried's Wolfpack has not been playing up to their potential in recent
weeks. Since upsetting Duke by eight points, they have gone 2-2 with road
losses at Maryland (51-50) and Wake Forest (86-84) to go along with home
victories over Clemson (66-62) and North Carolina (91-83). The win over the
Tar Heels boosted NC State to 16-4 overall, including its 5-2 mark in ACC
action. Although the team leads the conference and is sixth among Division I
schools in scoring offense, it is second to last in the ACC on the other end
of the court, allowing 70.2 points per game.
The inconsistent play will most likely not last too long for the Wolfpack due
to their unbelievable scoring depth. C.J. Leslie, Lorenzo Brown, Richard
Howell, Scott Wood, and T.J. Warren are all carrying double-digit scoring
averages into this one, while Rodney Purvis is sitting at 9.8 ppg. Brown (20
points, 11 assists), Howell (16 points, 14 rebounds), and Leslie (17 points,
10 rebounds) all notched double-doubles to push NC State past UNC.
Tony Bennett's Cavaliers collected their third win in a row with a 65-51
victory over Boston College on Saturday. The decision pushed Virginia to 14-5
overall, including its 4-2 mark in ACC action. It will try to carry on that
momentum on Tuesday at JPJA, where it is 12-1 on the season. The Cavaliers are
allowing a mere 51.1 points per game to rank second in the nation in scoring
Still, the team has a formidable inside/outside game in the form of guard Joe
Harris and forward Akil Mitchell. Harris leads the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg
and is shooting .467 from behind the arc (42-of-90). Mitchell nets 12.3 ppg
and ranks among the ACC's best in rebounding (fourth in the conference at 8.8
rpg). Harris was cold versus BC, going 3-of-9 from the floor for just seven
points. However, Mitchell tallied 16 points and six boards, while Justin
Anderson poured in 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting off the bench. Freshman
forward Evan Nolte continued to show progression despite foul trouble, netting
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Home List of Titles Dynamic response of strongly correlated Fermi gases in the quantum virial expansion
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- Title
- Dynamic response of strongly correlated Fermi gases in the quantum virial expansion
- Author(s)
- Hu, Hui; Liu, Xia-Ji; Drummond, Peter D.
- Abstract
- By developing a quantum virial expansion theory, we quantitatively calculate the dynamic density response function of a trapped strongly interacting Fermi gas at high temperatures near unitarity. A clear transition from atomic to molecular responses is identified in the spectra when crossing from the BCS to BEC regimes, in qualitative agreement with recent Bragg spectroscopy observations. Our virial expansion method provides a promising way to solve the challenging strong-coupling problems and is applicable to other dynamical properties of strongly correlated Fermi gases.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
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- Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 81, no. 3 (Mar 2010), paper no. 033630
- Publication year
- 2010
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- 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics; 0204 Condensed Matter Physics; 0205 Optical Physics
- Keyword(s)
- Dynamic density response; Fermi gases; Quantum virial expansion
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- American Physical Society
- 1050-2947
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In the centre of the city of Dar es Salaam close to the DTV television station, at the junction of Libya and Zaramo streets, there is a newly built building whose shape resembles that of a cement block.
Although the building has changed the area's skyline quite considerably, its owner is now rumoured to be engaged in an exercise that runs counter to the ideals of a well planned city.
The proprietor has fenced off a designated space area which used to house pay-in public toilets and appears set to turn the area into a development of sorts.
According to the whispers, the developer plans to build, in the fenced-in area, a police post and the office of the local ward executive officer. But what is quite interesting about this seemingly philanthropic move is that just 70 or so metres away, along Jamhuri street, there is already a police post and an office of the ward executive officer.
Now your guess is as good as mine, but if it has not yet occurred to you, then here is the explanation. This latest chessboard-like move is nothing but an old-fashioned Bongo style attempt to be seen by the community (or is it the powers that be?) to be doing something good for them.
'Putting back to the community,' to borrow an overused industry phrase. But insiders say that the developer's real objective is to build in the area a building that would house a parking lot after turning the current parking area in the newly built building into a hotel.
In short, the police post and office of the ward executive officer are nothing but a ruse to hoodwink those who may question the developer's temerity to encroach on a clearly marked open space.
Interestingly, as the proprietor continues with his work, the city fathers remain mum and pretend not to see what is going on in front of their very eyes. According to city rules and regulations, private developers in the city are required to ensure that buildings they erect are also provided with parking lots within the buildings' area.
The aim, which is quite plausible, is to ensure that Dar es Salaam streets are free from parked vehicles, hence help in the decongestion process. That is why when the said developer at the junction of Libya and Zaramo streets set out to build the building, he also provided it with parking bays - but which he has since transformed it into a hotel!
What raises more questions than answers is that the proprietor fenced off the designated open space over three months ago and elected to lie low, apparently in a move to gauge both the public's and city fathers' mood.
However, last weekend he decided that he had had an adequate gestation period and therefore, decided to swing into action by felling a mango tree behind the pay-in public toilets.
The whispers say the proprietor has been giving conflicting views on the fate of the pay-in public toilets. While initially he was quoted as saying that the toilets would remain latest reports have it that he plans to close them entirely for his own development purposes.
However, if he goes ahead and closes the toilets, he would rob city residents of a vital service whose continued existence has helped in giving the city centre a modicum of cleanliness. The million-dollar question is why are city fathers not acting against the developer's decision to appropriate an open space for his own personal use?
Should the city fathers' silence be interpreted that they have actually allowed him to make use of the open space? And while on the same subject, a few metres from Bamaga petrol station at Mwenge a very interesting development has been going on.
The proprietor of a newly opened hotel has developed a botanical garden of sorts in front of his hotel, hence transforming the area into a very beautiful site. In fact these are actually the kind of investors that the city fathers should give every encouragement because they are doing the right things for the city.
The city needs hundreds more such people to transform it into one of the most beautiful cities in East Africa. Indeed, the city desperately needs people who could transform open spaces into their intended purpose: botanical gardens, and not the erection of tasteless concrete blocks.
The city residents need such botanical gardens as recreational centres which generate clean air both for themselves and the city at large.


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OK, so if you're a regular reader of this blog you might know that growing up I watched every episode of MacGyver because my mom was in love with the show. So, seeing the recurring MacGruber sketches on Saturday Night Live has always been fun for me, ever since Will Forte first played the character on SNL in 2006. But recently I found out that they are turning MacGruber, the SNL Macgyver parody character into a full feature length film! My gut tells me that this movie will be a big pile of hot poop but that won't stop me from checking it out in the theaters. I admit, I have a soft spot for MacGruber.
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Nowhere is it written, in law or policy, that a school's athletic department can keep all its own money, that it can't return some to the university — or to one of its fellow regents schools. So the regents could — and should — simply tell Iowa and ISU to hand over the money to UNI.
Gartner is the former head of the board of regents, used to run the Ames Tribune, etc. He's a co-owner of the Iowa Cubs.
This should be fun.
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I think I should date Kate Beckinsale.
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I think I should date Kate Beckinsale.
I call dibs on Samantha Steele.
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Let's see - hmm... ISU hasn't reached "the black" yet (last time I heard), and Iowa isn't terribly far over itself.
How 'bout "NO!!!"?
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
Originally Posted by ISUAgronomist
I call dibs on Samantha Steele.
Damnit, she was my #2.
UNI can fend for themselves.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
Don't we already give UNI enough money by electing to play them in football and basketball?
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Weird, it doesn't say anywhere about what drugs he was on when he said this
**** NO! If UNI doesn't like their current position I suggest they do something to change it. Like win or some ****. It's not Iowa or Iowa State's problem. **** those guys
Dibs on Sara Jean Underwood.
I think my wife could stand to lose 10 pounds or so, but I'm not dumb enough to actually say it...
never gonna happen, political suicide for anyone who considers this. uni will become The University of Oowa - Cedar Falls (formally ) before this happens.
Dibs on that one pole vaulting chick.
While this statement is really weird and stupid at face value, I wouldn't be opposed to both Iowa and Iowa State playing UNI in home games every year in both football and basketball, which would have the effect of subsidizing the UNI AD budget. We pay money for bodybag games every season, why not kill two birds with one stone and send that money to an in state school? If I remember right UNI football is going to have to take two bodybag games a year anyways to balance their AD budget. I think making those games ISU and Iowa would be good for the state.
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Sony has released 3.60 firmware patch. This update apparently disables firmware updates from a external device and has reportedly banned "Jailbroken" from the Playstation Network. The following has NOT been tested or reported to work for downgrading from OFW 3.60.
There is a way to downgrade your PS3 firmware from version 3.56 to 3.55 or lower. Ironically, I did find a work around that I have yet to personally verifiy, where you essentially brick (corrupt your PS3 boot software) and then force it to the service screen using a special LV2 file. This allows you to downgrade your firmware.
I have had a few reports of this working with the PS3 slim successfully downgrading to the Sony 3.55 firmware but I personally have had issues getting my older version 2 PS3 to actually brick; only currupted hard drive that I get forced to reformat.
I am still working on getting some video and pictures to post. I will post the results. Be sure to backup your PS3 on to external hard drive before trying. Happy bricking.
PS3 firmware downgrade tutorial - Try at your own Risk
NOT RESPONSIBLE for any problems you may cause to your PS3
I HAVE got reports that this process can get your PS3 stuck in service mode - be warned.
Summary: Force your PS3 booting software to be corrupted (brick your PS3) and therefore invoke the console service screen.
You will need these files:
Download DownGrade.rar (http://net4geeks.com/DownGrade.rar)
You will also need a Original Firmware of your choice (i.e 3.55 OFW) - Search for a torrent to get this file.
Bricking Methods
IMPORTANT: Before you start to try to brick your PS3, I suggest removing your original PS3 hard drive and installing a separate drive.
To install a new hard drive, you will need to first re-install 3.56 using Sony's original firmware (save the update file you used for later), install the harddrive, and run a format/restore using the update file you saved
If you don't you will get a Data Corrupt 8002F225 error, even with the correct 3.56 firmware downloaded from Sony will give you this 8002F225 error no matter how many times you try. This makes it almost impossible to brick and you are stuck. My guess this is the bug that Sony fixed with "3.56v2". At least if you have your original PS3 hard drive, and your PS3 will still be functional if you plug it back in. That said, I'm not sure this method of downgrading works for 3.56v2.
If you did run into this issue, you will likely need to install a modchip, manually patch your firmware and flash manually.
#1.) While INSTALLING firmware, (Not downloading) Unplug the power cord from the PS3. This could take from 1 try to 10000 trys. It's all about what model PS3 you have. The older, the more easier.
#2.) Create a backup, and while it is formatting, unplug your power cord from the PS3. This way is more easier then the FW update method.
#3.) Restore your PS3, while it is restoring, yank that power cord.
#4.) PS3 hard drive corrupt on you? Restore default settings and yank that power cord once again, and say "Hi" to that nice bricked screen of yours.
#6.) Format your PS3, and while it's formatting, yank that power cord.
Yes, I know you CAN'T get out of service mode on 3.55 and up. But this DOES NOT enter service mode initially. Your PS3 is bricked, and the Lv2 forces service mode later, due to the fact that your PS3 is bricked.
This WILL WORK on 3.56. You can downgrade to ANY firmware, if you have successfully bricked your PS3. YOUR PS3 is NOT BRICKED if you get any other error or recovery screen. This will not work if your PS3 is not BRICKED. If you are stuck, this is where you re-install your original PS3 hard drive and everything will be working again.
How do you know when your PS3 is bricked?
#1.) You turn your PS3 on, and you have a black screen.
#2.) You turn your PS3 on, and it freezes.
#3.) You turn your PS3 on, and it does nothing.
THIS WILL NOT CAUSE YLOD. YLOD is a hardware malfunction (Yellow Light of Death). Your PS3 overheated and was due for the YLOD. Bricking is ALOT different then YLOD.
To start, this is RISKY. I am not responsible if something goes wrong. Sticking a USB device into the right-most port on your USB port shouldn't be that hard to do.
You should create a backup, (use an external USB Drive for this) it will prevent all your saves from being deleted, your music, photos, and other items etc. to be safe.
To create a backup, insert a USB device into the USB port onto your PS3. Navigate to System Settings-->Backup Utility-->Back Up-->Yes
To restore your backed up files back on your PS3, navigate to System Settings-->Backup Utility-->Restore
To utilize the method of downgrading, you must force a brick on your PS3. Don't worry, this will unbrick your console as well. If you end up with a corrupted hard drive, you will have to set default settings.
Step 1.) Download the files needed above.
Step 2.) Format a USB device to fat32. Make sure their is nothing on the USB device, or this will not work. Extract the lv2 file from folder 1, and place it on your USB device along with the Firmware you chose.
Step 3.) Insert your USB device into the Right-Most USB port on your PS3. (Closest to the Disc Reader.) Turn your PS3 on, and your screen will be black. Wait for a little bit, and your PS3 will turn itself off. If it fails to turn off within 25 minutes, turn it off manually.
Step 4.) Turn your PS3 back on, and you'll see the recovery menu. Once you know you see the recovery menu, go ahead and turn your PS3 off. Now, unplug the USB device from the PS3, and insert it into the USB port onto your PC. Erase everything off of your USB. Extract the lv2 file from folder 2 and place it on your root of your USB device.
Step 5.) Insert your USB device back into the Right-Most USB port. Now, turn your PS3 on, it will be unbricked with the firmware you chose to put on the USB drive in step 3.
Good luck.
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The Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations recently hosted a talk by Murhaf Jouejati, a Syrian-born specialist on Middle East affairs, particularly Syrian politics, for a speech entitled "Syria: A New Perspective."
Dr. Jouejati is currently a Professor of Middle East Studies at the National Defense University's Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. He is also a Professorial Lecturer in Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University, as well as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. He is one of the founding members of the Syrian National Council and a strong proponent of the anti-Assad regime in Syria.
This talk was recorded September 12, 2012, at Point Lookout.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) --- Audio recordings of police communications between officers assigned to capture rogue former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner has led some to believe they deliberately burned down the cabin in which Dorner had taken refuge near Big Bear Lake, California Tuesday afternoon.
In one recording a voice is heard exclaiming, "Burn the God (expletive) Down!"
Later another voice says on the police recording, "Seven burners deployed and we have a fire."
Social media became a platform for those who believed the recordings showed a deliberate plan to burn the home to the ground.
San Bernadino County Sheriff John McMahon said Wednesday evening that, " It was not on purpose. We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr. Dorner out."
WUSA9 listened to the audio recordings with former Montgomery County Police SWAT team leader Captain Ed Clarke, who does not believe the burning was deliberate.
"That shows me that there was a prior discussion and there was pre-raid planning that they would inject tear gas," he said of the recordings.
Burners is a term used by some police officials to describe a type of tear gas cannister that heats tear gas so it spreads more rapidly.
Sheriff McMahon said Wednesday that his team first used so-called "cold" tear gas before moving to those more volatile "hot" tear gas cannisters known as burners.
Clarke listened to the tone of voice on the tape and described the officers as calm in control in most cases. He reminded WUSA9 that the use of tear gas followed failed attempts to talk Dorner out, even after he shot two deputies, killing one of them.


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Some Members of Parliament were yesterday up in arms against what they termed as the government's undue attention on reproductive health funding in its development planning, warning that such an attitude could trigger a human crisis in the future.
Contributing to the 2012/2013 national development plan proposal by the Minister in the President's Office, Relations and Coordination, Stephen Wassira, the Chairperson of the Parliament, Jenister Muhagama said the country cannot make a head-way if it does not prioritise reproductive health.
Mhagama who is the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Community Development Committee said reproductive health and family planning have not featured prominently in both one-year, five-year and the Long Term Perspective Plans.
She argued that increasing budget allocation to family planning could profoundly reduce expenditure on social services as the resultant low population would reduce the demands on government for health care, education and food among others.
Quoting the 2007 UNFPA report on population trends, the MP said investing a dollar on reproductive health could save governments 49 US Dollars which could be used in developing other social services.
Another MP, Dr. Mary Mwanjelwa (Special Seats) challenged the government over conflicting figures concerning the goals of reproductive health. She said while the five-year development plan's goal is to reduce maternal deaths to 175 for every 100,000 births, the Long Term Perspective Plan which ends in 2016 aims at reducing maternal deaths to 220 per 100,000 births.
"These figures are conflicting, they must be rectified or else we would be back-peddling," she warned.
In another development a coalition of 11 Tanzania non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are up in arms against government's non-allocation of funds for family planning commodities in its development plans saying that it is detrimental to the country.
"Family planning that appears in strategic Intervention 3 of Health as a preventive intervention to contribute to reduction of maternal mortality (from 578 to 175 per every 100,000 live births) and under-five mortality (from 112 to 45 to every 100,000 births) by 2015 is not budgeted for," they said recently.
It said no funds are allocated to ensure access and effective delivery of family planning methods and services apart from 15bn/- set aside for service providers' trainings. Family planning constitutes a small part of the training package, as stated in the Plan," to train 8,000 service providers from hospitals and health centers and dispensaries in advanced and basic lifesaving skills, essential newborn care, focus antenatal care, post abortion care.
Others are adolescent reproductive health, family planning, integrated management of childhood illnesses, emergency triage assessment and treatment among others.
In its three-year advocacy work, the Family Planning Coalition has demonstrated value to family planning as a preventive measure in reducing maternal and child mortality, while soliciting policy makers' support in considering the impact of high fertility rate on fledgling economies of countries like Tanzania.
"It is common knowledge that with 42 percent of the population being dependent (15 years and below) and 23 percent aged 15-19 either pregnant to have their first child, Tanzania's dependency ratio will continue to increase," they said in the statement.
The eleven NGOs include among others Chama cha Uzazi na Malezi Bora Tanzania (UMATI), Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP), Tanzania Women Lawyers Association, Medical Women Association of Tanzania (MEWATA), Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA), Advocacy Network on HIV/Aids in Tanzania (ANAT).
Filing the joint statement to the President's Office on behalf of the coalition, the Executive Director of the Human Development Trust, Dr Peter Bujari said the coalition wants the government to place reproductive health as a priority in its five-year development plan prior to the finalization of the plan.
The Plan recognizes MKUKUTA II and Health Sector Specific Strategies to address family planning as a strategy to reduce maternal mortality rate, reduce infant mortality and improve general well being of mothers and children.
"Absence of project interventions and specific budget lines for family planning commodities in the plan matrix would imply that the government has de-prioritized resource mobilization for this area," Dr. Bujari stressed.
He said incorporating family planning funding requirements in the FYDP would avert up to 30 percent of HIV positive infants born by HIV positive mothers, reduce maternal mortality by delaying motherhood, practicing birth spacing, preventing unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
Others are improving the general health of mothers and children. This he said would enhance national efforts towards attaining MUKUKUTA II targets and MDGs number 4 and 5. In order to reflect the family planning funding requirement in the five-year development plan, the family planning coalition strongly recommends that the National Planning Coasted Implementation Programme (NIPCIP 2010-15) be taken into account.
It has proposed 98.7bn/- for full package of family planning services covering contraceptive security and logistics, capacity building, service delivery, advocacy and management systems.
It has also suggested annual funding estimates as follows- 14.5bn/- for 2010/2011, 14.5bn/- (2011/2012), 15.6bn/-(2012/2013), 16bn/- (2013/2014), 17.5bn/- (2014/2015) and 19.4bn/- (2015/2016.
In Tanzania only 34 in 100 married women are currently using tradition and modern methods of family planning. Rural women have an average of six children each as compared to three children in urban women. Thirty women in 100 in rural areas need to use family planning but cannot access the services, this increased from 24 in 2005.
As a result, maternal mortality rate has remained high at 454/100,000. Family planning saves the lives of women, newborns and adolescents as well as contributes to the nation's socio-economic development.
It prevents maternal mortality, one of the major concerns addressed by various global and national commitments and reflected the targets of the Millennium Development Goals, Tanzania Vision 2025, the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty and the Primary Health Services Development Programme.
Tanzania is one of the 189 nations which endorsed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in September 2000 as part of the internationally agreed-upon development goals at the general Assembly of the United Nations.
The MDGs initiative calls upon developed and developing countries to work in partnership towards a world with less poverty, hunger and disease, greater survival prospects for mothers and infants, guaranteeing basic education for children, equal opportunities for women and healthier environment in support of agenda 21 principles of sustainable development.
The MDGs provide a framework of time-bound targets by which progress can be measured and commitment of all nations tracked. Problems facing family planning in developing countries, Tanzania included are inadequate political support and funding for family planning services.
Winding up the discussion, Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda stressed the need for a robust reproductive health strategy that would go hand-in-gloves with the country's development goals.


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Bad Hair days follow washing
My question is how to keep Sandy from having bad hair days after washing. Recently as her hair gets longer, it gets more unruly. We want to dry her thoroughly but that only ends up giving her wild cowlicks. It takes several days to get these to lay back down.
We use microfiber drying towels and blow dry with a brush trying to go work with the direction of hair, but it doesn't always look good afterwards.
Here are some pictures I took today which is two days after her last bath. It may be hard to see but she has spots that just curl up and away from her body.
Any advice?
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Just curious, but why do you want her hair to be flat? Is she in shows?
No, she is not going to shows, but I do want her to look her best.
It's more about me than it is about her I guess. I love it when people say how well maintained she is. I think that starts with being clean and looking and smelling good. I cant afford a groomer so I brush her everyday and she gets a bath as need, but about twice a month.
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How old is she? I ask because she looks young, and new coat is changing - often causing certain areas to "stick up" as more undercoat comes in and the outer guard hairs are lengthening and changing texture.
And, what kind of dryer do you use? There is a real art to blowing out a Golden and getting the hair to lay flat. It takes a forced air dryer, a metal comb, and a good pin brush. Is there anyone close to you who shows Goldens who could show you how to do it? Some dogs, additionally, do have some wave to the coat and "it is what it is" as the saying goes... those dogs are generally dampened and have either a spandex "coat" put on, or a towel pinned tightly to hold it down while it dries. Best scenario, if you are really wanting this to be flat, is to have someone experienced show you how to do it. Frequency will also help to "train" the coat.
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Thanks for the advice. I use a regular hair dryer on cool setting, a wire comb and a pin brush. I guess a professional or some experienced to show me how to do it will probably be the best investment. I simply can't afford regular grooming and I like doing it myself. More pride when I get it right.
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A good cream conditioning rinse and a professional dog dryer (worth investing in one or making good with a local self serve salon/grooming station) go a long way for basic manageability. For really rebellious coats, I also give a quick, feather light, wide-tooth combing to 'set' direction prior to using the dryer. But as was said, there is an art and training for both groomer & coat and sometimes certain coat's Alfalfa tendencies can be tough to tame. Do the best you can (good luck!) and remember, appearance aside, that a happy, healthy pooch is always the best reflection of any dog owner.
To me, cowlicks and hair that flips up is a sign that the coat isn't completely dry. It needs to be bone dry down to the skin, which is difficult to do (at least VERY time consuming) with a regular hair dryer. When you're drying him, as you're brushing, look at the fur by the skin. If it looks kinky at all, it is not dry. Keep drying until you think he is fully dry then give him another 15 minutes.
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Looks like a young coat in between changing. You really don't need to condition. The secret is to have a super clean coat without product and completely dry without the slightest bit of dampness. The one curl up near the tail looks like it was because she wasn't thoroughly dried and sat or laid on it. Regular dryer isn't going to cut it. Regular driers on the coat can be damaging and will take you forever. If the coat is left damp at all it gives opportunity for the coat to wave in it's naturally way. You will need a good dog dryer and learn how to completely blow them out straight . When dring and you think they are done keep going a bit longer. There is some learning to blowing them out straight with the forced dryer that you will have to master.
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Saturday Aug 08 2009
Strong San Bernardino start for Lakeside all-stars
By: Kurt Johnson, The Press Tribune
Hart three-hits Nevada state champions
After yielding a long ball to the second batter he faced, Lakeside Little League's Mitch Hart settled in and showed the all-stars from Legacy Little League what Northern California found out last week. Using some outstanding defense at his back, and notching seven strikeouts along the way, the right-hander tossed a complete game three-hitter to lead the Northern California Major division champions to a 7-1 win in their pool-play opener at the Western Region tournament in San Bernardino. "Mitch didn't have his 'A' game today," said Lakeside manager Bill Rockefeller. "The pitch the kid hit out was a curveball, and Mitch didn't have his good curve today. We stopped throwing it and went with gas and then came back with the knuckleball later on." Things looked good early for the youngsters from Henderson, Nev. Friday night at Al Houghton Stadium, as southpaw Dylan Pletsch owned the first frame. He fanned two in a three-up, three-down top of the first, and then blasted a solo shot to the opposite field to give his team a 1-0 advantage after one stanza. Hart allowed single hits in the second and third innings, but gave up no knocks down the stretch. After an error allowed a runner to reach for Legacy in the fourth, he was erased when Nick Frank turned a double play to end the inning. Hart set down the final six hitters who dared enter the batter's box. After struggling to get the sticks untracked in the first two innings, the 12-year-olds from Granite Bay and Loomis finally found their groove with a five-run third. "They have a very good pitcher," Rockefeller said. "We were off the first time through, but the second time through the order we got to him." After a walk and a strikeout to begin the third, Frank ripped a double, and then Lakeside evened the score on a Billy Rockefeller infield single. A two-out walk to Connor Briare proved Pletsch's undoing, as Grant Powers followed with a loud smash to right-centerfield. His two-bagger chased home a pair of runs, and after a passed ball and an error combined to give Lakeside two more, the five-run frame was in the books. Leaving the bases loaded in the top half of the fifth looked like it might cost Lakeside, but with Hart dealing, the lead was secure. Hits by Brett Munkdale and Briare and a sacrifice fly from Hart added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth, and Lakeside sits 1-0 in pool play. Zach Hall and Frank each had two hits for Lakeside, as each banged a single and a double Friday night. Arizona champion, Arrowhead Little League, from Glendale, is up next Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Arrowhead was a 7-4 winner over Hawaii Friday afternoon. Lakeside, Arrowhead and Southern California's Park View Little League from Chula Vista all won Friday openers. "The Arizona team looks a lot like Nevada," Rockefeller said. "They used three different pitchers Friday, but I think they saved someone for us." The Southern California club ripped Utah 27-1 in Friday afternoon action to send a strong message to the rest of the field. Utah joined Hawaii and Nevada as opening-day losers, as four of the six teams will survive four pool-play games to reach next Friday's semifinal round.


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Three people were arrested after a short chase with Colorado State Patrol.
Troopers tell 11 News the driver of an SUV made an illegal turn near 4th St. and Chester in Pueblo. During the chase the driver hit a car in the intersection of 4th and Bradford. Then the driver went into a parking lot where he crashed into a pole.
One person inside the car that was hit was injured and taken to the hospital.
The three people inside the SUV ran from police after it crashed. Two people were quickly caught. The driver ran to a nearby river where troopers had to coax him out before they arrested him.
Troopers did not say what charges the three people will face in relation to the chase, but did say they were also arrested on unrelated charges.
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UXGA is an abbreviation for Ultra eXtended Graphics Array referring to a standard monitor resolution of 1600 � 1200 pixels, which is exactly quadruple the default resolution of SVGA (800 � 600). Dell Computer refers to the same resolution of 1,920,000 pixels as UGA. It is generally considered to be the next step above SXGA (1280 � 960 or 1280 � 1024), but some resolutions (such as SXGA 1400 � 1050) fit in between the two.


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Download this app if: you want to save the burning TP from obliteration.
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Our small team of developers is proud to present this first android application !
The goal is to extinguish the fire to save the little rolls of paper. To do this you must use the accelerometer in your device.
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In his debut book of short stories, published in 2011, James Franco captured the angst-filled and often nihilistic proclivities of bored teenagers working through their impassioned (and hormonal) tendencies. Inspired by his hometown of Palo Alto, California, the tales speak to all of those tension-filled moments that only high schoolers can truly appreciate—getting drunk, making out (with your soccer coach), driving dangerously, breaking hearts, committing vehicular manslaughter, and so forth.
The material being too rich not to develop for film, Franco tapped first-time director Gia Coppola to give Palo Alto its cinematic sheen. Rave reviews would follow this past April at the Tribeca Film Festival. Now, Coppola and Franco (who plays the aforementioned creepy coach) are sure to have a summer hit on their hands, having flawlessly tapped into the cultural zeitgeist. Here, Franco checks in with his fledgling director and well versed castmates Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, and Nat Wolff.
James Franco Hi Gia! How do you remember everything coming about?
Gia Coppola You sent me the book Palo Alto and I read it and it just felt right. Something that I was interested in. It was a slow process of you kind of guiding me. Asking me to take the stories that I like and writing them in a script format, and then I started taking those stories and intertwining them into one thing.
JF I remember sending you the book and saying, "I know it might be a little crazy because we don't know each other that well." I remember saying, "I feel like you're the right person for this, I'll give you the rights, and I'd love for you to do it."
GC You said, "Pick one of the stories and make a test with your friends." And I did the three-part "April" story. And I learned a lot through that, in just hearing the words off the page.
JF You wrote a draft and then I said, "Go shoot a test. Try not to spend any real money and just do it." It's something that I learned in film school and I have my grad students do, where they don't use the actors they're gonna use in the movie, they don't use the real locations, and they don't spend time on lighting or anything, but it's almost like a rehearsal for the director. It's low pressure, so you can experiment and try things and try shots. Then you edit it together and see how it feels. I asked you to do that and I think yours came out at like 30 or 40 minutes. I thought it was really good. You said that you learned a lot, but you were embarrassed. But the point was that it was not supposed to be polished or anything. I was really impressed by how natural your actors were, which is not an easy thing to capture.
GC I think we shot it over a period of two weekends, and I borrowed my uncle's 5D camera and just got my friends together. I kind of imagined this thing, and when I saw that it didn't meet my expectations, it kind of freaked me out. I wasn't sure I could do this. I'm glad that you liked it. I think maybe because they were my friends it came across as more natural. I'm not really sure how we did that, but I'm glad it worked out.
JF Did anything change after the test? Did it give you insight?
GC I think it helped with writing and going back to the script and hearing the dialogue. I had never worked with dialogue—ever. And understanding blocking a little bit. Spending time with my friends to see how I can help them and explain to them what the scene needs. And trying to understand for myself what the scene needs.
JF Tell me about how you broke the book down. That process.
GC I think I had a version where I cut every single page of the book and glued it onto 8-by-10 hole-punched paper, and I would highlight in different colors all of the moods and tones and dialogues. And then I had enough space on my paper to write my notes. Then I could see through to what it was that I was liking about your stories and how they were similar. I already had the separate stories laid out in script format, so that made things a little bit more clear. I figured out that with movies you can't have too many characters because it gets overwhelming.
JF That was one thing that I think you did that was so impressive. I was so happy to work with you on it because you brought a bunch of stories together and wove them in a way that I wouldn't have been able to do because I was too close to the material.
GC I like how it's episodic in the book. It made it feel like high school, where you have these separate stories but the same characters weave in and out of each other's lives.
JF Tell me about the actors that you found. I think it was all largely due to you. It seemed like you had known some of these young actors before you worked with them.
GC I've known Jack since he was little. He went to my elementary school, and part of the program there is mentoring a younger class. I had to mentor his class, and I just remember him really little, maybe four. He was so wild and destroying everything. Now he's just really mellow and introverted. I remember him from that and when my grandpa was making Twixt. Val was in the movie, and Jack would come visit and mope around. I think we went out to dinner one night and during the audition process I was meeting all of these kids whose lives were dedicated to auditions. They just didn't feel like real teenagers to me, and then at dinner with Jack he felt really normal. He surfs and paints. He was being so funny at the dinner table. He came in and read and he just has a natural ability to feel comfortable in front of the camera. Then Emma, I saw her in Celeste & Jesse Forever and thought she was really good. She really liked the script and your book and she was eager, so I thought she would be nice to have around.
JF Nat has a great crazy energy in the movie. I just directed him in a couple of scenes in The Sound and the Fury. We only had a few scenes, so it was hard to figure out what was going on, but it felt like when he thought about something too much he got stiff, but when he let loose he was really, really good. And there was this wild kind of energy that I see in Palo Alto.
GC When we did rehearsals, we didn't do any of the scenes, so that it wouldn't feel stale when we filmed. We just did a workshop of them all playing around and getting to know each other, so the dialogue was still fresh when they did the scene. I felt like he was really helpful to me. He and Jack just had a natural relationship that worked so well with what the movie was about. I think having Jack around was good for him.
JF I can see that.
GC We didn't do much. We did a table read and a week of playing games. I didn't know what I was doing. I was getting advice from people here and there. I felt like as long as we got to know each other and got comfortable, it would make things easier.
JF You did some improv things? What would you do?
GC I asked around for some improv games and then we would just draw. I used some dream assignments that I heard about where everyone writes or records their dreams after they wake up and then they try to find some parallel to their characters. The next day, we reenact the dreams with all of the actors. And through that they can see the parallels.
JF So they come in and describe a real dream that they had and then you act it out?
GC Yeah, I think maybe if they read the script the night before and they sleep on it and they write a note to themselves—please help me, guide me-—then the next morning you record what you dreamed about. Then we reenact the dream. Sometimes it worked.
JF I can see it working, especially as a way of bringing actors closer together and bringing actors closer to the material in a way that's not forceful or deliberate.
GC Yeah, they can imagine those moments in their dreams rather than something that they have to make up.
James Franco I'd love to hear about what your actual high school experiences were like. When I ask about high school, what jumps out at you? Or did you even go to high school?
Emma Roberts I was homeschooled, which was definitely not like a regular high school experience. But I kept in touch with my childhood friends who were all obviously in high school. So I'd basically tag along to their proms and football games, and people would always be like, "Do you go here?" And I'd be like, "No, I'm homeschooled." And they'd be like, "Why are you always at our football games? You don't go to this school."
JF What school was that?
ER Brentwood and Archer, in L.A. So I did get to do all the high school stuff, I did go to prom and all that stuff.
JF Who did you go to prom with?
ER I was that person who went with the boyfriend's friend. I had a really bad spray tan, 'cause I used to get made fun of for being pale. I thought, I'm gonna get a spray tan and be really glamorous, but I looked like I rolled in mud. So, um, that was really fun.
JF Right. And why were you homeschooled?
ER Well, my last year of regular school was seventh grade. Basically I got a TV show on Nickelodeon when I was 12. It was a three-year thing, and the school that I went to counted attendance for half the grade. So even if I got A's they wouldn't give me a good attendance score. My mom was like, "We're just going to homeschool you." And I ended up working pretty much the whole time. I was on set, traveling, and going to lots of different places, I got to experience life, so that was cool. But sometimes I'd fantasize what it would be like if I went to high school and was a cheerleader or something.
JF And so you were acting from a very young age?
ER Yes. I went on my first audition at nine, and I actually got the part. It was for the movie Blow, with Johnny Depp. And then from that, I was like, "Oh my God, I got the part, Mom, can I keep auditioning?" And she said okay. I didn't get anything for a really long time, but I was like, "This is so fun!" My mom just thought I was the weirdest child, because what nine-year-old likes to go to auditions and memorize lines?
JF Speaking of being wise beyond one's age, tell me about working with Gia [Coppola]. I imagine she was one of the youngest directors you've ever had. How was it?
ER I really loved working with her. I'd known her for a while, just in passing. I'd see her at events. But we just got along really well, and I remember I heard she was doing Palo Alto, and I read your book, like literally the day it came out. I did. Cover to cover. And I was like, "Oh my God, I love that book, I have to be in the movie!" I really wanted to work with her, so I was excited to get the part. It was fun. She's so calm. A lot of directors are very scattered and very, like, you know, screaming things, or not really 100 percent there, because they have to think about a hundred things, but she's just so present and calm, and she has a very unsuspecting sense of humor. She's very serious and then she'll saying something very inappropriate and you're like, "What did you just say?" She's fun to work with, and it made the shoot go by quick. I wouldn't have been able to do the performance I did without her. She really made me feel comfortable.
JF So obviously I had most of my scenes with you.
ER Lucky you!
JF I was lucky, and it was a weird experience for me for two reasons: it was a movie based on the book that I wrote, which was a piece of fiction, but it was loosely based on things that had happened to me or other people that I knew. No matter what role I played, it would've been weird just to act out things that were based on my life. But then it was even stranger because I was playing essentially the villain of the piece, and when I was writing about it, I identified with the young people. I identified with the teenagers, you know, I'm on their side. So that was a little weird for me, but I felt like Gia asked me to do it, and I was happy to do it, to help the movie. I also felt that the way to play it was to try to play him as non-creepy as possible, and that maybe that would be even creepier. I tried to play it like he is this nice guy and you can see why maybe people do like him. And try to cut down on any of the lecherous behavior and let the actions kind of reveal how creepy and wrong he is. What is your take on it? 'Cause it is creepy. How old were you when we did the movie?
ER Twenty-one.
JF Okay, so on another level, if it was just you and me, we could legally date. It was based on a guy who went to jail. What's your take on your character?
ER I mean, I can't really fathom that in real life. I have a little sister, so that really disturbs me, but as far as in the movie, I felt like it was interesting and it was something that isn't overdone. It shows what a confusing time my character, April, is having. And you kind of meet her in the middle; you see the beginning of the relationship and the end, and you see how much she changes in that time. I think there's something interesting in that, because as a teenager you go through things and they shape the rest of your life and some of them are weird. I thought it was cool that you weren't afraid to show that. It happens. It felt honest. And I think Gia did a really good job of not going too far with any of it.
JF She's good. Well, there's a lot I can say about Gia. I'm really happy about the way she presented it. The movie goes to some dark places, and the characters go through some dark things, but for your character, and Jack's character, Teddy, it feels like there's hope.
ER I totally agree with you. That's what I liked about it. Even when we were shooting it, there is a bit of sweetness, even when they're going through those things. Gia cast the movie so well that no one was that unlikable, even when they should've been. I think that it's really important in a movie like this to not make them so horrible that you don't want to watch them. You're curious about what happens to them down the line. You're like, "I wonder if they end up together, I wonder where she is?" I think that's really cool.
James Franco Jack. What's up, man?
Jack Kilmer Hi, how you doing?
JF Good, I'm in Morocco shooting with Werner Herzog. But anyway, tell me a little about your story. How much acting had you done before this movie?
JK Pretty much none. Other than, like, lying to my mom about…pretty much none.
JF You've been around movies growing up. What was your experience before this? Like, had you been to a movie set or anything?
JK Oh, yeah. I mean, my parents met on the set of a sci-fi movie, Willow. And they've been working all throughout my childhood. It was really normal to visit them on set. From a really young age I'd sit in the trailer. I would see when they were learning lines; that was a part of their day. I grew up where most of the conversation at dinner was about actors and actresses. My parents were really into people and characters, you know what I mean? I grew up around them talking about the characters they're playing and how they're going to do it.
JF And so tell me what you think about this character. Is there anything you can say about the experience of playing him or anything in that world?
JK He's not too social, but he's kind of popular at the same time. Does that make sense? I think he is somebody who likes to drink a lot. He's in his head all the time.
JF Did you go to a public or private high school?
JK I went to both. I went to New Roads in Santa Monica and I did a year online, like free school on a computer. I went to high school from ninth to eleventh grades.
JF What was your experience like?
JK I had a close group of people that I would hang out with all the time. I don't know, it was kinda fun. I'm a lot happier now that I'm not in high school. I guess the actual academic side of high school was really tough. And I took a really extreme standpoint—I would fail some classes and in other classes I would be getting all A's. It was weird.
JF At least writing the book I found this really interesting thing; tell me if this is what you're saying. When I was in high school, I had friends and I had some good experiences, but I was also very confused. And I was kinda lonely a lot. There were some really sad things in all of that, and so at the time I think I probably wasn't that happy, but going back and writing about it, even though I was writing about some hard experiences, it was actually really enjoyable. Did you find anything like that when you were acting in a movie about high school, as opposed to being in high school?
JK That's a great way to put it, exactly. It actually really helped me reconcile a lot of the really annoying things about high school and understand them and laugh at them and then move on.
JF Right, yeah. I mean, I guess one of the great things about art is that you can take experiences and material from life and wrestle with them or rework them and come to terms with them.
James Franco Hi Nat. How old were you when you started acting?
Nat Wolff I was young. I was first in a band and I was on this TV show that was kind of like a mock-documentary about our band, and then I just got into it through that. I was about nine or ten. And then I started doing plays in New York.
JF What was the name of the band?
NW It was called the Naked Brothers Band, which is also what it was called on Nickelodeon.
JF It feels like everyone in the movie had unusual high school experiences, because most of you were working from a young age. You were working on these jobs as kids, but with adults, and that's an interesting kind of phenomenon. You have adult responsibilities and a job that adults also have.
NW I've never really thought about it like that. You know, the better young actors are the ones that seem young, but at the same time you're expected to be professional like an adult. I feel, strangely, like I had a very normal childhood. I didn't grow up in L.A. and before I had even auditioned I was just on set with these kids in my band and none of us were really actors. We were all 11 and the whole idea of the show was to just catch lightning in a bottle. We learned to act unaware of the camera. It wasn't until recently that I developed any kind of professionalism or technique. Now I know that there are times that you have to play to a certain side. At the time it was a lot of improv and hanging out with people. I think I took that to Palo Alto, because that was the most similar experience. We all became friends and all lived in [Gia's mother] Jacqui [Getty]'s house. It just felt like an acting camp as much as the scariness of making a movie.
JF Did you know anyone before making the movie?
NW When I was younger I knew Emma. I had a crush on her. We weren't super close or anything, but I remember thinking she was really cool. And I was shorter than her, so we have a good picture of us and now I'm a foot-and-a-half taller. I have to say that so it gets in the article, so that everyone knows I'm not still shorter than her.
JF So she was the only one you knew before that. And what happened? You met Gia. What was that like?
NW I read the script and I auditioned for the part of Teddy and didn't hear anything. Then I hung out with Gia and I said that the relationship between Teddy and Fred really reminded me of the relationship in Mean Streets between Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. That's exactly what she had thought of. She said she was thinking about that when she was writing the script. She said, "I really want you for the part of Fred." I said, "I feel like as a person I'm more of a Teddy." And I said, "I've never done anything like this." And that's why she wanted me for it. She really just took a leap of faith. Once we started rehearsing Gia said, "Jack's never acted before and I think it's really important that you guys become really close." And it just happened that, without trying, we became really good friends. I don't know when we all started staying at Jacqui Getty's. It started off as just a couple of nights after late rehearsals. His parents were away and my parents weren't in L.A. so we just ended up using Jacqui as our surrogate mom. She would make dinner for us every night and breakfast. We had this kind of ridiculous bachelor pad in her garage. We'd watch A Clockwork Orange and Apocalypse Now and all these movies that Gia's family has in there.
JF Was there something about you guys roaming the streets in the middle of the night?
NW Yeah, we got in trouble with Jacqui because we went out on Halloween and I guess Jack started posting Instagram photos of us and we got all of these frantic calls because we were supposed to be on set the next day. I left. Apparently Jack ended up…it sounded like a lie, but I think it actually was a stomach flu.
JF I like what you said about Mean Streets because it's as if Harvey Keitel's character feels responsible for De Niro's character, almost as if it's another side of himself. He cares as much about Johnny Boy as he does about himself, and so the kind of conversations they have are like conversations between two sides of the same person. It's not totally black-and-white like that, because the way you guys played it was Teddy has his dark side and Fred has his sensitive side as well, which you really fleshed out. I like that the kind of conversations you guys have are really like two people who are close but ultimately choose different paths. It really does feel like yin and yang—both connected and opposite.
NW Every time Teddy starts to push away he latches on. He tries to pull him back into the darkness. I like that there's both, that you can see him be a dick to Emily in that scene with the blow job and then you see there's some kind of sweetness when he's teaching her to play guitar. It's not really black-and-white. But it's the same thing. I was thinking that you played the opposite too, with the gym teacher role. There was real sweetness and then I loved you telling that joke about pulling the horse's penis. That you don't have to be hung like a horse. There's a sweetness to that guy and a kidlike charm. I'm so excited about the film.
JF When it was going around the festivals, people would compare it to Kids, which is a movie that I really love. But Kids is very bleak. There's very little hope, and I feel like in Palo Alto at the end there's hope. Maybe not for your character, but what your character does get is a little bit of a soul. You realize that he's not just the devil or a bad kid. He's hurting as much as everyone else.
NW Maybe even more.
JF Exactly.


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In the gated Ashington Reserve subdivision in New Tampa, police believe 50-year-old Julie Schenecker murdered her own teenage children. Dead are daughter Calyx, a 10th grade track and field star at King High School, and 13-year-old Beau, an eighth grader at Liberty Middle.
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"She did tell us that they talked back, that they were mouthy," says Laura McElroy with TPD. "But I don't think that will ever serve as an explanation to the rest of us of how you could take a child's life."
Police say shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, they got a call from Schenecker's mother in Texas, concerned that her daughter sounded depressed.
When officers arrived, they say Schenecker was in the back yard, covered with blood. Beau was found shot to death in an SUV in the garage, and his sister Calyx, in an upstairs bedroom. Police believe they were killed Thursday.
"The mother was taken downtown [to Tampa Police headquarters]," McElroy says. "She described the crimes in detail to the detectives."
Neighbors -- some with children who attend the same schools -- were shocked. They say there was no indication that anything was wrong.
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Michelle Ball, another neighbor, says "It's really shaken me to the core. I just want to go get my kids at the moment, and hold onto them."
It took police several hours to publicly identify the family by name, because the father, Parker Schenecker, is a colonel with U.S. Army Intelligence and is currently stationed in Qatar.
Grief counselors have been dispatched to the children's schools and stress management counselors are here for the officers working the gruesome scene.
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