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Fox Sports' Simon Hill previews Australia's warm-up clash with Croatia in Salvador, Brazil
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- June 06, 2014
THE phoney war is over – in Salvador on Saturday morning (AEST), the World Cup becomes real for Australia.
Facing a Croatian team that is highly fancied to progress through its group, the Socceroos know their performance must lift a level, in readiness for the (even tougher) tasks that await in the coming weeks.
Niko Kovac's outfit is peppered with highly-skilled technicians – not least La Liga duo, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, who between them have lifted European club footballs two biggest trophies in the last month – the Champions, and Europa Leagues.
Watch the Socceroos take on Croatia, with coverage from 8.30am EST on Fox Sports 2 HD. You can also follow the game online in our live and interactive blog
Striker Mario Mandzukic was a Champions League winner himself with Bayern Munich only twelve months ago, and while he may not feature from the start against the Australians - Kovac may wish to look at other options due to Mandzukic's imminent suspension for the Cup opener against hosts Brazil – he is one of eleven in the Croatian squad that play in the "big" leagues of Europe; England, Italy, Spain and Germany.
With respect to South Africa (Australia's previous opponents), this is a significant step up in class.
While Ange Postecoglou is expected to field his strongest available line-up, Kovac may see the friendly in Brazil's third-largest city as a chance to try out some different options from the ones used in the recent 2-1 win over Mali.
As well as having to deal with Mandzukic's ban (for a red card in the World Cup qualifying play-off against Iceland), Kovac is without his regular left-back, Ivan Strinic, through injury. So Danijel Pranjic will start, and Southampton's Dejan Lovren could also get the chance to stake a claim in the centre of the defence alongside Vedran Corluka, in preference to Gordon Schildenfeld.
Veteran playmaker Niko Kranjcar misses the World Cup through injury too, so exciting Inter Milan youngster, Mateo Kovacic could stake his claim. Kovacic has been compared to the great Robert Prosinecki – one of the stars of Croatia's third place finish at the 1998 World Cup – and is held in such high esteem in Italy, that the Nerazurri gave him Wesley Snejder's number 10 jersey.
Friday's game at the Estadio de Pituacu (not the main World Cup stadium), will also be keenly watched by the Brazilians, who kick off their campaign against "Vatreni" in Sao Paulo on June 12th. The match is being broadcast live on local television, and security has been out in force, even for the Socceroos training session on Thursday, in a city that suffers from high crime rates.
However, it is also a city that has produced Brazilian internationals such as Vampeta, Dida, Bebeto, and from the current team, Dante. All, bar Dante, have lifted the World Cup – and many expect his name to be added to the list come July.
Australia have more modest goals – but if they need any further reminders that the World Cup is almost here, then the sight of Niko Kovac in the opposition technical zone should jog a few memories. He scored the goal that – briefly – put Croatia 2-1 ahead against the Socceroos in Stuttgart in 2006, when Zeljko Kalac badly misjudged his rather tame long range effort.
As we all now know, Kalac's blushes were spared by Harry Kewell's subsequent equalizer, before Graham Poll stole all the headlines with his three-card trick on Josip Simunic, the Aussie-born Croat who is another absentee from Brazil due to suspension.
Poll later confessed his confusion stemmed from mistakenly believing he'd booked Australia's number three – Craig Moore – and not the Croatian of the same number.
Moore, who scored Australia's first goal that night from the penalty spot, will also be in Salvador tonight, in his role as mentor to the Australian team.
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cannot acquire more top end mall assets at a bargain. They missed that boat.
This tells you the quality of this asset class.
Simon is desperate to build their portfolio and they found out there is nothing being sold on the cheap.
GGP is still undervalued imo.
The assets are far superior to the current $15 price tag.
you are absolutely correct.
And with BAM finally getting a respectable foothold in the US retail real estate business they may very well be aggressive in maintaining that presence.
It's a little too soon in the process and I am sure that the Honeymoon between BAM, Ack and Berkie is still strong;
but sometime down the road the Hedgies will get board with this business and once they conclude they could put their capital to better use they will move fast.
I've written previously about 3) (the third point you comment on)>> "They (BAM) may try and put their own team together and buy the Hedgies out at a price SPG would pay".
With a large stake in GGP, the hedgies at some point need an exit strategy. There is nothing they would like better than a bidding war between BAM and Simon for GGP. I've written previously that I think a serious Simon bid would cause BAM to enter the bidding fray because they do want to maintin their position in GGP. They would have no choice but to dig deep and buck up and bid for GGP if they should want to keep it.
"btw, i was considered sending you a case of ale but i am concerned about your cyborg liver."
FYI, my liver is machine only--no need to be concerned--proceed with case of beer intentions.
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1. good point, SPG has been looking for bargains, but as he learns there are no bargains left and if he really wants to grow in the US Class A mall business, he is going to have to pay market price. I agree he is not there yet, but he is either going to have (1) get there, (2) accept little or no growth, (3) grow his company in some other segment.
2. In my opinion, not an issue, the lawyers will deal with the anti-trust issues, even if it means selling some centers in markets like Boston and Vegas where SPG and GGP are the current dominant players.
3. BAM has operating control and again in my opinion, they will not fight Berkie and Ack and the other Hedgies if they want to sell. They may try and put their own team together and buy the Hedgies out at a price SPG would pay, but in the end BAM is not going to operate GGP with a hostile or adversarial relationship with its major shareholders.
4. You overestimate Simon. Neither the Company nor its CEO have any shame and could care less what anyone thinks of them. Their concern is protecting SPG and growing it in as cost effective way as possible. They know they are smart, they know they are respected, and they know that most in the business world don't like them. They don't care what people think about them.
I don't think that anyone is predicting that this is going to happen soon. The critical points are (1) SPG will always be interested in this high quality portfolio, (2) the Hedgies currently owning the GGP stock are opportunistic investors, not long term retail real estate investors, so when GGP is stabilized and only normal market rate returns are likely, these Hedgies become sellers.
Maybe that is one year, three years or five years. Although given their history, I doubt that Pershing Square or Fairholm Fund are investors in GGP five years from now.
1. ggp price tag too high for simon even at current discounted share price. he will put his namesake company into financial hole.
This is laughable. Enterprise value is what you have to look at.... and SPG stock would go up if they did an all stock deal and used their cash to reduce debt.
2. antitrust.
While an issue if SPG goes alone.... there are likely many players who would like to step up and take enough %% to make it work.
3. bam has de facto control of ggp and will not sell. even if not majority owner, they have flatt as chairman. the hedgies will not be able to exert transfer of control.
this is the only real problem for SPG imo
4. major embarrassment for simon. nearly everybody assumed simon was gonna win the last bid. bam outmaneuvered him and made him look like an amateur. he has some pride to protect. lest he look thrice stupid.
The embarrassment is David lost in buying any top end mall assets. He only got some strip poop.
alright, my opinion and your's differ considerably. it's not a topic i like discussing because it is old story and simon is unlikely to come after ggp, imo.
btw, i was considered sending you a case of ale but i am concerned about your cyborg liver.
I am part machine. Machines do not need to sleep. They only need to be oiled. Please send me beer in lieu of oil...
1)Seriously, it is a misnomer to think that Simon cannot afford to buy GGP. Quite simply, he has the currency in the form of his stock. Further, if he was willing to take on GGP's debtload previously, he would be wlling to take it on now that it is even less that it was previously. Biff is mistaken, and poorly thought out in that regard.
2)Antitrust is an issue that would be overcome by pooling and selling "overlap" malls. Blackstone has done this previouly with REIT assets, and they would gladly do it again.
3)BAM does not control more than 50% of GGP stock. The hedge fund boys combined, together with all other general shareowners do hold more than 50%, thus, a change of control is absolutely a possibility (I should always add, I am not saying a buyout of GGP is a certainty, only a possibility).
4)Simon has no pride to protect for fear of being thought stupid. He just needs to secure future growth for his company. If anything, his large ego would serve to propel him back into the bid process.
Lastly, I have a taste for Pilsner Urquell, unfilterd, and chilled nicely...
Thanks in advance!
do you sleep? last post was at 2am. you typically don't post at this hour so was surprised to see response.
there are too many reasons why i believe simon will not pursue ggp now.
1. ggp price tag too high for simon even at current discounted share price. he will put his namesake company into financial hole.
2. antitrust.
3. bam has de facto control of ggp and will not sell. even if not majority owner, they have flatt as chairman. the hedgies will not be able to exert transfer of control.
4. major embarrassment for simon. nearly everybody assumed simon was gonna win the last bid. bam outmaneuvered him and made him look like an amateur. he has some pride to protect. lest he look thrice stupid.
there is probably more.
My opinion as to the possibility of a Simon bid has nothing to do with his comment to which you refer. It has everything to do with his need to do a deal to keep SPG growing at a nice clip.
You write: "only way he will ever put an offer down is if ggp goes into financial problem again."
That is absurd. He will consider doing a deal if he feels it is in the best interest of his company. It's that simple.
I certainly did not see that CSC was in financial trouble, did you?
the guy has autism....from what I hear he doesnt have much of a sense of humor....


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When Tony Stewart was recovering from a crushed right leg after his winged sprint-car accident last August, he felt, in many ways, a million miles away from the track.
Then he found technology that could keep him close.
"I used NASCAR.com when I was laid up last year," Stewart said on Monday. "I would get on for every practice, qualifying, the race. It was easy. You didn't have to know very much.
"I mean, I'm not very technologically savvy by any means, but it was easy for me to use and it was easy to follow. I got the same information watching the screens on NASCAR.com that I got in the pit box with our official time and scoring."
Stewart just got affirmation of something that he already knew: The racing world is becoming more sophisticated when it comes to delivering information to the fans.
For years, scanners have been available at the track that have allowed the fans to rent one and follow conversations between their favorite driver and the pit crew. Those old-time scanners now are like black-and-white televisions.
More info to seats
A new generation of racing fans want instant gratification when it comes to race-day coverage, whether they are at the track or at home.
"The most important thing I do every day is trying to figure out how to make the fans' experience better at IMS (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)," said Doug Boles, the IMS president. "When they come through the gates, it's all about the experience that will cause them to come back, or more importantly, to bring somebody with them.
"So we look at how to get more information into the fans' seats."
On Sunday, many fans watching the Brickyard 400 will be wired into FanVision.
"We have been in racing since 2004," said Ted VanZelst, the senior vice president of marketing for FanVision. "Years ago, everyone did the scanners. But our device brings everything in terms of the total experience. All the racing data comes in and fans can compare race times, speed, their favorite driver's speed against other drivers.
"We're tapped right into NASCAR and you can prioritize what you want to listen to. You can follow all 43 drivers and crew chiefs and what is going on with all of them. We deliver video right into their hands. Video comes in less than two seconds and data in less than a second."
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VanZelst, who said FanVision rents for about $50, or less with an Internet coupon, said the best testament to his company's product is that the drivers and their crews all use the device.
"Every single spotter uses our device," VanZelst said. "That's how consistent and reliable it is, and I think that tells you a lot. It is part of the industry now."
Stewart returned to the race track this season, he found himself using electronic gadgets to follow the action.
"This year while I've been back in the car for the knockout qualifying sessions, it's as simple as we use a (FanVision) that the fans can rent at the racetrack. And after I come in after the first run, I keep track of where I'm at, whether I am getting ready to get bumped down or if I'm in a comfortable spot.
"Again, it's user friendly. So just because it involves technology, it doesn't have to be complicated. It's really easy to follow the sport. I honestly can't see any reason or inclination we have to go backward from that. I think it would be an injustice. It's cool for the fans to have all that information and knowledge about what's going on."
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Boles said the drivers and crews are all on board when it comes to giving the fans more access to the races, whether that information is sent online, through electronics at the track on over television. Providing more information means more cameras on cars, more audio from the driver and crew chief, more little aches and pains.
"We are in the entertainment business," Boles said. "We need to give the fans an in-the-huddle view of what is going on. It really is like being in the huddle and knowing what play (Colts quarterback) Andrew Luck is going to call.
"A lot of things have happened, especially as television technology gets better," Boles said. "It used to be that not every car had an in-car camera. Now we are creating apps. We keep asking, 'How do you take the great television experiences to the fans in the seat?' Our challenge is how to make the track experience worth leaving the living room."
It's a tough sell when the television networks continue to find new ways to make racing more interesting for fans at home.
ESPN, which is televising Sunday's race, has been a leader in trying to find ways to enhance coverage. ESPN was the first network to televise NASCAR fully in high definition and was the first network to provide playback for all 43 team radios during a telecast.
In 2011, ESPN introduced NASCAR NonStop, using a split screen during commercial breaks. In 2011, ESPN began streaming its coverage so it would be available on computers, smartphones and tablets.
It goes on, with the introduction of "dual path" technology in Sprint Cup coverage, allowing views from two different onboard cameras in same shot for first time. ESPN could show a replay of a crash from two different onboard camera views at the same time in a split screen, perhaps one view of the driver fighting the wheel during a spin, and another view of the camera that looks forward as the car is about to impact another car.
"We work to enhance our NASCAR coverage with point-of-view cameras when it makes sense," said Andy Hall, the associate director of communications for ESPN. "We also work to balance what we do to avoid being too gimmicky or simply being too distracting from telling the story of the race. Our first mission is documenting the race."
On Sunday, ESPN will use 72 high definition cameras, including four Ultra Hi Motion cameras for replays. One will be mounted on pit wall near the "Yard of Bricks" that make up the start/finish line at the Speedway while another robotic Ultra Hi Motion camera will be mounted to provide a low shot in the first turn.
Two others will be in the second and fourth turns. Eight cars competing in the race will carry onboard cameras and ESPN also will have a helicopter camera for overhead shots in the Brickyard 400 and for all
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But as technology advances, it is easier for fans to get that expanded television coverage delivered right to their hand at the track. That means the track faces a different kind of problem.
"Part of our venue problem is that we are overloading our cell service," Boles said. "When 300,000 people have apps, the cell service is struggling. We are looking at what we can do to make things easier for the fans. Maybe it means adding more Wi-Fi. But all those things come with significant expense. The push is to get information to the fans that will engage them."
IMS is considering selling a ticket package where fans get a seat and a device like FanVision. The track has added a new scoring "pylon" that sits on the front stretch and is a vertical message board. "It's like what you would see in Bankers Life or Lucas Oil," Boles said.
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more vibrant.
"We're reaching out to our fans with more video boards with a higher-definition, television feel.
"The other thing we have to do is consider what we offer fans when they leave their seats. Ways they can watch the race, or concerts or autograph sessions. Little things like that enhance the fan experience."


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Since the earliest period of the forcible kidnapping of Africans to satisfy a growing demand for labor in this land, which eventually came to be called the United States of America, black people have fought against the tyranny of domination by white people. As Vincent Harding so thoroughly documents in his book There Is a River, that struggle began in Africa, continued on the ships, and has not stopped to this day.
In February of 1988 the centennial year of the birth of Marcus M. Garvey and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his powerful and famous "I Have A Dream" speech, Hofstra University gathered together scholars, attorneys, activists, and political figures in order to examine the present state of Black Civil Rights. Many of the great moves forward which occurred in the period after the March on Washington have been countered by steps backward since 1980. Increased and more open tension in northern cities have given witness to the fact that mutual respect between black and white people is far from achieved. We gathered at this conference "Dream and Reality: The Modern Black Struggle for Freedom and Equality" as a way to examine that reality in order to provide understanding and direction. As a nation, we cannot stand proud if we do not practice that "Justice and equality for all" which we proclaimed to the world over two hundred years ago. The essays in this volume are a selection of those first presented at that conference. They have since been revised for publication.


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I wrote my first story when I was five, 'The Gazelle That Lost It's Stripe' at Owairoa Primary School, Auckland in 1962.
It was around this age when I began noticing music on the radio and the way people sounded; imagining how they looked. Then television came along and while in Townsville visiting my grandparents, appeared on Channel Nine on a children's show where two of my sisters and I had to try and eat doughnuts dangling on a string.
In 1964 we moved to Norfolk Island where my parents ran a duty free business. When I was 16 I auditioned unsuccessfully with the new radio station and it was from there that my aspirations to be on radio began.
The family moved to Sydney in 1975 and my dream of being on radio led to professional training in 1981 with the top mixed media professionals of the day. My writing continued in a different vein with learning copy writing and during my training, a traffic calling audition at a commercial radio station.
Through a family friend in 1982, I learned of a community radio station called Ryde Regional Radio starting up and looking for volunteers. I began panel operating training and learned about media law at Macquarie University in Sydney the following year and on March 3rd, 1984, began a twenty year career in broadcasting. My many roles included outside broadcasting, office work and served most of two terms on the 2RRR-FM board of Directors in my capacity as Training Co-ordinator; where I took part in hands on console training and gave theory lectures on radio, including Media Law and Programming.
Through this time I interviewed many diverse personalities in politics, music and the general public; then a friend gave me her Freelance Journalism Diploma Correspondence Course (through the Australian College of Journalism) because she had changed her mind and wanted to study Law. In 1998 I was a contestant on Sale Of The Century, broadcast out of Melbourne.
My self-taught writing skills had been flourishing during my early twenties with several stories and poems under my belt and while the diploma was unfinished, I did two separate short internships adjunctive to the diploma as a researcher at Channel Nine in Sydney working with Mike Munro on their flagship, A Current Affair, in 1999.
Following that in the early 2000s I studied Voice Over at night school and following that, again went to night school and learned Television Presenting. In 2004 I gave up radio due to personal circumstances and for two years could not even listen to the radio. Music became a painful reminder when I couldn't pursue this great passion of mine.
During 2005 I landed a professional creative online writing job for an educational national/international software company and it was at the end of that year when I first heard the glorious tones of Il Divo. In January 2006 I joined their Official Forum and continued my writing there; sharing my love of music and writing . Their music encouraged me to start listening more intently to the finer attributes of the human voice and why I have come to love writing about them so much. On this blog they will very much be a part of what I am all about since they changed my life so much.
Their inspiration has become my inspiration. I rely on my instincts when it comes to music and is the mantra I stand by. Early in 2009 I returned to radio briefly with a stint at a nostalgia radio station here on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. My expectations as a trained professional did not satisfy my need to remain, so I departed.
Currently I am working on this blog, am a regular visitor to other music forums and from there I gather more inspiration for my writing. I believe that if you have a vision it is incumbent on you to see it materialise, to the best of your ability. A dream realised is a dream fulfilled.
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Cool ! You are very talented for writing, and I feel that you love to do that.
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RNA interference: concept to reality in crop improvement
- Satyajit SaurabhAffiliated withDepartment of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology
- , Ambarish S. VidyarthiAffiliated withDepartment of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology
- , Dinesh PrasadAffiliated withDepartment of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology Email author
The phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi) is involved in sequence-specific gene regulation driven by the introduction of dsRNA resulting in inhibition of translation or transcriptional repression. Since the discovery of RNAi and its regulatory potentials, it has become evident that RNAi has immense potential in opening a new vista for crop improvement. RNAi technology is precise, efficient, stable and better than antisense technology. It has been employed successfully to alter the gene expression in plants for better quality traits. The impact of RNAi to improve the crop plants has proved to be a novel approach in combating the biotic and abiotic stresses and the nutritional improvement in terms of bio-fortification and bio-elimination. It has been employed successfully to bring about modifications of several desired traits in different plants. These modifications include nutritional improvements, reduced content of food allergens and toxic compounds, enhanced defence against biotic and abiotic stresses, alteration in morphology, crafting male sterility, enhanced secondary metabolite synthesis and seedless plant varieties. However, crop plants developed by RNAi strategy may create biosafety risks. So, there is a need for risk assessment of GM crops in order to make RNAi a better tool to develop crops with biosafety measures. This article is an attempt to review the RNAi, its biochemistry, and the achievements attributed to the application of RNAi in crop improvement.
KeywordsRNAi miRNA siRNA Crop improvement Seedless fruit Morphology alteration Male sterility Stress tolerance Defence enhancement
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Butter and Cheese Noodles(Makaronia)
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Cat Cora makes these to serve with her Kota Kapama(Chicken Stewed in Wine, Garlic and Cinnamon). This would also make a simple dinner paired witha big green salad. From Cat Cora's Kitchen cookbook.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2-1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus kosher salt to taste
- 10 ounces egg noodles (or penne or rigatoni, or macaroni)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons grated pecorino cheese (or kasseri if you can find it) or 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese (or kasseri if you can find it)
- 1⁄2 cup pecorino cheese, for serving (or Parmesan)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add 1/2-1 tbls. of the salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente, 5-7 minutes(until it still has a little bite to it-not too soft). Drain.
- In a large saute pan, melt butter over medium hight heat. Add the pasta and 3 tbls. grated cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and toss.
- Top with remaining cheeses and serve hot. Enjoy! Opa!
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A nice and simple pasta dish -- could be used as a side or main dish. Thank you so much for sharing!
Mmmmm! THE Friday night supper of my childhood ~ a great mac and cheese! True comfort food! I went a little lighter on the salt and added a few extra grinds of pepper. Thanks for sharing Sharon. Made for Zwizzle Chicks for ZWT6.
This is a very pleasant dish. It's reminiscent of the original Alfredo sauce, which was only butter and cheese. Made for ZWT 6.


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Man Shot In AvondaleThe 20-year-old was standing in the 3000 block of North Kedzie Avenue at 11:54 p.m. when an unknown person pulled up in a vehicle and yelled gang slogans before shooting, police said.
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Man Shot In Brighton ParkAbout 11:20 p.m., the 22-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue when the male driver of a white SUV fired shots in his direction, police said.
Man Critically Wounded In Humboldt Park ShootingA 25-year-old man was driving with a passenger in his car about 10:25 p.m. in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue when shots rang out and he was struck in the upper back, police said.
Pair Charged With Tossing Fire Hydrant Cap Through Car Window, Injuring KidsTwo young men have been charged with felonies, after injuring two children when they threw a fire hydrant cap through a car window.
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Man Shot, Critically Wounded In Brighton Park ShootingAbout 7:15 p.m., the 20-year-old was arguing with another male about "an old conflict" when the other male pulled out a gun and shot the man in the wrist and chest in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue, police said.
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With the first two episodes available now, Chill hopes it can fund an entire season without the help of advertisers or networks, just an audience. If viewers want to chip in more than five dollars to Vigilante Diaries, there are a whole host of perks available — similar to those you'd find for a more traditional, reward-based crowdfunding campaign — from t-shirts and posters to (on the higher end) a chance to help author a future episode.
"This episodic funding model represents an entirely new direction for digital series, working outside of the ad-supported video world," said Marc Hustvedt, Chill's head of entertainment, in a statement on Tuesday. "It lets the creators take risks without answering to brands or networks. In its purest form, this is a model for series that cannot be cancelled as long as viewers are willing to support them."
Vigiliante Diaries will only survive if it hits its $50,000 goal in the next 27 days. It's off to a decent start, raising $3,500 over the first three days.
It's surprising that Chill didn't decide to air the first episode for free, drawing viewers into the series before asking them to cough up some cash. There's a brief trailer available on the main Vigilante Diaries page, but it leaves much to be desired.
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The 4A's Political Action Committee for the African American Accountability Alliance is hosting a candidate forum for multiple local races today starting at 6:30 p.m.
The committee has invited candidates running for the County Commission, School Board and U.S. Congress as well as for county court judge.
The candidates who attend will answer questions from organization members, according to a news release. People running for positions other than that of judge will be vying for an endorsement from the 4A's PAC for the upcoming primary election in August.
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I have attempted multiple ways I can think of to remove the comments on a page...not a post...I am new to wp and have used other themes and have managed to achieve this however this one is perplexing me. Any advice?
I have attempted multiple ways I can think of to remove the comments on a page...not a post...I am new to wp and have used other themes and have managed to achieve this however this one is perplexing me. Any advice?
Hi Transdrive Welcome to the WordPress Community!!
Go to edit the page you want to change and at the veryyyyy top right corner of the page it will say Screen Options. Click on that and it will drop down a menu. Make sure the "Comments" checkbox is checked. Scroll down a bit bellow the part where you edit the page and you will see this:
COMMENTS IMAGE. All you have to do is uncheck the "Allow Comments" checkbox, Save and PRESTO!!!
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Wolfy and Brain (´・ω・`)
Thanx Wolfy and Brain for the welcome and the quick response. I have previous turned everything off in the discussion window, have ensured the comments on the page is unticked. However cannot find anywhere on the page anything about comments image.
I have the screen options....followed by the edit page info including heading, permalink, area to key in info for the page including all functions, then wordpress seo by yoast and then revisions.
On the side in the publish and update info, page attributes, page meta slider, menu icon and feature image. There is nowhere where it says comments image.
When I turn it all back on, including the discussion checks in settings and check the comments in the screen options, Then it does bring up a comments menu at the bottom that has a add comments tab only...there is no ability to uncheck that...confused.
Sorry Transdrive, seems I miss spoke. When you click on screen options at the top of the page make sure DISCUSSION IS CHECKED. Then you can proceed to scroll down a bit and uncheck the boxes in the picture I previously provided. Sorry for the confusion, I hope this clears it up. Let me know if you are still having trouble.
That worked a charm...you are awesome....thanx
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Sunday 11th July 2004
Note to self: If ever find leg/legs not working, the situation is not greatly enhanced by sleeping in a Ford Fiesta (this is in no way a slur on the good people at Ford, I imagine no other small to medium family hatchback vehicle is any different).
So, at 8am I woke up, not quite fresh as a daisy, and stumbled my way over to the toilet. I then returned to my bed, cum passenger seat and tried unsuccessfully to get to sleep till about 10.30. Around then I thought I'd better reply to the barrage of concerned text messages from Laura and Sheila I knew must be waiting for me on my phone wondering where we were. The blank screen that greeted me came as quite a surprise. Could it be true that two of my oldest and dearest friends weren't that bothered about my safety?? Or maybe they just assumed that me and Nick had hooked up with a couple of fit laydeees? Ok, let's keep it realistic, a couple of drunk mingers? As it turned out Nick had apparently messaged Laura the night before while I was busy with more important things (relearning how to walk), and told her we'd kip in the car.
After a while Nicks mate Rory and his friend Nina arrived at the car. At this stage I was really suffering, and unfamiliar company was the last thing I needed. The effort needed to shake Rory's hand massively depleted my energy levels, and as a result I could only manage a wave for Nina. Fortunately I could tell from her sympathetic look she understood my pain. When Rory cracked open a beer, any fleeting thoughts of me getting out of the car to join the others disappeared. There was no way I could be exposed to beer just yet. A few minutes later when the rain started everyone joined me in the car, forcing me to interact with the group (a.k.a. open my eyes). I may have even managed to string a few sentences together about the previous nights experiences.
After Rory and Nina left, we set about our plans for the foreseeable future. These plans had two main objectives, finding a clean toilet, and finding food.
We found our clean toilet in the dance arena, along with some wonderful beats (Random Festival Tip: Shushing a DJ doesn't work), and then found food at a pizza stall. Walking and eating at the same time was too much for me and I insisted that we stop for a minute while I tried to eat. But it started raining so we had to keep on walking, back to the car. In total I think I managed about 3 bites of my 9 Euro pizza before I gave up (merely an observation, and most certainly by no means a complaint).
While we'd been away, Sheila and Laura had made it back from the campsite to their car. I was greeted by a couple of smirking knowing looks, effectively saying "God you were a mess last night" (and they only saw me up to about 8 o'clock). Which, to be fair, they had every right to be sporting. I apologised for my behaviour (if only I had a pound for every time I've done that), mainly for the dragging Laura down with me during Snow Patrol (and of course my regular use of her right boob as a support, I apparently had no interest in the left one?), and then collapsed (in a controlled manner) to the ground.
The others spent the next while drinking and eating; including some home made buns Sheila had brought, while I systematically, but politely, refused pretty much every item of food Laura and Nick generously offered. Nick periodically kept on slipping the volume up on the CD player, while I periodically did the opposite.
Just before we were about to leave for the concert area I managed to summon the energy to have one beer (and they say rock 'n' roll's dead?). When we made it to the security barrier Laura and Sheila proved a lot more successful at smuggling their drink in than me. Sheila using the textbook two cans of cider down the back of the kecks approach, with great success. Laura was particularly keen to see Pink, and set what seemed like a fairly break neck pace to get to her viewing spot of choice. Keeping up with her was no mean feat for me at this stage. Once we'd made it to our vantage point, Sheila and Laura got tore into their drink. After a while, Nick, and me to a slightly lesser extent, got a bit jealous of their drinking and hit the bar.
The next band on was Faithless, who Laura and Sheila effortlessly danced along to in that way that all girls seem able to do, whilst Nick and me merely bobbed our heads but still managed to make it thoroughly unnatural (in that way a lot of sober blokes seem able to do). Well, I'm actually doing Nick a disservice 'cos his head bobbing was, in all fairness, much more inherent than mine.
Half way through Faithless Sheila decided she'd go to the bar to see her friends Anna and Caz who would probably furnish her with some free beer. Nick went with her to help carry the beer, so this left poor Laura to dance pretty much on her own, with me just on hand to steady her when her dancing turned into falling over with elegance. By the end of Faithless, Sheila and Nick hadn't made it back, so as concerned friends; we went to look for them.
It didn't take us too long to find the pair of them loitering near the toilets, drinking what can only be described as, me and Laura's beer! Yes, I found this hard to take too. I can't remember exactly what Sheila's feeble excuse was, something like "We didn't know when we'd see you's again, so just drank them". She was completely remorseless. It was around this point I noticed just how out of it my banter colleagues actually were, and I wasn't. It was quite an unfamiliar experience. I don't think I liked it.
Then it started pissing down. The remains of the beer I'd confiscated off Sheila was now filling up quicker than I could drink it. Also, the pac-a-mac I'd bought on the Friday shopping trip miserably failed any sort of waterproofing test, I observed (though to be fair it did cost six quid so I wasn't hugely surprised).
Next up was Ash, after a bit of a delay because wind had driven the rain onto the stage leaving several electric cables in puddles. Fortunately none of them were killed in spectacular fashion and they put on a good show. Towards the end of their set I got a phone call from a private number. The person at the other end of the line seemed quite agitated and keen to know where I was. After a quick head count of our group, it became apparent that Sheila had wandered off somewhere and hadn't been able to find us again, and it was her on the phone. Given that I could hardly hear her (Random Festival Tip No.2: Shushing about 30,000 pissed randomers doesn't work) it was pretty lucky that it only took a few seconds of scouring the crowd to see her. So a cold, wet (and possibly in medical shock) but now relieved Sheila was welcomed back into the group (choosing to express her relief by giving off at me for not finding her quick enough). Think it was safe to say she wouldn't be wandering off again.
After Ash, Laura and Sheila went off somewhere, dunno where, and me and Nick went to get some food (using the forks) and then back to the car to get changed into something a bit more warm and a bit less wet.
Then we headed back to meet up with the others again at the Main Stage for Muse. It took us quite a while to find them but we got there in the end.
Next, (For the music fans, and it is all about the music, Muse put on a good show, a bit self indulgent, but I think that's just standard Muse live) we sauntered over to the Ticket Stage to see Basement Jaxx. As we arrived, Sheila went off to meet up with some of her mates, arranging with Laura where they'd meet up again.
A few songs into the Jaxx my phone started ringing. Hmmm? Who could this be I thought? I think, a possibly even more irate Sheila than previously, greeted me this time and explained that she didn't know where we were. It was almost impossible to hear what she was saying, but I shouted a few instructions of somewhere to meet me, and said my goodbyes to Nick and Laura (with my sense of direction I knew I could be gone for some time). With no sign of anyone resembling Sheila at the spot I'd suggested, I fired off a text to her, which seemed to do the trick. And she was looking pretty good when I found her, a.k.a. she came bearing free beer. After taking a minute to gather my thoughts I set about guiding us back to Laura and Nick. I was clearly on a roll 'cos I got us all back together in under a minute, even taking a fairly direct route and everything. A truly proud moment for me. No, seriously.
We left a bit before the end of Basement Jaxx to go back to the Main Stage to see the end of the Darkness set (don't think anyone's a particular fan of theirs, but since they were headlining we thought we'd see some of them). At some stage Sheila disappeared to go meet another friend (a popular girl), leaving us to enjoy a not bad performance from The Darkness, they put on an entertaining enough show. Towards the end I got the obligatory phone call from Sheila asking where we were, but as ever I struggled to make her out and let Laura have a go at talking to her. I don't think she had much more luck, but as Sheila wasn't on her own we didn't need to worry about finding her straight away. When I got a text off her shortly after saying she was on her own it successfully guilted me into rounding the others up and we went to meet her.
When The Darkness had finished (and Laura and Sheila had finished dancing to "I've Had the Time of My Life" off the Dirty Dancing soundtrack) we headed off to the car park to get some stuff. Although obviously not before Sheila had managed to get lost, (walking beside Nick) and issued me her forth and final distress phone call. Anyway, with Sheila found, and some toddler reigns securely attached to her, we went to the car and then on towards the campsite.
The plan was to leave the stuff at the tent and then go and meet up with Nick's mate Rory for a very small tent party. As the journey progressed we split into two groups (I think due to Laura's no nonsense brisk stride, compared to Sheila's more unhurried amble). Laura and me briefly lost our way and took a slightly scenic route, but once Laura had found Stone Hedge (random) she led us back fine. We waited in the big tent for a wee while, but as there was no sign of Nick and Sheila we reckoned they must have just gone to the party without us. We were both fairly knackered so this wasn't a problem. Laura got herself ready for bed and we just hung out for a bit in her tent, sharing all the jokes we could remember between us - a grand total of three (including Laura's very funny monkey joke). Laura was evidently enjoying the conversation, as I had a genuine comedy moment talking to her, only to look up and realise she was sound asleep. By this stage I really needed to go to the toilet, but didn't want to leave Laura on her own asleep. I tried my best to wait for the other two, but finally had to give in. I got out of the tent, zipped Laura back in and stumbled off to the toilet area (I wasn't drunk, but managed to trip over every single tent rope possible on my way).
On my way back I got a call from Sheila. Her and Nick had returned from the party (predictably just minutes after I'd left) and were concerned about where I was. Apparently Laura was pretty incoherent under questioning and QQ Morgam wasn't overjoyed when he was disturbed (which is fair enough). I reassured Sheila I was just on my way back from the toilet and would see them in a minute. As is standard, I got slightly lost on the way back. I paused to get my bearings beside quite a large tent and for a few seconds didn't have a clue where I was. Of course it was the back of our large tent that I was standing beside.
So, I rejoined Sheila, Nick and a sleeping Laura (not even awoken by my less than dignified entrance to the tent where I sort of accidentally landed on part her).
The three of us sat about for an hour or two generally talking sh!te and looking at the weekend's photos on Nick's camera. I shared Laura and my's joke back catalogue, and Sheila added the "two nun's in a bath" joke, which I think Nick still struggles to understand to this day.
And, oh no, the fun didn't stop there...I showcased my vast range of shadow puppets (lizard on a spring arguably being my best), and no attempts were made to record Laura snoring. You know, because she doesn't snore, she's a lady.
At about 4 o'clock, me and Nick returned to the Rod Hull memorial suite (QQ was keeping his women company in the Jamie Oliver suite). Think I may have made it to sleep around 5.30am (after fashioning some makeshift ear plugs).
Monday 12th July 2004
The day started with a horrific nightmare, that it was only 7am and people were shouting and shaking the tent ordering us to get up. Yes, predictably this was no nightmare, but was very real. Thankfully 'cos I didn't have that much to drink the day before I had no hangover. If I'd been in the previous morning's state, I may have been in serious trouble. We made it up by about 7.30, gathered our stuff together and started packing up the tent. Once everything was crammed into a bag of some sort, the QQ Morgam party said their emotional goodbyes and headed off to their car. At the same time Laura and Sheila emerged from their tent, it was packed away (Sheila selflessly taking on the demanding role of supervisor) and we headed off to the cars.
After a while spent composing ourselves in the car park (briefly interrupted when QQ phoned and told us he needed to meet us to borrow Nick's jump leads (cue the re-telling of the "A set of jump leads walks into a bar..." joke (One of the three from Laura and my mammoth joke-a-thon the night before))) the convoy set off for home.
We stopped for lunch (somewhere with a weird horse statue thing in the car park) but only managed to get a drink because no one was that hungry (or couldn't be arsed to get up and walk round the buffet). It was here that Nick and I were treated to the knowledge of what Laura and Sheila look for in a man. I was pretty tired at this stage so my memories are a little hazy, but think Laura said she goes for blokes with square fingers on big hands. Gents with perms and moustaches do it for Sheila I think.
We drove up the road a bit more, and finally did stop for some lunch at a pub in Dundalk. I've forgotten its name (actually, "Jockey's" maybe?) but they provided a ridiculous amount of food (which was alright) and I never got close to finishing it.
Emotional set of goodbyes, number two, were said after the meal and we went our separate ways. Well technically our separate ways, but seeing as we were going the same way the convoy sortof continued. Especially as Nick refused to be overtaken by Laura at any stage, making a point, as she'd been claiming he was holding her back earlier in the day with his conservative (just because fifth gear's there, it doesn't mean we have to use it) driving.
Banter CD's were fully utilised all the way home, with The Strokes and The Killers bringing back some very vague mixed memories, and Nick dropping me home about 7 o'clock. Inaugural equal opportunities banter trip complete.
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Not sure what class of vessel this is but i am sure somebody will enlighten us
Breen Chel Grett Warship.
Should also note that the ship in this image has the Borg space set on it, as seen by the green patches all over the hull and the shape of the port-side impulse engine.
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Just when the first-generation British Invasion bands galloped ahead into pop art in 1966, the Small Faces worked a heavy RB groove on their 1966 debut. That's not to say that this group of four sharp-suited Mods was unaware of the times. If anything, no other British band of the mid-'60s were so keenly tuned into fashion, the four Small Faces capturing the style and sound of dancing, pilled-up Mods better even than the Who, possibly because the group could carry a groove better than the Who as this tightly propulsive debut amply illustrates. Like many '60s debuts, The Small Faces is split between covers, songs the label pushed on the band, and originals, some clearly interpolations of songs they'd been covering in clubs. "Come On Children" echoes James Brown's "Think" and "You Need Loving" is based on Willie Dixon's "You Need Love." Later, Led Zeppelin would rework the Small Faces' "You Need Loving" into "Whole Lotta Love" and while it's easy to hear how Steve Marriott's raw-throated howl influenced Robert Plant as much as Marriott's heavy shards of guitar influenced Jimmy Page, what's striking about The Small Faces is that there is very little blues or rock roll here: it's all hard-charging, driving RB and soul, the emphasis all on the groove. By stressing the beat, the Small Faces carry themselves over some slight songwriting -- the band's energetic interplay gets them through the rough spots between "It's Too Late,""What'Cha Gonna Do About It," and "Sha La La La Lee" -- and that concentration even pushes them into trailblazing territory, as on the lean, ominous pulse of "E Too D." Such moments keep The Small Faces sounding fearless and fresh even when in other respects it is very much a record of its time. [Universal's 2012 deluxe edition contains the mono mix of the debut album and four bonus tracks -- non-LP A- and B-sides "I've Got Mine,""What's a Matter Baby,""Grow Your Own," and "Patterns" -- on the first disc, and a 14-track second disc that contains alternate versions and electronically processed stereo mixes of songs from the debut.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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text: Europe's Fiscal Compact: A Very Modest Step Forward Darren Williams December 13, 2011 Europe, Economics The fiscal compact that the leaders of most European Union countries agreed on last week to bring some order to the euro area was broadly in line with expectations. While it may eventually be seen as a first step towards true fiscal union, it is more like a pistol than the long-awaited big bazooka. The compact amounts to little more than a strengthening of the previous Stability and Growth Pact. The fact that the rules will be enshrined in a separate intergovernmental agreement rather than as amendments to the EU treaty is both positive (approval is likely to be relatively quick) and negative (the rules are likely to have less teeth). While the UK has been cast as the villain of the piece (because it vetoed treaty change), the real disagreement was between Germany (for treaty change) and France (against). Despite his public anger, French President Nicolas Sarkozy must be rather pleased with the outcome. The big question now is whether the agreement will be sufficient to stabilize sovereign-bond markets in the euro area. The answer is probably not. A limited fiscal agreement of this nature is not sufficient for Germany to acquiesce to common bond issuance (i.e., Eurobonds). Nor, for the time being, is there likely to be any material change in the European Central Bank's (ECB) stance. The hope must presumably be that a hodgepodge of different schemes will add up to a meaningful amount of money to support sovereign-bond markets. The schemes include leveraging the European Financial Stability Facility (which provides temporary assistance to euro-area countries), advancing and possibly expanding the European Stability Mechanism (the EFSF's successor) and putting additional funds at the disposal of the International Monetary Fund (perhaps with contributions from other countries). All of this will probably not be enough to resolve the crisis, given the funding wall facing euro-area sovereigns and banks, deep investor skepticism and the recent proliferation of event and implementation risks (including the possibility of across-the-board sovereign downgrades). The one bit of unambiguous good news came from the ECB, with its bold moves to support euro-area banks. These measures should reduce the risks of a catastrophic bank failure and a full-scale credit crunch in the euro area, as I explained in more detail in European Central Bank Still Reluctant to Support Euro-Area Sovereign Debt, December 9, 2011. Some commentators have also speculated that the new measures will allow banks to raise their holdings of government bonds, thereby delivering indirect support for sovereign debt. This is unlikely to be the central bank's intention. It would both conflict with the ECB's main aim—to support the supply of credit to the real economy at a time when banks need to deleverage—and represent monetary financing via the back door, violating the spirit of the Maastricht Treaty. Moreover, it could easily backfire. An increase in the banking sector's exposure to (risky) sovereign debt would only reinforce investor concerns about a negative feedback loop between the two. The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AllianceBernstein portfolio-management teams. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Darren Williams Senior Economist—Europe Darren Williams is responsible for economic analysis, interest-rate forecasting and bond market strategy for western Europe. He has covered the major economies of western Europe for over 25 years, and has written extensively on the European Economic and Monetary Union and the monetary policy decision-making process of Europe's central banks. Williams joined the firm in 2003, having previously held senior positions in the economics departments of several leading investment banks, including Citigroup, UBS and Merrill Lynch. He holds a BSc in banking and finance from Loughborough University (UK). Location: London Related Posts VIDEO: The Decline of Central Bank Omnipotence How Might Brexit Affect the EU? Fiscal Stimulus? Check Your Portfolio's Inflation Beta


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Redesign of The new 2015 Toyota Venza defies label, however it suits a lot of drivers than from its looking list. It is redesign technically a wagon like another SUVs and crossovers, however this Venza appearance like one than a lot of the crossovers. This Venza is a mixture of bits and items from all around the Toyota Empire and it also fell a lot of composed and balanced from its donors.
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First, we must check the new design for 2015 toyota venza. Toyota Venza is predicted to have slimmer design than the previous version. The grille will be made bolder than the previous car and we can find strong chrome grille in the new Toyota Venza. There are some changes that we can see in the lamps of this car. The lamps will be redesigned and restyled. You will get new fog lamps with chrome touch. For the new car, you can choose three colors options such as Cosmic Gray Mica, Cypress Pearl and also Attitude Black. When we check the exterior of this car, we will find 19 inches alloy wheels in this car. So, how about the performance of this car? We really expect that this car will be completed with best engine system to produce bigger power.
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Gurdurr has a chance to ohko Rotom-S with mach punch if hit on the switch with +0 ice punch and Rocks are up(as Ice Punch deals over 50%), but it's unlikely.
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EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
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Rotom-F resists every move Rotom-s has, isn't crippled by trick, and outspeeds and ohkos Rotom-s with blizzard(provided it doesn't miss, which it will).
Blizzard does between 323 and 380 damage, easy ohko
Hax is supposed to happen. Scald has a 100% burn rate(willowisp w/ perfect accuracy); paralysis has a 75% chance of kicking in; Rock slide misses more than stone edge; Hustle= 50% more power at the cost of 100% accuracy.
I get haxed a lot and the hax gods who are the gods of hax hate me I'm sad :[
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I have been reading with interest the recent stories and letters concerning the Washington State Liquor Control Board's sting operations. I've worked in the restaurant and bar industry for more than 20 years and I think people are overlooking a major factor in regard to the negative effect these cases have. When a server is tricked into serving a minor, they can get convicted of a crime, usually charged with contributing to a minor. Then they can get fined hundreds of dollars and often get fired from their jobs. In addition, they can be made to pay a civil fine.
Many of these employees are women, often single mothers trying to support their children and pay their rent. They end up on unemployment or welfare, as it becomes hard for them to find another job in the service industry. Is this fair?
Doesn't the board have a better way? They pay these kids who look older than they really are to entrap hard-working people into breaking the law. If there is a problem, why not just go into the establishment, check IDs and ticket the people if they are serving minors and also ticket the minors themselves.
Lori White