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Ideas for Woodworking's Own Reality TVcomments (55) October 20th, 2010 in blogs
Here at Fine Woodworking, we've tossed around countless ideas for television shows that highlight the craft--even reality-type shows.
Heck, we've even tried out our version of reality video with our Dovetail and Sharpening Doctor series as well as our Tenon and Surface-Prep Shootouts and Built-In Build-Off.
Today in our Pro Shop blog, Don B. made a tongue-and-cheek comment that the custom-made furniture market need's its own reality TV show to get out the word about what woodworkers really do. "A reality show about a custom furniture maker and his dysfunctional family/employees, something on the lines of the 'American Chopper' and 'Pawn Stars' series."
What would woodworking's reality tv show look like?
So, the question is... what would that look like? What do you think? Could a woodworking reality TV show fly? Any ideas on how to make it work? Title suggestions? Anyone want to volunteer their shop and family!?!
Or, if not a reality show, do you have ideas on how woodworking could be better integrated into movie plots or television shows? Already the show NCIS features a boat-building inspector, one of the Parenthood cast just finished building a desk, and the Parks and Rec show includes woodworking character.
Since the question came up today, I wanted to throw it back out at you folks... What do you think?
Or maybe here at Fine Woodworking should stick to magazines and Web sites...
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Posted: 6:59 am on April 14th
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Posted: 1:10 am on October 11th
Posted: 1:15 pm on September 1st
Extreme Workshop. This would be a workshop makeover or new shop setup chosen from applicants who submit a shop design plan(hand or power tools). The shop makeover would be cordinated/designed by a well known master woodworker. Then they will work together on a project from rough wood to finish work. The master woodwoker(host) would share his expertise with the winner using the tools in the new shop. Please note the shop theme could be hand tool or power tool or a combination of the two. Shop build plus progect time could take multiple days but condenbsed to a workable broadcat format. My inspiration for this format was Extreme Makeover.
Battle ofThe Master Woodworkers. Modeled after Iron Chef of America this show wold have a woodworker challange a masterwoodworker from a group of Master Woodworkers to a competition in the design and construction of a project to be judged by a jury of experts. Norm Abram could be the host. The workshop could be themed either as hand tool or power tool or a combination of both. The competition could be multiple days condensed to a workable broadcast format. The competion could be judged in stages and broadcast over multiple episodes. In this format methods of work cuold be detailed to the audience.
J Ross
Posted: 3:45 am on September 22nd
For example week one say to week 12 building kitchen cabinets from planning stage to on the wall complete kitchen cabinet, each week leaving off from the week before.
For beginners like me be helpful and to have series on video l could buy and others like me.
No woodworking classes in my area of Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Thanks Jim
Posted: 10:27 am on September 14th
Posted: 11:28 pm on June 30th
Posted: 10:36 pm on June 12th
Anything you put on air, everyone from this site will watch, its attracting others to your site and to the craft that will be the challange.
Thanks for asking!
Posted: 11:17 pm on April 20th
They formed them into 2 teams wich compete against each other and then the losing team has to choose 2 of their members to compete against each other. The loser is eliminated.
Why not a comparable show where you challenge them to do some kind of competiton in different aspects of woodworking. Dovetails, other types of joinery, turning legs, building simple pieces etc.
You would showcase a lot of different skills and generate a lot of supense in who will get eliminated next.
Watch the show and think about it.
Posted: 11:12 pm on March 10th
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Posted: 8:35 pm on January 11th
I have actually emailed my show format idea a few months ago to HGTV. The format should be similar to Color Splash or any other show where an interior designer goes into a house and redesigns a space. Typically these shows emphasize doing this at the lowest cost possible. This results in the designer designing a "custom" table, built by a carpenter or buying crap at Ikea. Carpenters are far from furniture makers. Add a furniture maker to the cast. Concentrate for 6-9 minutes on a half hour show or 10-15 minutes for 1 hour on the woodworker, what he does and how he does it. This way you can be informative with out getting up in the non-woodworkers grill. And gain appreciation from the consumer.
Sometimes I think that people looking to buy furniture don't even consider about getting a custom piece of furniture made. I really don't think it even occurs to them. We live in a disposable society, and care very little about quality and products built by skilled craftsmen. People will spend $80,000 to drive a BMW for 5 years, only to get rid of it for the latest model, all the while they drag their feet when I quote a coffee table for $1,000 that will outlive them 3 times over. The show should try to reverse this mentality. Rather than emphasizing bang-for-your-buck, the show should emphasize quality, tradition, passion, design, skill, and benefits of getting tailor-made furniture.
Posted: 11:35 pm on January 10th
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Posted: 8:29 am on January 2nd
I always have enjoyed the magazine and many times have marveled at the similarities of the demographics stated above with new crop of wide-eyed freshman students walking into my high school wood technology classes for those 34 years to the demographics of their fathers and grandfathers rushing for their mailed copies of FW.
Without trying to make anyone uncomfortable, and I know this observation has been debated ad nauseam, but I am literally astounded at the skills some readers, nee: self-proclaimed master cabinetmakers, do possess that can produce their remarkable museum quality showpieces while peering over their noses to use all the equipment ergonomically mounted to the ceilings. I also am willing to wager that the same segment of readers is learning no more in quality nor quantity than the segment of us where our shop requires the wood stove to do some preheating and hoping we remembered to take the glue and finish into the warm house to keep them viable, gathering our mismatched tools in one area because putting the tools away means just leaving out the ones we intend to use because we don't have display space for all of them at one time anyway and making strategic choices in our wood box, as opposed to our wood storage room. Hopefully when the shop has warmed up enough so we can build without a built-in chatter, the television has warmed up enough so we can catch a re-run of Norm. He still is on in some areas.
If FW can meet the needs of the dusty and curmudgeonly bunch as well on a video show as it has for all these years in print, you will have a winner. I really hope you are successful I constantly find merit when reading one of your magazines, DVDs, books or the like and to do it with out mind to whether I am wearing my the Frid beret, the Yankee Workshop cap, my Grandpa's Wood Shop baseball cap, or anything in between.
Posted: 5:34 pm on December 30th
Posted: 6:24 pm on December 28th
If you really want the conflict thing, two schools: one that uses power tools preferably, another that likes to use hand tools.
Random thoughts on Christmas Eve from Florida. Merry Xmas to one and all!
Posted: 9:09 pm on December 24th
Posted: 3:26 pm on December 24th
Posted: 2:00 pm on December 24th
My idea would be to film a mix of amateur or professional woodworkers with different skill sets building essentially the same project using different tools. For example, you could have a hand tool person, a professional in a furniture shop, an amateur in a garage, a luthier, a cabinet maker, a finish carpenter, or a shipwright. You give them the same basic requirements like a single drawer nightstand with certain dimensions. Each show could have a different group of people building a different project, or you could have the same people building different projects. Of course the production costs of filming three or four people would be high. Then again, nobody mentioned a budget.
If you wanted to do the competition thing you could do a blind judging and have the winners advance to the next round.
Another competition-type concept would be to have teams representing different guilds or clubs from different cities, or perhaps countries.
Posted: 12:29 am on December 22nd
Posted: 11:01 am on December 21st
Posted: 8:04 pm on December 19th
Personally, I wish you guys at FWW would forget about keeping up with the less inspired, unrelated mainstream stuff like the cooking shows, dwts, etc. Do one thing, and do it well. Take FWW back to the level of absolutely superior craftsmanship that it used to be up through th e early 90's, and use this high quality to differentiate yourself from the herd. To go to reality tv format is the equivalent of starting to write National Geographic on the same level as that of the National Enquirer and then placing it on the supermarket endcap with gossip rags. Rise above, and stay above, the herd.....
Posted: 12:40 am on December 18th
Posted: 3:32 pm on December 14th
I agree that aljen has a decent thought.
Personally - voting off isn't my style. I can't argue with ratings - but I don't buy from China just because they make the most of something either.
Quality over Quantity.
I would rather find the best people in their fields and push them to greater heights.
With that in mind I have had a vision for quite some time that hasn't come about with my finite resources. I thought it might still be worth sharing here.
I own a couple of URL sets (.com/.net/hyphenated) that are currently inactive:
Apartmentprojects.com being the one that seemed most marketable in my mind.
Concept of ApartmentProjects.com: A show/site that demonstrates small yet effective enhancements (in wood has been my vision) that people can do in small spaces. Projects can be extremely detailed - but would not have extended production timelines given the small spaces that would be worked in.
Living in the Vancouver, BC region, I have seen a huge number of apartments go up. People seem to a) want to add value to their dwelling and b) need something to do.
The projects would be to really class up the locations and be educational - while perhaps creating a small niche market for the items on the shows or the advice of the local experts. Really enhancing the local economy and that of wood-workers in general. Wood doesn't seem to get enough play and I would certainly love to find a way to run a shop as local to downtown Vancouver as possible.
As I am currently attending Sylva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island (BC, CA - boatschool.com) for both boat building and cabinetry, I have met a remarkable number of well-informed and experienced craftsmen in all facets of wood creation. I'm learning a ton right now. And they are all characters in their own right.
I am sure that with the proper management, a proper face could be put to the project. Of course I was looking at myself in the mirror - though I'm not a marketing expert in those regards. I am sure I could start talking outward instead of getting constant comments about talking to myself.
Certainly I have things to learn, myself - but perhaps that could be part of the adventure of the projects?
As noted - there are highly talented craftsmen around me that have done cabinets to boats to spiral staircases. I believe most of them have extensive experience teaching classes in woodworking, also.
I certainly welcome feedback and thoughts. This is one of the most tangible visions I could see myself endeavouring on with the right team.
Thanks! I Hope to have given you some ideas to work with.
Posted: 10:10 pm on December 9th
Posted: 9:17 am on December 8th
"Tool Fool"
A comedic dark-drama of a retired douche, trying to escape his nagging wife and find his creative muse through woodworking.
premise: Retired business exec has no talent for music, art, writing, cooking or even bowling, so he reasons; "Hey, I can buy some tools and start making furniture!"
Problems arise when he discovers he can't understand dovetails and always cuts them backwards or upside-down. He searches past issues of FW and reads every article on handsaws, imagining that will solve his problems. He becomes obsessed with hand-tools buys ten of the most expensive handsaws, $4,000 worth or LN and Veritas planes and chisels, and still can't fit a dovetail.
After ruining several tree's worth of lumber, he see the FW article about cutting dovetails with a tablesaw. He goes to the local home center, buys the best tablesaw they sell and discovers its a POS, since it won't cut straight no matter what kind of jig he uses. It a fit of pique, he accidentally cuts off three fingers, sues the manufacturer and wins 1.2 million; a bitter victory since the lawyers and his wife take most of the money after a hostile divorce. The tablesaw incident also denies him the mute satisfaction of giving his wife the finger behind her fat back.
He takes the remaining lawsuit money to Las Vegas, ostensibly to see a woodworking trade-show. A fast-talking salesman gets him to invest in a CNC machine, then he starts making multi-leveled bird-houses he calls, 'Critter Condos'. For a short time, he has positive cash flow since wallmart orders two hundred thousand units, but he loses that when he is sued because several of his cheap poorly engineered bird houses collapsed, killing the birds and injuring two grandparents and permanently disfiguring their cute four-year-old niece.
What... Too dark?
OK, How about this...
on FOX
Three suburban guys try to outdo each other on a TV show about macho tools...
Wait... hasn't this been done?
Posted: 1:34 pm on November 30th
Posted: 10:28 am on November 30th
Posted: 5:00 pm on November 27th
Jesus, my skin crawls when you say "Reality Show".
I run screaming when my wife says, "Dancing With the Stars" with some skate board champ. America's Next Super Model" (who cares?) or all the Ophra and the like stuff. Those people that go to peoples houses and do make over's, or live on some island eating bugs or each other. What kind of gommers are in to this and call it "REALITY". It's all pre-ordained, orchestrated junk for the people not in reality.
I don't think that most of the highly skilled, gifted, working, woodworkers spend much time watching woodworking shows. They are doing it!
Have a show that teaches us "wanabe's" how to go from step to step on projects that are really doable and practical in a "Real" small shop at home with the basic small tools available for a small shop on our deck, closet, trunk of our car, etc. etc etc.. I would bet that 99% of us out here are teaching ourselves in less that adaquat shops jamed in spaces to small that our wives wish were some where else in a land far far away.
I have to move tons of stuff, work around what I can't move every time I need to do something different and most of my work turns out pretty well but I still need all the help I can get.
I don't and never will have all the high end equipment and space that I would love for a "REAL" shop and still turn out quality on the high end pieces and that's OK..
That said:
Have a show for the 99% of us. Start at the begging and take us through the learning process as if we were in a
"James Krenov" school for wood technology, theory and design with Living Legend guest instructors .
That would be a REAL "REALITY SHOW".
P.S. I do love seeing the really great woodworkers in action making those fantastic pieces of art. That's inspiration to go to the next level.
Posted: 1:53 pm on November 26th
As a woodwroker, I would be perfect, along with my dysfunctional family. I'm like most woodworkers as it is my passion and not my profession. I work my own seperate business to make a living and working wood fuels my passion to be a world famous artist ;-) Juggling work, 2 small chilren and a wife, I take on a variety of commissioned jobs to feed my need for stardom. My wife resents every minute I'm in the shop, but when I sell a piece for someone, she is my biggest fan. The kids are always in the shop with me and are very good in from of the camera.
I'll do it.
Posted: 2:40 pm on November 23rd
I agree with you, but in their usual fashion FWW hasn't responded to any of these suggestions nor have they even cared to acknowledge that they are even reading them. Nor do I believe they have the means to even pursue the production of a creditable realty TV show. Internet video isn't going to make it needs to be a full fledge TV show production if it is going to do the job of educating the general public.
Don B.
Posted: 2:05 pm on November 17th
Basically, we need to get away from the idea that TV should be used to really instruction, but rather entertain.
Here is my article: http://bit.ly/aZNyDg
Posted: 10:59 pm on November 16th
Now mind you this gentleman had no experieance in woodworking but wanted to become a great woodworker.
This gentlemans education level was a GED , but he had owned and sold his wholesale business , leaving a warehouse empty , so what a great place to start his hobby.
After much research his investment was all 5hp powermatic tools , minus lathe , but dovetail machine , dual drum sander etc..
Then he had decided to find lumber , say 14,000 lbs of lumber black walnut, mesquite, curly maple, splated maple etc..
The story line is still unfolding.
Good luck on the show ,
Posted: 7:34 am on November 14th
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Don B.
Posted: 11:00 am on November 10th
Posted: 2:03 pm on November 9th
Posted: 12:19 pm on November 6th
Google Charles Neil Wood Working. His mastering wood working series is expert level, but many free videos can be found on youtube as well.
Posted: 9:16 am on November 5th
Posted: 1:03 am on October 31st
Actually doing a show that truly shows people 'how-to's' keeping with the Fine Woodworking concepts and some short screen vignettes of 'here it is' would cross several demographics. There are always several ways to do something and showing the real life situations that a woodworker is challenged with on various projects would entertain both woodworkers and non-woodworkers alike. Mixing together reality TV with the How-To approach will relate to the masses instead of just the few while still providing valuable information and entertainment.
My family and I would love to volunteer to help develop this concept with Fine Woodworking.
Posted: 2:58 pm on October 29th
I have a great name for the show too. Call it HardWood.
Posted: 9:49 am on October 28th
Posted: 10:30 pm on October 26th
One of the shows on DIY (Trade Show maybe?) featured an episode on the school. If it were done the right way there could definitely be an interesting show in there somewhere. Maybe follow some of the hobbyists as they progress and compare their experiences with those of the students that were using the program as their primary education.
The school was quite good and had an interesting cross-section of people. If that school didn't work then College of the Redwoods or North Bennett Street are probably chock full of reality-worthy personalities.
Posted: 10:18 pm on October 25th
This Old House and New Yankee Workshop kinda fits in with the former; American Chopper and Pawn Stars, the latter.
Personally, I prefer the former; but in a lot more detail. Suggested shows:
- Wood Theory. The difference between hardwoods and softwoods, typical applications for Cherry, Walnut, Ash, Oak, Teak, Cedar, Cyprus and why.
- Wood expansion. How expansion differs radially, axially, and tangentially. How moisture contributes to expansion. How expansion varies in the Southwest desert and the indoor humidity extremes in cold climates. Using green wood vs seasoned wood for different chair leg parts, how to accommodate seasonal movement for table tops with bread board ends, etc.
- How to choose the right wood for a project. Quarter sawn vs face sawn. Parallel graining for chair legs and spindles.
- How to sharpen and use various tools:
-- chisels
-- planes
-- marking knives
-- saws
- Different types of sharpening techniques
-- abrasive paper
-- slow speed abrasive wheels
-- natural and synthetic stones
-- diamond sharpeners
- How to measure
-- types of measuring rulers and tapes
--- story sticks and now blank 'story' tapes
--- centering rulers
--- golden ratio rulers
-- how to transfer measurements quickly and accurately with dividers, marking gauges, etc.
- Design basics
-- proper proportion
--- golden ratio
--- balanced design
---- shaker simplicity
---- excessive ornateness
---- top heaviness and how to avoid it.
-- form follows function
- joining techniques and when to use them
-- rabbets
-- dovetails
-- biscuits
-- dowels
- gluing techniques
-- types of glue
-- too much vs not enough
-- clamping
--- types of clamps and applications for each type
- Finishing techniques
-- sanding
-- scrapers
-- stains and dyes
-- laquer, shellac, oils, urethanes
-- waxes
This is easily a year's worth of programming. There is still much more to thoroughly address. I'll be happy to email@example.com
Posted: 11:17 am on October 25th
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Posted: 12:09 am on October 23rd
The background - Full time computer geek wants to understand and become a woodworker, but is plagued by a background of bad habits and lack of knowledge. Growing up on a feed lot created all the bad habits where the only viewers of my previous work had 4 legs and where headed for the dinner table. Tools weren't in the budget and safety was a bit hill billy.
Show were the local big box has improved my ability or possibly made my habits worse.
So why the woodworking and where does the knowledge go. I have 2 college rental properties that I need to make fantastic. Furnature, cabinetry, restoring old woodwork you name it. Lumping in a college atmosphere.
It's Fine Wood Working refines an odd DIYer...So when do we start ;-)
Posted: 10:59 pm on October 22nd
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Posted: 12:33 pm on October 22nd
First, find a dysfunctional family owned cabinet shop, shouldn't be too difficult, then let nature take it's course. Every once in a while throw some high quality stuff in front of the audience. Who knowns it may work, might even sell a few 'Woody's hats and sweatshirts maybe even a travel mug or two.
If this thing takes off I expect to see my name listed in the credits.
Don B.
Posted: 4:28 pm on October 20th
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By Carrie McLeroyJanuary 11, 2008
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 10, 2008) - Army aviation continues to successfully "fight the fight," in support of operations, while simultaneously transforming and modernizing its forces. That was the consensus of a panel of aviation commanders at the Association of the United States Army's Institute of Land Warfare Aviation Symposium and Exposition.
"As rapid as innovations occur, we are challenged daily with updating our doctrine, improving our training and sharing lessons learned, all while continuing operations in theater," said Col. Kevin W. Mangum, commander of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), at Fort Campbell, Ky. "We have the systems, we just have to continue to train with them," he added.
In recent years, the combination of a significantly increased operational tempo and advancing technologies has presented various challenges, said the commander of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, which redeployed from northern Iraq recently back to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
"We are making vast improvements materially, but our training capacity to integrate new systems into the war fight as soon as they are received needs to be enhanced," Col. A. Thomas Ball Jr., 25th CAB commander. "It is vital that we have the ability to train before we are, 'in the box.' Not individual training, but collective training to synergize as a unit." Ball praised training exercises, which he says allow simulation and integration of everything from personnel and materials to system utilization.
Challenges aside, Ball said improvements include the development and continued refinement of advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and manned aircraft equipped with aerial sensor platforms have proven invaluable in theater, he said.
"We can look at an area from thousands of meters out and see real-time what assets need to be deployed," Ball said. "We have the ability to be that far away and engage a target, removed from heavy machine-gun fire. It is amazing."
Another issue facing the aviation community is maintaining a "fix forward," capability in support of operations. "We have the money and tools, but not necessarily the engineers, machinists and others on the lines," Col. Daniel J. Shanahan, commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade said.
According to Ball, even while maintaining a high operational tempo year in and year out, the system improvements and sustainments have seen them through battle. "That is a testament to our Soldiers, our contractors, and our equipment."
Mangum added that as the Army continues to employ emerging technologies it is more reliant on contractors for their technological expertise. "We could not do what we do without a large contractor footprint."
Retention is a future challenge all three commanders anticipate. "Vibrant force maintenance is a must," Shanahan said. "We need to put more money into incentives to keep our senior NCOs and warrant officers," he added.
"It comes down to retaining the best and the brightest," Mangum concurred. "They are the Soldiers with the experience, expertise and commitment needed."
All agreed that there is an Army-wide concern for the well being of Soldiers and their Families. Some Soldiers have been in theater supporting Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and various other operations three times in six years. "Soldiers, 'ruck up,' and do a great job," Ball said. "The family challenges are the biggest concerns when things like deployment schedules change. They don't have that Soldier there to assist them with things like moves, changing schools, finding new jobs. There isn't anyone to help shoulder those burdens."
As Soldiers continue to train and operate in an ever-changing environment, and their Families continue to deal with the pressures that come with deployments, commanders take lessons learned and training developed in theater and apply them to Army aviation's future role. "The best thing to come out of the fight is the teamwork of program managers and war fighters," Ball said. "We are sharing feedback and making improvements every day."


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Just before the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year's Eve, Cee Lo Green emerged in a long fur coat and sang his version of John Lennon's "Imagine."
Green changed three words, singing "Nothing to kill or die for/ And all religion's true,"and sparking controversy. The original lyrics read "Nothing to kill or die for/And no religion too."
Preempting criticism, "The Voice" judge tweeted shortly thereafter "Yo I meant no disrespect by changing the lyric guys! I was trying to say a world were u could believe what u wanted that's all."
However the apology did not sit well with Lennon's fans, who took to Twitter to voice their disapproval. Green then deleted his tweet, replacing it with, "Now playing: we just disagree: dave mason." Responding to an inquiry on Twitter, he clarified the Tweet saying it "just indifference in general," not a response to his "Imagine" performance.
Green did not respond to requests for comment.
Yoko Ono, an avid Tweeter, also did not respond to requests for comment but did post "Imagining Peace – that's something that we can all do together – even when we have different opinions about so many things!" to Twitter on Jan. 3.
The last John Lennon kerfuffle occurred in summer 2010 when Sean Lennon, Ono and Lennon's child, tweeted a photo of Lady Gaga playing the white grand piano once used by Lennon that is housed at Ono's residence in the Dakota.
After a flurry of Tweets, Sean defended Gaga on Twitter saying in a two-part response, "come on, lighten up…life's too short, there're enough real problems in the world…. / firstly, he gave that piano to my mother for her birthday, it is hers, secondly, he was not uptight the way you seem to be."
Lennon's first son, Julian, (with Cynthia Powell) told Speakeasy in 2010 "You never escape the Lennon," referring to the reach his father had not only on his fans, but his family.
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Q: A couple years ago I had my heart broken and lost 24 pounds in four months. It was like an ironic parting gift from that vile, deceitful woman that almost made it worthwhile. I didn't starve myself or eat particularly healthfully — there were plenty of nights of eating Pizza Lucé over the sink — but I guess I was just in too much pain to feel hungry. It's like when you are sent back into the dating pool, nature helps you out a little.
Once I got over it, I regained about 7 pounds and dated casually for a year. I've had a new girlfriend for six months, and in that time I've put about 10 more back on, distressingly. Why do people seem to lose weight when we're single and gain it when we're in a relationship? Is it possible to be both happily partnered and thin?
A: Nature not only does you a solid by slimming you down before you head back into the dating pool; you also go through a significant ugly phase after a bad breakup. Your posture is weak from lack of confidence. Your face is drawn and mopey. You're the last person invited to the dinner party because all you do is rant about the diabolical troll who ruined your life. Your forehead is plastered with "DON'T EFFING TALK TO ME" and, even when you do feel like distracting yourself with a one-nighter, the desperation oozes from your pores. You know those "bad decisions" we all make while in a fragile rebound state? They're not our fault. That's us scraping the bottom of the barrel because the scum down there are the only people who will touch us in our sad, festering state.
This is nature saving our asses, believe it or not. We're in no condition to start a new relationship, in the pity-party phase, but once the funk clears, it's on. We lace up our running shoes, we buy some new duds (the fatty clothes don't fit anymore, anyway) and we regain our party-invite status. We go out, we have fun, and one night in the not-too-distant future, we meet the next one who ends up making us forget all about the last one.
So goes the cycle and, yes, weight fluctuation is a part of it. "Many people overeat when sad, but loss of appetite is a symptom of depression, which certainly could happen after a bad breakup," says Patricia Aletky, a local licensed psychologist who specializes in sexual health. "I don't believe there is any metabolic change; less food equals fewer calories, that is it."
What about the weight gain? It's a multifaceted problem. First, you now have a partner in crime who probably indulges your bad habits. There was no reason to bake a whole batch of chocolate chip cookies before, but now you can share them. One Bloody Mary at brunch turns into four, and now that you mention it, you're brunching every weekend. Also, it's easier to rationalize skipping the gym in favor of Netflix and takeout when someone has your six. "Maybe people just let go after they are off the dating track, which tells us they do not have self-motivation, as opposed to trying to look good for an event or a date," Aletsky says. "People who care about themselves do not pig out and get fat just because they are in a relationship."
That last sentence is my favorite. Remember your "vile, deceitful" ex? Those people who don't truly care about us cause us to care less about ourselves, too. The relationship becomes unbalanced; we get manipulated into focusing all our energy on the other person, and our own well-being is sacrificed — abs, core and all. My Ph.D. in Awesome may not hold water in the psyche community, but I think I'm onto something.
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Erick Johnson | 7/17/2014, 9 a.m.
The shooting of a popular Liberty City pastor last week has spurred Miami's Black churches into the fight against crime as religious leaders urge residents to take action against random shootings that have gripped their neighborhoods with fear.
Hundreds are expected to march through the streets of Liberty City this weekend to help strengthen a grassroots anti-crime
movement that has been brewing in the past several months following the deaths of innocent victims of gun-violence.
Residents will join ministers and their congregations, leaving the tranquil settings of their churches and pulpits, marching through tough neighborhoods to protest the unsolved shooting deaths of Kimouria Gardens, 17, Marquis Sams, 20, Linda Ann Grant, 62 and Shalaundra Williams, 22, and the many others whose lives have been cut short by senseless killings.
The march will begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Miami Northwestern Senior High School at NW 71st Street and 12th Ave. With police escorts, demonstrators will walk through several areas where shootings have occurred. Those areas include the apartment complex where last month two people were killed and seven were injured in mass shootings. The march is also expected to pass through the infamous Liberty Square housing complex, better known as the Pork and Beans projects where several young residents have died from gang-related shootings.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, pastors from 12 churches will take a spiritual approach to crime by walking the streets of Brownsville and sharing with residents their messages of finding peace, strength and salvation. They also plan to walk through Liberty City and other communities at a later date.
The campaign was organized by Reverend Dr. Anthony Tate of New Resurrection Community Church and Reverend Richard Dunn II of Faith Community Baptist Church.
"In communities where there is crime, people are not coming to church," Tate said. "Their value system is weak."
"It's going to take all of us," Dunn said. "If you care about the people, you will give them support."
Pastor Billy Strange Jr. of the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church has been mobilizing his members for the march during rousing Sunday sermons and funerals of young victims. On Saturday, Strange presided over the funeral of Nakeri Jackson, 26, a father of three who was killed during the mass shooting in the early morning hours of June 23.
At the service, mourners expressed outrage and grief over Jackson's death.
"He was loving and caring," said Barbara West, Jackson's godmother. "He was like a son to me."
Overwhelmed with grief, West was unable to proceed with her testimony. She wailed before ushers consoled her and helped her sit down.
Strange urged mourners to turn their grief into action.
"We are going to join this movement," he said. "We need to stop returning evil with evil and pray for one another."
The calls come as residents and church members prepare to bury Kenneth Johnson, assistant pastor at Power Faith and Deliverance Ministries, located just one block south from where he was gunned down by two men during a violent robbery attempt. Police arrested Larry Flowers, 21, and Tyreke Desire after they shot Johnson while trying to take his gold-plated necklace and money as he was leaving the City Market convenience store at NW 62nd Street and 13th Avenue. Johnson later died from his injuries at Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Pastor Vincent Spann, who ministers at the same church as Johnson, held a vigil outside the convenience store last Friday amid numerous media representatives and residents. Spann said he plans to hold several anti-crime events in the coming weeks.
Spann said Johnson's tragic death has awakened the community to the realities of gun-violence.
"We feel that his (Johnson's) death is a new beginning," he said. "His death will be a new birth in the community."
"He was a great man," said Johnson's wife, Latoya. "He was very loving and devoted."
The latest shooting comes amid criticism that Black churches have become detached and uninvolved in the fight against crime.
"There was a need for the church to come out from behind the walls," said Tate. "Pastors are giving all types of advice from the pulpit but are not getting out to the community.


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SCOTT CITY - Helen Irene Bond, 84, died at 7 a.m. June 7, 2006, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born Jan. 22, 1922, in Randles, daughter of the late Jesse and Essie Hendrickson Beklund, she was a homemaker and a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Scott City.
On July 2, 1938, she married Raymond Charles Bond, who preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1989.
One brother, one sister and one great-grandson also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: three sons, Donald Bond and Charles Bond of Benton and Randy Bond of Tacoma, Wash.; three daughters, Carolyn Sain of Camdenton, Ruth Cains of Riverton, Wyo. and Ethel Adams of Benton; one sister, Ella Mae Menz of Chaffee; 19 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-
Visitation is at 4 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Rennie Phillips will officiate.
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On 5/6/07, [email]email@example.com[/email] <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> You may not have noticed, as it is no longer a popular approach, that
> earlier Unixes provided innumerable tools to generate C code. So much
> so that the "goto" was retained more to make such code generation
> easier than to please a handful of spoiled programmers.
your point?
> The idea, unless I got things badly wrong by not being aware of that
> history as it occurred, was that C would be the target language of
> choice. It is sad that engineers prefer to design at a lower level
> than that, and that a middle ground is no longer even being sought.
> Forsyth may be able to tell you a bit about the Transputer and Occam,
> just to show that history does not have to repeat itself.
i dont know about the transputer and occam but im aware that some
systems dont need assembly for writing system software. if only we
have a choice.
you want to start tinkering with fpgas?
actually its not hard to create a processor that is generic enough
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Peace In Our Time?
August 31, 2006 – The Guardian Unlimited
You may not have noticed from the newspaper headlines and TV bulletins, but world peace has finally broken out - at least according to a fascinating article in the Christian Science Monitor.
"Last week marked 1,000 consecutive days with no wars between nations anywhere in the world," the article says. "This is the longest episode of inter-state peace in more than half a century."
The last recorded conflict between two states ended in November 2003, when India and Pakistan embarked on a ceasefire.
The article's authors - Charles Kurzman from the University of North Carolina and Neil Englehart from Bowling Green State University - readily acknowledge that other sorts of conflicts still rage around the world, but they are not wars of government against government.
There are also fewer civil wars raging around the world than there were 12 years ago, they add.
At the same time, there has probably never been more talk about "existential" threats - to the US, Israel, the western way of life, etc.
"Our sense of insecurity grows even as the threat level diminishes," the authors say.
The main threats to the United States, according to the president's National Security Strategy, are no longer the most powerful countries in the world.
Instead, they are weak or isolated states such as Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and non-state groups such as al-Qaida. Terrorism remains a global threat, like the Soviet Union during the cold war - but without the missiles, troops, and billion-dollar budgets. The conflicts we face now do not threaten us with the massive, focused destructive power of another state.
Although Americans are far more likely to die in a traffic accident than a terrorist attack, politicians don't scramble to demonstrate their toughness on auto safety.
The problem with this, the authors argue, is that while real wars decline, metaphorical wars - against drugs, crime, and above all terrorism - are proliferating.
Paradoxically, world peace may lead us to turn these non-wars into real wars. Without serious threats from other states, the US is more likely to use military power to address other goals - a temptation all the stronger when these are labeled as wars, too.
Militarizing the approach to these problems can lead to conflict with other states, and thus into real wars. The war on drugs has led us to get involved in the civil conflict in Colombia. The war on terror led us to the invasion of Iraq and, more recently, to help start a new civil conflict in Somalia, where we are funding warlords who claim to be fighting affiliates of al-Qaida.
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The Suns started the season as a team that was hardly supposed to beat anybody.
Picked for dead in the Western Conference, there was nary a team outside Boston or Orlando that the Suns would even have been favored to beat.
Their expectations were always for more, and their 9-8 record is exactly where Channing Frye predicted they would be coming out of November.
They just have to remember they are a team that has to overachieve with a fire in its belly and a chip on its shoulder or they will be smacked into reality by the month ahead or a game like Saturday night, when Utah's NBA-worst record and near-worst offense got bolstered with a 112-104 victory over the Suns at US Airways Center.
"We've got to be better than that," Suns power forward Markieff Morris said. "It's time to boss up and man up. We were good in Utah (on Friday night) and we've got to bring that same energy. We missed a lot of easy buckets and were sleeping on defense. We can't have that type of loss. It would've been big momentum for us."
A Jazz team that had been shooting below 42 percent entering the weekend shot 48 percent and 51 percent from the field on successive nights against a Suns defense that has tailed off from carrying the team through early-season, half-court offense issues.
"That just shows that they (the Suns) just wanted to come out and thought they'd outscore them," Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. "...We just didn't have the effort."
The Suns' roster severely lacked for experience but effort was never a department that seemed to come up short through most of the first month.
Their confidence was bolstered by a surprising start but they are about to be tested more as opponents have more of a book on what they do and they face a tougher schedule.
Three of the Suns' next four games will be on the road against teams that are .500 or better — Memphis, Houston and the Los Angeles Lakers — with a home game against Toronto in between. In December, 10 of the Suns' 13 opponents have records that are .500 or better.
"Even when we are playing the teams that aren't playing so good, we got to come out with the same effort because we're not that good," Suns small forward P.J. Tucker said. "We could be a heck of a team but we've got to tie up our loose ends.
"Effort, energy, focus, so many words that you could go throw out there. I can't explain how frustrating it is."
Free throws
Point guard Eric Bledsoe, who missed six games with a bruised shin, said there were no excuses for his lack of aggression in Saturday night's loss, when he had 13 points, four turnovers and two assists in 28 minutes off the bench. "I wasn't creating shots for my team and myself or having an impact on the game," he said.
— Frye has made 25 of 51 3-point attempts over the past nine games.
— Point guard Goran Dragic is averaging 22.3 points, 9.0 assists and 2.3 turnovers over the past seven games while shooting 51.5 percent from the field, 40 percent on 3-pointers and 80.8 percent on free throws.
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Over the past few years, I've learned that one of the biggest hurdles that open source software has is just the fact that it isn't the well-known commercial software. There will always be things that each software does better or worse or just different and in these conversations the incumbent (i.e. the commercial software that everyone already uses) is always right no matter what is good, bad, or ugly. The Gimp vs Photoshop comparison is no different.
So, as much as possible, I try to find ways that make moving to the open source alternative as comfortable as possible. So, if you are a Photoshop user thinking about trying out Gimp, I just ran across this article about several things you can do to make the transition a little easier. I hope it's helpful.


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By trade, I'm an archaeologist, but I am also a struggling writer and small-business owner. I am the co-founder of Broke Guys Productions LLC, a start-up company devoted to writing and selling creative properties such as screenplays, novels, and short stories. We hope to expand into graphic novels/comics, video games, etc. in the future when we are able to pull more artists into our creative fold. My partners and I have finished four feature length screenplays, several short stories, and our first novel. All of these properties are currently being shopped to producers and publishers.
This is a great new site for me to play with as I love to browse a wide variety of artwork. From museums to these digital forums, I find that art opens me to knew ways to see, think, and feel.
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DEAR AMY: I am a 16-year-old with a supportive family. My twin brother and I are home-schooled by our mother. Recently, one of my good friends and her mother came over to visit.
My friend and I were looking at some websites for a game we enjoy playing. She began to show me some of the music she listens to and some of the videos that go with the music. I did not like the music or the videos.
For one, they scared me. I found them dark. The songs included cussing, which I feel ruins a song.
I could not figure out how to say that I would rather not listen to (or watch) those things. She's the type of person who gets angry if you disagree with her. She said her mother had no idea she was listening to this stuff.
How can I tell her I don't want her going on these websites on my computer? I want to tell her mom what she is up to, but I don't want this to end our friendship.
I am worried and don't want my friend going down the wrong path. I told my mom and dad about what happened, and my mom thinks that maybe I should tell my friend's mom.
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DEAR WORRIED: If your values don't give you the strength to speak your truth -- or if you're simply too dominated or shy -- then your parents can help give you "cover" to work around peer pressure.
In the moment you could have said, "My parents will go ballistic if they find these sites on my computer, so you need to stop."
I suspect that your friend finds this material appealing because it is a way for her to rebel against her folks, your folks and people who share your specific values. If you or your parents feel that this material is dangerous for her, then your parents should speak with her parents.
DEAR AMY: Our daughter's fiance is charming, intelligent and thoughtful, but he has dreadful table manners.
He's Asian, so we think it's a cultural thing. He spends the meal slurping, with his face and body almost in the plate, in the "trough" position with open-mouth chewing and lots of noise. We wonder if this is considered appropriate or appreciative in his culture.
He's lived in the U.S. for quite a few years, but I don't think he recognizes what's going on.
My husband wants to talk to him about this, but I don't want to offend him. I don't think we can ask our daughter to talk to him, either. I keep hoping he'll notice how we eat, as we share meals together often, but it's been months now. Any thoughts?
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DEAR FUTURE: There's nothing "cultural" about your future son-in-law's dreadful table manners that I'm aware of. He simply has dreadful table manners.
This is an issue best broached by your daughter. What's needed is merely a gentle correction. It should be expressed to him that better table manners will likely benefit his other personal and professional encounters, which is a good thing. If he changes, mealtime should become more palatable for you -- and for everyone else.
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Three-and-a-half-year-old Jonathan Eby, son of faculty member
Barbara Hawkins, test drives the special tricycle. Looking
on is one of its builders, engineering co-op student Eric
Auer. [Darren Stone photo]
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UVic ingenuity builds a unique
tricycle for blind children
by Valerie Shore
Being able to ride a bike is something most kids take
for granted. But its an activity that poses obvious challenges
for blind children.
Not anymore.
A prototype tricycle developed by the University of
Victoria Assistive Technology Team (UVATT) enables sight-impaired
children between the ages of three to six to ride freely, without
the worry of colliding with walls or other obstacles.
These children have limited opportunities to
get vigorous exercise and often have poor muscle development and
tone, says Dr. Nigel Livingston (biology), co-ordinator of
UVATT. "Besides, just like any child, theyd get a thrill
from riding around on a bike.
UVATT, formed in 1999, is a group of about 40 UVic
faculty, staff and students who volunteer their time and expertise
to develop and test new devices for people with disabilities. Included
on the team are machinists, computer scientists, electrical engineers,
biologists, physiologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, technicians,
and students.
One of UVATTs first projects involved the design
of a communication system based on brainwaves for severely disabled
Victoria teenager Claire Minkley (The
Sept. 20, 2001). The Claire project, as it became
known, gained national and international media attention for its
novelty and potential. The project is still ongoing.
Last fall, Livingston made a short presentation to
therapists at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Childrens Health
in Saanich, outlining UVATTs objectives and capabilities.
Within a month, the health centre presented Livingston with a three-item
wishlist, including a tricycle that could be used to encourage movement,
social interaction and play by blind or sight-impaired children.
Livingston turned for help to UVic engineering professor
Afzul Suleman, whose mechanical engineering 350 course requires
students to work in groups to design a specified device. Over the
next two months five studentsPaul Francescutti, Tom Owen, Craig
Rice, Anne Stukas and Jane Watsonworked with UVATT and the health
centre to come up with a unique tricycle design. The students
were a pleasure to work with, enthusiastic and very talented,
says Livingston.
This past summer UVATT hired Eric Auer, a fourth-year
engineering co-op student, to transform the design into reality.
The goal all along had been to keep costs to a minimum, so two discarded
tricycles were scavenged for parts. The resulting hybrid was made
adjustable for children of different ages and sizes. The seat was
also lowered to increase stability and ease of contact with the
The tricycles key features are two ultrasonic
sonar vision sensors mounted on the handlebars that
beep when the rider approaches objects or obstacles. Theyre
the same as those used in Jaguars in their reversing systems,
says Livingston, who sought technical support from the engineers
at the sensor manufacturer in Ontario. He was also assisted by Pat
Kerfoot, the electronics technician in UVics biology department.
The prototype tricycle has already been to the Queen
Alexandra for initial testing. After final adjustments are made,
a second one will be built and delivered to the health centre, which
is planning to showcase them in a live Webcast to childcare development
centres across B.C. The bikes will then go to the homes of two of
the health centres outreach childrenone in Langford and the
other in Port Alberni.
In the meantime, the UVATT team is working on extending
the tricycles sensor rangefrom eight to 15 feetand designing
a tricycle for a young boy with dwarfism. Other devices are also
in the works.
These projects demonstrate how UVic can be an excellent
resource for the community, says Livingston. Theres
a huge need for special devices or technology for the disabled,
but theyre generally not available because theyre so
expensive to develop. At UVic we have all this fantastic expertise
and equipment, so its just a question of bringing them all
together. For more information on UVATT projects, or to volunteer
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Hi there got a 06 power max 200 dirtbike it runs and drives mint the only thing is the kick start is broke but u can still bum start it it come with another set of red plastics and a whole bottom end 500 firm thanks sorry no pics
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Hi there i have a 06 power max dirt bike its a 200cc its preety fast its blue the onlything wrong with it is the kick start is broken and the chain needs to be tighten it comes with a hole nother bottom end and another set of plastics the bike runs and drives u just need to bum start it
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I have a 2006 Enduro for sale. Bike has under 900km's, I myself put 14.5km's on it until my buddy blew the engine. PROS -cheap to insure - about 65MPG -brand new rear shock, connecting rod, crankshaft, gaskets, 4th and 5th gears -extremely solid bike, electrical works perfectly CONS -needs new...
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This bike is a great starter bike and still under mfg warranty asking $1000 or best offer. i paid $2000 plus taxes less than a 4 months ago and just want to step up to a larger bike. please call curtis at home (705) 222-2226 or cellular (705) 507-1833 to view or discuss options on sale. the bike is...
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The Morning Leverage: Shell Selling Gas Wells By Sea Shore
In this morning's media roundup:
News: Shell Oil Co. is hoping a PE firm or Master Limited Partnership will be willing to shell out some cash for its South Texas gas fields, The Wall Street Journal reports. The asking price is a cool $1 billion for the "mature" fields, which are being sold as part of a restructuring effort that includes the divestiture of up to $8 billion worth of assets.
Hot on the heels of closing its fifth global fund of funds, Northleaf Capital Partners is making plans to raise an infrastructure co-investment fund, and has hired Macquarie Group veteran Jamie Storrow to lead the push, LBO Wire reports. The fund will focus on investments in airports, energy and utilities, waste management and social infrastructure in Europe and North America.
Regulatory concerns are leading banks outside the EU and U.S. to consider divesting their private equity operations to avoid possible conflicts. Our colleagues over at Financial News report that South Africa's Standard Bank is making plans to spin off Standard Bank Private Equity within the first half of 2011, with the independent entity aiming to raise its own new fund in 2012.
The tepid IPO market hasn't stopped PE investors from lining up their companies. In one of the quickest flips in recent memory (GM's Frankenstein resurrection notwithstanding), First Republic Bank has filed for an offering, less than six months after being bought by its management with the support of General Atlantic and Colony Capital, LBO Wire's Shasha Dai reports.
Analysis: KKR, Vestar and Centerview's $5 billion deal for Del Monte was splashy enough to make it into the Thanksgiving dinner conversation this year, but it's likely "a one-off" a food analyst tells DealBook. With a number of strategic buyers sitting on piles of cash, PE firms are more likely to be selling foodstuffs this year than buying them.


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He Was America's Favorite Uncle –– I Swear!
A number of years ago, while working for Disneyland, I was allowed to hear a surreptitiously-made (and archived) tape of a recording session with Walt Disney. After muffing his lines, ... Continue Reading →
Disney Releases 'Get a Horse!' Images
Walt Disney Animation Studios has released two animation cel images from the new Mickey Mouse short Get A Horse! which will make its United States debut at the 2013 D23 Expo in Anaheim, ... Continue Reading →
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Disney Interactive is unveiling a look into the Incredibles Play Set of its much-buzzed about Disney Infinity line, through an all new set of character images, action screenshots and ... Continue Reading →
Disney Release Plans Include 'Planes' sequel, Marvel slots
Updates to the Walt Disney Studios' release schedule have revealed plans for a 2014 sequel to Planes and two mystery Marvel movies. Planes: Fire & Rescue, a sequel to the ... Continue Reading →
Five Things You Have to Do at Annecy This Year
If you're one of the fortune people who will be attending this year's awesome Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market this month, you will realize this fact ... Continue Reading →
Mickey's 'Get a Horse' Gets a Poster
Disney is generating some buzz today for its mysterious Mickey Mouse short, Get a Horse which premieres at the Annecy Animation Festival (Tuesday, June 11) with the release of a new ... Continue Reading →
Annecy Festival Releases Complete Schedule
If you are planning to attend next week's jam-packed edition of the Annecy Animation Festival in France, you will have a chance to take in some of the most anticipated features ... Continue Reading →
Mysterious Mickey Mouse Short to Screen at Annecy
An enigmatic Disney short titled Mickey Mouse in 'Get a Horse' will have its world premiere at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 11. This never-before-seen, black-and-white, ... Continue Reading →
D23 Fanniversary: A Toon Lover's Impressions
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The pain started yesterday in my left foot. First was my big toe, then it went to the top of my foot and now it is all through my left leg. It feels as though my leg is bruised inside and it is very sensitive to cold on the outside. I have had this before but not as bad. Please answer if you know anything I could do for it.READ MORE
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I saw that you updated with the news that this was shingles (most likely). I am glad you got an answer, and I hope that your treatment helped the pain. Thanks for keeping people updated!
I suggest you contact your internist and a podiatrist. Following lumbar fusion surgery in May, I had severe right foot & leg pain whose symptoms mimic yours. First thought was a reaction to surgery. However after testing for gout (negative), recieving 3 injections to my symptheic nervous sysytem (which provided significatn relief but not complete) I saw a podiatrist. I have a fracture in foot below big toe and Plantars. Plantar facious is very common. Prior to surgery I ignored the Plantar and blamed my foot pain on my over exursion and the result of a "bad back". I urge you to see a podiatrist even it is to rule it out. I have had an xray & MRI of my foot. Both interist & orthopedic doctor missed the fracture on the xray but the podi. saw it immediatly.
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Just to let everyone know I went to a walk-in clinic and they are not 100% positive but they believe it's shingles, I've be told to wait a couple days and keep looking for a rash on my leg. I really hope that's not what it is. And I will be going back in a couple days if pain persists. Even running my hand over my leg hurts, so if anyone has this or has had it in the past and has been told something different I would like to hear from you.
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I have similar pain in my left big toe, burning, painful to the touch. Difficult to wear shoes, patch of itchy blisters on the front of leg and extreme aching pain inside of leg that radiates up and down leg. but not painful to touch. As I scratch, which I no is bad, the blisters sometimes new blisters sometimes pop up. However, I am going to my podiatrist ASAP because all my primary physician sees after xrays is arthritis. I am frustrated and confused but I will follow up on this email ques. with any new info. from the podiatristsREAD MORE
I get occasionally where my skin is real sensitive and it will start from my ankle and work its way up my leg. It hurts to touch and have anything on it. It lasts for a week. My neuro said she thinks its my sciatica and did a nerve conductor test on me. Sure enough I have neuropathy in both legs and feet.READ MORE


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Welcome to the April issue of xpress.
It has been a busy start to the year and the wonderful festival of events throughout March provided a welcomed boost to the local economy.
Business SA recently released its State Budget submission which focuses on the issues that are critical to the long-term economic sustainability and competitiveness of South Australia.
The submission, which was hand-delivered by Business SA to the Treasurer earlier this month, is clear in its message that the time has come for the Government to make bold decisions on State taxes.
Independent reports and feedback from local businesses tell us that these taxes remain as a major burden weighing down the economic performance of our State and there is more information about the submission in this issue of xpress.
Business SA has welcomed the State Government's decision to allow city shops to open on the final day of the extended Easter long weekend.
It is a real breakthrough to have shops throughout the CBD being able to trade on a public holiday and it is a boost for shoppers, for the many workers wanting to work, for businesses and for tourism.
We have called on the Adelaide City Council and the traders to get behind this decision and make the Tuesday trading as successful as possible.
Business SA's Changes and Challenges Conference will be held in June and once again it will provide all the information for businesses regarding issues being faced in the workplace.
Industry experts will be on hand to provide all the latest news and information through workshops, exhibits and presentations. More information about the conference is provided in this xpress.
As previously mentioned, registrations are now open for the Australian Chambers Business Congress. I encourage all businesses to learn more about this event which will be unlike any other on the business calendar. More information about the Congress is available at www.BusinessCongress.com.au
We welcomed the Reserve Bank's recent decision to leave interest rates on hold. Local businesses remain under pressure and the latest retail trade data revealed South Australia's fourth decline in retail trade over the past five months.
Our local unemployment rate remains above the national average and any rise in interest rates in the coming months will be a major blow to the many small businesses throughout the State.
Business SA's networking series continued its successful start to the year with the recent event at the Clipsal 500 and the next event will held be in May at the Adelaide Zoo.
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That's a ompletely fair viewpoint Slapper. :o)I suppose it shows that you can look at things in different ways but I suppose the big thing is to take the statistics with care and question them. We need to ask why were all these crosses not finding their intended target? Why weren't the 40+ opportuities converted?


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Q&A: Daniel Geale
Former IBF and WBA middleweight titleholder Daniel Geale spoke to RingTV.com about his Wednesday ring return against Garth Wood in Sydney, Australia, his loss to Darren Barker, his upbringing in Tasmania and his 2014 plans.
Former IBF and WBA middleweight titleholder Daniel Geale spoke to RingTV.com about his Wednesday ring return against Garth Wood in Sydney, Australia, his loss to Darren Barker, his upbringing in Tasmania and his 2014 plans.
The last two weeks have been slow ones but many RING-rated fighters saw action, including the magazine's top-ranked flyweight, Roman Gonzalez, top-10 middleweight Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam and junior lightweight contender Diego Magdaleno, all of whom notched KOs.
Readers give their thoughts on the recently announced rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves, Roman Gonzalez, Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora, mythical matchups involving Sonny Liston and Gerald McClellan, and more in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
British heavyweight star Tyson Fury did pretty much what was expected by posting a fourth-round stoppage of Joey Abell on Saturday in London. The undefeated contender took a step towards an eagerly anticipated summer rematch with countryman Dereck Chisora.
Fans share their thoughts on Dereck Chisora, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, British super middleweight prospect Frank Buglioni, the post-career health of fighters, GGG haters and lovers, mythical matchups and much more in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
There's no sibling rivalry between Diego and Jessie Magdaleno, former amateur standouts from Las Vegas who are now highly regarded pros. The brothers, who are each others biggest fan, co-headline an Unimas show in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., on Saturday.
The anticipated rematch between IBF super middleweight titleholder Carl Froch and George Groves appears to be on for late May in the UK after deals were struck with both fighters. The IBF confirmed on Wednesday that the rematch will not go to purse bids.
Readers comment on Amir Khan's reaction to Floyd Mayweather's mind games, Vasyl Lomachenko's record-breaking gamble, the heavyweight rankings, GGG hype, and come up with a strange boxing fantasy situation in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
Junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia was among the professional fighters – from boxing and MMA – that joined promotional companies, fight leagues and politicians at Tuesday's press conference supporting the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study at the U.S. Capitol.
If you missed yesterday's kick-off presser for the April 12 Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao rematch, watch the highlights of the media event that took place at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly HIlls, Calif., plus an added interview with Bradley.
Floyd Mayweather already wants to fight Amir Khan. THE RING welterweight and junior middleweight champ's latest publicity stunt — Tweeting that he will allow fans to vote who his May 3 opponent will be, Khan or Marcos Maidana — is designed purely to heap on the pressure.
A lightweight bout between MIkey Garcia and Yuriorkis Gamboa is targeted for May 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Bob Arum said Saturday.
Defending WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin's seventh-round knockout win over Osumanu Adama in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Photos courtesy Sumio Yamada.
Undefeated middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin stopped game but outclassed challenger Osumanu Adama in the seventh round of their WBA title bout on Saturday in Monte Carlo.
RING junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia spoke to RingTV about fighting in Puerto Rico on March 15 on Showtime and defending his title against Mauricio Herrera. "My blood is Puerto Rican," Garcia said, "and I'm going to go out and fight like a Puerto Rican champion."
Eddie Gomez, an unbeaten Bronx junior middleweight, outlasted fellow prospect Daquan Arnett to score a 10-round unanimous decision victory in the co-feature of the Victor Ortiz-Luis Collazo main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
A WBO eliminator between Raymundo Beltran and Roman Martinez will highlight the Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley 2 undercard. The full PPV card was revealed Thursday by Top Rank CEO Bob Arum.
Super middleweight champ Andre Ward spoke to RingTV's Bill Emes about his lawsuit, a potential fight with George Groves (for which he says he might be willing to travel to England) and had a few choice words for former foe Carl Froch and potential rival Gennady Golvokin.
Bryant Jennings said he didn't know much about Artur Szpilka and he didn't think much of him before they met in the ring at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. As arrogant as it sounded, Bryant was correct.
Marco Huck erased all questions with a sixth round stoppage of Firat Arslan in the rematch.


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Meera Jasmine's new movie titled Moksha
Giving the progress of the film, producer Amaranath Reddy says, "We launched the first schedule of the film on November 11 at Ramoji Film City. The shooting would continue there till December 15 and we will complete 80 percent shooting there. We are planning the second and final schedule by the end of December at Chennai. There will be high technical values and high resolution graphic works in our movie." Director says, "We are bringing out the film as a horror one. Meera Jasmine has excelled in her character and it is a never before subject on the Indian screen."
Rajiv Mohan, Nazar, Rahul Dev, Rajyalakshmi and others are in the cast. Cinematography is by Venkat RP, while story, screenplay and direction are by Srikanth Vemulapalli.


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Showreel 2012
A little taste of what Dr Jack's been up to over the past few years. "The Tech Show" has aired across Europe, Africa and the Middle East on DISCOVERY SCIENCE since the summer of 2011. Three monthly appearances on ITV's "This Morning" over the summer of 2011 helped Jack to get to grips with making the brain engaging on live television, which came in very handy for a recent appearance on Channel 4's "Sunday Brunch" show. 2011 also saw the launch of "Plain Jane" on MTV which airs across the whole world and has been recommissioned for 2012. Dr Jack's role on this show is rather unusual: boosting self-confidence in young ladies who find the dating game extremely nerve-wracking. By providing insight into what the brain is up to in a variety of date-training scenarios, Jack arms the girls with the knowledge they need to feel in control and on top of their game.
Some old chestnuts have also survived the cut: including clips from "Body Language Secrets" on SKY, "The People Watchers" on BBC2 and "Technology For Life" films made by the IET for use in schools across the nation.
Showreel 2010
Highlights from neuroscientist Dr Jack Lewis' first 3 years in television. As well as science consultancy for the Emmy award winning documentary "The Living Body" on National Geographic / Channel 4 and Britain's Best Brain on Channel 5, Jack has presented several TV series. Most recently Jack co-presented a prime-time SkyOne series called Body Language Secrets which explored the themes of selling, attraction, winning, laughter, power, lying and money. People Watchers (2008) was a BBC2 series that explored the quirks of social psychology through various hidden camera experiments. In his role as the Face of Faraday 2008 Dr Jack presented 4 short films which aired on Teacher's TV and were centred around the theme Technology for Life. These films were shown, in class, to school children all over the United Kingdom in an effort to encourage them to pursue careers in STEM subjects (i.e. science, technology, engineering and maths.) The footage of Jack with David Ginola and from the modelling shoot were from Naked Britain – another prime time SkyOne series that took a lighthearted look at British attitudes to nudity. Nothing to do with science, but a good opportunity to hone the old interviewing skills nonetheless. [Coming soon: Dr Jack is now the resident neuroscientist on ITV1's flagship magazine show This Morning where he presents live monthly items for the brand new "Don't Be A Slave To Your Brain" strand. The Tech Show on Discovery Science is Jack's first solo presenting gig to air across multiple continents; beaming out across Europe, Africa and the Middle East throughout 2011]


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COSTA MESA, Calif. - Ducati Newport Beach once again has won Ducati North America's top sales award. It's the second time in two years.
According to Ducati, the beachside store located along one of the area's busiest thoroughfares posted a 25 percent year-over-year increase in new bike sales from 2011 to 2012. Along with the top slot, Ducati Newport Beach also led the OEM's Southwest region in new-unit sales.
The Newport Beach store also carries Triumph motorcycles. It is a Dealernews Top 100 Dealer.
The store received the award during Ducati's recent dealing meeting in San Diego.
"Our third year in business has been an amazing one for us," said dealer principal Michael Guerin. "We're honored to be Ducati's top shop the second time around, but we're not focused on awards. Top racers always say they are focused solely on winning one race at a time and let the championship's chips fall where they do. Every day, we've focused on our mission of maximizing the customer experience. We've kept our momentum rolling and didn't back off the throttle all year. If this leads to national titles, we'll collect the trophies and get back to work."
Ducati Newport Beach's first accolades came soon after opening in 2009, when it won Ducati's Best New Dealer award. The shop was runner-up in Southwest region sales for 2010.
Last year, the dealership (see staff photo, left) sold more Ducatis than any other in North America and topped the Southwest sales charts again.
Ducati Newport Beach's 8,400 sq. ft. dealership has 30 Ducati motorcycles on its showroom floor at all times, as well as a comprehensive selection of Ducati accessories and apparel. Its currently expanding service department has six bays and employs five mechanics, three of whom are master-trained Ducati technicians. The store holds live race screenings, owner's clinics, bike nights, suspension seminars, fashion shows, barbeques and exclusive events.
In May, Ducati Newport Beach held the national dealer launch for the manufacturer's groundbreaking Panigale superbike, a motorcycle that accounted for many of the shop's 200-plus unit sales.
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May 18, 2010
AUGUSTA -- There will soon be a new used car dealership open in Augusta.
Carmax is the nation's largest seller of used cars, and tomorrow it's finally opening its Augusta location.
It's off I-20, near Wheeler Road and will have around 300 vehicles for sale, with 35 people to help you find a used car.
The company president will be in town for tomorrow's grand opening celebration.


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The heavyweight champion of the world is often viewed as the baddest man on the planet. Mike Tyson carried that moniker on his back and translated it into international notoriety that will forever live in infamy.
In mixed martial arts, several men have been lucky enough to call themselves the biggest and the best. Other heavyweights have earned a place in the hearts of fans, but never quite reached the peak of the mountain.
With the upcoming championship battle between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez only one month away, it's easy to get worked up thinking about heavyweight action. In anticipation of that fight, let's take a look at the most popular heavyweights in MMA history.


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Bernard and Delores Powell of New London have announced the engagement of their granddaughter, Lisa Powell, to Austin Soendker, the son of Amy and Brent Soendker of Wellington, Mo.
The couple met at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.
The future bride will receive her bachelor of science in agriculture business. Her fiance is pursuing a bachelor of science in education, focusing on elementary education. Both are graduating in 2013.
A June 2013 wedding is planned at the Wellington Methodist Church in Wellington, Mo.
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Hello everyone, this is my first post here.
First and foremost, this has to be the best media server for the PS3 out there, so a big shoutout to everyone who made this possible.
For making playlists that PMS can read (both audio and video)
1. Use any media player which supports .m3u and .pls formats, I use Media Player Classic and make a playlist. Save that anywhere on the PC (media server). Pref a folder called "playlists", which then you will share.
2. Open the file using notepad. You will see the files that you have selected for the playlist. Look at the path and make sure it is the UNC path for the file in the playlist. (UNC path can be determined by navigating to the file through "My Network Places". If they are not using the UNC path you can do a search and replace with the correct path using notepad.
Note: These playlists are not self updating, so if you remove the file on the server you will need to update the .m3u/.pls file to match. When you update the .m3u files, for some reason they will dissappear from the PS3 MS. The only fix I found for this was to restart my pc. But I think you can achieve the same by restarting the HTTP server.
All mp3's stream and all video formats I've tried work .avi/.mp4/mpeg/xvid.
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