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Alienware Area-51 m17x
Average of 7 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the Alienware Area-51 m17x
Beam me up, Scotty. While the european supporters of Alienware have had to wait a long while for its release, the extra-terrestrial m17x and its 17 inch screen has been available in the US for some time. However, the wait is over and the Intel CPU and Geforce 8800M GTX SLI equipped gaming machine is now available here. These compnents mean these laptops are one of the strongest competitors in its class.
Source: Laptop Mag
It's the fastest, meanest-looking gaming notebook ever—if you can afford it. The Alienware M17x system delivers stunning performance for today's hottest titles, and it has enough muscle to handle the next generation of games. It's the most powerful system we've had in our labs, and it cuts through hits like Call of Duty: World at War with frame rates to spare. But so can other systems like the MSI GT725 or the Gateway P-7807u FX, and those systems are less than half the price of the M17x. However, if you care as much about premium design and personalization as you do about what's under the hood, this gaming rig is second to none.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/05/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Notebookreview.com
The Alienware Area-51 m17x is a remarkable gaming notebook and a clear step forward for Alienware in terms of design and performance. It is packed to the gills with top-shelf equipment, most notably a pair of Nvidia 9800M-GT video cards. This is one of not even a handful of machines that can comfortably max out Crysis. It has the typical downsides associated with a portable desktop – loud cooling system, dismal battery life, and hefty weight, but it does everything else well. The $3,849 starting price is steep and out of reach for most, though the baseline configuration has the components that make the system worth buying. In this reviewer's opinion, more could have been thrown in for the money, and for such an expensive system, not having a more comprehensive warranty is disappointing.
Leistung ausgezeichnet, Verarbeitung gut, Display ausgezeichnet, Preis sehr schlecht, Emissionen schlecht, Mobilität sehr schlecht
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/22/2008
Rating: price: 30% performance: 95% display: 95% mobility: 30% workmanship: 80% emissions: 40%
Source: CNet
We'll just come right out and say the Alienware m17x is about as powerful as a laptop gets, at least if it's as tricked-out as our $6,000-plus review unit was. If you're looking to drop some major change on a show-off gaming laptop, it's hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x, a mean-looking, high-performance black slab.
(von 10): 8.2, Leistung 9, Ausstattung 8, Preis mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 50% performance: 90% features: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
Gamers with deep pockets will love the Alienware Area-51 m17x. It's the fastest gaming rig on the market, and competitors won't likely surpass it anytime soon. It's super sexy, and its customization features will make you the envy of fellow gamers at LAN parties. However, for $5,598, it shouldn't crash under the stress of a game, even if it may be Vista's fault.
4 von 5, Leistung sehr gut, Display gut, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 80% mobility: 40%
Source: Computer Shopper
If you were hoping for an exciting new refresh to Alienware's Area-51 line of performance gaming laptops, the m17x may disappoint you. Alienware passed on Intel's new Centrino 2 platform and instead packed in a pair of rebranded 9800M GTs, which are 8800GTXs in all but name. Alienware's mammoth Area-51 m17x gaming laptop doesn't employ the latest and greatest CPU or GPU—yet manages to still deliver top performance.
7.7 von 10, Leistung mäßig, Preis schlecht, Mobilität sehr schlecht
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 77% price: 40% performance: 60% mobility: 30%
Source: Comp Reviews
Alienware's Area-51 m17x is a very hefty machine that is really designed with the sole purpose of being a high performance gaming system. It has a vareity of features and options that make it well suited as a portable media platform, but the high cost of the system makes the system a bit harder to justify.
3 von 5, Leistung gut, Preis schlecht, Mobilität mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/10/2008
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 50%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/02/2008
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 85% display: 90% mobility: 47% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 72%
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI:
Two Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX cards are combined in SLI for faster graphics performance in laptops. Most DirectX 10 games should be able to run fluently on high detail settings.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T9500: Upper middle class laptop CPU for Santa Rosa based laptops (FSB 800). The T9550 offers only a slightly higher core clock, but features a 1066 FSB.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
This large display size is used for laptops which are mainly intended for an use on a desk.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.96 kg:
This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.
Alienware: Alienware is an American computer hardware company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell. It mainly assembles for high-performance gaming. Alienware also offers for sale rebadged laptops and computer peripherals, such as headsets, computer mice, monitors and keyboards. Alienware was founded in 1996. The corporate headquarters is located in Florida. Alienware established its EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) headquarters in Ireland, in 2002. 2005, Alienware brought in upwards of $170 million USD in annual sales and launched an international in 2003 with a presence in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Costa Rica. The international market share is limited.
79.29%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


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A PASSING STRANGER MIGHT HAVE Assumed the occasion was joyous, for the music coming from Phillips Memorial Baptist Church in Cranston, R.I., on that Monday evening was Ruthie and Verena Cady's favorite song. Inside, mothers holding toddlers hummed along with Raffi's bouncy "All I Really Need."
"Inhale Ruthie and Verena's spirit," the girls' father, Peter Cady, told the hundreds of friends and relatives assembled, "and exhale any sorrow you may feel at their passing."
It was an exceptional memorial service, perfectly suited to the two small. remarkable souls it honored. Born seven years ago joined from sternum to waist, the Cady girls were what modern medicine calls conjoined twins. Although they shared a heart and part of their intestines and could not be separated, they wasted no time mourning their lot. Doctors initially predicted the girls would die within a year; instead they flourished. Ruthie and Verena learned to walk, then to ride a specially designed tricycle, to dance and to roller-skate. "They were always smiling," says Peter, 35.
Even the onset of heart and respiratory problems, which ultimately took their lives on July 19, did little to dim their spirits. "They were using oxygen tubes," says their mother, Marlene, 38, "but if Ruthie and Verena wanted to do something, it was like, 'Oh, yeah, Mom, we'll just take the tank with us.' They could find happiness in things you'd never even think of looking at. That's the big message I hope people get from their lives: Appreciate what you have."
For the Cady family, the past few years held much to appreciate. Their eldest daughter, Maria, 9, was enjoying her sisters and adjusting to the attention they invariably commanded. ("Sometimes she'd say, 'How come I'm not special like Ruthie and Verena?' " says Peter, a chef and culinary instructor at a local college. "We'd always tell her she was.") The twins were usually in good health, and they were wild about the elementary school near their Cranston home. "They loved first grade," says Marlene. "Oh, and Ruthie fell in love this year, with a boy who sat near her. She couldn't concentrate on anything she was doing. It was important to Verena to protect Ruthie so that no one would tease her about it. She'd keep going, 'Come on, Ruthie, pay attention.' That was typical of them." The twins had long ago solved the who's-in-charge problem: Each of them got to make the important decisions—like whether to play cards or Monopoly Junior—on alternate days.
Always different, the twins' personalities had been growing even more distinct. Ruthie had artistic talent and longed to be a model or an actress. "She was always pointing her toes and flicking her hair back," says Marlene. Verena was the talker, the practical one. "If there was something to be concerned about," Marlene says, "Verena would be concerned about it."
It was Verena who sensed that the good times wouldn't last forever. Last January, Ruthie developed severe pneumonia, and both girls were confined to a hospital oxygen tent. Though they returned to school, Ruthie's lungs remained weak, and she needed oxygen. "We had oxygen tubes 150 feet long, running down the street, wherever they were playing. We wanted them to have as much fun as possible," says Marlene. "We were kind of sensing that things were slowing down—the doctors said they thought the girls had maybe a year left."
The twins had never been told that they might not live to adulthood, "but people would discuss their condition in front of them, so I'm sure they picked things up," says Marlene. Still, she was astounded when, on the twins' seventh birthday in April, Verena calmly remarked, "Wouldn't it be surprising if we lived till we were 9? But I don't think it's going to happen. I think that pretty soon we're going to die. But don't worry, Mom. God told me he'll make sure everything's all right." Says Marlene: "It took all my self-control not to burst out crying."
By May, Verena needed extra oxygen too. One morning, after a night disturbed by episodes of painfully rapid heartbeats, a condition the twins had long been taking medication for, Verena began making plans for their deaths. While Ruthie listened ("It was as if she knew Verena would handle everything," Marlene says), Verena "gave me a list of friends she wanted at the funeral, friends I should send flowers to, and said she'd need to have her and Ruthie's names put someplace so they'd be remembered," says Marlene. "She was totally calm." Her self-possession seemed almost otherworldly. Says Peter: "I don't know where she got it. I have 29 years on her, and I'll never have that kind of wisdom." By mid-July, the girls were back at Children's Hospital in Boston. Tests determined that Ruthie's lungs were in the final stages of deterioration. The family knew the end was near.
Very early on the morning of the 19th, says Marlene, "I went in to lie down with them. I could see that there was no way they could get comfortable. I just changed their positions for them, every two minutes or so." Shortly after 8 they called for Maria, who came in from playing to dispense hugs and kisses. Not long afterward "Verena said, 'We're dying now, Mommy,' " Marlene says. "Then she looked at Ruthie and said, 'Is Ruthie already dead, Mommy?' I said, I think maybe she is. Doesn't she look peaceful now?' Verena said yes, she thought so. Then she said, 'You'd better get Daddy now.
Summoned from outside, Peter arrived to witness deaths that were as extraordinary as the lives the children had led. To her parents' surprise, Ruthie, who moments before had seemed lifeless, looked up at her father and spoke. "I'm not comfortable here, Daddy," she said. Then her eyes rolled back.
Minutes later, after Peter and Marlene had told her how much they loved her, Verena joined her twin.
"Ruthie and Verena taught us so much," says Marlene. "They were a perfect example of sisterhood and unity. It would make a pretty neat world if we all lived the way they did."
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•originally published 08/05/1991 AT 01:00 AM EDT

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In spite of being informed that his Senate bill (S1860) would not withstand a legal challenge, Senate President Stephen Sweeney continues his vindictive pursuit to alter the governance structure at Rutgers University (Sweeney's infatuation with Rutgers," editorial, June 15) so that politicians can control our state university.
Why do his fellow Democratic senators support his efforts, even after they were given a legal opinion by the Office of Legislative Services that S1860 is unconstitutional? Apparently, the majority of Democratic senators are aware of Sweeney's proclivity for vengeance if they don't support his every whim. Call it "legislation by intimidation."
Sweeney (D-Gloucester) is still reeling from his inability, two years ago, to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University.
Where is Gov. Chris Christie in all this? Christie should exert leadership to stop this legislation of retribution. Tell Sweeney and his cronies to stop and go no further, because you do not support this hostile takeover and you will veto any legislation that will change the governance of Rutgers University. It is in the public interest.
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No matter what kind of industry your company is in, the environmental compliance challenges it faces or the number of workers it has, effective training must be at the center of your EHS program. Many environmental incidents and violations can be prevented with the right training. And, when all else fails, providing appropriate training should enable your company to minimize the risk of liability for any violations that do occur. In fact, if the company can prove that it provides effective training, it may even avoid liability altogether.
But training takes more of a commitment than some companies realize. Simply training workers isn't enough to keep your company in compliance with environmental laws. The law requires companies to document the training they provide; it also requires them to verify that such training was effective. In other words, simply being able to prove that the company provided the appropriate training won't ensure compliance unless the company can also show that it made an effort to ensure that workers understood their training. After all, if workers didn't understand what they were taught, what value does that training have?
Why is verification of training's effectiveness so important? And how do you do it? This story will answer these questions. We'll also give you four strategies that you can use to make sure your company's workers understand their training. And there's a Model Quiz on page X that you can adapt and use to verify that the WHMIS aspect of your training program is working.
The obligation to provide EHS training to workers is contained in a number of different environmental and OHS laws. For example, TDGA laws require training in transporting dangerous substances and WHMIS laws require training in handling various chemicals and cleaning up spills. The laws typically include two kinds of training requirements:
- A general requirement that says employers must ensure that workers are adequately trained; and
- More detailed requirements meant to ensure that workers understand and are prepared to deal with any environmental hazards they may confront on the job.
These requirements vary based on the kind of substance, process or site involved. For example, under Ontario WHMIS laws, employers must "ensure that a hazardous material is not used, handled or stored at a workplace" unless workers understand how to identify the material, the hazards associated with it and how to protect themselves against those hazards.
What the Law Means
In the U.S., the OHSA laws specifically require employers to take steps to verify that workers understand the training and instructions they receive. But Canadian EHS laws don't usually spell out this requirement. However, that obligation still exists. In practice, Canadian regulators, prosecutors and judges have interpreted the laws as requiring employers to provide not only training, but also effective training. Effective training involves more than going through the motions. In other words, simply holding tool box talks and handing out environmental and safety manuals doesn't cut it. The company must also ensure that the message is getting through to workers for the training to be considered effective. Thus, the duty to verify the effectiveness of training is an inferred obligation under the EHS laws.
Many Canadian companies that think they're providing adequate training and instruction get hit with environmental and other violations because they don't take steps to verify that workers are absorbing and applying what they've been taught. Although the following example involves safety training, the same principles apply to environmental training.
Example: Two workers—one experienced and one a trainee—were manufacturing resin for an Ontario company when a reactor they were using started to spew white particulate. The experienced worker realized that the particulate was toxic, shouted out a warning, ran out of the building and escaped harm. But the trainee didn't recognize the danger and stayed behind. Workers found him near the ruptured tank with chemical burns over most of his body. He died later that day.
The company was charged with failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to the worker on loading the reactor as required by Ontario OHS law. The company had given the trainee instructions and a "production batch sheet" listing the proper resin ingredients and instructions on how to mix them. Among other things, it instructed him to add only fresh water to the reactor. But the trainee had also received contradictory oral instructions about the kind of water to use. And the trainee, in fact, added recycled water to the reactor.
Safety investigators found that nobody had bothered to verify that the trainee knew what he was supposed to do before he started working. They also concluded that the company had failed to verify his understanding that particulate from the reactor was toxic and highly dangerous. Had the effectiveness of his training been verified, the company might have identified the gaps in his knowledge or understanding and corrected them—and the tragedy might never have happened. The company pleaded guilty and was fined $120,000 [R. v. Mancuso Chemicals Ltd.].
Just providing training and walking away isn't good enough. To satisfy EHS training requirements, you must make an active effort to verify that workers "got it" and retained the lessons you taught them. Simply asking workers whether they understood what you told them doesn't ensure that they actually understood what you said and can apply it to their work. Many times, workers will tell you that they understood what you said even if they didn't, either because they don't want to seem dumb or because they want to be done with training. So your training verification efforts must actually engage workers and force them to apply the information they were taught. These efforts must also be ongoing—that is, you need to test, reinforce and, if necessary, retrain. Bottom line: You must continually engage the worker to gauge his ability to retain and apply learning to the workplace.
Unfortunately, the EHS laws don't spell out a magic formula or set of steps that you can take to meet this standard. However, based on the cases, government guidelines and expert recommendations, there are at least four strategies that you can use to evaluate, verify and enhance the effectiveness of your EHS training efforts:
Strategy #1: Post-Training Quizzes
The most recommended strategy is to quiz workers after training sessions to test whether they understood the key points. Workers who don't score a certain percentage should get additional training or be required to retake the session. But make sure the quiz questions are effective. Rather than simply regurgitating information, the questions should be designed to get workers to apply the information they were just taught to real-life workplace situations that they're likely to encounter. You should also repeat the quiz a few weeks or months later to ensure that workers actually retained what they were taught.
The Model Quiz on page X is an example of a quiz that will help you verify that the WHMIS portion of your training program is working. This quiz was adapted from a WHMIS training quiz prepared by the University of Victoria for certain staff. There's an answer key at the bottom of the page that you can use to check your workers' answers (remove the key before you give them the quiz). As with any model tool, you'll need to adapt the quiz depending on your industry and the kind of operations your company performs.
Strategy #2: Participant Demonstrations
After a training session, require workers to apply the training during a demonstration. For example, after you train workers on the right way to dispose of empty containers of different hazardous substances, give them mock containers with labels listing certain hazardous substances and ask them to show you how they'd dispose of the containers. With a demonstration, workers can't hide what they did and didn't absorb. Moreover, actual performance of the technique is a strong teaching device. Performing a procedure shows the worker how to do it better than anything else—and reinforces what you've told him to do.
Strategy #3: Post-Training Evaluations
You may think that training sessions are effectively communicating the necessary information to workers but workers may see them very differently. So give workers an opportunity to evaluate their training. Workers' feedback can give you important insight into the effectiveness of the training. For example, you may learn that workers thought the session covered too much ground. Thus, you may be better served by breaking the topic into several sessions. Or you may find that workers learned more from visual demonstrations of rules or procedures than from mere verbal descriptions of what they're supposed to do.
There are many ways to get worker feedback on training, including:
- Interviews;
- Questionnaires or evaluation forms;
- Focus groups; and
- Informal chats.
Strategy #4: Post-Training Observations
The only way to know for sure if training is effective is to observe what the workers do when they go back to work. For example, if you just trained workers on the proper use of PPE when working with certain hazardous substances and three days later you see workers wearing the appropriate protective equipment when handling such substances, they clearly remembered something from their training. And if you see them doing the same thing three months later, it's a good sign that your PPE training was effective. Of course, if you notice that they're not wearing the right PPE, it means either that they didn't understand their training or are deliberately ignoring it. Either way, you know you have a problem that you need to address.
Violation of training requirements is a leading cause of not only environmental incidents but also liability. Companies that don't bother to train their workers deserve the penalties they receive. But in many cases, the company that gets prosecuted and fined for improper training did have an EHS training program. The reason the company got into trouble is that it concentrated on delivering information and overlooked the importance of verifying that the workers understood and applied that information. Had the company verified the effectiveness of its training, it would have likely avoided liability. More importantly, the incident that led to the violation might never have happened at all.
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Begin and end of tour: Valley station of the Brigels-Crest Falla, Brigels Cable Car
Technical requirements: easy
Physical fitness: easy
Distance: 8.4 km
Total altitude meters: 249 m
Biking time: 0:45 - 1:15 (hours, minutes)
Elevation start and end of tour: 1240 m
Culmination point: 1287 m
Season: May to October
Gastronomy: Goût Mieux Restaurant; Kids- and Eco-Hotel Ucliva featuring a beautiful garden terrace.
Overnight: Brigels
Access starting point: By public transportation to Tavanasa-Breil/Brigels, then by PostBus to Brigels (Bus Stop Puntdual), then 8 minutes on foot. By car: Drive through Brigels and then follow the signs to the parking lot at the cable car station.
Literature: www.brigels.ch
The circular route between Brigels and Waltensburg takes you on a natural road through verdant meadowland and magnificent forests. In addition, it offers fascinating insights into the history of the villages. Starting at the Roman Catholic town of Brigels, you will head to the reformed town of Waltensburg. Subsequently, ride past the spectacular Höhlenburg Grotta, a cave-castle rich in legend and lore. Switzerland's first Eco-Hotel beckons you to stop for a meal. For a picnic pause, we recommend a barbecue spot equipped with a grill and firewood in Uaul Pign, or stop at the small public garden Escherstein in the Quartier Crest la Crusch in Brigels.
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Brigels - Plaun Rueun - Migliè - Curtginet - Waltensburg Oberdorf - Munsaus - Brigels
Staying on the natural country road, turn right and cycle past Lake Brigels. Then proceed over the dam; at the junction turn eastward and continue on a natural road leading through lush green meadowland to Waltensburg. The last hundred meters down to Curtginet/Waltensburg stay on the old Alpine Trail. After reaching the parking lot near the mountain trains and Hotel Ucliva in Curtginet, turn into the road leading from Andiast to Waltensburg, which takes you to Waltensburg Oberdorf. The fork of the road leading to Brigels is excellently marked. While still on the paved road, the tour passes the last few houses of the village. At the edge of the village, at Uaul Pign, you'll ride on a natural road to Brigels Village. Some 450 meters after the last houses of Waltensburg, a small path leads to Höhlenburg Grotta, the cave-castle. This path is not rideable.
In Waltensburg, it is worth your while if you make a detour to the village church with its well-preserved frescoes, to the imposing castle ruin, the oldest of the Surselva, the Munt Sogn Gieri and to the stone pillared gallows dating from the time of the witch hunt.
The careful planning of a tour will ensure that you also derive the maximum pleasure and enjoyment from it. Please take the time to contact the local information centre and enquire about route and weather conditions before setting off. Your intended trail may be fully or partially closed, depending on the time of year and weather conditions.


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No one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on Feb. 28, 2014, increasing the next jackpot to $240 million.
In the meantime, tonight's Powerball jackpot is at $60 million (March 1) after one ticket holder from California won $425 million on Feb. 19.
The Mega Millions winning numbers for Feb. 28: 03-31-50-58-59
The Gold Mega Ball: 06
The Megaplier: 4
According to the Mega Millions official website, one ticket in the multi-state lottery game matched 5 numbers, winning $1 million.
That ticket was purchased in Georgia.
In Michigan there were no major winners, except for 4 ticket holders who matched 4 White Balls, plus the Gold Mega Ball, and won $5,000 each.
• More than 41,000 Michigan players won at least $2.
• And more than 79,000 players won $1 each.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 15. Tickets cost $1 each. The odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 259 million.
The next Mega Millions drawing is March 4. The jackpot is $240 million.
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Tonight's Fantasy 5 jackpot is $05,000. The drawing is also 7:29 p.m. Deadline 7:08 p.m. No one matched the winning numbers (on Feb. 28): 08-16-17-30-35.
Tonight's Powerball jackpot is $60 million (March 1). The drawing is at 10:59 p.m. Deadline 9:45 p.m. (in Michigan).
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BILOXI, Mississippi -- The New Orleans Pelicans will play a preseason game vs. the Atlanta Hawks at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Oct. 13, the NBA announced Monday.
Tip-off for the game is set for 1 p.m. for what is the fourth of eight preseason games for the Pelicans, formerly the Hornets. New Orleans will also play preseason games in Houston, Dallas, Jacksonville, Fla. (vs. Orlando); Tulsa, Okla. (vs. Oklahoma City); Lexington, Ky. (vs. Washington); and Orlando in addition to a home date with the NBA champion Miami Heat on Oct. 23.
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In polite company, faeces. Also dirt, slime, sewage, or any other disgusting, smelly, often unidentifiable material.
Hey, you stepped in something nasty, better scrape that blek off your shoe.
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A common mispronunciation of the word "black". Often used by white people from South Africa to discribe their fellow country-men
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The Staunton custom graphics and packaging firm, which makes printed packaging and folded cartons for food, pharmaceutical and beverage manufacturers across the county, has linked up with ÅR Packaging Group AB, of Lund, Sweden.
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I should say what I think I should do.
Mike Easter wrote:
> I have UUID problems in a couple of different places since Mepis
> replaced my Ub 8.04 grub with its own and also I changed up some
> partitions. I'm confused about fstab.
> The /etc/fstab in the Ub part sda6 sez in part (this is going to wrap
> badly):
I think the Ub fstab is the one I should fix.
> # /dev/sda6
> UUID=69c7c703-c30d-4e16-9253-f6541b753662 / ext3
> errors=remount-ro 0 1
> # /dev/sda1
> UUID=447D-AA2B /media/sda1 vfat utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
> # /dev/sda2
> UUID=d96339e1-66b3-4d9b-917f-f9602acbc90b /media/sda2 ext3
> defaults 0 2
> # /dev/sda5
> UUID=1c8bcc19-2955-43b9-8283-9eb3a3e813e7 none swap sw
> 0 0
....like maybe this, or at least fix the sda6 one and maybe not bother with
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> The /boot/grub/menu.lst in Mepis sda2 sez in part:
> title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
> root (hd0,5)
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
> root=UUID=69c7c703-c30d-4e16-9253-f6541b753662 ro quiet splash
I know this works:
> I think I'm understanding that I should fix the fstab somewhere, such as
> the Ub part, and naturally I can and should fix the menu.lst in the
> Mepis part.
It seems strange to me that I'm changing the fstab in the Ub part and the
menu.lst in the Mepis part to solve a boot problem that reads from the
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I have written here many times about my belief in the need for a realignment of politics in Northern Ireland. At times I consider hesitating from writing about it too much lest I begin to sound like a broken record, however when you consider something to be an absolute necessity then you have a duty, if only to yourself, to be a tad repetitive. But whatever it is that I have said about the importance of this great realignment of our political scene, I do not consider the announcement that David McNarry has joined the United Kingdom Independence Party to represent a great leap forward.
As someone who has always believed that the involvement of more UK-wide and all-Ireland parties in Northern Ireland would help to break us away from the powerless navel-gazing six county entities that presently pollute our political space, the most I can say about the Strangford MLA's decision is that it represents an extremely minuscule crawl away from how we do things at present. Realignment on the right is certainly as important to the future of NI politics as realignment on the left is so the Strangford MLA throwing his lot in with one of the 'London parties' should make more things a little bit more interesting, particularly if UKIP's current polling figures - most put them neck-and-neck with the Lib Dems right now - translate into Westminster seats after the next general election.
The presence of UKIP in the Assembly might also trigger some local debate about the European Union and the future of it. I am of course vociferously, although not uncritically, pro-European and pro-federalist, however the level and quality of debate in Northern Ireland ranks from (at worst) non-existent to (at best) some ill-informed pub blathering about bendy bananas. Perhaps having Farage's party around might force the hand of Northern Ireland's pro-Europeans to finally make a stand in defence of the Union. Whether we have the people capable of doing so is another matter altogether.
Beyond this I can think of little else that UKIP will offer. With regard to Mr McNarry personally, I can think of absolutely nothing that he will offer. For a man that has been contesting elections here since the early 1970s it is fascinating that despite four decades of active involvement his career seems to be nothing if unremarkable. I could well be wrong but has David McNarry ever said anything of interest? I checked through books, read his Wikipedia entry and performed numerous Google searches to see if I could come across even one single thing that made him stand out from the crowd, but there was nowt. With his business background and his former senior ranking in the UYUC, the UUP and the Orange Order, he is the quintessential middle-class conservative unionist nonentity.
The major problem for Nigel Farage and his party is that this dreary 64 year old is now the public face of UKIP in Northern Ireland and their lone wolf up at Stormont. With their only other elected representative in the province being a no-mark councillor by the name of Henry Reilly (a man who earlier this month referred to Sinn Fein members on Newry and Mourne Council as "republican scum"), the future does not look particularly bright for the organisation here. In fact, I would not be at all surprised if at the next Assembly election we saw McNarry lose his seat to either the DUP or his old colleagues in the UUP. The inevitable result of such a scenario would be Mr McNarry disappearing into retirement and his party drifting off into obscurity.
The main problem with the United Kingdom Independence Party and their Northern Ireland project is that, at heart, it offers very little in the way of change. Yes, they may preach about how they are a 'national' political party but they remain a minor group and one that for now at least does not have a single bum on the green seats of the House of Commons. Their current MLA and any future MLAs that are elected will register as 'unionist' under the hideous designation system in our Assembly. They are a new unionist party. In that sense, they are not the sort of new that we need. They will not change political discourse in Northern Ireland. They will not help to eradicate the green/orange division here that has kept local politics stale for so long. Old wine in new bottles may be attractive to some but I doubt it will have any long-term mass appeal. The prospects for UKIP here don't seem to be all that good. Let us hope that it stays that way.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
A step to the right, not a step in the right direction
2 comments:
- Jenny Muir said...
Completely agree - great post. It'll be interesting to see whether UKIP gets further support here by actually winning any elections and thus contributing to the fragmentation of unionism, demonstrating the futility of territorial politics
- 1:18 pm
Good post.
I doubt UKIP will win the seat at the next election. The north is far too polarised.
- 9:14 pm
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The Seagoing Cowboys: Part of Heifer's History
These days, Heifer International generally provides animals to participating families through local channels in the countries we serve. But early on, the organization shipped livestock from the United States to other countries. During their travels, these animals were cared for by "seagoing cowboys": ranchers and farmers who aided Heifer in its mission by lending their expertise in animal husbandry and agriculture.
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In the years following World War II, more than 7,000 men and women accompanied shipments of cattle, pigs, goats and other livestock across land, sea and air to deliver them to families in Europe. For many of them, these trips presented a series of firsts — the first time setting sail on a ship, the first time crossing the ocean and the first time visiting another culture. For many of these seagoing cowboys, their faith was tested as they witnessed the devastation of the war, but came away with a renewed sense of hope and purpose after helping families in need.
A highlight of the trip was traveling to the Iwate Prefecture to meet the farmers receiving the cattle for this cooperative project. What a humbling experience when all you have done is feed and care for the animals generously given by others... The emotions of that moment have lasted me a lifetime. Bill E. Beck, cowboy
You can experience what they did through this compilation of journal entries and recollections entitled Cowboy Memories, edited by Bill Beck and Mel West. Read about the early life of Heifer International and how these men and women got bees and goats to Korea, horses to Poland and East Germany, and rabbits and pigs to Guatemala. Take a look back in time as the original seagoing cowboys share their journey to end hunger and poverty. Order Cowboy Memories from Shop@Heifer today.


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Stacey Muhammad is an award winning filmmaker and music video director who has written, directed and produced a series of award winning short films of both the narrative and documentary genres.
She has lectured and participated in panel discussions in both the academic and non academic setting on a broad range of topics including filmmaking, media, hip hop / pop culture and social issues.
Ms. Muhammad served on the national staff for the planning of the Million Man March which served as inspiration for her first documentary film, "A Glimpse of Heaven, the Legacy of the Million Man March", released in 2005 to rave reviews.
Since that time, the New Orleans native has worked extensively in the area of documenting and preserving Hip Hop culture and addressing social issues through film and digital media. Her work includes multi-media projects, music videos and short form films including, the award winning "I AM SEAN BELL, black boys speak", which made its film festival premier at the PATOIS, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival. An official selection to the HBO/Media that Matters Film Festival, where it was awarded the "Speaking Out Award", this film has received national acclaim and toured internationally, screening before audiences worldwide as part of the HBO / Media that Matters one year film festival tour.
Her documentary film, "Out of our Right Minds, Trauma, Depression and the Black Woman" was released in March 2010 to rave reviews. The film premiered at the PATOIS International Human Rights Film Festival in New Orleans, LA.
As co-founder of Intelligent Seedz with activist / artist, Wise Intelligent, Stacey is committed to teaching youth the art of filmmaking and equipping them with the necessary tools to tell their stories. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is penning her first feature script.
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> So far , I have only seen normal operating system like
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> I came know about operating systems like Amoeba which they say to
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Portadown are just tops: Patterson
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Eddie Patterson believes Portadown are now as menacing a force as any other team in the Carling Premiership now that the mid-Ulster side feel comfortable at local football's top table.
It took a while for the Ports to spring into life in the Carling Premiership but last weekend's 1-0 win over Linfield fired a warning to the rest of the league that the 2002 champions are back in business.
On paper, their starting eleven is as strong as any in the league but the squad needed a period of adjustment following last season's Championship adventure.
Those players will now arrive at Solitude tomorrow brimming with confidence and Patterson is well aware of that fact.
All the ingredients are there for a pulsating encounter as the Reds are also moving through the gears after recording four wins on the bounce.
Both sides are lying in the middle of the league table as the scrap to nail down a top six place becomes more intense with each passing weekend.
"It was only a matter of time before Portadown clicked into gear and now they are very dangerous opponents for everybody," said Patterson.
"It was going to take them a while to adapt to the Premiership but they have some of the best players in the league.
"In the last few weeks we have seen the real Portadown stand up and show their quality.
"When you look at their squad you have to conclude that their starting eleven is as good as anyone's if not better and any team that beats Linfield is not going to be lacking in confidence.
"Last season they were a Premiership side playing in the Championship but now that they are back in the top flight I'm sure they will only get stronger as the season goes on."
Cliftonville's clash at Lisburn Distillery was wiped out by the wet weather — much to Patterson's annoyance as when his boys are in form, the goal is always to maintain that feel-good factor.
"We are on a decent run and it is important for the players not to lose sight of that," he added. "Unfortunately Barry Holland's injury hasn't responded to treatment as quickly as we would like and he will miss out but I would rate Ronan (Scannell) as 50-50.
"When you fall behind in the fixtures you are often playing catch-up and that can take its toll on the players. You never like to have games postponed because of poor weather.
"I'd always rather have points in the bag than games to play.
"There is no doubt that we are facing a formidable task against Portadown but we are coming into a very crucial Christmas period and every win is going to be very important."
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Cory Booker got a standing ovation at his swearing in on Friday. Even better than that? The priceless look on his mother's face throughout the ceremony.
Maybe he was jealous of all that good will Cory Booker was getting. Next headline: Governor Chris Christie Now Available to Officiate Same Sex Marriages.
Congratulations to Senator-elect Cory Booker. With 58 percent of the vote counted, the AP called the US Senate election in New Jersey for Booker, who was carrying 56 percent of the vote. Buh-bye Steve Lonegan, and your little aides too.
It appears Steve Lonegan, the Republican Senate hopeful from New Jersey, is employing some world-class jackhole in a key position. Senior staffer and key strategist Rick Shaftan is out there shouting profanity-laced bigoted bullshit about his bosses Democratic opponent Cory Booker.
Eva Longoria is not going to raise her head and keen her depair to the sky if she does not ever become a Procreation Station, she revealed in an interview:
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Newark Mayor and popular imaginary boyfriend Cory Booker is mentioned in a federal lawsuit regarding an MTV anti-violence campaign to turn AK-47s into jewelry in Africa. Snoop Lion was also implicated.
Cory Booker must be one of those dudes who holds his weight in a bag stored in an invisible realm, because he allegedly claims he's lost 40 pounds — and has "another 30 to go".
Oh, Cory Booker. Now you're just showing off. With the east coast in the midst of a cold snap, the mayor of Newark has taken to personally rescuing animals who have been left outside to fend for themselves. Or he at least rescued a dog while a reporter was standing nearby snapping photos. (Personally, I couldn't care…
Newark Mayor Cory Booker appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to promote his jewelry line, the Caliber collection, which melts seized guns and turns them into bracelets. Each bracelet has "Newark" and the gun's serial number etched into it. According to the website.
Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker once saved a woman from a burning building, once lived on Food Stamps, and once was a raging homophobe.
Cory Booker, the Batman/Mayor of Newark, has intimated that he's considering a gubernatorial run against Chris Christie, a decision he'll have to make in the next two weeks. He's also considering a 2014 Senate run, though that undertaking would be most likely be contingent on whether or not Democratic Sen. Frank…
Last month, Cory Booker announced that he'd be living off food stamps for a week, and today was his first day on the program. He has $29.78 for the week.
Fox News pundits famously know no shame, but The Five co-host Andrea Tantaros has to win some sort of heartless demon-lady award for mocking the millions of Americans who depend on food stamps to survive — on the night before Thanksgiving, no less.
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Welcome to Your Imaginary Boyfriend, Jezebel's new series in which we explore the wild and entirely fabricated world of dating a famous person. As is the risk with most fan fiction, things might get weird and things might get creepy, but the important thing is that we all have a good time. (With that in mind, there…
Because we can't stop, won't stop with the Bookerdemonium, New York magazine brings us some more reasons why we'd love to cuddle up to Mayor Handsome. (And there are, alas, reasons why we really wouldn't.) Either way, there's no denying that the man is a political star; every person with a Twitter account wants to be…
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Boxcar Willie took a slow freight to stardom. He was born in 1931, which puts him up there among the geriatric set in country music. He saw 500 hours of air combat during the Korean War, any one of which could have ended his career, plus his life. Finally, in 1981, Nashville's respected Music City News named Boxcar (born Lecil Martin) the year's most promising male country singer. About time.
Without ever being part of the music business main line, he has built a nationwide following and is currently plugging his King of the Road album with ads on some 250 TV stations. King has surged past 1.5 million sales in the U.S., most by call-in or direct mail. (He sells some on tour too, out of cartons onstage.)
Boxcar, who now has his own traveling motor home and band, the Texas Trainman, is too busy to schedule a guest shot with Johnny Carson (he's been asked). He figures on more than 250 dates in '82 (at about $10,000 per). His single Bad News is climbing the country charts, and major labels that once snubbed him are hot for a deal. He's also played the Grand Ole Opry, and some of his hobo getups are in the Country Music Hall of Fame. "I've always done things backassward," says Boxcar. "But it works, don't it?"
Oldest of five children, Lecil grew up in trackside shacks and derelict farmhouses around Sterrett, Texas. His father was a migrant railroad worker. Entertainment, Boxcar recalls, was nine-cent cowboy movie matinees, family sings and Opry broadcasts over the radio, which was played Saturdays only to save batteries. Soon Lecil had a cheap guitar, and at 14 he earned $3 with it at a bar, only to come home to a belt-whuppin' by his father for playing an "evil joint."
Martin spent 22 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard as a flight engineer, then became a disc jockey in Boise, Idaho, where he met Lloene Johnson, now 38, his second wife. In 1970 they moved back to Texas. By 1976 he was a $275-a-week Corpus Christi deejay and hack guitar picker/ singer turned off by the slick pop sounds emanating from Nashville. He says, "They were forgettin' all the Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Ray Price songs."
To rectify matters, Martin invented his stage name and a hobo getup to match the wistful traveling music he prefers. He began playing honky-tonks for $35 a night, then won a Gong Show in 1977. A Scottish promoter heard him and booked him on the English tour that provided his breakthrough.
At 245 pounds, give or take a junk-food jag, Boxcar is hardly the cowboy stud type, but he's won over fans with elemental C&W and accessibility. "I once signed autographs for eight hours after a show," he says. "Some performers don't like autographs. I waited 40 years for someone to ask me for mine."
Boxcar, Miz Boxcar (as he calls Lloene), Tammy, 17, her daughter from a previous marriage, and their twins, Larry and Lorry, 12, live on a 33-acre farm outside of Tyler, Texas. Boxcar's few indulgences include a red Corvette for Lloene ("She helped us through some real rough times" as a data processor). She now runs his office from their home. "We don't do too much," he shrugs. "We live like we always did, but with money."
Country Music's Boxcar Willie Wrote His Own Ticket to Nashville
updated 04/19/1982 AT 01:00 AM EST
•originally published 04/19/1982 AT 01:00 AM EST


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Alliance Atlantis
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|1998Alliance Communications and Atlantis Communications)(as merger of
|Toronto, Ontario
Santa Monica, California
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Toronto-based Canadian-American media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon, and Sydney.
Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest Global Communications and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs in 2007. The movie business then operated independently as Alliance Films, headquartered in Montreal (subsequently sold to Entertainment One), and the international television distribution businesses is now owned by Echo Bridge Entertainment.
All of the former Alliance Atlantis specialty networks are now owned by Corus Entertainment[1] The films division was later acquired by Entertainment One group and folded into eOne on January 9, 2013.
Formation and history[edit]
Alliance Atlantis was formed in 1998 from the merger of two former production companies, Alliance Communications and Atlantis Communications, both founded in 1985. As President and Board Director of the subsequent combined Alliance Atlantis, Lewis Rose was responsible for leading the teams which arranged the merger financing of $545 million and which achieved in excess of $20 million in savings and synergies from the combination of the two companies in the year following the merger. (The merger was also parodied on Made in Canada, when that show's Pyramid Productions merged with a company called Prodigy.)
At the time of the merger, both companies had launched various Canadian specialty television services; in 1995, Alliance launched Showcase Television while Atlantis launched Life Network (which has since been renamed "Slice"); in fall 1997 the companies launched History Television and HGTV Canada respectively. Atlantis had also been a major investor in YTV in its first few years before selling out to what is now Corus Entertainment.
In 2003, the company purchased Salter Street Films, which produced a number of television shows for both the Canadian and international market. However, soon after the acquisition, Salter Street was disbanded and its active projects were transferred to Alliance Atlantis' own television production/development division.
Citing lower profits, Alliance Atlantis has all but closed its production arm, aside from the highly profitable CSI: Crime Scene Investigation family of series, which it co-produces with CBS Television Studios. It briefly maintained Salter Street's long-running This Hour Has 22 Minutes before transferring the show to the Halifax Film Company, made up of former Salter Street employees.
Its primary business became its ownership of a number of Canadian specialty services, which, in addition to those listed above, now include Food Network, Discovery Health (now Twist TV), BBC Canada, BBC Kids and more.
In 2007, Alliance Atlantis was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only broadcaster to be included on the list.[2]
Sale to Canwest / Goldman Sachs[edit]
On December 20, 2006, the company announced it was "exploring strategic alternatives", effectively putting the company up for sale. Expected bidders included Canwest Global, Corus Entertainment, Astral Media, and Rogers Communications.[3] The rights to CSI were expected to be sold separately, with CBS as the most likely bidder.[4] A similar announcement was made previously regarding the Motion Picture Distribution unit, which is also expected to be sold separately.
On January 10, 2007, it was announced that Alliance Atlantis would be acquired by a consortium of Canwest Global and GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs.
- The Entertainment and Production division, consisting mainly of AAC's 50% stake in the lucrative CSI franchise, was acquired by GS Capital Partners. CBS Paramount gained Alliance Atlantis' international distribution rights to the programs.
- Alliance Atlantis' international television distribution operations were sold by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners to Echo Bridge Entertainment.[5]
- Motion Picture Distribution, including its publicly traded income fund, was acquired by Canadian-based EdgeStone Capital Partners and GS Capital Partners. On January 15, 2008, Edgemont's 51% voting stake (and 38.5% equity stake) in the Alliance label was purchased by Société générale de financement du Québec, an investment agency of the provincial government. Since the breakup, the company's films have been distributed under the "Alliance" banner for English and "Alliance Vivafilm" for French releases until the sale of the company to E-One
- The Broadcasting division was jointly acquired by Canwest and GS Capital Partners, with the former owning a majority voting interest and the latter a majority of the equity. Canwest owns 66.67% and GS owns 33.32% of CW Media, the holding company for the former AAC channels. Initially, Canwest still managed the channels it owned before the merger separately. It was expected that the Canwest and CW Media broadcasting divisions would eventually be merged, potentially also giving GS a sizable interest in Global and other Canwest channels (these plans became moot after Canwest's creditor protection filings).
Following Canwest seeking creditor protection in late 2009, Shaw Communications subsequently took over most of Alliance Atlantis's former broadcasting assets as of October 27, 2010. after CRTC approval for the sale was announced on October 22.[6] Alliance Atlantis (CW Media) is now part of the new Shaw Media division.[7] Corus Entertainment acquired Shaw Media on April 1, 2016.[8]
Entertainment One would later acquire Alliance Films on January 9, 2013 and all of their subsidiaries from Goldman Sachs Group, similar to the purchase of Maple Pictures a year prior.[9][10]
Specialty Channels
- BBC Canada (80%)
- BBC Kids (80%) (Now owned by Knowledge BC)
- Discovery Health Canada (80%) (Now Twist TV)
- Fine Living Canada (80.24%) (Now DIY Network Canada)
- Food Network Canada (57.58%)
- HGTV Canada (80.24%)
- History Television (Now History Canada)
- IFC Canada
- National Geographic Channel Canada (80%)
- Showcase
- Showcase Action (Now Action)
- Showcase Diva (Now Lifetime Canada)
- Slice
- Historia (50%)
- One (37.77%) (Now owned by ZoomerMedia)
- SCREAM (49%) (now defunct; last known as Dusk)
- Séries+ (50%)
- Score Media Inc. (25.93%)
NOTE: Channels marked in BOLD lettering indicates Alliance Atlantis was the managing partner.
This division of Alliance Atlantis developed and distributed various television programmes to Canadian, American and International broadcasters. The programs ranged from series, lifestyle and documentaries. Children's shows were produced through the AAC Kids unit; most of the AAC Kids library except for Dragon Booster, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien and ReBoot are now owned by DHX Media. They include:
Children's Programs
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2007)
- Dragon Booster (2004)
- Instant Star (2004–2007)
- Connie the Cow
- Henry's World
- Lunar Jim
- The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2001)
- In a Heartbeat (2000–2001)
- I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (1999–2001)
- Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–1999)
- ReBoot (1994–2001)
Drama Programs
- Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002)
- Cold Squad (1998–2005)
- Little Men (1998–1999)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2007)
- Haven (2001)
- The Associates (2001–2002)
- CSI: Miami (2002–2007)
- The Eleventh Hour (2002–2005)
- Due South (1997–1999)
- Night Man (1997–1999)
- Power Play (1998–2000)
Comedy Programs
Alliance Films[edit]
Alliance Films was a major motion picture distribution/production company which serves Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Formally known as Motion Picture Distribution LP, it was re branded and relaunched in 2007 due to the break-up of its preceding company, Alliance Atlantis, which was sold off piece by piece to Canwest Global, GS Capital Partners, along with several other smaller companies. Alliance Atlantis and Vivafilm home video releases were manufactured and distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Entertainment One (eOne) later acquired Alliance Films on January 9, 2013 for $225 million and merged Alliance Films and all of their subsidiaries under the Entertainment One brand.[11]
- ^ Flavelle, Dana (May 3, 2010). "Shaw buying up TV assets". The Star. Toronto.
- ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers".
- ^ "globeandmail.com: Business". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009.
- ^ Guider, Elizabeth; Tillson, Tamsen (December 20, 2006). "CBS eyes a 'CSI' buyout". Variety.
- ^ http://www.aactv.com/newsletters/MIPTV_2008/AAPressRelease.pdf
- ^ Shaw Communications (press release) (2010-10-22). "SHAW ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CANWEST BROADCASTING ASSETS EXPECTED TO CLOSE OCTOBER 27, 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media". The Canadian Press (via Winnipeg Free Press). 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Corus Entertainment Completes Acquisition of Shaw Media". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ EOne confirms talks to buy Alliance Films
- ^ NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor (2013-01-09). "EOne Completes Alliance Films Acquisition; Victor Loewy, Charles Layton Exit". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy. EOne Completes Alliance Films Acquisition; Victor Loewy, Charles Layton Exit. Deadline.com (January 9, 2012)
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The United Nations said its observer mission in Syria has been suspended because the increasing violence poses "significant risks" to its staff.
"UN observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice," Major General Robert Mood, head of the UN mission, said at a televised news conference yesterday. He said the suspension will be reviewed "on a daily basis," adding that "a return to normal operations remains our objective."
Efforts by President Bashar al-Assad to suppress what started as a peaceful opposition movement has pushed Syria into sectarian violence pitting the majority Sunnis against the Alawite leadership. More than 10,000 Syrians have died since the start of an uprising against the four-decade rule of Assad's family.
The UN has 291 unarmed military observers and 89 civilian monitors in Syria to oversee a cease-fire plan crafted by UN special envoy Kofi Annan. The UN Security Council established the observer mission in April.
"There has been an intensification of armed violence across Syria over the past 10 days," Mood said in a statement.
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"The lack of willingness of the parties to seek a peaceful transition, and the push towards advancing military positions is increasing the losses on both sides: innocent civilians, men women and children are being killed every day," the statement said. "It is also posing significant risks to our observers."
Syrian security forces killed 63 people across country yesterday, Al Jazeera reported, citing activists. At least 20 Syrians were executed in public in Damascus suburb of Saqba by 'shabiha' militia loyal to Assad, Al Jazeera said.
Insurgents, deploying guerrilla tactics such as ambushes and targeting army generals for assassination, are grabbing control of territory and relying on Persian Gulf nations for weapons. Pro-government forces are retaliating with increasing brutality, as shown in the massacres of Sunni civilians around Houla and in the village of Qubeir.
Syria will be part of the agenda at the Group of 20 meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, that begins tomorrow. Russia, an ally which is selling weapons to Assad and has protected him in the UN Security Council, is under renewed pressure from Western leaders led by the U.S., U.K. and France to use its influence to bring about a political transition.
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Russia has responded by suggesting that Iran, another country with some sway over Assad, should join the negotiations at a conference to be held at the end of this month. UN envoy Kofi Annan has proposed that the meeting should take place in Geneva on June 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow July 15.
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport is sending advanced defensive missile systems to Syria that could be used to shoot down airplanes or sink ships if the nation is attacked, the New York Times reported, citing an interview June 15 with Anatoly P. Isaykin, the general director of the company. The U.S. State Department had no immediate comment on the report.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the issue on the sidelines of the summit, according to Ben Rhodes, deputy U.S. national security adviser.
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Emory is one of the few centers in the country performing minimally-invasive robot heart surgery. Emory surgeons have performed over 500 minimally-invasive coronary artery bypass procedures. Approximately half of these procedures have been done for single blockages and the other half for patients with multiple coronary blockages. These procedures can be done for patients with single blockages involving the artery on the front of the heart, the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), or can be performed as a hybrid revascularization procedure for patients with multiple blockages. Hybrid revascularization takes advantage of both a robotic bypass to the LAD and stents to other blockages in the other coronary arteries. This approach combines the best of both worlds (stents and surgery) which results in a minimally-invasive option to treat patients with multiple blockages.
Patients who are ideal candidates for this approach typically have a blockage in the proximal portion of the LAD which is usually best treated with an arterial bypass (left internal mammary artery). In addition, they have blockages in the other arteries (circumflex and/or right coronary arteries) that would otherwise be treated with a stent if they were the only blockages. Combining these two approaches may provide the durability and longevity of traditional bypass surgery with the less invasive option of stenting.
Some of the cardiac and thoracic conditions treated by Emory cardiac surgeons include:
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If you are a patient and believe you are a candidate for robotic assisted surgery, contact us at 404-778-7777.
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Emory is one of the few national centers offering robotic assisted surgery for tonsil, base of tongue and laryngeal tumors. Drs. Amy Chen and Trad Wadsworth have advanced training and expertise in Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and are among the first to perform TORS for tonsil and base of tongue cancer.
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In 1965 a striking single called "New York's a Lonely Town" by a group called
the Tradewinds
flitted briefly across pop radio. Telling the story of a California surfer stuck in New York for the winter, the song was beautifully produced, echoing some of the studio techniques then favored by
Brian Wilson
, and although the song's premise seems even more ridiculous now than it did then, "New York's a Lonely Town" has such a memorable, lilting melody and projects such willful yearning and innocence that it is somewhat of a lost pop treasure.
The Tradewinds
were actually
Peter Andreoli
(he is also known professionally as
Peter Anders
) and
Vincent Poncia Jr.
, a pair of Rhode Island songwriters who had a minor doo wop-inflected hit with "Mr. Lonely" in 1960 while calling themselves
the Videls
, and who had written "(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up" for producer
Phil Spector
the Ronettes
The Tradewinds
put out a few additional singles (including "Mind Excursion" and the pretty "I Believe in Her") and an album before morphing into
the Innocence
and issuing a single under that name ("There's Got to Be a Word") late in 1966.
An album credited to
the Innocence
followed, and then the duo began recording a project under their own names.
parted ways shortly after
The Anders & Poncia Album
was issued by Warner Bros. as the 1960s drew to a close.
resurfaced a few years later as a producer for
Ringo Starr
, and other acts, while
kept a lower profile. "New York's a Lonely Town" remains their high watermark, one of the great lost singles of the surf era.
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