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Older helmers discuss their experiences
As usual, Billy Wilder got it right.
"He once told me, 'Whenever they give you any of this crap that you're hearing, just tell them you're only as good as your best picture.' "
That's veteran director Irvin Kershner talking. He's eager to work, but hasn't directed anything since an episode of "SeaQuest DSV" 13 years ago. His last feature was "RoboCop 2" in 1990.
"I was getting tired of the scripts I was given. I didn't want to do 'Robocop 2,' " he says, explaining that he accepted the pic as a favor to Orion co-founder Mike Medavoy but hasn't made a movie since — and not for lack of trying. "Hey, I'm only 83. What should stop me from directing?"
Listening to Kershner, the effect is somewhat disconcerting, in that, excepting his considerable height and pale complexion, he distinctly resembles Yoda, a character he introduced in "The Empire Strikes Back." The irony of Kershner's situation is that studio executives considered him too old in 1978, at age 55, when George Lucas tapped him to direct the second — and by general consensus best — installment of the "Star Wars" series.
Now, what Kershner really wants to direct is a script he wrote about Puccini.
"For foreign money, you can't be too old — I could be 100 and still work," he says. "So I went to Cannes and got a star, and then we started the business with the American distributors: 'Oh, jeez, we can't get insurance on you — you're too old.' Now what's happening is the Europeans are saying, 'Before we can give you the money for the film, we have to know that there is an American distributor.' But I'll be goddamned if I couldn't be shooting any HBO or Showtime series or film in this country."
Not everyone past a certain age finds ageism a fact of life. At 76, Clint Eastwood has two movies coming out this fall, "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima." Arthur Hiller retired two years ago after directing his most recent film at age 80.
"I have never experienced anything like (ageism) myself," says A.C. Lyles from his office on the Paramount lot, where, at 88, he is currently a consultant on "Deadwood." "I'm very optimistic, so my friends may not tell me these things. But I have a pretty short resume: Paramount Pictures, 1928 to 2006. That's 78 years." (To be fair, Lyles went to work at age 9 at a Paramount theater in his native Jacksonville, Fla.)
But at a time when a thinly fictionalized Robert Evans is played by Martin Landau on "Entourage" as a doddering fool, and Robert Altman, who received an honorary Oscar at this year's Academy Awards, must contractually have a second director on the set at all times — Paul Thomas Anderson on "A Prairie Home Companion," Stephen Frears on "Gosford Park" — it's safe to say that experience and longevity are not at the forefront of admired qualities.
"The first time I had to have a 'standby director' was on 'Gosford Park,' " says Altman judiciously by e-mail. "I have not always had to do it since, but I assume I will from this point on. It's a question of actuarial considerations. I have been very fortunate in getting it all to work so both myself and the insurance companies are satisfied."
The concept of standby directors is not a new one — David Lean was to have been spotted on his final feature, an adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel "Nostromo," but died six weeks before production was to begin. According to Kevin Brownlow's biography, Guy Hamilton, the director of James Bond pics "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever," eventually was chosen from a short list that included John Boorman, Peter Yates and Arthur Penn, although Lean's first choice was none other than a young Altman.
After director Paul Haggis had a heart attack on the set of "Crash," the insurance company ordered producer Cathy Schulman to find a replacement director to complete the pic. "We rolled him, a hospital bed and a nurse into the set and he finished it up," she told Variety.
At the Academy Awards in March, Altman announced that what had been called a routine coronary bypass 10 years ago had actually been a full heart transplant, a fact he obscured for fear he would no longer be employable.
"You can get insurance for anything — it's just a function of what your appetite is for risk, and what you're willing to spend," says a senior executive at a large completion guarantee company. "In the '90s, there were a number of claims involving the untimely deaths of actors — John Candy, River Phoenix, Brandon Lee — where the insurers lost tens of millions of dollars. But the fact that someone has bad health is not necessarily the nail in the coffin. It may result in a higher deductible, they may demand the person take a certain medication, they may impose conditions about the number of hours or days a person can work, locations, etc., or they may insure people minus a key claim — say, everything but a heart-related problem.
"We've worked on a number of films where the director is past 70 and there is absolutely no problem — no exceptions on the insurance, nothing. The only reason age is important is whether the person is able to finish the job."
Sidney Lumet, currently 82 and editing his 45th theatrical feature, claims he has never experienced a problem with insurance physicals or been assessed extra premiums, although his films now are routinely made with independent financing. Moreover, he actively sought out emeritus talent when producing his 2000 A&E series "100 Centre Street," including Arthur Penn, whose last credit was in 1989.
"I needed contemporaries because I went back to taping, and I wanted people who knew live television technique," Lumet says. "And Arthur, of course, was preeminent in that. Except for the fact that his first shooting day was Sept. 11, (2001) — other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, the performance was fine.
"I also tried to get ("To Kill a Mockingbird" director) Bobby Mulligan to get off his ass up in Connecticut and come down and work, but I couldn't talk him into it. I recall many years ago at Sue Mengers' house I would sit with Billy Wilder, who was terribly bitter and upset that he couldn't get financing for movies. What I don't understand is the value of throwing out tremendous experience at a time when movies are getting more and more expensive."
"The people sitting behind the desks today don't even know who Arthur Penn is. And they don't take the time to really find out," Kershner grumbles. "You know the story about (director Fred) Zinnemann? He had a film he wanted to make, so he came to Hollywood, and he meets with a 30-something-year-old kid who says, 'Tell me, Mr. Zinnemann, what have you done?' He said, 'No, you first,' and he got up and left and never came back to Hollywood. He told me the story himself."


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Less than a week after being sent to Bangkok to receive treatment for severe burns sustained in a crackdown on anti-copper mine protests last month, 64-year-old monk U Teikkha Nyana's long road to recovery has hit a major hurdle: a lack of money to cover his medical expenses.
Nay Thandar Khine, the monk's daughter, said that within just two days of arriving in the Thai capital last Friday, his medical expenses exceeded the 1 million baht (US $32,670) the Burmese government had provided for his treatment.
Due to infections that have complicated his condition, the elderly monk will require at least two more weeks of intensive care before he is ready to receive skin grafts on large areas of his back, legs and arms, she said.
"He has already undergone several operations, and he is suffering a great deal," she added, speaking to The Irrawaddy on Wednesday. Doctors have told her that a fully recovery will take a further two months.
While the monk's prognosis remains far from clear, the question of who will pay for his treatment is even more shrouded in doubt. The family said it hopes to receive assistance from a government-appointed commission formed to investigate the Nov. 29 raid on a protest camp outside the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Division that injured nearly 100 monks.
"I spoke with Dr Tin Mar Aung [the personal physician of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who heads the commission]. She said she will speak to the commission about this matter," said Dr Nay Thu Rein, the monk's son.
U Teikkha Nyana was injured when local authorities used water cannons and incendiary devices against protesters opposed to the Chinese-owned Letpadaung mine. Before being transferred to Bangkok, he was treated at hospitals in Mandalay and Rangoon.
Four other monks have also received care at Rangoon General Hospital's special burn unit. Of these, three have made good progress in their recovery, while a fourth remains in serious condition, according to U Wimala, a monk who leads a support team for the injured Buddhist clerics.
"Ashin Thisana is still in serious condition and may need to go to Bangkok," said U Wimala. Ashin Thisana, a 14-year-old novice from the Myoma Shwe Ku Monastery in Monywa, has extensive burns on his legs, buttocks and left side, said U Wimala.
On Tuesday, Suu Kyi visited the hospitalized monks and said that the commission probing the Letpadaung incident would take responsibility for their medical expenses, said U Wimala, adding that President's Office Minister Hla Htun also said the government agreed to arrange for the care of monks requiring treatment abroad.
However, no formal arrangements have yet been made in the case of Ashin Thisana, so further discussions will be necessary, added U Wimala.
Apart from the monks currently hospitalized in Rangoon and Bangkok, 10 other monks and three laypeople are still being treated in Mandalay.
On Saturday, the government formally apologized directly to the monks affected by the crackdown, following a series of protests in support of the injured monks last week.
The day before, state-run media reported that U Teikkha Nyana had been transferred to a hospital in Bangkok at the government's expense, but was not in serious condition.
Dr Nay Thu Rein said he thanked the government for its assistance, but urged the state media to correct its erroneous reports about his father's condition.
The Burmese Government did it – it should provide all medical expenses – Who knows how much the generals' medical bills/travel etc and Naypyidaw are costing.
Myanmar junta's teargas bombs and smoke bombs really burn. The junta is so good that when it claims 10 deaths, the real death toll is 100. When the government says it confiscates the land for development, sons and daughters of the generals lease it to the companies. Thein Sein's spoke-person Zaw Htay said the government does not use helicopters to attack the KIA but five helicopters were actually used. Whatever the government says, you have the right to believe it, at the same time, you have the right to close your ears because they never speak up the truth but lies after lies.
The culprits of this horrible incident are obliged to fullyo take care of all expenses until they are fully
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EAST LANSING — As the much appreciated summer months transition into fall, one of the enduring things that makes it more palpable are football nights like Saturday.
At Spartans Stadium before 78,411 under the bright lights in a nationally televised game, Michigan State University (3-0) held on to outlast the University of Notre Dame in an overtime classic 34-31.
As an MSU alumni it has been almost impossible to endure their football campaigns. When they are projected to produce a losing season they win. When they are predicted to win they fall short of expectations. Followers of MSU football have endured macabre decades of improbable losses and failed expectations.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio dialed up a play named after a movie about Pee-Wee football called "Little Giants." The play, a fake field goal try, produced an improbable overtime victory over the Fighting Irish.
After Notre Dame had kicked a field goal on its first possession in overtime, the Spartans were stopped and appeared to set up for a potential game-tying 46-yard field goal attempt by sophomore kicker Dan Conroy.
"I looked at the situation and said, 'Little Giants,'" Dantonio said. "I did not want to put that kind of pressure on our kicker. He has the talent, but a 47-yarder in overtime at night against Notre Dame, it was just the right time to do it."
Punter Aaron Bates rewarded Dantonio's faith in him, by lofting a 29-yard touchdown pass to tight end Charlie Gantt that sent the joyful MSU faithful dancing home in the midnight hour.
"Coach D likes 'Little Giants,'" Bates said jokingly. "I think that's the only movie he's ever watched. I think all of our trick plays are named after that movie. Originally the play was made for Le'Veon (Bell), but they kind of got twisted up, which was what we wanted to happen. Charlie cleared up and I threw it out there. I knew he would make the catch."
Gantt said he was surprised to see the ball floating his way.
"All through the week of practice I never got the ball once," noted the senior tight end. "Le'Veon would shoot up the middle and catch it. Aaron did a great job of reading it, Le'Veon was covered and jammed two people. I got open and I told myself, 'Just catch it, do not drop the ball.' Once I caught it and knew I was going to score. It was the most incredible feeling of my life, the most amazing feeling ever."
Dantonio, the poker-faced, supposedly-conservative head coach is really a riverboat gambler in hiding. His players noted he loves to draw up and practice fakes.
Unfortunately, not long after Dantonio had made the Call of the Year in college football and barely flinched, his heart issues were not fake and he was hospitalized Sunday morning after experiencing a mild heart attack.
As I got up and was preparing to go cover the Lions vs. Eagles at Ford Field, my phone started ringing and I began getting text messages about coach Dantonio. I was in shock and reflective about just how quickly our fortunes can change. The complete contrast of me shaking Dantonio's hand and seeing a giant smile on his face after the game is a sobering contrast to what he must have endured only a few hours after one of his greatest triumphs at MSU.
The 54-year-old MSU coach had surgery to put a stent in a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart. He's expected to remain in the hospital a few more days, and offensive coordinator Don Treadwell will lead the team during Dantonio's indefinite absence.
With running backs Bell and Edwin Baker elevating MSU running game to 11th in the country (261 yards per game) and again producing over 200 yards collectively, could the Notre Dame victory become a signature moment, and perhaps this will be the year the Spartans really bring it?
I'm sure the only thing Spartan's Nation is really worried about bringing is good health to its leader and coach.
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7 Teeth-Gnashing Mistakes I Made as an Entrepreneur
Like many new young entrepreneurs, three years ago I thought I was pretty hot stuff. I had a few employees, raised some angel money… and then proceeded to make huge mistake after huge mistake.
Of all my business blunders, these 7 are the ones that still make me gnash my teeth.
1) I Managed People like Michael Scott from "The Office".
Many entrepreneurs are terrible bosses. Some of us simply cannot manage people well. We get stuck thinking that our "one great idea" will carry our business into "multi-millionairedom". While that may be the case on rare occasions, the majority of successful businesses are built by a smart, efficient and motivated group of employees, not just one person.
Growing a business beyond your own skills is vital if you ever wish to sell your company. You can only make so many sales calls in a day! If you want your business to hit the next level, you need other workers and you need to know how to lead and inspire them.
The good news is that this skill can be developed. If you've never had an employee before, try hiring a local college student on a part-time basis to get your feet wet.
Oh, and don't hide out in your office all day. It doesn't work.
2) I Hired My Friends.
Do not hire your friends. Especially in a start-up situation, you do not want to be your friend's employer. Having to lay off a friend of mine was one of the worst experiences I've had as an entrepreneur.
Also, you should almost never be the "boss" from 9-5 and "friend" again outside of work. It's too hard and really an inappropriate burden to put on yourself and your friend (no matter how many times they beg you to hire them!) I wouldn't even recommend going into business with a friend.
3) I Budgeted Like Britney Spears: Terribly.
You don't even have $100,000 in sales yet, so why did you just hire that fancy-pants PR firm? One critical mistake many new entrepreneurs make is thinking that just owning a business makes them a success. Wrong! Fail! Try Again!
An ergonomic chair that costs a thousand dollars does not make your business successful. That big office with a plasma TV and PS3 for your one employee does not make you a success.
Profits and positive cash flow are the marks of a truly successful business. Spending just to look successful or "big time" is what wanna-be entrepreneurs think is success.
4) I Leased A Fancy Office While My Large Basement Went Unused.
I thought I had to have a nice office for my business, even though we never had clients visit. It was a complete waste of cash, my most precious resource.
When you are first starting out, there is no better office than your basement or living room. Your parent's basement is even better: cheap rent, good food, and if you're lucky your Mom might still do your laundry.
Honestly though, for most software or web start-ups there is no need for an office in the early stages. The longer you can go without an office, the better. Investors love frugal founders, so if you plan on raising money for your business, stick to the home office as long as possible.
5) I Raised Money Before I Had Customers.
Raising money with just a "business plan" is not the best idea.
Do whatever you can to launch your business without raising money from outside investors. I don't care if you have to live on rice and beans for a year. Do it. A year down the line when you have a sick cash flow positive business that you own 100% of, you'll thank me.
If you do need to raise money, do so after you've already proven your business even if only on a very small scale. You'll get a much better valuation for your business as well as give investors more confidence in your business acumen.
6) I Mixed Business with Pleasure.
Have a separate checking account for your business. Never, ever, mix your business expenses with your personal life. It's a recipe for disaster.
7) I Assumed Everything Would Go According to Plan.
For the entrepreneur, realistic optimism can be good, but having optimism just to make things feel better can be deadly. If you are unable to see potential flaws or downfalls in your business, you must recognize and plan for them.
Bring in a partner or trusted mentor who can keep your optimism in check. I've seen too many entrepreneurs (myself included) get absolutely crushed when their business doesn't pan out the way they had hoped.
A few other mistakes I made:
- Not utilizing open source software. Don't pay a web designer to build your site from scratch. Have them install a content management system like WordPress and then have them design a custom theme. You'll save thousands.
- I "over-planned" my business. It's good to have a business plan, but it's better to have a plan that you actually take action on and can then translate into actual results and sales.
Next week I'll share the top 7 things I did right as an entrepreneur. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it!
What mistakes have you made make you gnash your teeth?
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Comments (19)
Just-2-Much! I can relate to mistake #1 and 2. Glad to see I was
smarter on the remaining 5 issues!!!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
[…] Here's a great list of highly regrettable mistakes made by a
Angel-funded first time entrepreneur from LendingClub. Know them,
love them, learn them. […]
August 26th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Hi DebtKid – Mrs Micah recommended this post to me. This is really
great advice. I've made tons of business mistakes and even
liquidated one business. Not all my mistakes were the same as yours
– some were much worse. But the good thing is you can learn from
them and start again. Hiring is really difficult to learn –
especially when you've never done it before. I didn't hire friends
but I was way too much of a pushover in the beginning. And I also
believed that all agencies were reputable and would only send me
good staff. I read lots of stuff about people buying fancy
equipment and getting huge premises to begin with. Some folk on the
internet advise it – but as you say, if it's not going to make you
money you don't need it.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
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was building out his/her startup. Check out the full blog post for
all of the details and apparently later this week will come 7
things done […]
August 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
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Dogster and Catster pointed the way to this article which
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August 26th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
DebtKid, that is a great article with lots of common sense – but
not commonly followed – advice. Some smart reminders and good
lessons learned. Here's a related article on my blog that may be of
'6 big mistakes that people make in business.' Notes from
presentation by Keith Cunningham. I'd be interested in hearing your
perspective on these six.
August 27th, 2008 at 1:06 am
excellent post. I am guitly of all except #1. I was just too nice.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am
I once read that having a killer PR agency is a must, it was not
worth it in your experience or was just the wrong agency? Great
August 27th, 2008 at 8:03 am
#6 (separate bank account) is critical – it pisses off your
partners and investors, it ruins your accounting, and worst of all,
it opens you up to personal liability. It's a very bad mistake that
is very easy to avoid.
August 27th, 2008 at 11:14 am
[…] poured myself into what turned out to be a pretty nice post
over at Lending Club about my 7 biggest business mistakes. I'll
probably write a follow up on the 7 things I've done right, next
week. Come to […]
August 27th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
@ Deckoff – Definitely agree about obsession with a product as a
mistake. I think that's where listening to your customers can help
you overcome that blindness. @ Carlos – I think once you hit a
certain point in your business (ie, big funding, new product
launch), it's appropriate. My mistake was putting the cart before
the horse. Or whatever that expression is. Basically, the point was
don't waste money on services you don't need just to make yourself
look or feel better about your business.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
[…] all my business blunders, these 7 are the ones that still
make me gnash my […]
August 30th, 2008 at 12:19 am
This is a must read for anyone who thinks that they are going to
make it big big because they've got a great IDEA and everyone will
just line up to throw money at them. This may have been a good
strategy in 1999, but not anymore!
August 31st, 2008 at 11:43 am
[…] Ted who is the co-founder of two of my favorites sites ever,
Dogster and Catster pointed the way to this article which
enumerates the mistakes made as an […]
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Seems like a common sense to me! But never thought of using
wordpress for business…after all it is free. Thanks!
March 14th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Ain't it all the truth?? I didn't make all the mistakes but many.
Even if I knew them…probably still had to make 'em.
April 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
I made over 100.
May 10th, 2009 at 7:25 am
Those were interesting mistakes. I think it's ok to commit
mistakes, because from there you learn from it and will make you a
better entrepreneur or what ever career you are in. It is still
important to recognize them and and learn from those mistakes, even
though you've done hundreds of them. This is life suppose to be –
trial and error. At the same time, you enjoy it to the fullest!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Nice post, I can relate to most of these, especially thinking that
owning a business makes you a success – LOL!
July 15th, 2009 at 5:07 am
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Archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's new Roman Catholic archbishop made self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken-driving arrest during his formal installation ceremony, which came just days after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving.
But Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, a strong supporter of California's ban on same-sex marriage, did not refer to the distress his appointment has aroused in this gay-friendly city and mentioned marriage only obliquely Thursday.
Cordileone told an audience of more than 2,000 invited guests at St. Mary's Cathedral he was grateful for the support he had received from people of different religious and political viewpoints after the Aug. 25 arrest in his hometown of San Diego.
"I know in my life God has always had a way of putting me in my place. I would say, though, that in the latest episode of my life God has outdone himself," Cordileone said with a chuckle as he delivered his first homily as archbishop.
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EL PASO, Texas -- A federal judge sentenced the former superintendent of El Paso Independent School District to more than three years in prison Friday for his participation in a conspiracy to improve the district's high-stakes test scores by removing low-performing students from classrooms.
Lorenzo Garcia's scheme to prevent hundreds of sophomores from taking the accountability tests fooled authorities into believing that academic standards had improved in his West Texas district -- resulting in a boost in federal funds and personal bonuses totaling at least $56,000.
Garcia pleaded guilty to two fraud counts in June; one in the testing scandal and another in which he misled the school board so that his lover would receive a $450,000 no-bid contract to produce school materials.
On Friday, the judge sentenced him to three and a half years in prison on each fraud count, to be served at the same time.
DA: 300-500 defendants face release in lab scandal
BOSTON -- A prosecutor said Friday that about 300 to 500 defendants may be released into Boston streets because of the alleged mishandling of evidence at a Massachusetts drug lab.
Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley said those numbers include some "pretty dangerous people."
Chemist Annie Dookhan is charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly skirting protocols and faking test results at the now-closed state drug lab. At least two dozen defendants whose cases Dookhan handled have been released.
3 bodies pulled from car submerged in R.I. harbor
NEWPORT, R.I. -- The bodies of three women were pulled Friday from a car that had been in Newport Harbor for hours after it plunged off a pier and landed on its roof, police said.
Part of the Hyundai Accent was sticking out of about 4 feet of water when it was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. at the Newport Shipyard, a privately owned marina near several of the tourist city's largest hotels and vacation condo complexes, Newport police Capt. Fred Gonsalves said.
He said police are still investigating when the car went into the water and why, but said they did not suspect foul play.
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1. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
5000 on quadrant? lolol!!!! Someone make a port for the SGS1... now!!! lololol
that is fantastic.. and its not even the full ICS. lol
2. arcq12 (Posts: 733; Member since: 13 Oct 2011)
hell yeah it is fantastic but in my opinion, MIUI looks g@y..
16. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
18. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
miui is meant to be an iphone clone. The code itself is suppose to be fantastic, but yea, not a big fan of the direct copy of all things iOS.
38. leftheodo (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
Of course it looks g@y! It looks like iOS!
3. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
O noes I see you ain't getting cured from your ROM addiction
19. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
im trying reeeeeeeealy hard proto. ive been on the same rom for 2 months now
27. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
At least roms dont cost you moneyz I have 25-30 worth launcher stuff :/
32. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
lol.. sure they do, because i donate to ROM developers that make exellent products. I know ive flipped TeamWiskey 30 bux for the trouble among others.
36. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Works nice on my cappy. But, yeah, I want to see full ICS
4. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
The SGS2 is still the phone to get unless you really need the higher resolution of the nexus. But that's all you'll lose if you get this. You get the nexus, you lose the benchmark bragging rights, the better camera and of course the super amoled plus.
5. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Why anyone would prefer 800x480 over 1280x720, PenTile or not, is beyond me. I wish people would quit harping on PenTile on the Nexus. At 1280x720 its effects will be negligible.
And benchmark bragging rights? Bah. If it runs smoothly, who cares how it benchmarks?
7. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
you still have your 4S?
8. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
You talking to me?
9. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
yes or I'm confusing you with someone else?
11. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Must be. I rock a broken Rogue and an Alias 2. My fiancee has an iP4, which I try to keep my distance from. :)
12. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
I'm not saying you would prefer 480x800 over 1280x720. All I'm saying is that its not that big of a deal to not consider the other facts. If you look at the nexus from an angle other than 90 degrees, you get a green tinge with the nexus. Phonearena had an article on that. Again, I think a better camera, a better quality screen regardless of the pixel density makes more sense. Also I would like high benchmarks as bragging rights though i would like a 720p screen. The green tinge is a sad part. And with the other companies releasing screens without the pentile and the green tinge. The nexus isn't that great a phone except for its resolution.
14. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
The green tinge was noticeable in pictures, yeah, but I'm probably used to it being an AMOLED (1st gen) user. With AMOLED in general the focus is on contrast and vibrance, not color accuracy.
Until we see reviews, I wouldn't call the Nexus' camera inferior. As many here have pointed out, # of megapixels doesn't tell the story. On the other hand, the Rezound has the same resolution, is RGB, and may actually have a superior lens/aperture and thus a better camera. I'm more interested in having a great camera, great screen and nice UI than benchmark numbers. If the phone runs smoothly enough, you can't visually enjoy a benchmark.
21. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
The SGS2's camera has been tested and it is one of the best. Phonearena's preview of the nexus said that it was decent but not comparable to the other sharpshooters out there. And i think i'd prefer color accuracy to more pixels. And since the SGS2 iis getting an official ICS update and already has an unofficial update, your arguments are redundant. And what I meant when i wanted high benchmarks was that it would be a bragging right in saying that mine is faster than yours even if it couldn't be perceived. The same way the 720p screen would make a difference, but not one that big to warrant the other features draw-backs negligible.
22. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I consider the ICS argument valid until it starts rolling out to devices other than the Nexus. I'm no fan of TouchWiz (I think it looks like an iOS clone) and I would never root my phone.
720 versus 480 is not at all about bragging rights, it's about fine detail quality. Even on a 4.3" screen, the difference will be noticeable, especially to anyone who's ever used an iPhone 4x. I applaud both Samsung and HTC for pushing Android into Retina display territory. Saying it's not noticeable is like saying DVD and Blu-ray look the same on a 720p TV.
And if you're most interested in benchmark bragging rights, you're going to spend a lot of money trying to keep the fastest Android device on hand every month.
25. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
I never said that the difference between a 720p screen and the 480x800 is not noticeable. All I'm saying is that HTC's implementation is better with no color shifting and no pentile matrix. So might as well buy the best 720p screen around rather than settle for the nexus. And i said benchmarks as bragging rights being that you own an SGS2 and your friend owns a nexus. You will always be able to brag that your does better in that area and will also mean that your SGS2 will always be able to run an application that the omap in the nexus will have problems managing.
29. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I agree that S-LCD at 720 will be the display to beat but HD SAMOLED will look pretty sweet as well. I'm undecided between the Nexus and Rezound myself. But I really don't give a crap about raw processor speed so long as the phone isn't lagging, else the S3 on the Rezound would be a disqualifier. And who's writing Android apps that the OMAP 4 can't handle? Isn't the whole point of the Nexus line to set a benchmark for developers?
34. phantomash (Posts: 20; Member since: 27 Aug 2011)
so what you're saying is that if you go S2 you get benchmark bragging rights, and that's about it? ;)
37. belovedson (Posts: 988; Member since: 30 Nov 2010)
try voodoo color to get accurate colors
13. tech-head (Posts: 133; Member since: 02 Sep 2011)
umm......app support?
20. bucky (Posts: 2573; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
does that really matter when the screen is 4.3" ??? Im confused as to why people need 720P and uber tiny icons on their phone...
6. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
its not only about the resolution.
26. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
Since ICS has already been ported onto the SGS2, what does the nexus bring to the table that the SGS2 doesn't other than resolution?
28. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I personally dont do custom roms or not much, nexus is the device that gets the updates the fastest, witch is one of the reasons Im getting one, also Nexus is going to be the main device for projects like android @ home Nexus has LTE witch people may consider over the HSPA+ Galaxy S2, also Nexus For being a DEV device is the one used for making apps furthermore being the most compatible device with apps on the market so its not only about RES
31. Muhannad (Posts: 455; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
The Galaxy Nexus brings Stock ICS not TouchWiz, a bigger display, and a better design (I personally think the GSII is a great device but I don't like the design).
10. iWallE (Posts: 48; Member since: 10 Oct 2011)
The interface looks great. But.... the shots of the homescreen scare me a bit. Rows of rectangular icons with rounded edges, a dock with four icons on it... the whole thing looks worryingly similar to iOS. I'm afraid we may witness a new wave of patent cases.
15. orangejuice (Posts: 11; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Apparently you have never seen MIUI before.
39. iWallE (Posts: 48; Member since: 10 Oct 2011)
True, I hadn't seen it. I've never been interested in custom ROMs. Now that I read a little about MIUI, I think it looks really good. But I'm not very fond of the "iOS copy" concept. And if the statement on their site that "MIUI is one of the most popular Android ROMs in the world" is true, that means there are a lot of people who bought Android when they actually wanted an iPhone.
And sorry for the lame comment above. Obviously, the looks are credit to MIUI, not ICS.
17. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Yea, MIUI pretty much attempts to replicate iOS on the Android.
23. chuckyoo (Posts: 34; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
With MIUI which I am running on my SGS, you can use go launcher and just, also download the the full ICS theme and apply it then use desktop migrate to migrate the icons to go launcher. Mine looks like galaxy nexus minus the three bottons and mine 4 and of course UI elements. If you so much want to imitate it, the closest thing is the ICS launcher over at the market.
24. abdane (Posts: 494; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
i'm just gonna wait to early 2012 ! ^_^
30. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
The SGS3 will be pretty sweet, but it won't hit the US til late 2012 at this rate!
33. Laucius (Posts: 4; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
Tried the rom on SGS2 (i9100) its nice even if its not meant for it :) :) :)
35. remyrz (Posts: 203; Member since: 28 Oct 2010)
omgg here come the beaast!! love my GS2 .. ^3^


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The following motion pictures are now available on DVD. ¶
"127 Hours," 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 94 minutes, Rated R for
language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images – Film recalls the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco). On a day trip to canyoneering alone near
"Burlesque," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 119 minutes, Rated PG-13 for
sexual content including several suggestive dance routines, partial nudity, language and some thematic material – After leaving a dead-end existence in Iowa, Ali (native Staten Islander Christina Aguilera) gets a job in L.A. working at club named Burlesque. The only problem is Tess (
"Love and Other Drugs," 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 112 minutes,
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material – Jaime (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an ambitious drug representative whose world is turned upside down when he meets Maggie (Anne Hathaway) under false pretenses in a doctor's office. Although she forgives him, Maggie wants a no-strings relationship. Despite their efforts to keep things on a purely sexual basis, their relationship evolves to the point where Maggie comes to trust Jamie. Although there are funny moments, the film is more drama than comedy. The strong supporting cast includes Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, George Segal, Jill Clayburgh and Judy Greer. Add-ons included extended and deleted scenes, four featurettes and a digital copy.
"Faster," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 98 minutes, Rated R for strong
violence, some drug use and language — After being released from prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has only one thing in mind: Tracking down and killing the men who murdered his brother. After the first stop, Driver is pursued by two veteran cops (Billy Bob Thornton and Carla Gugino. Making matters worse is that one of the targets has hired a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) to kill Driver before Driver finds him. It's an interesting film with some nifty plot twists. Bonus materials include deleted scenes, an alternate ending and two featurettes.
"S.W.A.T.: Firefight," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 88 minutes, Rated R for violence and language – A S.W.A.T. leader from L.A., Paul Cutler (Gabriel Macht) is assigned to teach the latest hostage rescue techniques to a S.W.A.T. team in Detroit. On his first day on the job, he loses a hostage and makes a bitter enemy of Walter Hatch (Robert Patrick). Determined to avenge his girlfriend's death, Hatch begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with Cutler. Not great but far from horrible. Worth a look if you like the genre. Extras include a featurette on sharp-shooting.
Best of the Rest:
"Scooby Doo: Curse of the
"Alonzo Bodden: Who's Paying Attention?" -- "Last Comic Standing" winner, Alonzo Bodden riffs on everything from real estate to rap as he looks at today's world; ¶
"Walking on Water" -- Bryan Jennings takes two young surfers, Tyler and Luke, around the world in what can only be described as the trip of a lifetime; ¶
"Satin" – Jack Satin, a washed up
On a rather slow week, Disney's addition of "Bambi" to its "diamond" collection of Blu-ray discs is worth mentioning. Priced at $39.99, the two-disc set includes an introduction by Diane Disney Miller, "Inside Walt's Story Meetings," two never-before-seen deleted scenes as well as a deleted song.
Also out are "Elmo's World: Penguins and Animal Friends" ($12.99) and the third volume of "Beyblade: Metal Fusion" ($14.97).
New Blu-ray titles arriving this week include "127 Hours" ($39.99), "Burlesque" ($34.99), "Love and Other Drugs" ($39.99), "Faster" ($34.99), "The Ultimate Wave: Tahiti" ($24.98), "S.W.A.T.: Firefight" ($30.95), "Scooby Doo: Curse of the
Catalog titles out include "Out of Sight" ($26.98), "The Cable Guy" ($24.95) and "Pirates of the
Upcoming: "Morning Glory," "The Next Three Days," "Inside Job" and "Jackass 3-D" (March 8); "The Fighter," "Hereafter" and "Switch" (March 15); "Yogi Bear" and "The Tourist" (March 22); "Black Swan," "Tangled" and "Fair Game" (March 29); "Little Fockers" and "TRON: Legacy" (April 5); "Gulliver's Travels," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" (April 8); "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" (April 15); "The King's Speech" (April 19).


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Gun deaths and injuries have dropped sharply in California, even as the number of guns sold in the state has risen, according to new state data.
Dealers sold 600,000 guns in California last year, up from 350,000 in 2002, according to records of sale tallied by the California Attorney General's office.
During that same period, the number of California hospitalizations due to gun injuries declined from about 4,000 annually to 2,900, a roughly 25 percent drop, according to hospital records collected by the California Department of Public Health.
Firearm-related deaths fell from about 3,200 annually to about 2,800, an 11 percent drop, state health figures show.
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Abstract: In Vermont's rural northeastern counties, North Country Hospital (NCH) serves a population with significant economic and educational challenges. The rate of tobacco use in pregnant women is also significant, about 40%, compared to the statewide rate of 21%. With support from the VT Chapter of the March of Dimes in 2001, a tobacco cessation facilitator was available 16 hours/week for 1-on-1 intervention with women who use tobacco and are patients of a local OB/GYN practice. Based on the 40% tobacco use rate in the 200 women per year who give birth at NCH, a goal was set of reaching 33% (27) of these 80 women. By the end of the project year, 45 (56%) women had received intervention; 19 of these (42%) set quit dates, and 13 (29%) were still smoke free. Support was provided regularly with evaluation intervals established at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post quit date. Relapse was tracked. Currently, 22% (10) have been smoke free for 3 to 6 months with evaluation ongoing. Despite extensive facilitator availability, the greatest obstacles were recruiting women to speak with her and maintaining communication. Most women did not keep scheduled appointments and were difficult to reach by phone. In addition to provider advice and appointment scheduling, recruitment methods included press releases, newspaper advertising, brochure distribution, and mailings. Project replication is feasible with the knowledge that recruitment requires sound planning and a healthy dose of persistence.
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I was a projectionist here in the 70's and early 80's. To answer some of the commenters above, the drive-in theater was owned by the same guy, Joseph DePaul, a noted local businessman. (I worked there also). It was called the Starlite Drive-In and was at Pine Grove (near intersection of Mackinac Trail and 6 Mile Rd.) There was one other theater in town, further north on Ashmun St., called the Temple. Also owned by Mr. DePaul. It was the victim of a rather spectacular fire sometime in the 70's. The restaurant next to the Soo Theater was actually in the same building along with a couple of other shops. It was the American Cafe, and yes it was very good. Real home cooking, back in the day, and very popular for lunch.
Ironically, with the pending closure of the Varsity Cinema 10, Michiganders will have to cross the border and go to Canada in order to see a movie in a theater.
The Soo Theater was a great little movie theater. Used to come over from the Canadian "Soo" to see movies here. Liked the little restaurant/diner next door.
Does anyone know the names of the other theatres that use to be in this city? They must have had more than one cinema.
This was the place where I took my two older kids to their first movie back around 1992. We saw Aladdin and the three of us had a great time. It was a real nice place with alot of old fashioned charm. We only lived there for a few years but I remember discovering and poking thru the ruins of a drive-in theatre on the south outskirts of town, the screen had fallen down and the area was overgrown with weeds but the projection house/concession stand was still standing. I don't know what it was called but maybe somebody out there knows and could place it on this site


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K.C. Zekser (Johns Hopkins University), R.L. White (STScI), T.J. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel), N. Benitez, H.C. Ford, D. A. Coe (Johns Hopkins University), ACS Science Team
With improved resolution and sensitivity, the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) has obtained unprecedented imaging of gravitationally lensing clusters. Using the ACS Abell 1689 cluster image, a robust and efficient method of modeling the cluster potential, based on the method of Broadhurst et. al. 2004 (in preparation), is being further developed. Detailed determination of the total mass distribution, including the galaxy component as well as the intracluster gas and dark matter halo contribution, provides insight into the dark matter within the cluster while the modeling also constrains the cosmological parameters due to the wide range of source redshifts, up to z=4.9. Furthermore, the combined sensitivity and resolution provided by the ACS imaging in conjunction with the gravitational lensing by the cluster provides a lens model that can be used to delens the profusion of background objects imaged by the galaxy cluster. The capability to reconstruct magnified, high-redshift sources enables the study of galaxies that are currently beyond observability except under circumstances such as this. Early results on this source reconstruction will be presented.
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I Just picked up a Saito GK ..Its pretty gunked up, valves exhaust etc..I have not run it yet. I was looking for a good way to clean out the "gunk" I have heard to put it in a crock pot on low filled with Green/Yellow anti freeze And let it sit over night on low..Has any one done this? Do I need to take the motor apart, take the carb off? Any other suggestions?
I just did the same thing, heard about this method for years never tried it. It works great. I pulled the carb and glowplug and cooked it in antifreeze for 24 hours on low. Then a minute with a soft toothbrush and it looks like new. Test ran and oiled and stored until spring. Works like a charm.
I have cleaned a lot of engines in the crockpot with antifreeze. I do try to take them apart to clean, at least in large parts, like cyl., cases, and such. If you need to do small parts, you can put them in a fine mesh basket, and put them in with the rest. I am not sure it will work with the GK engines, as every engine I have cleaned this way, it removed all the paint, although I have never tried it on a Saito GK engine. If it were me, I think I would take it apart, and clean the valves, cam, lifters, and cam shaft, with lacquer thinner, or some good solvent. Clean up the bearings, and if they are rusted very bad, or are rough after cleaning, I would replace them.
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The other day, I cleaned up an old Magnum Pro .40 two-stroke. It wasn't completely gummed up - it would turn over slowly and the throttle moved without resistance - but the outside was disgusting.
Since it would turn over, but with effort, I took out the glow plug and put some 3-in-1 oil in both the exhaust port and the glow-plug hole, and flipped it over by hand a few times. It spun very easily after that.
I then turned my attention to the dried junk on the outside. I ran the sink faucet until the water was very hot, half-filled a bowl with the hot water, and then finished filling the bowl with Simple Green, giving me a still very strong 1:1 dilution of Simple Green.
I poured the Simple Green mixture onto the engine and used a spare toothbrush to scrub it, and before long, the engine looked like something I could be proud of, instead of an old gunked-up piece of junk. It now looks new to lightly used instead of old and forgotten.
I mounted it on a plane, screwed the high-speed needle in all the way, then back out two turns, and it started up easily. I have since found the peak and richened it slightly from peak, and found a good idle speed. I plan to test-fly the plane this afternoon.
I really like Simple Green, especially mixed with hot water, for cleaning dried castor oil off of engines, and I sometimes use it (cold) to clean a plane after flying. However, it will leave streaks on covering, so I usually use glass cleaner instead to clean the plane.
For a really old, gunked-up engine that won't turn over, I have found that a heat gun works wonders. It still needs to be taken apart and cleaned afterward, but a heat gun can get it to at least spin.
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She spins(a little too easy) I havent tried to start it yet..When I got the motor the case exterior was pretty clean, but the muffler was really caked up..when i took the muffler off and looked in on the valves they were just as bad..I dont know too much about 4S valves and how to adjust them after I take them apart.. So I thought the easy solution would be a bath....
Having bought/used/sold 1000's of engines over the last 45 years, I would never recommend that anyone take an engine apart first. I have seen many engines ruined, some new, because of this. There are some that know how to do properly, but many that do not. I have seen many stripped/cross threaded/ wrong size screws, gaskets torn or left out, sleeves put in wrong, ect. Also seen many engines ruined by bad cleaning with antifreeze, carb cleaner, wire brushes, ect.
I use Dawn Power Desolver now and rarely take engines apart unless obvious damage or repair needed. Dawn usually works in about 20 minutes and is quick and easy. After cleaning I usually test run engine and most run fine after tuning, 4 strokes sometimes need valve adjsutment.
Just my .02 cents -
Ron, can you leave the carb on, etc with dawn? Do you mix it 1:1 with hot water as someone else mentioned?
I use the Dawn with everything on, sometimes even the muffler. Comes in a blue spray bottle, somewhat hard to find, I think some Walmarts and Ace hardware carries it. I spray it straight (undiluted) on the engine, let it sit about 20 minuts and wipe/brush off. If you have real heavy build-up may need to repeat or let sit longer. I always oil the engine internally and or run after cleaning
Hey ronwc; I hear ya. I have replace cases that guys have tried to change brgs. in that were pretty boogered up. It is probably better for anyone that does not feel comfortable taking engines apart, to just clean them up the best they can. Most times that is good enough anyway. I have had engines that had not been run for years that the rod was stuck on the wristpin, and the only way to do them was to take them apart.
Does Dawn Power Disolver take off paint? I clean up a lot of old McCoy Red Head engines, and I always have to repaint the heads when using the crockpot antifreeze.
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On an adjusted basis, this past quarter's net was in the black at $6.9 million ($0.01 EPS). On average, analysts were expecting an adjusted loss of $0.03 per share, on top line of $250 million.
For the full year, Zynga took in $1.3 billion in revenue and had a net loss of $209 million, or $0.28 per share. Those line items for 2011 were $1.1 billion and a loss of $404 million ($1.40), respectively.
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These days, whether you're an intentional landlord or an accidental one, you may have questions about how to report rental income and expenses. The rules are complex. Even the IRS admits it, saying errors related to rental-real estate activities contribute to what's called the "tax gap," a measure of tax-law compliance.
In general, all properties treated as rental properties are reported on a schedule E. On this schedule, you will report all of the rental income received, and then deduct all applicable expenses. The usual expenses are property taxes and mortgage interest. In addition, you may deduct your homeowner's fees, insurance, gardening and other expenses to maintain and rent the property. Here are three areas where rental-property tax rules differ from what you might expect.
You're probably familiar with immediate expensing rules, also called Section 179. Using these rules, you write off the cost of business assets in the year you purchase them. Section 179 is generally not available for residential rental property. Typically, you'll depreciate residential rentals over 27.5 years. Appliances, carpeting and furniture are depreciated over five years.
Rental losses
When rental expenses exceed income, the loss may not be deductible on your current-year federal income tax return. Your income level and your participation in managing the property affect the deduction of any losses. Losses you are unable to use in the current year are "suspended." Suspended losses can be applied against income from your rental in future years and/or can also reduce gain when you sell your property.
Sale of rental property
Depending on how you acquired your rental, the tax basis — the amount used to calculate gain or lose when you sell — may not be your cost. For example, if you used the property as your personal residence before renting it, your basis could be the fair market value of the home on the date you converted it to a rental instead of what you originally paid. Special rules may also apply if you made a former rental property your residence.
Vacation homes
A separate set of rules guide the deduction of vacation homes depending on how often you use your the home yourself, how often you rent it out and how long it sits empty. You will fall into one of three different tax categories.
The first category includes homes that are rented often but that are still used a fair amount by the owner. Specifically, this applies to homes that are rented more than 14 days a year and have personal use of more than 14 days. Personal use includes use by family members and anyone else who pays less than market rental rates. Interest, property taxes and operating expenses should all be allocated based on the total number of days the house was used.
The second vacation-home tax category typically applies to houses that are used very little by the owner. Your home will fall under the tax rules for rental properties just as we have discussed above.
The final category is simple and benefits the taxpayer. This one applies to homes that are rented for fewer than 15 days a year and used by the owner for more than 14 days. These homes are considered personal residences, so you simply deduct the interest and property taxes. The rent is not reported.
You can claim your share of property taxes (usually buried in the annual maintenance fee number) and mortgage interest as interest on a second home.
Julie M. Sturgeon is a certified public accountant in Valencia specializing in individual and business tax issues. Her column represents her own views and not necessarily those of The Signal. "It's Your Money" appears Thursdays and rotates between a handful of the valley's financial professionals.


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I've been taking Nardil for about 17 years -have tried to go off it spuratically 3-4 times mainly to avoid drug and food interactions, but each time, had to go back on Nardil. My doctor and I finally agreed that there was no sense stop taking something that has worked. I won't be going off Nardil anytime soon; it has literally been a life saver!
After trying everything else my psychiatrist put me on phenelzine, the generic for Nardil. It worked! I can easily handle the dietary restrictions. My only negative comment is the weight gain that others have commented on. I also hate it!
I have been taking Nardil for about 10 years. Almost everything else was tried. It worked extremely well in the first few years. However, my depression continued to get worse after a couple years. Was put on Xanax and Remeron. I know Nardil and Remeron shouldn't be used together, but it worked. Then I went on Seroquel also. The 4 worked well together. However, the weight gain was awful. Then, my blood sugar was very high. Found out, Seroquel can cause diabetes. Went slowly off of that. Then tired Abilify. After 2 weeks on it, I totally lost 2 days of my life, no memory and totalled a car. Got totally checked for a stroke. No stroke. What was the cause? Probably Abilify. Be careful, it's a scarey drug. Now I am in big trouble. Only 2 drugs I haven't tried. One 25% of the time causes hair loss and the other can have a deadly rash. I already have 0 Stage Melanoma. Am scared of any rash. Sometimes I feel like I am in big trouble.
I was first prescribed Nardil in 1961 for depression. Several times I weaned off at the instruction of a doctor and prescribed other anti-depressants. In fact, I have been on nearly every one on the market. Each time, I went back on Nardil because it works. In recent years, I also suffer from aghoraphobia, which made it difficult to leave home. I am again taking Nardil for the past 18 months. I started on 15 mg.; raised to 1 1/2 pills per day. My primary care doctor prescribed Ambien for sleep, which is working great, as well. I feel each person's case is different and the effects of medication act differently. I am sticking with Nardil cause it works for me.
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I have been using Nardil since 1993. At age 45, I had a full blown panic attack after having suffered stoically most of my life, trying to fix "my problem". I also had "High Achiever" tendancies. The root cause of my suffering was social anxiety and it's partner, depression. After trying several SSRIs with no success, my Psychiatrist suggested "The Big Gun"......"Nardil". The combination of Nardil and Ativan worked like a miracle for me. Nardil was used successfully in Europe for many years before it was introduced into the US. It's a shame most US Doctors do not know much about it. For the right patient (Me!), it is literally a lifesaver. I have not had any adverse food reactions in 18 years, and plan to continue on Nardil for the rest of my life.
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I've been on this drug for 20 years. It's the best thing I have taken. I went off of it for about a year trying literally everything on the market. Nothing worked for me; except Celexa, but I had such bad memory problems is was not worth it. After going back to Nardil my life returned. I will never go off of it again. It's very sad to me that most doctor's do not even discuss it with their patients. It's a miracle drug and the fact that it has been around for so many years, only proves it's effectiveness and safety in spite of the diet restrictions.
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Being depressed since childhood, I had no idea what it felt like to be "normal". Doctors kept asking me if I was depressed and I would respond "no, I feel like I have felt my whole life. Wish I had not been born but decided that this was the way life was meant for me and managed to survive." Although I was considered brilliant and won many scholastic awards, I had no self-confidence. It wasn't until I was over forty years old, that a doctor insisted I try an antidepressent. He picked Nardil. After four to six weeks, EVERYONE noticed a change in me. People wouldcomment that they never saw me smile before. Never had any side effects (except in me, it could build up in my blood and I would end up in a manic state). I learned to sense when I was becoming manic and would discontinue use for two days and then go back to normal dosage. Miracle drug. Have nothing nice to say about the ssri's. Have been taking for over 20 years.
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Russia's long established and famous fashion designer, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, recently presented his new haute couture collection called "Posvyashchyonie" ("Dedication").
To whom or what was it dedicated? Zaitsev explained that what he had in mind was women.
"I want to give women and their nature their due; especially considering that the desire to realize this aim has deprived me of creative peace for the past 40 years," Zaitsev said. "I discover again and again that she is always different, sometimes unique, but always recognizable."
He maintained that his inspiration was sparked by an invented female image. However, it seemed as though the image represented a very real woman. It turned out that Yelena Shapovalova, the show's closing model, is in fact its personification. "Yelena Shapovalova embodies my perception of the quiet, intelligent and considerate woman. Therefore, you can say she's been my ideal this season," the maestro confirmed.
Reverting to the style of the early 20th century, Zaitsev made extensive use of French silks, brocades and laces, as well as polar and silver fox furs. Explaining the dominance of black in the collection, Zaitsev said: "Black is my color. In my view, it's associated with the intellect."
The most expensive dresses in the collection cost from $10,000-12,000, while the cheapest range between $2,000-3,000. Commenting on the modest variety of men's wear, Zaitsev said: "In this collection, men's wear isn't important. It was presented so that the models would have time to change clothes. But in early March, I'll be launching a fundamentally novel collection of men's wear."


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Nancy and Christopher Latham have agreed to new measures to protect themselves from one another, avoiding a contentious court hearing Thursday in an already bitter divorce case.
The estranged couple had submitted dueling petitions for protective orders from the Family Court, each insisting the other posed a danger to their well-being. The court was expected to take up the motions Thursday, but the two sides ultimately resolved the matter, agreeing not to contact or harass one another.
Under the arrangement, Nancy Latham dropped her request to have the court bar her husband from possessing guns or contacting their children, Robert Rosen, Christopher Latham's attorney, said.
"She abandoned that," he said. "She obviously didn't feel she needed that."
The action comes more than a month after a federal prosecutor put a stop to the Latham's final divorce hearing on April 8. Federal investigators had just discovered a murder-for-hire scheme targeting Nancy Latham days before her final divorce hearing.
Four people have been federally indicted in the case.
In her motion for protection and in a civil lawsuit, Nancy Latham has accused her husband of being involved in the plot.
Christopher Latham has denied any involvement in the scheme and countered with his own motion claiming Nancy, and her half-brother, a convicted triple-murderer, wish to harm him, according to court filings.
A Family Court judge had already ordered Nancy Latham and her husband to stay away from each other. An October order in their bitter divorce case restrains them from having physical contact with each other or being at each other's homes, as well as from harassing, threatening, interfering with or bothering the other in any way.
On April 5, Charleston police found out Nancy Latham was the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot. The information was volunteered by Russell Wilkinson, 39, of Louisville, KY, after he and his wife, Bethany, were pulled over in downtown Charleston.
Wilkinson told investigators he was hired to kill Nancy Latham and had been conspiring with Wendy Annette Moore, 37, and Moore's ex-husband Samuel Yenawine, 38, of Louisville, KY. All three were arrested and charged in federal court and currently remain behind bars, along with Rachel Palmer, 36, Yenawine's girlfriend.
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The City star Whitney Port and boyfriend Freddie Fackelmayer are no longer dating.
The show's executive producer Liz Gately confirmed the news to PEOPLE on Tuesday at the Seventeen magazine celebration of Port's October cover.
The two had been dating since June, and viewers will still get to see their relationship play out through the season.
Recently, reality-show couples such as Jon and Kate Gosselin don't seem to have much staying power. As Port, 24, told PEOPLE, "It's really hard to have a relationship on camera because you have so many opinions coming in and out, and it takes away some of the mystery in a relationship."
"But," she adds, "I don't necessarily think that it's a curse. I think there are some relationships that had to have lasted."
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Cynthia McCloud joined the Marshall School of Business as the Executive Education Director, Food Industry programs in July 2014. Cynthia graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California, and later completed her MBA from the University of California, Irvine. She is also a 1990 graduate of the USC Food Industry Management program. Cynthia built her career in sales and marketing specializing in the food retail and manufacturing industries in both the U.S. and also in several international markets where she managed teams in France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Singapore and Australia. Over the years, she has held roles at several SFO startups, MarketTools, Catalina Marketing Europe, Catalina Marketing U.S. and started her career at The Vons Companies in Southern California.
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On Intel Vs. PowerPC
As you can tell on our site, we sell a lot of older Macs. One of the beautiful things about Macintosh is how well they hold their value. It takes a very simple mathematical equation to determine that Macs are almost always cheaper than their PC counterparts. All you have to do is factor in the trade-in value of the Mac at any point down the road. Windows-based PC's are usually worth nothing after just a year or two. Macs have good value for many years past that.
In addition, you can't run Classic on an Intel Mac at all (or any Mac running 10.5 or higher), which is why there remains strong demand for PowerPC (G3, G4, G5) Macs today.
In any case, there are generally three types of customers for the older, pre-Intel Macs.
The first are those who need to run Classic apps, or are simply replacing a Mac and they prefer to replace it with the same generation of Mac. Those people usually know exactly what they're doing. With Apple's support of Rosetta on the wane (which is the software that allows applications compiled for PowerPC processors to run on Apple systems that use Intel processors), the availability of PowerPC Macs may be essential for these people for quite some time.
The second type are those who are looking to add a Mac to do non-intensive work: surfing the internet, doing email, etc. It might be a computer for a youngster or just a low-demand user. Much of the time a pre-Intel Mac will work just fine for that purpose.
The last type are those who are looking to buy their first Mac and want to save as much money as they can. For you, we would offer up some information as well as a few points of caution to ensure your Macintosh experience is the best possible.
So if you're buying your first Mac and you're considering a PowerPC, you should understand that many of the latest applications won't run on that model of Mac. You can still sync an iPhone (if its OS is prior to iOS 4) as well iPads and iPods with earlier versions of iTunes. Note that the latest iTunes works under 10.5xx (in fact it requires it or above). That means you can use the latest iPods and iPads but only as long as your G5 or G4 has USB 2.
Another interesting thing is if you were to update your iPod or iPhone on an Intel machine with the latest iTunes, it wouldn't be possible to update your iTunes on a PowerPC thereafter; your iPhone or iPod firmware version wouldn't match with your iTunes version. It is also impossible to roll back your firmware to a later version, so under that scenario you wouldn't be able to sync your iPod with your PowerPC Mac.
Suffice it to say some interactions with iPods, iPads and iPhones will work, but the whole experience may be problematic, especially if you want to use the latest versions of everything.
Also note that most high-end apps (Final Cut Pro, CS 5, ProTools and even Microsoft 2011) require an Intel chip. Netflix's streaming support requires an Intel chip. Many games, including the online games, and most of the new browsers require an Intel-based Mac OS 10.6.7 (which the Mac App Store requires) requires an Intel-based Mac. You need an Intel chip in order to run Windows on a Mac as well. As new software is developed, the list grows quite long.
And so again, if your computing ecosystem tends to have older software, you need to run Classic, or you know exactly what you're doing, the PowerPC Macs still have great legs and will perform well for you for quite some time. We just want you to be aware of everything going on in the computer industry so you make a well-informed decision that suits you perfectly!