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As a perpetually single gal I've had a fair amount of dalliances with men. Some longer than others, some more hurtful than others, some more memorable than others. It would stand to reason then that I've also had a lot of break ups, wouldn't it? But no – I can think of only a handful of times where I've been involved with a man and then one or the other or both of us has had a conversation that led to the end of our dalliance.
What I've had instead (besides a couple of disappearances) is a whole lot of drift offs. A drift off, as one of my favourite people recently described, is an "inexexplicable altering of the nature and direction of the relationship – signified by an abruptly sharp decrease in the amount and depth of our communication with one another" and it fucking sucks.
It's not that I don't recognize a man's right to change the frequency/quality of his communication with a woman; it's a free world and I suppose he has the right to do so. But what makes the drift off a dick move is that some point during the drift off process the woman is going to ask him point blank if his feelings have changed and he is going to lie. He'll tell her nothing has changed, he's just been busy (I think you know how I feel about this). He'll say his feelings are the same but he has family stuff going on. He'll say he's still feeling her but he just has a lot on his mind. He will give every possible explanation for the change in his behaviour except the obvious truth: he's not feeling her the way he once was.
Now men, you know I love you but I don't get why you do this.
Actually that's a lie. I do kind of get why men do this. Sometimes it's to retain pussy privileges. Sometimes it's because they feel guilty that their feelings have abruptly changed. Sometimes their feelings haven't changed but for some stupid reason they no longer want to show them. But most of the time men do this because they're too chickenshit to just admit that they're no longer into you.
Granted, there are a fair amount of women in the world who will ask a question like "Don't you like me anymore?" and turn fool when the answer is "No, I do not". But these are the types of women you have no business dealing with in the first place. When you're dealing with a normal, grown-up woman, please believe me when I tell you that if she gets to the point where she has to come out and ask you this she pretty much knows you're not feeling her and just wants final confirmation so she can move on with her life.
Not answering this question honestly is the greatest #swindle perpetuated by man. In no other scenario does one small lie accomplish so many things. Let's examine it, shall we?
Woman: I haven't heard from you in two weeks, what's the matter – you don't like me anymore?
Man: Of course I still like you. Of course I do. Why would you ask such a thing? Of course I still like you, I've just been busy.
Let's look at what Man has accomplished with his answer:
1. Man's vehement protests that he still likes Woman make her feel a little bit crazy. Now she no longer trusts her own judgement and will concede to his superior assessment of the situation (in other words, he just poured syrup on shit and got her to think it's pancakes).
2. Woman now cannot bring up the issue again without looking like a nagging bitch.
3. Because Woman is still dissatisfied with Man's behaviour she will likely just break up with him.
Mission accomplished.
Now maybe a better woman than I wouldn't bother asking a man if he still likes her, she'd take her cues from his behaviour and just bounce when it started to suck donkey balls. But in a dalliance between two grown people, why should she just have to assume that his feelings have changed? She asked the question – grow some stones and tell her the truth instead of acting like a fucking jackass.
That's my rant, but what do you guys think? Ladies have you ever been in this situation? How did you handle it? Men I know you've all pulled this shit before – who will be man enough to admit it?
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Drift are my preferred mode of breaking up. It avoids scenes, keeps the option of poontang open a lot longer, allows me to stealthily remove my items from her home, and gives me suitable time to find a new partner so I can smooth transition from one relationship to another.
O_o That's a "smooth" transition for you not the woman. See that's why I tell ALL my girls, "If he ain't acting right CUT him off!" More women need to realize that men are just as disposable as women and to date a few of y'all at the same time isn't that bad of an idea.
Being cutoff is not the end of the world. If the cutoff is sceneless, then it is superior to the drift.
Yeah I pull it all the time!
So what?
Max you kill men for our break up tactics but you know better than most the truth. women are crazy. I don't feel like we owe any explanation for the way we cut ties because we are put into such ugly situation by your emotions. Its only right we look out for our best interest b/c once you scorn a woman, no one is safe.
I just helped a friend thru a breakup. My God if you could hear how delusional she was.
Max I love you, but you continue to make excuses for female lies (fake orgasms, tans, and make up) as excuses to stroke the ego. But when men lie we are ruining society. You can't have it both ways. We are use to disappointment, the princesses of the world can't deal with the fact that they are just not that interesting or the catch that they think they are.
Every woman swears she is Cinderella, than we the clock strikes midnight mental hell breaks lose in the the pumpkin. I refuse to waste my time dealing with your daddy issues just because your juice box didn't live up to the hype that you said it would. So I make a sneaky exit. Think about it. If I am breaking up with you b/c I don't want to share in anymore of your drab conversations, why would purposely open up another drab conversation?
Honesty is valuable. You have to earn the truth, knowledge isn't free. And to be honest, some of these 'relationships' just aren't worth the cost of being honest.
I don't think Max was saying that all women are Cinderella but sometimes a simple verbal…"I'm just not that into you," would make everything better. You'd be surprised at how many women are not crazy or crazy emotional.
*Standing Ovation*
If women consistently exhibited the ability to deal with brutal honesty men would not hit em with The Drift.
Ahem. Hold your applause
If men behaved in a consistent manner don't you think women's behaviour would be more consistent?
My heart was pounding by the time that I finished reading your comment.
I just have one point…
The same way men want a fair shake when you meet them. "Don't judge me by the last man, I'm not him. Don't punish me for what other men have done to you." is the same way that you should at least try and believe that each woman might be different from the last one you knew (because honestly, if you think they're all the same, all crazy, then what's the point of meeting any new ones?)
Is it possible, maybe even probable that each woman might handle the truth differently, more maturely than the last one? It's a double standard. I don't ask anyone something that I'm not willing to give myself. I can't wish for someone to not think I'm crazy (and hopefully treat me like i'm sane) if I'm judging him like the last dude.
It is possible that your honesty (even said in a tactless manner) might make her a better person. I realize that might be asking too much from some people. So I can understand if you don't care in that way.
What was the cost of honesty? her thinking you're an a-hole? It's alright, because she already thinks that. .
*lays down offering at Nickles feet*
You better PREACH!!
I sent my BFF the link to this post, and she said it got her riled up too. In conversation I expressed the same sentiments you did…just not as nicely,lol
*Passing around offering bucket with LaLa*
What you clearly don't understand is two things.
If you think ALL women are crazy A. you're dealing with the wrong ones…GIRLS not women.
and B. We act crazy when you lie to us!! Personally, it makes me more crazy to be lied to than to be told "I think you should move on because what is going on between us isn't going to develop into anything".
GROW a pair of BALLS, man up, and be honest with a WOMAN.
*waves kerchief* at this whole post
iCan't stand the drift off. Although, I can't front. I've done it once or twice myself. I always feel (a little) bad about it though. *shrugs*
i've done the drift off before. sue me. if men behaved exactly like women wanted them to then they would be women. sometimes are feelings really don't change. sometimes we really are busy. sh*t happens. life happens. doesn't mean the way we feel about you has changed.
"But these are the types of women you have no business dealing with in the first place."
so how would a man know that a woman is like this upfront? most women won't come out and say well you know i'm gonna act a plum fool if you try to break up with me. they just do.
Not only are you a Laker hater you are a repetitive drifter off-er? See, I was excited about wanting to be your e-boo w/ your chocolately, tall self. iCan't….iCan't.
Thank you Max for allowing the truth to set me free. lol!
repetitive? when did i say that. i can't even count the amount of girlfriends i've had in my entire life on one hand. *shrug*
My bad for assuming. But that whole "sue me line" screamed "I need a lawyer because I do this often." #BPshrug
Forgive me?
of course. 🙂
That settles it! Tu is now officially my e-boo! I don't care that he is a tad bit arrogant, may drift and e-leave me
or that he didn't even agree to this union yet because this is 2010 and I can appreciate a handsome man with cahones!
*Puts laptop down to open up a bottle of e-champagne*
wait how did i get the arrogant label? lol
My memory is impeccable at times…a blessing and a curse. You were right above my comment 😉
damn it you got me. i am cocky. *shrug* 🙂
The "drift off" is lame. Especially when a lot of dudes now a days are preaching "good communication" and sh!t. Well part of good communication is telling the truth or notifying the other part of something has changed on your end.
I think its safe to say everyone, whether male or female would want the same courtesy
See Lala that's why you are my girl! Co-sign your entire post w/ 10K down. Although, I am guilty of the drift off I was young and dumb
last year and would never do it again.
People need to man up!
Hey girl, hey!!!
LOL!! I've done it in my younger days no doubt…but now I will be quick to tell you why this ain't working and why
I think women use the drift off technique a lot less than men but like you said it is lame for anyone to use it.
Tired of men saying they use it because women are too emotional and can't handle the truth.
Basically…it's a bit of a cop out.
If I ask you a question, be honest. It may not be what I want to hear…but that's life. It'll sting…but I'll get over it….don't flatter yourself dude.
Max I agree with you. Honesty is a huge issue im dealing with now and it's obv that this topic is a battle of the sexes. Bottom line, dudes need to man up and not be such (ode to emti) panty meat.
Especially if the woman is asking and esp if the woman is someone you once cared about. As a woman it takes a lot for me to ask hard questions when I know that I might not wanna hear the answer. So pls have a little respect for me asking the hard questions and give me an honest answer. I'd rather be hurt by the truth than to be deceived by a lie.
By any means necessary
I wouldn't say I'm a fan of the drift, but I've accepted it and sort of adopted it for myself.
I like to think I can take hints and if you stop calling me I'll stop calling you. I made up my mind a long time ago that I'm not going to chase anyone. So I won't even ask if you like me anymore.
And since I have the memory of an 99 year old and a f* load of other ish going on as well, 9 times out of 10 in 4 months I will hardly remember you.
As a woman there is nothing more frustrating than the guys who won't verbalize what their actions have been saying and make up excuses for those actions. They only do this because they don't have the balls to deal with the possibility that "she" might cry or act a fool. But like it was said above: "Honesty is valuable. You have to earn the truth, knowledge isn't free. And to be honest, some of these 'relationships' just aren't worth the cost of being honest."
This translate to…men date to fuck and court to marry. When a man TRULY likes you he won't show his ass because he will be in court mode. Chivalry isn't dead it is just reserved for the one "he" feels is valuable enough and therefore worth the cost of being honest.
"This translate to…men date to fuck and court to marry. When a man TRULY likes you he won't show his ass because he will be in court mode. Chivalry isn't dead it is just reserved for the one "he" feels is valuable enough and therefore worth the cost of being honest."
THIS! Well said Lidia! I have been telling my girlfriends this for years. If he is showing his @ss why would you want to stay with him anyways? I have never understood that mentality some women have. #teamtoomanyfishinthesea
I'm not arguing….
you hit the nail on the head.
The only thing I will say is that I may be courting to marry than transition to a relationship with less respect at a later point due to my loss of interest.
Likewise, I may start off being dishonest and only looking for action than gain respect for you. As we all know that is very rare, but like my man Concise once said "its funny how the woman I might wife/ will start off as a chick I tried to fukc on the first night"
i remember when max asked this question on twitter last week. it's really like a taking a band-aid off. the quicker you do it, the less painful it is and the more things can go back to normal.
"i don't think things are going to work out. i'm just not feeling you anymore."
it seems harsh but in reality it isn't.
::claps for you:: Yes, just say it. Most of us will be okay with it. Sometimes she just wasn't that into you either but enjoyed the company.
naw most of the time she really was that into me. wait. we're speaking in generalities. lol
I spit ALL over my computer at your "she was that into me"
BP was right about you. You ARE cocky. lol!
I have to admit, I've been totally guilty of initiating the drift off. I agree it's lame and the cowardly thing to do. This last go around, I just couldn't bring myself to tell the guy that not only wasn't I into him now, I wasn't ever into him. I know it was a punk thing to do and I'm probably bringing bad karma upon myself, especially since this guy was really nice to me. Maybe it's because I don't mind the "drift off" myself. I don't feel like I need to hear those words from a guy "I'm not into you anymore". You can generally pick up on the cues and save everyone from the humiliation of it all.
I don't drit as much as I Tokyo Drift: I fade away with style.
I will never oversell anything. I wont swindle or sell dreams. If we are jsut FWB Im not going to call everyday or whatever. Its convenience on both sides.
At the same time, women need to be real. Dont act like you're doing the same thing and then get mad out of nowhere like "you stay disappearing". Women should stop trying to thug out FWB relationships if they know their feelings != their actions.
Goes both ways
Tokyo drift? Negro you ain't Japanese…sit down somewhere. Arigato! lol
No, but seriously Streetz I wasn't going to comment because I don't want you think I am heckling you but drifting is not where it's at. No one said you needed to "sell a dream" its about being upfront. So ole girl isn't at home wondering why dude (read YOU) stopped calling.#truth.com
You do heckle 😛 lmao chistes
but nah they stop callin too, then try to reverse swindle to tell me "what happened" lol
But i keep it real. Miss Cleo.
I do not heckle Senor E-bragas….but I hear you though.
I have done the drift off before. I understand why a brotha does it though because of many people can't handle forms of truth.Many women say they do but in actuality they can't. If I would just be like I aint feeling you no more good night…I maybe deemed as an asshole.Sometimes for a man its a double edged sword. You are not going to like it either way I bring it that I am not interested in you.
But on the real it comes down to both parties being great communicators and the sad part most of us can't even get out of Communication 101
If I would just be like I aint feeling you no more good night…I maybe deemed as an asshole.
^Yes, you would b/c that's tactless….for anybody. If my friend looks fat in an outfit, I'm not gonna say "Bish, you look like a stuffed sausage". I'd tell her she should try something that compliments her figure a little better. Same message…delivered differently.
So yeah, if you're not feeling her anymore and it's as simple as that…cool. But I'm sure there's a tactful way to express that w/o being rude or misleading.
IDied at the stuffed sausage comment, one of my besties uses that term all of the time. Great point LaLa, it is all about HOW a person conveys their feelings/opinions. People just don't believe in the "golden rule" anymore I guess.
Btw, I ordered the "Little Bee" during my online shopping earlier. Yay!
Yay! I can't wait for an offical e-discussion about it.
LOL! Yeah you can be tactful but who really likes to hear that. I have been bluntly honest and been put into the asshole box because of being overly honest. We live in a society of deception so why not just drift off instead…Cue A Tribe Called Quest song "Drifting"
Well depending on what you said, it may very well be some asshole ish, but if you were blunt and said "I don't think this is working for me and it's best we part ways"…that's honest w/o being hurtful, ya know?
Being honest does not=asshole, however if you're rude and purposely hurtful…well then…
You, know I was gonna disagree with you, because a big part of me feels like no matter how you say it the other person is going to take it bad.
But THIS: "I don't think this is working for me and it's best we part ways"…that's honest w/o being hurtful, ya know?" makes a lot of sense, but on the other hand, I don't think that men and communication always go together, and they just may not have the tools to articulate it, even though it sounds sooo simple.
But Im going to go on the record and say that sometimes women just don't listen. A dude can be trying to tell you that he's not into you, whether it be verbal or non-verbal i.e. not calling and not coming around, or straight out telling you that he doesn't think this is working, and SOME women will convince themselves that they can fix things. I had a friend who's S/O was clearly not interested anymore, and she started doing things to try to get them back on track to no avail, needless to say dude did the drift of, and I honestly couldn't blame him for it.
I wouldn't say I'm a fan of the drift, but I've accepted it and sort of adopted it for myself.
I like to think I can take hints and if you stop calling me I'll stop calling you. I'll ask if your ok, but I won't harass you about not communicating. I made up my mind a long time ago that I'm not going to chase anyone. So I won't even ask if you like me anymore.
And since I have the memory of an 99 year old and a f* load of other ish going on as well, 9 times out of 10 in 4 months I will hardly remember you stopped calling anyway.
So, as I searched the catacombs of my brain to see if this has happened to me, I came up empty..
If a fade out has been done, it's been before emotions and bumpin uglies have gotten involved. Thus it lessens the blow. I can't lie, it has usually been my decision to call things off. The thing is that the guys usually know that this can't go anywhere, but would like to pretend I'm clueless enough (and silly) to have them keep pursuing til they get my draws. Then "magically" the Heavens are gonna open up and they'll realize that we're not compatible..
I'm not gonna generalize and say that men are cowards (although I believe this to be the case most of the time) but the reasons for "fading out" all look like "Rationalizations From An A-Hole" Volumes 1-10
I had more, but I'll end that there…
i remember one time i flat out told my ex that i didn't want to be with her anymore. we were fighting all the time. i wasn't happy. one time i got so mad i punched a hole in a wall. that was my sign that our relationship was unhealthy. i never get that mad. when i finally told her we were better apart than together she literally begged me to stay with her. i felt like such a jerk but i stuck to my guns. not saying that the drifting thing is cool but i can understand why some guys do it. because they want to avoid that feeling that i felt.
Yeah, no one likes to be the "bad guy"…that doesn't feel good either. But I'm sure the person experiencing feels 10 times worse, ya know?
*mental note to watch out for walls around Tu* j/k :p
they probably are but at that point in the relationship i'm more concerned with how i'm feeling. not that i don't care what she is feeling at all but my happiness is more of a priority.
and no need to worry about walls. that was in college (ages ago) and i don't think i've been that mad since then.
I was more so talking about the drifters(who just aren't interested anymore)…in your situation, I totally understand your actions. You were unhappy. And if you drifted to avoid punching a wall :p…well, I could understand that.
I was with someone that once got me so mad I threw a vase at my floor length mirror… I understand what you're saying..
He broke up with me and I asked him to stay (hell, I was 22) but when he layed out what led us to this point, I couldn't argue with him..
But you know what I realized.. It's a courtesy.. Asking someone not to do a "fade out" is asking them for a courtesy.. and the same way that someone will knock you over trying to get on the bus before you, or bump you and not apologize, is the same way that courtesy in human interaction is not guaranteed..
it would just be nice.. but it damn sure ain't guaranteed..
you'd like to think that sharing time (or space, or emotions) with someone would render you a grade higher than the person they knock over on the bus, but that's not always the case.. I get it now…
I see my ladies got this. As you were.
Good post Max. *daps*
There is nothing left to discuss after this post, it simply is…truth
I feel a strong connection to your line of thinking right now, I should go before this gets awkward lol
Jemsstar I agree with you that some women need to learn to take a hint. I can even get down with the idea that the drift off is sometimes a man's only choice. What I cannot abide though is the outright lying. If you don't like me anymore and I ask you "hey do you not like me anymore?" and you lie? I'm sorry – no one cam ever convince me that's not a weak, amateurish, asshole move.
Max, you are right, it is very childish. I've been there before, and looked like the nagging bitch who is just not getting it. It's hard to even understand the motivation behind not coming out with the truth even when you are asked point blank! It makes you question yourself like: maybe i'm crazy, or i'm reading the situation wrong.
Sometimes in those instances you are tempted to "do more" to keep that person around or interested.
I have this thing I have developed in the last two years though, if dude i'm seeing is starting to act like they can care less, then I will do the same. Its hard as ish though, but you save yourself a lot of drama/heartache if you act like you don't care too. I find that a lot of times, that person will hit you up talking about "hey, whats going on?, you don't like me no more?" but IMO, they are just noticing that you are not on it like that anymore. It's almost like we basically have to play games to get a dude to just be honest or just communicate.
I am a gay man. In the process of a drift. It is completely and utterly my fault. I am quite insecure and I have pushed him away because I don't think I am worth having him. After I did that, I realised that I had never told him that I love him. Which I still do. So terribly much. Now, I ache daily and I've suggested meeting him a couple of times but he says he's busy. I feel so stupid. I can't stop thinking about him at all. 🙁
I really enjoyed reading this, Thank you for speaking the truth 🙂


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I have been pondering posting this for a bit, and decided I need to for my own sanity. I may regret it and I'll take what ever hits I need to. Just please tell me I'm reading all this wrong.
I noticed this and perhaps I'm making mountains out of mole hills here but did I just read this right? MS helping people steal copyrighted art work? One video says hey guy's can't steal our ribbon idea unless you pay, but for the record here is a handy utility to steal art work from starving artists, convert it into another format so you can use it.
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mswanson wrote:For context, Adobe does make the Flash file format specification available: http://www.adobe.com/licensing/developer/. Unfortunately, their license was too restrictive for my needs, so I had to use other[1] publicly available information on the internet (and there's a lot of it) to build the SWF2XAML tool. It's also important to note that I've built a converter, not a player. My goal is not to play back Flash content.
The inspiration for this tool came from many of the early adopters I've been working with over the past couple of years. A lot of them have content in the form of SWF files, and they want to use some of that content in their WPF applications. In many cases, they no longer have the original Flash project files (.FLA). So, this tool was built to help solve those needs.
[1] read: find a way not to pay for the right to do so.
Wouldn't you think if they didn't have the fla they probably didn't to begin with?
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So now it's easier to pillage someone else's work? Great... Ahh… gotta love the irony here MS helping people steal copyrighted art work and port it to a useable format.
Just cause they may say they no longer have the fla doesn't mean they had it to begin with. I can't believe I'm reading this.
Believe it, Sourcecode. In a few very large cases that I'm aware of, third-parties were hired to deliver thousands of small Flash animations, but they never thought to obtain the original FLA files. Today, when they're considering an update to WPF, they find themselves out of luck. This tool allows them to preserve some of their investment in those assets.
I don't want to cause any grief for you but I really need to post something about this in the coffehouse to get other opinions. It's not as much a tool problem as a double standard thing that really kind of itches me wrong.
Please come and join the discussion there.
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Mr Swanson; I understand the benefit your customers my get from such a tool. However don't you think that it's a little, just a little hypocritical of MS to provide such a tool to do it considering all the efforts your company makes to protect their intellectual property rights. I mean I've read stuff about site designs being the same as live.com and people getting all in an uproar over an icon that looks the same as one of Microsoft's, yet MS writes a tool to do this stuff. Not only that but goes around corners with out rewarding the just parties in doing so.
I'm not trying to get anyone in trouble here but what kinds of example is this setting/delivering. Sorry if this comes as being down on you which I'm not, unfortunately your name is on it.
Shame I honestly thought I'd seen it all. I realize that there is a lot of tools that will decompile a swf, but not once did i think MS would condone such an act, nevermind going as far as making it that much easier to accomplish.
Hey Rory what was it you were grilling W3bbo about
here? Is this not just as bad if not worse then his acts. Especially coming from a corporate company such as MS.
Pot; meet kettle.
p.s. Flame away if you must. IMO this is unacceptable on the part of Microsoft. Way to set an example guys.


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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — In the hours after Kevin Harvick ripped the grandsons of team owner Richard Childress, many believed he had sealed his fate for the rest of 2013.
Harvick says he still believed he could win the Sprint Cup championship but many others believed he had created too much drama and tension for even the fiercest of competitors to overcome.
Harvick called Childress' grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon, "punk-ass kids" in a fit of rage after Ty wrecked him in the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Just 46 points behind the points leader with four races remaining, it appeared that Harvick — even if Childress kept him in the car until his pending departure for Stewart-Haas Racing after the season — had just ruined any team chemistry needed to win the title.
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Even crew chief Gil Martin had questions about the team's ability to overcome the crisis until Harvick apologized and went out and finished sixth in the Sprint Cup race the next day. And in a year when Harvick's goal has been to prove he can perform despite being a lame-duck driver, he still has a shot at the championship going into the season finale Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
"You realize you didn't want to be in that position, but you can't go backwards, you have to go forwards," Harvick said Thursday. "We had our conversations Sunday morning and tried to put it behind us and do the best we could as myself and Gil went into the morning.
"There's been a lot of stuff, whether it be that weekend or stuff behind the scenes that you have to deal with on a weekly basis from the politics standpoint that you have to put behind yourself throughout the year to when you get in the car. That was one that was unnecessary but we dealt with it and moved on."
Harvick followed up with two more top-10s, finishing eighth at Texas and then winning the Cup race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. He is third in the standings, a longshot at 34 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.
"This deal is tough enough like it is, and obviously you don't want things like that to happen, but it did," Martin said. "I felt like after several phone conversations and several face to face conversations that we would get right back on track.
"I never had the doubt about the focus of the team or Kevin once the (Martinsville) race started. After the race was over, I felt pretty confident that we were right back on track right where we were at."
Martin said he played a mediator role following the controversy at Martinsville.
"It's one of those situations you can't stick your head in the sand and not address it," Martin said.
"There had to be some conversations just to get things smoothed over. … We had enough people try to stoke the fire, so all I was trying to do was calm the waters, making certain that when Kevin got in the car on Sunday that he knew the support was still behind him, the company was still behind him."
Childress has said that he and Harvick still have respect for each other. He admits that the comments angered him because his grandsons have had sponsorship to race and earned their opportunities. He said he told Harvick exactly how he felt — he had used an expletive about Harvick when first asked about the Dillon wreck moments after it happened — and many assume the conversation was not a pleasant one. Eventually Childress decided that the team had a chance to win the title, and they would continue toward that goal.
"He's good at keeping me in some sort of check when you get way out of line like that, of drawing that line in the sand and saying, 'This is not going to happen,'" Harvick said.
"He's always been good at letting me be who I am, but there's still a line in the sand that we've crossed a few times and he's good about enforcing that."
When he won at Phoenix, there was something noticeably absent on Harvick's car and uniform. The Rheem company logo — the one that adorned the primary position on the car at Martinsville — was gone. Harvick said he did not know the reasons, and RCR officials would just say that Rheem is still a team sponsor and will continue to be next year.
But beyond an apparent "loss" of a sponsor, it appears that Harvick has gotten through it about as good as could be expected. He still has his ride and still has a chance at the title. In fact, his average finish in the three races since then has been fifth. Prior to that, it was eighth for the first six races of the Chase.
Just having a shot at the title likely helped all parties put their heads down and perform, Martin said. And that is why some other competitors won't count out Harvick.
"I kind of figured they'd get through it," said Matt Kenseth, who is second in the standings. "They might not like each other as much when it's all over, but I figured they'd get through the next three weeks.
"If you're a car owner, you come here to try to win races and championships, and there's not many opportunities to do that, and if you're a driver, it's the same, right?"
But don't expect Kenseth to be mouthing off about his owners' grandchildren. Harvick might wish he hadn't done it but he has seen positives out of many of his blowups.
"It's probably not the healthiest way to have a relationship," Harvick said. "But for whatever reason, it seems like when the fire is lit, good things come after that because we have to communicate, we have to talk and we have to do things that we wouldn't do on a normal basis."


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Any opinions on UT3?
The game is awesome, easily one of my favorite multiplayer FPS games but no one plays on 360 for some odd reason. It was a blast on PS3 a few years back.
I'm in for KOF XII and Damnation.
Damnit...been dying to play KOF ps3...I've had it in my cart twice now only to have it say at checkout that they are OOS..... anyone have an extra they would want to sell to me? :/
Sorry bro I placed my order for 1 PS3 version about an hour before your post and mine went through.


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Friday, August 30, 2013 at 8:30 p.m.
Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez (D) is running for Mayor of Toledo. This week, she sits down with Jack Lessenberry for a full half-hour to talk about her plans for the city, if elected.
Here are Jack Lessenberry's Final Thoughts for this edition of "Deadline Now:"
If you live in Toledo and are a registered voter, you should vote for Anita Lopez for mayor. That is, you should vote for her if you are convinced she is the best of all the candidates running.
You should not vote for or against her because she is Hispanic, any more than you should for Mayor Bell because of his race, or vote for or against Michael Collins because he happens to be Irish.
Deciding who to choose for any office should be a threefold process. You look at where a candidate stands on the issues. But then, you have to assess whether you think they have the ability, integrity, experience and political know-how to get it done.
Finally, you look at the other candidate or candidates. An editorial writer for the New York Times once told me that when deciding who to endorse, it mostly came down to who the other candidate was. Much of the time, it is a less than perfect choice.
Sometimes, we may feel that it is a case of the lesser of two evils, or, in the worst-case scenarios, as a candidate for governor once told me, "between the less evil of two lessers." But sometimes, I think we sell the process short.
Running for office is, much of the time, not all that much fun. As Anita Lopez has found, you have to put your entire life, including your personal and financial history, under a microscope.
You are subjected to rigorous, and possibly unfair, criticism. You have to beg supporters for money, and put in long days trying to connect with people who are sometimes openly hostile. And if you do all that, and win, then you have to govern -- in collaboration with a city council whose agendas are not necessarily yours.
Yet we have to be grateful for those who do offer themselves and their talents. And I think we also need to be realistic.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch used to tell people, "if you agree with me on nine out of twelve issues, support me. If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve issues, see a psychiatrist."
We shouldn't expect our leaders to always agree with us on every point. Sometimes, we may be wrong. We should expect them to have the wisdom and maturity to govern.
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In two seasons at South Alabama, Montavious Williams has earned a reputation as a dependable and productive defensive lineman.
This spring, the 6-2, 275-pounder from Cairo, Ga., is also becoming a leader.
"I think it came easier for me than the other guys because I was a leader on my state championship high school team, so it kind of carried over," Williams said. "As we've gone along (at USA) and my playing time has started to increase, I knew I had to take on that role. ... I wouldn't call myself a leader, but if I've got to say something to a guy to amp him up to play, I'm going to do that."
Defensive line coach Brian Turner said Williams leads by example.
"Montavious brings a lot of energy to the defensive line," Turner said. "He's very aggressive and he likes to talk a lot. Montavious is a great run-stopper. He can play the three-man front, and he's our nose, and he does a great job of protecting the middle. We use him on four-man fronts as our nose, too.
"He's just been a pleasant surprise as far as the energy he brings. I didn't know he had that in him."
Last season, Williams made 16 tackles, 4 for a loss. As a freshman, he made 12 tackles and also returned a fumble for a touchdown.
South Alabama defensive coordinator Bill Clark said defensive ends will have more freedom and greater flexibility to rush the passer this season, and Williams said he's also turning loose more.
"At first it was kind of like filling up gaps and all," he said. "But as we've gone along, coach (Clark) has let us be a little more free-wheeling since he's got guys who have played and have been in this for a while.
"I feel good right now, but you never can feel too comfortable. There's always somebody trying to take your spot. ... I love the competition. ... I wake up every morning for this."
WINDING DOWN: South Alabama had its final full-pads practice of the spring Thursday. The Jags will have a walk-through today, then conclude the spring with Saturday's Red-White game at 2 p.m. at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
"I think they had a little zip in their step knowing it was the last practice," coach Joey Jones said. "There's already a lot of talk going on between the Red and White team, coaches and players, so it will be a fun deal Saturday. I think it's been a great spring."
SPRING AWARDS: The coaching staff announced the winners of South Alabama's spring football awards after Thursday's practice:
Most improved: Rodney Thomas (defensive line), Terrell Brigham (defensive back), Enrique Williams (inside linebacker), Logan Bennett (outside linebacker), Ucambre Williams (offensive line), Santuan McGee (running back), Jeremeà Jones (wide receiver), Richard Ross (tight end), Myles Gibbon (quarterback), and Garry Williams and Jordan Means (special teams).
I like to practice: Melvin Meggs (offense) and Justin Harris (defense).
Academics: Rush Hendricks and Jesse Kelly.
Most improved academically: Wide receiver Greg Hollinger.
Most improved in strength and conditioning: Bryson James and Tremain Smith.


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I remember a long and complicated debate between our very own Joseph Malik and the unbelievably named Rud Perrson about the sabbaths that seemed to show that the nit-picking Witlesses had even got this wrong !
I would love to see a simple explanation.
The other thing is that I do believe the once a year thing is wrong, Jesus didn't say "Every passover", they were enjoying a meal together, and he said "As often as you do this......" so whenever they ate together it would be good to have something that celebrated Jesus' life and death.
But is Nisan14 wrong anyway ?


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Happy Easter: Will you win the 'Heritage Hunt' ?
Easter is here, with all its traditions.
The Easter bunny is a prominent symbol of the holiday, although the furry creature is not mentioned in the Bible.
While the bunny's exact origin is unknown, rabbits are frequently used as a symbol of fertility and new life. According to some, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania. They brought the tradition of an egg-laying hare called Osterhase.
The tradition continued with children waking up Easter Sunday morning to find that the Easter Bunny had hidden decorated eggs for them to find.
The Easter Egg Hunt, as it is known today, is a fun family activity where children hunt for the decorated eggs indoors and outdoors to win a prize. Whomever finds the most eggs wins a prize including baskets of candies or chocolates.
At MyHeritage, we wanted to get into the Easter spirit with our own "Heritage Hunt," an online scavenger hunt, with a chance for you to win a free data subscription. Continue reading "Happy Easter: Will you win the 'Heritage Hunt' ?" »
Surname of the week: MURPHY
In honor of St. Patrick's Day (two weeks ago), we look at Irish heritage for this week's surname, MURPHY, considered the most common surname in Ireland.
Murphy is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ó Murchadha (descendant of Murchadh'), a personal name composed of muir (sea) + cath (battle or sea-warrior).
Traditionally, Irish surnames are taken from the leaders of tribes or famous warriors, and Murphy may be an example of this from pre-9th-century Ireland, then under Viking rule.
Continue reading "Surname of the week: MURPHY" »
Competition: Win 'Labyrinth' on DVD!
Do you have any secrets passed down through your family's generations?
Labyrinth is the story of two intelligent headstrong heroines, 17-year-old Alaïs Pelletier (Jessica Brown Findlay) from 13th century Carcassonne and modern-day PhD graduate Dr. Alice Tanner (Vanessa Kirby), who experience an adventure that intertwines their lives.
After inheriting a house in the South of France from an aunt she has never met, Alice stumbles upon an 800-year-old archaeological find.
Separated by time, but united in a common destiny, Alice is driven to find out about Alaïs and the past, which leads her through a journey into discovering the stories behind secrets passed down through the generations.
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RootsTech 2013: Wrap-up
This year's RootsTech was only the third edition, and it has grown exponentially every year. Some 7,000 attendees - plus nearly 2,000 young people (ages 12-18) on Saturday - flocked to the Salt Palace Convention Center. It is now the largest such event in the US.
While the weather ranged from near-blizzard conditions to rain to sunshine, the halls - with some 100 exhibitors - and classrooms housing some 250 programs, drew excited crowds. According to organizer FamilySearch, attendees came from 49 states and 17 countries.
Additionally, FamilySearch announced that some 10,000 people viewed programs and keynotes via live streaming video online, while remote satellite broadcasts took place at 17 Family History centers in seven countries, attended by another 4,000 participated by remote satellite broadcast at Family History centers in 17 locations in seven countries.
Mark your calenders for RootsTech 2014 (February 6-8, 2014). FamilySearch said that they plan to export the event to some 600 locations worldwide (16 US locations and several other countries).
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RootsTech 2013: Day 1
On Wednesday morning, following the keynote address, the doors opened and thousands of people came through. All of our computers were in use in a matter of minutes.
Last night's FamilySearch.org annual blogger dinner was informative.
As far as attendance stats, we were told that - as of last evening - some 6,800 people had registered. Last year, a little over 4,000 had come through the exhibit halls. In addition, the group has made a concerted effort to bring in young people. An additional nearly 2,000 young people, ages 12-18, will be here on Saturday. And this isn't even counting the numbers around the world you will see live streaming of a number of great programs during the event.
For the first time, organizers said, viewing centers were set up in six countries as a pilot program which is expected to continue and expand in the future.
We video-recorded interviews with Cindy Howells of Cyndi's List, Dick Eastman, Randy Seaver and DearMyrtle, and hope to being them to you soon.
Stay tuned for our next RootsTech post!
RootsTech 2013: We've arrived!
One of the best things about genealogy conferences is that we get to catch up with our friends.
This year's RootsTech is expected to attract some 5,000 attendees, some 25% more than last year's event. In addition to conference-goers, speakers and exhibitors, many genealogy bloggers are already here. While many are US-based, this year includes bloggers from Australia, UK, France, Spain and elsewhere.
By 7pm Tuesday, I was at the conference hotel, affectionately known as Geneabloggers Central. I knew that many bloggers had arrived early, and had a nice dinner with Randy Seaver, Heather Wilkinson Rojo, saw Dick Eastman, Lisa Louise Cooke, Thomas MacEntee, Lisa Alzo and others.
This morning (Wednesday) was set-up day for the MyHeritage booth.
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Poll: Where are your ancestors from?
Genealogical research today is very different from that of a few years ago.
Sites like MyHeritage enable us to communicate with more people, faster and more easily, while reaching out to others worldwide.
Tools - such as Smart Matches - help you discover new ancestors and possible relatives with similarities in their family trees and who may have a direct relationship with you.
Today we'd like to know what you discovered when researching your family heritage. Where do your ancestors come from?
Tell us your stories in the comments below, or via Facebook , Twitter or Google+
Family: Lost and found
A piece of family history can be found in a library book.
As a young girl, I spent a lot of time at the iconic New York Public Library – with those stone lions out front - working on school projects. I once found a book I needed and opened it. Out fell an old-fashioned photo postcard with my grandfather's picture on it.
He was in the army and had sent the card, with a message, to his sister. She had likely stuck it in the book and forgotten about it, until I found it decades later.
I wasn't a genealogist then, and in what I now believe was a misguided act of responsibility, I put the card back in the book. Perhaps the owner would come looking for it?
When I got home, I told my family about it, and everyone said I should have brought it home. Fortunately, we found a copy at another relative's home much later.
Have you ever had to clear out the home of a deceased relative or had to help move an elderly relative to a retirement or nursing home?
Checking the dusty corners of a large home, or even a small apartment, can produce family treasures that would otherwise be lost forever.
Continue reading "Family: Lost and found" »
Photos: Family images then and now
Photographs are a great inspiration to see family similarities from past and present.
Argentine photographer Irina Werning's photography series - "Back to the Future" - shows us a new way to explore and preserve photographic memories.
Like many of us, Irina loves old photographs and preserving family memories. In a way to document the present family, she take an older photograph from childhood or from the past, and replicates it with the same people years later.
Together, the two photos show family history coming alive in the present, and is a great way to link memories from our childhood to adulthood.
Have you ever tried to give a recent photo a vintage look or emulate an old family photograph? If so, share the photograph or link to your photo in the comments section below, or share on our Facebook page, Twitter or Google +.
Rootstech 2013: MyHeritage heads to Salt Lake City
MyHeritage is excited to see our old friends and meet new ones at next week's RootsTech 2013 conference, from March 21-23, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The event brings together genealogy and technology. It's a great place to share and learn from top genealogists and technologists about technology tools to help with your family history research.
MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet will give the keynote speech at 8.30am on Saturday, March 23, in Hall 1. He will unveil MyHeritage breaking news, so don't miss out!
Gilad will speak alongside David Pogue, personal technology weekly columnist for The New York Times and a monthly columnist for Scientific American.
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More pictures from the 'The Dark Knight Rises' set in Pittsburgh – this time from yesterday, August 3rd. I have to say there is a lot more media coverage from this set than from London where Marion Cotillard also was filming for a couple of weeks, starting mid-June.
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marion is a bad girl in tdrk ???? NO PLEASE NOT TALIA FOR MARION COTILLARDAug 05, 11 at 10:42 am
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I have been using encore to make DVDs with custom menus for many years. When it works it works ok. It is difficult to create custom video buttons, and difficult to format text with drop shadow (either you use the built-in template or make your own).
The worst thing about this software is it is buggy. Sometimes it crashes, sometimes it become very sluggish. When saving a project it sometimes save useless resources, making the project unnecessarily large.
Right now I'm trying to find an alternative to encore.
Note that the updated information for "CC" (Creative Cloud) or 7.0 is not correct. There is no "Encore" in the new CC - Cloud subscribers can install Encore from CS6. There is no dynamic link, Encore will not see further development, and it will not be supported other than Windows 7 and OSX 10.6.8 and 10.7. There was no functioning trial for CS6, which installs with Premiere CS6.
Bugs,bugs,bugs. I have created around 20 DVDs with custom menus and playing options. Encore has very nice user interface, can do almost anything but has a lots of bugs. If you work on one DVD and then load project for second it will get stuck. Sometimes you can restart program but sometimes you have to restart windows. Audio can disappear without reason and "Media Cache" files which are used to sync audio can be 2/3 of original MPG file that will be transferred to DVD without re-encoding.
If you are a masochist, this is a must use.
Subtitling with Encore is not an easy task. I find working with Subtitle Workshop 4 much better but I need Encore's features as well. The problem is that although Subtitle Workshop Can output .txt subtitle file compatible to Encore, it can't be imported. Found the cure (!) guys please check my tutorial at
IF this software functioned the way Adobe claims it should, it would be heaven, but it is instead HELL! Just spend a few minutes searching Google for such phrases as "Blu-ray Error: "fatal error", Code: "6", Note: "Play item OUT time must be later than IN time" or visit Creative Cow forums and read the anguished cries of people trying to get ONE good Blu-ray authoring project out of this software, and you'll stay away! Those who claim that the people who are dissing Encore are probably Adobe employees! If you work in Standard Def and or do very short, simple Blu-ray projects and are willing to totally wipe and reinstall this software every 3 months, YOU MIGHT find it worthwhile, but others find themselves staring at bizarre, undeciperable error messages at 2AM with a deadline breathing down their necks and a company that REFUSES to acknowledge problems with their software. Avoid, stay away, you'll be sorry! I ditched this junkware and bought the plain, utilitiarian Sonic DVDit Pro HD which, while it won't win any beauty contests and is a bit clunky, it WORKS and it works predictably! Do your research and I think you'll find this is software to avoid.
I put a lot of work in learninng everything about this program and I learned. I started with the first version. I have a dedicated computer with 4 GB of memory - just for video software and I couldn't finish 1 DVD. It might work for 1 title with one menu but not much more and in the end the program will still take for ever to build a DVD or stop and give an error. Lots of bugs, lots of problems. Requires enormous resources and wastes lots of GB of harddrive. It has some good features - but even if it would work they are still limited to only the standards. This program is not worth more than 15 dollars. If you can get it at this price go for it :-) Otherwise most likely the worst price per value authoring program you can get.
Its functionallity is great, but it is unworkable on a system older than a year...
I started using encore with version 1, then used 1.5, and because I was experiencing problems again, updated to 1.5.1.
And again problems => 2.0.
Sometimes I needed to update or reinstall because of software bugs, but I experienced also alot of system problems with it.
If you don't use your PC for anything else, then encore will stay working (I suppose), but I had too much trouble with it over the years, and am now looking for another tool.
Encore can do great things, if it would keep working.
I don't use it that much, but I can't imagine having so much problems with for example ms office after not using it a few months...
So my advice: stay away from it and invest your time in learning a more stable tool.
I've been using Encore since its 1.5 version. That one was very buggy & 1.5.1 wasn't an excellent update. There was a guy saying that he has made a lot of projects (something like 70... he thinks thats a lot.. good for him) I've created AT LEAST 450 projects and to be brief, a lot ended up in coasters. Now I've bought the 2.0 version, I realized Adobe resist to admit that their subtitle format is the worst ever done. In 1.5/1.5.1 subs were the most weak part of it(changing a sub of character format took up to 1 min!). Now that lag is gone... but at a price: if you want to get some italics anywhere, Encore changes THE WHOLE STREAM to italics, even if you just select it for one or two subs. They preview correctly, but when burnt, the DVD will show ONLY ITALICS. Shame on this matter for the so called "Encore Creation Group".
Another bothering nd very confusing detail: When burning I was expecting to se again like in ol 1.5.x version, this kind of info: estimated time: (hh:mm:ss) progress: xx.xx MB/GB of xx.xxGB
Now.... what you really get is something like (and this is literally): 2.5234EX + 3EB completed... WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN??? Someone thought a DVD builder would die to know WHAT BLOCK CELL or DISK SEGMENT is Encore burning at every second? I doubt it. I want to know the data size of my project not the cell numbers!
Dont get me wrong, these are very disturbing things in such a great software, i still believe it is, but I just wanted to point out that software new versions are supposed to enhance the product... and this is not one of those cases.
WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH AMD PROCESSORS!! Have a high-end Athlon 64 FX-55 and Encore 2.0 will not work with it. Goes out to lunch after about 10 clicks. Tried buying a whole new drive and putting nothing but XP and Encore on it - then called Adobe. Encore is "not tested or supported on AMD processors". If you have an AMD processor, keep moving (hence the low oevrall rating).
By the way, 1.5 was a dog, but at least worked on this machine.
When I first used it (an older version) I was deeply disapointed with this program. I just gave the newer version a try (the trial version) only for the AC3 capability. I used to encode my audio to AC3 using BeSweet, and I had some issues with the DVDs (not fully compatible, bugs). Well, I had a very nice surprise.
It seams that Adobe first comes with a "1.0" version to test the "waters," than a more stable, more complex, more capable "1.5" version, and only than the "pro" versions. Still, as with InDesigh and Premiere Pro, version 1.5 for Encore is a good, "usefull" one.
P.S. I used to play around with few DVD authoring programs at different stages in my "life," and until recently, DVD-lab was my choise. (Adobe Encore DVD, DVD-lab, DVD Maestro, neoDVD, Sonic DVDit SE/PE, Sonic MyDVD, Sonic Scenarist)
I really liked this authoring program until I noticed it only supports video resolutions of 720 and 704 x 480 and 576 now I'd have to say it's kind of useless. If you can live with being limited to only those resolutions though, it's definitely worth a look.
People who complained about crashes and other bugs have to maintained their computers better. If you don't tune your machine right it will get back to you and you will blame every thing around but never yourself. I've accomplished dozens of complicated projects and not even ONE gave me problem! And I used most of the features Encore can offer. Video encoding is fast and accurate, audio encoding is as good as it can get (but I mostly use Vegas for 5.1 surround audio). Animated buttons - just perfect, chapters - can't be easier, menus - motion and stills - beautiful and many other features which I utilize are just right! I've done many professionally looking DVDs that people can't believe it was done at home. Very good application.
This software is very good to make DVDs. If you don't know what you are doing you are wasting your time, we can make a lot of things, it's all customized, i have spent a few hours to learn how to work with it and i have learned enough to make my DVDs, i'm really happy with this software. To me it's a lot better than TMPGEnc DVD Author(it's a lot easy to work).
One comment.......using this software along with Premiere and DVD WorkShop for certain projects I only had great results. In 2004 I worked on approx 25 projects about 2Hrs in length for each one and never had an issue like system crash or coasters. On the other hand.....almost every program coming from Europe like Pinnacle, Magix, DVD Lab etc turned out to be pure JUNK. I am surprised people still buy that crap. I actually had reps from those companies admitting to me that there is not a lot they can do since European companies don't give a squat about US consumers. The only explanation is that people either use that stuff for very short projects or they only use a few basic features and they don't run into any troubles otherwise is beyond me why they spend their money on that usless stuff.
Please note that Adobe Encore runs only on Windows XP. If you are a die-hard Windows 2000 user, Adobe Encore is totally useless.
Underwhelmed for several reasons:
1) Very slow transcoding. Rung dual Xeon 2.8ghz w. 2gis ram, avg. cpu use on transcode is no more than %28 - no acceptable.
2) Poor default configs with menus - this has been discussed - the basics should be defuault (like Ulead) wtih customization as user choice
3) Unstable. Since November 1st I (along with scorse of others) have been getting 'non specific' errors when encoding ac3.
4) disc image should adhere to standards for disc burning software like Nero
5) Edit function on timeline need to be refined, including trims, chapter inserts, chapter icons, etc...
6) Photoshop is a great tool for menu creation, but a better variety of templates would be nice - find the basics to be pretty boring considering all the great skinners and graphic artis out there....
that's it for now, but the lists gets longer every time I use it - not a good sign.
As kerberus posted in another comment concerning Encore, it is extremely buggy when it comes to subtitle editing. Recovery files saved after crash warning are useless. I lost days of work, on a 90-minute film one track subtitle. Again and again experienced the same problem. After checking out Adobe's users forum I discovered this is a widespread bug, affecting people with high-end specs, (1.5 ram, etc). Adobe should get its act together.
Best Authoring tool out there!!!!
The beta version had many issues but the final version works just fine. If you want to create your own custom menus and buttons I would use encore because it works in harmony with photoshop. The only minor improvement I could wish for is dockable palletes in a DVD Meastro style. Otherwise I would say this product is outstanding for a 1.0 newbie dvd authorer. If you are a DVD programming code geek stick with Scenerist and all its complexity.
By far, the best DVD authoring tool for "home professionals". Don´t listen to the people who says that the prog crashes and ruins DVDs...all PCs are different and working under different conditions. Encore will do everything you ask for (even subtitles...the first tool to import subs the right way, no hassle). Just log to http://www.tvedten.com/subtitleconverter/ for real time sub2encore conversion. (this link is posted on the official adobe forum).
If you own a copy of Adobe Photoshop, you´ll be ready to design your own pro menus. Just learn the commands so Encore recognizes the layers as instances, and voilá...
The only con is it´s high price. But it´s nothing new...Adobe prices are allways unreachable for us poor individuals.
If you plan to be a pro dvd designer...go to college. If you wanna make commercial-like DVDs at home for your pleasure, get Encore.
Difficult interface, poor help file (this is intended for professionals - why do I need the basics), no automatic tool to split chapters, would not import chapter files, support for subtitles is extremely poor - they don't give you many options to import from, no sup or srt files can be used and when I saved to an "Adobe Encore DVD" subtitle file (*.txt) using Subtitle workshop: guess what, it came with so many errors that I had to delete 98% of the subtitles. Finally it accepted the first 3 minutes of the movie and started to work on the subtitles just enough for it to figure out that it misses some converter. Doesn't really know what to do with a VOB or IFO file.
Anyhow, I guess you can still buy it for 208$ so it might have some value compared to other programs.
Very pleased with this tool. My only reservation is the price. Far too expensive for the average home user. Not as easy to learn as lot of other authoring apps on the market but it repays the effort with its feature richness and the quality of its in-built encoders.
The mainconcept mpeg2 encoder works like a charm. It needs to have the right file sizes (which you can easily fix avisynth scripts for with FitCD) but otherwise encodes all input files quickly and at good quality with lots of options to play with (vbr multipass possible). This means that aside from one quick detour to FitCD this app is practically all you need to make good looking DVD's. The encoders in other authoring apps are simply too slow or too clumsy to be usable. The speed of encore's amkes it a one-stop-shop. I
I openly admit I haven't used enough DVD authoring tools to make fair comparisons. Nevertheless, this program is best for those who want to go beyond the restrictions of other programs and desire more control over the outcome of their project.
The program itself is fairly simple once you get used to how the tools work. A wealth of tutorials exist on the internet, so reading is definately a requirement if you want to make the most out of the program. (Even the help file is not completely as bad as others make it out. With its guidance I was able to customize where the menu highlight goes depending on with direction you press).
You have full control over customizing buttons, providing you have a copy of Adobe Photoshop. The Adobe website gives a great tutorial on how to make layer sets that Encore interprets (it even shows you how to make a box as a placeholder for a video preview).
The program, however, has some serious bugs - inconvienient at best and destructive at worst. I've had to make a whole series of different save files because it doesn't take much for the project to get completely corrupted. The patch released last month may address some of these problems but I haven't fully tested the improvements yet.
Nevertheless, I've gotten a few DVDs burnt successfully with this program. Any shortcomings, I'm humbled to admit, is completely due to my error (or lack of understanding of a certain feature) and not due to any glitches.
$600 is bit steep for those who just want to throw a few clips on a DVD with no need for a slick presentation (the software that came with the burner, if any, would be fine in that case). But for those who want something to show off this may be the program of choice, but it may be wise to wait for the next release since this one needs a bit of tweaking.
I'm using it for some time now and I must say, it's the best yet. Only the subtitle feature is slow and buggy but overall pretty good. For the subtitle part (you can import subtitles aswell as typing it in a monitor window) i've programmed a conversion tool, very easy to use. It converts a format created by someone else his tool to create subs from scratch and it converst the subrib (srt) format aswell, I'm even willing to add more formats if requested, see my site www.home.zonnet.nl/nice.cover, offcourse it's free !!
If you want to build advanced menus, this is not the tool for you. Using its basic interface is like trying to type with ski gloves. It's not as bad as being restricted to a template, the photoshop import/export option is an excellent tool (When it works) but I can't recommend buying it... If the burner you bought came with free software, you're probably better off using that, unless you've got the $600 to throw away...
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Festivals attract a mishmash of culture and diversity the world over but the festivals in Europe are the most talked about in recent times. Being a continent that is rich in culture it is no wonder that art, music, and food all find and audience and opportunity to express their uniqueness. Every year millions of people from all over the world, European natives included throng to this continent so as to catch a glimpse and experience the raves first hand. The festivals themselves do not disappoint. There are a vast variety of festivals that furnish to every liking portrayed by the diverse groups that frolic to these venues.
For the music enthusiast, who is not tied down to a specific type and is going for that multi genre feel then the Open AIR St. Gallen in Switzerland, Days Off in Paris and VOLT festivals in Hungary to name but a few will cater well to their needs. Every show packs a dynamic punch featuring well established artists and upcoming acts that are looking to make a name and hopefully gunner a following.
Europe music festivals cater to all niches and markets. Anyone who is specific to the taste of music that they listen to is also catered for in the festivals as well. For the Electric lover there is the Secret Solstice in Iceland, the Bravalla in Sweden and the Ruhr-in-Love festivals in Germany. For the Techno and Rock market the Awakening Festival and Electrosanne in the Netherlands and Switzerland respectively will offer the much needed entertainment. The La Route du Rock Festival in France is slowly and steadily making a name for itself.


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1960s Roberto Clemente Single-Signed Baseball (Eastern Airlines Promotion Ball)
Starting Bid - $1,000.00 , Sold For - $3,818.75
Eastern Airlines promotional ball boldly signed by Roberto Clemente across the sweet spot. Clemente's signature has been boldly scripted in blue ink and grades "10." Clemente was a spokesman for Eastern Airlines in the 1960s (promoting flights between Miami and Puerto Rico during the time when much-publicized hijacked flights to Cuba were impacting the airline) and we have seen a number of these promotional balls signed by him over the years. This ball is distinguished not only by the high-grade signature and the extremely desirable style of ball that in our experience ensures authenticity, but also for the fact that Clemente has placed his signature on the sweet spot. Clemente favored the side panel whenever he signed a baseball, thus the overwhelming majority of Clemente single-signed baseballs circulating in the hobby today feature his signature in that location. This ball is the rare exception and such examples, especially Eastern Airlines promotional baseballs, are highly prized by advanced collectors. The ball is moderately toned and displays a few minor abrasions, two of which touch upon (but do not significantly detract from) the signature. Very Good condition. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$4,000. SOLD FOR $3,818.75
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What's so funny?
Actually, Victoria Beckham has a lot to smile about. The former Spice Girl has a growing fashion empire, three sons and a daughter, Harper, who turns 2 in July. And she's married to soccer stud-turned-family man, David Beckham, who posted this giggling shot of his wife, 39, on his Facebook page Sunday.
Despite the blessings in her life, Victoria is famous for rarely flashing her pearly whites in photos.
"Everyone thinks I'm going to be a cow," she said at a Vogue event in April. "I understand it, actually. I think the same when I see the pictures."
But David knows better. "See I told you she smiles," he wrote in the Facebook post.
Do You Recognize Victoria Beckham – Smiling?
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I know UPS offers Saturday delivery, sheesh. I meant Amazon. I never saw any options for Saturday delivery and always got stuff on Monday if I ordered on a Friday. Maybe its a Prime thing? I'm not a Prime member.
Yeah amazon does do Saturday shipping. I do it all the time.