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ZinnKid | Jan 5, 2014 6:06 PMWell consider my day sexy. Also, It's been awhile since I've even seen this club.
imperlast | Jan 5, 2014 11:26 AMhave some vala https://24.media.tumblr.com/2b3cd72754984c1c60354718d18a2f2d/tumblr_mxcevgWm6z1qjv4uwo9_250.gif to make your day sexy
imperlast | Jun 7, 2011 9:35 AM
tobruk | May 16, 2011 10:25 PMback in april the head producer/writer said they were going to do a movie to wrap up SGU but due to time constraints they couldnt get it done.
iwatch2muchanime | May 16, 2011 6:22 PMSo long story short, SYFY is both dumb in name and now in decisions, great stuff.
imperlast | May 15, 2011 4:43 AMya exactaly
Straw-Hat-Matt | May 15, 2011 4:17 AMInteresting stuff, read it late last night but yeah, they're kinda wrong about the whole ''closure'' thing though, they could have done that better lol, it's more like a big cliffhanger with Eli and everything than closure xD
imperlast | May 13, 2011 2:45 PMsee http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/13/syfy-defends-canceling-stargate-universe/
Straw-Hat-Matt | May 13, 2011 3:09 AMWas just gonna say yeah, just getting good !! :( What's with the stupid cliffhanger-ish ending from last episode then, bweeehhh
imperlast | May 12, 2011 3:30 PM@maat: ya
zin: same hear ya right about the time they said it was goign to be cancled it started to get good
Straw-Hat-Matt | May 12, 2011 4:37 AMWait what !? What dyou guys mean with done !? WAS IT CANCELLED :O?
Asrialys | May 12, 2011 1:32 AMGosh, it seems Universe had a great future all planned out. Five years of material, eh? Oh well.
Hope to see Stargate return in the future. I wonder how much things will change though...
ZinnKid | May 11, 2011 8:53 PMYes. Even though I didn't like it in the beginning, it eventually grew on me. I am deeply saddened by the passing of this series, and possibly, the passing of the franchise.
imperlast | May 11, 2011 7:13 PMis universe done now?
imperlast | Apr 25, 2011 6:32 PMill watch ti tormo whe it's up online
Asrialys | Apr 25, 2011 6:08 PMCrap...
Anyway, I couldn't help but laugh at the elevator music in today's episode...
ZinnKid | Apr 18, 2011 8:28 PMhttp://www.gateworld.net/news/2011/04/wright-sgu-continuation-other-movies-dead-for-now/
imperlast | Mar 15, 2011 5:15 AMlol
Asrialys | Mar 14, 2011 9:59 PMCan't end the series without another time travel/alternate timeline/character episode. Except the two timelines actual meet. Hm...no net loss in people, I suppose...
Asrialys | Mar 7, 2011 8:00 PMGreat episode. Geez, what was the seed ship doing before it offed itself? Too bad they couldn't get the drones to dock/latch and take them along, but I guess they were saying that the program might not have held...
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Odisha government to relax age limit for junior lecturer recruitment
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Published: 12th October 2013 10:22 AM
Last Updated: 12th October 2013 10:22 AM
In a bid to fill up large scale vacancies in junior lecturer posts, the State Government has decided to amend the Odisha Education Service rules and decided to relax the upper age limit from 33 to 40 years.
The relaxation in the upper age limit for junior lecturers will be one-time affair. The Government decided to lift the freeze on recruitment of junior lecturers after nearly 25 years. Junior lecturers have not been recruited for the colleges since 1989. The relaxation in the age bar will help deserving candidates, who are working elsewhere, get recruitment in government run colleges.
The Higher Education department has requested to fill up 281 posts of junior lecturers through the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). Besides, it has also been decided to fill up 800 posts through ad hoc appointment. In a separate move, the Higher Education department has decided to allow candidates, who have completed PhD before 2009 notification of University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, in the recruitment process. As UGC has changed the regulation for MPhil and PhD candidates after 2009, many were debarred from participating in the recruitment process.
The State Government has decided that candidates, who have PhD before 2009 or have qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET), will be allowed to participate in the recruitment process for junior lecturers.
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Firefighters battled a fire at a building in North Kansas City Wednesday morning.
The fire was reported at American Railcar Industries in the 1100 block of Bedford Avenue about 7:30 a.m.
Extra companies were called in to battle the fire, which was fed by a broken natural gas line.
Missouri Gas Energy crews shut off the leak.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wins have come as a premium for the Berkeley Lady Stags this season, and region wins had been non-existent. Not anymore.
Rallying to overcome a 10-point second quarter deficit the Lady Stags won a second half battle of scoreboard leapfrog to pick up their first Region 8AAA win of the 2012-2013 season, 31-26 over James Island on Jan. 16.
"Any win is a good win," said Lady Stags Coach Crystal Peace. "We're learning and they're working hard."
The Lady Stags put together a 6-0 run to win the game behind Jill Funk's go-ahead layup with 1:35 remaining in the game and a pair of free throws as time expired.
In the game's first eight minutes the night looked like more of the same for a struggling Berkeley team, as the Lady Stags fell behind 11-4.
Donni Robinson accounted for the only points of the quarter with a pair of field goals.
In the second quarter Berkeley clamped the lid on the James Island basket and returned the favor, riding an 11-point second quarter behind Ashlynn Smalls' five points.
In the second half Priscilla Washington took the game to the paint as Berkeley and James Island traded buckets until late in the fourth quarter as eight of Washington's game-high 12 points came in the second half.
"Nobody can do it inside like Priscilla can," Peace said. "Right before Christmas she decided to bring her game and she has been a dominant player inside ever since."
Smalls chipped in seven points and Funk added six points to help pace the Berkeley offense.
The win improves the Lady Stags to 4-10 overall and 1-2 in Region 8AAA. Berkeley was to host Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Friday but due to early deadlines because of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday game results were not available at press time.
"We're going to win some games," Peace said. "We're learning and it may take us a little while but we're going to win some ball games."
The Lady Stags travel to Stall on Tuesday and host Hilton Head in Region 8AAA games on Friday.
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If Elian Gonzalez came from any other country but Cuba, he might be back with his father by now. Instead, the 6-year-old boy in Miami is the focus of a Cold War-style dispute in which the standard child-welfare practices became entangled in politics.
Immigration lawyers and children's rights advocates said an unaccompanied minor, especially one as young as Elian, normally would be sent back to his home country if U.S. authorities located a competent parent or guardian seeking to regain custody.
In this case, though, the pleas of Elian's father are competing with the complexities of U.S. policy toward communist Cuba and Fidel Castro.
Under anti-Castro laws in force for three decades, even a 6-year-old, brought to shore by the Coast Guard after his mother and other would-be refugees drowned, is eligible for permanent residency. No other country is singled out in this way under U.S. law.
"The evidence in this case clearly demonstrates that the father is a fit and proper parent," said Jose Pertierra, an immigration lawyer in Washington. "If any other country were involved, this case would be a slam dunk. The boy would have been placed on a plane back to his father."
Elian was found Nov. 25, clinging to an inner tube off the Florida coast and then released to a great-aunt and great-uncle in Miami who want the boy to stay. The State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service said Elian's fate should be decided in Florida family court on the basis of humanitarian considerations.
Jo Becker, advocacy director of the children's rights division of Human Rights Watch, said U.S.-Cuba politics complicated what might otherwise have been a straightforward case.
"In other cases where unaccompanied minors arrive in the United States, the INS is usually eager to get rid of them as easily and quickly as possible if there's a parent in the home country that wants the child back," she said.
If the case goes to a Miami court, Becker said, the judge should try to reach a non-political judgment that serves Elian's best interests and considers the father's request to continue raising his own son.
Russ Bergeron, a spokesman for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, said his agency deals with many unaccompanied minors each year. Some of those who seek political asylum are allowed to remain for an extended period of time, even if they have parents abroad, he said.
Bergeron stressed that Cubans have a distinct status under U.S. law, and "the decisions we've made are in complete compliance with immigration law."
One unresolved question is whether Elian's ill-fated voyage toward Florida constituted an abduction, as Cuba alleges. Relatives said the boy split his time living with each of his divorced parents in Cuba, and the father said he received no warning that the mother was going to flee to Florida with Elian.
It is an important point because, unlike Cuba, the United States signed an international agreement that commits it to returning abducted children to their home country.
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First off, I am a HUGE fan of your blog, and I love reading all of your interesting articles!
I started crossfit in may, and was quickly introduced to paleo. Wanting to excel at crossfit, I quickly took to the new way of eating. However, I don't think my results are as dramatic, I feel good, but not great! I've leaned out, but haven't really lost much weight. But one thing that upsets me, is that my skin didn't really clear up much, and my bowels are often irregular.
I'm just wondering if maybe I'm missing something, or doing somethign wrong.
But my question! I heard today about eating for your blood type, and was wondering what your thoughts were on the matter. Also I noticed in the book that Dr. D'Adamo put avacado and coconut products in the negative section for all blood types, which I found interesting and slightly dishearting since they have become staples in my diet.
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|Harvest Fair, Grape Stomp approaching
The debate still rages: Is it more fun to watch or to participate in The World Championship Grape Stomp? For close to 40 years, locals and visitors from as far afield as India and Australia have attended the Sonoma County Harvest Fair and participated in the ever-popular Grape Stomp. And not just for the grand prize of $1,500.
"The whole thing's a blast," says Michelle Kaluahine, part of last year's winning team. "I'd recommend everyone try it at least once. It's an experience you can't have anywhere else. The band's playing, you get cheered loudly, it's exciting and you get really messy. Oh, and the bragging rights! What else do you have a chance to be World Champion of?"
Round that out with the thrill of competition, a chance to win great prizes, the unique physical fun of stomping around in a vat of grapes and it's a can't-lose event.
The Harvest Fair is scheduled for Oct. 4-6, with the Grape Stomp qualifying beginning on Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m. Qualifying continues at 12:30 p.m. There also is a kids stomp scheduled for 2 p.m. on Oct. 6. The winning team from each preliminary stomp will be entered in the world championship finals on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. A special award will be given in each stomp to the best-dressed team. With no gate admission fee, participants' family, friends and cheering sections can watch the stomp for free.
Teams of two, often in hilarious costumes, compete to see whose barefoot stomping produces the most juice. Some teams bring their own cheering squads, while others rely on the considerable enthusiasm of the spectators. Everyone is cheered.
"It's fun to watch people having a good time," says Grape Stomp coordinator Jane Engdahl. "It's impossible to tell who will win. You might think it will be the biggest guy, but not necessarily. There's suspense."
For those of you looking to emerge your toes in grapes, you can still enter the competition. Simply go to the website at harvestfair.org to download a form to send in along with the $30 entry fee.
The Sonoma County Harvest Fair hours are Oct. 4 from 4 to 9 p.m., and Oct. 5-6 from noon-5 p.m. Admission is free. The all-inclusive tasting pavilion offers the grand tasting format for all three days. Tickets are $50 each or two for $90 through Oct. 3. Tickets are available for purchase online at harvestfair.org or at the box office, which is located at 1350 Bennett Valley Road in Santa Rosa or at the door the day of the event.


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Just three elected offices will be decided in Saginaw County on Tuesday, in an Aug. 3 Primary Election that will see many, many local and state campaigns whittled down for November General Election contests.
The vote next week in campaigns between two Democrats each in the 1st and 3rd districts of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners and two Republicans in the 2nd District most likely will decide who represents those parts of the county for the next two years.
If nobody mounts a petition or write-in campaign for those posts, then the winners of the political party contests on Tuesday will be unopposed in November.
In each race, voters have one County Board incumbent facing a challenge from a political newcomer. We congratulate all candidates for putting themselves before voters for the opportunity to solve some of the thorniest problems facing local government in decades. We especially are cheered by the appearance of fresh faces to the political scene.
But in this year of the long budget-cutting knives, we have seen no reason to overturn any of the three incumbents whose seats will most likely be decided in the Primary Election on Tuesday.
People well-acquainted with county departments and budgets will be needed in the next several years to get Saginaw County's public finances through the long-lasting effects of this Great Recession.
The three incumbents have that knowledge. We urge them, however, to also use their imaginations to re-think county government. They should be finding new, more efficient ways of providing the public the services their taxes pay for.
Voters in the 1st District race for the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners will choose between Democrats Douglas Bishop and Michael O'Hare.
O'Hare is the longtime incumbent; Bishop the challenger. We invited both to The Saginaw News endorsement interviews. O'Hare attended, and Bishop, citing a heavy workload, said he could not make the appointment. Although that doesn't automatically preclude our endorsement of a candidate, we see no reason in this 1st District contest that would warrant turning out O'Hare, the county board chairman.
We particularly like that O'Hare has reached out to County Board Republicans with several important appointments — making that board minority part of the solution to the county's problems, and not just a constant chorus of complaints. That effort, however, may have earned him few points within his own party, which will make the choice between him and Bishop on Tuesday.
O'Hare has a handle on the formidable task the county faces of addressing a projected $6.5 deficit in the upcoming county budget, and for preparing for a possibly equally large revenue shortfall in the following fiscal year.
The county's experts have recommended that the board use all of the county's rainy-day fund this year. But that still leaves $3.5 million in budget cuts; the equivalent of 53 county jobs.
O'Hare says that the county will indeed have to cut staff: "We've don't have any choice," he said. He would make public health and public safety the No. 1 budget funding priorities.
In the 2nd District, incumbent Ron Sholtz faces a challenge from Jeff Kowalski in the Republican Primary Election. Sholtz, who is seeking a third term, grasps the enormity of the budget cuts needed. He cited the 10 percent cut consultants said the county should perform this year; he said the budget cuts the county is considering now would amount to just a 3.5 percent cut in the overall budget. He would give public safety funding priority.
Kowalski, who has done several Web-based surveys in his district, offers that perhaps the county could save some services by increasing fees.
In the 3rd District, Cheryl M. Hadsall is seeking a fifth term in the Democratic primary against Jay A. Bruns, the Spaulding Township police chief.
Both would make public safety a funding priority.
Hadsall, a former county board chair, has been in the thick of the budget in past years, and is deeply familiar with budgeting ins and outs.
While we don't want to see voters throw these three incumbents out of office, we do suggest that these leaders roll up their sleeves in the weeks and months to come, and take this budget bull by the horns. Quash any talk on the board, for example, of foisting hard budget decisions upon voters in the form of special taxes. Commissioners don't have to flyspeck individual department budgets, but these county leaders should have the fortitude to order budget reductions to various offices, such as the sheriff's office, and let leaders of those offices figure out how best to make the cuts.
To the three challengers in these elections: Don't give up on running for public office. They have shot high for some first tries, and there's nothing wrong with that. But their ideas and enthusiasm would also be welcome in more-local elected posts such as school and township boards, where politicians commonly cut their political teeth and build their reputations.
This time around, we'll stick with the incumbents, and endorse Michael O'Hare in the 1st District, Ron Sholtz in the 2nd District, and Cheryl Hadsall in the 3rd District in the Aug. 3 primary election.


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New Houge grip for my CCW
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October 28, 2004, 08:18 AM
Picked up a Houge Cocobolo(sp?) grip for my SP101 yesterday...looks good..now to shoot it and see how it is....this weekend I'll take a few shots with it...I doubt it will be as nice shooting as the Monogrip..:cool:
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October 28, 2004, 10:00 AM
of grips. I've put Hogue's on my Para's and just replaced the gawdawful grey, banana-peel Miculek grips on my 625 PC with a nice finger-groove set from Hogue.
MUCH better! :cool:
November 2, 2004, 08:25 AM
Took it to the range yesterday...it's not as comfortable as the Monogrip..but it points the same.I shot 100 rounds of 38+p Lawman cleanfire.(which BTW,leaves little in way of dirt and carbon,a breeze to clean the gun after)They were a little snappy.I didn't shoot any 357's though...all in all I like the grips and will leave them on.If I was going to shoot more than 100 rounds or lots of 357's I'd change to the rubber one though....:cool:
Doug Add
November 2, 2004, 08:46 AM
I recently did the same with my SP101. Replaced the factory grips with the Hogue rubber, then got the cocobolo. I prefer the look of wood, and actually like the feel of it shooting better with the cocobolo than the rubber. I am very pleased with this setup.
November 3, 2004, 12:21 AM
Every gun I own that has interchangable grip panels has a set of Hogues (or several sets). They are the best I've used.
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Alamo Drafthouse Unveils Their List of the 100 Best Films of All-Time
For a movie lover to list their 100 favorite films is a daunting task. Choosing 100 films to live with for the rest of your life and no others? Most couldn't even be certain of their favorite film. But that very task was set on the programmers at Austin's Alamo Drafthouse, the theater chain notorious for its collective passion of cinema. Those programmers, as well as Drafthouse CEO and founder Tim League, put their individual lists of 100 films together, and from that list, the "Alamo 100" was born. That's 100 films, listed in no particular order, that League and his crew of programmers feel are essentials, the best in motion pictures.
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John Waters' Top 10 of 2013 Includes 'Spring Breakers' & 'After Tiller'
"Bikini's and big booties - that's what it's all about." It's December which means we're already getting to that time of year when Top 10 lists arrive, and one of the first up is John Waters, the eccentric filmmaker (of Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray) who always has unique choices on his year end list, and this year is no exception. The list comes from ArtForum (via MCN) and includes a number of documentaries along with a number of odd picks for his favorite films. And yes, #1 is Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, which he describes as "the best sexploitation film of the year." This is definitely going to rile up some folks. Read on!
› Posted December 2 in Docs, Indies, Lists, Movie News | Comments
Criterion Compiled List of Stanley Kubrick's Top 15 Favorite Films
If you could still interview Stanley Kubrick, what kind of questions would you ask him? Last year, a user on Criterion's website compiled a list of what they believe are Stanley Kubrick's Top 15 favorite films. I recently came across the list and thought it was worth sharing, especially if you're looking for classic films to watch. Fan Joshua Warren explains: "Since Kubrick was such a famously reclusive and rarely interviewed person, it's very interesting to get a glimpse what kind of films that inspired and entertained him." This top list is culled from various interviews over the years, where Kubrick revealed what his favorite films were.
Infographic: Bond's Sex Scenes Breakdown - Who Was the Best Lover?
Look up! Look down! Look out! It's 007! Ohh, this is a good one. It's not actually an infographic, rather it's the nymphographic. On Movieline, they posted an infographic for James Bond (timed with Skyfall hitting theaters this weekend) highlighting the sex and women in Bond's
life lives. Agent 007 is known for his suave, sexy ways and ability to bed any women he wants, hence why Bond girls are always an important part of this franchise. It recaps all 75 of his "sexual encounters", film-by-film, and breaks down details on who, when and where. Unfortunately a lot end up dead after a night with Bond, but what a final experience.
› Posted November 6 in Cool Stuff, James Bond, Lists | Comments
Top 10 Directors Who Should Be at the Helm of 'Star Wars: Episode 7'
In case you haven't heard, the big news today is that Disney has just purchased Lucasfilm for $4 billion and the studio is looking to release the long rumored, always anticipated, but never believed possible, Star Wars: Episode 7. We have no story details as to what characters we might follow, what adventures from the Expanded Universe could show up, but we can talk about the right kind of talent to bring Star Wars back to the bring screen in a way that George Lucas couldn't when he delivered The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Lucas mentioned passing Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers, and we've assembled a list of who we think should go into a galaxy far, far away. Read on!
Infographics: 50 Years of Bond Movies, Actors, Villains & Earnings
Happy 50th Anniversary, James Bond! Since it's Global Bond Day leading up to the release of Skyfall, we wanted to feature a few more Bond-centric items to peruse. In addition to a number of outstanding tribute videos, two infographics on all things 007 recently hit the web. The first comes from sponsor H&R Block's blog, which outlines "50 Years of James Bond". It breaks down box office earnings per Bond actor, as well as villains and weapons and iconic Bond accessories (and their cost). Earlier this year we featured a huge Girls of James Bond infographic. Below there's also a beautiful "Best Bond" infographic made by Cristina Vanko.
› Posted October 5 in Cool Stuff, James Bond, Lists | Comments
In Honor of 'Premium Rush', Five More Flicks with Heroes On Wheels
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Premium Rush finally hits theaters today after a long delay, and writer/director David Koepp's action thriller sees JGL take to the streets on a "fixie" bike with no brakes as he tears across New York City trying to deliver a mysterious package. With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to highlight some other films in which the main characters cruise around on wheels, whether it be on BMX bikes, skateboards, or rollerblades, so hit the jump for a list of some of the best (or worst, depending on how you look at it) that the subgenre of extreme sports movies on wheels has to offer. Check out our picks below!
See All-Time Top 10 Lists from Coppola, Scorsese, Mann, Tarantino
Time to fire up the ole DVD player. Although you may need to find a 35mm projector for some of these. Film critics have been recently abuzz about a new set of lists put together by the BFI's Sight & Sound that again tries to take a shot at the Greatest Films of All Time. You can find the filmmakers' list online here (#1 is Tokyo Story), which is unique from the actual Top 50 list they made. Sight & Sound polled 358 of the world's greatest living directors and also ranked their films by votes. Not all the individual lists are out yet, but The Playlist got their hands on five All-Time Greatest Top 10 films lists from some noteworthy people.
› Posted August 3 in Discuss, Lists, Movie News | Comments
20 Movies You Can Still Look Forward To in the Second Half of 2012
Now that we've made our way into July, complete with the blockbuster release of The Amazing Spider-Man just in time for the holiday weekend, it's the halfway point. But there's plenty of movies to look forward to, especially for those who have been somewhat disappointed by the movies of the summer (see our own Brandon Lee Tenney's outlook on this year's duds). And so, there's no time like the present to look at some of the films slated to hit theaters in the second half of the year which still have our curious eyes watching closely. From The Dark Knight Rises to The Hobbit, there's plenty to be pumped for in the rest of 2012.
Watch: Five Films from Our British Brethren You Can Enjoy Right Now
While the rest of the world is busy dealing with July 4th as another humpday, here in the United States, it's Independence Day. Plenty of people will be quoting Bill Pullman's speech from the sci-fi blockbuster of the same name, eating ribs, hot dogs and hamburgers, blowing stuff up and getting drunk, just as the founding fathers intended. However, I think we've celebrated enough to rub our victory in the faces of those who oppressed us from across the pond. Today, I say we celebrate our British brethren for being worthy opponents, and letting us have a day off, by watching some of their recent great films on Netflix Instant.
› Posted July 4 in Editorial, Lists, Netflix Instant, To Watch | Comments
Editorial: Our Favorite Non-Superhero Movie Character Crossovers
With the San Diego Comic-Con coming up this very month and Marvel's The Avengers Blu-Ray release announced recently, everyone's favorite superhero team-up film is back in the public consciousness. Joss Whedon wonderfully connected six costumed heroes—okay, Hulk doesn't really wear a costume, but you know what I mean—in one giant film, and it resulted in one of the year's most enjoyable movies. But what about films that feature crossovers that aren't of the heroic and costumed variety? Discounting superhero movies, let's take a look at some of our favorite character crossovers in movies of the modern era. Read on!
Discuss: 8 Best Android/Robot Characters in Movies with Jon Spaihts
"Certainly the Alien franchise has given us some of the most memorable androids in history." With Ridley Scott's Prometheus, featuring Michael Fassbender as the android David 8 (introduced in this viral video), arriving in theaters over the next few weeks, it's the perfect time to delve into a character discussion with the co-writer of Prometheus — Jon Spaihts. A few weeks back we featured a world building, storytelling in-depth discussion with Jon, this time we talk characters. We discuss what makes androids so interesting in sci-fi stories, and which ones stand out the most to him in cinema history. Read on for his list and more!
Quentin Tarantino Unveils His Unique Top Eleven Films of 2011 List
Oh this is going to be good. You can always count on Quentin Tarantino to deliver a unique, potentially controversial, yet still reasonable list of his favorite films of the year. The Quentin Tarantino Archives has exclusively debuted his list of favorite films from 2011, and it's quite a unique pick this time. Last year he had some weird choices like Cyrus and Jackass 3-D, this time he tosses on Moneyball, Red State, Warrior, Young Adult, and the oddest of all, The Three Musketeers. He also lists a few of his other favorites, like director and screenplay, as well as his least favorites, which I've added below, too. Read on for the full list!
› Posted January 14 in Discuss, Lists, Movie News | Comments
AFI Awards Top 10 2011 Movies Include 'Bridesmaids', 'Dragon Tattoo'
It's awards season, so here we go. The American Film Institute (AFI) announced (via Deadline) the official selections of AFI Awards 2011 – the awards season event favored by artists and entertainment executives for its intimacy and collaborative recognition – that records the year's most outstanding achievements in film. They've named 10 of the "Movies of the Year", including Bridesmaids, The Help, J. Edgar, Midnight in Paris, Tree of Life and War Horse, as well as two Special Awards: one for Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist and one for the Harry Potter series. Congrats to all, a somewhat diverse yet respectful list of films this year.
› Posted December 11 in Awards, Discuss, Lists, Movie News | Comments
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In essence, the relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Europe was a love-hate relationship. It wasn't all sparkles, but it wasn't all skull crushingly bad either. I think it was either Cordoba or Madrid where Christianity, Islam and Judaism were famously known to coexist peacefully. Yeah, pretty sure it was Cordoba.
All right, before I get more off track, let's get on to this preview of The Golem's Voice, by David G. Klein, which is pretty cool.
Well all right, the word preview works about as well as it would if I were previewing the finishing stages of the second Death Star. The Golem's Voice is basically complete, its story written out, consistent art style pegged down, and a solid two thirds of its pages are complete. So in essence, you could probably count this as a review just as much as a preview. But it hasn't found a publisher yet, so this will do. Screw it.
So The Golem's Voice is a pretty serious tale with an interesting, almost Disney-esque art style. Set in Prague in 1944, we begin with a Jewish woman begging her two sons to run away and hide while she and others are gathered onto a train by the German occupation, slated for extermination. Yakov loses his older brother Yoakim almost immediately, before ducking into a synagogue and hiding in the attic, where he finds a clay giant made by a Rabbi in 1580 to protect the Jewish enclave from persecution by non-Jews. Following this is a series of events in which Yakov attempts to awaken the Golem a couple times, and once he does, things get nuts as he sets about putting some Germans on a ride in the Pain Train.
The writing is good, though imperfect. Hopefully in final drafts the grammar and spelling errors should be ironed out, but other than that he does a good job with dialogue. It's a much more action oriented comic than you might expect so chatter is less frequent and more concise. The main villain of the story, a Nazi officer, is written like a cartoon villain, but I think everyone else reacts as realistically as you would expect in this story. I mean, when you live in an age when you and your friends still believe in spirits and you encounter a giant freakin' Golem, your reaction is going to be very different from the kind you might have if you had an upbringing like, say, me. (I would probably shit my pants, renounce science and convert to Judaism, not in any specific sequence.)
The art is fantastic, even for the pages that are only half completed. Character faces communicate a lot of information. Yakov looks like a kid out of a Sunday comic strip or a Disney cartoon, with dots for eyes and chubby Jewish features, while adults are more serious in their dimensions. One woman, who is almost always angry, is defined by the rough features and ample lines covering her face. The calmer, kinder and younger guy she hides in a cave with is defined by his more intellectual appearance, with glasses, a beard and a bald scalp. The Golem Yakim finds looks like a certified badass, but the one he constructs by himself looks like a goofy, awkward, child-hulk- there's definitely some symbolism in this work, FYI. I'll let you read it to draw your own conclusions. Suffice to say, Klein does a great job blending a cartoony style with a darker tone.
Despite characters having more stylized faces, the detail in this art is very high. Tree leaves, falcon feathers, all of them rendered in great detail, and from the looks of it, all with pencil. Or at least, a pencil style. Either way it's pretty damn pretty to look at. I think the banner image is a great indicator of Klein's strengths, specifically high detail and the ability to capture motion well. It has a very turbulent feel to it that runs through the whole novel.
The Golem's Voice is not out for public viewing just yet, but when it does come out as a graphic novel, rest assured it'll be a very good read. So take this is as a thumbs-up for the novel ahead of time, and check out some samples of chapters 1 and 2 at Klein's Drawger website. Also if I'm correct, Klein is still looking for a publisher, so if you're a publisher and you're reading this, well, what are you waiting for?
TL;DR A work in progress, The Golem's Voice promises to be a great graphic novel in it's completion. Check out samples now and if you know anyone who would want to publish it, share it with them.
The Golem's Voice is written and drawn by David G. Klein. See sample pages here and contact the creator here.
A review PDF of The Golem's Voice was graciously provided to Spandexless by Klein.


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As anyone on my friendlist have noticed. I've been playing alot of Resident Evil 5 lately. And if you haven't already played through it and finished the game. Well, It'd be an ass of me if I didn't give you a spoiler warning here. So here goes...
So I've already beaten the game twice already. Once on
Normal and the other on Veteran. Now I'm going to beat it on
Easy in under 5 hours to unlock the infinite rocketlauncher
and so I can have fun with it in Professional.
I enjoyed this game throughly, I thought the graphics were stunning and the gameplay was a blast. I can say I got my bang for my buck. But as satisfied as I am with the game.
In hindsight, this felt nothing like the Resident Evil we all know and love. Change is not a bad thing, but I'm afraid Capcom really veered off course with this one.
Resident Evil 4 reinvented the series with a more beefier combat system and idiot-proof controls. People recepted to it really well. Heck, it won alot of game awards. Capcom sees this, decide people want the change and ran with it.
Who wouldn't? RE is now to Capcom what FF is to Squarenix.
The Resident Evil went from the old B-movie horror flick feel to a summer action-pack blockbuster. Storyline? Pfft... fuck that, put explosive barrels everywhere and watch people forget this crazy nonesense about a plotline.
Seriously, W.T.F happened to the plot line? I know Umbrella is done with and all, but there just had to be more that hasn't been already revealed. Right?
And since when did Chris Redfield start using roids? The first thing I noticed about Chris is the size of his guns. Holy shit... he'd put Rambo to shame. Doesn't stop there either. Jill Valentine is now a mind-controled (I know... wtf) acrobatic ninja now? Man, I remember playing RE3 and that bitch was a clunky robot.
Milk, it does a body good.
And Neo... errr, I mean Wesker. Seriously, what was up with the Matrix outfit and the Matrix moves to boot? And his achilles heel was... the darkness? The only way... wait, I shouldn't say only but the way he's meant to defeated is by hiding or shooting at him in the cover of the dark? I bet if he decided to take his shades off while indoors it'll all be over for Chris. But god forbid Wesker looking any less cool without them. And seriously, the final battle being in a volcano? IN A VOLCANO???
I should've taken the blue pill.
Gun taunting motorcycle riding zombies??? (I know they're
not exactly zombies but still)
And Uroboros? Don't even get me started... the dooms day device that would wreck havoc to the world is nothing but tentacles??? For god sakes.... TENTACLES????
Can they have tried a little harder? Tentacles with glowing balls that shouted "hey shoot here, this is my weak spot"...
And everything from the T-Virus to the XYZ-Virus originated from a fuckin flower in a cave from Africa?
Anybody else finding all of this funny?
Resident Evil gave birth to the whole console survival horror genre. It was the game to give me my first video game spook (dogs jumping out the window anyone?). And now other games have come along and used that formula to take it to the next level. Sure RE evil doesn't even hit half of what other games are hitting on the scarescale. But does that mean dropping the whole scare thing completely is the answer?
Also, aren't we already in the next-gen gaming realm? Popping someones head with a headshot has been a nice trademark since the PS1 days but it wouldn't hurt to have them lose a limb or two right?
There was alot in the game. It was an enjoyable experience. But there was so much they could've done for the fans. The way they ended the game was the biggest bummer. I know this will not be the last Resident Evil we will see (unless Capcom doesn't like making money) but the way it ended, it seems like they want to end the Umbrella chapter and move on.
So maybe they can have a fresh story line for us next go around. I just ask they try to go back to their roots and improve on some of those aspects that made the series what it is today.


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Social studies teachers in the Sweet Home School District on Tuesday unveiled a series of new learning goals for middle and high school students aimed at enhancing in-depth learning and critical thinking.
The three-tiered learning goals for social studies were shared with the School Board in a presentation by Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Larry J. Leaven, other administrators, and high school and middle school social studies teachers in the district.
Students will be tasked first with a foundational goal, which entails identifying basic content, such as people, terms and events for each unit of study.
The students will then move on to a target goal indicating their comprehension of how the course content affects various people in different regions of the world and how it relates to particular time periods.
The students will finally learn to meet a complex goal, such as formulating arguments about current or future issues base on historical evidence.
Leaven said the goal is for high school seniors to become engaged in the process of answering fundamental questions about current events, beyond just memorizing facts.
The aim is to better prepare students for the rigors of college.
"Professors complain that a number of students coming into college have to take a remedial course in writing. That shouldn't be happening," Leaven said.
As a final project, students will spend a week collecting research for a policy project related to a societal issue or problem that they have identified.
Each of the students will prove that their problem exists through the data they have collected, statistics, surveys and interviews.
Board members expressed excitement over the new learning goals
"It gives students a focus," board member Carol A. Nowak said.
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2) Enable Auditing. See Windows Help, Auditing.
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> Everyone in our office is running either Windows 2000 or XP Pro. We have one
> PC that we use to put shared files on that is running Windows XP Pro, almost
> everyone in our small office has access to the shared folders. However over
> the alst few months several folders (With some newely revised work) have
> been deleted. From my stand point it seems to be random but I'm sure one of
> the users is doing it to be an @ss. In some cases we've lost days of work.
> 1) Where do files on the XP Pro machine go when they are deleted by a
> network user? They aren't in the recycling bin.
> 2) Can we track who deletes certain folders and files?


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I have finally discovered pickled hard-boiled eggs and love them as a super-lazy brekkie or easy snack. I've just made it through my first batch of them, and am about ready to open up my second batch. Was about to toss the pickle juice (it's plain, no beet juice to color it, and no sugar in it) then thought, "Hey, maybe I could marinate some chicken in that, like I do with leftover pickle juice from veggies." Then I thought, "Or maybe I could reuse it and put a whole new batch of hard-boiled eggs in there and top off the juice with a touch of extra vinegar and spice.
My main questions are:
- What do you do with leftover pickle juice from hard-boiled eggs?
- What is your fave pickled egg recipe?
Thanks in advance!
Patrice, this is very similar to the first recipe I made. It had sugar and required heating (but no onions). The second batch I made had no sugar and no heating. Both "incubated" about the same amount of time (about 2 weeks before I had the first taste) but I have to say I preferred the first batch.
As I mentioned earlier, I use pickle juice left over from dilled green beans to marinate chicken. The flavor is superb. But I wouldn't mind using leftover egg pickle juice for a second batch. I just don't know if it's safe, food-wise, to do so. Or if the flavor diminishes over the batches...


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The Miami Hurricanes are taking college basketball by storm. That's right, the basketball team, not the football one, is making national headlines after yet another big win—this one over North Carolina by 26 points on Saturday.
With selection Sunday just a few weeks away and the 2012-13 season inching closer to March Madness, there's a good chance No. 8 Miami will be one of the teams in contention for one of the four No. 1 seeds the selection committee will dish out.
In fact, Miami deserves one.
Saturday's win over UNC was just one of the 'Canes' 19 on the season, and it helped improve their ACC record to a perfect 10-0. Their team-first attitude and fun-loving persona have spilled over to the public eye, and it's not the only reason that Miami will be extremely ticked off if it doesn't claim a No. 1 seed.
The 'Canes got off to a slow start, and a 12-point loss to Florida Gulf Coast University in the second game of the season started to make fans wonder whether this season would be yet another disappointment in the long line of teams that had plenty of talent, but no cohesiveness.
Now, that loss is just a blip on the radar.
Miami now boasts two wins over North Carolina and other wins over North Carolina State and Duke—ranked No. 1 at the time of the upset. Five different 'Canes average over nine points, led by Durand Scott, Kenny Kadji and Shane Larkin—the rising star of this group and son of former MLB star Barry Larkin.
Miami players enjoy each other's company on the court together, and they are even drawing big names like NBA superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who were both at Saturday's game against the Tar Heels. And the crowd continues to rise in total numbers as the 'Canes prepare to contend for an ACC Championship.
Head coach Jim Larranaga has this bunch playing great basketball heading down the stretch, and ESPN's Dana O'Neil agrees that this group is absolutely worthy of a top seed in this year's dance:
This is not a good team beating average competition. This is a very good team—period. Worthy of a No. 1 seed right now? Absolutely. A candidate for the top spot in the ranking? Sure. A national championship contender? Why not?
An endorsement from O'Neil isn't exactly going to drive this point home with the committee, but a closer look at the stats and a strong finish certainly will.
A look at this year's RPI has Miami at No. 2 in the rankings, behind only Duke—the last team on Miami's schedule that is in the AP Top 25.
Where do you see Miami landing in the 2013 NCAA tournament bracket?
After spending the past decade as a football powerhouse, Larranaga has built this program into a national title contender. Not only is the school built for success in 2013, but this success could lead to an influx of high-caliber recruits who are drawn to the prestige and high-profile attitude that the university exudes.
That's thinking too far ahead, though, especially considering the opportunity that has afforded itself to Larkin and Co. this season.
Miami has all the makings of a No. 1 seed. If it takes care of business, the road has been paved for a No. 1 seed and a chance to make the 2013 Final Four.