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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he's been "vindicated" by the Supreme Court of Canada's decision not to hear an appeal in his conflict of interest case.
The country's highest court dismissed the application Thursday. As is customary, it did not provide any reasons for its decision. The ruling means the case that nearly ousted the leader of Canada's largest city from office is over.
Mr. Ford addressed reporters about two hours after the decision was announced and said the case had put a tremendous strain on his family both emotionally and financially.
"I respect the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada and respect the judicial process. I'm so happy this is finally over. I've been vindicated and we can move on," he told reporters at city hall.
Mr. Ford said the entire case was driven by the political agenda of a very small group that couldn't beat him at the polls and tried everything it could to stop him from moving forward with his agenda.
"They've created months of instability, turmoil and confusion at city hall. Over what? Ask yourself, over what? Raising money to help underprivileged kids to play football. I'm just glad that this is finally over," he said.
The mayor spoke for about 90 seconds and left the room as reporters shouted questions at him.
The case centred on a vote in February of last year by Mr. Ford to let himself off the hook for failing to repay $3,150 in improper donations to the Rob Ford Football Foundation, which provides football equipment for underprivileged high schools.
An earlier investigation by the city's integrity commissioner found the donations came from lobbyists and a corporation doing business with the city and recommended Mr. Ford be asked to repay the money himself. Council agreed, voting to impose the penalty in August, 2010, a few months before Mr. Ford swept to the city's top job.
In November, an Ontario Superior Court judge ordered the mayor removed from office, ruling Mr. Ford violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act by speaking to and voting on the issue.
The Ontario Divisional Court overturned that ruling in January. A three-judge panel ruled council did not have the authority to ask the mayor to pay back the funds.
Clayton Ruby, the lawyer who led the charge against Mr. Ford, filed his leave to appeal in mid-March, arguing that a lower-court ruling hinged on a technicality and the matter was of "national importance."
Mr. Ruby, who represented Paul Magder, the citizen who filed the conflict complaint against the mayor, said at the time he was compelled to seek leave to appeal because "holding politicians to account is a matter of importance to all Canadians."
He cautioned, however, that his chances were slim – he said the Supreme Court takes on about 70 applications each year, out of approximately 1,000.
Mr. Ruby could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday.
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, who would have taken over as the city's leader if Mr. Ford was ousted, called the Supreme Court's decision "great news."
"I'm glad that this is finally over. I think it's long overdue," he said.
Councillor Karen Stintz, who has long been rumoured to be seeking a mayoral run next year, said the matter has had its day in court.
"I think that we don't need to pursue this any longer. I think it's important that we get on with the business of the city and that's again another distraction," she said.
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It's a cat and mouse game saving the rhino
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With poachers and human encroachment on rangeland growing by the day, animal populations are rapidly diminishing in Kenya. And none is more affected than the black rhino.
The animal was recently the subject of a talk by Ian Craig, a Kenya Wildlife Service board member, as the Kenya Museums Society marked its 40th anniversary.
Craig is also a strategic director of Lewa Downs Conservancy and Ol Pejeta Conservancy, and chief executive of the Northern Rangelands Trust.
In the past 15 years, the Kenyan black rhino (Diceros bicornis Michaeli) has done fairly well. The challenge, according to Craig, is where to put them and how to save them from the ever-vigilant poachers.
Historically, the black rhino population in Kenya was so huge that they were considered vermin.
In the early 1950s, the colonial government dispatched J.A Hunter, a wildlife control officer, to shoot as many as he could to clear the land for farming in Ukambani, lower Eastern Province.
Hunter recorded in his diary that he shot a thousand in a couple of months but questioned the wisdom of having to shoot them to the point when there would be no more land left to be cleared.
A 1960 photograph of a herd of black rhino in Amboseli National Park shows them lounging by a swamp, full and fat (inset top, right).
To see more than two at a time today is rare, and a family herd is almost unheard of. At the height of poaching — between 1970 and 1983 — Kenya lost almost 93 per cent of its rhinos, with almost four and a half being killed per day for their horns. In 1983, Kenya had only 280 black rhinos.
Despite the heavy security, the threat to this prehistoric megaherbivore is being blamed on rising poverty and proliferation of firearms, even though the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) has slapped a ban on trade in rhino horn.
For a person living on less than a dollar a day, poaching is tempting because a kilo of rhino horn can fetch Ksh120,000 ($1,600), says Craig.
In recent times, poachers have been using poisoned arrows so as not to attract the attention of the rangers with noisy firearms. Some are even known to use dogs to sniff out their quarry. The all-time favourite is the cable snare laid in the forest.
New market drivers such as the Vietnamese claims that rhino horn can cure cancer do little to abate the trade.
"Kenya's policy is of non-usage and the Cites ban has worked to some extent," said Craig. "For now, it's important that the ban remains.
In Kenya, every rhino counts. KWS goes to extraordinary lengths to protect the animals," he added.
Using bloodhounds that can track poachers even 36 hours after the kill has led to the arrest of a number of poachers.
"Kenya's Vision 2030 is to see 2,000 black rhinos in the wild," said Craig. With the current success rate of rhino breeding in the country — almost 48 newborns per year — the workload is increasing.


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It would be shocking if it wasn't
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God Cherrington is good at his job
lol, small kid got tripped by a tuba player
Red Sox win again. Unreal. What a great deal. When guys like Grandy don't even play last year and get $15 over 4, we go and re-sign a guy for $16 over 2.
Ben has magic.
The Red Sox and first baseman Mike Napoli have agreed to a new contract, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has confirmed. Rob Bradford of WEEI.com first reported the deal. Terms are unknown, but he was said to be seeking three years.
Napoli, 32, hit .259/.360/.482 (129 OPS+) with 38 doubles and 23 home runs in 139 games for Boston last season. The inked him to a one-year deal worth $5 million last offseason after originally agreeing to a three-year, $39 million pact. The terms were changed after a pre-signing physical revealed a degenerative hip condition.
The Red Sox made Napoli a qualifying offer but won't receive a supplemental first round draft pick for re-signing their own player. They also tendered qualifying offers to Jacoby Ellsbury and Stephen Drew.
6/27/09: We expect [Rondo] to play by the rules and be a leader as a point guard. We need him to be more of a leader, Ainge said. There were just a couple situations where he was late this year, I dont know if he was sitting in his car, but showed up late and the rest of the team was there. We have team rules and you have to be on time. He was fined for being late, he said he was stuck in traffic, and its just unacceptable.
told you all since 2010 he was a toolbag.....
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Re: So Meta
hilarious. good stuff.
Re: Those wild and crazy hipsters
not sure how this doesnt have more votes, awesome work.
Oxyminoan wrote:Same. I find myself coming to this site less and less. I've purchased 28 shirts from woot since late 2009. 2 of those 28 were purchased in 2011...and neither were derby entries.
It's such a shame. I love the ideals behind this site, but it's become a victim of its own success.
Agreed . . . my shirt.woot buying has slowed considerable. There just isn't enough variety anymore. How many Facebook joke shirts have been printed in the last few months?
missmelis wrote:Oh wow, I adore this. I love the colors. I love the animals' tone-on-tone plaids going in different directions. I love the fact that it doesn't scream "hipster" until you look at the details (the dinosaur's mustache, the giraffe's extra scarf). And I LOVE that there's a llama* on it! Nice change from all the sheep shirts (even though I like some of those too).
* I guess it might be an alpaca? It'd be hard to tell them apart in this graphic style.
I actually considered both when I was making it if you can believe it... I intended it to be a llama though, because it seemed like they had longer necks. When I was looking at comparison photos it didn't look like there would be much to distinguish them in this case.
julejules wrote:Instead of asking artists to use pantones, maybe you could contact woot directly. If they made it a rule then there wouldn't be an issue. Everyone would be using them and no one would be singled out.
Requiring a rule like that would be prohibitively expensive for many artists, since the free program options like Gimp and Inkscape don't have a pantone swatch system built into them like the Adobe products do, as well as pantone color books not exactly being free. There's nothing wrong with the system the way it is, really.
Thanks for the nice comments! :D
Re: Ironic Bunny
I love you! But not in that stalker kind of way.
Or is it?.......
Re: Stay COOL with Coke or Pepsi
Maybe it's just me, but the CC on the polar bears shirt appears to be text.
fuzzycorgi wrote:Maybe it's just me, but the CC on the polar bears shirt appears to be text.
oh yeah, I forgot about that.
Sheneron wrote:I won't go away until I make contact with Conrads again and/or win a derby. Now give me your vote otherwise doors thataway ---->
...I can never remember if it's "di€k head" or "di€k-head"
so cute and clever, this will be another print for you amigo!
Re: OSTRICHIE TENENBAUM - RESUB
I wish someone more talented came up with this idea..
dmaz wrote:Would definitely wear this +1!
Totally captured Smith's dogmatic hipster charm...he makes the camel look good :D
Great work!
Funny, weird and cool. I like the fact that the chairs are just the shirt color, and you did a great job drawing them seated- it's hard to draw things sitting down and actually make it look like they're firmly seated in the chair.
GMV (even though it is a tiny bit of text)
Re: Gila Hipster
theremin for the win
love the clothes and his shades.
If you dont have anything nice to say......
Re: Hipsterness
I think this is one of your best designs yet Jaden. You really bought your A game, and I think it would be a shame if this shirt didn't get printed. Best of luck to you, and the lovely Hipster Ness. I would wear it till to shreds then beg for reprints.
I need to spend my money to acquire this shirt.
Apparently I can't vote until I buy a shirt, yet this is the only shirt in the world that I want.
Someone needs to help me get this shirt.
See sig.
melloncollie3 wrote:It's.... it's a turtle. With glasses. Have I missed something? Surely there's more to this design than simply that?
A turtle with glasses AND AN iPOD! DON'T YOU COMPREHEND THE GENIUS?
elviswind wrote:I don't think "Couldn't Care Less" is very hipster . . . a hipster would be more "Completely Obsessed About Something That I Couldn't Care Less About" like riding fixed gear bicycles or some band no one's ever heard because they've only played at that bar that no one's ever been to.
This is more like an average apathetic teenager.
So basically this is a Care Bear version of his target demographic. Gotcha.
Re: Couldn't Care Less Bear
Reminds me of that episode of Adventure Time when those party bears were in the Monsters tummy
reganrabbit wrote:soul crushingly good! Got the seasonal feel, the eclectic thing, it's cute... *a single tear slides down my cheek* Bravo... gmv
Oh my... I hope your soul is okay! Thanks
Lol awesome character ! I'd buy it!
quakerninja wrote:I think this is one of your best designs yet Jaden. You really bought your A game, and I think it would be a shame if this shirt didn't get printed. Best of luck to you, and the lovely Hipster Ness. I would wear it till to shreds then beg for reprints.
jalt99 wrote:Lol awesome character ! I'd buy it!
Thanks you guys! I really appreciate the support.
Re: Im baaaaack
Today's woot is just for you! A five-pack of solid-colored shirts, just $7.99 plus shipping. Go buy them.
Re: Hipsterfly Gal
I'd vote for it if the butterfly had six legs.
Re: The Apple Core
marzipan', prt19657, squarerootofpi and bennydougs - thanks! ^____^
Say what you like about hipsters, the mix of vintage, mid-century and modern gives you some cool stuff. I really enjoyed drawing this, thanks for all the encouraging comments and support!
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Wow, thanks for the heads up. Definitely holding back any votes I have in the future for this artist.
Re: big hipster
Thank you every body for your comments and votes.
This help me to try harder for the next derby.
Thanks again
Re: Neighborhood thrift store
This is really an awesome design. I will never be angry at a raccoon messing up my trash again!
Re: No Thanks...
The marble eater reminds me of Rowley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid. :D
Re: The Chase
I like it, very reminiscent of Pink Panther!
dmaz wrote:This shirt is actually creative and funny...unlike almost every shirt in the fog every week...why can't more stuff like this print??
I wish this could print too... let us know if you are putting up somewhere else!
Reminds me of the Che wearing a Che tee shirt my son has from the Onion.
ElanorRigby wrote:I agree that the bear looks more blind than uncaring...besides, sunglasses serve a useful purpose. Hipsters seem to wear glasses they don't actually need. The idea and general execution, however, are hilarious.
Any chance we could get a derby focused on the blind. That would be a great angle for a number reasons.
Re: off deck dubstep
A little trivia for you:
Deck: "cool" in hipster slang
Fin: "un-cool" in hipster slang
Dubstep: type of techno dance music that is currently popular with hipsters. Fun to work out to, imo, but sounds like video games on crack.
But since I know about it now, it's probably no longer en vogue.
Re: Hipster Nation: DIY or DIE!
love it! great idea!
for a pony fan you're pretty good!
for a pony fan?
sorry that makes no sense....i love it, let's leave it at that =)
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It wasn't belachan, which is quite harmless until it's toasted or fried. Nor was it Penang hae ko, which is absolutely benign because it's got lots of sugar.
What I had was har cheong, a liquid prawn paste made in Hong Kong. It was a very appetizing grey – oh yum! – and the label on the bottle said, so reassuringly, 'Cooked [sic] Before Eating'. Thanks for the warning! You bet I will!
Your first whiff of har cheong might make you think of a rotting rat or, as a friend puts it ever so nicely, a mortuary with no power supply. But once you take a deep breath – be brave! – you'll get the aroma that explains why fermented prawn paste is cherished in Malaysia, the Phillipines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and some parts of China. That's, what, easily several hundred million people? Oh hang on, I almost forgot Singapore. That adds another few million who eat lots of belachan (but don't make any).
There are many types of fermented prawn paste, and they all have their own following. I think Hong Kong har cheong is excellent, but someone from maybe Thailand would (almost certainly) disagree. Some say the best belachan in Malaysia is from Malacca; others say it's Penang. I guess what's best depends on what you grew up eating. It's not the absolute standard but the emotional connection that counts.
The first time I made har cheong gai was several years ago with a recipe from Lee Kum Kee. Marinated with just har cheong and a wee bit of sugar, the chicken was so salty only half of it was eaten. After the flop, the bottle of LKK Fine Shrimp Sauce sat untouched in the fridge for a few years! It was eventually binned only when I moved house.
Today, I finally made another stab at HCG. Giving LKK a wide berth, I armed myself with a different recipe and a different brand of har cheong. Unlike the first attempt which was verging on inedible, this recipe had water, a bit of oyster sauce, and more sugar to tame the massively salty har cheong. More importantly, the har cheong was, I think, far superior to LKK's. Everyone voted with his mouth, and there wasn't a single piece of chicken left.
If there's a favourite fried chicken in Singapore, my guess is it's HCG. Now I know how to make it. Mission har cheong gai finally accomplished – yay!
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Making har cheong in Hong Kong
History of Har Cheong Gai
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Here's how I make har cheong gai:
Source: Adapted from All About Ci Char Cuisine
(Recipe for 4 persons)
1 tbsp sugar
½ tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp 虾酱 (har cheong; Chinese fermented prawn paste)
2 chicken legs, about 400 g, wash, drain, and chop chunky
¼ cup tapioca starch
vegetable oil for deep-frying
The most important ingredient for prawn paste chicken is, other than prawn paste and chicken, water. The tapioca starch is also crucial. That's what Hong Kong Street Zhen Ji uses for its very popular har cheong gai, as shown in the video here. It's pretty good, better than cornflour.
Add sugar, oyster sauce, water and har cheong to chicken. Stir thoroughly. Marinate 3-4 hours, turning over once mid-way.
Bring chicken to room temperature. Shake off excess marinade from chicken. Dredge in tapioca starch till thinly coated. Pat lightly to get rid of excess starch.
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Showing off her glitzy side, Claire Danes arrived at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards earlier tonight (August 25).
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The team of researchers scouring the South Pacific for the wreckage of the plane flown by American aviator Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 say they may be nearing success after seeing an unexplained shadow on sonar images which were taken off the island of Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kirbati last year.
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Experts with The International Group for Historic Airport Recovery, TIGHAR, revealed that painstaking analysis of sonar images captured in July 2012 revealed an anomaly on the slopes of a reef at a depth of about 600 feet that could turn out to be a section of the Lockheed Electra aircraft the American aviator and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were flying.
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Online soap One Life To Live will end its first season on Monday, August 19 and All My Children will wrap on Monday, September 2, The Online Network said today. TOLN promises the first season of All My Children ends by answering many of the season's burning questions, including whether Angie and Jesse will bring Cassandra home after her horrific journey and if the ordeal will bring them closer together. One Life To Live ends as the entire town of Llanview attends the annual Man of the Year Gala. Episodes are streamed on TOLN partners Hulu and iTunes. Producers say they are already prepping for the next season, so stay tuned.
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TOLN/ Prospect Park are so full of it…
I'm so tired of their dishonesty. They never said these were seasonal shows. They also never said they would be airing 2 days a week as measly 20 minute episodes (mind you with limited progress and action).
Beyond a shame that Disney allowed them an extension for leasing the shows. AMC & OLTL would be back in all of their glory had a TV network been allowed the opportunity to pick them up.
I don't care about "Internet TV" or their experimentation. These shows are iconic, and they're making a mockery of them.
It pains me to watch OLTL and see how much they've destroyed the show. It was absolutely brilliant when it was taken off the air, and what we're getting now is smaller than a shadow of it used to be.
The writing for AMC is better, though not great.
Both shows need a bigger cast, more sets.
OLTL really ought to get rid of Shelter and spend some money on a court set.
And for goodness sake, bring back Erica Kane. Well… now I know why Lucci is hesitant to join, to be honest.
It's been widely reported that these shows would be seasonal shows. Just where exactly have you been? By the way, AMC starts shooting again on 8/12, and OLTL resumes in September. Quit complaining and watch already…
i live in canada and dont get the own station where else can I watch all my children and one life to live
You don't get what channel? OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)? The shows are available on the internet at Hulu.com and Huluplus.com. You an watch them anytime, although I think Hulu.com only lets you watch the past 10, while Huluplus.com allows you to watch all of them. Hulu is free.
Hulu and Hulu Plus are not available in Canada..if you watch on Itunes you have to pay..
let's b nice…it's true that "seasons" & 2 episodes/week isn't really what fans were hoping for…the soap genre has always been mon-fri…& if u remember, when soaps 1st came back online, the programming was 4 days/week + 1day/week of "more" so we did hv
mon-fri schedule.
Susan Lucci is NOT available being as she is on the hit show Devious Maids and had other projects. While I respect your opinions to a point, get your facts straight on why stars are not back on the show!
And now that the facts of Susan Lucci's availability have been made straight, here's another fact, you say "AMC & OLTL would be back in all of their glory had a TV network been allowed the opportunity to pick them up." The facts are NO NETWORK WANTED THEM! Unless this "experimentation" succeeds, the soap genre will be completely gone in a matter of years – the networks no longer believe in the viability of soaps which is why so few remain on broadcast television. You further allege that the show is "smaller than a shadow of it used to be" and that "It was absolutely brilliant when it was taken off the air." I still maintain that the secret organization storyline, begun then, made no logical sense then just as it continues to baffle. At least, now, they seem to be trying to make it make sense. Furthermore, I remain embarrassed by the way they resolved the whole Gigi/Stacy story – the whole "watching the past on a television set" was simply DUMB.
I don't know how you could get to this point of anger over OLTL. I am happy that is back and I think they have done an awesome job. I was very happy the sets where almost the same. I figured it would be an all new Llanview. There story line is even better. So chill out it probably is for the best to have a "seasonal" OLTL then none at all.
I wish they would bring back Tad, Kendall, Greenley and Ryan. I don't particularly like the new J.R. or Colby. Colby never acted that way she was always sweet J.R. was always the villain. As far as Erica if your remember it was J.R. who shot Erica not Davids daughter so I really don't want to see Erica back on the show but I would like to see Jackson Montgomery to reappear he was great on the show. Actually show is somewhat boring and I particularly don't like Zach and Leah I like Zach and Kendall.
They never showed JR shot Erica, it just ended with a gunshot being heard. I for one would love to see Erica back on the show even for visits here and there, when she is able to. I agree about Zach and Kendall they belong together and if they can get Kendall back permanently that would be great. My main concern is will AMC come back at all, right now it doesn't look that way. I know they said they would come back at some point, but when they're telling the cast that they're free to take other projects and a head executive leaves and takes another job, it doesn't look that way. I think we are losing AMC all over again and if that was going to happen then I rather they had never come back at all. Big disappointment now.
Can I ask where you know all this from? I would like to know this stuff too. And I agree, if its gone again, I wish they just left us alone and not come back. I had gotten use to not watching. Now it will bother me for awhile , again.
Tad! Tad! Tad! He's coming back! Isn't he? I got tears in my eyes when I watched the end of AMC. If he comes back, it will be Perfect! There is a good mix of old and new characters on, and TAD will make them complete. Please, please don't let it be a cruel joke.
Colby wasn't always sweet and nice. Remember the last episodes of AMC when she turned against her dad and was not quite the virgin!
Boy do I agree with you. However, I would like to have seen Susan with Jack. What killed this was too much of the younger people and not enough of the original cast.If you really wanted to be successful,you should have had much more of the people that made All My Children the success it was. Without, many more of the original cast, this was not going to succeed. I liked the original JR. I do not think that they really thought this through. 30 minutes a couple days a week with very little of the cast that made the show the success it was, was a bore. I watched AMC since November,1974 along with my Mother. I feel like part of my life is gone.
Don't care if Erica ever comes back. The original show got to be The Erica Cane Show more than anything else. It's refreshing to see the other characters and what their story lines are. Glad Tad is coming back. Would like to see some of the other "older" characters..Jack, Greenlee, Ryan etc. No one needs to be regualars, just an appearance from time to time.
A come back of all those mentioned would be wonderful to see. The characters played would have to take on different roles since the focus of the show now seems to be geared for the younger generation.
Greenlee was a challenged and spoiled character–if she were to be brought back we should see her as stronger and prevalent to present days life cycle–get her married to a husband that doesn't die some tragic death or other meaningless disappearance. Bringing the character, Erica, back is an absolute must. She is iconic to the entire story line and the reason for the soap's popularity. Even if it is only for guest appearances such as "Adam" has appeared in the 1st season, she needs to keep her presence in focus. J.R. and Miranda have to quit "dancing" around the wanting each other and just admit to each other they have romantic interest now and then work it out–they need to talk it through. That is what would happen in reality and the present show is all about what is happening now with the younger generation. Right?
I agree that I did not know AMC would be seasonal. I watch classic AMC on Soap Net and there is no comparison. AMC should have never been cancelled to begin with. Shame on you ABC.
I'm just happy to get any dose of AMC. I've been watching since I was a kid (30 years now!). I agree a few tweaks are needed and it would be nice to see more of the original characters…but the new ones are slowly growing on me!
I want to know what is the deal? Am I getting charged that monthly fee for AMC now that I can't watch it? And when is it to be onn again or is it? If I can't watch it each week then cancel my subscription immediately. I am very unhappy with all of this.
Complain much….
We got the shows back. Jeeze, the shows keep getting better and better. So what, if we have to wait a spell for a new "season" to premier. It's better than the alternative. NO SHOWS AT ALL. I hope you stop watching, don't want your negative vibes messing with my stories.
Have a nice day.
The alternative would have been an actual network picking them up. Which would have been infinitely better. PP are primarily concerned with TOLN and launching their internet channel. The soaps are just something (somethings which happen to be iconic) they're using to test the waters. Nothing more to them.
What network do you believe would pick the shows up, because I'm pretty sure that fans worked tirelessly for two years attempting to find a network….no one wanted them. Further more, the ratings of the shows on OWN haven't been exactly stellar. My patience with fans whining is at an all time low. If you want to watch on television, get your caboose over to OWN and start watching. Otherwise, it may be time to zip it.
That's because OWN is showing reruns right now. When they catch up, I will switch to OWN to watch.
Please don't get rid of All My Children. I have watched it since I was a little girl. I miss the daily series but the internet version is better than nothing and the new and old are remarkable. Great story lines and a chance to bring in old characters make it even better. I will watch even if it is only once a week. Maybe the popularity will make the owners see that it would be beneficial to give more to us since we are the fans that can keep it going. Why can't you see that there are hundreds of thousands of people that enjoy AMC? When financial times are tough this makes for great entertainment. PLEASE KEEP AMC GOING!!
I just found this blog. Have they said they are coming back? And do we have any idea?
The shows get "better and better"?
In what universe? Yes, the shows have improved since they began in April. But they were absolutely unrecognizable and downright crap when they began in April. Heck, maybe they haven't improved at all– maybe I just got used to the way they've wrecked the shows. I don't know. Either way, what they're doing right now with these soaps… Absolutely nothing to brag about.
They have no idea who their audience IS. All they care about is who they want their audience to be- that very specific demo they're chasing. Along the way, they WILL lose their actual audience.
Honestly, if season 2 doesn't come soon, and if they don't improve drastically in season 2, I'm done… I just can't watch these soaps I spent years pining for, years hoping they'd return, years writing, emailing, going to rallies for- absolutely destroyed. PRAYING they somehow work out a deal with a TV network to air they shows ALONG with HULU (not just as re-runs like OWN), so that maybe they can get some more revenue coming in to make the shows 5 minutes longer (at least), go back to 4 episodes a week, and make some more sets. They really need a courtroom set for OLTL especially (Tea and Nora).
While I would strongly disagree with your assessment of the shows and would point out that demographics are an even bigger part of the TV network game, I do completely agree that a courtroom set should be of absolute necessity!
You clearly have no idea how things work if you think any network out there was up and willing to pick up 2 expensive cancelled soaps lickity split.
You are so right April. It's hilarious how people just say, "it should be on TV." As if PP could just go to any channel (with the exception of the "hated" ABC, of course) and say "Air our soaps." The channel then bows down and says, "Oh my god, of course we'll air it. These will be extraordinarily profitable." Either enjoy OLTL & AMC on the internet or don't. Those are your options. Having it magically appear on regular TV in the hour format, 52 weeks a year is NEVER going to happen. Not trying to be mean, just stating the obvious.
never say never
Now if they could bring back DARK SHADOWS this way…but the TV rights have been stuck at Warners for years.
Picture it, picking up the REAL DARK SHADOWS 42 years later – what is Collinsport like now? What is the legacy of Barnabas Collins who is now finally resting in peace?
I'd vote for the return of Santa Barbara :-)
I would vote As the World Turns and Santa Barbara maybe. At one time I would have said Guiding Light, but that would all be next generation now since the character of Alan Spaulding died
I agree. I am a TRUE fan of AMC and OLTL. I grew up on these shows. I believe that I've done my part in my shows. We have been watching it on OWN, watching Hulu Plus for the current shows. I agree that neither show is what it was, but I have FAITH, that it will get better, they will answer my questions. I love that OLTL is dealing with the Todd and Todd 2. AMC was brave dealing with the saddest reality of sex trafficking. As they improve, I hope that we will get our Grade A stars back, Susan Lucci and Michael E. Knight.
I agree with you, I am watching both shows on OWN. I am just proud they are on now. Would like to see (Tad) Michael E. Knight return to Dixie on AMC and John come back to Natalie on OLTL. I will keep watching as long as they come on. Thanks so much Prospect Park and OLTV…..
I agree, I love the new show. I think it keeps getting better and better and do not want to lose it. It does have a limited cast, but lets be patient.
Keep both!!
I totally agree…just not as good. The new cast members can barely act.
I love AMC.! I miss Tad so much. I have been watching it on OWN and Hulu. I can't get enough. Thanks Oprah for finding the space on your network.
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towards the ratings because I have to work.
When amc and oltl was on abc I really loved amc more, but since toln prospect park took the series on, I feel it's different and I like ontl a lot better than amc imo. I miss Tad Martin and Erica Kane. I just don't feel amc currently lives up to its legacy these days…where is Adam?
Sorry if I upsetted anyone and the theme song for oltl is great
OMy such belly aching. They're back, they're getting better with each episode. If you aren't happy, you have options. Don't watch them or switch your viewing to one of the "iconic" reality shows that are out there. Whatever you decide stop your whining – so pathetic!
I wish that a network had picked them up also, but we are lucky to have them back back anyway we could get them. All my children has been better then it has been in years, now that its been on the Internet. I hate shelter as well, and I have been dissapointed in the writing at one life to live, until recently. I love the last couple of shows with Blair and Todd, but can't believe it took the last two shows before he left, to actually use him properly. Roger howarth as Todd is genius, and he was being waisted until it was time for him to leave. That was not his fault, it was the writing. Last week was just fabulous. With clint getting drunk and bo throwing him in the drunk tank. But the most unbelievable thing of all, is that I have loved Jeffrey from the very start, and now he has the tattoo on his foot. That leaves Me wanting more, and hoping he does not turn out to be a bad guy, but that his mentor is the bad guy, who may have had his foot tattooed that way. I had heard, that if production started on august 12 th like it is, that there would be no break in our viewing, but we will just have to wait and see. I will be watching anyway, and if it were not for prospect park, we would not be getting our beloved soaps at all, so , I am greatful to them, and hope as time goes on, we will get 4 days a week instead of two, or that we can get an hour 2 days a week. If we don't watch, the prodject will go under, and we will have no one to blame but ourselves.
I was very sick and stopped watching AMC and onto after episode 31. When are they on OWN
When are they on own? That would be not anymore or not very much longer. OWN only got rights for the first 40 episodes over a 10 week period that began on July 15
I started watching AMC on day 1 back in 1970. Used to plan my days around it….no appointments, etc. until after 1 PM. Was looking foward to seeing the new version and did start to watch it on Huluplus, but have nwo lost interest in it since it's down to 2 episodes, once a week. I actualy forget about watching it and now I have about 6-8 epsiodes to watch. Not sure that I'll bother. Too bad, it started out pretty well. Also, were's Adam? He was on the first episode and now is no where to be seen. Weird.
No not really weird when you consider David Canary is officially retired and his character Adam only appears when their is a need for him in the show! From reports I have read Mr Canary is no longer able to be a contract player on the show
Sharon, it's okay remember Prospect Park saved our soap. What ever they do is alright with me.
I glad to have them and have Brooke and Adam and Kelley back. I wish they could have Guiding Light back also.
I too watched AMC since day one back in 1970. Wow,that was a bit ago.
Fell in love with the series then and still love it today.
Yes, it would be fantastic if more of the regulars would return, but I think it needs time yet before they would want to commit.
So if the s how's storylines get more intense, and contracts get renewed, maybe then some of those characters may Want to come back.
Keep the faith fans.
Those shows are full of shit. all that cursing from the kids. not what all my children is about.
When will Season 2 begin? I wish they were back on TV, but Im thankful we have them back to enjoy. Hopefully they'll return to TV someday.
I had no idea these were seasonal shows. As far as where I've been, I have a life off/outside the Internet although I do watch and DVR quite a bit. I think I may just be done with these as others have said. It sounds like financial issues must be a big problem although money doesn't necessarily buy quality.
I am staying loyal to both shows, everyone please hang in there!
Any idea on return dates for both shows? I can't wait!
I love the production of all my children. Let's go for four episodes a week!!! Two is not exciting to look forward to.
I'm just so Grateful that both my shows are back that I have no complaints! I watched both from day one when I was a little girl, I was lost without them. Yes I miss Erica, you never know maybe she'll show up some day. I do watch Susan on her new show, I also miss all the others too but with our shows back, anything is possible….
I am with you Lori, I have been an AMC fan since 1970. I lived a couple of blocks from school and would race home to watch during lunch. I think the acting is fantastic, the writing is wonderful and the casting inspired. My only negative is JR, but I think they are trying to make him smarmy. I can't wait until next season and am truly grateful to PP for what they have done.
don't know how long many of you have been watchers – but I have been watching nearly 40 years. Billy Clyde Tuggle, what a scream to see him again. And don't think I don't love seeing Kitty/Kelly Cole, who was once married to Lincoln Tyler (Phoebe's son) and wrote for years for AMC as Cecilia's "keeper". And Dimitri – – – wow! I've enjoyed seeing all the old folks, but think the plot line is a little Jesse/Angie heavy.
Although I agree, its not what it used to be, it is nice to reconnect with some favs.
request – bring Kendall back! Would love to see her and Zach's boys cast.
I was a TV slave to AMC for 27 years — 1974 through 2001. I got disgusted with the writing and some of the obnoxious characters and seldom watched the last ten years. I did watch the last three weeks of the ABC show out of curiosity to see how they would end it. I decided to watch the online series with an open mind, and boy, have I been pleasantly surprised. Considering the financial pressure, time constraints and everything else that hindered the show's return, I think the entire crew involved with AMC has done a splendid job. Yes, as a long time fan I had to take a few mental leaps of faith with the story, but I think any changes the writers made, they made for good storytelling reasons. At first I was annoyed that Billy Clyde was still alive; I remember Emily Ann standing over his grave years ago, but that annoyance has been replaced with the guilty pleasure of watching Matthew Cowles bring ole Billy Clyde back to life again. All in all, the online version, in my opinion, is a great success. As for the whiners and downers and their negative posts — whatever. (Shrugs.)These people obviously have no idea of the hassles that are encountered when trying to produce any kind of quality entertainment these days. I've learned through my work that you can't argue with stupid and irrational people, and that some negative folks can NEVER be satisfied. If you don't like it, stop bitching, stop watching, and allow the rest of us to have our good time. I have nothing but praise for the hard-working people who brought my show back, and have made it something worth the effort of watching online. Will happily watch through September 2nd. My only question? When will Seasons Two begin???
Love the fact that I can still watch my 2 favorite shows on HuluPlus! I can watch them anytime I want at my convenience. I can' t wait for the next season keep up the good work!
I'm with you Lisa. So glad that I can watch AMC on Hulu! And I'm so glad that Tad is back. In responding to a previous comment from another viewer re: Colby. Colby wasn't always sweet?! She had the nasty side of her before the show went off the air on ABC. Regardless, glad there is always the mixture of all emotions and drama on our daytime soaps. Can't wait to see season two!
Tad is back??????????????????????
How come no one has answered when season 2 will begin?
Jesse spoke to Tad in the last episode. Seems they'll be working together when the next season starts. I too am SO happy to be able to watch AMC again. I followed the residents of PV since I was 14, in 1974. I missed it terribly when ABC dropped them and was thrilled to find it again this summer! I was shocked to hear them swearing when I saw the 1st new episode and don't find it necessary. Aside from that, I've enjoyed this season a lot, but agree with the majority of you that we need some of the original characters back. One hour episodes four days a week would be a dream come true, but I'll take what I can get. I don't want to lose AMC again. It was hard enough the first time!!


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Designed for those with an interest in exploring modern financial systems and statistical analysis, this highly specialised degree offers a firm foundation in economic and financial theory and develops the valuable analytical and quantitative skills required by the financial services industry.
Studying real-life data you will gain an appreciation and understanding of the advanced statistical methods that professional economists use to model the economy and you will learn to test these theories against evidence, becoming fully competent in data-based research.
The Department was ranked 8th in the UK for 'research power'. (Research Excellence Framework, 2014)
This comprehensive degree provides you with an understanding of econometrics, allowing you to develop analytical and interpretative skills, within the broader study of economics and finance. Based in one of the largest Economics departments in the UK and with the majority of our economics staff research-active you will benefit from learning with those at the cutting-edge of their subjects.
Our economics courses share a common first year in which we introduce the key areas that underpin the rest of the course. In Years 2 and 3 you will consolidate and expand upon this knowledge via a series of core and optional study modules which have been developed to give you a thorough understanding of the subject and enable you to tailor the degree to fit your academic and career interests.
The first year provides a broad introduction to all areas of economics, from small scale economic decisions at an individual and local level through to issues that impact upon national and international economies.
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● Microeconomics introduces the concepts and tools of economic analysis and develops your understanding of the financial decision-making processes of individuals and organisations. (30 credits)
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● Microeconomics 2 will introduce you to the most important concepts, methods, tools and techniques of economic analysis and provide a strong basis for advanced economic modules. (20 credits)
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● Econometric Theory 1 examines the methods and models integral to the understanding of econometrics, enabling you to grasp statistical theory and gain a comprehension of multivariate random variables. (10 credits)
● Econometric Theory 2 builds upon the knowledge and skills that you have developed in Econometric Theory 1. (10 credits)
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● Structure and Regulation of Financial Markets develops your understanding of financial market failure and regulation, with particular reference to the British financial system, it also explains how problems can occur in the market when one party in a transaction has access to more information than the other. (20 credits)
● Econometric Methods for Research provides you with an appreciation of the econometric techniques that are widely used in modern economic research, such as multiple linear regression, simultaneous equation models, non-linear models, generalised method of moments and some time series analysis.
● Financial and Time Series Econometrics combines Financial Econometrics and Introduction to Time Series. (20 credits)
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Our Study Abroad scheme gives you the opportunity to transfer to one of our overseas partner universities for the second year of the course. By adding an international perspective to your university experience, you can strengthen your CV and improve your standing with employers in a global industry. Current students have visited Hong Kong, Australia and the USA as part of their study abroad experience.
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ABERDEEN, Idaho - Students in Aberdeen may be looking forward to longer weekends.
The District 58 school board Has voted to go to a four day school week, inciting a major reaction from concerned locals.
On Friday night, the school board met to hear public comment about the shortened school week and local people with plenty of opinions packed the room.
Retired teacher Mike Petersen came out to oppose the four day week. To him, it means fewer days of teachers instructing kids and in his mind, that's simply bad news for education.
"I'm in favor of maintaining a five day teaching week. I think it's in the best interest of the students, all the students in Aberdeen," Petersen said.
But school administrators said 4 longer days in class actaully equal more hours of teaching time over the year.
Some supporters of four days said it's proven to improve attendance, which means more money from the state for the district.
But opponents argue the change really wouldn't save much money, and that it's not worth the risk of damaging education.
Some have called for the school board to rescind it's decisions while some want the board to put the issue up for a public vote.


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Intel and Cisco Monday announced a partnership aimed at easing the setup process and improving performance between Intel Centrino mobile PCs and Linksys wireless routers and access points.
The program - which is part marketing initiative, part joint-engineering effort - involves Intel testing its Centrino mobile technology with Linksys wireless access points and routers for "compatibility." Compatible products are then "verified" and labeled as such on the box. The first verified products use 802.11b technology; 802.11g verified products are forthcoming.
Verified products, which will begin appearing at Fry's Electronics retail stores this week, have undergone some "minor design tweaks" to improve interoperability, ease of network detection and performance, says Charlie Giancarlo, Cisco's vice president and general manager of product development.
Giancarlo says one of the calls Linksys gets most often are from users who are afraid to open the box. "We hope to reduce that fear somewhat. And even if they do call us, perhaps we can reduce the amount of time it takes them to get up and running," he says.
Specifically, Giancarlo says Intel has improved the time it takes a Centrino notebook to detect and synch up with a Linksys access point, as well as the speed of the connection and distance. "We didn't find a case where technologies didn't work with each other, but we were able to improve their overall performance," he says.
The Wi-Fi Alliance already tests products for interoperability and adherence to the 802.11 specification. Intel and Cisco say the work they're doing is a superset. But it's not yet clear whether the design enhancements will affect the way other vendors' wireless hardware works with Centrino notebooks, or how non-Centrino notebooks will work with Linksys gear.
"Wi-Fi Alliance tests to the spec. We go beyond it," says Anand Chandrasekher, vice president of Intel mobile platforms group. Chandrasekher says the Intel lab tests the products' compatibility and usability within a variety of middleware application environments, application-level environments, and power-managed environments. "There is an element of usability testing that happens that we're going to build on as we go forward," he adds.
A second phase of the plan, expected to roll out next year, will involve developing software for easing the initial wireless network setup procedure, defining and configuring security and IP addressing, and easing plug-and-play with a variety of devices, Giancarlo says. The companies say they are also looking at adding features suited to home and small business users, such as audio streaming and VPN for remote access to small business and home networks.
"Even small businesses of course have executives who go home at night and want to connect to e-mail," Giancarlo says.


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Citizen Experience Can Help Agencies And Unions Address Budget Woes
Posted by Paul Hagen on April 12, 2011
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Like it or not, government services face many of the same pressures that companies face. Companies like Amazon.com, USAA, Disney, and Zappos.com raise customer expectations when they deliver stellar service. As they raise the bar, other companies and government agencies risk getting fired when they fail to deliver the value that customers expect, make customers jump through hoops to access it, or begrudgingly deliver it through unengaged employees. Customers and citizens simply choose to take their money elsewhere.
It's through this lens that I've watched the recent battles over state budgets and public employees along with their unions. When citizens don't perceive they're getting a good value for the buck, they take their money elsewhere, even if that is through the ballot box — no wonder, when the citizen experience is so often sub-par.
Here are a few examples I've witnessed just in the past couple weeks: A group of on-duty cops spend an hour drinking coffee in Starbucks when people don't feel comfortable walking around the streets a few blocks away; DMV workers look bored and move at the pace of sloths while I spend an hour waiting in line, even though they're likely making way more money than the waitress at a local restaurant who's super-friendly and efficient; a public transportation worker holds a sign at a street car stop urging people to smile, even when the lines often experience large delays; a gruff postal worker begrudgingly gets off his stool to get my package and then throws it on the counter.
Government agencies and unions trying to protect their embattled budgets need to pay attention and get serious about the citizen experience. Equally as important, a growing body of research including ours shows that customers who perceive their experiences as good drive revenues and loyalty, both of which are good for agencies struggling with budgets. These organizations can borrow from the examples and tools increasingly used by companies and nonprofits, which include:
- Appointing a chief citizen experience officer. A growing number of companies are turning to a chief customer officer to act as the chief advocate for customers within the company. Take a page from entities like Canada Post, which appointed a chief customer officer in 2009, Louis O'Brien, who is ultimately responsible for the countless customer interactions with the organization. The organization made him one of only three chief corporate officers to report directly to the president and chief executive officer. He oversees efforts like capturing and analyzing feedback on products and services, reputation, perceived value, and overall experience, which the organization uses to generate a customer value index (CVI).
- Collecting and using voice of the citizen (VoC) feedback to drive improvements. Establish mechanisms to gather citizen perceptions of and feedback on their interactions. Organizations doing this use Net Promoter Scores (NPS), Customer Experience Index (CxPi) scores, or some variation of them as high-level feedback benchmarks to align management and employees, while actively soliciting free-form feedback through websites, call centers, and in-person survey mechanisms to understand where they're doing well and poorly. As organizations understand interactions that drive great experiences, many move to tie variable compensation like bonuses or informal recognition to employees and teams that do well.
- Building a citizen-centric culture. Instilling a shared system of beliefs and behavioral norms that guide employees to consider the citizen experience in their day-to-day actions is the ultimate aim for any organization hoping to improve. Organizations can build a citizen-centric culture by pulling on a number of levers, which include infusing citizen experience elements into hiring and recruiting, socialization programs (training, storytelling and internal communications, rituals, and routines), and rewards programs (compensation, career advancement, awards, and recognition).
Don't forget social media
Comment from Elena Hutchison on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 19:48
Nice post, Paul!
I just wanted to highlight social media monitoring as a space offering great opportunities for government agencies to surprise their "customers" with great service and thereby enhance their public image.
I recently had such an experience with the California DMV of all places. I shared my frustration with the DMV mis-recording my VIN number and the amount of work it was going to take to fix with my followers on Twitter. Within minutes, someone from the DMV had messaged me back out of the blue offering to help, within an hour I had a live and helpful person on the phone, and within the week I had received a follow-up phone call letting me know everything had been cleared up--all without a single visit to the DMV from me. I was blown away.
Even though my newfound loyalty can't have any impact on whether I choose the DMV in the future, it has a huge impact on my overall view of that agency. The public's perception of government employees often sets a low bar--which means there's huge potential to impress people by borrowing from the private sector's standard VoC toolkit.
Social media as an escalation strategy? Bad idea!
Comment from Paul Hagen on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 23:00
Thanks for sharing the story Elena! Glad that you avoided what sounds like it might have been a gauntlet!
Your story sparked a realization for me. For a while I have found it find funny that organizations have these great, unexpected Twitter responses. It's a window of opportunity, because few people expect an organization to be listening in, particularly if they have bad service to begin with, and the volume compared to other channels is managable.
But, the Tweets often happen in response to something broken in a traditional channel. If you look at the "United Breaks Guitars" and the Maytag stories, both customers had several unsuccessful and frustrating encounters with staff through existing channels before they turned to social media. Then the problem was fixed (kinda).
Really, the way companies are treating social media is often a bit like an escalation strategy. We'll make you jump through hoops to fix your problem (in your case, the fact that it would take a lot of work to fix the mis-recorded VIN), unless you escalate the problm by broadcasting it to the world. Forget escalating to tier 2 or 3 support...let's wait until it goes viral!
Seems like a super bad and expensive way of operating. And, once people recognize it's the best way to get a problem solved, those organizations will get hit with a scale issue along with the really bad word-of-mouth. It seems to me that if companies have a good VOC program (an intellectually honest one) in the channels that people use most and that closes the loop on problems, they could avoid the social media blast that really spells trouble for a brand.
That all said, there are plenty of reasons for organizations to be active in social media, and kudos for someone at the DMV listening and solving problems. I'd just say to them, be careful or they'll create a bigger more public mess.
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