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Methodist Blues
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I go to church every Sunday morn
I've been going since I was born
Starting to think there's something I missed
By being a Methodist.
I got the Methodist blues.
The organ's too loud, the pastor's unhappy
A six-day week and the pay is crappy
Problems? We've got a whole long list
But we can't say cause we're Methodist
Got the Methodist blues
Ceiling leaks and the sound system's hummin'
Collection's low cause nobody's comin'
This great big debt load we been carryin
Maybe we shoulda been Presbyterian
I've been going since I was a kid
I keep going cause my parents did
Doesn't have much to do with the Bible
Church is a club, it's downright tribal
I got the Methodist blues
Our theology gets thinner and thinner
We don't talk about saving the sinner
Sometimes I wonder if God exists
But I can't cause I am a Methodist
I got the Methodist blues
Nobody goes to Adult Bible Study
The people who do are sort of nutty
Disagree with them, they get hostile
Wish I was brought up pentecostal
Got no purpose, got no mission
Just layers and layers of tradition
Just another retail business
Everything picks up around Christmas
I got the Methodist blues
The minister is way to the left
The organist is almost deaf
The choir is getting long in the tooth
Got no youth director cause there ain't no youth
I got the Methodist blues.
Lots of restlessness in the pews
People want the sermon to reflect their views
If it doesn't, they can be caustic
Maybe I should be an agnostic
Everyone's afraid of change.
Don't like anything new or strange.
Or we get our underwear in a twist
That's how it is with a Methodist
I got the Methodist blues
We run a food shelf for the poor,
Box of canned goods by the door
Every month, one of the elders
Takes it down to the local shelter
I got the Methodist blues
People gossip about who did what,
The ladies circle is a pain in the butt.
Some of these Christians, they are the rudest
Maybe I'll try being Buddhist.
People volunteer then don't remember
Don't show up and you lose your temper
Sit and steam and clench your fist
But you can't hit them, you're Methodist,
Got the Methodist blues.
It is a desperate situation
Here in the mainline denomination
We've got the blues and we're getting more bluish
Maybe we're actually Jewish.
But Sunday comes and I'll be there
Dressed up saying the Lord's Prayer
I'm discouraged but I persist
By God I am a Methodist
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, left, fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril and defensive end Michael Bennett during the third quarter of the NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in Seattle on Saturday. (Associated Press)
Last Modified: Sunday, January 19, 2014 2:49 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
OK, let's just say it. The Saints should be in the NFC Championship game today.
No reason the Who Dats shouldn't still be fighting it out for a chance to go the first experimental Arctic Super Bowl, also the first to be played in a New Jersey landfill.
The Saints were good enough. Think about it. If you'd known going into the season that their defense was going to be as good as turned out, you'd have booked reservations long ago.
But that's not happening, so you face quite the dilemma today.
Over and over this week I've heard the sad refrain that, realistically, football season is over and "I don't really care who wins anymore."
Get real. That's no way to live your life. There has to be more to football than hoping your board numbers come up at the end of a quarter.
So work with me here. Maybe we can figure something out with these two championship games.
San Francisco at Seattle is interesting, but also a tough one.
Saints old-timers will recall that back in the old NFC West days, Joe Montana and later Steve Young were constantly teasing, then torturing the Saints' modest efforts to get NFL relevant, usually under Jim Mora.
How long do you hold a grudge?
Then again, Seattle is the only team to beat the Saints twice this season, the only team to beat them convincingly and the last team to beat them at all and finish the season that shouldn't have ended this soon.
I've heard the theory from Saints fans that if they can't win it all, there will be some consolation in having gone down to the eventual Super Bowl champions.
That's pretty lame in my book. Maybe in college ball, but this is the NFL.
It's a coin flip, but I'd put more Saints fan self-esteem stock in the satisfaction of having beaten the 49ers should they prevail.
But there's more, of course.
Saints fans may actually be reduced to rooting against a team rather than for one, which can be rewarding in a curious kind of way that only your psychiatrist can fully explain.
The coaches offer some hope in that area. The Seahawks' Pete Carroll still strikes a nerve in this region. I always found him kind of interesting and occasionally refreshing, but I understand the bruised feelings that, while at Southern Cal, he never did quite apologize for blatantly claiming a share of the 2003 college national championship with LSU.
The 49ers' Jim Harbaugh can't be as smart as the smug look on his face suggests he assumes he is. Which can be annoying, although I can't give any concrete examples of anything criminal he's done.
Anyway, those two guys are living proof that successful college coaches can make the transition to the NFL, which flies in the face of the pro game's arrogance.
So there's something to be said for both.
Quarterbacks? The Seahawks' Russell Wilson and the Niners' Colin Kaepernick are the new breed, maybe the future of the NFL, athletic guys who are as quick afoot as strong of arm.
Wilson seems like a genuinely nice young man, Kaepernick has his moments of senseless bravado and, in the end, Wilson is much easier to spell anyway.
There's a bit of an LSU factor here too.
The Seahawks employ two former Tigers, although with an asterisk. Both cornerback Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware, neither of whom should have left Baton Rouge early last year, technically are on injured reserve and aren't likely to ever actually play for the team.
The Niners, on the other hand, feature two LSU starters, and defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey and safety Eric Reid are two of the most popular Tigers in recent memory.
Easy choice there, if that kind of thing is important to you.
The other game is Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning, but only the hard-core NFL fan (certainly not the game promos) will recognize that they have teammates around them.
This is like the 427th time they have faced each other and, once again, there's not much not to like about either.
Brady is probably too good looking for anybody's good and his wife is a super model with an enticingly unspellable name. But it's hard to feel too sorry for Peyton's place in the universe either.
Among casual fans and X-and-O junkies alike it's like the age-old "Gilligan's Island" question: Ginger or Mary Ann?
The coaches?
The Broncos' John Fox has always seemed like one of the real decent guys in the NFL and, well, the Patriots' Bill Belichick really doesn't care what you or anybody else think about him. That can be refreshing too.
He was also Nick Saban's mentor before Saint Nick starting doing all the mentoring.
Neither team has enough history with the Saints to leave a bad taste so that's a wash.
There is, however, an LSU factor here, too. It basically comes down to whether you want to see the Broncos' little Trindon Holiday — who can fit on most charm bracelets — outrun the Patriots on returns or see Stevan Ridley run over the Broncos' defense.
Maybe I'm being wishy-washy here.
If you just want to root for the winners try these:
Broncos over Patriots. Niners over Seahawks.
Scooter Hobbs covers LSU athletics. Email him at email@example.com

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Whatever your reason or need to get that picture into a different format here's what you need to know to accomplish the task at hand.
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From the menu that opens choose "Save as Picture".
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Click Save.
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BeschreibungLists 5,100 artists, with nearly 10,000 signature examples with biographical, bibliographical, and auction sources.
PortraitJohn Castagno is a multimedia artist and sculptor. He has been an art researcher for the past forty years and also lectures on art and on art as an investment. Mr. Castagno's recent books include Abstract Artists: Signatures and Monograms, An International Directory, From 1900 (2007), American Artists II: Signatures and Monograms, From 1800 (2007), Artists' Monograms and Indiscernible Signatures II: An International Directory, From 1900 (2007), and European Artists II: Signatures and Monograms, From 1800 (2007).
Pressestimmen...well researched and documented. It is the best volume available on the subject and is highly recommended. The Antiquer's Guide ...is far the most comprehensive American artist signature directory ever published...Castagno lists over 1,000 more artists than are listed in the next best directory...the first such reference to include sources of biographical, bibliographical, pictorial, and auction catalogue information with each artist listing...Castagno's directory is a must for any serious reference library. Art Talk Will be used by anyone interested in art research. American Reference Books Annual ...will have use in academic, large public, and art museum libraries. Booklist Art historians years hence will be deeply indebted to Castagno for greatly simplifying their detective work. Meanwhile, galleries and libraries will find it a useful tool...every bit as important a reference work as both Castagno's previous volumes... Wilson Library Bulletin
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Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 1990
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It was a rainy, cold day; just like almost every other day in Northern Germany. The weather is just one of those things one simply adapts to. The one thing it does have going for it is that there is nothing like a cold rainy day for reading a book or perhaps taking a nap. Nevertheless, our day in the city would be a rainy one. We were going on a guided tour of the old part of town. Once we were at the meeting place at the town square, we found our guide and began.
Our tour was in German, so I got about half of it; but I still learned a lot andd saw some beautiful sights! Afterwards we had coffee and cake (very typical German). It was a swell day!


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The organization was organized March 14, 1912. The collection contains yearbooks from 1913-1914 through 1995. They are located in Box 4 - Oversize.
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A documentary in French on the poet Arthur Rimbaud:
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (pronounced /ræm'boʊ/; or in French IPA: [aʁtyʁ ʁɛ̃ˈbo]) (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet, born in Charleville. As part of the decadent movement, his influence on modern literature, music and art has been enduring and pervasive. He produced his best known works while still in his late teens—Victor Hugo described him at the time as "an infant Shakespeare"—and gave up creative writing altogether before he reached 21. He remained a prolific letter-writer all his life. Rimbaud was a restless soul, travelling extensively on three continents before his premature death from cancer less than a month after his 37th birthday.
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Well, let me tell you... I had a feeling this movie was going to be
good. I did not expect it to be as good as it turned out to be. This
movie has it all and has it in spades.
You want gore? Check.
Suspense? Oh yeah.
Scary? Let me put it to you simply: this is a movie that will make you think twice about going to Mexico and doing a little sightseeing in the forest.
It's a very grim movie and not for the squeamish but still it doesn't stop this from being one of the most entertaining times I've had at the movies this year so far. The acting though, is what makes this one head and shoulders above most other fright flicks I've seen in years. There was not one bad performance in this and it really helps to sell a premise that could've crashed under its own weight at any second. The idea of it might sound a little silly but I was totally engrossed in it from the moment the crap hits the fan in the film. You feel the despair of the characters in this story and you really, really want to see them make it out of this in one piece.
In the end, you know how I know this movie was really good? What kind of proved it in a weird way? The audience's reaction. I saw it in a packed theater tonight, filled with dozens of teenagers and none of them, not one, had any smart ass comments during the film. You know how a character in a film will deliver a heartfelt line of dialogue only to be received by the audience with snorts and yells of disgust? It didn't happen once. When I glanced at the audience behind me, all of them were grabbing their dates or the armrests of their seats. This is one to see in a dark theater with a crowd.
You may have noticed I was a little light on story details with this review. Trust me, the less you know going into it, the more you'll dig it. Oh yeah, think hard on whether you want to do dinner BEFORE you see the movie because there is some rough stuff in this and while I know I can handle it...
RATING: **** out of *****.
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It's stunning to see how success or more accurately, potential success, can turn someone into even more of a buffoon than they may already be. This documentary revolving around the explosive rise and equally explosive fall of director Troy Duffy ("Boondock Saints") who hit it big with the sale of the Boondock Saints screenplay to Miramax is easily one of the most stomach turning examples of vanity eating its host and rearing its head like some karmic Godzilla. It's really disgusting to see Duffy literally squander the opportunities that came his way, opportunities that many on this planet don't even come close to breathing on as they drive past. This fool had the kind of deal you read about in a fantasy story where devils are involved, except this guy didn't have to trade in his soul. I've met this kind of guy in film school, the type that believe that they're more creative than anyone else around them and it's just as enjoyable to watch this guy crash and burn just as it was with the big-talkers and egomaniacs back at school.
Though the question remains as to whether or not this was really just a big smear piece by the film's co-directors (I mean let's face it, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility when you take into considering the verbal lashings and mental abuse administered to them by Mr. Duffy himself), the fact that Troy Duffy is nothing but a complete jackass still lays bare for you on the screen for you to stare at in wonder. No matter how this film may have been cut, no matter what may have been left out as opposed to what was left in, the fact remains that Duffy sank his own ship with his caustic persona and idiotic decisions and didn't even bother to get out the life preservers for him or his crew. This was a very enjoyable and well done documentary even though it was kind of tough to watch in a way. It's a perfect cautionary tale for filmmakers and artists alike.
RATING: ***1/2 out of *****.
P.S. And in the end, Boondock Saints wasn't even worth all the fuss.
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If you want to see an unbelievable amount of violence in an R-rated
film, then look no further. The story is spectacularly simple and
wastes no time in splashing gore everywhere. Rambo gets to team up with
some mercs who enjoy murdering people as much as he does, it seems.
There's little more to say than that but really, it takes a lot to
shock me and this movie had me laughing out loud in complete surprise
at the mayhem. Entire villages are massacred. Heads explode, limbs are
hacked off, heads are lopped off, people are turned to strawberry jam,
bodies soar through the air... man, even children aren't safe in this
film. And yet, in the end it's just not that serious. Stallone easily
mows down like 300 enemies in this. One guy gets the top half of his
head blown off by a .50 caliber sniper rifle. If you've never seen
anyone cut in half by machine gun fire, now's your chance. Ends like
there might be another one where it all began. The cinematic equivalent
of a can of Red Bull.
Rating: *** out of *****.
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Frank Darabont aims for the nosebleed seats and achieves it with
resounding success. He has managed to take a Stephen King story that
could have easily been nothing but a B-movie schlock film and
translated it into a rich, engrossing film that is right up there with
the best of the King adaptations.
The acting in this film was superb on all counts. I've always liked Thomas Jane and I think he makes a great leading man. You'll see a couple of Darabont regulars here like Bill Sadler and Jeffrey DeMunn and they deliver as usual. Toby Jones isn't the Ollie Weeks that I pictured from the story but he's one of the best things about the film. Laurie Holden is great also and Frances Sternhagen excels in a role that seems tailor made for her. Marcia Gay Harden's turn as Mrs. Carmody is the kind of performance that is of Oscar quality. Most likely it won't happen but I'd love to see an acting nomination spring up come Oscar time.
The special effects aren't so great but they're not so bad either. The movie is pretty gruesome at times and several people get shredded to bits quite nicely.
What I love most about this film is that Darabont pretty much does the same thing he did with Shawshank: he takes the original source and expands upon it without ruining the integrity of the original story. There are small additions here and there with the ending fleshed out into a logical and more definitive denouement. None of what is added ruins the story in anyway, it enhances it. The man is an actor's director and again, I have to praise the acting in this film for keeping me rooted in the sense of dread and despair that weighs down on you from the very beginning and is so essential to the story.
Go see this movie but be warned for it's a rough ride. It's really tense for pretty much the entire runtime and it's a very dark film.
RATING: ****1/2 out of *****.
Look, if you want to see a film that will literally put you into a
world of dragons and fantasy, look no further. Watching this movie in
IMAX 3D will go down as one of the most memorable movie-going
experiences of my life (at least up until now anyway).
The acting is great, the CGI is absolutely unreal and more lifelike than Zemeckis's Polar Express which suffered from Dead Eyes Syndrome in its characters. The 3D puts you in the action like no other film up until now. All of the main action scenes are fantastic, especially Beowulf's battle against a dragon. The movie is pretty funny (even a bit silly at points) and very enjoyable. Some parts were a little weak but nothing so bad that it detracts from the whole. Alan Silvestri's score is top notch with a great main theme.
Oh and Angelina Jolie is rendered to look absolutely stunning in this film. The last shot of her in the film is an image burned into my eyes.
The film itself is a solid 3 1/2 but the experience makes it a solid 4 out of 5.
RATING: **** out of *****
It's hard to write a negative review that sounds original when almost
everyone else is trashing this flick. I figure I'll just tell you that
it's pretty bad. The cast is pretty much wasted here, though I actually
did like Alicia Keys and Common as I thought they came off as pretty
natural for two amateur actors. All these characters who are all image
with no depth.... crying shame. The marketing blitz for the film was
pretty nifty, to the point that there was no way the film could've
lived up to it. It's violent but they show you pretty much what to
expect in the commercials. If you want to see a better film that is
more along the lines of what the director was going for only better,
see 2006's "Running Scared" with Paul Walker.
By the end of this film, I felt drained. I was pretty disappointed, in case you couldn't tell. I think even watching it a second time won't help in its favor.
RATING: * and a 1/2 out of *****.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
All I can think of is how ridiculous that whole "Ban Daniel Craig as
Bond" craze was from a few months back. Bunch of fools, you'd think
people would at least give the guy a chance but you know what? Craig
doesn't need the support of those parasitic mongrels because he not
only does justice to the Bond character, he has officially become
(well, at least to me) the second best 007 after Connery.
The only real complaint I have about the film was that it was a bit too long. It was about two and a half hours but with all the endings, it felt like three. Never mind all that as this Bond is dark, brutal and everything else you've been hearing. The action scenes are awesome, especially the chase at the beginning where he chases a guy who's more like a cross between a flying squirrel and a rubber band. The fights in this movie are like watching bar fights. Even the card games were intense. There's a nice little torture scene that will make you wince, especially if you're a guy. Hell, even the girls in the audience were squirming.
They really went for realism this time out and it was without a doubt, the right move. Gone are the ridiculous gadgets and the one liners. This is a film about a ruthless government killer and is probably the closest to what Ian Fleming intended with the character. The villain is memorable and Eva Green as Vesper Lynd was a knockout.
If this is the way that Bond is gonna be from here on out, then count me in for the ride. Daniel Craig, my hat off to you. You did a hell of a job and proved the petitioners wrong.
RATING: ****1/2 out of *****.
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I saw this movie this past Monday morning at the NYFF (New York Film
Festival but I'm sure you probably knew that already) and I have to
tell you, I'm at a loss at how to even begin writing this review. I
gave it a little time to sink in and I'll just try my best to give you
For one, as you probably already know, the movie is three hours long. It's one of those three hour movies where you really start to feel it about an hour and a half in. Now, I'm all for a movie of that length and sometimes even longer than that but really now, this movie should get cut down at least by a half hour. It's something that Lynch should consider but it doesn't sound like it's going to happen at the time of this writing. I don't mind watching a film where the director refuses to hold my hand and lets me work the details out for myself but watching this and trying to make any sense of it at all was like walking around in a dark forest with a blindfold on. After three hours of watching something like this, it does get tedious I'm sorry to say.
I read a review somewhere describing the film as "impenetrable". I can't think of a better word to describe it myself. If you were to ask me what this movie was about, I really wouldn't be able to tell you. Now, that's to be expected from a Lynch movie usually but this movie is probably the most abstract thing he's done, Eraserhead notwithstanding. The movie seems to be more about the feeling itself you get from watching it, rather than having any kind of real story to speak of. This feels very experimental, especially considering the fact that it was shot on DV.
I personally hope that Lynch doesn't give up on film completely because I think that while DV proved as an interesting choice in making this film, I think that very few people can give you beauty on film like Lynch does.
The movie is loaded with those signature Lynch moments of menace that seem to treasure slowly approaching the corners of long hallways where something horrible may be waiting. Lots of tense, dark scenes with eerie music that suddenly becomes an assault on the senses. If you think of the diner scene near the beginning of Mulholland Drive, you'll know what I'm getting at. Now that I think about it, the film reminded me of Mulholland Drive in that it seemed to have it in for the falsity of Hollywood at times. I got that out of it, at least.
The acting was superb. Laura Dern plays what feels like four or five different roles and her range is simply astounding. I've grown to appreciate Justin Theroux over the years and his character in this film is somewhat similar to the one he played in Mulholland, the cocky ladies man type but I really liked him in this. Also, this movie contains many of Lynch's old cast members and it was always fun to see who would pop out next.
What I really liked about the film was the soundtrack. It's full of Angelo Badalamenti's dark work and there's a couple of great songs in there as well. I downloaded Beck's "Black Tambourine" after hearing it played in the film. I will definitely pick up the soundtrack for this one if it is ever released.
There were surreal, beautiful moments that I should at least mention. There was a scene near the end involving a lighter that was really moving for some reason. There was also a kind of spiral, time warp, loop thing similar to when Bill Pullman answered himself on his house intercom (in Lost Highway). You'll see what I mean when you watch the film but it was definitely one of the better moments.
I love David Lynch, I love just about everything he's done but in all honesty, this isn't a movie I'm necessarily dying to see again. I really want to tell you that I loved the film but I honestly can't. I do appreciate the effort. This is a film unlike anything I've ever seen before, that much can be said. It's just as weird as anything else he's done and if you're looking for a good dose of Lynchian madness, believe me when I say that you don't need to look any further. There are many of those strange moments where characters say strange things or act strange in general and wouldn't you know it, even a musical number or two sneaks its way in. I appreciate the man and I appreciate the fact that he makes daring, original work. But this was borderline frustration.
I guess all I can say is that I liked a lot of it but at the same time, I really felt like I was wading through mental molasses trying to grasp what unfolded before me. There really is no sense in trying to make sense of this film but there's obviously some sort of story or message that Lynch is trying to get across that I couldn't get to and I think that's why I'm slightly put off. I didn't mind letting it engulf me in its strange universe but I think the length of it made it a little tough to appreciate fully.
I didn't even mention the family of bunny rabbits. Or the random visits to Poland. Or the Locomotion dance number. Or the screwdrivers. But you can see all of that for yourself and make of it what you will.
RATING: *** out of *****.
PS I really tried to write an honest review of the film. I sincerely hope that at the very least, I was able to give you an idea of what to expect.
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It's true. All the reviews talk about this film being his best since
"Goodfellas". Every single one is right. I'd like to keep the review
pretty short and to the point, so I'll say this much:
- All of the actors were great in their roles. The three principals plus the supporting players, Baldwin, Farmiga, O'Hara, Sheen, Wahlberg, among others) were a joy to watch. Gotta love those Boston accents!
- This movie is two and a half hours and not once did it drag. That's saying something.
- Things I didn't like? Maybe the only thing was that I think at some points, the acting wasn't as subtle as it should've been at times. It seemed to me that every time the word "rat" was said around Costigan or Sullivan, they looked like they were trying not to crap in their pants. Plus, Jack Nicholson came a little close to overdoing it but he was still a sight to see. Just a minor beef and nothing that came close to ruining the movie for me.
- Does it live up to the original? I think it does. I rewatched "Infernal Affairs" last night as well and I have to say that the original is probably a little bit tighter in spots but they're both great representations of what is essentially the same story.
Scorsese has returned to do what he does best. This is a damn good film and I'm recommending it whole heartedly. At this point, the man doesn't need an Oscar. We all know that he's one of the best out there, if not the best, and I don't think a crummy Oscar is going to matter. I just hope he continues to make films of this caliber from here on out.
I don't think I'd be exaggerating by giving this movie five stars. It was absolutely fantastic and the most enjoyable, entertaining film I've seen this year.
RATING: ***** out of *****.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
See, what this movie has is one of the scariest looking villains I've
ever seen. That alone makes this film worth watching. When he shows up
for the first time, it's enough to scare the cheese and crackers out of
any poor unsuspecting sap watching this for the first time. He's
modelled after Nosferatu from the original black and white classic and
while this isn't necessarily how the character is set up in the
original Stephen King novel, it doesn't matter. This blue skinned
nightmare means business. Scary business.
Okay, so blue guy aside, what you have here is a somewhat faithful adaptation of one of King's best works. It works more often than not. The bad parts come about only because of the usual problems with translating works to the small screen. I thought David Soul and Bonnie Bedelia deserved a special mention as they were both really good and believable. This movie has a pretty good cast other than those two, with James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Fred Willard, George Dzunda, Geoffrey Lewis and Kenneth MacMillan turning in solid performances.
I think this is a pretty good King adaptation and it's definitely chilling. The scenes with the vampire children floating outside of the bedroom windows, clicking their nails on the glass and beckoning to be let in are just downright creepy. Tobe Hooper does a good job directing and manages to preserve the menace from the novel intact.
So while the film isn't necessarily the best of the King TV movies (my personal favorite is "Storm of the Century"), it holds up pretty well, considering its age.
And remember, you'll have that blue bastard to keep you company in your nightmares after you see him, so at least you won't leave empty handed.
RATING: ***1/2 out of *****.
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No. 6: Crichton leads Frogs to regionals again
April 30, 2013
College Station, 2012- The Horned Frogs would advance to a fourth Regional Championship series in five years on the arm of Stefan Crichton.
Facing an elimination game, the Horned Frogs would need a special performance on the mound. They got that as Crichton tossed his first career complete game. The sophomore would only give up two runs on six hits and had four strikeouts in earning his ninth win of the season. The defense also helped him by turning two double plays in the game.
TCU opened up an early 1-0 lead in the first. Kevin Cron started the early rally as he singled and moved to second on an Aggie outfielder's error. Jantzen Witte's single to left put the Frogs in front.
In the second, the Frogs took advantage of another Aggie error to open up a 2-0 lead. Brance Rivera reached on the miscue and crossed the plate on a Kyle Von Tungeln single up the middle.
The Aggies would score for the first and last times in the top of the third to tie the game at two. Texas A&M's Chase Statum started the rally with an infield single. Back-to-back doubles from Scott Arthur and Tyler Naquin tied the game.
From there, Crichton slammed the door. No other Aggie hitter would get past second base. He faced more than three batters in an inning once and that came in the fifth when the Aggies drew a walk and got a base hit with one out. Crichton retired the next two batters to end the frame. He faced the minimum 12 batters in the final four innings.
The Horned Frogs wasted no time regaining the advantage. Derek Odell worked himself into a 3-2 count before launching a home run into the Aggie bullpen for a 3-2 lead.
TCU added three more runs to its lead in the fifth inning. Josh Elander's single drove in Von Tunglen and he scored on a two run home run from Kevin Cron to widen the Frog lead to 6-2.
The Frogs kept pouring on the offence as three more runs crossed the plate in the fifth inning. Odell singled and moved to second on a walk to Jerrrick Suiter. After a Josh Gonzales sacrifice, Rivera would knock them in with a double before scoring on a Von Tunglen triple.
The Frogs' final run crossed the plate on two more Aggie errors. With two out, Rivera was standing on first. The first error of the inning was followed by an infield single, putting runners on the corners. Another error allowed Rivera to score, accounting for the Frogs 10thand final run of the game.
TCU's victory eliminated Texas A&M and set up a rematch with Ole Miss later that day.
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Welsh talent could suffer as BBC cut regional Introducing show
The BBC has decided to axe Radio 1's late night show Introducing in Wales in a bid to reduce their budget by 20% over the next five years. The shows in Scotland and Northern Ireland will also be cancelled in favour of one centralised show.
Introducing in Wales show-cases local bands and there is concern that local talent will suffer from these cuts.
However, the BBC maintained, "we will still champion undiscovered and unsigned talent from across the UK," adding, "a BBC Introducing track will continue to feature in the daytime play-list every single week."
Former show presenter Bethan Elfyn expressed dismay at its cancellation but conceded the BBC have to make cuts and commended their bravery in commissioning local shows in the first place.


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For endurance in sporting tourism in Hawke's Bay, first prize must go to the Hawke's Bay Sports Fishing Club and the iconic sponsor of its famed Coruba tournament which started yesterday.
This event, along with the sponsor's plentiful offerings, has been a major attraction in Napier since it was first held in 1978.
While making the Bay a must-see for sports fishermen, or game fishermen as they were called when the competition was first held, organisers had to ride out some pretty rough water at times as the event attracted national attention for seemingly parading the slaughter of shark.
The club answered the calls, abandoned the "Shark hunt" name by which it had become best known, but which was roundly attacked by conservationists at a time when lots of people liked attacking what other people did ... the 1981 Springbok Tour, for example.
This is not to say they weren't right. But while there must have been those who wondered if it was worth battling on, there were benefits in that the debate fostered a new degree of care for our ocean bounty, with many competitions around the world seeing the monster catches released as soon as they've been weighed, sometimes with tagging and monitoring devices to assist marine studies aimed at helping the fishery survive.
While not the case at the Napier competition, it has been attended by marine scientists and, therefore, been a part of similar focus.
The founders at the Hawke's Bay Game Fishing Club, as it was known in the earlier days, would never have foreseen that the competition would still be going in the 21st century.
Much less would they have foreseen that Coruba would still be on board, and the place the tournament has as an iconic event in Napier's big month of February, kicking-off what is a three-week special, with Art Deco Weekend next week, and the Mission Concert with Barry Gibb and Carole King a week later.
The association with Coruba stands out like a beacon among sports sponsorships throughout the country. We can think of very few which have been around the same length of time, although Colgate Palmolive's support of children's athletics through its North and South Island games is one.
Fortunately, the impact of the tournament means it is not completely wanting of a new major sponsor to keep it going as Coruba heads in another direction, as sponsors otherwise usually do within three or four years
They don't generally hang around for 35, but it is hoped that the fishers will land another big one to ensure the event keeps going.


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On the third Tuesday of each month, the Museum extends free admission to EVERYONE.
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Mingei International Museum is near Downtown San Diego in the center of Balboa Park, on the Plaza de Panama. View map of Balboa Park.
Located just minutes from downtown San Diego, Balboa Park can be accessed from most major freeways. Driving and parking can be difficult during peak times or during major events; be sure to consult the balboapark.org Traffic Alerts page prior to your visit.
A free tram system is now available to Park visitors. The vehicles depart from Tram Central, next to the large parking lots near Inspiration Point (east of Park Boulevard at Presidents Way). They operate daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., leave every 10 to 12 minutes, and follow a loop route, taking passengers to a drop-off station in the Plaza de Panama, just seconds from all the museums and theatres in Balboa Park West End.
Mingei International Museum is located at 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101.
Southbound from I-5
Take the 10th Avenue Exit off I-5. Turn left on "A" Street and left again on Park Blvd. Follow the signs to Balboa Park.
Northbound from I-5
Take the Pershing Drive/B Street exit off I-5 to Pershing Drive. Take Pershing and then turn left on Florida Drive. Turn left on Zoo Place to Park Blvd. Left on Park Blvd.
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From the entrance to Balboa Park at Park Boulevard and Presidents Way: Turn right into Balboa Park at Presidents Way. Continue to the stop sign. Turn right at the stop sign. Continue past the Organ Pavilion, down the mall and around the fountain. Just ahead the Museum entrance is on your right in the House of Charm.
Public Parking lots are located at:
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It seems almost ungrateful to complain that a 400-plus-minute film adaptation is too short, but when the book in question is Lev Tolstoy's War and Peace, seven hours is not enough. The adaptation is Sergei Bondarchuk's celebrated 1967 effort, which the Museum of Fine Arts is showing this month in four installments; if you go on Thursday December 27, you can see all four, in order, on the one day.
Bondarchuk's film is celebrated for many good reasons, not the least of which is his own exquisite performance as the large, shambling Pierre Bezukhov, one of Tolstoy's two alter egos. Close behind is the will-o'-the-wisp Natasha of Lyudmila Saveleva; she might not be as polished as Audrey Hepburn in the 1956 Hollywood version from King Vidor, but she exudes Russian. There's also the mind-boggling, true-to-Tolstoy visual confusion the director creates out of the Battle of Borodino — you don't know which side is which, so it's hard to get invested in the heroism of war, especially when what's in front of you looks like something out of Bosch or Brueghel.
But apart from some early split-screen and some late impressionistic visionary sequences involving Prince Andrei (a stolid Vyacheslav Tikhonov) on his deathbed and Pierre and Petya Rostov (Sergei Yermilov), Bondarchuk takes a reverent, Masterpiece Theatre approach, and the 400 minutes isn't nearly enough. (Consider that one of PBS's most successful adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, turned Evelyn Waugh's 350-page book into a 660-minute mini-series.) The limited voiceover doesn't begin to do justice to Tolstoy's philosophy, or to the way he weaves his ideas into the story. Nikolai Rostov (Oleg Tabakov) all but disappears; we see nothing of his gambling disaster, or his engagement to his cousin Sonya (Irina Gubanova), or his romance with and eventual marriage to Andrei's sister Princess Marya (a wistful, high-cheekboned Antonina Shuranova). Princess Lisa Bolkonskaya (Anastasia Vertinskaya) and officers Dolokhov (Oleg Efremov) and Denisov (Nikolai Rybnikov) get short shrift; Pierre's first wife, Hélène (Irina Kobtseva), is stolid rather than seductive, and all reference to the cause of her death is deleted. Rivaling Pierre as the movie's hero — its public face to Pierre's private one — is Prince Mikhail Kutuzov (Boris Zakhava, looking as deceptively sleepy and worn-out as he should), here depicted with a shade less irony, as the field marshal who got the better of Napoleon (a very sour Vladislav Strzhelchik) and saved Mother Russia. This War and Peace ends, like any good Hollywood film, with the reunion of its lovers, Pierre and Natasha, and the promise of a bright new pre-Soviet future. Tolstoy went on to show their future, and that of his "other" couple, Prince Andrei and Princess Marya: it's bright but not idealized. So, no, Bondarchuk's War and Peace is not really Tolstoy's. Then again, short of a 20-hour TV mini-series with Russian actors, you won't see better. Russian | 415 minutes | MFA: December 26-28; January 5
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"God, it's great to be alive!" Craig Kennedy exulted this week. "Every year, some of my friends say, 'Ah, I think I'm over it.' But I'm less over it every year. I don't think I'll ever get over it."
The "it" Kennedy hasn't gotten over isn't life per se, but skiing. Or maybe "it" is Kennedy's life in skiing. He made his life-affirming exclamation Jan. 6 near the summit of Buffalo Pass with 1,000 feet of untracked powder spread out in front of him. And there wasn't anyone in his party of almost 25 people who didn't feel the same way.
However, for Kennedy, skiing symbolizes tremendous ups and downs.
The accident happened March 24, 1996. Kennedy was headed down Mount Werner after a work shift and for the first time in two years of skiing Steamboat, he decided to point his skis down an advanced run named Vertigo.
"I went to get some air, and my feet went out in front of me," Kennedy said. "The next thing I remember is the ski patrol standing over me."
The spinal cord injury Kennedy suffered in the fall meant he would become a wheelchair user. But it didn't mean the end of skiing. Kennedy skied four or five times in March 1997, using a piece of equipment described alternately as a "mono-ski" or "sit-ski."
Kennedy and 18 adaptive skiers from the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center were tearing up the snow on Buffalo Pass last week courtesy of Steamboat Powdercats/Blue Sky West. There were other skiers using mono-skis like Kennedy's as well as skiers with amputations. Some of the skiers who were missing limbs chose to stand on a single ski; others preferred two skis.
Steamboat Powdercats guides such as Kevin Owens worked hard to find slopes that gave the sit-skiers just the right combination of pitch and snow depth that would allow their skis to plane through the snow.
"Just stay away from tree wells and beware of the cat roads," Owens urged.
Kennedy was in some very fast company last week. A few skiers on the trip were members of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team who had just completed a series of races in Park City, Utah, before aiming for the powder on Buffalo Pass.
Chris Canfield skis upright on a single ski. He explained that in deep snow it's much more difficult to float in the powder when all your weight is on one ski. Canfield made it look easy.
Retired U.S. Disabled Ski Team member Sarah Will, using a sit-ski, earned more face shots than anyone else, and her smile was evidence of that fact.
However, it was Kennedy who threw air off a rock, landed his sit-ski and skied away from the landing without a bobble.
Quintin Gray uses a sit-ski and has been teaching at Breckenridge for seven years. He said the goals of sit-skiers are similar to those of skiers who stand on two skis.
"Wherever your eyes and chest go is where you are going to go," Gray said. "In this powder, just to get off your outriggers is the hard part."
Gray explained that on groomed slopes, sit-skiers quickly become accustomed to leaning on their outriggers as they bank a turn. That technique doesn't work in the nearly bottomless fluff on Buff Pass.
The sit-skiers were followed closely down the mountain by guides from the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center. Anytime they fell, which was often during the first four runs of the day, they relied on their guides to extricate them from the snow.
Tim Hannon of Denver began volunteering with BOEC nine years ago and has been on staff for the past four. He and Gray traded good-natured barbs every time Hannon had to stop to pull his friend out of the snow.
"There's a special bond," Hannon said. "The BOEC is like a family. We have our boys, and we're pretty tight."


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Anne of Avonlea HTML version
Sweet Miss Lavendar
School opened and Anne returned to her work, with fewer theories but considerably
more experience. She had several new pupils, six- and seven-year-olds just venturing,
round-eyed, into a world of wonder. Among them were Davy and Dora. Davy sat with
Milty Boulter, who had been going to school for a year and was therefore quite a man of
the world. Dora had made a compact at Sunday School the previous Sunday to sit with
Lily Sloane; but Lily Sloane not coming the first day, she was temporarily assigned to
Mirabel Cotton, who was ten years old and therefore, in Dora's eyes, one of the "big
"I think school is great fun," Davy told Marilla when he got home that night. "You said I'd
find it hard to sit still and I did . . . you mostly do tell the truth, I notice . . . but you can
wriggle your legs about under the desk and that helps a lot. It's splendid to have so
many boys to play with. I sit with Milty Boulter and he's fine. He's longer than me but I'm
wider. It's nicer to sit in the back seats but you can't sit there till your legs grow long
enough to touch the floor. Milty drawed a picture of Anne on his slate and it was awful
ugly and I told him if he made pictures of Anne like that I'd lick him at recess. I thought
first I'd draw one of him and put horns and a tail on it, but I was afraid it would hurt his
feelings, and Anne says you should never hurt anyone's feelings. It seems it's dreadful
to have your feelings hurt. It's better to knock a boy down than hurt his feelings if you
MUST do something. Milty said he wasn't scared of me but he'd just as soon call it
somebody else to 'blige me, so he rubbed out Anne's name and printed Barbara Shaw's
under it. Milty doesn't like Barbara 'cause she calls him a sweet little boy and once she
patted him on his head."
Dora said primly that she liked school; but she was very quiet, even for her; and when at
twilight Marilla bade her go upstairs to bed she hesitated and began to cry.
"I'm . . . I'm frightened," she sobbed. "I . . . I don't want to go upstairs alone in the dark."
"What notion have you got into your head now?" demanded Marilla. "I'm sure you've
gone to bed alone all summer and never been frightened before."
Dora still continued to cry, so Anne picked her up, cuddled her sympathetically, and
"Tell Anne all about it, sweetheart. What are you frightened of?"
"Of . . . of Mirabel Cotton's uncle," sobbed Dora. "Mirabel Cotton told me all about her
family today in school. Nearly everybody in her family has died . . . all her grandfathers
and grandmothers and ever so many uncles and aunts. They have a habit of dying,
Mirabel says. Mirabel's awful proud of having so many dead relations, and she told me
what they all died of, and what they said, and how they looked in their coffins. And


text: Hey guys, I have a 1997 gmc sierra 1500. 4.3L 2X4. So the truck has been running great for 6 months. At one point months ago it kept turning over but wouldn't start. I changed the fuel filter and boom it fired right up no problems. A month ago I got off of work and tried to start my truck, The running lights and radio turned on when the key was forward but when I turned the key to start the truck there was nothing. No click, no turning over, nothing. I sat there for 10 minutes and started turning the key over and over out of frustration and it magically turned over and started. It has started with no issues since. Last night I got off of work and it's doing the same thing again. I can hear the fuel pump kick on when I turn the key, and sometimes I get a click from the starter and sometimes I dont but it wont turn over at all. I work for the railroad and I"m on call 24/7 without a vehicle. Any ideas as to what it could be? I'm thinking starter or ignition, the problem is I'm short on time and I'm thinking I might have to have it towed somewhere to get it fixed but with electrical issues I'm afraid of getting hosed. Also, the headlights come on bright and the battery seems to have a good charge, the daytime running lights click off when I turn the key to start it and promptly turn back on after I stop pushing the key forward. - - - Updated - - - Ugh, typo. It's a 1998!


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I've been washing my fabrics only if it's going to be used as a quilt for a bed or snuggling in; not just for display on a wall.
But, I forgot about batting... should I be washing that too? If so, any advice about drying, ironing, anything?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I've been washing my fabrics only if it's going to be used as a quilt for a bed or snuggling in; not just for display on a wall.
But, I forgot about batting... should I be washing that too? If so, any advice about drying, ironing, anything?
I use warm and natural cotton batting - and I machine wash and dry it.
If removed promptly, it smooths out very nicely.
I would do nothing with polyester batting except let if fluff up a bit.
I use warm and natural or warm and white. In the early days, that brand had oily nibblets in it that required washing. Since then, the process has been refined and it is not necessary to prewash. If it's wrinkled and won't hang out, I throw it in the dryer with a damp towel.
My main reason for not prewashing is the effect of the shrinkage on the finished quilt.
.....but as with so many quilty things, it is personal preference.
I guess the main thing is to have an idea of what the batting will do, and then go for the look that you want to achieve.
I like my quilts to be flat, flat, flat and still be approximately the same size after they are washed.
Most battings come with instructions on whether and how to pre wash and dry. A cotton batting will shrink more than a polyester one, and if you don't pre wash will give you that old fashioned look. I guess it just depends on what look you want. I am not aware of any disadvantage to not pre washing. I am usually so excited to get my top sandwiched that I forget to even think about pre washing! I have heard people say that you can just spray it good with water and iron with a hot iron and that will take care of some shrinkage, but I have never tried this!
Polyester doesn't shrink so there's no reason to prewash it. Besides, it would shred if not yet quilted.
For cotton batting, it depends on the type of batting and the look you want. Cotton batting with a needle-punched scrim, such as Warm 'n' Natural, will hold together for washing if you want absolutely no shrinkage at all. It doesn't shrink much anyway, though.
A cotton batting without needle-punched scrim must be handled very carefully to avoid shredding. Fairfield cotton batting benefits from pre-washing if you want to hand quilt it because it has a coating on each side. This coating works well for machine quilting but can make hand needling more difficult. To get rid of the coating you soak the batting in the washing machine and spin it out; no agitation cycle at all unless you want shredded batting! Most other cotton battings do not benefit from pre-washing and the batting cover instructions usually indicate they should not be prewashed.
I personally don't prewash any type of batting. The only reason I can think to do so would be if I developed an allergic reaction to the chemicals used to process a batting.
I soak my cotton batting in the washer, spin it out and throw it in the dryer. I do not wash it, I just soak it for about 20 minutes.


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UNM's Sam Haggerty Named Capital One Academic All-America 3rd Team
courtesy of New Mexico Athletics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - University of New Mexico sophomore second baseman Sam Haggerty was named a third team Capital One Academic All-American the organization announced Friday. He is the second UNM student-athlete to earn that honor in 2013-14, joining Brooke Ellison of the women's soccer program.
"This is a huge deal and it's well deserved," UNM head coach Ray Birmingham said. "Sam's a good ballplayer and a very intelligent young man. He works very hard both on the field and with his schoolwork."
A native of Denver, Haggerty is majoring in finance and owns a 3.78 cumulative GPA. He was named both Academic All-Mountain West and a Mountain West scholar-athlete as a freshman last season, and he is one of just three sophomores to be named Academic All-America this year.
"It's a great honor because it recognizes my play on the field and my work in the classroom," he said. "I would like to thank all my teammates, coaches and staff at New Mexico for their help and support during my time here as well as my family for all they have done for me."
Haggerty just wrapped up a tremendous season for the Lobos, helping them to a share of their third straight Mountain West regular-season title. He hit .340 and scored 57 runs, which currently ranks tied for 17th in the nation. He also drove in 38 runs to go along with nine doubles, two triples, two home runs while leading the squad in both walks (35) and stolen bases (14). Incredibly durable, he has now started 107 straight games in his Lobo career, which already ranks eighth in program history, while having to play both middle infield positions.
After earning Freshman All-America honors at second base last season, he was forced to move over to shortstop for 17 games this year due to injuries on the team. His play at short was so good that he was named First Team All-Mountain West at that position, and he was one of 16 finalists for the Brooks Wallace Award, which is given annually to the top shortstop in the nation. He finished the season with 199 assists in the field, which is the fourth most in a single season in UNM history.
In addition to being the only student-athlete in the Mountain West to be honored this season, Haggerty is just the seventh Lobo in the history of the program to be named Academic All-America. He joins Larry Minarsich (1970 and 1971), Mark Wulfert (1994), Travis Young (1996 and 1997), Dusty Young (2003), Sean Murray (2004) and Chris Carlson (2005 and 2006).


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Created by M&C Saatchi, the humorous TV execution warns that drinking just slightly over the NHS guidelines still leaves drinkers at risk from serious illness, including heart disease, stroke and cancer.
The ad, which broke yesterday (5 February), features the established Aardman-created Change4Life figures plus cartoon wine and beer glasses and will run for six weeks at peak times from Sundays through to Wednesdays.
It highlights that regularly drinking around two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triple the risk of developing mouth cancer and double the risk of developing high blood pressure.
The campaign also offers hints and tips on how drinkers can cut down on their consumption, such as having alcohol-free days, not 'pre-loading' (drinking at home before going out), swapping to low-alcohol or alcohol free drinks and using smaller glasses.
As well as the TV activity, the DoH is launching an online calculator on the Change4Life website which allows users to check how much they are drinking and work out whether they need to cut down.
Additionally, two million leaflets will also be available for Change4Life supporters and health professionals around the country.
Andrew Lansley, health secretary, said: "Change4Life is a fantastic, well-known campaign, that has already helped a million families around the country. I want to expand it beyond eating well and moving more, so people look after themselves and really do live longer."
DoH marketing director Sheila Mitchell added: "This campaign will raise awareness of the serious health harms caused by regularly drinking even slightly over the guidelines."


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Guest post by Kapil Jekishan from Latestcrunchs
Targeting your audience on Facebook is not only painful, but confusing – especially if you want to go down the 'organic' path.
Hey, I can't blame them, as any business with interested parties and dollar driven investors want return on their profits. So whilst I don't agree, I can understand why Facebook has made it difficult for business owners to connect with their followers unless you show them the money.
Understandably, several individuals are unhappy with this new paid approach, including Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, who was extremely vocal when presented with a price tag of $3,500 in order to promote a message from the Dallas Mavericks Facebook Page to their followers.
FB is blowing it ? This is the first step.. The Mavs are considering moving to Tumblr or to new Myspace as primary site twitter.com/mcuban/status/…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) October 27, 2012
But with over 1 billion users, Facebook's juggernaut position (which is essentially a monopoly) allows them to impose these monetary protocols, so for now, we're stuck with playing by their rules.
So there are two key methods of advertising your business on Facebook: the standard Facebook ads and the more recent introduction of Promoted Posts. So let's observe the two options and determine which will suit your business.
Facebook Advertising
This is easily the number one method Facebook relies on to generate the bulk of its revenue. They allow you to place paid ads which are then displayed to your targeted audiences.
When you establish an advert, you can narrow down your audience by using demographic factors such as age, sex, location etc. But that's not all, you can even go down to specific interests such as whether you want them to like 'cooking' 'gardening' which Facebook then uses to estimate the size of your target audience. The number of individuals to whom the ad is actually served depends on your budget and there is no guarantee that anyone will click on your ads.
Like Google, Facebook allows you to set a budget so you don't blow a couple of hundred or thousand within the first few days. Your budget can be as low or high as you want and Facebook also commits to helping you achieve your advertising goals by displaying your ads to the most relevant audience.
So let's summarise the Pros and Cons of advertising:
As you can tell, the advantages clearly outweigh the disadvantages, however, you should still be mindful of a couple of factors. Given the cost effectiveness of establishing Facebook ads, the platform is infiltrated with a number of ads and as a result – some come across as spam. Secondly, ads are a distraction and some of the savvy web users have discovered a few methods to block these ads.
Despite these minor issues so to speak, Facebook ads are definitely an effective medium for advertising especially since the cost per click is significantly lower than what you would pay with Google Adwords, plus it's a great way to generate 'likes for your business.
What if you already have enough likes? Well, let's turn our attention to Promoted Posts then…
Promoted Posts
Think of Promoted Posts as something which is in between a standard post and an advertisement. The concept is straight forward, you select the post you want to promote, and just click on the 'promote' button next to the 'comment' and 'share' buttons. Prior to September 2012, Facebook users had this free method of posting a story or message and this would be visible across all followers. Naturally, many businesses are upset that if you want your message to be soon by your followers, you have to pay for it.
Unlike Ads, there is only a lifetime budget but this can be as little as $5, however, a lower budget means less people are likely to see it. Once you promote a post, the post will be labelled as a sponsored post and your audience will be limited to people who like your page and their friends. You have the option of including or excluding the friends.
Facebook is redesigning its news feeds to give more visibility to Promoted Posts and thus make them more popular with advertisers. The new design allows for larger news feeds with larger pictures and more text. Unlike Facebook ads which can be easily missed, the promoted posts will occupy up to a third of the news feed making them very visible. Take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of Promoted Posts:
As you can see the advantages overshadow the disadvantages making this a good method for getting your message out there. The lone caveat I will add is that you require a following / likes to see any real benefit from this method.
Comparison between Facebook ads and Promoted Posts
So now that we've analysed the two methods of advertising, which one is better for your business? Well, that will depend on the situation. So here is the overall summary between the two:
Although both options have their advantages and work equally well, it all comes down to the environment and what you're trying to do. If you have minimal likes, start off with Facebook ads to develop likes and get targeted followers. Once you've got a fan base going, start to use your Promoted Posts to show off your events, promotional offers, news and given you have targeted followers, these readers will be inclined to read the post and even share it across their network.
So, what's your favourite method of advertising on Facebook – Ads or Promoted Posts? Have you tried either of these methods? I'm keen to hear your success stories or feedback on how one method works better than the other.


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Where the hell do I find these things locally. Its annoying to hear this rattling evertime I drive. I've called a lot of different shops and no one carries them here. Has anyone had this problem with there 24v, I know its a common problem on these motors I just can't seem to find the part locally. I've tried the dealer and they sell the rod for 120 but all I need are the bushings that go on the rod.
Please tell me if there is someone who stocks this part here in Ontario
if someone can tell me where to get it locally!


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By Congressman David Rouzer
Guest Columnist
Every year on the last Monday in May, our nation pauses to pay tribute to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Memorial Day is a day to honor and memorialize our fallen heroes for their courageous fight for freedom, liberty and security. It is also a time to thank our veterans who have served as well as our men and women in uniform who are serving.
By Lindsay Kriz
Staff Writer
It's been more than a week since I spent 14 days in a courtroom hearing the evidence for and against Bryon Vassey, the former Southport police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Keith Vidal, who suffered from schizophrenia, in his home more than two years ago.
By Rep. Frank Iler
Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we passed two bills out of the House Transportation Committee dealing with ferries and with light rail projects; we honored our veterans with a resolution on the House floor; and we completed the individual sections of the House budget.
You might think after nearly three years of living in Brunswick County I'd be thoroughly acclimated to its environment and the animals that call it home, particularly inland, but you would be mistaken.
Also, if you're heading up U.S. 17 at a pretty good clip and get stuck behind a blue car doing the speed limit because its driver is craning her neck to gawk at an egret fishing in a ditch full of water along the shoulder, I apologize in advance.
I have been sitting in on meetings for much of 2016 listening to budget discussions, funding issues and economic development needs.
A lot of the factoids I pick up rummage around in the back of my mind, bumping into each other.
Occasionally a few of these issues collide and stick together to provide me with some inspiration.
Go ahead and call me biased if you want, because my column this week touts two organizations in our community I think are top-notch.
First up is Brunswick Housing Opportunities Inc. BHO is a nonprofit designed to connect people to preparation, resources and opportunities that raise the level of economic security, increase financial resiliency and improve the health and well-being of people and communities.
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we began meeting daily to work on the budget, our policy committees began meeting to approve bills for referral to the House floor and we approved several bills adjusting tax laws and unemployment insurance.
By Dr. Mike Walden
The year was 1978. A young, newly hired economics professor was making one of his first public presentations to a group in Washington, N.C. The professor quickly learned locals referred to their town as "Little Washington," to distinguish it from the nation's capital. He was also told Little Washington was founded years before Washington, D.C., and was the first city to be named after George Washington.
By Dr. Susanne Adams
On Feb. 26, through executive proclamation, Gov. Pat McCrory declared April as North Carolina Community College Excellence in Education Month. In the proclamation, he recognized that for 53 years, North Carolina Community Colleges have opened the doors to education for millions of North Carolinians, serving about 730,000 students per year.
Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives, we received the governor's proposed budget, we began meeting to discuss the proposed budget and establish a process timeline and we met with Republican women during their day at the legislature.
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Neville Island
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Neville Island
About the hotel
Property Location
Located in Pittsburgh, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Neville Island is on a river and close to 84 Lumber Arena and Moon Park. This hotel is within the vicinity of Moon Golf Club and Robert Morris University.
Make yourself at home in one of the 110 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite from a snack bar/deli serving guests of Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Pittsburgh Neville Island.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Roll-in shower
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Fitness facilities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Television in common areas
- Total number of rooms - 110
- Barbecue grill(s)
- In-room accessibility
- Indoor pool
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Number of floors - 4
- Spa tub
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- One meeting room
- Snack bar/deli
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Accessible bathroom
- Smoke-free property
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Year Built 2009
Room Facilities
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Premium TV channels
- Shower/tub combination
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free toiletries
- Cable TV service
- Phone
- Microwave
- Pillowtop mattress
- Iron/ironing board