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American media giant McClatchy is seeking answers from a US intelligence chief over allegations that the mobile phone calls of New Zealand freelance reporter Jon Stephenson were intercepted while he worked in Afghanistan.
The Associated Press reports that McClatchy's news vice-president Anders Gyllenhaal and general counsel Karole Morgan-Prager have written to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper saying allegations of US intelligence agencies helping to target a journalist working for a US news organisation are "disturbing".
They asked Mr Clapper whether any US intelligence agencies helped in the "collection, use or analysis" of any metadata from Stephenson's mobile phone while he worked in Afghanistan last year.
"Absent a well-founded, good faith belief that a journalist is engaged in terrorist activities," compiling and analysing a journalist's metadata would violate US law and constitutional free speech rights, they wrote.
The letter from McClatchy, the third largest newspaper group in the US, follows a Sunday Star-Times report over the weekend alleging the New Zealand Defence Force received help from US agencies to intercept Stephenson's phone calls in a bid to identify his sources.
The NZ Defence Force has denied the claim but Canadian intelligence expert Wesley Wark says it is possible his phone records were gathered in standard interception of war-zone communications - or if Stephenson was in contact with a person already under surveillance.
"It is entirely possible that New Zealand intelligence ran its own surveillance operation against Stephenson on the basis of access to a common allied intelligence pool in Afghanistan without necessarily requiring any direct US input or involvement," Mr Wark told The Associated Press.
It has also been revealed this week that the NZ Defence Force has a manual listing "certain investigative journalists" as one of three main "subversion" threats, which qualifies them for surveillance.
Stephenson is claiming $NZ500,000 ($A445,255) damages for defamation from NZ Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Rhys Jones and the NZ Defence Force over its press release questioning whether he had spoken to a source in Kabul about NZ Special Air Services activities.
Stephenson also alleges that an SAS officer threatened to kill him over his series of articles in Metro magazine, in which he alleged NZ soldiers handed over suspects for torture.
A complaint was laid with Wellington police about the alleged threat, but a police spokesman confirmed to AAP that Wellington CIB investigated it thoroughly and there was insufficient evidence to take it further.


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Because He's Hot: Michael Fassbender Wins Big at Irish Film & Television Awards (PHOTOS)
snubbed at this year's Oscars, but Michael Fassbender is still walking away with some heavy hardware this awards season. On Saturday, the hunky actor was honored with the title of Best Actor in a Film at the 2012 Irish Film & Television Awards. Fassbender was on hand to accept his trophy for his work in the critically-acclaimed flick, Shame.He may have been
What do you think? Was this Irish hottie snubbed for an Academy Award? Tell us in the comments below!

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Our Associate Editor, Jordan Powell, shares his favorites from the past year.
Favorite Cover
Jake Weimer
May Issue
Groveland, Florida
Eli Tomac
October Issue
Farmington, New Mexico
"In my opinion, there were two covers this year that stood out as the best. The first one is Donn Maeda's shot of Jake Weimer out at Ryan Villopoto's house. It's the classic scrub shot, but what makes this cover so awesome is that the picture appears to be 3-D. Shane Kinman did a great job of laying it out, and it just worked really well. The second cover, and definitely my favorite, is Chris Kinman's shot of Eli Tomac blasting through the sand dunes in Farmington, New Mexico. It's different than anything else we usually shoot, simply because it's in the dunes. The sand flying off the knobs of the tires almost creates an awe affect, and I usually find myself staring at it for a few minutes before I actually open the magazine."


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are you sure to put the right mac adress in -a ?
is mac filtering on also ?
I just got my WG511T, and I can't get it to inject
I do:
but it says:Code:aireplay-ng -1 0 -e David_Wireless -a BSSID -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 ath0
Anyone know how I can fix this?Code:Waiting for beacon frame (BSSID: BSSID) Sending Authentication Request authentication successful Sending Association Request Denied (code 12), wrong ESSID or WPA ?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
are you sure to put the right mac adress in -a ?
is mac filtering on also ?
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
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nah, no MAC filtering. I only put WEP
And yeah It's the right MAC.
(BTW, I'm like 6 inches from my Router. Is that a problem?)
Is this (hxxp://mmm.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=how_to_crack_wep_with_no_clients&DokuW iki=c6fa7a5ec2a38a352b03a16704f3394b) what your talking about? I read it before (and I read it again), but it didn't help
can you try my thread i uploaded
**credits to Xploitz**
I highly recommend you check his video tutorials as well
search this thread
& good luck
I've read the thread (many times ) and watched the video (many times )
(I really love your thread BTW! It's been my main source!)
(Xploits tuts own too!)
I'll post my steps in a sec. Hopefully the others (or you) can help me out before I type 'em out.
I'LL BE HERE FOR A WHILE CHECKING THIS THREAD FOR RESPONSES (AKA...I'll be working at this 'til I get it and hopefully yall can help me )
I do this
Thanks for all the feeback yall! I hope to get this working soon!Code:airmon-ng stop ath0 ifconfig wifi0 down macchanger --mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 wifi0 airmon-ng start wifi0 airodump-ng ath0 airodump-ng -c 6 -w wepkeys --bssid (AP) ath0 aireplay-ng -1 0 -e David_Wireless -a (AP) -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 ath0
DO you have any other systems you can have actively online while you test this I used my PDA once just 2 get online & check hotmail (generating traffic etc..) soon as i was online with my PDA, the ARPS we're generating really fast.......
this shud work below i know you've tried it - but can you just make sure that it's exactly as it is
aireplay-ng -1 0 -e David_Wireless -a (AP) -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 ath0
Yeah, I got another computer I can use, but I wanna do this without clients.


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yes I have proof. my son is 15 and he failed the U/A and told his probation officer it was because his mother made him leave with her and he knew he wasn't supposed to go. So since he was going to violate anyway he might as well get high. That is what he told the officer
I need help finding the forms.
Sir, I have asked the clerk repeatedly for the papers to file contempt and the papers for an emergency modification. They tell me to seek legal advise. i cannot afford it. Cps says it's an on going investigation so i can't get any records and in the meantime my son does drugs and gets gang tattoos(huge tats!). Can you please just show me which papers i need. I'm sure they're online. He's a great kid who's just following the example he's provided. He plays every sport well and he's very smart. But i'm sick and broke. I just need the forms
thanks. I would rate you but it seems to charge me every time i do-even though i have a monthly prescription. I just went an arraignment hearing for my son Bryce, at which his mother had also been arrested for harboring a fugitive( my kid's older brother) even though they're all felons together she still has custody-Amazing! I used to let it all slide because my son had a high(3.8) gpa and no trouble. The last year has been hell! I can't get anyone to listen. It's the worst gang banging wild west nightmare a father could imagine. Anyway thanks, That was helpful. I don't have much money right now but, when i do I'll tip you. This is very important to me. I may not have a lot of time. I am doing experimental chemo(no shit). I have a wonderful healthy smart athletic son to save. I'm trying to do it legally. He loves them. sincerely, bigdad(no real names right?)


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Spring Break in Miami: Buy Your Tickets Now for the South Beach Wine & Food Festivalby Maria Russo in Events, October 22nd, 2015
The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival may have ended just days ago (we're still recovering from the pizza, burgers, meat parade and brunch), but preparations are already well underway in Florida for the 15th annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which kicks off in Miami on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 28. This five-day celebration of all things eats and drinks brings your favorite Food Network stars together with top-notch chefs from across the country for late-night bashes, walk-around tastings, live demos and intimate dinners alike.
This winter, plan ahead to beat the chill and head down south to get your fill of A-list food and drinks while meeting and mingling with Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, Anne Burrell, Trisha Yearwood and more. They'll be on hand at events like Barilla's Italian Bites on the Beach, Amstel Light Burger Bash, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year, as well as two days of grand tastings and demos. Click here to learn more about the events and buy your tickets now.
Not able to travel for the Festival? You're in luck, because FN Dish will be bringing you insider coverage from all of the marquee events. Read on below to find out which events our editors will be covering, and relive last year's top moments with a look back at the highlights.


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Charming Dogs Handcrafted Jewelry for Dog Lovers
Charming, absolutely charming .... Now, is there one for cat lovers?
Remember the good 'ol days of floppy discs? Reclaim that memory with this adorable looking floppy disc throw pillow.
Yay huge plushy robots!!! Look how happy this guy is! You can't help but smile with him! :)Added 8 Years Ago from Shana Logic
It's easy to serve up your meals with a smile when you use these super kawaii spatulas from Japan! Choose from three great styles: Smiley Face, Frog, and Pig.
This adorable Cheshire Cat plush comes from the Disney movie version of Alice In Wonderland. Its sure to put a huge Cheshire grin on a kids face!
Sweet little vinyl cupcake collectables each with a different facial expression and color. Topped with a cherry. Collect all 4!
Remind yourself exactly why you need to wash your hands with this cute microbe soap dispenser.
Finger food isn't just the picnicker's passion. Nobody can resist crisps, dips and sundry other snacks when they're served up picnic style.
This is quite adorable and quite neon, I could see it in my new bathroom at my new home.
Recycling makes the world a happier place! It can either be hung by the loops or by suction cups on back. Made from felt in China.Tags: shopping, humor, kitchen, accessories, gifts, unusual, bags, fridge, organizationAdded 9 Years Ago from Uncommon Goods
Dance, ROBOT, DANCE! These cotton towels feature embroidered dancing robots perfect for the bathroom or kitchen. Show off your geeky side with these robot hand towels.Added 9 Years Ago from Shana Logic
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UNLV'S Department of Anthropology Presents: Costs of Reproduction, Maternal Depletion and Health, a talk by Dr. Michael Gurven, professor of anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Sex differences in human mortality, health and well-being have been documented worldwide. Explanations often focus on differences in intrinsic senescence, risky behavior, and attentiveness to healthcare. Another explanation posits that costs of reproduction unique to women may belargely responsible for the differential rates of physical decline in adulthood. The logic here is that energetic resources spent on reproduction may trade-off against investments in survival. Dr. Gurven develops and explores these ideas by presenting a preliminary study of sex differences in adult health and physical condition among small-scale, natural fertility populations of hunter-gatherers and horticulturalists. Dr. Gurven finds that greater reproduction exerts specific costs on women's health, but does not seem to alter the general rate of senescence.


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Acura Repair Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
What to do if Daytime running light (DRL) on dashboard is ON... but actual DRL lights is not going on. It goes out (drl lights would go on). Now after driving for a while it goes off (and actual lights go on). How do I fix this?
"after stepping on brake hard a few times. That does not work anymore" .....I'm sorry, but do you mean they do not work anymore?
So just to be certain, sometimes the DRL's work, but sometimes they do not, correct?
Thank you. Most of the time this is a bad DRL control unit. It is located under the dash on the driver side.
There is an input test for it, but with an intermittent problem, it would be very hard to test to confirm since sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.
The only way to be certain would be to swap it with a known good one and retry, but I see a lot of these bad and this would be my first choice.
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Beach Swimming Advisories
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Beach Swimming Advisories - The map below shows current beach advisories. Zoom in, click on a dot, or select a beach to see more information.
The Beach Water Monitoring program is a cooperative effort of the Coastal Resources Division and the Coastal Health District. The water at Georgia's coastal swimming beaches is tested regularly for the presence of potentially harmful bacteria.
What is a beach swimming advisory?
An advisory means that the Health Department recommends you NOT swim at the designated beach. It does not mean that the beach is closed. The beach is open - but swimming is not advised. The local county Health Department issues the advisory based on our weekly tests of the beach water.
What is the most current status of Georgia's beaches? Check the map above. The green dot symbol means that the bacteria levels are acceptable at that beach. The yellow dot symbol means that bacteria levels at that beach are elevated and swimming at that beach is not advised.
Looking for historical data? Click here for archived beach advisory news releases by county from 2007 to the present.
Effective January 1, 2016, the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program began using a new bacterial level threshold - recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - in order to determine when swimming advisories should be issued. The new bacterial threshold value recommended by EPA is more protective of public health. However, since Georgia's beaches have good water quality overall, the new advisory threshold is not expected to appreciably increase the number of swimming advisories.
What we test for....
We monitor all public beach waters for the presence of enterococcus bacteria and for fecal coliform bacteria. These bacteria are considered indicator organisms. The organisms are found in the fecal waste of humans and other warm-blooded animals. When we find high levels of fecal bacteria in the beach water that indicates there is fecal matter in the water.
Why we test...
Human and animal fecal waste can contain disease-causing organisms. Swimming in water contaminated with fecal waste can expose the swimmer to illness. Swimming in those contaminated areas is NOT recommended.
Where do we test...
We test the beach water on Tybee Island, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island weekly. We test other beaches along coastal Georgia monthly.
Are the fish safe to eat...
Yes. Fish caught in bacterially-contaminated waters should be washed and cooked thoroughly before eating. Wash hands thoroughly after handling raw fish.
More questions?
Click here to download a pdf document with the answers to some frequently asked questions.
Looking for data about the past year's beach advisories? Every year we report the number of advisories for Georgia beaches to EPA. The most recent report submitted the 2016 beach notification data. The 2017 data will be reported to EPA in January of 2018. Check out the EPA Beach Advisory and Closure On-line Notification (BEACON) system. Find your favorite beach and click on the historical data link.
For more information...
Contact the DNR Beach Water Quality Program at 912-264-7218. For health-related questions, contact the Glynn County Health Department at 912-264-9319 or the Chatham County Health Department at 912-356-2160.


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Arsenal misses chance to go top in EPL
LONDON -- Arsenal and Manchester United played to a scoreless draw that frustrated both teams, while Liverpool beat Fulham 3-2 on Wednesday to return to the Premier League title race.
Fourth-place Liverpool came from behind twice to maintain its three-point lead over Tottenham, which won 4-0 at Newcastle. Liverpool's last-gasp win, secured by Steven Gerrard's penalty, left Brendan Rodgers' side four points behind league leader Chelsea.
Arsenal missed the chance to go to the top after Chelsea's 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday, and remained a point behind in second place.
Robin van Persie had United's best chances on his return to Arsenal, but failed to make the most of a one-on-one in the early stages and then saw a late header saved by Wojciech Szczesny.
The result, combined with Liverpool's win, dropped United 11 points behind the Champions League places.
Barcelona set up another Copa del Rey final against rival Real Madrid, drawing 1-1 at Real Sociedad to win their two-legged semifinal.
Real's Antoine Griezmann scored in the waning moments to cancel out Lionel Messi's first-half opener but the Spanish champions still reached the domestic cup final 3-1 overall.
Goalkeeper Enaut Zubikarai did his part to keep Sociedad alive at the Anoeta with several key saves but the Basque club's attack just couldn't respond despite Carlos Vela hitting the crossbar in the 55th.
Barcelona, the record 26-time cup champion, faces Madrid on April 19 -- three years after losing to its bitter foe 1-0 in extra time in a classic final.
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Striker Mario Mandzukic scored a hat trick as holder Bayern Munich beat Hamburger SV 5-0 to reach the semifinals of the German Cup.
But Bayer Leverkusen, second in the Bundesliga behind Bayern, lost 1-0 at home to second-division Kaiserslautern. Wolfsburg held on with 10 men to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim. On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to also reach the last four.
The semifinal draw immediately after the matches sent Kaiserslautern to Bayern Munich, while Dortmund will host Wolfsburg. The matches are on April 15-16.
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Apple has acquired Android based company WifiSlam for $20 million for its indoor mapping technology. WifiSlam is a Silicon Valley startup that is two years old. The App helps in locating the device in a building by determining the WiFi signals received by the device.
The company developed their SDK for android that allowed developers to locate users with WiFi signals on their app.There was also works in progress for similar SDK for iOS.But it has been dropped since Apple disabled WiFi scanning in iOS 5.It could have continued in jailbreaked iOS but it did not have a hopeful amount of audience according to the developer Nav Patel.
Google already has indoor maping on its service for popular malls, monuments, airports etc.With this purchase Apple could deliver a similar one that uses WiFi.Also Apple may use this technology for all positioning in public places with the crowd sourced WiFi database.
you may ask why WiFi when there is GPS. The answer is using GPS stellites takes more time to obtain the co-ordinates.But using the crowd-sourced database of known WiFi hotspots, the positioning of device can be done very quick and the user need not wait for long.
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Fracture: Broken In Too Many Places
In Fracture, Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) is a cocky but likeable prosecutor on the rise. He's about to go from being an assistant D.A. to joining a goliath corporate law firm — all chrome, glass and prestige. To top things off, his new beautiful boss Nikki Gardner (Rosamund Pike) has demonstrated an interest in taking him under her wing, in more ways than one. What could go wrong?
On the eve of his move, he agrees to take on one more case for the D.A.'s office. Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), who we see spying on his cheating wife and then shooting her in the head, has signed a confession admitting to his crime. It should be an open and shut case, but the hotshot prosecutor with a 97 percent conviction rate soon finds himself mired in a trap set by the sociopathic Crawford.
A courtroom revelation renders Crawford's confession inadmissible, and Beachum soon discovers that they cannot find the gun used in the crime. "If you look closely enough," Crawford says, taunting Beachum, "you can find that everything has a weak spot where it can break, sooner or later." Unfortunately, Fracture suffers from too many weak spots, so
In spite of top-notch stars, Fracture abounds in flaws: The film drags, lacks an original story, and derives its main characters all too obviously from The Silence of the Lambs. In addition, moments that are supposed to be suspenseful — like when Beachum races to the hospital with a court-order to keep Crawford from pulling the plug on his comatose wife — are so badly paced that you forget what's even going on.
The romance between Beachum and his new, seductive boss seems to come out of nowhere, and it doesn't make sense that someone in as high a position as Nikki would jeopardize her job just to sleep with a new employee, however handsome. The film also stumbles during moments intended as comic relief, since the movie hasn't done its job in setting the proper tone these moments were meant to disrupt.
But the biggest disappointment of Fracture involves what could have been a promising rapport between Gosling and Hopkins. Gosling is one of the few actors who can smirk and act cocky and still have you rooting for him; he plays it off as youthful exuberance. His elastic face is as expressive as a silent film star's, and he has a magnetism that almost makes his boss's seduction make sense.
Gosling deserves a better sparring partner than Hopkins, who seems to have simply walked from The Silence of the Lambs set without leaving character. Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter shtick is getting old. His arsenal of sociopathic tics — the nostril flaring, the reptilian slow-lidded closing of the eyes — isn't bordering on self-parody; it fully inhabits it.
Although Fracture had promise, you just feel like you're wandering around in familiar territory, none of it surprising or compelling.
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When you think of timeshares, do "high-pressure sales tactics," "sky-high maintenance fees," "unavailability for actual use," and "inability to resell without incurring a high, non-tax-deductible loss" come to mind?
Maybe they should.
A recent editorial notes that sales of timeshares, or "plans in which persons share ownership or rental costs of a vacation home, especially a condominium, entitling each participant to use the residence for a specified time each year," are on the rise again.
And along with the rise in sales volume are the notoriously intense hard-sell tactics that cause many would-be owners to throw up their hands (and drive a great deal of visitors to this site).
Fortunately, there are ways to avoid these come-ons, including knowing exactly what you're buying (in actual and legal terms), knowing what your rights are, and reading all the fine print before you sign anything connected with a timeshare.
One of the biggest issues with timeshares, notes timeshare website RedWeek, is that timeshare purchasers have little legal recourse against timeshare developers when their salespeople make promises during sales presentations that are not kept by the developers — often the exact promises that drive buyers to agree to purchase the timeshares.
Under the laws of many states, the legally controlling document that spells out the obligations of owners, developers and HOAs (homeowner associations) involved in real estate transactions, such as timeshares, is the Public Offering Statement (POS). Timeshare associations must first file their POSs with the state or country in which they are situated and, on approval, share them with owners when signing contracts.
But if an approved POS is silent on any issue, including any promise made by a timeshare salesperson or developer to a potential owner, the owner is basically out of luck if the developer doesn't keep the promise. In many states, the developer can't be sued for misleading or inaccurate statements made by its salespeople unless the statements were deliberately misleading and deceptive — which can be hard (and expensive) to prove in court.
And according to Michael Finn, an attorney in Largo, Fla., who specializes in legal situations involving timeshares, "every timeshare contract includes wording that is designed to legally protect salespeople (and their sponsor/developer) who overstate the attractions, amenities and future development of a resort."
Another issue with timeshare ownership is the nature of what owners actually purchase. In the past, owners received actual deeds to the properties they purchased. But the industry has moved to "point systems," where the buyers receive "points" they can use for time and amenities, rather than deeds. They are still legally responsible for maintenance fees and taxes on the properties.
Two lawsuits are pending against Diamond Resorts International, a timeshare company that is noted for particularly aggressive sales tactics. The plaintiffs are purchasers who were pressured into buying "upgrades" in exchange for lower maintenance fees. The upgrades consisted of "points" at other Diamond timeshare properties, which turned out to be unusable. And the maintenance fees actually went up.
There's also the issue of unloading timeshares that owners don't want to keep. Timeshares can be hard to sell, especially in areas with glutted markets or other problems, like earthquakes, flooding or political issues. Timeshares in foreign countries are subject to laws and restrictions that are not always friendly to owners (and U.S. laws offer no protection). For example, timeshares in Mexico are not "ownerships" but "right-to-use" contracts.
And many timeshare companies, including Diamond, won't repurchase timeshare holdings from owners who are looking to sell them — even those who can no longer afford them. Not only that, the contracts often indicate that "buyers generally do not have the right to terminate their memberships." So they can be stuck paying HOA fees forever on properties they don't want to own.
Does all this mean that timeshares aren't good buys?
As with all purchases, it does mean caveat emptor. Timeshare purchases have been going up because "many timeshare buyers say they like being assured time at a resort they enjoy without the hassle of owning a second home."
"They can guarantee you vacation time since they often come with fixed annual dates for right-of-use," notes financial website MarketWatch. "On top of that, timeshare resorts typically offer more in-room amenities, such as kitchens and washing machines, than a hotel room."
So, know what you're buying or selling when it comes to timeshares. Check industry offerings against timeshares available on websites such as RedWeek and Timeshare Users Group, where you might find better deals. Go over those contracts with fine-toothed combs, check out applicable laws (if necessary, with professional help from a knowledgeable attorney), and read all the fine print before you sign.
Also, don't purchase a timeshare as a "real estate investment," advises Howard Nussbaum, president of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). "The only investment timeshare owners are making is good vacation memories," states MarketWatch.
If the scales seem tipped too far in favor of the timeshare industry, the outcry of customers is raising hope that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might rewrite the industry rules to address these practices, which in turn is driving down the companies' stock prices. Diamond's shares are down 37 percent since their high of March 2015.
So a timeshare might be a good way to enjoy a vacation each year — if you know what you are buying, and from whom.


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As Japan wrestles with its nuclear crisis, the U.S. nuclear industry is seeing a partial meltdown in public support as Americans wonder whether such tragedy could strike here.
At least three recent polls, including one by USA TODAY, show support is eroding for President Obama's call to expand nuclear power. Fewer than half of U.S. adults now favor the idea, a sharp drop from surveys before a March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged nuclear reactors in Japan and released radiation.
Thirty-nine percent say they support increased use of nuclear power, down from 47% in October, according to a poll of 1,004 adults taken March 17-20 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Last March, a Gallup poll found 62% favored more nuclear power.
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Public support for nuclear power has dipped before, plunging after nuclear reactor disasters at Three Mile Island in 1979 and Chernobyl in 1986. Yet although the U.S. nuclear industry retains clout on Capitol Hill, critics and independent observers say it might not bounce back this time.
The Japan accident is "rewriting the book on nuclear accidents," said Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. He said its damage could ultimately eclipse that of Chernobyl's meltdown in the Ukraine, the worst nuclear accident in history.
He said many people didn't think Chernobyl could happen in the U.S., because they attributed it to lax Soviet oversight and faulty reactor design. But he said Japan's crisis entails a natural disaster and American-designed reactors.
"People are starting to think about what this could mean to them," said Anna Aurilia of Environment America, an anti-nuclear group. She said 108 million Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear reactor. That's the evacuation zone recommended for the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC.)
As concerns mount, so do calls for greater scrutiny and a moratorium on new reactors. On March 21, California lawmakers asked utilities to do detailed seismic maps before seeking to have the state's two nuclear power plants re-licensed. Last week, at Obama's request, the NRC launched a safety review of the nation's 104 nuclear reactors to apply lessons learned from Japan.
Long simmering nuclear issues are resurfacing. Among them: the lack of a permanent U.S. repository for spent fuel rods. Obama pulled the plug on a proposed Yucca Mountain site in the Nevada desert because of opposition, so the rods continue to be stacked in pools at the plants.
"You have an unholy mess on your hands," Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., told NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko at a recent House hearing.
New reports raise safety questions. In at least 24 instances, U.S. nuclear power plants did not report equipment failures to the government from December 2009 to September 2010 because of poorly written rules, the NRC's inspector general said last week. The commission said it has other rules "that effectively encompass reporting all defects" and "plants are operating safely."
Steve Kerekes of the Nuclear Energy Institute, an industry group, said U.S. nuclear power plants have become increasingly safe and efficient, operating at 90% capacity compared with 60% in 1979. He notes they provide 20% of the nation's electricity, without emitting greenhouse gases, at a time when many people worry about energy security and climate change.
The industry, though, has money issues. Nuclear plants cost billions, and "Wall Street won't touch this with a 10-foot pole" because of the perceived risk of default in financing their construction, said Robert Alvarez, a scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and former senior adviser at the Department of Energy.
Alvarez said plants will only get built with federal loan guarantees. Given budget cuts, he doubts members of Congress will stomach the tab, adding: "The prospects for building any nuclear reactor are dimming and are almost completely out."
Still, the industry has powerful allies. "I am not straying from my support for safe nuclear energy as a vital component of America's present and future energy mix," Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a statement after the Japan crisis began unfolding.
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Chris Brown is reportedly not dating Girlicious singer Natalie Mejia or his ex Erica Jackson, according to MTV News:
"Chris was in a Hollywood tattoo parlor with a woman from the recording studio named Dean, who was getting a tattoo. (Chris did not get a tattoo)," Brown's rep reportedly told People magazine. A spokesperson for Brown did not return requests for comment from MTV News.
"Natalie Mejia was there with Dean," the source added. "[Reports in other media] that Natalie Mejia is Chris' new girlfriend are also false." The rep also said that reports claiming Brown is back together with a former hometown Virginia girlfriend, University of Mary Washington student Erica Jackson, are also false.
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"At this time, I'm currently pursuing my music career and rebuilding my relationship with Rihanna. I am not involved with Natalie or Erica, and due to constant scrutiny by the media, they've been moved to a secure location which I guarantee is not the trunk of my car. So, please, refrain from coming near it with flash photography or, more importantly, a search warrant. God bless."


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Mustard Seed Preschool
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 2015
Does anyone have any recent experience with Mustard Seed Preschool in Berkeley? It
seems most of the reviews are from 2010, and I'm wondering about its program for
preschoolers. Any advice, including outdoor time, teacher quality and turnover, arts
and creative play, physical space, religious aspect, etc. welcome.
Curious parent
I posted a review of Mustard Seed on Yelp, but my son went there for his last year of preschool and had the most wonderful experience. The staff are warm, caring, and engaged. It's a combination of play and learning. The environment is nurturing and open. The biggest difference that I noted between Mustard Seed and his previous preschool was that the staff at Mustard Seed are more educated and motivated. They look for ways to creatively engage the children. Highly recommend! Anon
Nov 2010
I'm looking into preschools for my daughter for next fall, and I'm wondering about Mustardseed. How religious is it? How much does the hosting church's beliefs affect the curriculum? Is it just about learning some bible stories, or is there a proselytizing undercurrent. Do they seem to respect non-traditional families? I've heard good things about the school, but I'm concerned about possible conservative religious overtones. liberal mama
My information is a bit old. My son went to Mustard Seed several years ago. Back then it was somewhat religious, they pray or give thanks at lunch, and celebrate all the Christian holidays. However, I am an atheist and chose the school for the kindness of the teachers. My son's first conversation with me about God was to explain how ''He made us all different,'' with an emphasis on celebrating differences - very nice. Since I don't practice Christianity, I was pleased for my son to be exposed to it in a tolerant and non-judgmental manner. Hope this helps.
April 2010
Re: Toddler-to-Preschool program for 18-month old
Sorry missed the original post so not sure where you're looking geographically, but the Mustard Seed Preschool in Berkeley (near Monterey Market) takes kids starting at 18 months old, and my son has thrived there for the last year. It's a program with both structure and play, teachers are wonderfully caring and very involved, and facilities are great. It's not a small school (about 50 kids total) but the youngest class has no more than 10 kids (usually 8) and 2 teachers which is a good ratio. We have been very happy with our experience there. Mustard Seed fan
April 2010
Our daughter has been at Mustard Seed Preschool on Hopkins for a year now and we love this school. The teachers are amazing and do very creative songs and crafts. They are exceptionally good at communicating with the parents. There is a nice harmony with the church it is connected with such as church members sponsoring seasonal events for the families of the school like the Fall Festival (complete with face painting, a cake walk and lots of games). It is nice that Mustard Seed doesn't expect your child to be potty trained before entrance, as well. We have been very pleased with our experience at Mustard Seed. Krista
April 2010
I'd like to recommend Mustardseed Preschool in North Berkeley. I've had two children go through Mustardseed and I would do it all over again if I had a third! It is a play-based preschool that provides just the right amount of structure and incorporates academics in fun and engaging ways. There is very little teacher turnover, and the teachers are caring, thoughtful, and knowledgeable. Rina Woodfin, the director, is passionate about early childhood education and clearly loves what she does. There is a wonderful sense of community in the school that our family will miss very much when my son graduates this June. The school holds family events throughout the year that are particularly fun for the entire family and help provide a sense of connectedness among the school community. My son and my daughter loved going to Mustardseed, and were well prepared for kindergarten during their years there. Happy Preschool Mom
Sept 2009
I was hoping to get some current feedback on Mustard Seed Preschool (the most recent archived info is from early 2007). We are considering sending our child there next year. Thanks in advance! Anon
My son went to the summer program at Mustard Seed and is now in the 2-year-old class. We are very happy with this preschool. I carefully screened many preschools and home daycare options in the area and found that Mustard Seed offers the best combination of things I was looking for: caring teachers, play-based yet structured environment (kids are offered different projects, teachers sing songs and play games with them, i.e. it's not a free-for-all run-around-like-crazy place), nice premises with lots of space to play in, good selection of toys. My son is excited to go to his preschool every morning. He is a very active child and the preschool provides a great outlet for his energy, but at the same time he already learned to follow instructions, take turns, wait and interact carefully with other kids. I must admit he made much better progress in his social skills at the preschool than anything we could achieve at home.
Note, the preschool is associated with a Korean Christian church, but that makes very little impact on their curriculum (saying grace before meals, celebrating Christmas and Easter, that's about it). We are neither Korean nor Christian and have no problem with this aspect. Also, I can only speak personally to the quality of the 2-year-old class, but I have observed older kids and found them to be well adjusted and playing nicely; can't say much about academic preparation since we're not at that stage yet. Overall, great experience and highly recommended! Happy Mustard Seed Mom.
April 2007
Does anyone have any current experience with Mustard Seed Preschool that they would be willing to share? I am particularly interested in the toddler classroom, since my daughter will be 2.6 in the fall, but also very interested in the preschool classrooms as well. Susan
Mustard Seed's strength is its staff. The teachers are consistent, kind and very thoughtful in their approach to the children. There is a lot of love and a true concern for the individual needs of the children. If your child needs a nurturing, structured environment this is a good school. It also has very flexible scheduling for families who need long days or unusual hours.
The drawbacks include the fact that there are not a lot of bells and whistles at Mustard Seed. The manipulatives and toys are pretty basic and are not changed throughout the year. The rooms are also very small and a bit crowded. This can be difficult for a child who needs a lot of stimulus or space to express him or herself. Also, it is a Christian school. Your family has to be comfortable with talk of God, the resurrection of Jesus and religious songs. All and all, we have been very pleased with our Mustard Seed experience. The commitment and kindness of the teachers has far outweighed any reservations we might have. anon
Feb 2007
Our son is in K now after going to Mustard Seed for 3 years. Our son was very happy there as were my husband & I. It's a wonderful school w/just the right mix of play & structure. The 2 older classrooms start preparing kids for K w/various age- appropriate academics but not pushed on the kids. We felt our son was very ready for K. Our son had some problems but the teachers worked w/us & did a great job of helping him. We had daily communication w/the teachers. They always let us know any problems, how they were handled & also wanted to know how we dealt w/problems at home so they could be consistent. The teachers are very loving, warm & dedicated. The teacher turn- over rate is very low. The classrooms are filled w/lots of fun & imaginitive toys & centers to keep the kids stimulated & engaged. There is a slight religious aspect to the cirriculum but not fire & brimstone! Mostly, it's the thought of being kind to one another & treating peole as you want to be treated. They upgraded the play yard adding new climbing structures & enlarging the area for ball play, chalk art & bike riding. They also have a big sandbox full of toys as well as a 'house' for the kids to play in. We felt this was a great school & are anxious to send our 20 month old son there in another year so he can have the same wonderful experience. Kelly
Dec 2005
I'm looking for some more discussion on Mustard Seed preschool. There are a few posts from 2003/2004. Are there any parents out there with current students enrolled willing to be contacted about their experiences? My first visit was very positive, though I'm reluctant to risk 1/2 of one months tuition to get on their list, without some more input.
My son was previously enrolled in the UC child care program (before he attended Mustard Seed) where the ''program'' is not so much about delivering a particular curriculum, but more about providing quality care to children so that their parents can attend school knowing that their children are being well taken care of and provided with developmental opportunities that are appropriate to the individual child. Sure there was a daily routine, but what happened within that schedule was pretty flexible and responsive to what the kids needed/wanted on that particular day.
At Mustard Seed the preschool-age program is much more defined (I cannot speak to the younger -age classrooms), and maintaining that program takes precedence over meeting the child care needs of families. In that way it is much more like grade school than child care -- in other words, if the child is not able to adapt to the demands of the curriculum, then the child needs to adjust, and if the child does not then the child cannot stay in ! the program.
This is not a criticism -- it's just one of those things that I think families should be aware of before relying on this school for care. I think most kids at age 3 are probably able to adapt - - for whatever reasons our child was challenged and the placement simply didn't work well for our family.
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June 2005
Re: Nurturing Preschool for 3 year olds
I highly recommend Mustard Seed Preschool (527-6627) on Hopkins Street in North Berkeley, ask to talk to the director Cathy Squires. She is amazingly devoted to the cause of providing quality education to all children regardless of economics, etc.... Mustard Seed has extremely low teacher turn-over. The teachers are very devoted to the children. Plus they are very loving, affectionate, and playful with them. It is a playbased p! rogram and yet fairly structured with a balance of projects, learning centers, stories, singing, outdoor play. There are 5 classes starting with 18months-2yr olds, 2-3 yr. olds, 3-4 and so on. so the kids are in small groups with kids their own age. It is a Christian Preschool - but I call it Christian light. There are some lessons about a loving God and Jesus (fair warning) the student body is very diverse in both race, religion, economics, there are same sex couples etc... It is a very excepting and loving atmosphere. We started there when we move to east bay and lived down the street and I loved the warmth of it so much that I continued to drive my kids from our new house in oakland. I recently had to withdraw because of my job situation (distance) and I am broken hearted about it. I would gladly tell you more if you need more. alison
Oct 2004
We have had an overall very positive experience with Mustard Seed for our very energetic 2 1/2 year old. I like that there is an equal emphasis on structure and letting kids be kids. We feel that they celebrate her uniqueness as well as show her when it is neccessary to follow rules and why to follow rules. I think that some parents may think it's a bit too organized or somehow crimping individuality and creativity. For us-that is not the case, our daughter has grown in so many ways without losing that certain energetic spirit that is uniquely hers. She will actually listen more now to us about bedtime, naps and washing her hands because of the positive experiences at school. We feel lucky to have her there in such a good place where we feel she is safe and looked after as well. Paul
March 2004
Hi, I am thinking about enrolling my three-year old son in The Mustard Seed preschool next fall. I toured the facility and everything seemed fine, but I want to hear others' perspectives before paying for enrollment. I'm wondering about experiences others have had with the teachers, the program's approach to discipline, parental involvement, and other overall perceptions. Ideally, we want to send our son to pre-school only in the morning, but we'll need some flexibility for occasional extended care. He's hardy and gregarious, but naturally we want to find the best program for him and us. Thanks. anonymous
Mustard Seed is pretty Christian in its ''content''--songs, references, community, and even in the artwork that the children draw.
Looking for something more secular
My daughter has been in the Mustard Seed for 2 1/2 years now. I have always liked the school very much. They are definitely NOT academically oriented, however, they do some gorgeous projects. The entire focus of learning is through creative play. My little one loves it. The school is fine with whatever level of participation the parents want to do. They don't have those mandatory 20 hours that most schools do. The after school care is also very available and flexible. If you know that you need care, you just call a day ahead or the same day (rates vary) and they will keep the child in after care...or of course you just sign up for some days on a regular monthly basis. We have overall had a very good experience with Mustard Seed. Best of Luck. anon
Jan. 2004
I just checked out the recommendations for Mustard Seed Preschool, and while they are mostly positive, they are a few years old. Does anyone have any more current info about Mustard Seed? Specifically I am interested in the 2 year old class, the teachers, the physical space, etc. I'd love to hear about anyone's experience, positive or negative, with the school. Thanks
I was talking with a colleague the other day about her son and his next step to preschool. We are both affiliated with the Graduate School of Education at UCB and are, as you might guess, fairly passionate about education.
My wife and I have sent our daughter, who is 4 years old, to Mustard Seed since 2001. Before choosing Mustard Seed, we visited Beth El, First Presbyterian, University Village, Ducks Nest and the Univesity sponsored care on campus. We got accepted to each one we applied to. I loved aspects of each of these schools, but it ''felt'' right at Mustard Seed.
What does ''feel right'' mean and should you use it as a basis for deciding about preschools. Yes! But make sure you have done some homework, too. Cathy Squires, the director of Mustard Seed, is one of the most competent and compassionate educators I have ever met. She's lived around the world, studied and trained in Berkeley, and knows her way around ''fashionable'' theories and fads. Her teachers are pedagogues and more importantly at this stage, members of ours and our daughter's extended family. The facilities are very appropriate and well-kept. The church where the school is housed seems to do good work. Everyone at Mustard Seed is thoughtful, open and grounded in their practice.
Without making assumptions about my readers, if you are like me, dogma at this stage of your child's development is not what you're looking for in a preschool. I am part Jewish and went to public schools all my life. My wife is from Hungary, and has a healthy distain for state- sponsored dogma. She was raised Catholic and was fortunate to attend great public non-religious schools in her home town. I mention these facts/disclaimers, so you can get a better picture of how mixed our ''values'' are. If, like us, you have mixed values, come from a national and international perspective on education, and care about being at a school with lots of languages and laughter, then Mustard Seed is for you.
After this personal experience with early childhood education, I am starting to believe that it is the love that excites the learning. But the love is more complicated than many would have so believe. There are ''habits of love'' which our daughter has garnered from the school. She many times has to remind my wife and I to ''use our words'' and ''let the other person be''. She has brought home projects and play--but most importantly, Mustard Seed has taught her to bring love and respect into the world.
Figure out what your family wants in a school and you'll know when it's right. Brent
Re: Preschool for a spirited child (Jan. 2003)
You should look into Mustard Seed Preschool on Hopkins in North Berkeley. Kathy Squires is the director. She has a great philosophy that I think would work well with a spirited child. She believes in a play based system that allows children enough freedom to experience all of their emotions and learn to deal with the consequences of their actions. It seems that her philosophy is very much directed at helping preschools learn to be confident and happy within society. This does not mean kids are running around all day being naughty. Discipline it quick yet gentle. It is not about punishment but ahout understanding each situation. It is a Christian school yet the student body is very diverse from both a religious and ethnic background. I am not a religious person and I felt the message was pretty simple God loves all the children kind of thing. anon
May 1999
Our son is finishing up his 3rd year at Mustard Seed Preschool, a non-denominational Christian preschool connected with the Berkeley Covenant Church in North Berkeley, on Hopkins, next to the King Jr. High tennis courts. I've heard from parents that many Kindergarten teachers know of the school and appreciate the students who come from it because their classroom behavior is very good. The school stresses learning to get along with others much more than "academic" learning. The school is always full or practically full by word of mouth alone (they don't advertise) but it is always worth trying. The two older classes (4s & pre-k) are in a terrific new building next door to the church, and the 2-yr. old & 3-yr. old classes are in decent rooms in the basement. Now that the new building is complete & in use, I think they are working on improvements on the older spaces & the yard. This spring they also started a 18 mos-2 yr. small group. The teachers are consistently good, kind, patient & smart (The teachers have mentioned to me that there's always a waiting list of teachers who want to work there as it's known as a good place to work among preschool teachers), and the Christian teaching is simple and not overwhelming. Their regular school day is 9-1, with extended care from 8-6. It's fairly inexpensive compared with other schools of the same quality. The director, Cathy Squires, is a particularly lovely & wise person. Leah
Mustard Seed Preschool is almost always full (but do check it out, you never know. Now's a good time to look around for next year). They don't advertise, it's all word of mouth. There are approximately 70 students total, and up to 50 at any one time. Of course, they don't all use the play yard at the same time, but I think their license says they must have enough outdoor space as if they were going to have everyone outside together. I like that there are a lot of adults & teachers around - part of the reason we picked this over a tiny school. Until just recently they were in the midst of a long-term construction project. They tore down the little house (adorable & sweet, but old, small & becoming unsafe.) Now their two new classrooms (for the 3 & 4 yr.-olds) are complete & in use. They are lovely - light, airy, safe, etc. They even have itty bitty flush pottys - a big hit with the kids! The two classrooms for the 2 & 3 yr.- olds are in the same old spaces, with some improvements here & there. It's a non-denominational Christian school, partly subsidized by the church next door. That's why it's very reasonably priced (in comparison with comparable schools...) I also really like their payment schedule. It's more flexible for parents with odd work schedules than most, I think, and fair to the school also (for example, every month is the same, regardless of the number of school days/holidays. The Director has said she likes to keep it as simple as possible, "so we can all get on with life!" I agree.) The available hours now are 8-6, with the regular classes meeeting from 9-1. The rest is "extended care." I've very much liked all of our son's teachers, and he has made some terrific friends. When we started there, a friend told me she had never once in her long experience of the school seen any adult be less than patient with a child. Their attitudes and perspectives are pragmatic, knowledgable, honest, and above all, loving. Good luck finding a wonderful school!
Just a note about Mustardseed Preschool - my daughter was there for one year as a 2-year-old, and while the experience was generally positive I did have a couple of concerns. One was that the room for the youngest kids is a basement room with very little lighting or ventilation - little windows high on the walls that are at street level outside. I thought the classroom seemed dark, sad & slightly musty smelling. My other concern was that I didn't feel that the youngest kids were outside enough. They have a nice yard, and several times on colder or slightly windy days, they kept the kids inside. This was quite a contrast to my older daughters school where they would take the kids on rainy day walks (with proper clothing) when it was too wet to play on the playground. At Mustardseed, the older kids would be outside when I arrived at 1 to pick up my daughter, but it was deemed "too cold" for the younger kids.
May 1996
I sent my daughter to the Mustard Seed Preschool in North Berkeley while we were visiting for a year, and highly recommend it.
It's small and family-style. My daughter's classroom was not an actual classroom but composed of several little rooms in a house. There are many asian kids (the director is asian herself), and some staff members speaking Chinese (I think). It's a non-denominational Christian school, so they learn stuff about God creating the world and some songs on the theme "I love you, you love me, Jesus loves us all", and that influences the teachers' attitude towards the kids in ways which I really like -- s.a. truly respecting each child's individuality. On the practical side, the hours can be 9-5 if needed, and it's fairly cheap.


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Composer: Sonny Rollins
If it's easy to forget that jazz was pop music back in the '60s and that Cilla Black was one of its stars, Alfie's score is a handy reminder. Blue Note saxophonist Sonny Rollins brought American bebop cool in spades to Michael Caine's Cockney chancer and his roguish (sexist) antics (double-entendres), with Brit jazzmen like pianist Stan Tracey joining him in the studio. Sadly, Alfie's six-track LP expunged those British jazz contributors, although the record did feature the famous Burt Bacharach / Hal David title track that, despite her early misgivings, would take Black to Number 9 in the UK charts. "I said to Brian [Epstein, her manager], 'Alfie?? You call your dog Alfie! [Couldn't] it be Tarquin or something like that?" Back to the menu
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Composer: Lalo Schifrin
This 'Frisco thriller saw Argentine pianist-turned-composer Lalo Schifrin surf the wave between the swinging '60s and the seedier side of a movie decade that would regularly throw together the cool, the sexy and the corrupt, but rarely with as much style. Schifrin had graduated from Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the '50s and that apprenticeship is channelled into a none-more-jazzy blend of pulsing bass lines and sleazy brass. Bullitt is remembered for this score and its epic, 11-minute car chase, but the two didn't overlap: McQueen's Mustang ride is soundtracked only by the screech of tires and purr of V8 engine: a whole different kind of jazz. Back to the menu
The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
It has become a boorishly repetitive anthem for English footie fans, but that just speaks to the enduring appeal of Elmer Bernstein's military-themed score for this timeless POW pic. Helped by director John Sturges' determination to give the music room to breathe on the movie's soundtrack, Bernstein's work is one of those scores that truly works on two levels. It provides themes for the characters and action, and works as a cohesive piece of music even if you've never seen a frame. Forget the football use – this is still the theme to countless bank holidays and Boxing Day memories. Back to the menu
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Composer: Ennio Morricone
A towering monolith of cinema scores, this is one of Ennio Morricone's masterpieces, a collection of ten instrumental tracks (and The Story Of A Soldier) that still defines the spaghetti Western. Its use of gunfire, whistling, yodelling, cayote howling, flute (for Blondie), arghilofono (for Angel Eyes), and vocals (for Tuco) immediately transport us to dusty graveyards and unforgiving deserts. Morricone's music was regularly played during shooting, with Leone making specific demands of his composer. For The Ecstasy Of Gold, he requested a song that sounded like "the corpses were laughing from inside their tombs". Somehow Morricone, genius that he is, succeeded. Back to the menu
The Jungle Book
Composers: Sherman Brothers
Bringing jazz to the masses – or at least their offspring – The Jungle Book was the first animated soundtrack to be unquestionably cool. Arguably, it's the first and only. Moving away from the classical scores that had preceded it, the Sherman brothers and Disney recruited some of the best jazz musicians of the day to voice their animated characters, and then let them cut loose on the soundtrack, relying on the animators to match their stylings. It worked in spades, giving the studio one of its classics and giving us a soundtrack that has endured for nearly half a century with no sign of growing stale. Back to the menu
Lawrence Of Arabia
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Listening to Maurice Jarre's Lawrence Of Arabia Theme in all its romance, majesty and sandy bits, it's hard to imagine that the Frenchman was third choice to pen the film's score. When the call did come, he was left with only six weeks to compose the music for the Bedouin blockbuster, a scenario that took him on his own oasis-less journey. "It was panic time," Jarre remembered. "I managed to sleep every three hours for ten minutes and could go just days and nights without stopping. After that, I spent four months recuperating." The happy result of that slog was, like the film, an Oscar-winning classic, and thanks to a 2006 remastering, it's still crisply evocative of a unique moment in British cinema. Back to the menu
Mary Poppins
Composers: Sherman Brothers
Until someone writes Flockynockynihilipilification: The Musical, Mary Poppins' Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious remains cinema's most joyously wordy ditty. It's one of 30-plus songs written by the Sherman brothers for Disney's childcare-by-witchcraft triumph, and while not all of them made the cut, most are available on a 40th Anniversary re-release that showcases the full Chim Chim Cher-ee'ing, bird-feeding, sugar-spooning, Oscar-winning magic of their work. Sixties subversion was coming, but thanks to the Shermans, audiences could still revel in cosier comforts if they wanted to. And, boy, did they. Poppins topped a box-office top four that saw Goldfinger sandwiched between The Sound Of Music and My Fair Lady. Even the big German would have been whistling along. Back to the menu
Doctor Zhivago
Composer: Maurice Jarre
A score that spawned an unlikely hit record, Maurice Jarre's work on Doctor Zhivago was a lot less fraught than his previous David Lean collaboration. "After Lawrence Of Arabia, he always insisted for me to be involved from the beginning", Jarre recalled. "I read the book and the script, and went on location." The latter was probably a mixed blessing, bearing in mind the film's Hoth-like locations in Finland, but Jarre was suitably inspired and his compositions, full of grace and turmoil, made good use of Zhivago's beloved balalaika. Soon after the film was released Lara's Theme – given lyrics by Paul Francis Webster and renamed Somewhere My Love – became an easy listening smash for Connie Francis. Trust us, it sounds better in Cyrillic. Back to the menu
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Composer: John Barry
John Barry's fifth Bond saw him experimenting with Moog synths, a new lyricist n Burt Bacharach's songwriting partner Hal David), and an instrumental opener, the first since Monty Norman's Dr. No theme. Moog, bass and tambourine launch Maurice Binder's stir again into glorious life for the Piz Gloria downhill escape, while the David-penned We Have All The Time In The World haunts Bond's doomed romance. The fast-ailing Louis Armstrong sang that love theme, and would do the same again for Guinness 25 years later, scoring a posthumous UK hit in the process. "It's ironic that somebody's selling ale and you get a hit out of it", commented Barry drily, "but it's the way of the world." Back to the menu
Once Upon A Time In The West
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Leone and Morricone go together like Spielberg and Williams, Fellini and Rota, and Carpenter and, well, Carpenter. The pair's rapport was close to its strongest for Sergio Leone's brilliant, bleak epitaph to the Old West in which old heroes became villains, nameless men thirsted for revenge, the old gunslinger was damned to eternally wander and the Madonna figure was a whore. Sight-unseen, Morricone wrote musical motifs for each of those characters – Frank, Harmonica, Cheyenne and Jill – that caught their essence more perfectly than any amount of backstory. The director exploited his composer's great score in the edit to sync together sound and image into a dazzling opera of the West. Back to the menu
Planet Of The Apes
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
By the late '60s Jerry Goldsmith had made a name for himself scoring war flicks and Westerns, and composing the theme to The Man From U.N.C.L.E., but it was Planet Of The Apes that proved his immense capacity for innovation. Its avant-garde style had never before been applied to an entire Hollywood picture, and its threatening trumpets, jabbed pianos, synthy crashes and lurching woodblock percussion proved as attention-grabbing as John Chambers' make-up work. Goldsmith's techniques included getting his horn section to blow their instruments without mouthpieces, using steel bowls as percussion and looping drums into an Echoplex. It didn't win him an Oscar, but this score remains one of his most celebrated. Back to the menu
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
The track – you know the one – is called, appropriately enough, Murder. Not Shower or Wash & Go, but Murder. It's track 15 of Bernard Herrmann's fantastic soundtrack, and it may just be one of the ten most famous pieces of film music ever written: shrieking, staccato strings soundtracking the stabbing of Marion Crane, before deeper, darker, more dramatic cello and contrabass kick in, symbolising the ebbing away of life. Yet the rest of the dread-soaked score is equally fantastic, not to mention one of the most ripped-off soundtracks in history (hello, Re-Animator!), and is proof conclusive that Herrmann was Der Mann, all right. Back to the menu
Composer: Alex North
Easily scoring a place on American Film Institute's list of greatest film scores, Alex North's work was also recognised with an Oscar nomination. He was a forward-thinking composer, happy to blend modernist composition with more traditional Hollywood themes. But his true masterstroke was gathering an assortment of antique instruments that allowed him to craft music that sounds as though it came from Roman times. That's wedded to his use of an ondioline – a forerunner of the synthesiser – that made its film-scoring debut here. North's experimental ways proved a winner, and the result is a classic historical epic score that few others can match. Back to the menu
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Composer: Michel Legrand
Of Michel Legrand's 200 plus film scores, none is likelier to snip your heartstrings than his work on Jacques Demy's justly revered musical. Its influence is felt through Tom Hooper's Les Mis, just as Umbrella's Technicolor townscape was itself shaped by Vincente Minnelli and Gene Kelly's MGM spectaculars. Every word is sung, an offbeam experience for audiences weaned on big show-stopping tunes, sure, but one they were carried through by the raw emotion of its lyrics, Catherine Deneuve's gentle charisma and the cut-glass voice of singing stand-in Danielle Licari. "We had to do it completely in playback", recalled Deneuve of the unusual shoot, "so we had to learn the film by heart". Back to the menu
Composers: The Beatles
Richard Lester's demented follow-up to A Hard Day's Night may lack the zest and freshness of the Fab Four's first foray into film, but the soundtrack more than makes up for it, not least because you get Paul McCartney's Yesterday – aka Sir Not Appearing In This Film – into the bargain. The energetic title track, the introspective You've Got To Hide Your Love Away and infectious jangle of Ticket To Ride – all written by Lennon – are amongst the Very Best Of The Beatles (Vol. 1), while even the eminently skippable Ringo song (Act Naturally) has a certain charm. Back to the menu
Easy Rider
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Sometimes the efforts of a man combating boredom while ploughing through hours of footage can lead to greatness. Take a bow, then, Peter Fonda, director of Easy Rider. For while he had originally asked Crosby, Stills & Nash to score the movie, editor Donn Cambern used music from the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Steppenwolf to pass the time. The result was a 'musical commentary'. "The music became inseparable from the pictures," cinematographer Lazlo Kovacs told MovieMaker magazine. "When the film was cut, they ended up licensing the music Donn was using. They spent $1 million licensing music, which was about three times the budget for shooting the rest of the film." Back to the menu
Where Eagles Dare
Composer: Ron Goodwin
The '60s were a purple patch for war flicks, many of them RAF adventures that soared in scale as well as altitude. If you knew your 'cabbage crate' from your 'dicky birdy', there was a cockpit for you in the likes of 633 Squadron, Battle Of Britain or Where Eagles Dare – although you'd need a parachute for the latter. Coming out of your Hurricane/Mosquito/Junkers' stereo would be the tunes of Guildhall grad Ron Goodwin, lip-stiffening themes that were perfected in this Burton-and-Eastwood spy thriller. Source music – jaunty polkas guaranteed to elicit the Clint sneer – sits alongside tense cues and crowd-pleasing variations on its main theme. We've written the names of them down in a notebook. No, you can't see it." Back to the menu
The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein's signature was big tunes that stir movies into life through their sheer orchestral might. His Magnificent Seven theme, paced somewhere between a canter and a gallop, was a typical feast of brass-and-strings that accompanies McQueen, Vaughn, Bronson, Coburn and co. across a dusty landscape. The eastern-tinged Calvera's theme, meanwhile, gave the baddie the menacing motif he deserved. This score remains a highpoint from a man whose career spanned everything from The Ten Commandments to The Great Escape to Ghostbusters. Sadly, The Seven's iconic theme was hijacked by the Don Drapers of the day for a Marlboro ad, a crime for which the culprits should be lassoed to a cactus. Back to the menu
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Composers: Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer
When asked by Blake Edwards to compose the music for Tiffany's, Henry Mancini eschewed the 1960s trend for rock scores and turned the clock back with a jazzy accompaniment to Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly. The other memorable takeaway is the iconic Moon River, written by the composer with lyrics from Johnny Mercer. "It took me a long time to figure out what Holly Golightly was all about. One night after midnight I was still trying. I don't drink much, but I was sipping," Mancini told Time magazine. "And it came to me. I wrote Moon River in half an hour." A Paramount executive wanted it gone. The producers and Hepburn fought to keep it. It won an Oscar. Job done. Back to the menu
8 ½
Composer: Nino Rota
Art-house quiz: who was Federico Fellini's most valued collaborator? Marcello Mastroianni? Screenwriter Tullio Pinelli? Perhaps his wife and muse, Giulietta Masina? His dinner jacket? Nope. According to the man himself, it was composer Nino Rota. "Nino had a geometric imagination", he enthused of the man who'd scored for him since 1951's The White Sheik. "[He had] an approach worthy of celestial spheres". For 8½, Rota plumped for altogether earthier motifs. Its theme captured the '60s tumult not just of the story, but of the whole nation, while raunchy rhumbas mingled with classical nods to Rossini and Wagner on screen. Rota's score was homaged on Rob Marshall's remake, Nine, with intentions that were a heck of a lot better than the results. Back to the menu | Back to the soundtrack celebration hub


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7 Times Celebs Redefined the Status Quo, in Honor of International Women's Day
In honor of International Women's Day.
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StevenJay: Trump is a failure as potus! The republicans and their Koch brothers funded agenda is nothing but a money grab for the wealthiest Americans! I am a life long democrat and if the democratic leaders can not come up with a plan that works for all of the American people I will be changing my status to independent! We need healthcare for all. We need clean air and water. We need to start moving faster towards a renewable energy economy. We need better jobs and jobs that pay a living wage! That is the way forward in my opinion!


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This points the fickle finger of guilt at the White House itself.
Six hours later, fickle finger still pulsing, I dumped the investment.
The press is a fickle beast, and it has only just begun to sniff around Paul Ryan.
Those of us who live here are a fickle bunch with fleeting attention spans.
They rooted for their man, but showed a wary respect for Romney—and concern about fickle independents.
Mackenzie inquired, not in the least displeased over this outreaching of justice after the fickle old man.
He must always think me fickle, and you will always condemn my weakness.
Let us turn away, then, from this fickle standard, and look to reason enlightened by the Word of God.
Louis, the king, was as fickle in his affections as he was unyielding in his mastership.
But what is there in life so fickle as the breath of popular favour?
c.1200, probably from Old English ficol "deceitful, cunning, tricky," related to befician "deceive," and to facen "deceit, treachery." Common Germanic (cf. Old Saxon fekan "deceit," Old High German feihhan "deceit, fraud, treachery"), from PIE *peig- "evil-minded, treacherous, hostile" (cf. Latin piget "it irks, troubles, displeases," piger "reluctant, lazy"). Sense of "changeable" is first recorded late 13c. Related: Fickleness.


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DISCOUNCERT: U2 confirms new concert in Barcelona (the 4th!) in October 2015
BREAKING NEWS! U2 has confirmed their 4th concert in Barcelona for the month of October 2015. The tickets for the other 3 concerts in Barcelona were sold within hours, so the band has a new concert date: Saturday October 10.
Tickets go on sale on Thursday February 19 at 10am through doctormusic.com, livenation.es, ticketmaster.es, taquillamediaset.es and elcorteingles.es/entradas.
Where: Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona)
When: 5, 6, 9 and 10 October, 2015
DISCOUNCERT: We remind you that you will have 10% OFF in your stay in Barcelona if you show us your ticket for the concert.


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had an eeg test today and he said it seems i have some nerve damage in my lower back and neck that is causing my discomfort in my left arm and leg... and wants an mri .. Is nerve damage reversable? will this get worse over time? also, i have an increase in headaches in the past couple weeks.. i hardly get headaches but lately they are everyday.. they come and go and vary.. sometimes its jsut an overall pressure, sometimes when i lean forward i will get a headache ontop of my head and forehead that is like achey.. also, if you push the top of my head it can start a headache for a short time.. i told the neuro this but he didn't make a mention of the headaches and during the test he pushed down on my head at our intital visit and i got dizzy for a few seconds.. he also didn't say anything about that but i am curious to know if that means anything... opinions appreciated..
my mri is scheduled for monday... it has been off and on for months now... i am hypothyroid and take synthroid.. the headaches have been for the past 2 or 3 weeks off and on... i also have muscle pain and tightness in my neck left shoulder and back constantly.... i am a mother of 3 w my youngest being 16 mo old which i currently am still bf..
it says nuerologist but when i click to view your profile it says opthomologist..
relist this question please... respnse taking too long
he has not said anything about my headaches, he seems to be paying attention to my arm leg and neck problem... the mri is for the neck and back suspected nerve damage...
i also notice that if i move my eyes side to side it can start a headache.. which i hv an apt for an eye dr this fri ...
i have a headache now that has lasted all day it is achey and sometiems produced quick pain that make me squint then it goes away.. and if i touch the top of my head w pressure it makes the headache worse.. i also woke up w a sore tight neck from how i was sleeping and thought maybe the headache today was from this.. curious to know why i am getting frequent headaches ... if it can be from my neck problem
i do get occasional blurred type vision mainly in my left eye.. where i have to blink a few times to clear it up... its not crazy blurry but it is noticeable.. besides that i can see fine.. never had to wear glasses... this has been going on .. on and off for almost a year..
i do get occasional blurred type vision mainly in my left eye.. where i have to blink a few times to clear it up... its not crazy blurry but it is noticeable.. besides that i can see fine.. never had to wear glasses... this has been going on .. on and off for almost a year.. sometimes is feels as tho the left eye is dry or has something in it but it doesn't... i seem to have a crap load of all different symptoms... any specific test i can ask the eye dr for regarding this issue to know if something more dangerous is occuring?


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Leafs ranked 20th by Hockey's Future.
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As knowledgeable as the scouts are about the players they scout, players prove them wrong on every turn, either by busting, or becoming a "diamonds in the rough". Looking back on HF's previous years' top 5 prospects for each team, it's been shown that about half of them turned out to be busts, and from the rest, anyone with half a brain could have picked out players were going to be stars in the league.
When you take that less than 50% prediction accuracy from scouts observing a player, and you collect the observations from numerous scouts (with no real good way to standardize those observations), you end up with a pretty unreliable result. If they had to re-compile teams' prospect rankings from 5 years ago with 20-20 hindsight, the results would be
They're doing the best they can, better than any of us could, most likely, but I wouldn't bet my life savings on any of their rankings.
I don't base my opinions on prospects solely on ranking lists either.
But I certainly trust the opinions of dozens of professional nhl scouts MUCH more than random people on an internet message board who have a proven track record of being dramatically influenced by their pro-leaf bias.
When we show hf threads from four years ago, leaf fans rant and rave about how great the leafs prospects are. Those same leaf fans now call that team an "empty cupboard" and use it as an excuse for Burke's failures.
So you
can't trust what a lot of leaf fans say.
And I
think most fans of other teams are like that. When most fans see their team (after four years) finish 5th last and have pathetically rated prospects,
they get mad....
They don't make lame excuses.
I personally think the leafs prospects are entirely mediocre. I've been saying it very often for over a year now.
And it just so happens that both HF and the professional nhl scouts at the Hockey News entirely agree with me.
So it does beg the question...
being that Burke's team finished 5th last last season, and both HF and the professional nhl scouts at the hockey news think we have utterly mediocre prospects... how could people possibly still support Burke?
It really really is getting a little out of hand.
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German Apple Pudding Cake
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Recipe by noreenruth
easy to make and very good with cream or custard
Top Review by Chabear01
We really enjoyed this cake. Not sure I cooked the topping long enough, but sure liked the saucey anyways. Next time I make this I think I will prick the cake with a fork several times so that the sauce can soak more into the cake. Thank You for sharing this recipe
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 cups peeled & diced apples
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup chopped raisins
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
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- Mix apples & sugar and leave to stand till sugar dissolves. Add eggs,mix well.Add dry ingredients followed by nuts and raisins & nuts. Pour into 8" x 8" tin and bake in 375 degrees oven 40-45 minutes.
- Take cake out of tin and stand on cooling tray.
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UCCX 8.0(2) upgrade to SU4
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I'm planning an upgrade to SU4 on a HA cluster this weekend. I would like to kick off the software install this evening, and then switch versions over the weekends. The documentation isn't 100% clear on what will happen in this scenario.
I'm looking at this doc ... http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cust_contact/contact_center/crs/express_8_0/configuration/guide/uccx801osag.pdf
On page 46 (7-2) it states ... Data migration happens only when a switch version is done from a lower to the higher version; when the switch version is done from a higher to a lower version the data migration does not happen.
What Data is this referring to exactly? Historical data only?
On the next page it states .... The administrator must not make any configuration changes to Cisco Unified CCX during an upgrade. Configuration changes include any changes that you make in Cisco Unified CCX Administration, Cisco Unified CCX Serviceability, and the User Option windows.
So, if I upload the software tonight, am I correct in thinking that when I switch versions at the weekend, historical data will be carried over and any configuration changes (reskilling, new agents, new csqs etc) will be lost ?
Also, has anyone any comments on the SU4 upgrade in a HA cluster? If you've upgraded, how did you get on?
SU3 gave us many different problems, hopefully SU4 will be smoother.
It refers to all data, basically if you do the upgrade but not switch for few days all new configuration and historical data will be lost after you perform the switch.


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Can I Tell My Bridesmaids What Kind of Shower I Want?
It's a good idea to discuss the shower with bridesmaids—or whoever is hosting—but avoid demands, especially those that dictate the budget. For example, if you really don't want games, you may express that sentiment but shy away from requests that add extra expenses.


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The end of summer is rapidly approaching! For those who haven't been able to make it to a Game Day Frenzy, August 6th will be your last chance. It will be held in the meeting room from 4:30-5:30 pm. All are welcome so stop on by and play some games. Have any suggestions for cool ipad games? Write a comment and let me know.


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The Custom Shop: Services Offered
Are you a customizer, or do spec work? Have a flair for embellishment of factory products? This is your place to offer your services.
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