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WD My Book Live Network Attached Hard Disk Reviewby Ganesh T S on 10/11/2011 6:30 AM EST
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chiadog - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkI remember costly multi-drive NAS costing more than this without including any HDDs and performing much worse. As for not hitting 100MB/s, i wouldn't worry about it. You need to throw some real horsepower on the CPU and ram to hit those speeds (mine runs E8400/4g). sure I can hit sustained 110MB/s on reads and 100MB/s on writes, I sure as hell are not pulling 12w at load. I'd be interested if it comes in multi-drive format to backup my main NAS. Reply
Venya - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkThanks for review!
But you should note - this device can work as a decent DLNA server and provide all your media content library to all your DLNA-certified devices (TVs, notebooks, set-top boxes, smartphones, etc.). Software-wise this is based on Twonky Media server.
Only this feature alone make this device worth to purchase! Reply
litbea - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkWell, in fact that's the reason I RETURN it to the shop. The DLNA server it runs is TwonkyServer, which I couldn't make work in HD with my Samsung 650 LCD TV. When I enter its console to upgrade the server... I found it wasn't a free update! So, you get stuck with version 5.3 (as far as I remember) instead of more powerful version 6.
What a pity, the resto worked fine. Reply
ganeshts - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkI had mentioned in a recent tweet that DLNA is not making things any easier for consumers [ Technical description here: http://t.co/jPD1EnM8 ]. It exists just to make up for the deficiencies of the products involved.
The My Book Live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a SMB share. Now, if only the TVs were good enough to just recognize and read from Samba shares, DLNA could have been rendered unnecessary.
uPnP is pretty good by itself (It enables the Play To functionality in Windows), and all this DLNA standardization on top has only served to confuse consumers further. Reply
yelped - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkVery interesting. Has anything changed since that blog post? Reply
Venya - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkThis is problem of Samsung products with MKV video files only - not WD! They want this files served under different content type. Other TVs not affected, as well as other content.
And you can solve this in multiple ways:
1. There are some configuration XML files for Twonky where you can setup separate profile for your TV and change content type. This required additional research and manual configuration.
2. Install other free DLNA server software - Mediatomb. It is very cool that WD Live allows to to install any linux software from command line.
3. Finally, you can just purchase Twonky 6 upgrade for as low as $20. If youre was lucky enough to buy Samsung TV before reading forums about their problems ;)
Actually, with my initial comment I just said that Ganesh skipped very important aspect in this review - DLNA. All features and problems should be in review itself but not in user comments, dont you think? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkVenya, Thanks for your informative posts (which, I am sure, lot of readers will appreciate).
I did mention Twonky in the second page of the review. I assumed people would realize that Twonky would enable DLNA support.
Since the unit is geared towards home use, we have the Twonky Media Server and iTunes server to round up the multimedia capabilities.
I again standby my opinion that DLNA only serves to heighten consumers' frustration. Any user with a DLNA server at home is savvy enough to understand Samba sharing. The media renderers should just present the supported media on the display. This way, there would be no confusion about supported DLNA profiles and other such stuff (I believe on-the-fly transcoding by any media server program is just hiding the inefficiency of the renderer.. such renderers should be given the thumbs down by the consumers). Reply
Bolas - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkI'm trying to figure out... what are the advantages of NAS instead of just a large hard drive in my desktop computer on my home network? Couldn't that already do anything that I would need for my home network by using Windows Media Center, or is there something I'm missing?
Also... how are people getting all these "media files"? I could see maybe 100 GB of music files (I have 32GB of music, personally) but where everyone uses up storage is movie files.
All my movies are on DVD or Blu-Ray and I'd rather have them on my hard drive to watch anywhere without having to cart around physical media. Is there a good program out there to rip DVD's and Blu-Rays to hard drive? Is this one of those annoying movie company "don't copy our content into the format you want" deals?
Personally, I'd like to buy the Blu-Ray and then rip it to digital format to use, keeping the Blu-Ray as the backup. That method would make sense to me. Reply
akedia - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkI have over 1 TB (yes, terabyte) of music, 600 GB of movies, and 900 GB of TV shows, and two desktops and two laptops that want access.
I use RipIt and Handbrake for movies and XLD for music. Reply
Smegheid - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkSpeaking from experience, I've found having a small, cheap, configurable NAS on my home network to have a bunch of advantages. At home, I run a Guruplug with a 1.5TB USB drive hanging off it.
The main advantage is power consumption. Instead of having to keep my desktop machine running when I'm not using it, I have a 5W server and a connected USB drive that powers up and down as needed. The end result is we pay less for electricity (important here in Hawai'i, given the rates we're charged) and it generates less heat (important on the days we run the AC). It costs next to nothing to run, so it's left on 24/7.
Having it set up as a first point of contact for backups is great. I run an rsync server on the little server, and my desktop and the wife's laptop both sync to/from it as needed. My desktop is where all of our photos first land, and I have a script that runs periodically to copy all the photos to the server. It's all automated, so I never have to worry about making sure it's all backed up, other than checking the logs every now and again to make sure the copy's working OK.
Similarly, my wife likes having a copy of all our photos on her laptop so she can have them to show people when she's away from home. In the past, I ran an rsync server on my desktop machine so she'd get copies that way, but making sure she was up to date required coordination - I'd have to make sure my desktop was on at the same time as her laptop. Because the photos are synced to the NAS first, they're always available whenever she uses her laptop.
The reverse also applies - her machine backs up her files (documents, etc.) to the server. Because it's always on, I'm fairly certain that I have a good backup of all her stuff.
Personally, I also like running backups to a volume that's not always mounted on the machine being backed up. I've always thought that USB drives as a backup solution invite disaster, as they're likely always mounted, and therefore fully accessible in the event that you catch some nasty virus that decides to delete all of your files. Because the server in this case isn't mounted (other than read-only in some cases for convenience) the likelihood of a virus on my desktop or her laptop actually being able to delete the backup is minimised.
Having your own storage available 24/7 changes your mindset about some things. For example, when we were out on holiday last month, as we filled the flash cards for our cameras, I'd pull the photos off to my little travel netbook and let it copy the photos back home overnight. If anything had happened to my laptop's drive while we were away, we wouldn't have lost our photos of our kids enjoying their holiday.
Finally, the ultimate reason I run backups through my little low-power server is that it's basically just a cache. It's set up to copy everything over to a machine at work during the wee hours of the morning, giving me physical separation of our data and the backup. The copy from our PCs happens at LAN/Wifi speeds, so it doesn't take particularly long to complete. The little server then trickles data out at our miserable 1Mbit upload speed, taking as long as it needs to to get the job done. That way, I don't have to leave my power-hungry desktop machine on for long periods of time while waiting for backups to complete, which is really useful.
As to where our media files come from, we have a couple of hundred GB of photos, perhaps a little more in music (all ripped from our CDs, which lurk in the bottom of a cupboard these days) and maybe 700GB of movies and the likes (ripped from our DVDs which are the CDs' neighbours). We don't do HD or bluray or anything like that just yet (our kids are young, and flat panel TVs are just too fragile) so our usage is somewhat modest.
I've always done CD rips with EAC and DVD rips with DVDFab, followed up with Handbrake for transcoding to H.264. Reply
haukionkannel - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkYes it is illegal to copy youd dvd and blu-ray to hard disk... You are bypassing the copy protection and that is illegal..
In any way it is possible to do it. And that is the reason why there is big disk like this... Am I delusionar or am I?
But yeah, It would be nice to play your "own" vidoes etc from external hard disk instead of optical disk that are doomed to be worn out some day... Reply
CoreyAR - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkI believe that copying a DVD, BluRay, anything that you personally own and using it under the rights granted to you by owning the original disc is not illegal...it is called fair use.
However if you freely distribute the content then you are probably breaking the license that you obtained when you purchased the material and are then breaking the law. Reply
akedia - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkCopying it is fair use, but circumventing DRM to do so is illegal, so though you have the right to copy your own media for your own usage, you cannot legally do what would be required to do so in most cases. Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkWhat countries legal system are we talking about here? The legality of back up copies, circumvention of DRM etc. can differ widely from one country to another. :-) Reply
EJ257 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkYes but if you are doing it purely for personal reason then there is no way the MPAA or RIAA would find out anyway. Sure it is technically illegal to circumvent the DRM on the disc but if your doing it behind closed doors (and windows) and you don't upload the rip to the web then who would know? Is your wife/gf going to report you? Are your friends who come over to watch that movie MPAA secret police? Reply
slick121 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkhehe good post!! Reply
iamezza - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkHoly crap batman! 71C with an ambient temp of 25C this is utterly ridiculous for a hard drive to run this hot, there is no way it will last long term running so hot. Reply
dertechie - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - linkThat's after 4 hours of 300GB of simultaneous reads and writes, basically the HDD equivalent of Prime95. He never actually told us what it was running at under normal conditions (and since he didn't seem too concerned, I'm betting it's <50C). Come to think of it, the external 3TB drive they reviewed a while ago did that too under torture.
You'll hit that temp for initial back up, and then never again.
I'd buy one of these, but the concept of 2TB+ drives without redundancy scares the crap out of me. Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkWith sporadic accesses, the hdd temperature hovers around 55 C. Not alarming, but worth a note. Reply
projektsun - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkAny chance of a peak inside? Any way to upgrade ram in this? ALSO... why not put a 7200RPM hd in this? Heat? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkThe 5400 rpm drive runs hot by itself. 7200 rpm, with passive cooling, would be a difficult proposition.
No, the RAM is not user upgradeable.
For a peek inside, please follow this link:
Didn't want to repeat the excellent teardown done by SNB :) Reply
jcbenten - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkWhat I need is a SBS setup to keep from booting up a PC and save on the cost of a full blown NAS. Did I miss that in the review? Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkOK, this is the first time I have seen this request.
You are in luck :) I see Squeezebox server is available for Debian (as is the perl source code). The My Book Live runs Debian Lenny and definitely has perl installed also. I would guess that it is possible to run the Squeezebox server on this. Unfortunately, I don't have any devices to test that the server actually works.
PS: Did a little Googling, and found that it indeed works :)
https://wp.peterweb.org/misc/squeezebox-server-on-... Reply
AncientWisdom - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkIf it is, this will be perfect as I will not have to leave my desktop running while downloading (I have an abysmal 2Mbit connection) or waiting for new RSS to come in. Reply
ganeshts - Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - linkFirst post on this page : http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-Live/Torrent-C... Reply
Nutandbolt - Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - linkI have been trying to fix the network drive to my computer running win xp
The installer is not able to "discover " the drive on the network. Has anyone
Faced similar issues ? Reply
JMSW - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link"Videos were quite picky, though. I had to install RockPlayer Lite / Doubletwist in order to stream the videos. Since there is no transcoding going on at the My Book Live end, we are severely limited with respect to the nature of the video files which can be played back"
I am just about to set my WD box up, second attempt as first box deemed faulty. I had problems with video playback as well as storing and retrieving some more obscure file types such as GP3, GP4. (which I put down to faulty box!)
Is there just some file types / extensions that shouldn't be stored on the WD My Book Live?
With regard to video playback are you putting RockPlayer on the WD box? Should I put something like iTunes on the WD box and stream my music through it?
I ask, because it was my intention to stream video, music and pictures within my house to laptops, desktops and ipads as well as a yet to be bought HD TV. Outside the house I want to access all the WD box content either on my laptop or phone. Sorting file types and software out in advance will hopefully make set up a bit smoother. Reply
MumblingFumbler - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - linkCan't find this utility using ssh, logged in as root, on my drive. Did tester import it somehow?
Maybe WD took it off once heat problems were reported. Anybody know how I can get it? Got my drive last week. Reply


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Art lovers should be sure to visit he Oliewenhuis Art Museum, an attractive Cape-Dutch-inspired gallery filled with creative treasures and significant artworks. There are also the Motheo Art Route and the Mangaung Cultural Route for those who like to get involved in culture in a real way.
The BaSotho have a proud and tenacious history, and one of the historic highlights of a trip to the Free State is a visit to the Basotho Cultural Village in QwaQwa, close to the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
Of course, if you're in the mood for something rather different (and sporty) whilst in Bloemfontein there's always the Choet Visser Rugby Museum.
Travel tips & Planning info
How to get here
There are daily flights between Bloemfontein and the major urban capitals of South Africa. The area is also easily accessible by car and bus along the N1.
Best time to visit
A temperate climate means that it's always a good time to visit Bloemfontein.
Around the area
Lots to explore. Start off on foot and tour the city centre, it's also a good idea to book yourself on an organised tour to see the main historical and cultural sights.
Get around
Having your own car is a good idea, but bus tours are also available.
Length of stay
Spend a couple of days exploring the city and the surrounding areas.
What to pack
Good walking shoes, especially if you're planning on exploring the city by foot.
Where to stay
There are lots of guest houses, bed and breakfasts and city hotels on offer.
What to eat
Local food is always best and Bloemfontein offers a wide range of restaurants.
Best buys
Colourful Basotho blankets for family back home.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Saint Leo women's golf team has earned an eighth-place nod on the first Golf World Division II Coaches Poll of the 2012 season, officials announced Wednesday. The poll combines the resources of Golf World magazine, as well as the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA).
Including the Green and Gold, the Sunshine State Conference takes up five of the top-10 spots on the latest poll. Nova Southeastern earned 12 of the 16 available first place votes to remain in first place with 363 points. Florida Southern claims the No. 3 slot with 305 points and one first place vote, followed by Lynn University in fifth with 299 points and one top vote, as well. Barry nips at the Fighting Knights' heels in sixth, finishing just one point behind with 298 points.
The Lions return to action on Monday, March 5, at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational hosted by Rollins College at the Tuscawilla Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo women's golf team visit saintleolions.com, and be sure to follow the Lions on Facebook and Twitter.


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DETROIT - The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the death of a 41-year-old woman removed from the filthy, bug-infested apartment she shared with her husband and four children as accidental.
Firefighters wearing biohazard suits removed the bedridden, unidentified, Warren woman from an apartment last Tuesday.
She had been hospitalized before passing away early Monday morning. The medical examiner's office had listed her as "morbidly obese" but did not immediately release a specific weight.
Warren Police Commissioner Jere Green said that the woman was hospitalized a few months ago and that police would review her medical records.
The fire department responded following a call from the woman's husband who told them she needed medical attention.
Investigators believe the woman was bedridden for more than a year. She had bedsores and was found in her own waste. Bugs and fecal matter were found throughout the apartment north of Detroit.
Prosecutors are expected to review the case.
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Man shot and killed in Moses Lake home
(Moses Lake, WA) A 60-year-old man died last night after being shot at his Moses Lake home.
"Though it is early in the investigation, I'm reassuring citizens we don't believe this was a random shooting," said Sheriff Tom Jones.
Grant County Sheriff's Deputies were called around 9:30 p.m. Mar. 2 for an assault at a home in the 7700 block of Clink Road Northeast in Cascade Valley. When they arrived they found a man who had been shot. The man was taken to Samaritan Hospital where he died a short time later. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday and the man's name will be released once the Coroner has notified his family.
Detectives spent the entire night searching the home and interviewing witnesses. There is little public information ready for release right now.
Anyone with information should call 509-762-1160, or send it to [email protected]. Tipsters can remain anonymous.


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Google got this with its 24,000 patents !
The old apple just worked harder to make a better product , but the new apple just does not want any competition , apple have to also be carefull it does not upset its loyal customers who just want the best and not a sour apple , apple used to be cool , now they are not , its time for apple to step up and do what its best at , making cool products and not looking like a company thats lost its way
Samsung went crawling back to Google for help, it's not going to make a difference. There's a reason why Apple is winning more lawsuits than they are losing. Android has already infringed 11 Apple and Microsoft patents. Unfortunately it doesn't matter who came up with the idea, it's who holds the patent, in this case it's Apple. Yeah all these companies steal from each other that's just the way it works, it's been that way since the beginning of Apple and Microsoft. So it doesn't really matter that Google is going to help Samsung with their lawsuits other than funding. A judge isn't going to change his/her mind just because Google is backing Samsung with this...
If you live in the us then the choice of android phones is less , all phones really , in europe there is more choice , which is why there are less iphones in europe than the us , as for quality iam on my 4th iphone 4s ( had 6 iphone 4's ) all the problems are screen related , yellow tints , also have had android phones and none of these have broken down , if your on at&t then try an international phone , android phones are also cheaper here than in the us , apple has a new and first apple store in amsterdam and every day they exchange over 40 iphones per day due to various problems. That is good service from apple , but at the real price we pay for iphones then you expect a perfect iphone , as for ios thats another thing , it works but looks old fashioned now , as it looks like the 2007 iphone still but with a few tweaks , would love to see like android a new fresh look , but going by osx thats just a dream
so what is Apple complaining about this time?
It was never news that google was giving patents to htc and Samsung.
Why do you guys think it's wrong for apple to sue people for infringing patents? If apple wasn't a big company you would all agree with them. They don't want no competition If any of you have any Idea Steve jobs felt EXTREMELY strong about android copying their product. What's the point in a patent if they dont use it? Apple spent years getting those patents they deserve to be able to use them. How would you feel of someone patented a life changing product then somebody copied them but they weren't allowed to sue? You wouldn't feel bad for the copiers! Same logic applies to this
The final thing is a patent is a patent and Samsung infringed it knowingly.
I don't care for "iSheeps" or "Fandroids" or any other fanboys of this or that system/vendor. Here's the thing:
There were Nokia and Rim, and everyone was making more or less similar phones to those. Then Apple decided "yo, go to hell, we will make fast responsive touchscreen mobile phone". And they did, as the first ones (no, no first in general or historically, but first in "global mobile phone" era). What happened? Nokia almost died (becoming MS personal {self-censored} is another story). RIM is, well, dead, or almost dead. They desperately try to regain at least some part of the market. Others are so minor that major players do not care for them. And everyone makes touchscreen phones now. New companies are rising.
Technology progressed due to competition, monopoly was broken. New monopolies are being established - see apple vs. google + some vendors. It won't be long till someone else (or maybe even one of those major players) will again make a new type of device that will make progress and many companies will die again only to be reborn.
As to apple "lawsuit here, lawsuit there". Do you really think that is was not present before? No it was. There was not as much publicity, thats all. Reading about this on almost daily basis makes one think that it's just what apple does, apple is evil, blah blah blah... In reality it always was, and, unless the patent system changes, always will be.
Just have a look at Oracle (who bought SUN Microsystems) law suiting Google for JAVA usage in android. Oracle did not even created java... just bought it with the SUN.
Or at the fact that Samsung manufactures displays for all Apple devices, along with memory modules (ram and ssd), and maybe even more.
Or at the fact that Foxconn does not only makes Apple devices, but hell a lot more (xbox for example). Why Microsoft in not begin bashed for harsh condition of the workers?
Think before you blindly follow one company and hate another.
Lol! You really showed Apple who's boss.............As for you comment about the phone's, Apple is ONE company making the iPhone, so they build off of their old models sometimes. Android has a bunch of companies that make phone's for them but a lot of them still end up looking alike....


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With sadness, Cricket Canada regrets to inform that former Canadian Captain Cecil Marshall passed away this week.
Below is the announcement as posted in the local newspaper.
Died peacefully at his home, after a prolonged illness, on Saturday 10th in the care and comfort of his family. He is survived by his 3 children Kathleen Callender, Lisa Marshall and Dr. Peter Marshall, sons in law Andrew Callender and John Bedward, daughter in law Tia Marshall and grand children Matthew Callender, Makenna Marshall and Alyssa and Aliyah Moore and former wife Helen Prince. Cecil's brothers Lennard and Desmond Marshall, sisters Ena Griffith, Yvonne West, Mavis Marshall-Adedeji and Bernice Marshall including several treasured nieces and nephews also mourn his passing.The family is eternally grateful to the many caring friends who contributed to keeping Cecil comfortable,offered kinds words and support, during what was a very difficult time, these include Merle Solomon (Mother of Dr. Peter Marshall) and Pascale Gareau. Cecil is best remembered for his love, passion and dedication to cricket, a game that brought him immense joy and one he had a mastery of and could recall key cricketing milestones and achievements with ease. His fondest memories include representing Canada at the Prudential Cup in 1979, captaining the Canadian team at ICC tournament in England seeing Brian Lara achieve his world test record and anticipating the summer cricket season at the Governor Generals ground in Ottawa for his club. Funeral Mass will take place on Wednesday September 14th at 11:00am at the Good Shepherd Church, 3092 Innes Road, Gloucester. Immediately followed by an internment in Montreal at the Mount Royal Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.heritagefh.ca


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|Forums: Index → Narutopedia Discussion → Should we have wich chapter or episode the info is from and where should we put it
Ive just been going through some of the character pages but most of them dont say which chapter/episode they got the info from or which chapters/episodes theyre main fights ar on, i think the chapter/episode should be theyre so people can watch the episodes/read the chapters theyre favourite characters ar on. ShadowShukaku 19:52, 15 December 2008 (UT)
Even so, it would take too much space. But, now you brought up something, we need more articles on episodes so that we can have the best Naruto information ever. That would tell other people, hmm, the arcs would probably could give out a clue. All the jutsus are having their debuts, making it easier for people to find the jutsu of when it was first used. I think we're fine now. --Rasengan888 23:37, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- ^_^ You know, with chapter/episode pages. There technically is nothing to stop us from listing what jutsu were used in what episode (annotating with SMW). An episode infobox could do that, and it would make for some very interesting queries. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Dec 16, 2008 @ 00:09 (UTC)
Oh when we put in what jutsu was used in each episode can we also have wich characters appear.ShadowShukaku 20:51, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
I think there should be footnotes like in general wikipedia articles that point to the bottom of the page to document sources, and show which manga chapter or episode the information came from. that way if someone is interested they can find the info, but it won't clutter the main text. Futon_rasengan 15:37, 22 December 2008 (EST)
- No-one really updates any of those, so an attempt do do that just ends up leaving bad information in the articles. We used to have a pile of those sections, but round now, they are missing sources, and list sources that aren't used, so I've just opted for removing those sections. Though, if you want you can always go around the wiki and stick ref tags on various pieces of information, that'll nicely populate the References sections. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Dec 22, 2008 @ 20:53 (UTC)


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Trilby (1894) is a gothic horror novel by George du Maurier and one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram Stoker's Dracula. Trilby is set in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris. Though it features the hijinks of three lovable English artists — especially the delicate genius Little Billee — its most memorable character is Svengali, a Jewish rogue, a masterful musician, and an irresistible… (mehr)
nb. it seems to be the name of 'Trilby' that is left out quite often and makes the text appear disjointed and confusing at times.
There appear to be a number of mistakes and missing words in the copy I downloaded to read on my kindle. The writing seems a little confused, but as I haven't read the original I can't be sure if there are other mistakes as well. I was enjoying the story, but missing words became very distracting.
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht in: 1894
Wortanzahl: 98.433 Wörter (≈ etwa 7 Stunden)
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A father who urged his nine-year-old son to poison his mother and frame her new partner for the murder has been jailed for 18 months.
The man from the Ilkley area – who cannot be named to protect his son's identity – hatched the "diabolical" plot in more than 3,000 Facebook messages, a court heard.
The judge was told events took a sinister turn when the father began messaging his son in detail about poisoning his mother with nicotine.
He was a smoker and suggested he could extract it and it could be applied lethally to the her skin.
The man suggested to his son that his mother's new partner could be implicated by putting one of his hairs in the jar of poison.
The man told his son it would "kill two birds with one stone." He allegedly added: "I'd do the lot of them if I could." He pleaded guilty to theft, fraud and perverting the course of justice.
A charge of encouraging or assisting in the commission of causing grievous bodily harm was dropped.
Judge Jonathan Rose said he was satisfied the man did not intend to kill or seriously injure the woman.
Prosecutor Kitty Taylor said the man wanted his son, who resides in Bradford, to live with him after his relationship with the boy's mother ended and she met a new partner.
Between June and September last year, he maliciously incited the boy to steal. The man got the child to steal his mother's bank card and pass on her pin number. He withdrew £300 from her account after telling his son to hide the stolen card under a rock.
"It was punishment to her from an embittered ex-partner," Mrs Taylor said.
The boy was torn between two parents, Bradford Crown Court was told.
His father secretly handed him a phone with a password and met up with him at school without his mother's knowledge.
Judge Rose said the man vented his anger, malice and hatred on the boy's mother, who had never tried to stop him seeing his son.
"I use the word reprehensible. It is unforgivable," the judge told him.
It was cruel to the child to make him keep secrets from his mother and he was left hurt, harmed and damaged.
The prison sentence reflected "the public horror that a man could act in such a despicable way to his own son."
The defendant's lawyer, Ian Hudson, conceded they were "disgraceful, despicable, diabolical," offences from a "bitter, spiteful and angry" man.
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WHAT'S an ageing rocker to do years after announcing his retirement and on the back of repeatedly lukewarm performances? Retire, of course.
In devastating news for AFL fans – and the former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney – Meat Loaf has announced final tour dates.
Five years ago, the Bat Out of Hell singer mooted a retirement plan, but continued to perform.
The last tour, "Last at Bat" and dubbed a "final goodbye" to his fans, will begin in Britain in April and continue for almost three weeks.
The singer has promised to perform hits such as Dead Ringer For Love, and the second act of the show will be comprised of the seven songs from his best-selling 1977 album Bat Out of Hell.
"I know the fans will enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed putting it together," he said.
There's no word if those attending the shows will be entitled to a refund if Meat Loaf turns in a performance similar to that at the 2010 AFL grand final, which drew widespread disdain, or Mitt Romney's endorsement rally.
Meat Loaf cancelled US gigs last month because of hurricane Sandy and last year he told CNN that "I go out on the stage as if it's the last thing I'll ever do."
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Lawrence Tierney and Gene Roth in The Hoodlum
Here's a piece I wrote for Noir of the Week on Max Nosseck's film The Hoodlum (1951).
As I note in my essay, "Tierney got his first real leading role in an "A" film in Robert Wise's memorably vicious Born to Kill (1947), where Tierney's character, the appropriately named San Wild, is a homicidal maniac who kills on a whim, and tries to scheme his way into a wealthy marriage. With Wise's sharp direction, and excellent support from Claire Trevor, Elisha Cook Jr. and Walter Slezak, to name just a few of the many superb cast members, was a critical but not commercial hit; the film was simply too bleak for mainstream audiences, and Tierney's character was so violent and brutal that it was impossible to feel any empathy for him.
Born to Kill is a masterpiece, but it would be Tierney's last uncompromised vision of hell; from here it was back to B territory with Richard Fleischer's Bodyguard (1948), which was dumped as a second feature. Convinced that Tierney would never become a major star, even in a sympathetic role (as he was as private eye Mike Carter in Bodyguard), RKO cut Tierney loose, and he began to bounce around from studio to studio; the big chance had eluded him. And then he made The Hoodlum."


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Off night for Mets results in loss to Padres
SAN DIEGO -- Even if the Mets have come pretty darn close of late, winning every night is not realistic. So they could not fret too much when they lost to the Padres on Saturday, 6-0, in a game that saw them struggle from start to finish. Dillon Gee gave up two home runs, the Mets allowed three as a team and Tyson Ross pitched seven shutout innings for the home team.
"You've got to hit," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "That's just the name of the game."
But the Mets did not hit, mostly because Ross was on point from the start, retiring eight consecutive batters to open the game and not allowing a hit until the fifth. Fresh off his first career All-Star appearance, he gave up four hits, struck out six and walked three.
The Mets were particularly complimentary of a slider that Ross threw 40 times, according to PITCHf/x data, though he seemed to have more than just that working. His fastball, for example, generated multiple swings and misses as it routinely popped into the mid-90s.
"We've talked about what it means to be one of those guys at the front end of the rotation, and to stop losing streaks and put zeros on the board," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He's starting to do that, and starting to do that in a fashion that isn't just slider-related. The fastball command is improving. He threw a couple good changeups today. The unpredictability of his sequences is very solid. I think today he was in command."
Gee was not nearly as sharp, despite eight strikeouts and no walks in his five innings. The Padres touched him for two long balls, including a 440-foot shot by Yasmani Grandal that opened the scoring in the second.
"[Gee] had the two strikeouts in the first inning but then, after that, the at-bats improved," Black said. "He had some called third strikes on fastballs, too. But we had some good swings. [Grandal] had great intent on a 3-1 count."
In the third inning, Chase Headley knocked another run home on a single, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis' throwing error -- on a ball that Ruben Tejada might have snared had he been covering third base -- allowed the Padres to plate their third run. Gee gave up another homer to Will Venable leading off the fifth, Seth Smith hit one off Carlos Torres in the sixth, and the Mets never recovered.
"It was just a bad night," Gee said. "I wasn't locating for a while, pitching behind guys, and that makes it tough when I do that. The positive side is, I felt strong [against] the last six hitters, so hopefully that can continue and I can carry that into my next start."
Though the bottom half of New York's lineup continued to put a fair number of runners on base, the heart of the order struggled. Daniel Murphy and David Wright finished a combined 1-for-8, dropping them to 1-for-17 with a walk since the All-Star break.
The Mets strung together their best opportunity against Ross in the seventh, loading the bases with two outs, but Ross struck out Tejada on his 103rd pitch of the night, an 86-mph slider, to end the threat.
"It definitely comes out of his hand easy," Nieuwenhuis said. "But it's 88 to 90 with his slider. He's got a good one for sure."
The Mets discussed all that in the aftermath of the loss without too much vexation or frustration. They have still won nine of 12, putting themselves in position -- potentially -- to add a piece or two prior to the non-waiver Trade Deadline later this month. One isolated defeat won't change that.
But it does place added pressure on the Mets to win Sunday's series finale, with Zack Wheeler squaring off against rookie right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Mets know, a series victory would be significant.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Visual area V2 is the second major area in the visual cortex, and first region within the visual association area. It receives strong feedforward connections from V1 and sends strong connections to V3, V4, and V5. It also sends strong feedback connections to the V1.
Anatomically, V2 is split into four quadrants, a dorsal and ventral representation in the left and the right hemispheres. Together these four regions provide a complete map of the visual world.
Functionally, V2 has many properties in common with the primary visual cortex (V1). Cells are tuned to simple properties such as orientation, spatial frequency, and color. The responses of many V2 neurons are also modulated by more complex properties, such as the orientation of illusory contours and whether the stimulus is part of the figure or the ground (Qiu and von der Heydt, 2005).
Recent research has shown that V2 cells show a small amount of attentional modulation (more than V1, less than V4), are tuned for moderately complex patterns, and may be driven by multiple orientations at different subregions within a single receptive field.
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The purpose of this program is to expand and enhance service capacity through the provision of addiction peer recovery support services for those individuals with substance use disorders. It is the expectation that those with lived experience will play an integral role in the design, development, and implementation of this program. A primary program objective is to help achieve and maintain recovery and to improve the overall quality of life for those being served. This is assessed through increased employment, housing stability, abstinence from substance use, social connectedness, and decreased criminal justice involvement. Many of these issues relate to increased risk for sexual violence.
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An operatic company has declared Wimbledon a "donkey free zone" after not one ass was put forward to star in their latest production of Carmen.
A production of Bizet's Carmen is set to run at the New Wimbledon Theatre on March 21 next year when director and producer Ellen Kent is hoping to bring an authentic taste of Spain to the stage by casting a real life donkey from a nearby sanctuary at each show.
But despite being inundated with offers from many of the 72 date tour venues, not one donkey has been put forward for Wimbledon.
Ms Kent said: "This production of Bizet's Carmen is about bringing the heat, the passion and the sensuous intensity of Spain to life on stage.
"In some venues we're using a white Andalucian stallion but really, what could be more Spanish than incorporating a donkey into the performance."
Growing up in Andalucia Ms Kent helped her mother rescue donkeys from rural villages destined for ritual sacrifice.
Sadie Williams, who co-ordinates the donkey stars for Opera and Ballet International, said: "We've had a great response in many areas and often the donkeys are quite used to the spotlight, having appeared in nativities or Palm Sunday parades.
"But for some reason we're struggling to find a suitable donkey for Wimbledon."
Carmen is set to appear at the New Wimbledon Theatre on March 21 when both donkey and owner will appear in the show.
If you know a donkey that might fit the bill email firstname.lastname@example.com by December 20.
A collection for a donkey welfare charity will be made on the night.


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Ping pong ball race
Perfect for a day out at the beach or a lazy day in the park, the ping pong ball race will keep your family entertained and active as they have fun. This party game and kids' activity is great especially as the kids can play on their own while you watch from a comfy seat nearby.
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What you need:
- Ping pong balls
At the beach, build a pile of sand to give you enough height for the balls to roll down.
Dig narrow channels, about twice the width of a ping pong ball, of equal length down the sloping side of the sand pile.
Line up a ping pong ball at the top of each channel and release them at the same time to race them to the bottom.
You can blow behind the balls to keep them rolling or speed them up.
The winner is the first over the finish line.


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Bond Chair (2 Set)
The Bond Chair has a sleek contemporary simplistic design and is great for indoor or outdoor use. It has a woven aligned pattern and makes a fabulous piece for your modern backyard and patio, you can sit poolside with these modern outdoor chairs or enjoy them at your dinner table. Made from strong, sturdy, thick durable single molded plastic. Sold as a set of 2. Available in Black or White.


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Shelby Valint, the 12-year-old Phoenix girl whose sequenced genome led her from a wheelchair to walking, is raising funds for the non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
The "Shelby Valint Inspiration Fundraiser" will generate needed research dollars for TGen's Center for Rare Childhood Disorders (C4RCD). It was research through this innovative unit at TGen that helped enable Shelby to go from a wheelchair to walking.
"TGen has done so much for me," Shelby said. "Now, I want to do something for TGen so they can continue to help other children like me with rare medical disorders."
The fundraiser is being organized by Shelby's mother, Renee Valint, and by one of Shelby's 7th Grade teachers, Tracy Livingston, whose husband – the Honorable Rep. David Livingston – is a freshman member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the north Valley's District 22.
"In October, TGen launched their Center for Rare Childhood Disorders, which is helping parents in Arizona find answers and treatment for their children," said Rep. Livingston, who has invited Gov. Jan Brewer and members of the Arizona Legislature to the fundraiser at the home of Shelby's parents, Renee and Scott Valint – 1-5 p.m. April 6 at 1517 E. Red Range Way, about a mile south of Carefree Highway, just east of 14th Street.
"In my recent tour of TGen's facilities, I saw first-hand the cutting-edge research, tools and technology being used to help children like Shelby," Rep. Livingston said. "My wife, Tracy … has personally seen Shelby's amazing transformation."
By sequencing, or spelling out, the nearly 3 billion letters in Shelby's DNA, TGen researchers found a gene that prevented Shelby from producing sufficient amounts of a brain chemical called dopamine, which is needed for balance and muscle control.
Using a combination of drugs usually given to older persons for treatment of Parkinson's disease, Shelby was able within several weeks to abandon her wheelchair. She was able to more easily walk, talk, eat and even breathe, generally restoring her to a normal functioning child.
"Before TGen's discovery, we had been through an enormous amount of despair with all the doctor visits and tests, and I had watched helplessly as Shelby was poked and prodded with a heart-wrenching number of needles and IVs," Renee Valint said. "Shelby's newfound ability to walk and talk, and generally lead a normal life, is a testament to the unwavering dedication to helping patients exhibited by the scientists at TGen."
To see Shelby's amazing transformation from a girl who was unable to walk, talk and eat to a girl who dances across the room, watch this recent story from CBS 5 News.


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LiteHawk These Canadian-made toy helicopters make for amazing all-ages fun. Inexpensive, simple to operate, and nearly indestructible, they're perfect starter choppers for remote control flight rookies. The metal chassis is decked out with bright LED fuselage lighting for night flying, and its built-in lithium ion battery takes less than an hour to charge via USB. ($49.99; www.mastermindtoys.com)
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Lazer Stunt Chaser light-controlled cars Like cats chasing light reflections, these high-tech toy cars – which zoom at scale speeds of up to nearly 500 kilometres per hour – follow a laser dot aimed at the ground via a plastic pistol. Crash and land upside down? No problem: Oversized wheels mean these zoomers roll equally well on both sides. Optional accessories include ramps, loops and even a funnel for serious high-speed high-jinks. ($39.99; www.toysrus.ca)
Hexbug Micro Robotic Creatures Hexbug robotic insects have been popular gifts for a while, but these clever automatons – which scoot about of their own accord – are easy to lose. The Bridge Habitat set, which comes with a pair of Nano Hexbugs, provides confined quarters for their speedy antics while setting the stage for entertaining robotic brawls. (Bugs starting at $8.99, Nano Bridge Habitat $39.99; www.toysrus.ca)
ITC Skeet Shooter Skeet shooting is fun and all, but those pellets can really leave a mark. A safer alternative the whole family can enjoy is ITC's Skeet Shooter game, which comes with an infrared light beam pistol, a skeet launching mechanism and three discs that break apart when struck by the gun's beam. The lightweight, soft-edged targets make it suitable for indoor or outdoor play. ($39.99; www.bestbuy.ca)
Lego Executor Super Star Destroyer There are times when Lego becomes more than a mere toy, and this highly detailed model of Lord Vader's personal Star Destroyer is one of them. Comprised of more than 3,000 plastic bricks, it's a dauntingly challenging set aimed at geeky grown-ups whose connection to George Lucas' classic space opera and Denmark's famous building blocks reaches back deep into childhood. Your kids can play with it later; the joy of building this epic piece of sci-fi nostalgia is meant for you. ($399.99; www.lego.ca)
Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit Making precisely engineered paper airplanes is an art not easily mastered. An easier way to keep your lightweight flier aloft is to add an engine and a propeller. The Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit attaches in a jiffy, charges in seconds and provides half a minute of soaring flight. It's not cheating if it's science. ($19.99; www.thinkgeek.com)
Luna Optics LN-PB3 Great for nocturnal birdwatchers and night hunters alike, these high-power night vision binoculars cut through the inky dark up to a distance of 300 metres. Glass optics provide image clarity, and a sturdy, all-weather aluminum body endures the elements. It provides all the fun of military grade night vision minus the danger of a battle zone. ($599.99; www.opticsbrands.com)
Buckyballs There's always one gift that everyone in the family takes turns playing with on Christmas day, and this could be it. Sold in packs of 125 and 216, these powerful magnetic spheres – also available in cube form – attract to each other to form a variety of pleasing shapes. There's even a book (sold separately) of Buckyball projects. Just remember to keep them away from the wee ones. (Starting at $34.99; www.chapters.indigo.ca)
Perplexus Epic 3-D maze The easiest way to break the brains of your fellow family members this holiday is to let them play with this "professional" 3-D labyrinth. Players twist and rotate a 21-centimetre sphere containing 125 separate barriers in an attempt to make a steel ball roll along a narrow track without falling. It's self-contained, suitable for all ages and a smart alternative to screen-based entertainment during lengthy car rides. ($29.99; www.mastermindtoys.com)
Prank Packs Invented by a group of jokesters who left The Onion to start a venture of their own, Prank Packs are empty gift boxes designed to fool recipients into thinking they contain ridiculous products that don't really exist. Exhibit A: The iArm, a patently preposterous wrist-mount for everything from iPads to dinner plates. ($8.00; www.prankpack.com)


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Benny Heifetz' Blue or Stainless Turning Menorah
Exclusive design by Benny Heifetz, award winning designer in the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem. This menorah has 8 different sides to fit candles for the 8 respective nights of Hanukah. This is the larger size measuring approx. 12" x 2.5" and costs $560.00 the smaller size measures 9" x 1.5" and costs $490 and comes in stainless.


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BUNNELL, Fla. - A Bunnell man is facing multiple felony criminal charges after fleeing from Flagler County deputies Tuesday night as they questioned him in connection with a Palm Coast home burglary.
Michael Testa, 21, of 302 North Bacher Street, was the target of a ground and air search around 6 p.m. in Bunnell after he escaped from a sheriff's deputy's car. Deputies had stopped Testa near the entrance of the Palm Terrace Trailer Park in Bunnell to question him about a previous burglary of a home on Zebulah Trail in Palm Coast.
Testa was believed to have pawned property taken in the burglary at a Bunnell pawn shop. Deputies informed Testa that he was being placed under arrest for two counts of dealing in stolen property and one count of grand theft. He was placed in the back seat of a patrol car while deputies completed paperwork.
Testa was able to reach out of the partially opened window to reach the exterior door handle and open the rear door. He fled on foot with deputies in pursuit. Flagler County's Fireflight assisted in a search from the air after deputies lost sight of Testa in the trailer park. A K-9 unit was called, but was also unable to locate the man.
"This suspect had been cooperating with deputies. Unfortunately, he apparently had a change of heart and now he is in more trouble. He needs to turn himself in," said Flagler County Sheriff Donald W. Fleming.
Testa now faces an additional charge of escape.
Anyone with information on Testa's whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 386- 313-4911. Tips may also be submitted through the Sheriff's Office's website at www.myfcso.us.
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That is all I can say…wow. As many of you probably saw, I put the call out to the CF community to hit 100 recipes in this post on Oct 8 and in less than a week, the CF community delivered the goods. I honestly expected it to take the better part of a month or longer to hit the 100 recipe target; less than a week though? That is why the CF community rocks so ridiculously hard.
I am so impressed by the response, that I decided to draw 2 winners from the pool of recipe contributors instead of one — just my small way of thanking you all for the absolutely amazing response.
So, without further ado…the two winning contributors selected at random are:
Dan Switzer and Sameer Gupta. Click on their names to see a list of all their great CF cookbook contributions.
Congratulations guys! Email me at email@example.com and I'll get you squared away on receiving your copy of CF 9 Standard.
And please, keep those terrific recipe contributions coming everyone!
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Ladyboys: Beauty Queens, ABC2, 9.30pm
THE introduction to this mature and engaging exploration of a topic that is often reduced to a punchline tells us that 1 per cent of the Thai population are ladyboys, men who present themselves to the world as women. Tonight the show examines a group who travel to Thailand to join them, the contestants in the Miss International Queen competition. The only requisite for entry is that contestants must have been born male. The result is a challenge not only to our preconceived ideas about ladyboys and transgender individuals but also to beauty pageants. Yet as we spend a week with a few of the contestants, it is clear that much of what is usually superficial about these events is core to the identity of ladyboys. The pageant assesses contestants on femininity, disadvantaging Sahhara, who has scars on her legs from beatings received as a child in Nigeria. This empowers her to talk about her tortured youth, when as a boy she was imprisoned for three days to ''teach him how to be a man''.
Monty Halls' Island Escape, SBS One, 7.30pm
THIS is one of those shows that leaves you questioning the direction society has taken. A few generations ago we were aspiring to bigger, better, warmer, sunnier things. Now, our escapist television involves a marine biologist wandering around a grey, miserable Scottish island, inspecting week-old beached whales, stalking deer that don't accord with the eugenic ideal and walking us through every step of setting up and executing lifeless fund-raising so he can produce some pamphlets.
Friday Night Dinner, ABC1, 8pm
EACH week, the Goodman family - two ageing parents, two independent adult-yet-juvenile sons - come together for Friday-night dinner. This is risky comedy as characters such as these could easily just inspire a sense of annoying familiarity in audiences. Instead, by not only casting the likes of Tamsin Greig (Episodes) and Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners) but also giving them room to play, the rewards are delectable.
The Daily Show, The Comedy Channel, 7pm
IDEALISED reality No.1: This is the news. Long before Aaron Sorkin tried to reimagine cable news as an intelligent, objective, incisive and rational voice in his fictional show The Newsroom, Jon Stewart was doing it for real, and for laughs. The Daily Show proves current affairs doesn't have to be dumbed down or pander to special interests to be popular. In fact, it can even be entertaining while still being ruthless about dissecting spin. Following a Christmas hiatus, this is the first week back to live shows for Stewart's team (straight off the satellite) and, from fiscal cliffs to gun-toting Christmas photos, it's bound to be a jam-packed schedule. Add in celebrity guest Josh Brolin, who will be talking about his new film Gangster Squad, and it's clear that The Daily Show will be doing the news better than the news, entertainment better than the red carpets, and comedy at the top end of the spectrum.
The West Wing, SoHo, 4.40pm
IDEALISED reality No.2: This is the White House. Speaking of Sorkin, this is a great opportunity to revisit the show that remains his television flagship. C.J. becomes chief of staff, Toby becomes the stand-in press secretary, and Georgia has former Soviet uranium to offload. Throw in the introduction of Matt Santos, and this is the beginning of the end as the foundations are set up for the final season-and-a-half.
The Glades, SoHo, 8.40pm
Amusing Florida-based cop drama with Australian actor Matt Passmore.
American Horror Story, FX, 8.30pm
The first season - and pay TV premiere - of this brilliantly depraved horror series rolls on.
Avatar (2009), Channel Ten, 8.30pm
JAMES Cameron believes in the cinema - he banks on turning hundreds of people in a darkened room towards his mythic take on primal conflict. For Avatar, his first dramatic feature in the 12 years since Titanic, he expanded the technology of motion-capture filming in a digital environment and resurrected 3D glasses. Some of that is lost on the standard television screen, although the vast jungle otherness of the planet Pandora shines through in this 22nd-century tale of human settlers moving towards war with the blue-skinned indigenous populace, the Na'vi. Australian Sam Worthington is the everyman who upholds Cameron's belief that an individual can change any outcome, and the story's sweep - war, romance, spirituality - compensates for the brush-stroke characterisations. Everything is intricately designed, and if it feels constricting, then the triumph of ecological preservation is the payoff.
Thelma & Louise (1991), Gem, 8.30pm
RIDLEY Scott hadn't worked in an open landscape since his 1977 feature debut, The Duellists, but he took to the desert vistas of America's south-west with ease, knowing that in such a vast frame the travails of his two female protagonists would acquire a lustre of tragic inevitability. Sneaking away on a weekend trip together, the
no-nonsense Louise (Susan Sarandon) and her friend Thelma (Geena Davis), an oppressed housewife, intend nothing more than to let off steam. But when the former shoots the dance partner-turned-rapist of the latter, they panic and flee. Callie Khouri was a production assistant on music video shoots in Los Angeles when she penned her first produced screenplay, and what seeps through is not so much anger as the need to take pleasure before the inevitable downfall. Scott knows how to turn such emotions into iconography - whether it's the outlaw pair blowing up a petrol tanker or the placement of a young Brad Pitt's willing body before the sexually timid Thelma.
The Living Daylights (1987), Channel Seven, 8.30pm
A BOND from the Timothy Dalton years - one of five directed by the workmanlike John Glen - that holds up reasonably well, thanks to the return of Cold War espionage as the backdrop.


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This article was published 24/4/2013 (1581 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I'm in love with a guy in a band in Winnipeg. I know he would love me too, if he'd just give me another chance. I slept with him twice after the bar, but when I started waiting for him after his gigs, he turned cold on me. Last weekend I followed him home with my car and he came over and motioned for me to roll down the window. He said he had a girlfriend already and he was going to her house and I should get lost and never come to any of his gigs or try to meet up with him afterwards. Why? "Because it would hurt her feelings if she knew." What about MY feelings? I gave him all my love. I go to his every gig in Winnipeg. And, I gave him the best (sex) he ever had in his life. He cheated on her to be with me, so he isn't as devoted as he says. I think I know who she is. I see her at the bar. I am so in love with him. Music is my life. What should I do now? Should I tell her what he's really like? -- Crazy For Him, Winnipeg
Dear Crazy: You only want to tell his girlfriend to hurt her and try to get him away from her. Leave her alone. Instead, take 15 giant steps backwards. Get out of this musician's bar gigs before you get thrown out by security! Look, you don't have any relationship with him. You gave him sex twice, but he didn't know you, so for him it was sport. You may have given it your best shot, but if he gets propositioned by women a lot, he will have had other groupies who have, too. No big deal to him. Great sex isn't going to turn into love when he doesn't even know you as a person. And now you've creeped him out by following him home like a stalker. Don't let it happen again. He has warned you off, and stalking is against the law. You can take comfort in this, though. It is not love on your side either, just a crush on a guy who may be doing what you'd like to do since you say music is your life. This summer, buy yourself a second-hand guitar, take some lessons, and get your band going so you can BE what you love, instead of worshipping someone who is actually doing it.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My older boyfriend is away a lot -- he's 32 and I'm 24. Last weekend he came back from up north, and said something that I don't get. He told me, "It's OK if you occasionally date other people because I am not around enough for a young woman like you. Just don't fall in love with somebody else." What does that mean? He's encouraging me to see other people? I don't get it. He says he still loves me and might want to marry me one day. I feel very suspicious. Why would he not be jealous? -- Confused by his Generosity, Winnipeg
Dear Confused: Generosity, my foot! This was his sneaky way of telling you things have loosened up for him on his end and he's already seeing other people. He just wants permission, by giving you permission. If you are gullible enough to go for this deal and start dating other men, he doesn't have to feel any guilt for what he's already doing when he's away. Dump him and take him up on the idea of seeing other people. Telling you he might want to marry you one day was a way of hedging his bets and keeping you emotionally tied, while he fools around on his trips.


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My Grandpa tells a story about how he was simultaneously introduced to the mystery of girls and beer at the same time. Several of the boys, at 9 or 10 years old, were behind the barn. Anyone who would drink a raw egg in a glass of beer could see the girly photo. When Grandpa took up the challenge he got to see a photo of a real girl's naked ankles. He told me that real pin-up art was the way to go if you wanted to spruce up the tool box lid, garage or training hall's gym wall. I think this one would make him happy. We have a copy framed in the Atomic Athletic Club warehouse gym.
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One of the questions I'm often asked is, "How do I know if my website needs to be redesigned?"
Here are 12 reasons to make that move.
1) Your site looks unprofessional and is embarrassing.
2) Your organization's mission has shifted.
3) Your communications strategy has changed.
4) Your logo/color scheme has changed.
5) Your current site isn't integrated with social media tools.
6) People are constantly asking you were stuff is on the website because they can't find it on their own.
7) Your site takes too long to load.
8 ) Your site is difficult or time-consuming to update or only one person can update it.
9) Your site has a high bounce rate (most people who come to your site view just one page and then leave)
10) The guy who created your current site left the organization and you have no idea what he was doing.
11) You've had the current design for more than 3 years.
12) Your website is good and you want to make it even better now rather than wait until it's obsolete.
And one bonus reason… It's Website Design Month at OurChurch.Com. We're making a concerted effort this month to raise awareness about design issues, exchange ideas with other web designers, and challenge each other to improve our websites. (Yes, including this blog, which is due for a redesign)
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CityScape Phoenix will introduce yet another first for Arizona with the opening of Potbelly Sandwich Shop, the popular Chicago-based chain, along with the addition of the men's apparel store, JoS. A. Bank, both coming to downtown this fall.
Potbelly Sandwich Shop will occupy a 3,000 square-foot space beside Fuego CityScape along First Street. The restaurant company has built a passionate, loyal following of fans who spread the word about the fun, energetic atmosphere and great food. The unique Potbelly Sandwich Shop experience is defined by its combination of toasty warm sandwiches, hand-dipped shakes and friendly, lively people.
"When you think of famous sandwich shops with cult followings, Potbelly is definitely on the list. We're thrilled to be able to bring this East Coast favorite to Arizona," said Jeff Moloznik, general manager of CityScape. "Potbelly Sandwich Shop is the perfect addition to the variety of restaurants we have at CityScape Phoenix."
Additionally, JoS. A. Bank will open a 3,600 square-foot store that offers a full selection of men's tailored and casual clothing, footwear and accessories. With 550 stores nationwide, what makes the retailer unique is also what has attracted customers to the stores for 107 years; a heritage of quality and workmanship, an extensive selection of beautifully made, classically styled tailored and casual clothing, and prices typically 20 to 30 percent below competitor prices. The store will open in August and occupy the former Republic of Couture space.
"We're excited to reinforce the value of dining and shopping destinations in downtown," added Moloznik. "With Hotel Palomar Phoenix opening this week and these two major tenants preparing to open this fall, we're playing off of a really positive momentum."
Kimpton's Hotel Palomar Phoenix is opening June 5 at CityScape. The boutique hotel offers 242 spacious guest rooms and suites, all with modern interior touches and views of the surrounding city and mountains. In step with the signature style of Kimpton's Hotel Palomar, the Phoenix destination combines contemporary design with an "Art in Motion" theme embracing the undercurrent of artistic energy throughout. Amenities include approximately 10,000 square feet of multi-use space across 10 meeting rooms, which can be customized for social and business events. The adjacent Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails showcases a menu of new American cuisine for lunch, dinner, late-night and weekend brunch and a blazing cocktail program that raises the bar for drink culture in the city's urban core, while the hotel's third-floor outdoor pool terrace and adjacent Lustre bar provide a scenic venue for gathering.


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Investors are desperately hoping for a return to normal markets, which would mean the end of the risk-on, risk-off paradigm. Risk-on, risk-off – which sees the price of pretty much all asset classes move together – has retreated a little, but is still a force in global markets.
One example is the global flow of money out of havens. Today's video and column highlights one aspect of that: the rise in the US bond yield above that of neighbour Canada, as investors shift from the safety of US Treasuries to prefer the growth prospects further north. Rather than going away, this is typical of the risk-on phase of the risk-on, risk-off cycle. Read more


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Director of the Neuroscience Program
Educational Background
- M.A., Duke University, 1997
- Ph.D., Duke University, 1999
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 1999-2001
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in animal learning and motivation, especially the psychological experiences of pleasure and reward and their functions in Pavlovian conditioning. My research is primarily focused on appetite, such as the factors that make certain foods rewarding or desirable, and the role of "pleasure" in guiding food selection and intake. Much of this work involves studying the ways that animals learn to prefer or avoid certain foods based on experience with their positive or negative consequences. I am also interested in the early development of appetite controls, food selection, and learning processes in infancy.
Courses Taught
- General Psychology
- Learning
- Learning Laboratory
- Appetite and Eating Behavior
- Learning and Adaptive Behavior
Selected Publications
Brunstrom, J. M., Rogers, P. J., Myers, K. P., & Holtzman, J. D. (2015). In search of flavour-nutrient learning. A study of the Samburu pastoralists of North-Central Kenya. Appetite, 91, 415-425.
Myers, K. P., Taddeo, M. S., & Richards, E. K. (2013). Sensory-specific appetition: Postingestive detection of glucose rapidly promotes continued consumption of a recently encountered flavor. Physiology & Behavior, 121, 125-133.
Myers, K. P. (2013). Rats acquire stronger preference for flavors consumed towards the end of a high-fat meal. Physiology & Behavior, 110, 179-189.
Vento, P. J., Myers, K. P., & Daniels, D. (2012). Investigation into the specificity of angiotensin II-induced behavioral desensitization. Physiology & Behavior, 105(4), 1076-1081.
Myers, K. P., & Whitney, M. C. (2011). Rats' learned preferences for flavors encountered early or late in a meal paired with the postingestive effects of glucose. Physiology & Behavior, 102(5), 466-474.
Myers, K.P. (2007). Robust preference for a flavor paired with intragastric glucose acquired in a single trial. Appetite, 48, 123-127.
Myers, K.P. & Izbicki, E.V. (2006). Reinforcing and aversive effects of caffeine measured by flavor preference conditioning in caffeine-naive and caffeine-acclimated rats. Physiology & Behavior, 88, 585-596.
Myers, K.P. & Sclafani, A. (2006). Development of learned flavor preferences. Developmental Psychobiology, 48, 380-388.
Myers, K.P., Ferris, J., & Sclafani, A. (2005). Flavor preferences conditioned by postingestive effects of nutrients in preweanling rats. Physiology and Behavior, 84, 407-19.
Myers, K.P. & Sclafani, A. (2003). Conditioned acceptance and preference but not altered taste reactivity to bitter and sour flavors paired with intragastric glucose. Physiology and Behavior, 78, 173-183.
Myers, K. P. & Sclafani A. (2001). Conditioned enhancement of flavor evaluation reinforced by intragastric glucose: II. Taste reactivity analysis. Physiology and Behavior, 74, 495-505.
Myers, K. P. & Sclafani A. (2001). Conditioned enhancement of flavor evaluation reinforced by intragastric glucose: I. Intake acceptance and preference analysis. Physiology and Behavior, 74, 481-493.
Myers, K. P. & Hall, W. G. (2001). Effects of prior experience with dehydration and water on the time course of dehydration-induced drinking in weanling rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 38, 145-153.
Myers, K. P. & Hall, W. G. (2000). Conditioned changes in appetitive and consummatory responses to flavors paired with oral or nutrient reinforcement among adult rats. Physiology and Behavior, 68, 603-610. Hall, W. G., Arnold, H. M., &
Myers, K. P. (2000). The acquisition of an appetite. Psychological Science, 11, 101-105.
Myers, K. P. & Hall, W. G. (1998). Evidence that oral and nutrient reinforcers differentially condition appetitive and consummatory responses to flavors. Physiology and Behavior, 64, 493-500.
Myers, K. P., Arnold, H. M., & Hall, W. G. (1997). Sensitization of ingestive responding in preweanling rats: Time course and specificity. Behavioral Neuroscience, 111, 413-423.


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1. Gonzaga (25-2)
Zags up to No. 3 in both polls, could be No. 1 next week when they roll into Provo for rematch with BYU
1. Gonzaga (25-2)
Zags up to No. 3 in both polls, could be No. 1 next week when they roll into Provo for rematch with BYU
2. Arizona (21-4)
Not a good week for inconsistent Wildcats: lose at Colorado and struggle to put away a Utah team with three league wins
3. New Mexico(22-4)
Lobos have won five of last six since scoring just 34 points at SDSU; preparing for showdown at Colorado State on Saturday
4. Saint Mary's(22-5)
While BYU was laboring against Utah State on Tuesday night, Gaels were resting comfortably in Moraga, Calif., preparing for Cougs' Thursday visit
5. Colorado State (21-4)
Huge week for streaking Rams, who play at UNLV on Wednesday, then host No. 16 New Mexico on Saturday
6. Oregon (21-5)
Ducks on top of the Pac-12 after three straight wins and should stay there this week with Cal and Stanford visiting Eugene
7. San Diego State (18-7)
Lost a pair of close ones at CSU and UNLV, but should recover this week and will be ready when conference tourney rolls around
Bruins earned an eight-day break with nice win at Stanford and don't have to leave Los Angeles for Sunday's "road" game at USC
Rebels are bracing for visit from No. 22 CSU, have too much talent to be three games back in Mountain West race
10. Arizona State (19-7)
Sun Devils gutted out a big road win in overtime at Colorado after stumbling in Salt Lake City against Utes
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