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Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone is all set to create another record through their next whopper of a film titled Happy New Year. Their last film together, Chennai Express, has set an all time box office history that is very hard to be surpassed.
They plan to release the first look poster of Happy New Year in the new year, just like Chennai Express poster which was also released in the new year. The film , produced by Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd, is directed by one of Shahrukh's all time favourite directors , Farah Khan.
King Khan plans to launch the film's first look poster on Janurary 2nd . Following Salman Khan's latest strategy of pampering the fan crowd by involving them in the making of the poster, Shahrukh decides to send the poster to his fans and fan clubs first on the social media. The advertisers think that it will be seen as a gratification for fan's support.
The film features a prominent Bollywood star cast, including Abhishek Bachchan, Vivaan Shah, Boman Irani and Sonu Sood. Farah Khan, who is busy directing this flick, earlier revealed a practical prank Abhishek Bachchan played with her , through twitter. Happy New Year, Shahrukh's next big release, falls into a genre that is very fresh and dynamic to Bollywood- 'Musical Heist'.
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Adam Sandler and Sunny were seen strolling together in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Saturday (May 4). The pair had eaten dinner at a restaurant in the area. Sadie, 6, wasn't with them.
The Grownups 2 star wore the usual big t-shirt and baggy shorts look for the outing. Sunny wore a Minnie Mouse shirt underneath her multi-colored tank dress.
The actor is going to be reuniting with Drew Barrymore again for the romantic comedy Blended. The two last starred together in 2004's 50 First Dates.View Slideshow »»

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Quilted Sugar Cookies Recipe
Piped-on frosting made my cookies into vivid mini-quilt blocks for a sweet ending to the theme luncheon. My friends appreciated the fact that even the food reflected our mutual love of quilting. —Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey
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- 1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs; mix well. Add flour; mix well. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil. Press dough onto the bottom of pan. Score dough with a sharp knife to make 2-in. x 2-in. squares (discard scraps or reroll and bake as directed). Bake at 325° for 16-18 minutes or until set (cookies will not brown). Carefully lift cookies out of pan using foil. Cut into squares; cool. Mix frosting with food coloring to make desired colors or use decorator's icing. Decorate cookies with quilt patterns. Yield: about 3 dozen.
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Adidas Takes Sites Offline After Cyber Attack
Web sites for Adidas and all its subsidiaries remain offline for a fourth day in a row, as the company investigates a cyber attack that targeted the sports label on November 3.
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Omaha World Herald reports that the study "showed women photographs of 10 men at four different stages of beard growth: clean shaven, a 5-day 'light' stubble, a 10-day 'heavy' stubble, and a full beard."
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Aside from your girlfriend complaining about stubble scratches, there does not seem to be a downside to facial hair. Maybe November won't be as bad as I thought.
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Take off for Solstheim today with Skyrim's latest add on, Dragonborn — now available for download on Steam for $19.99.
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Take off for Solstheim today with Skyrim's latest add on, Dragonborn — now available for download on Steam for $19.99.
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Wait, is there HD Textures?
No, but lots of bugs!
How come Steam is not downloading it on PC?? i had it as Preorder since a week ago and steam is not downloading it… what is wrong?
I'd buy it straight away if you weren't trying to screw me for an extra $5. In New Zealand, Steam bills in USD, so why is it $24.99? Do we get extra content?
I believe you won't get extra content,and like me,you'll have to pay extra price.):
The US price does not include any sales tax or VAT which may come on top, depending on where you live.
I assume the Australian price does includes GST?
In most parts of Europe Dragonborn costs 19.99 Euros which includes VAT. With the current exchange rate 20 Euros are 27 USD so our price is even higher…
Oh good, someone beat me to it. Thanks, Mav99. Now I don't have to waste my breath ^^
It doesn't include GST, no. No GST is due on overseas purchases up to a certain threshold – so it's just pure profit.
Hello great to finally have DB dlc… Is it coming with Dragonborn any Update that allows mod.esm created in version control to be able to load multiple DLC as resorces for modding?
Eager for Creation Kit update 🙂
Creation Kit was already updated to 1.8 a few months ago, just a couple days after the 1.8 patch for Skyrim.
Creation Kit crashes when it gets to loading the Dragonborn file?
You can fix it yourself while waiting for proper update.
Go to your Skyrim folder and search for SkyrimEditor.ini
Open it and look for the line:
SResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim – Shaders.bsa, Update.bsa
and replace it with:
SResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim – Shaders.bsa, Update.bsa, Dragonborn.bsa
@gstaff some of your spells/abilities are way too overpowering. aetherial crow/ritual exploit etc. you guys should have some sort of errata.my opinion only.
Loads of things need balancing. That's why you PC users use those mods of yours, isn't it?
unfortunately im on ps3.
We won't have this until next week. Wait until you actually play it to judge it.
Hey Gstaff, any chance that a HD texture pack will get released at some point in time for Dragonborn? The textures are great so far in the vanilla dlc, but I feel that a lot of things that DB introduces (armors and weapons, among others) could really benefit from higher-res textures.
Regardless of whether or not that's in the works, it's awesome to be able to play DB on my pc now. Thanks for the PC release, and congrats on getting the dlc packs out to PS3 users!
They just Did.
Wow, ask and ye shall receive! LOL… I wasn't expecting them to release one soon, but silly me. I guess they've gotten a lot of positive feedback regarding the high-res textures, and have been working on this all along.
Having this out of the way, as well as getting all of the DLC packs out to PS3 users must feel nice. Hopefully that will mean that they are going to be able to focus 100% on whatever they've got coming next. Good on them, and good for us!
Any chance of fixing the massive gamebreaking bugs that came with Dragonborn? I mean shoddy would be an understatement. Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn't done the story. So far I have encountered many small issues (as expected until the Unofficial Dragonborn Patch fixes it), but there are massive glaring issues which ends up meaning the DLC cannot be completed or even begun.
-Dragon souls cannot be absorbed, I have tried without any mods at all on a brand new save, the dragon dies and doesn't disintegrate, this means not being able to reach the stage of the main quest which is apparently required to start the DLC main quest.
-Miraak doesn't die, a number of different ways this can happen, being that he is just about to then just disappears (under the world apparently), or he goes ethereal and just doesn't do anything after the first dragon is killed.
-Mounting the first dragon (in the Deadric realm just before the fight with Miraak) again numerous ways this can happen but the two I have experienced are that the player doesn't manage to climb onto the dragon, and the dragon leaves but the player stays in place in the default pose.
I'd be happy to reel off another dozen or so bugs like the lift in Tel Mithryn not doing anything (character just stands there with controls disabled). But I'm sure you know about these already, for some people it seems to be mods, but for me and many others it seems to just be the DLC. I've stuck up for you as a company in the past but I won't continue to do so, the more half baked DLC comes out the more I regret paying for it.
Dragon souls not absorbing may be releated to Unofficial Skyrim Patch. It was ascertained that there was a collision between a fixed version of DragonActorScript.pex by USKP and a modified one for Dragonborn DLC that handles (presumably) Miraak killstealing your dragon souls. It resulted in no dragon souls being absorbed at *ALL*, much wailing and gnashing of teeth, and more gray hairs for Arthmoor when he unfairly bore the brunt of the wrath.
The fixes by USKP involved reducing script logger clutter and fixing the "can't absorb respawned dragons at word walls" bugs, and those fixes are temporarily regressed by the new Unofficial Dragonborn Patch until Dragonborn DLC papyrus source files are released.
On that note… GStaff, any word on the release date for those?
I tried with and without the UDBP and in both attempts (on a clean save with no mods blah blah blah) it still wasn't absorbing souls.
The absorbing souls bug isn't what's been bugging me though, it's more the avalanche of things broken in the DLC. To be honest I'm disappointed more than anything, after two months extra on top of how long it took to get ready for Xbox it still wasn't really ready to be shipped. Bugs aren't so bad for PC gamers but I feel sorry for console gamers as they can't do a thing about it when they reach something blocking their progress.
Isn't Arthmoor constantly saying that dragon souls not being absorbed has nothing to do with the Unofficial Dragonborn Patch? He was insisting repeatedly on Skyrim Nexus that it 'must' be another mod causing the problem.
How I Almost Died to a Bunch of Netch
So there I was, Milos Dan'Za, an Argonian Dragonborn at the top of my game. I had conquered Alduin the World Eater, destroyed the Dawnguard and put an end to a corrupt Vampire Lord's schemes, risen to Harbinger of the Companions and Archmage of the College, Listener to the Dark Brotherhood and near on my path towards being Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild, when I get attacked by a bunch of strange masked people. "Okay," I think. They were easy. I find a note on them and decide to follow up on it the next time I'm in Windhelm.
One round-trip around Skyrim and about five dragons later, I arrive at Windhelm. I do some quick business there before dismissing my recently recruited follower Kharjo, deciding I wanted to follow up on this lead alone. So I convince the boat captain to take me to Solstheim. I arrive, I get off the boat.
I walk into the town and find a Dunmer woman working an Alchemy table. I talk to her. She's running low on "Netch Jelly" and needs more. I offer to help.
"Don't underestimate the Netch," she said. I laughed. They're just animals. So I went down the shore and found a small group of them. How hard could this be?
Oh, how wrong I was. I summoned two Flame Thralls and flung some fireballs and instantly knew I was in for more than anticipated. A few frantic flees for life, Ultimate Healing Potions, and several laughs from guards later, I took down the last of the three Netch, having come close to losing my life several times.
Never again will I underestimate the Netch.
((I can't help feeling that this is exactly what happened the first time I messed with Netch in Morrowind as well.))
If you played Morrowind, you would have known better than to antagonize netches. 😉
Errr… perhaps I should have read it all.
Guys, who tells you the prices to charge for your DLC?
If it costs USD$19.99, that's fine.
But the Australian and Canadian dollars do not trade as a 1:1 ratio, and neither does the Euro.
As it currently stands, the Euro is is about $1.32:€1 so, um…
If there's to be more DLC, check the international trade markets when you're fixing a price, and change accordingly for the regions, and if the prices are correct at the time of printing, then nobody wil have a reason to rage over the "Pure Profit" flag.


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Kenwyne Jones and Cameron Jerome have received plenty of interest from a number of Championship sides, but they will not be allowed to go.
The Potters have only managed to net nine times in 11 games this season, leading to Pulis being reluctant to let attacking players leave on loan.
The 54-year-old admits that he did consider some of the offers but with Michael Owen's fitness not where it should be he is reluctant to trim his squad.
Pulis said:"I won't be letting anyone go. We have so many games coming up we need all the players we can.
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It's a great time to be Kendra Wilkinson, she's got a hit television show, a New York Times best-seller (Sliding Into Home) and a devoted husband in football player Hank Baskett. While attending the Espys, Kendra spoke to People about the other source of joy in her life: 7-month-old Hank Jr., her first child!
Kendra says Hank has achieved a very special first, she taught him how to "high-five!" Hank says that the little one is now obsessed with high-fiving; "All I hear in the room is, 'High-five, high five! Yeahhh! That's all I hear all day long."
Things are going so well Kendra and Hank may add another player to their team. Kendra coyly told People she and Hank were "thinking" about having another baby, and added that "maybe next summer" would be the right time.


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Medtronic opens doors on innovation center in Singapore
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Medtronic announces the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Singapore, where the medical device giant already has a regional headquarters and local manufacturing and sales.
Medtech titan Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) opened the doors on a new Center of Excellence in Singapore, where new business models will be designed, tested and scaled for Asian markets.
Based in Medtronic's existing Singapore facility, the new center will also develop commercial models that may eventually extend to various markets around the globe after passing muster in a single country.


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# calculate the same statistics, broken down by six age and two gender categories
system.time( dbGetQuery( db , 'select bene_sex_ident_cd, bene_age_cat_cd, sum( car_hcpcs_pmt_amt ), avg( car_hcpcs_pmt_amt ), median( car_hcpcs_pmt_amt ), count(*) from carrier08 group by bene_sex_ident_cd, bene_age_cat_cd' ) )
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0.00 0.01 36.03 seconds
# calculate the same statistics, broken down by six age, two gender,
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-- you're not using computer hardware built in 1966, you shouldn't use software written for that era, either.
how to get started with monetdb + r
click here to install (free, open-source) monetdb on your windows, macintosh, or unix computer in two count them two easy steps
..now that you have monetdb and a few r packages installed..
..once you've got your database set up..
a brief history of monetdb + r
like so many other legends, our story begins at the 2007 r statistical programming conference in iowa. dr. thomas lumley presented his idea for big survey data to his contemporaries, who - in predictable contemporary form - failed to acknowledge its genius. over the next half-decade, only ill-advised attempts were made at analyzing the big survey data beast.
for work (invention's mama), i needed to access the fifteen-million record, five year american community survey files, but since database-backed survey objects read all replicate weights into ram, my sixteen gigabyte desktop hissed, popped, crapped out. so i e-mailed dr. lumley and asked for ideas. next thing i know, he had developed..
- an r package to connect to the column-oriented, ultra-fast monetdb
- a sql-driven branch of his broader survey software.
turns out, monetdb is lightning fast on any big data, not just surveys. no reason for demographers to hog all the fun. pro tip: if you're not interested in survey data and just want to use monetdb for its big data chops, start with the bsapuf example code - that's not survey data either.
for more detail about monetdb, visit:
- the monetdb homepage
- the monetdb sql reference guide
- the monetdb funders (scroll down)
- blog post outlining why column-store databases are faster
there's a price for such fast data access. importing a table into monetdb takes a while, so prepare to let your initial import code run overnight. it's a good deal: leaving your computer on for one night sure beats running hour-long commands for every new analysis.
the MonetDB.R and sqlsurvey packages are experimental. the more you use them, the sooner they won't be. if you hit something you don't understand (especially a line of code that works without error in the survey package), read the documentation carefully before contacting the author. sqlsurvey commands do not uniformly behave like survey commands.
remember, all scripts on this archive work on my 2009-era windows seven laptop (with four gigabytes of ram). by default, r reads objects into memory. when a data set is too big, the analysis scripts presented on this website work around memory limitations by connecting to either a monetdb (speedy) or sqlite (easy-to-use) database.
many government data sets are only available as fixed-width (flat) files accompanied by a sas import script, and the big data that necessitates MonetDB.R is no exception. i've written a variant of the read.SAScii() function to import ascii files directly into a monet database all in one step. you may notice it in the code for some of the large surveys.
confidential to sas, spss, stata, sudaan users: if you start analyzing big data with r + monetdb, you will no longer have to wait around long enough to take a coffee break after running each command. for that, i apologize. :D


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Not a Good Day to be a Black Dog
It was hot out today when Dave and I took our last walk. "It's not a good day to be a black dog," is what Dave says when it's sunny like it is today. I guess he's right. We got to the park today and a couple of my buddies were there. I started to run around in the park with them and, boy, did I get hot. Unbelieveable. We stopped for water at the drinking fountain but that only helped a little.
Of course, on the way home, we had to walk up this mountain where we live. I don't understand. I yell at him to carry me, but he just says something about me not being an old dog and that I weigh too much. Sure. Most of the time he calls me his "little black girl" except when I'm tired and want him to carry me. Then 60 pounds is too much for him. Sheesh!
Well, I better go rest up. I know he'll want to go for another walk later. At least he waits until the sun goes down to take me out a second time. Later!


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can you hear a hum before it kicks the breaker off ?
It could be a timer problem you can open that timer by sliding the metal shield to look at the contacts if the contacts are burnt replace the timer.
If it wont even fill i would think the timer is the problem but I cant be sure of that .
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On the surface, it is apparently an honor to join the "executives' auxiliary" -- a prestigious and secretive cabal of up-and-coming and highly successful corporate executives. One young engineer is thrilled when he is asked to join, but his wife becomes frightened by the prospect when she discovers that the auxiliary is not what it seems. She learns that once her husband is "initiated," he will never be the same again. This tale mixes a little bit of "The Stepford Wives" in with a story of world domination, robots, and extraterrestial life. Genre: Science-fiction
Lisa McDonald
"The Stepford Husbands" A young engineer is asked by his boss to join the local men's club. they need his mechanical skills to advance their cause. When his wife learns their true purpose from another "spouse", she sets out to save him.
Johnny Ragasa
A man is anxious to climb the ladder of success and sees the opportunity to join the Executive Club as his big chance to make connections with important people. His wife is supportive, until she receives a visit from the wife of another member who pleads with her to talk her husband out of joining saying they would regret it for the rest of their lives if she didn't. She cannot divulge the details until they know he has been accepted, and by then it will be too late.
Donald Armenal
Decent science fiction. I'd give it 6 out of 10. Wish they had thought of a more clever way to put an end to the problem but I guess confusing men is a good a way as any. As we look at the way our country today seems to be coordinated to move in a certain direction against the will of the people this story, altho implausible, has merit. Always fun to see how the past looked at the future. No one predicted cell phones let alone smart phones etc. but a robot to look completely human was no problem!
Joseph Nicolosi
Fun episode, even if they DID keep pronouncing "Robot" as "Ro-butt." Maybe pronunciation was different back in the 70's?
Interesting idea, but it makes me wonder about the founding father(s) of the club and how they got to be "mechanized" (I think that's the word they used, although they would then be cyborgs, not robots). Apparently they had really bad processors if they could get confused so easily. Still an interesting listen.


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Hitchcock Poster Online
Anthony Hopkins says good evening
We might already know what Anthony Hopkins will look like as Alfred Hitchcock in, er, Hitchcock, as the first official image (above) premiered a little while ago. But now, with Fox Searchlight clearly suspecting it might have an Oscar contender on its hands, the company has released the poster, which you can see in the gallery below.
As we mentioned, Sacha Gervasi's film is going to put into the awards tombola and released – in the US, at least - on November 23.
Hitchcock follows the difficult production of Psycho, which faced criticism because of its horror thriller nature and had only a small budget. Add to that issues with the cast and crew and Hitch's own personal life, and it's a wonder the movie came out as well as it did.
Alongside Hopkins, we've got Helen Mirren as his wife, Alma; Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh; James D'Arcy as Anthony Perkins; Jessica Biel as Vera Miles and Michael Stuhlbarg as agent Lew Wasserman. Danny Elfman, meanwhile, will be providing the score.
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Eligible Bachelor Du Jour
Tony Alleyne, a Star Trek buff and interior designer, turned his apartment in England into an exact replica of the Starship Enterprise. He practically went broke doing it and faced the ridicule of the non-obsessed, but guess who has the last laugh? The flat just sold on eBay for around $845,000. This crib has a transporter room, a futuristic kitchen and bathroom, and a voice activated lighting system. What it probably doesn't have is a girlfriend or wife. Hey, the guy's got conviction, and he's crafty! (I'm not going to mention that he's also just come into a fair amount of money--because that would be tacky.)


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High School Student Makes Dickinson-Inspired "Little White Houses"
Check out this article from The Boston Globe:
When Peter Krasznekewicz took his English literature AP exam earlier this month, he offered some thoughts on Emily Dickinson and her disregard of punctuation in one of the essay questions. Little surprise, considering that two days later the 17-year-old Deerfield Academy junior was the star of a modest gathering at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst where a project that took root the summer after his freshman year was ready for its public debut.
A blend of installation art, literary analysis, and architecture, Krasznekewicz's "Little White House Project" is a collection of 34 houses, each about the size of a family sedan, displayed on the museum's 3 acres and extending about 2 acres beyond to public and private properties. Each house is made from sustainably harvested wood and features a line from a Dickinson poem; a word or two is stenciled on each of its four outer walls and the roof panels. The shape of the house is a reflection of the traditional New England barns that dot the Western Massachusetts landscape, the region Dickinson was obsessed with and inspired by. The setting, a stark contrast from the ranch in Big Sur, Calif., where he grew up, had a similar effect on Krasznekewicz.
"I wanted the houses to relate to the surrounding community. I made them white so they could be simple enough that they don't distract from the property," said Krasznekewicz, who bears a likeness to actor Jonah Hill. At last Saturday's ceremony, he sported standard prep school garb — a navy blazer, khaki pants, a yellow tie. He has poise well beyond his 17 years. "I've always been interested in concepts that are spread out, in art that you can touch and feel and that's interactive and changes with the environment."
More, including photos, after the jump. Kudos, Peter!


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Who is interested in furthering the BimmerBoost Flash software? N63, S54, M54, S63, etc.
Ok, we made the BimmerBoost flash happen and effectively managed to prevent the community from being hustled by Shiv and co extorting money for some cheap tablet.
We freed the community from that and accomplished the goal. It was done on a tight budget but everyone chipped in and worked together and we made it happen.
Now, it's time to take it to the next level and this can be accomplished. However, a bare bones functionality approach with bugs will no longer cut it.
We can make the software functional with more motors and ecu's. Possibly even for the Mini Cooper cars as there is a certain shared functionality there.
What is needed? Money. We need money. I need to hire a developer capable of doing whatever coding work is necessary. Part time people who may or may not be capable just won't cut it. I need to hire someone to do what I say, how I say, and in a set timeframe. I can't have someone dragging along who works on it while sitting on the toilet in between netflix binges and their regular job. Essentially, a professional is needed.
On top of that, cars to test with. This actually will be the easiest part.
If people don't want to chip in that's fine I'll eventually do this myself. The thing is that word eventually. If we pull together this can be done faster and we can get flash options for a whole lot of other cars. Bring more people in to help with tuning, make maps, etc. It just would benefit everyone.
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Stoboked at Axis Contemporary Art (Opening Friday, May 10)
Mandy Stobo is best known for her Bad Portraits—you can often find her at the Ship and Anchor on Sundays painting watercolours of Calgarians—but she also paints bigger, non-portrait works (and she paints grates, as detailed in a Swerve Our Town from last year). Of course, she also paints bigger portraits, aptly named Big Bad Portraits. You can see an exhibition of her work at Axis Contemporary Art starting this Friday, including the Bads, Big Bads and her large-scale mixed media works. Also, you can preview her artwork at Axis' website.
Hairspray at Beddington Heights Community Arts Centre (Opening Friday, May 10)
Storybook Theatre presents the movie-turned-Broadway-hit-turned-movie. Swerve wonders how it would fair in a head-to-head matchup with someone else rooted in the '60s, Tom Jones, in our Tale of the Tape. (Deerfoot Inn & Casino is presenting a Tom Jones tribute show by Dave La Fame this weekend as well; Ticketmaster has the goods you need to get in.)
British Rhapsody at River Park Church (Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11)
One show wasn't enough to cover all the British popular music (and apparently, two might not have been enough either, as most of the tickets to this weekend's British Rhapsody concert have already been snapped up). Revv52 adds strings to complement its regular band on songs by Queen, Tom Jones, Elton John and Coldplay. There are still tickets available to the Saturday matinee, available here.
Panic at Vertigo Theatre Centre (All weekend)
It would've been Saul Bass' 93rd birthday this week, and Google honoured director Alfred Hitchcock's go-to graphic artist with a doodle. Coincidentally, Vertigo Mystery Theatre's last show of the season also draws from Hitchcock. You can find out more about the mystery play loosely based on an incident from the famed director's life in Swerve's Five Facts from tomorrow's magazine.
In Transit at The Wright Theatre, MRU (Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11)
Ember Dance Company's first show is all about a day in Calgary; its landmarks, its people and its idiosyncrasies. The choreography is a mix of contemporary movement, house, jazz, ballet and vogue. You can pick up tickets at Eventbrite.
Bonus Local Music for the Weekend: Lucid 44 and Sandy Cassels album releases
For $10 you can celebrate two local bands' album releases at the Palomino. Sandy Cassels drops The Summer of Assurances (you can hear a sampling of their music above) while Lucid 44 also drops a new record (you can hear their music on music.cbc.ca). —Jon Roe


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Talk on the web: Jan. 6, 2014Comments Email Print
Re: Chud's firing, Browns' future
Obviously the owner failed to learn the lessons taught by his previous pro football team; that is, to choose leaders wisely and then back them up through adversity, expecting long term success. It was understood that after purchasing the team he would be expected to bring in his own choices to run the program. What was not expected was that he would fail to back his choice for more than one-fourth of the length of his contract.
What prospective football coach, faced with any other options, would choose to take his chances with this team after such a demonstrated lack of organizational support?
Good luck Mr. Haslam. — Jim Ryan
It is hard to get good talent when the environment is not stable. I am waiting to see the movie "Draft Day" — it must be a dark comedy. — Walt Avdey
I think they should just leave town. Pittsburgh is only two hours away, and anyone who needs an NFL fix can just go there. — Robert Fritz
How long have the Browns been wearing those awful orange helmets? They belong with the orange barrels throughout Cleveland.
What about a new logo for those helmets? And could we somehow change the team's name while we're at it?
When the team came back in 1999, it would have been the ideal time to make these improvements. — David Jaros
Re: Vitamix's growth
It's always great news to hear an American company doing well and even more exciting that it is a local company. I recently purchased my first Vitamix and love it! — Barb Billick
Re: Rock Hall inductees
Yes should have worn costumes. — John Gibson
Re: PD editor talks paywalls, digital-first approach
Is four days a week of home delivery profitable, or it is just a delaying tactic on the way to oblivion? — Robert Salmon
Re: Tribune Co. buys WJW-TV, Channel 8
Let's hope Tribune gives Fox 8 the support and budgets it needs to remain viable, while providing some editorial (guts) and outside perspective/guidance on the station's myopic boosterism. — Steve Bloomfield


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Looking for Lost Angeles
"Never Built: Los Angeles" is the name of an exhibit that is currently seeking finding on Kickstarter in the hopes of being staged this spring at Los Angeles's A+D Architecture and Design Museum. Curated by Sam Lubell (California editor at The Architect's Newspaper) and Greg Goldin (architecture critic for Los Angeles magazine), the exhibit "will include plans, renderings, and models of major public projects that might have changed the feel of Los Angeles had they ever seen the light of day." That, of course, will only happen if the fundraising plan is successful.
According to the project's Kickstarter page, the curators "have finished the research and we have the exhibition design ready. But we need YOUR help to make the show a reality! We are asking specifically for your (tax deductible!) donations to pay for the floor graphic, the cost of building museum-quality models (as well as an 11-foot-tall tower made of over 67,000 Legos), the expense of rights to borrow and mount original drawings, and the price of installing all this, and so much more, into the museum space."
Among the visionary designs and designers selected for the exhibit are a comprehensive open space plan for city developed in 1930 by Olmsted & Bartholomew, a "futuristic take" on Los Angeles International Airport by Pereira and Luckman, and Lloyd Wright's plan for an art deco Civic Center complex "reminiscent of an acropolis."
Rather than just a catalog of what might have been, "[Lubell] hopes to shift the mindset of city politicians and developers and community leaders who's knee-jerk response to public innovation is often rejection. To give Los Angeles a second chance, the exhibition includes a section of recent never-built projects that might be worth another look."
"For a place that has these amazing architects and ideas, the public spirit is — no we can't really pull this stuff off," he says. "We want to change the culture so that visionary, creative, innovative ideas in the large-scale pubic realm will once again be embraced in the city."


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- Released: Nov 15, 2011
- Sound: 8
- Content: 10
- Production Quality: 10
- Overall Impression: 10
Users' score:
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Sound — 8
I'm making this review after hearing the songs streamed on the internet by Rolling Stone. The DVD will be officially released on November 15, but I couldn't resist listening already. + Myles sings like a pro, as always. Everything is really smooth and tight, a great rock concert. Gotta love Slash's tone. - Slash was (a tad) nervous/drunk? I catch him making some awful mistakes like playing out of tune or speeding up and slowing down fast in "Slither", "Patience", "By The Sword" etc. Yes, yes he is only human, but usually you don't hear mistakes like these from this man, especially when recorded live.
Content — 10
Been There Lately Night Train Ghost Mean Bone Back From Cali Rocket Queen Civil War Nothing To Say Starlight Promise Doctor Alibi Speed Parade Watch This Beggars & Hangers On Patience Solo (Godfather) Sweet Child O' Mine By The Sword Mr. Browstone Paradise City A PERFECT setlist in which I only missed "Fall To Pieces" because I simply love Slash's solo there. All time classics and Slash hits are to be heard, great stuff!
Production Quality — 10
Stoke's one of Slash's favorite places and he made it special with making this CD/DVD/Blu-Ray.
Overall Impression — 10
Played on the 24th of July 2011, Slash has finally finished creating the live DVD and is putting it out on November 15. The live streams promise great stuff, and for the people who were actually there, I'm damn jealousy of you!


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The Toronto Raptors wrap up their five-game Western Conference road trip tonight as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors are 2-2 on their current road trip. They have lost two of their last three games after winning three straight. The Clippers have lost two straight and three of their last four. This is the second and final meeting between the teams. The Clippers won the first matchup 126-118 in Toronto on January 25.
Here are some notes for tonight's game:
- Raptors guard Terrence Ross scored a franchise-tying 51 points to go along with nine rebounds in the first meeting against the Clippers. Ross was 16-29 from the field, including going an astonishing 10-17 from three point land. Ross has the ability to light up the scoreboard in a hurry, but you can bet the Clippers will be locked in on him tonight.
- Clippers guard Jamal Crawford had 37 points off the bench in the first meeting between the teams. He is expected to start tonight and the Raptors better keep him in check or this game could get out of hand early.
- Blake Griffin is looking to become the first Clippers player to score 35 or more points in three straight games since the franchise moved to Los Angeles. Griffin is coming off a 45 point, 15 rebound performance on Wednesday in a loss to Miami.
- Raptors forward Steve Novak is coming off a season-tying 12 point performance on Wednesday against Sacramento. Novak could once again play a big role tonight in what is expected to be a fast paced game involving a lot of distance shooting.
- Clippers guard J.J. Redick missed the team's last game due to a hip injury and is not expected to play tonight. Chris Paul also remains out with a shoulder injury.
If the Raptors want to win this game they must control the pace. Although they put up 118 points in the first meeting, the Raptors were forced to playing the Clippers' style of basketball. The Raptors must first lock down on the defensive end and allow that to dictate their offensive tempo.
Projected Starters
Toronto Raptors: Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas
Los Angeles Clippers: Darren Collison, Jamal Crawford, Matt Barnes, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan
Tonight's game starts at 10:30 ET and can be seen on TSN.
Let's Go Raptors!
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
4 comments:
- Kid Trails said...
yeah thats depressing when that stuff happens. i hate driving by car wrecks.
- August 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- emilyjconner said...
That last frame is priceless.
- August 29, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Matt said...
Yikes! That's scary. I always wonder in those situations what would have happened if I had left earlier. I hope everyone will be okay.
- August 30, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Robin Cain said...
That is sad... We once got stuck on a two lane highway because of an accident and were late to an appointment. Later we found out two little kids and their grandma died in the accident and it was sooo sad. Gives you such a weird and shakey feeling.
- August 30, 2010 at 10:47 AM
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Revlon Bedroom Eyes Powder Liner Reviews
Bedroom eyesI bought this product but I wouldnt buy it or tell anyone else too either. its just a mess. I smears all over your eyes and little bits fall all over your face. Not good. — 6 years, 4 months agodawn_cranford | 3 reviews
Very messyI have the Smokin' shade and it's a really decent color, but I really hate the application. The tube opening is too small for the applicator stick. When I take the wand out of the tube, the powder falls out along with the applicator. You really have to tap off the excess powder before you can put it on your eyes, and even when you do, it falls all over your cheeks. The powder also doesn't stay, it...read more ends up creasing on my eyelids. And as for the name "Bedroom Eyes", this is what your eyes would look like if you left your eye makeup on all night and wake up in the morning looking like a raccoon. — 5 years, 6 months agoLalaS. | 71 reviews
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linerI am not a liner fan but tried it and I am still not a liner fan. — 6 years, 9 months agopwhite98270 | 37 reviews
Great for bold sexy lookI like this product. I dont use it often, but when I go out at night it gives me a great dramatic look. I too had the problem of it falling all over the place, but I just tap it over the garbage can and it gets rid of any of the excess that would have fell under my eyes. — 8 years, 3 months agothewhitestripes | 5 reviews
This is funny!I read all these reviews and agree 100% with all the ladies who said this stuff went everywhere. I bought it (thank goodness on clearance at Walgreens) in the lavender shade to use as an eyeliner but when I pulled the wand out I could not believe how thick it was not to mention I lost half the bottle all over my vanity table! I just recently pulled it out again for a night out and tried to apply...read more ever so carefully and still a mess! I had to practically re-do my entire makeup just trying to get this stuff off my face! It still looked like I had glitter flecks all over even after using eye make up remover! I did not throw it out yet though, I'm determined to try again! I still think it was a bad purchase though, good thing I had a coupon and it was on clearance. My local Walgreens had the BEST makeup clearance ever! — 8 years, 8 months agoFLBeauty | 5 reviews
Calling all goths (and everyone else stay away haha)Ok, yeah I agree this has the potential to be messy and the line that goes on is not subtle (read skinny) BUT it does work great if you are a Goth and are looking for something to give that bruised eye/heroin chic thing. This really only works in high-drama situations because it does go on thick. The applicator is like a tapered shadow wand and I actually like it. So maybe I'm nuts, but I total...read morely dig the whole goth-y thing. But there is NO WAY on God's earth you are going to get a thin line out of this-they call it bedroom eyes for a reason I guess! It is very neat though if you are going for kohl/smudgy and any powder that gets on your cheeks is pretty easily wiped off with a wet cloth. So long as you are going for a certain look; this product is golden : ) — 8 years, 9 months agojackieznyc | 61 reviews
Did not stay well at all!I used this several times and every time I did it flacked off in my eyes and I had watery eyes (red too) and had to redo my makeup several times. Then when I finally got it too stay it bleed on my eyelid. I finally gave up and through it out. — 8 years, 10 months agochristine74 | 5 reviews
not so pleasedexpected more of a liner than a loose shadow. bad fallout and doesnt blend where i wanted it to. probably wouldn't purchase again. — 8 years, 10 months agosieepingbeautii | 4 reviews
not goodI had a huge problem with this product. It ended up everywhere I didnt want it. It was a mess — 8 years, 10 months agoCASSY0624 | 4 reviews
more like face paint...I am no amature when it comes to make up. That said, this was by far one of the WORST eye products EVER. First, it's loose eyeshadow that crumbles all over your face before it even touches your eye(s). Second, you can get this "bedroom effect" with regular black/charcol eyeshadow or khol pencil. Lastly, what a paint to remove black dust from your EYES! Don't spend your money, don't waste your time. — 8 years, 10 months agoprodictJUNKIE | 8 reviews
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Dennis, Yes, I am at the mercy of the original developer who forked couchDB for windows. I just sent him a message - from GitHub. I understand the REG system is VERY complex. Many things/levels require KEYS, but applications don't really *have* to utilize KEYS. Case input is the copy of Apache and mySQL running on my local PC. I did not run an installer, did not add REG KEYS (yes, environmental variables are technically KEYS, as is a SERVICE identifier,but I classify these as WINDOWS KEYS) My goal is ZERO application level REG KEYS. I would like to insert couchDB into my pseudo-Linux structure that I have running on my Windows development environment, As for mySQL, I've read similar wikis and blogs. I have been told by many "experts" fo many years that I can not run a WAMP stack the way I would like to. WALTERS-WAY wiki <http://wiki.walters-way.com> shows anyone who would like to see how to create a LAMP-like stack on a windows box. Completely configurable. If you can configure a Linux Apache, you can configure my version of a WAMP stack. The files are (almost) in the same place, nothing in the WINDOWS directory, nothing in the REGISTRY. I have both Apache and mySQL running as SERVICES. This method works on everything from NT on up. On 95 you have to manually start. But that's really old! ;) Thanks for making me clarify my request. Walter On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Dennis Redfield < email@example.com> wrote: > You really are at the mercy of the folks who wrote the installer, perhaps > they will chime in. The Registry system is quite complex and is a > combination of keys required by the system: security, uninstall, service > installation and keys which are set uniquely by the application (I assume > this is what you intended when you said APP REG KEYS). So your best bet is > to go back to the couchdb installation source, talk to the installation > authors and hit the books. > > BTW: The reason I asked your intent (i.e. your goal) was what you are > attempting to do is going to require some real effort - if do-able at all > and I was hoping that if I knew what you were trying to accomplish there > might be another way to achieve the goal. > > Question: I understand (from the Wiki) that mySQL does NOT run as a > windows > service but as a process within the hosting application (e.g. as a linked > lib). Is this not correct? > > thanks > > dlr > >
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Automania/Repair & Maintenance
by Bob Hagin
Q. We have a 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis, 5.0L engine, ADO transmission. It has 110,000 miles. Recently when my wife and I drove our car on a trip the car simply shut off after driving 50 miles. It didn't start up again until 45 minutes later. Five miles further we stopped for lunch and it wouldn't start again. This pattern repeated itself all day and finally we made it home. My wife drives the car around town and five miles to work but when she stops to shop or for an appointment, she has to wait 15 to 45 minutes before it will start again. Could it be a faulty sensor that stops the flow of gas to the carburetor? I ruled out ethanol as a factor as it was a cool day. I was told the gas lines might be too close to the engine or the alternator could be the problem.
A. I don't think the problem is fuel-related since it went many years without manifesting itself. Ford products of that era use a 2"X 3" sealed ignition module that is heat-sensitive and fails randomly. There's no easy way I know of for a mechanic to test it except to start the engine, apply heat to it from a hair dryer or heat gun and hope it fails in the shop. In the trade, there's a test for a suspected faulty part called "Replace with a known good unit" and in the school shop where I taught we kept a couple of good ones we scrounged from wrecking yards. There were several different models so if you go parts-hunting yourself, take the original to make sure the connector jack is right.
Q. I bought a '98 Ford Ranger pickup truck in March and I drive it every day from my home to the shipyard where I work. From the first day, I've checked the oil level and added a little each week. When I had 3000 miles on it, I found that I'd added a quart. I wasn't worried because I thought it was part of the break-in period and once I changed to 5W30 everything would level out. I always change the filter when I change the oil. I continued to check the oil level and found that in 1500 miles, it used a half-quart. I went to my selling dealer and complained about having to add oil between changes. They checked over the engine and found that everything was tight. The service manager said that it was normal for a '98-type engine to burn oil and that the engine held 4.5 quarts and that it would safely run on three. He told me to bring the truck into his shop for the next oil change and they would add oil if it was low between changes. He said that Ford would do something about it if it burned a quart every 1000 miles on three different occasions. I told him that I got rid of my '86 Ford because I got tired of adding oil between changes. Is all this normal for a '98 2.5 liter Ford engine?
A. In my files I have a memo from Ford that says cars and trucks in normal service should get at least 900 miles per quart after 7500 miles of service. It also says that if the vehicle is exposed to severe duty, oil mileage may be lower. Follow the instructions that your shop has laid out and see what happens but according to your letter, your truck is already getting more than times the oil mileage that Ford considers a reasonable number.
Q. Not long ago you answered a letter regarding the restoration of an old Chevrolet Nova and listed a couple of companies that sold specific books on these cars. I'm mildly interested in getting into the hobby. Can you tell me where to start?
A. There isn't enough space here but Hemmings Motor News puts out a promotional "quicky" booklet on the subject. Write to Hemmings care of Terry Ehrich at Box 100, Bennington, VT 05201 for a copy. It's supposed to cost three bucks but I got one free. The pictures are neat and it won't tell you more than you need to know to start.
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I've started work on a pretty hefty yet exciting project, building a NES Controller coffee table. I can't really claim that it's all that original, since I've seen several others made online already. I'm mainly pulling my inspiration from this guy's, Kyle Downes, blog about the one he built. You can see the you tube video of his creation here. I also read that one was made by G4.
Basically it all came about out of a desire to find a good way of storing all of the random mess that comes with owning several different gaming systems. That, and a love for some classic games. All that and a need for some kind of project to work on. My wife isn't too optimistic. She thinks it'll end up half completed and taking up space in her living room. On the plus side we live near my parents and my dad has a large shed with a pretty good wood working shop so I'll be able to do all the work there.
Right now it's all in the planning stages. Recently during my lunch breaks at work I've been working on drawing up some plans for the table. My thoughts are if I'm able to plan enough ahead of time, then the less likely it'll be that the table will looked jacked up down the line. Using a drafting ruler I had left over from school I took measurements form a NES controller. Then using the modeling program I had at work I made a model of all the parts I would need to make out of wood. I'll attach a couple pictures from that showing the designs I've made. Right now I've got it scaled up so it'll be a little under two feet tall, but I might play around with that.
I plan on getting the first few parts made sometime soon. Maybe the lid or the accents around the buttons. I still have to add the squares around the A and B buttons, but it shouldn't take too long. I'm also absolutely open to any advice or suggestions. Hopefully this will turn out pretty cool.


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G Prime, F Prime, L Prime, and W Prime may be future LG smartphones
0. phoneArena posted on 10 Jun 2014, 22:02
LG wants to trademark several names that include the term Prime, and all could designate upcoming handsets (though they may also remain unused)...
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1. KillerKeyboard (Posts: 344; Member since: 21 Nov 2013)
LG Optimus Prime lol.
2. MacWiNux (Posts: 126; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
why they didn't name it as LG Optimus Prime??
3. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Lawsuits. Or the licensing fee they would have to pay to avoid lawsuits.
4. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2236; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
They beat me to the punch. I was going to file for M Prime, I Prime, L Prime, and F Prime.
5. Cyberchum (Posts: 749; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
The "mini? craze has gone, time to saturate the market with "prime" tag.
7. MacWiNux (Posts: 126; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
remember there was, One, X, S, and Mini and now its prime
11. Feanor (Posts: 849; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
This is why one must hate Asian brands (apart from Sony). They are all such copycats! There is a fashion and they follow immediately. Samsung announces a mini phone, everyone has to jump immediately on the train (but Sony is the only one to do it properly and eschew the pejorative Mini name); iPhone comes in gold, suddenly HTC, Samsung and LG, together with a troop of Chinese manufacturers, have to have golden phones. Now the Galaxy S5 Prime is just a rumour and already LG is trying to trademark similar name.
If one wants some class and originality, there is only Apple, Sony and Nokia.
6. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3806; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
The scheme would work better if they used actual prime numbers for each new release:
LG G3, G5, G7, G11, G13, G17, G19, G23..., G103, etc.
LG F3, F5, F7, F11, F13, F17, F19, F23..., F103, etc.
9. maherk (Posts: 4849; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Exactly. Same goes to HTC, should've went with HTC One, Two, Three, etcetera etcetera. The m8 is just confusing for those who aren't too much of a tech person.
14. asialove (Posts: 45; Member since: 19 Jan 2010)
There is indeed a G4, G5 G8, G9 in trademark database..LG Filed that in 2011..
18. Neo_Huang (Posts: 1067; Member since: 06 Dec 2013)
You forgot 2 :)
8. Steven58 (Posts: 80; Member since: 25 Nov 2009)
These rumors are getting me sick. I held off buying the s5 because it's root difficulty. I held off on the m8 in favor of the g3 whose specs for vzw are uncertain. Rumors. Rumors. Rumors. Whatever.
10. imej88 (unregistered)
So Prime is considered the new flagship for most Android Smartphones?
12. Bondurant (Posts: 573; Member since: 04 Jun 2014)
What about Optimus Prime and Bumblebee ?
13. asialove (Posts: 45; Member since: 19 Jan 2010)
There is also "WINoz" in uspto database
By the way, F460L could be the "G Prime" which looks exacltly same as G3. F460 Seires features 805 soc.
Futures LG Phones confrmed: F410 F430, F460, F470, F480 and F490
16. 3rdDegree (Posts: 218; Member since: 13 Jul 2013)
Those are all probably bound for the South Korean market via South Korean carriers. BTW, THE NEW SWIFTKEY ROCKS!
17. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
For what. ....?


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Hailee Steinfeld up for the Lead Role in CARRIE Remake?
We've heard that both Megan Fox and Lindsay Lohan have expressed interest in playing the title character in the upcoming remake of Stephen King's classic story Carrie. Now according to one of Cinema Blends "most proven sources." True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld is the top choice for the lead role in the movie.
Steinfeld in one hell of a talented actress that has a great movie career in front of her. There's no doubt that she would be incredible in the role, but she doesn't need to take a step back in her career by doing it. I'm standing by my opinion that this movie has no business being remade, because Brian DePalma's adaptation in 1976 with Sissy Spacek was great. Stephen King even agrees with me.
We previously reported that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa was hired by the studio to write the script. He most recently wrote the Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. The book tells the story of a misunderstood high school girl named Carrie White, who has extraordinary telekinetic powers. She eventually goes on a violent rampage of revenge and devestation, because her high school classmates treated her like shit. If you haven't seen the original film yet, I suggest you check it out!


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LA JOLLA — In its first earnings report since going public, Regulus Therapeutics said Monday it lost $5.7 million, or $15.98 per share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30.
In the same quarter a year ago, the biotech company lost $1.05 million, or $11.68 per share. Outstanding shares increased during that time from about 89,000 to about 356,000.
Regulus had $2.8 million revenue during the quarter, compared with $3.8 million in the year-ago quarter.
Shares of Regulus closed Tuesday at $4.35, down 29 cents, or about 6 percent.
As of Sept. 30, Regulus had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $30.9 million, compared with $38.1 million at Dec. 31, 2011. The quarter did not include Regulus' IPO, which took place in early October. Regulus raised $50.9 million in gross proceeds.
Regulus has enough cash to last at least through the end of 2015, Garry Menzel, chief operating officer, said in the earnings report.
Regulus is developing drugs for kidney fibrosis, hepatitis C, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The company's technology is built around microRNAs, short strands of the information-carrying molecule RNA that can be targeted to stop diseases at the genetic level.
The technology is similar to the RNA technology used by its parent companies, Carlsbad-based Isis Pharmaceuticals and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, Mass.


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Anti-abortion Tea Party congressman demands mistress get an abortion
Tea Party Congressman Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee is facing national scrutiny because damning evidence has surfaced which implicates him in adultery and shows him negotiating with his sexual partner outside of his marriage to have an abortion.
DesJarlais was swept into office along with many other Tea Party candidates in the 2010 Midterm elections. The congressman ran on a platform of being anti-abortion, pro-god, and pro-morality. Now it seems that DesJarlais, a registered physician, is at odds with his own political platform.
This story was originally broken by The Huffington Post. The unknown female in question was actually a patient of the good doctor, who previously has been accused of holding a gun in his mouth for "hours in one instance." However, his alleged suicidal fantasies are not the purpose of this column. Court transcripts plainly showcase the hypocrisy of the morally superior Congressman:
DesJarlais: You told me you'd have an abortion, and now we're getting too far along without one.
Woman: You told me you would have time to go with me and everything.
DesJarlais: I said, if I could, I would, didn't I? And I will try. If I can find time, you're saying you still will?
Woman: Yeah. This is not fair to me. I don't want you in my life.
DesJarlais: Well, I didn't want to be in your life either, but you lied to me about something that caused us to be in this situation, and that's not my fault, that's yours.
Woman: Well, it's your fault for sleeping with your patient.
DesJarlais: If we need to go to Atlanta, or whatever, to get this solved and get it over with so we can get on with our lives, then let's do it. We've got to do something soon. And you've even got to admit that because the clock is ticking right?
DesJarlais does not deny the allegations as he cannot because they are a matter of public record. Instead he refuses to acknowledge his own hypocrisy by saying:
"Desperate personal attacks do not solve our nation's problems, yet it appears my opponents are choosing to once again engage in the same gutter politics that CBS news called the dirtiest in the nation just 2 years ago.
As a candidate who ran on a platform of ideological purity curious minds are eager to see if the congressman will survive re-election by his highly conservative constituency.
No it doesn't. Still waiting for a Republican to come out of the closet and actually stand behind his beliefs and morals without all the skeltons pouring out behind him.
Quoting bellawomen:
Does this surprise you? Another self serving tea bagger.
I swear its so hard to find anyone in public office that practices what they preach. I am sure it has to do with the type of personality it takes to want to put yourself in such a position. There is quite a bit of arrogance involved if you ask me, some just spew more than others.
it makes you question if they really believe what they say.
Waiting for the inevitable scandal with Rick Santorum.
ROTFLMAO! I watch C-Span always and see the speeches on the floors of the House and Senate.They talk a good talk but damn they can't walk the walk.Dems are out front and tell it like it is when it comes to this kind of stuff.Repubs hide it and hide it well.Vitter,Ensign,Craig and more.On the floor spouting family and moral values and the next day busted for sex crimes.
This is very common. There was an article floating around CM last year that was a collection of interviews of doctors who work at abortion clinics. They were recounting stories of women who normally protest outside of their clinics coming in for abortions.


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Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Recipe
- 6 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 1. Using a sharp knife, cut through the joint of each leg quarter to separate into two pieces. Place chicken in a 4-qt. slow cooker.
- 2. In a small bowl, mix ketchup, orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, oil, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, garlic salt and pepper; pour over chicken. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until meat is tender.
- 3. Remove chicken to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; pour into a measuring cup to measure 2 cups. Transfer to a small saucepan; bring to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken. Yield: 12 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving: 179 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 392mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 fat.
Reviews for Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
Average Rating
"I used 2 leg quarters and made half the sauce. It came out very well. Like others, I would reduce or exclude the oil next time."
"Used boneless skinless thighs about 12 or so and it turned out great. I like to try that goes in a slow cooker and this is a keeper. Family loved it"
"This was very good! I used 8 boneless/skinless thighs and it was done in about 5 hours. Next time I will cut way back on or eliminate the oil completely. It really didn't need to be there. It's a very different BBQ flavor but we really enjoyed it."
"We loved the sauce....probably don't need as much oil though."
"chicken was nice and moist - but it becomes very challenging to eat with so many bones, etc. to filter through. The sauce flavour was ok."
"I cut the recipe in 1/2 to fit in my mini crock pot for one. It tastes good, probably would use less brown sugar next time. Used red wine and some basalmic vinegar in place of wine vineegar which I don't keep in the pantry.."
"I made this exactly as given and found there was too much oil. I didn't care for the flavor of the sauce but son did like. Just because it's not my to my liking doesn't mean others won't like it. Enjoy!"
"Love this. Will make it again."
"My kids love this and they generally do not like chicken. My husband actually requested that I make it again for the kids which is the first sign of him remotely planning a meal since we were married 20 years ago!"
"Love this recipe. I've found it works well with any type of chicken. I always use less brown sugar & add some cayenne pepper for some heat. This dish goes great with the Lemon Rice from this site also."
"This was a hit, everyone loved it and will definitely make it again."
"It was so great everyone raved about it. So simple, I love slow cooking."
"We really liked this easy recipe. I added a little extra brown sugar based on the other reviews, and it was excellent. Still tangy and not too sweet, which was great. I turned my slow cooker on high for about an hour close to the end, and then turned in back down to low for the last 45 minutes. It was fall off the bone tender and very tasty. We'll make this one again!"
"My husband is not a big chicken eater, but he LOVED the sauce and gobbled it up!"
"You bet I'll be making this again and again. It all comes together nicely. Thank you for sharing. Sincerely, K."
"Recipes like this are great for us busy working women. My work takes me away at dinnertime, and my husband is not up to doing the last step of thickening the sauce, so I though I'd try to add the cornstarch mixture at the beginning. It didn't thicken too well, but the sauce was still very tasty - I like it tangy! I will be making this again."
"I used drumsticks and thighs instead of leg quarters. Make sure to use the thickened sauce...Yummy!"
"People in our fellowship liked it. Separating the legs from the thighs took 30 minutes, and I removed the skin from the thighs. I simmered the parts for 20 minutes to ensure complete doneness. I substituted balsamic vinegar for the red wine vinegar, using only 1 tablespoon.The sauce was fairly thick without cornstarch, but next time I'll increase the sauce for the same amount of chicken."
"Great recipe for the whole family. Even my 2 year old loved it."
"I made this but there was way too much for my family and since I left it in a little longer the meat was falling off the bone so we are going to use it for sandwiches tonight. Terrific recipe!!"
"We liked this dish. I used chicken drumsticks instead of the leg quarters. Since my sides weren't done yet, I put the chicken back into the slow cooker with the thickened sauce. That ensured that the chicken was nice and coated in the sauce by the time I served it. Very good."
"It was pretty good. The sauce was a little to tangy so I added a couple more tablespoons of brown sugar while thickening the 2 cups of sauce."


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HOUSTON - A man died after investigators said he crashed his pickup truck through a southeast Houston fence.
Around 5 a.m. Sunday, police said a 51-year-old man was driving his truck south on Martin Luther King Boulevard near Bungalow when for some reason he veered off the road and slammed through a privacy fence.
Police said he then veered back across the road and into another yard where he crashed into a parked vehicle, then a house before finally coming to a stop.
Investigators said it was the crash through the fence that killed him.
"Some of the pieces of wood from the fence came through the windshield and killed the driver," said Sargent Kerry Shaw with the Houston Police Department.
Investigators said they don't believe alcohol was involved. The victim's name hasn't been released.
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Not only is it challenging to stay up to date with all of Apple and Samsung's pending lawsuits, it's even tough to keep up with litigation in just one particular jurisdiction.
Case in point: The Northern District of California was where Apple was awarded a $1.05 billion judgment from Samsung this past summer, and just also happens to be the jurisdiction where another lawsuit between the two tech heavyweights is scheduled to kick off in March of 2014. The second lawsuit will largely encompass many of the same patents asserted in the first lawsuit, but will include a bevy of products that were released after the original suit was filed, including the Galaxy Nexus, the Galaxy S III, the iPhone 5, and the Galaxy Note 10.1.
And as if things weren't confusing enough, the two parties have been furiously working to file motions in an effort to include in the suit as many products from the opposing side as possible. To wit, Samsung last week filed a motion seeking to add the iPad 4th generation, the iPad Mini, and the fifth-gen iPod Touch to the suit. To date, the court has been rather permissive in letting both parties supplement their original infringement claims with more accused products.
And lest you think Samsung is the only party trying to add as many products as possible to the suit, think again. Apple is also playing that game and arguably has many more products from which to choose from given that Samsung has a much more expansive product line.
That said, Apple this past Friday filed a motion seeking to add a bevy of claim charts for recently released Samsung products. The products in question include the Samsung Galaxy S III (the model running Jelly Bean), the Galaxy Note II, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi model, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, the Samsung Rugby Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini. Note that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 was already included in the original suit, albeit the version running Honeycomb. And in case the Galaxy S III Mini doesn't ring a bell, note that it hasn't yet been released in the U.S.
And again, with trial not scheduled to kick off until March 2014, many of the aforementioned products will be largely irrelevant by the time opening arguments get underway. Who knows, perhaps the parties will have settled at that point, or perhaps there will be yet another lawsuit in California encompassing products like the Samsung Galaxy S 5 and the iPhone 7.
While Apple's recent settlement with HTC gave some hope that maybe Samsung and Apple would be able to settle their differences amicably, a Samsung executive recently put that notion to rest when he stated that Samsung isn't looking to strike up a patent agreement a'la HTC. What's more, he went so far as to say that the iPhone wouldn't even be possible without many of Samsung's wireless patents.
via FossPatents