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OWNING UP: In St. Louis, Bryan Burwell writes Rosenbloom said that he is "not shopping the team, and that's precisely what the city deserved. That was the 800-pound elephant that was standing in the middle of the room since the day Rosenbloom took over the franchise. Rosenbloom kept saying that as long as he owns the Rams, they're safe in St. Louis, but no one ever denied the team was for sale." Burwell: "That doesn't mean that somewhere down the line Rosenbloom won't sell the team, but with an airtight lease with the city that guarantees at least eight more years in the Edward Jones Dome -- and a clear-cut promise from the new owner -- the fear that someone was once again on the verge of committing franchise grand larceny against this football community should officially be put to bed" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/21). Also in St. Louis, Jeff Gordon writes speculation of a sale "will dog Rosenbloom constantly, since he isn't a football guy at heart and he has no real allegiance to St. Louis." But Gordon writes, "We have no real reason to doubt Rosenbloom. Nothing in his background suggests he would mislead St. Louisians, even for business purposes. We can only judge him by his actions, which so far have been positive. But business is what it is. ... Rams fans should be aware, and wary" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/21).
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It's Nice That is the well curated design blog founded by Will Hudson and Alex Bec in April 2007. Moving off the web and into the world of print, the first edition of their magazine is now out. A way to extend the material showcased on the site with more in depth features and larger images. Available for 10 quid here. (via CR).
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Photo: James Franklin Is No Fan Of Subtlety, Brings Giant Penn State Truck To Move Out Of Nashville
James Franklin has been very gung-ho about his new job at Penn State since he officially became the new head coach in Happy Valley, and some of his actions have rubbed Vanderbilt fans the wrong way. Well, when it comes to moving stuff from his old home in Nashville, Franklin doesn't seem to mind attracting some attention:
PSU's new football coach moving his stuff out of Nashville. My aunt took this pic. Lives 2 doors down. Pretty Cool! pic.twitter.com/hOCxS2aYfD
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"By expanding into West Hattiesburg, we hope to make our practice more accessible to patients in the Lamar County area," says Tommy Thornton, executive director of Hattiesburg Clinic. "Additionally, the consolidation of these practices into a larger facility will allow room for more providers and services, helping us in continuing our mission of providing quality care to the patients of South Mississippi."
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When his sister is murdered, Myles gains custody of her son, Simon. He also faces the reappearance of his ex-lover, Zayne. Will their love rekindle or will custody of Simon--along with another murder--drive the two men apart?
When his sister, Carrie, is murdered, bookshop owner Myles Foster gains custody of her precocious five-year-old son, Simon. He also has to deal with the reappearance of his ex-lover, Zayne, a private detective. While trying to come to grips with both, another woman is murdered.
Myles--with the help of Mazie, Simon's babysitter--learns to adjust to having a child in his life. Having Zayne back in his world is more problematic, since Zayne left Myles for a younger man. Slowly, but surely, Zayne tries to break down the walls between them as they attempt to figure out why Carrie was murdered and pass on their ideas to the detective in charge of the case.
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"Let's face it," says Crossroads of the West Gun Show director Max Luger, "in this day and age, you have to think twice before buying a gun. For one thing, guns have gotten some bad PR lately. But more importantly, guns aren't cheap. A lot of families are having to ask that most difficult of questions, 'Guns or butter?' It's a choice, frankly, that no American should have to make, but there it is. Over the past few years, we've started to hear stories of people 'making do' with their old guns, struggling to preserve their worn-out relics through home repair or reduced usage."
That scenario, says Luger, is problematic on at least two counts. "First, it's bad for the gun industry, and anything that's bad for the gun industry is bad for the economy as a whole. I can show you study after study that link America's economic health with robust spending on defense - whether it's defense of the home or defense of the nation or defense of amorphous American interests overseas - and economic health. On the flip side, defense cuts are always, always linked to periods of economic recession. And there's no denying the importance of companies like Smith & Wesson to United States manufacturing. Sure, there are imports that get the job done cheaper, but the same could be said of General Motors, and even Obama knew better than to let them go under. Put simply, guns are too big to fail."
Second, he continued, "it's simply not safe. A worn-out gun is an accident waiting to happen. And for better or for worse, most guns today are simply too sophisticated for the passionate amateur to work on in the confines of his garage. We recommend replacing your gun every five years - and that's if you're a moderate shooter. And safety is absolutely a priority - it's why guns exist in the first place."
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Capacitive sensing—Integrating multiple interfaces
Part I of this article gives a brief overview of capacitive touch sensing and talks about different feedback mechanisms. In this section We will demonstrate how to integrate multiple user interface features using a single SoC and how to overcome some of the problems caused by this integration. In Part II, we will discuss how capacitive sensing used for application beyond touch sensing. Here we will discuss the following
- Proximity Sensing: This technology is being widely adopted across many applications. We will briefly discuss the technology and the challenges faced during implementation.
- Liquid Level Sensing: This feature is a step beyond the user interface, but it too can be implemented using capacitive sensing technology. We will explain the benefits of using the capacitive sensing method as well as how to overcome common issues with this method.
Capacitive touch sensors consist of copper pads connected to capacitive sensing controller input pins with traces. Figure 1 shows a typical capacitive sensor.
When a finger comes in contact with the overlay it forms a simple parallel plate capacitor called finger capacitance (CF). In the presence of a finger the total sensor capacitance (CX) is defined by Equation 1.
The capacitive sensing controller monitors the sensor capacitance by converting the measured capacitance into a digital value called Raw Counts. The Raw Counts value is used to detect the presence of a finger on, or near, the sensor. Figure 3 shows the block diagram of a capacitive touch sensing pre-processing circuit.
Adding feedback mechanisms to your user interface differentiates your end product and makes the user's interaction with your product complete. Haptic (tactile), visual (LED, LCD), and audio (buzzer) are the most common types of feedback. Multiple types of feedback can be used in a single user interface. In the past, adding feedback to a user interface meant using multiple IC's in your design, adding BOM cost and board size. A SoC can integrate all of these features into a single chip.
Haptic Feedback
When you touch a button on your cell phone screen, you feel a vibration. This is an example of haptic feedback. The vibrations are created by an amplifier connected to an actuator (DC motor) with Eccentric Rotating Mass (ERM). Haptic feedback enables capacitive touch sense buttons to feel like they press and release and improves the usability of sliders, scrolling lists, and list end stops. Also, haptic feedback gives capacitive touch sense buttons an edge over mechanical buttons by allowing you to select different tactile feedback for each button. Figure 4 shows a user interface designed with two controllers, one for capacitive sensing and one for haptics drive control.
User Interface – An overlay surface that senses a finger touch.
Capacitive Sensing Controller – A microcontroller that interprets the touch input signals from the user interface. It captures analog signal information and converts it into digital information. It then sends this information to the host.
Host or Embedded Application – The host or embedded application determines what the user is touching and commands the haptics drive controller to send the appropriate signal to the actuator hardware.
Haptics Drive Controller – A microprocessor that enables the amplifier and drives a PWM signal based on the host device's input.
Amplifier – The amplifier drives the haptics actuator with a differential output.
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DEFINITION of 'Smokestack Industry'
Heavy manufacturing industries with factories that generally have banks of chimney stacks emitting smoke into the atmosphere. A smokestack industry is usually viewed by investors as an "old economy" business, with limited potential for long-term growth. Smokestack industries typically include automobiles, chemicals, steel and shipbuilding - in short, any heavy manufacturing industry that has been around for decades.
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Award-winning children's writer Michael Morpurgo is a King's English & French alumnus and was the third Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. Since 1974 he has written over 120 books for children, including War Horse and Private Peaceful.
The subject of war and its consequences is present in many of Michael Morpurgo's stories. In a recent talk at the King's Arts & Humanities Festival 2012 he spoke about his belief that children's writers should not be afraid to tackle pain and suffering, as well as joy. In this exclusive interview, Michael discusses the relevance of war for today's children and how his time at King's revived his passion for story-telling.
1. What inspired you to get into writing? Why do you write for children? And why do you so often focus on the theme of war?
It was whilst I was teaching many years ago that I found that the only way to keep the attention of my year six class was to read to them. But often they wouldn't be interested in what I was reading and would be distracted and stare out of the window. So I started to tell them my own stories and they seemed to like it. I think it was this experience of teaching and of running the charity Farms for City Children with my wife Clare that has helped make me a children's writer. The subject of war in my books perhaps has something to do with the fact that I was a war baby, born in 1943. As I grew up, I soon learned how war had torn my world apart. My parents had split up because of it, and I knew that my uncle Pieter had been killed in 1940 in the RAF. I saw the grief that my mother, his sister, felt every day of her life. I missed him and I'd never even known him. War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I write about it because I want people to understand the absolute futility of war; the 'pity of war' as Wilfred Owen called it.
2. How did your time at King's affect your writing career?
It was at King's that I fell in love with literature and stories all over again. The first time was when my mother would read to me at bedtime. I loved the music in her words as she read the stories of Kipling and the poetry of Browning and Walter de la Mare amongst many others. She was an actress so could really bring these stories to life for me and my brother. But then there was a period between childhood and university where I wasn't a great reader or writer. At King's my love of stories and storytelling was rekindled through the magic of the ancient stories such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. These old tales have stood the test of time, thousands of years sometimes. Each time I read them even now, it reminds me how the best of storytelling should be, and I find that truly inspirational, and instructive too.
3. As you discussed in your recent talk at the King's Arts & Humanities Festival 2012: Why do you think it's important not to shy away from the concepts of pain and suffering in children's literature? In your opinion, which other modern authors do this well?
I can only really speak for myself, but I have always felt that it is how the truth is dealt with in literature that counts. Knowing the sensitivities of children, we have to be careful not to traumatise them when writing about or telling them about such dreadful events as war and the consequences of war. But nonetheless, I think we have to talk straight about these issues and look children in the eye. We have to be honest, but if possible very aware of how young people might respond. There are other modern writers that I admire who never talk down to children in their writing. Philip Pullman is one that I admire hugely.
4. How has the child audience changed since you first started writing? War is a theme of many of your books: why do you think that today's children can still relate to that time and the events that took place?
I don't think my child audience has changed since I started writing. Certainly there are more adults reading my books than did ten or five years ago because of books such as War Horse and Private Peaceful. But I don't really have an audience in mind when I write. I write for me and because I feel something passionately and intensely. With my book Shadow, for example, I was inspired to write about a contemporary conflict. But writing about a war that's still going on, it's even more difficult to keep the story centre stage rather than issues of the war. I am conscious of the fact that there are families of soldiers who are fighting in the war and dying in it. So there is a sensitivity that is raw and I have to be very careful about that. I have often written about wars that have taken place long ago and the problem with that is that it makes it seem, because of the distance of time, rather irrelevant to younger readers, whereas with present conflicts, there is no question of it being irrelevant. It is now and it is happening.
5. You've written so powerfully about the First World War, a war that was fought for reasons that don't make much sense. Nearly a century on, when you look at all the wars taking place around the world, do you think humankind has learned any lessons about the horrors of war?
Sadly, I don't think they have. Wars still go on despite all that humanity has suffered and learnt.
6. When you meet parents who have read your books to, or with, their children, what do they usually say about how their children reacted to the more challenging subject matter?
They often tell me that they are surprised by how children can manage to deal with difficult subjects. For example, I watch the reaction of the audience when I go to see the National Theatre's amazing production of War Horse. Very often, it is the adults who are most moved by what they have seen.
7. Has the magic of storytelling been lost on children in this digital age? Do you think that it is more difficult now to inspire a love of reading in children?
Not at all. Children and adults still love stories and books and being read to, there is just more choice these days. Whether you read a book or read a story on a Kindle or iPad, it's all the same really. It's still the story at the heart of it that captures the imagination.
8. Do you have any advice on a career in writing for our recently graduated alumni?
The main thing is to write because you mean it, and because you feel something passionately. The other thing is never to give up if you really believe it is what you want to do.
9. What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
It was when Ted Hughes told me I would write a better book after War Horse didn't win the Whitbread Award. He said to me, "You've written a fine book Michael but you'll write a finer one." I've never forgotten that.
10. What do you think are the most important qualities needed to be a writer?
The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.
11. Who or what do you remember most from your time at King's?
I remember the long trek in on the tube, my AKC lectures in the hall on a Monday morning, everyone as sleepy as I was. The dust and noise - there was permanent rebuilding going on whilst I was there. So you lot all benefited from that disruption! Struggling to understand my philosophy lectures. Being read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and loving it. Walking back down the Strand after lectures were over, loving the limbo time between college and home.
Michael Morpurgo's latest book, A Medal for Leroy, is out now (£12.99, Harper Collins Children's Books).
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The past month or so hasn't been good for the local film scene. The death of the venerable Alliance Cinema in South Beach was a decided blow to independent film programming in South Florida. Combined with a few months without much film festival activity or many special screenings, the area's indie scene looked downright barren.
But now cinephiles may brighten with the return of the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and a full slate of premieres, part of an onslaught of indie features scheduled to hit the screens of more and more festivals that seem to stretch out across most months. Just what is going on here? Why so many independent feature films? And why so many festivals blooming across the nation while independent-minded cinemas such as the Alliance are fading faster than a French Canadian's Florida tan?
The questions may be many but the answers are few. Certainly more films are being made because more films can be made. Costs are going down while somebody somewhere is ponying up enough to get low-budget indie films produced. So there's more product available for film festivals to show. But then why are the independent cinemas dying off? Basically because the corporate entertainment industry (a.k.a. Hollywood) has a death grip on motion-picture distribution and exhibition. Frankly, my dear, Hollywood suits don't give a damn who finances or produces a picture, as long as they control what gets released and how. And they are very good at what they do. Given enough cash and a big enough star, a studio can market a limp-noodle loser like Erin Brockovitch and bring in $100 million without much trouble. And if one film doesn't work, they'll yank it off the big screens and on to video, while yet another media-basted turkey takes its place. Indies, true indies, those not backed and hyped by studio/media conglomerate distribution, don't have a chance in such a universe.
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Miami Mini Fest
Herman, U.S.A. screens at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22; Bro screens 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, and Friday, October 20, at Regal South Beach Cinema, 1100 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach; 305-373-1562. The films also will be shown numerous times, along with Blue Moon, at the main venue, Galleria Cinema, 2630 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, between November 1 and 12; call 800-745-4621.
So if independent cinemas are dying off, where do indie films find an audience? Obvious answer: the film festivals. That may seem a good thing from an audience point of view -- lots of interesting new films available at the same event, albeit for a short time. But many, if not most, indie filmmakers look at film festivals with apprehension. The great hope is that a film fest opens the doors for critical appreciation, public response, and a distribution deal. The great fear and increasingly the great truth is that film festivals are the bone yards of the film business, where independent films stagger out to die, undistributed and ignored.
Still the indie films keep coming. And many offer quality casts and creative staffs, helmed by competent filmmakers. Take the first two of the following three independents, which will be playing as part of the Fort Lauderdale event.
Think back, way back, to the ancient days of five years ago, when the wire services hyped the story of some bachelor farmers, 78 in number, who ran an ad in several newspapers hoping to lure eligible women to their one-horse town, name of Herman, Minnesota. The response, duly noted by the sneering media, was a tidal wave of femininity as more than 1000 hopeful women descended on Herman from 34 states and 4 foreign nations, all in search of a few good men. That's the stranger-than-fiction-based-on-fact premise ofHerman, U.S.A.
, a good-natured comedy featuring some of the same qualities that made its Midwestern setting famous: likable characters, an upbeat charm, and not many surprises.
The action begins where much small-town life does: at the local diner. That's where the middle-age bachelor pals huddle over coffee and complain about the dearth of eligible women in their town. Sad-sack Sigurd (Wally Dunn), with a droopy mustache and a bad comb-over, certainly is no catch. Neither is the snarky druggist, Vern (Richard Wharton), nor their big-bellied farmer pals. But their cheerful buddy Dennis (Michael O'Keefe) comes up with the scheme to lure women to Herman via the ads and a big community bash. The result is pandemonium when word gets out, and marriage-minded maids hit the town in force.
Writer/director Bill Semans, a long-time theater producer in the Twin Cities, takes a multistory narrative approach to his film, tracking the triumphs and foibles (mostly the latter) of all his hapless Romeos during their weekend fest. Much of these goings-on are rather predictable or altogether too easy or both. Though Sigurd and Vern meet with disappointment during the wild singles bash, Dennis finds instant bliss in the person of a sexy blond newscaster, unaware that local gal Dorrie (Enid Graham) pines away for him. Other story lines include a sexy senior who meets his matronly match, and a shy farmer who meets an even shyer middle-age virgin who's ready to take the plunge. Another farmer falls for -- whaddya know -- a sardonic black woman from Chicago. All these subplots offer considerable charm but not much conflict or dimension. Like many a Midwesterner, Semans seems genuinely afraid of causing a fuss. Other than the comedic bachelor dilemma, there are no problems in Disneyesque Herman: no poverty, no alcoholism, no drugs, no depression, nothing that gets in the way of feel-good Americana. Even the interracial romance is portrayed as odd-couple charm, as locals gawk and cluck a bit. There never is heard a discouraging word among the Herman yeomanry. Too bad though. This story could use more shadings and complexities. You've got your good guys and a couple of bad guys (played mostly for laughs), and the good guys win, to the surprise of no one.
But despite its tendency toward blandness, Herman, U.S.A. offers a number of virtues. The acting is solid and honest, led by O'Keefe and Graham as the small-town pals that should be lovers. Their scenes together are little gems of buried longings and miscommunications. Dunn and the other lovelorn lads also shine. To their and Semans's credit, these characters really do seem to have lived their lives together, sharing high school football triumphs and midlife despair. As an added treat, this ensemble actually includes what looks like real people, a welcome relief from the usual pouty-lipped starlets and chiseled hunks we seem to get nowadays at every other turn. Semans's direction is assured and understated, backed by some golden-tone camera work from Ross Berryman and a bittersweet Copeland-like score from Stephen Graziano. This is a family film that could find a solid audience, if only there were ways to reach that audience in today's overhyped marketplace.
Magical realism has long been a staple of Latin-American fiction. Maybe that's why the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival decided to screen John Gallagher'sBlue Moon
. Like the current comedyWoman On Top
, Gallagher's tale of love lost and regained is balanced on a fantastic premise, in this case that wishes can come true if spoken during that rare occurrence, a blue moon. But fairy tales are never without dark shadows, andBlue Moon
's tale is no exception.
The film begins at a christening that feels like a wake. World-weary Frank, an Italian-American granddad facing a bleak retirement, seems uninterested in anything but drinking with his old neighborhood pals while his proper wife, Maggie, fumes. Their conflict continues at home until Maggie decides they should head for their old place in the Catskills to try to rekindle their love. But Frank is still Frank, mountains or no mountains, and her attempts to romance him fail. As a rare blue moon rises over the mountaintops, Maggie wishes something would remind them of the love they once shared.
Enter comic complications when a retro-clad young couple, Mac and Peggy, head for the hills with problems of their own. Working-class Mac is reluctant to pop the question to high-born Peggy, who can't understand why he delays. With ring in pocket, Mac figures he'll be able to woo Peggy properly in a romantic setting, so off they go to the same rustic retreat, unaware Frank and Maggie are sleeping in the bedroom upstairs. In the resulting brouhaha, both couples believe they have a right to be there: Frank and Maggie claim they own the place; Mac and Peggy say they've rented it and produce a receipt from the very same owner who rented the house to Frank and Maggie years before. The dilemma become even more complex as Frank and Maggie remember they used to be called Mac and Peggy when they were young.
Well, you can guess the rest. Because of Maggie's blue-moon wish, she has managed to conjure Frank and Maggie when they were young lovers. Suddenly the older couple has the chance to explain themselves to their younger mates, while the young pair can catch a glimpse of what will happen in their lives. The foursome gleefully recalls their courtship before getting down to some painful revelations about Frank/Mac's abuse by his alcoholic, violent father, the source of all his suffering.
Blue Moon clearly is meant to be a character-driven tale, and director Gallagher gets a lot of help from his solid cast of veterans and newcomers. Show-biz legends Ben Gazzara, a multiple Tony Award winner, and Rita Moreno, the only actor to have won an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Grammy, shine as Frank and Maggie with support coming from Brian Vincent and Alanna Ubach as Mac and Peggy. Film buffs also will pick out a number of notables in the supporting cast: Burt Young, Heather Matarazzo, and The Sopranos' Vincent Pastore make brief but notable appearances in the early scenes, before the story settles into its four-way moonlit conversation.
Gallagher has put together a film with a lot of old-fashioned charm and pacing, relying on his actors to tell the story without much directorial intrusion. There isn't any fancy editing or jazzy camera work here, just a steady confidence and some unobtrusive staging that works quite well for this kind of gauzy, dreamy material. Gallagher is ably abetted by cinematographer Craig DiBona's shadowy lighting and Stephen Endleman's plaintive, evocative music, a welcome respite from the by-the-throat you will feel this now style of movie music.
I wish I could be as complimentary about the script. While Gallagher brings considerable skill as a director, his writing talents are less successful. Blue Moon takes its characters seriously, but it never manages to create unique individuals, just types with problems that seem exceptionally generic: abusive father, working stiff/society babe class conflict. Frank's retirement angst is never explored, and Maggie's personal conflicts are ignored entirely, except for her frustrations with Frank. These characters feel wooden, and even the considerable gifts of Gazzara, Moreno, and company can't make them as soulful and dimensioned as they need to be.
Worse, Gallagher use some of the most obvious stereotypes in a desperate ploy for comic relief. When Mac recalls meeting Peggy's haughty Spanish family, the resultant flashback manages to be not only lame but absurd, another crude depiction of Latins as brutes, albeit wealthy ones. Gallagher then opts to balance this scene with another flashback of Peggy's visit to Mac's raucous family meal, in which every conceivable Italian cliché is tossed about, as in an Olive Garden commercial.
If Gallagher were deliberately trying to skewer stereotypes and force his audience to think, he'd have to be given credit. But Blue Moon isn't Bamboozled and Gallagher is not Spike Lee, nor is he trying to be. He is aiming to deliver a heartfelt comedy/drama. The comedy feels strained, with some arch one-liners and typical set pieces. The drama relies on painful revelations, though they seem pretty routine. But there are certain moments when Gallagher achieves the lyricism for which he's clearly aiming. In the still of the night, Frank looks at Peggy, the young woman he married, and asks her to dance as Maggie dances with Mac, the boy of her dreams. It's a memorable scene, one that could and should have been paired with many others.
There's another problem, which is simple plot logic. When Frank and Maggie wake up the morning after their fateful encounter, there's no explanation of what happened or even if they both recall what happened. And what about Mac and Peggy? Will they wake up and recall encountering their older selves? Or are they merely figments of Frank and Maggie's dreams? The sudden, jarring jump bears the signs of radical editing, the need for which one can only guess at. Nevermind that the film flies off to Paris for a love scene, complete with poses in front of that city's landmarks. The scenery is lovely, the music swells, but by the strained look on Gazzara's face, there's a sense, most likely unintentional, that something is missing. - Ronald Mangravite
Jerry Seinfeld had a huge hit with a television show about nothing. Success, though, didn't blind him to the limitations of that concept. Jerry figured out that what works small doesn't always work big, and what'll fly for half an hour won't necessarily carry an audience for 90 minutes (anyone see the series finale?). The comedian just didn't have thecojones
to makeSeinfeld: The Movie
. Enter Joe Cardona and Mario de Varona; collectively, Kids in Exile Films.
Their latest release, Bro, concerns three thirtysomething friends living in Miami. The characters should be eerily familiar to anyone who's owned a TV set in the past ten years. Dom (Bill Teck), the tall, crazy one, is a n'er-do-well schemer with no visible means of support (and, like Kramer, probably smokes illegally imported Cuban cigars, but I'm only speculating). Max (David Fisher) is short, fat, wears glasses, and lives with his mother. He works as a projectionist at a mall movie theater, but claims to be (no, not an architect) an aspiring filmmaker. Not that this helps him with the ladies. No, his one shot at romance in the film is foiled when he finds out the object of his affection, Julie (Carmen Nicole) is -- of all things -- a lesbian from New York City. ¡Ay, Costanza! Finally there's Santi (Luis Garcia), the model and aspiring actor who, though not as funny as Jerry, would look really great in a puffy pirate shirt. He lives with a high-maintenance Cuban-American princess named, not Elaine, but Lilly (Ivette Sotomayor).
For reasons never fully explained, Max and Santi entrust their savings to Dom, who claims he has an angle that's finally going to pay off. While the three wait for their ship to come in, they begin to take stock of their lives and their relationships to one another. Dom is hurt because Santi and he just don't connect anymore. They don't talk. Not like they used to. Santi advises Max to stop letting women walk all over him. Dom and Max both tell Santi that he's just not ready to move out to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Oh, and Dom is secretly sleeping with Lilly, but of course he's not going to tell Santi. They don't talk anymore. But he'll tell him before the movie ends.
The climax of the film (and one of its few actual plot points) occurs when the three friends discover that Dom's hunch was right: They're rich. Or, they would have been, if Dom had invested their money in the scheme instead of using it to pay back a loan from a tough-talking sports-memorabilia collector who employs a heavily tattooed, knife-wielding enforcer. Damn, bro.
No matter. They've discovered what really counts: their friendship and their dreams. Max will make a movie anyway. And give Dom a part in it, to boot. Santi moves out to California to become an actor. The three will someday make movies together.
This is Cardona and de Varona's second feature film. Their first, Mud, Water, and Factories (1999) was a Cuban-American coming-of-age story set in Hialeah, steeped in the same culture of nostalgia that fueled the pair's PBS documentaries (including Adios Patria, Café con Leche, and Havana: Portrait of Yesteryear). At the time Miami Herald critic Rene Rodriguez wrote that Mud, Water, and Factories suffered from stock characters who were given nothing interesting to display except their Cubanness. He was not alone in his criticism. The film was rejected for the Miami Film Festival last spring.
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Now Cardona and de Varona appear to be expanding their cultural reference points, with mixed results. If the characters in Bro are less overtly Cuban than those in Mud, Water, and Factories, they are no better developed or any more original. Okay, so Dom is Cuban Italian, a pineapple pizza, but the type -- wisecracking, would-be hustler of vague origin -- is instantly recognizable from countless films (not coincidentally, Andy Garcia played him in Just the Ticket). And, of course, from television.
But perhaps there's a better point of comparison for Bro than Seinfeld. And, maybe, just maybe, there's a future marketing deal in the works for Dom, Max, and Santi:
Whaaaaaazzzzzuuuuuup, bro? Whatcha doin'?
Nothing. Watching Odalys on Lente Loco. Havin' an Iron Beer. Chillin'. - Gaspar González


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Police are searching for a person who burglarized a medical marijuana dispensary in Sylmar Monday morning.
Officers responded to reports of a burglary in the 13100 block of San Fernando Road, according to Officer Briano of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The business, LHR, was located within a strip mall. A patrol vehicle could be seen outside the shop as officers investigated.
K-9 units were on their way to the scene to try and sniff out where the burglar may be hiding, officials said.
Officers were also checking surveillance footage, police said.
It's unknown how many people were involved with the burglary.
Published at 6:56 AM PST on Feb 10, 2014 | Updated at 10:15 AM PST on Feb 10, 2014


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(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Raymond Hartwell Fleming (ASN: 0-165022), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility.General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 48 (1946)
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Major General Raymond Hartwell Fleming (ASN: 0-165022), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Adjutant General for Louisiana and Chief of the National Guard Bureau, from August 1960 to May 1964.General Orders: Department of the Army, General Orders No. 28 (August 24, 1964)


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Over much of the past 25 years, the cycles of house price and consumption growth have been closely synchronised. Three main hypotheses for this co-movement have been proposed in the literature. First, that an increase in house prices raises households' wealth, particularly for those in a position to trade down the housing ladder, which increases their desired level of expenditure. Second, that house price growth increases the collateral available to homeowners, reducing credit constraints and thereby facilitating higher consumption. And third, that house prices and consumption have tended to be influenced by common factors. This paper finds that the relationship between house prices and consumption is stronger for younger than older households, which appears to contradict the wealth channel. These findings therefore suggest that common causality has been the most important factor behind the link between house price and consumption.
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In February, Bang On A Can, originally a fest but now an international experimental music organization, is releasing its first studio album in five years by the Bang On A Can All-Stars. Titled Big Beautiful Dark and Scary, the double album features the All-Stars — currently: Ashley Bathgate, cello; Robert Black, bass; Vicky Chow, piano; David Cossin, percussion; Mark Stewart, electric guitar; and Evan Ziporyn, clarinets — performing works by Bang's founding members (Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon), as well as pieces by Conlon Nancarrow, Louis Andriessen, Kate Moore, and, yes, Mr. David Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.
That's right. In 2009, while you were busy listening to Bitte Orca (TMT Review) and watching bootleg videos of Dirty Projectors' collaboration with Björk (TMT Review), the All-Stars premiered three new works by Longstreth — "Instructional Video," "Matt Damon," and "Breakfast at J&M" — all commissioned by Bang On A Can. This put Longstreth in the company of composers like Alvin Lucier, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, John Adams, Ornette Coleman, and Matthew Shipp, for whom Bang On A Can has commissioned and/or premiered pieces.
The All-Stars have since went into the studio to record Longstreth's compositions for the new double album, and we're streaming the longest of the three, "Matt Damon," for the next month or so. In addition to some new Longstreth arrangements that are somewhat reminiscent of the jerky musical narratives in The Getty Address (Dirty Projectors' 2005 glitch opera), you'll also hear some direct musical quotations from a track off the group's 2007 album, Rise Above. Listen to find out which one! Meanwhile, Big Beautiful Dark and Scary is still available for free, so grab it before January 25 or purchase a copy through Cantaloupe when it "hits shelves" on February 28.
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For many families, wounds of divorce are slow to heal
If a marriage is destined to dissolve, the vast majority do so in a couple's first or second decade together.
But what if the split comes 20 or more years down the road, after many people figure they've made it through the roughest parts?
The stories that follow are a reminder that divorce can happen late in life.
And when it does, the surprise and hurt can be magnified by the length of time people spent together.
Readers who agreed to share their stories asked to be identified only by their first name, stating they did not wish to open wounds that for many families remain fresh, regardless of how long ago the split occurred.
'Trust, respect totally gone'
Dee says her marriage of 20-plus years ended after her husband was unfaithful.
"My children were teenagers. It blew their world apart and it was very difficult for me; the trust and the respect were totally gone," Dee said.
She coped by staying busy with two children who were hurting.
"I did not dwell on the other part, other than the fact you're extremely concerned because you wonder what you're going to do to take care of your kids."
Dee, who is 61 and lives in the lakes country of northwest Minnesota, said she was granted a permanent award by the court.
"I do receive support, which is not a large amount but it helps," she said.
Family and friends assisted her in getting through the most painful times, but Dee said her ex-husband could have made things easier for the family if he had been more honest about what he was doing.
"Had he been forthright, it would have been much easier on my children and me," she said.
'A death would have been easier'
Ann was rummaging around her computer desk several years back when she found a business card from a Fargo law firm.
When she asked her husband about it, his response was:
"I just woke up and didn't know who I was ... I need to get an apartment while I try to figure this out."
For Ann, who was divorced at 55 and continues to live in the Fargo-Moorhead area, the shock of the way her marriage of 30-plus years ended has never left her.
"A death would have been easier to accept," she said. "I still can't say his name."
The divorce was followed by other setbacks.
"Four weeks ago my job was eliminated due to the economy," she said recently. "I have no medical insurance and now I will have to pick up the pieces and try to start over."
Ann said things have also been difficult for her two grown children, both of whom, she said, shared her shock and confusion.
The children have not spoken with their father since he left, Ann said, adding that her ex-husband has never seen his grandchildren.
"He had a daughter who worshiped him," Ann said. "I don't believe my children got closure."
Ann said she dated her former husband for five years before they were married. She had yet to get her driver's license when their courtship began.
"This was my life-long love," she said, adding that in hindsight there were indications that things weren't right: secretive behavior that hinted at affairs; a controlling nature that served to isolate her from her family.
Ann said she will likely never trust again.
And she offered advice to anyone thinking of committing to a long-term relationship.
"Get your education. Keep things separate. Be very aware," she said.
'Anti-depressants and therapy'
Mike got married in the 1970s when he was in his early 20s.
The union followed a familiar trajectory:
The starter home; a first child followed by a second child a few years later; the larger home.
Then, after years working for a national company in the Fargo-Moorhead area, Mike was part of a corporate downsizing.
He was out of full-time work for two years.
Eventually he found employment, two jobs actually, but the responsibility left little time for his marriage.
The divorce came approximately 13 years ago, after more than two decades of marriage.
Mike, now 59 and living in the Twin Cities, said neither he nor his ex-wife has remarried.
"I vowed I would never give anyone half of my belongings ever again," he said, adding that he considers the loss of his marriage the biggest failure of his life.
"There is not a day that goes by when I don't wish I could fix it," he said. "I have taken anti-depressants for years along with a great deal of therapy."
'You like someone to show appreciation'
Barb sought her divorce a few years ago after nearly four decades of marriage.
At the time, she had grown children and a number of grandchildren.
"I got married at 18, high school sweethearts. We were really young and the persons we were then are not the people we are now," said Barb, who is 61, remarried and living in a state far from the Fargo-Moorhead area where she used to make her home.
After being a farm wife and raising children, she said she just felt it was time for a change.
Making the decision easier was the fact her husband seemed more interested in farming than being an attentive husband and father.
"Not that I didn't make mistakes," she said, adding things might have been different had she spoken up more about what she needed from the marriage.
But that wasn't done in the culture she grew up in, Barb said.
"I know we would have ended up hating each other because there just wasn't anything left to maintain," Barb said. "He was becoming a person I really didn't like and I couldn't see staying in that.
"Maybe that sounds selfish," she added. "But when you've spent all your years giving for everybody else, I think you do get to a point where you say, 'Maybe it is my chance now.'"
She said her ex-husband has someone new in his life and it appears he is taking more interest in his children and grandchildren.
"Which I think is great," Barb said. "You don't want to go to your grave thinking the only thing they can say on your epitaph is you were a good farmer."
And she's happy with her own life.
"I enjoy having somebody there. It's just a different type of relationship. You like someone to show appreciation," she said.
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In the past, "Life" meant 12 to 20 years. Is that enough for ending someone's life? I don't think so. Prison is punishment, and it is supposed to act as a deterrent to potential criminals. One of the reasons we are enjoying rates of violent crime that are at or near 30-year-lows is that we enacted "get tough on crime" laws in the late 80's and early 90's.
Life without Parole was also brought up by the opponents of capital punishment as an alternative.
The phenomenon is in some ways an artifact of the death penalty. Opponents of capital punishment have promoted life sentences as an alternative to execution. And as the nation's enthusiasm for the death penalty wanes amid restrictive Supreme Court rulings and a spate of death row exonerations, more states are turning to life sentences.The Times' poster-boy for getting rid of these harsh sentences shot his girlfriend three times with a shotgun, and when that didn't kill her he drowned her in a lake. He claims to be rehabilitated. I think he needs to be punished for a monstrous crime. I am willing to concede that since he committed the crime when he was 15, maybe he has been, but not everyone serving a life sentence committed a crime as minor, and many of them committed more than one violent crime. It is not a good idea to form policy by anecdote. (Should Charles Manson be paroled? How long should Daniel A. Wells serve for drowning his daughter?)
The Times seems particularly distressed that some of these laws have caught criminals who are not murderers
Fewer than two-thirds of the 70,000 people sentenced to life from 1988 to 2001 are in for murder, the Times analysis found. Other lifers - more than 25,000 of them - were convicted of crimes like rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, assault, extortion, burglary and arson.What the times fails to mention is that many of these are away as part of "three strikes, and your out" laws. Habitual criminals are put away for good on the theory that they won't change their habits. Personally I have no problem seeing violent criminals off the street forever.
Do some of these sentencing laws need to be modified? Probably they do. But the system as a whole is working. Crime has been reduced. [Hat tip Hold the Mayo]


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Some of my favorite movies growing up were the old classics, and White Christmas was high up on that list. My sister and I must have performed our own rendition of the "Sisters, Sisters" song a thousand times, pretending our paper fans were voluminous blue feather ones just like the Haynes sisters had. And who better to sweep the sisters of their feet than a crooner like Bing Crosby and a comedian like Danny Kaye?
Well, this past weekend, I found myself up late, anxious over my ever-growing "to do" list. And out of nowhere, Bing's lullaby popped into my mind:
When I'm worried, and I can't sleep,
I count my blessings instead of sheep.
I fall asleep counting my blessings.
Part of my anxiety was over coming up with a project for this very blog hop! {Yep! This is a "Thankful" Blog Hop. And at the end of this post, you'll find five other posts worth a gander…so hang tight.} Well, my initial idea for this hop had fallen through because of a shipping error, yet I took heart in the song's message to not focus so much on my worries, but to count my blessings instead.
When my bankroll is getting small,
I think of when I had none at all,
And I fall asleep counting my blessings.
The gift of that song was two-fold: not only did it remind me of the wealth of blessings I have to be thankful for, but it gave me inspiration for a d.i.y. project to share with y'all today: a Gratitude Garland! A project to put our hearts in the right place as we march toward Thanksgiving and then onward to Christmas.
And as an added bonus, I didn't have to pay a penny for this project! I was able to use items I already had on hand (holla!). Plus, I got to cross another item off of my crafty bucket list in running a paper garland through my sewing machine. I even have a quick video of that step!
So, in the event you want to create your own paper bag garland (which you undoubtedly will want to do when you see how easy it is), here's the tutorial:
Step 1. Cut out your stars. I rescued some paper grocery bags from our recycle bin for my paper source because I just love their shabby, rustic charm. (You could also use kraft paper.) I decided to go with a star shape since I thought it would transition well into the Christmas season. And while I considered using my Silhouette machine to cut them out, I decided to just to cut them out the old-fashioned way: with a pair of scissors! There's something really appealing to me about the handmade look; it's very Charlie Brown Christmas, don't you think? So, I didn't even trace. Just snip-snip, all jiggity-jaggety. Perfectly imperfect.
Oh, and I learned pretty quickly that you can easily stack three "sheets" of the paper bags atop each other and cut out three stars at a time, and you will dramatically improve your efficiency.
Step 2. Stick together your gold dot stickers. So, when I initially envisioned this project, all I saw were the brown paper stars; but in my test run on the sewing machine, I had trouble getting my thread to knot up properly in the space between the stars. I realized this garland could be assembled a whole lot easier if there were some "embellishments" between the stars instead of just a gap.
And then, eureka! I remembered that I had a roll of gold dot stickers tucked away in a bin downstairs just waiting for such a time as this. {Thanks again to Jessica from Sweet Athena for sending me that very roll of stickers this summer just because you knew how much I was swooning over your Dot Wallpaper & Dot Ceiling Fan! What a pal.}
So, I simply stuck two gold dots together to create a double-sided gold dot; in fact, a whole lot of them! I used up the whole roll, which didn't take as long as you might think. It's one of those mindless tasks that is perfect to do when watching, say, SNL sketches.
Step 3. Run your stars and gold dots through the sewing machine! Now, I had a few snafus when trying to sew together my garland the first time around, so here are my tips and tricks for sewing on paper:
- Start with a new needle. Just like you have separate scissors for fabric and paper, so you should have a separate needle for sewing paper. In fact, I wonder if I had started right off the bat with a new needle, if I would have run into the stitching problems I did.
- Use a long stitch. I used a straight stitch for simplicity's sake and maxed out the length at 5.0. (If your stitch length is too short, you risk the paper ripping.)
- I wanted a bit of space in between my shapes, so I allowed for 2 – 3 stitches in between each shape. (If you allow much more than that, your thread may not knot up properly.)
- Keep your stacks of stars and dots right near your machine, so you can easily grab them and run them through without stopping. You'll be surprised at how quickly this step can go once you find your groove.
- Don't backstitch on the paper to knot your thread, but instead, manually tie your two threads together in a knot…or tape the two ends of your thread down.
- This garland will tangle really easily; and not untangle easily. So, keep it away from itself!
And as promised, here's a quick lil Instagram video I made that gives you a glimpse at this part of the process:
And here's a photo to give you a sense of the spacing between the stars and dots:
Step 4. Turn your garland into a gratitude garland. I thought it could be neat to "count our blessings" on the various stars in the garland. So, I wrote down a list of 10 or so items, and Mark made a list as well. Then, I used a black felt tip pen to record those things we are grateful for on the first 20 stars in the garland. I added the year to the beginning of our list. And my hope is that each November going forward, we can build on this list. A new family tradition!
Here were some of the items on our list of things we are thankful for this year:
- Mangy the cat
- bike rides
- sunsets
- Honeyrock Camp
- family
- work to do. work we love.
You guys made the gratitude list, too! {Of course.}
And here's our gratitude garland, draping over the doors leading to our back deck.
And of course, this gratitude garland is going to double as Christmas decor…a string of blessings to encircle our tree. In fact, here's a second string I made for our mini Christmas tree.
And remember…
If you have heaviness in your heart today, dear reader, remember what Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney sang:
If you're worried, and you can't sleep,
Just count your blessings instead of sheep,
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings.
And here's the lullaby itself to break your heart a million times over with its beauty. It does mine. Without fail. Every time.
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Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is also known as
Curcuma longa
. The herb is native to tropical South Asia, and for healthy growth needs temperatures roughly between 68 and 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and a good amount of rainfall. The plants are annually gathered for their rhizomes (underground stems), and are re-seeded from some of those for the next crop.
In India, turmeric is readily available and has been used by many as an antiseptic for cuts, burns and bruises, and has also been used as an antibacterial agent. It is said to contain fluoride, which some claim is beneficial for teeth (others state that this substance may be harmful for the teeth or body in general). In some countries, this herb is also taken as a dietary supplement as one of the suggested turmeric benefits is help with stomach problems. The herb is being investigated for potential benefits in conditions of Alzheimer's disease,
, and liver disorders. In Japan tea from it is a popular item in the city of Okinawa. Another of the supposed turmeric benefits is for treating depression.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health began four clinical trials for uses of curcumin (this herb's active agent) in treatment for Alzheimer's disease, colorectal cancer, multiple myeloma and pancreatic cancer.
A study by the UCLA Veterans Affairs in 2004 suggested that curcumin might inhibit the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, and also may be useful in breaking up existing plaques of beta amyloids. It was noted that amongst claimed turmeric benefits is its use as an anti-inflammatory for a variety of ailments, as done in India.
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In some Asian countries, turmeric is called kunyit or haldi. It is often misspelled, or mispronounced, as tumeric.
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DULUTH - A lawyer speaking on behalf of the music industry celebrated ecstatically after a key victory in the battle against internet piracy.
Karl Lattan, a well-regarded civil lawyer, beamed as he spoke regarding a judgment handed down against Jammie Thomas, a Minnesota resident. "This is a key win in the war on internet piracy."
Thomas, a single, Native American mother of two, has been ordered to pay $222,000 in damages for 'willfully' violating the copyrights of an astounding total of 24 songs.
"We have won this skirmish against an important demographic in terms of music piracy," Lattan proclaimed. "Single Native American mothers make up for a large percentage of illegal downloads. Imagine if every single Native American mother violated the copyrights of 24 songs. That could literally mean dozens of copyright violations."
Lattan went on to describe the horrific impact illegal downloading has had on upstanding members of the music industry.
"The entire industry has been extremely hard hit by copyright infringement," said Lattan. These are humble, hard-working people, who can no longer afford to live. Record executives can no longer bathe in champagne-filled hot tubs. They now have to bathe in sparkling white wine. It's a damn travesty."
Executives are not the only members of the music industry who have been hit hard by illegal downloads. Rapper Kanye West was asked to discuss the impact on talented musicians like himself.
"I'm coping, but I saw Snoop Dogg the other Day when I was in Los Angeles, and he's not well," said West. He had to pawn his diamonds for cubic zirconia, his biatches have abandoned him, and the hydros on his Caddy got repossessed. He can't even feed his family. The poor dude can only afford to pay alimony for three of his fourteen illegitimate children."
When confronted on allegations that he himself had illegally downloaded music, Lattan shot back with righteous indignation. "Of course I download music. Fifteen bucks for a CD with two decent songs, are you kidding. I'm not gonna pay that."
Thomas, the defendant, is considering releasing a hip-hop album to help pay the damages.


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The Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of summer activities at Oglebay and John Hargleroad, Director of Operations, says that all the Oglebay facilities will be open beginning Friday, May 23 with some special activities planned for the Memorial Day weekend.
"The always-popular inflatable rides will be at the Schenk Lake area on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Doozy the Clown will also be at the lake area all three days from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.," said Hargleroad.
Oglebay will begin offering daily activity wristbands on Friday, May 23. The wristbands are available at the Good Zoo and Visitors Center through Labor Day and provide all day use at the Par III Golf, Good Zoo and Train Ride, Miniature Golf, Pedal Boats, Fishing, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Glass Museum, Trolley, and the Mansion Museum. "The wristbands will also provide one admission to the inflatable rides this weekend," reminded Hargleroad. The wristbands are $16.00 each plus applicable fees and taxes.
New this year is a United States Flag Retirement Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 26. "The special ceremony will be conducted by American Legion Post #1 and the public is encouraged to bring US flags that are no longer serviceable to the ceremony," said Hargleroad. The American Legion will ensure that the flags are properly disposed of with honor at a later date.
"It is interesting to note that American Legion Post #1 in Wheeling was the first American Legion Post established in the United States," added Hargleroad. The Post was established by an act of congress in 1919.
The Memorial Day Weekend is also a great time to catch up with old friends at the Good Zoo and check out what's new including the Dinosaur exhibit with all-new dinosaurs. "These lifelike dinosaurs are fitted with electric brains so they move and roar," said Penny Miller, Director of the Good Zoo. Miller said most of the dinosaurs can be discovered in the woods near the Australian Exhibit but a couple of the dinosaurs are located in other areas of the zoo.
"The Edmontonia has claimed the top of the wetlands waterfall as his prehistoric perch for the summer and the Suchomimus is located in the Wetlands," added Miller. For a close up view of the Edmontonia Miller suggested a train ride but the creature can be seen and heard from the Wetlands.
The zoo is also accepting entries for the third annual "Capture the Wild" photography contest. "We have had a great response to our photography contests and are looking forward to this year's entries," said Miller. "We'll be awarding some great prizes!" Contest rules and entry forms are available on the zoo's website.
Miller also added that the zoo's Animal Encounters programs are getting more and more popular. "This program allows guests to get into animal exhibits with the keepers to help feed and train some of the zoo's animals including the lemurs, red pandas, river otters and kangaroos." said Miller. The encounters must be scheduled in advance by calling 304-243-4030.
The Good Zoo is open daily at 10 am. Admission is $9.00 for adults, $5.75 for ages 3-12, and ages 2 & under and members are free.
The popular Segway Tours have also returned for another season. "Join our friendly guides for an exciting tour on a high tech personal transporter," said Hargleroad. "It's a great way to experience the picturesque natural beauty of Oglebay." The tours begin at Schenk Lake at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Reservations for Segway Tours can be made by calling 304-243-4090.
The Hit Play Band will present a free concert at the Anne Kuchinka Amphitheater on Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. "This performance is the beginning of the Summer Sunday Entertainment Series featuring a different band every Sunday through Labor Day at the amphitheater," added Hargleroad. The entire summer's schedule is available on the Oglebay website.
"For those who want to celebrate the weekend with an all-American picnic, many beautiful picnic sites are available at Oglebay and can be reserved by calling 304-243-4010," added Hargleroad.
The Seafood Gala is available at the Ihlenfeld Dining Room at Wilson Lodge on Friday evening and the new Chop House featuring apple-smoked Prime Rib, is offered on Saturday evening. For dining reservations call 304-243-4080.
For more information on all activities at Oglebay visit www.oglebay-resort.com.


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American Idol Results: The Top 6 Are...Miranda Wicker at . Comments
With only five weeks left for American Idol, the competition is heating up for the remaining seven contestants.
Last night, they performed songs from "now" and "then." Now, the judges' save has been used, so, as Steven said in the intro, "there are no more safety nets."
Ordinarily two contestants would go home in the week after a save, but I think because of Jermaine Jones' premature departure, we're only losing one contestant tonight.
Let's see what Jimmy had to say about last night's performances and find out who'll be leaving.
Joshua Ledet and Hollie Cavanagh are up first. Jimmy says Hollie came out of her shell last night, but he doesn't think "Son of a Preacher Man" will keep her out of the bottom three. If Joshua's going to be in the finale, all he has to do is stay consistent. Truth points, Jimmy. Hollie was better last night than she's been this entire time, but probably not good enough. Joshua, with every current song he's able to sing, grows on me because those songs help make him relevant.
Joshua is the first to be declared safe. Hollie is the first to head to the bottom three.
Season 8 winner Kris Allen is in the house performing his new single "The Vision of Love." It sounds exactly like what you'd expect a Kris Allen song to sound like. I think Colton Dixon is what would happen if Kris Allen and Adam Lambert had a baby.
Skylar Laine and Elise Testone take center stage with Ryan next. Jimmy thinks Elise fell flat with "Let's Get In On." Jimmy thinks she's headed to the bottom three. Jimmy calls Skylar "the little engine that could" and says she's the best performer in the competition. Elise isn't connecting with the audience and I'm not sure if it's because she won't let herself connect or if she's at a disadvantage because she's constantly compared to girls 12 to 13 years her junior. Either way, it's hurting her. Skylar, on the other hand, just keeps moving up. She's got the spunk and personality that Jessica and Hollie lack and she's relatable in a way the others aren't. That's working to her advantage.
Skylar's safe. Elise is in the bottom three.
LMFAO are here to perform "Sorry For Party Rockin'." If I didn't know better, I'd think they were a joke. Except I know they're a serious musical act which makes them silly and entertaining somehow. These guys are crazy! The thing about an act like this is that if THEY can make it in music, any of our remaining contestants can, too.
Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon, and Jessica Sanchez hit the floor. Jimmy says he had a light go off last night--Jessica's singing songs that are too old for her. No, you don't say! He also said Phillip and Colton were on opposite ends last night with Phillip coming out the winner. While Phillip seemed like he could've written the Usher song himself, Jimmy hated everything about Colton's "Bad Romance" and had nothing to say about his rendition of "September." I think Colton did better last night than Jimmy gave him credit for, but no, "Bad Romance" wasn't his best. I think Phillip will be in the finale at this point.
Jessica's safe. So is Phillip. Colton's in the bottom three.
Elise is sent back to the couches which means either Hollie or Colton will be going home. After a commercial break, and after Kieran dims the lights, Ryan announces that Colton Dixon is going home. I didn't see this coming. Not this week. I think America got this one wrong.
For someone who never intended to audition, Colton Dixon had a great ride.
What do you think? Did the right contestant go home tonight? Who do you think should've gone home?
Miranda Wicker is a Staff Writer for TV Fanatic. Follow her on Twitter.


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Q: while driving i hear a popping noise in front pass side suspension,,, on 2003 BMW 325i
also so hear a clunk noise in rear,,i get outside car and push down on car in front and rear but hear no clunk then,,and by the way on front pass side just replaced sway bar link..
have shop check
problem is i am 3.5 hrs away from any bmw dealer,and dodge city doesnt have any good BMW repair people..
I may have the same issue. Lately, I have been hearing random clunking noises while driving (sounds almost like my tire kicked up a rock under the car). The noise is so quick I can not tell if it is originating from my car or if I simply just ran something over. Very rarely hear this clunking noise so I've been assuming it was nothing to worry about but realistically they do sound like they are originating from within the car usually general area of tires. Any ideas?
-2003 325i
-2003 325i
Well i had my sway bar link replaced and the mech didnt tighten it all the way so took it back,problem now fixed.. you might want t have your sway bar links checked. how i narrowed it down was i pushed the car at roof line side in a rocking motion,<around the driver door area> also might want to look at front control arm bushings..good luck..
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The Lake Of The Thousand Isles - Poem by Evan MacColl
(For Music.)
Though Missouri'stide may majestic glide,
There's a curse on the soil it laves;
The Ohio, too, may be fair, but who
Would sojourn in the land of slaves?
Be my prouder lot a Canadian cot
And the bread of a freeman's toils;
Then hurrah for the land of the forests grand,
And the Lake of the Thousand Isles!
I would seek no wealth, at the cost of health,
'Mid the city's din and strife;
More I love the grace of fair nature's face,
And the calm of a woodland life;
I would shun the road by ambition trod,
And the lore which the heart defiles;--
Then hurrah for the land of the forests grand,
And the Lake of the Thousand Isles!
O away, away! I would gladly stray
Where the freedom I love is found;
Where the pine and oak by the woodman's stroke
Are disturbed in their ancient bound;
Where the gladsome swain reaps the golden grain,
And the trout from the stream beguiles;
Then hurrah for the land of the forests grand,
And the Lake of the Thousand Isles.
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Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio
Recently I've been charged with criminal trespass a misdemeanor of the fourth degree 2911.21, who used to be friendly neighbor started with making comments via text turned to a bickering altercation within her home, it lasted no more than ten minutes and never once was asked to leave, after things calmed my boyfriend had entered in also to see what was going on, we both exited without being told and things were civil before he had entered now we've been arrested on a warrant and put into booking for over 8 hours, My question being is there any way these charges may be dropped, I have all texts and reasonings to why the argument had occurred due to my neighbor stirring up the pot???
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. in Ohio much will depend upon what the parties to the incident said happened. if the other side is telling the prosecutors you were told to leave and you did not or that you came on to the property after being told not to then everything will depend upon who the judges the jury believes.
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|24 Jun 2010
I am having a similar issue as the original poster of this thread.
- I purchased a used PC (Dell Optiplex 755) minus the hard drive.
- I had a 2nd drive in my existing PC that I had planned to use. This was wiped and installed in the newer machine so it is a clean install.
- I am receiving the error "This computers Hardware may not support booting to this disk. ensure that the disk controller is enabled in the BIOS"
- Interestingly enough, the 1st install attempt appeared as though it was going to work. It saw the drive and started the install, but crapped out when it got to the 'updates' section of the install.
Motherboard is: DR845Printed Wiring Assy,Planar Motherboard,Desktop,Dell Computer Corporation,OPTI-755 (this is a copy/paste directly from the Dell site after entering the service tag).
Software is Win 7 Pro 64 bit.
I will say that I just stumbled upon this thread and have not tried ACHI mode as of yet (actually, I may have as I do not recall what the original setting was). Regardless, I will check this first when I get home.
But since this failed for the 1st user I assume it won't work for me either. So I just thought I would get a thread going to see if anyone had any suggestions.
This has been a frustrating process! : ) I've spent hours researching the error online and have yet to locate a fix yet. I appreciate the help that anyone can provide!
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|24 Jun 2010
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|24 Jun 2010
Thanks - I will give that a shot as soon as I get home from work.
I'll report back to let you know if this corrected the issue.
I appreciate the help.
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|24 Jun 2010
Windows 7 is not in the drop-down of operating systems. When you mouse over the '?' next to the OS selection it reads: "only operating systems that have been validated on your product will be available".
Should I try a Windows Vista driver or move on to plan B?
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|24 Jun 2010
[Quote] I purchased a used PC (Dell Optiplex 755) minus the hard drive.[Quote]
Drivers and Downloads
Other versios.
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|24 Jun 2010
Ok - dumb question.
I downloaded the drivers and put them on a flash drive. I followed the steps in the 1st link provided. The issue is that the drivers were in an executable format which was not recognized. Is there any way that I can extract the drivers from the .exe? I attempted to run it from the computer where it was downloaded from and I get an error stating "running on an unsupported system", which makes sense since it is a different type of computer.
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|25 Jun 2010
Ok - dumb question.
I downloaded the drivers and put them on a flash drive. I followed the steps in the 1st link provided. The issue is that the drivers were in an executable format which was not recognized. Is there any way that I can extract the drivers from the .exe? I attempted to run it from the computer where it was downloaded from and I get an error stating "running on an unsupported system", which makes sense since it is a different type of computer.
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|26 Jun 2010
I'm sorry that I continue to have issues! I'm sure you are as frustrated working with me as I am in getting this PC working!
I am having difficulty making the the .exe bootable. I'm sure there is an easy solution for this, but I can't seem to locate it if there is.
Any suggestions?
Thanks and sorry!
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|26 Jun 2010
By the way - is there anything else that I can try in the meantime?
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|26 Jun 2010
Sata drivers or BIOS?
If BIOS follow Dell's instructions.
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Sprint, which currently operates its 4G network on WiMAX, may consider a move towards using LTE. In an interview with Financial Times, CEO of Sprint, Dan Hesse, gave this statement:
"We have the spectrum resources where we could add LTE if we choose to do that, on top of the WiMAX network," he added. "The beauty of having a lot of spectrum is we have a lot of flexibility."
He is receiving bids from telecoms equipment manufacturers who want Sprint's business in order to deploy LTE technology. If Sprint does, indeed, move towards using LTE, then the possibility of a T-Mobile USA and Sprint merger once again becomes a reality. Back in 2008, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, considered a merger with Sprint, but the two companies were headed on different paths in terms of 3G technology. However, T-Mobile is scheduled to deploy similar LTE networks in the next few years, meaning both T-Mobile and Sprint will be operating on the same 4G technology in the next two to three years if Sprint chooses to do so.
Currently, both Sprint and T-Mobile are lagging behind Verizon and AT&T making a move between the former companies almost necessary. T-Mobile has even been rumored to bite the dust come 2011 unless a merger deal is pulled off. Hesse even says there is "logic" by merging the two lagging companies but refused to entertain the idea any further. René Obermann, chief executive of Deutsche Telekom, said no multi-billion Euro deals would take place this year, meaning the merger (if it were to happen) would take place in 2011 or beyond.
Via [Financial Times]