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For each one of the film's virtues, prominent African Americans have found a vice.
"Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' has become embroiled in the second major controversy of awards season," Steve Pond wrote Wednesday for the Wrap. "The director's liberal use of the N-word, and his temerity in tackling the issue of slavery, has drawn fire from some prominent African-Americans and impassioned defenses from others.
"Like the turmoil stirred up by the depiction of CIA-sponsored torture in Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty,' the 'Django' fuss has been caused by a filmmaker tackling a hot-button issue.
"Ishmael Reed wrote at Speakeasy . . . that the movie 'was the talk among blacks during two Christmas parties that I attended,' comparing African-Americans who said they wanted to see 'Django' to 'When Time Ran Out: Coming of Age in the Third Reich' author Frederic Zeller, who said that as a child he applauded the Aryan characters in pre-World War II German cinema.
" 'Django,' he wrote, is an 'abomination' that distorts history: 'It's a Tarantino home movie with all of the racist licks that appear in his other movies.'
"On The Root, . . . writer Hillary Crosley said she was one of only about 10 African Americans who attended a screening of the film that was followed by a Q&A with Tarantino moderated by director Peter Bogdanovich.
" '[A] black woman interrupted their conversation, saying, "A lot of black people are not going to like this movie. I'm about to have a heart attack,'" wrote Crosley, who defended the film. 'Then a few audience members began to heckle Tarantino from the balcony, shouting: "This is bulls—." ' Tarantino, she said, offered to speak to the hecklers later.
"The movie has become both a flash point and a free-for-all, and the issue is particularly sensitive among African-American viewers — not a large audience for the film, but a key one for principals like Jamie Foxx, who plays the title role.
" 'If this movie does what it does and black people hate it, that doesn't do nothing for me,' Foxx said on BET. 'Because I feel like the reason I exist is the black audience.' "
Released on Christmas, "Django Unchained" ranked second in weekend box office receipts, behind "The Hobbit."
Black writers were of several minds. Every point raised in a given discussion — that "it's only a movie," that it's really a love story, that it's like a cartoon, that the use of the 'n' word is historically accurate — could find someone taking an opposing position.
On Facebook Wednesday, Darren Sands, 29, a digital producer/reporter at Black Enterprise, garnered amens when he wrote, "Django commentary by most of the black intelligentsia cannot, for all of its brains and gifts of critical analysis, fathom a fantastical film with an artistic license … so the analysis comes off as drivel; baseless assumptions about what is lost on our conscience and about what is acceptable and accurate about a bygone era that we must hold dear lest we embarrass our ancestors. Please. At worst, it's grandstanding for attention. At best, it's not knowing how to have a good time at the movies."
By contrast, in a piece posted Wednesday by the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb, 43, recalled teaching a course on American history at Moscow State University and being confronted by Russian students questioning Tarantino's portrayal of World War II in "Inglourious Basterds."
In that film, ". . . The movie's lines between fantasy and the actual myopic perspectives on history were so hazy that the audience wasn't asked to suspend disbelief, they were asked to suspend conscience," wrote Cobb, an associate professor of history and director of the Institute of African American Studies at the University of Connecticut. "With 'Django Unchained,' Tarantino's tale of vengeful ex-slave, what happened in Russia is happening here.
". . .The film's defenders are quick to point out that 'Django' is not about history. But that's almost like arguing that fiction is not reality — it isn't, but the entire appeal of the former is its capacity to shed light on how we understand the latter.
". . . It seems almost pedantic to point out that slavery was nothing like this. The slaveholding class existed in a state of constant paranoia about slave rebellions, escapes, and a litany of more subtle attempts to undermine the institution. Nearly two hundred thousand black men, most of them former slaves, enlisted in the Union Army in order to accomplish en masse precisely what Django attempts to do alone: risk death in order to free those whom they loved. Tarantino's attempt to craft a hero who stands apart from the other men — black and white — of his time is not a riff on history, it's a riff on the mythology we've mistaken for history. . . . "
Saladin Ambar, HuffPost BlackVoices: Django's Djumbles
Rodney Barnes, HuffPost BlackVoices: Lincoln, Meet Django: Slavery's Latest Films Are Controversial, But Not Why You Think
Cecil Brown, CounterPunch: Hollywood's Nigger Joke
Anthea Butler, the Grio: Does 'Django Unchained' get the history of slavery right?
Christopher Alan Chambers website: The Posthumous Journal of Dangerfield Newby ("The Real Django")
Javier David, the Grio: Does 'Django Unchained' make slavery safe for the masses?
Jarvis DeBerry, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune: 'Django' expresses an anger not every filmmaker can show
Editorial, Washington Informer: Foxx's Django Deserves High Honors
Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Root: Tarantino 'Unchained,' Part 1: 'Django' Trilogy?
Keli Goff, Huffington Post: The Racial Slurs in 'Django' Aren't Racist But the Racial Violence May Be
The Grio: Spike Lee calls 'Django Unchained' 'disrespectful', even though he hasn't seen it
Terry Gross, "Fresh Air," NPR: Quentin Tarantino, 'Unchained' And Unruly
Erin Aubry Kaplan, Los Angeles Times: 'Django' an unsettling experience for many blacks
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Tarantino blows up the spaghetti western in 'Django Unchained'
Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'Django' tells tale missing real slave history
Ishmael Reed, Wall Street Journal: Black Audiences, White Stars and 'Django Unchained'
Sergio, Shadow and Act: Boston Globe Film Critic Likens Samuel L. Jackson's 'Django' Character To Black Republicans
Tanya Steele, Shadow and Act: Tarantino's Candy (Slavery In The White Male Imagination)
Jeff Winbush blog: "Django" is Tarantino Unchained
Jordan Zakarin, Hollywood Reporter: Samuel L. Jackson Insists Reporter Say N-Word in 'Django Unchained' Interview (Video)


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There seems to be an unintentional food theme running through much of this week's College Hoops Barometer. Teams like Ohio State, Villanova and Texas have gotten healthy feasting on their opponents. Still others like Michigan State, Temple and Illinois seem stuck with the leftovers. Will this article leave you stuffed and satisfied, or hungry for more? Let's dig in and find out what's on everyone's plate in the world of college basketball.
1. Jeremy Lamb, G-F, Connecticut - Although Kemba Walker has been getting all the pub, and to a certain extent rightly so, he's had help recently from his teammates, including the freshman Lamb. Tuesday against Marquette, with Walker shooting just 5-for-16 from the floor, Lamb stole the show with a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting. The 6-foot-5 neophyte has scored at least 13 points in each of his last four games, while shooting a blistering 60.0 percent from the floor over that span. An above-average rebounder for his height as well, Lamb has been vital to Connecticut's continued success this season.
2. Aaron Craft, G, Ohio State - Craft was his high school's valedictorian while also averaging 27.0 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game on the court. He has emerged as the point guard for the undefeated Buckeyes and scorched Purdue for 11 points, six rebounds and six assists in Tuesday's 87-64 mashing of the Boilermakers. With at least four dimes in each of his last five games, Craft has solidified himself as the primary distributor on a team with a vast array of outside and inside options. He is also an excellent defender and posted seven steals against Iowa on Jan. 19. Coach Thad Motta must love having this cerebral general on the court.
3. Jeremy Hazell, G, Seton Hall - Hazell is back after missing 13 games due to a broken wrist as well as a gunshot wound, and simply tormented Syracuse in Tuesday's stunning 90-68 shellacking of the Orange. Hazell shot 10-for-17 from the floor, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc, en route to a season-high 28 points. The senior guard also accumulated nine rebounds, four assists and four steals in the contest. Hazell is a natural scorer, but the added stats in other categories could serve to boost him into the upper echelon of guards in college hoops.
4. Iman Shumpert, G, Georgia Tech - Shumpert recorded the first triple-double for Georgia Tech in more than 20 years on Tuesday, tallying 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against Virginia Tech. The last triple-double by a Yellow Jacket came from Kenny Anderson on Dec. 28, 1989. Not a bad feat for Shumpert, considering that since that time talent like Stephon Marbury, Chris Bosh and Derrick Favors, among others, has come through and never achieved the same feat. In fact, Shumpert came three steals shy of the ultra-rare quadruple-double, shutting down Virginia Tech's star guard Malcolm Delaney in the process. On the year, Shumpert averages 16.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest.
5. Bill Clark, G-F, Duquesne - The Dukes are 5-0 in conference play, including an impressive 78-66 victory over Temple on Jan. 15. Much of the credit belongs to Clark, a 6-5 senior swingman from Redondo Beach, Calif. Clark leads the Dukes in scoring at 17.0 points per contest, is second in rebounding with 6.4 boards per game and is tied for second in assists with 2.6 dimes per tilt. He is shooting a career-high 49.5 percent from the floor, including 40.0 percent from three-point land. The Dukes still must face Xavier, also undefeated in A-10 action, but the performance of Clark this season gives them a fighting chance.
6. Derwin Kitchen, G, Florida State - The Seminoles have been getting it done with defense this season, possessing the nation's No. 1 ranked defense. Kitchen, a 6-4 guard, has been a core member of FSU this season on that end, averaging 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per contest. He's not too shabby when he wants to score either, though, as he poured in 22 points against Duke on Jan. 12, the only loss of the season for the Blue Devils. With his ability to stuff the stat sheet across the board, Kitchen makes for a standout play.
Honorable Mention
1. Reggie Johnson, C, Miami
2. Marshon Brooks, G, Providence
3. Sam Willard, F, Pacific
4. Chris Wroblewski, G, Cornell
5. Curtis Kelly, F, Kansas State
1. Casey Mitchell, G, West Virginia - The Mountaineers' leading scorer, Mitchell was suspended indefinitely by coach Bob Huggins for violation of team rules. A 6-4 senior from Savannah, Ga., Mitchell averaged 16.6 points per game before the suspension, with 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. Look for Kevin Jones to provide even more of the offensive firepower in Mitchell's absence.
2. Ashton Gibbs, G, Pittsburgh - Although Pitt has been extremely successful of late, rising as high as No. 2 in the rankings before Monday's loss to Notre Dame, Gibbs has not exactly been the catalyst for the Panthers' recent run. After failing to score double-digits just twice over Pitt's first 17 games, Gibbs has not scored double figures in two of his last four games. He's shooting just 30.6 percent from the floor over that span. Not normally a huge contributor in the rebounding and dishing categories, Gibbs' value takes a hit if he isn't filling it up in the scoring column.
3. Durrell Summers, G, Michigan State - Part of the reason for Michigan State's lackluster performance thus far this season has been the play of Summers, who has been adequate if unspectacular for the Spartans. He hasn't quite taken the leap into superstardom that coach Tom Izzo had hoped, averaging 13.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He hasn't recorded a single assist over his last five games, while failing to score more than four points in two of those five games. The senior's field-goal shooting is at a career-low 42.5 percent. If the Spartans are to get back on track, Summers must step his game up.
4. Al Nolen, G, Minnesota - Nolen, a senior leader for the Golden Gophers, will miss a significant chunk of the remainder of the season after suffering a broken foot that will require surgery. Nolen had been a jack of all trades for Minnesota, averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per tilt. The Gophers do not have a viable backup to Nolen, as three freshman will vie for the opportunity to start. Should none emerge, that will place even more pressure on fellow senior Blake Hoffarber, normally known as a shooter.
5. Lavoy Allen, F, Temple - One of the premiere rebounders in college basketball last season, Allen's boards have taken a nosedive this year. Part of the reason could be foul trouble; Allen played a season-low 13 minutes against Xavier on Saturday due to quick fouls. It also could be that his poor shooting is affecting the rest of his game, as he is shooting 44.7 percent from the field, a staggeringly low number for a player who never shot below 53.6 percent in his previous three seasons for the Owls. Allen has the physical assets to succeed, but perhaps the mental aspect of the game is causing him some distress this season.
6. Justin Brownlee, F, St. John's - The second-leading scorer for the Johnnies, Brownlee's nine-game streak with double-digit points ended in Saturday's excruciating 53-51 loss to Cincinnati. Brownlee shot just 1-for-7 from the floor, while also failing to grab a single rebound for the game. Brownlee has certainly aided in St. John's resurgence this season, but fell flat against the Bearcats in a crucial game in Big East conference play.

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Bacteria use many different proteins to sense and respond to environmental changes, often altering levels of transcription from specific genes to alter protein levels. Prokaryotic regulation is relatively simple compared to eukaryotic, and many components of the molecular machinery have been structurally characterized, including the key enzyme, RNA polymerase. The s54-polymerase transcription system provides a direct coupling of chemical sensing to changes in rates of transcription at specific genes, a process mediated by an ATPase activity in required transcriptional activator proteins. Our studies of these activator proteins have shown how receiving a signal (phosphorylation or ligand binding) leads to conformational changes that activate ATPase activity. The ATPase couples chemical energy from ATP hydrolysis into conformational changes in s54-polymerase that enable transcription initiation. Studies of the s54 subunit are providing insights into the nature of the structural changes. The processes of binding-induced response, and ATP driven conformational changes occur in all organisms and many different contexts, the insights generated in this system will help understand many others as well. Our broad goal is to provide a comprehensive molecular level understanding of the function of transcriptional activators and how they act through s54 polymerase. We will continue to focus on Aquifex aeolicus proteins to develop connections with biochemical function, and to understand regulatory mechanisms. We will extend structural studies of s54, providing data to complete a structure of all but the N-terminal 70 amino acids. We will examine how the N-terminal residues of s54 interact with activator proteins, and study the mechanism by which ATP hydrolysis drives the conformational changes that lead to transcription initiation. Using single molecule manipulation experiments we will investigate the response of s54 to mechanical forces, analogous to that applied by the activators. The s54-transcriptional activator system occurs in most bacteria, and is involved in regulating transcription of some key genes that affect virulence and the ability to change hosts. It does not occur in eukaryotes, and hence could be a target for future drug development. Understanding structural mechanics through the proposed work would greatly aid such an effort. The AAA+ domain of the activators is similar to such domains in many human proteins that help reorganize protein complexes, processes that are generally not well understood. Better understanding of the activator ATPase should provide insights into function of other AAA+ proteins.
Cells constantly sense their environment and respond to changes in it to optimize survival. One important response is altering the level of gene transcription to modulate the concentrations of proteins in the cell. The mechanisms for both sensing signals and responding to them are highly varied to provide the appropriate sensitivity and rate of response required for different types of signals. The experiments we propose will study, at the structural level, how sensing by transcriptional activators is coupled to increasing gene transcription by a specific from of bacterial RNA polymerase (with the s54 subunit) that gives a rapid response and dramatically changes the level of transcription. This work has the overlapping goals of understanding the molecular processes that are involved in sensing chemical signals in and around cells and then altering gene transcription, and understanding how the energy of ATP hydrolysis is converted by the transcriptional activators into conformational changes that modulate polymerase activity. The principles that we learn will provide insight into many other systems. Transcription by the s54 system, which occurs only in bacteria, is used for production of virulence factors and proteins important for host interactions, and our studies may provide ideas for new therapeutic targets to treat infections.
|Siegel, Alexander R; Wemmer, David E (2016) Role of the σ(54) Activator Interacting Domain in Bacterial Transcription Initiation. J Mol Biol 428:4669-4685
|Vidangos, Natasha K; Heideker, Johanna; Lyubimov, Artem et al. (2014) DNA recognition by a σ(54) transcriptional activator from Aquifex aeolicus. J Mol Biol 426:3553-68
|Batchelor, Joseph D; Lee, Peter S; Wang, Andrew C et al. (2013) Structural mechanism of GAF-regulated ýý(54) activators from Aquifex aeolicus. J Mol Biol 425:156-70
|Vidangos, Natasha; Maris, Ann E; Young, Anisa et al. (2013) Structure, function, and tethering of DNA-binding domains in σ(54) transcriptional activators. Biopolymers 99:1082-96
|Sterling, Harry J; Batchelor, Joseph D; Wemmer, David E et al. (2010) Effects of buffer loading for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of a noncovalent protein complex that requires high concentrations of essential salts. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 21:1045-9
|Batchelor, Joseph D; Sterling, Harry J; Hong, Eunmi et al. (2009) Receiver domains control the active-state stoichiometry of Aquifex aeolicus sigma54 activator NtrC4, as revealed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Mol Biol 393:634-43
|Hong, Eunmi; Doucleff, Michaeleen; Wemmer, David E (2009) Structure of the RNA polymerase core-binding domain of sigma(54) reveals a likely conformational fracture point. J Mol Biol 390:70-82
|Batchelor, Joseph D; Doucleff, Michaeleen; Lee, Chul-Jin et al. (2008) Structure and regulatory mechanism of Aquifex aeolicus NtrC4: variability and evolution in bacterial transcriptional regulation. J Mol Biol 384:1058-75
|Doucleff, Michaeleen; Pelton, Jeffrey G; Lee, Peter S et al. (2007) Structural basis of DNA recognition by the alternative sigma-factor, sigma54. J Mol Biol 369:1070-8
|Fraser, James S; Merlie Jr, John P; Echols, Nathaniel et al. (2007) An atypical receiver domain controls the dynamic polar localization of the Myxococcus xanthus social motility protein FrzS. Mol Microbiol 65:319-32
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4) Icona Vulcano Concept: Another surprise in Shanghai was the Vulcano concept from Icona. In addition to its gorgeous body, the car packs one of two potential powertrains, both of which develop more than 800 horsepower and feature some form of electrification. The more potent of the two delivers up to 950 horsepower and is said to enable 0-62 mph acceleration in less than 2.0 seconds. That alone guarantees the Vulcano a top five position on our list.
3) Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA: The compact crossover class might just get a little cooler if the production GLA Class looks as good as the concept version showcased in Shanghai over the weekend. The good news is that we don't have long to wait until its reveal, as the production GLA will be revealed at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show in September and, hopefully, will be in showrooms before the year is out.
2) Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario: The Aventador is already an extremely capable machine. Add an extra 20 horsepower, improve the aerodynamic efficiency by 50 percent and fill the interior with semi-aniline leather and other premium touches, and you're got a recipe for success. It's definitely hard to ignore the latest Lambo special edition, but it just wasn't new enough to make the top spot.
1) 2014 Maserati Ghibli: Yes, it's the Ghibli in the top spot. The car offers the sporty and elegant styling that the previous-generation Quattroporte was renowned for, but packaged in a mid-size sedan body that should translate to sharper performance when the road gets twisty. The fact that the Ghibli comes with gasoline or diesel powerplants, plus the option of all-wheel drive, means it's a very compelling argument in the mid-size sedan segment.
So that's our list of the top ten debuts at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. Let us know if you disagree with any of our choices by placing a comment below. And remember, at any time you'll be able to access all the information from the show via this dedicated show page.
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I'm right handed, and if I grip my 642 (with stock Uncle Mike's boot grips) the same way as I grip all my other revolvers, I frequently get thumb gouging on the inside of my right thumb from the cylinder release. Yes, I grip my guns high up on the frame for better control / faster follow-up shots. But for some reason even when I grip the 642 in the traditional place (lower), I still get bit. I find I have to move my right thumb to the side a bit, at which point it isn't doing anything to assist with gripping the gun. I can't recall if I've ever tried putting a band-aid in the spot before you shoot, you could try that.
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Ari can't help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can't be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it's impossible to protect herself when she doesn't know what she's running from or why she is being pursued.
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.
Ari won't stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.
Kelly Keaton's take on all things paranormal isn't like what you'd normally see in YA books. In fact, vampires, shape-shifters, monsters, and even gods are all living in what used to be New Orleans. There is an entire mythological/paranormal world built into the city and it thrives just as much as the moss and vines growing on the old buildings. The first half of the book is an introduction to this world, but is by no means a boring one. Ari meets more than a few interesting characters – my favorite being the young Violet – and is thrown into more than a couple of dangerous situations.
The second half of the book opens up into an onslaught of awesome, with fighting, action, and the dawning realization about what is really going on in New 2. Ari grows stronger and stronger, despite the fact that the world she has always known is nothing like the one she now resides in. There is a bit of an insta-romance, but it's not the focus of the story at all, Ari is. And what she is means everything. Learning that was like a punch in the gut, so be prepared for some serious blows of oh my god goodness.
Darkness Becomes Her is a wickedly good read with a fresh take on the paranormal and Keaton's vivid imagery bringing this future New Orleans to life. There is action, provided by Ari's hard attitude and propensity for violence, expanding mythos, from several different sources of the paranormal, and even a little romance, thanks Sebastian! It was impossible to put the book down once I got going, and trust me, you won't want to put it down. Ari drew me in, and the story, the atmosphere, and the characters, kept me riveted. I cannot believe I'm stuck waiting an entire year for the next installment.
*Just a note: There is a heavy amount of swearing, so I'd suggest this book be read by an older YA audience
Opening line: Under the cafeteria table, my right knee bounced like a jackhammer possessed. ~ pg. 1
Favorite lines: The house took my breath away. Yes, it was enormous and graceful, but it seemed to bleed emotions. Sadness. Loneliness. Like a beautiful lady left alone in a sea of gray, green, and black, protected only by oak matrons in their skeletal shawls. ~ pgs. 127-128
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Statement from Senator José M. Serrano Re: Record-Breaking 48.7 Million Tourists in NYC in 2010
"In many ways the cultural community has always been at the forefront of economic recovery - most recently, after the devastating events of September 11th, 2001. Particularly, tourism has a proven track record for serving as an economic catalyst during difficult fiscal times. Today's announcement by Mayor Bloomberg regarding the record-breaking number of visitors to New York City during 2010, further emphasizes these points.
"New York City's cultural sector is a huge draw for tourists from every corner of the world, thus creating a positive economic effect for other industries, like hospitality and retail. Areas that have experienced revitalization in recent years have always had a cultural community leading that charge. Having served as Chair of the Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee from 2009 to 2010, I know, firsthand, the importance of supporting the cultural sector to invigorate the economy and to improve quality of life for our residents.
"I applaud Mayor Bloomberg for his leadership on revitalizing the tourism industry, and for his support for tourism groups throughout the City. Following today's news of the 48.7 million tourists who visited New York City in 2010- a 7 percent increase from 2009, I am certain that the City's goal of attracting 50 million annual visitors by 2012 will become a reality. I look forward to working with the Mayor and my colleagues to reach that goal."
Damaris Olivo | (212) 828-5829


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Descent - the third DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set to release first on Playstation 4 on July 12th - and to Xbox and PC at a later date.
Descent takes the fight to new Black Ops III Multiplayer environments, including Cryogen: an isolated cryo-prison; Berserk: a Viking village frozen in time; Rumble: a future robot combat arena; and Empire: a re-imagining of the Call of Duty Black Ops II classic, Raid, as a lavish Roman villa.
It also includes the latest chapter of the zombies experience - GOROD KROVI
After escaping the swamps of Zetsubou No Shima, the Origins characters are hurled into an alternate, war-torn Stalingrad riddled with Element 115. Our heroes will face their most dangerous enemies yet among the remnants of a battle between giant mechanized soldiers and ferocious dragons controlled by Group 935. That's right. Dragons.
Find out more and check out the preview trailer below!
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If you're a nature lover at heart, you've probably done it a million times as a kid—until your mom scolded you to put your shoes back on. Before the barefoot craze went trendy, many preferred to?barefoot hiking to wearing shoes?without giving it too much thought, other than "it just feels good."
More: Barefoot Hiking Pros and Cons
And if you're one of those kids who spent most of your time getting the couch filthy with near-black soles—your body will remember.
But if it's been a while or if you've never tried it barefoot, hiking without shoes isn't as daunting as it sounds. First of all, it's not as strenuous as running and you don't need to choose difficult trails to experience when you're just getting started and trying to figure out if hiking barefoot is for you. Here are some tips to get into it.
Minimalist Trail Shoes
You can ease into it with some minimalist trail shoes and short, mellow, hikes at first. At this time, you'll work on strengthening your ligaments. You can also use minimalist or extremely light footwear for difficult parts of your hike (although many actually find these portions to be easier without shoes at all) or for very cold (or very hot) surfaces in extreme weather conditions and climates.
More: Transitioning to Minimalist Shoes
Step Correctly
You should use proper form, as you would when learning to run correctly—striking with the ball of your foot first rather than your heel. Many claim that hiking barefoot will actually help you to naturally develop proper gait and form.
More: Yoga Poses for Stiff Ankles?
Start Mellow
The misconception is that hiking without shoes is more painful and more difficult than running without shoes because of the rougher terrain. Not true. Hiking requires less pounding and you'll most likely be hiking on softer and more forgiving surfaces than you would run on. To get started, try out a few short, mellow hikes first. Start out with two or three miles at a time until you know what to expect and how you handle the barefoot experience. Really, you'll only need to practice on these short hikes a few times a week for one or two weeks before you're ready to move onto longer and steeper outings.
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Keen recycler Jason Carswell has bagged himself a grand as the first top prize winner of South Holland's Green Bag Lottery.
The lottery was launched in February to help boost the amount of waste recycled across the district – and it's worked with another 70 tonnes collected each week, a rise of 12 per cent.
Jason, from Crowland, said: "I have always been a recycler.
"I started recycling on the day I first received recycling boxes from the council, before the green bags were introduced.
"I probably put two big green bags of recycling out every week now."
Jason received his £1,000 cheque from Coun Roger Gambba Jones, whose portfolio includes waste recycling, and council waste and recycling officer Laura Simpkins.
Jason said: "It's brilliant. I think the lottery will really encourage people to recycle, especially when they see it promoted in the press.
"For me the scheme is great publicity and is helping to raise awareness of recycling in general as well as letting people know what to put in their green bags."
Another 41 lucky residents have each won £100 in the first five months of the lottery, showing how many residents are regular recyclers.
Council bosses hope more people will be inspired to recycle and make South Holland's collections even bigger.
The lottery scheme is funded by a Government grant which, as well as rewards for residents, has helped fund new recycling collection vehicles, in-cab technology to make collections more efficient and the popular Swishing reuse campaign.
The Government cash is also allowing South Holland's weekly collections to continue until at least 2017.
All households in the district are entered into the South Holland Recycling Rewards Scheme and, each month, ten are randomly selected for a £100 prize.
In order to win, the households must have recycled three out of four weeks and present their recycling correctly with no "contamination".
n For information visit www.greenbaglottery.co.uk


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Azrieli Bond Issue Plan Reveals Details of Properties
Azrieli is considered Israel's largest real estate group with about 1 million square meters in managed assets.
David Azrieli is headed for Ahad Ha'am Street. Yesterday it became clear that the man who brought mall tidings to Israel and immortalized his own name in huge office towers in central Tel Aviv, plans to take his group public.
Azrieli group executives are involved in a complete merger of all the Azrieli family-owned subsidiaries. The business strategy then calls for listing the company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Market players estimate Azrieli's Israeli real estate operations could garner a market cap of $1 billion with assets valued at NIS 7 billion. Group companies owe about NIS 2.5 billion.
Azrieli is considered Israel's largest real estate group with about 1 million square meters in managed assets. The group has annual turnover of NIS 700 million including from seven major malls. It also owns office towers in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Holon, Be'er Sheva and Jerusalem.
In the interim until the entire company goes public, flagship subsidiary Kanit Hashalom Investments will issue NIS 500 million in bonds.
In a presentation for the financial market prior to the bond issue, the company reveals a number of details it had played close to the chest as a privately-held enterprise. In a report by credit rating agency Midroog, analysts write that management believes that as a public company it will have to implement a regular dividend policy. They also say the company is considering expansion into non-synergetic activities, including recent negotiations to take over credit card company Visa ICC, as well as currently examining entry into the infrastructure sector.
The bond issue is based on cash flow from land Kanit purchased one month ago in a debt and stock takeover of two real estate companies in which Kanit had been partners with Bank Leumi's funds. Midroog believes the two companies, with space in the 350,000 square meter Azrieli mall, will provide strong cash flow.
Azrieli group president Menachem Einan said "after 20 years in Israel, we bring Israeli investors a financially stable group with successful properties and stable, responsible management.
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WW2 Cigarette Cards (Collectables)
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The cigarette card was adept at tuning into the interests and moods of the ordinary people. Many military related topics were issued prior to World War Two, as if they were anticipating its commencement.
An interesting tale surrounds Player's Modern Naval Craft cigarette card set. It was rumoured that these cards were so accurate that Hitler secretly obtained large quantities of them and issued them to his U-boats so that they knew what they were firing at. In retrospect, the British military probably wished they'd censored them, especially since they revealed details about the battleships etc of their allies.
Due to severe paper rationing, the cigarette card was an inadvertent casualty of WWII and never fully recovered.
I've listed a small selection of military cigarette cards that were issued prior to and at the start of World War 2. I've provided scans of a sample card from each set and I've tried to list as many card titles as possible.


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An Inquiry
And a Description of Tense Coexistence between Early Catholics and Protestants in Krasna/Bessarabia
Riehl, Max. "An Inquiry." Mitteilungsblatt, October 2010, 14.
Translation from the original German-language text to American English is provided by Alex Herzog, Boulder, CO.
Klöstitz – Krasna – Katzbach. Please allow me a look back into the time when Germans were still living in Klöstitz, Krasna, and Katzbach. Following the pitiful and long years of meandering in order to escape death from hunger, in September of 1814 the very first group arrived in the Kagalnik Valley to establish their new home, Krasna.
Their origins in very different areas of Germany (a mix of Catholics and Protestants, and also Polish families with their own strange language) made the beginning rather difficult. Starting with the day of arrival, peaceful coexistence was not what it should have been.
Everyone wanted to maintain all the customs they had brought with them, and thus is was no surprise that frictions developed which made their tough life even more difficult. The Polish families – Bunogovsky, Broshinsky, Plotzky, Rusheinsky, Shilgovsky, etc. -- were the first to recognize this, giving up the Polish language and from then on speaking only the developing Krasna dialect.
We can only imagine with difficulty how tough the clashes over the Krasna dialect might have been. In the Krasna dialect one can find words from all provinces of Germany and, in addition, Russian and Romanian words, but no Polish expressions.
During the assignments of homesteads an attempt was made to reduce friction between Catholics and Protestants. It was agreed that the Catholics would live in homesteads in the southern part of Krasna, and Ev.-Lutheran families in the northern part. Polish families, who were all Catholic, did not receive special consideration. In time that proved to be a good decision.
After a few years, no Polish families lived in Krasna – they were all Krasnans and lived and worked peacefully alongside the others. However, any and all efforts to cooperation between the [German] Catholics and Protestants failed in mutual accusations -- for which no solutions could be found.
Year after year there were clashes during the high feats such as Good Friday for the Protestants and Corpus Christi for the Catholics, each faction accusing the other of disturbing the peace on that holy day. Finally, following recurring clashes, the minority group (Protestant families) decided to leave Krasna and make a new beginning in Katzbach. The absence of the Protestant group made room for the younger [Catholic] generation in Krasna. Thus Krasna became a purely Catholic village surrounded by Protestant and Orthodox villages. Contacts with surrounding villages were limited to purely business connections with Tarutino, Arzis, Beresina, Klöstitz, Teplitz and Paris. To the best of my knowledge, trade with Katzbach was prevented via an invisible wall of separation.
I have seen all villages in the Krasna area, but I never got to Katzbach, even though some of our fields were neighboring theirs. Again and again it was said that one does not talk with the Katzbachers. The simple question "Why not?" was always met with the answer, "You're too young and wouldn't understand."
Thus my inquiry on this topic: I would be very pleased if on October 16, in the gatherings in Bad Bevensen, or by any other method, I could learn more from others. I thank you in advance.
Our appreciation is extended to Alex Herzog for translation of these articles.


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Also if you actually have some super blackened psychedelic sludge-inspired doom metal I would be very much interested pleeeeease.
Album Rating: 3.5Nice to see this being reviewed. Numbers, For Those About to Drown and Illuminati rule hard.
Album Rating: 3.5Illuminati is the best song on here i think
atrink check retropolis too that's my favorite flower kings from what i've heard
Digging: Langhorne Slim - Lost At Last, Vol 1
Album Rating: 3.5This is great but it lacked a certain edge for me.
Nice review overall, Ipod. Here are some things I've noticed.
First off, your opening paragraph will flow much better without the first sentence.
"Somehow, since releasing the group's debut back in 1995, The Flower Kings"
Grammatically, this - if manipulated enough - could read "The Flower Kings, since releasing the group's debut..." So I'd change " the group's" to "their".
"Mixing your everyday progressive patterns with the occasional folk instrument,"
The utilization of 'your' here is distracting and unnecessary.
"and excellently well-presented crooned male vocals"
Too much fluff here. Just stick with one descriptor, especially since these all mean similar things.
"Careful though,"
Careful, though - *
"this album will need some time to sink in especially with its nine tracks finishing just over the hour and fifteen minute mark"
Comma after 'in,' and I'd just say 75 minutes at the end instead. More concise.
"Banks Of Eden is not too far away from the mentioned old-school vibe but it does manage to have a clean modern flair to the music, thus making Banks Of Eden a mix of old and new, formed into something spectacular."
This is a good sentence. It just has a little too much. I'd take out the last phrase and add 'spectacular' to the previous phrase, so it reads 'spectacular mix of old and new'
"With the first track taking up the bulk of the album's runtime"
Since you already mentioned the track as an opener, I'd drop the 'first.'
"The overall sound is smooth mixing time signatures, mellow leads interesting guitar solos and positively enough a bass with presence following the rhythmic percussions without a need for show boating"
Add a comma after 'smooth,' 'leads,' 'and,' and 'enough.' Also, this last part drags a lot. I'd advise rephrasing. Also, I think it's either 'showboating' or 'show-boating.'
" take 'Pandemonium' for example"
I'd put this in parentheses.
"What this track also shows, is that bands can alter vocals without ruining passages with auto-tune, The Flower Kings maintain that crooning to the vocals even with the effect."
No need for a comma after 'shows.' And I think this is a run-on. If I'm reading it correctly, you could split the sentences after 'auto-tune.'
"making a listen fresh and enjoyable"
I'd consider changing this to either "making for a fresh and enjoyable listen" or "making the listen fresh and enjoyable."
"Banks Of Eden explore and map out the world of progressive rock, stopping only to captivate the listener and despite being released in the middle of 2012, is one of years strongest releases."
'Explore' and 'map out' are redundant, since they mean essentially the same thing. I'd stick with 'map out,' since it's a unique phrase. The last part is very disconnected from the rest of the sentence, but even if you keep it, you'll need to change the subject to the band. After all, here you're saying Banks of Eden is one of *the year's* strongest releases.
"depth shown throughout the entire of the record"
'the entire of' is unnecessary.
"Sections intertwine and caress the next taking care to not outweigh or outshine the next"
Intertwine with*, and there should be a comma after 'next.'
As you can probably tell, this is mostly grammatical junk. Just keep in mind everything I said here for your future reviews, and you'll be in good form. Also know that the content of the review is very good. Once you get the grammatical kinks sorted out, you'll have a fine review on your hands.
Wow, that was a lot of text, all fantastic pointers though. Can I critique the critique though? ; ]
To make these extended comments easier to read, try pointing out the errors with [quote ] and [/quote ]. It becomes easier that way to differ the text.
I'll say thank you for the input. It seems I still have a lot of things to consider. Hopefully though, day by day I can still build on my writing. : ]
Will do, sir!
Album Rating: 3.5This is great but it lacked a certain edge for me. [2]
They haven't really altered their sound since the last album like they did on Unfold the Future, now
that was a really great album.
"I'm surprised at the low number of vote counts on all their albums"
Likewise, they're unknown even to prog fans. Could be the name.
Album Rating: 3.5The bass on Fireghosts is so good.
Album Rating: 4.0I put this in as a vote for one of the top ten votes for the best of 2012 last year. This definately needed a review. nice job.
Album Rating: 4.0Great album. The length of the songs, the technical abilities of the players and the rythm stuff that goes on makes this a progressive rock album, however sound-wise it's pretty poppy and not at all progressive in the literal sense of the word.
The comment that no two parts are the same on this album is not all true. There are numerous repeats, encores and coda's which do give this album a coherent feel. Disc 2 with the outtakes is ok, with the exception of the horrendous song "Going Up", which almost makes me dislike the rest of the album a little bit.... Bad thing considering it's a bonus disc...
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Atlanta Police Department Citizens Police Academy
Posted by nia in General, NPU Chair, Public Safety on July 20, 2011
The Atlanta Police Department Citizens Police Academy
Our mission: To educate the citizens of Atlanta with the operation of their Police Department while obtaining valuable feedback from those citizens to enhance police/ community relations.
The Citizens Police Academy will include dynamic instruction taught in three hour sessions.
Participation in the Academy requires a commitment of one night a week for a seven week period.
Classes are held on Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 9pm, beginning August 1, 2011.
Overview of Course:
v Bomb Tech Demonstrations
v K9 Demonstrations
v Overview of the Police Department
v Crime Scene Investigation
v Judgmental Shooting
v Refuse to be a Victim Seminar
v Tour of the E-911 Center and many other topic
How are participants selected?
The Atlanta Police Department strives to reflect a diverse group of participants. Applicants will be evaluated and notified when they are selected to participate.
Potential candidates for the Citizens Police Academy should meet, but are not limited to the following criteria:
v Be a resident of the metropolitan Atlanta area
v Minimum age of 21 years
v No felony convictions
v No misdemeanor convictions within one year of application
v Reliable weekly transportation
After completion of the application, consent forms and a waiver form, a standard background check will be completed. Applicants for the Academy will be disqualified from attending if they have been arrested for any violent crime or any crime that by nature is deemed counterproductive to the spirit and goals of the training program.
How Do I Apply?
Contact any of the following:
Your Community Liaison Unit Representative (COPS)
Sergeant Chad Hannula at (404) 546-7511 or email: email@example.com
Lieutenant Adam Lee III at (404) 209-5250 or email: email@example.com
Unless otherwise specified, the Citizen's Police Academy will be held at:
Herbert T. Jenkins Atlanta Police Academy
180 Southside Industrial Parkway
Atlanta GA 30354
Major T. Quiller
Atlanta Police Department
Zone One Commander


text: Thermoteknix Systems, Bellevue, WA, has released the Miricle® 307K miniature infrared camera that incorporates a high-resolution uncooled alpha-silicon microbolometer detector. Measuring 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5", the camera is designed for commercial and military applications requiring VGA resolution, ultra-compact size, and a rugged housing. It features a 640 x 480, 307,200-pixel detector with 25-micron pitch, and produces images in total darkness, unaffected by smoke or fog.


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DFW-area Senators Dominate the Texas Senate's Jurisprudence Committee
The Texas Tribune created a cool interactive map today, showing where the district of each Texas state senator, in each committee. Take a quick spin and you'll see that the economic development committee consists solely of senators between Texarkana and San Antonio, in virtually a straight shot. The agriculture, rural affairs, and homeland security committee strangely doesn't include anyone from the Panhandle, or even the Abilene-Midland-Odessa corridor, and the business and commerce committee includes folks from Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio…but not El Paso.
The most heavily-DFW committee is jurisprudence, which helps coordinate the state's judicial system. (It also includes this tidbit, FWIW: "Study and make recommendations on the recent impact of foreign law, specifically Sharia law, in court decisions in cases arising under the Texas Family Code.") Royce West, John Carona, Kelly Hancock, and Ken Paxton sit on the committee, joined by Austin-area senator Donna Campbell and El Paso senator José RodrÃguez.


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Jerry Santangelo's mother wanted him to become a chemist, but a college instructor, fearing a major mishap in the chemistry lab, was glad to see him follow his heart to the English department.
As a college professor, Dr. Santangelo shared his passion for literature and learning with students from Finland to San Diego.
He loved art, travel and teaching, and he managed to combine them through travel-abroad programs. His interest in the interplay between literature and art spurred him to develop a course on it at San Diego State University, where he taught for 25 years.
Dr. Santangelo died of complications from a disease of bone-marrow cells on March 21 at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. He was 79.
Friends and colleagues described Dr. Santangelo as a Renaissance man who could hold spirited discussions on topics ranging from Italian art, Victorian novels, existentialism in literature, politics, philately and football. He was a longtime Chargers season-ticket holder and regularly attended games with a group of SDSU friends for more than 30 years.
Dr. Santangelo joined San Diego State in 1967, when it was known as San Diego State College. In his early years with the college, he was on the hiring committee when the English department was growing and expanding.
When Tom Nelson joined the department in 1968, he was welcomed by Dr. Santangelo.
"Jerry was one of the friendlier faces. He was very sociable," Nelson said. "He liked having people over to his home and discussing art, music, culture. He was very knowledgeable about a lot of things, but he didn't show off. He was a gracious host.
"He was very interested in the graduate program and took on a lot of thesis students in his heyday. It was a job that others might shy away from because it was a lot of work. But even after he retired, Jerry volunteered his time to help students."
Former student Mary Shojai said Dr. Santangelo was a spellbinding lecturer with a tremendous mastery of his subjects.
"He was so invested in making sure his students had an appreciation for (the class topic). He had a following among graduate students," Shojai said.
Dr. Santangelo's wife, Beth, said he championed foreign study to help students broaden their landscapes of learning. As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Santangelo studied in Italy in the 1950s, and he later taught at the University of Finland as a Fulbright professor.
He was director of the CSU Italian Study Abroad in 1974-75 and served a stint as director of the program in which SDSU students spend a semester in London. Dr. Santangelo helped establish the California State University international program in Africa and a bilingual-teacher program in Mexico City.
"He led tours of Europe and Guatemala," Beth Santangelo said. "He thought it important to get out and learn about the world beyond your ken to become a citizen of the world."
During the Vietnam War, Dr. Santangelo spent several school breaks teaching literature on aircraft carriers.
After retiring, he returned to his childhood hobby of stamp collecting. He was a longtime member of the San Diego County Philatelic Council and active in the annual three-day SANDICAL stamp expo. Dr. Santangelo's collections of undelivered mail from maritime disasters have won national and international awards.
Gennaro Anthony Santangelo was born May 5, 1929, in New York City to Carmela and James Santangelo. He attended Fordham Preparatory School in New York and graduated from Fordham College in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in English.
Although he had started as a chemistry major at his mother's behest, Dr. Santangelo preferred literature and wasn't very adept in the lab, his wife said. Dr. Santangelo told her that the professor who oversaw his lab work was happy he made the switch because he was afraid the future English professor would set the lab on fire.
At the suggestion of his Jesuit professors, Dr. Santangelo headed south for his master's work and earned a master's degree and doctorate in English literature from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
He met Helen Elizabeth "Beth" Morrison at UNC and the two married in 1957.
He taught at George Washington University and State University of New York-Binghamton before joining San Diego State.
Dr. Santangelo is survived by his wife, Beth; two sons, Byron James Morrison Caminero-Santangelo of Lawrence, Kan., and Gerald Whitney Santangelo of Chicago; and two grandchildren.
Private services have been held.


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HELP NEEDED!!! Windows DVD Maker --> Video's will not work/burn, at all.
I've registered just for this problem as I've tried just about everything imaginable.
What's happening is that when trying to make a DVD from a video file (photo slideshow plus music works fine) that Windows DVD Maker will get to around 74% encoding and then just stop and give me the error message (at this point the progress meter skips to 99%):
"Cannot create the DVD
An error occured when burning the DVD"
I've tried this using an avi file, (I know it works as I have used DVDFLick and its works great,, the menus are no where near as nice as windows dvd maker), and the sample video file included windows (I beleive its a wmv file).
I have looked at the event viewer, heres my error (which seems pretty common doing a google search):
Log Name: Application
Source: Dvd Maker
Date: 21/03/2010 11:48:45 AM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: **************
The Dvd Maker engine returned an error code (-2147220992) when burning the disc.
Event Xml:
Log Name: Application
Source: Dvd Maker
Date: 21/03/2010 11:48:45 AM
Event ID: 1002
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: *********
Dvd Maker returned an error code (0x80040200) when burning the disc.
Event Xml:
OK so here's what i tried:
1. Small video files, the sample one in the public folder, other 700mb avi files.
2. Unchecked all the codecs in the options menu, then checked one at a time, then checked both, *one is AC3Filter, the other is Avi Decompressor from memery, located in the system32 folder, so not sure why it registered there if it's a windows included codec???).
3. http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/mpeg-2-encoder-is-missing/page/2
Have followed this guys instructions on re-registering the required dll files (which I have checked and they are there in the System32 folder). Though when doing this using the "Run" in the start menu for the command "regsvr32 msmpeg2adec.dll" I get the error:
"The module "msmpeg2adec.dll" was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x80070005."
Then I use the command prompt (opening as "Run as Administrator", even though I am an administrator user????) run all the same things, and everything succeeds fine, no errors (but like I said, if don't run as admin, get the same DllRegistryServer error, even though I am an administrator)
Restart the comp. and what do ya know, still doesn't work, same problem, same error.
3. Pictures and music, which burn fine and work fine on a dvd player.
4. Have checked the temporary file where the encoded files are dumped. ie:
Have opened the video file in WMC (Media Centre), works fine, no audio but that's still seperated at this point, so no worries there). I noticed though that the AC3 file or audio is at 0kb, and the second it is created when DVD maker is doing it's thing, I get an error, hmm not sure what's goin on there???
5. Have used Vista Media Center Decoder utility. Results were:
Video: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder
Audio: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder
There are no other options (haven't needed to install other codec, don't use Nero either).
I have Windows 7 Pro (64bit), so I have all the necessary codecs built in. (As mentioned, I do have Ac3filter, but that's disable/unchecked in DVD maker, maybe that's the problem???). I would rather not download and install additional codecs.
Oh and it gets to 74% encoding then skips to 99% and the error pops up. From experience making a "picture and music" DVD, 74% is about when it starts burning, or when it merges the video and audio to make the vob file/s. It actually skips quickly to 80% and starts burning (slideshow DVD).
Computer is custom built, it not a HP or anything like that, so I don't have those .ax file extensions in system32 (for those who have seen an answer here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistaapps/thread/5cb0a40d-223c-4aed-87c4-3c63f400ee81)
So any idea's/suggestions? I know this will help a lot of people as it seems a common problem. I'm pretty tech savvy, so will try to follow any suggestions carefully.
Ohh and finally, for all those who reply thank you, thank you, thank you, even it if doesn't work, any suggestions are appreciated. And for reading my post, thank you, I realise it's a mighty long post. I hope my linking to multiple sites is okay.
Hi JAG220,
Came across your post when googling, as was having exactly the same problem. DVD maker failed everytime it got to the AC3 audio (created 0kb file, then threw out the error as you described above). I tried unchecking 'AC3Filter' from the compatibility tab, but didn't help either.
What did fix the problem was uninstalling AC3Filter. After a reboot, DVD Maker successfully completed the encoding and burnt the disc.
Hope this helps anyone with a similar problem. Hopefully microsoft can fix this, as obviously unchecking the filter in the compatibility page doesn't do anything and the filter is still interfering.
Edit: This is when burning MPEG-2 files with AC3 audio by the way (from DTV)
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Ahhhh - - - I just registered to say that I have the same problem! I wish I could help ya... It SUCKS because when I use powerburn I can only burn like 1/4 as much video... it's ridiculous!!! Let me know if you have any ideas, I'll do the same. Was yours ever working at one point?
It has worked fine for me up until the last couple days....
yea, it's annoying hey. Its never worked for me, and it doesn't even start burning! But music and picture dvd's burn and work fine!
your problem sounds more like a dvd writer issue. Check the device manager, make sure all is fine (no warning ! ... red errors... etc...). It might be the dvd discs your using too, not the best quality maybe (did you recently buy a new batch)??? In any case I would try burning with powerburn turned off, see what happens (as powerburn changes the how it burns according to the disc used, and it may be doing things wrong?? I dunno but I'd give it a go). Did you install anything in the past few days? Try burning something with your usual burning program, make a mp3 disc or something, see if it works.
anyway, have posted my problem on a few other forums and may post on some more as have been getting hardly any replies, it seems many people have this problem and no one is willing to fix this issue. I just realised you posted not long ago, how lucky, I justed checked it, I almost gave up on this forum.
Hi JAG220,
Came across your post when googling, as was having exactly the same problem. DVD maker failed everytime it got to the AC3 audio (created 0kb file, then threw out the error as you described above). I tried unchecking 'AC3Filter' from the compatibility tab, but didn't help either.
What did fix the problem was uninstalling AC3Filter. After a reboot, DVD Maker successfully completed the encoding and burnt the disc.
Hope this helps anyone with a similar problem. Hopefully microsoft can fix this, as obviously unchecking the filter in the compatibility page doesn't do anything and the filter is still interfering.
Edit: This is when burning MPEG-2 files with AC3 audio by the way (from DTV)
I don"t have a ac3 fifter and my dvd get to 99% and will not burn. It did work for a few days but hasn:t worked for the last 4 days. It is very frustrating, I would love this program if only it would work. Can someone out there please help me. I have the avi fifter and I have unclicked it,
Windows DVD-Maker not-unexpectedly faces problems in processing every file format. One way of obtaining compatibility is to process downloaded files through Windows Movie Maker first. Movie-Maker will process a number of different formats but not all, and outputs movies in .wmv format only by 'saving' the original. This produces a very different version even when that original is in .wmv format to begin with.
Original / 'Saved'
size 586mb / 956mb
format wmv2 / wmv3
bitrate 111kbps / 2991kbps
framerate 15fs / 29fs
and so on. However once Movie-Maker finished reformatting the file, there was no difficulty with DVD-Maker processing it into a disk playable on a separate DVD Player. So the technique is to first start Movie-Maker and select the file to be processed and you will be advised if its format is incompatible. If it can be played then click on the 'Save movie' title (not button) and select 'Burn a DVD' from the drop-down list. When Movie-Maker is finished, it will start DVD-Maker to complete the task.
- Proposed as answer by Zlazz Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:50 PM
I have the same problem, and have found hundreds - if not thousands - of posts in forums all over the internet from people with the same problem. If anyone ever finds a true fix for this, I sincerely hope they post it someplace where we can all benefit from it.
As usual, Microsoft has no answer and we know they will never look for a solution. They already have the money...
- Proposed as answer by Keith of Molesey Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:06 PM
- Unproposed as answer by Keith of Molesey Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:06 PM
I am attempting to burn a DVD from a Divx avi file with an mp3 audio track. I tried twice burning a DVD using Windows DVD Maker and had same result both times. Great picture, correct aspect etc but no audio. I played the DVD on a DVD player and on my laptop - same result. I should add that I used the preview facility on the software and there was audio. But when I burned the DVD - no audio.
I searched through a few forums, including this one, and tried the recommended procedure of going via Windows Movie Maker. I opened the avi in Movie Maker and chose the DVD option, a message appeared saying that the video would open in Windows DVD Maker which it did. I clicked on burn and yes, I got picture plus sound. However now the picture was stretched and distorted along the top half of the screen with a green band filling the lower half. I tried once more being careful not to make any silly errors and same thing.
Divx avi with an mp3 audio track is a very commonly used format so it is surprising that Microsoft haven't configured the software to accommodate this and a number of other common formats such Xvid avi, mp4, m4v etc. with mp3 audio OR ac2 audio.
Surmising that Windows DVD Maker would at least be able to deal with a Windows movie file (a wmv file) I converted the avi to a wmv using AVS Video Converter (a piece of software which I use regularly). NB When converting it's wise to use advance menu to change frame size to 'original' in order to preserve quality and aspect ratio. There are many other video converters on the market but AVS is a good one.
My supposition was correct DVD Maker produced a perfect DVD from the wmv file. It's unfortunate that Microsoft haven't found a solution to this problem because otherwise DVD Maker does a fine job.
Convert your file to an hmv file and then use DVD Maker
Some videos may has special codec or DRM protection, that prevents the videos from burning to DVDs successfully. If you get iTunes DRM m4v converter, you'd butter try DRM M4V Converter to remove DRM first. Then you can try once again to burn the iTunes movies to DVD to see if it is ok. Good luck to you. Hope everything will be fine.


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Ул.Шевченко 202
353440 AnapaSouthern Federal District
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Latitude 44°52'59.988"N
Longitude 37°18'59.976"E
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You guys, this weekend really can't come quick enough. Yesterday I broke down in tears in front of the girls (I usually save that for the shower!) after Phoebe got into something and I had to dial poison control (she's fine!). Matilda ran upstairs and I thought she was running away because I was freaking out. No. She came down with her blanket, which is like her most prized possession, and wrapped it around me. She gave me the most profound pep talk that I'll just keep between us and my heart filled up beyond its capacity with love. This week was tough, but I am SO thankful for my family and the blessings that are poured out daily for one undeserving soul. Lemme tell ya. So thankful.
These family photos (as seen above) are so gorgeous!
This is the prettiest bottle opener. I miss wine. Yes, I do.
Was honored to have the girls' old room featured on Mother Mag this week. So much great shared room inspiration!
Have you tried these? The Coconut Karma ones are just insane.
There are some amazing sales this weekend if you're looking for new fall clothes (I keep pretending it's fall and then sweating profusely as a result). I've got my eye on this beauty.
Alright, if you need me I'll be catching up on Pretty Little Liars and giving myself a little break. Sometimes I'm just way too serious. The end.
Doing anything fun for the long weekend?! Enjoy!!
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LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on the Congolese government to arrest an army general wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
The ICC in its unsealed indictment accuses Bosco Ntaganda, a former military commander and rebel leader, of crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ICC in its 2008 indictment said there was "reasonable grounds to believe" he played a direct role in conscripting child soldiers.
Human Rights Watch said that since January, Ntaganda was linked to the assassination of at least eight people and the arrest or disappearance of several more.
Anneke Van Woudenberg, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement that by remaining free, he was insulting Congolese authority.
"He is a threat to the people of eastern Congo and is making a mockery of the Congolese government's policy of zero tolerance for human rights abuses," she said.
French authorities said Monday they arrested Callixte Mbarushimana, the executive secretary of the Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda, or FDLR.
Human Rights Watch said the FDLR is linked to "widespread and vicious attacks" against civilians in response to United Nations-backed military operations launched in the area in 2009.
The U.N. Security Council was called on to consider targeted sanctions against the FDLR and the Congolese Mai Mai militia for their role in the mass rapes during the summer.


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Ukraine opposition offices are stormed
By JIM HEINTZ
and YURAS KARMANA
Associated Press
KIEV, Ukraine — Heavily armed riot troops broke into the offices of a top Ukrainian opposition party in Kiev and seized its servers Monday, the party said, as anti-government protests crippled the capital for yet another day.
Elsewhere police dismantled or blocked off several small protest tent camps that near key national government buildings in the city.
Tensions also rose as a double cordon of helmeted, shield-holding police deployed in the street near Kiev's city administration building, which demonstrators had occupied and turned into a makeshift command post and dormitory.
The moves came a day after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Kiev, the biggest in three weeks of protests that started when Ukraine's president backed away from signing a long-awaited pact to deepen ties with the 28-nation European Union.
Protesters are angered not only by the thwarting of their desire to become closer to the West and spin out of Russia's orbit, but also by police violence against the demonstrators.
Club-swinging police have twice broken up protest rallies.
Ostap Semerak, a member of the Fatherland Parry, told The Associated Press that troops broke into the party's offices on Monday evening, some climbing in through its windows.
"They are storming us. The images are insane," he said by telephone.
The troops left after confiscating some computer equipment, he said. An Associated Press reporter later saw broken glass and smashed computers in the offices.
Party member Marina Soroka also said the troops surrounded and blockaded several opposition-minded Ukrainian media outlets, making their and other media websites inaccessible.
The party is headed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a longstanding foe of President Viktor Yanukovych, and is the largest opposition grouping in the parliament. Critics say Tymoshenko's conviction on abuse of office charges was a case of political revenge.
In a surprise move, Yanukovych announced he would sit down with three former Ukrainian presidents on Tuesday to discuss a way out of the crisis that has paralyzed the country. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, also was heading to Ukraine to help defuse the tensions.
Ukraine's political standoff has been aggravated by its rapidly deteriorating finances. The economy has been in recession for more than a year, and the government is in desperate need of foreign funding to avoid a default. As talks stalled with the International Monetary Fund, Yanukovych has sought a bailout loan from Russia.
This former Soviet republic of 46 million people is sharply divided over the prospects of drawing closer to its powerful neighbor, Russia. Yanukovych's stronghold is dominated by Russian speakers who want closer ties to Russia, in contrast to Kiev's students and residents in the west who see better EU ties as the way forward.
Opinion polls, however, show that the EU is more popular among Ukrainians than Russia.
Wearing helmets and holding shields, Ukrainian police surrounded three tent encampments outside the government and presidential offices in central Kiev on Monday night. Riot police also began removing barricades on the approach to the government building. Most protesters remained standing.
World boxing champion and opposition leader Vitali Klitschko warned the authorities against any further escalation in tensions.
"We are calling upon law enforcement to restrain from using force against peaceful demonstrators," he said as he tried to stop police from removing the tents.
A large protest test camp remained in place on Independence Square, the downtown plaza that is the epicenter of the protests.
The square is a few hundred yards (meters) from the protester-occupied city administration building, which a court has ordered demonstrators to vacate by Monday.
The appearance of riot police nearby raised anxieties inside, and some of the hundreds of people inside left. But hundreds remained inside, armed with wood planks, metal rods and bottles of sunflower oil, hoping to make riot police slip if they advanced.
"We won't let anybody into the building," said Vasyl Khlopotaruk, one of the activists. "But we hope there isn't bloodshed."
Some activists approached police lines, urging officers to come over to their side and even offering them food.
As tensions mounted, Yanukovych announced on his website that he would meet with Ukraine's three former presidents to discuss the situation: Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko. But at the same time, prosecutors called in several opposition leaders for questioning.
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso dispatched EU foreign policy chief Ashton to Kiev on Tuesday, saying she will try to help defuse "the very tense solution that Ukraine is living today." Barroso praised the demonstrators, saying they are "writing the new narrative for Europe."
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt cautioned the government against using force.
"Peaceful demonstrations must be allowed to continue," he wrote on Twitter. "Dialogue and non-violence key, world watching. Opportunity must not be lost."
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Yanukovych by phone Monday and urged him to defuse tensions and begin talks with opposition leaders, the White House said.
The protests that erupted on Nov. 21 have had an anti-Russian bent because Moscow worked hard to derail the Ukraine-EU deal, issuing threats of trade consequences.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of protesters calling for Yanukovych's ouster poured into Kiev, toppling a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and blockading government buildings.
Protesters on Monday vandalized another Lenin statue in the southern town of Kotovsk.
"Only the legs are left standing," town spokeswoman Yelena Khaustova told the AP.
Associated Press writer Maria Danilova contributed to this report.
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Tuesday, February 5th 2008
Sony Releasing Silver PS3 in Japan
Japan looks set to get its third PS3 color with news that Sony plans to launch a silver version of the 40GB console. Dubbed 'Satin Silver', the console will go on sale on 6th March for ¥39,800 (about $360). The new PS3 will ship with a matching silver controller using the SIXAXIS technology, but will not feature rumble. Japan already has the standard black console along with a Ceramic White version, although there is no news of whether this silver model will be coming to North America or Europe.Reg Hardware
8 Comments on Sony Releasing Silver PS3 in Japan
Wow...I'd really like to have a silver PS3. Hopefully when Sony redesigns the PS3 later this year they'll include this color. :cool:
It looks pretty unappealing to me. The black is much nicer in my opinion.
same the black looks smarter, but then i like black things, black phone, black computer, black mp3 player, black car
I like like black, but choosing between Silver and Black would be a hard decision.
Semi-Retired Folder
I like black the best, but this silver is certainly more appealing than the white. The best part is that it will blend in better with Grey/Silver TVs, which are the colors of most Sony TVs.
Bird of Prey
The white is nice, but this saucer silver is sweet. Im sure fingerprints and dust are less "noticeable" on it.
i'd love a silver one myself...
Looks like the Silver version may not be coming to NA anytime soon: