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A Promised Eternity
Some reflections on the influence Egyptian writers wield in a time of revolution.
CAIRO, late April - Three shoe-shiners, the same three who were sitting on the sidewalk in front of my hotel well before the glorious revolution of January 25, call me over, as they have always done, by using their brushes to drum on the box that holds their containers of shoe polish. One of them is Sabri, an unemployed, English-speaking accountant who has been forced to make his living shining shoes for several years now.
As he polishes my shoes, Sabri looks up from the sidewalk, suddenly and proudly declaring that Hosni Mubarak's end is near. With his free hand, he pantomimes this statement by grabbing his throat as if he were about to choke himself. I say to myself, "My poor Sabri, whether Mubarak lives or is executed, you will forever remain a shoe-shiner. Not one single penny of his vast wealth will be returned to you. You will only derive the crude animalistic satisfaction of watching a person experiencing final convulsions at the end of a hangman's rope."
Neither Sabri nor other unfortunate individuals like him gain anything from revolutions; the only ones who do are those who did not suffer too much under the previous regime. A prominent member of the latter group is author Alaa Al Aswany, who has become a national figure - primarily in the eyes of foreign journalists and intellectuals, who need someone capable of serving as some sort of mediator between order and chaos, and explaining the "situation" to them in an intelligent, albeit simple, witty and down-to-earth manner.
Al Aswany seems to fit that role perfectly. His English is reasonable, he is relatively young and, most importantly, he is a highly successful author who has written what is still considered the biggest best seller ever to hit the bookshops of the Arab world - a novel entitled "The Yacoubian Building."
"The Yacoubian Building" is undoubtedly a subversive novel that fires its arrows of deadly criticism at all strata of Egyptian society. The criticism is delivered in a clever, but not at all original, way: The novel relates the story of a building in Cairo, where each apartment or floor represents a different segment - and a different ailment - of Egyptian society. So "The Yacoubian Building" contains stories about government corruption, about nostalgic feelings toward colonialism, about longings for religion, and about sexual abuse. This daring novel even talks about homosexuality, a completely taboo topic in Egypt.
Is Al Aswany really a good writer? It depends whom you ask. What is clear is that, in crisis situations, those who manage to carve for themselves a path to the heart of public opinion are not necessarily the good writers. Often they're the writers who make a strong impression and who are prepared to play the role that is assigned them in this or that conference or panel in relation to their colleagues from the outside world.
Thus, during my stay in Egypt, I saw in one of the newspapers a photo of Al Aswany engaged in conversation with Spanish author (and renowned anti-Francoist ) Juan Goytisolo. Al Aswany was expressing his rage against Israel, while Goytisolo was trying to soften his words, and force him to admit that Israel does have people with a conscience - such as David Grossman and Amos Oz - and who are fighting against their evil government. In other words, beyond revolutions and national boundaries, there is a brotherhood of successful international authors and, if you want to be a part of that brotherhood, you'd better make sure you treat its members cordially.
The pressure to meet his commitments led Al Aswany to put together a collection of articles that he wrote in the recent and not-so-recent past about current affairs and which, after being hurriedly translated into English, were published in book form by the American University in Cairo Press as "On the State of Egypt: A Novelist's Provocative Reflections." These are rather enjoyable articles, which have some of the qualities of fictional writing. They are always offered from a personal perspective and they use the standard tool of Egyptian writers - a sarcastic, ironic view of the world (and that includes the Western world ).
In most of these articles, the bottom line is the inevitably patriotic conclusion that Egypt, despite all its problems, still outranks every other country by virtue of its steadfastness and its essential refusal to change. In other words, by virtue of its eternal character. This promise of an eternal character is demonstrated, among other things, by the shock that resulted from the "Tahrir Revolution."
While reading these short, personal essays, I thought of the parallel that is gradually being drawn between Egypt and Israel, which also lives with the sense of a promised eternity, and which scorns difficulties that always appear merely temporary in the light of eternity.
Another, much more tragic, figure who has recently become the topic of conversation in Egypt's literary supplements is Salah Jahin, a poet of an earlier revolution - the one that took place in the 1950s, and which led to the Egyptian monarchy's downfall and the ultimate rise to power of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Initially an enthusiastic admirer of Nasser, Jahin gradually became so disillusioned with the Egyptian leader that he died of a broken heart not long after Egypt's crushing defeat in the Six-Day War of June 1967. Every Egyptian can recite at least a few lines of his verse. Even today, his quatrains (ruba'yat in Arabic - poetry with four lines; this was the concise poetic genre he chose for himself ) are still printed in Egypt, sometimes on table napkins. I have a set of these napkins, with four of his love quatrains printed on them.
Jahin's name has returned to prominence in Egypt - a central segment of the literary section of the Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper was recently dedicated to Jahin and his poetry - perhaps because, in the face of enthusiastic support for the current revolution and those writers who are being borne on its crest, it is necessary to also hear the voices of those who participated in a similar event in another generation; distant voices that gradually became disillusioned with its outcome, and who have left behind them only quatrains, columns of poetry that look like the inscriptions on gravestones - where all illusions are buried.
Two years ago, a selection of Jahin's quatrains, translated into English by Nihad Salemnull, was published by an obscure publishing house, Sphinx Books, whose offices are located on Maruf Street in the heart of Cairo. The translation is full of errors. The third page of the introduction was printed twice instead of the fifth page and there is considerable chaos in the text. But who really cares? Sabri, the shoe-shiner, knows Jahin's verse by heart.
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Baroness Elsa
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927) is considered by many to be the first American dadaist as well as the mother of dada. An innovator in poetic form and an early creator of junk sculpture, "the Baroness" was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances. Some thought her merely crazed, others thought her a genius. The editor Margaret Anderson called her "perhaps the only figure of our generation who deserves the epithet extraordinary." Yet despite her great notoriety and influence, until recently her story and work have been little known outside the circle of modernist scholars.
In Baroness Elsa, Irene Gammel traces the extraordinary life and work of this daring woman, viewing her in the context of female dada and the historical battles fought by women in the early twentieth century. Striding through the streets of Berlin, Munich, New York, and Paris wearing such adornments as a tomato-soup can bra, teaspoon earrings, and black lipstick, the Baroness erased the boundaries between life and art, between the everyday and the outrageous, between the creative and the dangerous. Her art objects were precursors to dada objects of the teens and twenties, her sound and visual poetry were far more daring than those of the male modernists of her time, and her performances prefigured feminist body art and performance art by nearly half a century.
About the Author
Irene Gammel is Canada Research Chair in Modern Literature and Culture at Ryerson University, Toronto, where she directs the Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre. She is the author of Baroness Elsa: Gender, Dada, and Everyday Modernity (MIT Press).
—Mary Ann Caws, Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature, Graduate School, City University of New York
—Alan Filreis, Class of 1942 Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
—Shelley Rice, author of Parisian Views and editor of Inverted Odysseys: Maya Deren, Claude Cahun, Cindy Sherman
—Marina Abramovic, artist, Academy of Fine Arts, Braunschweig
—Amelia Jones, Professor, Department of Art History, University of California, Riverside
—Naomi Sawelson-Gorse, editor of Women in Dada: Essays on Sex, Gender, and Identity
—Carolee Schneemann, visual artist, author of Imaging Her Erotics: Essays, Interviews, Projects
—Yoko Ono
—Carolyn Burke, author of Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy and Lee Miller: A Life
—Marisa Januzzi Thomas, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Columbia University

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Johnny Depp has a fetish for dressing in women's clothes.
The Hollywood heartthrob has admitted he has always sneakily stared at girls' shoes and stockingsHe is quoted in Britain's More magazine as saying: "I'd be embarrassed for my friends to find out that I'm familiar with women's clothing.Since wearing a slip and a bra in 'Ed Wood' I have much more respect for women."Actually I find myself constantly sneaking looks at women's shoes and stockings. I've developed this subconscious habit. It may be a little dangerous - I'm a little worried."Earlier this year, the star revealed he was thinking about making a porn film with director Tim Burton. The actor - who teamed up with Burton for box-office smash 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' - said he is worried about being typecast as a whimsical eccentric because of his work with the iconic movie-maker. Depp - who has worked with Burton on several films, including 'Edward Scissor Hands' and 'Sleepy Hollow' - thinks an X-rated career change could be the best thing for both of them.
He said: "I don't want to be typecast as an eccentric Maybe I should do something totally different and film a cracking porn film with Tim"
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On the way home from summer camp visiting day, we
consoled ourselves with a stop at Ted's, a diner in
Jeffersonville (SW of Liberty) that Robert Sietsema had
reported on about 2 years ago. What an unlikely place
-- not everthing hit the mark, but what did was great.
There is a full dinner menu with a separate page of
Turkish stuff. Stick to the turkish page and you will
be very happy.
The mixed appetizers were excellent (dolma, bean and
parseley salad, humus -- lemony and no noticeable
tahini; very smoky eggplant, red pepper salad, dolma,
and spanakopita that was a bit scortched, but with a
good filling with overtones of mint and dill.) The pan
fried carrots were amazing, sort of like a tempura made
with thin slices of carrot cut the long way, drowned in
For main dishes, not that we needed them at this point,
my wife had a chicken kebab from the main side of the
menu that did not have much flavor. It was about half
the price of the chicken kebab on the turkish menu. We
assumed it was half the size -- what we got was less
than half the quality. However, my main was sublime.
Manti -- sort of homemade turkish tortellini. The
pasta was gossamer thin in the center and thick and
chewy around the edges, with a tasty lamb filling. It
was drowned in a yoghurt sauce seasoned with infused
peppper oil. And to top it all off, a piece of grilled
lamb kofta sat on top. When I saw it, my first
reactioon was that they ruined a perfectly good plate
of pasta. What I tasted however may have been the best
piece of grilled ground meat that I have ever had, and
it married perfectly with the pasta and yoghurt.
The main dishes came with superfluous greek salads that
were so bad that it made me think that maybe this is
an indication of how Turks regard Greeks. However,
Ted's is definitely worth a detour if you are passing
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2009-05-21 / Schools
Deidre Alison Hiner
STAUNTON — Deidre Alison Hiner of Monterey, daughter of Jeff and Betty Hiner, was recently named to Omicron Delta Kappa at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton. In 1976, Mary Baldwin College was the first women's college to receive a circle of ODK, the national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages leadership.
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Wolverhampton Citizens for Change (WCFC) Conference
Saturday 24th March 2012
I am very pleased to invite you to our second conference which will be held on Saturday 24 March 2012 from 12.00 noon – 6.00 pm at The Connaught Hotel, Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton WV1 4S4.
The key theme of the conference is Guns, Knives & Gangs; Responding to the consequences: Making the WCFC strands work.
Building on the success of the inaugural conference, which resulted in a total of 24 delegates indicating an interest in joining WCFC, this will be delivered through a variety of formats including presentations, workshops and debate. We anticipate this to be an exciting, stimulating and challenging conference which will give attendees the opportunity to contribute to and influence the future activities of WCFC.
The conference will draw on the experience from Keynote Speaker Emeka Egbuonu, writer and youth worker for the Crib Youth Project who grew up in Hackney and is the founder of Consequences, a programme aimed at giving 13-19 year olds the confidence and skills to avoid getting involved with gangs; or help them to exist gangs.
This will be an excellent opportunity to become inspired and invigorated to contribute to the work of WCFC.
Enclosed with this letter is a booking form and information about the four strands to assist you in making a decision about which workshop to attend.
I sincerely hope you will be able to attend and request that you complete and return the booking form by Wednesday 14 March 2012.
To book a place email the booking form to: email@example.com
Yours sincerely
Joseph Jackson
Chair – Wolverhampton Citizens For Change (WCFC)


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If Sounders FC was looking to solidify the center back position, it couldn't do much better in Major League Soccer than Chad Marshall.
The 29-year-old defender that came in a trade with the Columbus Crew earlier this month has been among the sturdiest center backs in MLS over the last four years and Seattle hopes he will be just the fortifying presence needed to help get back among the stingiest defenses in the league.
"I still feel like I'm in top form," said Marshall. "I kind of pride myself on my consistency in my play, and I felt like I had a good year for the Crew last year, so I'm hoping to bring that to Seattle."
Marshall was the league's Defender of the Year in 2008 and 2009, and has remained a stalwart in the middle of the Columbus defense.
In the last four seasons, he has started 110 of the Crew's 122 matches. Only three center backs have started more matches in that time – Drew Moor in Colorado, Bobby Boswell in Houston and Nat Borchers with Real Salt Lake.
In Seattle, Sounders FC was looking to reinforce the defense, particularly at center back where nobody outside of Jeff Parke has started more than 25 matches in the last four seasons. With Leo Gonzalez and DeAndre Yedlin returning in the outside back roles and a cavalcade of center backs that includes Djimi Traore, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni and Zach Scott, Marshall looks to be a key piece to the defensive puzzle as Seattle builds toward the 2014 season.
By coming to Seattle, Marshall is reuniting with three people from the MLS Cup winning Crew team in 2008 in Head Coach Sigi Schmid, Assistant Coach Ezra Hendrickson and midfielder Brad Evans. Schmid, for one, is a key factor in Marshall's enthusiasm toward joining the Sounders.
"That was definitely a big part of it. We had a successful time with Sigi here in Columbus when he was here, myself included in that—being Defender of the Year in 2008 and the year after he left in 2009," he said. "I'm excited to work with him. He's a very demanding coach and I think he gets the best out of his players. I definitely am looking forward to working with him again."
Marshall also sees the change of scenery as an opportunity to play in front of a packed stadium for every home match for a club that is one of three in MLS that has reached the playoffs in each of the last five seasons.
"It seems like a club that is willing to do anything to win," Marshall said. "I'm super excited to play at CenturyLink in front of that atmosphere. I've had the pleasure of doing that a few times with the Crew there. It's always incredible. I can only imagine it's even more incredible when they're on your side, so I'm definitely excited to play in that atmosphere."
Marshall will join his new teammates in training camp on January 25. Sounders FC opens the season on March 8 at CenturyLink Field against the MLS Cup champion Sporting Kansas City.


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COURT: OBAMA APPOINTMENTS ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel, a federal appeals court panel ruled Friday. — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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DEVELOPING: Obama recess appointments unconstitutional, court — In a case freighted with major constitutional implications, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned President Obama's controversial recess appointments from last year, ruling he abused his powers and acted when the Senate was not actually in a recess.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Appeals court rules Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
Appeals court rules Obama recess appointments unconstitutional
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Remarks by the President at a Personnel Announcement
Remarks by the President at a Personnel Announcement
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U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss: Frustration with Washington drove him out — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the leader of a bipartisan effort to address the federal deficit, this morning pointed to gridlock in Washington for his decision not to seek a third term in 2014. — A statement just released by his office includes this:
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine: Seven Things Hillary Clinton Was Saying When She Adjusted Her Glasses
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Jiltin' Joe? Obama does '60 minutes' with Hillary — At the end of a week filled with talk about Joe Biden's presidential prospects, Barack Obama will sit down for a television interview with ... Hillary Clinton. — The joint interview Friday afternoon is set to air Sunday on CBS's "60 Minutes."
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama, Clinton to appear in joint '60 Minutes' interview — The president and Clinton, who is expected to leave the State Department within days, will tape the interview Friday at the White House with "60 Minutes" anchor Steve Kroft. It will be the president's first dual interview with anyone other than First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Full text: Bobby Jindal's dynamite speech to the Republican National Committee in Charlotte … Below is the text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's full speech to the Republican National Committee in Charlotte, N.C. delivered Thursday night. — Thank you all for having me here tonight.
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Gregory Wallace / CNN: Jindal urges GOP to stop being 'stupid'
Associated Press:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: GOP must stop being 'stupid party'
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: GOP must stop being 'stupid party'
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Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick: Solving the Immigration Puzzle — Some want illegals to return to their native countries and 'wait in line' like everyone else. There is no line. — The nation's capital is awash with ideas about how to fix America's immigration policy.
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Republicans in Virginia, other states seeking electoral college changes — Republicans in Virginia and a handful of other battleground states are pushing for far-reaching changes to the electoral college in an attempt to counter recent success by Democrats.
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GOP Sen. Smith opposes bill to allocate presidential electoral votes by congressional district
GOP Sen. Smith opposes bill to allocate presidential electoral votes by congressional district
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Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Election-rigging scheme stumbling in Virginia?
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What The 2012 Election Would Look Like Under The Republicans' Vote-Rigging Plan
What The 2012 Election Would Look Like Under The Republicans' Vote-Rigging Plan
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Joan McCarter / Daily Kos: A new Senate?
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Three Winners And Three Losers In Today's Filibuster Deal
Three Winners And Three Losers In Today's Filibuster Deal
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Senate approves modest filibuster changes
Senate approves modest filibuster changes
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Kerry vows to combat climate change — WASHINGTON — In a confirmation hearing unusual for its bipartisan comity, Secretary of State-designate John F. Kerry pledged Thursday to pursue a different brand of foreign policy — one rooted in greater cultural understanding of the developing world …
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Kerry Pledges To Confront Climate Change: 'I Will Be A Passionate Advocate' Of Action
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John Kerry: Mr. Climate
John Kerry: Mr. Climate
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My God, Could This Be True? — Much like with Mitt Romney, it seems that Benjamin Netanyahu had no idea of the electoral drubbing headed his way, despite the fact that independent pollsters very much did see it coming. Yes, you guessed it: Netanyahu's pollsters were apparently skewing his poll data.
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As there is not so much Summer Glau related news. We take the opportunity to advertise for the fan campaigns that is being held for TSCC and the new browncoat movie.
When Firefly got canceled devoted fans rallied and actually got Summer Glau back as River Tam, kicking ass in the motion picture called Serenity. Will the TSCC fancampaigns also succeed? Will we see Summer Glau continue her brilliant acting as Cameron/Allison in a direct-to-DVD movie? Will we get our closure?
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The season finale of Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles ended on a cliffhanger with many unanswered questions. Fans campaigned hard for the shows renewal, but the money greedy suits at fox still decided to cancel the show.
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WHY SOME LIKE IT HOT: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity
With 21st-century science promising better living through genetic engineering, and myriad diet fads claiming to be the answer to obesity and disease, this exploration of the coevolution of communities and their native foods couldn't be more timely. Ethnobiologist Nabhan (Coming Home to Eat ) investigates the intricate web of culture, food and environment to show that even though 99.9% of the genetic makeup of all humans is identical, "each traditional cuisine has evolved to fit the inhabitants of a particular landscape or seascape over the last several millennia." Sardinians are genetically sensitive to fava beans, which can give them anemia but can also protect them from the malaria once epidemic in the region. Navajos are similarly sensitive to sage. In both cases, traditional knowledge allows safe interactions with these powerful medicine/poisons through cooking methods or food combinations. Nabhan questions the wisdom of genetic therapy, which "normalizes" the "bad" genes that can cause sickness but also enhance immunity. Most inspiring in this bioethnic detective story are Cretans, maintaining their health for centuries through traditional living, and Native Americans and Hawaiians, whose communities, devastated by diabetes, find an antidote by returning to their traditional foods, customs and agriculture. Mixing hard science with personal anecdotes, Nabhan convincingly argues that health comes from a genetically appropriate diet inextricably entwined with a healthy land and culture. (Sept.)
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We didn't spare the time to go inside and try the fudge. Next trip!
I've never seen a Ben Franklin store but if they sell fudge ... I'm there! Beautiful sky too!
Love it haven't seen a Ben Franklin Store for years.
Rose, a lot of the buildings had dates on them. Most were built around 1900.
I wish I did. I liked them. This town reminds me of the town I live in in Scio Or.
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Sundance 2009 Review: Tommy Wirkola's Dead Snow
by Alex Billington
January 24, 2009
Tonight I caught a midnight screening of Dead Snow at the world famous Egyptian theater. After 7 days of seeing romantic dramas and quirky comedies, I was really in the mood for some gory zombie mayhem. Dead Snow is that Norwegian film about Nazi zombies. It's a simple enough story - a group of people head out to remote cabin in the mountains only to discover a party of undead Nazis terrorizing the area. To be honest, I didn't really care about how great the story was (or wasn't), because in the end, I had a great time watching this, and when it comes to cult zombie movies, that experience is what counts the most.
There's not much new to the Dead Snow story that we haven't seen before. Equal number of guys, equal number of girls, out at a remote cabin without cell phone reception. Creepy guy shows up, tells them about Nazis. Next thing we know a few of them start disappearing, then some ugly zombie pops his head up, and all hell breaks loose. So why did I love it so much? It's just fun. And seeing Nazi zombies, not just the same old zombies, terrorizing some Norwegian folks out in the middle of the cold and snow is just downright frickin' fun! And of course, there's everything from chainsaws to machine guns to limbs torn apart.
I'm not saying this is the best zombie movie since 28 Days Later or even Army of Darkness. But while watching Dead Snow, it brought back the great memories I had seeing both of those zombie classics for the first time. So while it may borrow excessively from both, as well as from George Romero's films and Shaun of the Dead, it's still just as entertaining and enjoyable seeing for the first time as any of those older zombie films. Mindless horror comedy? It certainly is and it's a blast to watch, despite minor inconveniences or story contrivances. Who really cares whether a zombie comedy is that perfect? I know I don't.
The only real way to experience Dead Snow is in a packed movie theater full of zombie lovers and horror fans. Why? Because even though it may not be perfect, it's one hell of an exciting movie to see with people who cheer wildly at every last kill and laugh at every cheesy joke. Sure they made be bad jokes and overused kills, but why does that make it a bad movie? It doesn't, as long as you can have a great time watching it. And Dead Snow is not much more than pure entertainment at its finest. So if you're also looking for another great zombie film to watch with a bunch of your own zombie-loving friends, Dead Snow is it.
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House of the Day: 163 Maple Street
Today's House of the Day, a limestone at 163 Maple Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, comes with an unusual stipulation. It is a "life estate sale," which means the current owner will live in the house and pay .4 percent of the purchase price in rent every month "until she moves on," in the words of the agent. She is 100 years old, he said.
The house was designed by Axel Hedman in the Neo-Renaissance style and seems to have all its original details as well as upgraded kitchens and bathrooms. There is plenty of elaborate wood work, moldings, parquet floors, pocket doors and original mantels.
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I am selling of my Blood Build. This can all be yours for £700 or selling as bits for prices stated below pictures.
Frame: Orange Blood 2011, 17 Inch frame and Fox RP23 Boost Valve shock, 68/73mm BB version not the 83mm version, 135mm x 12mm Maxle, Hope Inch and an 8th headset in Gunsmoke, Hope QR seat clamp in Red and the frame comes totally helitaped. There is a small rub down to the metal on the seat tube where the previous owner had a front mech which I have helitaped over and the there are 2 areas on the chainstay and seat stay (pic 2) where the paint had chipped which I have touched up with white metal enamel paint.
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Cann tragedy spurs visit from parents' rights group
By Cathy Gilbertie Knipper, Norton Mirror, Thu Sep 13, 2007
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Norton - If you drove through the center of town Thursday, night Sept. 6, you may have seen a candlelit vigil gathering and an enormous purple and white bus parked near the Norton post office.
The bus, driven by Larry Kerkman, president of Children's Rights Initiative for Sharing Parents Equally (CRISPE), is on a national tour that began in San Diego, California June 6, and will continue, Kerkman says, until he runs out of funds.
CRISPE is a non-profit organization hoping to ensure that all 50 states adopt the policy of Iowa, which is 50/50, shared parenting for divorced parents.
"I have rallied with a hundred different kinds of organizations with one thing in common," said Kerkman. "We all want shared parenting because that is what is best for our children."
Kerman, who said he only goes where he is invited, and where at least 12 people will rally for a cause, said he came to Norton at the invitation of the Fatherhood Coalition and the Fathers for Justice.
Earl Sholley, the media contact for the Fatherhood Coalition says the group decided to rally in Norton after the Aug 27 murder of Elizabeth Cann by Cann's former boyfriend. Two of Cann's three daughters, Brittany and Danielle, were critically injured in the attack and remain hospitalized. The girl's father, Wayne Cann attempted to obtain custody of the girls at one point, but did not feel he could gain custody, so he abandoned the effort, according Sholley.
"Next to death, divorce is probably the worst thing that anyone can got through," said Sholley.
Sholley said Massachusetts has the most restrictive laws for divorced fathers and his group seeks to change the family court system by promoting mandated mediation that may reconcile parents and protect children.
The Southeastern Massachusetts chapter of the Fatherhood coalition meets at the Boyden Public Library in Foxboro on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 9p.m. The group is open to all.
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11-Year-Old Girl Trying to Break Figure Skating Record for Charity
A pre-teen girl from Nova Scotia said she wants to break a world record in figure skating so she can raise money for her favorite charity.
A pre-teen girl from Nova Scotia said she wants to break a world record in figure skating so she can raise money for her favorite charity.
Police at a school in Texas are being rightfully scrutinized over a brutal and blatantly excessive take down of a sophomore student.
Hey, criminals of the world—don't steal from elementary school students.
What were your major accomplishments at 14? Mine was getting my locker moved closer to my best friend, Alexa (because we had important INXS-related notes to share with each other, OK?) For most teens it's getting straight A's or winning a debate tournament. But none of that was good enough for 14-year-old Emily…
Just when you thought a cat intensely chasing a laser pointer couldn't get anymore engrossing, along comes an adorable toddler trying to help the cat get that pesky red dot. Prepare for the implosion of the entire Internet.
Could this be the moment that breaks my brain as far as its capacity to contain adorable news? It might be.
"They grow up so fast."
These teenagers watching Nirvana videos for the first time might give you pangs of aging-related woes, but don't worry. All the laughing you do will help you forget that most of these kids weren't even born when Nirvana was huge.
There are so many things about being a parent we just take for granted. Like it's got to be easy to teach your kids that they can't talk to strangers, right? Seems like a no-brainer! But nope. Kids have their own ideas about everything and this little girl proves just how hard moms and dads have to work to teach them…
I believe this boy could be the next great Clarence Darrow, just based on this adorable plea for cupcakes.
Kevin Bacon, still inexplicably handsome after all these years, is taking on the task of explaining the 1980s to the Millennials, history's most pesky generation. The results are, naturally, hilarious.
This video of adorable children dumbfounded by old rotary phones will either make you chuckle because rotary phones are ridiculous and weird or it will make you burst into tears, especially when they start talking about how this is like the old phones their mom probably learned to use when she was little. Oh sigh.


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F35 vtol build thread (It works!)
Hi all,
Been working on my f35 vtol in the evenings since Monday, so 4 days in so far and already have working vtol. So to catch you guys up, its a pretty simple design. As simple as I could think of to make it work well. The airframe is a modified version of rcpowers f35 v2 plans. I then got 3 55mm 4300kv ducted fans from nitroplanes.com matched to some 40esc for the power system. Its being controlled by a hobbyking kk board clone v2.1 with tricopter programming loaded to it. The lay out is that i have one edf right in the front between the two air duct intakes and then two edfs in the rear a bit behind the cg of the aircraft. The front edf pivots left and right to control yaw and the rear two pivot up to project thrust out of the rear for regular forward flight. For the battery im running a 3300 4s nanotech. will vtol just a click over half throttle. Well this is as far as I have gotten so far. When I went to test it I found the transition servo didn't have enough power to hold the rear fans down the way I have my rear hing system so I plan to be working on making a better system for that this evening. (You guys have any ideas?) I had to glue it in the vtol position for vtol testing. Still have to come up with a way to kill power to the front fan after transitioning to forward flight. I cant think of a way to do that through radio programming because of all the controls going through the control board, so what I have come up with is a normally closed micro switch that is pressed by the rear edf mount in the normal flight position to kill the signal wire to the front esc. I think that should work well. I also plan to have the rear fans ducted to the rear with full thrust vectoring when in normal flight. Any thoughts, ideas or criticism is welcome and appreciated! I wanna know what you guys think!
Here is a vid from yesterday evening for you guys to check out. And remember this is just the prototype test bed! This is to get everything figured out and working. Then I will build one that looks much nicer and with the edf units recessed inside so as to not be hanging out the bottom.
Very nice! I'm surprised at the stability you have with the motors so close together on the bottom. Hopefully you can get the transition figured out soon
Thanks guys! Wonder if I should have posted in the scratch built edf section? I posted here because it is obviously vtol but its also a scratch built edf! I think more would probably see it there.
Great job superchomper, congratulations! Looking forward to watching the progress on this project. Best of luck.
Thanks! I had builders block last night! I was all ready to get home from work and get to work on it but when I sat down at my workbench I just went blank! Just wasn't having any good ideas and couldn't figure it out so after a few hours of frustration I went to bed. My dad always said when you cant figure something out stop working on it and sleep on it and it will come to you. Guess he was right because I woke up a little early before work this morning and looked at it and got much more accomplished in a few minutes than several hours last night.Got the front fan recessed inside the fuselage and its going to have a hatch that opens on top like the real f35B to allow air for the front fan. On the rear fans I still have to come up with a hing system to allow them to pivot up and down that's not not much strain on servos. Hinging it on the edge doesn't work because the thrust of the fans is to much for the servo to overcome and I don't wanna add like 4 servos because of all the complication and extra weight. I think I need to make it pivot on the center somehow so that the thrust will push against the mount and not the servos but im not sure how to do this because I cant have much foam on each side of the edfs and have it sill fit inside the fuselage. Any ideas?
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Thanks for the input guys! Actually I think I have come up with an idea for the pivot, I have to different size aluminum rods, one size fits inside the other. The smaller size will be glued into the foam on each side of the edf center and inserted into the larger rod that will be in the sides of the fuselage. I already have the front edf recessed inside the fuselage. The hinge on the rear setup will allow the rear edfs to be concealed inside the fuselage also. The front edf will completely draw its intake air from the upper hatch that will open when in vtol mode, and the rear edfs will draw primarily from the front intake ducts but have additional air to be drawn in from the rear of the upper fuselage when in vtol mode. This design is meant to fly well, and look as scale as possible (as in not have fans or props visible in areas they wouldn't be on its full size counterpart) while still being easy and cheap to build.
Well the weather was terrible all weekend but yesterday evening I got a little break from the rain and went out to do some more testing. I got the rear hing system working and hinged in the middle now and the servo has no problem with the transition. I did move the rear edf units closer together to have room to make the pivot system work and now only have about 1 inch in between them. This really took some stability away it was very stable before and now is a bit more twitchy but its manageable. I do have something very crazy going on though. Untill now I have done all of my testing on grass. Yesterday evening I was flying off of a concrete runway. For some reason it wouldn't lift off the ground even at full throttle. It would just make a ton of noise and sit there. But put it on grass or lift it up and let go of it and way it would go. Anyway before I figured this out I was messing with the gyro gains trying to find a reason it wasn't putting off enough thrust to lift off and forgot to turn them back up and it was a little to much for me to handle she went down and banged the back of the fuselage up on the rear a bit but I will get her fixed back up and do some more testing soon.
The rear fans seam to be covered on top so the only way for most of the air to get to them is from the bottom. Also if the bottom of the fan is closer to a hard surface, then it can't draw in as much air either.
Yeah Im sure the the rear fans could do better with an air intake up top like the front. They are only about an inch from the top of the fuselage when in vtol position. The problem is that Im running out of space! I could conceal it like the front except the only place left to mount the battery is directly over the rear Edf fans. I guess I could possibly come up with something in the lower part of the fuslage but then that would obstruct the airflow when in forward flight. This build started off easy but is starting to get more complicated. But I will keep working at it untill I get it. Do you guys know of a switch that could plug into one of the extra channels on my receiver to cut the signal wire power to the front edf?
I forgot all about an old servo as a switch. That could be used in place of the micro switch.
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I have Marshall Vs-8080 1x12 combo. I know Chuck used the 8100 model, I have been trying to get his tone for some time.
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I got pretty damn close with random vs and a lp with a dimarzio xn2. The xn2 makes a pretty big difference if you ask me.
I am betting that there is more to his tone than just an amplifier. Take a look at the gear lists for Chuck's career and go from there.
He has used plenty of gear, including Boss DS-1 (or was it SD-1? The orange distortion pedal) but when he started using Valvestate I dont think his rig was particularly complex. 1 gen Valvestate, G12-T75 and guitar with Dimarzio X2N bridge pickup were the basis starting from Individual Thought Patterns and up. *edit* Oh, and tuning to D Standard.
Anyway, yes you can. 8100 and 8080 are pretty much same amplifiers, former is just head version and more powerful.
Listen this.
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Use this as starting point and fine tune to your taste. But basically its just a lot of gain (not hard with X2N ), very thick bass, mild mid scoop, moderate treble and contour set that it favors upper midrange but not turned to scooped zone.
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EDIT: WiiSmurf, you can then zoom in once you've clicked on it by clicking it again.
Yeah, I can't read the text
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Problems with quality.
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yeah but when i click on it it doesn't make it big, wtf?
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You need to go to zShare to share the image, then upload the img file of the tut, and then copy the thumbs code and paste it on the OP.
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Thats a very nice tutorial. Nice, large text to make understanding easier. :lol:
But seriously, its very nice.
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Now it's sorted I like it
I think its great. Now I just need to obtain a copy of photoshop, which I used to have, to try and practice. I used to make really basics signatures back in the day, but I've never gone very in depth with it. This may just get me going again. =)
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I love it! MJ for LIFE! 5/5 and fave!~
AWWW THANK YOUUU :3 5/5 favs. srry i didnt comment on this before i waz lazzyyyy 83
super cute xD 5/5


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Saturday morning I moved the last of the files I needed to save from my WHS and shut it down for the last time. I removed a couple of the older PATA drives, since it wasn't going to be used as a storage server any longer, and got rid of Windows Home Server for good.
I grabbed Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard from MSDNAA via the ACM.org account I got last year (I had renewed it a few months ago) and that's what I used to replace WHS with. It will still serve the same primary functions: WINS, WSUS, high-speed file sharing (Media Browser shared playstate and ImagesByName), torrenting the latest TV shows I don't ever have time to watch and some <meta>browser duties.
Install was uneventful and I could immediately tell the performance difference since I get to use all 4GB of memory installed and was able to install the OS to my SAS5 controller with 10K Serial Attached SCSI drives (I have a 146GB and 400GB installed). The only non-SCSI drive I retained was a 320GB WD3200KS that will be used for staging my downloaded TV torrents in <meta>browser.
Also, a few days ago I mentioned that I would be bringing home a Dell Optiplex GX620 that had 4-5 blown caps. Well, I got those caps in, but I also brought home another Optiplex 745. It has only one bad 6.3V 1800uF capacitor, so I grabbed a 10-pack off of eBay for $9. I'm strongly considering using it to replace the HTPC in my living room (HTPC1). I would re-use most of the parts (CPU, memory, HDD), but I really like the compactness of these SFF cases (the CoolerMaster I'm using now is an HTPC case, but it's standard ATX formfactor). I'd also have to get a low-profile video card and a USB SPDIF adapter, so I have to consider if spending anything for mostly no gain is worthwhile.
Well, that's about it. The wife and daughter will be out of town for most of this coming weekend, so I might be able to work on some of this if my boys will let me. If they're not still sick, I'll probably take them to the park or something, wear them out, then make good use of their downtime after they pass out.


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i've been trying to make a spicy chai base to have on hand, adding milk and sometimes a small amount of honey only as i prepare it up to a few days later. i've tried varying lengths of time boiling/simmering/steeping the spices before and after steeping the tea, but the spice flavor is not coming through. i'm using whole spices and fresh sliced ginger.
what is the best way to get flavor out of spices?
i'm pretty sure my spices, though recently purchased, are not as fresh as they should be, but the ginger is--i'm not getting a strong ginger flavor either. i've noticed that lots of chai recipes include milk and sweetener from the start, so i'm wondering if sugar helps absorb the flavor?


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PC: windows XP & MS office, Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 250gb HDD. Stable and quick for its age. Wireless keyboard and mouse, powered speakers, Philips flat screen monitor. All working and good. £75
1mx30cmx30cm (ISH) fishtank, filter, heater etc FREE.
Cast iron firepit, self standing @1mhigh. Great thing, really belts out heat. Found dumped on hillside locally, so FREE to good home.
All must go this week as we are moving, I can deliver to Stirling+area if needed, or collect Killin.
matt_outandabout AT hotmail.com


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Hands Only Clock
The simplest of clocks. Is this an actual product or simply a concept? In any case we like the idea of a hands only clock. We have seen minimalist clocks like this before, but this is the first one that integrates a digital display.
If it can truly display the next number on the dial gradually as the images make it appear, we think that this design is a winner.
-via Designboom


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