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|Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
|Directed By
| Bruce Timm
Eric Radomski
|Produced By
| Benjamin Melniker
Michael Uslan
Alan Burnett
Eric Radomski
Bruce Timm
Tom Ruegger
|Written By
| Alan Burnett
Paul Dini
Michael Reaves
Martin Pasko
| Kevin Conroy
Dana Delany
Hart Bochner
Stacy Keach
Abe Vigoda
Mark Hamill
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Robert Costanzo
Bob Hastings
Also Starring:
Dick Miller
John P. Ryan
Arleen Sorkin
|Music By
| Shirley Walker
Danny Elfman (Theme)
|Editing By
|Al Breitenbach
| Production:
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Dong Yang Animation Co., LTD.
Spectrum Animation Studio
|Distributed By
|Warner Bros. Pictures
|Running Time
|76 minutes
|United States
|$6 million
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is a 1993 American animated superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman, more specifically the 1990s television show Batman: The Animated Series. The film's storyline introduces Andrea Beaumont, an old love interest of Bruce Wayne's, who returns to Gotham City, restarting their romance. At the same time, a new mysterious vigilante begins systematically eliminating Gotham's crime bosses, and due to the person's dark appearance, he is mistaken for Batman. Now on the run from the police, the Dark Knight must apprehend the killer, clear his name, and deal with the romance between him and Andrea.
The film was distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski (the creators of The Animated Series) and written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Michael Reaves and Martin Pasko. The original idea was to release the film as direct-to-video, but the studio decided for a theatrical release, giving the filmmakers a strenuous eight-month schedule. Mask of the Phantasm received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised the film for its animation style, dialogue and acting, but it was a box office bomb due to the decision to release the film in theaters on such short notice. The film has since found cult success through its various VHS and DVD releases.
During a conference of crime bosses held in a Gotham City skyscraper, gangster Chuckie Sol is killed by a mysterious cloaked figure shortly after Batman bursts in on the meeting. Batman is blamed for Sol's death. Councilman Arthur Reeves tells the media that Batman is a public menace, then attends a party at the mansion of billionaire Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego. Reeves teases Bruce for his bad luck with women and for having allowed an old girlfriend, Andrea Beaumont, to get away.
In a flashback to ten years ago, during Bruce's college days, Bruce meets Andrea in a cemetery while visiting his parents' grave. That night, in one of his first crime-fighting attempts, Bruce foils an armored car robbery while disguised in a black ski-mask and leather jacket. Though he succeeds, he is discouraged that the criminals did not fear his appearance. Around the same time, he begins a romance with Andrea. Eventually, Bruce decides to abandon his plan on becoming a crime-fighting vigilante and proposes marriage to Andrea (though while doing so, they stumble upon a bat-infested underground cave near Bruce's home). However, Andrea mysteriously leaves Gotham soon after with her father, Carl Beaumont, ending her engagement to Bruce in a Dear John letter. Believing that he has lost his only chance of having a normal life, Bruce finally dons the mask of Batman.
In the present, the Phantasm vigilante finds and kills another gangster, Buzz Bronski. Around the same time, Batman discovers that Andrea has returned to Gotham. Batman soon discovers evidence linking Andrea's father with a number of mobsters. The Phantasm later targets Salvatore Valestra, the mob boss for whom both Sol and Bronski once worked as enforcers. Desperate, Valestra turns to The Joker for help. The Phantasm tries to eliminate Valestra, but finds the gangster dead, his face disfigured with Joker venom; the house then explodes, with the Phantasm barely escaping. Batman pursues the Phantasm, but is interrupted by the police, who believe that Batman is responsible for the murders. Andrea rescues Batman in her car, and they spend the night together at Wayne Manor. Andrea explains to Bruce that she and her father had been hiding in Europe from the Valestra mob, to whom he owed a lot of money. Carl Beaumont eventually repaid them, but they wanted "interest compounded in blood." Batman believes that Andrea's father may be the Phantasm, but soon gets Reeves (who now knows Batman is innocent but who has been poisoned by the Joker with Joker venom) to confess that he told the mob where Beaumont was hiding in return for campaign contributions, and that the mob ordered Beaumont's death.
The Phantasm tracks the Joker to his hideout; a miniaturized replica of Gotham City in an abandoned amusement park and removes the ominous costume: The Phantasm is Andrea, intent on avenging her father's death. The Joker is also revealed to be the last surviving member of the Valestra mob; before his fateful first encounter with Batman, he was an unnamed hitman who personally murdered Carl Beaumont on Valestra's orders. Batman arrives and saves Andrea from the Joker, and begs Andrea to give up her quest for revenge. She refuses, stating that the mob ruined any chance she had at happiness; she then tells Batman that he himself is driven by revenge. Andrea vanishes and Batman battles with the Joker, a struggle that ends in stalemate. Moments later, Andrea reappears and seizes the Joker, bidding Batman goodbye before vanishing with the supervillain in a cloud of smoke. The model city (and the entire amusement park) then erupts in a series of rigged explosions, which Batman barely escapes by falling into a waterway and being swept away to safety by the current.
Back in the Batcave, a heartbroken Bruce receives consolation from Alfred, who tells him that no one could have helped Andrea. Bruce finds a locket containing a picture of himself and Andrea in the cave. Meanwhile, Andrea is shown standing alone on the deck of a departing ocean liner. In the final scene, Batman stands alone on the top of a Gotham building, saddened by his recent experience; when the Batsignal appears in the sky, he swings off into the night to continue his war on crime.
Impressed by the success of the first season of Batman: The Animated Series on the Fox Network, Warner Bros. assigned Alan Burnett to write a story for a full-length animated film. Although The Joker does play a pivotal role in the film, it was Burnett's intention to tell a story far removed from the television show's regular rogues gallery. Burnett also cited he "wanted to do a love story with Bruce because no one had really done it on the TV show. I wanted a story that got into his head." The writers were highly cautious of placing the Joker in the film as they did not want any connection to Tim Burton's Batman (1989), but writer Michael Reaves said, "We then realized that we could make his appearance serve the story in a way that we never could in live-action." Aiding Burnett in writing the script were: Martin Pasko, who handled most of the flashback segments; Michael Reaves, who wrote the climax; and Paul Dini, who claims he "filled in holes here and there." Citizen Kane (1941) served as an influence for the flashbacks, a story about loss and the passage of time.
Early in production, Warner Brothers decided to release Phantasm with a theatrical release, rather than straight to video. That left less than a year for production time (most animated features take well over two years from finished story to final release). Due to this decision, the animators went over the scenes once more in order to accommodate widescreen theatrical aspect ratio.
In addition to the creative control, the studio increased the production budget to $6 million, which gave the filmmakers opportunities for more elaborate set pieces. The opening title sequence featured a flight through an entirely computer-generated Gotham City. As a visual joke, sequence director Kevin Altieri set the climax of the film inside a miniature automated model of Gotham City, where Batman and The Joker were giants. This was a homage to a mainstay of Batman comic books of the Dick Sprang era, often featuring the hero fighting against a backdrop of gigantic props. From start to finish, the film was completed within eight months. Composer Shirley Walker cited the score of Phantasm as a favorite among her own compositions.
Paul Dini intended each of the flashbacks into Batman's love life to "have a tendency to get worse, when you hope things will get better." Bruce's relationship with Andrea Beaumont, which at first shows promise, eventually turns into turmoil. At first, Bruce and Andrea are set for marriage, but then Bruce is given a farewell note from Andrea cutting off their relationship. This eventually leads into Bruce's decision to become Batman. Richard Corliss of Time felt this scene paralleled Andrea's decision to avenge her own parents and reject love, when she finds her own father Carl dead by the hands of an assassin. Both events transform the two people (Bruce becomes Batman, Andrea becomes the Phantasm).
One scene depicts Bruce Wayne at his parents' tombstone saying "I didn't count on being happy." According to writer Michael Reaves, this scene was to be a pivotal moment in Bruce's tragic life, as he is denied the opportunity to live a normal life. Reaves also stated: "When Bruce puts on the mask for the first time, [after Andrea breaks their engagement], and Alfred says 'My God!' he's reacting in horror, because he's watching this man he's helped raise from childhood, this man who has let the desire for vengeance and retribution consume his life, at last embrace the unspeakable."
Cast Edit
- Stacy Keach as Phantasm and Carl Beaumont
- Pat Musick as The Announcer
- Arleen Sorkin as Bambi (uncredited)
Critical responseEdit
Based on 23 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm received an average 88% overall approval rating with the consensus stating, "Stylish and admirably respectful of the source material, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm succeeds where many of the live-action Batman adaptations have failed."
Empire cited it as the best animated film of 1993, and felt it contained better storylines than Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns. TV Guide was impressed with the art deco noir design that was presented. In addition the film's climax and Batman's close call with the Gotham City Police Department were considered to be elaborate action sequences. Richard Harrington of The Washington Post agreed with overall aspects that included the animation, design, dialogue. and storyline, as well as Shirley Walker's film score. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert regretted not having viewed the film in its theatrical release. They did give a positive reaction, with Siskel feeling that Phantasm was better than Batman Returns and Batman Forever, and only slightly below Batman.
Stephen Holden of The New York Times thought the voice performances were "flat and one-dimensional". Chris Hicks of the Deseret News felt "the picture didn't come alive until the third act" feeling that the animators sacrificed the visuals for the storyline. In addition, he felt Mark Hamill "stole the show." Leonard Klady of Variety had mixed reactions towards the film, but was overly negative. He felt the overall themes and morals were clichéd and cited the animation to be to the "point of self-parody".
IGN ranked Mask of the Phantasm as the 25th best animated film of all time in a list published in 2010.
Box officeEdit
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm opened on Christmas Day 1993 in the United States in 1,506 theaters, accumulating $1,189,975 over its opening weekend. The film went on to gross $5,617,391 in the domestic total box office intake. The filmmakers blamed Warner Bros. for the unsuccessful marketing campaign. Mask of the Phantasm did eventually pass its $6 million budget with its various home video releases.
Alongside The Lion King and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mask of the Phantasm was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Best Animated Feature, but lost out to The Lion King.
Marketing Tie-insEdit
In December 1993, two novelizations were released. One was written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, and Andrew Helfer with the other authored by Geary Gravel. DC Comics released a comic book adaption written by Kelley Puckett and drawings by Mike Parobeck.
Home videoEdit
The film was released on VHS in May 1994 and again in April 2003, though this time, part of a three tape pack with Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero and Batman Beyond: The Movie. Mask of the Phantasm was first released on DVD in December 1999 as a snap case and in October 2005 as a keep case with the insert. The film was released in April 2004 as a three disc DVD box set that included SubZero and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, but it is currently out of stock. Warner Home Video released the film once more in February 2008, but as a double feature DVD with SubZero. Warner Archive Collection made a blu-ray available on July 25, 2017, with the original theatrical aspect ratio, still with no additional features.


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Henry Jenkins has a pair of interesting, if typically long, posts on Youth Radio. Link: Confessions of an Aca/Fan, Part One, Part Two. --Dennis
Monday, 27 August 2007 at 16:34 in Education, Production|Programming, Public Media, Radio|Podcasting | Permalink
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Brian Lamb of the University of British Columbia has an article in the current issue of EDUCAUSE Review which provides a very useful philosophical and practical overview of repurposing digital content and the application of this in education. By way of introduction, he writes:
... mashups involve the reuse, or remixing, of works of art, of content,
and/or of data for purposes that usually were not intended or even imagined by
the original creators. Although the historical roots of remix and mashup culture
are deep, the properties of digital media are what have given ordinary
individuals the power to reshape works on an unprecedented scale. In recent
years, with the emergence of Web 2.0, the ability to copy, to combine, and to
remix has been extended. Increasingly, it's not just works of art that are
appropriated and remixed but the functionalities of online applications as
well. ¶ For educators and policy-makers, already struggling with the many cultural
and logistical challenges posed by digital technologies, mashups complicate the
picture even while offering tremendous promise. What, exactly, constitutes a
valid, original work? What are the implications for how we assess and reward
creativity? Can a college or university tap the same sources of innovative
talent and energy as Google or Flickr? What are the risks of permitting or
opening up to this activity? ...
and further,
... Remix is the reworking or adaptation of an existing work. The remix may
be subtle, or it may completely redefine how the work comes across. It may add
elements from other works, but generally efforts are focused on creating an
alternate version of the original. A mashup, on the other hand,
involves the combination of two or more works that may be very different from
one another. In this article, I will apply these terms both to content
remixes and mashups, which originated as a music form but now
could describe the mixing of any number of digital media sources, and to
data mashups, which combine the data and functionalities of two or more
Web applications. ...
Link: EDUCAUSE Review [PDF version] --Dennis
Tuesday, 14 August 2007 at 09:00 in Education, Production|Programming, Public Media | Permalink
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If you read the recent post below on Second Earth, you should also be interested in Andrea L. Foster's article on the work Professor Edward Castronova of Indiana University at Bloomington in the area of virtual world applications. Link: Chronicle of Higher Education. --Dennis
Thursday, 05 July 2007 at 11:52 in Education, Production|Programming | Permalink
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There's a terrific article with this title by Wade Roush in the July/August issue of Technology Review which describes a mind-expanding but imagined mash-up between (e.g.) Second Life and (e.g.) Google Earth -- to something called a metaverse. I've long thought that Second Life and its cousins were a natural place for visual storytelling, and particularly for educational applications. This makes it irresistible.
Link: Technology Review (free registration required). Related video (no registration needed).
Update 5 July 2007:Also see Andrea L. Foster's, Virtual Worlds as Social-Science Labs. Link: Chronicle of Higher Education. --Dennis
Tuesday, 03 July 2007 at 16:04 in Education, Production|Programming | Permalink
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The Britannica Blog has hosted a very interesting exchange of essays between librarian Michael Gorman (ex-Dean of Library Services at California State University, Fresno) and Clay Shirky, teacher (New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program), writer and consultant. I've been reading Shirky for years. It's the openness vs. authority argument; Wikipedia vs. Encyclopædia Britannica (though of course, not just that); or, in book length, David Weinberger's Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder (reviews) vs. Andrew Keen's The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture (review).
Gorman begins with The Sleep of Reason, Part I (11 June) and Part II (12 June).
To which Shirky responds with "Old Revolutions Good; New Revolutions Bad" (14 June).
Gorman continues with The Siren Song of the Internet, Part I (18 June) and Part II (19 June).
To which Shirky responds with The Siren Song of Luddism (19 June).
Gorman continues again with Jabberwiki: The Educational Response, Part I (25 June) and Part II (26 June).
The Britannica Blog follows up with other responses: Publisher Roger Kimball (The New Criterion, Encounter Books) also contributes to this debate in Technology, Temptation, and Virtual Reality. Doctoral candidate (U. C.-Berkeley) danah boyd in Knowledge Access as a Public Good (27 June). Reference librarian Thomas Mann in Brave New (Digital) World, Part I: Return of the Avant-Garde and Part II: Foolishness 2.0?.I've not gotten through the essays in the last paragraph yet, but so far it's good reading. --Dennis
Saturday, 30 June 2007 at 12:11 in Education | Permalink
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Sondra Russell works for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and
writes the following News Digest on a weekly basis. I think it's a
very nice piece of work, but it's distributed by email only. So she's
given me permission to quote it here so it can get RSS distribution and
also be seen by people outside of public broadcasting. Her email
address is srussell [at] cpb [dot] org. --Dennis
The top story this week is that CNN and YouTube are co-sponsoring
presidential debates. As reported in the New York Times last week, CNN will
host a debate between presidential candidates with questions culled from
YouTube. This highly hyped event may serve as inspiration for public
broadcasters who are experimenting with new ways of engaging audiences during
the 2008 elections. Some are
already wondering if the hype will match up to the reality – the YouTube
clips are still going to be curated by the CNN team and host Andersen Cooper
will provide follow-up questions, thus mitigating some of the populist nature
of the Web.
The key theme this week is that cellphones are more important than televisions
to the 26 and under crowd. An infographic supporting a New York
Times story about various
networks' ambitious cellphone initiatives indicates that both cellphones
and computers are more important to younger generations than television.
And this is before
the iPhone is even released.
The think piece this week is that NBC announced an online educational venture. By leveraging
its vast news archives, iCue
("Immerse, Compete, Understand, and Excel") will serve as a supplement to
Advanced Placement high school courses in American History, Government, and
English. Cost? $10M. Business model? Subscription
fees from schools and advertising on the site. As pubcasters consider
exploring the online space, there may be some lessons learned (both positive
and negative) from NBC's foray.
New Media
News Digest, June 12th – June 19th, 2007
Entertainment Signs Internet TV Distributor Brightcove
PaidContent: "Fox has tapped online TV distributor Brightcove to provide
its networks and studio with ad-supported internet video channels. The pact
will also give Fox the ability to target its broadband video directly to
specific demos."
Offers Web-Streaming Device As Option on HDTVs
From the WSJ: "The fight is intensifying in the battle to bring the
Internet -- and all the video available on it -- to a television near you. Sony
will include its Internet streaming device as an option in all of its new HD
television models this year."
programming wars: Comcast says 800 HD channels by 2009
From ArsTechnica: "At a press conference I attended at CES early this
year, DIRECTV proudly announced that it would have 100 HD channels available by
year end. Comcast is trying to trump its competitor by saying that it will have
over 800 HD channels by that time."
Passes Debates to a New Generation
From the NYT: "YouTube, which is owned by Google, and CNN are
co-sponsoring a debate among the eight Democratic presidential candidates on
July 23 in South Carolina, an event that could define the next phase of what
has already been called the YouTube election."
and Computers Rank Higher Than Televisions in the 18-to-26 Age Group
From the NYT -- an infographic in support of a story about broadcasters
creating mobile content indicates that younger generations prefer their
computers and cellphones more than their televisions.
the Screen Is Tiny, but the Plans Are Big
ESPN isn't alone. Other companies, like CBS and MTV, as well as news
organizations like The Associated Press and magazine concerns like the Hearst
Corporation, are investing in original cellphone content.
New Media Fund Gets $27.3M from Government
From CBC: "Administered by Telefilm , the Canada New Media Fund
was created in 2001 to support the development, production, marketing and
distribution of original Canadian new media projects in both official
Revenues -- Up 16% Online, Down 0.3% For Radio
TNS Media Intelligence: "Internet display
advertising is projected to lead the market with 16.0 percent growth in 2007.
Network TV expenditures are expected to increase by just 1.3 percent. Small
declines are also projected for Radio (-0.3 percent)."
Radio Makes a Grab for Internet Listeners
From the NYT: "Confronted by a slow erosion of listeners who are turning
to iPods, podcasts and other sources for entertainment, the radio corporations
are trying to merge their over-the-air music and D.J. chatter with the
Developing Educational Site for Students
From the
NYT: "The network is to announce an online venture intended as a
supplement to Advanced Placement high school courses in three subjects:
American history, government and English. The effort draws heavily on its
exhaustive film and video archives."
Tuesday, 19 June 2007 at 11:37 in Broadcasting Economy, Digital Media, Education, HDTV|4K|UHDTV, Production|Programming, Public Media, Radio|Podcasting, VOD|SVOD | Permalink
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Graduate student Carie Windham has written a great article on the personal and educational aspects of podcasting. Link: EDUCAUSE Review [pdf version] --Dennis
Saturday, 16 June 2007 at 11:22 in Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Education | Permalink
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Jon Udell writes:
When Ryan Sholin's manifesto on the future of newspapers appeared the other day, the blogosphere cheered loudly. "Great summary," said one commenter, "Too bad they're not listening." ¶ "They" are the newspaper writers, editors, and journalists — and the
J-school teachers — whose attitudes and skills require a major
Get over the whole bloggers vs. journalists thing…
…you and Mr. Notebook need to make some new friends, like Mr. Microphone and Mr. Point & Shoot.
Although everything on Ryan's 10-point list is devastatingly true,
it's important to consider all the reasons why "they're not listening." ...
When Ryan Sholin's manifesto on the future of newspapers appeared the other day, the blogosphere cheered loudly. "Great summary," said one commenter, "Too bad they're not listening." ¶ "They" are the newspaper writers, editors, and journalists — and the
J-school teachers — whose attitudes and skills require a major
Get over the whole bloggers vs. journalists thing…
…you and Mr. Notebook need to make some new friends, like Mr. Microphone and Mr. Point & Shoot.
Get over the whole bloggers vs. journalists thing…
…you and Mr. Notebook need to make some new friends, like Mr. Microphone and Mr. Point & Shoot.
Although everything on Ryan's 10-point list is devastatingly true,
it's important to consider all the reasons why "they're not listening." ...
Link: Jon Udell.
Saturday, 09 June 2007 at 10:40 in Broadcasting Economy, Education, Media Economy, Web Economy | Permalink
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The president of BitTorrent, Ashwin Navin, writes:
Ohio University recently informed students that the use of peer-to-peer
technology has been banned from the campus computer network. The reasons cited
range from network congestion to malicious software to piracy. ¶ While the university acknowledges that there are legitimate uses of P2P
technologies, the blanket ban on the technology stands. ¶ By instituting this
ban, Ohio University has demonstrated a serious lack of understanding of P2P
technology's value and role on the Internet. Furthermore, the school has closed
its doors to innovation and shirked its responsibilities as an educational
institution. ...
Link: CNet News.com.
Also see Eric Bangeman's, Schools take wait-and-see approach after Ohio U bans P2P traffic. Link: Ars Technica.
Also see Ohio University announces changes in file-sharing policies. Link: Ohio University press release.
File this one under cutting off your nose to spite your face. --Dennis
Tuesday, 08 May 2007 at 02:02 in Education, Networking|P2P | Permalink
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Frank Langfitt had a great piece on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday about people who are teaching guitar over the Net, specifically, using YouTube. Included in the story was this about the seemingly asinine copyright rules under which we live:
... But if learning pop songs for free online sounds too good to be true, it may be. ¶ John Palfrey, executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, says most of the songs Sandercoe and Taub teach are under copyright. He thinks it's only a matter of time before a licensing company orders YouTube to take them down. ¶ "There's a very strong argument that the re-use of well-known chords in the sequence the instructor played them would be a violation of the copyright," Palfrey says. ...
Link: NPR. Be sure to listen to the audio version of this rather than just reading the transcript. --Dennis
Tuesday, 03 April 2007 at 15:59 in DRM|Intellectual Property, Education, VOD|SVOD | Permalink
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Margaret Tyler has long held a special place among fans of the British monarchy for her huge collection of memorabilia, but the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton has made her a global star.
Television crews from Australia to the United States have traipsed through her modest London home in recent months, keen to get a look at what she says may be the largest collection of royal family souvenirs ever put together.
"Some people say it's the biggest collection in the world; some people say it's the biggest in England. I don't know, but it's big, isn't it?" the 67-year-old grandmother told AFP, surveying her life's work.
Over the last 30 years, Tyler has gathered about 10,000 objects relating to the Windsors, from glasses, mugs and plates bearing images of the royal family, to photographs, posters, newspapers, books, figurines and paintings.
They fill up every inch of the ground floor, covering the walls, shelves and furniture, and are beginning to creep up the stairwell of her house in Wembley.
Even Tyler herself is part of the collection, wearing a red jacket with badges of William and his bride-to-be and a sparkling Union Jack belt.
"They all have their own place," she said of her treasures, which are insured for £40,000 (45,600 euros, $64,000). She insists the collection is not about the money. "It's a labour of love with the royal family."
There is not a huge amount of space left for Tyler herself, who, since her retirement, spends the majority of her time at home among her trophies -- except when she heads out in search of new pieces to add to her haul.
She admits her collection has caused some raised eyebrows.
"Some people say I'm obsessed, but I do have another life; I've got a family, four children and four grandchildren," she said.
Tyler added: "I think if the royal family came here, they'd feel quite at home."
Her passion goes back as far as she can remember. "When I was 19, I came to London because I wanted to be nearer the royal family," she said.
"They are marvellous. Britain would be a much sadder place without them."
Her passion even dictates her choice of holiday -- in the summer, Tyler visits the royal palaces, and has occasionally caught a glimpse of the inhabitants.
To mark Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday, she gave her a cake in the shape of a crown as the monarch met her subjects during a public engagement.
But Diana is Tyler's favourite, with an entire room devoted to the late princess.
She hoped to do the same with Diana's son William and his wife-to-be, but the local council dashed her hopes when it rejected her application to build an extension to her house.
Over the years, Tyler has become a magnet for royal fans the world over. One Australian woman kept an article on her collection for seven years before finally paying a visit. "Amazing, isn't it?" she said.
However, the marriage of William and Kate at Westminster Abbey on April 29 has thrust her into the spotlight in a way she could never have imagined.
"I do five or six interviews a week now, you can't believe it, can you?" she said, citing television broadcasts with Australian, US and Canadian channels and interviews with journalists from as far away as China.
Somewhat of an expert before all this happened, she now gets up at 4:30 am every morning to read up on the latest developments on William and Kate, and on the big day itself she will be live in the studios of a major US network.
Why does she think there is such interest?
"It's what people need -- we had a long, cold winter, a lot of depression about money, wars abroad. I think a royal wedding cheers everybody up."


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|27 Mar 2013
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Calendar Alarm/Notification on Windows 7
Is there any way I can get my computer to set a notification for a certain Time/Date?
I thought Windows had something like this but I've never had to use it before, if this doesn't exist does anybody know any simple programs that do this?
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W7 Pro SP1 64bit
Try Stoic Joker's T-Clock 2010
It has been a while since I "installed it" but as I recall, there is nothing to install.
Unzip the files
put them in a folder
Start the 64bit version on a 64bit OS:
"C:\Program Files\T-Clock 2010\x64\Clock.exe"
Start the 32bit version on a 32bit OS:
"C:\Program Files\T-Clock 2010\Win32\Clock.exe"
Keep one EXE file, one DLL file and one help file.
You can keep or delete the parts that you don't want.
Caveat: I've never used the alarm feature - that is what my cell phone is for :-)
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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Incident commander loses post after firefighter-rancher confrontation
The incident commander of a team of firefighters who left a line because of their fear of unhappy local landowners has lost his post. Chris Ourada has been taken off the Great Basin Type 1 Incident Management Team, one of 15 elite units brought in to manage large fires and other national emergencies, such as hurricanes. Ourada, of Idaho Falls, remains in his post with the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, but will not serve as an incident management team commander. Ourada declined to comment, but in an email obtained by the Statesman confirmed that he lost the post. "This is going to be hard so I will just say it. Today my Type 1 qualifications were revoked so I will no longer be a part of Great Basin Team 2," he wrote to colleagues. "If you have questions, you can probably contact your section chiefs and they can fill you in." The move came after a regional Forest Service board reviewed his handling of an incident during the Tepee Fire near Riggins in early September. A Hotshot crew had walked off the line after landowners and federal law enforcement officers had faced off with pistols on their hips. Ourada and other fire managers later met with the landowners and agreed to dig a "check line" to keep the fire from burning onto the private land. But the Hotshots who had originally said they felt threatened by the landowners refused to do the work, despite Ourada's direct order. Another crew built the line, but one of the original Hotshot members filed the report saying that Ourada had ordered them into an unsafe situation...more
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'Harmonium' plans 'Twelfth Night' concert
RANDOLPH TWP. Following is a list of upcoming events and services offered at t he Randolph Township Free Public Library, 28 Calais Road. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday. The library will be closed for News Year's on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 31 an d Jan. 1. Call the Library at (973) 895-3556 for more information. Harmonium The a cappella choral group will perform music from the 16th century through contemporary compositions from 2 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6. The show will feature a "Twelfth Night" concert, with a mix of winter madrigals, vocal jazz, humor and multicultural selections including Polish, Czech and Hungarian carols. Free tickets will be available to Randolph library cardholders in person or by phone beginning Thursday, Dec. 27 at the library's circulation desk.
Fly Tying Demonstration A group from Trout Unlimited will be at the library from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, to demonstrate fly tying techniques.
Cinderella, Cinderella Trilogy Repertory Theatre will present a children's participation play based on the traditional story of "Cinderella" for children 4 and older. The show will be from 11 to 11:45 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 19. Free tickets will be available to Randolph library cardholders in person or by phone beginning Saturday, Jan. 12 at the library's circulation desk.
Birthday Book Club Honor a special child on his or her birthday, or celebrate the birth of a newborn, by donating a book to the Randolph Public Library in the child's honor. The cost is $15. The type of book to be purchased may be specified (picture book, easy reader, juvenile fiction, or juvenile nonfiction), or a specific title or subject may be chosen. A bookplate will be placed in the book noting the child's special occasion, and the child's name and donated book title will be entered in the library's "'Birthday Book Club" notebook.
A card will be sent to the child announcing the gift. A bookmark also will been closed for the child. If the child is a Randolph resident, he or she (or the parent) will be the first to borrow the book when processing is complete. Order for ms are available at the library.
Art Display Buel Ecker's Chinese ink drawings will be on display this month in t he lobby of the library. There is also a display in the glass case of various articles needed to create Chinese ink drawings.
Create-A-Collage As part of the library's "Afternoon Adventures" series for children in grades two through four, Randolph children will create a work of art from a few simple materials from 4:15 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9. In-person or phone registration by the child's parent or guardian will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at the library's circulation desk.
Winter-Spring Storytime Programs Applications are available and will be accepted through Monday, Feb. 4 for the winter-spring Storytime sessions. Sessions will be filled by lottery with results posted at the library on Wednesday, Feb. 6. After Feb. 19, any unconfirmed slots will be filled from a waiting list. Applications must be presented in person by a parent or guardian and the parent's Randolph library card and driver's license or other identification must be presented. Programs are for residents only. Children must be the appropriate age by the time the program begins.
Programs run from Feb. 25 through May 9 and include:
"Nursery Rhyme time" for children 12to 23-months-old and caregiver, from 9:3 0 to 9:50 a.m., Mondays or Wednesdays.
"Two's Together" for 2-year-olds and caregivers from 10:30 to 11 a.m., Mondays or 9:30 to 10 a.m. or 10:30 to 11 a.m., Thursdays.
"Tales and Tunes for Threes" for 3-year-olds from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., Tuesdays or from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., Thursdays.
"Tales and Tunes for Fours and Fives" for 4and 5-year-olds not yet in kindergarten from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. or from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., Tuesdays.
"Kindergarten Korner" for children currently in kindergarten from 4:15 to 5 p. m., Mondays.
Teen Advisory Board The library has started a Teen Advisory Board for children 1 2 and older. Members help recommend age-appropriate materials for purchase by the library, the development of programs, and other related activities. For information, speak with Lore Reinhart at the library.
Adult Book Club Join in informal discussion with the Morning Book Club from 10:3 0 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10, in the quiet study room. The library will provide copies of the books to Randolph cardholders, and non-residents may attend. Current title information is available at the circulation desk.
Page Travelers Children's Book Discussion Group Randolph children in grades five , six and seven who enjoy reading and talking about what they read are invited t o join the "Page Travelers" book discussion group. The group meets from 4:15 t o 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Jan. 8, Feb. 5, March 5, April 2, May 7 and June 4.
Registration in-person or by phone by the child's parent or guardian is required. Copies of the next book to be discussed, 'The Dark Stairs" by Betsy Byers, are available at the circulation desk.
Twilight Tales The drop-in, monthly storytime from 7 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan . 17 is designed for children of all ages and their parents. Children will enjoy stories, songs, puppets, flannelboard tales and more. Children must be accompanied by a parent or other caregiver.
Drop In Storytime is for children of all ages and their families. Enjoy stories, songs, puppets, flannelboard tales and more. Drop-in storytimes will be from 9: 30 to 10:30 a.m., and from 1:30 to 2 p.m., Jan. 8 through Feb. 12. Children must be accompanied by a parent or other caregivers.
Used Books For Sale Used books are on sale past the circulation desk in the lobby. Paperbacks cost 15 cents and hardbacks, 35 cents. To donate books or audiovisual items, call the library for an appointment.


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Infant found in garbage dump; dies on way to hospital
Hardoi (UP): An infant was found alive in a garbage dump near police lines here who died while being taken to hospital, police said today.
The baby boy was found yesterday in the garbage dump by the passersby when they heard his cries, they said.
The infant was taken to the district hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.


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After showing a new trailer with a ton of new footage at Comic-Con, Kick-Ass 2 is starting to roll out some clips to get people excited about the movie's August 16 release. And now, we're invited to the first gathering of Justice Forever.
Check out this clip which presumably marks Dave's () first meeting with Colonel Stars and Stripes (movie-slammer ) and the rest of the crime-fighting team:
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Did Kick-Ass break the Bro Code by calling Battle Guy () out like that? Either way, is going to own in this movie, and that's a fact. He is hardily even recognizable.
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All states have been successful to a degree in their implementation of welfare reform though there remains substantial room for improvement, says Jenifer Zeigler of the Cato Institute.
In an analysis of state structural reforms -- such as time limits, sanctions and work requirements -- Zeigler graded how successful each state was in transitioning people off welfare. Each state was rated on a scale of 1-100, with the following results:
- Four states, Idaho, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Ohio scored in excess of 70 points, earning an A; Idaho received the top score of 76.
- Seven states scored between 60 and 69, earning a B grade, while there were 20 C states and 11 D states.
- Nine states averaged below 40 and received failing grades; states scoring an F are the District of Columbia, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah and Vermont.
Overall, welfare caseloads dropped 58 percent between 1996 and 2002. Poverty levels have also fallen. However, states continue to face budget shortfalls and a struggling economy, putting state programs to a more rigorous test.
Source: Jenifer Zeigler, "Implementing Welfare Reform: A State Report Card," Cato Institute, October 19, 2004.
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This is truly a sad display by the opposition... Even the well worded, non-bashing posts by course supporters are being deleted. If the course does go through I am afraid they will be out there blocking fairways or vandalizing baskets.
Excellent point, this same "park protector" has removed trail marker signs the boy scouts put in along the walking trails, he has done the same to the cross country course distance markers along the trails, and has already found and filling in one of the anchors that have been in the ground in less than a week. His main goal is and always has been to chase every other faction out of the park so he can enjoy the place to himself... I'm sure he does like the trees and does not want them cut down, but his face to face demeanor and tactics borderline on 'envinmental terrorist' to anyone else in the park.
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YMCA Summer Camp Branding
Trillion brands a unique camp program for the YMCA of Montclair.
When the YMCA of Montclair sought to promote a new summer camp enrichment program with an emphasis on arts and learning, Trillion was asked to bring the summer camp branding to life. The branded campaign conveyed the creativity, learning and fun that would happen at the day camp. Trillion produced a series of posters, digital banner ads, and outdoor signage that effectively marketed the new summer camp to the Montclair community.
This campaign helped improve results from the previous year from 101 weeks of camp to 683 weeks of camp.


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An attempted traffic stop resulted in a chase through two counties on Sept. 4.
According to a report from the Grayson County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Travis Jefferson attempted to stop a gray GMC truck near the county line on Ivanhoe Road near Fries at 11:30 p.m.
The vehicle accelerated and attempted to elude Jefferson, who pursued the vehicle traveling north into Carroll County.
"The vehicle reached speeds in excess of 70 mph and was driving in a very reckless manner," the police report said.
INDEPENDENCE — Independence Fire Chief John Smith attended the August town council meeting to explain problems with answering daytime calls.
Smith said that, because several members of the department work outside the area, they were unavailable for daytime fires.
"This is a problem for many departments," Smith said. "We always have a call covered, but we are limited to the number of firefighters who can make the run. I work in Sparta [N.C.] and it would take me more than half an hour to get here."
Galax High School's homecoming game will be held Friday. Homecoming court members include (from left, front) Grace Wilson, Kristin McMickle, Ashley Nale, Allison White, Holly Mays, Hailey Cassell, Harley Brewer, (back) Chantasy Cottrell, Julianna DiGiacomo, Channing Russell, Rebecca Shirey and Jade Webb.
The former CEO of the now-closed Independence Homes LLC has been indicted by a Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury on embezzlement and money laundering charges.
Joe B. Weddington, 63, of Crumpler, N.C., was indicted for the following charges:
• one count of embezzlement of more than $200 but less than $11,500 from Independence Homes on or about Nov. 5, 2010
• one count of embezzlement of more than $200 but less than $2,000 from Independence Homes on or about Dec. 6, 2010
Carroll County Sheriff's Office personnel participated in a countywide marijuana eradication on Aug. 20.
Deputies including Cody Edwards, Bobby Lyons, G.E. Isaacs, Chuck Edwards and Buck Cox found 111 plants spread out across the county.
Charges are pending in this case.
HILLSVILLE — While critiques of a professional attire standard at Carroll County High haven't been kind so far, administrators plan to stick to their "dress for success" model for faculty.
CCHS Principal Scott Watson brought the idea up at an Aug. 4 faculty meeting.
While no division-wide policy exists, an interest has been expressed that teachers and administrators should look professional in the work that they do, he said.
Editor's Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record. The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
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These land transfers were recorded June 16-July 20 in the office of Susan M. Herrington, clerk of the Grayson County Circuit Court, Independence:
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Start spreading the news, New York: The Super Bowl finally is on its way to our fair city. For the next two weeks, the Meadowlands -- home of MetLife Stadium -- will replace the Florida Everglades as the most famous swamp in the country.
We waited a long time for Super Bowl XLVIII -- more than three years -- but it was worth it, because we landed a matchup worthy of the greatest city in the world and New Jersey, too:
Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks.
The game, to be played Feb. 2, will feature big names and big personalities, set against the backdrop of the first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl in history. The weather forecast is calling for c-c-c-old and possible snow, yet there could be a blast of hot air. Global warming? No, we're talking about Richard Sherman, the Seahawks' big-mouth cornerback.
For the first time since Super Bowl XXV -- New York Giants-Buffalo Bills in January 1991 -- the game will have the No. 1-rated offense (Broncos) against the No. 1-rated defense (Seahawks). We have the two No. 1 seeds and the biggest name in the sport -- Peyton Manning -- so what else do you want?
It wouldn't be a Super Bowl without a Manning presence. Two years after Eli Manning won a Super Bowl in Peyton's place, Lucas Oil Stadium, Peyton comes to Eli's house in search of his second ring. This will be the fifth Manning Super Bowl in the past eight years. Instead of Papa John's, Peyton should endorse Papa Archie.
The Mannings will have a foothold on the western side of the Hudson River during Super Bowl week. Eli lives in Hoboken, N.J., only two miles north of Jersey City, where the team hotels are located. Peyton will have a personal tour guide in his little brother, but we'd be more than happy to offer some local knowledge.
If he can squeeze a little time in his minute-by-minute schedule, Peyton should head into Manhattan for a nice dinner, maybe take a spin past Super Bowl Boulevard in Times Square. It's an interactive fan fest that will include a 180-foot Toboggan ride on Broadway. How cool is that? We'd suggest taking the Holland Tunnel into Manhattan, although you may want to check the traffic report. If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in a foul mood, you never know how it might impact a river crossing.
From Wednesday to Saturday, Peyton & Co. will practice at the New York Jets' facility in Florham Park, N.J. While there, he should take a moment to reflect on what might have been. If he hadn't decided to return to school for his senior year, he would've been drafted No. 1 overall by the Jets in 1997. Instead of the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center, it would've been the Peyton Manning Performance Center.
No doubt, Manning will receive a warm reception from the Jets, who feared the nightmare scenario -- hosting Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for a few days. They'd take Manning over Tom Brady any day.
Seeing how Manning is obsessed with "Omaha," he should know there's an Omaha Steaks store located in nearby Livingston. They'd probably cut him a deal. Who can forget his famous "Cut that meat" commercial?
If he's looking for lighter fare, he can stop by the Boston Market in East Hanover. The restaurant apparently is hard to find, but a word of advice: Don't ask Kellen Winslow for directions.
Aside from Manning, who can stake his claim as the greatest quarterback in history with a victory, Super Bowl XVLIII offers plenty of other storylines. There will be the "Legion of Boom" versus the Manning men. You'll have a Pot Roast (Terrance Knighton) trying to swallow the Beast (Marshawn Lynch). Shouldn't it be the other way around?
And let's not forget about the coaches. Surely, you remember them, New York. The Seahawks' Pete Carroll spent five seasons with the Jets, the final year (1994) as the head coach. Maybe, for old time's sake, CBS should send over Dan Marino to re-enact the fake spike play. If it weren't for that infamous moment, Carroll would've lasted more than a year.
Broncos coach John Fox left town under better circumstances. He was the Giants' defensive coordinator from 1997 to 2001, winning an NFC title in 2000 before moving on to become the Carolina Panthers' coach. Fox and Carroll are two of the nice guys in the NFL, so there won't be any harsh words between them.
Sherman will do enough trash-talking for both teams, count on that. No doubt, he will be a star attraction at Media Day, slated for next Tuesday at the Prudential Center in Newark. The back-page editors at the New York tabloids already are drooling.
Naturally, the weather will be a huge story, especially if Mother Nature decides she wants to dump snow on Roger Goodell's big party. Manning will be grilled about the cold weather because he's always grilled about the cold weather.
Here's a suggestion: Call Brady. He probably could lend you some UGGS to get through the week.
Gotham is ready for Super Bowl XVLIII. We've been primping the stadium for weeks (didn't have to worry about the locals in the postseason), and we've been gussying up the town. There will be concerts in every borough, a fireworks show on the Hudson, a virtual Super Bowl theater outside Macy's every night and a bunch of other neat stuff.
Everything is in place for a killer Super Bowl -- the teams, the entertainment, etc. -- and now it's up to you, New York.
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I have seen programs to show all the info such as data rate, frame rate etc, but is there a program to show i, p, b frames so I know how specific frames were set?
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And if you happen to need a professional application, there exist Elecard StreamEye and Elecard StreamAnalyzer...
For HEVC especifically, there is the Reference HEVC Decoder (TAppDecoder.exe).
ffdshow also has a frame type/size graph under Visualizations. The intensity of each column represents the frame type, and height corresponds to the size. I find it easy to use this together with MPC-HC, where I can step forward by a single frame using a keyboard shortcut. During playback it will show the bitrate variance. Visualizations can also be toggled with a keyboard shortcut.
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Quakertown business leaders talk with Fitzpatrick about jobs, economy
As the Labor Day weekend began today, Mike Fitzpatrick held a roundtable discussion with a group of business owners and employers to hear their concerns about the economy and job growth. The event, attended by twenty business leaders from the Quakertown area, also demonstrated the frustration of employers with Congressman Murphy's failed leadership in Washington.
"The current administration promised us that the stimulus would put people to work and that Obamacare would drive down the cost of healthcare," said Andy Struebing, President of North American Specialty Glass, a local manufacturing firm, "instead, healthcare premiums are skyrocketing and companies like ours have to absorb these costs, pass some of them on to our employees AND put off hiring new people. In the end, there are more Pennsylvanians out of work than when the stimulus was passed, and we have higher healthcare premiums. We need real leadership on job creation in Washington. We need Mike Fitzpatrick."
In addition to adding to the already massive federal deficit, Congressman Murphy has left small businesses in a state of uncertainty about their future taxes. "Unless Congress acts, we are four months away from one of the largest tax hikes in American history," said Mike Fitzpatrick, "when access to capital is the tightest in a generation, Congress and Patrick Murphy intend to take even more money from small business. How do they expect business to grow to create jobs?"
'The unemployment rate is 9.6%," said Fitzpatrick, "how many more months does Congressman Murphy need to see that he and President Obama's policies aren't working?"
Mike Fitzpatrick has outlined a common sense plan to help small businesses grow that includes extending tax cuts on job creators, reducing government spending and dispensing with burdensome red tape that stands in the way of small business. The National Federation of Independent Business, an organization representing small business across the United States, also recently endorsed Fitzpatrick.
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On June 1st, 2015, Hon. Clifford L. Meacham, (Ret.) and Hon. Robert J. Quinn, (Ret.) will present at a CLE seminar for the Chicago Bar Association's (CBA) Construction Law and Mechanic's Lien Subcommittee. They will discuss the role mediation can play in the construction industry, and which construction-related disputes are most appropriate for mediation. In addition, they will explain how the nature of construction disputes shapes the mediation process, and how mediation, if applied correctly, can significantly benefit these types of disputes.
Hon. Clifford L. Meacham, (Ret.) is a senior mediator and arbitrator at ADR Systems who has extensive experience in resolving a variety of disputes, particularly those involving construction, mechanic's lien, and engineering issues. Judge Meacham's in-depth knowledge and extensive expertise have made him a well-respected and sought-after neutral.
Hon. Robert J. Quinn, (Ret.) joined ADR Systems as a senior mediator and arbitrator in 2015. He is highly experienced in settling construction, mechanic's lien, insurance coverage and contractual disputes. Judge Quinn presided over the Circuit Court of Cook County Chancery Division's Mortgage Foreclosure/Mechanic's Lien Section for more than 18 years.
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Pawan Bakhshi is the country lead at the India country office, driving the Financial Services for the Poor India strategy. He focusses on how to efficiently and effectively deliver digital financial services to the poor which can be quickly scaled to national levels while engaging with the Government, Regulators and Private sector players.
He was a part of RBIs Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion and is currently a part of the technical sub-group for RBI's Committee on household finance.
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As performed by Gordon Goodwin's Little Phat Band. Composed by Gordon Goodwin. Jazz Ensemble; Score; SmartMusic. Gordon Goodwin Little Phat Band Series. Jazz. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40392S).
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As performed by Gordon Goodwin's Little Phat Band, the instrumentation is tenor sax, trumpet, trombone, piano, guitar, bass (acoustic), and drums. As the title suggests, this one is a shuffle at around 170 BPM. A catchy melody and nicely put together with solo space for all. A fun chart. (2:45) This title is available in SmartMusic.


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On this day in 1964, the Rolling Stones self-titled first album entered the English charts two months after it was released. That same month it was released in America under what different title?
ANSWER: "England's Newest Hit Makers – the Rolling Stones."
What else happened on this day in rock n' roll history? Here's the Rock N' Roll Diary for June 27th, from the College of Classic Rock Knowledge – 100.7 WZLX!
- 1964: The Rolling Stones self-titled 1st album entered the English charts 2 months after it was released.
- 1971: The Fillmore East closed with a concert featuring the Allman Brothers Band, J. Geils Band, Edgar Winter's White Trash, Rick Derringer, Beach Boys, Albert King and Country Joe McDonald.
- 1980: John Bonham of Led Zeppelin collapsed behind his drum kit at a concert in Nuremburg, Germany. Doctors diagnosed it as exhaustion.
- 1996: The Lead Singer of Van Halen, Sammy Hagar, quit as frontman of the band due to creative differences. On that day, original singer David Lee Roth began working with Van Halen to complete two tracks for a greatest hits album. Those tracks would be finished and released, but Roth was soon bounced in favor of a 3rd lead singer, Gary Cherone.
- 2002: On the eve of an American tour, John Entwistle of The Who was found dead in his Las Vegas hotel room. The 57-year-old was a victim of too much hard partying.
- 2015: We lost YES bassist, Chris Squire who succumbed to leukemia.
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- 1970: Jimi Hendrix played the Boston Garden.
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The music world said goodbye to Jack Bruce, Pete Seeger, Bobby Womack and many other legends
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Lana Riley has had it rough ever since the Kamarans took over her planet. The alien overlords are responsible for her parents' deaths, and even with her top-notch piloting skills, she can barely earn the money she needs to care for her seriously ill younger brother.
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Mohammed is an Arab in love with Iris, a Jewish soldier of 18 years defending the State of Israel. Will he experience the happiness of a love fulfilled or will he experience the tragedy of rejection and be engulfed in an excruciating tragic end? In his second play, H. C. Kim explores the themes of love and sorrow. Like his first play, Ping Pong: A Play about American College Life, Jewish Being centralizes the idea of the power of love. Love is the most awesome phenomena in the world.


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- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
- Cartoon Characters: Barnaby Bailey, Dude, Bunny, Candy, Wheelie, Sarge, Pudge, Dotter Roo, Gabby.
- Voice Actors: Carl Esser, Robert Holt, Sarah Kennedy, Karen Smith, Jim Begg, Kathi Gori, Frank Welker, Daws Butler, Don Messick.
- Directed By Robert McKimson, Sid Marcus.
- Produced By David H. DePatie, Isadore Freleng, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears.
- Animated By Don Williams, Bill Carney, Ken Muse, Norm McCabe, Bob Richardson, Bill Ackerman, John Gibbs, Ken Walker, Bob Matz, John Freeman, Reuben Timmins, Bob Kirk, Bob Bemiller.
- Written By Dalton Sandifer, John W. Dunn, Larz Bourne.
- Music: Doug Goodwin.
- Editor: Joe Siracusa, Jim Blodgett, Allan R. Potter, Rick Steward.
- First Aired on November 17, 1973.
- Originally Aired on CBS-TV (USA).
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Episode Number: 111
- Season: 1
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The skating teams are in Scotland where the clue is in the Lochs which ends up getting the Loch Ness Monster involved and Bailey's Comets is ordered by a police officer to get it back to the Loch Ness in two hours or they'll go to jail. The Texas Black-Hats, the... (more)
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When you decide to get serious about your company's marketing strategy, it's natural to focus on strategies that will have a net positive impact for your sales and growth. Often, though, it can be just as important to learn about strategies and tactics that can have a negative effect on your business in the long term. Eliminating poor marketing strategies can be just as beneficial as implementing positive strategies. Sometimes people refer to this as "addition by subtraction." While it is true for all aspects of marketing, it is particularly relevant when it comes to search-engine optimization (SEO). You want to make sure that you use "white hat tactics", which are ethical and safe, and won't get your site penalized.
"Black Hat" SEO Can Penalize
For a variety of reasons, it can be easy for companies to develop bad habits when it comes to their SEO strategy. Perhaps the company itself or the marketing company is new to the world of SEO and doesn't know any better; alternatively, some companies might hire someone to take care of their SEO who chooses to implement strategies that are beneficial in the short term but harmful in the long term. The more you know about harmful SEO tactics, the easier it is to avoid them and to implement more sustainable growth strategies. Here are a few practices, sometimes referred to as "black hat" tactics, that can negatively affect your SEO campaign and lower your Google search result ranking.
Buying Links And Reciprocal Links
Many problematic SEO strategies relate to a website's use of links. It can be tempting to employ these strategies because your website's links—both external links to your website and your site's internal links—are one of the most important factors in how your website is ranked on Google. As a result of this importance, some companies choose to buy links on other sites that link back to their own company's website. This practice of buying links is against Google's Webmaster Guidelines, however, and getting caught (which is likely) will result in a penalty that will hurt your ranking. Reciprocal links involve two websites linking to each other. This is advisable only if it is a logical relationship; if it done only to boost your link value, though, you may be caught and penalized.
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Footer links are similar to reciprocal links—they involve a link back to your site that is in the footer of another site. These are theoretically valuable, as the link back to your site will appear in the footer on each page of their website. Again, if the footer link is not logical you may be penalized. Hidden links are more obviously a violation of ethical standards, as they involve hiding links on other sites that lead back to your website. Hidden links, like all of these tactics if they are done solely to boost your Google ranking, might seem like a smart way to beat the system. The problem is not only that they are unethical, but you have poor odds of actually outsmarting Google—their bots are designed to identify these common practices.
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There are many more SEO tactics that may seem like a good idea at the time but are damaging to your Google ranking, and ultimately your business, in the long run. Some of these include anchor text overuse, malicious backlinks and posting content that is irrelevant or not useful to your site's visitors. To avoid these potentially tempting SEO traps, make sure you follow ethical ("white hat") SEO practices and hire a marketing company who does, as well.


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Hepatitis A: the green book, chapter 17
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Hepatitis A immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
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Wolf Rock, Queensland is the only known gestation site for grey nurse sharks along the east coast of Australia. The east coast population is considered Critically Endangered with approximately 1500 individuals thought to remain. Pregnant females reside at Wolf Rock for 9 to 12 months before moving southward to to educate the diving industry and […]
Frogs play an important role in terrestrial and aquatic food webs in our local coastal ecosystems. They are an indicator of ecosystem health. Sadly the majority of frog species are in rapid decline including four species of acid frogs found only in SE Qld and NE NSW. These cute little amphibians are threatened by habitat […]
SO Manly is an innovative and collaborative approach to working with businesses to improve environmental and social outcomes in an iconic coastal hub.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. It stretches 2,300 kilometres down the eastern coast of Australia, covering an area the size of Italy. Like many coral reefs worldwide, the Great Barrier Reef is under threat from bleaching, storm damage, poor water quality and climate change. Donate as little as $4 and you can help save our reef!
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Nintendo just started their E3 live stream with a showstopper, introducing fans to the next evolution in the Zelda franchise: Breath of the Wild. Coming to Wii U and NX in 2017, the new game offers players an increased sense of freedom and a more open world structure.
Its soft-edged, cell-shaded art style blends the aesthetics of Wind Waker and Skyward Sword to beautiful effect. Just take a look at the official trailer below and prepare to have your breath taken away:
Scroll down for a closer look at the key moments you might've missed.
Falling with style
Breath of the Wild's impressive scope reveals itself from higher ground. I'm sure we can expect a number of different traversal options, but hang gliding looks like the method of choice so far.
Grand theft steed
Light stealth mechanics appear to have made it into the game, with Link using the long grass to sneak up and steal a horse. Will Epona become redundant next to these other tempting rides?
Free climbing
Taking a page out of Nate Drake's journal, Link can seemingly climb freely up surfaces, scaling intricate ruins as well as sheer cliff faces.
Spreading like wildfire
Unleash your inner-arsonist, because burning things has never looked so good! Fire now spreads naturally and can also be used to prepare food. Could there be survival mechanics introduced in this game?
(N)ice moves
Link can now materialize magic blocks that turn water into ice; sure to come in handy in those puzzle-packed dungeons.
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Because this wouldn't be a Zelda game without carefully timed counter moves.
Rock on
You can squash enemies by cleverly weaponizing nature itself. Look out below!
The legend of Minecraft
Link appears to be able to chop down any tree he finds, begging the question: Just how much can you directly affect the environment? Is this going to offer a Minecraft-esque sense of freedom with and proper resource management?
The game is big. Like, really big.
Reggie even went so far as to claim that no one at E3 would be able to traverse the relatively small, self-contained section that the demo takes place in. Those may sound like bold words, but the truth is Breath of the Wild's world looks staggeringly huge. I simply can't wait to start exploring it.


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There is never enough Horror Business for Glenn Danzig and his band. News has come our way that he is recording new material for an upcoming album. Check out the news below.
Glenn Danzig was in the studio last week with DANZIG guitarist/bandmate Tommy Victor (also of PRONG) recording three new tracks for the next DANZIG album. So far, there are five new songs that are in various stages of completion.
The first new DANZIG studio album in six years, "Deth Red Sabaoth", sold 11,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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