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Born in Danbury, CT, fresh-faced Jonathan Brandis began acting in commercials before elementary school. His family relocated to Los Angeles when he was nine and he promptly landed guest spots on several TV series, including Blossom and L.A. Law, as well as roles in miniseries and films. After a supporting part in The Stepfather II (1989), Brandis garnered his first starring film role as the boy adventurer in The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter (1991). Brandis followed up with starring roles as a ringer for a girls' soccer team in Ladybugs (1992) and a weakling who lives his dream of practicing martial arts with Chuck Norris in Sidekicks (1993). His two seasons on TV's SeaQuest DSV (1993-1994) further helped turn the boyishly handsome Brandis into a teen-magazine idol. With substantial roles in several TV movies, including Good King Wenceslas (1994) and Born Free: A New Adventure (1996), Brandis stuck to TV for several years after SeaQuest. He returned to feature films in the late '90s with a small part in Ang Lee's Civil War drama Ride With the Devil (1999) and a sizable supporting role as Rhode Island teen
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Jonathan Brandis committed suicide at his home in Los Angeles just before midnight on November 11, 2003, though the trades reported that he actually died the following morning, after being transported to nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. His final film appearance -- in John T. Kretchmer's low-budget comedy Bad Girls from Valley High -- arrived posthumously, in 2005. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
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They're cute, they're perky, and they're lethal -- they're the malicious high-school students in this dark teen comedy.Brooke (Monica Keena), Danielle (Julie Benz), and Tiffany (Nicole Bilderback) are three attractive and popular teenage girls who have risen to the top of the pecking order at their high school, and that's just the way they want things to stay. A sexy exchange student, however, arrives at the school and soon attracts the attention of all the boys -- including Danielle's hunky boyfriend. Not eager to share the spotlight with anyone, the gals decide that the new girl in town needs to be dealt with...permanently. Produced under the title A Fate Totally Worse Than Death (the title of the novel by Paul Fleischman which was the basis for the screenplay), Bad Girls From Valley High also features supporting appearances from Janet Leigh and Christopher Lloyd. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Year That Trembled
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American independent filmmaker Jay Craven directs the Vietnam-era coming-of-age drama The Year That Trembled, based on the novel by Scott Lax. Using stock footage along with a traditional narrative, the film takes place in Ohio following the 1970 student murders at Kent State. Right after high school, best friends Casey (Jonathan Brandis), Jim (Charlie Finn), and Phil (Sean Nelson) move into a cottage with activist-on-the-run Judy Woods (Meredith Monroe). The cottage is next door to their former teacher Helen (Marin Hinkle), who gets fired for her antiwar activities. Her husband, Charlie Kerrigan (Jonathan M. Woodward), is a lawyer torn between his moral opposition to the war and his own ambitions. Also starring Fred Willard, Martin Mull, and Henry Gibson. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Hart's War
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Based on the novel by John Katzenbach, author of Just Cause (1995), this prison camp drama combines elements of A Soldier's Story (1984) and the classic Stalag 17 (1953). Colin Farrell stars as Lt. Tommy Hart, a second-year Harvard Law School student who enlists to fight in World War II but ends up being taken prisoner by the Germans. When a murder at the Nazi-run Stalag Luft 13 leaves a black Tuskegee airman named Lt. Lincoln Scott (Terrence Dashon Howard) accused of the crime, high-ranking prisoner (and fourth-generation war hero) Col. William McNamara (Bruce Willis) persuades camp commandant Col. Werner Visser (Marcel Iures) to allow the prisoners to hold their own trial. Hart is recruited to defend his fellow officer, but as he reluctantly investigates, he discovers that not all of his fellow allied soldiers are fighting the same war and that his "client" may well have been framed. In the meantime, it becomes apparent that McNamara is using events to mask his true intent, a mission to destroy a nearby munitions plant that he still intends to carry out despite his incarceration. Hart's War (2002) co-stars Vicellous Shannon, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane, and Jonathan Brandis. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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A complex tale of uneasy alliances and hostilities along the Kansas/Missouri border during the Civil War, Ride with the Devil opens in 1862. The story concerns Jack Bull Chiles (Skeet Ulrich), a proud son of the South ready to fight for the Confederate cause after his father is killed by Yankee troops. Chiles's friend, Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire), joins the Bushwhackers, a group of renegade Southerners aligned with the Confederate Army, even though his family supports the Union cause - which sets him head-to-head with his father. The two young men, used to the slow pace and gracious lifestyle of the South's privileged class, become guerilla fighters and wander through the countryside together, encountering sudden, shocking and extreme acts of violence. Their comrades include valiant leader Black John (James Caviezel), paranoid madman Pitt (Jonathan Rhys Myers), gentleman George (Simon Baker), and Daniel (Jeffrey Wright), a laconic former slave who unexpectedly fighs for the south despite his race out of sheer loyalty to George - though the others regard him with suspicion. The Bushwhackers hide out in a shed near the home of Sue Lee Shelley (singer/songwriter/poet Jewel), a pregnant widow whose husband was killed three weeks after their marriage. Later, following a shocking and unexpected act of violence, a number of the men team up with the crazed Quantrill (John Ales) to stage an attack on an abolitionist stronghold, but Jake finds his moral conscience growing more acute, and takes the first steps toward romancing and starting a family with Sue Lee in what looks to be a very different post-Civil War future. Adapted from the novel Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell, Ride with the Devil was directed by Ang Lee, whose previous project was a very different look at America's past, the 1970s domestic drama The Ice Storm (1997). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Based on a novel by Peter Farrelly, published in 1988 before he became famous as a writer and director of such films as Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary, Outside Providence is a coming-of-age story set in the 1970s. Timothy Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy), known as Dunph to his friends and Dildo to others, is a high school burn-out with a gift for getting into trouble; it doesn't help that his best friend is named Drugs Delaney (Jon Abrahams), and it somehow makes sense that Dunph's pet would be a three-legged dog with one eye. Dunph's father (Alec Baldwin) is convinced his son is on the fast track to Palookaville, so when Timothy gets in a wreck with a police car, his dad pulls a few strings and enrolls him in a private prep school. Dunph quickly learns the biggest difference between his old friends at home and his new classmates: rich kids have money, and money buys privilege. They can buy drugs from expensive dealers who won't fink on them, and pay for abortions when their girlfriends get unexpectedly pregnant, instead of having to get married. Dunph doesn't entirely fit into a school full of rich kids, but when he falls in love with Jane Weston (Amy Smart), he's determined to win her heart. Peter Farrelly adapted his novel with the help of his brother and screenwriting partner Bobby Farrelly and director Michael Corrente, whose previous credits include the film version of David Mamet's American Buffalo. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Two Came Back
Adapted from Deborah Scaling-Kiley and Meg Noonan's fact-based novel Albatross, Two Came Back stars Melissa Joan Hartas one of five teenaged crew members of the 60-foot yacht they have built themselves.Taking their vessel to sea in order to deliver it to a potential buyer, the kids run into some really nasty weather. The yacht sinks, leaving the teens to fend for themselves against the merciless elements. Well, the title says that two will survive, and the opening scene lets us know which two--but still, there's a reasonable amount of suspense before the heroine and her co-survivor make it back to dry land. Made for television, Two Came Back debuted September 28, 1997 on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Born Free: A New Adventure
In this made-for-TV sequel to 1966's Born Free, Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards play Rand and Val, a pair of American teenagers who, while in Africa, come to the rescue of a lioness who has been tamed by hunters. The lioness' best hope for survival is to be returned to the wild, and now Rand and Val have the daunting task of teaching the animal a lifetime of survival skills in a mere three weeks. Born Free: A New Adventure also features Linda Purl and Christopher Noth. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Her Last Chance
Forced into drug rehab by her mother Joanna (Patti LuPone), rebellious teenager Alex Saxen (Kellie Martin) shows few signs of being cured upon her release, and quickly goes back to her wild and uninhibited lifestyle. Thus, when Alex's boyfriend turns up murdered after a party, the police tag her as the most likely suspect. But despite Alex's sordid history with booze and pills and her uncontrollable behavior, her counselor Leslie (Jenna Elfman) is unconvinced of the girl's guilt. Reuniting Life Goes On stars Kellie Martin and Patti LuPone, the made-for-TV Her Last Chance initially aired April 8, 1996 on NBC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Good King Wenceslas
Virtue battles treachery in this made-for-TV peroid drama. Prince Wenceslas (Jonathan Brandis) is the seventeen-year-old heir to the Czech crown, who has been pledged to marry the lovely Johanna (Charlotte Chatton), whose father, Duke Phillip (Leo McKern), is a man of no small power and wealth. However, Wenceslas's humorless stepmother, The Queen (Stefanie Powers), is determined to see her son Boleslav (Oliver Milburn) usurp Wenceslas as the nation's future leader. While the Prince's grandmother, Queen Ludmilla (Joan Fontaine) rallies the support of the church and the people behind Wenceslas, The Queen and her partner Lord Tunna (Perry King) will use any means necessary to achieve their dishonest ends. Good King Wenceslas first aired on the Family Channel cable television network on November 26, 1994. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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A teenager daydreams of getting some payback from the bullies who menace him in this hybrid of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and The Karate Kid (1984). Barry Gabrewski (Jonathan Brandis) is an asthmatic schoolboy who can't participate in sports, much to the delight of a bullying classmate (John Buchanan) and his sadistic gym teacher (Richard Moll). Miserably unhappy, Barry escapes into a world of fantasy, where he imagines himself the tough, karate-proficient sidekick of action movie hero Chuck Norris. Trying to turn his dreams into reality, Barry visits dojo master Kelly Stone (Joe Piscopo), but Stone only mocks his aspirations. A supportive teacher introduces Barry to her uncle, Mr. Lee (Mako), a cook and martial arts teacher who takes Barry under his wing and teaches him the secrets of karate prowess. When Barry becomes good enough to enter a tournament, he needs a fourth athlete to complete his team, and who should be in the stands making a publicity appearance but the real-life Norris, who steps in to fight side-by-side with the plucky teen. Sidekicks was directed by Norris's brother and frequent collaborator Aaron Norris. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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seaQuest DSV: Season 01
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Travel to the spectacular undersea world of seaQuest DSV as all 23 groundbreaking episodes from the epic first season surface on DVD. The amazing adventure begins in the mid-21st century, as humankind expands its undersea colonization efforts and a tenuous world peace is enforced by the United Earth Oceans (UEO). In order to protect the fledgling underwater colonies from unknown dangers and hostile invaders lurking in the depths of Earth's last frontier, the UEO recruits Captain Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider) to command the high-tech battle submarine seaQuest and its diverse and eclectic crew. Along for the ride are a roster of stellar guest stars, including Charlton Heston, William Shatner, Seth Green, Kellie Martin and Kent McCord. Now on DVD for the first time ever, with exclusive never-before-seen footage, the Emmy Award-winning seaQuest DSV is sure to make waves with thrill-seekers everywhere!
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Rodney Dangerfield plays it cute in this comedy directed by veteran director Sidney J. Furie. Dangerfield plays Chester Lee, a man so anxious for a promotion that he agrees to coach a girl's soccer team his company is sponsoring. If the team has a winning season, Chester will get his promotion. The only problem is that Chester knows nothing about soccer and the team is incompetent. If Chester doesn't get his raise he won't be able to marry his sweetheart Bess (Illene Graff), so he persuades his son Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), who is an expert soccer player, to don a wig and join the team as one of the girls. With Matthew on the team, they make their way to the championship, but Bess discovers the ruse and forces Chester to chose between her and the job. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter
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Following the surprisingly successful children's fantasy The Neverending Story (1984), this lesser sequel presents the further adventures of the young boy Bastian in the magical land of Fantasia. Bastian (Jonathan Brandis) returns to this kingdom of the imagination, reached through a magical antique book, to escape from his unpleasant life as a social outcast with a distant father. Unfortunately, things aren't so great in Fantasia either, which is under attack by the sorceress Xayide (Clarissa Burt), and Fantasia's young leader soon recruits Bastian to help win the battle for their world. Several memorable creatures return from the first film, including the Rock Biter and the Luck Dragon, and a number of other strange beasts make appearances along the way. However, the plot often relies on stale fairy-tale elements that make the sequel feel substantially less original than the fresh and unexpectedly charming original. However, enough children were entertained by the special effects and the simple story of good-versus-evil for a third installment, The Never Ending Story 3: Escape from Fantasia, to follow three years later. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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Murder, She Wrote: If the Shoe Fits
Single mother Maria Bryce (Season Hubley) moves into Cabot Cove with her son Kevin (Jonathan Brandis), where she lands a steady but low-paying job. While struggling to make financial ends meet, Maria must also contend with her lecherous landlord. When the landlord is murdered, Maria is accused of the crime--but her new friend Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) isn't so sure that the cops have nabbed the guilty party. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Bill Cosby mugs so uncontrollably that it looks as if he may be the victim of a muscular disorder in the inane and unfunny Ghost Dad. Cosby plays Elliot, a workaholic widower with three children -- Danny (Salim Grant), Amanda (Brooke Fontainbe), and the teenage Diane (Kimberly Russell). Elliot is hoping to close a big deal that will mean a promotion, more money, and lots of perks, but a cab ride with a freaked-out cab driver causes his untimely demise. Elliot discovers that he is now a ghost and has to learn to spend more time with his kids rather than worry about money and career. Otherwise, after three days, he'll be whisked away into the great beyond. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Originally titled Stephen King's It, this two-part TV movie first aired on November 18 and 20, 1990. The story starts in Maine, where a small child is lured into the hands of what audiences everywhere can be assured is one mean clown. The 30-year struggle against an evil supernatural force that masquerades as a circus clown named Pennywise (Tim Curry) begins in 1960 and spans until 1990. Featured are a group of six young men and one young woman who call themselves "the lucky seven" and are the unfortunate targets of Pennywise from pre-adolescence into their mid-forties. The lucky seven emerge physically intact but emotionally scathed after their first battle with Pennywise -- who is a self-labeled "eater of worlds...and children." When Pennywise returns 30 years later, the seven are forced to remember their terrifying past and faced with the prospect of destroying him once and for all. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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Full House: A Little Romance
While attending a charity event with her family, DJ (Candace Cameron) meets her very first boyfriend, a 6th grader named Michael Montfort (Jonathan Brandis). Alas, the boy is merely using her to meet another girl, and before long our 13-year-old heroine is nursing a broken heart. Fortunately, DJ can count on her family to rally together and cheer her up in an amusingly unorthodox fashion (and this despite a time-consuming subplot involving a "bachelor auction.") ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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A passable sequel to the excellent sleeper hit that preceded it, this film steers its story in a cartoonish, less horrific direction. Terry O'Quinn returns as the nameless family man who butchered one nuclear unit and was on his way to dispatching another when he was (seemingly) fatally stabbed. It turns out that he wasn't killed after all but was captured and sent to the loony bin. Now the deranged control freak has murdered his jailers and escaped from the institution. Establishing himself in a small, idyllic town as a family counselor, he thinks that he's found the perfect candidate for a family in Carol (Meg Foster), the real estate agent who lives across the street, and her son, Todd (Jonathan Brandis), who adores his mom's new boyfriend. Unfortunately, Carol's irresponsible husband shows up unexpectedly after abandoning his family -- and nosy neighbors and a variety of others stand as obstacles in the stepfather's path to perfection. The first film, The Stepfather (1987), by writer Donald E. Westlake was very loosely based on the real-life story of long-time fugitive John List, lending the film an eerie, skin-crawling air of psychological authenticity that this sequel entirely lacks. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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In this comedy, a group of former Cub Scouts (Louie Anderson, Richard Belzer, and Richard Lewis) get together for a reunion over twenty years later and land themselves in a mess of trouble when a deranged convict (John Goodman) takes them for FBI agents. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
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Better known as It's Alive III, Island of the Alive details the further exploits of the murderous mutant infants introduced in director Larry Cohen's It's Alive! (1974). Said infants are shipped off to a desert island, where they are completely cut off from civilization. The government intends to eliminate the penned-up infants, but Michael Moriarty, the father of one of the babies, organizes a protest against this wholesale slaughter. It is clear to anyone who can read that director Cohen is drawing parallels between the quarantined children and society's treatment of AIDS victims. The strength of Cohen's direction and storytelling prowess is slightly weakened by some inadequate special effects in the closing scenes, wherein the babies reproduce and wreak havoc on the Mainland. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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"Fatal attraction" has become a household term for love turned to murderous obsession, thanks to the success of Adrian Lyne's 1987 movie. Dan (Michael Douglas) is a family man whose one-night affair with Alex (Glenn Close) turns into a nightmare when she insists on continuing the relationship, claiming to be carrying his baby. Alex systematically terrorizes Dan, even temporarily kidnapping his daughter, in her attempts to win back his affection. Douglas' besieged family man guiltily tries to preserve his marriage and family from the consequences of his own indiscretion. Close's performance as the love-struck psycho-siren remains her signature role: She conveys the buried feminist message of the film in her challenge to Dan to take responsibility for his sexual behavior. Though many critics acknowlegded the film's striking similarities to Clint Eastwood's 1971 film Play Misty for Me, Fatal Attraction spawned numerous other movies about middle-class families besieged by a lone psychotic intent on infiltrating and destroying the fabric of the family unit, including The Stepfather (1987), Pacific Heights (1990), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), and Fear (1996). ~ Laura Abraham, Rovi
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You may have read our last article on primate diets and how important it is to ensure our animals receive a well balanced diet. It is just as vital for us to ensure our animals are getting the correct intake of their diet. To help us determine the appropriate amount to feed, we regularly weigh all of our animals.Weighing is extremely important to help us monitor our animals' health and well being, as any weight loss or weight gain could be indicative of a health or nutritional problem. All of our primates are weighed at least once a week and their weights are recorded so we can monitor any changes easily.
For our tiny tamarins we use small electronic kitchen scales, on top of the scales we place a little T-perch, this enables our tamarins to easily perch on the scales and give an accurate weight reading. Our lemurs use a similar set up, just on a larger scale. Scales with a T-board placed on top to enable them to comfortably sit on top.
There is a huge difference in weight between some of our primates here. On the smaller end of the scale we have our Cotton Top Tamarins. Nacho for example weighs in at a tiny 585 grams (shhh don't let Nacho hear me mention the word tiny). Nacho may weigh not much more than your average tub of margarine, but he certainly has a personality as big as a silver back gorilla!
On the other end of the scale we have our Black and White Ruffed Lemurs, weighing in on average at around 3.6 kg. Our Ring Tailed Lemurs fall in the middle averaging a weight of around 3 kg.
Weighing also forms an important part of our training programme for our primates. Weigh day is always a fun day here in the primates department. All of our wonderful kids are always more than willing to be weighed as they know they get some yummy treats in return. Sometimes it can be quite an effort to avoid having two or three lemurs on the scales together.
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The Orca is not the usual wristwatch. No second time zones you never need, no split second and no stop
watch. Just pure, dead reliable and well thought in every detail.
Here's an example - the crown. Usually it's at three o'clock. If you have to wear gloves - Paramedic, Police,
Swat - it can rip the glove easlily. So we put it to ten. You're safe.
But there's more. Your Orca watch is not made yet. It's not waiting in a factory's stockroom.
The moment you decide which model will be yours, our watchmakers in Switzerland start to build it.
We have two different versions - diving and military.
Your waiting time will be around four weeks. That time is needed to pass the five stages of creation.
The hands of five watchmakers.
The Orca can be your partner. A reliable friend, you can count on every minute.
All you have to do is, to choose your friend. Out of eight different styles.
Battery driven or automatic.
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Thursday morning at the Regional Transportation Center, Ursula Rozum announced she is running for Congress on the Green Party line. Rozum is a Syracuse native. She says she is running because Democrats and Republicans have failed to solve basic problems, like funding public transportation. "My generation, and our future, need a Congress that can solve our problems," she says.
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Just popping in here to say a couple quick things.
First off, we were supposed to have an official release today, but...yeah. In any case, "Supertronic Lazering" by Active Knowledge has its early link out. Buy at your own risk and all that stuff. I'll be much more eager in promoting this song when it's officially in the store; in the meantime, check out this video from PAX East 2011 of "Supertronic Lazering" being performed live. While you can't see me, I am indeed at that show (I'm somewhere to the right I think, OxygenStar was near me when he was recording this) and it was a blast; it was right after this performance that I asked Active Knowledge to put his stuff on RBN. Good times.
Second, we will NOT be participating in this month's RBN community thread. Why? Well...we've got no videos ready. We're working on a ton of awesome stuff, but we're not ready to show you yet. BUT I can drop extremely vague descriptions of what we're working on, and depending on how things go, we may end up not waiting for next month and just dropping announcements as they happen. Expect things like genre-defying music, something that we've done before and at the same time have never done before, a lot of vocals, something with very difficult keys, and maybe one or two wubs here and there.
Was I vague enough? I hope I was vague enough.
In any case, we'll drop announcements as soon as we're able to, so pay attention to this thread and/or follow/like/subscribe to us on Twitter/Facebook/YouTube for more good stuff! And remember, play something of ours in Blitz and record it and I'll add it to our YouTube playlist.
Thank you all for your support so far!
Paolo Viteri, CEO/Lead Author
New releases!
Supertronic Lazering by Active Knowledge is finally out! Grab your dose of NES chiptune today for 160 MSP! Later today Ill try to get a video of the song in Blitz.
Speaking of finally out, next week will see the release of Shylo Elliotts Phantasmal Cruise, in standard and 2x Bass Pedal forms. If you love keys solos, youll love this song. And it'll be only 80 MSP!
And for PS3 players, This is the Album Youve Been Waiting For by brentalfloss is making the jump! Itll be available this next Tuesday. (Europeans, youll have to wait another week to get it. Sorry about that.) Heres an early preview of the song, and a gameplay video of it in Blitz!
Paolo Viteri, CEO/Lead Author
Hey guys! Hope youve had a great Tuesday! Weve had some releases come out today on both platforms!
For Xbox 360: Hes back! Electronic musician, RBN veteran and on-again off-again CTA author Shylo Elliott makes his return to the Network with Phantasmal Cruise, which is a TRIP. From his Bandcamp page:
This song is named Phantasmal Cruise, because, while I've never done hallucinogens, I imagine this song sounds like some kind of psychedelic, mellow road trip, where things aren't wild, but they're definitely weird.
Dont be fooled by the demo. This song gets insane real quick. Keys players will love the mellow parts, as they get two solos to rock out to while the rest of the band charges up/recovers. Available in Standard and 2x Bass Pedal form for only 80 MSP each!
Also, something new Ill be doing is Ill play every new release as it comes out on Blitz and put it on my personal YouTube channel. That way you can see the track in Blitz and judge for yourself how fun it looks on there/how high of a score itll net you before buying. Note that I play with powerups though. I love powerups too much to not use them. I may not be able to play it in Blitz as soon as it comes out, so if you want to subscribe to my channel to catch the videos be my guest. Be warned though, that I may sometimes post something that isnt Blitz or RB-related, seeing as it is my own channel and all.
Preview Video
Purchase Link
2x Bass Pedal Purchase Link
Blitz Gameplay
For PS3: The one-and-only brentalfloss makes his PS3 debut with This is the Album Youve Been Waiting For, the first track on his latest album Bits of Me and one of the most insane keys songs weve put out recently. Pulling influence from Queens Dont Stop Me Now and Elton John songs, this strong opener, written to advertise the album, is fun on every instrument and features the kind of silly vocals youd expect from Brent. At only $0.99, its practically a steal, but this kind of steal wont result in a pirate-speak version (un)fortunately.
Preview Video
Blitz Gameplay
That's it for now! Thanks for your support so far!
Paolo Viteri, CEO/Lead Author
No new announcements or releases this week, but I wanted to mention this.
Two years and a day ago, we released our very first song on the Rock Band Network. That song is "Light" by Shylo Elliott. "Light" was an experiment in many ways; it was Shylo's first complete song, and it was our first fully authored track. Seeing it in Rock Band form, and seeing it in the RBN store for the first time was a moment of pure joy for me. I didn't think anything could be better than successfully having that song added to the game.
Now here we are, two years and a day later, working on amazing projects behind the scenes, and having had the honor to work with many great artists, both well-known and unknown. We've also had many firsts (first chiptune song, first experimental noise track, first brony song to name a few), a couple charity tracks, and some of the hardest songs to ever hit the Rock Band platform. And we're only getting started.
I don't have any kind of giveaway or anything like that planned to commemorate. Instead, I'll just leave a Blitz gameplay video of our first ever release, "Light."
I just want to take the time to say thank you. Everyone who's bought, played and enjoyed our songs, or supported us in some way, and especially the authors/testers who make all this possible, both in and out of Chart Toppers, thank you all so much. You're the reason I keep this going.
Paolo Viteri, CEO/Lead Author
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!i!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
My tumblr page, yo: http://heyitsmario.tumblr.com/
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"What did he think of the Greek notion of nature? Simply put, Boyle believed it was inappropriate—both theologically and scientifically—to speak of "Nature" doing anything at all."
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"Where many scholars in previous generations simply assumed that Christianity and science have always been in conflict—and not just over evolution—recent scholarship has decisively debunked that view. The main message from today's historians is complexity, not conflict."
Today's Origins News Round-up takes us from some cosmic data on the possible existence of life elsewhere in the universe, to some surprising theories about the origin of life, and some interesting general news and editorial items on science and religion.
Having won an ECF grant, Cara Wall-Scheffler, biological anthropologist at Seattle Pacific University, and I are now planning to host a group of 18 young Christian paleobiologists for a week-long seminar during late June, 2014. Our seminar will include guest lectures by scientists, historians, and pastors who all have an interest in discussing bridging faith and science 'gaps.'
Today we draw your attention to a couple of short term projects that have been completed and are now visible on our site: Our History and Small Group Resources.
In this series, Ryan Pettey offers several clips from his powerful documentary "From the Dust". This feature-length film is divided up into various sections, each of which wrestles with the difficult problems that arise when reconciling Scripture with the theory of evolution. A light of hope dawns on the science-faith conversation, however, as scientists and theologians engage in honest dialogue about tough issues such as the interpretation of Genesis, the nature of the Fall, and the idea of random design. Their profound insights are sure to enlighten all minds, raise deeper questions, and provoke new thought.
There is no formula for generating beliefs in people. There are plenty of people with access to the same facts who end up believing different things. But for many Christians—like the ones I heard from this week—access to information about the position we call "evolutionary creation" could make a significant difference for reconciling science and Christian faith.
"For a few moments, it felt like our little church community was surrounded by glory. The wisdom of Christ in the hypothalamus was illumining the wisdom of Christ in the prophets and gospels."
What can a practicing scientist in the 21st century—even a "bench scientist" like me whose scientific forays are confined to a laboratory—glean from a 19th century wanderer like Thoreau?
Zoologist Steve Roels shares a summary of his experiences listening and talking with the scientists in attendance at the Third World Summit on Evolution and also offers a reflective essay and poem about evolution, psalms of praise, Darwin, and the islands that so inspired him.
Considering my own stance on the satisfying harmony of science and faith, you might be surprised to find on my shelves nearly everything written by Richard Dawkins (including "The God Delusion") and my late friend Christopher Hitchens (including "God Is Not Great"). One must dig deeply into opposing points of view in order to know whether your own position remains defensible. Iron sharpens iron.
We are often offended that God should have to accomplish anything in steps, as though that made him less divine and all-powerful. But engaging a child can be a fruitful remedy for the biases that have been woven into the fabric of our thinking over time.
How do metaphors impact the dialogue between faith and science? We might start by asking: what are the framing metaphors at work in the current debates? Even using the word "dialogue" here suggests an implicit metaphor that frames my approach to the relationship between faith and science. Imagine substituting "dialogue" with "war;" that would conjure a completely different metaphorical framework.
With so many issues to discuss, Christians can easily get the feeling that science is always attacking the faith. It is essential to balance such conversations with positive responses to God's creation. After all, the primary response to the natural world in the Bible is to praise the God who made it.
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The staff was very helpful, friendly and spoke great English. This apartment style hotel is situated right above a grocery store so you can get food to... cook in the kitchenette. The store also has great coffee and pastries in the morning. It is about a 20 minute walk to city center but only a 1 minute walk to the beach. I would stay here again, no problem. Keep in mind this is not a 5 star resort but it will provide everything you need and most likely be better than expected. על-ידי Nick מUSA ב- 05/06/2013


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Since last week I was so troubled to see one of my personal effects gone bad. My mobile phone – Samsung Star Wifi (S5233W) already got bad scratches on its 3.5" touch panel. Subsequently, its resistive touch screen began failing to perform according to its design. Needless to say, the scratches have worsen since it started a few months ago that I have no other choice but to remove the shedding film-like covering of the touch interface.
I was on the verge of buying a replacement but then it came to me that buying another one will just put another tech tool on the trash (which is not earth friendly). Considering that I came to love the features of this phone caused me to find ways to resuscitate it from its dying state.
The eroded touch screen panel which made it difficult for me to interact with the on screen buttons has worn so much that the only way to make use of it is for me to remove the peeling plastics and somehow restore its functionality.
I successfully removed the bulges and plastic particles by scrubbing with a dish washing sponge and chemical cleaner for plastics (that is usually used for car interiors which by the way I DO NOT RECOMMEND). Somehow, I did restore the touch screen functions despite totally damaging the cosmetics of the phone.
Still, being an obsessive-compulsive person, the thought of seeing my phone in this kind of state made me feel an impulse to run to the mall and get a replacement. But then thinking again, my money can be used on other purposes than just to satisfy my personal wants.
So, I started to find other cheaper options to restore my phone to as much as its original state. Replacement houses are available but then according to my research the touch screen panel is sold separately (at higher costs) and will require adept skills in disassembling which I do not have. I then concluded my search and eventually resorted to just leave it as it is so I can have more time to prepare for its replacement in the nearest possible future for better gadgets.
The incident did not point me in finding a solution to remedy my problem. Nevertheless, I did discover some things about the phone considering that I've had this phone for more than 3 years.
Samsung Star Wifi and its predecessors (S5230 series) can be modified through custom firmware updates and patches turning your aging phone interface into something unique, personal and an interesting tech toy. This made me happier than I thought.
I'll be working on the firmware updates and see what I can make out of this new find and hope to share it with you on my following article posts.
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A few hours since delivery... I'm impressed. Just about everything about the PSV: display, controls, features, the games - top of the line. This is a gaming machine that shouts "quality" and, after the first few hours of playing Uncharted and a couple of small games off the PSN, I can say that I've had the best portable gaming experience ever - we currently have a PSP and a DSi in the house plus a couple of tablets and smart phones.
Briefly - and I will update my review as I experience more of the PSV - these are my findings so far.
Yes, it's quad-core this, and super-high-rez display that but what counts is that it translates into a super-smooth gaming experience with a bunch of non-gaming capabilities on top. I'm surprised how immersive playing a game on such a small screen with such tiny speakers can be. And it is so for a couple of reasons.
- the sharpest, best looking display I've seen on a portable
- the dual analog sticks make all the difference - Sony learned from past mistakes
- the back touch panel are something that it's better to experience because it's the one clear innovation on this machine and it won't give you headaches (sorry Nintendo :) )
- games can be either downloaded or purchased and shared on physical media - like I said, Sony is learning from past mistakes (sorry PSP Go)
- seamless integration with the PS3 and the Playstation Network
- a bunch of great multimedia apps including Netflix - I'll have more to say about these after I stop playing Uncharted :)
- cameras - more later but I heard that some games allow you to build characters that look just like you
Anyone who has a PS3 or a PSP should feel very familiar with the PSV. All the PS3 controls are there although some of the buttons are smaller. Add to that the 'touch' capabilities on both front and back with support for gestures and the gaming possibilities are almost endless. Because of its high resolution, there can be a lot happening at the same time on the PSV's screen and, don't forget, you can also feel the action while playing.
I don't feel like doing comparisons at this time but anyone who claims that the PSV is no big deal because we can play games on our phones should experience the PSV and then consider revising their statements. Vita can easily play any one-dollar game that a phone can play and I'm sure we'll get a couple of those and Vita can do just about everything a smart phone or tablet can do and most of the time do it better, but no phone or tablet can play Uncharted and no 'next generation' phone or tablet is likely to be able to play Uncharted or Little Big Planet. And, let's not forget that the Vita costs a less than most smart phones.
I haven't had time to explore all of Vita's features yet but, they're all in there. Multimedia, wireless connectivity, music playback... it's all in there. Add to that one of the best laid out, intuitive and responsive user interfaces and even non gamers should be happy to have a Vita around.
A couple of things. The most annoying is, of course, the hyper-overpriced memory card. You can't play 'big games' without one and Sony decided to make lots of money on this proprietary 'must have' add-on which is anything but optional. Then there's of course Sony not making the Passport program available in the US. We have a PSP and lots of games on UMDs. Not bei
This machine is great, the hardware is indeed amazing and I would recommend getting this and either model is good.
The lack of games is the only hard sell, if there were more titles that were exclusive then this would take off how the PSP did but due to the only games that are out are ports of the PS3 games that are already available, it's hard to justify the purchase. There are a few for each genre but unless there is one on there you just need to have, it's a hard sell unless you get it at a really good price.
The screen is great, the touch sensor is very responsive on both front and rear screens. The device is a good weight so it feels comfortable, and the buttons/analog sticks are in very good positions. The only thing you need extra is a memory card and a screen protector, and a good case is highly recommended to prevent unwanted scratches when not in use.
Let me start off this lengthy (but comprehensive) review by saying that at first, I was not completely sold with the Vita.
But then I had to give in because casual games on my smartphone gets really boring, really fast. So, there I am off to buy the Vita. I must say that overall, I am really impressed by Sony's latest handheld gaming system. Let me break it down for you in different categories:
The moment I opened the box and took out the Vita, I really felt like I was holding a sophisticated piece of hardware. The smooth lines, paneling, the redisigned buttons, it was just like a chunk off of The Enterprise's console or something Darth Vader fiddled with during his ho-hum time inside the Death Star. If the iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy had a kid, the Vita would be it. Will be better appreciated if held in your hands instead of just looking at photos. It's just glossy all over. 9.5/10
I don't know how they did it but somehow they were able to shrink the PS3. No other handheld can even come close. Looking at the games is just breathtaking. Once you start playing, it's really hard to imagine that it's a handheld, at times you'll even forget that you're not in front of your TV anymore. The *ehem* QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR THIS BABY REALLY KICKS YOU KNOW WHAT. The OLED 5 inch display is just gorgeous, you'll know right away that it was made for gaming.Seamless connectivity to your PS3 if you are playing a PS3-Vita cross platform game! And most Vita games have online multiplayer options! The buttons were redisgned from the original PSP look but I must say it still works, if not better. It's also good that they made it a dual analog stick system. It just completed everything. The front touchscreen is very responsive, you won't be tapping hard on this baby to get it to do what you want to do. The only negative thing I can say is for some games, like Assassin's Creed, you'll notice some lag or delays when jumping off rooftops, not saying it's a bad thing because it is a beautiful game but if you're nitpicky, you'll surely notice it. The game cards or downloaded games will not work if you don't have a memory card inserted so that's a bummer. I recommend buying the 32GB right away because you'll eventually end up buying one anyway.Also the back touchscreen isn't really that responsive, especially if you exited out of the game temporarily and came back again, sometimes, it won't respond so you need to exit the game and then relaunch it. But it's a nice touch (excuse the pun) because it adds a whole new dimension to the gameplay. 9/10
Now the good thing here is Vita's backwards compatability. The Playstation Store has everything! Games from PSX,PS ONE,PS2,PSP all available for download (for a certain amount) for your gaming pleasure. All the games prior to the Vita has been remastered for that PS VITA HD experience. Some games even added touchscreen controls!! The only negative part here is the actual Vita game library is not yet that big. I think developers should give the Vita more credit (2K Sports I'm talking to you! releasing NBA2K13 for PSP and nothing for the Vita!!!) and develop more games. I think it's still too early but right now I am really hopeful that a lot of good titles will be churned out for the Vita soon. 8.5/10 (for the meantime based on current game library)
This thing should come with warning. Why? because there some things that are very important when first buying this machine.
1. REGION: Choose your region wisely,
Go with US if you want the fastest new release of games and many free demo.
The PSN prepaid card available widely in US currency.
US region have wide variety of fav and memorable PSP games that you can download and play on your Vita.
Go with Asia region if you want to buy games that are only available released on Japan. Most of them are in Japanese of course.
Go with Malaysia region if you want to buy vita games with price drops. there are 2,3 good games price drops near 50%. Such as Wipeout and Modnation Racer.
2. MEMORY CARD: Take my advice, buy 32GB of Vita Memory card because you willl need it. Sooner or later. I personally dislike changing game card everytime i want to switch and play other game, so get a big memory card, download them on PS store. Or be wise, if a game size if more than 3GB for for example Mortal Combat and Blazblue, Buy the game card.
3. PSN STORE: Becarefull when using your credit card, i had trouble with adding funds to PSN store wallet and it is a common problem. I had no problems before but after two three days, it seems i cant no longer able to use my credit card there. Maybe their security is very thight. Alternatively, go for PSN prepaid card. Its much safer.
4. GAMES: Games are extremely expensive. There are no signs of 'Hacked' Vita games to date. So be wise when buying, read reviews, comments and youtube gameplay on that spesific game. Then when u think its worth it, then buy it. Otherwise if available, just download the playable demos for free.
5. 3G and WIFI: AT&T 3G version of the Vita is LOCKED! i repeat LOCKED to its own network. that means it wont be usable outside US or other mobile network on US. Go for UK or ASIA/Hong Kong Version of the Vita if you are planning to use 3G.
Well, the reason that i know a few thing about the Vita is i own two of them. 1 on Malaysia Region that i bought on Sony Style, and 2 on US Region that i bought used and very cheap on eBay.
Until next review.
The Vita is the only handheld console that can satisfy a true gamer. Rivalling the power of the PS2, the Vita also comes with dual joysticks and two touch surfaces, one of them being the actual screen. At this point the Vita's only two downfalls are it's price and lack of new software support. The best games for the system are the PS1 and PSP games that have been ported through the PS Store, with hopefully more games becoming compatible.
That being said, $50/year will grant you Playstation Plus membership, which means at least one game per month becomes "free".
For the Playstation addict that missed out on the PSP like I did, this could be the handheld you're looking for. There is full PS Network integration and many of the new titles have trophies that count towards your overall trophy count.
During an intense graphical game like AC3: Liberation the battery lasts a respectable 5 hours, and for smaller titles it can go for as long as 8 hours. RPG fans should be delighted at the number of classic PS1 and PSP RPGs that are compatible with the system and keep them occupied for hours on end. If you can't find at least 3 games that you want for it, however, I would suggest holding off for a retail price drop and more software releases.


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Adding an extra layer of audacity to an already extraordinary caper, a man claiming to be Hudon-Barbeau called a Montreal radio station to say he'd been shot in the calf during the escape -- and to justify his departure.
"I don't want to cause any harm to anybody. I am not a killer. I never did anything bad to an innocent," the man told 98.5 FM.
"I know that (the escape) wasn't the best thing to do, but I didn't want to stay in prison anymore. I am ready to die."
The man then said the escape was Provencal's idea.
"It was not my idea to get away but Danny convinced me it was his friends who arranged it outside," the man said.
Chopper found
Authorities found the chopper back in Mont-Tremblant, where the flight originated.
The pilot was inside but the men had fled.
The pilot was taken to a hospital for a medical assessment and later for questioning.
Police later said they had ruled him out as a suspect.
The men, meanwhile, escaped in a white Cadillac Escalade -- with police on their tail.
A short-lived breakout
Authorities tracked the SUV to the town of Chersey, about 50 minutes north of Saint-Jerome.
The men got out of the vehicle there and began shooting, said Richard, the police spokesman.
Police shot back, he said, but no one was injured.
LCN, the television station, showed images of a cottage where the men were believed to be hiding. Outside, the white Cadillac stood, its driver's side door open.
Six hours after the escape, police arrested three men.
One of them was Hudon-Barbeau. Police did not release the names of the other two.
But Provencal was still missing.
Several hours would go by before he too was in custody.
Police found him holed up inside a sugar shack in the same city.
He eventually surrendered early Monday morning.
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Two magnificent pitches of wild stemming up a spooky black groove on the Balconies. Pitch one involves steep knob climbing between sometimes sparsely-placed bolts. An occasional knob can be tied off, but the steep crux comes between a gap in protection opportunities. Pitch 2 requires more hip-cramping stemming up the water-hardened chute. This pitch is not to be missed. At the time of this writing, not all bolts are inspiring, and some loose rock is present.
Lava Falls can be found in the middle of the Balconies. The route starts in a stand of trees just uphill from the Smiling Simian. Follow the black gully that pinches off at the top.
Quickdraws and full length runners for tying off knobs and clipping wandering bolts. Bolted anchors on both pitches.
Re-bolted in January 2009. Expect "bomber" bolts.
Bring TWO ropes...
Well protected. Except for the crux.
This was my first lead ever, in April 2008. I was terrified. I had done a bunch of gym climbing but only toproped outside about 5 times. This route still feels special, and defined me as a climber.
Just climbed the first pitch today. Didn't make the second as we were benighted. Bolts are really solid, except at the crux, place extra slings on nobs or be ready for a decent whipper. All told, an amazing climb. Great stemming route, and an even more epic view. Was my first time to Pinnacles. Can't wait to get back. Also, anyone have beta for those wanting to camp and climb only on the West Side? Is it cool to leave a car overnight and trek to campground on the east side? Anyone tried to ask some of the ranches on the way in if it would be cool to pitch a tent for a night's sleep?
I was told no cars over night on the west side by Ranger Mark. Camping on th east is so easy and its a short hike to any of the climbs on the west.
You can rap off with a 70m rope if you are willing to downclimb the last approx. 10 feet to the ground.
Found (by missing the middle belay station) that the two pitches can be combined with a 70m rope. Distances between bolts are substantial, but I felt that the hardest moves were well protected.


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We've covered second screening a bit on this blog (like this on Twitter's lead over Facebook), but with Zeebox providing an ever more sophisticated product, I don't think we've fully taken stock of the possibilities for advertisers.
Yesterday I attended Mobile Marketing Live and listened to Ernesto Schmitt, CEO and Co-Founder of Zeebox, talking about the future for the product, and TV in general.
In this post I'll look at what Zeebox looks like now, which broadcasters are supporting it, opportunities for advertisers, and other possible revenue streams for the company.
The question I'll attempt to answer - 'Are the incentives for users as broad as those for advertisers?'
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by Ben Davis 04 October 2013 15:03pm 2 comments
Econsultancy showcased stats revealing that interactive online video ads are twice as popular among UK advertisers as their global counterparts and Britons are 60% more likely to interact with them.
So how can advertisers minimise the disruption consumers feel with video ads but maximise interaction?
The seven tips below helped us hit a dismiss rate of just 11% globally for interactive pre-rolls (YouTube/Google's TrueView dismiss rates are 55%-85%).
by Niki Stoker 20 September 2013 10:51am 3 comments
Many news sites are struggling to make any money from this whole internet thing, so it's natural that some are looking to maximise income wherever they can.
Unfortunately, while perhaps they should be looking to ecommerce channels and elsewhere, adding more ads is the natural reaction, and this has drawbacks for the user experience.
I regularly see ad formats which should have died years ago, as they interrupt the user experience and may drive many to ad blockers, or just to abandon the site.
Here are a few examples...
by Graham Charlton 04 July 2013 15:02pm 29 comments
When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65bn in late 2006, some wondered whether the acquisition would be the Web 2.0 equivalent of Yahoo's ill-fated billion-dollar purchase of Broadcast.com during the first .com boom.
It was hard not to be somewhat skeptical: YouTube was an expensive operation to run and was facing the same type of legal assault from Hollywood that basically killed Napster 1.0 years earlier.
by Patricio Robles 26 February 2013 16:38pm 1 comment
Devices such as smartphones, tablets and games consoles accounted for 12% of all online video ad viewing in Q4 2012, an increase from just 2% year-on-year.
Apple continues to dominate non-desktop video viewing, with 60% of viewing taking place on iPhones, iPads and iPods.
In comparison, Android devices make up 31% of non-desktop viewing, though it's held back the by the iPad's dominance of the tablet market.
The data come from FreeWheel's Video Monetisation Report, which also shows that online video viewing increased by 23% from Q4 2011 to Q4 2012.
by David Moth 12 February 2013 09:23am 1 comment
A new algorithmic tool aims to predict the amount of earned media video ads are likely to attract before they are launched.
Unruly Media's ShareRank tool aims to provide advertisers with insight into the psychological, social and content triggers which influence success, and to allow them to do this before they spend any money on ads.
Unruly's Head of Business Development, Cat Jones, has been working on ShareRank for the past six months. I've been asking her about the tool.
by Graham Charlton 29 January 2013 09:37am 1 comment
Despite challenges and turbulence, adoption of real-time bidding (RTB) is growing and expectations are still high that RTB will be able to deliver on its promise.
One of the big questions that lingers, however, is just how big an impact will RTB have on the online advertising ecosystem outside of display. Take video, for instance. Skeptics make interesting points about RTB's potential shortcomings in the video space and suggest that RTB may not be as applicable to video.
Are the skeptics right? That remains to be seen, but in the meantime, RTB continues to make inroads in video. The latest example of that: yesterday VEVO announced the launch of an RTB platform that it will use to move unsold pre-roll ad inventory.
by Patricio Robles 31 October 2012 12:00pm 0 comments
It's well-established that despite digital's rise over the past decade, spend on online ads is still disproportionately lower than where it should be in theory.
While there's reason to believe that spend will catch up, the shift of budgets to digital isn't coming fast enough for many publishers and ad networks -- something that is becoming particularly noticeable when it comes to mobile and video.
by Patricio Robles 27 September 2012 17:22pm 2 comments
The amount of pre-roll video advertising inventory available for real-time bidding grew by 14% per month in Q2, topping 29.9m streams per day in July according to data from TubeMogul.
As a result of the increase in ad space CPMs declined to £4.97 in Q2 from £6.47 in Q1.
The growth of the RTB video market is a trend identified in our new Real-Time Bidding Buyer's Guide. In the US alone, RTB will account for around 15% of online video spend in 2012 and is forecast to account for 22% in 2013.
The increase in spending is partly attributed to the fact that the capabilities around audience buying and creative optimisation are a natural fit for video advertising.
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Two of Silicon Valley's biggest names. $33m in pre-launch funding. A roster of A-list celebrities ready to unveil a product to the world.
If you're thinking the year is 1999 and you're at a party in San Francisco, you're wrong. It's 2012 and the city is New York.
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Today was one of those days. You know the ones. You have that ansy feeling like something is brewing. I spent most of the morning doing mountains of laundry and dishes, cleaning toys and stuff....ugh...housework. Anyway, I took a break to play outside with Katelyn..such a beautiful day. Maybe I just needed a break.
Not sure if a lot of you know, but I teach my WiggleKids and Drums Alive programs at both Greene Elementary and Doran Elementary as part of the 21st Century After School Program. I did it last year for Doran 3 days a week from Feb-June and was invited back this year at Greene, Doran and Watson....I hired a coach to help out at Greene and after all said and done was able to pull off 4 days a week at both of the schools I mentioned.
Now, I figured this year would be great because I would have a good bunch of the kids I had last year so I'd know them already and they would know me. No "breaking in the teacher" period. Boy was I wrong. I remember back in February posting on Facebook that after my first week of this program I thought the kids were going to eat me alive. But as my alpha dog mom voice came out once or twice, all the little Cujo's soon turned into puppies. NOT THIS YEAR. So far, I am still sensing that I smell like raw meat to a bunch of mini TRex's. We just finished week 2. It's amazing. And don't get me wrong, I know deep down these kids are basically good kids. But man, they don't cut you an inch of slack. I have to be honest, I let it rip a few times today....and I hate doing that. But there is no way I am going to sacrafice their safety... Horsing around with my equipment could get someone hurt....as a coach and a mom, I'd feel awful.
So I finished the longest 2 hours ever today at that program to drive straight to my studio to teach my Jumpin' Beanz class - which I LOVE. Jumping on a hippity hop ball for 45 minutes with a group of silly kids was just what I needed to set my head straight. And it's a good thing.
I got home to my hubby cooking dinner. Steak tips sandwiches, asparagus, macaroni....so yuumy. But as I am finally sitting down to eat after serving all three kids....I take two bites and notice my 9 year old start to gag and a look of panic washes over her face. I ask her "Are you choking?" She nods yes. I tell her to get her hands up and I ask, "Can you breathe?" (she typically panics easily so if she is breathing, I can at least talk her through this a bit...) She shakes her head no. I fly out of my chair around my husband who is still eating wondering what the heck is happening.....and I see her gag again. I grab her out of her chair and proceed to do the Heimlich Maneuver on her. Two thrusts and I hear her coughing and gagging. I stop and see steak on the floor and hear her start to cry. I know we are good and I start to hug this poor thing that is so freaked out she is shaking.
It so happens after I got her to calm down a bit and talk, the steak was long and stringy. So not only did she start to choke, it was hanging down her throat so when she tried to clear it, she couldnt' cough it up and she couldn't swallow it...but it was blocking her throat. She told me that when I did those "pushes on her tummy" she reached in her mouth and pulled out the steak. Gross, but I was glad I was calm enough through it all to talk her through it...and she willingly helped herself and me.
It took a while for her to settle down. I got her in PJs and basically told her she didn't have to eat dinner she was such a wreck. And the softy in me said yes to ice cream later even though she hadn't eaten much dinner..... the kid kinda earned it. lol. But as I was tucking my girls into bed tonight, I leaned down to kiss her on the head and turn out her light and she was sitting on her bed in front of me. She wrapped her arms around my waist and looked up at me and said, "Mom, thanks for saving me." I could have cried right there. I took both of her cheeks cupped in my hands and said, "Always." and kissed her again good night. *sigh.
These are the moments. Where as a mom, your cape comes out. I have never done the Heimlich on anyone before...I've had to turn over my babies once or twice and get a glob of grahm cracker or cheese goldfish out of their throats, but this is the first time on someone this old. I am CPR and First Aid certified, but honestly hoped I'd never have to use it. So glad that I was there, didn't panic and was able to calm her down afterwards so she felt safe again.
I guess there was a reason I bought a black cat outfit for Halloween and it never came out of the bag. I ended up buying a super girl shirt with a cape attached. I'm thinking of wearing it everyday....secretly under my clothes. As parents I think we all wear our fictitious "capes" in one fashion or another... wear them proudly. (Or if nothing else, wear them to do housework....sure would make vacuuming more fun, huh?)


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Candles and strings of vintage light bulbs create a romantic mood at this terrace bar north of the center, founded by drummer Alex González from the group Maná.
Candles and strings of vintage light bulbs create a romantic mood at this terrace bar north of the center, founded by drummer Alex González from the group Maná.
Spacious and homey, this one-of-a-kind bar and restaurant is an agreeable place to settle back on a sofa, sip a cocktail and watch as beautifully presented dishes are trotted out from the kitchen with panache by hosts Lydia and Anne. You can also get a chair massage, shop in the small boutique, or head to the low-lit dance room in back.
Vallarta's premier Latin dance club (pronounced 'hota-bey') features live bands Friday and Saturday, with DJs the rest of the week. The salsa lessons (M$50, from 8pm to 10pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) are a big draw, as are the Monday-night tango lessons. It's about 3.5km north of downtown Vallarta along the main coastal highway.
Attracting a very enthusiastic all-Mexican crowd, this restaurant-bar presents an entertaining (if slightly amateur) show of music, comedy and mariachi every Tuesday through Sunday evening starting at 11pm. It's a great bit of local color. Dinner costs M$80 to M$145.
This friendly and highly recommended cafe doubles as a bookstore and social hangout, with good espresso drinks, comfy couches, regular conversational language groups, and a play area and Saturday story hour for kids.
Vallarta's choicest nightspot commands the most artful DJs and an open-air rooftop bar furnished with oversized beds. On the dance floor the music is frenetic, but there's also a mellow chill lounge.
A pleasant bar and cafe in the Zona Hotelera that attracts mainly locals, this is a great place to hear trova (Latin accoustic pop ballads) on Friday and Saturday evenings.
With live entertainment, two dance floors, multiple bars and a swimming pool with a waterfall, this jubilant indoor-outdoor space has taken gay Vallarta by storm.
In the heart of the Zona Romántica, this place draws an enthusiastic mixed crowd every Friday and Saturday night with live rock and blues and no cover charge.
It's raining men at this sizzling dance mecca and male-stripper venue with its dark, intimate rooftop patio. Women are unapologetically disallowed.
This cabaret-style theatre stages musical reviews, concerts, plays and movies. Show up at 6:30pm for dinner in the breezy upstairs restaurant.
This palapa-style beachfront spot is famous for its gargantuan margaritas, free-flowing buckets of beer and perfect sunset views.
At the Krystal Puerto Vallarta, this flashy dance club is occasionally explosive, with cutting-edge sound and lighting systems.
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Caught impersonating an upperclassman, Pledge Collins (Mike Gregory) awaits his punishment in President Martin's (Steve Hammond) quarters. When Martin arrives, he makes sure Collins gets the discipline he deserves. First Martin orders Collins to worship his form…starting at the feet and sucking his way up…when Collins arrives at Martin's cock, Martin face-fucks his boy slowly and deeply, making him appreciate the cock in his throat. When his cock is sufficiently soaked in spit, Martin makes Collins warm and open his hole…keeping the pledge busy tonguing that sweet pucker. Finally Martin can resist no longer, and begins his assault on Collins' ass…plowing, pumping, plunging and slamming it deeper…deeper…deeper into his hole. Collins has shot his load three times now and Martin's endless power-fuck comes to a climax…showering the repentent Collins in ropes of thick cum. Collins is allowed to spend the night on the floor, but after considering Collins eagerness to please…and the chill of the night when the fire's gone out…Martin carries him to bed and Collins' hazing is finally at an end.


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It looks like you write urban fiction, which is cool. I write crime fiction mostly, and I post an article on my blog weekly (every Thursday I try) about my writing and being a publisher. Please feel free to check out my website at:
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Hello Tonja,
This month book club & book review are reading
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Next month I would like to add your book if you are still interested .
I am proud to be hosting my first blog tour and interviewing T.J. Chester on my blog.
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You mean simulating the output of this library in an Android library?: http://code.google.com/p/ardu-imu/wiki/HomePage?tm=6
As far as I can tell, that functionality isn't present on the PhoneDrone board. Do you have in mind connecting the PhoneDrone board to a sensor that would give the phone accelerometer readings, instead of using the phone's accelerometers directly?
Can you point me to some more basic information on the PhoneDrone board, like what is involved in getting started developing with it? I haven't been able to find any code or information about it from the developers of the board, but I assume there is something somewhere.
hi before i start i will just let you know i am new at this and am only learning this stuff myself so i could be wrong.
how is it connected to the plane's control surfaces?
servos are run by the PWM pins that are pinned out one end of the board.
How does one handle switching control of the plane from traditional RC to drone mode?
the code is always listening on the last ch of the autopilot and you then tell the code PWM it will recieve if you want it to be in auto or whatever.
Why do the documents recommend an 8-channel RC controller? What are the channels used for other than power, ailerons, rudder, and elevator?
ailerons, rudder, elevator, motor, and one more to tell it the mode (as per last Q "AUTO", etc)
as far a i can work out 8ch is recommended for extra stuff like taking photos and stuff. plus it is hard to find a controller that will allow you to send all the codes for the modes. untill your in the 7ch+ range.
p.s i have just got a turnigy 9x 9ch (actually 8ch not sure were they get the 9 from) its a good cheap $60 radio that should do everything you need.
hope this helps.
Thanks Adrian, that helps a lot with the general questions. I picked up a powered glider and a 5-channel radio, so I expect I have the necessary bits to at least get off the ground manually, and the extra toggle to switch between manual and autopilot.
I still haven't been able to find any information whatsoever on the phonedrone board. It's sitting in my living room, and I'm not sure even how to power it up in development mode. It's a bit disappointing that there are literally no pointers on the board, nor even any information on who to contact, or who developed it. I'd be totally happy with the archives of a mailing list used by the developers when they were putting it together, even.
I also purchased a phonedrone board and am finally getting around to playing with it. I am unable to connect via the micro usb connector. When windows tries to install the driver I point it to the arduino mega driver that it's asking for and it fails. I'd had this issue before with a real mega 2560 and had to reflash the usb chip so I tried that and then found that the phonedrone is using a ATMEGA32u2 for the usb communication and the stock Mega 2560 is for a 8u2 chip. Now I can't communicate with a pc at all because I've programmed for the wrong chip.
I can recompile the arduino usb firmware for the 32u2 but would rather use the DIYDrones code/hex file. Is there anywhere I can download this?
Thanks in advance,
You wanna join us in our Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=de&fromgroups#!forum/phone-drone-adk
Also, do you have any direct contact you can forward to someone from diydrones that can give us details to the board?
Have you made any progress since your last post? I am trying to do something similar but am envisioning the PhoneDrone to be on the ground connected to my Android phone and have the Phonedrone connect to the Xbee ground unit. Is this possible?
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Although it's just September and four months remain before national signing day, most of North Carolina's top prospects have already determined their college destinations.
A total of 52 players have made verbal commitments to Football Bowl Subdivision programs, including 38 rated in The Fayetteville Observer's preseason list of the state's Top 50 prospects.
Only six of the Fayetteville Observer's top 25 remain uncommitted. Here's a quick update on their status.
Marquez North, Mallard Creek HS, Charlotte - The nation's No. 2-ranked receiver prospect and our No. 1 is still keeping his options open and close to the vest. But he did recently make an unofficial visit to Tennessee. North has said his father, former West Charlotte High receiver Ramondo North, favors North Carolina. But North denies any favorite. He does include the Tar Heels on what has been a consistent list of seven schools that also includes Clemson, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State and Tennessee.
Tyrone Crowder, Richmond Senior HS, Rockingham - Crowder, who is No. 3 in our Top 50, is one of the nation's top blocking prospects. Like North, he's remained coy about his favorites. But he did narrow his list to Clemson, Georgia, North Carolina and Stanford in late July.
Greg Gilmore, South View HS, Hope Mills - Gilmore, a defensive end, is our hottest local prospect and No. 7 in our ratings. He's scheduled official visits to Florida on Sept. 21 and LSU on Nov. 3. A decision, which is expected to come down to those two schools, is expected soon after his trip to Baton Rouge.
Tyquan Lewis, Tarboro HS, Tarboro - We had this defensive end-linebacker prospect at No. 8 on our preseason list. Lewis is scheduled to make his college choice on Sept. 20 between LSU, North Carolina and Ohio State.
Johnathan Alston, Bunn HS, Bunn - Alston, a wide receiver, has seen his stock rise dramatically over the past few months. We had him at No. 12 in our preseason ratings, but many others have him higher at this stage. This is boiling down to a battle between in-state rivals UNC and N.C. State.
Marquez Grayson, Lexington HS, Lexington - Our No. 24 and a top-notch running back, Grayson is favoring N.C. State and Wake Forest. But Tennessee and Virginia Tech are not to be ruled out just yet.
Pittsburgh, which is scheduled to join the Atlantic Coast Conference next fall, is already making its presence felt regionally in recruiting.
The Panthers received a verbal commitment earlier this month from Mallard Creek High cornerback Anthony Covington. Covington, a 5-foot-10, 185-pounder, is No. 26 in our preseason rankings of the state's top 50 prospects.
East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia and Wake Forest also offered scholarships to Covington, who expects to graduate from high school in December and enroll at Pitt next spring.
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