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Director Ridley Scott is a man who needs little introduction: the genius behind Gladiator, the original Alien and, of course, Prometheus. SlashGear sat down with Scott – along with Prometheus writer Damon Lindelof – shortly after the movie's worldwide premiere, to talk director's cuts, the difficult balance of religion and science, and to find out about "The F*cking Cappuccino Theory of Astrophysics."
Scott arguably gave the sci-fi-horror genre its flagship vehicle in the form of the first Alien film, kick-starting a box office busting Quadrilogy and coining the phrase "In space, no one can hear you scream." Since its 1979 release the screams have come thick and fast, Prometheus seeing Scott's much-anticipated return to science-fiction filmmaking and with a considerably increased budget – and equally huge expectations – so as to, as the blunt director said at the premiere, "make you sh*t yourselves."
SPOILER WARNING: some of Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof's comments concern specific plot points in Prometheus. If you want to save every surprise and theme until you've seen the movie, bookmark this and come back after you've been to the theater!
[Question] You're known for releasing a director's cut. Are we going to see a Prometheus director's cut when this comes to DVD?
[Ridley Scott] No, I think this is a good length. But that said, I think that now the fashion of actually putting out a couple of discs is here to stay, which will comfort you on all other kinds of conversation about how the movie was made. All you'll really do is see extended scenes in the menu. Other that that I think this is a pretty good length, the dynamics are about right.
The one, the only real regret I've ever had over the years, funnily enough, is the cut on Kingdom of Heaven. I removed 17 minutes which I thought at the end of the day were emotionally essential. They weren't really part of the narrative, which was the problem, and when you're editing, you're editing and then suddenly the film goes off on a tangent for 17 minutes, and you've seen the joke several times, so the joke's no longer funny or interesting. And it was wrong, really, to take it out, because it was all about the demise of the young king, and therefore it was also a very nice thing for Eva Green. I always regretted that. The three hour version of that was somehow more complete.
[Q] With the secrecy surrounding this, which leads to all the speculation and things like that, do you have a favorite rumor that popped up over the time that made you laugh? Now that the movie's hitting theaters and things like that, it's got to be kind of funny to see all these things come up online, or come up in the news, and think "that's so far off!"
[RS] No, I mean, we anticipated that there might be… I mean, because the film was so important thirty years ago, we knew that when we started doing the movie it's going to create some definite groundswell. And therefore you want to be secretive, because, I mean why do you want to know the play before you see the play? So that was all kind of fairly logical and pretty easy to control. Today, if I hand you a script, your name's going to be right across every page, so if it comes out and your page is there, you're going to get your knees whacked in the carpark.
[Damon Lindelof] That's not a euphamism!
"We anticipated rumors rather than closing them down"[RS] We don't f*ck about. And then, you know, okay. The thing about it, I think we also were pretty professional at anticipation, and rather than putting out the usual form of advertising – because I'm deeply entrenched in advertising still – we started thinking we should be using viral TV and viral Twitter. There's all those people Twitter, and if we put out stuff that doesn't mention the movie, that's going to be really interesting, and all Twitter's going to go "what the… agghhh?!" And then suddenly some bright spark goes "wait a minute, biking! Weyland Yutani!" and then you're off and running. So that, we anticipated stuff rather than closing it down.
[Q] I was curious about the Weyland TED talk, which was brilliant, and the only sort of un-made-up part for Guy Pearce. Is that where that came from, the idea to sort of…
[RS] We were deeply into the movie.
[DL] Yeah, we… there were a couple of things.
[RS] The dream idea, in hypersleep.
[DL] Right, so, originally in the draft there's a scene in the movie where we see David and he's got his headset on and he's talking to someone, and we don't know who it is, and he gets confronted by Vickers. There's a scene in the script that we decided not to shoot, where we see the inside of that dream, and basically David takes a jetski out with a beautiful woman in a bikini, to a yacht, and on the yacht is Weyland. Played by Guy, without old-age make-up: this is his dream. And they have a scene together, and in that scene David says "the engineers are dead, they're all gone, mission failure" and Weyland says "go back and try harder." And we rewrote it so that we were going to play Weyland's identify closed, give the audience a sense that [David] was talking to someone on the ship but not view them.
But we had already shot the scenes with Guy in the old-age make-up. So we were, like, people are going to wonder why we cast Guy Pearce to play an old man, unless we represent him as Guy Pearce. And that basically tapped into a piece of viral we had already been talking about, which is… I said it would be really cool to introduce the title of the movie – because people were asking "Prometheus, what is that?", "how does the myth have context in the context of this movie?" So I was, like, we should write this TED talk, and then Ridley basically handed it off to Luke, his son, who is an incredible director, and we got together with TED – this guy Tom Rielly over at TED – we called him up and said "can we use your branding?" because if we can't call it a TED talk we'll have to call it a "FRED talk" or something, and everyone will know, it'll cheapen it.
And they said not only can you use our branding, but we'd like to unveil it at TED, and portal it through our website. And so suddenly we realized we were onto something. And of course these things… cool viral doesn't happen unless the director completely and totally gets it, and Ridley's entire background is in advertising, marketing, his brain works that way. So he made the calls to Fox, Fox immediately understood it, and got on board with that and a number of other… they were, like, "what else do you have?" which a studio almost never asks you.
[RS] They usually say, "we've done that!" But actually you haven't. "No. We do that!"
[DL] So Guy was game, and he did it.
[Q] Were there any other viral ones that you had made up, because we saw the one with Noomi as Shaw.
[RS] That was her screen-test. It was part of her screen-test, and then Johnny Hardstaff did the David one, and also played around and took the Noomi application for the job to an eye in the wall – not talking to Mr Weyland, she'd never meet Weyland, never be allowed to, wouldn't even meet the secretary, it's like a HAL eye, she's applying to a job to the eye, which in turn is being watched by a minion, who gets a secretary, and finally get Rupert Murdoch, and finally to actually Weyland.
[DL] So yeah, it was those three pieces of viral: the David 8 ad, which Johnny Hardstaff did, and the Weyland TED talk, and then the quiet eye with Noomi. And then there was one other piece, which was going to be the transmission, that we ended up not doing. It's in the movie.
[RS] We may use it in the US next week. They don't open for a week.
[DL] So there's basically… there's a message in the movie that they're transmitting to the engineers, with the girl playing the violin, and David and Holloway have the scene where they haven't responded to the message. That message is another piece of viral which we may or may not release.
[RS] Did you get what the message was about? [It was a message to the engineers.] That would be a constant, from takeoff you'd be constantly replaying that, hoping that somebody's gonna say "don't come any further, I'm gonna to blow you out of the sky." In there, there would be every conceivable form of mathematics equation, and anyone who is superior is going to look at that for three seconds and say "we've got chimpanzees on the way." So, it's an assessment of who's coming, basically, it makes sense.
[Q] Is that a reference to the original Voyager probe, which obviously had Bach records, drawings, that kind of mix…?
[RS] Yeah.
[DL] Yeah, from like, in Starman.
[Q] One question about the science … The super-weapon that the engineers have been creating seems to me to be working in two different ways: you have the first way, which is what happens to Holloway, which is that he becomes mutated himself immediately. It's that real-time altering of his genetic code. But then you've got what, in terms of science of the moment, seems the more credible way, which is the way that the mutations are passed down to Shaw's "child", this alien that she's giving birth to. Was there meant to be that contrast between those two?
"Religion creates more problems for us than any other single thing"[RS] No, not necessarily. The man at the beginning, the person at the beginning, if we are created by gods or monsters – there's no gods, it'd be singular, there'd be one god, probably, because every religion today (which creates more problems for us today in the entire global system than any other single thing, is religion, right) they're all actually worshiping one dude, really. I don't give a damn whether it's, y'know, muslim or you name it: it's theoretically, in theory, one person. I believe that we were pre-visited. I think it's entirely ridiculous to think that four billion years, nearly four billion…?
[DL] Since the Earth was created? Yes.
[RS] Nearly four billion years. I don't know whether it was Updike or the other guy said, a great quote, we've been here four billion years, what happened? Why did it take so long? Nothing's happened 'til until about 750,000, which… 750,000 years in four billion is a blink. I don't really believe… well, there's two rules of thought. You're either going to believe in the fact that we're by entirely genetic luck, so from day one where you have atomic storms – inconceivable storms that will go on in this nucleus, in which the dirt bowl will find some reason to start growth on everything – was that created? That may have been accidental, because I think there are many of those out there.
But then the idea that, is there a higher force in the universe, comes the question: is it god, or are there superior beings out there? You stand and look at the stars at night in the galaxy out there, it's entirely ridiculous to believe that we are it. You mean this is it? We're sitting in this room, I've got this f*cking cappuccino, and up there there's no-one else? I don't think so!
[DL] This is referred to as the "F*cking Cappuccino" theory of astrophysics.
[RS] The astrophysics gig… I've had nine very high-end scientists sitting at a table, ranging from NASA astrophysicists, I don't know what you call a serious mathematician, but a serious mathematician at a scientific level. And I've said, first question, "who believes in god?" And it's a bit like looking at a bunch of nine kids and saying "who masturbates?" There's a total silence.
[DL] Then you get arrested.
[RS] [And one guy says "I believe"] I said, so that's bizarre, it's a weird problem, because "I'm a believer in distilled facts to get me through my day, because I'm in science. On the side, I believe in this guy up there, standing on a cloud with a beard, who actually is my god, which is entirely mystical. So I have a split brain in intention." And he said "Yep!"
"Were we created or was it God?"So I said, when you meet your wall, having a bad day or a bad month: 18 months you've been working on an equation, you can't get through whatever that equation is, what do you think? Are you thinking "this son of a b*tch is really clever, and I can't break through the barrier", do you think of god then? He said, "yeah, in simplistic terms, yes, could be." So when you start there, that was – far as we're concerned – the right to then start doing fiction, doing movie entertainment, to step out and say "were we created or was it god?"
And therefore there's two questions in the film: the guy at the beginning is simply donating himself, no stranger than the Aztecs or Incas would choose some poor bugger, at the beginning saying "right, you're it, in the year you get all the girls you want, all the food you want, blah blah, and at the end of the year we're going to take your heart, take it out, squeeze it, and we're going to get jolly good crops and good weather next year." It's no more than that, he's into a form of donation, except his DNA is so powerful, each molecule is like a timebomb. So, we only set our standards by what we know here, which makes us essentially naive. We don't, we can't conceive of galloping DNA: I release that on the desk, and in a second I've got a cotton wool ball going black. We can't conceive that because it's not in your frame of experience. So you've got to take your brain, put it on the side, and when you enter the movie just let yourself breath.
[DL] I think another version of your question could be interpreted as "What does the black goo do?"
[RS] Three things! Cleans your teeth…
[DL] [Laughing] Exactly! And I think that one of the things that I love about Ridley's movies, and have loved long before I worked with him – and it's very surreal to be on the inside of – thirty-some odd years after Blade Runner we're all still talking about whether or not Deckard is a robot. So there's a speculative part of it, so the question becomes "what does the black goo do?" That is the question that you're supposed to be asking coming out of this movie. The movie demonstrates what it does in certain circumstances. So, here's what it does if it gets on worms; here's what it does if it gets on your face; here's what it does if someone just puts a little bit of it in your drink. So, now we see that that lots of this is headed to Earth. Now, you used the word "weapon", you're extrapolating that based on the theory [Prometheus captain] Janek has, because it looks like a payload to him: all these ships are loaded with this stuff, and they're headed for Earth. The intent has to be to wipe us out, or is it to evolve us, or is it for something else?
These are all hopefully questions and points of debate – frustrating for some – but ultimately the kind of science-fiction… why the two movies that Ridley did decades ago are still being discussed, is this idea that when you walk out of the theater that you have to go into community and start to discuss "well, wait a minute, this is what I think happened," and you're hopefully mirroring the conversation that the characters are having in the movie, and more importantly this is why Shaw says what she says at the end of the movie. Which is, "I'm not going back to Earth and calling it a day, I need to know a little bit more about what's happening here."
The ultimate goal of Prometheus, usually prequels, or movies that precede the original, close down the universe – so now we know everything we needed to know about Anakin Skywaker – we wanted Prometheus to open up the universe, so it's not a prequel at all. It has two children, one of those children grows up to be Alien, and the other child is hopefully growing up in this other direction and, god willing, will grow up into an entirely different line of films.
[RS] And by the way, that black stuff is terrific Viagra.
[DL] Toothpaste, now Viagra…!
[RS] You have a meltdown next morning!
[Q] All of this is very, very broad, but a lot of your movies have very specific scenes: in this movie, the medpod sequence, in Hannibal the brain-eating sequence. What is the importance of those scenes for you, in addition to asking all these broad questions, having something that's so specific, and horrific?
[RS] I'm a sick f*cker. No, it's a challenge of, say, the John Hurt scene where I read the script and it was told in no uncertain terms by Dan O'Bannon and Ron Shusett that, it's not subtle [mimes reading a script]: "Wow, what the f*ckin' sh*t is coming out his chest?! Holy sh*t, it's a worm!"
"Where's he going to give birth from?"So, I'm going, "that's disgusting." But actually it was the crossroads of information in the play which this had to be. Where's he going to give birth from? I can think of other places, but it's gonna be less attractive. For it to burst out of his chest was a gobsmacking, shocking experience, and my thought was always "he's gonna split sinew, bone, and separate the ribcage into a birth." That's what the birth is. So when the engine, when the storyline insists – because the good engines insist – when you get moving on a track like that, you know you're kinda onto something. You don't want to change it.
That's why I think dropping that stuff in earlier, [Shaw] saying "I can't conceive", was absolutely the right, perfect thing to do. Which then, after that – because they then relate to each other, consummate, and the following day by god she's pregnant – once she's pregnant, I have to see it, I have to see what that is. And because it's extreme, galloping DNA, whatever that is that's creating this monstrous thing growing inside of her – he says "you look three months pregnant"; in 25 minutes she now looks eight months pregnant – that's inconceivable for us, because we don't understand it. But I think it's probably way up there somewhere, it's entirely feasible. You've got to show it, you've gotta do it.
[Q] I wanted to ask about the special effects. Obviously, when you made the original film it was all models and matte paintings; things have improved dramatically since then. Could you say something about the difference between creating the two?
[RS] You know, the original Alien is still pretty bloody good. I'll show you a huge print in IMAX right now, you'll be shocked: the backgrounds, the universes, were a guy with a toothbrush who does that [mimes flicking the bristles], and goes "how many do you want?" And I say, "well, just do it" and he goes [flick] with the toothbrush, and splatter and speckle onto this shiny black screen, onto the artwork.
[DL] And that was for the stars.
[RS] That was it. The beginning of the movie is flat artwork; he splattered and drew in the… it's flat! You just pan across the flat, into the universe. I'm a camera operator, I operate the whole thing – there's one camera – I'm on the dolly now, we get wind machines, storm, sh*t, filth, okay, of course blowing straight up at me, and I've got a mask on and all that sh*t. And I'm looking through, and I've got dolly-grips behind me on two scaffold poles, which are the actual tracking lines, and he's walking round saying "action!" and I'm saying "stop, backup, I can see the way you're walking." So that's how it was all done, and when you look at it, it's pretty good. The sets are fantastically good, and the lighting was beautiful.
In the funny kind of way it's a lesson: in Blade Runner, those backgrounds, the cityscapes when he's climbing around the side of the building, you can see they're paintings but they're really quite good. Today, you'd never even attempt to do that, you'd sample architecture and drop it in, on absolute lens and perspective so it's absolutely seamless, there's no join. But in those days it was hand-painted. And it's a big lesson, because really, the most important, significant thing in all films – I don't give a sh*t whether it's science-fiction or a western or whatever – it's the goddamned screenplay. Get the screenplay right, and all this technology enhances it. But when the screenplay is week… the technology is the means to the end, the screenplay is the end. And if you get that right first, the rest is relatively straightforward.
"I'm just going to say it flat-out, the stories mostly are pretty sh*t"But consequently the hardest single thing to do is get it on paper, and that's why today there are many, many more movies being made than, say, twenty years ago, and I'm just going to say it flat-out, the screenplays mostly, the stories, are pretty sh*t. And that's why people who are coming, they yearn for better content. Now we've got primetime television, in England, running a Scandinavian show called The Bridge. I've watched nine hours of it. It's subtitled – primetime British TV. What does that tell you? Massive audience has built up because it's good, great characters… And it's gradually going to shift into movies. At the moment we're still getting away with it, but I think people are getting impatient, particularly in what I'd call the majority part of the world – which is now two-thirds of the world audience – which is everything outside of the domestic market, i.e. everything outside of the US. So it's what the story… get the story right!
[DL] I would just add to that, very briefly, from the outside looking in, I was really impressed when I came to the set by the commitment to practical. While I was here they shot the scene in the lab where the head explodes, and they were taking off the elephantine helmet, and there's the head in there. And I was like, wow, you're not doing this CG? And Ridley said "no, we're just gonna blow that f*cker up." And I looked over and saw the 7.5 foot tall actor who basically played the engineer, over in makeup, and I said "where are his mocap dots?" "No no, that's what we're gonna shoot?" And I do think that there's a tremendous temptation – there might have been some vis-effects on his eyes, and obviously we did not make the actor disintegrate down to the genetic level – but I do think that very few directors will say, like, what parts of it can we shoot practical, because anybody will come forward from vis-effects and say "we can do the entire thing for you."
"The voracity of it bleeds through"But our brains are very sophisticated, and we know the difference between what's real and what's fake, especially if you're doing a level of grounded science-fiction, especially about "we came from them", your brain will essentially say "but that's a CG being, it doesn't exist, it's not real, there's not a man in there, anywhere, even if it's mocap." And I think that those decisions, and the commitment to "can I make it the same way that I made it thirty years ago, just because I don't have to any more," I just admire it tremendously, I think it's a huge lesson to be learned and the voracity of it bleeds through.
[Q] In that context, did you see 3D as a challenge?
[RS] It was really straightforward. The idea of 3D being useful to this kind of subject is absolute, and the fact that if I get a camera man like [cinematographer] Dariusz Wolski, and I'm pretty good at knowing what I want, visually and everything else, by the time you put the two of us together, it was pretty straightforward. We shot this in 82 days. Shooting 3D, editing 3D, and it comes out in 3D: it's not a problem.
Problem is, you get a screen, and in the screen you have something hanging in the foreground. And you have a f*cking committee of forty people – including the leading actor – saying whether or not to show what's there or not. I say, "I hate 'em, get rid of them," or "I'll leave them, f*ck off." And that's it, because otherwise you have a long conversation about this. It's bizarre! You've gotta know what you want.
Don't forget to check out our interview with Damon Lindelof and co-writer Jon Spaihts for more on Prometheus' challenging conception, as well as our full review of the new film!


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This was an especially exciting photo shoot on multiple levels. For starters I have known this family since birth and thus was SO excited to have the privilege to take their family photos. Secondly, it was such a dynamic group. There were two grandchildren, their parents, their aunt and uncle, the grandparents, the great grandmas, and a beloved dog! It was like 5 photo shoots in one! Oh, and the last reason was, of course, the BEAUTIFUL kiddos. Love them, so precious. Anyway, here are some shots from the morning. We did the photo shoot on UT campus near the big fountain. So many pretty trees and green spaces. Thanks for a lovely time, love you guys

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COLUMBUS, GA -- The word "grind" couldn't have described the 2012 Albany State football season any better. After three early losses, the Golden Rams fought and clawed for 5 straight wins. In the end, it just wasn't meant to be.
"I did not see this coming. I didn't…this is like a blind side to me. We don't have a lot of words for what just happened," ASU Head Coach Mike White said.
Albany State lost their shot at a SIAC Title rushed by rival Fort Valley State. Staying in the grinding theme though, the Golden Rams never gave up closing Saturday's deficit to 38-20, but the roller coaster season has ended.
"A lot of ups and downs but we never gave up…even in this game…we didn't give up we tried to fight back to get the win and that's how I'll remember this season," Running back Nathan Hoyte said.
A senior, Hoyte, will be remembered for stabilizing an often shaky offense. While senior defensive lineman Justin Blash did the same for a trademark "Dirty Blue" Defense. The 2012 senior class faced a trying season, but they did it together.
"We could have done a lot of things differently, but the biggest thing is we stayed together," Quarterback David Kooi said.
Another footnote left for another day was head coach Mike White's pursuit of a 100th win at Albany State. White didn't have much to say on the matter, as usual for the longtime coach, it was all about the product on the field.
"With a win Saturday, we would call this a pretty successful season to get back to the conference championship game. Right now…finishing the way we did…this season does not leave a good taste in my mouth," Coach White said.


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When will we know who won the presidential race? That depends on how many early swing states vote. (And for conversion purposes: The East Coast is five hours behind GMT; the West Coast is eight hours behind GMT.)


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Correction: A previous headline incorrectly stated the inmate died during the booking process.
By Bay City News Service
A Solano County jail inmate died this morning after he became "uncooperative and aggressive" while he was being booked, a Solano County sheriff's lieutenant said.
David Macedo, 35, of Vallejo, was arrested by Vallejo police on a
misdemeanor charge of abusing the 911 phone system, Lt. Gary Faulkner said.
Macedo was making many calls to the Vallejo police and fire departments Sunday night, Faulkner said.
Vallejo police brought Macedo to the jail around 4 a.m. today.
When he became uncooperative and aggressive during the booking, he was put in a holding cell in the receiving area for observation, Faulkner said.
Faulkner also described Macedo's behavior as "belligerent and argumentative."
Macedo appeared to lose consciousness and collapsed to the floor around 7 a.m. when correctional officers tried to obtain his fingerprints, Faulkner said.
Correctional officers started CPR until an ambulance arrived, and Macedo was pronounced dead at the NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield.
The Sacramento County coroner's office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of Macedo's death, Faulkner said.
The Solano County Sheriff's and district attorney's offices will investigate the death, Faulkner said.


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Martin's Tour of Richmond rolls through Henrico
Citizen Staff Reports 10/04/12
The first annual Martin's Tour of Richmond cycling event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6. This Gran Fondo will feature a full 102-mile loop around Richmond as well as a 59-mile option and a 29-mile option. Gran Fondos, or "big ride" in Italian, are long distance, mass-participation cycling events – not races. Participation is open to recreational and competitive amateur cyclists. The full 102-mile course starts at Richmond International Raceway at 7 a.m. The 59-mile course starts at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Goochland Campus at 10 a.m. and the 29-mile course starts at Patrick Henry High School in Hanover at 12:30 p.m. All riders finish at the Richmond Raceway Complex where a post-ride celebration will feature live entertainment, beer and barbecue. The race will briefly interfere with road traffic in Henrico at the following areas: Walk-up registration Oct. 5-6 is $50 to $115. The event charity is Bike/Walk RVA, an advocacy program committed to making the Richmond area more bike and pedestrian friendly. For more information, visit http://www.sportsbackers.org/events/tour-richmond |
VBS seeks blood donations
Citizen Staff Reports 12/16/2013
Virginia Blood Services (VBS), the sole supplier of blood for more than 20 hospitals throughout the state of Virginia, is in need of blood donors to help replenish the local blood supply over the holidays.
A decline in blood donations is typical during the winter months as people become busy with holiday activities and travel. Patient needs remain steady, however, making it important for people to visit a VBS donor site or mobile drive to give blood. > Read more.
Varina's Big Toy parade to help usher in holiday season
In Varina, one of the most anticipated events of the season is approaching. The 19th Annual Big Toy Parade will return on Dec 14, offering a "homey," small-town feel that helps elicit holiday spirit among participants and spectators alike.
The parade, which begins at 3 p.m., is sponsored by the Battlefield Ruritans and Henrico County Parks and Recreation and is held in conjunction with the James River Boat Parade. It is led by a grand marshal along Old Osborne Turnpike and ends at the Osborne Boat Landing, where hundreds of community members gather to await nightfall and the arrival of lighted boats, concluding a festive holiday celebration. > Read more.
Strikers, Kickers form partnership
Citizen Staff Reports 12/03/2013
The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
Slated to begin play in the fall of 2014, Richmond United will field U13/14, U15/16 and U17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The teams will train and play home games at two of the top soccer specific complexes in the nation, Ukrop Park and Striker Park. > Read more.
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Weekend Top 10
Eastern Henrico's annual "Holiday on Parade" event is back tomorrow. Family-friendly activities will take place at various locations in the east end. The festivities will culminate with the 21st annual James River Parade of Lights. Also, several churches throughout the county are hosting holiday celebrations including West End Assembly of God, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church and The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
A taste trip through Latin America
Estilo charms, with a stylish twist, in Henrico's Near West End
If you're looking for something a little different from the standard, ho-hum restaurant experience, look no further than The Village shopping center. Among the recent success stories to put down roots in The Village is Estilo, created by the owners of the gastropub Toast (featured in a Feb. 21 review in the Citizen), only a few steps away.
Estilo – which translates to style – offers a taste of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, among other countries, and a menu that rotates regularly through the rest of Central and South America. > Read more.
Magic, on ice
Disney's Frozen shines as an instant classic
Disney has spent the past few years in search of that certain something; that 'Disney Magic.' It's been a slow process. From The Princess and the Frog to Tangled to Wreck-it Ralph, the studio took slow steps, welcoming its princesses and fairy tales and musical numbers back into the fold. Every film was an improvement on the last, but none of them had anywhere near the charm or lasting appeal of the early '90s highs of the "Disney Renaissance."
Frozen, by far, is the House of Mouse's best attempt at a new Little Mermaid. > Read more.
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A blurb from the New York Times, dated May 28, 1935 reads:
"The Vanishing World", a Czechoslovak film, will be shown today and tomorrow at the Bohemian Annex Theatre, 334 East Seventy-Fourth Street."
This theater is listed twice in the 1945 Film Daily Yearbook, both as the Annex Theatre and the New Annex Theatre, seating 599. In the 1951 Film Daily Yearbook, it's listed (once) as the Annex Theatre, seating 565.
Anyone know if this was also known as the East 74th Street Theatre?
The address given in the NY Times live theater listings for the East 74th Theatre starting in 1959 is the same as the address above.
Listed in 1930 as the Bohemian Annex with 600 seats. In 1935 it is listed as the New Annex with 600 seats.
Might this have been the EASTSIDE BAZAAR showing movies in 1971?
I don't know this was ever a movie theater again Al, but I think it was also known as the Phoenix Theater in the 1960s.
This is a free preview from the NY Times dated August 10, 1961.
PHOENIX IS MOVING TO SMALLER HOME; Constant Deficit Prompts Switch to 74th Street
The Phoenix Theatre, which is in need of funds, will switch its activities from its 1,200-seat home, 189 Second Avenue, at Twelfth Street, to a more economical operation in the 299-seat East 74th Street Theatre, 334 East Seventy-fourth Street, between First and Second Avenues.
The larger Phoenix Theater mentioned in the NY Times was most likely the City Cinemas Village East. Notice the much smaller seat count given for this theater in 1961.
You beat me to it so some of this information might be redundant. The Bohemian National Hall, located on East 73rd Street was built in the 1890s. Around 1914 a movie theater was built as an annex to the Bohemian National Hall. The theater was built behind the Hall fronting on East 74th Street. Hence the name, Bohemian Annex Theater. A 1967 certificate of occupancy for the Bohemian National Hall which has an address of 321 East 73rd Street reads in part: Dressing rooms for adjacent Phoenix Theatre at 334-338 East 74th Street.
Here is a 1985 photo of the former Annex Theatre as the Eastside Playhouse, then home to the Light Opera of Manhattan. The caption below the photo states the building has been torn down.
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After the fall
"Never mind, we'll continue fighting around him," said Drona, "just keep the elephants away." So for the next eight days foot-soldiers tiptoed nimbly about the grandsire's body even as they parried their enemies' thrusts and blows. Unfortunately a couple of the servants hired to fan the pitamah and provide him with refreshments had their heads lopped off by stray arrows, but this was treated as collateral damage. The bigger problem was that as the war grew more intense, the facade of respect began to peel away. In the afternoons, when tiredness set in, soldiers developed the habit of resting their swords against the arrows sticking out of Bheeshma's chest, and even taking a quick nap under his shadow. Some of the cheekier ones exchanged vulgar jokes – about how the old man had finally got laid at the age of 90 – within his earshot. "I'm no longer convinced that celibacy oath was worth it in the end," the aged scion of the Kurus thought to himself as he sipped on some flavoured Ganga-jal, "but at least the service is good."
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- shrikanth said...
There's no way Bheeshma was 90 years young at the time of the Kuru war.
Suppose he was 25 yrs old at the time of taking his vow.
50 - when Vichitravirya died.
80 - when Pandu died
The Kuru princes were probably in their mid forties at the time of the war. (a conservative estimate)
That puts Bheeshma's lifespan in the range of 120-130 :D - 3:56 PM, December 11, 2008
- Jabberwock said...
shrikanth: why do you assume he was 25 when the oath happened? 18 is more likely, which could put him in his late 30s when Vichitravirya died, and so on. Iravati Karve did a rough "realistic" calculation in Yuganta and figured he could be in his early 90s during the war.
But all that aside, did you really think this post was meant as a history lesson? (I hope it doesn't spawn a bunch of serious comments now from Mahabharat-literalists who claim Bheeshma was 167 years, 4 months and 12 days old when he died!) - 4:40 PM, December 11, 2008
- Jabberwock said...
I should clarify that I know your comment was meant lightly - but it's quite scary the number of people out there who are willing to get pedantic about all this. On a Rediff comments exchange (where else?) I noticed a lengthy post by someone who explained in great detail how old every character was and meticulously dated incidents in the epic, occasionally backing them up with "scientific evidence". (Example: the false sunset that preceded Jayadratha's death being a record of a real solar eclipse that took place on the 14th day of the war!)
- 4:44 PM, December 11, 2008
- Jay said...
That 1 rocks.....but soldiers, I'd think would generally desist stepping into that area 'cos not all of that Gangajal would have turned to vapor and sweat.
And is there ever a mention about his last itch.....I mean the battlefield, the grime and the dust from the stalwarts farting in between the fighting, must surely have wanted to itch.....good service would have definitely helped.....
You must also consider the fact that lack of activity for so long would have done no good to his general health.....Did they have medical insurances back then? - 5:28 PM, December 11, 2008
- shrikanth said...
I meant it lightly ofcourse.
Btw, commented on an old post -'Hithcock's fetishes and Pauline Kael' - 5:31 PM, December 11, 2008
- Jabberwock said...
jay: you should definitely write a version of this story. Incidentally, your comment reminds me that Aviva Life Insurance is one of the sponsors for Ekta Kapoor's Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharat Ki - with the sponsor announcement accompanied by a shot of the insurance company's logo in the foreground of a battlefield scene.
shrikanth: I know, I saw...will try to reply at length if I get the time. - 7:10 PM, December 11, 2008
- Falstaff said...
You forgot about the one hour a week they had to shut down the war so Bheeshma could have his session with his shrink in peace.
- 7:11 PM, December 11, 2008
- Ankur said...
Jai, Ekta Kapoor's "Kahaani Hamaaray Mahabharat Ki" amuses you no end, doesn't it?
- Ankur. - 10:36 PM, December 11, 2008
- Piyush said...
"disturbing the peace while the war was still on"
laugh out loud.
good - 12:26 AM, December 12, 2008
- Vedang said...
didn't you know?
Bheeshma was 167 years, 4 months and 12 days old when he died.
just out of curiosity though, what prompted you to write this MB vignette? - 8:45 AM, December 12, 2008
- Jabberwock said...
Falstaff: they couldn't have the sessions after sundown? It was only on the 14th day that the war continued into the night. *Sudden vision of Bheeshma's psychiatrist being fried to a crisp by Ghatotkacha's dragon-fire*
Ankur: yes, and why not, it's such a great show! But this post doesn't have anything to do with Kahaani....
Piyush: or alternately, "You can't fight in here - this is the War Room!" from Dr Strangelove.
Vedang: I was watching YouTube videos of B R Chopra's Mahabharata and felt suddenly impelled to write flash fiction. - 10:22 AM, December 12, 2008
- A Line of Thought said...
How about adding this - Some soldiers hid behind Bheeshma using him as a cover while attacking the opponents.
Wondering what the flavour of the Ganga-jal was. - 10:52 AM, December 12, 2008
- Falstaff said...
J'wock: Nah. They tried, but it turned out to be easier to just reschedule the war than to meddle with Dr. Kleindorfer's calendar.
As a matter of fact Dr. Kleindorfer did actually get fried to a crisp, but contrary to popular legend, it had nothing to do with demon halitosis - it was just that the full Freudian significance of Bheeshma ending his days in a bed made of out 'arrows' fired at him by a strapping young man finally hit him one day and his brain spontaneously combusted. - 11:01 AM, December 12, 2008
- Shwet Awasthi said...
Jai, is it true that Drona ordered the elephants to be kept away? I know the post is meant in jest but seriously i had never thought how the war kept happening when the Grandsire had fallen in the midst of a battlefield?
Probably they just shifted the whole war some metres away, much like barricading Delhi Roads due to umpteen construction works.On the point of Bheeshma's age , who cares? the very fact that he was still the greatest warrior of them all in ripe old age, points to the fact that celibacy had its merits.
Anyways 'Mukesh Khanna' in his melodramatic hamming had made him seem like 300 years old in the Tele-serial. - 11:38 AM, December 12, 2008


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Silky mat soaks up water like a sponge.
Bare feet love stepping out of the shower onto this plush mat...and there won't be any puddles of water to cause a fall or damage the floor! Thanks to the wicking power of microfiber, water is quickly soaked up and locked inside. And because it dries fast, this mat won't stay wet like a cotton rug. Nonslip backing.
Select a size from the drop-down box.$19.98 - $49.982.3/5 (9) -
Hide a guest bed in plain sight! Ottoman by day...bed by night.
Put your feet up and relax, and stop wondering how you can accommodate overnight guests. Problem solved with this clever ottoman! By day, it functions as a foot rest, extra seating or even a coffee table. Then, when family or friends spend the night, it becomes an instant bed! Three thick foam cushions provide comfortable sleep support.
Instant "guest room":- 1. Remove cover.
- 2. Open frame.
- 3. Tie cushions in place.
Ottoman is 29"x25"x18". Bed is 75" x 29"; supports 250 pounds.
The cover is sold separately.$199.003.9/5 (14) -
Part sponge. Part chamois. 100% super absorbent and durable.
Swedish dishcloths outperform sponges, paper towels and ordinary cloth. They soak up water to leave surfaces streak-free...no drying needed. Machine wash and use over and over. Think of all the money you'll save on paper towels.
Cellulose / cotton; 6-3/4"x7-7/8".
Set of 2.
Select design.$12.98 -
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Celebrate the top dog in your life with this distinctive accent!
Your love for the breed comes through beautifully with this cozy, cotton throw! Vibrant with a full-color, lifelike image of your favorite breed, it makes a wonderful accent in any room. The personalized dog breed throw has room for up to 12 letters. We'll customize it for you with a fun message or your pet's name.
Select dog breed and enter name (up to 12 characters).
Machine washable.
Approx. 47" x 60".
Made in USA.$59.952.0/5 (1) -
The elegant look of carpet with dirt-stopping, nonslip protection.
Just place these treads on steps--front door, deck, garage, porch--to stop dirt, snow, leaves or water from being tracked inside. And don't let the sculptured scrollwork design fool you--these are heavy-duty stair treads that trap dirt and moisture, and are guaranteed not to fade, rot or mildew. The rubber backing offers thousands of nonslip "nubs" for a secure grip.
Can be installed permanently with tacks or adhesive (not included). Use on basement stairs too.
30" x 8-1/2"
Select color.
Indoor / Outdoor Scroll Stair Treads - Set of 2$29.985.0/5 (1) -
Clothes pilling? Shave them to keep them looking like new!
Easy to use. This fabric shaver can be safely used on wool suits, cotton dresses, knit shirts, sweaters, drapes, upholstery and more. It gently removes pulled threads, lint, fuzz and pills without damaging garments. A comfort-grip handle makes it easy to use. Powered by household current or four C batteries (not included), sold below.$19.983.3/5 (3) -
The microfiber slipcover for our Fold-Out Ottoman Bed is easy care--just wash it in the machine.
In Zebra print.$31.98 -
Roommates Dress Up Peel & Stick MegaPack Wall Decals
Little girls will LOVE this Dress Up MegaPack! Featuring stylish dresses, shoes, and purses, this giant pack of 57 appliques will look cute in any bedroom. You can even use the included patterned dots to accent desks, bookshelves, mirrors, bedposts, ceilings or any other flat surface. Applies in seconds and repositions easily! Wall Decal Dimensions: 2 sheets of 27 x 40. Number of Wall Decals: 57. Peel & Stick. Repositionable. Reusable. Removes in seconds. 57 Appliques.$50.99 -
Take the stress out of mealtimes with kids.
Protect your upholstery from spills with these heavy-duty, clear chair protectors.
If you cringe at the thought of children using your dining room chairs, invest in a few of these see-through chair protectors. This heavy-duty, clear "bib" protects upholstery from spills, making dinners more enjoyable for everyone. Each chair protector is 26"x26"; fits most chairs up to 21" x 21".
Chair Protector
SAVE: 2 just $9.95 each; 3 or more just $8.95 each$9.983.6/5 (9) -
Keep garage floors clean & dirt out of your home.
No more sand, gravel or kitty litter...the Drymate Garage Floor Mat uses Zorb-Tech anti-flow absorbent technology to keep messes from spreading so your garage floor stays clean and looking new. Felt-like fabric soaks up drips from oil, rain, snow and mud, while the nonslip, specially bonded waterproof backing prevents soak-through. Lightweight and easy to position, it's stain-resistant and sturdy so it lasts for years.
Can be hosed or vacuumed clean. Made of 50% recycled materials.
Select a size from the drop-down box.$149.00 - $159.003.0/5 (2) -
Slim table keeps clutter hidden out of sight.
Just 11-1/2" wide, this Chairside Table fits easily between two chairs, a chair and sofa, or a sofa and the wall. The lower shelf is a perfect spot to stow magazines, books, the TV schedule, phone book or newspaper, while the top is ideal for holding a reading lamp and a cup of tea. Even better, one half of the tabletop surface folds back to reveal a hidden storage area just the right size for your remote control, glasses, notebook, crossword puzzle book and more! Shaker styling blends with any decor.
Made in USA of solid ash.
Fully assembled.
24"H x 11"W x 23"D.
Storage section is approx. 2-1/2"H x 7"W x 11-1/2"D.
Select color.$189.005.0/5 (6) -
Beater/scraper in one makes fast work of mixing!
Tired of constantly stopping the mixer to scrape the bowl? This patented beater's rubbery ''wings'' continuously scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to thoroughly incorporate ingredients and cut mixing time up to 50%! Use for making mashed potatoes, compound butters, pie fillings--any mixing chore. USA.
BeaterBlade+ for KitchenAid tilt-head stand mixers.$24.955.0/5 (3) -
Stop squirrels from raiding feeders.
Tired of constantly refilling feeders because the squirrels empty them? Hang them on this pole--the suspended cone makes it virtually impossible for squirrels to climb! When they try, the cone gently bobs and sways, and they land on the ground. Holds up to 8 feeders about 5' to 6' above the ground. Black rust-resistant, powder-coated steel with a decorative cardinal finial. Easy to assemble--no tools needed! Approx. 94"H.$174.005.0/5 (3) -
A rug so durable and stain-resistant, it's ideal for high traffic areas.
While it may look like an expensive wool and silk creation, this rug is power-loomed of durable Exellan polymers. The result is a stain-proof, colorfast, heavy-duty floor covering.
Rich in texture and color, this contemporary rug is ideal for use in any room--even where there's a lot foot traffic. While it could be mistaken for an expensive wool and silk creation, this practical design is power-loomed in Belgium of durable Exellan polymers.
As a result, it is colorfast, permanently antistatic, mothproof and pill-resistant. When there's a spill, just blot with a moist sponge. Sure to complement any room in your home. The multi-color rug is a blend of navy, brown and rust with shades of green and tan.$49.98 - $599.004.9/5 (7) -
Space-saving snack table organizes magazines.
Slide this slim table next to your reading chair. Its unique offset design lets you pull it up close so you can eat in comfort. You can't do that with a tray table! The 15" x 11" surface offers room for a cup of coffee and a book, or a plate of game-day snacks.
The built-in rack keeps magazines or newspapers handy without creating an eyesore. The Mission-style details blend with other home furnishings. Solid wood with a warm oak finish. 24"H.$59.954.3/5 (3) -
Muddy paws and messy boots are no match for this commercial-strength mat.
Keep your floors clean by stopping mud at the door, and you'll spend less time cleaning! The superabsorbent, cotton-rich fibers in this mat soak up moisture and grime from shoes, muddy boots and dogs' paws as they parade across it. A must for the mud room, its low profile won't interfere with the door closing. The durable, water-tight backing keeps the mat from sliding around and contains the mess until you get a chance to clean it in the washing machine. Made in the USA of 80% cotton/20% polyester for superabsorbency and durability. Variegated pile hides dirt..$29.98 - $69.984.0/5 (3) -
Five roomy drawers add instant storage in any small space with this Wicker Storage Unit.
Look at all the storage you'll gain in a space just 18" wide! Attractive wicker storage unit is as functional in the dining room as it is in the den, kitchen, bath, bedroom, office...anywhere five big drawers could help you de-clutter.
It uses height to give you needed storage. You'll be amazed at how it can quickly de-clutter an area, and how much the drawers hold. Drawers are removable, so you can carry craft materials or office supplies to the table.
Ideal for towels, clothes, phone books, magazines, dinnerware, linen, CDs and video games, gloves and scarves, pet toys--just about anything!
Drawers are 15"w x 11-1/2"d; two are 9"H, three are 5-1/2"H. Overall size is 18"w x 13-1/4"d x 52-1/4"H.
Metal frame in a black matte finish. Assembly.$159.004.0/5 (2) -
Passive Therma Spring Solar Mats heat your pool...no pump!
By day, these floating circular mats draw heat into your pool or hot tub and trap it there. Then at night, they act as an insulating blanket to retain heat gained during the day. Spring frames give them twist-and-fold ease. Great for odd-shaped pools.
For best results, cover 70%-80% of the pool.
Heavy-duty, UV-resistant vinyl.
Blue with dots.
70" x 42"; Qty. 1 Ring$39.981.6/5 (5) -
Roommate 6 ft. x 10.5 ft. Mickey and Friends XL Wallpaper Mural
Completely transform your room with this Mickey and Friends XL wall mural. This colorful design features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and of course Pluto! Applying is easy: just dip each prepasted strip in warm water, then bring it to the wall. You can make your little one's room into a Mickey and Friends paradise in under an hour! (Please note that XL murals are not repositionable.) For more Disney fun on your walls, be sure to check out the rest of our Mickey and Friends collection, including wallpaper, borders, decals, and so much more!. Dimensions: 6 x 10.5. Number of Panels: 7.$154.00 -
Star Wars Clone Wars Chair Rail Prepasted Mural 6 ft. x 10 ft.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is capturing the hearts and minds of young Star Wars fans all around the world. Here's a chance to give your own fan a full Clone Wars room makeover: an XL wall mural! These murals are easy to apply, and make a huge statement in rooms. The design features all the characters from the hit series, including Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, and more. And if tastes change, the mural can even be removed with no damage to the wall. Dimensions: 6' x 10'. Fast and Easy. Removes Instantly. Repositionable. No Damage to Surface. Works on all Smooth Surfaces.$154.00 -
RoomMates Down on the Farm Peel & Stick Window
Take a visit to a friendly farm with these cute peel and stick window wall decals. Each set contains two pre-cut wall decals shaped to look like genuine windows, allowing you to add a view to any room. Application is easy: just peel each element from the liner and smooth it on the wall, no pressing or rubbing necessary. If you want to reposition the design, simply peel it from the wall and apply it elsewhere. You can move the decals around as often as you like and apply them to any flat surface. These clever windows are certain to add fun to any bedroom or play area! Each window is 25 wide x 32 high. Decal Dimensions: Each window is 25 wide x 32 high.$50.99 -
Organize up to 400 CDs and 184 DVDs in a slim cabinet that fits just about anywhere!
With just 28 inches of wall space, you can store your large video and audio collection. This Mission cabinet even fits nicely in a hallway, because it's just 9-1/2" deep! Store your DVDs on 5 shelves (3 adjust) behind the glass door, and tuck CDs out of sight in the 12 drawers --- each holds more than 30. They'll stay dust-free and easy to find, and you can organize by title or genre. 41-1/2"H x 28"W. Choose dark oak or espresso. Standard delivery only.$339.00 -
Two shelves provide plenty of storage in this slim table.
Organize books and magazines by your chair, and still have room for a cup of coffee and remote control! This table is so slim, you can even place it in front of a window or next to your bed - it won't be in the way. Center shelf adjusts in height. Sturdy Mission design in solid ash with oak finish or chestnut finish. Assembly. 31" L x 12" W x 24" H. Sorry, no air shipment. Bookcase Table Discover Solutions and hundreds of clever, unique "products that make life easier." Everything is backed by the Solutions Lifetime Guarantee: You must be 100% satisfied with your purchase, or we'll gladly replace it or issue a full refund... the choice is yours!$179.00 -
Star Wars Classic Chair Rail Prepasted Mural 6 ft. x 10 ft.
The story of Star Wars is a true classic, and now you can bring a poster from the movie right to your wall... in the form of a giant mural! This limited edition XL wall mural is the perfect way to make a bold statement in any Star Wars fan's bedroom, playroom, den, or mancave!
Applies easily: just roll each prepasted panel up in warm water, then bring it to the wall. You'll love the outcome, and cherish this unique collector's item for years to come! Our XL Murals are a bit different than other RoomMates products. Instead of using our proprietary Peel and Stick technology, RoomMates XL Murals are printed on a revolutionary prepasted material called Surestrip, which makes it much easier to install such large wall graphics. XL Murals are not peel and stick products. They are prepasted and water-activated. Just dip the strip into a bit of lukewarm water, wait a minute, apply to the wall, then smooth the strip with a soft brush and repeat with the next sequentially-numbered strip. Your mural goes up in minutes as well (and certainly faster than if you were to paint the same surface). RoomMates XL Murals remove easily too! Simply pick two corners and start pulling off the wall. Each strip will remove in seconds, and in full strips! No tools needed! Dimensions: 6' x 10'. Fast and Easy. Removes Instantly. Repositionable. No Damage to Surface. Works on all Smooth Surfaces.$154.00 -
RoomMates The Great Wall Chair Rail Prepasted Mural 6 ft. x 10.5 ft.
Breathtaking in its ancient beauty, the Great Wall of China stands guard at the top of the mountain ranges, marching along as far as the eye can see. There is beauty in this old fortification and the sweeping vistas seen from the watchtowers, a serenity exists now as this portion of the wall graces the home. 10.5 W x 6 H. Decal Dimensions: 10.5 W x 6 H.$149.99


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Lionel Messi's bid to break Gerd Muller's record for goals in a calendar year is back on after the Argentina star was named in Barcelona's squad to travel to Real Betis on Sunday.
Messi, who is one short of the German's 1972 milestone mark of 85, has made a quick recovery from the injury he suffered on Wednesday that had football fans around the world so worried.
"He completed training on Saturday without any kind of trouble," coach Tito Vilanova said on Barca's website.
"There are still a lot of hours until kickoff and we'll all evaluate the situation together and decide whether he'll play the full 90 minutes or just part of the match.
"The important thing is that he's feeling okay ... But he could easily wake up in the morning and tell us he's feeling pain again."
Messi injured his knee after coming on as a substitute in the 0-0 Champions League draw with Benfica, prompting fears that he would miss Barcelona's last four games of 2012.
"When I first felt the knock, the pain made me imagine I'd be out for many months," he said.
However, he announced the following day that the injury was not serious -- and now it appears he is fit to face fifth-placed Betis.
"If he travels it's because he's ready to play. If there was the slightest risk, he wouldn't be going," Vilanova said.
"I think Messi was comforted when he found out that it's not a serious injury. If he wants to be in the squad because he's not feeling any trouble, then so much the better for us.
"But he doesn't need to make this kind of effort to show how much he loves this sport."
Barcelona went into the weekend six points clear of Atletico Madrid, who host Deportivo La Coruna earlier on Sunday.
Champions Real Madrid closed to within two points of Atletico after coming from behind to beat seventh-placed Valladolid on Saturday.
Angolan striker Manucho twice put the home side ahead, but Germany midfielder Mesut Osil scored his second goal of the match with a superb 72nd-minute free-kick that went in off the underside of the crossbar to clinch a vital win for Real.
Jose Mourinho brought on Angel Di Maria and Luka Modric in the second half to boost his attacking options, then was able to substitute opening goalscorer Karim Benzema late in the match with Real ahead.
Malaga, like Real and Barca through to the last 16 of the Champions League, moved up to fourth on goal difference after a 4-0 win at home to Granada.
Joaquin and Javier Saviola scored in the first half, while Ignacio Camacho and Roque Santa Cruz netted late in the second to leave Granada third from bottom.
In Italy, veteran striker Francesco Totti scored twice as Roma moved up to fourth place in Serie A with a 3-2 win at home to Fiorentina.
Fiorentina could have moved above third-placed Inter Milan, but went 3-1 down as Totti netted his second in first-half injury time.
Moroccan striker Mounir El Hamdaoui reduced the deficit immediately after the interval but Totti set up Argentina-born Italy international Pablo Osvaldo for his eighth goal this season to put the capital side above the visitors on goal difference.


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pvm povray help
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At 12:32 21/03/02 +1100, Drake Diedrich wrote: >On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 08:11:33PM +0000, Heger The Horrible wrote: > The next problem you will likely encounter :) : povray with PVM still >reads the scene description file from the filesystem, and parses it in each >slave, so the input file also needs to be available from the same place on >all slave nodes. pvmpov is not terribly informative if the slaves fail to >read a scene file for whatever reason. The errors are actually found in the >logs in /tmp on each slave. > It would be much better if the master node did the parsing, and then >exported the parsed structures to all the slaves over PVM, but that would be >a very large project. That shouldn't be a very large project at all. Read the inputfile (including all the included files, which is basically a simple expansion), broadcast it to all slaves, and work on that copy (either in-memory, or have the slaves write is as (a) temporary inputfile(s) to minimize the amount of code change). Takes less than 50 lines of codes, even counting the file-inclusion. Luc
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text: Eugene Houdry Born Apr 18 1892 - Died Jul 18 1962 Process for the Manufacture of Liquid Fuels Catalytic Cracking Patent Number(s) 1,837,963 Inducted 1990 Eugene Houdry discovered a revolutionary method for cracking low-grade crude oil into high-test gasoline, developed a catalytic process for producing synthetic rubber in World War II, and invented the catalytic converter for cleaning automobile exhaust. After the war Houdry expanded on his work that had yielded a catalytic process for producing gasoline from coal and invented a method for catalytically cracking low-grade crude oil. In 1930 Houdry moved to the United States, where Vacuum Oil and the Sun Oil Company provided significant financial backing for his work and his own Houdry Process Corporation. When World War II broke out in 1939 he returned briefly to his native country to help the French government adapt his catalytic cracking process to the production of high-octane aviation gasoline. Invention Impact The process revolutionized the production of gasoline and enabled refining companies to produce twice as much high-quality fuel per barrel of oil than the previous distillation method. By 1942, 90 percent of the aviation fuel produced in France, Great Britain, and the United States was catalytically cracked. Inventor Bio Born in Domont, France, the son of a wealthy structural steel manufacturer, Houdry studied mechanical engineering at the Ecole des Arts et Metiers in Paris. He worked first in his father's business then left to serve in the French Army as a lieutenant in the tank corps in World War I, where he was seriously injured. Houdry contributed to the WWII effort by developing a single-step butane dehydrogenation process for producing synthetic rubber. After the war Houdry formed a new company called Oxy-Catalyst and turned his attention to reducing the health risks from increasing amount of automobile and industrial exhausts. His catalytic muffler, patented in 1962, greatly reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and unburned hydrocarbons. Today, the device is standard on all American cars. Houdry received more than 100 patents. |


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July 21, 2009
From the Inside Looking In: Put Away the Mirror and Give Us a Window
by Mark J. Reeves
If your company is struggling with a complex design challenge it's probably time to seek input from someone on the outside. Corporate culture too often becomes insular, a team focused on internal objectives becomes self-reinforcing and a multitude of stakeholders with their respective agendas who all need to feel comfortable with the outcome end up with a watered-down, homogenized solution. Rather than looking through the window to get inspiration from the outside world, the team finds themselves looking into a mirror for what's familiar and efficient.
You need outside perspective. That's where an agency like Slim Kiwi comes in.
A Fast Company blog post, Are You Building a Consumer-Facing Company?, addressed this subject last week:
Design agencies, on the other hand, are born to think outside-looking-in. Not only do design agencies bring together radical talent and methodology that's difficult to maintain in a closed corporate environment, they have another advantage that's seldom talked about: Their ability to reflect across industries and companies and to form their opinion based on such experience. They have a role in creating many products, join many different teams, and can reflect, in hindsight, about the success or failure of certain ideas. That agency worldview cannot be counted in sketches, models or dollars--it is an invaluable trove of experience that is underutilized by both the agencies and their clients.
Our job goes beyond just executing a design. We're hired to provide critical insight and to evaluate your business and marketing efforts, provide you feedback, help you incorporate that feedback into your strategy, and then execute based on that strategy.
That might be a lot to sign onto. In the coming weeks, we'll be announcing a new service that will allow you to get an idea of what steps you should take and where we can contribute: Usability & Marketing Analysis Reports. You point us to your web site, pick a level of review to engage us on, and we provide you a report on what's working, what isn't, and what it would take for us to get you where you should be. Our goal is to give you a taste of our value, shake things up a bit and empower you to make an informed decision on the direction of your efforts without the big upfront commitment.
Outside looking in. Whether you're the corporate team that needs reinvigoration or just looking for expertise that isn't practical to maintain in-house, we're at our best when we're charged with bringing our outside perspective and our unique blend of expertise across industries, from consumer to business-to-business channels, for companies large and small, to the table to provide you fresh ideas. With this new offering, our goal is to let you opt for a first date rather than jumping into a relationship, while identifying where your organization can grow and optimize your efforts.


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No, you do not need to uninstall Nokia PC Suite to be able to install Nokia Suite. However, it is recommended that you do not have them both running simultaneously on your computer
Also, the Nokia Suite installer will disable PC Suite if it is running in the background. From there you can proceed in installing Nokia Suite on to your computer.


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Mil Milagros partners with six schools and communities in Solola, the poorest state of Guatemala, to ensure that children graduate from sixth grade healthy, literate, and prepared to continue their education. This project will help fund nutritious lunches for 1,000 children each school day. Mil Milagros trains the children's mothers and grandmothers to prepare the lunches.
Only 40% of children in Guatemala finish sixth grade, according to USAID. When children are hungry, it is difficult for them to learn; by feeding them at school, they come to school, stay in school and learn. This project allows children to receive nutritious meals each school day, which means they can be more productive as students and community members.
Mil Milagros builds local capacity by teaching 400 mother and grandmother volunteers to use local foods to prepare nutritious lunches. This project ensures that the children are fed nutritious lunches each school day by funding the purchase of local foods and cooking instruction for the mothers. The children bring firewood for the stoves and their own dishes to school. The strategy works: in 2012, 98% of the children supported by Mil Milagros graduated from sixth grade.
Providing lunches at school to ensure that the children receive proper nutrition leads to many other outcomes: better school attendance, graduation from sixth grade, literacy, better job opportunities, and ultimately, less poverty. One thousand children will become healthy, well-nourished, and educated, and 400 mothers and grandmothers will gain valuable nutrition and cooking skills.
Total Funding Received to Date: $7,429 Remaining Goal to be Funded: $2,571 Total Funding Goal: $10,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Boston, MA, United States http://www.milmilagros.org
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Montana Aeronautics Board
The Aeronautics Board is a quasi-judicial board consisting of nine members, each appointed by the Governor for a four-year term. The Board acts in an advisory capacity to the department and has statutory authority over allocation of airport development loan and grant funds and pavement preservation grant funds. The nine-members represent various facets of the industry and at least one member of the board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.Representation includes:
- One member of the Montana pilots' association;
- One member of the Montana chamber of commerce;
- One representative of the Montana airport management association;
- One member of the Montana county commissioners association or the Montana league of cities and towns;
- One person actively engaged in aviation education in this state;
- One person representative of interstate commercial airline operators, who must at the time of appointment, be an employee or official of an interstate commercial airline operator and a resident of this state;
- One person representing the general public;
- One member of the association of Montana aerial applicators; and
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At the IFA event in Berlin, LG introduced four new LED-backlit monitors with IPS technology, of which one is intended to be of professional-grade. The LG IPS2062T, IPS226V, IPS236V and IPS231P are sized at 20", 21.5", 23" and 23", respectively. With the exception of the IPS2062T (which has a resolution of 1600 x 900), all are full-HD (1920 x 1080) ready. All four models have dynamic contrast ratios rated at 5,000,000:1; brightness of 250 cd/m²; and response time of 6 ms. Maximum viewing angles measure at 178°/178°. While the IPS2062T takes in DVI and D-Sub inputs, IPS226V, IPS236V take DVI, D-Sub and HDMI, the IPS231P lacks HDMI, but has stereo speakers and takes audio in. Another feature that sets the IPS231P apart from the other models is its stand that allows you to adjust its height (by up to 11 cm), tilt, swivel, pivot. LG did not give out pricing and availability details. Source: FlatpanelsHD
Look to be 50~100% more expensive than it's TN equivalent panel but they are a much better panel contrast color and response times are way better
The phrase is about 5 years out of date. Personally, IMO, the marketing department shouldnt be paid salaries for just pasting old copy. And 1920 x 1080 might be OK for entertainment, but for productivity it is very poor. Whatever happened to 1200, 1440 and 1600 in the "y". All this consumer cheapskate is making me look at Apple Cinema screens which I really dont want to do!
I'm just glad to see another IPS panel on the market. All I ever see is stuff on TN panels and this one looks really good. If you really want the 1200 in the y, one phrase comes to mind. "DUDE, ur gettin a Dell!"
Like to see more non TN with LED backlight. Also nice desing, LG, but response time of 6 ms doesn't look good...
I'd have to mess with these in person to see how much the response time bothered me, if it's ok then IPS226V is the one for me.
they should start with 2048x1152 xD Should be easier for the movie industry... commonly referred to as 2K for that screen resolution... and if it is marketed as a 2K screen people will think it is twice as better while its a tiny bit better only lol
Love seeing the IPS panels but they need to move away from the DC value and go with the true CR value. Price should be between 250 - 400 or so.
Ive been using a high end LG (L246WP-BN) for a few years and have been very happy, nice to see more to choose from.
breaking news: as i've been saying for months to die hard fans, everything not 16:9 has died off. standards have merged, 16:9 won.
Which is extremely unfortunate. I can understand 16:9 at the pure consumer level, but Pro and prosumer should still be 16:10. You can still get some 1920x1200 monitors out there tho.


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A veteran Baltimore Sun reporter, the acerbic Bill Zorzi has been covering the federal courthouse and working early rewrite on Sundays since the paper's buyouts of two years ago. Given to swearing, especially under deadline pressure, when Zorzi takes a hit for not catching a city courthouse story (not his beat), he isn't thrilled with the order to pick up the slack.
played by William F. Zorzi
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Joanne Harris Biography
Joanne Harris was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire on July 3, 1964, her mother is
French, her father English. She was educated at Wakefield Girls' High and
Barnsley Sixth Form College, and then read Modern and Mediaeval Languages at
Saint Catharine's College, Cambridge. After a number of heroic career
failures (rock musician, herbalist, accountant) she succumbed to genetic
pressure and became a French teacher for 12 years at a boys' grammar school in
Leeds, and later taught a French Literature course at Sheffield University.
This biography was last updated on 08/12/2011.
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