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Expect some lively discussion at today's Fort Wayne Community Schools Board meeting. A presentation on the controversial Common Core State Standards is on the agenda.
Superintendent Wendy Robinson, Chief Academic Officer Steven Cobb and Academic Services Director Natalie Nelson will make the presentation, which follows passionate testimony before the Senate Education Committee on Jan. 16. Senate Bill 193 requires the state to pull out of Common Core.
Newly elected board member Glenna Jehl testified in support of the bill at the committee hearing, incorrectly claiming that FWCS had adopted the standards. The local school district has no authority to opt out of statewide standards, curriculum and testing.
The Indiana State Board of Education adopted the Common Core standards in 2010, with implementation already under way for students in kindergarten and first grade. Full implementation is scheduled for the 2014-15 school year, unless legislative efforts to pull out are approved. The bill has not passed out of the Senate panel and is not scheduled for a vote at Wednesday's committee meeting.
Indiana is one of 45 states adopting the national standards, with a new statewide test aligned to the standards expected in 2015. Currently, all states have their own academic standards, so it's impossible to compare academic performance on the basis of state-level testing. Common Core would allow apples-to-apples comparisons of performance, along with an assurance that students would graduate with essential facts and ideas, regardless of where they studied. States are permitted to add up to 15 percent of their own requirements.
Common Core critics, including some educators, argue that the standards erode local control of schools, stifle creativity and emphasize skills to the exclusion of the arts and humanities. Some Indiana opponents say the Common Core standards are lower than the state's and also criticize an emphasis away from reading classic literature.
The campaign against Common Core gathered much energy when tea party supporters, fueled by concern over federal intrusion into schools, took notice. Some refer to the national standards as Obamacore, but development of the Common Core standards was state-led, through the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Jehl, elected in November to represent the northeast portion of the school district, used her testimony before the Senate committee to attack academic performance at FWCS, alleging a connection between achievement and the district's participation in ISTEP+ and IPASS, the state's assessment system that preceded ISTEP.
Tonight's presentation should be informative for Jehl and anyone else unfamiliar with a school district's authority in statewide education policy.
Fifth Tuesday
The Fort Wayne City Council has invited Eric Kuhne, the architect who designed Headwaters Park, to lead a discussion about riverfront development. The topic is especially appropriate considering the Riverfront Development Plan was the first project to garner Legacy Fund money. And Kuhne, a New Haven native who worked in the city planning department under Mayor Ivan Lebamoff and has become an internationally famous architect based in London, is an ideal person to lead an inspiring discussion. Kuhne's firm, CivicArts, is known for its large civic projects, many featuring waterfronts.
Building permitting process
Local developers have long complained that the process to get a project approved by the city and county is too often cumbersome, inefficient and confusing. For several years, city and county leaders have worked – with varying degrees of success – to streamline and improve the land-use permitting process.
Project consultants Clarion Associates will be presenting the latest proposed changes to the process and asking for residents' comments at a public meeting on Wednesday.
The Joint Permitting Oversight Board, the group charged with improving the process, has proposed several changes, including updating the permitted uses and development standards for agricultural and residential zones and altering the approval process for large projects. The proposed changes also include revamped administrative procedures for planning staff and oversight agencies such as plan commissions and zoning boards.
The goal is to make the rules easier to understand so that residents wanting to build a new shed, for example, know how close to the property line they can build.
The proposed changes to the zoning ordinances are available online at www.allencounty.us/land-use/dps.
Election board
The Allen County Election Board will meet Thursday to discuss an unusually large number of apparent campaign finance violations.
It's not uncommon for a handful of candidates to miss a campaign finance reporting deadline. Most of the violations are unintentional and quickly resolved. In recent years, the board, rightly, has made an effort to crack down on violators and to be more consistent about levying penalties.
The latest filing deadline was Jan. 16, and for some reason there are a larger-than-usual number of candidates who face penalties. Beth Dlug, director of elections, normally posts the violations outside the election board office, but to ensure better access to the violation information she also posted the names of the 19 violators on the county website.
The week aheadFWCS board : 6 p.m. today, Grile Administrative Center, 1200 S. Clinton St.
Fort Wayne City Council: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Citizens Square
Planning and zoning public meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Room 035, Citizens Square
Allen County Election Board: Noon Thursday, 1 W. Superior St.


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I am so thankful to Selina Barker for inviting me to check out the AMAZING 30 Day Challenge that she and John Williams, author of Screw Work, lead. The moment I read about it and heard her talk about it I knew I simply had to take a leap. It is changing my life for the better. I'm so thrilled to step back into this Nacho arena. Lots will be happening here so come play!
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Natasha, I just LOVE your honest, open, authentic, vulnerable self. You are so beautiful and real and I can't wait to connect with you more, both here and on the 30DC. It's an exciting path you are on (though yes, the not knowing can make us feel a little uneasy), me too, so many of us feel all these things you express so well as we take that leap of faith and just PLAY and do the things we love and amazing goodness will flow. I totally believe in you. With love. xxxx
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I've been cocooning too! Oh we are on such similar paths so often it's kinda creepy. I congratulate you on taking the time you need and for also stepping into the unknown. Go girl! Creating art from the heart = swoon!

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In addition to raising awareness and funds for causes devoted to children and young adults, I am hopeful the "next generation" Project can be a place to have a dialogue about the big issues facing these "kids". Top of mind for me, today, is women and work.
Sheryl Sandberg's new book, "Lean In", (I have not read it…Is it for me?) has reignited the never really dormant discussion of women, work and making it in a "man's world." A couple of years ago, to the day, aggravated by a couple of stories reeking of male chauvinism, I put a little advice together for my girls, now 18 and 17. I always hoped our society would have worked through this crap by the time my girls reached adulthood. Apparently, not. Sheryl says lean in, I say:
Know it when you see it: Don't assume every guy is a chauvinist but, if they are, it shouldn't be hard to pick-up. Listen to the stories he tells about his wife, girlfriend or, worse, his mom. The hints will be there.
Define yourself: Don't let anyone else influence who you are and want to be. Particularly dudes.
Be confident: You don't have to be over-the-top running around with a chip on your shoulder. Don't take yourself that seriously. If you are comfortable in your own skin, you can deal with anything.
Be curious: Understand what is going on in the world. Take that current obsession you have for celebrity gossip and expand it to other subjects. Curious is interesting and fulfilling.
Don't be afraid: To ask questions. To ask for what you want. To take chances. To shake up the status quo.
Listen: Yappers are exhausting. You learn so much more with thoughtful listening.
Work hard: Some people will suggest it is better to work smart than hard. They are the lazy ones. Bust ass.
Take no shit: Men will try to bully you. As a confident woman, you can fight back by being better prepared, rational and unemotional. Nothing will frustrate the guy more than a failed attack.
Don't tolerate women who are accepting of this attitude: WC Fields once said, "It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." As long as this prejudice persists, there will be women who will fall in line with the gender stereotypes. You can choose to either call it out or not associate. Either way works. But know what you want to answer to.
Don't dress like a prostitute or a dude.
Handshakes vs. Hugs; I always thought it was a little condescending that men would greet other men with a handshake but would greet women with a hug or kiss on the cheek. If guys are man hugging, fine, accept the hug. If not, stick your hand out and look the guy in the eye.
I don't think my simple suggestions are militant nor do they require that women go against their nature. In fact, the majority are recommendations that I will make to Jack, my 12 year old son, when he is ready to make his way. Though, I'll take out the "dress for success" recommendation and advise him to not be a chauvinist pig.
What would you add to the list?
"Giddy Up!" is my catchphrase. For a while now, I have been shouting it to motivate and support, to congratulate, and to reinforce. I type it to urge folks to get behind causes. Recently, my 12 year old son, Jack, asked, "Dad, you say "Giddy Up" all the time. Is that your motto?' I had never thought about it that way. Maybe, it's not just my catchphrase. I suppose it could be my motto. Now that he got me thinking about it, I realized my attachment was much deeper.
Pre-Giddy Up, I found it easier to procrastinate and blow things off. Now, when I don't really want to go for that run, I hear in my head, "get off your ass and giddy up!" Dishes in the sink "giddy up and put 'em in the dishwasher! Vegging out? Come on! Giddy up and do something! Damn, my subconscious is a cowboy (or Kramer, or is it my wife) constantly urging me to action. I always hear it, but, at times, I fail to comply. Over the last few months, He (or she) has been screaming at me to Giddy Up, Giddy Up, and Giddy Up! But, I have been fighting the call. In this instance, the task is ugly, complex, and quite possibly intractable. My efforts could be meaningless. I was uncertain where to start.
A little background: I am kind of a news hound. Daily, I read, among other things, newspapers, blogs, and magazines. Throw in Twitter, Facebook and Google Alerts; I am constantly sucking from an information fire hose. I consume a large dose of political news, a subject I have been interested in from a young age. I follow closely Washington's daily activities and both parties' positions. In these times, this news is a daily diet of negativity, of crisis, and ineptitude. Interwoven into these political stories are the implications for our young people. To name a few, staggering federal debt obligations, children in poverty and homelessness, and double-digit unemployment for "kids" under 30.
I have read the positions and heard the arguments for how to begin to correct these complicated problems. They range from practical and pragmatic to personal and selfish. Many of the street-level discussions I have listened to have been partisan and vicious. I found myself thinking that all this talk is not helping anyone. I found myself thinking you should get into the game. I found myself hearing Giddy Up!
So, yesterday, I stopped fighting the voices and launched the "next generations" Project. To be honest, I feel a little bit like I have started a long trip with a destination, but no map. In the days ahead, I am hopeful a definitive route will emerge. In the meantime, with your help, we will bring awareness and raise funds for groups and individuals devoted to bettering opportunities for children and young adults.
It all starts with a Giddy Up!
A tribute to our friends in New Jersey and New York inspired by Sam Menne, the Heart of our latest Project.
For our first three Projects, I have written a blog post sharing some of my thoughts about the Project's charity and the people involved. I started to do the same for Flashes of Hope, and then Carrie Gowans, the Chicago Chapter's Co-Director, handed me this video. As I watched it, I quickly realized that anything I wrote wouldn't come close to capturing the magic of this organization when compared to this video. So, please take a look. And when you're done, give 'em a BOOST by buying a shirt or making a donation!
The phone rings every 10 minutes during our meeting. I encourage Mary Kay to pick it up each time. Mary Kay Betz is the Executive Director of the Autism Society of Illinois (ASI) and the only one in the office at this time. It is likely the caller is a mother or father seeking information or help from Mary Kay and her team at ASI. My assumption of the caller's identity is an easy one if you consider the stats that scroll continuously on the ASI website: every 20 minutes, 1 in 88 children, 1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls, 29,000 children in Illinois are diagnosed with Autism. And, while there are a vast number of organizations working to determine autism's origins and treatments, figuring out strategy, ASI is fighting the fight on the ground. (more…)
When I was a kid, I was a superhero geek. I got sucked in early. My first taste was the Adventures of Superman with George Reeves as the Man of Steel. I must have been 5 or 6 when I watched my first episode. Wait a minute… I just checked Wikipedia, and this show ran from 1952-1958! I'm freaking out a little bit. Though I was watching reruns in the 60s, I am old. Anyways. Then it was Batman with Adam West as the Caped Crusader (if you're wondering it aired from 1966 to 1968). Eventually, I started buying and collecting comic books. DC and Marvel both. I was partial to DC. Superman and Batman were DC characters. My allegiance was clearly defined by my early influences for sure, but all the characters fascinated me. But, as I grew, my interests would move from this make believe world to other pursuits. Yet, still today, I won't miss all these superhero-based films that are being made (and remade) on a regular basis. And, I know, that one of the draws for me in the superhero fantasy is the secret identity.
Behind the mild-mannered reporter, the eccentric billionaire, the nerdy photographer is Superman, Batman, and Spiderman. These extraordinary beings hide their powers and passions behind ordinary personas. Clark Kent is Superman? Ridiculous! Though it is hard to believe the glasses actually worked, the contrast between the two characters was so dramatic that even if there was a likeness it just couldn't be possible to the suspicious. It is this secret persona idea that struck me when I first learned about the Volunteer Advocates of CASA. For me, these ordinary individuals are revealing their extraordinary powers of empathy and passion as they volunteer their time to give abused and neglected children a voice.
For those who don't know, CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocates. Court Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers sworn in by a judge as "Friends of the Court." These volunteers are trained and supported by paid CASA staff to monitor the court cases of children aged birth to eighteen who have been adjudicated as abused, neglected and/or dependent by the juvenile court system. CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to serve as an advocate for the purpose of speaking in the child's best interest. To become an Advocate, a volunteer must complete 35 hours of training and 3 hours of court observation. They are asked to make a minimum 18-month commitment to the program though they must see their case through to completion. In 2011, the average case was 30 months long.
You might think I am stretching the superhero analogy. Maybe, but you don't know how many people I have told about CASA who have remarked that they would love to volunteer too, but for whatever reason they can't. And, while I am not condemning those folks, these Advocates are doing it! They are unleashing their superhero on behalf of kids. They might not be leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but surely their dedication to serving the most defenseless among us, children, is a basic tenet of the superhero code.
I first read about Kaitlin's Hideout in the Glen Ellyn News a couple of months ago. As I perused the weekly periodical, a headline caught my eye, "Kaitlin's Hideout deserves support." I focused in on the article for two reasons. The Kaitlin in Kaitlin's Hideout is spelled the same way as my daughter, which we have found over the years, is a less traditional spelling. Secondly, the headline claimed that this was a cause that "deserves support" thus befitting the mission of ProjectBoost.
Reading the article, I learn that Lisa Kelly started Kaitlin's Hideout a little over a year ago. Kaitlin is her 11-year-old daughter who has autism. The Hideout is a play center for children with autism and a social, support and resource place for parents. The article explained that while Lisa requests a $10 fee per visit those dollars weren't covering her expenses and she took on a second job as a bus driver to make ends meet. As a consequence, Lisa is limited in the times when the center can be open. It was clear Kaitlin's Hideout was the type of cause I had created ProjectBoost to support. I contacted Lisa for a meeting.
Tucked inside the first floor of the Little Shops in downtown Glen Ellyn, IL, the Hideout reminds me of a basement rec room. There are no windows, the lighting is dark, but the room is full of vibrant colors. I would learn that this environment is most conducive to individuals with autism. Stacks of games, toys, a couple of cartoon-playing televisions and a computer monitor surround several older couches and a Lazy Boy. When I meet Lisa at the door, there is a lot going on inside. She greets me timidly and I am certain she is uncertain of what I might really be all about.
As we talk, she shares many of the details I have already learned from the article. But, I do learn some new things. I learn Lisa was diagnosed with MS about 10 years ago. I learn Lisa is a fighter fierce in her convictions and desire to help children with autism and, maybe more importantly, their parents. And I learn, for myself, Lisa definitely "deserves support."
During my visit, I also meet Kaitlin. As her mother explains, Kaitlin is on the severe end of the spectrum. As I sit with Lisa, she lets her mom know that she wants a sucker and some pretzels. I am thinking she is a big fan because Lisa goes to the backroom three times to satisfy Kaitlin's multiple appeals. But other than these requests, Kaitlin spends her time playing alone. Lisa explains that Kaitlin, as most children with her condition, live mostly in their own world and can be frustrated or aggravated by outsiders. This condition is one that makes The Hideout so valuable. It provides the safe place that best serves the uniqueness of autistic children.
The meeting ends and we agree to continue exploring working together. As I leave, I have multiple thoughts going. One, I am hoping I have convinced Lisa she doesn't have to be afraid of me. Secondly, Lisa's continued use of the word unique to define the autistic condition. And in the end, I can't help but think about the differences between my Kaitlin and Kaitlin Kelly. My Kaitlin turned 18 yesterday. Officially an adult, she will begin a new phase in her life, in her development as an individual. A new world of challenges and joys awaits her. Kaitlin Kelly will also continue to grow with her own challenges and joys. Hers will be different. Hers will be unique. We should Embrace Unique.
I couldn't get "boost" out of my head.
During the last 18 months, I had been writing a blog, Tutto Persona (Whole Person in Italian). I wasn't feeling very whole. When people would ask me that inevitable question, "what do you do?" my answer was "nothin'."
Then, one day, as often happens, I had an inspirational moment. (more…)


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Your holiday shopping mission this year is quite simple: revamp your wardrobe.
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Potions, promises and miracle beauty solutions may sound tempting, but sometimes it's nice to keep things clean and simple.
Unique to Watergate Bay, the ANOTHER PLACE collection is the new range of quality skin and hair care products straight from our Swim Club. Another Place products are hand made from natural recipes bursting with pure plant, fruit and flower essences to restore or refresh, you choose.
Get clean, get scrubbed up, get rubbed down, then get smothered in lashings of lotion to finish. Balancing the best of both worlds, the range features combinations to give you that invigorated glow that usually only comes from a being out in the elements on a bracing beach walk. Our Another Place collection combines quality product with the true essence of Watergate Bay, it's all about relaxing and being active in equal measure. They are featured within every hotel bedroom and used as part of the treatments in Swim Club. Wake up your senses with
Another Place BODY WASH is a refreshing accompaniment to a morning shower. The wash contains pure essential oils of geranium, lemongrass, chamomile and lavender for a naturally reviving cleanse.
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text: Is it becoming redundant, all these collages? I love making them. I've found a good rhythm for my work these days: painting and collaging and back again. I am trying not to get burned out. It is going to be quite a ride these next few months, with the Miami art fairs looming large right after my Atlanta show goes up. Tomorrow I'll get back to the studio to paint.


text: A hopefully helpful reminder whilst you are out Christmas shopping. The Couturier's Dock still has a few items in stock, ready for purchase! This incredible jacket from *SoliDea FoliEs*, the "Marilyn" pant from Orage Creations and this scrumptious "Campbell" dress from Chantkare (can't you just see it with some campy leggings and cute boots?) are …Read more »


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may give you a flavour for a different life, where you go back to basics and live simply, maybe re-adjusting what you once thought was necessary in today's busy modern world .
We are a small family run business offering a modern, fresh faced, adventure sailing experience on a newly built traditional vessel. Once on board you will live as a group of up to sixteen people, that's including the permanent crew.
When you book a voyage with us you book a hands on traditional sailing experience. The
is a working vessel with lots to do and be involved in. We offer a calm, simple environment to work and relax in. As people we love nothing more than cooking lots of food for everyone, having interesting company on board, some music playing on deck and a glass of wine in hand.
These essences of life can be found. Every harbour we reach offers new flavours, smells, sounds and new company. We sail with our little boy Malachi and we encourage families to come on board and sail with us too.
We love our food !
On Grayhound we cook our hearts out. Life on the sea is all about sailing our ship, keeping our ship mates company and eating !
Grayhound is rather special she has a full time cook onboard
loves to cook and is passionate about getting great ingredients on board and serving it up well and with a love that is appreciated by the crew.
We have grown to believe Caribbean Rum tastes good whilst entertaining in a French festival and Spanish Jamon Sarrano goes down well mid Atlantic! the joys of sailing and storing the produce from other lands as you go.
We do our best to show you the places we visit, the local culture, history and cuisine. We encourage voyage crew to get really involved in the experience on board and ashore.
We try to support local business where ever we go, places like the
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will be great to visit.
When sailing an offshore passage you will stand a watch with the crew, the rythm of watches
through the night and day sets routine on the ship and gives a chance for all to participate. Once in port Freya will be glad for you to go to the markets with her to provision the ship. We all eat together and you can meet and drink with our friends as we revisit our favourite places. We sail the vessel when at all possible, we row to and from the
We love racing, it's fun and competitive and the festivals are full of music, dancing and socializing. If you join us for a race week we really pull together as a team and have a great time.
All these activities we believe are vital to making the most out of your time with us. There will be plenty of chill out time too, we love our books and sunshine and with a young family we like to take time off to explore or just hang out in a hammock on board.
Being sailors we get used to being flexible, and see it as a strength within our business. We hope to tailor your voyage to suit the general desires of the group. If you are a bunch of surfers we will try to find you a surf beach and come surfing with you, if you are a group who does not want to go ashore we can get
remotely tucked away and escape for a week very happily…..
Customer feed back summer 2013
'Grayhound is a stunning 3 masted Lugger, admired wherever we went, plenty of attention and pictures along the way. Owned by Marcus and Freya and with young son and crew member Charlie, it had a nice family feel to the adventure. There were plenty of opportunities to help crew and with so many experienced sailors, I had plenty of brains to tap into. I learnt a lot, had a go at the helm (badly I might add, must try harder), raising and taking down sails, helping with tacking, keeping watch on the way to the Isles of Scilly. Weather was really good, beautiful islands, stunning rock formations against the clear blue sky and deep blue sea. Saw a lot of Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), small jelly fish with four bright pink rings in the middle. Wonderful home cooked food on board by Freya, lots of variety and each meal has a surprising little touch that Freya adds. Freya and Marcus like the variety of guest crew and little Malachi adapts very well to new visitors, so it's quick and easy to settle in. There were plenty of laughs along the way, it was a great experience.'
Voyage Crew July 2013
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Twisted Fork - Old Market
- Address:
1014 Howard St
Omaha, NE 68102Neighborhood:
Downtown / Old Market
- Cuisine:
AmericanPrice: $30 and under
Twisted Fork - Old Market
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://twistedforkomaha.com/
- Phone: (402) 932-9600
- Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 11:00AM - 10:00PM
Friday - Saturday: 11:00AM - 11:00PM
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Southern
- Executive Chef: John Ursick
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Beer, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: Our catering menu is designed to fit your busy lifestyle. Whether it be a quick bit on the go, a business meeting or a party with colleagues or friends, we can take care of your needs. Our experience and range of menu ideas puts us at the top of the list of Omaha's caterers. In addition to this menu, our chef will be happy to custom design a menu for your next party or event.
A word from Twisted Fork - Old Market
The Twisted Fork is an ecclectic grill & bar in Omaha's historic Old Market that serves American food with a cowboy twist. It blends southern hospitality with cowboy bravado and features menu creations from Executive Chef John Ursick.Continued
The menu can be described as comfort food with a 'twist' of Chef John's originality. The Twisted Fork also boasts a top notch signature drink menu and martini list designed by world class mixologist Martin Janica of Argentina and was voted as Omaha's Best New Restaurant when it opened in 2008.
The menu can be described as comfort food with a 'twist' of Chef John's originality. The Twisted Fork also boasts a top notch signature drink menu and martini list designed by world class mixologist Martin Janica of Argentina and was voted as Omaha's Best New Restaurant when it opened in 2008.
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Twisted Fork - Old Market reviews from OpenTable diners
15 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food3.9Service3.9
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (7)fit for foodies (6)great for outdoor dining (5)good for groups (3)great for lunch (3)hot spot (2)special occasion (2)scenic view (1)vibrant bar scene (1)kid-friendly (1)great for brunch (1)Show More
- pleasant experiencebugeaterDined on 10/17/2014my spouse and I dined at TF on a Friday evening. We were rewarded with a pleasant atmosphere and friendly attentive service. staff as well as patrons seemed to enjoy themselves; we had fun conversations with the diners at the surrounding tables. moderately priced tasty food that arrived quickly. breaded pickles did not disappoint. well situated in the old market. we had 3 drinks, two appetizer plates and two entrees and still kept it under $50 b4 tip.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2010VIPDined on 9/11/2014Simply outstanding food with a good menu selection. I always bring out of town visitors down here for a great Old Market experience and I've never been disappointed. The chicken fried bacon is a must but do it in moderation!Special Features:
- Good in conceptJohnDined on 8/30/2014Menu has plenty of interesting choices but the execution fell short. My chili relleno had a piece of over cooked, tough chicken and the rice and beans were very standard fare. Presentation was sloppy. Table to our right had to send back their steaks as they were overlooked. Table to our left had something I could not identify... Not an appetizing look and also what can only be called sloppy. That said, the staff were great and the place was full. Mix of young and old, dates and families.Special Features:
- Nice, but not outstandingNotTooPickyDined on 8/23/2014I had the grilled chicken plate and it was really dry. I couldn't finish it for lack of moisture. The decor was kind of neat I guess and the service was...meh. I just wasn't impressed overall. I'm probably good with just one visit to this place.
- AmyKDined on 8/19/2014Food was pretty good. We were there for a business dinner, so I think I had higher expectations for a broader menu of higher dollar/more gourmet items. It was my fault for not looking at the menu in advance of booking. The atmosphere was great, and would be nice for a date or a night out on the town. It seems more suitable for the younger set. For a night out, the prices were very reasonable with a cheeseburger/fries only around $12 and they had an excellent happy hour menu of drinks and appetizers priced well. Our server (can't remember his name, he was very tall and looked like Ben Afflek) was phenenominal. He was personable, funny, and really lightened the uptight feel of a typical business dinner. He deserves a raise and promotion. :)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 71 reviews are from the Twisted Fork - Old Market reviews archive.
- Food was good, service was bettergreenfoodDined on 7/26/2014I loved this restaurant: fun décor, variety on the menu and in a hopping part of town. We started with the mushroom dip, which had a rich, blue cheese sauce and came out alarmingly quick on a Saturday night. To drink, I enjoyed the pineapple upside down cake, which I would gladly have again (flavor was spot-on). For dinner, I had the blacked salmon tacos. They were stuffed with meat and packed with flavor. Normally, if I get fish tacos, I will add the rice and beans on the side to the taco, but there truly wasn't any room. My date had the chicken plate and RAVED about the risotto. Our server, Edam, was delightful. She was there whenever we needed and made the dinner remarkable in every way. I'd go back just to see her: amazing evening.Special Features:
- Old market dinnerTDC6Dined on 7/24/2014We were in town for a family reunion and grabbed a reservation on OT for my mother and family. Upon arrival at or a minute after our reservation it was obvious they were not expecting us. Asked us to wait why they prepared a table. Inside was really loud so we asked to sit outside. After being seated I had to go back inside and ask for a server to take a drink order and know that we were there. Once in process things seemed to flow ok. Ordered chicken fried bacon as an app and it was not as good as it sounds. My wife's meatloaf was good as was my sons mac cheese. My ny strip steak was rather tough and I ate about half of it. Wait staff seemed not very knowledgeable. Table behind us had wrong wine brought to them.Special Features:
- We always our meals hereSeattleVisitorVIPDined on 7/12/2014Good food, good service, good beer...every time we visit the Twisted Fork we leave with smiles on our faces. The food is always good or better and the service is always excellent.Special Features:
- Great experiencelovenewfood84Dined on 5/24/2014The food and service was excellent. The staff were very accommodating and genuinely seemed to want our experience to be enjoyable. My husband had the meatloaf and I had the ragout. Both items are not found in many restaurants so it was a treat for us. We will definitely return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dinner before theatreOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 5/16/2014Two of us had reservations before our theatre show. Even though there were several large groups Michele provided great service. She was responsive to our timeframe but yet didn't make us feel rushed. The blue cheese filet was excellent, although the sides were average. Broccoli very underdone and potatoes tasted instant. Wine selection was nice and we would give it another try.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Loved the foodOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 5/14/2014Many menu items have a unique flair. Delicious options that you don't find at "every" restaurant. Loved everything we ate.Special Features:
- Great Dining ExperienceDakotaGalDined on 5/10/2014This was our first time eating at the Twisted Fork; we had a great time. There were 3 teenagers in our group of 5 and they were very appreciative of the menu choices, as were the adults. There was something for everyone. I highly recommend the salmon filet. The prices were very appropriate. I would eat at the Twisted Fork again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good foodChefChileDined on 5/9/2014Dinner was mostly outstanding, but the ragout was a little bland. The filet was awesome, as was the special Gouda Mac with Shrimp. Only small problem was toward the end... Server got engrossed in B-ball game and missed us waving and calling for him to run our credit card. Celebrated my graduation, and had a nice evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Super fast service!!!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/3/2014Me and family arrived at 8pm. Walking up to the doors it looks too fancy to bring kids into. Very nice inside but too dark. Service was great, food came super fast, and staff is very friendly. Portions are a little small--except for the burgers, and prices were a little higher than I would have expected. Overall good last minute choice for dinner on my part.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Comfy Menujh225Dined on 2/25/2014The food was amazing. They do comfort foods in an upscale, delicious way. Will definitely be back for more.Special Features:
- Valentines DayWefferDined on 2/14/2014We enjoyed our dinner. We tried the fried pickles amd didn't really care for them. We loved the tenderloin with blue cheese, mashed potatoes, and grilled broccoli. Our server was pleasant but seemed busy...I'm sure due to the fact that it was Valentines. I don't think it is the place for a romantic dinner. It's pretty loud, tables are very close, and it was very bright.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Justin Timberlake Pre-show DinnerStaceyDined on 2/10/2014Don't go here when you are on a time schedule. It seems neither the management nor the staff is prepared for such. We had to wait 15 minutes for our table, the waiter was overwhelmed, and the food that night was not great. Give this place a try on a quieter day, it's worth it.I would recommend this to a friend.
- tough steakon3bishopDined on 12/31/2013We had the filet. Medium well came as well done with crispy edges. Ambiance was brighter than anticipated regarding lights...dim down for dinner. Alex was very tentative.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- New Years Eve at the ForkCravingMoreDined on 12/31/2013Twisted Fork is one of our favorite downtown spots. The atmosphere is great and the food is always awesome! You must try the refrigerator pickles!! We tried the fried bacon with gravy for the first time on this trip and I'd definitely order it again. They had a limited menu for New Year's Eve, which is typical, however, we were not told that would be the case ahead of time. It was disappointing that some of our favorite picks were missing form the limited menu but it was still a nice dinner.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Chicken Fried Bacon....yum!OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 12/31/2013This was our second time at the Twisted Fork ....have enjoyed our experience each time.......food is fabulous, interesting choices and a great selection.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I liked the food at The TwistedsusiecatDined on 11/23/2013I liked the food at The Twisted Fork, but was not bowled over by it. All dishes we ordered -- caesar salad, chicken-fried steak, blackened salmon tacos, bread pudding - were solid, but none was a standout. The wine list is small but decent. The burgers that went past us as they were being delivered to other tables looked good -- perhaps I'll try that another time. I will probably go back for a lunch but probably not a dinner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We'll be back!Omaha1DinerDined on 10/22/2013This is the perfect place for casual dining with excellent food. We had been here about a month ago, and the blackened salmon tacos were so good that I was craving them again. Three of the four in our group had them on my recommendation. It was a slow week night, and our server was attentive without being intrusive. We will definitely be back again!I would recommend this to a friend.
- Old Market GemSamanthaDined on 10/15/2013I had not been to the Old Market in many years. We were attending a show at the Orpheum and were looking for a close dining option. I viewed many options and on 2nd look happened upon Twisted Fork. We wanted to try Chicken Fried Bacon and it was on their menu. Our waitress was also the bartender and her service was great. Always a pleasant smile and attentive to our needs. This is the kind of restaurant you could bring your kids or parents. A variety of menu items from comfort food and burgers, to something special. Best Bloody Mary's I ever had and a nice variety of beer including local brews. My Braised Beef was delicious and plentiful. Both of us had a "to go" box. Definately would recommendSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not very accommodating/Poor serviceDiningfamilyDined on 9/19/2013This was our first visit to the restaurant and we let them know that upon making the reservation. However, that made no difference. Food was fair, service was slow and not very accommodating. When we asked for bread to go with our salads, we were delivered 4 pieces of dried/grilled stale bread with no butter or olive oil and then to make matters worse, they charged extra for the bread on the final bill. We won't be back - too many better choices in the Omaha area. Expensive for what was served.Special Features:
- Love this place!sbn67Dined on 9/17/2013Went for an early dinner with a friend. Our server (I believe his name was Johnny) was wonderful, giving great service, but not too aggressive where it becomes annoying. We both had "Omaha Restaurant Week" specials which offered an appetizer, main course and desert. We had a choice between 1 of 3 in each category. The food was delicious and just the right amount of each serving. I really enjoyed it and would recommend the Twisted Fork to my friends.Special Features:
- My fork was delectably twisted!!girlovesweetsDined on 8/23/2013I have heard many good words about the Twisted Fork from friends and co-workers. I went today for lunch and I was determined to try something new. For starters, I gobbled on some hot mushroom dip and flat bread crisps... this was recommended by my server who does not care for mushrooms! For my main dish, I went to town on the chili relleno... oh em gee! That is some good eats! I couldn't and wouldn't try to finish with dessert but I was told upon my second visit to try out the s'mores brownie. I will most definitely be back with my parents or anyone who wants a great food experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food was just ok. They wereJayBDined on 7/31/2013Food was just ok. They were experiencing system problems, so had some issues with getting orders to the kitchen. Service was friendly, but maybe a little too relaxed.Special Features:
- Great Old Market restaurant!lizlovestoeatVIPDined on 7/4/2013I had a bellini (champagne with peach puree) which was delicious! For dinner, I had the fried egg and cheese sandwich which was very good. My mom had the salmon and said hers was delicious. Our server was awesome. I highly recommend eating here!Special Features:
- great timeOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 5/22/2013We have been here before and we liked it but it has been a few years. they either got better at service and food or we just forgot our previous experiences. We had a wonderful time. Food was really good and service was too!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- TwistcrutchDined on 5/6/2013Food was pretty good. Some things were a bit overseasoned and i did not eat themSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MehOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 3/30/2013Tight seats and food was merely ok. The seats in the back next to the "curtain" are a bit ridiculous.
- Great food and service eclecticchardarDined on 3/8/2013Great food and service eclectic setting highly recommend.Special Features:
- Always great service and IOpenTable Diner Since 2010VIPDined on 3/5/2013Always great service and I haven't experienced a bad item on the menu. The meatloaf dinner and sandwich are incredible. Everything on the menu is made fresh. You must try the Chicken Fried Bacon!Special Features:
- Best food in Omaha, handsBlastoffDined on 2/14/2013Best food in Omaha, hands down. They had a special menu for Valentines Day and even that was superb! Try the smoked gouda mac and cheese.Special Features:
- Very disappointedOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 2/14/2013This was my second visit here and I expected more service, even on a holiday. There was a set menu which featured primarily seafood options. So if you didn't care for seafood you were limited to chicken marsala or prime rib, thats it. Also I have never felt so pushed to eat and get out, even though there were open tables around us. With drinks, appetizers and dinner we were in and out in 30 min. From the time we sat down, 25 min until we had the check, leftovers boxed, and were being ignored by the staff. Maybe if it weren't Valentines day they'd let you enjoy your dinner and companions but I will never know because I will never return.
- Unfortunately, they had aOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 2/14/2013Unfortunately, they had a special menu the evening I dined there. I was not impressed with the food. I ordered the cheese encrusted salmon with risotto and asparagus and the food was bland. The waitress hurried us and was not very friendly. The only reason I rated them as good is because I have been there for brunch and the food was good and unique. I may go back, but not anytime soon.Special Features:
- My friends and I enjoyed ourOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 2/10/2013My friends and I enjoyed our appetizers and lunch. I was a tad disappointed with how long it took us to get seated. We were waiting literally 5-10 minutes before the hostess came out. After that our service was great and quite visible.Special Features:
- Get the refrigerator pickles!!CravingMoreDined on 2/9/2013We visited Twisted Fork on a busy Saturday night. We had a reservation and our table was ready as soon as we arrived. The waitress was very personable and accomodative to our special requests. Drink service was slow, however, the place was packed!! The food was as delicious as ever and the refrigerator pickles are a MUST!!Special Features:
- Food good, but service was subparOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 2/9/2013Since we were here on New Years, and I had written an amazing review, this almost pains me to write. The food was, as expected, excellent...however, it was hard to enjoy eating it when we had to wolf it down to make the event. Service was beyond terrible. I was alone for about 20 minutes while the BF tried to find parking (which I did get my tea, but she never came back), but waiting 15 minutes for beers, 30 minutes for burgers (when those around us got their food) was unacceptable. We literally had 10 minutes to eat to make tip off. Again, food was excellent, but this isn't an option if you have somewhere you have to be...not worth the risk of having bad service. There 90 minutes, and literally only 10 of those was very rushed eating
- This was our second visitOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 2/9/2013This was our second visit to the Twisted Fork and we had a wonderful time! The French dip and bacon ranch cheeseburger were fantastic. The Pinot Noir complemented our food perfectly. We skipped an appetizer so we could have the S'more brownie for dessert. Delicious! We will definitely be back again!Special Features:


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Class 1A
Lookout Valley (7-3) at Sunbright (7-3)
Grace Academy (6-4) at South Pittsburg (8-2)
Class 3A
Meigs County (5-5) at Bledsoe County (9-1)
Tyner (5-5) at Alcoa (6-4)
Kingston (7-3) at Polk County (7-3)
Harpeth (7-3) at Sequatchie County (7-3)
Class 4A
Brainerd (5-5) at East Hamilton (6-4)
Red Bank (7-3) at Sequoyah (5-5)
Notre Dame (5-5) at Marshall County (7-3)
Class 5A
Shelbyville (7-3) at Ooltewah (7-3)
Class 6A
Bradley Central (7-3) at Cookeville (6-4)
Oak Ridge (7-3) at McMinn County (8-2)
Division II-AA
McCallie (4-5) at Battle Ground Academy (7-3)
Class 2A
Fultondale (8-2) at North Sand Mountain (9-1)
Ider (7-3) at Oakman (7-3)
Class 4A
Cleburne County (5-5) at North Jackson (10-0)
Class 5A
Walker (6-4) at Fort Payne (9-1)
While some area coaches of playoff football teams again are unhappy about the seeding process, the unanimous sentiment in the third year of the TSSAA's new postseason format was that at least their teams are still playing.
"There are a lot of places where they're packing up the equipment for the year and getting ready for basketball season," Polk County coach Derrick Davis said. "It's not a perfect system, but it's what we've got and now is the time to just prepare for that first game and hope you can be around again next week to do it all over again."
Polk is one of seven area teams that will host a first-round game this week as the TSSAA's football playoffs kick off. Two other teams, Baylor in Division II-AA and Boyd-Buchanan in Class 2A, earned first-round byes and will begin playing in round two. Boyd-Buchanan (9-1) will host the winner between Rockwood (6-4) and Watertown (6-4). Should the Buccaneers advance, they likely would travel to top-ranked Trousdale County in the quarterfinals.
Top-ranked Baylor will host the winner between Briarcrest Christian (4-6) and Montgomery Bell Academy (5-5) in the second round. Also in D-II, McCallie is the only area team to open against a state-ranked foe, traveling to fourth-ranked Battle Ground Academy, which already owns a 12-point regular-season win over the Blue Tornado.
Eighteen area teams earned a spot in the TSSAA playoffs, with three games matching up two area teams against each other. Four area teams also will begin postseason play in Alabama this week, while Georgia teams have one week of the regular season remaining.
In Class 3A, Tyner (5-5) is making its 18th straight playoff appearance but will travel to seven-time defending state champion Alcoa (6-4). Four of Tyner's five losses were to playoff teams and the other was to Signal Mountain. Alcoa entered the season having won 43 consecutive games but has its most losses in a season since 2003.
Red Bank, which limps in having lost its last two regular-season game, has won its first-round game six of the last seven years. The Lions (7-3) are unhappy with having to travel in the first round, despite having a much better record than Sequoyah (5-5). Also in 4A, district champion East Hamilton must open against a Brainerd team it defeated by nine points in the regular season. Brainerd won its last two games by less than a touchdown to advance.
"To be perfectly honest, I'm never a fan of playing a team you've already played during the regular season," Hurricanes coach Ted Gatewood said. "But I'm excited to have the opportunity to be playing this time of year. Both teams have gotten better since the last time we played.
"We've got five weeks to make something happen. Our kids understand that we're not a great team yet, but we're still playing."
But no area coach was more upset over his team's playoff draw than South Pittsburg's Vic Grider. When the defending Class 1A state champion Pirates lost 3-0 in triple overtime Friday at Knoxville Grace, it not only snapped their streak of scoring in 135 straight games but also cost them the top seed in their bracket.
By falling to a third seed, South Pittsburg (8-2) not only lost the right to have a first-round bye but must travel every round it plays after this week.
The Pirates host Grace Academy, which is back in the playoffs for a fourth time just two years after going winless.
"There are lots of things that are disappointing about it," Grider said. "The two teams we lost two are both in trouble with the TSSAA, but we get no credit for that and we get no credit for playing the toughest schedule in the state. We played seven teams in a larger class and five of them were state-ranked. You get no credit for strength of schedule. We would've been better off just not scrambling to fill a 10-game schedule.
"We're disappointed right now, but we'll get over it pretty quick, and I think everybody on our side of the bracket will find out we're a very highly motivated team because of this."
Stephen has covered local sports in the tri-state area for more than 24 years, having been with the Times Free Press since its inception, and has been an assistant sports editor since 2005. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP's newsroom, winning numerous state, regional and national writing awards, including seven in 2013 and a combined 12 in the last two years. He was named one of the top 10 sports writers ...
Sp beats everyone by 28 or plus in the playoffs now. Good luck to all area teams. Represent the Chattanooga Area well!


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Walmart offers $2 digital copies of your DVDs
US retail giant Walmart is to offer punters digital copies of each of their DVDs and Blu-rays for $2 (£1.27) a pop. Converting a standard definition title to HD will cost $5 (£3.18), the firm said. Every digital copy is delivered through Walmart's online streaming service, Vudu. Discs don't have to have been bought at Walmart, …
Goddamnit. I was trying to work out the downside to this scheme
And then, as usual, it turned out to be %^&*ing DRM.
I think I'll stick to ripping my discs at home then. If you're going to charge me for the privilege, I expect full control, not a licence. Especially not a licence that some greedy gimboid can rescind in future for no real reason other than "we'd quite like you to pay us again for that film, please". (Same major fail underpinning the "digital copies" provided with DVDs - the only film I own that came with one was Predators, and the small print advises me that my licence for that film will expire 2 years after I validate it...)
Re: Goddamnit. I was trying to work out the downside to this scheme
DRM validation by online services is wrong for this kind of consumable, as has been shown in the past if the company hosting the validation service shuts down then you no longer have access to the media you paid for.
And who once had to bow to public pressure to keep DRM validation servers active so people could listen to the DRM'd music they'd bought?
Oh yes, it was Walmart...
Re: Goddamnit. I was trying to work out the downside to this scheme
Not just DRM, downloading a reasonably good quality movie will take more time than it's worth.
Now this is a good idea providing the HD copies
1. are in 1080p
2. contain proper 5.1 surround
I'd gladly pay $5 per disc to upgrade my DVDs to HD.
Don't hold your breath- upgrading standard definition to HD is pretty much impossible. What they will do however, is upscale the video to 1080p, which will do nothing whatsoever to improve the quality.
In short, it's a ripoff.
and contain the complete set of languages and subtitles and if the movie was released as Japanese, then by God it must be presented as such and not dubbed in English first.
I think the HD upgrade option means that you get a subscription to the HD version. Sure for old films that may be an upscale, but for all recent films, it should be the HD scan of the film, or a downscale from the 4k original to HD resolution instead of SD resolution.
However as for the quality, who knows? I mean the Blueray disk will be 25G or 50G, but the version you get to watch that you have paid for is probably less than 1G; if you watch fast moving scenes like the gun fight in the entrance lobby in the Matrix, you probably see the tiles falling off the walls and turning into mosaics in front of your eyes.
I think you're missing the point here.
You don't think they're going to actually stick your disc in a player and rip it do you?!?!
They'll be supplying you with the same digital resource that everyone else will be getting (access to the Full HD file on the server) - you just have to prove posession of the physical disc.
At last!
They've taken a long time working out how to get people to pay again for something they already have since the VCR -> DVD -> BluRay chain of upgrade-and-rebuy stalled.
What's the betting that once ripped they don't re-rip YOUR disc, just check the EAN and provide you with one they made earlier, too.
Money <- x -> Old Rope.
Like Captain Underpants I shall be self-managing my collection rather than letting myself get ensnared in a lock-in. A pint for you, Sir!
Re: At last!
Is $2 for giving you a DVD rip really that much to ask?
You bought the DVD, not a download. Seems fair they would like you to pay something extra for the additional option. Many don't know or care to rip their own DVDs.
It's even possible to upgrade to HD, again not something you could do by just ripping a regular DVD.
@AC Re: At last!
So just because they have put in a technological barrier to fair use, you are now happy to pay again? You are an idiot.
The only "feature" of note here is the upgrade option but if I cannot retain a local copy of the upgraded media and have to always stream it, then it is not much of an option.
Just like games, this is an attempt to kill the second-hand market, restrict fair use and get the moronic consumer to pay again-and-again-and-again for the same thing.
Re: At last!
The upsell to HD (assuming you've got a full-HD screen and HTPC for playback) could, maybe, be an advantage of this, and is at least a sign of some clever thinking ("Try and do *this* with your DVD copy!"). But it's still the ownership>licence transition that's the problem. Who, really, is going to trust the UV licence holders to not start bolting on non-optional "upgrade fees" or licence expiration dates once they've got people tied in? That's what they've always done with the hardware in the past, and now that hardware doesn't have to be a limitation I totally expect them to try and recreate it in software.
Therefore, %^&* 'em. Time will tell if they're playing the same game of silly buggers or not, but most of the companies behind UV have taken far longer than they should have done to move with the times, so if they want my trust and confidence they can earn it.
(Compare this, for example, to the likes of Valve and Steam - where providing game progress syncrhonisation across multiple platforms, or providing platform-independent multiplayer and access to out-of-print games are used to provide customers with reasons to use the service, despite the downside of no longer having physical media for the game itself...)
Re: At last!
Sure if you want to pay for it then do, not a biggie, though I wonder how many people will be unaware that the rip will only be available within the UV framework and this is just a method to shepherd revenue streams, err customers, into the fold? $5 for upscaling to HD is a bit of a joke, too, unless they're replacing it with a real HD rip in which case not so bad.
Where money's involved I don't trust the vendor's motives with an inversely proportional relationship to the profit which could be gained.
Yeah the games market is fecked come the next console iteration. I don't do much online play so don't care about buying games secondhand (though got Mass Effect 3 for PS3 *and* XBOX cos my savegame's on XBOX and one of the kids wanted it on PS3 for his birthday for multiplayer).
As a result I don't buy many games brand new. That certainly won't change unless Gen3 games are something like half the price, which I can't see happening.
"It's even possible to upgrade to HD"
It's a secret, so, shhhhh! Don't tell anyone! - but both your HD TV and your DVD player (assuming it's relatively new) will do it for you for free in real-time, whenever you play anything on them. Upscaling a DVD rip is, thus, just a waste of time and storage space.
Re: @AC
FFS so many conspiracy idiots here. Get your thinking caps on for a second.
It's clear they aren't simply upscaling your copy of the DVD, the service enables you to upgrade and download a pre-existing, real HD stream - so the $5 is good value.
As for the $2 again is that so bad for a regular consumer who doesn't want to spend the time to rip and store a digital copy of their DVD? Not many people have a NAS at home.
As for DRM most people don't care about that as long as they can watch the movie. Guess what, most satellite and cable services use DRM these days, doesn't stop people subscribing.
Re: At last!
Providing a DVD rip strikes me as marginally more complicated than sending me an email, no matter how much they dress it up with talk of 'upscaling'. Fair enough if they provide an extra service they can charge for it but I would not pay $2 for a rip that would take ten seconds of my attention to set up and then run in the background for half an hour at home.
Re: At last!
You want to pay again? Fair play to you.
The rest of us bought a license to watch a video for personal use and I like many others am happy to stretch that license to breaking point by ripping DVDs we have paid hard earned cash for. We are not cash-cows to be scammed into paying up again to greedy corps who are damned lucky that honest people like us actually paid for a copy of a DVD and not just ripped it off from a torrent site!
Re: @AC
"Converting a standard definition title to HD will cost $5 (£3.18), the firm said."
Were your reading the same article as everyone else, AC? 'cause converting means converting and not replacing.
"As for DRM most people don't care about that as long as they can watch the movie."
Speak for yourself.
I realise that there are people who don't know when they are being ripped off. If there weren't, all 419ers and other con-artists would have died from hunger a long time ago. But if you're happy to be conned - by all means, relax and enjoy.
Re: At last!
Again....as a previous poster has accurately stated. You cannot convert a Non-HD source into a true HD output. Up-scaling a lesser quality video is not providing the video in HD. Now if I have a DVD and there is an alternative source which the HD video is being drawn from then that is very much a different story.
Re: @AC
"'cause converting means converting and not replacing."
Well in the case of a download I think it does means which version they offer for download. They will have two versions of it available for download, if you have the DVD you can get the SD stream for $2 and the HD stream for $5.
There will be no "converting" in the traditional sense. It's hardly like they'll ask you to upload the DVD!
Re: @AC 12:19 GMT
Most folks using DRM encumbered satelilite and cable services don't expect that they OWN a copy of the movie. They only expect it to work for a single instance. Big difference.
@Tom 13
Not at all, and my Sky DVR box with 1TB of DRMed movies would agree.
People expect them work anytime they want to watch it. DRM doesn't change this.
Re: At last!
"Is $2 for giving you a DVD rip really that much to ask?"
It's not a proper DVD rip, it's a DRM-crippled DVD rip.
"As for DRM most people don't care about that as long as they can watch the movie."
Yeah, that is the problem. I tried to watch the Blueray of Sherlock Holms (I didn't buy it; it was a present). The problem was that to watch it, I had to upgrade the player to cope with the new version of the DRM. However, once I did that, some of the old films stopped working and the optical out no longer gave me audio; that meant I had to play the audio out through stupid 2-channel analogue.
Tell me again how wonderful DRM is and how it doesn't get in the way...
Re: @AC 12:19
"Most people don't care" when a *SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE* is encrypted, because the point of a SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE is that you SUBSCRIBE. Are you getting a bit of a clue here about where the problem might be, given that the punter in question starts out with a product that they OWN?
Hint: when you OWN something, you pay *once*. When you SUBSCRIBE, you pay *repeatedly*.
Hence my point that, if they want me to trust them and get on board with this scheme, I need to be able to believe that my one-off purchase of a licence based on my media will neither have a calendar-based expiration date nor any non-optional upgrade requirements. (ie "Oh, we're no longer offering access to the SD/720p/1080p versions now because the NEW STANDARD is 50BAJILLIONp. Click here to begin the wallet-fisting process of giving us all your money^W^W^W^W^W upgrading your licence" nonsense).
Yes, I sound condescending here, but to be fair you've gone out of your way to not understand the point we're making and pretend that the industry concerned somehow *doesnt* have a substantial number of greedy bastards attached to it...
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Oh puleease Captain Underpants, it's only $2. who gives a fuck if the downloads works for more than 5 years...
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I would've thought the answer to that was perfectly obvious, but *I* do. And so does anyone else who realises that for $0 and marginally more effort than taking part in this UV program, they can rip their own DRM-free digital copies at home, which remain usable for as long as they retain the data.
I've got no objection to charging for an upsell (eg if you've got the DVD, a $5 to get a digital version of the HD version seems ok) - but I want to own the %^&*ing thing. Not a limited licence controlled by them, full control of the file. If they don't want to give it to me, fine. I'll stick to buying discs and go from there.
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Consider this: it's $2 PER MOVIE. Even an average movie collection would easily breach triple digit costs, and in 5 years you're out all that cash.
I've bought 2 or 3 movies a month for close to 20 years now because I haven't had any kind of TV service for most of my adult life. For someone like me who has an abnormally large movie collection and it could well be several hundred dollars. I'd be looking at $700 minimum to convert my entire collection. There's no way I'm handing over even a fraction of that much for a service that might not be there 5, 10, or even 20 years from now.
Yeah, exactly.
I've got of the order of 300 films on DVD, and at least another 250-odd TV shows on DVD.
Even if we're generous and assume that the $2/disc thing would apply to TV shows (HAH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *wipes tear from eye*), that would still put me in a position of paying $1100 (or, let's be realistic, £1100 if the service arrives in the UK) for the "privilege" of a licence to stream-only SD versions of my films and tv shows when I've already paid for them.
Given the amount of time involved in ripping all of these discs, I could *almost* be convinced to spend *some* money on doing this. But at that kind of price, for a time-limited streaming licence? %^&* that and %^&* them.
Digital Copy - What a clusterfook
I had a copy of Senna for Xmas as a Triple Play, (Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Copy).
Tried to use the Digital Copy on my Asus Transformer, and it was a totally shambolic exercise. I never actually managed to get it to work, I ended up using Handbrake to rip it, which worked just fine...
Re: Digital Copy - What a clusterfook
No wonder it was shambolic, Google wants you to stick to their own flavour of DRM and use Google Movie rental.
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I tried that and it was actually faster to rip the DVD I bought than jump through the hoops of putting the code in and waiting ages on my slow link for the sodding downloaded DRM encumbered file to arrive!!
I don't bother with those downloads anymore they are such a waste of space. DRM loaded and bigger than necessary for a simple movie file. Handbrake is the magic key for dumping into MP4 that can be played on practically any device, inlcuding the very picky Apple kit, that we own at home.
Blatant scam
With only one purpose - to snare naive punters into DRMs without them realising it and make it de-facto widely accepted.
I am peaceful man but, really, sometimes I just wish I could machine-gun the bastards.
So basically an attempt by Walmart to take some of that " rent'n'rip " market share from Lovefilm et al then!
Disney's Opt-out
I would think that Disney opting out of this scheme is less about their movies being gifts and more about the movies being used by small children. If the "average punter" who cannot rip a DVD or burn a copy buys their sprog a Disney movie, in less than six months they will likely need a new one.
..At least that's the expected lifetime of the movies I've burnt for my kids.
Re: Disney's Opt-out
There's a solution to this. The Disney DVDs stay safely locked away in my house and my four year old knows how to access them from my DLNA server through the PS3. The PS3 controller is the only thing she's allowed to touch, and while it's not indestructible it does seem to be far enough beyond her rather considerable ability to destroy things to be safe.
Re: Disney's Opt-out
Disney = Apple = different solution offered later this year alongside iTunes and iTV perhaps? Is there a UV app yet?
One advantage
I only see one advantage to this, and it's not the 'upgrade' to HD. Unless you pay for the upgrade and they rip a Bluray instead of a DVD that'd be pointless. The advantage I see is being able to have your movie collection with you at all times. Put a Vudu client on a tablet or smart phone and you're all set. Other than that why would I not exercise my fair use rights and rip my DVDs to my own media server?
I don't get it, intelligent El Reg readers in this forum think that Walmart actually goes and rip each and every DVD they get, then upload it to the Ultraviolet service?
'Cause that's NOT how it works. UV already has a catalog of SD and HD movies, they simply scan your DVD and authorise your download of the respective version.
This is OBVIOUS from their PR: "Users can also pay $5 to upgrade a DVD to store a high-definition version in the cloud, if available."
How else would the high-defintion version NOT be available if they were ripping and upscaling your DVD?
A digital copy of a DVD - because a DVD isn't digital?
Fools and their money...
Just grab Handbrake or MeGUI MakeMKV or one of the dozens of other freeware tools to rip and convert video.
The problem is there are too many people who can't even be bothered to Google how to do these things and their computers are being wasted on them.
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