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Adobe has published its Q4 '13 U.S. Digital Video Benchmark report, finding that authenticated TV Everywhere streams more than doubled in 2013 to 574.2 million, up from 222.5 million in 2012. As the graph below shows, 73% of authenticated views occurred on mobile devices, 22% on desktop and less than 5% each on gaming consoles and connected TVs. For the mobile viewing, tablet share more than doubled vs. 2012 to 42%, with smartphone declining to 31%.
Categories: Mobile Video, Sports, Technology, TV Everywhere
Back in February, 2006, I wrote a newsletter titled, "The $10 Million Super Bowl Ad?" In it, I suggested that sometime in the future, a Super Bowl ad could cost $10 million, up from the $2.5 million they were then selling for. My rationale was that subsequent online video viewing opportunities would drive not just exposure, but also new creative opportunities to engage the audience, translating to more advertiser value.
As it has turned out, the value of Super Bowl ads has indeed continued to march higher, with this year's spots going for $4 million. And no question, the subsequent online video views that Super Bowl ads receive reduce the net CPM that advertisers are in effect paying. But what I didn't anticipate were 3 key trends that have made Super Bowl ads even more valuable - and will continue to do so: the accelerating fragmentation of TV audiences, an emerging pre-game release/teaser strategy for the ads and the escalating media coverage Super Bowl ads themselves now receive.
Categories: Advertising, Sports
Topics: Super Bowl
FOX Sports Digital (FSD) partnered with YouTube to create the FOX Sports Digital VideoFest, a great example of how established media can tap into YouTube's vast online video talent pool. For the Digital VideoFest, YouTube selected 12 of its channel creators and brought them together for several days at YouTube Space LA. Creators were challenged to produce a pilot for a potential web series, with the winner chosen by a panel of 4 FSD executives. The Digital VideoFest was sponsored by Ford Fusion, with the winner receiving a $1 million development deal.
Categories: Indie Video, Sports
Topics: Fox Sports, YouTube
Akamai and NBC Sports announced this morning that Akamai will be powering video streaming, site performance and security services for the 2014 Winter Olympics on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app. The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia will run from February 6-23.
NBC Sports plans to stream over 1,000 hours of Olympics content, double what it did 4 years ago from Vancouver. Streaming will include all 15 sports across 98 different events, plus lots of exclusive content such as interviews, athlete profiles and backstories that have become standard Olympics fare.
Categories: Broadcasters, CDNs, Mobile Video, Sports, Technology, TV Everywhere
Topics: Akamai, NBC Sports, Olympics
I'm pleased to present the 205th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia.
Colin is in London this week and shares observations on the intense battle for broadband subscribers in the U.K. BT has been aggressively laying fiber in a bid for broadband subscribers. It recently spent about 1.4 billion pounds on soccer rights to supply its BT Sport channels. Colin says BT has seen lift in both broadband and pay-TV subscribers as a result. One wonders whether Google could try something similar here in the U.S. by bidding for NFL and other rights somewhere down the road?
Speaking of the NFL, it and Major League Baseball were in the news this week for filing a brief with the Supreme Court urging review of broadcasters' challenge to Aereo. The leagues basically asserted that if Aereo is deemed legal, more of their games will migrate to cable, which of course has been happening anyway. Meanwhile Aereo's lead investor Barry Diller said this week he could see a 35% adoption rate for Aereo long-term, primarily driven by millennials. This would be hugely disruptive if it were to happen.
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It turns out that football not only drives audience spikes on TV, but also online video advertising and engagement across devices. That's according to Adap.tv which this morning released select data from its video ad marketplace. Adap.tv has found that football has driven an overall 81% increase in video ad opportunities, with a 127% bump in smartphone video ads, 120% on desktops and 22% on tablets.
Categories: Advertising, Sports
Topics: Adap.tv
AOL has scored a huge coup with a deal announced today to syndicate ESPN video content across its owned-and-operated sites, plus its distribution network of 1,700 publisher sites. ESPN video in AOL will be accessible on desktops, smartphones, tablets and connected TV devices.
Importantly, the deal underscores the allure of online video syndication. By choosing to syndicate through AOL, ESPN concluded - despite its already formidable presence as the top-ranked sports property online - that AOL's distribution network could provide still further online reach and monetization potential. That's no small statement, and it is a testament to both AOL's video growth over the past several years and to the strength of the "Syndicated Video Economy" concept I began talking about back in 2008.
Categories: Cable Networks, Sports, Syndicated Video Economy
Topics: AOL, ESPN, Syndicated Video Economy
Online video sports syndicator CineSport has announced its biggest content and technology partnership to date, with USA TODAY Sports Media Group, a top 5 comScore sports property with 30 million monthly unique visitors. USA TODAY Sports operates the sports section of USAToday.com, plus the sports sections of 140 local newspaper/broadcast TV station sites, a network of digital-only sports sites and a network of 60 affiliates.
Under the deal, USA TODAY Sports will integrate CineSport's VaMP video platform technology throughout its content network. As a result, new and archived original video will be accessible for local producers to easily embed in digital articles. Gregg Winik, CineSport's CEO, noted that these types of contextual embeds are key to CineSport and how it helps its publisher partners differentiate themselves beyond simply displaying video clips in the right column of site pages.
Categories: Newspapers, Sports, Syndicated Video Economy
I'm pleased to present the 194th edition of the VideoNuze podcast with my weekly partner Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia. First up this week we discuss CBS CEO Leslie Moonves' remarks on CNBC essentially declaring victory in the company's retrans dispute with Time Warner Cable because it had preserved its ability to license its programs to Netflix and Amazon. Listeners will recall that 3 weeks ago on the podcast we talked about how OTT licensing was at the heart of the dispute and the consequences for TV Everywhere.
Next we transition to questioning whether there's any real benefit for TV networks and pay-TV operators to stream linear channels to connected TVs. Colin observes that recent data from the BBC indicating very low levels of linear streaming on connected TVs appears to question the value of the Disney-Apple TV and Time Warner Cable-Xbox 360 deals. We speculate that these are mainly meant for 2nd or 3rd TVs that don't have pay-TV set-top boxes.
Last, we chat briefly about the massive 3-part series that the NY Times ran just before Labor Day on ESPN's dominant role in college football - a long, but fascinating read. As I wrote, it's well worth the time for anyone interested in the influence of big time TV money not only on college sports but also on the broader American higher education system.
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Topics: Amazon, Apple TV, CBS, Disney, ESPN, Netflix, Time Warner Cable, Xbox
The NY Times is currently running a huge, 3-part, page 1 expose on ESPN's transformative role in college football. It's a must-read for anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes, in-depth account of how the sports network's massive financial strength has completely changed college football, from game day and time scheduling to conference re-alignments to how star players are created. Even more broadly, the article speaks to the pervasive role college football now plays in American higher education.
A key focus of the first two parts, here and here, is the willingness of particular schools (e.g. Texas Christian, Boise State, Louisville) to play weekday night games in order to provide ESPN live football throughout the week. Various representatives of the schools are quoted recognizing the coverage they received from ESPN as being critical to raising their schools' visibility and profiles. For ESPN, importantly, these mid-week games and assorted promotional activities showcased for still other schools how valuable being a flexible partner for ESPN can be.
Categories: Cable Networks, Sports
Topics: ESPN
The Internet has been buzzing this week with the idea that Google may bid for the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, which is with DirecTV through the 2014 season. The root of the buzz is a story in AllThingsD that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with Google's CEO Larry Page and YouTube's head of content Robert Kyncl and that one of the things they discussed was Sunday Ticket.
Did they seriously discuss Sunday Ticket or was it the last item on a list of things they were spitballing? Who knows. But let's assume for a moment that Google actually WAS interested in Sunday Ticket. Could it happen and does it make sense?
There's certainly no financial impediment for Google. DirecTV pays about $1 billion/year currently. Even if Sunday Ticket's value increased by 50% (which is less than the 60-70% increases the broadcasters and ESPN paid to renew their NFL deals in the past 2 years), it would still be small change for Google. Rather than the money, I see at least 5 big challenges Google (and the NFL) would have to surmount:
Categories: Live Streaming, Sports
A fortuitous confluence of events could give Aereo a nice bump in visibility and adoption in New York City this week. First, CBS went dark for hundreds of thousands of NYC subscribers last Friday afternoon, as the broadcaster and Time Warner Cable were unable to agree on retransmission consent compensation. Then over the weekend, Tiger Woods - by far golf's biggest TV draw - smoked the field to win the WGC-Bridgestone golf tournament, which was televised by CBS (though not seen by New Yorkers). The win makes Tiger the odds-on favorite to win the fourth and final major golf event of the year - the PGA Championship, being played in upstate New York starting Thursday.
CBS has the weekend afternoon TV rights to the PGA, following TNT's Thursday/Friday and weekend morning coverage. Tiger is gunning for his first major win in 5+ years, since his infamous infidelity scandal knocked him off his game. If Tiger is leading or among the leaders going into the weekend, it would set up intense interest and very strong CBS viewership. But with CBS blacked out - and the network blocking TWC New York subscribers' access to online programming - New Yorkers wouldn't get to see Tiger in action.
Categories: Broadcasters, Cable TV Operators, Sports, Startups
Topics: Aereo, CBS, Tiger Woods, Time Warner Cable
I had a classic TV Everywhere moment tonight I thought I'd quickly share. I got back to my hotel room in NYC after dinner, flipped on the TV to watch the Celtics try to break the Heat's winning streak and discovered ESPN and many other channels weren't working.
But instead of calling the front desk, waiting for a technician, keeping my fingers crossed, etc. (guessing my fellow travelers know this experience too well), I fired up WatchESPN, entered my Comcast credentials and was watching online within minutes. For the most part, video quality was very strong. The key was being able to watch via the hotel's WiFi network because the stream would have drained my 2GB Verizon data cap.
Categories: Cable Networks, Sports, TV Everywhere
Topics: Comcast, ESPN, TV Everywhere
Last week Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn crashed horrifically in the Super G at the 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, tearing two ligaments and ending her season. Terrifying though it was, it's exactly the kind of video clip (see below) that the skiing world and Vonn's fans want to be able to see immediately.
In this particular situation, Universal Sports, which had the championship's broadcast rights, was able to deliver, posting the clip, which includes audio of Vonn's agonizing cries, within minutes of the incident. As Universal Sports' VP/GM, Digital Media, Elliott Gordon and Director, Streaming Operations, Gus Elliott, explained to me, fast time-to-market drives numerous benefits for the sports network and is enabled by a relatively new relationship with SnappyTV.
Categories: Cable Networks, Sports, Technology
Topics: SnappyTV, Universal Sports
Last week, when Time Warner Cable and the L.A. Dodgers sealed a deal creating a new regional sports network to carry the team's games, the Dodgers' CEO Stan Kasten released a statement that read in part, "Our fans deserve the best - the best players, the best baseball and the best experience - whether that's at the newly renovated Dodger Stadium or on television."
That's a wonderful aspiration, but there's one significant problem with it: the reality is that non-fans (or at least those that don't tune in regularly to watch the team play) will be paying the lion's share for all of these "bests." Given the reported terms of the new Time Warner Cable - Dodgers deal, by my calculations, the non-fans' tab could amount to a staggering $6 billion over the life of the deal, making it the single biggest non-fan "tax" the pay-TV world has yet tried to assess on beleaguered non-sports fans.
Categories: Cable Networks, Sports
Topics: LA Dodgers, Time Warner Cable
Another great example of how video syndication is continuing to deliver results: in November's comScore rankings of U.S. sports properties, Perform Sports edged out perennial leader ESPN in number of total monthly unique viewers. As the chart below shows, Perform had 24.532 million viewers and ESPN had 24.092 million. Yahoo Sports is a distant third with 9.988 million, followed by another syndicator, CineSport, with 8.367 million and NFL with 5.936 million.
Categories: Sports, Syndicated Video Economy
If you think your monthly pay-TV bill is already pretty expensive, then brace yourself for rate increases that will definitely be happening over the next several years, particularly in certain geographic areas of the U.S. Why? Because the cost of programming continues to spiral, led by sports. In fact, over the past 24 months, at least $80 billion has been committed by broadcast and cable TV networks to televise sports in the U.S. (note this includes $6 billion, the minimum either News Corp. or Time Warner Cable will likely pay for TV rights to the L.A. Dodgers' games).
The chart below itemizes all of the deals that I'm aware of; no doubt there are others as well that aren't included. Also not included are the expected increased costs of renewals for some of sports' highest-profile events like the Super Bowl and NCAA March Madness in coming years.
Categories: Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators, Sports
Talk to any pay-TV operator executive these days and you'll get an earful on the relentless rise in their programming costs - what they pay to deliver both cable and broadcast TV networks into their subscribers' homes. Programming costs drive up subscribers' rates, in turn exacerbating pay-TV's affordability crisis, which in turn exposes the industry to cord-cutting, cord-shaving and over-the-top alternatives.
As I've written numerous times, scratch the surface of the programming cost issue and the focus quickly turns to sports networks and more specifically Regional Sports Networks ("RSNs") which have the geographic rights to air their local professional teams' games. One pay-TV executive who's attempting to take a hard line on RSNs' escalating costs is Michael White, CEO of DirecTV, who, on the company's earnings call on Tuesday, once again said that "regional sports networks' structure in the industry is broken" and that "we are taxing most of our customers who wouldn't be willing to pay for that content."
Categories: Cable Networks, Satellite, Sports
Topics: DirecTV, LA Lakers, Time Warner Cable
These days you can pick any sport and you're guaranteed to find examples of how online video is improving the fan experience. Beyond improved access, through live streaming to multiple devices, and post-event catch-up through highlight clips, another dimension of online video's value is now also emerging - fan engagement and interaction. A perfect example of this is the US Open tennis tournament's first-time use of Google Hangouts during its men's and women's finals matches.
Recently, I caught up with the two US Tennis Association executives responsible for the hangouts, Phil Green, senior director, advanced media and Peter Dopkin, director, strategic and business development, advanced media, to learn more. Listening to the strategy behind the hangouts, and how they were executed, what struck me is that in the digital age, forward-thinking sports executives are able to bring the fan, analyst and game together as never before.
Categories: Social Media, Sports
If you were trying to tune out last week, whether lying on a beach or on a family getaway, you didn't miss all that much exciting online video-related news. However there were some items worth noting and below I've highlighted five that caught my eye.
Categories: Broadband ISPs, Cable Networks, Indie Video, Sports, UGC
Topics: ESPN, Google Fiber, HBO Nordic, Hulu, MLB, Netflix, Walker Art Center, Yahoo, YouTube


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Okay, I *tried* to get all our tickers on the front page and just am totally clueless! I copied and pasted from the August thread on the WTT board, but it just showed up as plain text. What's the trick? If someone can explain I'll give it another shot unless someone else wants to post it! (Darn it Carly, had to go and get knocked up and leave all us thread-starter-challenged people here! *wink wink*) :)

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The West Ranch football team made a surprising run to the championship game of the Saugus 7-on-7 Under the Lights passing tournament at Central Park.
The Wildcats lost to Oaks Christian, 28-26, in the championship game, but knocked off some of the top teams in Southern California along the way.
West Ranch beat Westlake, 38-24, in the semifinals, and Canyon, 38-32, in the quarterfinals.
Hart reached the semifinals of the tournament and lost to Oaks Christian, 48-42, in overtime.
The Indians beat Dorsey and Chaminade in the earlier rounds.
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In swimming, Hart High graduate Anthony Ervin solidified his spot on the United States national team by finishing in second place in the 50 meter freestyle at the national championships in Indianapolis.
Ervin is eligible to compete in the 50 meter freestyle and the 400 meter freestyle relay team at the FINA world championships in Spain.
Saugus sophomore Abbey Weitzeil was 18th in the 50 meter freestyle and 19th in the 100 meter freestyle.
Hart High graduate Nick Korth was 10th in the 50 meter breaststroke. He was also 20th in qualifying in the 200 meter breaststroke and 29th in qualifying in the 100 meter breaststroke.
In hockey, the Kings traded back-up goalie Jonathan Bernier to the Toronto Maple Leafs for two players and a second-round draft pick.
Forward Matt Frattin and goaltender Ben Scrivens were dealt to the Kings for Bernier. Frattin played 25 games with the Maple Leafs in 2013 and scored seven goals.
Scrivens played in 20 games for the Maple Leafs and was 7-9-0 with two shutouts. He had a 2.69 goals against average but did not play in the postseason.
In the NHL draft, the Kings took forward Valentin Zykov in the second round. He was the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's rookie of the year and the offensive rookie of the year.
In baseball, the Dodgers beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, and Yasiel Puig went 4-for-5, a home run shy of the cycle. He had a triple, a double and two singles. He scored twice and stole two bases.
Puig is hitting .436 and set the Dodgers rookie record for most hits in a month with 44.
The Dodgers have won eight of their past 10 games. They are still in last place in the National League West standings, but only four games out of first place.
The Dodgers have a day off today. They start a series against the Rockies in Colorado on Tuesday.
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Donnie Walsh: Larry Bird was a great coach
Donnie Walsh vividly remembers his first meeting with Larry Bird. (Boston Herald)
"I'll never forget that meeting," Walsh said. "We sat down and talked and he spent 45 minutes telling me what he was going to do from the first day of training camp to the last day of the season.
"And when I look back on it, that's exactly what he did. Everything. Everything."
What did that entail?
"He went over everything from how he was going to run practices to what each player needed to do to get better," Walsh said. "He was totally prepared.
"He started by saying he had to hire two really good assistants because he's never done this before. And then he said exactly what he was going to do on the first day of practice, and he went from there."
Walsh said there wasn't a single facet left unplanned.
"Larry established things and stayed with them," he said. "He had practice the same time every time. Our team left for the plane the same time every time. . . . It created a routine, and the players, without even knowing it, started playing like that. He made them understand what they had to do and he made them do it by habit – and that carried over onto the floor in games. They knew what to do.
"He gave them a lot of freedom, but he gave them structure, too. I thought he was great."
How great, though? Walsh, a man who has been around the NBA since 1979, thinks Bird is one of the best coaches he's ever seen.
Meanwhile, he looks back on a coach he ranks with the best in the game – even with his friend, Larry Brown.
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Norma knew Tony Spark since he was a kid. But years passed and Tony grew into a handsome young man, and with his return that lustful spark returns into Norma's eyes. She doesn't mind the sixty-one years of difference... neither does Tony when he fucks out the grandma's brain.
When the Spark Returns
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Love is ageless and even old ladies like Norma may hear the call of lust when they are with a handsome, young man. As well known, Tomi is a big fan of seasoned women. He likes their experience, their devotion, their lust. It is hardly a wonder then that these two romantic soul found each other.
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Ok so we named this scene as "Norma's nightmare...or dream" but it really should have been" Ugly people fucking"! Just look at that grumpy old shopping bag Norma...And that fat idiot that fucks her. Just gross. But for all of you who are into these kinds of stuff it will definitely be lots of fun. So Norma's dream goes like this: She's in a dirty public bathroom wondering about how she got there and thats when this dude comes and kisses her and then sucks her wrinkled hairy and smelly pussy and gives her the fuck of her life! Yay!
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Happy birthday, Norma! She's just celebrating her 73th birthday, wow! And if you think at this age people cannot even move, just check out how Norma sucks some dick and rides it like a young slut!
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Grandma Norma is not really big in grandma things, such have making pancakes, or knitting sweaters. Instead, she spends her time to hunt for younger men and spend some quality time with them. Her newest find is Silver, a handsome man hungry for mature pussy. It seems there won't be cake today... grandma spends the time with fucking.
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The Teen Streets of John Hughes's Chicago
The filmmaker's adopted hometown was brought to life in classics like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club."
The filmmaker's adopted hometown was brought to life in classics like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club."
By FREDA MOON
A tour of the city for travelers wanting to follow in the footsteps of Ferris Bueller and other classic Hughes characters.
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The food sparkles at this Gold Coast project by Paul Kahan, one of Chicago's most versatile restaurateurs.
By GUSTAVE AXELSON
The city is a bastion of craft brews that gain character from time spent in bourbon barrels.
By SETH KUGEL
Sample everything from pizza to pancakes, classical music to the blues, during a frugal-friendly weekend in the Windy City.
By EMILY BRENNAN
Opened last September along the Chicago River, Langham's fourth property in the United States pays careful attention to service and design.
By SETH KUGEL
You may be surprised at how far $25 can take you during a layover in Chicago.
By SANDY KEENAN
In Chicago, a historic cottage makes tourists stop, smile and sometimes walk in uninvited.
By ELAINE GLUSAC
Dishes at this spot, opened last December, come matched to three drink suggestions: a wine, a beer and a cocktail.
By MEKADO MURPHY
In the past few years, three wooden coasters that take their riders upside down have been built. See what these next-generation woodies can do, taking one for a virtual ride.
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Riding between Chicago and New Orleans in restored Pullman rail cars evokes a chapter of travel history.


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Comments on Interior's Surface Mining Regulations
CED-81-145: Published: Aug 5, 1981. Publicly Released: Aug 5, 1981.
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GAO has been reviewing the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) regulations implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
GAO identified several issues which OSM should consider while it is revising its regulations. OSM needs to review its support for its revised blasting regulations concerning the use of explosives. Also, a legislative change may be needed to clarify the act's blast damage provision, which does not allow any building structure damage off the mine permit area. OSM needs to emphasize alternatives to bonding while revising its regulations to help small mine operators. Legislative changes may be needed to preserve prime farmlands by limiting the grandfather clause and land-use options. OSM design standards do not adequately address the differing climatological, geological, and topographical conditions of each coal mining area and thereby limit state and coal mine operator flexibility in controlling sediment. The state regulatory authority could be allowed to decide, on a site-by-site basis, the best method of controlling sediment. A legislative change is needed to allow a site-by-site analysis to prevent acid water drainage. As excess spoil standards seem excessive, alternative methods of spoil material disposal should be considered. OSM needs to be cognizant of regulatory redundancy to prevent unnecessary regulation of mine access roads. The Department of the Interior should also consider whether OSM and the states have the monitoring, inspection, and enforcement resources to ensure compliance with the act and OSM regulations. The environment could be severely damaged by inadequate enforcement and coal operators put out of business by excessive regulation.
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Climate Change:Better Management of Exposure to Potential Future Losses Is Needed for Federal Flood and Crop InsuranceGAO-15-28: Published: Oct 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2014.
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NOAA's Observing Systems:Additional Steps Needed to Achieve an Integrated, Cost-Effective PortfolioGAO-15-96: Published: Nov 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2014.
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Climate Change:USDA's Ongoing Efforts Can Be Enhanced with Better Metrics and More Relevant Information for FarmersGAO-14-755: Published: Sep 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 16, 2014.
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Ocean Acidification:Federal Response Under Way, but Actions Needed to Understand and Address Potential ImpactsGAO-14-736: Published: Sep 12, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 14, 2014.
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Drinking Water:Characterization of Injected Fluids Associated with Oil and Gas ProductionGAO-14-857R: Published: Sep 23, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2014.
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Army Corps of Engineers:The Corps Needs to Take Steps to Identify All Projects and Studies Eligible for DeauthorizationGAO-14-699: Published: Aug 21, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2014.
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Fish Stock Assessments:Prioritization and FundingGAO-14-794R: Published: Sep 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 19, 2014.
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EPA Regulations and Electricity:Update on Agencies' Monitoring Efforts and Coal-Fueled Generating Unit RetirementsGAO-14-672: Published: Aug 15, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2014.
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Missouri River Flood and Drought:Experts Agree the Corps Took Appropriate Action, Given the Circumstances, but Should Examine New Forecasting TechniquesGAO-14-741: Published: Sep 12, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 12, 2014.
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Who are you & and why do bad things happen
I gave it seven minutes Baja.
Drugs(obviously), hubris, conjecture, and bad hair.
The repeated use of the word holigraphic put me off.
Are you solipsistic Baja? Think about it.
Are you an RR?
This is the lizard-people guy! LOVE IT!
In 1991, on Terry Wogan's TV chat show, in the middle of talking about football (the subject he was a guest on the show to talk about), Icke announced that he was "the son of God" and that Britain would be devastated by tidal waves and earthquakes (the UK isn't seismically active). He also began wearing all turquoise all the time which furthered claims he was either disturbed or perhaps a reptilian himself.[7] He was even passed over for Celebrity Big Brother in 2006 for being too weird.
If all of the above wasn't crazy enough for you, Icke seems to have taken The Matrix literally (well, minus the parts with Keanu Reeves and robot overlords). He believes that much of reality is a holographic projection or sensory illusion being beamed down by our alien overlords from the moon. No, really...no, really.[9]
Perfect comment:
What we are witnessing could be similar to the birth of Scientology. Ain't humanity grand? What he has to come up with now is some little machine that helps you determine how much reptilian influence you have in your life and then liberates you from the influence depending on how much money you "donate." Icke kind of reminds me of that movie "A Beautiful Mind." If somebody seems lucid enough in their presentation, their ideas can wear a mask of lucidity right up until it dawns on you that they're insane. Brilliant premise, though: Crazy **** is happening all around you, but it's happening in another dimension, so you can't see it! Sounds like an episode of Fringe. Unfortunately, when discussing the current state of the world you have to accept the sobering reality that the fault lies not with our Archons, but with ourselves.
David Icke, sample of interview used on Bright Eye's -- Firewall from their stellar album The People's Key:
If there is no such thing as time, you're already there, and you're controlling this cycle. You say, "Man, look what we found here, Einstein," or whoever you're talking to, Tesla - whoever you're talking to. Problems of the future can be solved by mankind because you create them. And you have to believe in the future, it's what we have to do. We progress, we always progress - we try to.
So the Sumerian tablets, they say the same thing like Genesis said, that there were chariots of fire that came into the sky. And these beings got out of them, and they walked like a man but they had reptilian features. They had snake-like eyes, a tail, and, uh, scales, right? And they were - they were here, and they made slaves out of the people. And where they landed in is what the Bible calls the Garden of Eden. They were trying to inbreed with the people here. The women would die, the babies were deadborn. But after two thousand years they started taking, the babies started being born and living. And they had tails, they had a few reptilian features. They could phase shift from one dimension to another dimension, and the people who know say it's from the fourth dimension - the next dimension.
Space is expanding; there are spirits coming from the center, right? We're going counterclockwise. There's supposed to be eight other universes going counterclockwise, and that's called Superuniverse, you know? And love's always been the message. It's just - circumstances happen, right? People freak out, just flat flip out, you know? Well, that's where Hitler came from, Hitler came from that way. He was an outspoken, charismatic yeller. And, and all these people said, "Hey, we'll use this guy, hey, look at all these people listening to this guy."
You know what I mean? And so that's just what the trip's like, that. You know? It still exists, and their bloodline goes back - back into Sumerian times. You know, they didn't call it reptilian, they didn't call it that. But they did, because they called him Satan, they called him the Devil, and it's the same damn trip. It's a negative force, coming in on a positive force, because it's a third dimension, right? And for it to solidify or to crystallize, it has to have both elements, right? And you have to keep it in balance, or it will, it will, one of them will destroy the other."
Oh, and welcome back, Baja. I thought you might have been kidnapped by Los Zetas, or something.
George Bush is a reptilian connected to some far off planet? Seriously? I mean if one of these reptile people had control of our government why would they toss the keys to the "black guy"? Or is he an alien also?
Only a Brit would think the royal family of Britain is worth body snatching.
Oh wait it already has........
The power still rests with the people. There are a lot more of us -- than them.
That is absolutely and unequivocally true and the reason I post here.
But unused power is like no power at all.
Throw the Reptoid down the well
Then we'll have a big par-tie..
Can't you tell who the reptoids are when their tongues suddenly lash out to grab flying insects?
Icke is insane.
Viewed from your little self created boxed in prospective I am sure he would seen that way.
I swear WA*GS you will be the last being on earth to wake up. And we are all waiting for you.
No they are skilled shape shifters but the do slip up once and a while.
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"The best photography tools at your disposal are patience, curiousity, and the growing ability to see the world in new ways. Cameras just do the capture." David duChemin
Let's review a little bit…
The main ingredients to taking better photographs are???
- The 3 P's – Practice, Patience and Persistence
- Aperature/F-Stop
- Shutter speed
- Composition
- Light
So now you're out shooting on your own. Several of you have asked…what's next?
Here are my ten suggestions for continuing on your photographic journey…
- Practice - The number one thing you can do to improve your photographic skills is practice, practice, practice. Take lots of photographs. Take them often. Take them in varying light situations. Keep your camera close by at all times.
- Look - Study other photographers and their work. Don't just study contemporary photographers, study the late 19th and early 20th century photographers as well. You can learn from other people's successes as well as failures.
- Read – Read lots of books about photography. Old and new. The equipment may have changed but the basic principals are still the same. One of my favorite series of books is the old Time Life Photography Series. You can usually find them really cheap in used bookstores and they have lots of great information in them.
- Surf - You'll be amazed at how much free information on photography is out there on the World Wide Web. It's yours for the taking. Not sure where to start? Look over and check out the links on the side bar.
- Shoot – shoot often and shoot your passion.
- Record – Keep a journal of tips and tricks you've discovered, lighting examples and especially your progress.
- Connect – Connect with other photographers. Online or in person. There's tons of great photography forums out there on the web. Some you can join for free and some have a yearly fee. Join the Virginia Beach Photography Club. They are a long standing and very active local club. They hold monthly meetings as well as focus groups and workshops on various topics.
- Learn – Learn to use a photo editing program like Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Taking your digital photographs to the next level means learning how to tweak them to get the best results possible. Definitely take any classes or workshops that you can find. Besides taking additional classes at the CACV you can check out the photography courses that are offered by Tidewater Community College. Try to find workshops in subjects that interest you. Such as landscape, nature, potraiture. Do a Google search for workshops in Virginia and plan a summer vacation with some great instruction and picture taking.
- Don't- Don't get hung up on gear. Get the basics. Get what you need. Get the best you can afford but pay more attention to your vision.
- And…lastly…practice, practice, practice!
Don't forget to join us on our new Facebook page.
A few other great sites to check out:
Digital Photography School. They have lots of great tutorials and weekly challenges.
Fro Knows Photos Lots of great tutorials, videos, podcasts, challenges and a forum
Think about taking some black and white photographs. Black and white photography can add a dramatic effect to your photos. It is recommended to shoot all photos in color and then convert them to black and white in a photo editing program. That said, color can sometimes be distracting. You can learn a lot about composition and light and by eliminating the element of color and spending a day shooting with you camera in monochrome mode.
Give yourself an assignment, put your camera in monochrome mode and spend a day shooting in black and white.
For inspiration, do a search on Flickr for black and white photos.
As discussed in the morning class, here is the flash diffuser for your on camera flash.Cosmos ® Soft Pop-Up DSLR Flash Diffuser for On-Camera Flashes


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.- A new Catholic non-profit project called Music Visions aims to promote music artists who have messages of faith, joy and hope to inspire the next generation.
"The social impact of music video via YouTube and other channels is undeniable and yet sadly today's music video culture no longer respects the dignity of the human person," music video director and Music Visions founder Manuel de Teffé said March 8.
"Hundreds of millions of young people spend the most formative years of their lives watching music videos which often promote an openly destructive lifestyle," he pointed out.
"No space seems to be left for other artists who, despite their talent, cannot share their music simply for the lack of a well-produced music video. Music Visions would like to change that."
De Teffé explained that the music video is the most popular internet content "by far." Sixteen of the top 20 most watched YouTube videos are music videos, with more than four billion viewers.
Music Visions said it is seeking talented artists with unreleased songs, sponsors who understand the cultural challenges, and broadcasters interested in "taking a chance on something bold and new."
The organization's debut video "Beside You" was directed by de Teffé and celebrates "the joy of motherhood" using music by the Italian artist Mario Maneri.
International pro-life organizations are invited to contact Music Visions to learn how the music video can help promote a culture of life.
The international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need is a sponsor of Music Visions, while the Catholic Radio and Television Network is also cooperating with the project.
The Music Visions website is http://www.musicvisions.org.
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Altera Lowers Revenue Guidance
Chipmaker Altera (ALTR) lowered its revenue guidance for the second quarter, citing lower than expected international sales.
For the quarter ending June 30, the company expects revenue to decline in the range of 25% from the first quarter's top line of $287.4 million. Altera previously expected a sequential decline of 20%. That forecast would imply revenue of about $215.5 million for the second quarter.
According to Thomson Financial/First Call, analysts expect the company to bring in revenue of $237.8 million for the quarter, down from $340.7 million a year ago. Wall Street is looking for earnings of 10 cents a share, compared with 25 cents in the year-ago period.The company said North American resales to this point in the quarter are in line with prior expectations. Despite the reduced revenue outlook, Altera said inventories, at the company and its distributors, will decline in the quarter. Shares of Altera ended
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THE "Avatar" Trailer In Theaters This Friday
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Finally the long national wait for the actually good Avatar trailer is over. Coming Soon (tee-hee) reports that a 3 minute and 30 second trailer featuring a hefty amount of story will premiere in theaters this Friday. No word yet on which film it will be attached to but this is said to be THE trailer. The most epic, shart-inducing, nipple-tingling visual feat ever rendered. The film is set to open in less than two months so expect a huge marketing push for this one. In other words, it's about to get Avatarded in here.Shut-ins and bubble people sadly will have to wait until Thursday, October 29th to view the trailer online. Damn! That's not nearly enough time to hone and perfect the intricacies of my CCH Pounder Halloween costume.
Horror Movie Calendar Pinup Girls from Nerdcore
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Every year, Nerdcore releases a special calendar paying tribute to pop culture with sexy pinup girls. The 2010 Calendar, currently available for pre-order, is a bloody, beautiful homage to horror flicks, and it's a perfectly timed Halloween gift for any discerning masturbator of the macabre friend you may have. According to Nerdcore, "no genre has been more synonymous with nerds and nudity than horror," and we couldn't agree more. Their 4th annual calendar features cover model Jana Jordan getting paranormal with a TV set, sultry scream queen Justine Joli in the most vintage of psychotic shower scenes, Bobbi Starr sewn together (literally) in a more naked version of Frankenstein, as well as Aria Giovanni, Kayla Jane Danger, Karlie Montana, Mosh, and Zoli Suicide getting their scream on. Check out some of the hot, nearly NSFW photos after the jump. Can you guess all the horror movies to which the photos pay tribute? Does it really even matter?
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What's On Tonight: Monday, October 19th, 2009
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Kanye West + Spike Jonze = Fairytale
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Where the Wild Things Are arrived this past weekend, and it pretty much turned out to be a therapy session with a bunch of clinically depressed forty-somethings dressed like furries. So when we heard that "We Were Once a Fairytale," the Spike Jonze-directed film starring Kanye West, hit the Web today, it was the news equivalent of a Xanax. We have the 11-minute piece here, minus the first minute or so. Spoiler alert: it's effing weird.
Wes Craven To Direct "Scream 4″
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The Weinstein Company has rounded up all the major players for its upcoming Scream sequel. Writer Kevin Williamson, stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox-Arquette, David Arquette, and now according to Cinema Blend, director Wes Craven are all set to return to Scream 4. Which I'm happy isn't titled Scre4m and isn't planned to be a gimmicky 3D movie. Though production isn't set to begin for another six months, so give them time. Give them time.
Disney Chief Bob Iger Lambastes Movie Piracy
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For a company with a treasure trove of box office booty thanks to movie pirates, Disney sure is taking a hard stance against the online Captain Jack Sparrows of the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger believes technology companies are coming out smelling like roses in the PR war… at the expense of Hollywood. The result? Policing illegal activity online will get even more difficult than it already is:
25 Awesome Drew Struzan Posters
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Drew Struzan is one of the most influential movie poster artists to ever adapt motion pictures into a one-sheet piece of paper and still manage to embody everything the flick is about. He's worked on posters for Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Harry and the Hendersons, just to name a few. A complete list of his work can be seen on his gallery page, but we've chosen our 25 favorite here, most of which are without the movie's title. Can you name all the films?
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Basically, Maggie Q is badass. Not only was she a formidable foe for John McClane in Live Free or Die Hard, but never has a flak jacket looked so good on a female form. She's the kind of woman who can make you putty in her hands with a single sultry glance, and then take your head clean off with a perfectly executed roundhouse kick. It's a blend of constant arousal and fear that keeps a relationship fresh, and endless refills of your Xanax very necessary. A word from Maggie: "Nigga please! I am not anorexic, I am petite because you can't get FAT from eating field mice and rice; hey that rhymes…"I have no idea what the above gibberish means but if came out of Maggie's mouth I'll take it as gospel. I just hope she's moved beyond field mice as a source of sustenance. 'Cause doz field mice be naaaasty!Look at the antithesis of nasty after the jump!
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Where the Wild Things Are opens this weekend, and a lot of early reviews are saying that the film is too mature for young audiences… that they've somehow made a children's story into an adult film, thereby alienating the intended audience.Of course, none of this would be a problem if we just exposed our children to R-Rated topics at an early age. We suggest Hollywood partner with children's book publishers to help introduce kids to R-Rated fare as early as the kids can read. Here's our list of required reading:
Bill Murray Not Into "Ghostbusters 3″
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My family has many unwritten rules. The second most important is: do not open the door if the doorbell rings only once. In our family, if the doorbell only rings once, you were either a salesperson or a canvasser. And salespersons and canvassers are liars and thieves.
My mother came to this conclusion shortly after she first immigrated to Canada; two scam artists pretending to work for the government tried to enter our home. Looking back, this is probably why I couldn't make it as a (sort of) con artist, selling chocolates on the mean streets of southwestern Ontario.


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BMC Racing Team unhorses Omega Pharma-Quick Step in worlds TTT
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- Published Sep. 21, 2014
- Updated Sep. 23, 2014 at 4:38 PM EST
Uran left off of Omega Pharma-Quick Step worlds TTT squad
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Sep. 16, 2014
Two-time defending TTT champions are still confident that their squad has a chance at a three-peat in Ponferrada
Video: GCN tours the Omega Pharma-Quick Step bus
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- Published Aug. 29, 2014
Global Cycling Network takes a look at the bus that transports Martin, Boonen, and other OPQS stars during the Vuelta
The 'greedy' Michal Kwiatkowski
- By Matthew Beaudin
- Published Jul. 15, 2014
- Updated Jul. 15, 2014 at 4:10 PM EST
Michal Kwiatkowski came out swinging at the Tour, in spite of his youth and overall GC ambitions
Omega Pharma wins despite absence of speedster Mark Cavendish
- By Matthew Beaudin
- Published Jul. 13, 2014
- Updated Jul. 14, 2014 at 12:10 AM EST
Tony Martin smashed his pursuers on Sunday, and gave an aggressive Omega Pharma-Quick Step team its second win of the 2014 Tour
Omega's talented roster presses on without Cavendish
- By Matthew Beaudin
- Published Jul. 7, 2014
- Updated Jul. 7, 2014 at 5:20 PM EST
Lefevre: "I think we are a top team. We have 42 victories with 13 different riders. We tried to select the nine best riders possible to
Mark Cavendish's future uncertain after disabling crash
- By Gregor Brown
- Published Jul. 6, 2014
The Manx Missile may require surgery, and certainly needs recovery time, but it's unclear if he can regain his once-stellar form
Omega Pharma makes Patrick Lefevere 'a happy man'
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Not even industry jester Simon Doonan, who presented the International Award to Dries Van Noten, could get much of a laugh at Monday's CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library. His ribbing of André Leon Talley for "renting" a turban and diamond pin fell completely flat, and emcee Fran Lebowitz's wit was so dry that it too elicited little response — though there were some chuckles when she needled the fashion industry's "obsession with the middle-aged....If you see a young, beautiful person, be nice to them," she pleaded. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, two of New York's funniest women, didn't fare much better with their accessories routine. Fey's "Spanx" weren't accessories, Poehler said, but "undersadness." In the end, it was up to Board of Director's Special Tribute recipient Mayor Michael Bloomberg — not particularly known for his comedic chops — to lighten up the crowd when he sheepishly apologized for his tux: "My skinny jeans are at the cleaners, and my gladiator sandals are being resoled," he explained.
Perhaps the typically cool reception to shtick is why fewer A-list celebrities are attending as presenters: The word on the street about this hard-to-please bunch must have spread.
Not even crowd favorite, the much imitated Eugenia Sheppard Award winner Candy Pratts Price, took the opportunity to cut up on stage. Most commonly, the winners thanked the CFDA and Anna Wintour, which just might be leading the factions from Elle, Harper's Bazaar and In Style to contemplate some form of sedition.
As for the videos, they're getting slicker every year, with even a few name directors like Mike Figgis and Douglas Keeve (and Diane von Furstenberg for Van Noten). They had their amusing moments — Tom Ford's faux move on "shrink" Gabriel Byrne treading the line between funny and peculiar or Pratts Price's voiced-over Kate Moss — but the onscreen efforts suffered from the same cool reception that greeted the onstage players.
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As you are arround, do you know if there is anything planned for runes in season 3?
Also, if you don't mind using 2mins to read this topic, I would be very happy.
Thank you very much in advance. I am very excited with the changes so far!
Lot of good changes.
Would it be possible to get an extra item slot as a summoner spell?
Bonus points if you call it "Nakors pouch" or something - You know, like Nakor from the Magician series by Raymond E Feist.
Or you could just make a D&D Bag of Holding reference, that would be cool too.
Has the possibility of being OP, could be worth applying some kind of
summoner_item=(item_effect*0.8) to the algorithm.
But that's more the sort for thing for your game designers, maths junkies and coders to argue about =)
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KEEEN this looks epic. Great that they are finaly balancing the masteries, i want the support masteries but def is better with more points. now i dont have to choose.
Have to say, I'm really pissed you are taking out Surge and Promote...
All i want to see, is revive changes
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I am writing in response to the letter by Chris Robert about the Indian Princess. If Mr. Robert, the owner of Indian Ranch and the paddleboat, is so concerned about access to the lake, why doesn't he open up Indian Ranch to the public, free of charge?
Mr. Robert has offered free rides for the month of June. What is he going to charge the rest of the summer? This is not the 1630s, as brought up by Mr. Robert. The boat referred to in his statements in the past — that there was a boat on the lake in the 1920s — was for the people to go from one pond to the other, and did not have a bar on it.
Mr. Robert's boat does have a bar, and can carry 190 passengers. What happens if his boat is in an accident and 190 inebriated people are at risk, and what about children on that boat?
I am not against giving everyone access to the lake, but I don't believe this boat, with an overall length of 96.9 feet, is the answer.
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The backend engineers think they're hot shit because they solve the big problems. They know how to scale. They look down on frontend engineers who are only solving trivial problems. Backend engineers build the real things. They don't have time to learn about CSS or a wretched language like JavaScript. Without them, a project can never be successful.
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You're both wrong. You must do both or you'll be irrelevant (somewhere).
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