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Label Code Podcast
Label Code Records - Podcast - Techno
LABEL CODE PODCAST #008 with N.D
July 18, 2014 05:59 AM PDT
N.d has only one intention: to drag you from your senses and take you deep down into his chambers, where you will be subject to a heavy dosage of the industrial rhythmic progression which underlines the overall sound of his Techno."
Chris is resident in Malta's finest techno nights, opening for Sandwell District, The Third Man, Markus Suckut this past summer alone.
His sound is first class club music: a smart mixture of deep tinged Techno, darker House music and rhythmical Dub sculptures.
His productions played by nothing but Xhin and Alan Fitzpatrick among others, just to pick on both extremes. N.d is an extremely productive composer and his performance are more than often exclusively composed by his own materials; he is available for live set performances.
https://www.facebook.com/trivmvirate LABEL CODE PODCAST #007 with MAAE
June 11, 2014 01:00 AM PDT
MAAE starts his profesional career in 2000 in Girona/Barcelona. Since his beginnings,all his sessions have had a manifest influence from Techno, following the new movements and showing up the most avant-gard side of music.
Throughout his career, during his residences in Clubs such as "Blau Club" and "Zoom Club", had the chance to do the warm up to artists like Ken Ishii, Surgeon, Alexander Kowalski, Ben Sims, MissDjax, John Acquaviva, Marco Nastic, Alex Under, Rino Cerrone, Marco Bailey, Christian Smith, Roman Flugel and more.
All this hard work took him to Clubs like ROW14 (Barcelona), Florida135 (Huesca), Rachdingue (Vilajuiga), La Sala del Cel (Girona), KGB (Barcelona), Zoom club (Lloret de Mar), HannaFest (Budapest) and many more.
His professional career as a producer begins on september 2008, but it is not untill 2012 when he finally defines his own style with a clear and defined Techno base under the name MAAE.
At the beginning of 2013 he creates his own label Metodiq, dedicated to circle his particular visión of the contemporary Techno music. The first reference coming out had a big welcome being in the charts and played by big artists such as Alex Bau, Slam, Axel Karakasis y Alex Di Stefano.
Remotion feat. Laranja - Bounce Back (Original Mix)
Ronan Teague - Dark Chronicles
Alberto Santana - Start Over (Trevor Rockliffe Remix)
Sin Sin - Mad Mood (Don Ruijgrok Remix)
The Save - Restless Legs (Steam Shape Remix)
Sin Sin - Shake Out (Markus Bohm Remix)
Remotion - Shadows (Original Mix)
Francesco Terranova - Lira (Skober Remix)
Fachkraft - Quasar (A-Brothers Remix)
Kostas Maskalides - Black Panther (Mikael Jonasson Remix)
Ronny Vergara - Milf (Michael Schwarz Remix)
Madson Scaut - Resistance (Original Mix)
Drumcomplex & Roel Salemink feat. My Evil Twin - Apocalypse 9 (LowKey & Kardinal Remix)
Skober - Bring It To Me (Original Mix) LABEL CODE PODCAST #006 with BEKKAR
May 07, 2014 01:14 PM PDT
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Sixth Label Code podcast is signed by Bekkar, good techno dj/producer from Marseilles (France) and owner of Geisha Record. His sounds is very dark and we will see soon his debut on Label Code with a realese together Luix Spectrum and three really nice remix from Frank Savio, Alfredo Guadalti and Primal Beat.
Bekkar is already out on labels such as: Naked Lunch, De-Konstrukt, Darknet, Refluxed Records, Crunch Control, Hell Beat Limited and many more. Him has released also with some great collars together artists like Dolby D, Kevin Witt, Mike Rud, MicRoCheep & Mollo.
Niereich, A-Brothers - Trinity Test (Hiab Remix)
Gene Karz & Bekkar - Autopsie (Grieche & Kevin Wesp Remix)
Mike Rud & Bekkar - Red Line (MicRoCheep & Mollo Remix)
Luix Spectrum - Acedia (Sven Schaller Remix)
Luix Spectrum & Fabrizio Pettorelli - Chemtrails
Gene Karz & Bekkar - Crack Zed
Darpa - Fear Is Coming (Niereich Remix)
Toby Rost - Troja (Linus Quick Remix)
Hardom - Dunkle Hart LABEL CODE PODCAST #005 with STEVIE WILSON
March 19, 2014 05:38 PM PDT
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After two great releases on Label Code, now is the turn of Stevie Wilson. At moment one of the most popular techno artists in the scene, with his industrial and dark techno sounds he has received a great support from a lot of big artists.
The continued rise of Scottish award winning techno Dj/Producer Stevie Wilson is growing in epic proportion. Since he started producing techno music only in May 2011 his tracks have been well received in the techno community and gaining massive support from Dj's all over the world. In this short space of time he also won the award for best Scottish Techno producer 2012 at the E.M.M.A.S & this has now made his name stand out among the rest and show everybody that he means business.
Stevie's passion for music started at a very early age. From the days of school buying and swapping music with friends it was clear to him then that he had to take the next step and get his first set of decks. Since then stevie has never looked back and is always pushing the boundaries with his musical and technical abilities from when he is performing in clubs rocking the dancefloors with his high energy pounding beats to the music he produces in which he blends all sorts of different sounds from deep & dark to twisted industrial sounds to full on banging grooves that is guaranteed to get any crowd moving on the dancefloor.
His main influences from the early days were people like Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Bass Generator, Mikey B, Easygroove, Technotrance and basically the whole early hardcore techno / breakbeat era.
Nowadays his influences are people like Len Faki, A.Paul, The Advent & Industrialyzer, Dave Clarke, Eddie Halliwell, Chris Liebing, Monoloc, Pfirter, Alan Fitzpatrick, Gary Beck, and loads more. The amazing thing is he has got to play alongside some of these guys who inspire him so much such as A.Paul, Eddie Halliwell, Alan Fitzpatrick, Valentino Kanzyani, Judge Jules, Hernan Cattaneo, Hans Bouffmyhre,Randy Katana, Dj Misjah and many more and he has also played outside the UK in Germany, Austria, Portugal, Ireland, & Spain.
Stevie has played at all the best venues in Scotland such as The Arches, Room At The Top, The Soundhaus, Ivory Blacks, The Metro, Club 69, Liquid Rooms and that's just to name a few which has spread over various club nights.
So you can tell techno is his passion, his life and an art form he clearly loves.
Paralytic - Keox
Abductions - Broke Out
Diarmaid O'Meara & Millhouse - Electricity (Electrorites Remix)
Audiodistraction - Intent To Destroy
Abductions - Insidious
Klauz - Vorteks
Klauz - Mindless Monstrosity
Primal Beat - The End Of All Things (Naked Pilotz Remix)
Ronan Teague & Trysh Alexander - Global
Stevie Wilson - Cry For Help
Paralytic - Be My Victim
Albert Kraner - Binary Code (Electrorites Remix)
Stevie Wilson - This Mood
Podcast SummaryIn 2009, the instinct to get out of a very limited reality, born the idea to create a label that combines the deep and techno sounds. With the passage of time this idea comes to life with the K1971, today one of the most excellent Label Management on the electronic scene in Berlin, so in 2010 the Label Code Records arrives on Beatport. The first releases are characterized by distinctly techno groove, powerful bassline and sounds very smooth, attracting the interest of many producers. From a small reality, the Label Code leaps out of Italy to the Europe electronic scene and receives many positive comments from many great artists such as: Mikael Stavostrand, Shin Nishimura, Autistic, Nihil Young, The-Zone FM and many others. Label Code's mission doesn't stop at becoming relevant on the global electronic music scene at a commercial level but also strives to distinguish themselves, most of all thanks to the style of music they select and release and that this play the most crutial role for Label Code Records.
Here will be shared the podcasts of our artists month by month and will also be available to download from iTunes.
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1bet4Kb
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/15Uxbby
Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/16QsJxs
Twitter: http://bit.ly/1155qrM
Beatport: http://btprt.dj/11KxMX4
Youtube: http://bit.ly/ZWrWrN
Resident Advisor: http://bit.ly/13qC7mu
Mixcloud: http://bit.ly/1s7SMp1
Last.fm: http://bit.ly/16wkIKl
Podcast's artists:
Marc Zimmermann, GO!DIVA, Electrorites, Wave Form, Stevie Wilson, Bekkar
About Alfredo Guadalti's Label Code Podcast
Alfredo Guadalti, italian dj/producer and owner of Label Code Records, was born in Frosinone in 1989. At 15 he began to approach to djing with great interest and after a few years influenced by deep and techno tunes, he started to play in different parties, so he got to know Alessio Armeni aka Freddy K. In 2010 he founded with the K1971 Management the Label Code Records, a digital label focused to techno and deep sounds, very appreciated to some big artists. So he got to know a lot of very cool dj/producer with which he does good projects. After he plays again with very good artists such as: Knobs, Flex, London FM. His influences are very marked by big basslines with a solid groove and by the style of Laurent Garnier. In the same year he received a feedback from him. To end of 2011 changed his style for takes a way more deep but without forgetting the techno sound, and in 2012 he started working with great artists such as Marc Zimmermann, Michael Strauss and Point Zero...really important for him and thanks to Marc Zimmermann, he plays on his first gig in Leipzig (Germany) at DHF Club. In the same year with his friend Adelmo, owner of Criminal Zone Records, he promotes a big electronic event on his region called Acuto Electronic Music Festival. A very cool and appreciated electronic scene in Frosinone by 3 years about, when he has the pleasure to play with Harvey McKay, GO!DIVA, Frankyeffe, Markus Bohm and Logotech. Alfredo Guadalti: Facebook: http://on.fb.me/ZZ2h1F Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/18UbtEK Beatport: http://btprt.dj/17vin5x Twitter: http://bit.ly/11mB6rE Resident Advisor: http://bit.ly/15I4Zai YouTube: http://bit.ly/1bxjRtl MySpace: http://mysp.ac/13iGr5Q Beatport Djs: http://btprt.dj/1156QT8 Google Plus: http://bit.ly/11aurFq iTunes: http://bit.ly/18m7XlF Label Code Records: Facebook: http://on.fb.me/15Uxbby Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/16QsJxs Twitter: http://bit.ly/1155qrM Beatport: http://btprt.dj/11KxMX4 Youtube: http://bit.ly/ZWrWrN Resident Advisor: http://bit.ly/13qC7mu iTunes Podcast: http://bit.ly/1bet4Kb Last.fm: http://bit.ly/16wkIKl MySpace: http://mysp.ac/11Kybsz
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En Fuego for Jesus Ministry Members Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking
|U.S. Attorney's Office November 06, 2012
ORLANDO—A federal jury found Luis E. Morales (58, Ormond Beach) and Rebecca Rivera (27, Hartford, Connecticut) guilty yesterday of one count of sex trafficking of a minor and two counts of transporting a minor over state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Morales was also convicted of three additional counts of transporting a minor over state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Morales and Rivera each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Their sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 22, 2013.
The jury also found that Morales used the property located at 8 Crossings Trail in Ormond Beach, Florida, to facilitate the commission of the offenses. The property is subject to forfeiture at a separate proceeding.
Morales and Rivera were indicted on August 15, 2012.
According to evidence presented at trial, Morales was a self-proclaimed "Apostle" in a ministry he founded called En Fuego for Jesus. Rivera was one of his "prophets" in the ministry. In November 2009, Morales and Rivera transported a 12-year-old minor, who was also a member of the ministry, from Florida to Connecticut knowing that the minor would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act. In December 2010, Morales transported another minor, age 13, who was also a member of the ministry. He transported the victim from Arizona to Florida, and then to the Virgin Islands, with the intent to engage in sexual activity with the minor.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Karen L. Gable.
It is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the tab "Resources."

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I own three Duluth Packs, this is the second one I purchased. I can use this pack for everything I need when I'm on a trip by myself. It's great for longer trips when you need to take plenty of food, too. It's heavy duty and packs well. I like the box style packs very much. It feels more balanced when your shoving in everything for your trip. They sit great in the canoe as well.


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Birth Name: Roger Craig Smith
Born: 08/11/1975
Birth Place: Orange County, California, USA
Born: 08/11/1975
Birth Place: Orange County, California, USA
Born in Orange County California, Smith originally aspired to be a screenwriter or standup comedian. After both a former teacher and a judge at the Aspen Comedy Festival at the Improv appeared unmoved by his standup but encouraged by his talent for voices, he began attending classes and largely got his start voicing video games. One of his earliest roles was for the game "Resident Evil Code: Veronica" (2000) while his first recurring role in a television series was voicing various characters for "Naruto." Working steadily doing voices for numerous films, video games and television shows, Smith is particularly well-known in the video game world for his role as Chris Redfield in multiple incar... Continue Bio >>
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Exclusive Women In Trouble Character Poster
By Josh Tyler 2009-11-10 10:38:24 comments
Carla Guginos new movie Women in Trouble opens this weekend and we have an exclusive look at the films newest character poster. It features up and coming actress Cameron Richardson, who you can also see later in this year in Alvin and the Chipmunks 2, though somehow I dont think shell look quite as hot in that.
Women in Trouble takes place over a serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, etc. All of them with one crucial thing in common. Trouble. Or in the case of Richardsons character Darby, it seems to be double trouble. Check out her poster:
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Walkers is launching its biggest ever on-pack promotion to reinforce the use of home grown ingredients across its core range.
Supported by a brand new TV campaign, the competition is set to engage the nation and increase sales for retailers, with promotional packs available in-store from around 20th August.
With a guaranteed win in every pack, and a range of exciting rewards from free crisps, to discounts on days out, to cash prizes worth up to £10,000, 'Gary's Great Ingredient Hunt' is set to generate mass consumer appeal. Through a fun online game, people can help Gary Lineker find the home grown ingredients which were introduced to Walkers core range in March to determine which of the millions of rewards they will win.
The biggest ever digital media support behind a Walkers promotion will be combined with the opportunity to enter and play via mobile, making it easier than ever to join in the fun. Consumers simply enter the unique code from inside their promotional pack of Walkers Crisps at www.walkers.co.uk from any online digital device, including mobiles, and then play to win great rewards. Within social media, people can also stay tuned for 'clues' as to Gary's whereabouts with the first to find him on the map on the Walkers website winning £1,000.
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- Over the years, the Lumieres and Melies have been consistently portrayed as opposites--the idea is that one filmed reality and the other created special effects. Of course this kind of distinction is made all the time--it's a way of simplifying history. But in essence they were both heading in the same direction, just taking different roads--they were taking reality and interpreting it, reshaping it, and trying to find meaning in it.
- You're seeing it all in your mind's eye, you're inferring it. And this is the fourth aspect of cinema that's so special. That inference. The image in the mind's eye… For me it's where the obsession began. It's what keeps me going, it never fails to excite me. Because you take one shot, you put it together with another shot, and you experience a third image in your mind's eye that doesn't really exist in those two other images... And that has been called, appropriately, I believe, film language.
- We're face to face with images all the time in a way that we never have been before. And that's why I believe we need to stress visual literacy in our schools. Young people need to understand that not all images are there to be consumed like fast food and then forgotten--we need to educate them to understand the difference between moving images that engage their humanity and their intelligence, and moving images that are just selling them something.
- So not only do we have to preserve everything, but most importantly, we can't afford to let ourselves be guided by contemporary cultural standards--particularly now. There was a time when the average person wasn't even aware of box office grosses. But since the 1980s, it's become a kind of sport—and really, a form of judgment. It culturally trivializes film.
- We have to remember: we may think we know what's going to last and what isn't. We may feel absolutely sure of ourselves, but we really don't know, we can't know. We have to remember Vertigo, and the Civil War plates, and that Sumerian tablet. And we also have to remember that Moby-Dick sold very few copies when it was printed in 1851, that many of the copies that weren't sold were destroyed in a warehouse fire, that it was dismissed by many, and that Herman Melville's greatest novel, one of the greatest works in literature, was only reclaimed in the 1920s.
- Someone born today will see the picture with completely different eyes and a whole other frame of reference, different values, uninhibited by the biases of the time when it was made. You see the world through your own time--which means that some values disappear, and some values come into closer focus. Same film, same images, but in the case of a great film the power--a timeless power that really can't be articulated--is there even when the context has completely changed.
The full essay is here, at the New York Review of Books.


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Introduction to the scenic spot
On the high base of beside the 312 National Highway at the south end of Yongchang city were lifted three crouan statues of ancient Romans and they looked into distance with deep emotion. The old man in the middle, with a Roman nose and curled hair, is dressed in ancient long gown while the female and male beside him have sturdy body, deep eyes and curled hair, easy to be recognized as people from the wet region. This is a monumental scenic spot specially made by the local government in December of 1994.
The black granite stone in the front of the statue is carved with several words: Lixuan Past Meditation" and the black granite monument behind the statue is carved with the introduction to the scenic spot.
According to Biography of Chen Tang of the Book of the Han, Gan Yanshou, West Region Protector of Han and Vice Colonel Chen Tang led forces to suppress Chanyu, a branch of Hun in Zhizhi and fighted again them in the city of Zhizhi city (Kambul city in today's Kazakhstan), Chen Tang and his fellows found a vagarious army who resorted to scale battle array and shield battle array with about one hundred footmen and double-wood city strategy was used outside the city which was only used by the Roman army at that time.
By this, the historians decided that that was the remnant of a Roman army which was defeated in the Kabulai Battle and disappeared for 17 years. Since then, there started recording in the historical books about the setting Lixuan County at the foot of Qilian Mountain especially for the construction of ancient castles for the Roman prisoners.
And there is a "Lixuan Kiosk" in Zhelai Stockaded Village with a huge stone plate carved with "the end-result of the East Campaign Army of Rome". In 592 AD, Wen Emperor ordered that Lixuan County was integrated with Panhe County and the history of the establishment of Lixuan County was 628 years.
The center of the village on the left of the road of Laizhe Stokaded Village is where "Lixuan Site" was located and a monument erecting in the middle of the ancient city with "Lixuan Site" on the front and a monument writing telling the history and evolution of Lixuan County on the back. Now the remained ancient wall of Lixuan Site is no longer than thirty meters and no higher than three meters. A beautiful and resource prolific place called River Beach Village about ten kilometers away from Yongchang County in the west and it is also called the South Spring. There are more than twenty families of Roman descendants.
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It was also confirmed for 2015 the initiative SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM.
Since July 1, 2014 in fact, the first Sunday of each month you will not pay the ticket to visit monuments, museums, galleries, archaeological digs, parks and gardens classified as national monuments.
Free sundays also in 2015
It was also confirmed for 2015 the initiative SUNDAY AT THE MUSEUM.
Extended the exhibition at the Gallerie dell'Accademia
Extended to March 1, 2015 the exhibition Disegni dell'Ottocento e del Novecento
Samsung e Venetian Heritage insieme per l'allestimento delle nuove Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia
Samsung, leader mondiale nella tecnologia digitale, e la Fondazione Venetian Heritage si alleano con le Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, in vista dell'apertura delle nuove "Grandi Gallerie".
Sunday at the museum
From 1 July 2014, the first Sunday of each month admission to institutions and places of culture state will be free for all.
Museums are open every Friday until 22.00
Every Friday, the big museums can be visited from 20.00 to 22.00
NOTTE DEI MUSEI: "sarà giorno tutta la notte"
Il Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo il 17 maggio aderisce alla Notte dei Musei, promossa dal Consiglio d'Europa nei 47 Paesi aderenti, aprendo con ingresso a 1 euro in tutta Italia dalle 20:00 alle 24:00 le porte di numerosi monumenti, musei e aree archeologiche statali.
Night at the Museum – Saturday 25th January 2014
Continues with the seventh round scheduled for Saturday, January 25, the event "Night at the Museum" sponsored by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism in the main Italian state museums.
Saturday, December 28th free entry
The Accademia Gallery and the Galleria Franchetti alla Ca 'd'Oro adhere to the opening free for the day Saturday, December 28th, sponsored by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism. This offer will be extended from 20 to 24 evening at the entrance of the "Night at the Museum", promoted by the always MIBACT.
Night at the Museum – October 26, 2013
Special opening hours from 20.00 to 24.00
Night at the Museum 2013
Special opening evening of the museums on the last Saturday of the month from 20 to 24 in all of Italy


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June 20, 2009
Writer's Workshop: Current Read
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share two "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
The book I'm reading is "Children of Open Adoption" by Kathleen Silber and Patricia Martinez Dorner. Per the directions, I let the book fall open and here is what it says:
(Speaking of children in open adoption) "They have concrete information about themselves, as well as access to ongoing information over the years and they do not have to be confused by, or obsessed with, unanswered questions or fantasies. They accept the relationship with their birthparents as extended family members as natural and normal."
This is one of the books that our agency requires us to read, and I can see why. I will say that this book has totally opened my eyes to open adoption and the benefits of it. Traditional adoption (or closed adoption) has, in the past, been more common, but as I've recently discovered, the majority of the agencies are trending towards open or semi-open adoptions as a result of many studies that have been conducted exploring the effects on children through both practices.
Will it be easier for Pat and I? Probably not. But will it be best for our child? Absolutely. The bottom line is it will be a huge ministry to our child and our child's birthmom/family. Of course there are tons of variables in how the relationship will actually be, the biggest one being the birthmom, so we will just do our best to have faith and roll with the punches as we go through this. One thing this book reiterates is that adoption is not a "hospital experience" only; but a lifelong commitment. I am still processing what all of this means, and am actually not done reading the book yet, but I will say that I never thought I'd be able to feel the way I do about open adoption. Don't get me wrong...it is still very scary at times but I believe this is an area God is stretching me in. We are just absolutely believing that God is creating our family this way, so we're just trusting that He will develop the appropriate relationship for us and our child.
One last thing...some of you have asked for an update on the situation with the family friend. I haven't heard anything, so I emailed her last night. She has had a really busy week so hadn't had the chance to get them our information, but said she would do so this week. So we'll see! I promise as soon as I know something, I'll post it here. Thanks for your prayers and checking in on it! :)
P.S. Happy Father's Day to my dear sweet Daddy! He is so amazing and I am so thankful for all he's done in my life. It's never a dull moment with him around and I certainly wouldn't be where I am without all he's done for me. I love you, Daddio! :)
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That sounds really interesting! I do wonder about what kids go through and how it feels to have part of your life be a giant mystery like that.ReplyDelete
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Onslow County Farmers Market and the Cooperative Extension office will began its seventh year of teaching the 22-week long Horticulture, Entrepreneur, Leadership Program, or H.E.L.P. The class will meet beginning Friday, Feb. 1,from 5 to 7 p.m. every week through the end of June at the County Extension office, located at 4024 Richlands Highway. Open to adults, the program teaches the basics in planning a garden, preparing the soil, planting, fertilization, irrigation, pest control and harvesting food. Participants also have the opportunity to bring home what they have planted. Cost is $75.
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My baby's due date is quickly approaching, which is why I find myself continually readying the apartment, the hospital bag, and my first son for the imminent changes headed our way. Among the many steps my husband and I have taken to prepare Oscar for the arrival of his baby brother, we decided a gift exchange between the two would be a nice idea and might help to soften the anticipated blow. So, I landed at the designer children's clothing store, Estella, where I found a great assortment of hand-crochet stuffed animals made by local artisans from Peru. Among the many animals was a super cool T-Rex, sure to appeal to my dinosaur loving 2½- year-old. And for the baby to be, I selected a little baby elephant rattle. But, it was hard to stop there at this very special children's boutique.
You are almost immediately drawn in by the store's bright green and white color scheme and their quirky store displays. Estella makes its mark with a unique selection of super sophisticated styles combined with just-for-fun pieces, such as the Estella tutu in a gorgeous shade of brown. They stock several cutting edge designers that are rarely found in other New York City children's stores, such as Caramel Baby and Child, Anne Kurris, Bon Bon (known as Bon Ton in France), Album di Famiglia and Sigikid to name a few. The Estella brand is not only comprised of beautiful hand-crochet stuffed animals, rattles and tutu's, they are also known for their perfect fitting cotton items, such as solid crew neck or lap shoulder tees and leggings in hard to find neutral colors. They've also designed a sweet assortment of baby onesies, bibs, burp cloths and fleece accessories. So take a gander, and enjoy! -Kristin


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Ever since I was a wee child I've been a big fan of space combat games, all the way back to Wing Commander and Star Wars Tie Fighter. The virtual starfighter scene has been a little stale since Star Wars Galaxies added a space combat portion to the game. That is why I was excited to see that there is a new free to play Massively Multiplayer action/space combat game coming later this year. Black Prophecy is based in a universe crafted by sci-fi author Michael Marrack, and is being developed by Reakktor Media GmbH. The game sports some excellent visuals and what looks to be a robust upgrade system.
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In the midst of SXSW madness, Air played Jimmy Fallon's stage to showcase "Love" off the similarly titled album Love 2 from last year. It's a trippy mellow track, not surprising for the French band and they simplify matters on this live take, keeping the gentle groove front and center.
There's no other way to put it: Donovan Leitch is cool. With a cool dad ('60s folkie Donovan), a cool sister (actress Ione Skye), a cool brother-in-law (singer Ben Lee), and even a cool ex-brother-in-law (Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz). Leitch is an actor who plays quirky characters in wonderfully offbeat movies, like the Xanadu-obssessed Darius in Allison Anders' Gas, Food, Lodging, and Gerard Malanga in I Shot Andy Warhol. Hell, he was in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. His wife is supermodel Kirsty Hume, and they have been married for over 12 years, which is ridiculously cool, and practically unheard of by Hollywood standards.
Leitch is the longtime lead singer for Camp Freddy, a loose amalgamation of L.A. musicians that has hosted every cool artist under the sun, from Chrissie Hynde to Ozzy. In the mid-1990s, Leitch fronted a band called Nancy Boy that recorded one brilliant self-titled record and was never heard from again, but what a record it is. Almost 15 years later I still listen to it all the time, and marvel at how fresh and contemporary it is, how visionary, how ahead of its time.
A cheeky mish-mash of Britpop, power pop, glam, and new wave, all served up with a load of lipstick and Leitch's way-over-the-top English accent, it's full of hooks and fabulously wonky lyrics like "I'm disappointed / The wolf was good to Riding Hood / It's co-dependency / He's more human than Gary Numan." One can just imagine a pimply Brandon Flowers conjuring such a band in his daydreams years before he went on to form the Killers. If Nancy Boy emerged today, they could play Coachella tomorrow and the hipsters would run there as fast as their ironic white jazz shoes could carry them.
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Michael Myers was a seemingly normal child who one day picked up a knife and killed his older sister. Institutionalized for many years, Michael eventually escaped on Halloween night and returned to the scene of the crime, targeting a group of teenagers, including goody-goody Laurie Strode. Michael's psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis, has since given up on Michael's rehabilitation and concluded that his patient is, indeed, pure evil that must be destroyed at all costs. This would prove to be rather difficult, as Michael killed almost everyone in his path. On Halloween night, watch out for the boogeyman, Michael Myers.


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Any other month and this is a tough vote but for me, at least, there's only one choice. Lazy brain cells for the win.
Dear Santa - by Ramah
Young Orc's Christmas Battle Plan - by synapticslack
Yuleblood - by Gamer Printer
An Orc's Tale - by Djekspek
Bloodwinter Raids Map - by Sapiento
T'was da night afore whipslash - by Ascension
Orcish Victory Memorial - by Xyll
Thank you to everyone for entering this month's fun challenge. Sadly (must be time of the year) there were a number of withdrawals from people who ran out of time (I have moved these to the archive). No matter, there are still a goodly number of choices!
(Please note when viewing the thumbnails that Gamer Printer's entry has multiple images which do not appear in the thumbnail)
The Rules were:We would like to see a festive map from the point of view of an orc. Any scale. You may think of orcs whose best christmas would be to see Minas Tirith in flames. Or perhaps something more gentle. It is up to you.
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* Be seen from the point of view of orcs.
Feel free to festoon your map with all sorts of Orcish goodness and even better if you map tells an orcish story.
Thanks to everyone who took part, thanks to everyone for voting and a very Orcish Christmas and New Year to all!
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Any other month and this is a tough vote but for me, at least, there's only one choice. Lazy brain cells for the win.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
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Well it's a tough choice for me.
In the end I think I'll plump for Dkekspek's absolutely beautiful map. I didn't vote for his last month as, beautiful as it was, I didn't get that it was a map as much as a piece of art. This month I absolutely LOVE his entry.
I was torn between that and Gamerprinter's wonderful map which would have gotten my second vote had I had one.
As much as I like Synapticslack's entry it just doesn't seem very mappy to me. I should have marked my entry as withdrawn by the way as that sketch took me about two minutes to do and is really no more than a declaration of intent that was never fulfilled. :$
Anyway, good luck to all entrants.
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Gamerprinter's Yuleblood gets my vote. Props to synapticslack and Djekspek for good entries!
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Okay this was a hard decision.
I voted for Gamerprinter because of the big overall concept of his story and map.
I voted for Sapiento, primarily because the style of map influenced how I finally determined the direction of my map - as a hand-drawn objects placed type map, beyond that there's little similarity. Plus in voting for Sapiento, since his map uses Ramah's objects - its like getting to vote for two!
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I voted for synapticslack's map, it made me laugh for a whole day. Brilliant idea, brilliantly made!
My vote this time had to go to Gamerprinter/Yuleblood...though I wish I'd had two votes so I could also have placed one for Djekspek's entry. I guess I'm a big fan of the hand-drawn look. Nice work all. I'll go around repping when I get a moment.
I thought there were lots of worthy candidates this month, but my vote went for Young Orc's Christmas Battle Plan by synapticslack. It managed to be extremely imaginative while retaining the primary qualifier of being a map. It love good art, but I want to encourage the essential cartographical element in our challenges.
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Pharmaceutical Grade Fish Oil. What does that really mean?
First, here is what Pharmaceutical grade fish oil is NOT:
- It's not an official FDA term
- It's not a medical term
The term 'pharmaceutical grade' has become an unofficial measure of Omega-3 content.
Regular consumers have started using the word 'pharmaceutical grade fish oil'. But it's a phrase that has been used by the folks in the fish oil industry for a long time.
It's not the bread-n-butter fish oil sold at drug stores
This oil most people have been buying for a long time, the 'bread-n-butter' grade oil is called '18/12 oil'. Eighteen-twelve.
Most of the fish oil supplements are still 18/12 oils. It is a cheap commodity. It's considered 'entry level' fish oil. In car terms, think Ford Escort. The quality of this oil can vary from excellent to scary.
What does '18/12' mean?
Fish oil has two main types of Omega-3 fatty acids.
The two main Omega-3s in fish oil are EPA and DHA. They stand for Eicosapentaenoic acid and Docosahexaenoic acid respectively. In 18/12 oils, there is approximately 18% EPA and 12% DHA. Together, there is a total of 30% Omega-3. The other 70% is mixture of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated fats – stuff your body does not need more of.
So if you buy a brand that says '1000 mg Fish Oil' on the label, chances are that it is an 18/12 oil. So 30% of the 1000 mg is Omega-3. That's 300 mg. 180 mg of EPA and 120 mg of DHA.
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For many years, almost all oils sold were 18/12 oils.
Then, roughly a decade or so ago, a couple of fish oil producers began making slightly more concentrated oil. It had 30% EPA and 20% DHA. They contained 50% Omega-3. As you would expect, we called it '30/20 oil'. This required a lot more work and purification. It was also a lot more expensive than the old 18/12 oil.
Since this new oil was much stronger, scientists had begun using 30/20 oil in human clinical trials. To justify charging a higher premium, clever fish oil marketers coined the term pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
That was 10 years ago.
30/20 oil is no longer considered very strong and 30/20 oil is no longer considered 'pharmaceutical grade'.
Why? Because there are much stronger oils available.
There is the 40/20 oil. And the 36/24 oil. Both contain 60% Omega-3. Some marketers call these oils pharmaceutical grade.
We don't agree. And most industry experts don't consider 60% Omega-3 very strong.
As of this writing, there are ultra-pure fish oils with 80 to 90% purity. This is the grade of oil used in the prescription fish oil, Lovaza. OmegaVia contains oil of this purity.
Pharmaceutical grade fish oil should be similar in potency and purity as prescription fish oil, Lovaza.
Now that Lovaza has given us a pharmaceutical ruler to measure Omega-3 content by, we have an unofficial definition for what pharmaceutical grade fish oil should be.
Features and benefits
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- 80 to 90% Omega-3
- Only 10 to 20% non-omega-3 oils (as opposed to 70% in 18/12 oils)
- Easy to get high doses of Omega-3, like the dosages used in clinical studies
- Feel the benefits of fish oil with fewer pills
- Fewer pills to swallow
- Repeated molecular distillation required to get its high purity removes virtually all toxins and heavy metals like mercury
- Virtually no environmental toxins
- Ultra-purity reduces fishy odor
When you buy a pharmaceutical grade fish oil, you are not getting the old fish oil.
You are getting a pharmaceutically-active molecule.
Lovaza is a registered trademark of GlaxoSmithKline.
About the Author: Vin Kutty is OmegaVia's Scientific Advisor and Chief Blogger. He is a nutritionist, author and Omega-3 expert with over 20 years of experience.


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Two Hampshire graduates, Aaron Wieler 01F and Benjamin Herson 95F, have been awarded a total of $11,500 through the College's first Roddenberry Big Impact grant program.
Funded by the Roddenberry Foundation and run by Hampshire's Creativity Center, the grant program was established to aid in the testing of solutions to humanitarian, socioeconomic, or environmental problems around the world. Wieler and Herson's projects were selected from a pool of 22 applicants, and build on ideas first formulated during their Division III (senior) project work.
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STATUS: No bicycle or pedestrian access on the West Span. Access on the East Span is expected upon completion of the replacement bridge (after 2011 at the earliest).
UPDATE: Senate Bill 1061, which would allow bridge toll funds to pay for the bicycle/pedestrian pathway, was passed by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on March 23, 2010. For more updates visit the bill status page.
While the new East Span structure of the Bay Bridge has been designed to have a 15.5-foot-wide bicycle, pedestrian, and maintenance pathway that will run along the eastbound deck, no funding has been set aside for West Span bicycle/pedestrian access. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, and the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition together have been working to gain support for funding of a pathway on the West span that will enable non-motorized traffic to conveniently cross the Bay between San Francisco and Oakland.
As a result of these efforts, in February 2010, State Senator Loni Hancock (D - Oakland) introduced Senate Bill 1061 which will be voted on after March of this year. If approved it will give the Metropolitan Transportation Commission the authority to use bridge tolls to fund a Bay Bridge West Span bike and pedestrian pathway.
This SF Chronicle article Treasure Island plan a trove full of promise describes the plan for a walkable, bikeable, 7,000 residential unit development on Treasure Island. It is planned to become the most sustainable community in the United States with 30 percent of the units affordable housing. These residents need access to non-polluting affordable transporation options to San Francisco, which a bicycle/pedestrian path would provide. Without that access, congestion on the Bay Bridge will become unbearable.
This video illustrates the need for bicycle/pedestrian access across the bay.
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Bay Area Bicycle Coalition's Letter in Support of the Pathway (pdf)
SB 1061 Fact Sheet (pdf)
SF Chronicle article Our Own Bridge to Nowhere
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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2013 TV schedule begins Wednesday, March 13, on Universal Sports Network.
The world's best figure skaters head to Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont., for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships March 11-17. Medals will be awarded for men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs and ice dancing. Also at stake are the number of entries each country will have in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships.
Universal Sports Network airs live coverage of the tournament with play-by-play announcers Craig Hummer and Steve Schlanger and analysts Peter Carruthers and Tanith Belbin. NBC will air a recap show on Saturday beginning at 12pm ET, hosted by Terry Gannon, Scott Hamilton and Andrea Joyce. Icenetwork.com will also broadcast online, on-demand coverage of the World Championships on a subscription basis.
U.S. competitors at World Figure Skating Championships
Ashley Wagner
Gracie Gold
Max Aaron
Ross Miner
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir
Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim
Ice dancing
Meryl Davis and Charlie White
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Thursday, March 14
Ladies short
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Park City 2002: "Love in The Time of Money"; Peter Mattei's Take on Gotham's Eight Million Stories
by Ray Pride
(indieWIRE/01.15.02) -- Before the Sundance debut of "Love in the Time of Money," New York playwright Peter Mattei's accomplished first feature, festival co-director Geoffrey Gilmore coined a distressing phrase: "the web of life film."
It's a pretty flat tag for the burgeoning genre of ensemble pieces that work to demonstrate all collective interconnectedness within a chancy, chance-filled universe. Jill Sprecher's "13 Conversations About One Thing," also debuting at Sundance, works in this style as well. Mattei's debut, which was developed at the Sundance Lab in 1998, draws from the grandfather of this tradition, "Reigen," Arthur Schnitzler's jab at all that was rotten about sexual mores in Vienna at the beginning of the 20th century. The great underlying fear in that oft-adapted play (best known as "La Ronde," the title under which Max Ophuls' elegant 1950 adaptation was released) is the potential for crippling sexual disease; "Love in the Time of Money" concerns loneliness, and how money and careerism only made it worse in the 1990s. And while no new ground is broken in the film, Mattei exhibits a subtle command of craft throughout.
Episodic structure holds dramatic risks. It's difficult to sustain interest without a single protagonist to carry the story, and it often proves difficult to keep characters lively and not subservient to a complicated structure. Indeed, what comes "La Ronde" often goes "La Ronde." Mattei, a successful stage director and founder of Manhattan's Cucaracha Theatre, manages by looking to master dramatists like Chekhov, who is referenced by one of the film's characters. Whenever Mattei's dialogue begins teetering toward theatricality or facile whimsy, an unexpected shift occurs to reveal a gratifying new element that deepens the dramatic texture.
The fine cast includes anxious-eyed Vera Farmiga as a fledgling prostitute, Domenick Lombardozzi as a rather confused contractor, Jill Hennessy as the dissatisfied wife of a wealthy contractor, Steve Buscemi as a painter who becomes taken with a gallery receptionist played by Rosario Dawson, and Adrian Grenier as Dawson's goofball pretty-boy boyfriend. Dawson's character wanders the city, telling her story to a flighty telephone psychic played by Carol Kane.
But it's not all text and theme: Mattei includes precise bits of imagery, including a stylized, beautifully-shot bar flirtation-cum-negotiation, where light bounces off $12 martinis onto the faces of Buscemi and Dawson; the same scene has a telling moment when the lines of an ink drawing melt away in a puddle of bar-top condensation.
Shot on digital video (this is the latest production from Open City's Blow Up Pictures enterprise) Mattei and cinematographer Stephen Kazmierski take advantage of video's limitations and strengths. The use of dark streets and dim apartments is canny, and production designer Susan Block's decors are spare but spot-on. Another gratifying element is the sound design, which exploits the constant din of city sound in the background: car horns, traffic, sirens, backing-up warnings -- a skittery counterpoint to the scattered characters. Other lives can be half-heard in the distance, yet everyone remains alone, in the compartments of the story's form, in the contours of their need, alone among others in this lonely metropolis, comprised of nine scenes and nine million souls.
[Ray Pride is film editor of Chicago's Newcity. He is also a contributing editor of Filmmaker and Cinema Scope, and a filmmaker.]


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Vyacheslav Krishtofovich is "A Friend of the Deceased"
by Laura Phipps
After a seven-year hiatus, Ukrainian director Vyacheslav Krishtofovich
is poised for another trek through the American film scene. His fourth
feature film, "A Friend of the Deceased," selected for Director'
Fortnight at Cannes '97 and screened at Sundance '98, opens in New York
next week. The film, a Franco-Ukrainian co-production distributed in
the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics, is set in the Ukraine's capitol,
Kiev, where Krishtofovich was born. In addition to several television
dramas, Krishtofovich also directed: "Single Woman Seeks Lifetime
Companion" (1986), "Self-Portrait of an Unknown Person" (1988), and the
renown "Adam's Rib" (1991), which was also released in America.
"A Friend of the Deceased" traces the journey of Anatoli, a language
professor struggling to adapt to the economic and social landscape of
post-Soviet Ukrainian society. Despairing of palatable job prospects,
and discovering his wife is leaving him for another man, he lets a
mobster friend arrange to take a contract out on the other man -- but
then decides to have himself rubbed out. Freshly showered and shaved,
he sits in a cafe at the appointed hour, waiting to die. When fate
intervenes and prevents the hit from taking place, Anatoli is left to
discover what life is still worth to him and why. indieWIRE spoke with
Krishtofovich recently, through a translator, over -- what else -- vodka
and cigarettes.
indieWIRE: I want to ask about a central issue in the film: the effects
of capitalism on personal relations. What you see happening in the
Ukraine in the past few years -- do you see it as something inherent in
capitalism, or something that came from the shock of the transition?
Vyacheslav Krishtofovich: [In English:] The second. [Continues in
Russian:] Of course it is the shock of the transition. It is important
to understand that nobody wanted communism. Everybody dreamed of
freedom and of what would come after capitalism. But since time is
precious--we don't have much time, we don't want to think that the good
times will come in one hundred years. People who can make money, they
try to make money fast. People who cannot make money, or who do not
want to make money for some reason, they are at a crossroads. On the
one hand, they want to get away from the past, and they hope that
everything will be okay in their new lives, and on the other hand they
don't know how to do that. Nobody wants to keep destroying everything
around them but they don't know how to build their future, their lives.
Maybe I'm speaking very generally, and it doesn't have much to do with
the story of the film, but I'm trying to answer your question.
iW: What do you see as your connection with Anatoli, the protagonist?
Krishtofovich: I have a standard reply to questions like this. Anatoli
is really myself, except younger and better-looking. But speaking
seriously, of course nothing like this ever happened to me. But if we
were to talk about our feelings and our souls, this is hitting very
close to home. And this is not only true about me; this is how a lot of
people feel. When we finished working on the movie, and people came to
see it, I realized I was right.
iW: I also saw "Adam's Rib," and I noticed that both ended with a minor
miracle: one happens to someone old and one happens to someone young.
And also, they very much revolved around the expressions of the people
witnessing this miracle.
Krishtofovich: I'm very happy that you noticed that. I don't really
know how to answer your question. You may have noticed that both of
these ending are not simple; there's more to them than meets the eye.
It's very hard to determine, in both situations, what's pro and what's
con. Of course, the people's reaction is very important, and that's
very important for the movie. And the finale of the film is not really
the miracle itself, but people's reaction to it. And it's not only the
reaction of the characters in the movie, but also the reaction of the
audience. I'm far from thinking that I can teach the audience something
new. What I'm doing is I'm trying to pose the question, and bring the
audience to think about it together with me. What do you think is
better: when an audience watches a movie, walks out and forgets about it
in an hour -- or maybe they're left with something to ponder. I think
that approach is much more noble; it shows much more respect to the
audience. I don't look down on my audience.
iW: How do you work with your actors; how does that process works.
Krishtofovich: My standard answer is: I try to be their friends. I love
my actors, and I feel that when a director loves his actors, they will
do anything for him, and they will do much more than plain
professionalism requires. Of course I work with them and I talk to
them about what we want to accomplish, but it's extremely important to
trust. When an actor brings something of his own into a movie, when he
comes up with a suggestion, I agree with him, if I like it. I never had
in my experience a situation where I asked something of an actor and he
opposed it. We can argue, but this will happen in a cafe, when we
discuss the script, but when we're working, we have no problems (knock
on wood.)
iW: How did the French co-production effect the film?
Krishtofovich: First of, I want to mention that I'm extremely happy that
this is a co-production. Practically, we could find financing in the
Ukraine and we could actually get that money from the state. Thanks to
our French producers, we could have as much film as we needed, the sound
was much better; technically, the opportunities were just totally
different. And of course what is most important is that the French
co-producers knew how to promote this film in the West. I strongly
doubt, if this movie was strictly Ukrainian, we would be sitting here.
And since I'm a little spoiled already, especially by "Adam's Rib," I
don't really want to give up my habits.
iW: In "Friend of the Deceased," the plot involves a fair amount of sex
and violence--there's a prostitute, there's a hit manbut there isn't a
lot of sex and violence on the screen.
Krishtofovich: I don't think there are prohibitive subjects in movies.
The other question is, what is the purpose, and how well it's done, and
how necessary it is. When I'm watching "Pulp Fiction," I don't question
the violence, because this is really art. When I'm watching a movie
where violent scenes are not justified, and they are only on the whim of
the producer. . .
As far as my personal opinion when we speak of love, the most
interesting thing is not what happens technically, but what leads to
it. In the end really, what happens is the same for everybody, but what
gets us there is very personal. Don't get me wrong; I have nothing
against the results! Maybe it's because I never tried to do it so
openly; I never really wanted to. In art, just the same as in love,
there should always be something secret, something mysterious.
iW: As far as you can tell, what has the reaction to the film been in
Krishtofovich: [Remainder of interview in English:] I know nothing. I
just know that I got some letters from the Directors' Guild of America
with some propositions. That's all I know.
iW: What are your future plans?
Krishtofovich: I have some plans. I have some scripts, some ideas, I
have some discussions with my producers. I don't know what I'll do.
iW: In general, do you think you'll stick with human dramas?
Krishtofovich: Yes, of course. It's forever.
["A Friend of the Deceased" opens in New York on May 1 at Lincoln Plaza
Cinemas and Quad Cinema. Subsequently, the film will have a full
release in major cities throughout the U.S.]
[Laura Phipps is a freelance writer living in Brooklyn.]


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264-vote nightmare
Recounts. Court battles. Once again, an election has Washington tied in knots-only this time it's not the nation's capital. Long after voters decided the future of the White House and Congress, the gubernatorial election in Washington state remained very much in doubt.
After the first round of counting, Republican Dino Rossi appeared to end the Democrats' long stranglehold on the state's top office, edging Attorney Gen. Christine Gregoire by 264 votes out of 2.9 million. That triggered an automatic machine recount, and again Mr. Rossi won-this time by just 42 votes.
But state Democrats demanded-and paid for-a painstaking hand count that could leave the outcome in doubt until the New Year. And, in a move reminiscent of Florida 2000, they asked the courts to order the reexamination of thousands of ballots previously rejected over various irregularities, including signatures that didn't match the name on voter registration cards.
"Christine Gregoire isn't interested in a fair recount," complained Rossi spokesperson Mary Lane. "She wants this to be as inaccurate and as corruptible as possible. She didn't get the results she wanted, so now she wants to change the rules. Anyone who is concerned about the integrity of our election system should be very worried."


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Two file for reelection to council
Current Fredericksburg council member Kathy Sanford filed for reelection Thursday, joining sitting mayor Jeryl Hoover as the lone candidates for three open positions on the Fredericksburg City Council.
Hoover previously filed on Jan. 29, the first day of filing. Filing will continue through 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.
The May 10 ballot will include the races for mayor and city council spots currently held by Tim Dooley and Sanford.
Terms for sitting councilmen Gary Neffendorf and Graham Pearson do not expire until May 2015.
For more on this story, read this week's print and online editions of the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. If you are a print subscriber, your full online subscription is free. All you need to do is call 830-997-2155 to get a password. If you are not a subscriber, call 997-2155 or click on the 'Subscribe' button on the left side of the home page and sign up today!


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London from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport after a business trip to Thailand and Cambodia:
Flying is still probably the safest means of transport. And until we find the plane and find out what happened, I think that stays the case.''
Sinead Boylan, 26, of Liverpool, England, flying from Bangkok to Australia after backpacking across Asia:
It's scarier than it was. I'm a little more cautious, a little more worried, I'd say.''
Kim Hyun-shik, 56, a retired banker traveling out of Seoul's Incheon International Airport for a 10-day trip to Turkey with his wife:
It makes me a little nervous. ... It's amazing to think that people have disappeared, just like that. Science has developed so much, yet we can't do a basic search of a jet. As time goes by, it will be like trying to find a needle in a river.''
Skander Aissa, who works in the finance industry in Connecticut, at the airport train in Hong Kong. He and his wife were traveling to Taiwan after visiting a friend:
No fear. You take a risk when you take the plane all the time, anyway. It doesn't matter if you're flying now or tomorrow. It is what it is.''
Jacques Niclair, a 65-year-old Mauritius businessman who arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka:
I can tell you that I slept very well on board. It didn't affect me. I was not worried. ... As long as we don't know what happened to the plane, we should be supportive of Malaysia Airlines. It is going through a tough time.''
Wajihah Abdul Fatah, 19, a Malaysian student headed home on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to her hometown in Sarawak state on Borneo island:
I am so very afraid that something will happen to my plane like MH370, but I just have to believe in Allah and pray that I will be safe. I have to fly. I have no choice because I miss my family.''
Nurul Shuhada Rosnan, 19, was at the Kuala Lumpur airport to see off Wajihah, her friend:
``I have decided not to take any flight for the next two years. How can a plane just disappear like that?''
Joyce Cole, who lives near Perth, Australia, where she was catching a flight to Bali, Indonesia, for a holiday:
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The Biggest Loser 9: O'Neal and SunShine
Relationship: Father/Daughter
Status: Active
Age: 51
Height: 5'11″
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Station Manager, US Postal Service
O'Neal is a very competitive person. His competitive drive no doubt comes from his love of sports. "Big O'Neal" (as he is affectionately known) has been coaching and playing football for over 35 years. Recently his oldest brother had a severe asthma attack and died before his 58th birthday. His brother's untimely death has served as a wake-up call to O'Neal, and he is committed to becoming healthy and losing the weight for good.
Status: Active
Age: 24
Height: 5'6″
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Restaurant Server
In high school, SunShine competed in both synchronized swimming and competitive swimming. While she has always been bigger, her selfless attitude has made it difficult to take the time necessary to meet her weight-loss goals. SunShine is constantly tempted by food at family gatherings and at work in a restaurant that serves mainly unhealthy dishes. She feels that the decisions she makes at this time in her life, and the patterns she sets up for herself, will determine what her future will look like. Without losing weight, SunShine feels the future is not as bright as it should be.
THE TEAM: O'Neal and SunShine are seeking a chance to focus on themselves and improve their lives. Both are former athletes who understand how to cope with mental and physical stress. Because they are the two largest members of their family, they have a special bond. SunShine, a Daddy's girl, has always looked to her father to help get through the most difficult moments of her life and he has always been there. Together they are ready for any challenge.
Next: Patti and Stephanie
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Plenty of press has been reserved for gold during this recession. As it turns out, copper has been the commodity to watch as of late. There are some indications that the recovery of copper prices may prove to be a long-term trend, but investors can anticipate some volatility in the short-term.
IN PICTURES: Eight Ways To Survive A Market Downturn
Shrinking Stockpiles
This metal, which is commonly used in making pipes and wire, fell off of a cliff last fall along with the broader crash in commodity prices. Today, the price of copper still sits more than 45% below its peak reached in July. Fortunately for copper investors, this commodity has begun to show some signs of life. (For more, see An Overview Of Commodities Trading.)
On April 13, 2009, stockpiles of copper monitored by the London Metal Exchange fell 2.4%, for the largest single-day drop since October. This continued downward trend in the supply of copper, which began earlier this year, has been one of the leading factors behind the 57% rise in the price of copper in 2009.
Another key factor has been speculation that demand from China, the world's largest purchaser of copper, will soon begin to pick up. In March, China imported a record 374,957 metric tons of unwrought and semi-finished copper. This record for China eclipsed its previous record, set one month prior, by 14%.
The Beneficiaries
Although the jury is out as to when global demand will really begin to pick up for copper, investors looking to gain exposure to the metal have a couple of options. The iPath Dow Jones-AIG Copper Total Return Sub-Index ETN (NYSE: JJC) is an exchange traded note that is designed to track the performance of copper contracts. The downside to this ETN is that it averages only 50,000 shares traded per day, which can lead to wide bid-ask spread.
Investors might be better served by investing in copper mining companies as opposed to JJC. BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP), Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) and Teck Cominco (NYSE: TCK) are among the more prominent names that have exposure to copper in their mining operations and stand to benefit from rising copper prices.
Tread with Caution
Any recovery for these copper names is likely to come in fits and starts. Industry experts are not expecting demand for copper in China to be overwhelming in 2009, and some have warned that copper may soon retrace its recent gains.
Earlier this week, Tom Albanese, the CEO of Rio Tinto, told shareholders that he only expects Chinese metal demand to grow at a "low single-digit" rate this year. Deutsche Bank analyst, Michael Lewis, has even warned that Chinese copper imports could collapse in the coming months due to seasonal factors.
The Bottom Line
Copper is still an attractive investment for the long-term, given diminishing inventories and the prospects of a boost in demand from China at some point in the future. This metal also appears to have more room to rebound than gold, which has held steady throughout the market downturn. However, the road to recovery for copper is likely to be anything but smooth. Investors looking to take a long-term position in this commodity should be prepared to stomach the volatility that will accompany such an investment. (For more timely commentary on stocks in this sector, see Metals And Miners Dig Up Ideal Conditions.)


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I'm jens, I've been cycloholic for... well, the bike has been a toy and means of transportation since I was a kid. Now I bike to work (do 2 miles count as a "commute"?) and go occasionaly riding trails in the evening. My bike is old and is starting to give me some trouble, so I started searching the internet (I'm a mechanical idiot myself) and found this great forum, thanks guys. I've read a ton of threads here already and hope I will get some help and be able to share my limited experience with others.
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Photo Gallery: Turkey Day football game
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Kirkwood played Webster at Moss field in Webster Groves on Thursday, Nov. 22 for the annual Turkey Day game. The final score was Kirkwood-21, Webster-29.
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I have two user reports that are indicating that random messages just don't sync down to their Treos. Both are using the ActiveSync profile in VersaMail. From the logs, it shows the messages going to the devices. Has anyone seen anything like this before?
My gut feel is that they are wrangling for new devices (specifically Blackberry). The server side is: Release 5.0.6_GA_2314.RHEL4_20080522092131 RHEL4 NETWORK edition
One user is running a slightly outdated Treo 700p and the other is a 755p which is fully patched.


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It just makes you wanna ride to work!
It just makes you wanna ride to work!
That was fun to watch!
2011 Jamis Coda Femme (with Coda Elite component upgrade)
1997 Trek 730 Multitrack
I prefer STEEL
damn, now i need a cross bike
That might have been the Cotic bike for 1,200 pounds or about 1,868 US dollars.
I wish I had a commute like that!!
"Science has proven that if you have one flat on your bike, you will have another one, sooner or later. This is the reason that you should always buy a new bike when you get a flat." Mr Grumpy
"If you can look at a Pug/Moonlander and not want to immediately go play on it, you must have no joy in your heart." misskaz
Nice, the bike looks interesting too. The guy has some skills, better than mine anyway.
Guy definitely has riding/ cyclocross skills. Probably smells bad at at work too
2012 Specialized Tarmac Elite Rival Mid Compact
2007 Cannondale Caffeine 29er Lefty. Crank Bros pedals, wireless cateye. Specialized body geometric seat(uh, saddle)
It's a special ritual to have 5' for a sink shower (from the waist up) in the company's WC. And then towel off, wear a new shirt and off you go! No sweat, no smell, just freshness!
Very nice! Wish I could work more "off-road" into my commute.


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Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 21st Ohio Infantry. Place
and date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862.
Entered service at:
Birth: Hancock County, Ohio.
Date of issue: 17 September 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily and under a heavy fire, while his command was falling
back, rescued a wounded and helpless comrade from death or capture.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)