text:
May 27, 2015, 10:08 a.m.
U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 reopens through Wind River Canyon
Wind River Canyon update: U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 has reopened to traffic as of 10:08 a.m.
"For safety's sake, please show courtesy driving through the canyon," said Cody Beers, Wyoming Department of Transportation public relations specialist in Riverton. "Please be vigilant of what's ahead of you and on the road. The soils in the canyon walls are still super-saturated with moisture, and we may see additional hazards in the roadway. Please buckle up and drive safely."
WYDOT was prepared to open U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 late Tuesday afternoon, but the National Weather Service in Riverton issued a flash flood warning midnight today for Hot Springs County, including Wind River Canyon.
Some rain fell in Wind River Canyon last night and left rocks on the road.
"Those rocks have been cleared, and the canyon is open for travel," Beers said.
With the highway reopened through Wind River Canyon, motorists are warned of a stepped-down speed of 65 to 45 to 30 mph through the MP 123 area (big mud slide area near Chimney Rock) in the north end of Wind River Canyon.
"We plan to leave the speed limit at 65 mph through the rest of the canyon with the hope that folks will respect the slow speed where it is most critical," Beers said. "Motorists should expect enhanced speed enforcement through Wind River Canyon in the coming days."
WYDOT consulted with National Weather Service forecasters Tuesday afternoon, and the National Weather Service forecasters are projecting a slow-moving storm to pass over Wind River Canyon tonight that has potential to drop one inch per hour for 3 hours.
That storm tracked north of Wind River Canyon.


text:
HOUSE OF Praise/Bible Academy will have guest speaker the Rev. Grethel Humphrey at 11 a.m. Nov. 25. Call 910-333-1042.
CALVARIO A/G Hispanic Bilingual Outreach, 325 Blue Creek Road will have speaker Luis Lopez at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25. Call 904-728-8568.
YOUTH SUNDAY service at Changing Hearts Ministries at 11 a.m. Nov. 25. Call 910-455-9141.
GOD�S SOLID Rock Ministries hosts a fellowship service at 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at Shekinah Glory Church, 818 New Bridge St., with guest speaker the Rev. Theresa Palmerly. Call 910-219-1311.
HAPPENINGS DEADLINE: Churches, clubs, civic groups and other nonprofit organizations can publicize their activities free in the Area Happenings and Church Happenings columns. All announcements must be submitted in writing, e-mail or fax. Notices may be mailed to The Daily News at P.O. Box 196, Jacksonville, NC 28541-0196, e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com, fax to 910-353-7316 or hand-delivered to the newsroom at The Daily News, 724 Bell Fork Road. Information is due by noon at least three days before the event.
Location, ST | website.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
More New and Used
from Private Sellers
Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
Understanding Media Industries
ISBN13:by Havens, Timothy; Lotz, Amanda
Oxford University Press
Questions About This Book?
What version or edition is this?
This is the 1st edition with a publication date of 2/2/2011.
What is included with this book?
- The Used copy of this book is not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included.
This is an introduction to the media industries, a topic that sometimes has its own course but is also incorporated into courses on media criticism, media literacy, and even a basic mass media course where the instructor wishes to teach from topical paperbacks as opposed to a big textbook. The book examines the influence of media industry organization and practices on society; at the same time, it offers students pursuing both scholarly and professional careers related to the media industries a comprehensive overview of how the industries work, why they work as they do, and what the broader theoretical and practical implications of the media industries are. Questions such as "why is media industry organization important?", "how do we make sense of media industry changes?" and "what are the key issues facing media industries?" animate the analysis.
Author Biography
Timothy Havens is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies and in the Program in African American Studies at the University of Iowa. Amanda D. Lotz is an associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan.
Table of Contents
|p. vii
|Key Concepts in Media Industry Studies
|p. 1
|Media Industry Mandates
|p. 2
|Technological Conditions of the Media Industries
|p. 4
|Regulation of the Media Industries
|p. 65
|Economic Conditions in Media Production
|p. 95
|Creative Practices and Roles Involved in Making Media
|p. 17
|Distribution and Exhibition Practices
|p. 145
|Auxiliary Practices
|p. 165
|The Growth of the Symbolic Economy
|p. 181
|p. 203
|p. 227
|p. 249
|p. 267
|Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.


text:
How To Make a Tyre Plant Pot
HOW TO MAKE A TYRE PLANT POT – Making a plant pot out of old car tyres is a great way to recycle them and due to their flexibility, they are easy to make and will brighten up any garden deck or patio when planted. In this guide we show you how to make a tyre plant pot with easy to follow, step-by-step, instructions.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 1
Go to your local scrap yard and buy an old tyre with the rim. You can use any size tyre you like, including lorry tyres, but car tyres are more manageable. When complete and full of soil and plants these will be very heavy, and not easy to move about, so very large tyres are not always very practical, unless you never intend to move them once they are in place and planted.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 2
Ensure that there is no air in the tyre. Open the air valve by pushing a pen or other object into the air valve nipple. You will hear the air rushing out and once that stops you'll know the tyre is empty and then safe to cut.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 3
Place the tyre on the ground and cut, using a sharp Stanley knife, a zigzag pattern, from the rim to the edge of the tyre. You need to cut this all the way around the tyre.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 4
Place the tyre on a stool with the cuts facing upwards. Now push down and continue all the way around until the tyre has been completely turned inside out.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 5
Place your tyre plant pot on the ground with the flared ends facing up.
[icon_bookmark][/icon_bookmark] Step 6
You now have a tyre that is ready for filling up with soil and planting. Before you do this, think about where you want to place it. It is much easier to move the tyre plant pot around when it is empty. Once you are happy with the positioning, take some good quality potting soil and compost and mix these together well. Now fill the tyre plant pot up to the bottom edge of where the tyre flares out. You can now plant your tyre plant pot with your favorite, flowers, herbs or other plants.


text:
What Susan Rice's Promotion Means Going Forward
So, what does Susan Rice's promotion to National Security Advisor today tell us about the next three years? First, you can officially forget any chance that Eric Holder will step down unless Congress tries him for perjury. You can also abandon any notion that Lois Lerner, or anyone else at the IRS, will be held accountable unless enough evidence is uncovered that criminal charges can be filed. And | Read More »


text:
I fail to understand why the details of the updated Royal Order of Precedence have caused such a fuss. Surely none of this can have any import except to those directly involved? I can only assume that this 'indignation' over the Duchess of Cambridge being expected to curtsey to the daughters of the Duke of York constitutes some sort of surrogate resentment on the part of commoners who, by extension, are revealing that they themselves would resent having to curtsey to 'lesser' royals such as Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, were they ever to meet.
Exterior anachronisms of royalty, such as the sight of a public curtsey, or addressing someone by their correct title, cost no-one anything and are part of the fabric of the institution, part of what keeps the show worth watching. The more one were to scale down the Royal show, the less special it would seem when taking place. Prime Ministers may subscribe to the philosophy of 'Call me Dave' but would people really spend hours standing riverside in the rain to cheer 'Call me Betty'? Quite.


text:
Edit Article
How to Write a Short Flashback Story
It can often be hard to write a short story with a complicated plot. One of the ways to get round this is to use the flashback effect. This involves telling a story in 2 or more different timelines.
This article has been tagged as a stub.
That means it's off to a good start, but still has room to grow into a more helpful resource. Until the article reaches its full potential, it will be hidden from search results. Can you help it flourish? If you think the article offers complete and accurate instructions, feel free to remove this tag.
1Make a plan. The best way to decide and perfect a plot is to plan before you start writing. Always decide first on your introduction, climax and ending. You should also decide how and why you will use flashbacks. If this will complicate your story its probably best to leave it out.
2Firstly write two stories, one using each time contained in your story. You have to make sure you know what is happening on both occasions before you can merge them.
3Decide how to merge your storylines. The best way to write a flashback story is to write from the point of view of a character. This means one storyline could be a present occurrence and the other a related memory. Using more than two storylines makes this more complicated. You can also write as observing both situations but this is harder to do.
4Rewrite. Write a second draft merging the two storylines. This is when you will see if you story works using this method.
5Read your story through (or ask a friend to) and decide if it makes sense and is interesting.
6Do a final edit of your story and decide on a title.
7Be proud of your story and show off your intelligent storyline.
Community Q&A
Ask a Question
- Always ask someone else to check your work to get another opinion.
- Spell check!
- Writing takes time, don't try to rush it.
Things You'll Need
- A good imagination.
- More than one storyline.
- Patience.
- Pen.
- Paper.
- Computer (optional)


text:
Home > News > World
Tuesday, 6 May 2014 | MYT 11:31 PM
by john irish
PARIS (Reuters) - Lithuania hit out at Moscow on Tuesday for suspending a Baltic military inspection agreement, calling it another step that would add to tensions in the region stoked by Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, all former Soviet republics with substantial Russian-speaking minorities, have been on edge since March, when Russia declared its right to intervene in neighbouring Ukraine to protect Russian speakers, and seized Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.
The Baltic states are the only parts of the former Soviet Union to have joined the European Union and NATO, giving them protection of the Western alliance's mutual defence pact.
On Monday, Moscow suspended a 2001 agreement under which Lithuania had the right to inspect Russian forces in Kaliningrad, a patch of Russian territory on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Poland housing Russia's Baltic fleet. The agreement also let Russia inspect Lithuania's military.
"It's another gesture in the wrong direction," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told Reuters in an interview. "It's a wrong step. I hope they re-think that because the situation is already tense and every step should be taken with political responsibility."
Separatist fervour in Ukraine is causing unease in Lithuania, although he said the Russian population, about 6.5 percent of the total, was loyal. The other Baltic states Latvia and Estonia both have somewhat larger Russian populations.
The West accuses Moscow of trying to destabilise Ukraine by fomenting separatist unrest in the Russian-speaking east, where armed men have seized territory and plan a referendum on secession on Sunday. Russia denies it is behind the uprising.
"We have a Russian community in Lithuania, but it is well integrated and the majority are Lithuanian citizens and loyal to the country and difficult to manipulate politically," said Linkevicius. "But we know that something could be done artificially because we have seen (elsewhere) that there are methods."
The Baltic states have been members of NATO since 2004, but have not had a persistent presence of foreign troops on their soil before, partly to avoid antagonising Russia.
The United States deployed 150 paratroopers to Lithuania at the end of April, part of efforts to reassure eastern European allies that NATO would protect them. Linkevicius said he was reassured by NATO's growing presence after it sent ground, air and sea assets. He had been told more could be added if needed.
The United States and European Union have imposed sanctions on Russia, but so far these have been limited to blacklists of individuals and small firms, which Moscow has openly mocked as pointless. Western countries say Russia could face more serious measures against whole sectors of its economy if Moscow disrupts Ukraine's plan to hold presidential elections on May 25.
Linkevicius said there was still scope to improve the existing sanctions by targeting more officials. There also needed to be better coordination between the European Union, the United States, Canada and Japan, he said.
"We shouldn't be proud about that. Sanctions is a last resort when you can't talk to your partner and your partner is not listening. They should be crafted very carefully because if you are introducing sanctions it is not to just prevent the other side, but also avoid a backlash at home," he said.
He urged the EU to consider an arms embargo against Russia.
"If you are talking of aggression from a state to another we should not trading arms with that state. Issues like that should be considered in first tranche (of sanctions)," he said.
Linkevicius said it was vital for Europe to seek ways to wean itself off its energy dependence on Russia. Lithuania, which gets 100 percent of its gas supplies from Russia, pays more for its gas than most other EU states.
"At the moment we have a single source from Gazprom that could be manipulated and used or political purposes," he said. "We are paying the highest price for gas in Europe. It's politically motivated to some extent and we don't think it's fair which is why some cases are in arbitration."
Lithuania expects to loosen its dependence on Russian gas next year when it opens a terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG). The terminal is called "Independence."
"Building that terminal will improve the energy security situation in Lithuania and in the Baltics. We are trying to get contracts to bring LNG by ships," he said, adding that talks were taking place with countries including Qatar and Yemen.
He said he was encouraged by a recent visit to the United States, which has seen a surge of gas production and, he said, appeared to be coming round to the idea of exporting to Europe.
"This crisis has opened our eyes. We have recognised that we can be proud of our highways and railways, but the energy infrastructure in the EU is from 19th century because we have created energy islands like ours that are totally dependent on one country," he said.
60,000 union workers protest labour reform plans in Brussels
Investigators play down explosion theory in EgyptAir crash
Pakistan says can't confirm Taliban leader killed in US drone strike
Democratic presidential candidate Sanders seeks recount in Kentucky
For a hopping great time where else but Kangaroo Island!
Astoria strikes a balance
Penangite covers six nations on his two-wheeler
'1.5mil business tourists to visit M'sia'
Willett is keeping an eye on Zika before the Olympics
Copyright © 1995- Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 10894D)(Formerly known as Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad)


text:
Rustic Cardamom Waffles W/ Cherry Cream Recipe
For the Waffles
- 1/4cupbuckwheat flour
- 1/4cupwheat flour
- 1/2cupunbleached all purpose flour
- 1/8teaspoonground cardamom
- 2teaspoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 3teaspoonsbaking powder
- 1largeegg
- 3/4cupbuttermilk
- 1tablespoonhoney
- 4tablespoonsturbinado sugar, heaped
- 2tablespoonsvegetable oilor canola oil
For the Cream
- 7fluid ouncesheavy whipping cream
- 4ouncesfresh cherries, pitted
- kirsch, enough to cover the cherries
- 1/2lemon, zest of
- 1teaspoonsuperfine sugar
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- First you will want to take your pitted cherries, and soak them in enough kirsch to cover them; keep in mind that the longer you soak them, the stronger the flavor.
- Then take out your waffle iron and preheat it.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine flours, cardamom, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
- In another bowl, combine egg, milk, honey, turbinado sugar and oil.
- Then, Slowly add flour to wet mixture, and just mix to combine; do not mix too much.
- Grease your waffle iron if necessary, and add 1/2 of the mixture to your waffle iron as required (some irons state to put the mixture in the middle, however with most belgian irons, you must put it in each separate section as they are quite deep).
- Close your iron, and allow them to cook until done; Fully preheated, my iron cooked these in about 4 minutes, but please do keep in mind that all waffle irons are different, so the time may vary depending on your waffle iron.
- While your waffle is cooking, drain your cherries.
- Then, whip your cream until you get soft peaks.
- Once you have soft peaks, fold in your cherries, lemon zest and superfine sugar.
- Once your waffle has cooked, top with some of your cherry cream, and dust with confectioner's sugar.
- Serve and enjoy!
Posted in Recipes | No Comments »


text:
Bowling great Don Carter dies at 85
MIAMI Don Carter, the bowling great with the unorthodox style who flourished as a genuine sports celebrity during the game's golden age on TV, has died. He was 85.
Carter died at his home in Miami on Thursday night, the Professional Bowlers Association said Friday. He recently was hospitalized with pneumonia complicated by emphysema.
Carter, known as "Mr. Bowling," was the game's original superstar. He became his sport's most recognizable name at a time when alleys were thriving across the country and bowling was starting to assert itself as a fixture on television. Carter was a leading force in the formation of the PBA in 1958 and became a charter member of the PBA Hall of Fame in 1975.
He had a style all his own as he took his steps to the line. With his stooped shoulders and cocked elbow, he made a deep knee bend as he unleashed the ball as if pushing it toward the pins.
Carter helped transform a sport that had been a blue-collar recreational activity. He ruled the lanes with the likes of Dick Weber, Ray Bluth, Pat Patterson, Carmen Salvino and Billy Welu. But Carter was clearly at another level. His name might not cast quite the light as such sports luminaries then as Mickey Mantle, Johnny Unitas or Arnold Palmer, but it was close.
"Don was the greatest bowler of his era," Bluth said. "There was no one like him."
He also did something that no one in baseball, football or golf ever did. He became the first athlete in American sports history to sign a $1 million marketing endorsement contract, with bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite in 1964.
"It is impossible to put into words what Don Carter meant to the PBA and the sport of bowling," PBA Commissioner Tom Clark said. "He was a pioneer, a champion and will never be forgotten."
The 6-foot, 200-pound Carter bowled five 800 series, 13 perfect games and six 299s in sanctioned play. He practically held a monopoly on bowling honors. He was voted Bowler of the Year six times (1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962).
He served as the PBA's first president. He was inducted into the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1970. Carter was selected as the greats bowler in history in a 1970 Bowling Magazine poll. He ranked second to Earl Anthony in the magazine's poll in 2000 of the 20 greatest bowlers of the 20th century.
"Don was one of the greatest bowlers who ever lived, but he had some other things that made him great," Salvino said. "He was a great athlete. He won two 100-game tournaments in one year and I don't know how many other bowlers could take that kind of punishment. And he had the ability to focus better than anyone I've ever seen.
"On the lanes, he was in his own world, but off the lanes, he was a true gentleman," Salvino added. "I had a lot of respect for him, as a bowler and as a man."
Carter was born in St. Louis and was introduced to bowling when his mother treated him to a game of bowling on his 13th birthday.
"That was the biggest birthday present of my life," Carter once wrote in an article. "I enjoyed that one game so much that when one of my teachers started a bowling club after school, I signed up. Then I started setting pins so I could bowl and practice for free."
He played for the famous Budweisers of St. Louis, but his profile grew on television shows like Jackpot Bowling, Make That Spare and Championship Bowling that were watched by millions.


text:
British Academy International Symposia: Past Awards
This scheme has been discontinued.
Please note: Awards are arranged by the academic year in which grants are awarded. The institution is that given at the time of application.
Year of award: 2001-02 | 2000-01 | 1999-2000
Dr S Hawkins (with Professor John Laver FBA)
(University of Cambridge)
Temporal Integration in the Perception of Speech
Provence, April 2002
Professor Noël Nguyen (CNRS/Université de Provence), France
Dr A Poulter
(University of Nottingham)
The Transition to Late Antiquity: the city, the fortress and the countryside
London, May 2003
Professor L P Slokoska (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Bulgaria
Dr J Brooks
(University of Southampton)
Musical Improvisation, Description, Notation, 15701620
British Academy, April 2002
Partner: School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, and Royal Musical Association
Dr M Cornwall
(University of Dundee)
The Forum of British, Czech and Slovak Historians: The impact of nationalism and fascism in the era of two World Wars
Dundee, March 2002
Partner: Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (with Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences)
up to £6,000
Professor I Markova
(University of Stirling)
Conference on trust as a pre-condition to communication, social thinking and social practices during democratic transition in post-communist Europe
London, September 2001
Partner: Maison des Sciences de'l Homme
Professor D Braund
(University of Exeter)
The Scythian Mirage: Understanding the ancient Ukraine, c. 700-300 BC
Ukraine, September 2001
Partner: Institute of Archaeology, Ukraine Academy of Sciences
Dr J Brooks
(University of Southampton)
Musical improvisation, description, notation, 1570-1620
Texas, April 2001
Partner: School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Professor M Frede FBA
(University of Oxford)
Galen: Institutio Logica
Switzerland, January 2001
Partner: University of Geneva, Switzerland
Dr C Woolfson
(University of Glasgow)
Exploring Changing Roles in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Systems in the Context of European Enlargement
Kaunas, Lithuania, October 2000
Partner: Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania


text:
Things to see and do - Norway
Leaving for Norway
Nearby hotels
Scandic Rock City from899 NOKBook
Best Western Tingvold Park Hotel from1000 NOKBook
Overhalla Hotel from1050 NOKBook
Things to do nearby
- 31 €
- Book
- 37 €
- Book
- 22 €
- Book
Route 17
Route 17 : Michelin's recommendations
This route that runs along the Hegeland coast by land and sea joins Steinkjer in the south to Bodø in the north. From Høylandet, the highway makes for a fascinating journey, during which you can take in extraordinary landscapes and an authentic coastal region. Over the 650km route, nature reigns supreme; as the elements unroll one after another (the sea, rocks and sky), they compose an infinite number of unforgettable scenes. The winding road, divided into sections connected by six ferries and numerous boldly designed bridges, hugs the contours of the land. For most of the journey, the eye lingers over vast, bald spaces enclosed by sharp peaks on the horizon. You can stop off in the colourful little villages. You might chance upon a moose, an eider duck or puffins. And you pass the polar circle, this imaginary yet mythical line, without even realising it.
Useful Information
- Address : 8001 N - 8056 Bodø8056Bodø


text:
Product Questions
- Ask
Average Customer Reviews
Part of our MauiFlex memory metal collection, Ironwoods is designed for consumers
demanding a durable, comfortable, high-performing sunglass that delivers the
renowned glare protection.
Inspired by the lightweight nature of our proprietary memory metal makes Ironwoods
the ultimate balance of comfort and style.
Approximate Weights:
Fill out the form below to request Better Price for this product.
Sign up for the latest information on new products, special offers, and savings opportunities at Abt and receive $25 off your next order of $250 or more.


text:
Posts from Monitors
The Bold and the Borderless: AOC 27" I2757FH LED Monitor
Daily Tech Find
AOC 27" I2757FH LED Monitor
• $299.99
In-Plane Switching (IPS) has previously been relegated as a technology reserved for professionals who require optimal viewing angles, fast response rates, and color accuracy, with a price tag to match. But when you see AOC's 27" I2757FH monitor, at just $349 MSRP and an even nicer $299.99 price via BestBuy.com, it's obvious IPS is well within the reasonable reach of anyone looking for a prime time monitor. I work on a 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display and I can say the AOC slim metal block design is equally appealing in its own fashion (and it's anti-glare, which I wish my display was equipped with, and has dual HDMI ports).
The All-Wood DIY Triple Monitor Mounting Stand
There are plenty of triple monitor mounting solutions available out there, but where's the challenge in just buying one? LukyNumbrKevin realized he could build his own for much less, utilizing some deft woodworking skills and some SketchUp design skills to design an extremely sturdy desktop mounting solution...
A Multi-Monitor Setup for the Apple Macbook Air
The Apple Macbook Air is really the ultimate portable computer. Light-weight and thin, its low profile has made it easy to carry anywhere and everywhere, but it offers just enough power to really get things done. Still, there are times when that 11" or 13" display simply isn't enough screen to lay out bigger projects...
How To Find and Fix a Stuck or Dead Pixel
Home Hacks
We've recently received a few reader emails asking us about solutions about reviving display pixels from the dead, so we're bringing back this popular post from our archives to share again...
Chances are sooner or later you'll experience the annoyance of a dead or stuck pixel on your display. You can always try to massage it back to life physically using a massage or tapping technique, but there are also several software solutions that may resurrect your expired pixel from the digital afterlife...
Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group See-Through 3D Desktop
A computer display as "a looking glass into a mathematical wonderland" is how Jinha Lee describes this UI exploration developed with Cati Boulanger, both part of Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group. The 3D virtual reality UI reminds us of a hands-only Star Trek holodeck...
How to Turn Your iPad into a Mobile Second Monitor
The iPad has been a good complement to a laptop for a while, but the new Retina display's high quality has us even more excited about the prospect of doing work on the tablet. Touch screen access to photoshop palettes? A second monitor on your laptop at that cramped cafe table? Yes, please.
Pocket Projectors: Portable, Storable & Memorable
For a long time I looked at mini projectors and wondered who would need one, but as I found myself doing business in more random locations and doing away with our TV I realized the answer was me. While they might not have the fidelity of their bigger brethren, mini projectors provide so many more opportunities for use simply by their portability.
DIY Rolling Monitor Stand
IKEA Hackers
Sharing a desk with your partner or flatmate is a difficult situation under any circumstances. But when you lump in the added stress of sharing a computer, things get even tougher. Yet one couple has figured out how to make it work—and look good at the same time—with a little help from an IKEA LACK shelf and casters.
Julie's Witty & Whimsical 'Artsy Nerd' Home
Tech Tour
Name: Julie Gomoll
Location: Austin, Texas
Size/Room: 3,000 sq. ft
Years lived in: 12 years
Julie has done it all — grew (and then sold) a business, travelled the world (literally), swum with sharks, and read a library's worth of books. Someone this fun, adventurous, and creative is bound to have a unique home, right? Well, is her vintage Chambers stove red?
HDTV as Computer Monitor For Our Parents
While it's recently been pointed out that HDTVs aren't ideal computer monitors in general, there are times when the larger screens comes in handy. Check out where we put a big-screen TV in place of a computer monitor and why it works.


text:
Oceanside's Prop E would phase out mobile home rent control
OCEANSIDE It's nearly impossible to visit Oceanside without being bombarded with conflicting messages from signs for or against Proposition E.
The measure would change the city's mobile home park rent control regulations by putting in place vacancy decontrol.
The city's rent control ordinance now protects those who live in mobile home parks. It was enacted in 1984, and holds rent for spaces to increasing at 75 percent of the consumer price index annually.
Vacancy decontrol would allow current tenants to keep the rent protection, but would allow mobile home park owners and managers to raise rents to whatever price they would like once the homes change hands.
In most cases, mobile home park tenants own the coach they live in, but rent the land on which it rests.
The main problems, many tenants say, is a loss in the value of the home without the guarantee of low rents and the fear that their rent will not actually remain low, as promised in the ordinance. The landowners say vacancy decontrol provides a balance, allowing them to get a fair return on their land and making mobile home parks more stable.
Rent control, the park owners argue, transfers the value of their land to the tenant and unfairly deprives them of rents they would receive at fair market value.
The proposition will be on the June 5 ballot alongside Proposition F, which would amend the city charter to change how elections are conducted in the city.
How Proposition E made the ballot
The nearly 30-year-old rent control ordinance has been divisive since its inception. A Superior Court judge ruled it unconstitutional soon after it was enacted, but the 4th District Court of Appeal reversed that decision in 1984. It was a campaign issue the same year.
A City Council majority of Councilmen Jerome Kern, Gary Felien and Jack Feller voted on May 26, 2011, to adopt vacancy decontrol. Dozens of mobile home park residents attended that meeting, and have attended many since, to protest the ordinance. Once it was adopted, a coalition of mobile home park tenants and other community groups, such as the Alliance of Citizens to Improve Oceanside Neighborhoods, or ACTION, took to the streets to block vacancy decontrol with a referendum.
A successful referendum needed about 7,670 signatures from Oceanside voters. More than 15,000 were gathered and turned in to the city clerk June 23, before the ordinance took effect.
The referendum forced a decision on the City Council: either repeal the ordinance completely or place the matter on the ballot for a public vote. The same council majority opted for the public vote and set aside $93,000 from a reserve fund to cover the cost of the election.
The case for vacancy decontrol
The arguments for and against vacancy decontrol are, at their roots, a matter of property rights. The park owners hold the land, while the homeowners own the coaches. At issue is how the value should be divided.
Proponents of vacancy decontrol say rent control itself is unjust, and vacancy decontrol provides a gradual means of undoing the unfair law.
"It's a balance, Prop. E is a compromise," said pro-vacancy decontrol spokeswoman Amy Epsten Magness, whose family owns the Mission View mobile home parks. "It's a compromise, obviously, for taxpayers, park owners and the tenants."
The deal, she said, would actually make the future of mobile home parks more stable, because it would preserve mobile home parks as viable businesses and generate more revenue that could be reinvested into the park.
Proponents of vacancy decontrol have also pointed to the cost of litigation, which runs in the hundreds of thousands in recent years, related to rent control as reason to change the ordinance.


text:
Stepping Out
Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein' opens at PA's Lucie Stern Theatre
- Details
- Published on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:02
- Written by Los Altos Town Crier Staff - Town Crier Report
Palo Alto Players' production of "Young Frankenstein" – with book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks – opened last week and is slated to run through May 11 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Brooks reimagined his 1974 film as a Broadway musical filled with humor. Drawing loosely from the Mary Shelley classic, Dr. Frankenstein inherits a Transylvanian castle prime for monster making. The characters include Frau Blücher, hunchback Igor and lab assistant Inga.
Patrick Klein directs the cast of Steven Ennis (as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Lindsay Stark (Elizabeth Benning), Jessica Whittemore (Inga), George Mauro (The Hermit/Inspector Hans Kemp), Michael D. Reed (The Monster), Joey McDaniel (Igor), Linda Piccone (Frau Blücher) and Shawn Bender (Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein).
Performances are scheduled 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
For advance tickets and more information, call 329-0891 or visit paplayers.org.


text:
Remove Trovigo.com Redirect Virus
There must be something wrong with my browser. It keeps redirecting me to Trovigo.com when I want to search something. What's the matter? Is Trovigo.com a safe website? What to do to fix this redirection problem?
Trovigo.com is precarious browserhijacker that can harass any Windows operating system by taking advantage the vulnerabilities of its protection or security. It follows the internet browsers activities of the people, pull together the confidential materials like passwords, credit card details, banks account numbers and transfer it to virus creators to misuse those things. It changes default search engine and homepage settings and harasss almost all well-liked internet browsers like Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. It displays perfidious search results which are packed with sponsored links and ads. Computer tools like Task Manager, Registry Editor and others will not be workable at all and you won't be able to employ any of those without any trouble.
Screen shot of Trovigo.com Redirect Virus
Trovigo.com is completely fake. It is not associated with Firefox or other browsers. Trovigo.com it's technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience.
You should pay more attention and should always be careful when you install something. Always remember that you should download them from its official site. On the other hand when you install them, keep in mind the Advanced or Custom installation should be your first choice and do not select anything that is not familiar to you.
How to Remove Trovigo.com
Step One: Enter Safe Mode with networking
1) * Windows 7/ Windows XP/ Windows Vista
press the single function key F8 on the first line of the keyboard.
Note: You need to hit the power button to start the infected computer but before it launches on, you need to press F8 key constantly after skipping the first interface. Windows Advanced Options menu will show you Safe mode with Networking, highlight it by pressing up-down key and hit enter key. As seen the below picture:
* Windows 8
Start the infected computer until you see the locked screen. Press Ctrl+ Alt+ Del combination key to reveal the Switch User interface. And then hold down the "Shift" key on the keyboard and meanwhile click on "Shut down" button once on the bottom right corner of the page. Later after that, there will be three options there: Sleep, Shut down and Restart. You need lick on Restart option.
2): The next window says 'Choose an Option' screen," then you need select "Troubleshoot"-> click on 'Advanced Options' -> choose 'startup settings.'
3): After clicking on Startup Settings, you need choose 'Restart' then Windows will automatically display Safe mode options. By pressing F5/5 key to highlight Safe Mode with networking option, hit enter key as well.
Step Two:End Trovigo.com virus malicious process.
Press Ctrl+ Shift+ Esc or Ctrl+ Alt+ Del keys, in the Windows Task Manager window select on Process tab. Scroll down and locate to suspicious file (random.exe), then click on End process.
Step Three: Remove Trovigo.com virus files and registry entries.
1): Show hidden files to fast locate the scam files:
A: Click on Start button
B: Click on Control Panel
C: In control panel page, click on Appearance and Personalization link.
D: Double click on Files and Folder Option.
E: Select View tab. Check "Show hidden files, folders and drives".
F: Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
G: Then click ok to finish the changes.
H: After finishing showing hidden files, open Local system disk, delete Trovigo.com virus files.
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\ Trovigo.com \
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstats.dat
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallIE.dat
2): Delete the ransomware registry entries
Press Windows and R key, type regedit in Run window. Click Ok.
3) Find the below registry entries from Registry Editor page and delete them.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings "CertificateRevocation"=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download "CheckExeSignatures" = 'no'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Use FormSuggest" = 'yes'
Step Three: Restart the infected computer with regular mode to effect the removal.
Trovigo.com is programmed with some rogue components to enable the popup ad to be sticky to a target system for roping in as more potential clients as possible. To wipe out irritating scenario and eliminate any possibility that additional infections get in the compromised machine, it is better to remove Trovigo.com as soon as possible.
Trovigo.com Removal Tool
You may feel that it is complicated to remove Trovigo.com Virus from your computer, please use a tool to keep your computer safe and virus free, or you can follow our step-by-step virus removal instruction below to clean the virus yourself.


text:
From Tuesday through Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers will come together for their one (and only) mandatory minicamp. Just like during the OTAs, no pads will be worn and no contact is allowed. So that means judging defensive linemen, offensive linemen and linebackers will be next to impossible beyond whether or not they're healthy enough to take part.
Luckily, the hierarchies within those respective position groups are more or less figured out. And what's great about getting to watch these practices — and what I'll try to convey over the next few days — is that receivers, tight ends and running backs will still run routes, with cornerbacks and safeties trying to stop them from catching passes. So, taking that into account, here's what I'll be focusing on:
— One player who I'm really interested to see in action this week is someone who might be hurt by the minicamp rules on contact: Nnamdi Asomugha.
"There will be no contact work (e.g., "live" blocking, tackling, pass rushing, bump-and-run) or use of pads (helmets permitted) at minicamps," Article 22, Section Five of the CBA states.
Asomugha is known for his abilities as a press corner, so disallowing the bump-and-run part of his game will force him to show his coverage skills in open spaces. Asomugha signed a deal with no guaranteed money, and his spot on the 53-man roster is no sure thing. He's a smart player with skills the 49ers can use, and he'd certainly provide a different look to opposing teams (Asomugha is really tall for a corner — shockingly so in person). However, he isn't a guy who can help on special teams and there are already three corners ahead of him on the roster.
— I wrote about Eric Reid on June 6, and after a short interview session it was hard not to be impressed by his attitude and intelligence. He admitted he made some mistakes while rotating with C.J. Spillman and Craig Dahl at both safety spots, and spoke enthusiastically about studying his playbook to make sure those errors don't happen again. When a smart guy with that much physical ability wants to put the work in, improvement usually follows.
— A lot of fans have mentioned Trenton Robinson and his place on the team. I haven't paid much attention to Robinson, and I'll work on changing that this week.
— A lot has been said about the competition at the "X" and "Z" receiver spots, and it's pretty easy to judge these guys in person (as long as you can see what's going on and a row of 49ers aren't blocking the action). At last week's open practice, Chad Hall seemed to be getting open a lot. Same with Quinton Patton and Marlon Moore. Another player who seems to get a lot of targets is tight end Garrett Celek. Brent's younger brother made the team as an undrafted free agent last year, and while his hands aren't perfect he has a knack for getting open. Vance McDonald is new to the 49ers' offense and didn't do as much during 11-on-11 drills last Tuesday; we'll see if he makes a few more plays this week.
That's who I'll be watching like a hawk — and no, that isn't a Dashon Goldson reference. If there are any specific players you'd like me to check out, let me know in the comments and I'll do my best to add a note or two about those players as the week progresses.


text:
The Origins of Online Community Video
In 2013, I went to both London and Sydney to give a talk centered around my career before I ever moved to Mendocino County. It is called "The Origins of Online Community." It traces my start in the counterculture and goes through my life living communally until I was part of the group that started what Wired Magazine called "the world's most influential online community" in the 1980s. It is an edited 25 minute narrative with slides, recorded in Sydney, AU in September 2013. If it interests you it could give you a better idea of where I come from and I think it is quite a good story.
Tags: Untagged


text:
Defined Search terms:
Username - bdcheung
Find threads started by user
Sort by post date
Everything else is in its default state. Submitting returns this error:
Code:Sorry, we were unable to fulfill your request Cause: Your search terms confused me! Please try revising your search terms and try again. If you believe your search terms should be returning results, please create a post in the user support forum, detailing exactly what you were searching for and an idea of what you feel it should be returning for results. Remember, this is a beta test. With your feedback, we can improve this search tool to be the best it can be!


text:
Rick Ross says "Mafia Music III" off Mastermind was originally meant for another artist.
"Mafia Music III track was originally for Detox which @drdre gave me for #Mastermind in a session. #Gem," Ross said in a Twitter update yesterday (March 20).
In February, Bink! discussed the making of "Mafia Music III" and how much it has changed since the original track.
"I did the record for Dr. Dre, for Detox," Bink! said at the time. "Dr. Dre hired Ross to write his verse for him. So Ross wrote a verse for him and a verse for himself, and then he was supposed to put Rihanna on the hook. But, you know, Dre never revisited the record, and then Ross came back about a month and a half ago and wanted the record for himself. So I had to ask the Good Doctor for clearance. I actually made it with Dre. I was in Vegas with Dre working on it at the time. They brought Ross in later. Actually, Khaled called me. He was just ranting and raving about Ross's verse—his exact words were, 'Ross caught the Holy Spirit.' He kept saying that Ross had caught the Holy Ghost. 'We gotta have that, we gotta have that.' So I was like, you know, 'I gotta call up Big Homie and see if he'll let it go,' 'cause I knew he was back in Detox mode again. I didn't know if he was gonna hold onto it or not this time around.
"Dre was basically like, 'Ask him to send you a copy of the record, and if you like it, I'm with you. I'ma let you make the call,'" Bink! added. "Which is flattering to me, but at the same time that's what Big Homie told me. So I called them, they sent me the record, which they was very nervous about [it], because of course these days for some reason, when you send a rapper the music, they feel like their lyrics is worth more than the beat, and they don't send the song back...I still have yet to hear it. 'Cause when I heard it, it was just Ross and Mavado, but now they added Sizzla to it, so I still haven't heard Sizzla's verse. There's a serious disconnect, to be honest with you, with the music. It's not like it used to be."
Mafia Music III track was originally for Detox which @drdre gave me for #Mastermind in a session. #Gem
— Mastermind (@rickyrozay) March 20, 2014
RELATED: Mike Will Made-It, Scott Storch, & Bink! Describe Production On Rick Ross' "Mastermind"


text:
Pitts Rotties and Sheperds are not aggressive by nature. They are territorial. People don't understand or respect personal space so when a dog responds to a threat to their space they get bent out of shape.ckrazy, post: 4060604 wrote:Pit bulls are aggressive by nature along with Rottweilers.
Most states have a 1 free bite rule per dog, before they get discipline. However many states are taking away the 1 bite rule for Pit Bulls, Rottweilers and German Shepherd because the courts are deeming them "aggressive by nature."
Pitts Rotties and Sheperds are not aggressive by nature. They are territorial. People don't understand or respect personal space so when a dog responds to a threat to their space they get bent out of shape.
Edit: Courts are the perfect example of people who don't know shit about dogs.
Beagles do do that shit what are you talking about?spudlyff8fan, post: 4060608 wrote:And what do other dogs do when put into that situation? They'll bark.
Horse shit that "it's not because they're aggressive by nature" when you don't see beagles doing that shit.
Pitts Rotties and Sheperds are not aggressive by nature. They are territorial. People don't understand or respect personal space so when a dog responds to a threat to their space they get bent out of shape
Seijuro-HIko, post: 4060610 wrote:Put her around a lot of people and even other dogs when she was growing up.
Any dog can do this. It's not natural aggression it's natural territorial behavior. It's amazing how many people just reach out and quickly to lay a hand on a dog and then are surprised when they snap. Dogs have a personal space limit to and most people don't respect it tand it;s what leads to a lot of these "random attacks". I'm not saying random flip outs don't happen but they don't happen nearly as often as the news would like you to think. good deal of these "Random attacks" come from people invading the space of a dog they don't know, a kid reaching where he he shouldn't be, or neglectful training and attention from the owner and it's an incident that's been waiting to happen for a really long time. These dogs are more protective and thus more likely to attack and demand a higher level of attention from their owners then something like a Lab but even labs are territorial when it comes to their space. I had my friends chocolate lab Boomer snap at me on Friday night when I reached into the back seat of his truck while his dog was there. I should have known better it's the dogs back seat, it was obviously his back seat and I fucked up.FiveTwelve, post: 4060611 wrote:Many animals are territorial. Problem is, Pitts and Rotties are unpredictable in which areas they deem their own. This is why they randomly attack people far more than any breed of dog. And, yes, they are quite aggressive by nature. Regardless of how they were raised, there are always innate features to an animal that you will never overturn.
angelpalm, post: 4060563 wrote:He's just waiting for the right opportunity to RAPE you dude, which is probably what you want anyways you furball.
Nematoad, post: 4060612 wrote:This.
If you socialize a dog early and often with other dogs and people, give them enough exercise everyday, and provide discipline and order most of the time it will turn out just fine.
I live in Atlanta and anyone who lives here will tell you that there are a lot of pit bulls around. I have nothing against the breed. Having a stronger breed like the pit bull requires more work from an owner than having a beagle. Unfortunately, about half of the pit bulls that I see are missing something from the owner. If they aren't socialized they will snap at other dogs. It could be out of aggression or most likely because they are nervous or scared. Even if you socialize a dog, if you don't give it some way to burn off all their energy, its going to become destructive. If a dog does act out, most owners that I've seen don't even correct it. If your dog was just in a fight you don't pull it away and start petting it. WTF. That's like saying "Hey it's cool you bit that dog. I'm going to praise you".
That being said, its not just pit bulls. Some of the nastiest dogs I've seen were not traditionally aggressive breeds. The worst one I've seen was a Boxer. Pit are just so strong that any slip up from them is going to be worse than other breeds.
I'm not saying I'm an expert on dogs. I have a lab/pitt mix. I also go to the city's largest park every day so I get to see a lot of other dogs and how they interact.
thurst, post: 4060616 wrote:pitbulls are "aggressive in nature" when compared to a mouse maybe, but compared to other dogs, not that much. chihuahuas, shtizus (sp?) and most other small breeds are infinitely more skiddish and likely to bite you than pits or rotts, all other things being equal.
Seijuro-HIko, post: 4060620 wrote:It's like I said in my earlier post, you just have to raise it right. Dogs can be aggressive in nature and everyone knows that. But If you *take the time to raise it right* then you won't have many problems with your dog. Actually I've been attacked more by smaller dogs than bigger ones. In reality, some people just shouldn't own dogs in general. I've seen a good amount of people neglect their dogs and they've turned out bad. Hell, I had an old friend who had a husky/wolf mix and that dog was tame as fuck because he *took the time* to raise it properly. Yea it could of attacked at any moment, but every time I came over that dog never barked at me or tried to attack me. It even let me pet it without his owners permission.
The media has just mind fucked yall so much that you believe anything that you hear. A pit has attacked so and so. Another pit has attacked yo momma. Stop believing everything the tv tells you and educate yourselves. I'm actually going to get another pit real soon because it's one of my favorite dogs. But I'll only get one when I have the time to properly raise and spend time with it like it needs.
ckrazy, post: 4060622 wrote:The problem is that it would be impossible for everyone to raise their dogs "right." What if someone were to told you "well if you raise your kids right there wouldn't be any bad people in this world." May be true or may not, either way we are not finding out any time soon. Just because you like to take your time and learn how to correctly train your dog doesn't mean Joe Schomoe will too. Quite frankly he doesn't have to either.
Actually now I can see why the court did decide Pits are aggressive by nature, because they weren't created for us to raise.
I'm going to assume they said the whole "if you raise it right" argument doesn't apply because Pits weren't put on this earth for us to raise.
Beagles do do that shit what are you talking about?
Inner-city hiphop fans aren't the only people who own Pitts and Rotts, you know.J-ride, post: 4060628 wrote:The problem with the aggressive breeds like Rotts and Pitt bulls is that the THUG culture dictates not only must you raise on of these breeds, but you should have dog fighting equipment, teach it to be fight, abuse it/starve it so the dog is aggressive as hell, which allows you to look hard when you walk him around on a leash and he tries to attack every person he comes in contact with. So it is only a matter of time before the dog kills someone (usually a small child), they put the dog to sleep, and owner goes and gets another dog and the cycle starts all over again. You are financially liable if the dog attacks someone, but what good is that if you are a broke ass with bad credit anyway? They need to start giving these assholes second degree murder. They want to be gangsta, well lets send them to prison where they can hang out with their homeboys.
thurst, post: 4060626 wrote:what do you mean by "put on this earth for us to raise"? if that's how you feel then dogs in general weren't put on this earth to be raised by people. pitbulls and pretty much every domesticated breed were created via generations of specific breeding to be raised by people.
neemo6, post: 4060629 wrote:My cousin has had a pitbull since i was a puppy. And has been around my dog (110lbg German Shepherd) and many other dogs, babies, and even plays in a unfenced front yard w/o running away or chasing people. Never barks randomly at people or has ever shown any signs of aggressive behavior. But one day a little boy came to pet him and he snapped on this kid, thank God i had ahold of the dogs collar and the boy jumped back in time or this dog would have clamped hard onto the poor boys face. Dont know what triggered this reaction but I have never looked at the dog the same way. I was always a believer of pit bulls snapping was the result of poor upbringing, but this dog had always been treated as almost a child.
Raziel321, post: 4060633 wrote:great post
Pitbulls are a species that need to be destroyed outright, hell when I was a kid me and my buds stole one from a dude and rocked it too death.
I believe Louiscipher is close to the all time record in terms of alt accounts, getting close to rivaling the Korean bots. I count 22 accounts, with the system autobanning him about 16 time now without any mod intervention. You'd think he'd learn.
Well thats not what you said. You where talking about them barking at the fence which Beagles do.spudlyff8fan, post: 4060627 wrote:Yeah, no. I've known dozens of people who've had beagles or other dogs that are "totally just like any other dog, but you need to train it in a special way to make sure it doesn't kill you" and freaking out and murdering people is yet to happen.
Well thats not what you said. You where talking about them barking at the fence which Beagles do.
Cisco, post: 4060621 wrote:I got a shihtzu, he can't bark though.. but he is a bit of a bully to my other dogs, including to my doberman. http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5509/25858785860004071953504.jpg
Well you're still wrong.spudlyff8fan, post: 4060638 wrote:What I said was that the worst thing a beagle does is bark at a fence, while a pitt will rip your fucking face off.
Raziel321, post: 4060633 wrote:I've owned a pit bull, and I have tons of experience under my belt. I've also done extensive research on the breed regarding qualitative and quantitative aspects.
The American Pit Bull Terrier is probably one of the most intelligent and sophisticated breeds out there. That being said, it requires professional training 99% of the time. They require constant attention even from a young age, and you will not know their full personality until they are 2-3 years old (human year).
It's not some dog you can teach to sit or roll over and then tell people "Yeah my dog is trained".
There are countless idiots out there who underestimate this breed and just treat it as some sort of ordinary dog.


text: Hi all. Just wanted to say Hi. I'm Jim and new here. Just getting back into riding after 15yrs out of it. Feels so good. I do have to say, alot has changed since I rode full time every where I went. Hope everyone is doing ok and I hope to hear from ya.


text:
Request for Permission to Use White Horse Inn Logo In Print
If you're interested in a higher resolution logo which you can use on printed material, for a church or study group or other event, we ask that you contact us by filling out our permission request form. Once you've filled out the form, we will review your request and contact you by email. If your application is approved, we will notify you and send you a larger version of our logo for your use in your printed material.
The approval to use the White Horse Inn logo is limited to the information provided in your request. If your anticipated use changes, before or after White Horse Inn grants approval, you must update your request accordingly in an email to: info *at* whitehorseinn.org
Thank you for your interest in joining our mission to equip Christians to "know what you believe and why you believe it." If you have any questions about how to support our efforts, please call (800) 890-7556.


text:
The US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®) is a national organization that recognizes and
promotes best practices in hiring, retaining, and marketing to people with disabilities. It supports the
development and expansion of its 53 Business Leadership Network affiliates in 31 states, including
the District of Columbia, representing more than 5,000 employers across the US. The USBLN®
and its USBLN affiliates use a "business to business" approach to educate, promoting the business
imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce and marketplace.
Employers who participate in USBLN® activities:
1. "Gain access to a pool of qualified
candidates with disabilities."
2. "Obtain pertinent disability information."
3. "Share information with other employers."
4. "Contribute to human resource training and
employment issues."
5. "Gain access to an untapped market for
goods and services."
USBLN® membership benefits include:
• National representation
• Listing your company in our
Membership Directory
• Placement of your company logo
on our website
• Access to valuable information on
business-to-business strategies
• VIP access to our website's 'Members
Only' section
• Access to our Membership Roster
• Invitation to our "Business Partnership
presents the 2009 conference:
"Connecting the Dots:
Business Solutions"
Join us in Washington, DC on September 15-19,
2009 for the US Business Leadership Network's
12th Annual Conference and National Career Fair
at the Gaylord National Hotel, which is located on
the beautiful new National Harbor.
The 2009 conference,
Business Solutions" is the preeminent national
event for business, community leaders and BLN
affiliates that have an interest in hiring, retaining
and promoting people with disabilities – as well
as marketing to consumers with disabilities. The
2009 event promises to provide informational and
educational opportunities of the highest quality.
Learn more online at www.usbln.org or www.newworkforceconference.orgTo Join the USBLN® today, please contact Brandon M. Macsata at (305) 519-4256.


text:
A Nation Holding Out for a Hero
Attired in holiday clothes, the 50-something French couple strolling along the sunlit riverside in Jarnac, clutching a street map, might look like tourists. But, in fact, they're pilgrims.
This market town on the River Charente, population 4,515, is the birthplace of François Mitterrand, the only Socialist president of France's current Fifth Republic. The couple with the street map belong to a continuing stream of visitors who come to tour the bourgeois townhouse where Mitterrand was raised and the spacious museum showing scale models of the grander public works effected during his 14 years in office.
Known by admirers as "Tonton" (uncle), Mitterrand's renown in France is such that, on the main road, the sign for Jarnac doesn't mention him by name, but simply shows his silhouette. Earlier this month, the current of nostalgia for "Tonton" swelled to a veritable flood. The 30th anniversary of his election as president on May 10, 1981, was marked with parties across the country and an outdoor concert on the Place de la Bastille in Paris.
The commemorations even ran to a television show about the late president's dogs and an iPhone app of his key speeches. When Le Monde asked readers to share their memories of the day he was elected, more than 500 responded.
All of which goes to show just how deep runs the longing in this king-less and queen-less nation for figureheads to revere.
Add to that the fact that in recent times the French have been more prone to cast a politician in this role than, for instance, the British, and you begin to understand the seismic impact here of events unfolding in New York.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the economist once widely expected to be the next president of France, had such stature among his compatriots that he has long been known simply by his initials. Now, the nickname DSK has global recognition.
The first I knew of his arrest was a mysterious email from a French friend saying that she couldn't believe what was happening with DSK and that if the allegations were true, he clearly needed psychoanalysis.
Even though her note came almost immediately after his arrest in New York, she assumed that everyone would know what was happening to DSK and be sympathetic toward him.
As I write, the fate of the now former head of the International Monetary Fund remains a headline story world-wide. Whatever the legal outcome, even his staunchest supporters here would be hard pressed to retain him in the role of political savior. That means that in France, there is now a vacancy for a new hero.
French etiquette
This may not be the most serendipitous juncture for a new French guide to modern manners. However, that's the subject covered in the newly released "Savoir-vivre pour les nuls."
Written by Laurence Caracalla, it's the latest in a number of guides she's written on do's and don'ts in polite company. For instance, she smiles on the precaution of a formal seating plan at mealtimes, so that guests feel at ease with their neighbor. But she would raise both eyebrows at the hostess who invited her guests to sit down with a hearty, "Let's eat!" The correct exhortation, apparently, is "Let's have lunch!" or "dinner." Distinctions such as these were bread and butter to Baroness Staffe, the self-appointed 19th-century arbiter of what was and wasn't comme il faut (the done thing).
Her manual on how to behave in modern society, "Usages du monde: Règles du savoir-vivre dans la société moderne," brought out in 1889, became a best seller. Among other things, she advised women never to eat garlic and that too much kissing was bad for the complexion. Upon signing a marriage contract, if the lawyer asked to kiss the bride-to-be's hand, she could allow him to do so—after a rapid glance at her mother and her fiance to check she had their approval.
In fact, Baroness Staffe wasn't an aristocrat at all but plain Blanche Soyer, a product of the middle classes, who had assumed the title as her nom de plume.
Presidential baby
After months of rumors about a possible presidential pregnancy, it now seems that Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is indeed to become the first French first lady to give birth while her husband is in office. The happy tidings come courtesy of father-in-law Pal Sarkozy and remain to be confirmed by the Elysée.
If the super-chic Carla does become a mom again, the layette will doubtless be luxurious. Nevertheless, it's unlikely to compete with that of Napoleon II, born March 20, 1811, the son and heir of Emperor Napoleon I, dubbed at birth as the King of Rome.
Little Napoleon II was so pampered that the Château of Fontainebleau was recently able to stage a whole exhibition based solely on the lavish kit of the first three or so years of his life: everything from mink-lined booties and miniature military uniforms to oil portraits and marble busts created by the leading artists in the land.
Contrary to his dad's dearest wish, Napoleon II never ascended to the French throne and, when he died young, at 21 years old, he was merely the Duke of Reichstadt.


text:
I am using Maven2. I have created a parent POM for my organization. I want the various groups will use it as a parent for their project but I want them to use the latest version. for some reason, using it as a parent with version LATEST doesn't work,
any idea?
Thanks, Ronen.


text:
VII Deadly Sins
Participating students included Amelia Bolstad, Caleb Craig, Ryan Fargo, Larissa Grundmanis, Lisa Hanson, Leigh Jacobson, Lexi Johnson, Jennifer Kuberka, Adam Meyer, Noah Nieting, Abilene Olson, Kayla Peters, Brandon Reger and Linnea Valdivia.
The students were able to receive a master class with Stephen DeRosa and Ali Ewoldt from the touring cast of West Side Story prior to the launch of their performance.
The SpotLight Cabaret Series is part of Hennepin Theatre Trust's SpotLight Musical Theatre Program, supporting the work of Minnesota high schools that present musical theatre. The cabaret series is a hands-on performing experience open to all participants in the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program.
To learn more about SpotLight Cabaret Series:
Whitney Rhodes, Education and Community Engagement Associate
612.455.9531 or email@example.com
Melissa Koch, Director of Education and Community Engagement
612.455.9530 or firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Tennessee Valley Authority's Tuesday update on repairs to Boone Dam was filled with numbers.
Steve Mascola stood in the same gymnasium Tuesday morning that he did 32 years ago as a kid.
ERWIN — Employees of the Unicoi County Sheriff's Department are in line for something that have not received in many years — pay increases.
Budget presentations Tuesday by various Jonesborough departments at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting revealed a possible increase for the town's solid waste customers to help fund a garbage truck replacement plan.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders dueled for support Tuesday ahead of California's presidential primary, as the Vermont senator showed few signs of backing off his efforts to boost his longshot odds for the nomination.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Tuesday easily approved a bipartisan bill that would for the first time regulate tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products from household cleaners to clothing and furniture.
ELIZABETHTON — Two men who were wanted by the Elizabethton Police Department in unrelated crimes involving violence were arrested Monday.
ROAN MOUNTAIN — Today is a very special day for Durwood Julian. After a long lifetime of public service to his community, Julian will celebrate his 100th birthday today.
ELIZABETHTON — There seems to be more excitement in downtown Elizabethton as the town gets ready for the 50th Annual Covered Bridge Days, but there is much more going on on East Elk Avenue lately.
ELIZABETHTON — June is always a busy month at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area and the highlight will be the 26th Annual Native American Festival, which will take place on the
Yesterday at 6:51 PM
Here is a list of schedule changes for area governmental and other institutions for the Memorial Day holiday.
ERWIN — Progress on a new Unicoi County Memorial Hospital has taken another step forward.
Robert Murray has been described by The Wall Street Journal as the "last man" betting on U.S. coal.
KINGSPORT — A Kingsport woman has been charged with TennCare fraud after obtaining medicine through the program and then selling it, according to a press release.
It's deja vu for Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, a nonprofit Chattanooga agency that in 2012 was rocked by accusations against its then-leader David Johnson by ex-employees who accused him of sexual harassment, mishandled funds and racist remarks.


text:
Cuts to public school funding won't be nearly as bad as it appeared earlier this week under the Florida Senate plan, budget chief J.D. Alexander said Wednesday morning.
That's because the spending allocations released this week don't include about another $1 billion in savings Alexander said he's making in state employees,' including teachers', pay and benefits.
It appears he's funneling nearly half that to schools, bringing down the cuts to about $300 million from more than $700 proposed earlier this week, Alexander said. That's the opposite direction the House is headed in with its K-12 spending plan.
"It depends on your view of the world, but in terms of what a school board will have to do to adjust to available funds, our proposal has a much lower broad cut. I think the $700 million was too high," Alexander, R-Lake Wales, said.
Without being able to raise new revenue through taxes or fees, Alexander said the savings from cutting health care benefits or requiring state employees to contribute to their pensions is the only way to avoid deeper direct cuts to services and education.
Under Alexander's plan, state workers would have to contribute less to their pensions than the 5% Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida House are asking.
Just how much?
All will be revealed Monday when Alexander releases his budget proposal.


text:
My little square foot boxes are growing and growing. The peppers seemed a little droopy so I stopped watering them as much as the tomatoes next to them. The tomatoes are producing lots of flowers and fruits. I am considering trimming all the non-producing stems off as I saw someone on you tube do but am not in a huge hurry to do that. The broccoli is huge but has been eaten by something and hasn't produced the middle part yet so I am considering giving up on that until fall as it is too hot out for broccoli and lettuce now. My lettuces aren't bolting yet in 100 degree weather! That surprises me. I think the green salad bowl lettuce is trying to bolt but the other lettuces knock on wood seem to be handling the heat. They are not growing huge either though and they are heavily shaded to the south by the tomatoes. I have corn that is as tall as me in my boxes. DH thinks they will be falling over soon as there is so little soil to support the "incredible corn" We'll see. I got bored with just watering and the little weeding I do last week and got out and planted my potatoes and some more melons which are popping up now.
But for the new method I learned of… a much cheaper albeit short term method than the square foot boxes… is using compost bags as my boxes and planting directly in compost bags. I decided to try this for pumpkin, watermelon (big and small) and cantelope. I just planted these last night and watered them so we'll see how that works out. It cost 1.63 for each bag of compost and I didn't have to dig or anything just cut a hole in the bag and plant the seed! We have clay soil so it is not easy to grow in our soil without any amendments. I am worried I put them a little close together though for such large plants but I guess time will tell.
As for planting and seeing what grows in the field it just rained too much to do anything out there and now it is getting late. So the field is just growing grass and being mowed by our son. He loves mowing and has already mowed most of the yard (all that we allowed him to mow) and I have to mow the back yard. Too many obstacles for him so that is my or my hubbies chore. Happy 4th to all and happy birthday to me on the 5th! We are hoping to get to the waterpark today and laze in the lazy river! Thanks for reading and Have an outstanding day!


text:
Partnership primes preschoolers
Virtual closet stocks major retailer
Custom communities as models of efficiency
A shining career
Widget redefines the field
Brainy Web competition goes viral
Slick publication makes TV listings sexy
Elegant ads invite interaction
App marries makeup with environmental advocacy
Virtual home draws leisurely tours
Time Inc. brands light up red carpet
A contest with an eye for design
People goes country for the fabric of our lives
Online hunt targets readers
Celebrity lounge builds buzz for Comic-Con
A magazine that becomes fully yours
Jell-O get the glam treatment
All of the finalists of min's Integrated Marketing Awards juggle more platforms than ever, but one thing hasn't changed—the unique role magazine brands play in consumers' lives. That connection continues to inspire magazines and their marketing partners. They've managed to reinforce the value of the printed page, while creatively incorporating new media like apps and widgets. We congratulate all the winners and finalists, as well as our Sweet 16 magazine brand champions, who were honored at New York's Grand Hyatt on Sept. 15. A special thanks to event sponsor MagazineRadar.
Download PDF of the min Marketing Masters issue.
See photos from min's 2010 Integrated Marketing Awards breakfast event at New York's Grand Hyatt, held Sept 15, 2010.
Teen Vogue/Condé Nast: H&M Eye on Design
Honorable Mentions:
Hanley Wood: The Builder Concept Home 2010
People: Cotton Inc. Country Issue Celebration
Scholastic Parent & Child and P&G for Pampers -View Video
Honorable Mention:
• Steve Saunders: TechWeb -View Video
• Renée Lewin: Good Housekeeping -View Video
Time Inc. Corporate Sales & Marketing Team
Condé Nast: BMW, Gran Turismo
Bonnier Corp.: Outdoor Life's Live Hunt
Inventors Digest: NCIIA Web Video Challenge
Playboy: TBS Neighbors From Hell
Self: Origins "Plant a Tree" Facebook Campaign
TechWeb: "Community in a Box" (CiaB)
Hearst Integrated Media: Jell-O: Red Haute Flavors of Summer
The Parenting Group: 2010 JCPenney Ultimate Kid's Closet
Successful Farming: All Around the Farm Program
Time Inc. Corporate Sales & Marketing: mine. Magazine


text:
The Happiest Man in America
Alvin Wong and his wife, Trudy Schandler-Wong. Such bliss.
Ever wonder who the happiest man in America is? No? Gallup's figured it out for you anyway.
The New York Times asked Gallup, which compiled the first-ever daily assessment of U.S. resident's health and well-being, to figure out a statistical composite for the happiest person in America.
Gallup came up with this: a tall, Asian American, observant Jew, who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and earns more than $120,000 a year.
And yes. He exists.
Alvin Wong is a 5-foot-10, 69-year-old, Chinese American Jew, who's married with children. He runs his own health care management business in Honolulu and earns more than $120,000 a year.
Wong told The Times that he may be the happiest man in America because "my life philosophy is, if you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to be pretty terrible for you."
That's all fine and dandy, but my theory is that he's the happiest man in America because he's probably the ONLY PERSON WHO FITS THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
But that could be my bitterness talking, since you know, I'm short, Christian, 20-something, unmarried female who lives in California and I earn a meager salary (cough, cough). But hey, at least I'm Asian American.


text:
Crazy highs and lows
Mind Your Body, The Straits Times
By June Cheong
What do late American president Theodore Roosevelt, actress Carrie Fisher and pop star Britney Spears have in common?
They all suffer from bipolar disorder.
This mood disorder is characterised by recurrent bouts of extreme mood changes.
Dr Adrian Wang, a consultant psychiatrist at Dr Adrian Wang Psychiatric And Counselling Care, said: 'It's a brain disorder because it is caused by chemical imbalances.'
While the mood swings make it appear to be psychological, the cause is biological, he said.
Patients veer between two psychological states - mania and melancholia.
When manic, the patient may be in excessively high spirits, is sometimes irritable, needs less sleep with thoughts racing through his brain constantly, talks quickly and makes grand plans.
Symptoms of melancholia are a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness and lethargy. He may be unable to eat or sleep.
Dr Ng Beng Yeong, the head of the department of psychiatry at Singapore General Hospital, said: 'In extreme forms (of mania), they may believe they are exceptionally gifted or rich or are important religious, political or famous people.
'The judgment of those with mania is often impaired because of grandiosity and failure to plan or consider the consequences of their actions.'
Mania often requires hospital admission as the manic patient's energy levels may be too much for their family or caregivers to take. The manic patient is also often prone then to excessive or dangerous but pleasurable behaviours like spending too much or sexual indiscretion.
While manic patients invariably sound like they have more fun, Dr Wang noted that depressive lows often last longer than manic highs.
Dr Chua Tze Ern, a registrar in the department of community psychiatry at the Institute of Mental Health, said: 'Different individuals will have different symptoms. One may be predominantly depressed and another may be predominantly manic.'
In between high and low episodes, patients feel well and normal - like everyone else.
The exact cause of bipolar disorder is unknown but doctors believe it is likely to be caused by a plethora of factors interacting with one another.
Dr Ng said: 'It often runs in families and there is a genetic component to the disorder.
'However, even though someone may have inherited the genes for bipolar disorder, there is no guarantee that he will develop it.'
Photos: Famous people with bipolar disorder
Click on thumbnail to view. Story continues after photos.
(Photos: Reuters, AFP, Internet, ST, RazorTV)
Next Genes, stress and life events


text:
Xiaoyan Sun received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, in 1997, 1999 and 2004, respectively. Since 2004, she has been with Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, where she is currently a lead researcher with Internet Media Group.
Xiaoyan Sun enjoys doing research in the area of image processing, video coding, and computer vision. Her current research focuses on vision-based and cloud-based image and video compression.
Xiaoyan Sun is a senior member of IEEE. She has authored or co-authored over 50 journal and conference papers, 10 proposals to standards and filed 7 granted patents. As a co-author, she got the best paper award in IEEE T-CSVT 2009.
Contact Information
Address: Microsoft Research Asia, Building 2, No. 5 Danling Street, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R. China 100080
Email: xysun at microsoft dot com
- Publications
- Projects


text:
From the job listing:
"Zynga is looking for strong software engineers to join our growing Mobile team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of both our up-and-coming as well as existing current hits. Are you ready to put your ideas into games that will be played instantly by millions?"Based on the fact that this person will focus on 'up-and-coming as well as existing current hits,' I'd say it's would be a safe bet that Zynga's flagship game, FarmVille, will make the leap first. After that, your guess is as good as mine. We're still patiently waiting for other Zynga games -- like FrontierVille and Cafe World -- to arrive on iPhone, as well as a mobile Mafia Wars that connects with the Facebook version of the game.
Update (12 p.m.): Zynga declined to comment about its Android ambitions.
[Via Androinica]
What Zynga games -- other than FarmVille -- do you want to play on your phone? Leave a note in the comments. Add comment.


text:
Grammar Worksheets
Grammar Review: Articles
Does your child know her parts of speech? Here's a great review of articles (or determiners), which are technically a type of adjective!
Sentence Diagramming: Subject/Verb
Learn how to diagram sentences with this grammar sheet. Your student can practice breaking down a sentence into its different parts of speech.
Sentence Diagramming: Articles
Help your 5th grader master sentence diagramming with this helpful how-to sheet. She'll practice breaking down a sentence into parts of speech.
Sentence Diagramming: Adjectives
Get a grasp on grammar with this worksheet about diagramming sentences. Your student will learn how to identify parts of speech in simple sentences.
Sentence Diagramming: Objects
Your 5th grader will be the object of her teachers praises after completing this worksheet all about parts of speech.
Sentence Diagramming: Prepositions
Your young writer will learn how to position prepositional phrases in a sentence diagram with this grammar sheet.
Sentence Diagramming: Adverbs
Help your fifth grader review parts of speech with this sentence diagramming worksheet. This one focuses on identifying and diagramming adverbs.
Sentence Diagramming Practice #1
Give your 5th grader a challenging way to practice identifying parts of speech. She'll break down each sentence into a formal diagram.
Sentence Diagramming Practice #2
Get down those parts of speech with a sentence diagramming exercise! Your child will break down this sentence by identifying each part of speech.
Sentence Diagramming Practice #3
Let your 5th grader hone her sentence diagramming skills with this practice sheet. She'll be reviewing parts of speech and basic grammar.


text:
I recently acquired a Raleigh Furley to be my do-all bike, and on weekdays it's going to be a fair-weather commuter.
Anyways, I have a Cateye light/computer kit that I put on the bike, which has a Velo 7 and a head/tail light in it. I have my computer on the stem (where I like it) and my tail light just clipped on to my rack. But I'm running into issues finding room for my head light.
I have crosstop levers mounted, and not much room for anything else. The crosstops are not going anywhere, so I'm looking for an alternative.
I'm thinking about one of those Nob things that you see on Peter White Cycles, but I'm not sure about how durable they'd be.
Are there any other alternatives out there?


text:
This week, the two biggest stories of the past few weeks, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) vs. the SEC and the precarious situation in the eurozone, continued to unfold. Meanwhile, all eyes are still on Warren Buffett's every move and social media giants Facebook and MySpace face scrutiny about the information they provide to adverstisers.
The $1 Billion Question
While it seems every analyst is predicting a different outcome in terms of the SEC's fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs, the latest best guess is that a settlement will be reached. The number being batted around is a cool $1 billion – apparently that would be sufficient to satisfy the masses, and it's in line with the $875 million precedent set by the SEC case (also concerning collateralized debt obligations or CDOs) against 10 firms when the technology bubble burst back in the early 2000s. (Learn more about the tech bubble in the Greatest Market Crashes Tutorial.)
Speaking of CDOs, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is dealing with more than 250 of the troublesome securities, which were purchased by small institutions that failed. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the FDIC isn't taking this flood of toxic assets lying down – it's weighing the possibility of jumping on the lawsuit bandwagon and suing the financial firms that allegedly misrepresented the value of the CDOs. (Learn more about the role CDOs played in recent financial crisis in Collateralized Debt Obligations: From Boon To Burden.)
It's a "Dumb" Deal
The Oracle of Omaha has been cleaning his investment house at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A). In the first quarter, the firm sold all holdings in WellPoint Inc. (NYSE:WLP), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI). Berkshire also reduced its stake in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). But the big story was Berkshire's 23% cut to its Kraft (NYSE:KFT) holdings.
The share sales were intended to raise cash for the purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, but Buffett's open dispute with Kraft makes it hard to believe that he doesn't just plain want out of the stock. Buffett had very vocally disapproved of Kraft's pursuit of Cadbury (OTC:CDSCY), and the sale of two of the company's pizza brands to Nestle (OTC:NSRGY); he was widely quoted as saying that "the odds are that both deals are dumb" at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting earlier this month. (Find out how to track what Buffett's been doing in Build A Baby Berkshire.)
Spain's Game Plan
In an attempt to avoid a Greece-like bailout, Spain's prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (say that name three times fast!) announced spending cuts of $US18 billion and told the wealthy of the country to expect an income tax hike, the New York Times reported this week.
As for Greece, it has now received the first 14.5 billion euros of bailout loans from the eurozone countries. That sum is meant to cover a nine billion euro bond due to mature May 22. (For more on what's been happening in Greece, read Greece: The Worst-Case Scenario.)
Social Media Sells You Out
Everyone knows advertising companies are privy to the information you put online – everyone knows, but no one really wants to think about it. Have you ever noticed that when you are logged into your Gmail account reading an email about a party this weekend, the ads at the top all change to party supply stores, the best places to party, and catering companies to hire for your next party?
This is nothing new, and auto-scanning email for keywords is pretty tame, especially compared to the accusations against Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites that they've provided information to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details. Despite promises to the contrary, it appears that Facebook and MySpace advertisers may have been privy to information that could allow them to look up individual profiles and access such information as real names, ages, hometowns and occupations, according to a May 21 story in the Wall Street Journal.
As of late last week, both Facebook and MySpace had announced moves to update privacy features.
The Bottom Line
The news never sleeps, especially when Warren Buffett is involved in the story. Look for the Goldman Sachs and eurozone stories to unfold and heavy news coverage to continue in the coming weeks … and probably months.
If you missed last week's news, check out Water Cooler Finance: Greece Attacks And Google Hacks.


text:
"Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?" (IFC) - Criticwire: A-; Metacritic: 80; Festivals include: Karlovy Vary 2013, Docs NY 2013; also available on Video on Demand on November 25
$31,760 in 3 theaters; PSA: $10,620
French director Michel Gondry has had about as eclectic a list of films as anyone around ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "The Green Hornet" on the wide-release end to "The Science of Sleep" and "Dave Chapelle's Block Party" as well as the barely-played "The We and the I" and "The Thorn in the Heart"). Like most of his films, this is a hybrid; it combines animation and documentary in an extended interview with political theorist and activist Noam Chomsky. It opened in three New York/Los Angeles theaters to decent results as a launch for its Video on Demand availability Monday.
These numbers are impressive because of the theater choice -- as usual for the distributor, a New York showcase at the IFC Center--- but Los Angeles' two runs are not at prime locations.
What comes next: Along with VOD, this is set to open in San Francisco this weekend, with other top cities set for December.
"Narco Cultura" (Cinedigm) - Criticwire: B+; Metacritic: 72; Festivals include: Sundance 2013
$7,713 in 1 theater; PSA: $7,713
This Sundance-competitor in the U.S. Documentary selection actually also opened in Miami, with that gross not reported by Cinedigm. A musical doc, it covers the trans-border genre that reflects the violence of the drug cartels and life for the population affected by them. Its New York gross, at the mainstream AMC Empire 24 (which has a more diverse audience base than a typical arthouse) is average at best, but is ahead of what many Sundance-launched docs get in their openings these days.
What comes next: Los Angeles opens on Dec.6, with other dates possible.
Also opening:
Submarine Deluxe opened "Weekend of a Champion," a restored and expanded version of an early 1970s documentary about champion race car driver Jackie Stewart, initially overseen by his friend Roman Polanski. It opened in two Manhattan locations to only $4,082. After the disappointment of "Rush" domestically, it looks like U.S. audiences don't find the subject matter of much interest.
Paramount expanded Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" to 28 theaters (+4), with results not comparably strong to its initial more limited openings last week. Grossing $350,000 in 28 theaters, its PSA of $12,500 is somewhat below par compared to the also recently opening "Dallas Buyers Club," which in slightly more (35) theaters in its second weekend had a PSA of $18,250. There is increased competition for adult audiences -- "Catching Fire" did about $80 million of its massive take from moviegoers 25 and older -- and each week increases the number of awards contenders competing for attention. But as a film with continued strong critical response and awards interest to start rolling out soon, as well as a commitment from Paramount to maximize its results, this could still show results from a slow release pattern that reaches it highest level in January. With not only new first run films next Wednesday, but also major expansions of "Philomena" and "The Book Thief" this week, the slower approach actually not only shows faith in the film's long term chances but also keeps it from competing at the wider level prematurely.
Janus' visually dazzling Italian Oscar entry "The Great Beauty" jumped to three theaters, adding the Angelika in New York and an exclusive run in Los Angeles to again score a strong gross, $54,756, for a PSA of over $18,000, terrific these days for a subtitled film, more so with its 142-minute length and lack of a widely known director or star. This clearly seems to be gaining strength as it goes forward. It is widening in upcoming weeks; in several cities calendar initial one-week (calendar) bookings now seem less than what the film might be able to handle. Still, this continues to be a real coup for the distributor, who rarely handles first-run theatrical releases, and was a missed opportunity for those companies who usually dominate the foreign language film field and the Oscar race for this category.
On the non-specialized indie front, faith-based Echolight Studio's British holiday period story "The Christmas Candle" expanded from its test runs last week to 392 theaters (+5), grossing $980,000, good for 14th place overall with a PSA $2,500. Playing mostly at more mid-American mainstream multiplexes, it should be able to sustain these and expand a bit despite the heavy competition for screens ahead.
With "12 Years a Slave" (#9) and "Dallas Buyers Club" (#10) thriving at higher levels, a handful of other longer-playing specialized films totaled over $50,000 for the weekend. Tops among them - both in total gross and PSA - is 20th Century-Fox' "The Book Thief," which climbed to 70 theaters (+41) for $605,000 (PSA $8,643). This has been showing some real steadiness since it opened to less than great reviews two weeks ago, but the jury is still out as to how the wider - around 1,000 theaters - this is going this week. So far, the film has grossed $1.3 million.
Also expanding in its 5th week, though more slowly, was "Blue Is the Warmest Color" (IFC), which though it never has had sensational grosses is quietly adding to its tougher-to-achieve theater count (as an NC-17 film). This week, at 138 theaters (+30), it grossed $193,000 (PSA $1,399) to get to $1,458,000. This makes it the second-highest grossing French release this year (behind as of now "Renoir," the film the country submitted to the Oscars with "Blue" released too late at home to qualify.)
Sony Pictures Classics' "Kill Your Darlings" also expanded a bit, doing $106,000 in 78 (+7) for a total of $649,000 so far. Roadside Attaction's "All Is Lost" dropped to 338 theaters (-145), for $390,000 and a total of just under $5 million in its 6th week.
Among the much longer run hits, Fox Searchlight's "Enough Said" added $240,000 to get to just under $17 million, while SPC's "Blue Jasmine" is nearing the end of the road (at least for now) with another $51,000 and $32.7 million so far.