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Just the other day director Albert Pyun shared an early still from his upcoming Cyborgs: Rise of the Slingers, and now we have a teaser video and some fresh artwork for the flick featuring Paige Lauren Billiot as a young Slinger in a post-apocalyptic world.
This teaser was shot by Michael Su using the Red Scarlet. The costumes were designed by Olwen Zarleng, and visual effects are courtesy of Artifex (Montreal). The screenplay is by Cynthia Curnan, and Pyun told us that Cyborgs will be his first all-out horror film and promises it will be "very nasty".
Cyborgs: Rise of the Slingers mixes steam and cyberpunk with post-apocalyptic vampire horror. It will chronicle the genesis of the Slingers, who were guardian mercenaries in the original Cyborg. The below photo shows what Atlanta looks like after the apocalypse.
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A multi-million pound package of investment in services to support older people, particularly the frail elderly, to maintain their independence and remain in their home in Mid and West Wales, has been unveiled this week by the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas.
A range of intermediate care services are being delivered across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Powys. To support this, local authorities have received £8.4m from the Welsh Government's £50m Intermediate Care Fund (ICF) to work with partners from health, housing, and the third and independent sectors.
The ICF has been established to provide improved care and support for older people, at home or in the local community. This fund will help ease pressure on the NHS by preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital and residential care and delayed discharges from hospital.
The investment will fund a range of proposals within the region, including:
• Development of an integrated health and social care workforce to provide rapid response and other services;
• Improving therapy input into 'reablement' services;
• Development of integrated 'twighlight' services providing responsive transport home from hospital and home-based mobility support to prevent admissions;
• A project led by Care and Repair which will speed up minor adaptations and provide services to help keep people in their homes;
• Further development of supported accommodation, including dementia 'move-on' flats in Pembrokeshire, and Extra Care housing;
• Extending and embedding telecare services into Community Resource Teams.
Gwenda Thomas said:
"The £8.8m that's been awarded to over 70 projects across Mid and West Wales will provide an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of older people.
"The investment will enable health, housing and social services, along with the third and independent sectors, to work together on some very innovative projects to support older people to maintain their independence and remain in their own home."
The fund formed part of the 2014-15 Welsh budget agreed jointly with Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Liberal Democrats.

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text: T-Mobile is gearing up to launch a special edition Samsung Galaxy S II in time for the Holidays. The only distinguishable difference between the new model and the current model is the exterior color. The current model is black, while the new model is going to be white, as you can easily see by the image above. The only availability information we have to go on at the moment is that it will be available for purchase in time for the Holidays, which could mean it will launch in the next week or two. In terms of pricing, we expect it to be identical to the current Galaxy S II price of $229 on a two year contract.


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Published on November 13th,2009 at 4:50 PM
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By >Akihabara News Team
6 Apps for Windows Mobile by KONAMI Digital Entertainment
Category: Phones - Tags: Application, Games, Konami, Windows Mobile
Konami has recently announced its 6 applications for Windows Mobile: Dance Dance Revolution S, Mobile Pawafuru Proyakyu (baseball game), Konami Sudoku, Konami Solitaire as well as the shooting games Gradius II and TwinBee. Except for the Mobile Pawafuru Proyakyu (available only in Japan) , all of them will be able to be downloaded not only in Japan but also in the US and Canada. They will be launched in December coinciding with the launch of the Japanese version of Windows Market Place for Mobile.
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Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for March 2013
0. phoneArena posted on 04 Apr 2013, 06:31
Android continued catching up in great titles, and now has one of the most acclaimed iPhone games, God of Blades. But not just that...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. martinlosha (unregistered)
I am wondering how android fanboys feel when they see all these console quality games and apps being released exclusively for ios?
I guess they are happy with their SNES emulators!!!!
Anyway, You guys forgot to mention.
Injustice: Gods Among Us for IOS....
It's free on the App Store and I am playing it, it's fantastic.
2. roscuthiii (Posts: 2246; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
How I wonder why it could be you'd spend any time wondering what someone else would be wondering...
If you're that happy with your choices, you should probably get back to playing with it again.
12. martinlosha (unregistered)
Why you'd spend time replying?
C'mon man you know phonearena is the favourite site of all the insecure android fanboys....
Their feelings are hurt when somebody tells the truth about android.
They act like everybody who owns a ipad or an iPhone is stupid ......when in fact android is still Lagging..
14. CivicSi89 (Posts: 349; Member since: 23 Jul 2011)
And its your job to point them out then? Thanks Capt.Save-A-Ho..
4. lyndon420 (Posts: 5021; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Doesn't bother me one one bit. We have consoles for games - why limit ourselves to a 4.7" screen?
13. martinlosha (unregistered)
And I asume you also have windows computers for work right?
So computers for work,consoles for games,why you need your android device for ?
Wake up funny boy we also have 10 inch tablets nowedays,I am not talking just about phones.
17. rgxVOiD (Posts: 440; Member since: 30 Aug 2012)
Whatever you're smoking, give me one too
6. roscuthiii (Posts: 2246; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Well... if you're worried about console quality games for Android users,http://www.ouya.tv/ may be of interest to you.
16. joss3ek (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Apr 2013)
None of those posted above are console quality, don't you mean games like real racing 3, or chaos rings, vector, gta vice city, Need for speed most wanted, N.O.V.A 3, Fifa, The Bards Tale, Modern Combat, and many others? wait.. i can play those on my android huh...
19. funnyguy (banned) (Posts: 244; Member since: 10 Jan 2013)
First of dude, the games you mentioned are released long time ago and real racing is not really worth it.If android users are still playing Nova 3 then Android is really garbage when it comes to gaming.
He means console quality because those games are better than many console games,for example many games on the ipad look better than some titles on my brothers Nintendo 3ds.
Another pathetic thing about some users in here is the fact that you don't look the whole picture. What he said is true.There are a lot of exclusive games being released on the ios platform compared to android and Thats a fact.Is something you should get realistic about, if you pretend not to see then you are just lying and fooling yourself.
18. rgxVOiD (Posts: 440; Member since: 30 Aug 2012)
"console quality games" i laughed so hard my ass turned inside out.
Please, these can't even touch the Vita and you're saying that some are console quality?
and as a Android/Windows Phone fanboy, i would just say that i already have some of these installed on my iPad & iPod touch
3. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
These cheap games suck™
Only games with large 1GB or above games are really nice to play! Like Nova3 Wild Blood®
5. Alexander_K (Posts: 19; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)
Phone Arena, you never write about "Best new Windows Phone apps/games" for a particular month. Why? Come on, prove yourselves a good tech media and don't ignore the WP fans.
10. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
thumbed down just for saying that P.A are leaving a fanbase out
this site is going down hill fast, and yes android fans its you who are the main problem
prepare for thumbs down and 3 android fanboys replying as they need to reply in groups cant do it alone
7. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Why would they? Cause WP has no "APPS & GAMES "™
PA dosen't like WP™
9. abhishek.deshmukh (Posts: 14; Member since: 04 Apr 2013)
what is windows phone?? lol :P
11. Alexander_K (Posts: 19; Member since: 18 Feb 2013)
A windows phone (the Lumia 900) is what you get when you ask Siri "What's the best phone?"... so yeah, you should know. Don't try it now... Apple already "fixed that issue".
15. NokiaFTW (Posts: 2072; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
Shove ur trademark logos up ur a** !
8. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Real Basketball should've been in the mix for sure.
But I guess one has to play a lot of REAL basketball and be good at shooting real balls in order to really appreciate that title and realize how amazing it is :p
20. raffelsam (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Apr 2013)
Visit our website to find the Top & Best iPhone, iPad and iTouch games of 2013. We have played and reviewed tons of iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad games to come up with our top choices for 2013 - fanup com
21. shiela (Posts: 5; Member since: 26 Apr 2013)
Guys! Also check for Ducky Dunk Hunting at itunes.apple.com/us/app/ducky-duck-hunting/id580837621?mt=8
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The new music video sees the Alex Russo of 'Wizards of Waverly Place' finding the love she is yearning for in the desert.
Selena Gomez goes to the desert in a music video for her latest single "A Year Without Rain". It kicks off with her driving in a convertible with her band The Scene. The sun is blazing hot as she climbs out the car and sings her heart out about missing the person she loves.
The 18-year-old singer is wearing a long gown. "Help rush me outta it now/ A day without you is like a year without rain," the "Monte Carlo" movie beauty sings. The guy she is longing for finally appears in front of her at the end and the rain pours down heavily as the two unite.
The music video was debuted on Disney Channel after the premiere of "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam". A behind-the-scene footage is included in a deluxe edition of Gomez's new album "A Year Without Rain" where the song is listed. Both the standard and deluxe bundle will be released in United States on September 21.
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The Idler (Issue 40) Carnal Knowledge
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Sex today seems too much like hard work. Magazines tell us we have to put more effort in and learn new tips. So how can we bring the playfulness back? This issue of the "Idler" features an exclusive cover from Damien Hirst and an interview with Esther Perel, author of the best-seller "Mating in Captivity". Michael Bywater condemns the rise of frantic sex. Neil Boorman asks whether he is the only one who's not doing it all day every day, and attacks the adman's commercialisation of sex. Jay Griffiths argues that the real spirit of Christmas is bawdy and raucous and naughty. Sarah Janes reveals her sex-dream diaries, and Nicholas Lezard wonders where all the fun went. We meet Kevin Godley of 10cc fame and feature new work from Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud. With its mix of savage humour, warm wisdom, radical thought and uncompromising art, the "Idler" will amuse, instruct and help bring the pleasure back into everyday life.


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Shaped and designed by Gator Lutgert. The signature features continous rocker that has consistent, smooth transitions every time. The signature accelerates immediately so you don't have to go away outside for the speed you want. The rails bite down while edging. The board catches huge air and has soft landings. Optional Diviycell core.
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Reviewer: CJ Jarecki
07/17/2007 12:00am
Overall, great board with amazing pop and soft landings. Definitely recommend this one to everyone.
Reviewer: Andrew Sanderson
06/24/2004 12:00am
i won this board at a contest...it is bad ass i only ride 4 fins tho, also it is kind of heavy but other than that it is awesome
Reviewer: v-man roberts
06/11/2004 12:00am
One of the best boards i have ever been on...I was riding O'brian..but i have to say i like this board better...more pop and tracks better..
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Truly for the do-it-yourselfer who insists on the heaviest dog fence wire money can buy. As the name implies, this wire overkill for most dog fence installations, but if you spring for this dog fence wire you can rest assured you will never have to replace your dog fence wiring again. While cost prohibitive in most cases it certainly may save you money in the long term. We see customers who have dealt with repeated wire breaks in the factory grade initial installation wire coming to us looking for the biggest dog fence wire they can get their hands on to avoid ever having to deal with changing out the wire again. This is it.
- 12-Gauge Professional Pet Fence Wire
- 45mil Insulated Wire
- Plastic Coated
- Underground Rated
- Compatible with all Dog Fence Systems
Better than what the pros used Review by Jon
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I needed to rewire my dog fence. My first step was to dig up the wire that we already had. I wanted to get an idea what type of wire I should use. It was thin! The wire was similar to twine. My local guy charged me $900 to use this low quality material??
I knew 2 things. First, I was doing this myself, and second I was not using such cheap material! The wire that I purchased from flexpetz is perfect.
It is thick and has a heavy plastic jacket that will last for years. This wire may be on the expensive side, but worth every penny. I know I will not have to replace this wire for many years. I'm buying all of my fence parts from flexpetz from now on. Thanks. (Posted on 1/25/2013)
This is Over kill wire! i love it. Review by Rocky
The wire is great, after originally installing the 20 gauge wire that came with the original kit I had just had it with going out looking for wire breaks in the midst of winter. I decided to reinstall the entire cable, because it had about 20 breaks I had repaired with electrical tape. I installed the new wire last week and seriously don't see this getting broken. I had looked for heavy duty at home depot but had only found the Vinyl THHN wire not rated for underground burial..and this time I just wasn't taking any chances. After looking for the underground irrigation type wiring at about every supply house in town, i finally decided to go on-line and buy it from flexpetz, was real happy with the service and information I got from Bill, really nice guy and great product, hope you guys keep up the good work.
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Pulsar Mens Business Collection Solar Chronograph - Black Ion Finish Case
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- Date display between the 4 and 5 o'clock position
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- Minutes sub-dial at the 6 o'clock position
- Sub-seconds dial at the 9 o'clock position
- 6 month power reserve once fully charged
- Screw-down case-back
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- Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet)
- Case width 43mm (just over 1 11/16 inches)
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WINSFORD United chairman Mark Loveless has conceded that Blues are likely to lose promising top scorer Josh Hancock to neighbours Witton Albion this summer.
The teenage wide man found the net 16 times last term to help his team avoid relegation from the Vodkat North West Counties League's Premier Division.
Now he is in line to step up a level.
"It's disappointing because I feel Josh could have continued to develop here with us," said Loveless.
"Another year here might have been better for him because I think there is a gap between our division and the Northern Premier League.
"I just hope he's not made the move too early."
Hancock's contract with the Barton Stadium outfit, signed in December, ran out after the last league match earlier this month to leave him as a free agent.
The 19-year-old moved to Winsford from Nantwich Town's juniors set-up when Tony Ledwards joined Blues' management team last summer.
He stayed loyal to the club even after the latter's exit following a disastrous run of form, making 50 starts in league and cup in total.
Witton has yet to announce his arrival, although manager Paul Ogden told the Guardian on Thursday that he expected the youngster to sign shortly.
Hancock was recommended to the new man at the helm at Wincham Park by chief scout Terry Murphy, who was briefly Blues' boss at the start of last term.


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I was going to do a DIY leather wrapped steering wheel on my Land Cruiser, and seem to have gotten carried away. As I was working on the steering wheel, I came across an issue of The Heritage Post. It's a good looking magazine out of Germany that covers plenty of vintage and new pieces in clothing, cars, bikes, watches and all kinds of interesting old stuff. In the issue was a vintage Land Rover that was nearly covered with sewn-in leather – seats, door panels, headrests, visors, steering wheel and more. Needless to say, it sent me down a path.
So, next was the passenger side grab bar, then the pad on the console. Probably the shifter handle next. Visors later? I have plenty of leather, so why not?
Anyway, back to the DIY. First thing - measure your steering wheel. Write down your measurements and then subtract a little. I was using some Horween Chromexcel, and it can be very stretchy on the vertical. So cut your leather accordingly and then size down where appropriate. I wanted a really tightly stretched surface so it contours to the wheel, so I subtracted at least 1.5" on the round and .375" on the thickness.
After cutting the main piece, I needed lacing holes, but didn't want to space and punch each one. If you sew the holes on your sewing machine without thread, it makes perfectly spaced holes with almost no effort. Load your machine with a huge needle so you get a decent sized hole. Next, I sewed the ends together with a lap stitch. If I would redo this, I'd French stitch the seam instead to make it smoother.
When together, stretch it over your steering wheel. Make sure it fits snugly and can easily be sewn around the wheel. I used some very thick waxed thread, with one needle and just laced it. It gives a folksy look, but I liked it. The waxed thread holds itself more securely when stitching, and just tighten your stitches every inch or so. It will take some patience to run around the whole wheel. After the outer is laced, you're going to have to cover your spokes. I traced them roughly with some paper and a pencil and cut pieces of leather to fit. I punched holes on the sewing machine the same way again and laced everything together. It could be tighter, but not to bad for the first try.


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Watch astronomyy's pink-tinged new video
The Worcestershire singer/songwriter goes skating in the tender 'Nothin On My Mind'
- TextOwen Myers
You can actually hear the waves lapping in astronomyy's coastal first video, for his tender, minimally-plucked pop song "Nothin On My Mind." The SoundCloud-famous Worcestershire songwriter skates out of the shadows into the pink, cruising down a deserted road in the South of France as his hopeful lyrics "Take me to a place where we both don't have to face the things we face" spaciously drift by on the breeze. The track's out now on the great There for U EP, released through astronomyy's own label Lunar Surf (which has some pretty nifty merch to boot).
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What is an inpatient treatment programme?
- This is usually the most intensively structured approach to treatment. For many it is also the most effective method in dealing with addiction and recovery.
During treatment patients live together in a specialised therapeutic environment, in which they learn about their disease.
Intensive counselling and educational programmes help them break down denial patterns and teach them coping skills for their return home.
You can benefit if you:
- Are suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms, have relapsed or cannot attend outpatient treatment;
- Live in a particularly stressful or drug-oriented environment;
- Are addicted to more than one substance or believe that if you don't get help, you're dead.
Selecting the right treatment:
- Make sure your medical aid covers an adequate percentage of the treatment;
- Select a treatment philosophy that puts patients, their sobriety and mental and physical health before staff convenience or financial concerns;
- Look for a treatment that takes a medical approach. Remember you are ill, not crazy;
- Go for one that offers a detox facility (if you require it);
- Select a centre that offers adequate treatment time (about six weeks) and has affiliations with reputable support groups and aftercare organisations, such as AA, Sanca or NA;
- Seek a professional environment and a centre that uses medication only when absolutely necessary;
- Adequate group sessions, one-on-one therapy and emphasis on family involvement;
- Recreational therapy that channels creative energy;
- A sound referral network and aftercare support system.
Guide to addiction treatment centres in the Western Cape
- State-subsidised: De Nova (call (021) 988-1138), the province's sole, fully state-subsidised institution, also provides a youth centre.
Cost: patients can pay R1 a day if they can afford it. Otherwise treatment is free.
Treatment: seven weeks for adults, three weeks for youths.
Referrals: regional office of department of social services, as well as Sanca.
Treatment: detoxification, group work, life skills and information therapy and family therapy.
Call De Nova Youth Centre at (021) 988-1108.
- Partly state-funded: Toevlug, run by Reverend Tommy Fredericks. Call (023) 342-1162.
Cost: sliding scale for the unemployed. About R2 500 for treatment for heroin addiction, R1 700 for dagga and mandrax; R1 500 for alcohol.
Duration: five weeks.
Treatment: detoxification and orientation, then therapy with a multi-disciplinary team. Links with Stepping Stones.
- Private Treatment: Stepping Stones is the only treatment centre accredited by Cohasasa. The centre's substance-abuse programme scored 100 percent. Call (021) 783-4230.
Cost: hospital accommodation and medical fees for three weeks R15 540. This includes services of psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and general practitioner. Some beds are provided free to members of disadvantaged communities.
Treatment: Minnesota model involving abstinence and holistic treatment methodology.
Includes intensive counselling, group therapy, presentations and multi-disciplinary methods to break down denial system, as well as rebuild physical, psychological and spiritual levels. Meditation and physical exercise are encouraged.
- Religion-based centres: Noupoort in the Karoo costs R4 000 for a 16-week programme, payable in advance. R9 120 is charged for a 32-week programme. Call (049) 843-1747/87.
Duration: at least 16 weeks. After evaluation a further 16 weeks may be recommended. After a 32-week period, another 32 weeks may be necessary.
Treatment: on arrival each inmate is allocated to a work team. In the first four weeks they work in the kitchen or vegetable garden.
Then inmates are allocated to suitable tasks and projects. It is stressed that facilities and projects are for work therapy, not money-making endeavours. Taking care of the pitbulls forms part of the programme.
Group sessions facilitated by Pastor Sophos take place three times a week and focus primarily on spiritual matters.
Aftercare: a 12-week halfway house facility at Rhema Recovery Centre.
- Other useful numbers:
Bridges: (021) 852-6065
Sanca: 945-4080
Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre: 447-8026
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3 Deep Coverage: Show 10 (Oct 25)
Eureka was trying to wrap up its first league crown since 2010. Arcata hosted rival McKinleyville and Hoopa was involved in another thriller with South Fork. We preview the Little 4 showdown between St. Bernard's and Ferndale. Both college teams are on the road this weekend. And 3 Deep Football expert Tag Wotherspoon has a special treat for a veteran North Coast sports writer.


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Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos Week 3 Game Blacked-Out For Local Viewers
Again, the NFL's stupid rule on blackout's rears it's ugly head. The Raiders failed to sell out the tickets for this Sunday's 1:15 PM PST game against the Denver Brocos (2-0) and therefore the game will be blacked out to viewers within a 120 kilometer radius of the game.
For more information, here's the Wikipedia entry on NFL blackouts:
In the NFL, any broadcaster that has a signal that hits any area within a 75-mile (120 km) radius of an NFL stadium may only broadcast a game if that game is a road game, or if the game sells out 72 hours or more before the start time for the game. If sold out in less than 72 hours, or is close to being sold out by the deadline, the team can sometimes request a time extension. Furthermore, broadcasters with NFL contracts are required to show their markets' road games. Sometimes if a game is very close to selling out, but not quite there, a broadcaster with rights to show the nearly sold out game will buy the remaining tickets (and give them to local charities) so it can broadcast the game (usually, this would involve no more than a few hundred tickets because of cost). Other teams elect to close off sections of their stadium, but cannot sell these tickets for any game that season if they choose to do so. As a result, if the home team's game is a Sunday day game both networks can air only one game each in that market. (Until 2001, this rule applied whether or not the game was blacked out, however, this was changed because some markets virtually never aired doubleheaders as a result.) Usually, but not always, when each network can show only one game each in a market, the two stations work out between themselves which will show an early game and which will show a late game. This only affects the primary market, and not markets in a 75-mile (121 km) radius, which always get a doubleheader each Sunday.


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Lake Forest Vacation Packages
Lake Forest is near many of Chicago's well-known sights. Among the places not to miss are the fascinating Asylum Skate Park and the fantastic Naval Base Great Lakes. Two more worthwhile attractions within a short distance of Lake Forest are Lambs Farm and the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens.
Chicago's central area is also full of fascinating sights, like Willis Tower and McCormick Place. If you have time to spare, why not stop by Millennium Park and Hancock Tower before returning to Lake Forest.
Holiday makers in Lake Forest, looking for something different, should head to the cultural attractions nearby. Enjoy seeing established and up-and-coming artists live on stage at Genesee Theater in Waukegan.
After enjoying the charms of Lake Forest, rest up at one of the area's hotels or serviced apartments. The Ramada Waukegan/Gurnee, the Hyatt Deerfield and the Marriott Suites Chicago Deerfield are just three of the most popular accommodation options here.


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Disappointing Dream: Thomson Dream Cruise Review by Chrissie52
Overall Member Rating
Disappointing Dream
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Other
We arrived at Palma and everything was very organised and we were soon in our pleasant twin cabin on Deck 5.
The cleanliness of every surface, nook and cranny is impressive and the very hardworking Philippino and Indonesian staff never seemed to stop working.
Having cruised on Celebration and Destiny, it's hard not to compare and I foolishly thought that as Thomson declare the Dream as their flagship, it would be of a higher standard than the others. Unfortunately, Thomson Dream did not live up to expectations. Many passengers felt the same and for first time cruisers, many were put off cruising completely.
The structure of the Dream means you frequently walk the length of the ship and most places to go to are on decks 8, 9 and 11. Not all lifts go to all floors but external steps will get you there More quicker than internal corridors.
Forward rooms have the anchorage noises on arrival and leaving each port. Aft has excessive engine noise and vibration. Reception and other help desks are midship, yet some vibration can still be felt.
We enjoyed the cruise itinerary and all ports really were great. We booked a few of the Thomson tours and, although the same trips can be booked much cheaper by going independent, we still found the tours good. We also did our own exploring in other ports and every day was very enjoyable.
Thankfully, there was only one day at sea which was just about bearable. The sun beds are taken up from 8am - yes, 8am! Books and towels are placed as markers and no-one removes them even if unattended for hours.
It would be better for a sun bed attendant to man the area and give out towels when needed and also clear the unused sunbeds. At one point, the cruise director actually gave an announcement for those people not lying on a sunbed to remove their towel to give others an opportunity to sun bathe. I did feel this was laughable, surely Thomson should ensure they don't cram in as many customers as possible without provision of sufficient seating and sunbathing areas.
Although I will not board the Dream ever again, it did serve the purpose of it's itinerary. Hopefully, you will find the following info useful.
All Inclusive
The package does not include the bottle of water in the cabin. As it's the first drink you see after arriving from the airport, the charge of �£1.75 for a bottle of water came as a shock to the All Inclusive guests. Also, charges are incurred for anything taken from the mini bar in the cabin. All bottles of wine have an additional surcharge as do other drinks that are not part of the 'standard'.
Lido Pool Deck - Deck 9
The small but adequate swimming pool of sea water is emptied, cleaned and refilled every night. There is a small paddling pool at the side. Although sun beds are crammed around the lido area, unfortunately, the position at the back makes engine noise and vibration uncomfortable.
Main Pool - Deck 11
Our experience showed it is impossible to navigate around the crammed sunbeds, literally touching sides with no room to manoeuvre. After searching for somewhere to sit, climbing over obstacles and tripping several times over legs, bags, chairs etc (no alcohol consumed), we left it to the masses.
Sunbeds on Aft Deck 6.
This area appears to be in full shade, hence not many people go there, but it gets very sunny depending on position when docked. It was also a good place to spot dolphins and porpoise leap around in the side wake of the ship on our journey to the next port.
The Orion restaurant, on Deck 4.
Waiter service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A head waiter sends you to various tables with options to share with others or simply have a table for two. However, the descriptive menu exaggerates the actual food received. For example, a Greek Salad in the Orion restaurant consisted of 5 lettuce leaves and a teaspoon of dressing. At the self service Lido, we ensured feta cheese, black olives and sun dried tomato accompanied a Greek Salad.
The Lido, deck 9 or Sirens deck 11.
Although self service, the food is at least varied. A downside is very long queues at main mealtimes forming due to the poor layout. Also at The Lido, there are 3 stations for freshly cooked food of a stir fry, pasta dishes and hotdogs/burgers. Jacket potatoes, sandwiches are regularly available. Afternoon tea with warm scones is served at Sirens.
Standard of food
No meal was delicious, all was edible but only nutritious via our own self serve salad from fresh ingredients. Still, the upside is I lost 5 pounds on this 2 week cruise due to the food & the exercise from all the walking around the ship.
A 'Cruise News' paper is delivered each night and gives timetables of what's on and where.
The Broadway show lounge
Two tiers with spacious, comfy seating. We saw most shows and enjoyed them. The standard was mainly good but after a week the jokes wore thin and what appear to be ad hoc quips were repeated several times so were obviously delivered without sincerity.
Over the fortnight we saw two comedians, both of whom were funny and held the audience with a good atmosphere.
The Medusa lounge
Holds quizzes and bingo. Reminiscent of a good old Pontin's holiday, which was great in the 70's. Karaoke is held here too.
The Ocean bar has a band of musicians and most people enjoyed dancing, ages 40 - 80 but no younger music. This bar can get busy and seats not always available immediately but we didn't usually wait long.
The Delo bar has a pianist playing a mix of classical and popular songs of the 50's and 60's.
The passengers ages varied from 1year to 90years - the entertainment, music and activities seemed geared to age 65 and over. Less
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AVOID CABIN 5213 - this is AFT and situated right next door to the thrusters which are excessively noisy. In my own opinion, this should not even be a cabin. Vibration is also an issue throughout all aft towards midship. This was to the point of the t.v. bouncing on it's shelf and doors rattling. Silicone ear plugs helped. Thankfully, we were able to move cabin on the the 2nd week.
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A growing awareness of the dangers of mold and better detection measures are driving more schools to shut down and pay tens of thousands of dollars to clean it up.
Mold is a fungus that can grow on practically any organic substance, as long as there is moisture and oxygen. As it grows, it slowly destroys what it eats, emitting spores for even further infestation. The federal Environmental Protection Agency has said mold spores can cause respiratory problems for children and teachers, including asthma attacks and allergic reactions.
This past week shows the effect mold can have on schools. On Thursday, Somers Point announced its three schools would be closed indefintiely while it cleans and tests for mold. Weymouth Township and Northfield schools announced they would start classes later in the year after cleaning and disinfecting. Ocean City High School cordoned off a mold-infected portion of its building this week, but the rest of the school opened normally. Upper and Middle township school districts also discovered mold but cleaned it before school started.
The EPA warned it is impossible to eliminate all mold and mold spores indoors, but said they can be controlled by limiting the moisture indoors. The agency said some of the problems with mold can be linked to the more airtight way buildings have been built in recent decades. While this can limit heating and cooling costs, inadequate ventilation can also lead to moisture building up and contributing to mold problems.
Mold-remediation costs can vary wildly. Middle Township spent $5,800 in August to remove what officials called "minimal visible mold growth" from a pair of classrooms in Elementary School No. 1. However, the district also spent $184,544 between January and May to remove mold in Elementary School Nos. 1 and 2.
In Barnegat Township, the district spent more than $300,000 to rid the Cecil S. Collins School of mold by January. The district repainted the school's walls and replaced its carpets and ceiling tiles. The school also added new bookcases, cabinets and shelving and upgraded its technology in the process.
Marylee Morinelli-Stace, who owns Coastal Environmental Compliance of Hammonton, said her company has worked with six Atlantic County schools over the past month, compared to one or two in previous years. She would not identify the schools.
She said there are several reasons for the mold.
First, it has been humid. The National Weather Service reported that the average humidity at Atlantic City International Airport was 74 percent in August, compared with the long-term average of about 72 percent. It also rained more than 8 inches at the airport between the start of August and Sept. 5, and there were 18 days of light or heavy rain in August.
Morinelli-Stace said the heating, ventilation and cooling systems of the affected schools were typically older, and the weather "just kind of pushed them over their limit to dehumidify." Other equipment "may have had parts that were not working or were just limping by."
Second, Morinelli-Stace said, the systems are designed to heat and cool a building full of children and teachers, and schools are mostly empty during the summer.
"We don't have 700 kids, and that load is what causes the system to cycle on," she said. "So they're not cycling on. They will get to a certain temperature and shut off," leaving the air stagnant.
Area school officials said mold has not traditionally been a problem.
Myron Plotkin, an Atlantic County field representative for the New Jersey Education Association, the teachers union, said mold infestations are not widespread and he was unaware of any local lawsuits regarding mold exposure. Newer state laws require schools to promptly clean and correct any incidents they encounter.
Similarly, Beth A. Schroeder-Buonsante, president of the Atlantic County Parent-Teacher Association, also said she had not heard many complaints but said mold was always a concern because of the potential health problems.
Morinelli-Stace said the increase in mold-related closings may also be because people can better detect mold and are more aware of the risks. Before, she said, it was typical for school custodial staff to mop up the occurrence without any treatment of the underlying issues.
"I think that we always had mold and we never had any awareness of it," she said. "It's not like this is the first time we've had humidity in the world."
Area school officials said the mold became evident only when the districts prepared to reopen in late August, after a hot, humid summer. Officials said they discovered the mold growth as they toured their schools and prepared them for the new year.
In Northfield, district Superintendent Janice Fipp said the mold was mostly in a second-floor closet. The locked room holds student records, and Fipp said there was no mold there earlier in the year. It was closed throughout the summer because there was no reason to access it during the break.
Once it was discovered, Fipp said, possible mold was found in a nearby lab closet. As a result, the district hired crews to clean vents and ducts in that part of the building. The mold was limited, she said, and the district plans to open Sept. 10.
"We are in pretty good shape in that we are not full of mold. There are not desks with mold," she said.
In Weymouth, Superintendent Donna Van Horn said penicillium/aspergillus, a common mold, was found throughout the building. Crews will give 15 rooms full cleanings, while 10 will get partial cleanings, but the district is still set to open Sept. 11.
Mold removal likely will be expensive. Early estimates show Weymouth schools will have to pay about $50,000, Van Horn said, while Fipp said Northfield would probably pay between $40,000 and $50,000. Both said budgeted emergency recovery funds would be used. It is unclear how much Somers Point would pay.
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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'The Dying Minutes' Episode of Syfy's CONTINUUM
Below, check out a preview for this Friday's new episode of Syfy's Continuum. There are only two episodes left in the season; will Kiera and John Doe be able to stop the Freelancers? Set the time for your 10 p.m. tune-in on Friday to find out!
"Continuum" stars Rachel Nichols (Criminal Minds, Alias) as Kiera Cameron, a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in the present day. When a group of fanatical terrorists escapes their planned execution in 2077 by vaulting back in time to 2012, they inadvertently sweep along Kiera, a dedicated City Protective Services officer.
With unexpected assistance from teen tech genius Alec Sadler ( Erik Knudsen, "Jericho," "Scream 4"), Kiera infiltrates the local police department and forms an uneasy alliance with her new partner, detective Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster, "Castle," "Melrose Place"). Though desperate to get back to her husband and son, Kiera concentrates on bringing down the terrorists before they change the course of history.
"Continuum" is a presentation of Reunion Pictures. Executive producers are Simon Barry ("The Art of War"), Jeff King ("Stargate SG-1," "White Collar"), Tom Rowe ("Tin Man"), Pat Williams ("Smallville"); Simon Barry is the writer and the director is Jon Cassar ("24," "Terra Nova").


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Shure E2c Noise Cancelling Headphones$50-$100, Gadgets, Music & Movies December 13, 2009, 0 Comment 10
If you've got a real music lover on your list and think they may appreciate noise cancelling headphones, its hard to beat Amazon's current deal on Shure's E2c earbuds.
Normally around $100, the E2c are just under $70 right now at Amazon. Noise cancelling earbuds plus Shure's comfortable fit are sure to put a smile on many faces come Christmas morning.


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Read about the latest initiatives, highlights and trade activities of the HKTB.
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International Travel Expo (15-18 June 2017)
"Best of All, It's in Hong Kong" was showcased at ITE with the participation of 12 trade partners.
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Contract Hong Kong Japan (7-10 June 2017)
The biggest ever Contract Hong Kong Japan invited 61 key travel agents from Japan to meet with Hong Kong trade.
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Hong Kong and Taiwan Multi-destination Promotion in North America (June 2017)
By cooperating with Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB), HKTB successfully promoted multi-destination travel in North America and created business opportunities for Hong Kong trade.
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Hong Kong Travel Mission to South Korea (16 & 18 May 2017)
42 Hong Kong trade partners visited Seoul and Busan to promote their latest products and learn more about HKTB's new "Old Town Central" programme.


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Did you hear the one about getting married and having a family? When you get married and have children, you no longer get to have sex. This basic knowledge has become such a tired movie cliche and yet entire films continue to be built around it, including 'Sex Tape,' the new film that reunites 'Bad Teacher' director Jake Kasdan with his stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel -- a combination that should make for easy entertainment, but instead lends itself to exasperated groans.
This is a side of Ryan Reynolds we always like seeing: gruff, dark, and super dramatic. In director Atom Egoyan's newest thriller 'The Captive,' Reynolds plays a father whose daughter is kidnapped and mysteriously reappears eight years later, and the first trailer is cut together quite nicely, really selling us on the suspense.
This Labor Day weekend, for one week only, you can see the 1984 comedy classic 'Ghostbusters' on the big screen, digitally restored in all its slimy, Stay-Puft glory. And now Sony has delivered a special 30th anniversary trailer for the film, which will also be getting a special Blu-ray re-release. Hail Gozer!
Here's some news that makes about as much sense as an elephant being able to fly: Disney is developing a live-action movie based on their classic animated film 'Dumbo,' with 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' writer Ehren Kruger penning the script. We'll give you a minute to collect your thoughts.
Good news for people who want bigger, more comfortable seats at the movie theater: AMC is trying out a new strategy, renovating several of their existing theaters to replace their traditional seats with bigger, reclining seats. There's just one catch: there will be fewer seats in every auditorium, which should improve ticket sales, but it means you'll have to be more vigilant about buying your movie tickets for opening weekend screenings.
If you're looking to avoid theater crowds and take advantage of that Netflix subscription, July has a whole lot of new stuff to offer, including new original content from the streaming service, like 'Hemlock Grove' season 2 and Netflix's new anime series 'Knights of Sidonia.' Read on for our guide to the best new releases hitting Netflix Instant in July 2014.
The new 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' trailer will hit the web tomorrow, but an earlier look, via the first clip and new TV spot, has arrived today, and things are looking pretty intense for humanity in this terrifying new world. But then again, we kind of deserve it, right?
James Cameron has applied his fondness for 3D technology to the world of 'Avatar,' and he even gave his blockbuster 'Titanic' a 3D conversion for a theatrical rerelease. But what about some of his other films -- specifically, the 'Terminator' movies? According to Cameron, a 3D version of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is a possibility.
Sad news this Sunday evening, as it's being reported that Ann B. Davis, best known for her role as housekeeper Alice Nelson on beloved classic sitcom 'The Brady Bunch,' has passed away at the age of 88. The actress and two-time Emmy award winner died following a tragic accident in her home on Sunday.
Just last week we reported that the 'Point Break' remake suffered a blow, losing leading man Gerard Butler just weeks before the film was scheduled to begin shooting. But the production team hasn't wasted any time finding his replacement: Edgar Ramirez, star of the upcoming horror flick 'Deliver Us From Evil' (which just dropped a new spooky trailer today) will take Butler's place.
NBC unveiled the first official trailer for 'Constantine,' the upcoming series based on DC's 'Hellblazer' comics, and starring 'Criminal Minds' vet Matt Ryan in the title role. So far we've only seen photos from the new series, but this first extended trailer should get fans pretty excited, as the series looks to stay more true to the source material than the 2005 film starring Keanu Reeves, and should make an interesting addition to NBC's Friday nights this fall.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
One of the oldest methods for achieving sales growth is still one of the most effective parts of the marketing mix today: face-to-face sales. Many businesses, however, lack the staff and resources to deploy targeted face-to-face sales campaigns across geographies.

 Seeking to generate more revenue, these organizations often turn to sales and marketing outsourcing companies like Cydcor (www.cydcor.com) to help them reach, engage, and acquire new customers.

 Founded in 1994, the Westlake Village, CA-based Cydcor has certainly made a name for itself over the last decade-and-a-half. For proof, look no further than the 2009 installment of "The Black Book of Outsourcing," a globally recognized annual survey conducted by Datamonitor.

 Some 26,000 C-level officers and senior executives ranked Cydcor No. 1 in several key areas, including sales team outsourcing and sales support service, client satisfaction, and numerous performance categories (including vendor overall preference, training, trust, and reliability).

 Clearly, Cydcor is doing something right. The company's sales network marshals approximately 200 offices in North America and nearly 3,000 representatives.

 In expanding its market coverage, Cydcor has generated impressive results for leading brands in the telecommunications, cable, Internet, office products, financial services, and energy industries In 2008, the company produced an estimated $2 billion of value for its clients and more than 92,000 new customers per month.

 Three key factors account for this success: a company mission that meets a growing need, a collaborative culture that cultivates and rewards excellence, and a proven business model that drives results.

 At the company's core is what Chief Executive Officer Gary Polson describes as a singular "focus to be the best outsourced sales solution for [Cydcor's] clients." Cydcor's mission anticipates and fulfills an escalating market need, as organizations seek more scalable solutions to achieve top-line growth and bottom-line value in the post-recession environment.

 Fueling this mission are seven behaviors the firm instills in its people: integrity, service, team member development, collaboration, respect, open communication, and execution. As the foundation for Cydcor's culture, this code of conduct guides every action and interaction throughout the company.

 These behaviors have not only contributed to the business success of Cydcor's offices, but have also made the company a preferred employer with an engaged and productive workforce. A prominent California survey has recognized Cydcor as one of the "Best Places to Work" for two consecutive years, touting its supportive work environment and culture, open communication, quality and commitment of management, and benefits.

 From monthly rewards for modeling company behaviors to ongoing training that hones skills and leadership, the result is a performance-based environment centered on clients and the sales professionals who serve them. "Delivering excellence at every level is not just lip service. It's simply who we are and what we do," says Jim Majeski, Cydcor's president.

 The company's unique culture drives not only individual behaviors, but also a third element critical to its success—its business model. Through its network of independently owned sales offices in the U.S. and Canada, the firm offers access to several thousand experienced representatives who represent the top tier of their industry and work exclusively for Cydcor.

 In keeping with this client-centric culture, Cydcor's sales teams typically focus on one campaign at a time. They provide targeted expertise in business-to-business sales, business-to-consumer sales, and retail sales supporting manufacturing and service-provider clients.

 Advancing this effort is rigorous training tailored for the client's product or service. The result is deep knowledge about a specific client and industry, from product knowledge, to customer and competitor insights, to objection-handling and advanced customer acquisition techniques. In short, each representative becomes a persuasive subject matter expert and passionate brand advocate to the people the client wants to reach most.

 Effective teamwork between Cydcor's offices and management ensures the business model operates smoothly. As the primary liaison, Cydcor manages the overall client relationship. It also designs the back-end systems and processes for the sales offices, their representatives, and clients. "The results are exceptional professionalism in the field, the acquisition of good customers for our clients, and the ability to hit our sales targets," Polson asserts.

 The experiences of two Cydcor clients ably demonstrate the effectiveness of this business model. In the first, a company in the highly competitive cable industry joined forces with Cydcor in an effort to grow sales; the client's intent was to expand its sales force while minimizing overhead. In this pay-for-performance model, Cydcor acquired more than 1,000 new customers for the client in a week.

 In the second example, an established telecommunications client came to Cydcor needing to acquire more consumer and small business customers in new territories—and quickly. Cydcor had its sales offices hire, train, and deploy nearly 800 sales representatives during the campaign's peak. In that year, Cydcor sold more than 800,000 products on behalf of this client.

 Crucially, Cydcor has hit upon a formula for delivering value its clients can count on—helping them to generate revenues and grow their businesses, even in the face of a stagnant economy.


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World U23 K1 slalom champion Jessica Fox has led Australia to claim bronze in the U23 K1 women's team event at Penrith.
Fox, alongside Alison Borrows and Georgia Rankin, finished 7.73 seconds behind Great Britain's gold medal winning crew of Kimberley Woods, Bethan Latham and Mallory Franklin, which crossed the line in 124.48.
The Czech Republic crew of Karolina Galuskova, Pavlina Zasterova and Barbora Valikova took silver in 129.67.
Rafal Polaczyk led a Polish team featuring Michal Pasiut and Maciej Okreglak to victory in the U23 K1 men's final.
The Polish trio completed their run in 105.07, 1.25 seconds ahead of the Great Britain crew of Thomas Brady, Joseph Clarke and Steffan Walker.
Slovakia pinched the bronze medal 0.10 seconds ahead of the Czech Republic.
The C2 men's teams final saw just three boats in action, with Poland winning gold ahead of the Czech Republic and Brazil.


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Having looked at the calendar and discovered ALARMED that there are only 11 days to the World Cup, which means eleven days until the sleep of reason [and the sleep on the train commute, which is where I do most reading currently], I have decided to clear backlog as comprehensively as possible. Presenting two whole reviews in this post.
#58 Mirage, Soheir Khashoggi [re-read]
I read this book many many years ago in high school, in the halcyon days before everyone began to care about the veil as a political issue, female genital mutilation and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, when all anyone cared to know about the Middle East was that it was full of fabulously rich but cruel sheikhs and fabulously beautiful but terribly oppressed women. Mirage is an excellent thriller about a woman on the run from the evil prince she has married, full of edge-of-the-seat stuff about whether the life she has built for herself in America under an assumed identity is going to collapse or not. As titillatory glamourised adventures riffing off real world problems go, it's pretty good, really!
Treading the high/low barrier, it aims to be a serious novel about the status of women in the Middle East, and it tackles an astonishingly broad range of issues in a complicated plot, ranging from the denial of formal education and extreme discrimination between sons and daughters, all the way up to forced marriage, domestic abuse and that awful staple of made-for-the-West narratives, death by stoning for adultery -- and chases the threads through to explore violence against women in America. The author has little time for cultural relativism: through her protagonist, she makes it clear that anyone who is not outraged by this is deluding themselves. But all of this seems a terribly casual approach to the detached reader. Soap-operatising the experience of one woman and applying it as the political framework for a wholesale rejection of a certain history and values -- I'm clearly no one to say that this is not justifiable, but can it truly be seen as definitive? Because, um, this book is also weirdly autobiographical. The main supporting character, for example, is a mind-blastingly wealthy arms dealer who got his start under Aristotle Onassis.
*looks at you*
*looks at author's last name*
*looks at you*
I know Slate and Feministing and other American websites love to talk about how soap operas in countries with poor human rights records empower women. I have no personal experience with female foeticide and child marriage, two subjects Indian soap operas linger over ultra-lovingly, and perhaps I am no one to judge whether these disgusting productions have been more or less helpful to women who do have to confront these issues than the tireless but not very sexy work of generations of women's rights advocates and workers. But I do judge these calcifying, fit-to-pattern narratives, anyway. I judge fiction in a way I would not judge biography [and I'm not sure if Hirsi Ali's books, for example, fall into this category -- stating upfront that I've never read them, but I've heard her speak about them and read her magazine writing, and in spite of her calling her books memoirs, they are also clearly doubling up as prescriptive scholarship, in which case they are outrageous, no matter what Tunku Varadarajan thinks]. The autobiographical strain in Khashoggi's novel apparently does extend beyond the Operation Diamond Racket brother, and I sympathise with the sincerity with which this book carries its message against violence, which I think salvages the book to a great extent. It just chose a wrong-headed medium in my opinion. And I wonder how Khashoggi herself feels about it in the wake of the deluge of concern trolling about veils, FGM and Ayaan Hirsi Ali that have succeeded this novel into the next decade.
#59 What Is The What, Dave Eggers
So carrying that thought forward -- is intent a necessary criterion by which to judge a novel? If yes, I suppose I'm glad to have put down money for What Is The What, whose proceeds go towards an education facility in Marial Bai, the Sudanese village from where the book's central figure, Valentino Achak Deng, originally hails. Deng is one of Sudan's Lost Boys, a child who saw his village ravaged by civil war and walked through the desolate war zone of South Sudan to get to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, and thence to a new life in America.
Whether benefits should be predicated on the pleasures of a good book or not is a difficult matter. This is our culture now, the giving of benefit dinners and the purchase of DARFUR tee-shirts; who might even have heard of Marial Bai in this imperfect world, had Deng and Eggers not found each other and this much-discussed and extremely popular book come out of it? But I will say that if I could give the book back to be sold a second time, I would, because this is really not the book about Sudan I wanted to read. I don't mean to say it's a bad book -- it's not. It is an agonising, saddening novel, that nonetheless manages to imbue its characters with tremendous dignity, and it narrates a situation that defies the imagination in a quiet, matter-of-fact tone that does not pretend to reportage any more than it makes obvious attempts to provoke or titillate. But it is not Valentino Achak Deng's story. It's Dave Eggers' story, for which Deng has provided material. I spent a long time trying to figure out what was real about this book - since it helpfully advertises itself as a novel - and what was not. What is a 'fictionalised memoir'? Was Deng even real? Was this money really going to a real school in a real village? And if it wasn't, just what did Eggers think he was doing?
Clearly Deng is real, and I apologise to him for doubting it. But I can scarcely be more aghast at how completely someone would appropriate his identity to write this book. Why would you do that? Why wouldn't you want to stick to the standards of truth -- and the separation of the authorial voice from the voice of the subject -- expected in a straightforward work of non-fiction? If you were dedicated to Deng's educational project, why wouldn't you take the questionable but easily less fraught path of an 'as told to' story? Of course, Eggers may well have gone in the other direction and written a completely fictionalised work based on a bunch of imagined or composite characters, with names changed and situatons suitably cast to exercise the sympathy of the novel-reading class. But then he may have had to answer questions about how he succeeded in writing a novel about a human rights crisis without actually having spent time there. [And had he travelled through Southern Sudan, surely, he may have had to answer questions about why he chose to write a fairy story instead of reporting hard straight facts in a newspaper. I know. But if these questions are never asked, then who determines the standards of truth to which we hold the written word?] If the book is supposed to be a testimony, how can it have the name of a person who did not live through the events of the testimony on it? Surely that completely obscures its primary purpose?
Set against a civil war, a literary quibble over a single African's identity may not seem like much. But to a reader like me, who has so far only known what it's like through the eyes and voices of others, it reads like a tremendous betrayal, even with the consent of the person whose story it is -- it casts a shadow over the whole book. I was so, so glad to stop reading it when the end came.
Coming soon on Book Munch:
A Very Strange Man
Madame Sadayakko
Inverting The Pyramid
The Demon's Lexicon
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The Maple Grove City Council swore in a new police officer during its Monday, Feb. 3 meeting.
The council also considered a liquor license violation.
Officer Swearing in
Mayor Mark Steffenson sworn in the newest Maple Grove Police Officer, Courtney Struffert.
Maple Grove Police Captain Tracy Stille said Struffert had worked with the Bloomington Police Department as a community service officer for four years and Sterns County Sheriff's Office as a corrections officer for two and a half years.
"Officer Struffert competed with hundreds of other candidates in an extensive and thorough hiring process," he said. He added the department were fortunate and proud to have her serving with them.
She and her husband reside in Cold Spring.
"Officer Struffert, the oath of office is much more than a solemn pledge," Stille said to the new recruit. "It is a voluntary agreement adopted by public safety officials and agencies all over the nation."
Liquor License
The Courtyard by Marriott Maple Grove was before the council for a violation of its liquor license.
The Maple Grove Police Department conducted compliance checks on Dec. 27, 2013. Alcohol was served to a minor undercover/decoy at Courtyard by Marriott.
The council also directed the City Attorney to prepare appropriate findings of fact and conclusion in support of the decision to suspend the on-sale intoxicating/Sunday sale liquor license for Courtyard by Marriott Maple Grove, 11871 Fountains Way, for two consecutive days and impose a civil penalty of $2,000.
In other action, the council:
SET a special City Council meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. in the Mayor's Conference Room at the Maple Grove Government Center. The council will receive an update from the Engineering and Administration Departments.
CHANGED signage on Hwy. 169 from 77th Avenue N. to Elm Creek Boulevard at an estimated cost of $4,800. Various development projects have created a need for the change.
APPOINTED Steven Courtney and Marilyn Arnlund to the Arbor Committee with terms to expire Dec. 31, 2016.


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What's The Best Snowblower In The World? [VIDEO]
This one. It's a Unimog, made by Mercedes and now I want one.
This one. It's a Unimog, made by Mercedes and now I want one.
For the last month and a half, Foley farmer Greg Novak has been busy building a 50-foot tall snowman.
Bozeman motorists are notorious for not fully preparing their cars in the morning for the commute during the winter. How many times have you seen the "one side of the windshield brush off" driving down the street?
January and February are tough months to say you love this place. Yeah, the skiing is generally great but the weather is notoriously unpredictable with some days significantly below zero and others unseasonably "messy warm" in the 40s.
They say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, which makes this video all the more ridiculous.
Gardeners and wanna-be gardeners get twitchy this time of year. With snow covering everything, Winter Storm Warnings happening every week and the walls starting to cave in we want to GROW things. Get ready for what the short Montana growing season has to offer.
We don't really know because none of us speak Hindi, but this Indian television station put together great footage from last week's snow and ice storms across the country. The Midwest and Atlantic states are bracing for more.
Figuring out fun ways to entertain and exhaust a 20-month old in the winter can be a little tricky. When fresh snow falls it's pretty easy, but so far this winter we're still waiting on some consistency there. The best investment my wife and I have made this year was definitely a one-year membership at the Museum of the Rockies!
Our out of state friends got a good chuckle when we told them that parts of Montana were colder than Antarctica. These guys demonstrated with simple physics just how cold it got even in Bozeman, Montana.
I'll plead ignorance and ask for your help! I've inherited a wood burning stove with this house and it's been a LONG TIME since I had to maintain one. Can you give me some advice????
Some of the best deals in Bozeman can be found at the downtown Winter Crazy Days event! Season ending close-outs, one of a kinds, and general clearance up and down Main Street on March 1st through the 3rd!
Need to keep the kiddos occupied for a couple of days? No problem. The City of Bozeman offers Winter Break Adventure Camps and there's still time to get your kids involved.


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University of Illinois Basketball Star Surprised By Marine Brother [Video]
These videos never get old and each story always has a unique aspect to it that is worth sharing. This video is a little different, as a U.S. Marine returns home to surprise his little brother before his game against Michigan. Bailey and Meyers are very close in part, because of losing their father when they were 8 and 6. The family had their share of struggles and Bailey always felt like he had to be a father figure to little brother Meyers, who by the way is over 7 feet tall and plays center for the University of Illinois men's basketball team.


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Comic Book Jobs: Disney Publishing
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials
Disney Publishing Worldwide is the publishing arm of The Walt Disney Company. They develop "original, award-winning content...including Disney books, magazines and comic books."
Based in White Plains, NY, they need a Digital Managing Editor to "oversee the digital content making process from concept through posting of final files."
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President Bob Foster And Myron Moose
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Mr. Natural and Fritz The Cat (Robert Crumb). Cheech Wizard (Vaughn Bode). Dirty Duck (Bobby London). Wonder Wart-Hog (Gilbert Shelton).
All of them are great underground comic book characters. But they're not my favorite. For my money, cartoonist Bob Foster created one of the greatest underground comic characters of all time, Myron Moose.
Foster published Myron Moose Funnies in the early 1970s and they were later re-published by Fantagraphics in the late 1980s, along with Moose strips that originally appeared in Marvel's Crazy.
Foster's also had the kind of career that a lot of people would look at and go "cool!"
He's been an animator for Hanna-Barbera (among others), lived in Europe where he wrote tons of comics - including Donald Duck - for Walt Disney Publishing and later was the editor of Walt Disney's Comics & Stories, and other Disney-based titles.
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Boom! Floyd Gottfredson And Mickey Mouse
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Boom! starts January off with a bang. I haven't seen this get the attention it deserves so I'm going to give it a shout-out here. Boom! Studios, as part of their Boom! Kids division, has been publishing the Disney Comics for a while now and the results have been impressive.
Now, in January 2011, with Mickey Mouse And Friends #304, they're publishing something that's driving me nuts with anticipation.
In that issue, part of their 70 Years of Walt Disney Comics celebration, they're reprinting a classic Mickey story written by Bill Walsh (go ahead, check out his IMDB credits; I'll wait) and illustrated by Floyd Gottfredson.
It's "The Pirate Ghost Ship!" and this will be the first time it's been printed since 1944. This special 40-page issue also features two other stories, another Gottfredson classic called "Laundry Blues" and a Goofy story by Romano Scarpa.
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Jim Korkis: The Vault Of Walt Disney
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Mr. Jim Korkis and I have a history that goes back to the dawn of time. His knowledge of comics and cartoon history is astounding and the number of people he's met and interviewed over the years makes Jay Leno seem like a hermit.
Back in the days of Malibu Comics, I hired Mr. K to write some text pieces and introductions to many of our comic strip reprints. They were fascinating and entertaining and I always found out stuff I didn't know – he was the pre-Google Google for certain topics. And his work would arrive many days before his deadline.
I also had the privilege of editing two big softcover books of his, written with his then-frequent collaborator John Cawley, another guy who knows more about animation than Don Bluth forgot. One book was Cartoon Confidential, one of my favorite books I ever got to work on.
The other was the Animation Art Buyer's Guide and Price Guide, which was an inexpensive book about buying, selling, pricing animation art and stuff to look for and look out for.
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Weekend Reading: Halloween, Stan Lee, and The Walking Dead
Posted by Tom Mason Categories: Editorials, Interviews, Reviews, Television, DC Comics, Image Comics, Independent, Marvel Comics
Happy Halloween to all of you!
My costume this year is simple - I'm going to walk around with my iPad and call myself The Future Of Comics. Which, I admit, is something I do pretty much every day.
First off, congratulations to my pals at Boom! Studios and their sales on Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #1. And kudos to Boom for sharing their actual numbers.
And if you'd like a 10-page freeview of the November release of Stan Lee's The Traveler #1 by Mark Waid and Chris Hardin, Scoop has that for you too.
Let's see what else is out on the internets...
Zombies: Pop culture historian Jim Beard writes about the Walking Dead phenomenon that will soon be sweeping the nation thanks to the new AMC TV series.
Beard, by the way, is the editor of a new anthology that looks back at the Batman TV series of the 1960s, Gotham City: 14 Miles.
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Marvel Monster Trucks: With Great Power!
If you're a fan of Marvel Comics, then you know about Marvel's monsters like Fin Fang Foom and Tim Boo Bah. But are you ready for Marvel's Monster Trucks?
Well get ready to rumble, you V-8ers, Red Staters and Import Haters!
Marvel Entertainment, no doubt a division that rests somewhere between Marvel Comics and Disney, has expanded its deal with Feld Motor Sports, the motor sports entertainment company (and owners of the Ringling Bros And Barnum & Bailey Circus, go figure).
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Comic Book Jobs: Marvel.com
Digital comics are here to stay, and publishers who avoid them or fear them will lose to them. To that end, Disney's Marvel Comics is looking for a Senior Producer/Product Manager for Marvel.com.
This "creative and highly motivated" person will "oversee day-to-day production of Marvel.com and to help define and manage the evolution of our Digital Comics products."
Your responsibilities include a lot of buzzwords like "end users," "stakeholders," and "pipelines," but you'll basically be growing Marvel's digital business – developing plans, implementing new programs, and rolling out new features and support for new products.
You'll also get to monitor trends and news in "the digital comics space" (which I believe is also called "the internet"), collect feedback, conduct research, grow subscriptions and increase ad revenue.
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Lindsay Lohan: Comic Book Star?
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Let us all pause and give thanks to Lindsay Lohan, whose career trajectory will make Brad Renfro look like Gregory Peck.
Now that her most recent trial is behind her and her most recent rehab stint has ended and she's free-ranging in L.A. yet again, we should celebrate with a look at her comic book career.
Comic book career? That's right. You can be forgiven if you missed it. Her clothing line has lasted longer.
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Comic Book Jobs: Who's Hiring? Disney
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The vast Disney Empire makes more than just movies and TV shows. They also have a huge presence in book publishing.
Their publishing arm in White Plains, NY, just a train ride away from Manhattan, is looking for a full-time publicist. And how is this comic book related in any way?
A couple of worthwhile reasons. One, "Disney Publishing Worldwide develops original, award-winning content (both Disney and non-Disney branded), including Disney books, magazines and comic books." And, two, as publicist you'll help with "publicity strategies and plans, along with execution of media relations plans and author tours and appearances."
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Comic Book Jobs: Who's Hiring? Marvel Studios (Again)!
Marvel Studios, the entertainment (think TV, movie, online) division of Marvel Comics which is itself a division of the vast Disney empire, is hiring yet again. They're looking for a Digital Distribution Manager which sounds very now. I smell an iPad in your future if you get this job.
As DDM, you'll be responsible for managing "numerous aspects of Marvel Entertainment's digital distribution and will report directly to the Vice President, Games & Digital Distribution."
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Actress Amy Adams, 35, who is currently expecting her first child with fiancé Darren Le Gallo, admits that she's yet to choose a name for her baby-to-be.
"I don't know yet! I really don't know yet," she confessed to OK! at the New York premiere of her newest flick, Leap Year, last night (January 6). "I'm gonna have to really meet the person before I know the name. I tend to be attracted to more traditional names, but who knows?"
Amy went on to say that "a lot of sleep" and her husband, who's "doing everything he can that's humanly possible" for her, are the secrets to her blissful pregnancy. She also speculated about upcoming role as a celebrity mother: "I think I'm just going to try to take it one day at a time. I think that's probably going to come first and foremost, of course, but hopefully I'll be able to have a career as well."
The always gorgeous Julie & Julia star adds that she definitely believes in the "glow" that pregnant women exude:
I feel really happy, and maybe that's what comes across in pregnant women. I'm just so happy. You lose all that body image stuff, and surrender.


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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour has rescinded the two-shot penalty given to Justin Rose at The Players Championship.
Rose was penalized Saturday evening after the third round when he addressed a chip shot off the 18th green and it was deemed his ball moved ever so slightly. Rose didn't think it did and played the shot. It took viewing of three television shots for the tour to assess the penalty under Rule 18-2b.
At the time, the Rules Committee deemed that the ball had "moved in a manner that was reasonably discernible to the naked eye" and assessed the general penalty under Rule 18 of two strokes.
Sunday morning, after consulting with the governing bodies and PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, it was determined that without the use of sophisticated technology, it was not reasonably discernable to the naked eye that the ball had left its original position and had come to rest in its original place, so the player's determination that the ball had not moved was deemed to be conclusive and the penalty would not apply in this situation.
An hour before he teed off, the tour rescinded the penalty, but he remained in his original final-round pairing at 12:35 p.m.
The third-round score became a 71, and Rose teed off only five shots behind the leaders.
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