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If this is your first hearing of the Death Metal tribute quartet Cannabis Corpse, consider yourself unlucky. Now on their fourth effort since 2006, Cannabis Corpse has continually not only been a joy to laugh with (and for many fans, smoke with) but a band to genuinely enjoy. Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise is just their latest installation in their now respectable discography, and further brings them to the forefront of new death metal acts bringing a much respected classic Cannibal Corpse style (go figure) to the table. It should be noted that although this is a band that has songs like 'Bong of the Mutilated' and 'Blame it on Bud' (Tomb of the Mutilated and Blame it on God for those of you who have never listened to Cannibal Corpse or Deicide) Cannabis Corpse is absolutely NOT a cover band, so don't go thinking this is just a funny spin off of a bunch of already written Death Metal songs. Landphil - Bassist of Municipal Waste and of course Cannabis Corpse has created a fun Death Metal side project that at this point, sounds more like he puts all his time and songwriting ability in to. The musicians on this album (complete with death metal/weed smoking nicknames) shine on this album and each one gets their moment of glory - and this no doubt includes Vocalist Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn (but we won't get into him, he gets his own section. Songs like 'Blame it on Bud' show off the speed and precision of Landphil, as well as his ability to not just follow the guitar like 90% of bassists in Death Metal, but rather innovating the riffs with an excellent handle of the instrument. Songs like 'Dead by Bong' and 'Blaze of Torment' boast the drummer Josh "Hallhammer" Hall's tight and intense drumming ability, while also showing off the entire bands ability to play with agile form as a full band. Title track 'Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise' is another achievement of their songwriting ability. Does it innovate the genre of Death Metal? Not in the least. Is it more than fun to listen to? You bet your stoned butt it does. Great songwriting and skill means nothing unless you've got the right tools and the right Audio Engineer for the job. Enter Erik Rutan. Known for his achievements with Cannibal Corpse's two most recent albums, as well as his own successful Hatred Alive, Erik Rutan has brought his uncanny mixing ability to Cannabis Corpse, as if they needed more help sounding like "you know who". The production is solid - perfect. In fact, I think they couldn't have achieved a better sound.
Lyrics — 8
Upon sitting and listening to this album in it's entirety, reading along with the accompanying booklet, I found myself smiling, headbanging, and occasionally giggling like a schoolgirl. The reasons? The vocals. Andy "Weedgrinder" Horn is the perfect reincarnation of Chris Barnes (as if he vanished), and believe you me, that is not a bad thing. Not only does he carry himself as a simply excellent vocalist, but the guy can really deliver with amazing rhythm. While the 'Hall' brothers handled the writing of the music, Weedgrinder has taken up the duty of lyric writer, and it has had amazing results. The most important part of Death Metal isn't about what the lyrics are or what they're about, it's about how they sound; how they're delivered. A talented Death Metal vocalist should be able to at least do that. When you find a vocalist that can do that along with making some great and hilarious lyrics, you got a catch. While 'Lunatic of Pot's Creation' tells us the story of a man who has smoked himself so stupid he has become a merciless killing machine, 'Dead by Bong' tells us the story of a CSI attempting to smoke a bong that could possibly tell what has happened to all the dead bodies - not knowing the bong was the cause of their death. When 'Where the Kind Lives' serenades us with the tale of stoners getting abducted by aliens, stoned to the point of no control and scientifically experimented on, 'Blame it on Bud' is merely a lash-out at the still ongoing war on drugs. The lyrics are increasingly well delivered, and additionally are funny, creative, brutal, and enjoyable. Weedgrinder may have lost his fair share of braincells, but he can still write a fun and catchy song that will have the metalheads and the '4:20-friendly' quite happy.
Overall Impression — 7
Cannabis Corpse has brought fourth a great album. With great riffs, well executed and appropriate guitar solos, and distinctive moments, Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise is an album that any Death Metal geek like myself will love. The album doesn't contribute much to the genre besides add more of the same to it, but it certainly doesn't take anything away from the genre. In fact, those of you who miss the days before Necrophagist and Revocation will no doubt look at this album as a gift from Satan himself. This album is, fast, brutal, intricate, and besto f all - metal. I would like to say I would like more experimentation on the album, however that is not what this band is about. You don't buy a Cannabis Corpse album expecting their breakthrough progressive album with their new 25-minute epic. You buy Cannabis Corpse for Death Metal. That being said, this album may not be for everyone - in fact I know it won't be. Death Metal of this sort's popularity died long ago because the majority of people were tired of it, and ready to move onto the next thing. For the Death Metalers out there still loking for that good ol-fashioned style, look no further. Beneath Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise is exactly what you need. Whom this album is for: Death Metaler's, Stoner's, Anyone looking for a good laugh. Whom this album is NOT for: Fan's of Metalcore or Nu-Metal, Fans of harmony and melody, Anyone who has "heard enough death metal for one lifetime"


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EXCLUSIVE: Are Verizon's 4G LTE towers causing problems with Air Traffic Control?
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"Verizon 4G Antenna's near or on any airport must be removed due to the fact that they are disrupting the communication from the Cockpit to the ATC ( Air Traffic Control) Towers on the airport. This is rumored to be a 27 Million Dollar job to move/rebuild all towers near many airports. The 4G Tower at Chicago O'Hare has been taken down recently. Verizon is trying to move the days of their 4G phone launch to have time to move/rebuild all of the towers by the end of February"
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1. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
If true, that is not good news for LTE.... I wonder how many travelers were looking forward to 4G speeds as they surfed the Internets waiting for their connecting flight? Not anymore.
17. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
well this possibly explains the thunderbolt delay...
2. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1639; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Well as they say: "Verizon: Rule the Air...and all that flies through it."
13. narley (Posts: 357; Member since: 14 May 2009)
this comment is hil... airfocebase.
14. narley (Posts: 357; Member since: 14 May 2009)
3. Jim Morgan (unregistered)
You are correct Doug....this is a big blow for LTE not good at all.
4. rb68 (Posts: 27; Member since: 23 Apr 2010)
February 30th????
Was this originally posted in the Onion?
5. BaiGanyo (Posts: 308; Member since: 07 Feb 2011)
That is pretty funny. Now that's some leap year news to the max.
6. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
If this is true, then it's going to be a problem for AT&T too, as their 4G will be LTE as well.
Once again a magnificent spin job, Phonearena.
18. jd829 (Posts: 155; Member since: 24 Feb 2010)
True, but at&t also has their HSPA+ to fall back on, so not as big of a problem
7. hornetmx (Posts: 71; Member since: 12 Mar 2010)
Oh my. I hope there is some shred of truth to this. Otherwise, phonearena is now the "The National Enquirer" of cellphone websites. A "tipster"? is that now what it takes to get an article posted in here? so there is a previous article saying the thunderbolt release was delayed due to the iphone and now is due to LTE towers..... well, I tried phonescoop and is even worse than here. I'm off to Engadget from now on since they seem to be the only ones dealing with real news. If you like rumors then this is the place to be! 10-4.
8. Faa-man (unregistered)
This is true, my father works for the FAA and told me that the frequency from the 4g tower are disrupting communication from the tower the cockpit at approach ( landing). This is serious because at major airports ( chicago o hare) it could cause a major disaster. That is why the tower in chicago was taken down. The only thing that sticks out is the feb 30th deadline to remove or move all towers.
9. tyler83 (unregistered)
Can someone please explain to me how aviation communication in the 118-137Mhz range interferes with Verizon LTE which is running in the 700Mhz range? FM Radio is closer to being an issue at 88-108Mhz than Verizon's LTE. Seriously?
10. Ash NY (unregistered)
you are right Tyler I do not know how these illiterates gets their stupid baseless ideas starting with tech news website "Phone arena" ...
11. Sprintguy27 (unregistered)
Hmmm I wonder how wimax fairs with a similar scenario?
12. LionStone (Posts: 844; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
Really? It was only offered in a "handful of cities"? I counted a handful just in California...
15. Tom Pica, Verizon Wireless (unregistered)
Both our cell site and our indoor antenna system are operational and we have not received any complaints. Our 4G LTE network has been up and running in 38 cities and 60 airports since Dec. 5, 2010. New devices on track for delivery soon.
22. no 4G (unregistered)
Tom I have a 4G pantech data card for my laptop and for 2 weeks now have no service and I use it at SFO airport. The 4G card works fine at home but not at the airport. So as far as no complaints you are wrong. I think the issue with the airports is true. Time for verizon to be honest with it's clients.
16. robertjm (Posts: 1; Member since: 15 Feb 2011)
I didn't do the math to confirm, but it could beban issue of harmonics. These are frequencies above and/or below you actual operating frequency which get interfeared with due to equipment not having enough shielding. Think of it like ripples in a pool when you throw a pebble in. There are clear ares between the bands that have no problems but the bands, which come in regular intervals have problems. After abcertain amount of frequency there is no problem because the harmonic signal has degraded so much.
And like I said earlier a good portion of the problem is with the equipment experiencing the problem NOT the equipment supposedly causing the problem. Just ask any ham radio operator who has lived next to anyone with an older tube TV or Hammond-style organ (speaking from personal experience).
19. tyler83 (unregistered)
We are talking about a more than 500Mhz spread! This is not the problem Sprint was having with their Nextel freqs bleeding into first responder territory. I think that was less than 10Mhz of spectrum.
20. kg4icg (Posts: 77; Member since: 18 May 2008)
Aircraft frequencies are at 118-137 mhz and also in the 225-380 mhz. Now take VZW's LTE frequencies and divide them by 2 and also 4, and you will see the interference factor. You could say there is a resonant IF factor in which IF means intermediate frequency. It happens, and sometimes it means lowering power and placing filters in the troubling system which reduces the range of said system.
21. kg4icg (Posts: 77; Member since: 18 May 2008)
Oh by the way, my knick is my callsign.
23. Alex (unregistered)
Here is a link to another story that puts it into a little more light. Look at the last paragraph and see why this is totally false.http://www.phonenews.com/debun
Yup TWO months after initial deployment we have issues. Right.
24. Anuran (unregistered)
Aviation and maritime frequencies are 2-156 mhz. Verizon LTE is 700 mhz. So the tipster is all wrong about this issue.


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This is my first thread of this kind.....on one of my favorites, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: ? ) (October 13, 1948 - August 16, 1997), a world-renowned Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis, a mystical sect of Islam.
Traditionally, Qawwali has been a family business. Nusrat's family (originally from Afghanistan) has an unbroken tradition of performing qawwali for the last 600 years.
Nusrat was born in Faisalabad, Punjab on Wednesday, October 13, 1948 to Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, a distinguished musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist, and skilled Qawwali performer. He had one brother, Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. Initially, his father did not want Nusrat to follow him into the Qawwali business. He had his heart set on Nusrat choosing a much more respectable career path and becoming a doctor, because he felt Qawwali artists had low social status. However, Nusrat showed such an aptitude for, and interest in, Qawwali that his father finally relented and started to train him in the art of Qawwali and he was also taught to sing within the classical framework of Khayal. This training was still incomplete when Ustad Fateh Ali Khan died in 1964 while Nusrat was still in school, and the training was continued by Nusrat's paternal uncle, Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan. Ten days after his father's death, Nusrat had a dream where his father came to him and told him to sing, touching his throat. Nusrat woke up singing, and was moved by the dream to decide that he would make Qawwali his career. His first public performance was at his father's funeral ceremony forty days later. Under the guidance of Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, he became the group's leader in 1965 and the group was called Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan & Party ("party" is the term used in Qawwali for the supporting members of the group).
Nusrat's first public performance as leader of the family Qawwali group was in March 1965, at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival called Jashn-e-Baharan organized by Radio Pakistan. It took Nusrat several years more to perfect his craft and emerge from the shadow of the groups that were regarded as the leading contemporary Qawwals. But once he did, there was no looking back. He firmly established himself as the leading qawwal of the 20th century. His incredible voice and his complete mastery of the genre made him a superstar in the Islamic world, especially in Pakistan and India. He sang in Urdu and his native Punjabi, as well as Persian. He was also one of the first South Asian singers to perform before large Western audiences.
Nusrat took over his family's qawwali party in 1971 after the death of his father and his uncle. In Pakistan, his first major hit was the song "Haq Ali Ali" (listen here). This was performed in a traditional style and with traditional instrumentation, and featured only sparse use of Nusrat's innovative sargam improvisations. Nevertheless the song became a major hit, as many listeners were attracted to the timbre and other qualities of Nusrat's voice.
He reached out to Western audiences with a couple of fusion records produced by Canadian guitarist Michael Brook. In 1995, he collaborated with Eddie Vedder on the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking. His contribution to that and several other soundtracks and albums (including The Last Temptation of Christ), as well as his friendship with Peter Gabriel, helped to increase his popularity in Europe and the United States. Peter Gabriel's Real World label released five albums of Nusrat's traditional Qawwali performances in the West. He also performed traditional Qawwali live to Western audiences at several WOMAD world music festivals.
Apparently, when Nusrat toured in foreign countries, he would watch television commercials in order to identify the melodies and chord progressions popular in that country. He would then try to choose similar sounding songs from his repertoire for his performances.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan holds the world record for the largest recorded output by a Qawwali artist—a total of 125 albums.
Nusrat was taken ill with kidney and liver failure on Monday, August 11, 1997 in London, England while on the way to Los Angeles from Lahore to receive a kidney transplant. While still at Cromwell Hospital, Nusrat died of a sudden cardiac arrest on Saturday, August 16, 1997, aged 48. His body was then transported back to Faisalabad, Pakistan where thousands of distraught people attended his funeral and burial procession.
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Nusrat's style of Qawwali
Nusrat was responsible for the modern evolution of qawwali. Although not the first to do so, he popularized the blending of khayal singing and techniques with qawwali. This in short took the form of improvised solos during the songs using the sargam technique, in which the performer sings the names of the notes he is singing (for example, in western notation it would be "do re mi"). He also attempted to blend qawwali music with more western styles such as techno.
Nusrat's qawwali songs usually follow the standard form. A song begins with a short instrumental prelude played on the harmonium and tabla. Then the instruments stop, and the main singers (but not the chorus) launch into the alap, which establishes the raga, the tonal structure of the song. At this point, introductory poetic verses are sung. These are usually drawn not from the main song, but from other thematically related songs. The melody is improvised within the structure of the raga. For example, listen to the verses being sung in a relatively straightforward way in one performance. Now compare this to the same verses being sung in another performance with more improvisation.
After the introductory verses, the main song starts, and the rhythmic portion of the song begins. The tabla and dholak begin to play, and the chorus aids and abets percussion by clapping their hands. The song proceeds in a call and response format. The same song may be sung quite differently by different groups. The lyrics will be essentially the same, but the melody can differ depending on which gharana or lineage the group belongs to. As is traditional in qawwali, Nusrat and the side-singers will interject alap solos, and fragments of other poems or even improvised lyrics A song usually has two or three sets of refrains, which can be compared to the verse chorus structure found in western music. Songs last about 20 minutes on average, with a few lasting an hour or more.
Nusrat was noted for introducing other forms of improvisation into the style. From his classical music training, he would interject much more complex alap improvisations, with more vibrato and note bending (listen here). He would also interject sargam improvisations (listen here).
While it is undoubtedly difficult to put into words what makes Nusrat's music appeal so deeply to so many listeners, many of whom do not understand a single word of the languages he sings in, here is one fan's attempt to explain: "Nusrat's music invites us to eavesdrop on a man communing with his God, ever so eloquently. He makes the act of singing a passionate offering to God. But we do not merely eavesdrop. The deepest part of Nusrat's magic lies in the fact that he is able to bring our hearts to resonate with the music, so deeply, that we ourselves become full partners in that offering. He sings to God, and by listening, we also sing to God."
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Dexia Mons-Hainaut announced the signing of American forward Caleb Green (203-F-85, college: ORU) for the next season.
Green played the past season, his first overseas, in Germany. In 34 games for Trier he averaged 17.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg.
The 17.9 points ranked him 4th in the German Bundesliga. His best game of the season was a double double of 29 pts and 12 rebs vs Giessen.
His season high in scoring was 40 pts vs Tubingen..
Before coming to Europe Green had an outstanding career at Oral Roberts where he was selected Conference Player of the Year on 3 occassions.
In his senior year he scored 20.5 ppg and 9.3 rpg. Over the last 3 years at ORU he averaged close to 20 pts and 9 rebs.
Was voted to the All MCC team all 4 of his years at Oral Roberts.
The team is looking for a point guard and forward to finalize its roster.
FC Bayern Muenchen, that will play in the 2. Bundesliga Pro A next season, announced the signings of Andrej Mangold (190-G-87) and Stuart Robbins (210-C-76, college: Wabash Valley CC) for 2008-09. Mangold had 8.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists for local rival Muenchen Basket in this past season. Robbins spent the past five seasons in Kaiserslautern and produced 9.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest during the 2007-08 campaign.
Patrick Elzie was named the new General Manager of the Bremen Roosters (2. Bundesliga Pro A), as the club announced on its website. Elzie, who came to Germany in 1984 and enjoyed a succesful career as a player in the Bundesliga, worked as a head coach of the Kirchheim Knights since January 2007 and led the team to the 2. Bundesliga Pro A by finishing the 2007-08 season with the Knights in second place in the Pro B-standings. He previously worked as a manager for the Hamburg Tigers.
Karim Aw (204-C-65) will play one more year for the Proveo Merlins Crailsheim in the 2. Bundesliga Pro B. The 43-year-old veteran averaged 3.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in 28 games for the Merlins in this past season. In 2005 Aw was named the Eurobasket.com All-German 2. Bundesliga Defensive Player of the Year when helping Falke Nuernberg to a champion and to promotion to the 1. Bundesliga.
Stefan Eckhardt (212-C-88) joins RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf (2. Bundesliga Pro B). The 20-year-old Post Player is a former member of TSV Breitenguessbach.
Oliver Hahn (198-F-88) moves from Essen to Herten and will suit up for Hertener Loewen (2. Bundesliga Pro B) in the 2008-09 season. The 20-year-old Forward saw action in 6 games of the Pro B in this past season and averaged 0.2 points for Essen.
See here down the classification of the Ghanaian First Division, also named
'Greater Accra Amateur Basketball League', as of July 16, 2008
pos team record Points
1. Fire Service (f) 3-2 7
2. Police Service 3-1 7
4. Panthers 2-2 6
5. Reformers 2-1 5
6. Wizards 1-3 5
7. Yotive (f)(f) 2-2 4
8. Hoops 1-1 3
9. Warriors (f) 1-2 3
10. Flames (f) 0-4 3
(f) = forfeited games
Eurobasket.com has little chat with the architect of U18
Greek National team Coach
Giorgos Vlasopoulos .
Eurobasket.com : We have won until now all the tournaments that we have participated are we going for the gold medal?
Giorgos Vlasopoulos :After ALBERT SCHWEITZER tournament, which was the first and the strongest test our progress is very good, shows that we are in a good way. From now on we must have a good appearance in the official games because as you know there are many differences between friendly and official games.
Eurobasket.com : Which ones do you believe are the strongest opponents?
Giorgos Vlasopoulos : Due to the results in the tournament two years ago in U16 I believe that Spain, Turkey, Serbia and Russia are very strong teams. After this group of teams Lithuania, Italy and Greece follows. And don't forget this team was in the 9th position two years ago. We have to try harder for better standing
Eurobasket.com : National Coaches' complain is that the players of the nationals teams doesn't't have many playing time in their teams that they belong. How did you manage this problem?
Giorgos Vlasopoulos : Correct, that is one problem that we have too. Apart from Mantzari and Slouka which have played 20-25 minutes in every game at their teams, the rest of the players had very little time playing. For this reason, we made a plan to participate in many friendly tournaments. Last year we participated approximately in 40 games. So we cover up that kind of weakness.
Coach Vlassopoulos select the follow 12 players to participate in the tournament:
Giannis Angelopoulos (196-G-91)
Georgios Georgakis (205-C-91, agency: FCM)
Vlantimir Giankovits (202-C-90)
Ioannis Karathanasis (200-F-91)
Leonidas Kaselakis (202-C-90)
Dimitrios Katsivelis (194-G-91)
Evangelos Mantzaris (190-G-90)
Nikolaos Pappas (194-G-90, agency: FCM)
Konstantinos Papanikolaou (203-F/G-90)
Epameinondas Papantoniou (185-G-90)
Zisis Sarikopoulos (213-C-90)
Konstantinos Sloukas (192-G-90)
Elizur Qiryat-Ata signed their first player Vladi Ermichin (202-F/C-84), Vladi played the last season at Hapoel Yokneam/Megido and averaged: 14.1 ppg,7.6rpg, and 1.2bpg in 27mpg.
Eldan Ashkelon signed the Israeli guard Abraham Ben-Chimol (195-G-84), who played the last three seasons at Hapoel Galil Elyon (who is known by Hapoel Gilboa-Galil Elyon this season),and averaged this season at the Israeli league: 3.2ppg and 1.3apg in 19 games, at the Uleb Cup he averaged: 2.7ppg, and 2.0apg in 3 games.
Morrow, GA - At the Athletics & Fitness Center Wednesday
night, the Metro A-League South Division continued regular season action. DOTS
notched win # 1 of the season, while the short-handed Young Gunz surprised
Superstar Cafe/Black Monop, and the Speedobys grinded their way to the South
Division Regular Season Title....
Wed., July 23rd @ Clayton State:
DOTS 90 BC Lakers 82... DOTS finally broke through with a win. Last summer's South Division Champs have struggled to get everyone on the same page so far this summer. On Wednesday night, the BC Lakers were the unlucky squad to finally go down to DOTS. In a high-scoring first half, DOTS led 58-53, then held on in the second half. David Graham (6'4''-G-85) and Miguel Morton (6'10''-F) both continue to make a case for all-league status, as they led DOTS with 27 and 25, respectively. For the Lakers, who have now plummeted to 4-3 after holding the top spot for the first two weeks, Freddie Williams had 27 and Eric Wilson had 24.
Young Gunz 70 Black Monop/Superstar Cafe 67... The Young Gunz were with out several key players for their important matchup with Superstar Cafe' (Black Monop). Both teams came in with a 3-3 record on the summer. Anton Pippen (6'2''-G) and Aramis Phillips used the game as a platform to step up their production for the Young Gunz. Pippen, son of former NBA great Scottie Pippen, sank 21 and Aramis Phillips had 15. For Superstar Cafe, who led 29-27 at the break, Richard Lusane (6'5''-G) had 19 and newcomer DaVario Hunt had 17.
Speedboys 68 Tri-County 60...
Lewis (6'0''-G) downed 23 points to lead the Speedboys to a South
Division-clinching win over Tri-County.
Johnson (6'7''-C-81) also had 12 for the Speedboys, who have been on 'fire,'
winning six straight after opening the SEBL slate with a loss. The Speedboys led
38-26 at the half, before holding Tri-County off after intermission.
Crain (6'2''-G-84) and William Belton each had 14 for the Tri-County
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A fascinating double twist in the long running
Marcelo Huertas (191-G-83, agency:
Sports) saga writes www.acb-basket.com. Two seasons ago the Brazilian was an
understudy at DKV Joventut before being given the opportunity to go out on loan
at Bilbao where he emerged last season as a top ACB talent in the point guard
spot. He proceeded a string of excellent performances across the season and fell
in love with Bilbao and their fans with the feeling very much mutual.
Then, the situation dawned on him that DKV Joventut seemingly wanted him back and that is where he looked to be heading but the player himself made it quite clear a return to Catalunya was not on his agenda. He wanted to stay in Bilbao.
After much gesturing it looks as if a rumoured 1 million euros per season might now have been paid by Bilbao who have struck a deal with DKV Joventut for Huertas to spend next season back in the Basque Country.
Perhaps Badalona have realised that an unhappy player no matter how he played last season is a risk and not worth paying the money.
It is arguable that the real winner in this situation apart from Bilbao and their fans is Demond Mallett. The Badalona guard had also claimed he did not want to play for La Penya next year but he seems to have had a re-think, leaving the burning question why the sudden change of mind.
You have to therefore wonder how high his salary has been raised to keep him at the club. The talented American might have just negotiated himself a nice little raise out of the Huertas saga.
HOWEVER.... Just when the clubs came to an agreement, there were reports that the player could not agree a deal with Bilbao and could yet turn his back on the ACB for a two year deal in Lega Basket with Fortitude Bologna
Incredible saga continues....
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A dogged innings from Scott Styris pushed the BLACKCAPS to 233 all out in the fifth One-Day International if the National Bank Series at Eden Park.
The State Auckland Aces all-rounder hit 90 from 119 balls as the home side overcame a faltering start to progress.
Ross Taylor made an exciting 31 from 29 deliveries at number four, but could not push on after a promising start while captain Stephen Fleming made only one run more from his 49 balls faced after an excellent start.
Dwayne Smith ultimately ended Styris' innings as one of five wickets, for 45 runs, on a good day for the Barbados medium-pacer.
The BLACKCAPS selectors again went with an extended batting line up, with First-Class double-centurion James Franklin's introduction no reduction in quality.
But in sharp contrast to the strong top-order performance in Napier, the full length of the order was needed as the opening batsmen were sent back indoors in rapid succession.
Lou Vincent had wanted to build on his century in Napier but could score only a solitary run before he played and missed at a second-over in-swinger from left-armer Ian Bradshaw.
Nathan Astle could not repeat his heroics from earlier in the series and fell for four, caught Denesh Ramdin bowled Fidel Edwards with the score on eight.
Taylor's introduction brought much-needed momentum and the tyro produced seven boundaries in the sort of innings he has produced all season.
However, he could not find the maiden landmark of his nascent international career, forcing an inside edge on to his stumps off Bradshaw in the 12th.
Fleming soldiered on into the thirties but fell in the 23rd over, caught behind off Dwayne Smith.
Styris, whose highest innings of the series to date had been 36 in Wellington, survived a scare in the 29th, when Gayle dropped a simple chance off his own bowling.
However, he was more certain in claiming Peter Fulton, who made 19 as part of a 50-run partnership with Styris before nudging the ball straight to mid-wicket off Smith.
Hamish Marshall matched Fulton's score before being bowled by Smith, with Brendon McCullum also falling victim to the right-armer having made 10.
Franklin failed to stay until the end, Jerome Taylor taking a one-armed catch of swerving drive for seven off Smith.
The batters crossed, and the very next ball Styris hit a lofted shot similar to that dropped by Gayle. But Smith, scenting his fifth victim, comfortably took the catch.
Shane Bond was dismissed for five, by an Edwards yorker he would have been proud of himself.
The BLACKCAPS bowlers now have to dismiss the tourists or contain them to a 4.71-per-over rate to defend to sweep The National Bank Series.


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Demographic changes under way in the U.S. are going to cause disruptive waves throughout the retail marketplace over the next eight years. In the past, we've written about America's changing ethnicity, particularly the impact of the Latino population. But, a new generation gap is also widening, and that may prove even more jarring to U.S. retailers.
Demographic changes under way in the U.S. are going to cause disruptive waves throughout the retail marketplace over the next eight years. In the past, we've written about America's changing ethnicity, particularly the impact of the Latino population. But, a new generation gap is also widening, and that may prove even more jarring to U.S. retailers.
Between now and 2015, the two most important factors in the retail market will be first-wave boomers and the digital generation (second-wave Gen Y and first-wave millennials, collectively anyone younger than 30 years old).
As a result, retailers in the year 2015 will have to be more locally relevant, operating a portfolio of consumer-centric store formats, selling on the Internet and through catalogs, and increasingly focused on services that appeal to the aging baby boom generation.
Those are some of the predictions made by international management consulting and market research firm TNS Retail Forward at its annual Strategic Outlook Conference called "Retailing 2015: New Frontiers," which I attended last month.
Lois Huff, senior vice president of the firm, notes that the baby boom, which has dominated retail thinking for decades, will stand on the precipice of age 70 and start turning over the keys to younger generations.
"Society will hourglass rapidly along the age spectrum, with all the growth between now and 2015 happening in the older generations (see Fig. 1)," Huff said. The aging of the baby boom and the coming of age of the digital generation will affect how retailers grow and prosper.
Retailers will need to respond with offers that are age- and attitude-appropriate for boomers, but take into account the inevitable changes in priorities that occur with maturity -- focusing on products, services and experiences that help boomers defy, deal with or enjoy age.
As a boomer myself (although many years from 70), I find it ironic that our own saying, "Don't trust anyone over 30," is coming back to haunt my generation. Now, even though I try to stay "with it" by listening to new music, staying on top of pop culture, and using relatively new technology like an iPod, I increasingly find myself saying, "I don't get it," when reading about some of the youth trends today.
Today's generation gap is not over rock 'n' roll, but instead revolves around the growing "digital divide." Huff challenged her audience of mostly boomers like me to decipher this typical text-message that might show up on a Gen Yer's cell phone:
"DQMOT, but IMNSHO F2F talk is NBD BC AIM is the best way to KIT. BYKT. GGN. BIL. HAND." (For translation, see The Scoop, page 12.)
As I scratched my head, Huff explained that with younger consumers, interconnectivity will be both a part of life and a way of life that impacts how people get and share information, communicate, transact business and socialize.
While they will have a lot less money than the baby boomer generation, Gen Yers and millennials will be more fragmented into niche interest markets, demand more personalization, and will be harder to reach with conventional media, marketing and store formats.
These changes are already impacting the retail landscape, whether it's Tesco's Fresh & Easy format of healthy food in a convenience location, Giant Eagle's multi-format (supermarket/c-store/Express hybrid) strategy (see cover story, page 26), Best Buy's Geek Squad focused on service or Target's multi-channel strategy in which customers can order online and then pick up in the store.
Tomorrow's retailer will sink or swim -- depending on how well it reacts to these two dynamic waves of consumers.


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A FUNDRAISER in memory of a Dorchester schoolboy raised over £900.
Mum Jo Lee said she was delighted at the total achieved from a darts marathon and fun day in memory of her son Peter, who died in 2010 aged just 12 after a brave battle with leukaemia.
The money will be used to buy toys for youngsters at the Piam Brown ward at Southampton General Hospital, where Dorchester Middle School pupil Peter was treated.
Jo is heading up to meet the play leader at the ward over half term and go shopping with the funds raised from the event at the Cornwall Hotel.
She said: "We are looking to probably get some more baby toys to go in their play area."
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AUCKLAND - Get a taste of Filipino food and culture and help rebuild the lives of typhoon victims. This is the message of a group of Filipino youth who are organising a cultural event titled – Halo Halo New Zealand at the Westlake Boys High School Auditorium on 15 February 2014 from 4.30 pm-10pm.
Last year this event contributed funds towards the medical treatment costs of a Filipino teenager with cancer who was battling for her life.
This time round, this event for a cause, is fund-raising specifically for children and youth projects in the areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Entry to the food festival and the Filipino 'Chef of the Year' contest, which starts at 4:30pm, is free.
Entry to the Mr & Ms Filipino News cultural pageant from 6pm-10pm is only $10 for General Admission and this money will be donated to aid agencies.
"Our cultural pageant is one of a kind, as it features boys and girls in the elaborate cultural costumes of the Philippines, followed by the story of creation - Filipino style and contestants will also be re-enacting scenes from popular Filipino movies followed by a tribute in international costumes to some of the nations that helped with the aid effort in the Philippines," says Sheila Mariano, the Producer of the show.
"For the first the we have gathered together the very best creative talent in the Filipino community to work as a team in such a project," she adds. "We are also delighted that the event is being filmed for an episode of the documentary series on 'Festivals' which will be shown on TV3 sometime in April this year.
The food festival runs from 4:30pm – 9pm. It
will feature some of the cuisine of these regions - Bohol,
Manila, Cordillera, Pampanga, Bicol, Cebu, Nueva Ecija and
Mindanao. Visitors will be welcomed to try Philippine's
national dish, Adobo Chicken, It's as popular as the
Indian Butter Chicken.
At the same time, some well-known Filipino Chefs show their mastery of regional dishes in the exciting Filipino 'Chef of the Year' competition. They can be seen in action at 4:30pm.
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Plan B is a part time rapper, part time soul singer - but a full time chart topper!
He was nominated for a Brit award, and ahead of the show he chatted to Ricky about his chances.
Later in the evening his took to the stage to perform live - but he didn't seem nervous.
It turns out he's a big fan of Tinie Tempah - and wouldn't mind a game of footy with him!


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To avoid school violence, educators and police must not rely on profiles of potential attackers but instead must concentrate on creating an atmosphere where students feel safe in alerting adults to possible incidents. These were among the conclusions made in a detailed, study of school violence by the National Threat Assessment Center of the U.S. Secret Service. Police and representatives from virtually every school district in Morris County attended a morning symposium on the survey on Thursday, May 31, at the Morris County Police and Firefighters Training Academy. Mendham Police Capt. Gary Gaffney said the lack of any profile of a school assailant was troubling as was the evidence that children often plan the incident s well in advance.
"They start thinking about it, talking about it, planning it," Gaffney said.
Gaffney said police quickly act on calls from parents or other adults expressing concern about students. Such concern might be prompted by overhearing a youth s peaking with a friend or otherwise talking about violence, Gaffney said.
"There really is no profile of the student who commits school violence," said Marilyn Persico, principal at Mount Olive High School. "We have to look at each situation separately."
Among the more important findings, Persico said she learned that attacks are usually well planned out and that in many cases, students told others of their violent plans before the attacks.
"It means we have to work with our kids to revisit the code of not tattling for their own safety," Persico said. "We have to find ways to convince kids that they have a responsibility to tell adults of serious situations."
It is important to convince students that they should allow the adults to determine if a situation is indeed a real threat or not.
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Theodore Loeffler, the vice principal at Randolph High School, said the only constant among youths involved in school shootings is that they have all been males from 13- to 17-years-old.
"It doesn't have to be a kid in a trenchcoat wandering around and playing weird music," Loeffler said.
Though clothing does not necessarily indicate a tendency to commit violence, Loeffler said he suggests that students do not wear clothing with inflammatory mess ages or symbols.
"I tell the kid who wears a black trench coat that he's sending messages and pushing people's buttons," Loeffler said.
The vice principal recently told one student to remove or cover up a shirt he was wearing with the words "Bomb Technician"
Rather than just concentrating on identifying youths at risk, the schools have to focus on threats reported by other students.
"Shootings are rarely impulsive," Loeffler said. "They are always planned and they share their plans with other students."
Loeffler said students in Randolph are urged to report any threats.
"They know that confidentiality will be kept and that we will check out the threats," Loeffler said.
While the code against "tattling" was strong in past years, children are now m ore likely to report threats in the wake of recent incidents of school violence, Loeffler said.
"Now, they come right in and tell us right away," Loeffler said. "They've seen so many things happen and how things could have changed if people had been told."
Officer Scott Arentowicz, one of two school resource officers in Randolph, said the lack of a profile, the evident advance planning and the length of simmering anger were all serious issues relating to school violence.
Children who are prone to violence can easily find support and even ideas for gaining revenge through the Internet, video games, movies and even friends, Arentowicz said.
He said students are more willing now than in past years to inform adults about students who are talking about violence.
"Kids still have loyalty to each other but I see kids are more nervous now and a lot more are stepping forward," Arentowicz said.
He said those who commit violence don't act impetuously but rather plan their acts because of a growing anger toward being bullied or otherwise victimized.
"It's not the instant impact but it's the gradual wound," Arentowicz said.
Among the area schools represented at the academy symposium were West Morris Regional High School, Mendham High School, Randolph High School, Mendham borough and township police, Randolph police, Roxbury police and school system and Mount Olive High School and police.


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Kid's Music With Parent Appeal
Grammy-winners Dan Zanes and Friends (You may know Zanes as the front man from The Del Fuegos) has just released a collection of songs, Little Nut Tree, that he calls "age desegregated." That's hipster for kid's songs that won't make you cringe at their saccharin level or forced "teachable moments."
Five years ago, Dan Zanes and Friends released the family cd Catch That Train that went on to win the Grammy. Little Nut Tree is made up of original tunes and covers and includes some fun and surprising collaborations. My favorite is his cover of the Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto R&B classic "Down in the Basement" with funk/soul singer Sharon Jones. Every suburban kid is familiar with the basement playroom. Zanes makes the playroom hip as he sings, "Where can you go to party all night?" as Jones chimes in with the refrain, "Down in the basement!"
Zanes told NPR, "Most pop music is about romance and sex. That doesn't fly with most three-year-olds. And parents aren't all that excited about songs that are about saying please." Tracks like "Wake Up Baby!," title track, "Little Nut Tree," and "I Don't Need Sunny Skies" (plus 12 more tracks), make this a refreshing choice for parties and playdates. It's about having fun and enjoying life and each other without being corny about it. And you can listen to samples of every cut right here.
This spring, nerd/geek rockers John Flansburgh and John Linnell, better known as They Might Be Giants, will celebrate 30 years in music. Since becoming parents themselves, they've blended careers in "grown up" music with family-friendly, witty kid's discs and shows. I took my then two-year-old daughter to see their confetti-cannon Family Show and she just adored it; almost as much as I did. There's a lot to love here. John and John have always had a way with a catchy, just-this-side-of-Motown bridge. Their clever lyrics always work on more than one level, but with their children's collections, they only have to work on two: yours and your kid's.
You can get a feel for their sense of humor just by reading their list of original songs: on their Grammy-nominated disc, Here Comes Science, track 9 is "Why Does the Sun Shine?" And track 10 is "Why Does the Sun REALLY Shine?" Grammy-winning Here Come the 123's contains the hilarious tracks, "The Secret Life of Six," and "Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go To Work)." You'll want to keep these discs (including Here Come the ABC's) for yourself; if the kids are extra good, they can have a listen. But only if they know how to share. Sample songs from all their kid's discs at their Amazon "mini-store."
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Look familiar? It's a Dell Wasabi (aka a PZ310) that I bought years ago on a whim for $30. It's a handheld printer, and it's roughly the size of a mini portable drive. It comes with batteries, and prints via either Bluetooth or PictBridge.
Unfortunately, at the time I didn't realise that the iPhone doesn't support bluetooth printing, and I didn't have any other phones to test it on, so it went into the cupboard. Until today.
Using a Mac, with a combination of web services & apps, we can breathe life back into this printer, and turn it into a hashtag-based Instagram printer!
In other words, any time there's a new photo with a certain hashtag in Instagram, this will find it, download it, crop & resize it, then print it out. All completely automagically.
Sounds cool right? Well, what are you waiting for? Let's do it!
What Will I Need?
- A Mac
- A Dell Wasabi printer (or a similar bluetooth printer, like the Polaroid PoGo)
- Some Zink 2x3" paper (for the printer)
- An IFTTT account
- An Instagram account
- Dropbox
- Hazel for Mac (optional)
- Photoshop CS5 or above (optional)
Note theres two different ways you can go about this: if you want true Polaroid-style prints, youll need to use something like Hazel as well as Photoshop/Pixelmator/Keyboard Maestro for the image composition part.
However, if youre happy with images being centered in the 2x3 print, then all you need is your Mac and a little bit of AppleScript.
Step 1: Pair up the Printer
Go to System Preferences -> Bluetooth.
Hit the plus button to add a new device to your Mac.
Select the Dell PZ310 printer and hit Continue.
The printer should then pair up with your Mac. You'll probably see a screen like this for just a moment.
Here's the weird thing; this printer doesn't recognise as a printer. Even though it will open the Scan & Print preferences, it will not install itself as a printer. That's OK.
If you go back to your Bluetooth preferences, you should now see it's paired up. Make a note of the address of the printer. We'll need it for later.
Step 2: Set up an IFTTT recipe
Go to IFTTT.com and sign in. We're going to create a recipe that scans Instagram for hash-tagged photos. When it finds them, it will download them to Dropbox.
Create a new recipe.
IFTTT recipes work on a if this then that formula. So, our first trigger channel (aka, the 'this') in the new recipe is Instagram.
It will ask you to authenticate against your Instagram account, so have your Instagram password handy. Then it will ask you to choose a trigger. Select the 'New photo by anyone tagged' option.
Next, specify the hashtag you want to print. I've made up one called #mactalkstagram, basically because I don't think anyone has ever used that before.
Next step is the action channel (aka the that) part of this recipe. Select Dropbox.
Again, it will ask you to authenticate against your Dropbox account, so have your Dropbox password handy. Then it will ask you to choose a trigger. Select the 'Add file from URL' option.
Now, there's a little bit of customisation here; change the Dropbox folder path to ifttt/instagram-print-start. this means all the photos ifttt finds will be dropped into that folder.
Once you've done that, you can create your recipe. Give it a description too if you like.
Here's what it looks like in your recipe list once you're done.
Step 3: Create an additional folder in your Dropbox/Instagram folder:
Because were using one folder for IFTTT to store the image, and another folder to print out the image, you need two folders in your Dropbox/Instagram. Ive named mine instagram-print-start for the raw photos from Instagram and instagram-print-end for the images Im going to print, but you can name yours whatever you like.
(Optional) Step 4a: Create a Photoshop Droplet -- for Polaroid-style prints
(Editor's Note: Heres where the steps deviate a little. If you want true Polaroid-style prints -which require Hazel & Photoshop- read on, otherwise, jump ahead to Benny's steps at Step 4b instead.)
The next part of the process is to build a Photoshop droplet to automatically resize, pad & position the photo so it looks right when it prints. What's a droplet? Well, a droplet is kind of like a little Photoshop application that automates an image manipulation task (or series of tasks) for you.
We want to take a photo like this:
add some polaroid-style asymmetric white padding to the image, and turn it into this:
Firstly, create a folder in your Dropbox ifttt folder called instagram-ready-to-print. This will be where your completed image will be saved.
Next, open your Instagram photo in Photoshop, and pop open the Actions pane (its under Window -> Actions). Click the little page icon to create a new action.
Give the new action a name.
Now youre recording the action. This means anything you do in Photoshop from now on is recorded, so you have to be careful!
Firstly, to go Image -> Canvas Size... in the menu. Now apply a 140 pixel width extension (70px for each side), taking the total width to 752px. Make sure the anchor is centred. Also, make sure Canvas extension colour is set to white.
Next, apply a second Canvas Size adjustment, adding 90 pixels to the top (for a total height of 702px). Set the anchor to the centre-bottom.
Finally, add a 3rd Canvas Size adjustment, adding 410px to the bottom for a final total height of 1112px. Set the anchor to the centre-top.
Now we want to export this image as a jpg (which is the only file this printer seems to accept). Go to File -> Save for Web... and set the file-type to JPEG, and crank the quality up all the way to 100.
Hit Save... and specify to save your image in the instagram-ready-to-print folder you specified earlier. Dont rename it.
Finally, close the image (and dont save it). This is important; closing needs to be a part of the automated action.
Now youre all done recording your action! Hit the stop button on your action pane.
You can now select this action any time & hit play to repeat the exact steps you just did. Were going to take this one step further and convert that action into a Droplet; a kind of mini-application which allows you to drag-and-drop an image onto the droplet to perform the same actions again instantly.
Go to File -> Automate -> Create Droplet...
Firstly, choose the spot where you want to save your Droplet. Im saving it in the ifttt folder, alongside the other folders involved.
Next, choose the action you want to save -- thatd be our Instagram Print action. Also make sure the checkboxes below match up with my screenshot.
Hit OK to create your Droplet.
This Droplet will now automatically create the Polaroid-style frame, and save the finished product in the instagram-ready-to-print folder. Neato!
If you want to download the Droplet Ive already created, you can do so here:
Step 4a (ii): Hazel
Finally, were going to use Hazel to monitor our folders, and trigger the Droplet when it sees a new image appear. Well also use Hazel to action a Bluetooth print when the droplet shoots out an image.
Firstly, add another folder to our ifttt folder called instagram-print-finish. This is where all images will go when youre done with printing them.
Now open Hazel, and add the instagram-print-start folder. Create a new rule called Activate Instagram Print Droplet
Create a rule that looks for any images that exist into this folder, opens them with your droplet, and then moves them into your instagram-print-finish folder.
Finally, add the instagram-ready-to-print folder to Hazel & create a new rule called Print that photo.
This rule keeps an eye out for any images, and automatically shoots them across to the printer. It also then finally stores them in the instagram-print-finish folder, in case you want them for later.
This is the hardest part; Applescript is needed to send the file to the printer. Remember back at the beginning we wrote down the printer number? Well, we need that number now!
Heres the AppleScript so you can just copy & paste it into the box, but be sure to change the device number with your own!
tell application "Bluetooth File Exchange" send file POSIX path of theFile as string to device "MY-DEVICE-NUMBER end tell (* Bluetooth File Exchange *) delay 30
Hit OK on that rule and youre ready to go! It should start printing almost immediately.
Thats it! Once youve set this up, as soon as an image appears on Instagram with your hashtag, it will route its way through your system like this:
- Instagram -> Raw image Dropbox folder instagram-print-start (via IFTTT)
- Raw image Dropbox -> Framed image Dropbox folder instagram-ready-to-print (via Photoshop Droplet & Hazel)
- Framed image Dropbox -> Printer & final Dropbox folder instagram-print-finish (via Hazel & Applescript)
The final product will be entirely automatic, and will look like this!
Dont have Photoshop or Hazel installed? Follow Bennys steps below to print using Folder Actions & Applescript!
Step 4b (i): Setup AppleScript
If youre doing it the low-tech way, then you need two things: Folder Actions (included as part of Finder in OS X) and AppleScript (to respond to Folder Actions).
Essentially what were trying to do here is recognise when a new file has been added to a folder, which Folder Actions can do for us, and then process that file using AppleScript. If youve been following along so far, the combination of Folder Actions and AppleScript replaces the Hazel and Photoshop things you were doing before.
Well setup the AppleScript part of things first, then add those scripts to the Folder Actions.
What we want to do is add the following AppleScript to a new script. Either copy and paste the code below and save it into a new file, or click on this link to generate the AppleScript file for you. We'll save the file in the next step.
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items try tell application "Finder" set b to displayed name of (info for added_items) set a to "/Volumes/Storage/linked/Dropbox/IFTTT/instagram/raws/" set c to a & b set filename to quoted form of c do shell script "cp " & filename & " /Volumes/Storage/linked/Dropbox/IFTTT/instagram/prints/" end tell end try end adding folder items to
All were doing here is modifying the built-in AppleScript for recognising when a new file has been added to a folder, and copying that file into a different folder (because we dont want to print the image as-is).
Modify the script so that the path above is where your instagram-print-start folder is, Ive called mine raws but yours can be whatever you like. Save that file as something like Duplicate Image, but into the ~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts folder so you can add it as a Folder Action Script later on (if that folder doesnt exist, just create it). Should look like something like the following when you've done it right.
Now repeat the process, with a slightly different AppleScript, but the same deal: either copy and paste the code, or click on this link to generate the new AppleScript file for you.
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items try set this_file to the (the POSIX path of added_items) tell application "Image Events" -- start the Image Events application launch -- open the image file set this_image to open this_file -- perform action pad this_image to dimensions {752, 1112} with pad color {65535, 65535, 65535} -- save the changes save this_image with icon -- purge the open image data close this_image end tell tell application "Bluetooth File Exchange" send file this_file as string to device "00-13-C9-00-51-58" end tell on error error_message display dialog error_message end try end adding folder items to
This AppleScript is a little more complex: it still uses the Folder Action of a new item being added to the folder, but this time were using Image Events to pad out the image. The padding isnt perfect (i.e. its symmetrical and uniform on every edge, not like the Polaroid-style prints James method outputs), but this is mostly a limitation of Image Events rather than anything else. After padding the image with a white border, we save the image, and send it off to the device. Make sure the device address is the one of your printer you got above.
Save the above AppleScript into the same place (~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts), calling it something like Pad and Print.
Step 3b (ii) Setting Up Folder Actions
Now that our AppleScripts are all setup, its time to put together the final piece of the puzzle: Folder Actions.
Folder Actions are pretty cool as theyre built into the OS and can do things when items are added to a folder, and so on. Combine Folder Actions with a little bit of AppleScript, and youve got yourself a rough approximation of Hazel.
Locate your folders in the Finder. Right click, and select Folder Actions Setup
In the window that pops up, youll want to select the duplicate image script you saved earlier. Hit attach.
Do the same with the prints folder that youve created (i.e. attach the pad and print script to the prints folder, so the Folder Actions Setup window looks like this:
And believe it or not, thats it. If youve setup your AppleScripts properly by modifying the correct paths of your Instagram folders in your Dropbox, and if youve correctly added the right scripts to the right folder, it should, in theory, just work.
The flow diagram for the Folder Actions and AppleScript method is pretty similar, only with fewer moving parts:
- IFTTT puts your Instagram image into your Dropbox/raws folder.
- Once a new file lands in your raws folder, Folder Actions calls AppleScript to simply copy that file into the prints folder.
- One a new file lands in the prints folder, Folder Actions calls AppleScript to pad that image out, save it, and then send it off to the printer.
And voilà, the finished product. Not as elegant as James' solution, but on the plus side, doesn't require Photoshop or Hazel.
Wrap Up:
There you have it: two ways to hack together an automatic Instagram printer, both with their own advantages and disadvantes. A few notes:
- Photoshop isn't strictly necessary for the first method, as you could do the same thing manually with pretty much any image manipulation app. An app such as Keyboard Maestro would even allow you to keep it all automatic.
- Image Events isn't the best image manipulation app around, but it is scriptable. If you know of a similar free app that is scriptable and can add non-uniform padding, I'd love to hear from you.
Editor's Note: A huge thank-you to Benny Ling for persisting & finding a way to do it for free. You're a legend!
James Croft runs Go Make, a business helping education with technology in a post-PC world. He's on Twitter, Google+ & even LinkedIn from time to time.


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During the SXSW festival back in March, an outrageously beautiful woman named Ava drove the Tinder users of Austin crazy. "Surely she's too good to be true," they must have thought—and, in a way, she was.
"Ava" was, in fact, the good-enough-to-be-human AI played by Alicia Vikander in Alex Garland's Ex Machina, and the Tinder stunt was a brilliant bit of guerilla marketing by the film's studio to stir up the influencers in town for the festival. Just as Ava shook up social media, Ex Machina sought to shake up our firmest sense of what constitutes humanness. And the fact that both were rather successful in their aims is a testament to the talent and dynamism of Vikander, who may now proceed to shake up our notions of movie stardom.
Vaulting out of her native Sweden and some prestigious local Scandinavian productions (including the 2012 Danish film A Royal Affair), Vikander has in very short order become, well, it in Hollywood. With six more movies on the way—including Guy Richie's campy spy story The Man From U.N.C.L.E., alongside Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill; Derek Cianfrance's dark romance The Light Between Oceans, across from her rumored real-life love Michael Fassbender; and Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl, providing more Oscar bate for Eddie Redmayne, who plays a transgender artist in the film—Vikander is primed to take the world as she once took the Texas capital.
It is seemingly a long way from her first English speaking part, in Joe Wright's adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina in 2012. And as the 26-year-old Vikander told Wright this past May, it is all still a bit out of this world—almost too good to be true, though true indeed.
JOE WRIGHT: Hello, darling! How are you?
ALICIA VIKANDER: I'm good. I'm still a bit jet-lagged but otherwise great.
WRIGHT: You've got, like, four more films coming out this year, right?
VIKANDER: Yeah. I've been working since we worked together, and now they're all coming out at the same time.
WRIGHT: Do you get worried about that, about overexposure?
VIKANDER: Yeah, I guess people might just get tired of my face.
WRIGHT: I doubt they will. And they're all very different films. It's unlikely that the same audience will see The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Testament of Youth.
VIKANDER: That has made it quite fun, to be busy in very different contexts on such different projects. I've been terrified to begin each one of them because they're so new to me.
WRIGHT: That's good. Fear keeps us going.
VIKANDER: It's the kick and the thrill of it. Like meeting you for the first time—shit, I was terrified. I remember it very well.
WRIGHT: You didn't look scared at all. You looked quite casual.
VIKANDER: I came in while you were in edits on Hanna [2011], and I was terrified. Well, I was terrified in that room, too, because you had made it so casual. You put cute pillows on the floor and had executives and casting directors, like, pretending to be flies on the wall, while we sat on the floor.
WRIGHT: Something actors don't realize about casting sessions is that the director is often as nervous as the actor.
VIKANDER: You should have told me. I didn't know that. [laughs]
WRIGHT: We so want you to be right for the job. And we care, or at least I do, about how we come across. One of the things that most impressed me at the time was your training as a dancer.
VIKANDER: That was a pretty amazing thing because, after dancing six days a week several hours every day, when I quit, I did not take one class until that day for Anna Karenina. So you were the one bringing me into the studio again for the first time.
WRIGHT: Do you still dance now?
VIKANDER: I don't. I don't want to take classes in the same way. But I've been able to go to the opera a bit more. I still love to see the ballet. And I love to boogie. As soon as I get an opportunity, when I hear some music ...
WRIGHT: Your mum is a theater actress, right?
VIKANDER: Yes.
WRIGHT: Do you ever think of going into the theater?
VIKANDER: I do. There was an opportunity that came to me at the beginning of this year, a piece with an actor that I look up to a lot. I called up my mom, and it was sweet. She was like, "This is probably as proud as I've been."
WRIGHT: Oh!
VIKANDER: Because of dates and things, I couldn't do it, but I felt how much it meant to me when the opportunity came. We talked about terrifying things. I applied for the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Sweden twice. I got to the last round for two years and did not get in. It feels like you're on Idol or something, to have to go in and perform those auditions. That's why I applied to law school, because I thought that was maybe my only way forward, especially in the small country of Sweden. But theater was definitely my aim from the beginning.
WRIGHT: And your dad being a psychiatrist, do you think that's affected your acting?
VIKANDER: Both my mom and my dad have always included me in intelligent conversations about people, about characters, about how people work. My dad and my mom still read all scripts that I find interesting. I send them an e-mail, and I'm like, "Okay, I have my eye on this," or whatever. And they call me up after they've had the time to read the scripts. It's become a sweet tradition, because I see them so rarely now. And for me to feel like they're included in the journey, it means a lot. And they're very honest, too, which is great.
WRIGHT: Do you find it strange being away from Sweden so much? Do you miss it?
VIKANDER: I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place.
oth my mom and my dad have always included me in intelligent conversations about people, about characters, about how people work. My dad and my mom still read all scripts that I find interesting.—Alicia Vikander
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August 2017
WRIGHT: Do you like America?
VIKANDER: I love being here, but I've never been here for more than a few weeks at a time. I love New York, and I would love to try to live here for a while if I ever got the chance, but it's also extremely hectic. I don't think I would cope with that. [laughs]
WRIGHT: When I first took a film to the States—it was Pride & Prejudice [2005]—a member of the audience said, "I don't usually like foreign movies, but I like this one." Obviously, I was surprised that an English-speaking film, a British film, could be called "foreign." But I then realized how different our cultures are. Previously, I had kind of thought we all shared a culture. But it's very different.
VIKANDER: Especially for me being really foreign. [laughs]
WRIGHT: Is it still strange acting in a foreign language?
VIKANDER: Yes. Anna Karenina was really tough. I constantly realized with the language, it's about the filter between the thought and the actual words coming out. That has become so much thinner now for me, that filter.
WRIGHT: Does not working scare you? I've been working on this film for 20 or 22 months, and I'm a bit nervous about finishing because I'm kind of scared of the time that I'll have opening up.
VIKANDER: I think so. But it kind of comes down to your body needing rest. I've been so tired and overworked, and I have six, seven days off—I finished a film a week and a half ago. I was longing for that week, and then, four, five days in, the thought of it really freaked me out. [both laugh] Weirdly enough, I'm only able to relax knowing that I'm going to be busy.
WRIGHT: The film you just finished shooting is The Danish Girl?
VIKANDER: Yes. Another emotionally intense project. Eddie Redmayne is an extraordinary actor, and a big part of the film was mostly just the two of us in quite a tight space in a studio. It was claustrophobic, digging so deep in a lot of issues, and very complicated relationships. And it's exactly what I want to be doing because it's extremely complicated and tough.
WRIGHT: And The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was the complete opposite, right?
VIKANDER: It's fun.
WRIGHT: You're funny!
VIKANDER: And Guy [Ritchie] was quite tough. He works in a way where you have a script, but then each morning you try to just change everything. And he's very fluid in his work, like, "Okay, but what if we don't say this? What do we say then?" So the first day of shooting he turns to me, and I was like, "First of all, it's not my native language," and he was like, "No, no, but say something funny."
WRIGHT: Ouch.
VIKANDER: The most terrifying sentence that you can hear. And then of course I tried, and he said, "Try something else." [both laugh] And the cameras were rolling. I was furiously mad and terrified, and basically, it is me and a bunch of guys, a very dude-ish set. But they kind of took care of me, like I was the sister. And in the end, I actually enjoyed the collaboration of trying different things and knowing that it was okay to fail big time, which I did. [laughs]
WRIGHT: One of the things I really admire about Guy's films is that they're tonally consistent. My films aren't quite as tonally consistent, a little bit more schizophrenic. His all have a dexterous tone throughout the piece.
VIKANDER: Or, it can be good to throw yourself in between all of those things. That is something that I've seen you do, and I think it's extremely brave.
WRIGHT: Audiences can feel uncomfortable with that because they don't know quite where they fit, they're allowed to laugh ...
VIKANDER: But I think film is also made to kind of push an audience. So many films, you already know when you get into the theater what you're going to see. I'd rather that filmmaking is pushing those boundaries.
WRIGHT: What was the film with Fassbender?
VIKANDER: The Light Between Oceans; it's about a man who comes back to Australia from the first World War, and because of the trauma he's gone through, he takes the job that nobody wants, as a lighthouse keeper. And on the way out, before he takes this three-year job, he falls in love. So he and this girl marry and go out to this island together. They live a bit of an Adam-and-Eve life in the beginning, but she has miscarriages, and one day there's a boat, a dinghy, that comes up to the lighthouse island with a dead man and a baby in the boat. And that's kind of where the story kicks off.
WRIGHT: That sounds amazing. You're constantly falling in love in your films, aren't you?
VIKANDER: I think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that's such a big part of anyone's life in general, that's such a humane thing.
WRIGHT: I haven't seen Ex Machina yet. Did you fall in love in that one?
VIKANDER: That's complicated. Depends on how you see it, so I shouldn't say more.
WRIGHT: Was it nice working with Domhnall [Gleeson] again?
VIKANDER: Aw, it was great. I'm seeing him today!
WRIGHT: Oh, send him my love!
VIKANDER: Yes, I will. It was great going back to work together, feeling comfortable. You kind of get to skip the whole getting-to-know-one-another thing, and you can throw yourself in there.
WRIGHT: I imagine the two of you together. I think it takes a while for actors to trust each other, and to understand each other's rhythms. And that was something you did quite quickly with Domhnall on Anna Karenina. I think it must have been lovely to embark on a venture together already having those kind of rhythms in place. Do you remember when Domhnall got upset in rehearsals in Anna Karenina? I was asking you, in character, questions about your feelings towards Count Vronsky and your feelings toward Levin, and you compared the two of them. And Domhnall got really upset! [both laugh]
VIKANDER: [laughs] Yeah, I had totally forgotten that. He takes his job seriously.
WRIGHT: He's a very sensitive man.
VIKANDER: He is, and you are too.
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think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that's such a big part of anyone's life in general, that's such a humane thing.—Alicia Vikander
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Good morning Dinks. It's that time of the year again, the time of the year when young ladies my age are sending out their wedding invitations for their summer weddings. Apparently I am at that age when I should be getting married, getting pregnant and settling down. It seems like everywhere I turn and every time I open my mail box I am receiving another invitation to attend someone's baby shower or wedding.
I thought that the wave of my friends and co-workers getting married and having babies was over, but I guess that I was wrong. So yet again I am going to dance the night away and smile my way through another summer of weddings and baby showers. But what should I do if my happily ever after doesn't include a house, two kids and all of the financial stress that comes along with it?
One of my co-workers got married to the man of her dreams last year and now she is blissfully pregnant and expecting her first child. Three years ago my co-worker was complaining about how she had no money; some days she would even cry about how much debt she had and now only a year later she is debt free. I know that marriage means you are supposed to share everything with your spouse and live happily ever after, but what if the only thing your spouse has is debt?
Debt may be a deal breaker
I feel that this is why couples should talk about finances, goals and money before they get married because no one likes an unpleasant surprise after they have already put a ring on their loved ones finger.
I know that some people get married for money and I don't think that this is the whole story in my co-workers case. I truly believe that my co-worker is happily married but I also believe that money is a big part of her happiness. She no longer has the stress of being thousands of dollars in debt; she now enjoys having access to a bank account with two incomes and a husband who never says no.
After dating for years and finally getting married in her 40s my co-worker has found happiness with a man who is financially stable and willing to share his comfy money cushion with his wife. Is he a good husband or is he just a sucker?
Maybe a spouse feels obligated
This is surprisingly not the first time that one of my co-workers (at the bank) has married a man who willingly pays off their debt. I have another co-worker has been married for several years now, when she was still dating her now-husband many years ago he paid all of their monthly expenses (including the mortgage) so that she could focus on paying off her student loans and other debt.
This man didn't hand over fists full of money, but he did let his girlfriend live rent free for many years so that she could become debt free. Should one spouse put financial stress on them self so that the other spouse can reap the financial rewards? I am not so sure.
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