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Picture: Nicollette Sheridan Hallmark Channel's Winter 2012 TCA Press Tour Evening Gala at Tournament House - Arrivals Los Angeles, California - 14.01.12
Jurors in actress Nicollette Sheridan's ongoing wrongful dismissal trial have been left with the idea the former Desperate Housewives star really is "desperate" thanks to defence attorney Adam Levin's closing statements on Wednesday (14Mar12).
Sheridan has spent two weeks in court maintaining she was fired after complaining to TV network executives about the actions of show creator Marc Cherry.
She accused the writer/producer of striking her after she asked him to write her a line for the end of a scene. Cherry testified last week (ends09Mar12) that he was merely demonstrating an action he wanted her to carry out - and the incident had nothing to do with her firing, explaining he had decided to kill off her character, Edie Britt, months before.
Sheridan's battery charges against Cherry were dropped on Tuesday (13Mar12) just before closing arguments began in the wrongful-termination trial.
And after her lawyer, Mark Baute, suggested TV bosses had "got together to create a record of justifiable firing", ABC lead lawyer Levin told the jury the word "desperate" had been on his mind throughout the case.
He said, "Desperate is claiming that 10 good citizens of California conspired to get their story straight. And they took the stand, looked you in the eye and then committed perjury. That is desperate."
He was referring to the producers and Abc executives who have maintained the decision to fire Sheridan was made in May, 2008 - four months before her alleged altercation with Cherry.
Levin is expected to wrap up his closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon, when the jury will begin deliberations.
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YUVsoft Teams Up with Industry Renown NUKE Expert Steve Wright to Develop In-Depth Tutorial Series for 2D to 3D Suite Steve Wright to Develop In-Depth, Workflow Themed Tutorials; Tips and Techniques for High Quality Stereo 3D Conversion
YUVsoft Corp. (www.yuvsoft.com), developers of 2D-to-stereo 3D conversion software solutions, today announced it has teamed up with renowned industry veteran and Telly Award winning master trainer, Steve Wright. As a result of this initiative, Steve Wright is working with YUVsoft to develop in-depth, workflow themed tutorials designed to provide customers with a comprehensive understanding of the techniques to master stereo conversion workflows using the Company?s flagship 2D to 3D Suite.
The first tutorial created is available today online at http://youtu.be/UgpRxyBvPYM and focuses on defining, and explaining the basic concepts, capabilities and possibilities enabled by YUVsoft?s 2D to 3D Suite. Additional tutorials are in development and their availability will be announced upon release.
"YUVsoft's 2D to 3D suite represents a brilliant integration of automation with easy access for artist intervention only and exactly where needed. It also offers a wide range of quality all the way from high end feature film down to standard definition video with a linear labor cost," said Steve Wright. "The truly big issue with stereo conversion is the massive amount of labor required. YUVsoft tools provide a major solution to this by offering the highest quality stereo conversion with the least amount of labor possible. The YUVsoft plug-in set is so beautifully integrated into NUKE, you can add their nodes like any other NUKE node, and can mix Nuke operations with YUVsoft operations seamlessly."
About YUVsoft?s 2D to 2D Suite
YUVsoft 2D to 3D Suite is a family of stereo 3D conversion plug-in software tools designed to support the conversion workflow in Adobe After Effects and The Foundry NUKE environment. The 2D to 3D Suite includes tools for fast, near-automatic construction of plausible depth maps, background creation, depth map editing and high-quality stereo generation. It also includes YUVsoft?s Stereo Generator Suite - a complete toolset for high quality stereo generation, with specialized tools for fuzzy boundary processing and background reconstruction.
The Stereo Generator Suite is included with the 2D to 3D Suite, or is available as a stand alone product.
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Generating background depth for ultra-high-quality conversions of blockbuster theatrical releases
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For more information, or to purchase the 2D to 3D Suite, please visit www.yuvsoft.com.
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Steve Wright is a Senior Compositor, 2D Technical Director and a senior industry veteran in visual effects compositing with over 20 years of production experience. He has over 70 film credits such as Night at the Museum 2, Shutter Island, Solaris, Traffic, U-571, Air Force One, Hart's War and many, many more and has also created the visual effects for 70 broadcast television commercials. Steve is now a master trainer traveling around the world conducting VFX compositing training for major visual effects studios using Nuke and Shake, and has won two ?Telly Awards? for his Nuke tutorials. He also produces training programs and conducts classes and workshops both on-line and location based. He has published two books on this fascinating subject (available on Amazon.com) and his Nuke and Shake training videos are available on Lynda.com. He is a member of the Visual Effects Society (VES) and the Digital Cinema Society (DCS).
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Founded in 2006, YUVsoft develops 2D-to-stereo 3D conversion and post production software solutions for feature film and television production studios worldwide. We provide powerful, sophisticated software that significantly accelerates the complex 2D-to-stereo-3D conversion workflow, with tools for automating and simplifying depth map creation, processing and high quality stereo generation. The company also has broad expertise in stereo video processing, video quality estimation, including stereoscopic, multiview and 2D+Depth video, and in 2D video processing for quality enhancement, compression and analysis. For more information, please visit www.yuvsoft.com.
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Girlfriend is Better
This is a brief passage from Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being. (It is, incidentally a passage that is characteristic of the sentiment of the book, but not of its story.) The story has little to do with the quote; the book tells the story of Tomas, a pleasure-seeking doctor who falls in love and marries a young woman named Tereza. Despite Tomas' intense love for Tereza, he continues to struggle with his desire to sleep with new and different women and staying faithful to his wife.
There are a few points that come to mind when considering this quote.
I considered the general idea of "true human goodness" being measured by the actions of people (not animals, which I believe aren't as important anyway) towards those who are at their mercy in the context of the tsunami victims, or prisoners, or hostages, or any other group of people in the charge of another. The Stanford Prison Experiment is a perfect example of this, as is the recent abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
To make it particularly relevant, the South-East Asian tsunamis* provide another opportunity to display with prominence the possibility of man's indifference to suffering. This from the The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog:
"In the first arrest in a nationwide crackdown on tsunami relief scams, the FBI took a Carrick man into custody yesterday morning on charges of flooding the Internet with spam solicitations for a bogus relief fund so he could pay to fix his car.
Matthew Z. Schmieder, 24, who lives in a rented brick duplex on Crailo Street, admitted to the FBI that he sent out 800,000 e-mails purporting to be from the Mercy Corps, an international group of humanitarian agencies, according to an affidavit."
Another point I found interesting was a quote I read in a New Zealand newspaper on the amount of aid NZ was offering, and why. The quote, coming from a member of parliament said that they were upping the amount of aid they offered because of the high number of "missing and confirmed dead Kiwi travelers in the area." It seemed strange that aid to countries where thousands were killed would have to be justified on the basis that a few Kiwi citizens were amongst them.
Taking in the consideration the basic truth of Kundera's statement, these examples paint a pretty grim picture of human nature. I'd love to think that people tend to be fair and just about things, but that only tends to be if they know someone is looking (hence the continuing aid to SE Asia from countries saying that they want to "match public donations"). (That idea in general should be reason enough to employ transparency in government, business, and personal morality--it keeps us honest.) What does it say about us if we can't help people simply because they need it? Conversely, what does it say about us when it hurts us to see that some people defraud others with the guise of assisting those in need? Why do we find it repugnant when our leaders have to defend us as "not stingy"? Mankind seems to be as full of confusion and indecision as Tomas.
*Incidentally, some very effective before-and-after photos of areas hit by the tsunami can be seen here.


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Solano County is moving forward into fiscal year 2014-15 with a multimillion dollar balanced budget.
A recommended budget of $826,255,908 for the new fiscal year was published in May, however, several budget-related changes have been identified and have increased the recommended budget to $856,679,722, a difference of more than $30.4 million. It is also an increase of nearly $4.5 million from the budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which was slightly more than $852 million.
The budget is still balanced using a combination of funding from state, federal and local revenues, tax revenues, fees for service, transfers from designated reserves and fund balance carryover from fiscal year 2013-14, according to Stephen Pierce, senior management analyst for Solano County.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors will consider approving the budget during a special budget meeting at 9 a.m. Monday in the County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield.
Additions to the budget come as a result of the county planning in February what it anticipates for the next fiscal year, therefore adjustments need to be made accordingly when new information is presented during the months leading up to the June budget hearings, Pierce explained.
The supplemental adjustments of approximately $4.9 million are the result of changes or new information subsequent to the compilation of the recommended budget.
Additionally, there are some supplemental adjustments due to re-budgeting of fiscal year 2013-14 projects and programs.
Monday the board will be asked to consider approving a net increase to the recommended budget of $25.5 million based on additional information. The most significant of the increases is the construction of the Adult Local Justice Facility.
"Typically, construction projects are budgeted in the initial year assuming full funding is received," according to staff in a report to the board. "The funding for the jail project is on a reimbursement basis."
The county also is faced with increase costs to California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). In fiscal year 2004-05 the total annual cost to the county was $22.4 million. In 2009-10 the cost increased to $31.2 million for 2,920 allocated positions. This fiscal year the county anticipates it will cost the same, but for 2,785 allocated positions.
"The escalating pension funding costs are creating an increasing unfunded net pension liability," staff noted in the budget report. The county's unfunded market liability is $417.4 million and represents a funding ratio of 71.8 percent.
To help stabilize and manage pension costs, the Pension Advisory Committee is recommending the adoption of a Pension Funding Policy to "provide guidance to maintain a stable, well-funded CalPERS pension account that provides the necessary assets to meet pension commitment to employees and ensure planning mechanisms are in place to ensure sufficient liquidity to pay substantially higher annual pension contribution to the future providing flexibility in maintaining a healthy funding level as CalPERS assumptions are adjusted."
The goals of the new policy included in the budget report are to achieve and maintain a funding ratio goal at or above 90 percent in the county's Safety and Miscellaneous CalPERS Plans, to reduce the county's unfunded liability consistent with a 90 percent funding level and to stabilize annual contributions.
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a series of months, complicated and intricate, which cannot be unraveled before a jury so as to give complete and adequate remedy at law. Devereux v. McCrady (S. C.) 24 S. E. 77. The bill seeks the complete rescission, and the release from further performance of an executory contract. The bill by Strang, Jr., & Co., the cases now being consolidated, has the full force and effect of, and practically is, a cross bill on the removed cause, and .in that view must be retained. An order will be passed continumg the restraining order in the first case, reserving for the present the question of appointing. a receiver, and referring the" case to a special master.
MAYOR, ETC., OF KNOXVILLE v. AFRICA. CITIZENS' RY. CO. v. AFRICA. (Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. October 5, 1896.) Nos. 888 and 38I:l.
Upon an appeal from an order granting a preliminary Injunction, where the question Involved is one of law, determining the ultimate rights of the parties, and is fully presented by the record, the court of appeals will decide the same upon the merits, and render a decree finally disposing of the case. Under the well-settled law of Tennessee, the power to grant to a public corporation a right of way foc the operation of public railroads, commercial or street, on or over a particular street or puolic highway, resides primarily in the legislature, but may be delegated to municIpal governments.
A railway right of way In a public street, whether granted by legislature or city council, or in any other valid mode, Is an easement, and as such is a property right, capable of assignment, sale, and mortgage, and entitled to all the constitutional protection afforded other property rights and contracts.
In Tennessee, two things seem essential to the maintenance and operation of a street rallroad: First, a corporate organization, obtained from the state, under the general incorporation law, whereby the franchise essential to the operation of a street railroad for tolls, is to be acquired; second, a right to enter upon particular streets and occupy them with the necessary tracks and eqUipment, which right is to be procured by contract with the city authorities, to Whom the authority to make the proper grant has been delegated by the legislature. Mill & V. Code, § 1921.
SAl.IE-POWER OF CITY COUNCIL-DEFINITE DESIGNATION OF ROUTE.
Under a general Incorporation law for street railways, which requires the charter to set out the termini and general ronte of the proposed road, and provides that no streets shall be occupied until the "consent" of the city authorities is first obtained by au ordinance, prescribing the "terms" thereof (Mill. & V. Code, §,§ 1920-1925), the power of the city to so consent is limited to the streets included between the termlnl and in the general route described in the charter; and a further grant, purporting to give a right of way over all the streets of the city, present or prospective, thereby delegating to the company the pOwer to elect from time to time the streets which it will occupy, Is invalid. 70 Fed. 729, reversed.
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Onappeal from an order granting a preliminary injuncUon, the circuit court of appeals will not determine the cause OIl its merits, when the rights of the parties can only be made to appear by full proof of the facts, nor will it reverse the decree, unless the court below has abused its discretion.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the North· ern Divisi'On of the Eastern District of '!'ennessee.
This Is an appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction upon bill, answer, exhibits r and upon ex parte affidavits tiled in SUPPOlt of the bill. The controversy involves the right of the complainant, J. Simpson Africa, who is en· gaged in the operation of an electric street railroad In the city of Knoxville, to extend bis rallroad, and occupy three unoccupied streets of said city with his track, poles, and attachments, and operate thereon an electric street railroad. His right to occupy tbe streets In question, Oak, Cburcb, and Central avenue, is denied by the city, wblch bas consented to the occupation of Illlid streets by a rival company. The complaInant is a citizen of Pennsylvania. At a mortgage foreclosure sale under a decree of the circuit court of the United States for the Eastern district of 'l'ennessee, be became the pllrchaser of the street railroad formerly owned and operated by the Knoxville Electric Rallway Company. Tbat company was formed by the consolidation, under the Tennessee statute, of four Tennessee street-railway L'Olllpanies, each of wbicb owned and operated street rallroods in the city of Knoxville. By tbls consolidation tbe corporate property, powers, and franchises of each of tbe constituent companies passed to the Knoxville Electric Railway Company. Mill. & V. Code, §§ 12Q3-1269, inclusive. The mortgages foreclosed included all tbe property and franchises of the consolidated company, and Africa claims to have succeeded to tbe ownership of the sald consolidated line of street railroad, and to all of the street grants and franchises of each of the constituent companies, and to the franchIses essential to the operation for tolls of a street railroad. The senior constituent company was the Knoxville Street-Railroad Company, a corporation organized January 7, 1876, under tbe general corporation law of Tennessee. Mill. & V. Code, §§ 17M, 1705; ld. §§ 1920-1925, Inclusive. The articles of association filed by the Knoxvllle Street-Railroad Company thus described the termini and route of tbe street railroad which they proposed to construct: "Commencing at the intersection of Main and Gay streets in said town, and extending thence and over said Gay street to Jackson street; thence on and over saId the same to Broad street; thence on and over the same to the point of intersection with Crozier street; thence on and over Crozier to Vine street; thence on Vine to Gay; thence from same on wd (lver Union street to (''rooked; thence to Asylum; thence on same to Broad street; thenceon same to Its junction with Jackson street; and also extending along and over the portions of Crozier and Jackson streets not hereinbefore mentioned, and over Depot, White, Fifth avenue, Hardee. :.Yrabry, Clinch, East Clinch, Asylum, Union, Prince, Locust, Crooked, Cumberland, Pat· ton, Moa.-gan, Park, Tempera,nce, State, Hill, McGhee, Jackson, Bellevue, Florida, Fouche, Mill, Kennedy, and Main streets; and also extending on and over all such other streets or extensions of streets as are now or may be hereafter opened or laid out In saId city, to Its corporate limits, and as much further, on all such roods leading into the COTporate limits, as said company may find It desirable to use and operate." On the 11th of January, 1S76, an ordinance was passed by the council of· the city of Knoxville, granting a right of way to the Knoxville StreetRailroodCompany. By the first section It was ordained "that the right of way over and use of all the streets of said city · · · mentioned and described in the charter of sald company; and all other streets or extensions of sh'eets, 'within the corporate llmlts, hereafter to be made, established, and opened, are hereby given and granted to the saId Knoxville Street-Railroad Company; and also is granted the further right to the said company to cut and level any of the streets. and to build on and over tbe same a line of railways to be used under Its charter; provided always that the said company, in the use of said streets, shall be governed and confined to the grade or grades fixed or to be fixed by the city." By the seventh section the ordinance was declared to have all the force and effect of a written c-ontract. Sections 8, 9, and 10 were as follows:
"Sec. 8. The rights and privileges herein granted are Intended and understood to be and exist for and dUring the rorporate existence of sald company. "Sec. 9. The charter of said Knoxville Street-Railroad Company, mentioned in this ordinance, is that which bears the certificate of the secretary of state, and the great seal of the state of Tennessee, affixed on the 5th of January, 1876, and which is registered in Corporation Record Book A, pp. in said secretary's office, and in Book 0, vol. 3, pp. 15{)--159, in the register's office of Knox county, Tennessee; and the said charter is to be taken and treated as a part hereof as fully as though herein set out. "Sec. 10. Be it further 'ordained that all the privileges and immunities and exemptions in the ordinance given and granted shall be deemed to be withdrawn and revoked, and th18 ol'di.nance repealed, if said company shall fail to complete its road track from Main street to Jackson street within nine months from the passage of this oroinance." The route described from Malin street to Jackson was completed within the time prescribed, and some extensiOns of that route were shortly thereafter constructed, though no effort was made to occupy the large number of streets mentioned and des:rlbed in the ordiuance, and not Included by the route from Main to Jackson. On the 5th of July, 1892, the city council by an ordinance revoked the grant of January, 1876, as to all the streets not theretofore occupied. In August, 1895, the same council granted to the Citizens' Railway Company a right of way upon a number of unoccupied streets of the city, including Oak, Church, and Central avenue, and over Gay street from Hm to Depot street This part of Gay street was already occupied by the double tracks of the complainant, and the ordinance granted a right of way over Gay street on condition that no additional track should be constructed thereon,-a condition which woold compel the use of complainant's tracks for a short distance, either as the result of an agreement with him or through condemnation proceedings. The pleadings and exMbits make it clear that both the complainant and the Citizens' Street-Railway Company were preparing to occupy the streets in contJ."()o veray, and that each intended to construct a line of railroad upon those streets. That the activity of the complainant was mainly due to the well-understood purpose of its rival is equally apparent. Complainant was asserting a right to construct a railrold on those streets upon the ground that the ordinance of 1876 granted a right of way to the old Knoxville Street-Rallroad Company upon and over every street then existing or thereafter laid out, and that he had succeeded to that right. The Citizens' Railway Company claimed under the grant to it of 1895, and denied that the oomplainant bad any authority to occupy the streets In question. Neither claimed any exclusive right, but, as the streets were narrow and the grants conflicting, first occupancy was deemed of great importance. Under this state of conflicting claims, the complainant, on the night of September 29, 1895, after 01' about midnight, entered upOn Oak and Church streets and Central RyenUe with a large force of hands, and proceeded to lay down Its track and plant its poles at no less than five different points, and succeeded In constructing at each point a fragment of railroad track. The following day the city of Knoxville filed a bill in the chancery court of the state against the complainant and his asS& ciates and servants, and obtained a preliminary injunction restraining oomplalnant from proceeding with the construction of its said railroad. Beiug thus checkmated, the ,complainant resorted to the United States circuit court, and there filed tlJe present bill, making both the city of Knoxville and the Oitizens' Railway Company defendants. object of this bill was to enjoin the city and the CltizeIlEi' RaIlway Company from removing the track and poles so clandestinely placed upon the controYerted streets; the ground upon which this relief is sought· being that his right is valid under the ordinance of 1876, and that the city had threatened to remove by force ilie fragments of road so constructed, aud that like threats had been made by the railway company. These short and detached fragments of road so placed on said streets seem to be regarded as monuments marking priority of occupancy, and as such being deemed of a value not to be adequately measured by the rude machinery of a law court. This blll was answered under oath. An application for an injunction was argued and elaborately considered by Judge Clark, who, being of the opinion that complainant was vested with a contract right to ('uteI' upon and occupy any and all of the streets of Knoxville by vIrtue of the ordinance of 1876, granted an Injunction according to the prayer of the bill.
From this order allowing an Injunction an appeal hlUl been perfected under the seventh section of the court of appeals act of March 8, 189l.
Joshua W. Caldwell, for Jllayor, etc., of Knoxville. Tull;y R. Oornick and Lucky, Sanford & Tyson, for Citizens' Ry. Co. Webb & McOlung and Wheeler & McDermott, for Africa. Oircuit Judges, and HAMMOND, J. Before TAF'f and LURTON, Circuit Judge, after making the foregoing statement of facts, delivered the opinion of the court. The principal points urged by counsel against the granting of an injunction are these: (1) That any street grant which accrued to the Knoxville Street-Railroad Oompany, or its successors, under the ordinance of 1876, has been abandoned or lost, upon streets unoccupied, by the failure of that company and its successors to avail itself,for a period of nearly 20 years, of the consent thereby given; and that an intention to abandon the right of way upon the unoccupied streets is established, not only by the long delay in occupying them, but by acts and conduct inconsistent with the present existence of such right. (2) That the complainant is estopped from denying the abandonment of a right of way upon unoccupied streets, and the validity of the repealing ordinance of 1892, by the conduct of his predecessors in the title, and of himself, in accepting special ordinances granting rights inconsistent with the legal existence of rights on such streets under the ordinance of 1876, and especially by the application in 1895 for a right of way upon the streets now in controversy. (3) Because the special facts stated in the bill as ground for equitable relief by injunction are insufficient in law, or, if sufficient, are denied by the sworn answer, and not supported by the ex parte affidavits filed in support of the application for a preliminary injunction. (4) Because the right of way granted under the ordinance of 1876 was limited to the corporate existence of the Knoxville StreetRailroad OOmpany by express provision contained in the eighth section thereof, 'and that the corporate existence of the Knoxville Street-Railroad Oompany terminated upon the consolidation of that company with other street-railI'oad corporations in 1889. (5) Because the articles of incorporation do not designate the termini of the proposed railroad, or the general route between such termini, as required by the general corporation law, under which the Knoxville Street-Railroad Company was organized. (6) That the ordinance of 187.6 does not constitute a valid grant of a right of way upon any particular street or streets, beyond the specific route first described in the charter, to which reference is made, to wit: "Commencing at the intersection of Main and Gay streets, and extending thence and over said Gay street to Jackson street; thence 'On and over the same to Broad street; thence on and over the same to the point of intersection with Orozier street; thence on and over Crozier to Vine street; thence on Vine to Gay; thence over same on and over Union street to Crooked; thence to Asylum; thence
on same to Broad street; thence on same to junction with Jackson street." That the remainder of the ordinance does not constitute a valid "consent," within the meaning of the statute, to the use of the networ-k of streets afterwards mentioned, nor to those embraced in the genel."al terms, "also extending on and over all of such other streets or extensions of streets as are now or may be hereafter opened or laid out in said city, to its corporate limits." In Bissell Oarpet-Sweeper Co. v. Goshen Oarpet-Sweeper 00., 19 C. C. A. 25, 72 Fed. 545, this court undertook to construe the seventh section of the act of March 3; 1891, allowing appeals to this court from orders or decrees allowing or refusing preliminary or interlocutory inj-.::nctions, and to indicate our practice upon appeals from both kinds of injunctions. We there said, touching appeals from preliminary injunctions, that:
"Where a preliminary Injunc!Jion is allowed upon a prima facie showing, and without the determination of the merits, this court will ordinarily, on an appeal, eonsider only the question as to whether, on the prima facie case made, there has been an abuse of lliscretion. Such preliminary injunctions are ordinarily Intended only to operate pendente lite, or until a hearing on the merits can be had. They are granted upon a mere summary showing upon affidavits. Their issuance is not a matter of right, and rests In the sound discretion of the judge."
In the same opinion we also said, in- regard to the same class of appeals, that:
"Quite another question would arise if, on an appeal from such an order, 1jhis <lOurt, upon the reeord, should conclude, not only that no case was exhibited for a preliminary Injunction, but also that the bill could not be entertained for any purpose. In such a sitJuation, shall it refuse to determine the case on the merits, and refuse to direct the lower court to dismiss the bill? Must it confine itself to a mere expreBS'ion of opinion that the discretion of the court had been erroneously exercised, and permit a fruitless suit to be prosecuted to a final decree, ultimately to end In dismissal? Clearly, the court ought not to Idly sit, and merely advise the counsel and lower court, but should, if it has jurisdiction, and it bas before it a sUfficient record to enable It to do justice, pronounce a judgment upon the ma'its, and direct the inferior court to do what It originally ought to have done."
The appeal now under consideration presents one or more questions of law going to the root of complainant's right of way upon the streets in controversy. These questions arise upon the face of the ordinance of 1876, and involve, not only its validity, but its meaning, and the duration of the rights thereby granted. They were considered by the court below, and an elaborate opinion filed, constrning and determining the validity, scope, and duration of the street rights attempted to be conferred. The same questions are presented fully 'by the record in this court. Why shall we refuse to consider or decide them? What good is to be accom· plished by confining ourselves to the shell of the case, and refusing to decide a question of law, because it is one of grave character, and goes to the foundation of the litigation? The practice of refusing to determine grave questions of law upon a mere motion to dissolve an injunction, or upon an application for a preliminary injunction, is discnssed by Chancellor Cooper in Owen v. Brien, 2 Tenn. Ch. 295. The rule of practice there considered is only one for the government of nisi prius courts, and not one of universal
obligation. "The practice upon such motions, as very clearly stated by Ohancellor Oooper, in the case cited, was that:
"Upon a motion to dissolve an injunction. it is neither necessary nor proper for the court to undertake to decide the case upon its merils, for there is no mode, under our system, of correcting his errors, if he should make any. in the conclusions arrived at. No appeal can be taken from such rulings, and, in the meantime. irreparable injury may be done. ·If the court can see that there is a substantial question to be decided, it should preserve the property until such question can be regularly disposed of."
Great Western R. Co. v. Birmingham & O. J. R. Co., 2 Phil. Oh. 602; Glascott v. Lang, 3 Mylne & O. 455; Shrewsbury v. Railroad 00., 1 Sim. (N. S.) 410, 426; Ballard v. Fuller, 32 Barb. 68. Upon the other hand, such an injunction ought not to be granted unless the plaintiff's right seems very clear, and the injunction will not operate with morehards'hip upon the defendant than its disallowance upon the plaintiff. Shinkle v. Railroad Co., 62 Fed. 690-692. It is manifest that these rules of practice have no operation, upon an appeal to this court, ·where the legal questions are presented by the record in such a manner as that justice can be done the litigants, and fruitless delay and a second appeal avoided. Though this court will not. feel itself compelled to consider and decide such appeals upon the merits, yet it will do so when the circumstances seem to require it and the record is sufiicient. This practice has the high sanction of the court of appeals for the Fourth circuit in the case of Green v. Mills, 16 O. O. A. 516, 69 Fed. 852, where the opinion was by Chief Justice Fuller. Without expressing any opinion upon the other objections urged by counsel for appellants, we are content to reverse the decree of the lower court upon the ground that the ordinance of 1876 was not a valid or. effectual consent to the occupation of any street other than those embraced by the route beginning at the inter· sectioIl of Main and Gay streets and terminating at the junction of Broad and Jackson. The termini and general course of that route are specifically described, and the requirement of the tenth section of the ordinance, that the track upon those streets shall be laid within a given time, is an effectual recognition of that line as a route specifically consented to by the municipality. 'l'he ordinance itself does not describe or specify or mention the streets over which it was proposed to grant any right of way, but grants a right of way over all the streets of the city "mentioned and described in the charter of said company, and all other streets or extensions of streets, within the city limits, hereafter to be made, established, and opened, are hereby given and granted." When we turn to the charter we find no beginning or ending of any specific line, route, or system, other than that set out above, which description is immediately followed by these words:
"And also extending along and over the portIons of Crozier and Jackson streets not hereInbefore mentioned. and over Depot, White. Fifth avenue. HUl'dee, Mabry, Clinch, East Clinch, Asylum, Union, Prince. Locust, Crooked, Cumberland. Patton, Morgan, Park, Temperance, State, Hill. McGhee, JacksCJlll, Bellevue, Florida, Fouche, Mill. Kennedy. And Main streets; and also extendIng or;. and over all
such other streets or extensions of streets as are now or may be hereafter opened. or laid out in said city, to its corporate limits, and as much further, on all such roads leading into the corporate limits, as aa1d company may find it desirable to use and operate."
Gnder the well-settled law of Tennessee the power to grant to a I!ublic corporation a right of way for the operation of public railroads, commercial or street, on or over a particular street O'l' public highway, resides primarily in the legislature of the state, but may be delegated to municipal governments. Railroad 00. v. Adams, 3 Head, 598; Railroad 00. v. Bingham, 87 Tenn. 522, 11 S. W. 705; Dill. Mun. Corp. §§ 519-521. The restrictions imposed by the amendments to the constitution adopted in 1870, whereby the legislature is required to provide for the organization of cor· porations by general law only, would perhaps prevent the granting of a particular right of way to a particular corpo,ration, as was done in the charter construed in Railroad Co. v. Adams, 3 Head, 598. A right of way upon a public street, whether granted by act of the legislature, or ordinance of city council, or in any other valid mode, is an easement, and as such is a property right, capable of assignment, sale, and mortgage, and entitled to all the conlrtitutional protection afforded other property rights and contracts. Oity of Detroit v. Detroit Oitizens' St. Ry. Co., 22 U. S. App. 570, 12 O. O. A. 365, and 64 Fed. 628; Louisville Trust & Banking 00. v. City of Oincinnati (decided at present term) 76 Fed. 296. In Tennessee two things seem essential to the legal maintenance and operation of a street ['ailroad,-a corporate organization, whereby the franchise essential to the operation of a street rail· road for tolls is to be obtai.ned; and the right to enter upon particular streets and occupy them with the necessary tracks and other equipment for the operation of a street railroad. The fil'St requisite can be obtained only from the state by organization under the general incorporation law provided for those wishing such a franchise. To obtain the second requisite, the first essential is that the proper form for such a charter, being sections 1920-1925, inclusive, Mill. & V. Oode, shall be used. The code provisions reo ferred to authorize the organization of a corporation "for the pur· pose of constructing a street railroad" in a particular city, to be named in the application. The same statute requires that this application shall set out the termini and general route of the proposed street railroad. Having completed the organization of such a company, it next becomes essential to obtain a right of way upon the streets embraced between the termini named in the charter and included in the route therein described. For this purpose power is given the company to contract with the city authorities for the needed grant, with the distinct and emphatic proviso that:
"Ko one of the streets of said city shall be used by said company, nor shall any rails be laid down, until the consent of the city authorities has been first obtained, and an ordinance shall have been passed, prescribing the terms upon which the same may be done; or if the said road extend into the country, the consent of the county court must be first obtained." Mill. & V. Code, § 1921.
As we have already seen, the power to grant a right of way upon the public streets resides primarily in the legislature of the
state. This power may be, and is, by the provisions of this streetrailroad law, delegated to the municipal government of the city in which the proposed railroad is to be operated. This delegated authority is a trust, to be exercised for the public benefit by ordinance duly passed, and subject to the limitations and for the purposes intended by the statute. What is the extent of the power intrus'ted to the city government? 'rhe answer is plain. It is to "consent" to the occupation of such of the streets of the city, between the termini named in the chacter, and within the general route designated therein, as shall be deemed in the interest of the public. The "consent," when given by ordinance duly passed, constitutes a grant of a right of way on and over the frtreets named or described in the ordinance, and constitutes a contractual ordinance, conferring an easement which is irrevocable. By such an ordinance an incorporeal hereditament is created and vested in the grantee. Until "consent" has been given by ordinance, prescribing the terms upon which the streets desired may be occupied, no stre.et right en-sts in the railroad corporation. It is a corporation endowed with the substantial corporate franchise essential to the operation of a street railroad, but it is unable to exercise this franchise because it has no fight to enter upon the streets and there construct the necessary tracks and other appliances needful to the maintenance and operation of a street railroad. The power to "consent," and the power to prescribe the "terms" upon which it will consent, implies the power to refuse to consent, or to consent only upon terms and conditions deemed wise, including the right to impose such limitation upon the duration of the grant as sllall seem proper to the legislative discretion. City of Detroit v. Detroit Citizens' St. Ry. Co., 22 U. S. App. 570-599, 12 C. C. A. :W5, and 64 Fed. 628; Louisville Trust & Banking Co. v. City of Cincinnati (decided at present term) 76 Fed. 296. The delegated power to be exercised by the city government is not an unlimited one. It is the power to consent to the occupation of the publio streets bya street railroad having a definite beginning and ending, and whose general route is designated in its charter. Within those limits it may exercise discretion. Beyond those limits its power does not extend. It is a power to be exercised by the public, through its representatives, constituting the city government, for the public benefit, and for public purposes only. It is a power held in trust, and cannot be exercised for private purposes nor delegated to a street-railroad company. The statute contemplates that the eorporate powers obtained by organization as a street-railroad company shall be for the purpose of constructing a street railroad in a particular city, and that the road, route, or system shall have a definite beginning and ending and a definite general route. When such a railroad is proposed, the legislature has, in effect, said to the city government:
"We delegate to you the power to consIder thIs matter. If the proposed raIlroad, or any part of it, seems to you a matter of public convenIence, and you can agree with such company as to the occupation of the streets over which it proposes to collS1:l'ucb its railroad, you may do so, provided you do so by ordinance, and therein
express the terms 8l1d conditions upon which you grant the necessary street rights."
The ordinance under consideration widely departs from the power conferred upon the city by this statute. So far as it consented to the occupation of the streets included within the route described as beginning at the intersection of Main and Gay streets and terminating at the juncti'On of Broad and Jackson, it is in con· formity with the power, and valid. The remainder of the grant is in exees" of the power of the city. The effort to add to that specific grant the power to occupy every other street within the city, and all \"hieh shonlq at any time thereafter be laid out or extended, amounts to nothing more or less than a renunciation of the power of control over the entire streets of the city, and a delegation to the Knoxville Street-Railroad Company of the right to determine which of a medley of streets should be thereafter occupied by it for street-railroad purposes and the routes to be occupied by future extensions of the line actually designated by both charter and ordinance. To say that the whole of the grant constitutes a route or system is absurd. The grant covers every street, and, if occupied, would result in a railroad upon the four sides of every city square. The city would be covered by a line of railroad having the system of a checkerboard, regardless of the public interest, and in defiance of the public necessity. No community would for a moment tolerate such an unnecessary and harmful obstruction of its streets. and no company could possibly contemplate such a multiplication of parallel lines, crossed at right angles at each cross street by another sE:ries of like parallel lines. The clear purpose of this ordinance was to enable the grantee to elect from time to time what streets it would occupy, and what new lines, or extensions of old ones, its interests as a private corporation would justify. To delegate this power to a street-railroad company is wholly inadmissible, violates every principle of public policy, and has no sanction in law. The provision of the statute which we have heretofore cited, providing that "no one of the streets of said city shall be used by said company .. * .. until the consent of the city authorities hM been first obtained and an ordinance shall have been passed prescribing the terms on which'the same may be done," is a clear implication that the city authorities shall know what streets the proposed railroad is to occupy, and intelligently determine whether the public interests will thereby be subserved. This principle, that a municipal government may not delegate its power to determine which of the streets of the city may be occupied by such companies, was lately recognized and applied in a case where the delegation was of much less importance than that here involved. A city ordinance empowered a street-railroad company "to construct any and all necessary curves, sidings, crossovers, and switches that may be required for the proper, safe, and economical operation of the railway." 'rhe ordinance WM held invalid, as delegating a discretion which the municipal government was itself bound to exercise. State of New Jersey v. Mayor,


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Technology ranks high in Seitsinger's capital requests
Technology ranks high in Seitsinger's capital requests
WESTERLY — Chromebooks, a backup generator and the high school fields are the top three priorities in Superintendent Roy Seitsinger Jr.'s 2015 capital improvement request for the Westerly Public Schools.
The town and school district work together on capital requests, which next go to the Westerly Planning Board.
"We acknowledge and respect the support of the entire Westerly community for their expectation and pride in having a great school district," Seitsinger said. "Setting capital improvement priorities is one of several ways we move on those community expectations."
Seitsinger said officials looked at the district's priorities and student's needs with respect to technology, safety and the future goals of the school system when compiling the list, which School Committee members concurred with at their meeting last week.
The Chromebook, the top priority, is a laptop or notebook computer that runs on Google's Chrome operating system. They would be given to every student in grades five and nine, Seitsinger said, and cost about $180,000. The Chromebooks would tie into the district's efforts to move to a "1:1 student infusion of technology," Seitsinger said. The computers would also meet the requirements of mandatory PARCC testing. PARCC — the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — is a 19-state consortium working to develop K-12 assessments in English and mathematics.
The PARCC assessments, which coincide with the new Common Core State Standards, will be administered during the 2014-15 school year.
The generator, estimated to cost about $50,000, would serve as a backup for the high school, and the cost would be offset using money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials said.
Seitsinger also put a high priority on $70,000 for engineering services for development of plans for artificial turf for the football field and lacrosse-practice field located on the quad.
Other projects ranked on Seitsinger's list of 13 include new school buses, parking and traffic flow improvements at Springbrook Elementary School, school furniture and new high school gym bleachers.
In a letter to the planning board with the attached list of capital requests for both schools and the town, Seitsinger and interim town manager Michelle Buck highlighted the cooperative efforts of the town and school district.
"As the town and the school continue the efforts to work together to maximize value for the citizens of Westerly," they wrote, "we found that many request and projects provide a benefit to both organizations and requires efforts and assistance from both to accomplish particular projects. There are many valid needs, but we understand funds are limited."
Capital requests are not "segregated by department, school or town," Seitsinger and Buck wrote. "It is organized by type, infrastructure, technology, equipment, and vehicles. We need to look at ourselves as one organization with a mission to meet the needs and priorities of the community."
Town capital improvement requests include the installation of a fiber optic ring that would run between the town and school and encompass most of the downtown district.
The installation of a fiber optic ring would provide opportunities for both the town and schools to share computer servers and other technology.
Downtown nonprofits like the YMCA and library would be able to take advantage of the technology, as well.
The fiber optic installation would also serve as a platform for downtown cameras and free Wi-Fi in the park and downtown district.
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NYC Public School Students Present SHOW UP! 2012, 5/24
The NYC public school students and their teaching artists from the ENACT Dropout Prevention Programs will present SHOW UP! 2012, the culmination of a year of work by students in the ENACT Dropout Prevention Programs, at The High School of Hospitality Management, 525 West 50th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues in Manhattan on Thursday, May 24th at 6:30 PM.
ENACT's annual evening of original student-written dramatic performances illustrates many of the obstacles to staying in school.
New York City Council Member Robert Jackson will address the audience.
In collaboration with the New York City Council's Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative, the Department of Education, and the United Way of New York City, ENACT has developed a unique Dropout Prevention Program. The program engages students considered at-risk for dropping out in four partnership schools throughout New York City: Legacy School for Integrated Studies and the High School of Hospitality Management in Manhattan, Middle School 363 in the Bronx, and School for Legal Studies in Brooklyn.
ENACT's mission is to help New York City public school students learn social, emotional, and behavioral skills through creative drama and drama therapy techniques. Since our inception in 1987, our corps of diverse teaching artists – experienced professional actors from theater, film, and television – has used guided role-play to enable young people to recognize, reflect on, and regulate their emotions and behavior in order to achieve productive and fulfilling lives. The ENACT program reaches more than 10,000 students each year. For more information, visit www.enact.org.
The event is free and open to the public with reservations. To RSVP, contact ENACT at email@example.com or call (212) 741-6591 ext. 230.


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Ilya Bryzgalov's first start for Edmonton couldn't have gone much better.
The Russian netminder kicked out all 33 shots faced on Thursday night as the Oilers beat the Preds 3-0 in Nashville, earning both his first win and first shutout since joining the Oilers earlier this month.
"It was great," Bryzgalov said after the game. "Shutouts are always fun."
The 33-year-old, bought out his nine-year, $51 million with Philly deal in July, stopped 13 shots in the first period and 10 in the second and third. The win came after he made his Oilers debut midweek in relief of Devan Dubnyk during a 5-1 loss to Chicago, in which he stopped 12 of 13 shots — so, all told, Bryzgalov has now surrendered just one marker on 46 shots since joining Edmonton, good for a .978 save percentage.
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An Enfield school is taking part in a reading programme organised by the Premier League.
Honilands Primary School in Lovell Road, Enfield will take part in the Premier League Reading Stars programme, which aims to use children's passion for football to motivate them to enjoy reading.
Each of the 20 Premier League sides will select one of its players to become a reading star to talk about their favourite books, setting challenges via online videos.
Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen revealed his favourite children's book is Matilda by Roald Dahl and his choice of adult book is Inferno by Dan Brown.
The school will kick off its ten week programme on Thursday, May 1 from 3.30pm until 4.30pm and will conclude on Thursday, June 26.
The school's project leader Mario López-Goicoechea said: "Having run the programme before, I can vouch for its effectiveness and impact. It transforms children's reading habits, especially those of boys, for the better".
Roald Dahl books were a popular theme amongst the selected players with eight of the 20 choosing his books.
Half of the players also chose books about professional footballers as their preferred adult book.


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text: So now you know how to shop for a prime rib and how to French it, tie it, and season it. There are at least three ways to cook this hunka-hunka roast on the grill or in the smoker—all of them excellent. Spit-roasting: Spit-roasting is my hands-down favorite method for cooking prime rib. Thanks to the slow gentle rotation, the meat cooks evenly and bastes in its own melting fat. Extra points if you spit-roast on a charcoal grill because you can toss wood chips on the coals, giving the you...Read more →


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Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks digest the top political news of the week, namely the 2012 Republican National Convention. They discuss the tone of RNC political rhetoric and how it targeted small business, the lack of any mention of the military in Romney's speech and Clint Eastwood's appearance. Continue reading
Actor, producer and director Clint Eastwood was revealed as the Republican National Convention's "Mystery Speaker" Thursday night, talking to the crowd about the need for change and supporting GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Continue reading
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ST. LOUIS (Jun. 28)
The annual convention of the National Community Relations Advisory Council concluded here today with the adoption of a resolution opposing any Congressional action reversing the Supreme Court ban on prayers and Bible-reading in the public schools. Aaron Goldman of Washington was elected new NCRAC chairman, succeeding Louis Weinstein of Boston.
The convention of the NCRAC, which represents six national Jewish organizations and more than 70 local Jewish community councils in major cities, also urged the United States to ratify the Genocide Convention, which outlaws mass-annihilation of peoples as carried out by the Nazis. The delegates also recommended the adoption of a new U.S. immigration law eliminating the national origin quota system.
Other resolutions urged the U.S. Government to use its influence to bring the Arab states and Israel to the "peace table" and appealed to the American people and leaders to exert influence on the Soviet Government to alleviate cultural and religious discrimination against Soviet Jews.
During the weekend, the delegates discussed the question of whether Jews in this country were facing a loss of their cultural and religious identity. Isaiah B. Minkoff, executive vice-chairman of the NCRAC, discounted statistics on Jewish intermarriage as "lifeless numbers that fail to take into account the dynamic life processes of groups. He said that "Although the relative openness of the American society affords perhaps unparalleled inducement to assimilation, on the other hand, pluralistic America encourages group identification."
Sanford Solender, executive vice-president of the National Jewish Welfare Board, presented a different view. He said that "all is far from well with American Jews," pointing out that "masses of American Jews do not have even the most elementary understanding of their heritage." Dr. Lou H. Silberman, professor of Jewish Literature and Thought at Vanderbilt University, questioned Mr. Minkoff's concept of cultural pluralism as permitting Jews to retain their identity. He said that the pluralism he had observed was highly individualistic rather than community-oriented.
Earlier at the convention, Conservative Rabbi Max Routtenberg of New York and Orthodox Rabbi Shubert Spero of Cleveland agreed that a possible failure by the Ecumenical Council to adopt the Schema on the Jews would not cause a lessening of the desire for dialogue and cooperation between Jew and Catholic.


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Got a New case :D
Posted 01 April 2012 - 11:08 PM
My Rig: Project One
Posted 02 April 2012 - 02:21 AM
Posted 02 April 2012 - 02:54 AM
very nice I like the amount of HD cages you get...may start saving up for one
and pair with this SATA port generous mobo perhaps
My Rig: Project One
Posted 02 April 2012 - 04:14 AM
very nice case! the airflow is good once you installed some more fans, i went with the black and white theme (that is why i bought two fractal design fans), cable management is great. airflow is good enough with the vents no point opening the door
even with that front door open? or time to grab those aftermarket fans, push / pull more air?
anyways, it's my first time seeing this case and it looks nice for me. cable management (i can go nuts routing/hiding my cables around ) , airflow looks good either (i wonder if that door kept shut/open makes any diffence) and the number of HDDs it can take; winner!
Posted 02 April 2012 - 04:16 AM
Bad news... i dont have an AC...only a fan
Time to turn on AC in lower temperature.
Posted 02 April 2012 - 04:22 AM
excellent point
it would make a little difference but seriously have a look at the side intake around the door it lets plenty of air in. Issue in summer is that it is a metal case filled with insulation that will nicely trap heat
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On May 23, 2010, the final episode of Lost was aired on ABC marking the end of one of the most creative, original and interesting shows to ever air on television. The show, created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J Abrams, Damon Lindelof, lasted for six seasons and over 121 episodes that spun a tale of mystery, intrigue, adventure, love, loss and destiny that had characters teleporting, traveling through time, and relating their stories through flashbacks, flash-forwards, and finally, flash-sideways.
Lost the Complete Sixth Season also known as The Final Season features one of the shorter seasons of the series with only 18 episodes spread over 5 discs that tell us the final fate of the various characters in the Lost universe. All of the action of the pulse-pounding final episodes is captured in crystal-clear 1080p High-Definition picture and amazing 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound that show Lost the way it was meant to be seen at its best.
The season picks up where the last season ended, with Juliet having struck the bomb with a rock in order to get it to detonate with hopes that it would alter history. The resulting blast creates two separate timelines, dubbed flash-sideways which presents the characters still on the island with an alternate story taking place at the exact same time off the island. While characters in one reality deal with lives unaltered by the island, the island story is coming to a close, as people take sides and switch sides, Jacob reveals his ultimate plans, and the John Locke walking around the island may just be an imposter. Events lead to a final epic fight between good and evil and a conclusion that will leave fans both confused and satisfied.
While this season has quite a bit less as far as special features go, they are by no means lacking in entertainment or importance. First and foremost, exclusively for the Blu-Ray release, fans can access the Lost University: Masters Program through BD Live and learn even more about the themes and mythology of the series. But even more than Lost University the feature most fans will be hungry to see is the short episode called The New Man In Charge, which shows Ben and Hurley after the events of the final episode and which answers many of the questions people were left with including the fate of Walt. The End: Crafting a Final Season looks at the preparation, secrecy, and work involved with creating the series ending. A Heros Journey is an interesting featurette that explores the various parts of mythology, the quest, and the traits of a hero, that the writers used in the show. See You In Another Life, Brotha talks about the development of the alternate timeline or flash-sideways. Just like previous sets you also get Lost on Location featurettes, Lost Bloopers, 9 Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentaries, and the rapid look at the entire series called Lost in 8:15 A Crash Course.
It goes without saying that fans of the show must and will own this amazing final season to complete the entire Lost experience. For people who haven't see or followed the show since its beginning, now is the chance to watch the whole series from start to end. Buena Vista has also released the Lost: The Complete Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray with all six seasons and a ton of bonus collectibles including a special packaging with a Lost island replica, ankh, Senet game, episode guide, handheld black light, and a bonus disc featuring 2 hours of material exclusive to the set. Both Lost The Complete Sixth Season and Lost: The Complete Collection are available now on Blu-Ray and DVD from Buena Vista Home Entertainment.


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I just bought two MTX 212 Speakers: Link below
I was wondering if anyone else have these and how they work. I've read plenty of reviews that say they are the SHIZNIT! I'm gonna use it for my surround sound. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THEM?
Just curious to see what other people think of them


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Newmarket: Princess Anne to open cancer treatment centre for animals
PUBLISHED: 10:03 27 November 2012 | UPDATED: 17:34 27 November 2012
THE PRINCESS Royal visited Suffolk to open a state-of-the-art cancer treatment and research facility for animals.
The unit at the Animal Health Trust (AHT), in Kentford, Newmarket, has been purpose-built to treat horses, dogs and cats and is thought to be the first of its kind in Europe.
On opening the facility, HRH The Princess Royal, who is president of the AHT, said she hoped the centre would make a "real difference."
She added: "It will improve the chances, for many animals, of beating this pernicious disease.
"Countless other horses, dogs and cats across the world with cancer, who will never be seen by an AHT clinician, will also benefit from knowledge gained from research in The Kennel Club Cancer Centre at the AHT."
Peter Webbon, Chief Executive of the AHT, said: "2012 marks 70 years of the AHT fighting disease and injury in animals, and the addition of the Cancer Centre is a landmark achievement in our history."
Mr Webbon said the project had been made possible by a donation from the late Tom Scott, a long-term supporter of the AHT and an interest-free loan of £1.5 million from the Kennel Club.
The first patients are expected to come through the doors in early 2013 and will have access to a linear accelerator and brachytherapy machine used in radiotherapy treatment, along with a 16-slice CT scanner to aid radiotherapy planning.


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Blair, in Mideast, Sees New Talks on Reforms
By GREG MYRE
Published: December 23, 2004
The visiting British prime minister, Tony Blair, detailed plans on Wednesday for an international conference on Palestinian reform that he portrayed as a ''modest first step'' in reviving Middle East peace efforts. But he warned that nothing would be accomplished if the Palestinians failed to act against terrorism.
Speaking at a news conference with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, Mr. Blair said the conference, once envisioned as a sweeping discussion of Middle East issues among heads of state, would be a one-day ministerial affair, probably in early March. The purpose, he said, is to assess ways to help make Palestinian institutions more responsive and democratic, as well as less corrupt.
Mr. Blair is the most prominent international figure to visit the region since Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, died last month. He met separately with Mr. Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas, the favorite to win the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in an election next month.
Mr. Blair was upbeat about reviving peace talks, but cautioned, ''There is not going to be any successful negotiation or peace without an end to terrorism.''
If the violence stops, he added, the Israelis and Palestinians should press forward with the dormant Middle East peace plan, known as the road map, which envisions a comprehensive peace deal and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
While the overall level of Israeli-Palestinian violence is down in many areas, there are still daily confrontations, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
Early Wednesday, Israeli troops charged into the Palestinian town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing three armed Palestinians during exchanges, according to the military and Palestinians. Soldiers killed a fourth Palestinian, in northern Gaza, when he tried to scale a fence on the border with Israel.
Israeli troops raided Khan Yunis last Friday and Saturday in an attempt to stop mortar and rocket fire directed at nearby Jewish settlements. The Palestinian fire resumed after the Israelis left over the weekend, the military said.
Also, Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli security guard protecting a construction site where workers are building Israel's separation barrier near the West Bank city of Hebron.
At the moment, the main Middle East initiative is Mr. Sharon's plan to withdraw the 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip next year. While most Palestinians welcome the pullout, they are deeply skeptical of the intentions of Mr. Sharon, saying he views the Gaza withdrawal as a substitute for the peace plan and a means of avoiding the detailed negotiations it calls for.
Mr. Sharon, who refused to deal with Mr. Arafat, said he would be willing to return to the peace plan if terrorism was halted. But he said he had seen no concrete action so far on the part of the Palestinians.
Later, Mr. Blair traveled the short distance from Jerusalem to the West Bank city of Ramallah to see Mr. Abbas.
Mr. Blair briefly visited Mr. Arafat's gravesite in the battered compound where the Palestinian leader was confined for the final three years of his life. The compound continues to serve as the Palestinian political headquarters in the West Bank.
Mr. Blair, accompanied by Mr. Abbas, stopped for a moment in front of the glass-walled mausoleum, nodded his head, and then left.
Mr. Abbas, meanwhile, said he believed that Israeli-Palestinian negotiations were likely on the Gaza withdrawal after the Palestinian presidential election on Jan. 9.
''The pullout from Gaza should be part of the road map,'' he said at another meeting on Wednesday, this one with Italy's foreign minister, Gianfranco Fini. ''Without being part of the road map, it will not be complete.''


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East London store Hostem welcome a new project to their concrete floors. 'The Chalk Room' offers a bespoke, made-to-measure service from a selection of labels many of whom are offering this exclusively to the store. Customers will be able to tweak and customise suits, accessories and footwear by appointment – options open to view in this specially designed space, all bare floors and well beaten furniture. We had a chat with the folk behind the service and three of the brands who have made The Chalk Room their second home: Casely-Hayford, Globe-Trotter and Sebastian Tarek. Impressive offerings from Fleet Ilya and JAMESPLUMB also on show, read on for more and take a closer look in the gallery.
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How did the Chalk Room come about?
Hostem – We began to notice a trend in our customers' shopping habits where we were having a high percentage of items altered and tweaked, especially tailoring and suiting. The same was going on in footwear – we felt clients were compromising on size, comfort and colour, and on many occasions they would be unsure of the right size to take or unhappy with the fit. We felt there had to be a solution to this.
Can you tell is a little about the basic ideas behind it?
Hostem – The idea for 'Hostem Bespoke' was ultimately sparked following a conversation with Charlie Casey-Hayford about future projects and further ways in which we could work together – he spoke of their desire to launch their made-to-measure service where customers could come to their studio for an appointment with Charlie to have a suit made. At that point we felt that The Chalk Room (which now houses Hostem Bespoke) would be the perfect space for this service, and the project developed from there. It then grew into a curated selection of other brands who offer the same level of service and quality, and who share the same ethos.
Did you feel this was something that was missing?
Hostem – I don't think that we're necessarily 'filling a gap' – obviously the concept of bespoke has been around for hundreds of years; what's unique about our project is that it's housing and curating these artisans in a single environment and giving their services a platform to exist outside of closed doors. Customers can order a single suit or shoes, multiple suits, luggage etc. all in one afternoon, and without leaving The Chalk Room.
Charlie Casely-Hayford – Menswear Designer
Can you tell us a little about the pieces you'll be offering at Hostem Bespoke in The Chalk Room?
The Casely-Hayford Personal Tailoring will be by appointment only. We've developed the concept as we saw there was a gap in the market for a luxury brand to provide the experience of Savile Row, but with the modernism of a fashion house. We were getting a lot of custom suit requests as people like Michael Fassbender, Usher and The XX were wearing Casely-Hayford on the red carpet, so we took the opportunity to collaborate with Hostem Bespoke in The Chalk Room.
What sort of options will be available to customers?
We've been developing the process for about 6 months with our team. We wanted to retain the price of a made-to-measure service but bring it as close to Bespoke as possible. So we provide 40 different points of customisation for our clients to really make the suit their own. There are about 70 alterations that we account for when we're cutting the suit – so it really is quite a unique service for the price point. We've also spent the best part of last year sourcing some of the best fabrics in the world from mills exclusively from Italy and the UK so that we can provide the customer with up to 2000 fabric options. It's a completely immersive experience.
How do you find the process of creating one-off, bespoke items as opposed to your mainline products?
I made the conscious decision to do a lot of the customer fittings myself when we decided to do the project. It's such a special process and I enjoy meeting our customers. With our mainline collection you can't really have such a connection with clients. The process of crafting a suit that perfectly conceals anything the customer doesn't want visible but then equally accentuates their attributes makes our job different every time.
If you could have a made-to-measure/bespoke piece made by anyone who would you choose?
A Falcon motorbike – they only make one a year. If my girlfriend would let me near a bike, it would definitely be pretty high up on my life to-do-list… One below: to go back in time and meet J Dilla.
Gary Bott-Creative Director of Globe-trotter
Can you tell us a little about the pieces you'll be offering at The Chalk Room?
This bespoke edition features an exclusive Super 120s Wool Flannel & Cashmere lining in 'The Chalk Room' Grey by John Foster, a manufacturer of fine Worsted and Mohair cloths since 1819 based in West Yorkshire. We have a Bespoke Lounge at our flagship store in the Burlington Arcade that offers this service, however this is the first time we have offered bespoke outside of our own store and at special events in Tokyo. The concept is to present the bespoke options, or component parts to the client in a specially designed case and high-density foam platform for Hostem.
What sort of options will be available to customers?
Clients are able to customise their own edition suitcase choosing from the vulcanised fibreboard, swatch colours, leather swatch colour and hardware options (locks & lipping). We have 10 different sizes ranging from a 9″ Mini Utility Case through to a 33″ Extra Deep Suitcase with Wheels. The John Foster lining option is a Hostem exclusive and we feel this shade of grey will complement any colour combination a client may choose for the exterior of their bespoke case.
How do you find the process of creating one-off, bespoke items as opposed to your mainline products?
As a manufacturer this process is relatively simple provided we work within the parameters of production possibilities. Bespoke Globe-Trotter cases requires a unique specification, or job-sheet, per item; so we have to reset our production line which means there is more labour time involved for just one bespoke case as opposed to hand-making multiples of one size, style, colour.
If you could have a made-to-measure/bespoke piece made by anyone who would you choose?
I am rather tall at 6ft5 and because of my size and shape I have to alter all my jackets to fit correctly. So I would have to say a beautifully tailored grey flannel suit by Casely-Hayford. Charlie is around the same height and build as me so perhaps he could just give me one of his.
Sebastian Tarek – Shoemaker
Can you tell us a little about the pieces you'll be offering at The Chalk Room?
The range of bespoke samples that I have produced for 'The Chalk Room' are intended to be a response to the space, and to the Hostem clientele. As a bespoke service these are only intended to be a starting point, to provide a reference for clients. Ultimately they can have pretty much what ever they want. I chose to start the project off with a range of classic styles, in an understated palette revolving around black and ways in which it can be manipulated. Two last shapes have been developed specifically for Hostem Bespoke, one a more formal, city silhouette, and the other more robust and casual, modelled on an old Italian military boot shape, or what would have been called a 'gentleman's shoe' or 'boot'. All have been produced with the detailing and production styling indicative of London's West End bespoke shoe makers, but with a relaxed aesthetic. These shoes are intended to show the miles walked in them.
What sort of options will be available to customers?
The options are as far-reaching as a customer's imagination and specific requests will be accommodated as much as can be sourced. Two new colour ways (re-workings of black by augmenting with coloured polish) have been created specifically for Hostem Bespoke. Custom-made buckles developed by the jeweller Duffy are used for the Monk shoes, and sole finishes and construction styles are entirely up to the customer. It is a bespoke range so it's up to the customer!
How do you find the process of creating one-off, bespoke items as opposed to your mainline products?
I am purely bespoke and I only make made-to-order bespoke pieces. Each customer has their own last, used only for their shoes. This IS my mainline! The interaction with a customer inherent to working made-to-order is one of my favourite aspects of working the way I do. The commencement of Hostem Bespoke is the evolution of what I have been doing privately for some time, and it is a realisation of a desire to work in-house with a store that I have always admired and appreciated. I love the idea of a gentleman's outfitter for the non-conventional man.
If you could have a made-to-measure/bespoke piece made by anyone who would you choose?
Wow. Well if the ultimate in bespoke is having a building made, then I have long held a dream of having Tadao Ando make me a conservatory down the back of my garden. But if we are talking something more realistic then the experience of having to wear a hired suit for a black tie event recently has resolved me that I have to find a tailor down Savile row to do a swap with one of these days. I'd love a nice dinner suit from huntsman. If I could bring myself to wear shoes made by someone else, I've always lusted over the Russian reindeer Adelaide's they have made at Cleverleys in the Royal Arcade off Bond Street.


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Lighter Hair ColorQ: I recently dyed my hair black and regret it. Can I dye it dark brown effectively without having to lighten my hair first, and should I wait a certain amount of time before doing so?
A: Provided that you used a permanent hair dye to dye your hair black, there will be no way to dye it a lighter color without using a lightening product of some kind. The good news is that if you only intend to lift the color a few shades lighter, you don't have to perform a separate lightening process before re-coloring.
You simply need to visit your beauty supply store and select the hair color you want and mix it with a 30-volume peroxide developer in equal parts. After applying the color mixture and covering the hair with a plastic cap, be sure to use a hair dryer to warm the hair and maximize the lifting action. Be sure to review our articles on Hair Coloring and pay attention to the base colors of the black hair dye you used as well as the new color to avoid any unfortunate results.
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