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Go ahead, call Will Ferrell overpaid. He doesn't mind.
Forbes magazine did just that, making the case that Ferrell's pay and the total box office take for movies he's in is the narrowest spread among big stars. Ferrell, whose animated movie "Megamind" ruled the box office until the latest Harry Potter intsallment came out, says being overpaid isn't all that bad.
"Isn't that the whole point?" Ferrell asked People magazine at the launch of 7-Eleven's "Coffee Cup With A Cause." "I mean, aren't we all striving to be overpaid?"
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Ferrell's had plenty of hits, but last summer's "Land of the Lost," which cost $100 million to make and earned back just $65 million, along with putrid reviews, seems to have hurt his standing. But he's not trying to be overpaid.
"Apparently I'm living the American dream without even trying," Ferrell, 43, said with a chuckle.
In the former "SNL" funnyman's defense, the Christmas classic "Elf" made $220 million and "Talladega Nights" brought in $162 million. And if you don't think he's funny, just search his name and "cowbell" on YouTube.
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The Seer
is impressive on every level, from its brain-caving heaviness and unnerving intensity to the sonic grandeur and vast scale of this 11-song double album.
The title track is the longest at 32, mostly fraught and torrid minutes, with the opening four minutes a chiming squall of what sounds like bagpipes, but is most likely a dulcimer.
But it's not hostile music, simply dark, challenging and beautiful. Swans create what can only be described as industrial folk music, with elements of experimental metal, art rock, eerie ambient, and post-rock atmospherics.
Michael Gira, the leader and one constant of the band since they formed in New York in 1982, dissolved the band in 1997. In 2010 he reactivated Swans, and comeback album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, was brutal and beautiful. The Seer is even better because of its heightened sophistication and ambition.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O guests on the delicate and ghostly lap-steel driven Song For a Warrior, A Piece of the Sky is a surprisingly uplifting, almost pop-like tune, and The Apostate recalls the band's churning and gurning ear-splitting 80s period with its pummelling percussion and frenzied discord.
It's both uncompromising and enchanting listening, and it's incredible how something so forbidding and often disturbing can be intriguing and thrilling.
Stars: 5/5
Verdict: Sounding better and more imposing than ever.

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Coutureitup necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 55 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
My name is Saunjuli and I am a retired professional ballet dancer. I am an entrepreneur full time. I am currently working on a product for dancers, a mix of high fashion and dance attire. I am looking for an artist who has like values to design the logo that will convey my message. Im looking for a crest like none other. a representation of royalty between fashion and dance.
Logo chosen will be used in future website design!
My target audience is me. Dancers young and old, amateur and professional all striving to be the best at what they do, Dance! These are passionate, driven and creative people. Self-expression is paramount in the world of dance. This logo has to sum up these attributes in an aesthetically pleasing graphic.
OK Designers I need a little more edge to the designs. I need a crest again with the idea of high fashion and dance put together. The only thing I ask is that no fleur-de-lis is included in the design. Color and font is up to you.
I need one pictograph and one banner style logo which includes the website name COUTUREITUP.COM as part of the design.
Both logo's need to be in the following formats for future use in website design:
pds (layered format)
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Aeroflex Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp., and RELM Wireless announced the release of automated test and alignment capabilities for the DPHX5102X Series radios on the Aeroflex 3920 Digital Radio Test Set.
The Aeroflex Automated Test and Alignment procedure provides fully automated test and alignment of DPHX5102X radios without the need for user interaction. This test system ensures consistent and reliable tests and alignment to manufacturer recommended specifications and to industry standards, ensuring proper interoperability and a uniform standard of performance within the radio's network technology.
"RELM is happy to have a quality company like Aeroflex supporting our mutual customers with their advanced end-user automated testing and alignment capabilities," said Brian Jones, Vice President of Engineering, RELM Wireless Corp. "This additional support will allow BK Radio dealers and service centers to streamline their servicing operations allowing faster turn-around times and reduced servicing costs."
"Aeroflex is pleased to have the opportunity to provide this exclusive test technology for RELM Wireless," said Mike Fortna, Senior Product Marketing Engineer, Aeroflex Test Solutions. "The 3920 provides an advanced method for repeatable and highly accurate test and alignment for RELM radios that requires minimal technical interface. Since the 3920 provides fully automated tests and alignment processes, RELM dealers and end users can now utilize their technical resources to provide higher value services."


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Baseball team wins PB&J challenge
Baseball team wins PB&J challenge
More than 500 pounds of peanut butter and jelly were collected at Penn State York during the 2014 peanut butter and jelly challenge. Children in the after-school program at the York Salvation Army are the real winners and will have plenty of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to eat thanks to the efforts of students, faculty, and staff at Penn State York.
The Penn State York baseball team challenged the campus and won by a small margin by collecting 282 to pounds of the sandwich fixings (145 pounds of peanut butter and 137 pounds of jelly), while the rest of the campus gathered 255 pounds (155 pounds of peanut butter and 100 pounds of jelly). A total of 537pounds of peanut butter and jelly were collected.
A variety of jars, tubs, and other containers holding the ingredients of America's most popular sandwich were delivered to the Salvation Army earlier this month. The Salvation Army's after-school program feeds about 100 children every day and peanut butter and jelly is one of their favorite sandwiches.
Ann Fetterman, instructor in English and director of the writing lab at Penn State York, and Joe Royer, assistant director of information technology and assistant baseball Coach, spearheaded the peanut butter and jelly drive. The campus has been collecting peanut butter and jelly for the after-school program for a number of years.


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TheNixon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
BeerFingers.com is about giving you to access to your own person ratings of beer from both the Internet and your mobile phone.
Our beer rating system is very simple and spurns the traditional nature of the why all beer sites review beer. We want to be seen as a rebel. I also recently created a sister site http://beerporndaily.com/
Most sites require you to write at least 250 words or rate it 1-100. My question is: Do I want to drink this again? And how badly?
Our Rating System(worst to best):
Don't Get It
It's Ok
Love It
The focus is on a simple, clean, and easy to use interface. Using the site from a mobile phone is going to be a key application to the site at launch.
VERY excited to see what you guys can come up with!
Hardcore Beer fans and Beer enthusiast. The focus is on the Craft Beer/Microbrewery community. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbrewery
The community is a mix of traditionalists and young independent minded beer drinkers.
Image of a left forearm with "BeerFingers" tattoo'ed, branded, or wood burnt across it. The hand would be grasping a slightly overflowing beer in a Pint. Beer color should be "http://www.steelheadbrewery.com/Ste…rglass.jpg" similar to this image. So the letters are written across the inside of the forearm and the hand grasps the beer from behind.
It should have a punk feel to it. It doesn't need to be crazy because I still want a professional feel to it.
I would like the logo to be realistic looking and not cartoon-like.
Maybe incorporate hops buds into the design. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hops
I'm totally into designer suggestions and interpretations. I have very little skill at conceptualizing design.
I want the source photoshop or illustrator files upon completion.
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We've seen the onstage version of Michael Jackson's last days in last year's box-office hit "This is It." Now a very different documentary of Jackson's final years is heading to the big screen.
Ian Halperin, the author who wrote the Jackson book "Unmasked," is behind the new documentary "Gone Too Soon," according to Variety.com. The 88-minute picture was culled from more than 300 hours of footage inside the Jackson's camp.
Halperin spent 5 years investigating Jackson and proved his sources were solid as he accurately predicted that Jackson was not long for this world long before the pop-star perished last year. His book came out directly in the wake of the actual death and shot to No. 1.
Right now, only deals for Canada and France are set with a theatrical run beginning on the anniversary of Jackson's death -- June 25.
Footage in "Gone Too Soon" includes video and audio of Jackson shot before his death. It also includes interviews with Jackson's personal manager, chef, spiritual adviser, hairstylist, trainer, protective agent and attorney. While Halperin's book was not exactly warts-and-all, it certainly will provide a more realistic picture of Jackson than any put forward by official channels.
While Jackson family members are not part of the film, they were aware of it and Jackson family confidante attorney Brian Oxman is among the interviewees featured.
Halperin calls this documentary "a balanced tribute to the King of Pop."
"This is the film Michael and his fans deserve," Halperin said.


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Special winter brochure. PDF format.
An unmissable opportunity for discovery and cultural enlightenment
Ask for the programme of events and exhibitions to not miss any dates!
Visides guidées, commentées, promenades culturelles, toute la culture de la vallée accompagnées par des professionnels
Events and animations specially conceived for the youngest.
Looking for evening events in the valley ?
Daily, a varied high-quality programme, national releases, films in their original language, etc.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to one-year contracts with second baseman Neil Walker and pitcher James McDonald, avoiding salary arbitration with both players.
Walker gets $3.3 million and McDonald $3,025,000 in deals that were completed Thursday.
Walker hit .280 with 14 home runs and 69 RBIs in 129 games last season but missed significant time due to a back injury. The 27-year-old Pittsburgh native made $500,000 in 2012 and was arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter. He asked for $3.6 million and was offered $3 million by the Pirates.
The 28-year-old McDonald, who made $502,500 last year, went 12-8 with a 4.21 ERA but struggled for most of the second half. He requested $3.4 million in arbitration while Pittsburgh countered at $2.65 million.
McDonald is expected to be the team's third starter in 2013 behind A.J. Burnett and Wandy Rodriguez.
The deals mean the Pirates have reached agreement with all their arbitration-eligible players. Pitchers and catchers report to camp in Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 11.


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It's been nearly a week since I released my new book, and for some inexplicable reason, I haven't yet mentioned it on my blog. Oh, that's right, I've been hard at work on Volume 2, which will be out in a few weeks.
I'm writing a book about how to use Moviestorm as a film training tool: as Phil South puts it in the introduction, it's like a pilot learning to fly a plane. Using a real plane all the time is way too expensive (and dangerous), so you train in a simulator. That enables you to log plenty of hours, practice the difficult maneuvers in safety, and become familiar with all the basics. It's the same with filmmaking: it's complicated, time-consuming and expensive, so why not use a simple, easy animation tool to practice with?
Each book in the series consists of a set of 15-20 simple exercises that you work through. You have to film the same thing in several ways, focusing on how to use a specific technique. It's all self-guided, so after each version, you review your work, see what was good and bad about it, and do it again. Of course, I recommend using Moviestorm to do this, because it's quick and easy, and you can do it without needing anyone else's help, but you could equally well do it using any other animation tool or even in live action if you have the time and enough willing friends. Most importantly, the skills you practice are relevant to any film medium, not just to machinima or animation.
So far, reviews and comments have been extremely positive, which is immensely satisfying.
"Spot on. The exercises are set up in a very logical, progressive way."
James Martin, University of North Texas
"Excellent - great for schools and colleges alike. The tone of the writing is perfect - neither patronising or too authoritative."
Jezz Wright, Blockhouse TV
"I really liked how you tell the reader to try a shot with and without each technique to be able to actually see the difference they make."
Dan Horne, film student, Full Sail University
Volume 1 covers camerawork; the upcoming volumes cover staging, editing, lighting, sound, and so on, and will be released monthly. They're initially available free in PDF form via Moviestorm. When all five volumes are complete, I'll compile them into a single full-length book with some additional material and release that commercially for Kindle, Nook, and other e-readers.
I'm doing it this way for four reasons. First, after discussing this with Moviestorm, we figured it would be good to release something early to gauge the reaction, so we decided not to wait until it was complete. The book naturally divides into several sections, so this was an easy way to do it. I'm having a lot of meetings with film teachers and film students at the moment, and it's useful to have the book on hand and available for them to download.
Secondly, I'm taking a leaf out of Roz Morris's book. She recently released her novel My Memories of a Future Life in four weekly parts before the whole thing was available. While this was irritating in some ways - mostly because I wanted to read the whole story - it did enable her to get a lot of publicity, effectively doing five launches instead of one, and keeping the momentum going throughout. I'm hoping the same will work here, but without the "I want to know what happens next" factor.
Then there's the argument about proving the point. If I can generate a lot of interest in the free version, it makes it easier to pitch to a print publisher. Several film schools have said that they see this as potentially a useful textbook, and that's a market I'd love to get into. A few thousand downloads and some useful feedback would be a great way to prove to a specialist publisher that the book would be worth taking on.
And lastly, Moviestorm were happy to pay for the rights to distribute the PDF free as a marketing tool. Sure, it's likely to impact my sales when the completed thing becomes available, but it's money in the bank right now, and I'll have made more from it than many self-published authors, and I can't argue with that. What's more, the version I'll be selling will be expanded, revised, and formatted for a range of devices, so there's still a reason for people to buy it.
Please do go and grab a copy, pass it on to your friends, and let me know what you think.
Download Making Better Movies with Moviestorm, Vol 1
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text: Well, I made it to week 37 and it's as if '80s one-hit-wonder Europe's "It's the final countdown, do-do do do, do-do do do do" is the theme song to my life right now. Not really, but wouldn't that be cool – or am I just showing my age? Anyway, I thought it might be time to do a little bump update since I have so many sweet friends and family members checking in with me daily, anxiously awaiting any signs of baby girl's arrival. I also wanted to show off this flirty little non-maternity dress, or "maternity-friendly" as fellow Fashion Mama and owner of Audrey & Olive likes to say of her uber-cute line (you may remember her chic kaftan/kimono I donned at my sprinkle a few weeks back). Plus, mama's not so much feeling photog moments these days, so these were taken a few weeks back by the hubs – which explains the last two photos where he's comparing me to Napoleon Dynamite and then I proceed to walk off set, bahaha 🙂


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A young Abbotsford man gunned down Sunday was an associate of one of the accused killers of Red Scorpion gangster Jonathan Bacon.
Harpreet Singh Chahal, 25, was critically wounded in a targeted shooting on South Fraser Way at Emerson about 5:15 p.m. Sunday and died less than an hour later in hospital.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed Monday that Chahal was well-known to them and that the murder is gang-related.
But IHIT's Jennifer Pound said police would not comment on "any specific gang link at this time."
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Pound said witnesses saw Chahal's dark Mercedes travelling west on South Fraser Way when another vehicle, travelling in the same direction, shot into the Mercedes.
Other occupants of Chahal's vehicle fled the scene, but have since been identified and it was confirmed they were uninjured, Pound said.
"We will be looking to speak with all of them to obtain further information on the incident," she said.
"This shooting occurred in a very public area where innocent people could have easily become victims. We are urging anyone with information to come forward and speak with investigators."
When he was aged 20, Chahal was convicted, along with accused Bacon shooter Jujhar Singh Khun-Khun, of kidnapping and robbing a truck driver who they confronted with fake guns as they claimed to be cops.
They drove around with the victim tied up in the vehicle for three hours.
A Surrey judge called the attack a "random, brazen act of violence" that "devastated" the driver.
Chahal was also charged in August 2011 with possession for the purpose of trafficking in Abbotsford, but the case didn't go ahead after prosecutors received "new information."
Chahal remained closely aligned with Khun-Khun, who was charged with two others in February in the August 2011 murder of Bacon outside a Kelowna casino.
Bacon was in a Porsche Cayenne with two other gangsters from the Hells Angels and Independent Soldiers. Two women in the SUV were also wounded.
Some members of the Scorpions, Hells Angels and Independent Soldiers had formed a loose alliance dubbed the Wolfpack and police warned that there would be retaliation against the Dhak-Duhre crime group for the Kelowna shooting.
Since that warning, more than a dozen people aligned to the Dhak side have been shot or killed, including leaders Sukh Dhak, gunned down in Burnaby last November, and Sandip Duhre, executed at the Sheraton Wall Centre in January 2012.
Khun-Khun survived two shootings — one just weeks after Bacon was killed and the other in January 2013 in Surrey.
Pound declined to comment on a possible link between Chahal's slaying and the earlier string of shootings.
"Investigators will be speaking to police departments around the Lower Mainland to determine if there are any links to any of their files," she said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT tipline at 1-877-551-4448.
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The IITAA requires the State to review and update its accessibility standards to reflect advances and changes in information technology. As of July 18, 2017, the IITAA Standards Workgroup has completed and published updated standards that harmonize Illinois' requirements with the revised Federal Section 508 Standards and the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. In accordance with the Act, the updated IITAA Standards will apply to information technology developed, procured, or substantially modified after January 18, 2018.
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Hope College Theatre is presenting "Stage Door" through Saturday, April 27.
The performances will be Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. All performances will be at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre.
The comedic "Stage Door," written by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman, takes place in Mrs. Orcutt's boarding house, where 16 young women have taken up residence in order to pursue their acting careers. The audience gets to know the personalities of the women through the multitude of situations they encounter: love affairs, comedy, tragedy and outrageous moments.
"Stage Door not only takes a humorous glimpse into the lives of young women trying to make it in the theatre in the 1930s, but the play also gives voice to the sacrifices and dilemmas artists often encounter to pursue their artistic endeavors that still resonates today," said Michelle Bombe, professor of theatre and director of theatre.
John Tammi, professor of theatre, directs "Stage Door." Scene and properties design is by Todd Engle, resident scenic designer at Mason Street Warehouse in Saugatuck; costume design is by junior Angie Kurtz of Appleton, Wis.; and lighting and sound design is by Perry Landes, resident lighting designer and associate professor of theatre. The stage manager for the production is sophomore Jackie Marschke of Winnetka, Ill., and the assistant stage managers are sophomores Charlyn Pelter of Schererville, Ind., and Brittany Bernardi of Ventura, Calif.
The cast includes Richard Perez, managing director of Hope Summer Repertory Theatre and assistant professor of theatre; Andrew Dell-Olio, professor of philosophy and chairperson of the department; freshman Kira Alsum of Grand Rapids; senior Mackenzie Anderson of Littleton, Colo.; freshman Andrea Antenan of Springfield, Ill; freshman Emilie Bickel of Denver, Colo.; senior Lydia Blickley of Grand Rapids; sophomore Austen Boer of Holland; freshman Tomas Brevnik of London, United Kingdom; freshman Tracy Bulthuis of Midlothian, Ill.; freshman Eliana Campbell of Barrington, Ill.; senior Kate Colburn of Holland; freshman Timothy Cook of Aurora, Ill.; freshman Callahan Davenport of Chennai, India; and junior Aiden DeJong of Holland.
Also, freshman Hailey Fairchild of Hamilton; freshman Emma Fondell of Wilmette, Ill.; junior Kara Hartman of Wickenburg, Ariz.; junior Abigail Johnson of Redmond, Wash.; sophomore Taylor Ann Krahn of Mishawaka, Ind.; sophomore John R. Haga of Rochester; sophomore Josh McCammon of Ann Arbor; sophomore Bridget McCarthy of Grand Haven; junior Jasmine Robb of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; freshman Madeline Scott of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; sophomore Allison Simmons of Port Huron; sophomore Alex Sloan of Ann Arbor; sophomore Jori Sportel of Kalamazoo; senior Jesse Swatling-Holcomb of Alameda, Calif.; freshman Matt Tallman of York, Pa.; senior Kaija von Websky of Holland; and freshman Kelsey Vredeveld of Jenison.
Tickets for "Stage Door" are $10 for regular admission, $7 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, and $5 for students, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are also available online at https://tickets.hope.edu/ticketing/ or by calling (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.


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About the Research Databases
The Wellness Evidence team of doctor consultants selected four of the most respected evidence-based medicine databases that are also particularly useful for wellness-focused research: Natural Standard, The Cochrane Library, PubMed and the TRIP Database.
Please read "Important Things to Know," including info on each database.
We've made researching a particular therapy simple by pre-searching the evidence at each database. (See evidence below.) However, please note that evidence-based medicine relies on a research hierarchy, because not all evidence is created equal. Learn more about how the medical experts classify this research.
We'd like to hear from you. If there is a Wellness Evidence discipline you would like to see on these pages, please email us.
Natural Standard
An international research collaboration that systematically reviews (and limits its focus to) scientific evidence on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Founded in 2000, Natural Standard assigns a grade to each CAM therapy, reflecting the level of available scientific data for or against the use of each therapy for a specific medical condition.
Natural Standard is subscription-based, and each of the database's monographs aggregates data from other resources like AMED, CANCERLIT, CINAHL, CISCOM, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, HerbMed, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Medline and NAPRALERT – and 20 additional journals. Data analysis is performed by healthcare professionals conducting clinical work and/or research at academic centers, using standardized instruments pertaining to each monograph section
Water has been used medicinally for thousands of years, with traditions rooted in ancient China, Japan, India, Rome, Greece, the Americas, and the Middle East. There are references to the therapeutic use of mineral water in the Old Testament. During the Middle Ages, bathing fell out of favor due to health concerns, but by the 17th century, "taking the waters" at hot springs and spas became popular across Europe (and later in the United States).
Hydrotherapy is broadly defined as the external application of water in any form or temperature (hot, cold, steam, liquid, ice) for healing purposes. It may include immersion in a bath or body of water (such as the ocean or a pool), use of water jets, douches, application of wet towels to the skin, or water birth. These approaches have been used for the relief of various diseases and injuries, or for general well being. There are other therapies that may include the use of water as a part of a technique, but are not included in this review, such as colonic irrigation/enemas, nasal irrigation, physical therapy in pools, steam inhalation/humidifiers, drinking of mineral water/"enriched" water, coffee infusions, aquatic yoga, aquatic massage (including Watsu®), or aromatherapy/baths with added essential oils.
Modern hydrotherapy originated in 19th century Europe with the development of spas for "water cure" ailments, ranging from anxiety to pneumonia to back pain. Father Sebastian Kneipp, a 19th century Bavarian monk, spurred a movement to recognize the benefits of hydrotherapy. His methods were later adopted by Benedict Lust who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1896, and founded an American school of naturopathic medicine. Lust claimed to have cured himself of tuberculosis with Kneipp's methods, and hydrotherapy was included as a component of naturopathic medicine. In modern times, a wide variety of water-related therapies are used, some of which are described below.
Sitz bath: A Sitz bath is administered in a tub that allows the hips to be immersed in water. Sitz baths have been used in the management of back pain, sore muscles/muscle spasm, body aches, sprains, hemorrhoids, pruritis (itching), inflammation, rashes, anxiety, for wound care/hygiene, and to promote relaxation. For various ailments, different temperatures may be used, and minerals or medications may be added to the water.
Arm bath: For a cold arm bath, the arm is placed in a basin of cold water with the water level reaching just above the elbow. A rising temperature arm bath uses the same principle as a rising temperature footbath.
Foot bath: Cold foot baths involve placing the feet in a bath filled calf-deep with cold water. "Walking in water" involves stepping on a non-slip mat placed under water. For warm/rising temperature foot baths, the feet are immersed in water at body temperature. Hot water is gradually added until the temperature reaches approximately 103-104 degrees Fahrenheit. Therapy may last for 10-15 minutes. Caution is warranted not to cause burns.
Rising temperature hip bath: These baths are administered in tubs initially filled with shallow tepid water. Hot water is gradually added until levels reach the navel. A common temperature is 103-104 degrees Fahrenheit. The bather may then be wrapped in warm dressings.
Cold rubbings: This technique may use linens or towels soaked in cold water then wrung out and vigorously rubbed on the upper and lower trunk or the entire body.
Douches: "Douches" may be carried out with a watering can or hose. Treatments can be applied to any area of the body, with the intention to relieve tension or pain, or to affect blood flow.
Steam bath/sauna: Heat may be used to cause sweating, and these techniques are variably included in the definition of hydrotherapy. People should not spend more than 15-20 minutes in a steam bath or sauna, and individuals with medical conditions such as heart or lung disease should avoid prolonged heat exposure (as directed by a qualified healthcare provider).
Wraps: Hot or cold wet wraps may be used around various parts of the body. This technique is sometimes used with the intention to reduce fever or foster relaxation. Hot fomentation involves the application of warm liquid or moist heat with towels to the surface of the body.
Spa/hot tub/whirlpool/motion-based hydrotherapy: These therapies are sometimes used in people with wounds, chronic musculoskeletal pain, or inflammation. People should be aware of the risk of introducing infections into wounds, and the importance of keeping wounds clean.
Purifying/mineral bath: Prior to immersion, solutes or other components may be added to water, such as sea salt, lemon juice, turmeric, Epsom salts, baking soda, chlorine bleach, or essential oils.
Dead Sea balneotherapy: There are numerous published articles regarding the use of therapeutic uses of water immersion in the Dead Sea (and other salt water bodies), particularly for chronic skin conditions. Because this therapy also involves prolonged exposure to sunlight, it is not clear to what extent possible benefits are due to the water, to minerals/high salt content in the water, to sun exposure, or to a combination of factors
Water birth: Potential benefits of giving birth in water have been explored. Research is not definitive in this area.
Aquatic physical therapy/Watsu®: Physical therapy in pools is a well-established technique that takes advantage of buoyancy and resistance to movement in water. Watsu® is a form of bodywork conducted in pools.
Evidence Table
|The grades A-F ascribed to the specific health conditions below have a very specific meaning. i.e., a "C" can still mean evidence of benefit from a small randomized trial, etc. Read about what each grade actually means.
|Low back pain
Several small controlled trials report that regular use of hot whirlpool baths with massaging jets improves the duration and severity of back pain when added to standard therapy, compared to standard therapy alone (Constant, 1995; Constant, 1998; Guillemin, 1994; McIlveen, 1998). It is not clear if there is a reduced need for pain control drugs, or if benefits are long-standing. Because these studies are small with flaws in design and reporting, better quality research is necessary before a strong conclusion can be drawn.
|Anorectal lesions (hemorrhoids, anal fissures)
There is preliminary evidence supporting the use of sitz baths people with anorectal conditions, particularly for symptom relief. Sitz baths are offered to patients in many hospitals. However, controlled studies are needed to determine the effectiveness and optimal use of sitz baths.
|Skin bacteria
There is preliminary evidence that some hydrotherapy techniques may reduce bacteria on the surface of the skin. It is not known if there are benefits (or potentially harmful effects) of reducing skin bacteria. There may be benefits in people with skin wounds or ulcers who are at risk of infection. There is no evidence that infection of the skin itself (cellulitis) is improved.
Hydrotherapy has been used historically for the treatment of symptoms related to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Multiple studies have been published, largely based on therapy given at Dead Sea spa sites in Israel. Although most studies report benefits in pain, range of motion, or muscle strength, due to design flaws, there is not enough reliable evidence upon which to base recommendations.
|Atopic dermatitis
There is preliminary evidence that hydrotherapy in an acidic hot spring bath may reduce the severity of symptoms in atopic dermatitis. Evidence from controlled trials is necessary before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
Hydrotherapy is widely used in hospitals and rehabilitation centers in the management of burns. Various techniques are used, with variations in methods, lengths of time, frequency, and training levels of personnel administering treatments. There is limited research at this time, and no clear conclusions can be drawn.
|Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
There is preliminary evidence that daily breathing exercises in a warm pool may improve lung function measurements in patients with COPD. It is not clear if this technique is superior to breathing exercises alone. Evidence from controlled trials is necessary before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
|Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)
Hydrotherapy is used in Europe for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a syndrome that may include leg swelling, varicose veins, leg pain, itching, and skin ulcers. A small number of trials have applied cold water stimulation alone or in combination with warm water, and reported improvements in cramps and itching when compared to no therapy. Better quality research is needed before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
|Common cold
There is preliminary evidence that daily showers with warm water followed by cold water, or cold water alone, may reduce the duration and frequency of common cold symptoms. Additional research is needed in this area before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
|Diabetes mellitus
There is insufficient research in this area to make a recommendation.
|Claudication (painful legs from clogged arteries)
Studies report that hydrotherapy may improve blood flow to the legs, and increase the pain-free walking distance of people with claudication due to peripheral vascular disease. Additional research is needed in this area before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
There is preliminary research of the effects of giving birth in water on labor pain, duration of labor, perineal damage to the mother, and birth complications. Further studies of effectiveness and safety are necessary before a conclusion can be drawn.
|Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
There is insufficient research in this area to make a recommendation. PID is a potentially serious medical condition that should be evaluated by a qualified, licensed healthcare provider.
|Pressure ulcers/wound care
Hydrotherapy has been used in patients with pressure ulcers, and preliminary research suggests that daily whirlpool baths may reduce the time for wound healing. Better research is necessary in this area before a firm conclusion can be drawn. There is a risk of infection from contaminated water if sanitary conditions are not maintained.
There is insufficient research in this area to make a recommendation.
|Spinal muscular atrophy
There is insufficient research in this area to make a recommendation.
|Varicose veins
Preliminary research reports improved symptoms and blood flow in patients with varicose veins undergoing hydrotherapy with intermittent cold and hot water hydrotherapy. Additional research is needed in this area before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
There are numerous proposed mechanisms of action of hydrotherapy, depending on the specific technique used. Hydrotherapy practitioners and texts propose that immersion treatments and wraps may serve to detoxify the blood.
Alternating cold with hot temperatures is suggested to alter blood circulation, enhance the immune system, and improve digestion. Applying warmth to skin surfaces does cause vasodilation (expansion of blood vessels), which brings blood to the body's surface. Cold temperature has the contrary effect. Warmth also causes muscle relaxation. Some hydrotherapy techniques make use of these physiologic changes, although correlation to long-term health benefits is not clear.
Electrical stimulation is sometimes used, and is proposed to stimulate muscles, digestion, and circulation (although caution is warranted due to risks associated with using electricity while in water).
Physical therapy in water makes use of buoyancy (ability to float) to reduce work against gravity, as well as the resistance of motion through water.
It is difficult to design high-quality studies in this area due to the challenge of creating "placebo" hydrotherapy.
The below uses are based on tradition, scientific theories, or limited research. They often have not been thoroughly tested in humans, and safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider. There may be other proposed uses that are not listed below.
Acute tubular necrosis, allergies, angina pectoris, animal bites, anxiety, ascites, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, back muscle strengthening, bacterial infections, balance disorders, blood clot prevention, blood detoxification, blood flow enhancement, body tone improvement, bowel function improvement, bronchitis, cancer, candidiasis, chronic pain, colitis, constipation, contusions, cough, Crohn's disease, cystitis, dental surgery adjunct, depression, digestion disorders, eczema, energy level enhancement, fibromyalgia, gallbladder disorders, gastric acid reduction, fatigue, fever reduction, food poisoning, fractures, glomerulonephritis, headache, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hormonal disorders, Huntington's disease, immune system stimulation, inflammation, influenza, insect bites, intestinal motility disorders, kidney infection (pyelonephritis), kidney stones, laryngitis, liver disorders, low blood pressure, lung diseases, lymphatic disorders, menstrual cramps, mucositis, mucus production enhancement, multiple sclerosis (MS), muscle atrophy, musculoskeletal injuries, neurologic disorders, otitis media (ear infection), paralysis, parasitic infections, peptic ulcer disease, peripheral edema (leg swelling from fluid accumulation), peritonitis (abdominal wall irritation), polio, pleurisy (inflammation of the pleural lining around the lung), post-operative recovery, pregnancy preparation, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), prostatitis, psychiatric disorders, rash, relaxation, sciatica, scleroderma, sepsis, sinus pain, sleep enhancement, soft tissue injuries, sore muscles, sore throat, sprains, stiff muscles, tinnitus, tired eyes, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia, tuberculosis, urinary tract infection, vaginitis, viral infections, vocal cord disorders, well-being.
Many complementary techniques are practiced by healthcare professionals with formal training, in accordance with the standards of national organizations. However, this is not universally the case, and adverse effects are possible. Due to limited research, in some cases only limited safety information is available.
The safety of various hydrotherapy techniques is not well studied.
Sudden or prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures in baths, wraps, saunas, or other forms of hydrotherapy should be avoided, particularly in patients with heart disease, lung disease, or during pregnancy. Warm temperature therapies can cause dehydration or low blood sodium levels, and adequate hydration and electrolyte intake should be maintained. Cold temperatures may worsen symptoms in patients with Raynaud's disease, chilblains, acrocyanosis, or erythrocyanosis.
The temperature of water should always be carefully monitored, particularly when treating patients with impaired temperature sensitivity, such as neuropathy. High temperatures or hydrotherapy involving electrical currents should be avoided in patients with implanted medical devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators, or hepatic (liver) infusion pumps.
Skin irritation (dermatitis) may be caused by contact with contaminants or additives in water (such as essential oils or chlorine). Skin infections may occur if water is not sanitary, particularly in patients with open wounds. There are several reported cases of dermatitis and bacterial skin infections (such as with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus) associated with hot tub or whirlpool use.
Vigorous use of water jets should be avoided in patients with fractures, known blood clots, bleeding disorders, severe osteoporosis, open wounds, or during pregnancy.
Although water births are used popularly, safety has not been well studied. The fetal effects of prolonged labor in high or low temperature waters are not known.
Hydrotherapy should not delay the time to diagnosis or treatment with more proven techniques or therapies, and should not be used as the sole approach to illnesses. Patients with known illnesses should consult their physician(s) before starting hydrotherapy.
This client information is based on a professional level monograph edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (www.naturalstandard.com).
Natural Standard developed the above evidence-based information based on a thorough systematic review of the available scientific articles. Selected references are listed below.
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- Kurabayashi H, Machida I, Kubota K. Improvement in ejection fraction by hydrotherapy as rehabilitation in patients with chronic pulmonary emphysema. Physiother Res Int 1998;3(4):284-291.
- Landewe RB, Peeters R, Verreussel RL, et al. [No difference in effectiveness measured between treatment in a thermal bath and in an exercise bath in patients with rheumatoid arthritis]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1992;136(4):173-176.
- Lindberg A, Rasmussen P, Steensberg J. [Pseudomonas infection associated with whirlpool bath]. Ugeskr Laeger 1992;154(49):3507-3509.
- Loughney E, Harrison J. Irritant contact dermatitis due to 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5- dimethylhydantoin in a hydrotherapy pool. Risk assessments: the need for continuous evidence-based assessments. Occup Med (Lond) 1998;48(7):461-463.
- McIlveen B, Robertson VJ. A randomised controlled study of the outcome of hydrotherapy for subjects with low back or back and leg pain. J Manip Physiol Ther 1998;21(6):439-440.
- Mcllveen B, Robertson VJ. A randomised controlled study of the outcome of hydrotherapy for subjects with low back or back and leg pain. Physiotherapy 1998;84(1):17-26.
- Meldrum R. Survey of Staphylococcus aureus contamination in a hospital's spa and hydrotherapy pools. Commun Dis Public Health 2001;4(3):205-208.
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- Nikodem VC. Immersion in water in pregnancy, labour and birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD000111.
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- Penny PT. Contact dermatitis due to BCDMH in a hydrotherapy pool. Occup Med (Lond) 1999;49(4):265-267.
- Petrakova VS. [Possibility of using intensive peloid balneotherapy on duodenal ulcer patients]. Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult 2001;(5):20-23.
- Pinton J, Friden H, Kettaneh-Wold N, et al. Clinical and biological effects of balneotherapy with selenium-rich spa water in patients with psoriasis vulgaris. Br J Dermatol 1995;133(2):344-347.
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- Rawal J, Shah A, Stirk F, et al. Water birth and infection in babies. BMJ 1994;309(6953):511.
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- Saradeth T, Ernst E, Resch KL. Hydrotherapy for varicose veins – a randomized, controlled trial. Eur J Phys Med Rehabil 1993;3(3):123-124.
- Shafik A. Role of warm-water bath in anorectal conditions. The "thermosphincteric reflex". J Clin Gastroenterol 1993;16(4):304-308.
- Sjogren T, Long N, Storay I, et al. Group hydrotherapy versus group land-based treatment for chronic low back pain. Physiother Res Int 1997;2(4):212-222.
- Smit TE, Harrison R. Hydrotherapy and chronic lower back pain: a pilot study. Aust J Physiotherapy 1991;37(4):229-234.
- Speer KP, Cavanaugh JT, Warren RF, et al. A role for hydrotherapy in shoulder rehabilitation. Am J Sports Med 1993;21(6):850-853.
- Stanwood W, Pinzur MS. Risk of contamination of the wound in a hydrotherapeutic tank. Foot Ankle Int 1998;19(3):173-176.
- Stefanini L, Gigli P, Galassi A, et al. Pharmacologic treatment and/or balneotherapy of chronic venous insufficiency. Gaz Med Ital Arch Scienze Mediche 1996;155(4):179-185.
- Strauss-Blasche G, Ekmekcioglu C, Klammer N, et al. The change of well-being associated with spa therapy. Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 2000;7(6):269-274.
- Strauss-Blasche G, Ekmekcioglu C, Vacariu G, et al. Contribution of individual spa therapies in the treatment of chronic pain. Clin J Pain 2002;18(5):302-9
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- Sukenik S, Flusser D, Codish S, et al. Balneotherapy at the Dead Sea area for knee osteoarthritis. Isr Med Assoc J 1999;1(2):83-85.
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British epidemiologist Archie Cochrane is regarded as the originator of the Evidence-Based Medicine concept (in the 1950s). And the Cochrane Library is a collection of very high-quality medical databases, which have, at their core, the Cochrane Reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarize and interpret the results of well-conducted, randomized controlled trials… the 'gold standard' in Evidence-Based Medicine.
The Cochrane Library is a subscription-based database but offers free access to abstracts.
- Access Cochrane's research, search for "Hydrotherapy" and then click on "Trials"
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, PubMed was released in 1996 as a free digital archive of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. PubMed comprises 20-million-plus citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books from around the world. Some 11.5 million articles are listed with their abstract and 3.1 million articles are available in full-text for free.
The TRIP Database, launched in 1997, is a search engine designed to allow clinicians to quickly find answers to their medical questions using the best available evidence. Trip's founders realized medical professionals were being forced to perform time-consuming searches at multiple websites to get at the most relevant information. So, they designed TRIP as a meta-search engine, allowing users to both simultaneously search thousands of databases, medical publications and resources, as well as easily filter the results: limiting searches to the most stringent, highest-quality medical evidence or expanding them to include results like patient information, news articles, etc.


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(Remark: I first asked this question at math.stackexchange. As it received no answer, I'm posting it here).
Suppose $A$ and $B$ are commutative rings. Let $A\to B$ be a surjective ring homomorphism. I will denote by $D(A)$ and $D(B)$ the derived categories of unbounded complexes over $A$ and $B$.
Suppose $M,N \in D(B)$ are two complexes over $B$. Let $F:D(B)\to D(A)$ be the forgetfull functor.
Suppose that we know that $F(M) \cong F(N)$. Does it follows that $M\cong N$ in $D(B)$?
If we had a quasi-isomorphism $F(M) \to F(N)$, then it will of course lift to $D(B)$, because since $A\to B$ is surjective, an $A$-linear map of complexes over $B$ will automatically be $B$-linear.
However, isomorphisms in the derived category might pass through a third object $K$, which might not be defined over $B$. Thus, I suspect the answer to my question is no, but I have no idea how to find a counterexample.
Thank you for any idea!


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Will the current K3B be renamed K4B when the release of Qt4 is realized and KDE is based on it? Or let me put it this way...Why the `3' in K3B? Thanx.
By cb at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
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The "3B" is short for "Burn, Baby, burn". So it will probably not be changed.
By Andreas Jensen at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
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K4B -> Burn, Baby Burn Better.... ?
By boemer at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Burn, Baby Burn Better
By Anonymous at Sat, 2008/02/02 - 6:00am
Re: K[4]B?
lol. I like that
Either way, as long as the program is great and the Penguin with the blowtorch stays and gets updated visuals I'm happy.
I love using it just because of that cute logo.
Maybe include Konqi the dragon as a helper? Just brainstorming. :-)
By Max at Sun, 2008/02/03 - 6:00am
Re: K[4]B?
By zzack3 at Wed, 2008/04/16 - 5:00am
Re: K[4]B?
i think that the name of k3b should remain the same...we can't change the name at every version...maybe we can give it a "surname" for every version...(see ubuntu dapper/gutsy/etc)
By Luca at Wed, 2008/04/16 - 5:00am
Re: K[4]B?
always thought it meant k free burn
By jorge at Mon, 2008/10/27 - 5:00am
3893.17 Euro
I'm missing what happened to this money which you didn't intend to collect.
By Anonymous at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Re: 3893.17 Euro
he bought a better pc.
i am fine with that, if he got a monster machine.
By ch at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Re: 3893.17 Euro
He deserves it for providing us with such a great product.
By Ian Whiting at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Re: 3893.17 Euro
Maybe he bought lots of different dvd writers to test them.
By Kugelblitz at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
So what?
The author very much deserves this and much more. Sebastian has consistently cranked out good code and an excellent application. To have given us all this wonderful free (beer and speech) app without asking anything in return speaks volumes of his devotion to free software and of his own generosity.
So he got himself a fantastic system and had a bit of money to spare to go on vacation for a weekend: well deserved I say!
We need to pamper our KDE developers. They are the best thing to have happened to the free software world and they keep cranking excellent code every single release.
But hey, be a miser and piss on other people's parade if that's your thing.
By Gonzalo at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Re: 3893.17 Euro
I couldn't care less. He deserves it and much more than that for his great work. I don't have a doubt all donors would agree with this. If you were trying to flame... that's not gonna work.
By J.B. at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
Y'know, Blu-Ray recorders and
Y'know, Blu-Ray recorders and media are quite expensive these days and developing a burning software for them requires a few :)
By Sten at Fri, 2009/03/20 - 12:55pm
Loose the frames or fix your links please!
When clicking an external link on your homepage, the location bar still claims 'www.k3b.org', because you use a extra frameset. Please do not! I'm sure we can bear viewing the actual URL of the homepage! Or at least fix your links!
I think k3b is a great program, and i use it for my burning needs, now also for DVD media.
By Anders at Mon, 2006/04/17 - 5:00am
I'm personally glad to see you used the money for the purpose you stated it was for. I hope you got a really awesome system that will give you pride and enjoyment.
It's good that the community does come together and reward those coders out there that do this as a hobby. They do so much yet ask so little.
By tannhaus at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Blu-ray support
Congratulations for the fund raising efforts, and thanks for everybody who supported this worthy cause.
It seems Blu-ray drives (http://www.blu-ray.com/drives/) may hit market any time soon if not already available now. I'm using K3b on a Tomahawk Desktop box and working fine for my DVD burning requirements.
I wonder, does the current version of K3b (0.12.15) support Blu-ray disc burning? If not, I kindly propose the K3b project, please use part of the excess funds to buy a Blu-ray disc burner. Thank you.
By Paul at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Maybe you can use 10 Euro of that money for a k3b home page without advertizement popup?
By Anonymous at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Re: Homepage
don't underestimate the costs of bandwith...
By superstoned at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Re: Homepage
many developers now pay this themselves!
By superstoned at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Summer of code
By Hen Tai at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
Love it!
I love it when people who create great product that others use to get a lot of money. To me, K3B is the best burning software there is in the industry today. Beating out all the other burning software in Windows.
Way to go Sebastian!!!
By zero at Tue, 2006/04/18 - 5:00am
I'm very happy for you Sebastian. Every time I use k3b it just works. Plain and simple. I was happy to be a small part of the fund drive. It feels good to know that the developer of something I find indispensible is being directly rewarded. Congratulations and thank you again for all your hard work.
By 0x29a at Wed, 2006/04/19 - 5:00am
I forgot to mention...
Thanks and hooray for Chris, too!!
By 0x29a at Wed, 2006/04/19 - 5:00am
errr.... boxshots?
By bangert at Wed, 2006/04/19 - 5:00am
Lightscribe support
I hope that Sebastian will buy a lightscribe-enabled writer too :-D
That's the only feature I miss from K3B!
By Alessandro Pentori at Sat, 2006/04/29 - 5:00am


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President Fitz is back. Well at least he's awake. At the end of last week's episode he finally opened his eyes after being in a coma from the assassination attempt during his birthday soiree. What a horrible birthday present.
Olivia Pope heads to her apartment to find her current man friend Senator Edison Davis sitting on her couch. He begins to question her about the status of their relationship and what is going on with them. Olivia attempts to assure him that everything is fine.
Edition infers that Olivia and President Fitz had a relationship together because that is the only reason she would be stupid enough to defile the United States and participate in covering up Mellie forging of the document to reinstate the him.
Outraged Olivia tells Edison that he is basically calling her, "a criminal, a whore an idiot and a liar."
Edison tells Olivia that she forgets how well he knows her and knows when she is lying. He informs her that the current President Sallie Langston is holding a meeting to call into question the authenticity of President Fitz's reinstatement letter.
The show then cuts to one of its infamous flashbacks.
Fitz is on the campaign trail during the Presidential debates. He's not doing well against his opponent and is pegged to lose the election if he can't rally more support behind him.
Oil tycoon Hollis Doyle brings up the idea of rigging the election to Olivia, Cyrus Beene and Verna Thornton, who is vying for the Supreme Court justice position.
Mellie then suggests that they bring Fitz's father, a former governor and senator, onto the campaign to help with the election.
Fitz is opposed to the idea and Mellie tells Olivia that it is her job to convince Fitz to let his father help. During a sexual rendezvous between Olivia and Fitz, she manages to convince him that his father's experience is his best asset and to bring him onto the campaign.
Back in the present, Fitz gets a diagnoses from his physician that they are not sure the extent of the damage he suffered from his injuries and could face dizziness, irritability and an inability to make decisions.
Acting President Sally Langston is sitting in the White House amongst senators explaining that Fitz's letter of reinstatement was premature and prepared a document to deny Fitz the right to re-assume the presidency pending his injuries.
Midway through her sentence in walks Fitz, all of the senators applaud his recovery and are glad to have him back.
While Fitz is on his feet and moving, inside he is tired, weak and disoriented. He pushes for Mellie and Cyrus to let him hold a press conference to assure the American people that he is ready to reassume his role as their president.
Flashing back to the election trail, Fitz's father emerges during Fitz's debate pep. He pushes for Fitz to add some charm to his persona, give a good anecdote and win over the American people. Charm and wit is how you win an election Fitz.
Hollis Doyle is still unsure that Fitz has what it takes to win the election and asks Olivia, Mellie, Cyrus and Verna to agree to rig the election. Everyone is in with Mellie gaining the title of first lady, Cyrus would become chief of staff and Verna would gain the spot of Supreme Court justice. But what would Olivia gain? Other than become the mistress of the President of the United States.
Fitz is resistant to bring his father down to the next set of debates in Florida. He calls out his father's infidelity with hookers. It looks like the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree after all.
A drunk and enraged Fitz then gets in the elevator with Olivia where he tries to force himself on her. Olivia tries to push him away and when the elevator doors open, Mellie sees Fitz trying to kiss Olivia.
Startled Mellie apologizes to Olivia for his behavior as Fitz rushes off the elevator. It looks like all Mellie really cares about his the role of first lady. Anything to win, right Mellie?
Olivia then brings on Abby, Harrison and a disheveled, ungroomed and hairy Huck onto the campaign trail to dig up dirt on Fitz's opponent. When they find nothing, Hollis knows it's time to rig this election.
In the present, Fitz prepares for his press conference while flashback Fitz prepares for the last leg of the presidential debates.
Prepping for the debates, Olivia tells Fitz that she needs to show the American people who is is because they have no idea. Don't tell them what they want to hear, but be truth.
During the present conference one of the journalist asked Fitz if he will have PTSD or any injuries that will impact his brain function.
Fitz pauses and takes a sip of water. He replies that he is fine and during both his debate speech and current press conference assures the American people that being human just like they are is his biggest strength. "Weakness is our strength. It's what makes us human... our humility."
That evening Edison shows up at Olivia's apartment. He apologizes for everything and asks her to marry him. Great, Edison, you call her a liar and a whore then ask for her hand in marriage. You clearly have great taste.
Cut to Mellie and Fitz. Mellie is beyond excited that Fitz has been reinstated and asks him what he wants next.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Serving notice
And with this being the second time this week that they Jays ended a series against the Axis of AL East Evil with an exclamation mark, we hope that someone recognizes that this team is finally on the upswing. Scratch that: we hope that the Yanks and Sox underestimate the Jays in every series for the rest of the year.
Fun stat of the day
Roy Halladay has not lost a game against the Yankees in Toronto since Opening Day 2003.
John McDonald is the Greatest Offensive Shortstop of Our Era
Right? If nothing else, he has four doubles and five RsBI in his last ten games, hitting .297 with a respectable (for him) .721 OPS. As much as we know that you can't expect a 34 year-old journeyman infielder to become something more than he is, we still think that if he gets regular playing time and sees big league pitchers every day, Johnnie Mac can put numbers up that will be respectable enough to keep him in the lineup, and keep his glove out in the field.
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Even when he had 330+ ABs he didn't OPS+ over 75.. that's pretty awful. This year he's OPS+'d 52, which is downright horrific. I think his batting seems better this year because his clutch/leverage split stats are so good compared to the rest of the jays.
check it out here:
- August 22, 2008 at 11:34 AM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
we're going to fuck paul byrd up tonight. again. and halladay's record against new york speaks volumes about him. what a fucking pitcher.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:53 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Our point here was that because of his sporadic use, it's been a bit of a struggle for McDonald. He hasn't been getting the chance to see tough pitching every day...but when he does, you see some improvement in his performance.
He's never going to be much above a replacement level player offensively, but he's such a superior defender that he's worth running out there every day.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:55 AM
On Johnny Mac:
- August 22, 2008 at 12:59 PM
John MacDonald is a career is .238 hitter with a career OPS of .593 in over 1500 career ABs...he has hit 9 career home runs. He's been hot lately, but give him regular playing time, and he's going to produce at (or slightly above) those career numbers. You gotta get more than that from your SS.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:20 PM
- Drew said...
Incorrect. Check out the SS splits for the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. Cumulative OPS = .633.
When you pitch as well as the Jays, as long as you get average production from most of your other positions, you can carry Johnny Mac.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:35 PM
You make a good point. The '07 Red Sox are certainly exception.
However, you say "when you pitch as well as the Jays, as long as you get average production from most of your other positions, you can carry Johnny Mac."
I guess the problem is that the Jays don't get average production from most positions, which is why they don't win a lot of the games the pitching is good/great. Just my opinion.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Actually, after looking back at the last 15 WS champs, you don't need a SS with any kind of bat. So Johnny Mac should get regular playing time.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
The debate here is whether if some players when given more regular playing time improve upon their career stats, or if they regress back the mean.
Our sense of McDonald (based purely on a small sample size and observation) is that in the past few weeks, he has had smarter at bats. He SEEMS to be going deeper into counts, laying off of bad pitches and working his way into better hitters' counts.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Point taken. More Jays need to lay off bad pitches, work the count, and take a walk now and then. I'm looking at you Wells and you Rios.
- August 22, 2008 at 2:53 PM
As I typed that, I realize some people will say earlier in the year, the Jays were doing just that with no success. And then Cito comes in and tells them to go up there hacking, and it seems to be working to some extent. Not that I've watched the BJs as much as some of you, but when I do, I've seen guys like Wells and Rios swing at bad pitches too often
- August 22, 2008 at 2:58 PM
The question is not whether a team can get by or win with a (below?) replacement level hitter at shortstop, it's whether the jays can improve their team by starting/signing a different player at SS. The answer to that question is yes.
- August 22, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Better how?
- August 22, 2008 at 5:26 PM


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Young people should welcome austerity measures because it means huge government debts are less likely to blight their futures, historian Niall Ferguson has said.
The economic historian, who is affiliated to Oxford and Harvard Universities, says wise young voters should insist politicians pay off debts as soon as possible for the benefit and security of their own financial interests.
Speaking at the Reith Lectures on Tuesday, Professor Ferguson will argue the "young should welcome austerity," adding they "find it quite hard to compute their own long-term economic interests."
In his first lecture, which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, Prof Ferguson will insist the current public debt "allows the current generation of voters to live at the expense of those as yet too young to vote or as yet unborn."
"It is surprisingly easy to win the support of young voters for policies that would ultimately make matters even worse for them, like maintaining defined benefit pensions for public employees," he says in an article ahead of the lecture.
He adds: "If young Americans knew what was good for them, they would all be in the Tea Party."


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The Stockholm Programme provides a roadmap for European Union (EU) work in the area of justice, freedom and security for the period 2010-14.
The Stockholm Programme – An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens [Official Journal C 115 of 4.5.2010].
The Stockholm Programme sets out the European Union's (EU) priorities for the area of justice, freedom and security for the period 2010-14. Building on the achievements of its predecessors the Tampere and Hague programmes, it aims to meet future challenges and further strengthen the area of justice, freedom and security with actions focusing on the interests and needs of citizens.
In order to provide a secure Europe where the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens are respected, the Stockholm Programme focuses on the following priorities:
Europe of rights
European citizenship must be transformed from an abstract idea into a concrete reality. It must confer on EU nationals the fundamental rights and freedoms set out in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. EU citizens must be able to exercise these rights within as well as outside the EU, while knowing that their privacy is respected, especially in terms of protection of personal data. The Europe of rights must be an area in which:
citizens and their family members may exercise in full the right to free movement;
diversity is respected and the most vulnerable groups of people (children, minorities such as Roma, victims of violence, etc.) are protected, while racism and xenophobia are tackled;
the rights of suspected and accused persons are protected in criminal proceedings;
EU citizenship promotes citizens' participation in the democratic life of the EU through transparent decision-making, access to documents and good administration, as well as guarantees citizens the right to consular protection outside the EU.
Europe of justice
A European area of justice must be realised throughout the EU. Access to justice for citizens must be facilitated, so that their rights are better enforced within the EU. At the same time, cooperation between judicial authorities and the mutual recognition of court decisions within the EU must be further developed in both civil and criminal cases. To this end, EU countries should make use of e-Justice (information and communication technologies in the field of justice), adopt common minimum rules to approximate criminal and civil law standards, and strengthen mutual trust. The EU must also aim to achieve coherence with the international legal order in order to create a secure legal environment for interacting with non EU-countries.
Europe that protects
The Stockholm Programme recommends the development of an internal security strategy for the EU, with a view to improving the protection of citizens and the fight against organised crime and terrorism. Within the spirit of solidarity, the strategy will aim to enhance police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, as well as cooperation in border management, civil protection and disaster management. The internal security strategy will consist of a pro-active, horizontal and cross-cutting approach with clearly divided tasks for the EU and its countries. It will focus on the fight against cross-border crime, such as:
trafficking in human beings;
sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography;
cyber crime;
economic crime, corruption, counterfeiting and piracy;
In the fight against cross-border crime, internal security is necessarily linked to external security. Therefore, account must be taken of the EU external security strategy and cooperation strengthened with non-EU countries.
Access to Europe
The EU must further develop its integrated border management and visa policies to make legal access to Europe efficient for non-EU nationals, while ensuring the security of its own citizens. Strong border controls are necessary to counter illegal immigration and cross-border crime. At the same time, access must be guaranteed to those in need of international protection and to vulnerable groups of people, such as unaccompanied minors. Consequently, the role of Frontex (the European external borders agency) must be reinforced so that it can respond more effectively to existing and future challenges. The second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) and the Visa Information System (VIS) are also essential for reinforcing the system of external border controls and must therefore be made fully operational. Work must also continue on the development of the common visa policy and on intensifying regional consular cooperation.
Europe of solidarity
On the basis of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, the EU must develop a comprehensive and flexible migration policy. This policy should centre on solidarity and responsibility, and address the needs of both EU countries and migrants. It should take into consideration the labour-market needs of EU countries, while minimising brain-drain from non-EU countries. Vigorous integration policies that guarantee the rights of migrants must also be put in place. Furthermore, a common migration policy must include an effective and sustainable return policy, while work needs to continue on preventing, controlling and combating illegal immigration. There is also a need to strengthen dialogue and partnerships with non-EU countries (both transit and origin), in particular through the further development of the Global Approach to Migration.
Efforts must be made to set up the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) by 2012. In this regard, the development of the European Asylum Support Office is essential. By providing a common asylum procedure for EU countries and a uniform status for those who have been granted international protection, the CEAS would create an area of protection and solidarity within the EU.
Europe in a globalised world
The external dimension of EU policy must also be taken into consideration in the area of justice, freedom and security. This will assist in addressing the related challenges the EU is facing today, as well as strengthen opportunities for cooperating with non-EU countries. EU action in this field is to adhere to the following principles:
maintaining a single external relations policy for the EU;
working in partnership with non-EU countries (including candidate, neighbouring and EEA/Schengen countries, the United States of America and the Russian Federation);
promoting European and international standards and values, as well as ratification of United Nations, Council of Europe and the Hague Conference of Private International Law Conventions;
exchanging information on bi- and multilateral activities;
acting in the spirit of solidarity, coherence and complementarity;
using all available instruments and resources effectively;
informing on, monitoring and evaluating actions in the external dimension of justice and home affairs;
using a proactive approach to external relations.
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NAB 2004 sure convinced me that now's the time to be in the video and production business. The major players—Hollywood studios, network broadcasters, cable operations—were all out with checkbooks to buy the latest and greatest in the rush to assemble the complete digital studio, from ingest to distribution. For the small to medium studio, this means that prices will start falling and standards will start forming around the popular methods and formats. It also means that demand for content is strong and growing.
One prime example is IBM's success with Linux in the Digital Media Framework. Sony Pictures Imageworks, which uses IBM's stuff, showed off spectacular video for the upcoming Spider-Man 2 film created on Linux PCs. Thanks to growing support from such vendors as Corel--which has just revived the once-dormant WordPerfect for Linux (!)--companies now have real choices between a Windows-only and a mixed environment, while still delivering the same quality. Also, if you want to work with the likes of Imageworks and Disney, you'll want to seriously look at a Linux migration.
Two other examples are Blue Laser DVDs and Isilon's IQ NAS storage servers. Blue laser promises to give us 25GB per disc (hurrah!) but only in about two years. Pioneer's Andy Parsons spoke candidly about the prospects for Blu-ray, the format his company is backing: no mass market will emerge for Blu-Ray until a "publishing format," comparable to DVD-Video, is established and standardized. Sony has a professional, proprietary-format version of Blu-ray blue laser technology, that targets the broadcast market at the core of the NAB crowd. Called Professional Disc for Data (PDD), the Sony format gives us 23GB now, but at a pricey $3000 or so per drive.
But high-density removable discs are hardly the only game in town if you want next-generation storage now. Isilon's IQ boxes are just the thing for digital content storage--just ask ABC Television who uses it or Bright Systems which offers it for post-production houses. In effect, IQ boxes are the ideal combination of a high speed SAN and NAS simplicity, based on a filesystem expressly designed for handling large files (and what's bigger than video?). Given sufficient demand from the larger studios, prices should fall for these essential tools.
Naturally, HD was all the rage on the floor. Virtually every hardware or software product featured some type of support for HD. Of course, moving to HD means creating a whole new workflow besides simply buying a camera that can shoot at HD resolutions—new NLEs, new storage and processing systems, new displays. However, more than one presenter at NAB warned that unless content creators differentiate themselves with new and innovative work—namely, HD content--they will be replaced by those that do.
Fortunately, many vendors understand this growth process and are working to simplify it. For example, it was gratifying to see the studio network plumbing start to simplify around Ethernet. A prime example is Telos Systems' Livewire Ethernet Audio Studio. Linked by Gigabit Ethernet, Livewire nodes let you attach analog and digital devices together on a single network. Commodity hardware like Ethernet switches (thanks to support for Quality of Service) can thus replace expensive and limiting proprietary audio switchers and analog cabling. I give them the "It's All About Connections" award for Best Networking Product. This is exactly the kind of direction and value studios need in moving to all-digital.
Another great example of great vision and innovation came from Serious Magic. Although their booth was tucked in a corner, away from the rush of the main floor, they had one of the best products at NAB. I loved their Visual Communicator when I saw it at DV Expo. Now I am stunned by their upcoming DV Rack software—it's such a boon to serious videographers, it wins this year's coveted "But Seriously, Folks" award.
DV Rack is software that presents itself like a rack-full of video equipment: timer/clock, DV frame quality monitor, frame grabber, spectrum analyzer, DVR, vectorscope, waveform monitor and a field monitor. Since the tools all appear like their analog counterparts, it is simple to learn. But now, DV Rack is software that runs on your laptop—eminently portable and easily upgradeable (!!) Wow. This easily wins my "Off the Rack" award for Greatest Software Announced at NAB.
Another company showing a great piece of network "plumbing" was Orbital Data. Their product, IP Express, tricks IP over leased lines (or the Internet for that matter) into delivering up their full capacity (Orbital claims up to 50 times the amount of data than the connection delivered before). All this without using proprietary compression tricks. Like IBM's, their products are geared right now for the higher-end studio. But as demand for real-time dallies or content review increases, who wouldn't want to have it. So Orbital wins my "Get it to Me Yesterday! I'll Be Timing You!" award for Best Network Throughput Enhancement.
My "Doctor My Eyes" award for Most Eye-Popping Display goes to Kodak for their new 3D autostereoscopic technology. Now, I'll grant you that this large, table-top system with its $20,000 price tag really has limited appeal right now. But then, it is version 1.0. The thrill here is that, unlike any other glasses-based 3D system, I felt truly immersed in the simulated environment.
This year's "E-Gad" Best Gadget award goes to Shining Technology for their almost cute "Beetle DV" analog and digital conversion tool. Looking for all the world like a giant ladybug, the Beetle attaches to the side of your DV camera and is battery-powered. It's another must-have if you have legacy equipment supporting analog video but you are moving up to DV.
Another company that wins my "Don't Go Changing to Try and Please Me" Videographer's Best Friend award is nNovia. Their newest version of their QuickCapture DV capture device, the A2D, now supports both analog and digital recording. The unit comes with a large internal hard drive with a variety of analog and digital connectors to support a variety of cameras. This is another must-have for professional work.
Finally, my "Dave's Gotta Have It" Best in Show award, surprisingly, goes to TDK for their second-generation Armor Plated DVD media, now with UV protection. Blank discs might seem like commodity items, but for anyone who makes a living creating and selling content (like us), why not protect it? It's incredible to see them demo these discs using a steel wool pad leaving nary a scratch. They are more expensive than conventional discs, but for content creators, they're an absolute no-brainer. Seriously, I don't want to use anything else.